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World Contraception Day: Students reflect on experiences, sex education
On World Contraception Day, students share their thoughts and experienced with sex and contraceptive education.
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‘I’m gonna turn some heads’: Weight-lifting women talk gym, health culture
Roberts and May said they have seen more women in the gym moving away from cardio and beginning to pick up free weights, but it's still far and few between. Is it intimidation that keeps women from getting muscular? Fear of embarrassment? A societal norm that tells women to be feminine and small?
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Headed upstream: The health of the Red Cedar River is on the rise
Spin scooters, beer bottles and invasive invertebrates aside, thanks to the work of MSU conservationists, the Red Cedar is healthier than ever.
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'One person at a time': Curvaceous Lingerie empowers everyone in their bodies
Palmer said that her mission since opening Curvaceous Lingerie has been to be welcoming to men and the trans community. “Everybody should feel comfortable with their body,” Palmer said.
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MSU professors discuss ways to increase sleep quality, why you might be so tired
Sleepy? MSU professors and researchers share some tips that could help you get your sleep schedule back on track.
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WALL-E joins the Criterion Collection as first Disney or Pixar CG Animated Feature
After 14 years of dazzling us with its powerful themes, sweet romance and elegant animations, "WALL-E" has been added to the Criterion Collection, an assortment of important classic and contemporary films from around the world.
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Fall fashion: Students talk what's stylish this season
Overall, fashion on campus takes a different approach compared to off-campus fashion, mostly for the sake of comfort.
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Malibu Barbie: A children's toy or the new internet drama?
Trisha Paytas always finds a way into the internet limelight. Naming her child after a popular doll is the new way to enter the entertainment news circulation.
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Staffing shortages in MSU dining halls results in use of disposables, student frustration
Labor shortages have stopped MSU's dining halls from providing reusable cutlery, cups and plates. Typically, culinary services employs approximately 1,500 student workers. Currently, they have about 500, Berry wrote.
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A runner's guide to getting to know campus
Many college-aged students struggle with stress and anxiety -- and running can be the perfect way to deal with that. MSU’s campus is a great place to develop a different relationship with running.
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Of Virtue band: Lansing locals turned rising stars
Of Virtue, a band comprised of Lansing locals, is on an "upward trajectory." First performing locally in Lansing, then regionally and nationally, the band has now shared their music in over 25 countries.
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Where to go, who to see: Live entertainment in the Lansing area
Bar DJs, Boozy Book Fairs and live, original music -- Lansing has it all.
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Students share thoughts, feelings after rapper PnB Rock killed in LA
“It’s indicative of a much larger problem, in my opinion,” Kurtzman said.
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Broad opens new exhibit on the eccentric late architect, Zaha Hadid
Zaha Hadid is now being remembered with a special anniversary present from the Broad Art Museum for their 10th birthday: an exhibition centered around the architect's design work.
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MSU student goes viral after finding unidentified substance in Subway sandwich
Coyne noticed a brown substance on the wrapping paper of her sandwich, which she said might have been feces. The next morning, she reached out to the East Lansing Police Department, or ELPD, to get the substance sampled. She posted a TikTok, which collected 2.1 million views, for advice on the situation.
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Your guide to bookstores in the Greater Lansing area
Even with eLibraries, Kindles and Amazon at our fingertips, there’s something about rifling through a physical book that just can’t be replaced. For all the bookworms out there, here’s a guide to great bookstores in and around East Lansing.
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'Just Poetry' night works to remove stigma and celebrate incarcerated artists
The event centered around sharing the harmful effects of isolation and solitary confinement. "Nobody thought I would amount to anything when I would get out," formerly incarcerated artist Jason Wirick said. "You can be anything you want to be."
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‘Apple Store aesthetic for marijuana’: The stigma has faded at East Lansing's dispensaries
"I think that the more that we see the laws change, the more that the stigma will start to subside," said Lansing cannabis worker, Leslie Pinder. Several local budtenders agree that the misunderstandings surrounding marijuana are fading.
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From the State News archives: Snapshots of Queen Elizabeth II's life
In 1952, a second front page article below-the-fold headlined “Campus Talks of King’s Death,” collected student reactions to the monarch’s passing, in which students traded opinions on whether or not Elizabeth II was ready to assume the throne.
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Students share their experiences, struggles becoming a part of MSU's LGBTQ+ community
For some, there is a strong contrast to the experience of being a part of the LGBTQ+ community in high school opposed to in college.