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Quizzing Justice
Justice Scalia speaks, answers questions at honors lecture
by Carl Smith
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia addressed an above-capacity crowd at the McCool Hall Auditorium Thursday night in the third lecture of the Lamar Conerly Honors Lecture Series. 350 people listened as Scalia presented his speech, "Mullahs of the West: Judges as Authoritative Expositors of the Moral Law," while upward to 100 people were turned away due to the lack of seating. (0) comments
Barbour expecting tighter budget
State funds based on education, Medicaid, recovery
by Cheryl Alexander
Lawmakers are facing fewer resources and higher bills this year as they fight for funds in the 2008 budget session. Education, Medicaid and coastal rebuilding are at the top of the list. Gov. Haley Barbour said legislators will have a tough budget this year. (0) comments
by Aubra Whitten
Forty Mississippi State University students will have the opportunity to travel to South Korea this summer to tour technology centers, participate in seminars, learn at a university and experience Korean culture. J.P. Shim, professor of management information systems, said 30 undergraduate students of any discipline and 10 graduate students from engineering and business will be selected to go on the trip. (0) comments
Civil rights pioneer speaks at annual gathering
Craig discusses his work during 1960s, first-hand experience with MLK Jr.
by Sarah-Dale Simpkins
Each year in January, the dreams and victories of Martin Luther King Jr. are celebrated across the United States. More than 600 people packed into the Colvard Student Union Ballroom Monday morning to celebrate King's life and the impact he had on society. (0) comments
Ice storm warning issued Friday
Half-inch of ice expected for Starkville; loss of power possible
by C.J. LeMaster
The National Weather Service in Jackson has issued an ice storm warning effective until midnight Friday. Heavier freezing rain is moving into the area and dangerous ice accumulations will begin to develop. A half-inch of ice is predicted for the Starkville area. (0) comments
