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MSU

Gender equity review shows inadequacies, inequalities in MSU athletics

An independent review of MSU's athletic department found that female athletes did not receive as much financial assistance and had less access to sports-related resources in proportion to their male counterparts. The report also noted complaints of inferior brand materials, subpar facilities and scheduling conflicts. MSU will use the review to bring the department to "full Title IX compliance" by the 2026-2027 school year.

PODCASTS

Houselights: The trivia episode!

It's finally here! The long awaited (and frequently hinted at) trivia episode is here, and we have The 1909 host Alex Walters and podcast coordinator Anthony Brinson III as guests to answer various pop culture questions. 

MICHIGAN

A national emergency alert will go off today on your phones. Here's what to know

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be testing its Wireless Emergency Alerts and Emergency Alert System today at 2:20 p.m. The WEA alert will be broadcast across all mobile cell phones across the country, and will sound a tone and vibration "similar to when your phone receives an Amber Alert." Scheduled simultaneously, the EAS portion of the test will last one minute on televisions and radios.

MSU

FAME program supports foster youth alumni at MSU and beyond

MSU's Fostering Academics, Mentoring Excellence program provides support and resources to students who are former foster youth, have experienced homelessness or are otherwise independent. FAME coordinator Chiquita Whittington said the program provides members with support networks that traditional students would typically receive from their parents. 

PODCASTS

All Shades of Chocolate: So random!

Just like the title says, hosts Shakyra Mabone, Jada Vasser and Anthony Brinson III will talk about some random topics. They discussed things about Black hair and perms, how they prefer to make sandwiches and anything else they thought of. Also, if you get the title reference, you're so cool!

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Do men really think about the Roman Empire? MSU experts, students weigh in

The "Roman Empire" trend, which has swept across social media in recent weeks, is simple: women ask men- typically their boyfriends or spouses- how often they think about the Roman Empire, to which many men reply, "constantly." However, people are questioning if men actually think about the Roman Empire that much, why they're so interested in it and, more recently, what their own "Roman Empire" is. 

SOCIAL JUSTICE

MSU law professor creates project uncovering cases with legal citations of slavery

MSU Law Professor Justin Simard started the "Citing Slavery Project" in 2020 after researching sources for a project and stumbling upon citations of slave cases by modern judges. “The goal of the project is to document all cases involving enslaved people, either as litigants or as the property and dispute, and (we cite) all the cases... on our website,” Simard said. “It is essentially to get scholars and lawyers to recognize the important influence that slavery has played on the development of American law.”