The Reflector (Mississippi newspaper)
The Reflector is the student newspaper of Mississippi State University. The Reflector was established in 1884 as The Dialective Reflector, and its name was changed to The Reflector in 1889. During World War II, the newspaper was published under the name Maroon and White and operated only by the faculty from 1944–1945. The newspaper continued to remain as the oldest college newspaper in the SEC (Southeastern Conference)[1][2]
Type | Student newspaper[1] |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Editor-in-chief | Dylan Bufkin[1] |
Founded | 1884[1] |
Headquarters | Henry Meyer Student Media Center, Mississippi State University, Starkville, Miss. |
Circulation | ~12,000 |
ISSN | 0893-3286 |
OCLC number | 9867061 |
Website | Official website |
History
The newspaper was first published as The Dialective Reflector from 1884 to 1889 before being shortened to The Reflector.[3] It has subsequently published under its current name except for a brief period in 1944–1945 when it was operated by faculty and called Maroon and White during World War II.[3] Following the war, The Reflector resumed publication and continues to this day as the oldest running college newspaper in the SEC.
In 2003, the office complex housing the student publications was renamed to Henry F. Meyer Student Media Center in the honor of former university newspaper adviser Henry F. Meyer.[4]
References
- "About – The Reflector – Mississippi State University". 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-29.
- "The Reflector History Page". Reflector-Online.
- "Student Publications". Mississippi State University Libraries Special Collections. Mississippi State University Libraries. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- Elkins, Ashley (4 October 2003). "MSU student media center named for former Reflector guide". Daily Journal. Retrieved 13 September 2020.