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Essay: Why is it so hard to eat without YouTube?
By Ella Hahs Class was finally over. I hightailed it back home, the sound of my stomach grumbling overshadowing the Fleetwood Mac blaring through my car speakers. My feet pounded up the dusty steps of my apartment and my backpack flew from my grip onto…
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Echoes of the Ardennes: Troy Middleton’s crucial role in WWII and legacy at Mississippi State University
The Ardennes today. Photo by Willy Verhust By Sera Zell Walton The Ardennes Forest, located in southeast Belgium, stands resolutely, a force of nature. Life in the forest rises from the soil, fed by the decay of past flora and fauna. Trees shelter plants, animals,…
Scott "Scooter" Thomas: How a childhood dream of opening a record store was fulfilled in retirement
This story was published in Queue Magazine. Natalie Staggers, the author, is a publisher of Queue. Scooter talking to a customer while fiddling with his trusty Fant Memorial Library pen. By Natalie Staggers It’s a typical Wednesday morning, and…
Comparing a Kroger sale paper from 2015 to one from 2025
A Kroger sale paper that originally appeared in the Clarion-Ledger in 2015. A BON reporter used the paper to compare prices at a Kroger in Starkville in 2025. By Madi Embry A BON reporter recently examined a 2015 sale paper from a Jackson, Mississippi,…
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The Great Unknown: Sarah Morgan Pellum, the Young Coffee Shop Entrepreneur
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 McCord The Coffee Depot drive-thru line spans into the road on South Jackson Street, and the…
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The Great Unknown: Nash Heady, the King of Cards
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…
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The Breakfast Club serves unfussy breakfast favorites
The Breakfast Club main dining room. By Jameson Moyer Approaching the Breakfast Club on a Sunday afternoon, large groups of people dressed in modest dresses, slacks and button-ups crowd the front door and lounge on benches on the front porch. The menu…
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Survey suggests Netflix changes would diminish users among Mississippi State students
By Amelia Middleton An informal survey of 62 Mississippi State University students suggests Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing could hurt their customer base in Starkville. Netflix, one of the world’s most prominent streaming services, recently leaked plans to…
"I know it's going to work out": Daniel Dye's quest for clarity along the Camino de Santiago
By Samuel Hughes The dark blues of dusk began to melt into the mountainsides of Roncesvalles, Spain. Soft yellow streetlight stretched across brick. Brick led into an ashen monastery, its sun-bleached facade betraying a hint of its age. Early the next…