The show must go on!
Before she becomes the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba studies at this university.
Shiz University
This dwarf planet was reclassified from a planet in 2006.
Pluto
“It’s a beautiful day to save lives.”
Derek Shepard
This band behind “Pour Some Sugar on Me” helped define the glam metal sound of the 1980s.
Def Leppard
This cowbell tradition is one of Mississippi State’s most recognizable symbols.
Ringing cowbells at athletic events
This musical became the first Broadway show to gross over $3 million in one week.
Hamilton
This force keeps the planets orbiting the Sun.
Gravity
“You’re my person”
Christina Yang
This Guns N’ Roses ballad became their first and only #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100.
Sweet Child O’ Mine
Mississippi State is part of this athletic conference.
SEC
This musical follows six wives of King Henry VIII as they each tell their stories through pop-inspired songs.
SIX
This spacecraft became the first human-made object to enter interstellar space.
Voyager 1
“Screw beautiful. I’m brilliant.”
Christina Yang
This band’s 1986 album Slippery When Wet spent eight weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200.
Bon Jovi
Mississippi State’s football stadium is named after this longtime university president.
Davis-Wade
This long-running musical is based on Victor Hugo’s novel and features the song “One Day More.”
Les Miserables
This telescope, launched in 2021, is designed to observe some of the earliest galaxies in the universe.
The James Webb Space Telescope
“Pick me. Choose me. Love me.”
Meredith Grey
This singer replaced David Lee Roth as Van Halen’s lead vocalist in 1985
Sammy Hagar
This former MSU quarterback led the Bulldogs to their first-ever No. 1 ranking in the AP Poll in 2014.
Dak-Prescott
The title of Rent’s opening number references this amount of time.
525,600 minutes
This was the final Apollo mission to land astronauts on the Moon.
Apollo 17
“The carousel never stops turning.”
Ellis Grey
This Queen song became famous after appearing in the movie Wayne’s World.
Bohemian Rhapsody
In January 1959, this iconic original Mississippi State building was destroyed by a massive fire that became one of the most memorable events in university history.
Old Main Dormitory