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What is the 'Great Unknown' project?


April 25, 2024

Students in CO4494 Bulldog Online Newsroom ask, 'Can AI do what journalists do?'  By Josh Foreman  Instructor for CO4494 - Bulldog Online Newsroom, Spring 2024   The ‘Talk of the Town’ in 2024  Journalism educators are talking a lot about AI. Specifically about…

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The Great Unknown: Alberta Ebeheakey and the quest to save Ghana's forests


April 25, 2024

This story was published in the Reflector on April 16, 2024  By Cadence Harvey  Clusters of red and yellow umbrellas catch the sunlight along the bustling streets of Ghana’s capital city of Accra. Beneath them, vendors toting wooden baskets are shielded from the…

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The Great Unknown: Alina Nigmatullina, the Russian who dreamed of life in the United States


April 22, 2024

This story was published in the Reflector on April 16, 2024.  By Teirrah Tidwell Sunday mornings were carefree for a little girl who stayed in her grandmother’s summer home in Kazan, Russia. For breakfast, she ate pancakes and hot cereals served with coffee drowned in…

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The Great Unknown: Sierra Bergen, the Canada-to-Mississippi midfielder


April 22, 2024

This story was published in the Reflector on April 16, 2024.  By Colin James  Soccer is woven into the DNA of Mississippi State University’s freshman forward Sierra Bergen. Growing up in the cold-weathered conditions of Cultus Lake, British Columbia she was an…

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The Great Unknown: Willie 'Sunshine' Coleman, the man who's never met a stranger


April 22, 2024

This story was published in the Reflector on April 16, 2024.  By Megan Gordon Willie “Sunshine” Coleman leans on the front desk of Hathorn Hall on a cool Wednesday afternoon. He says “hello” to every passerby, sparking quick conversations with each. A coworker of his…

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The Great Unknown: Asia Aaron and the lure of endless scrolling


April 22, 2024

By Justice Sandle It's 7:30 a.m., and the loud ringing of the annoying yet effective Apple alarm blares through the room. The thought of “I can get 15 more minutes” crosses her mind, and the snooze button is hit. After hitting snooze for the third time, she decides it'…

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The Great Unknown: Sarah Morgan Pellum, the Young Coffee Shop Entrepreneur


April 10, 2024

This story was published in the Reflector on April 10, 2024.  By Grace Sullivan  Sarah Morgan Pellum opened the Coffee Depot in Starkville in May 2023. By Noah McCordThe Coffee Depot drive-thru line spans into the road on South Jackson Street, and the parking spaces…

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The Great Unknown: Nash Heady, the King of Cards


April 10, 2024

This story was published in the Reflector on April 10, 2024.  By Lizzie Tomlin As tornado sirens blared through the small town of Smithville, Mississippi, the Heady family had a limited amount of time to grab their most valuable possessions before heading to the local…

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Published in the Mississippi Free Press: Creating Inclusive Environments For Black Students At Mississippi State University


July 31, 2023

Pam Dankins had her study of diversity on campus published in the Mississippi Free Press!  https://www.mississippifreepress.org/33540/creating-inclusive-environme… Way to go Pam! 

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