Thursday, May 9, 2024

Life

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

'Celebrating Jewish Identity in Music' will come to MSU's Fairchild Theatre, explore history

The Michigan State University College of Music's Joanne and Bill Church West Circle Concert Series will begin on Monday, Oct. 16. Kicking off the series is "Celebrating Jewish Identity in Music," a concert that aims to explore and honor Jewish tradition and history. Violin Professor Dmitri Berlinsky, the curator of the concert, said the performance is especially relevant in regards to the conflict between Israel and Palestine.

STUDENTS

Students discuss safety living off-campus

Many upperclassmen opt to live off campus after fulfilling the MSU two-year requirement to live on campus. The rooms tend to be larger, kitchen access is 24/7, and students live independently from residential assistants and a lofted twin XL mattress. But for some, safety is a concern when deciding to live off campus.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

'Hands off Palestine': Protestors gather at Lansing Capitol in support of Palestinians

On Thursday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m., Students United for Palestinian Rights, or SUPR, organized a protest called “Hands Off Palestine” to garner support for those in Palestine and tell Michigan’s state government there should be no American support for Israeli war crimes. The protest, which amassed over one hundred people, included Michigan State University students, members of SUPR, people of Palestinian descent and other supporters.

STUDENTS

The 'start of a dystopia': Experts, students discuss AI's impact on writing careers

With the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence, or AI, rapidly evolving each day, many people have expressed uncertainty over whether the technological development will take away the need for jobs in many industries, such as computer science and even healthcare. For Michigan State University journalism professor and Communications, Graduate Assistant Dean Esther Thorson, there’s no question that jobs within the writing industry will be lost because of AI.

STUDENTS

'We are still here': MSU Rock's message remains the same between Indigenous and Palestinian student groups

On Monday, members of the North American Indigenous Student Organization, or NAISO, painted the Rock with the message, "WE ARE STILL HERE" for Indigenous Peoples' Day. At midnight on Tuesday, the Students United for Palestinian Rights, or SUPR, painted the Michigan State University Rock with the Palestinian flag. Later, the message, "Free Palestine" was painted on top. Linguistics senior and SUPR President Samir Levitt said SUPR kept NAISO's original message because the struggles of Indigenous North Americans and Palestinians are "one and the same."

HEALTH

Not 'just woman issues': Living with PCOS

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS, is estimated to affect five to six million women in the United States. When acne popped up, and facial hair started randomly appearing on her chin, 23-year-old Dearborn resident Zeinab Khattab had no idea what was going on but knew something was off. "I think one of the main issues is that a lot of these symptoms are often chalked up to just being regular 'woman issues,'" Khattab said. 'Rather than it being a serious medical concern."