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COMMUNITY

MSU community grieves on Transgender Day of Remembrance

People gathered on campus Wednesday evening to grieve the loss of those who have been murdered due to transphobia. The event, Transgender Day of Remembrance, allowed students and other community members to memorialize transgender people who died by suicide or murder, and cisgender people killed as a direct result of transphobic violence in the past year.

COMMUNITY

MSU Beal Botanical Garden addresses inaccurate plaque after 70 years

In 1953, the MSU Corn Foundation installed a plaque commemorating Professor William Beal’s pioneering work in hybridizing maize. This plaque, which still remains in the Beal Botanical Garden today, celebrates Beal as the first person to cross corn, increasing the yield of 53%. But these claims are untrue. And in 2022, the Beal Botanical Garden staff began to address these falsehoods with a sign. 

COMMUNITY

Andy T's is the heart of MSU’s hayride tradition

For decades, hayrides have been a cherished tradition at MSU. Various clubs and organizations gather at Andy T’s corn field where they sit on hay bales around a fire and take a trip around the property on wagons. But Andy T’s is more than just a yearly destination for MSU students, it’s a staple within the local community founded by owner and namesake: Andy Todosciuk.

COMMUNITY

"Ho No Mo": The Sister Cindy impact on campus demonstrations

MSU students flooded People's Park on Wednesday for a chance to see internet personality Sister Cindy, who is known for preaching abstinence and slut-shaming on college campuses. Sharing controversial views, Sister Cindy and her event is the latest incident to raise questions about where MSU draws the line for public demonstrations.