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EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

TikTok influencers, toxic masculinity and representation: MSU students discuss

Throughout November, Tiktok Influencer Prayag Mishra has become a prominent figure of what has become known as the “sassy man apocalypse” on social media. Human biology freshman Isha Alsam said she feels culturally represented by Mishra. “As a Brown person myself, we’re very silly and I love seeing that one side in Brown men,” she said. “There needs to be more of that.”

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Do companies still use sex appeal in marketing? MSU experts weigh in

Over the years, "sexual" marketing became more widespread, starting with tobacco companies but slowly moving on to others industries like clothing and appliances. While many may think that sexually suggestive ads would have gone down the drain in light of social issues like the #MeToo Movement, it turns out the concept is still very much alive ... it’s just taken on a new form. 

ICE HOCKEY

5 MSU hockey players invited to selection camps for World Junior Championships

As the Spartans head into early December, just about halfway through the season, the announcement of preliminary selection camps were announced for the IIHF World Juniors Championships. There were five Spartans selected to head to the camp for their respective countries: freshman goaltender Trey Augustine, sophomore forward ​​Isaac Howard, freshman defenseman Patrick Geary, freshman defenseman Maxim Štrbák and freshman forward Tommi Männistö.