Spring Break
News
by Aubra Whitten
The Mississippi Horse Park will host Starkville Arenacross, an indoor motorcycle and ATV racing event, today and Saturday evenings. The event is part of the 2006-2007 Winter Arenacross Tour series produced by Cycle City Promotions. (0) comments
by Kristen Sims
On Dec. 4, Air Force Capt. Kermit Evans Sr., a 31-year-old Mississippi State alumnus, was killed when his helicopter made an emergency water landing in Iraq. He is the first alumnus or MSU student to lose his life in the war. The Hollandale native, one of four soldiers killed, drowned when passengers from the U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 helicopter were evacuated on a lake in western Al Anbar Province. (5) comments
Wiggling into town
Popular Australian childrens' band to make first appearance in Mississippi in late February
by Keeley Tatum
On Feb. 25, the Humphrey Coliseum will be taken over by color-coded skivvies, dinosaurs, octopi, pirates and adoring pre-school aged and up fans as popular Australian band The Wiggles stops by for a performance during its U.S. tour. (0) comments
by Dan Malone
The Starkville Police Department is cracking down on DUIs and underage drinking in 2007. After receiving a $35,000 grant from the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, the SPD plans to use the money to enforce DUI and other alcohol related offenses. (0) comments
Policy will require freshmen to live on campus
Meal plans will also be mandatory beginning fall semester of 2008
by Amy Winberry
The university's policy on freshmen housing and meal plans will change as of the fall semester of 2008. Entering freshmen will be required to live in on-campus housing and buy meal plans. MSU administrators decided to change the policy because they believe the change will increase the quality of life of freshmen students, vice president of student affairs Bill Kibler said. (0) comments
