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In crime-hit Peru, candidates vie to be 'meanest sheriff'

In crime-hit Peru, candidates vie to be 'meanest sheriff'

Peruvian presidential hopefuls are touting cash bounties for killing criminals and jungle prisons encircled by Amazonian vipers as they look to tap widespread public anger over rising violence ahead of the April 12 election. Extreme ideas are shaping a campaign which features a record 35 candidates, as Peru confronts soaring

Rejection-sensitive dysphoria: Why rejection can hit harder for people with ADHD

Rejection-sensitive dysphoria: Why rejection can hit harder for people with ADHD

Rejection sensitive dysphoria: Why rejection can hit harder for people with ADHD For many of us, a late response to a text, a teasing joke, or a change in someone’s tone might feel mildly stressful or upsetting. But for some people with ADHD, those brief moments can feel deeply

Student government calls on MSU to address the financial difficulties of graduate students

The Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU) passed a resolution on March 5 calling on MSU administration to address graduate students’ financial difficulties. The resolution, sponsored by At-Large Senator Gavin Thorson, states that MSU’s graduate assistants (GAs) receive inadequate stipends and struggle with food insecurity and the cost of

West Side Houses to be demolished, new housing in early planning stages

West Side Houses to be demolished, new housing in early planning stages

MSU is planning to construct a new residence hall where the West Side Houses currently stand. The new building will be for upper-division undergraduate and single graduate students. While still in the early planning stages, the hall is set to accommodate approximately 250 to 300 students as well as

50th annual powwow to take place in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse this weekend

50th annual powwow to take place in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse this weekend

This weekend, the American Indian Council (AIC) will host MSU’s 50th Annual AIC Powwow in the Brick Breeden Fieldhouse — a milestone event celebrating Indigenous culture, community and continuity. For Indigenous communities across the U.S., powwows are not just social gatherings, according to Michaiah Pease, an environmental engineering student

EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult content

EU accuses four porn platforms of letting children access adult content

The European Union accused four pornographic platforms on Thursday of allowing children to access adult content in breach of digital rules, putting the companies at risk of large fines. At the same time, Brussels also launched a separate wide-ranging probe into Snapchat over suspicions it is failing to adequately

The long shadow of Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is evident in anti-immigration efforts today

The long shadow of Paul Ehrlich’s ‘Population Bomb’ is evident in anti-immigration efforts today

Paul Ehrlich opened his 1968 book “The Population Bomb” with a scene recounting returning to his hotel through a crowded Delhi neighborhood on a stifling night in the mid-1960s. He described the physical sensation of overpopulation: people eating, washing, arguing, begging – “people, people, people, people.” From that visceral opening,