State’s 8th Annual State Stride is from 12:45 p.m – 2p.m., Thursday, Aug. 22. State Stride will begin at Ferrell Hall and end with a barbeque at the University Union. State Stride is the official welcoming to all incoming freshmen…
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Auditions For Fall Musical, Aida, To Take Place Aug. 19-20
State will host open auditions on Aug. 19 and 20 for the fall musical production of the Elton John and Tim Rice Broadway classic “Aida.” Auditions will take place from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Davis Fine Arts…
More Than 270 Students Graduate From State
More than 270 students graduated from State on Saturday. Baigen Aziz Seawell was recognized as summa cum laude and received a Bachelors degree in communications. Commencement speaker, Rev. Ronald W. English, praised the graduates for devoting their time to their…
Women’s Tennis Team Avenges Regular Season Loss to UC To Win MEC Tournament Again
By Noah Fulks, YJ Sports Editor The State women’s tennis team is once again champion of the MEC after defeating the University of Charleston Friday and avenging an earlier loss to the crosstown rivals. After losing 5-2 to UC in…
YJ Staffers Recognized With First ‘Vee’ Award
Two veteran Yellow Jacket staffers were recognized Thursday with the online newspaper’s first “Vee” award for outstanding service and dedication. Honored were senior journalism major Noah Fulks and senior computer science major Jon Musselwhite. Both volunteered for the yj-online.com when…
State Grad and Civil Rights Icon Judge Damon J. Keith Dies
One of our greatest graduates, civil rights icon Judge Damon J. Keith, has died. He was 96. Keith was a grandson of slaves and figure in the civil rights movement who as a federal judge was sued by President Richard Nixon…
Communications Media Summit Recognizes Outstanding Students, Grads
State’s communications department handed out awards to its top students at the Media Summit Thursday. Communications Chairman Steve Gilliland opened the media summit with a warm welcome. Miss State, Angelica Willis, had the privilege of introducing the keynote speaker, Matt…
Miller, McCoy Elected Student Body Leaders; Other Winners Announced
With 58 percent of the votes, Colleen Miller and Ryan McCoy were elected as State’s new SGA President and Vice President. Miller is an international business major and McCoy is a political science major. Miller and McCoy will both be…