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Reasons To Repair

Reasons To Repair

The Curse of Hollywood’s Video Game Genre

The Curse of Hollywood’s Video Game Genre

Record Players vs. Turntables

Record Players vs. Turntables

Did Disney+ Do ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Right?

Did Disney+ Do ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ Right?

For (White Men’s) Entertainment Only: Unpacking Hollywood’s Fetishization of Asian Women

For (White Men’s) Entertainment Only: Unpacking Hollywood’s Fetishization of Asian Women

Difficulty Level: Realistic

Difficulty Level: Realistic

Keep Calm and Redeploy: Planetside 2 Is On The Upswing

Keep Calm and Redeploy: Planetside 2 Is On The Upswing

Top 10 “I Think You Should Leave” A-holes

Top 10 “I Think You Should Leave” A-holes

Book-Toxic: Combating the Standards Set By the Online Book Community

Book-Toxic: Combating the Standards Set By the Online Book Community

NFL Under Fire

NFL Under Fire

33 Years of Relevancy: A Closer Look at the Legacy of Akira

33 Years of Relevancy: A Closer Look at the Legacy of Akira

Foul Waterfowl

Foul Waterfowl

The Rise Of Funko Pops

The Rise Of Funko Pops

The Oregon Trail Game Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation

The Oregon Trail Game Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation

Humans vs. Robots: The Battle of Buying Online

Humans vs. Robots: The Battle of Buying Online

New Horizons, Old News

New Horizons, Old News

To the Core: The Crippling Culture of High School Athletics

To the Core: The Crippling Culture of High School Athletics

The Lost Art of Analog Recording

The Lost Art of Analog Recording

Go Green

Go Green

Pandemic vs. Gaming

Pandemic vs. Gaming

Trebek’s Replacement

Trebek’s Replacement

The Problem With Product Placement

The Problem With Product Placement

Trauma, Disability & Popcorn

Trauma, Disability & Popcorn

The Long Road to Dune

The Long Road to Dune

Online Dating in a Digital Age

Online Dating in a Digital Age

The College That Cried Wolf

The College That Cried Wolf

It’s Time to Redefine Cancel Culture

It’s Time to Redefine Cancel Culture

After Decades of Absence, Aaliyah’s Music is Finally Available to Stream

After Decades of Absence, Aaliyah’s Music is Finally Available to Stream

Men and Makeup

Men and Makeup

Pawing At Heartstrings

Pawing At Heartstrings

What it Took to Be Miss Black MSU

What it Took to Be Miss Black MSU

The War Over America’s Superfood

The War Over America’s Superfood

God, It’s Brutal Out Here

God, It’s Brutal Out Here

The Hidden Implications of Swiping Right

The Hidden Implications of Swiping Right

Overwhelmed and Overlooked: Women with ADHD

Overwhelmed and Overlooked: Women with ADHD

Insulin Prices: Breaking the Bank

Insulin Prices: Breaking the Bank

New Old Skills

New Old Skills

#BookTok Has a Shopping Addiction

#BookTok Has a Shopping Addiction

Second Chance to First Choice: The Rise of Thrift

Second Chance to First Choice: The Rise of Thrift

Apple’s Encryption Sent to the Crypt

Apple’s Encryption Sent to the Crypt

Blizzard: Making Sexism and Racism Acceptable in Gaming

Blizzard: Making Sexism and Racism Acceptable in Gaming

Please Don’t Stop the Music

Please Don’t Stop the Music

Radical Listening

Radical Listening

Do you hate Taylor Swift, or is it just misogyny?

Do you hate Taylor Swift, or is it just misogyny?

Amazon: The Mystery of the Capital Letters

Amazon: The Mystery of the Capital Letters

The Future of Downtown East Lansing

The Future of Downtown East Lansing

Op-ED: Cancel H.P. Lovecraft

Op-ED: Cancel H.P. Lovecraft

Amazon: Behind The Smile

Amazon: Behind The Smile

The Weirdo Trope: Why Do We Care How They Dress?

The Weirdo Trope: Why Do We Care How They Dress?

‘Solar Power’ is Powerless — And Lorde Knows It

‘Solar Power’ is Powerless — And Lorde Knows It

Covid’s Impact on MSU and Our Hopeful Return to In-Person Classes

Covid’s Impact on MSU and Our Hopeful Return to In-Person Classes

The Hardest Part Of Self-Publishing

The Hardest Part Of Self-Publishing

Club Fencing Returns To The ‘New Normal’

Club Fencing Returns To The ‘New Normal’

MSU’s Co-op Culture

MSU’s Co-op Culture

Falling for the Comfort of Fictional Characters

Falling for the Comfort of Fictional Characters

Dying to go all the way

Dying to go all the way

Still Catching Them All

Still Catching Them All

The Political Psyche: Conservatism vs. Liberalism

The Political Psyche: Conservatism vs. Liberalism

Is Meme Culture Problematic

Is Meme Culture Problematic

Paving Paradise for Parking

Paving Paradise for Parking

Double Standards in Dress Codes

Double Standards in Dress Codes

Spiral-ing Out

Spiral-ing Out

Grey’s Anatomy Season 17: Flop or Not?

Grey’s Anatomy Season 17: Flop or Not?

Creating Something Out of Nothing: Artists Thrive During the Pandemic

Creating Something Out of Nothing: Artists Thrive During the Pandemic

Asian Fishing: When Appreciation Becomes Appropriation

Asian Fishing: When Appreciation Becomes Appropriation

MSU’s Working Class: The Employment Endeavors of Peers and Friends

MSU’s Working Class: The Employment Endeavors of Peers and Friends

The Problem with Binaries: The Color Pink

The Problem with Binaries: The Color Pink

“I’m so OCD!” and other phrases to get rid of in casual conversation”

“I’m so OCD!” and other phrases to get rid of in casual conversation”

101 Dalmatians Abandoned after Cruella

101 Dalmatians Abandoned after Cruella

Cracking the Code

Cracking the Code

Hypocrisy, Gentrification and the Tiny House Craze

Hypocrisy, Gentrification and the Tiny House Craze

The End of the Masked Era in Michigan

The End of the Masked Era in Michigan

Racial Imposter Syndrome

Racial Imposter Syndrome

Pride: 2021: How to Celebrate

Pride: 2021: How to Celebrate

Sight Unseen: the institutional and social struggles of the invisibly disabled

Sight Unseen: the institutional and social struggles of the invisibly disabled

Adventures in Adaptations: “Cats” the Movie

Adventures in Adaptations: “Cats” the Movie

Systematic Dehumanization in American Prisons: A Brief Overview

Systematic Dehumanization in American Prisons: A Brief Overview

Just Me, Myself and I(vy)

Just Me, Myself and I(vy)

The Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade

The Implications of Overturning Roe v. Wade

Adventures in Adaptations: Shadow and Bone

Adventures in Adaptations: Shadow and Bone

Streaming and Scheming: Is Unique Content Worth the Cost?

Streaming and Scheming: Is Unique Content Worth the Cost?

TikTok: The Digital Drug

TikTok: The Digital Drug

From Private to Profit

From Private to Profit

Support Local Business: Michigan Artists and Bands

Support Local Business: Michigan Artists and Bands

The Trials of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s Most Outspoken Critic

The Trials of Alexei Navalny, Russia’s Most Outspoken Critic

Defined by Disney

Defined by Disney

Zoomed In and Burned Out

Zoomed In and Burned Out

Are Studio Ghibli Films Anime?

Are Studio Ghibli Films Anime?

Women in STEM

Women in STEM

Free Food Stands Fulfill Local Communities

Free Food Stands Fulfill Local Communities

Love Languages Decoded

Love Languages Decoded

Ya Like Jazz?

Ya Like Jazz?

Spartans Will (Spread COVID-19)

Spartans Will (Spread COVID-19)

$1400 for 16,000: Student Pandemic Stimulus

$1400 for 16,000: Student Pandemic Stimulus

Skin Care: Cleaning out Bank Accounts

Skin Care: Cleaning out Bank Accounts

Misunderstood Meows: What Cats are Really Trying To Say

Misunderstood Meows: What Cats are Really Trying To Say

You Haven’t Been Listening If You’re Surprised by the Anti-Asian Violence

You Haven’t Been Listening If You’re Surprised by the Anti-Asian Violence

Fencing: The Sport For Everyone

Fencing: The Sport For Everyone

A Fuel Fallacy: Biden Isn’t To Blame for Higher Gas Prices

A Fuel Fallacy: Biden Isn’t To Blame for Higher Gas Prices

Opening the Doors for Closed Captioning

Opening the Doors for Closed Captioning

The Drawbacks of Texting: Are Personal Relationships in Trouble?

The Drawbacks of Texting: Are Personal Relationships in Trouble?

Where Are They Now: How the Class of 2020 Has Coped with Graduating into a Pandemic

Where Are They Now: How the Class of 2020 Has Coped with Graduating into a Pandemic

Dolly Parton’s 5 Most Radical Albums

Dolly Parton’s 5 Most Radical Albums

A Not So Mental Health Day

A Not So Mental Health Day

Music to Keep Alive: Lauryn Hill

Music to Keep Alive: Lauryn Hill

Can Learning a Foreign Language Improve your English?

Can Learning a Foreign Language Improve your English?

The Trouble with Travel

The Trouble with Travel

OPINION: Something’s Rotten in the MSU College of Education

OPINION: Something’s Rotten in the MSU College of Education

ALL CAPS: Remembering Rap’s Greatest Supervillan

ALL CAPS: Remembering Rap’s Greatest Supervillan

Pills, Pills, Pills

Pills, Pills, Pills

No Boys Allowed: The Rise of Female-Only Gyms in America

No Boys Allowed: The Rise of Female-Only Gyms in America

OPINION: Squarespace’s “5-9:” A Capitalistic Nightmare

OPINION: Squarespace’s “5-9:” A Capitalistic Nightmare

Foreign Classic: “Snow Country”

Foreign Classic: “Snow Country”

A Waking Nightmare: Dreaming During a Pandemic

A Waking Nightmare: Dreaming During a Pandemic

Streaming Platforms and Indie Artists: The Challenges of Digital Music

Streaming Platforms and Indie Artists: The Challenges of Digital Music

The Connotation of Kamala’s Converse

The Connotation of Kamala’s Converse

I’m Still Here: Life in a College Town When You’re Not a Student

I’m Still Here: Life in a College Town When You’re Not a Student

In A World Of Talk, Gen Z Walks The Walk

In A World Of Talk, Gen Z Walks The Walk

Flexible Vacation= ‘Flexcation’ The Pandemic Travel Trend

Flexible Vacation= ‘Flexcation’ The Pandemic Travel Trend

OMORI: The Beautiful RPG Horror Game

OMORI: The Beautiful RPG Horror Game

‘evermore:’ The Easter Eggs, Literary References, and Intricate Storytelling of Taylor Swift’s 9th Studio Album

‘evermore:’ The Easter Eggs, Literary References, and Intricate Storytelling of Taylor Swift’s 9th Studio Album

Long Time No See: How The Pandemic is Affecting Friendships

Long Time No See: How The Pandemic is Affecting Friendships

JoJo Siwa: The Gay Icon We Didn’t Know We Needed

JoJo Siwa: The Gay Icon We Didn’t Know We Needed

Normalizing Freelance

Normalizing Freelance

What To Make of Trump’s Pardons for Lil Wayne and Kodak Black

What To Make of Trump’s Pardons for Lil Wayne and Kodak Black

Eragon, The Past or The Present

Eragon, The Past or The Present

In A Toxic Living Environment During COVID?: How To Make an Unbearable Living Situation Easier

In A Toxic Living Environment During COVID?: How To Make an Unbearable Living Situation Easier

The world’s getting scary out there, so why is everyone watching horror movies?

The world’s getting scary out there, so why is everyone watching horror movies?

Home vs. Hospital: Where to Give Birth When Trying to Survive a Pandemic

Home vs. Hospital: Where to Give Birth When Trying to Survive a Pandemic

OPINION | Gen Z: The World’s Clean-Up Crew?

OPINION | Gen Z: The World’s Clean-Up Crew?

The Reality of Teaching in a Pandemic: How America’s Teachers Became Even More Overworked

The Reality of Teaching in a Pandemic: How America’s Teachers Became Even More Overworked

The Flow of The Current: Forward Thinking

The Flow of The Current: Forward Thinking

Blue Light: What’s the risk?

Blue Light: What’s the risk?

The Flow of The Current: A Look at Our Work Processes

The Flow of The Current: A Look at Our Work Processes

The Flow of The Current: A Semester in Review

The Flow of The Current: A Semester in Review

COVID-19 Contact Tracing: the Update That Could Change Everything

COVID-19 Contact Tracing: the Update That Could Change Everything

Prison Labor: America’s Secret Workforce

Prison Labor: America’s Secret Workforce

The Hard Truths of Clean Energy

The Hard Truths of Clean Energy

Passing Down Trauma to Kids: A Personal Essay

Passing Down Trauma to Kids: A Personal Essay

Increase in Accessibility: The Unexpected Silver Lining of COVID-19

Increase in Accessibility: The Unexpected Silver Lining of COVID-19

Armchair Activism: how social media changed the way we make change

Armchair Activism: how social media changed the way we make change

TikTok Made Me Buy It: TikTok Advertising and Why It (Sometimes) Works

TikTok Made Me Buy It: TikTok Advertising and Why It (Sometimes) Works

Hobby Lobby’s Hilarious Controversies

Hobby Lobby’s Hilarious Controversies

Copaganda: You’re Being Brainwashed

Copaganda: You’re Being Brainwashed

The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of 2000s Fashion

The Rise and Fall (and Rise?) of 2000s Fashion

Are You Sure You Don’t Have COVID?

Are You Sure You Don’t Have COVID?

Music to Keep Alive: Prince

Music to Keep Alive: Prince

Variations on Theme: Horror Games

Variations on Theme: Horror Games

Amazon: Helping or Hurting Small Businesses

Amazon: Helping or Hurting Small Businesses

Movie Theaters in a Pandemic

Movie Theaters in a Pandemic

What’s Happening in Nigeria?

What’s Happening in Nigeria?

Sales Over Safety: Holiday Ads and COVID-19

Sales Over Safety: Holiday Ads and COVID-19

Struggling Spartans: How Seniors Feel about Graduating amidst a Pandemic

Struggling Spartans: How Seniors Feel about Graduating amidst a Pandemic

The Perfect Storm: Price Gouging and Disaster

The Perfect Storm: Price Gouging and Disaster

What Makes a Book Cover Compelling?

What Makes a Book Cover Compelling?

A Disney Christmas: All the Shows You Should (and Shouldn’t) Watch

A Disney Christmas: All the Shows You Should (and Shouldn’t) Watch

Leaving the Country

Leaving the Country

Suffering is Sexy: The Romanticizing of Mental Health

Suffering is Sexy: The Romanticizing of Mental Health

Is Grad School Worth it?

Is Grad School Worth it?

Music to Keep Alive: The Police

Music to Keep Alive: The Police

Is It Still Okay To Like Harry Potter?

Is It Still Okay To Like Harry Potter?

Winter 2020: What to Know, How to Prepare

Winter 2020: What to Know, How to Prepare

Diversity in Netflix’s Bly Manor

Diversity in Netflix’s Bly Manor

Holding out for the Holiday Season

Holding out for the Holiday Season

Ethics Behind Fueling our Future

Ethics Behind Fueling our Future

Body Positivity’s Negative

Body Positivity’s Negative

Bisexual or Pansexual? The Many Prefixes of Loving Many Genders

Bisexual or Pansexual? The Many Prefixes of Loving Many Genders

Latinx: A Cultural Controversy

Latinx: A Cultural Controversy

Turmeric: A Strange New Forefront of COVID Research

Turmeric: A Strange New Forefront of COVID Research

Reality TV: How Are Productions Able To Run New Seasons Amid a Pandemic?

Reality TV: How Are Productions Able To Run New Seasons Amid a Pandemic?

The Elevated Nuisance of Noise During a Pandemic

The Elevated Nuisance of Noise During a Pandemic

The Reality of Multiple Sclerosis

The Reality of Multiple Sclerosis

Gender After Gen Eds: A Look Into Gender Disparity in Higher Education

Gender After Gen Eds: A Look Into Gender Disparity in Higher Education

Spartan Shame

Spartan Shame

Write More Letters

Write More Letters

Up in Vapor

Up in Vapor

The Advent of an Industry’s Collapse

The Advent of an Industry’s Collapse

Underresearched and Underrepresented: Women’s Healthcare

Underresearched and Underrepresented: Women’s Healthcare

Everyone’s a Photographer

Everyone’s a Photographer

Who Exactly is Watching You?: The Privacy Violations of Location Tracking and Surveillance

Who Exactly is Watching You?: The Privacy Violations of Location Tracking and Surveillance

Furloughed and Flustered

Furloughed and Flustered

MSU and Big Ten Football trudge on Amidst Rampant COVID-19

MSU and Big Ten Football trudge on Amidst Rampant COVID-19

Bridging the Representational Gap Between Physical and Mental Disability within Academia

Bridging the Representational Gap Between Physical and Mental Disability within Academia

Absentee Ballots

Absentee Ballots

A is for Adderall

A is for Adderall

Minimalism: Here to Stay or Time to Go?

Minimalism: Here to Stay or Time to Go?

Victoria’s Secret’s Non-Inclusive Fantasy

Victoria’s Secret’s Non-Inclusive Fantasy

Food During the Lockdown

Food During the Lockdown

Why are Students Mask Shaming during COVID-19?

Why are Students Mask Shaming during COVID-19?

Cuties: The Misunderstood Controversy

Cuties: The Misunderstood Controversy

Class Zoom Struggles

Class Zoom Struggles

A Nurse’s Story: Working on a COVID-19 Unit

A Nurse’s Story: Working on a COVID-19 Unit

Pinterest: An Artist’s Best Friend or Worst Nightmare?

Pinterest: An Artist’s Best Friend or Worst Nightmare?

Sorry, Not Sorry

Sorry, Not Sorry

BLM: Why Does Everyone Care Now?

BLM: Why Does Everyone Care Now?

Mask Up and Wrap Up

Mask Up and Wrap Up

Open Letter

Open Letter

Which Conrad’s is Actually the Best?

Which Conrad’s is Actually the Best?

Is There a Right Way to Shop?

Is There a Right Way to Shop?

What to do in our 20s

What to do in our 20s

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