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MSU distributes naloxone, hosts overdose trainings following deaths of UM students
Several Mississippi State University organizations distributed naloxone, a medication that reverses opioid overdoses, and trained students on how to respond in drug overdose situations during campus events for the Office for Student Wellbeing’s Healthy Campus Week. While Healthy…
Student Association Senate passes resolution to increase student activity fee
The Mississippi State University Student Association Senate passed a resolution last Tuesday to increase the student activity fee from $25 to $50. The increased fee would provide additional funding for student worker wages and activities, with 40% going to the Sanderson Center…
Student Association fall election candidates announced
The Mississippi State University Student Association released a list of candidates for its 2026 all elections following Sunday’s candidate meeting, which marks the beginning of the campaign season. Students will vote for Homecoming royalty and a slate of Student Association seats…
MSU agriculture students and professionals express worry over Trump’s beef policies
President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Aug. 26 temporarily lowering tariffs on imported beef for 90 days. With these relaxed tariffs, beef imports have surged, and Mississippi cattle farmers are questioning the ethics of lower tariffs. Beef producers and consumers have…
‘You guys can shave my head’: Space Cowboys win big at international competition
When Ruth Barnett watched Bandit shoot into the Texas sky, she had two thoughts. The first was pride. The second was that she might be about to lose all her hair. “I was so proud and happy,” Barnett, a junior mechanical engineering major and the president of Mississippi State…