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The ABC's of Mississippi State

An alphabet dedicated to my freshman year that ended too soon.

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The ABC's of Mississippi State

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Along with many other college students across the nation, we are being asked to move out of our dorms due to the Coronavirus. We are left with a lot of emotions, and I never thought it would be so hard to leave my college town.

A- Alma Mater

Mississippi State we love you, fondest memories cling to thee.

B- Bin 612

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More specifically the Bin cheese fries. They're a Starkville essential, and you're not an MSU student if you don't like them.

C- Cowbells

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We are so proud to have these things. After all, we're the only school in the SEC that allows artificial noisemakers. Always ring responsibly, and never ever buy your own cowbell!

D- Dudy Noble and Davis Wade

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If there is a football or baseball game, you'll find me at the stadium along with plenty of other students and alumni.

Eggbowl

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A Thanksgiving tradition and we beat Ole Miss again. I'll never forget the piss and the miss.

F- Frat Row

This one doesn't really need an explanation, everyone attends frat parties their freshman year! It's a right of passage.

G- Go to Class, Or to Hell Ole Miss

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You've heard from President Keenum to "go to class". And the other phrase speaks for itself.

H- Hull Hall

My best friends I made my freshman year lived here. It's right next to Davis Wade, the Junction, and the Chapel of Memories. Arguably, in a perfect location on campus. Good luck ever finding a parking spot in the three Hull parking lots, though. Or parking on this campus in general.

I- Insomnia Cookies

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Everyone has ordered Insomnia Cookies at 3AM, and if you say you haven't you're lying.

J- Junction

One word- tailgates.

K- Klassroom

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Across the street from Bin 612, another Cotton District essential. You can always find people here sitting on the porch and crowding the street.

L- Leach

Our new football coach! We can't wait to see him in maroon and white, and what he does for our football program in his coming years.

M- Mississippi State

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I may be biased, but I think MSU is the best University in the SEC. Hail State!

N- Noxubee Refuge

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Refuge runs are the perfect place to spend non-gameday Saturday's in Starkville. Take a 25 (ish) cruise with your friends and arrive at the lake. The refuge also has the prettiest sunsets.

O- Old Main

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The best academic building on campus, but boy will the stairs kill you. The previous Old Main burned in a fire, and the Chapel of Memories was created as a memorial. Apparently the fire was started to cover a murder. A true Mississippi State mystery!

P- Philanthropy

"Will you buy a ticket to my philanthropy event?" - Every Fraternity or Sorority member ever.

Q- Quiet

Aside from gameday, I found Mississippi State to be relatively quiet. After all how loud can it really be in the middle of nowhere Mississippi?

R- Rain

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Ahh spring semester, all you gave me was rain. I'm not even sure how the sky can hold that much rain.

S- Starkville

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Mississippi State's precious little college town. The place we call home for 9 months out of the year.

T- Tri Delta

The place where I found a sisterhood and my home away from home.

U- Union

Want to spend all your flex dollars? The Union.

Need a place to study? The Union.

Looking for an office? It's probably in the Union.

V- Variety

This is kind of a cheap one, and I know it doesn't directly have to do with Mississippi State. However, I truly do think you can find a variety of people here. We come from all over and have different backgrounds. I've met all walks of life at MSU.

W- Walmart

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WHY DO WE HAVE TWO WALMARTS FOR SUCH A SMALL TOWN?

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I ran out of ideas on this one. So I'm leaving it up to your imagination.

Y- Y'all

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Southern lingo that incorporated itself into my vocabulary once I started at MSU.

Z- Zaxby's 

Chicken that I didn't come to love until I moved to Mississippi.

Catch you in August, Mississippi State. You gave me the best 1.5 semesters I could've asked for, and I can't wait for the rest.

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