MSU-Starkville Picture Thread

[pDigital32Dawg]

I made the rounds today on campus to take pictures primarily of ongoing construction. There are some other miscellaneous pictures mixed in there as well. First, I'd like to start this thread off with a campus classic:

Dorman Hall

New Restaurant, The Landing, being built in the Cotton District next to Bulldog Burger

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

Open area between The Landing and one of the art buildings. Formerly this was apartments and at least one house off of Colonel Muldrow:

Jim & Thomas Duff Center being constructed where McCarthy gymnasium used to reside:

 

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Jim & Thomas Duff Center continued:

 

[HotMop]

Duff!

 

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Randy J. Cleveland Engineering Student Center:

 

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Azalea Hall being constructed where Suttle was formerly:

 

[HailStout]

 

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Bost Drive Extension:

 

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Bost Drive Extension continued:

 

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Roofing and landscaping of Nunnelee Hall. Several dorms had similar work ongoing:

Fencing has been setup on both sides of the Sanderson Center:

 

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Perry Cafeteria:

 

[Anon1717806835]

Do they avoid doing anything to Dorman Hall just to be funny, or is there some type of restriction on what can and cannot be done? I swear State has built buildings, torn them down, and built another building to replace it in the same time span that Dorman has not gotten so much as a power washing.

 

[pDigital32Dawg]

MAFES/Dorman/Landscape Architecture area:

 

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Drill Field and Junction

 

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Miscellaneous pictures to wrap it up.

Paved lot plus campus entrance behind IED/Herbert building:

Eckie's Pond:

Patterson with the Steam Plant in the background:

 

[oompa]

High Performance Computing Data Center

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[BulldogBlitz]

Eckie's Pond

Hey hey! My son's memorial tree is just back over your left shoulder. Yay!

 

[PearlRiverCoDawg]

Thanks for doing this. It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to go up there.

 

[CedMack72]

Man I need to get back and walk the campus. Haven't been on the drill field since 1999. Good times. Looks totally different now.

 

[StatesboroBlues]

….

 

[L4Dawg]

Do they avoid doing anything to Dorman Hall just to be funny, or is there some type of restriction on what can and cannot be done? I swear State has built buildings, torn them down, and built another building to replace it in the same time span that Dorman has not gotten so much as a power washing.

This has been discussed before. There evidently some very expensive lab equipment that is basically built into the structural bones of Dorman. It's hard to justify spending money for cosmetics.

 

[aTotal360]

What a dump.

 

[Maroon13]

This has been discussed before. There evidently some very expensive lab equipment that is basically built into the structural bones of Dorman. It's hard to justify spending money for cosmetics.

And it's not even the worst the building on campus. It's an Internet myth, like faculty selling tickets..... etc etc etc.

 

[Arnept]

And it's not even the worst the building on campus. It's an Internet myth, like faculty selling tickets..... etc etc etc.

its not the worst building on campus, but it's location is the worst location on campus for an ugly building.

 

[8dog]

its not the worst building on campus, but it's location is the worst location on campus for an ugly building.

What he said.

 

[Wesson Bulldog]

It'll never be finished on time.

 

[Maroon13]

its not the worst building on campus, but it's location is the worst location on campus for an ugly building.

With the exception of the Barnes Noble, it is in better shape than the buildings surrounding the stadium.

But the guy said "avoiding Dorman", no they are not. There are other projects in more need or more important. For instances, it was embarrassing how bad McCarthy looked and they held classes there. Duff building will be a major improvement aesthetically and for students.

 

[RotorHead]

I’d recommend y’all walk around campus as opposed to drive. Flew up to GTR a while back and took the FBO car to campus. Holy 17! It’s confusing as hell if you ain’t been in a few years.

 

[Duke Humphrey]

Dorman is now vacant and about to begin a 2 phase renovation. Phase I was bid 2 weeks ago and construction should begin soon. This will entail HVAC/Mechanical aspects plus replacement of elevators. The bid was “good” which leaves more money for Phase 2, which will be bid later this year. This phase is aesthetics, and depending on how bids come in will determine what all can be done

 

[MSUGUY]

I’d rather see more money spent on better teaching and competent advisors.

 

[DAWGSANDSAINTS]

Eckies Pond looks so different in the the daytime

 

[BIGDAWG44]

Miscellaneous pictures to wrap it up.

Paved lot plus campus entrance behind IED/Herbert building:

Eckie's Pond:

Patterson with the Steam Plant in the background:

Funny story I use to park in the small parking lot behind the steam plant and walk to the library/class. After a late night of studying I was walking back to my car and saw a bunch of cats come out of the woods and run up to me so I started petting them. Turns out it was half a dozen friendly skunks.

 

[3407Dewey]

Thanks for doing this. I haven’t been to campus in probably 12 years. I may not recognize the place if I ever get back.

 

[AZ_Dawg]

I really need to go back to campus. I graduated in 2006, and it looks like a totally different campus.

 

[RenardosRightHook]

Man I need to get back and walk the campus. Haven't been on the drill field since 1999. Good times. Looks totally different now.

Dang man, where do you live?

 

[RenardosRightHook]

I’d rather see more money spent on better teaching and competent advisors.

This is narrow thinking. A more visually appealing campus leads to more people wanting to attend Mississippi State, which leads to more money in State’s pocket, more money stimulating the local economy, etc. Gotta have students for the “better teaching and competent advisors” to work with

 

[Duke Humphrey]

I’d rather see more money spent on better teaching and competent advisors.

Money for Construction projects and money used for teaching/advising are apples and oranges. All construction projects are funded by “one time money” be it through bonds, the state’s cash reserves, private gifts, etc. cannot use that one time, non-recurring money on teaching and advising that needs money every year

but as another poster has pointed out, a nice, updated campus boosts growth which in turn provides more recurring dollars for teaching and advising

 

[garddog]

Miscellaneous pictures to wrap it up.

Paved lot plus campus entrance behind IED/Herbert building:

Eckie's Pond:

Patterson with the Steam Plant in the background:

Eckie's has really transformed in the last 30 years. From a pond to a park setting.

 

[maroonfriday]

Money for Construction projects and money used for teaching/advising are apples and oranges. All construction projects are funded by “one time money” be it through bonds, the state’s cash reserves, private gifts, etc. cannot use that one time, non-recurring money on teaching and advising that needs money every year

but as another poster has pointed out, a nice, updated campus boosts growth which in turn provides more recurring dollars for teaching and advising

I get that those moneys are different pots, but our enrollment has increased nearly every year going on 15+ years, with the best academic profile of student in the state and our faculty are still severely underpaid compared to our peers.
Getting students hasn't been the problem, but retaining and graduating them is. Better faculty would help with that, as well as increase our reputation, which would drive more out of state enrollment, which is where the money is.

 

[MSUGUY]

This is narrow thinking. A more visually appealing campus leads to more people wanting to attend Mississippi State, which leads to more money in State’s pocket, more money stimulating the local economy, etc. Gotta have students for the “better teaching and competent advisors” to work with

My kids just graduated. Record enrollment by the way. The school needs to focus on education, not building and enrollment of every possible student.