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LIFE

From doe print to tortoise shell: The fall nail trends defining the season

The least appreciated part of creating the perfect outfit is having the season's hottest nail trends and colors. This understated aspect is often what pushes the color palette and patterns of the season into the spotlight. With the year coming to an end, autumn nail trends give us insight on what is currently trending and what to look forward to for the winter months. Every time fall comes around, it creates a desire to wear more dark and muted tones and lean into patterns like cheetah print or tortoise shell. As both prints rising in popularity within fashion spaces, they become reflected heavily in nail designs.

STUDENTS

Students express mixed feelings on university reimbursement for outage conditions

In the wake of the campuswide power outage that left Michigan State University students with almost a week of freezing cold showers, glitchy WiFi and online courses, psychology sophomore London Smith felt there was more the university should be doing for students. Smith took to Change.org and wrote a petition asking for reimbursement from the university for the living conditions students had to deal with following the outage.

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

The 2026 VMAs red carpet was polished but predictable

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards took place this past Sunday, but the performances and awards are only a small part of the night. Music’s biggest stars stepped onto the red carpet hoping to turn it into their own runway, but this year's fashion was severely underwhelming. A night that has been known to produce some of the biggest and messiest fashion moments of the year fell short. Most attendees went for more tame monochrome looks, although there were a few standouts who embraced this trend successfully.

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Swan Lake swims onto stage at Wharton

A bevy of swans in tights and tutus graced the stage of Cobb Great Hall on Sunday night for a 7 p.m. showing of “Swan Lake” put on by the World Ballet Company. With handcrafted scenery and costumes, projections and their own live orchestra, the World Ballet Company’s goal was to deliver the ballet “at its best, with all its beauty and drama, and make the story feel immediate,” said Gulya Hartwick, the executive director of the company.