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Junction prepped for big game
Campus police, officials getting ready for Thursday's 'white out' events
by Aubra Whitten
Plans are under way as Mississippi State University celebrates the first NCAA Division I SEC game of the season Thursday night against Louisiana State University. ESPN will be televising the game and also broadcasting from the Junction on Wednesday. Student Association President Jeremy Johnson said there will be a "Cowbell Yell" pep rally in the Junction on Wednesday. (2) comments
by Erin Kourkounis
The MSU Faculty Senate will discuss the conditions of a faculty and staff drug and alcohol policy, which went into effect on May 5, at the Senate's first meeting of the semester on Sept. 14. The policy was approved by the university's Executive Council on Jan. (1) comment
Student charged after lying about rape
Hoax occurs two weeks after real on-campus rape
by Nathan Gregory
An 18-year-old MSU student has been arrested and charged with a misdemeanor after falsely reporting that she was raped on campus early Friday morning. Freshman elementary education major Anna Elizabeth Owens of Holly Springs affirmed to campus police late Friday afternoon that the incident never happened. (0) comments
Parking issues come with new semester
Overflow of students makes campus parking hard to come by
by Hanna Johnson
With the largest number of incoming students in the history of the university, parking at MSU has become a more serious campus issue. Director of parking services Mike Harris said students are not aware of all the parking lots available to them. "Students that park in the commuter east zone not only can park on Hardy Road, but can park also in the lots beside Eckies Pond," he said. (2) comments
Shuttle system makes alterations
Expenses cause MSU shuttle system to reduce stops, buses
by Kyle Wrather
In an effort to cope with the rising cost of maintaining the shuttle system without transferring expenses to students, MSU officials have redesigned the campus shuttle routes to include fewer stops, fewer buses and a new central hub. The shuttle system, which included eight buses last year, now operates with five. (0) comments
