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MSU's annual Global Festival showcases cultures of the world

Student cultural clubs from all over campus and the Lansing community gathered at the MSU Union for MSU's  2015 Community Volunteers for International Programs’ Global Festival. The festival featured live performances and demonstrations by over twenty different groups with members from Thailand, Africa, Iran and many more. The event also featured street food, a gift shop selling cultural goods and booths where MSU clubs shared their culture with students and the community. “It’s really imperative that we have things like this because it’s a great place for domestic students to learn about all the different cultures on campus” comparative cultures & politics junior and community outreach and programming intern for MSU’s Office for International Students and Scholars Sohela Suri said.

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From Playboy Bunny to MSU professor

Penny Gardner, MSU writing, rhetoric, and American studies professor, former Playboy Bunny, now lesbian feminist and activist says she is flying to the finish line instead of walking.

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Student groups stand in solidarity, support of Black Lives Matter movement

Born amidst the protests sparked over the shooting of Trayvon Martinch and death of Freddie Gray in police custody, Black Lives Matter is described as “a call to action and a response to the virulent anti-Black racism that permeates our society.”chOne student organization at MSU, the Black Student Alliance (BSA), has been active in holding rallies, organizing events, staging protests and advocating for the goals of the Black Lives Matter movement.