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STUDENTS

Encouraging a love of reading: MSULA welcomes all students

Michigan State University Literature Association (MSULA) has a goal is to make reading for pleasure a manageable hobby for college students who are often bogged down by assignments and class readings. The club hosts bi-weekly meetings and reads two books a semester together, digging deep into the cultural relevance of the books they read in their discussions.

MSU

MSU calling on students to lobby federal government, defend financial aid

A letter from MSU's Government Relations office is calling on current and former recipients of federal financial aid to contact their elected representatives and express the importance of student aid. Rather than being in response to any particular executive order or piece of legislation, the letter is asking for students to express their support for financial aid amid an "uncertain federal funding environment."

NEWS

Professor and World Champion Ron Southwick keeps the legacy of taekwondo at MSU alive

MSU professor and United States taekwondo nation team gold medal champion Ron Southwick runs the taekwondo club in IM West every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Southwick has been leading the taekwondo club for over 25 years without compensation because of his passion for the sport and teaching. He took a taekwondo class as a student at MSU, and when he heard his former professor was retiring, he volunteered to take his place to save the program. Now, Southwick teaches students at all different levels, from white belts to other world champions.

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MSU sanctions five fraternities; reasons unclear

Two of the affected fraternities — Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Alpha Epsilon — were featured in a State News story published the day before the sanctions went into effect detailing police reports of hazing and sexual abuse at those fraternities and others.

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Sphinx Virtuosi to arrive at MSU's Wharton Center

On Saturday, Feb. 22, Sphinx Virtuosi will be arriving at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts. Sphinx Virtuosi, an extension of Detroit’s globally renowned Sphinx Organization, is a self-conducted chamber orchestra that is dedicated to uplifting Black and Latino voices in classical music. They will be delivering a performance called American Form/s: a musical tapestry spotlighting the many sounds of American classical music and composers of color, through infusions of soul, bluegrass, jazz, blues and elements of rag.