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Austin Knudsen: Why Netflix-Warner Bros. merger Is bad for consumers, creativity, competition

America’s entertainment industry has long thrived on competition, innovation, and creative freedom. From independent filmmakers to major studios, the success of this sector has depended on a marketplace where ideas compete on merit and consumers benefit from choice. The proposed merger between Netflix and Warner Brothers threatens to upend

AI is Changing the Way We Practice Science — And That’s a Good Thing

For most of human history, we have used writing to document meaning. While our tools to do so have evolved, it has always taken our spirit — and hands — to write our experiences into existence. Soon, however, AI could be doing it for us. The benefits of AI are overshadowed by

In Memory of Claudia Albrecht

In Memory of Claudia Albrecht

Claudia Maria Albrecht was a loving, eager force of kindness to everyone she interacted with. A committed musician and generous friend, she shared her compassion with all who knew her. Claudia came to the U.S. from Austria to teach German and began working at MSU in 2023 as an

Artisan Fashion Show centers sustainability

Artisan Fashion Show centers sustainability

From medieval fairy core dresses to outfits made entirely out of old jeans, the second annual Birdhouse Artisan Fashion Show took over the Rialto on Saturday with flare, swagger and a focus on sustainability. This year’s Birdhouse Artisan Fashion Show was held on Nov. 15. The 24 artists involved

Exit Gallery holds Fall pop-up exhibit

Exit Gallery holds Fall pop-up exhibit

This semester's Exit Gallery pop-up exhibit is a well-seasoned showcase of creativity, perfectly plated to match the theme “You Are What You Eat.” Inside the white walls of the gallery, pieces on wooden canvases range from acrylic paintings to mixed-media 3D sculptures. The Exit Gallery

Generative AI is Ruining Our Ability to Think for Ourselves

Generative AI is Ruining Our Ability to Think for Ourselves

ChatGPT has taken college classrooms by storm. Its impact is everywhere — in group projects, our friends’ work and maybe even our own essays. While it may be tempting to let AI do the heavy lifting, we are only cheating ourselves. Our brains were created for thinking, and it should not

You and Me and Creativity

Only renowned musicians and groundbreaking painters are creative, right? Surely only people who can draw a masterpiece free hand are creative, right? Wrong. Each and every human being on this planet is creative. It does not matter if you are a statistics major or cannot draw a stick figure to