Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

MSU alumnus Patrick Harris II discusses humanity-centered teaching in NCTE speaker series

In the latest installment of speaker series, the Michigan State University Chapter of The National Council of Teachers of English, or NCTE, held a lecture by award-winning educator, author and MSU alumni Patrick Harris II. During the event, Harris spoke about his book, "The First Five: A Love Letter to Teachers," and shared his experiences working at various districts in the U.S., as well as overseas.

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Students say faith to source material can make or break 'ATLA', live-action adaptions

In the latest string of live-action remakes- from the Disney princess movies to Dreamworks' "How to Train Your Dragon"-, the adaptation of the hit animated series “Avatar: The Last Airbender,” or ATLA, aired on Netflix on Feb. 22, 2024 and received various negative reactions from fans, revitalizing the long-held social media debate over live-action content.

MSU

MSU Faculty Senate votes no on Israel divestment

Michigan State University's Faculty Senate voted no on a proposed resolution to advocate for MSU to “divest from all financial holdings that support and profit from Israel’s military campaign and plausible acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip” this afternoon.

COMMENTARY

COLUMN: Live Nation's exploitative monopoly must end

Ticketmaster hosted the sale for Olivia Rodrigo's "GUTS" tour in September, along with the controversial sale for Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” this past summer. Many users could not secure tickets to either concert due to Ticketmaster’s “Verified Fan” system, which forces users to enter a presale raffle with a verified account. Nowadays, even just the opportunity to pay for ridiculously overpriced tickets is a prize.