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Navigating microaggressions: How students cope, advocate for change

Microaggressions at Michigan State University take a significant toll on students' mental health and academic performance, creating a pervasive sense of "otherness" that affects their ability to fully engage in campus life. Through personal resilience and calls for institutional change, students are pushing for a more inclusive environment that fosters understanding and respect.

PODCASTS

Houselights: The worst songs ever bracket

Co-hosts Liz Nass and Claire Donohoe go head-to-head with their worst song lineups and duke it out with a bracket in this special one-hour long episode. It's all up to special guest PJ Pfeiffer to decide who has the worst music taste. 

HEALTH

The dark side of social media: Negative content cycles, impacts viewers

Social media users can post anything on their accounts, and this content sometimes garners internet popularity or fame for certain "influencers." With large social media platforms, influencers can sway their audience on things such as what water bottle to purchase or which restaurants to visit. But this can become harmful for viewers when influencers start promoting negative things within their content, such as Liv Schmidt's unhealthy weight loss content.

PODCASTS

The 1909: Post-election classroom concerns

Host Alex Walters, along with reporters Theo Scheer and Emilio Perez Ibarguen, discuss how professors are navigating how to talk about the election with their classes amid scrutiny from the university to stay politically neutral. 

MSU

Former Penn swimmer Paula Scanlan speaks at MSU, trans students unify in response

Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Paula Scanlan spoke to a small audience at Michigan State University on Tuesday evening, delivering a critique of transgender athletes' presence in women's sports and college campus's acceptance of transgender people. Outside the event, several transgender students and allies gathered for a "trans-awareness picnic" meant to inspire a sense of community and solidarity.