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Hausser Lecture provokes thought on Black sovereignty

Hausser Lecture provokes thought on Black sovereignty

The Hausser Lecture — sponsored by the Margaret and Harry Hausser Fund for Excellence and the Department of History and Philosophy — welcomes speakers from across the nation to address significant global challenges and examine developments in philosophical theory. This year, Dr. Kristie Dotson presented the annual Hausser Lecture in Inspiration Hall

Thrusters on full to a better future: Star Trek’s stories are about us

Thrusters on full to a better future: Star Trek’s stories are about us

38 years, 11 months and 26 days from now, an intelligent alien species will touch down on Earth in Bozeman, Montana. Humans will then peacefully make first contact with extraterrestrials, and April 5, 2063 will go down in history as a day that changed the course of humanity’s future

MSU Library and DISC advocate for health equity

MSU Library and DISC advocate for health equity

The MSU Library held a health equity Wiki edit-a-thon in the Renne Library. The event was held in conjunction with the Diversity and Inclusion Student Commons (DISC), the MSU Research Alliance and the USDA National Agricultural Library (NAL) to spread awareness of health equity issues in Montana communities.

A preview on an upcoming student dissertation defense on the aesthetics of living

Jesine Munson, a doctorate student in american studies, approached her dissertation, “Re-imagining John Dewey for the 21st Century: The Aesthetics of Living-Praxis for Social Utility,” by looking at what she would call the aesthetics of living. Simply put, seeing art and beauty in the way we live includes

Lecture series continues with the arrival of Erin Corcoran

It is estimated that 117.2 million people will be forcibly displaced or stateless in 2023, according to The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Many of these people will be classified as refugees and seek asylum. The protection of such refugees is recognized as a fundamental human right

Generation Z Will Not Wait

Generation Z Will Not Wait

According to Beresford Research, people born between 1997 and 2012 are part of Generation Z. On the surface level, Gen Z is seen as a herd of self obsessed kids, unable to leave our phones, who shamelessly dance in any public space, but we’ve proved ourselves beneficial to an

Wormhole time travel and temporal paradoxes

Wormhole time travel and temporal paradoxes

It is theoretically possible to travel into the past by utilizing wormholes—bridges that connect disparate points in space-time. Although Einstein’s mathematics can be applied to suggest that such time travel may be possible, a more philosophical approach reveals paradoxes that may discredit the entire idea. Let us