News across Greater Starkville
‘The Heisman award of marching band’: Famous Maroon Band receives the 35th Sudler Trophy
This past Saturday, Sept. 26, under the bright lights and amid screaming fans that packed a sold-out Davis Wade Stadium for a top-25 battle against Missouri, the Famous Maroon Band performed as they do every weekend. However, this weekend’s show was special: from flashing lights…
Volleyball players find family 5,000 miles from home
The familiar sound of squeaking shoes and volleyballs hitting the floor was the one constant in Bernardita Aguilar and Paloma Routaboul’s lives, letting them communicate freely on the court and bring success to Mississippi State volleyball. More than 5,000 miles from home, the…
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…
Bulldogs rise in ranks after record-breaking comeback against No. 19 Missouri
The Bulldogs’ first ranked matchup in Davis Wade Stadium since 2017 delivered a record-breaking, cowbell-ringing sellout. An electric 41,819 cowbells fueled a highly contested win over 19th-ranked Missouri. Mississippi State moved up to No. 16 in the AP poll after withstanding…
Opinion | You are ugly, and that is okay
How long will you hate what you see in the mirror? Will one more disgusted look change what you see? Is that really all you have to offer? Your eyes flicker over your features as your reflection stares back at you. The textured bumps scattered across your cheeks become glaringly…
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…
Bulldog Innovation Labs to bring startup research space to Starkville
Mississippi State University’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Outreach has entered into a lease agreement with the MSU Research and Technology Corporation for 10,000 square feet at 60 Research Blvd. in Starkville to open Bulldog Innovation Labs in December. The new facility will…
Campus in style: How Bulldogs express themselves through fashion
Across Mississippi State University’s campus, Bulldog pride is woven into everyday student fashion. Students walking to class sport maroon and white, Greek letters, fraternity and sorority pledge attire and, depending on the occasion, themed costumes for campus events. Whether…
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…
Opinion | If you are bad at music, start a band
In the smoke-filled urban streets of industrial Birmingham, England, a local 17-year-old musician worked his last shift as a welder in a steel mill. Surrounded by peers who were doomed to factory work for a lifetime, the guitarist had a tour across Europe with his band, The Birds…
SEC Nation heads to Starkville on Saturday
For the second season in a row, SEC Nation is heading to Starkville for the highly anticipated matchup between No. 16 Mississippi State Bulldogs and No. 7 Alabama Crimson Tide this Saturday. SEC Nation came to Mississippi State last season for the University of Georgia game on…
MSU aerospace engineering instructor Calvin Walker dies
Calvin Walker, a longtime instructor in Mississippi State University’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, died Sunday morning, according to emails sent to students, faculty and staff. Rani Sullivan, the head of the Department of Aerospace Engineering, informed students of…