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Life

STUDENTS

Student start-up Zolli Candy aims to make people smile

Finance sophomore Alina Morse started Zolli Candy, a candy brand that prioritizes healthy options, at 7 years old. Now, studying at MSU, Alina Morse's company employs student interns, takes philanthropic action through the Million Smiles Initiative and works to make people happy through candy.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Communities combat Lansing area's lingering impact of redlining, environmental racism

Redlining and its direct correlation with environmental discrimination continue to infest Lansing neighborhoods. The aftermath of I-496’s construction demolishing Black neighborhoods are still being repaired, and studies highlight Lansing as being more prone to environmental injustice. Organizations in the community are working together to combat the effects of redlining.