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The Reflector

Bryce Chance bats during the game between the Diamond Dawgs and Memphis on April 1.

Diamond Dawgs sweep SEC series for the first time since April 2024

Abby Miller, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

It truly was a “Super Bulldog Weekend” in Starkville. The Mississippi State baseball team swept a series for the first time since playing Queens March 7-9. The Diamond Dawgs had three successful games...

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...

Guest Essay: Anti-intellectualism will leave you empty, alone, uncertain

David Heson, Guest Essay May 7, 2025

Life is hard. No matter what your field of study is, your week is packed with classes, meetings, chores and then also having to figure out what you will do after crossing the stage at graduation. In the...

Welcome from SA President Cameron Cummings

Welcome from SA President Cameron Cummings

Cameron Cummings, Student Association President May 7, 2025

Welcome Home, Bulldogs. My name is Cameron Cummings, and I have the incredible honor of serving as your Mississippi State University Student Association President this year. Whether you are from right...

Backpack essentials help students prepare for campus life

Grace Goff, Contributing Writer May 7, 2025

The start of college is always a learning curve. You find yourself in a new place where you have to learn to live on your own, make new friends and navigate campus life. Going to classes and packing essentials...

Bulldog Bash 2025 takes major risk, moves to The Hump

Bulldog Bash 2025 takes major risk, moves to The Hump

John Baladi, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

On Friday, April 25, Mississippi State University’s Bulldog Bash committee announced that "Mississippi’s largest free outdoor concert" will be moving indoors for 2025. On Oct. 23, 2025, Bulldog Bash...

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...

8 local discounts to help MSU students save money

8 local discounts to help MSU students save money

Caitlin Morrow, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

With tuition, rent, groceries and gas, the expenses on college students are heavy.  Whether students are buying new merchandise to represent the university, meals at a restaurant or even books, a little...

Five essential lessons for freshman year

Samata Luintel, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

Thirty hours, three countries and one eternally tired student later, I had finally arrived at college.  It was pitch dark when my journey from Kathmandu, Nepal, to Seoul, Korea, to Atlanta, Ga., and...

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...

Mississippi State men's club hockey looks to break the ice

Mississippi State men’s club hockey looks to break the ice

Abigail Miller, Staff Writer May 7, 2025

When asked about why he wants to get the Mississippi State University club hockey team back on ice, senior Peyton Bryant shared inspiring words. “Mississippi State has people from all across the globe,...

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...

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