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MSU Child Development Labs to expand after receiving $2.1 million in funding

Selma Cogo
February 1, 2023

“It is a great experience for MSU students who take their labs through the child development lab to be able to have experiences with a diverse population,” Child Development Laboratories Director Laurie Linscott said. “Our university students, when they go into the field of teaching, will have had their lab experiences being able to work with children and families of diversity.”

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Research team develops voice-activated AI accessible to people who stutter

Amalia Medina
January 30, 2023

“Unfortunately because you don't get to talk to anyone or advocate for yourself (while using AI), it makes it really hard to sort of explain what stuttering is and what stuttering is not,” Herring said. “Being able to self-disclose and explain that the amount of fluency I have won't impact my ability to do this job, and there's just not there's no chance to do that.”

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Inside Student Legal Services: a free resource for MSU students

Maddie Dallas
January 30, 2023

“I would encourage any and all students that have any kind of question, whether they think we can represent or not, we can still provide advice," Jefferies said. "There's a lot of self-help options that are available. We sit down we go through all the forms. We walk through that with everybody.” 

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APASO holds Cultural Vogue to celebrate community

Amalia Medina
January 29, 2023

“This year's theme is ‘Roots Resilience Rebirth,’ and the story behind it is to highlight the idea that no matter how much time passes, or how we grow, we're still connected to our roots," Smejkal said. “So the idea that we should be unapologetically ourselves.”

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Tips to overcome on-campus driving, busing struggles

Amalia Medina
January 26, 2023

Campus is 5,200 acres, though most students and faculty use less than half that space in their daily routine. There are 60 miles of roads, 120 miles of pedestrian walkways, 20 miles of bike lanes and 26,000 parking spaces. And each day, there are approximately 70,000 people and 30,000 vehicles trying to get from point A to point B. 

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CAPS creates monthly program celebrating women, femmes of color

Julius Patto
January 24, 2023

“It’s a space where you’re not graded, not prepared, and to just be yourself,” CAPS psychologist Yvonne Connelly said. “That is the beauty of it. We have a specific topic, but we touch on it and it depends on the groups needs. We also have lunch to talk and literally take the mask off to eat. We also use expressive art in terms of vision boards and yoga.”

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Woodruff, student legal services share priorities at ASMSU meeting

Maddie Dallas
January 20, 2023

After Woodruff's presentation, two attorneys from Student Legal Services shared about the services they offer. Their priority is helping students on campus with legal needs completely free of cost. Their services also as educate students about their own legal issues so they have the skills needed to handle situations on their own.