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PODCASTS

Going Deeper: A deep dive with Hannah Holycross

We can't have a love and sex podcast without the love & sex reporter! This week, hosts Elle Fromm and Anthony Brinson III are joined by Hannah Holycross as she talks about her path to becoming the love & sex reporter and her experiences being part of a sorority. 

STUDENTS

The 'start of a dystopia': Experts, students discuss AI's impact on writing careers

With the capabilities of Artificial Intelligence, or AI, rapidly evolving each day, many people have expressed uncertainty over whether the technological development will take away the need for jobs in many industries, such as computer science and even healthcare. For Michigan State University journalism professor and Communications, Graduate Assistant Dean Esther Thorson, there’s no question that jobs within the writing industry will be lost because of AI.

STUDENTS

'We are still here': MSU Rock's message remains the same between Indigenous and Palestinian student groups

On Monday, members of the North American Indigenous Student Organization, or NAISO, painted the Rock with the message, "WE ARE STILL HERE" for Indigenous Peoples' Day. At midnight on Tuesday, the Students United for Palestinian Rights, or SUPR, painted the Michigan State University Rock with the Palestinian flag. Later, the message, "Free Palestine" was painted on top. Linguistics senior and SUPR President Samir Levitt said SUPR kept NAISO's original message because the struggles of Indigenous North Americans and Palestinians are "one and the same."

HEALTH

Not 'just woman issues': Living with PCOS

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, commonly referred to as PCOS, is estimated to affect five to six million women in the United States. When acne popped up, and facial hair started randomly appearing on her chin, 23-year-old Dearborn resident Zeinab Khattab had no idea what was going on but knew something was off. "I think one of the main issues is that a lot of these symptoms are often chalked up to just being regular 'woman issues,'" Khattab said. 'Rather than it being a serious medical concern."

PODCASTS

Houselights: Our parasocial beef

Let's talk about the parasocial relationships we've made and how it's lead us to like (or dislike) some of the most famous online personalities out there. From the Paul brothers to Dove Cameron, A$AP Rocky and Rihanna, find out what hosts Liz Nass and Jaden Beard with guest PJ Pfeiffer have to say about them and more on this week's episode of Houselights.