A Mississippi State student walks across the end of the university’s historic Drill Field this week in front of Swalm Chemical Engineering Building as the second summer term winds down. Soon, the area will be filled with hundreds of freshmen, returning students, faculty and staff as the fall semester begins with the first day of class on Aug. 20. MVNU2MSU and New Maroon Camp kick off the month of August events and begin the week of Aug. 10.