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MSU student group uses PR project to draw attention to multiculturalism

Liam Clymer

April 3, 2024

MSU PRSSA engaged in the Bateman Case Study Competition to bring attention to Culturs magazine— a publication with multicultural stories as a focus. PR senior and MSU Bateman Team Captain Cameron Oade hopes his team’s work brings awareness to encourage students to step outside of their bubble.

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MSU students battle monsters, explore other worlds through Tabletop Club

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

April 1, 2024

The MSU tabletop club is where students interested in board games and tabletop roleplaying games can find people to play with and organize campaigns. In the club, students playing games such as "Dungeons & Dragons" enjoy the large degree of freedom granted to players.

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Renaissance Sword Society members revive medieval martial arts at MSU

Jack Williams

April 1, 2024

Although Thursday nights in the second floor gym of the IM Circle building may look like a scene out of a Shakespeare play, the members of the Renaissance Sword Society need not have a heavy head or crown — just their longswords, some in-depth knowledge of medieval dueling tactics, and a bit of padding.

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Student Emergency Response Team offers emergency training, certification to MSU students

Kaspar Haehnle

March 31, 2024

The Student Emergency Response Team is a registered student organization at Michigan State that provides hands-on emergency training to students at no cost.

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MSU student masters Rubik's Cube, looks to new possibilities after national title win

Audrey Richardson

March 31, 2024

MSU experience architecture senior Owen Widdis has been competing in Rubik's Cube events since he was in seventh grade, and last year he took home the national title.

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Senior section leaders reflect on Izzone community, say 'bittersweet' goodbyes as season ends

Lauren Coin  and  Jania Clowers

March 27, 2024

The Izzone, Michigan State’s basketball student section, is an integral part of the university’s athletics program. However, the sense of community created among students wouldn’t be possible without those who lead it – the senior section leaders.

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MSU a cappella group Capital Green makes history by moving on to ICCA finals

Liam Clymer

March 27, 2024

On March 16, Capital Green, Michigan State University's oldest all-gender a cappella group, competed at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, or ICCA, Great Lakes Semi Finals and placed first, becoming the first group in MSU history to do so.

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How MSU students perceive dating rules in the age of social media trends

Amy Cho

March 25, 2024

On social media, the trend of personal dating rules has been circulating around, where users write down their personal "make or break" dating rules on the "Notes" app on Apple's iPhones, take a screenshot, record themselves explaining each rule, and upload to social media. But how do these rules actually affect relationships and do people actually agree with the rules shown?

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Is AI art a friend or foe? MSU students and faculty reflect

Kendra Gilchrist

March 24, 2024

With a few keystrokes and the click of a button, Generative Artificial Intelligence can be used for a plethora of things, including creating “art.” This poses many concerns for artists, especially those who make their living in artistic fields of work. Many artists fear that generative AI is threatening their job security and making them “replaceable” in the eyes of employers. 

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MSU Intercollegiate Figure Skating makes historical first-time qualification for National Intercollegiate Finals

Hannah Locke

March 24, 2024

For the first time in school history, the Michigan State University intercollegiate figure skating team qualified for the National Intercollegiate Finals. The competition will take place in April at the Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York. 

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'We’re not only special for one month': Students reflect on Black History Month, MSU's celebrations

Liam Clymer

March 22, 2024

As Black History Month came to an end, Black students on Michigan State University's campus reflected on the ways in which MSU chose to celebrate. Public policy graduate freshman LiChail R. Gaines said she charges people to continue supporting Black history and communities beyond just the month of February.

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Students and experts explore the complexities between romantic comedies and real life

Lauren Coin

March 20, 2024

Romantic comedies, or rom-coms, have charmed audiences for decades. From characters’ outlandish displays of affection to the simply mundane ideas of two people falling in love. However, some students question if watching these types of movies has affected how they view their real life relationships.

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Students, experts speak to online dating nuances in the queer community

Hannah Locke

March 19, 2024

Dating, for people of all sexualities, is a vulnerable experience; MSU Social Work Associate Professor Tina Timm said being a member of the queer community while dating online takes those challenges and ramps them up significantly. 

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U.S. House passes bill to ban TikTok, MSU students react

Ridhima Kodali

March 13, 2024

After much discourse over the past few years, the popular social media app TikTok is under threat of being banned after the United States House of Representatives passed a bill today. With a majority vote of 352-65, the bill, in practice, forces ByteDance, the app's parent company, to sell TikTok or be banned for over 150 million users across the country.