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New episode of The Undercurrent
In this episode of The Undercurrent, host Kennedy DeMars sits down with Beth Hammond and Ana Lesage to talk about the upcoming MSU Ethics Week happening on February 16-20. Beth and Ana are two of the planners for this event, where they put together different panels, discussions, and workshops — all centering around the main theme of ethics. Ethics Week is open to the whole community, and is a way to engage people in meaningful ethical conversations.
‘Resilient effort’ steers No. 10 Michigan State past No. 5 Illinois in OT bout
EAST LANSING– Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears Jr. scored 11 of the Spartans’ 14 points in overtime to outlast No. 5 Illinois in an overtime thriller, 85-82. The win over No. 5 Illinois is the first win against an AP top-five team for the Spartans’ senior class. “That just shows you the resilient effort that we show is what speaks volumes for us,” MSU senior center Carson Cooper said. “It would be easy to come in and lie down and accept the loss, accept that they’re the better team, but we didn’t do that and we continue to get better.” Fears Jr. was not benched to start the game, which was a possibility as a consequence for his antics in previous games. In fact, he played a career-high 42 minutes in a 26-point, 15-assist performance. The Spartans will have a few days off before they hit the road for a matchup against the Wisconsin Badgers in Madison, Wis. on Friday, Feb. 13 at 8:00 p.m.
MSU APASO empowers through performances at annual Cultural Vogue event
On Saturday night, the Asian Pacific American Student Organization (APASO) hosted the 23rd annual Cultural Vogue event at Wharton Center, showcasing performances from various student organizations. With the night’s theme, “Empower,” Cultural Vogue co-chairs Meredith Lin and Maha Qurashi emphasized the importance of empowering one another and coming together as a collective to amplify each other’s voices. As the event began, Cobb Great Hall filled with students and community members supporting their classmates, spouses and acquaintances, some bringing flowers and capturing the night on their phones and digital cameras. In a speech before performances, APASO co-presidents Megan Krippner and Maya Fukumori described navigating a climate of fear, silence and administrative pressure — particularly compliance orders tied to federal funding that forced the removal of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) language, restricted funding and recognition. They called on the administration to do more. “Michigan State University should be a place where all are seen and heard, not at risk of ceasing to exist,” Krippner said.
