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Bulldog golf shows promise after loss to Florida


By Tanner Marlar  The Mississippi State University men’s golf team has started off their season and are already looking ahead to what the 2022-23 season has in store. The new-look Bulldog squad began their season at the SEC Fall Preview in Vestavia Hills, Ala.,…

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Dawgs get an impressive win against Texas A&M


By Aaliyan Mohammed   The Mississippi State Bulldogs pulled off an impressive win against the Texas A&M Aggies on Saturday. Mike Leach has beaten a ranked Texas A&M team for the second consecutive year but was able to do it at home this year. The Bulldogs…

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Racing Rookies: Mississippi State’s women’s cross-country looks to build on underclassmen success


By Elizabeth Keen  Mississippi State might not have a nationally renowned women’s cross-country program, but that hasn’t stopped the Bulldogs from showing out to start the season. The team as a whole has shown steady improvement through its first two races of…

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Noah Finsterbusch: With COVID raging in Mississippi, he took up the fight at the Longest Student Health Center


  Noah Finsterbusch, a native of Philadelphia, Penn., joined the staff of the Longest Student Health Center as the COVID-19 pandemic raged. He was still a student, but rose to the challenge and thrived.   By Ace Johnson First day Walking into the…

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Remembering Rayna Moore: When given the chance, she stood on the front lines


Rayna Moore, a nurse in Pontotoc, Miss., gave her life in the fight against COVID in the early days of the pandemic.  By Hannah Moroney  Rayna Moore was getting a pedicure one afternoon at a local nail salon when her cousin came in. Moore’s cousin noticed…

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For deer in Mississippi, COVID is not a major concern


“I have not seen any evidence of this in deer, but I would not expect any because the disease appears to be asymptomatic or at least minimally damaging to the deer,” said Mississippi State University professor Steve Damarais. By Ace Johnson On November 9, 2021, the…

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For a moment, an opulent hotel stood in New Albany


By Hannah Moroney  The Hotel Rainey was an opulent oasis in a developing timber area in North Mississippi The son of a rich coke and coal mine owner rode the train from Memphis, Tenn. to New Albany, Miss. New Albany was a small saw milling town, where most did…

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A chilly day caring for animals at the West Point Clay County Animal Shelter


By Ace Johnson  WEST POINT, Miss. – Passing by a white truck advertising the sale of pecans, I speed down the road, going just a little over the posted 65 speed limit. US-45 ALT going north slices right through the heart of West Point, a town made up of about 10,…

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PERSONAL ESSAY: Overcoming fear and finding a place at MSU


Photo by Jimmy Smith  By Jordan Brock  On my first day of class I had butterflies that fluttered from my toes to the tip of my fingers. What new adventure was ahead? I started my walk from the Commuter East parking lot past the T.K. Martin building. I…

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