By Jesus Arzola-Vega vegajesu@msu.edu Now that November has arrived, I feel like being called a "senior," and all of the realities that come with that word, have finally sank in. These past four years have been wonderfully tumultuous, to say the least.
Feminism. It’s a word a lot of people are afraid of. A word people don’t understand the true meaning of. In fact, according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the true definition of feminism is "the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities." I consider myself a feminist, and because of this, I have been told to “burn my bras” and “stop shaving my legs.” The reason I identify as a feminist is because I believe women should have the same rights and opportunities as men and vice-versa.
The MSU Sexual Assault Program is in need of more funding to hire more licensed counselors. While much of the program’s work can be done by volunteers, we are trained only in crisis intervention.
By Kayman Whaley kwhaley@statenews.com I can’t describe how infuriating it is to see a leftover, messy and used tray left on a table in the cafeteria.
By Geoff Preston gpreston@statenews.com Walking home alone at night after a few drinks is never a good idea, man or woman.
In my hometown, it wasn’t uncommon to see a man with his eyebrows trimmed.
ASMSU started taking steps to form a partnership with the nationwide “It’s On Us” campaign earlier this month.
B efore American mainstream media outlets move on to whatever the next piece of news they can create more hysteria with, I have something to say about their fear-mongering coverage of the Ebola epidemic.
As most students complain about how much homework they’ve been assigned for a week, others are carrying the weight of the memories that many people could not fathom.
I really wasn’t that nervous for my first day of high school. In my eyes, that whole idea of being “the new kid” was thrown out the window, because at that point every single person in the freshman class was considered new. I thought coming into college was going to be different.
Comparable to how alcohol gives people liquid courage, anonymity can allow people to express what’s really on their mind. Yik Yak is an anonymous social media app that is available for iPhone and Android users.
Several days ago In New Delhi, India, 36-year-old Vinod Kumar tortured and killed a 45-year-old man whom Kumar believed had raped his 14-year-old daughter two months previously.
Let's talk about sex. It's the underlying theme of today's paper — trends in sexual behavior of college students.
Before I left home for my freshman year of college, my mom persistently tried to put me on birth control and reminded me again and again of all of the resources on campus to look for free condoms. Her baby bird was leaving the nest, and she assumed that this baby bird was going to spend a lot of her free time between the sheets of some college boy’s bed.
We've all heard the phrase: "You've got to drive a few Honda's to appreciate a Ferrari," but I am here to ask the question: do you? Of course, for those of you not yet under the high school rock of sexual education, I'm not talking about cars.
Alex is an average teenager who happens to work at Target. During one of Alex’s shifts, someone decided to take a picture of him and, in a fraction of seconds, “Alex from Target” was a new phenomenon. His talent? Just being cute to some people and being able to make it onto everyone’s timeline via retweet.
Depression and anxiety are not a choice. If they were, 14.8 million people mr would choose not to suffer from depression — 42 million mr would choose to avoid anxiety. We don’t have a box to check that says “opt out.”
I can say with full confidence I was incredibly unprepared for college. Now that I’ve been here for a while, I would say I’m pretty much adjusted to college life, though the road to get here was full of trials and errors. While it’s unfair to pin all the blame onto a single factor, I think high school really failed at preparing me for college.
But first...let me take a selfie. In recent years, the selfie has been gaining more and more popularity, but also more and more hate.