Contact: Landon Gibson
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Student Association rings in this year’s Homecoming celebration Sunday [Nov. 1] with multiple activities continuing throughout the week.
“To the Maroon and Back” is this year’s theme for the traditional fall reunion for MSU students, faculty, alumni and their families.
The week includes the annual Pancakes on the Plaza and T-Shirt Swap, along with new additions featuring a “Ducking Around MSU” scavenger hunt, “Out of this World” trivia night, “Counting the Stars” guessing game giveaway and a drive-in movie screening of “Space Jam.”
The festivities include campus spirit competitions with door decorating, house and lawn displays and banner competitions. Winners will be announced during MSU’s football game against Vanderbilt at Davis Wade Stadium and on university social media accounts.
Due to COVID-19 attendance restrictions, the Nov. 1 Homecoming Court Service is an invitation-only event designed for the 2020 Homecoming Court honorees and their family members.
Additional Homecoming Week 2020 events inviting participation include:
—Sunday [Nov. 1], 8-10 p.m., Ducking Around MSU, campus-wide. Students can win a prize by finding any of the ducks hidden across campus during this “Space Jam” movie-themed hunt.
—Monday [Nov. 2], 8-10 a.m., “Pancakes on the Plaza,” Colvard Student Union plaza near the Drill Field. Students can get free pancakes and meet MSU Homecoming Queen Shelby Mac Mason of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; Homecoming King Cameron Cleveland of Jackson; as well as Student Association President Tyler Packer of State Line.
—Tuesday [Nov. 3], Noon-2 p.m., T-shirt Swap on the Drill Field. Participants can donate a gently used shirt in exchange for a free Homecoming 2020 shirt.
—Wednesday [Nov. 4], 6:30-8 p.m., “Out of this World” trivia contest, Barnes and Noble. Students can compete as individuals or in pairs to answer trivia questions for a chance to win gift cards to local businesses and Barnes and Noble items. RSVP on Cowbell Connect to participate.
—Thursday [Nov. 5], Noon-2 p.m., “Counting the Stars” guessing game and giveaway, Drill Field. Students can estimate and vote on the amount of chocolates in a jar for a chance to receive a gift basket including an Apple watch and other prizes.
—Friday [Nov. 6], 8 p.m., free drive-in movie featuring “Space Jam,” Sanderson Parking Lot.
—Saturday [Nov. 7], 3 p.m., MSU vs. Vanderbilt football game, Davis Wade Stadium. For complete details on MSU gameday activities, visit hailstate.com/gameday. The Homecoming Court will be presented in a prerecorded video on the jumbotron during halftime, as well as on social media.
For more on 2020 Homecoming Week activities, follow the MSU Student Association on Facebook @MSUStudentAssociation, Twitter and Instagram @MSU_SA, or visit sa.msstate.edu/programs/homecoming.
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