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Panhellenic Council overhauls recruitment for fall 2025

Panhellenic Council overhauls recruitment for fall 2025

Kate Myers, News Editor May 7, 2025

Mississippi State University's Panhellenic Council is introducing major changes to the sorority recruitment process this fall, including a more efficient schedule, a new video format for the first round...

Welcome from Ivy Rose Ball, Reflector Editor-in-Chief

Welcome from Ivy Rose Ball, Reflector Editor-in-Chief

Ivy Rose Ball, Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2025

Hello, new bulldogs, I am so happy to welcome you to Mississippi State University, and I am excited to see what is in store for you. In your time at MSU, you will grow and learn more than you...

Campus cats continue to thrive despite construction

Campus cats continue to thrive despite construction

Reed Lindsey, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

Mississippi State University students are used to spotting campus cats that roam the grounds near buildings like Allen Hall, Perry Cafeteria and the Chapel of Memories. With names like Tripod, the three-legged...

Perry Cafeteria closed for construction in May 2024.

‘Perry Cafeteria’ returns as ‘Perry Food Hall’ in dining changes set to open in August

Ivy Rose Ball, Editor-in-Chief May 7, 2025

Mississippi State University’s recent dining updates will bring major changes to student dining as locations are set to open in August.  In addition to three dining options opening in Azalea Residence...

Welcome from MSU President Mark Keenum

Welcome from MSU President Mark Keenum

Mark Keenum, President May 7, 2025

Dear New Bulldogs, Welcome to Mississippi State University! This moment marks the beginning of a truly special time in your life, and I want you to know you’re on a campus where you can achieve your...

'T-minus five, four, three, two...': MSU's CubeSat launches weather balloon

‘T-minus five, four, three, two…’: MSU’s CubeSat launches weather balloon

Kate Myers, News Editor April 15, 2025

The weather was 55 degrees with clear skies — ideal conditions for a launch. The only problem was the wind. A steady five-mile-per-hour southern breeze threatened to carry CubeSat's first weather balloon,...

Leighann Pounders presents her renderings to passersby.

Interior design seniors showcase four years of work in final exhibit

Kate Myers, News Editor April 15, 2025

  On Saturday, senior interior design students at Mississippi State University unveiled the culmination of their studio projects, including things like digital renderings, tiny 3D-printed chairs...

MSU researchers patented a way to use QR codes and smartphone cameras as a low-cost way of detecting heart disease.

MSU lab develops new device to track heart vibrations

Zoe Arnold, Staff Writer April 15, 2025

According to the Centers for Disease Control, a person in the United States dies from heart disease every 33 seconds. The World Health Organization estimates that 32% of deaths across the world are caused...

Lifeline for South's forgotten dogs: MSU’s Homeward Bound celebrates Puppy Bowl success and pet adoptions

Lifeline for South’s forgotten dogs: MSU’s Homeward Bound celebrates Puppy Bowl success and pet adoptions

Maddie Barker, Contributing Writer April 8, 2025

Two local rescue dogs, Andy and Meatball, recently found their forever homes after competing in the 2025 Puppy Bowl on Feb. 9. The Puppy Bowl, hosted annually on Super Bowl Sunday by the Society for...

Alpha Chi Omega to receive long-awaited chapter house by fall 2026

Alpha Chi Omega to receive long-awaited chapter house by fall 2026

Kate Myers, News Editor April 8, 2025

Alpha Chi Omega, Mississippi State University's youngest Panhellenic chapter, is officially set to start construction on its house, effective immediately. The announcement, made April 3 during a chapter...

Samanth Rehm, Linda Breazeale and Robert Harland were vendors for F.L.A.R.E's rainbow Bazaar.

LGBTQ+ students reflect on recent policy changes

Zoe Arnold, Staff Writer April 1, 2025

After returning from spring break, a group of students gathered around the Holmes Center for Student Success on Tuesday night, trying to reconnect and ease back into their busy college lives. While many...

SA President Carson McFatridge speaks at State of the Student Association.

‘State of the Student Association’ highlights SA initiatives and achievements

Kate Myers, News Editor April 1, 2025

Mississippi State University Student Association wrapped up the 2024–2025 administrative year with its final senate business meeting on March 25, where outgoing SA President Carson McFatridge, a senior...

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