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Under the bright lights and roaring Dodgers fanbase in Los Angeles on Thursday, Oct. 15, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in a decisive Game 4. The Brewers won 6-4 to clinch the franchise’s first World Series berth since 1982. This also marks the first World Series appearance for a Brewers legend: former...
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Something was missing from Pothole Paradise’s opening performance at Bulldog Bash Friday night. As the Jackson-based band launched into Blue Öyster Cult’s “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper,” the music suddenly stopped. Moments later, a man rushed from backstage, climbed onto a platform and began playing the missing instrument: a cowbell. It was a fitting start to...
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The rubber heels of my sneakers hit the floor as I rocked my feet beneath my chair. The room bubbled with chatter and laughter, every chair filled with fellow freshmen I had rushed with my sorority. A small crowd of seniors stood at the front of the room, whispering amongst themselves with the occasional snicker....
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Mississippi State University students gathered on the Drill Field on Oct. 16 to demand further investigation into the death of Nolan Wells, an 18-year-old from Ocean Springs whose body was found off Mississippi’s Gulf Coast in July. Chants of “Justice for Nolan Wells” echoed across campus as students held signs, delivered speeches and called for...
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Mississippi State’s men’s and women’s basketball programs are entering the 2026-2027 season with significantly different rosters, but both coaching staffs are looking to a combination of returning talent and new additions to build a foundation for success. Head coaches Sam Purcell and Chris Jans traveled to Birmingham on Oct. 14 for SEC Tipoff ’27, where...
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Mississippi State suffered a 31-0 shutout loss to LSU on Saturday, Oct. 17, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, marking the Bulldogs’ second consecutive loss after starting the season 4-0. The Bulldogs entered the matchup without several key starters on both sides of the ball, including quarterback Kamario Taylor and running back Fluff Bothwell, who were sidelined...
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Mississippi State University students will have the opportunity to develop artificial intelligence-powered solutions to challenges facing university departments and Starkville businesses through Bulldog Bytes, a new Student Association coding competition. The competition is open to students of all experience levels, including those with little or no backgrou
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Starting a business is not easy. Coming up with a good idea is difficult, and securing funding and resources for it once you have it can be even harder. For Tanner Marlow, one of his startup business struggles came after those two steps. He secured ample space and the resources he needed from the university...
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There is a good chance you did not come to college to study or write poetry, but engaging with it might do you good. The job market has little demand for professional poets, and most people do not have time to sit and compose verses under olive trees like the ancient Greeks. But even if...
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Dr. Richard E. Holmes, the first African American student to enroll at Mississippi State University, died Oct. 16 at the age of 82, according to a university announcement. Holmes made history on July 19, 1965, when he enrolled at MSU, becoming the first African American student to attend the previously segregated university. His enrollment came...
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