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Take the Last BiteMaking the Personal Political, LocallyWe take a bite out of local politics with Oprah Jrenal and Azrin Awal, who both ran for city council positions in their respective municipalities in Fall 2021. We chat about their motivations to run, how community played a huge role in their campaigns, and how the complexity of local politics plays into creating lasting change.
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MSU Today with Russ WhiteMSU center renamed to be more reflective of LGBTQA+ community“Our center is a student-centered campus resource that works to celebrate, affirm, and empower LGBTQA+ members of the Michigan State University community,” says Beal. “We are the hub of LGBTQA+ life on campus, a home away from home. We also provide trainings, workshops, consultation services, and educational programs for all of campus.“But at the end of the day, our whole job is making sure that LGBTQA+ students know that they are whole and perfect and complete exactly as they are and that we celebrate who they are and everything they do on our campus and beyond.”Why t...2021-04-0533 min
MSU Today with Russ WhiteLBGTRC “celebrates, affirms, and empowers” MSU LGBTQA+ community“We have a family room, where people are often found napping or watching endless YouTube videos, but mostly just hanging out and connecting with one another and finding community because chosen community is so important to us in the LGBTQA+ community. We do a lot of trainings and workshops. “At the end of the day, we affirm that LGBTQA+ people on our campus, and in particular, our students, are perfect and whole and complete exactly as they are. And we celebrate, affirm and empower them.” “We are a resource center, so we're kind of that middle perso...2020-06-1623 min