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SPORTS

The power of perseverance: How MSU's Josh Terrill is wrestling against the odds

“The biggest lesson you can take from wrestling is no matter what happens, you can always get back up and reset and be successful at what you want to do,” Terrill said. “And that goes in life too. If something terrible happens in your life, you can get back from that you don’t have to dread that. Tough times don't last but tough people do, and wrestling makes tough people.”

SPORTS

‘Fearless’ MSU baseball team gears up for 2024 season

As a new season begins, high expectations continue for the team and a search for new hope begins as well. In 2023, the Spartans finished 33-22 and 12-12 in the Big Ten, as they placed seventh in the Big Ten, right behind the University of Michigan. MSU’s win total last season was the highest since winning 36 games in 2016. 

COMMUNITY

MSU historian talks Malcolm X's Lansing years

When local history often gets lost in the textbooks, it’s important to call to mind the icons who walked the same streets we do every day, including Malcolm X, one of the most prominent figures of the civil rights movement. Malcom X grew up in Lansing, Michigan. Arts and humanities professor John Aerni-Flessner focused his curriculum on Malcom X and his time in Lansing within his teaching career at MSU. 

PODCASTS

Houselights: The polarization of Taylor Swift

One of the most famous and "polarizing" artist of the planet: the one and only, Taylor Swift! This week's episode is all about how the whole world seemingly revolves around her in some ways. From media coverage to fan engagement, we're going to talk about the impact Taylor Swift has just by simply being her.