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May 7, 2021 At Michigan State University (MSU), a student government bill aims to pressure university administration to hire an “undocumented student affairs” position. Passed on March 4, Bill 57-78 calls on the Associated Students of Michigan State University (ASMSU) to “Advocate for the Hiring of a Full-Time Employee for Undocumented Student Affairs.” “This employee shall have a designated area in order to create a safe space for undocumented students to seek support,” states the bill. ASMSU demands the new employee be selected by a committee comprised of “students and facu...

Ms. Oyuntugs (Oyut) Bayaraa, a 2016-2017 Fulbright Foreign Student and Founder of the Firefly House NGO On her path to become a knowledgeable rehabilitation counselor, Oyut had to understand that rehabilitation should not make the disease or disability the focus, but instead rehabilitation needed to be person-centered. “I used to believe that I could only work with people with vision impairment basing on my own experiences, however through Fulbright I gained knowledge and tools for disability advocacy,” shared Oyut. Her Fulbright experience helped shape Oyut into a well-rounded rehab...

Local nonprofits have had to get creative and operate with few to no volunteers amid COVID-19 transmission fears and related restrictions on in-person gatherings. In addition to having been hit hard by a reduction in donations, some organizations have been stretched thin by the loss of volunteer help. The amount allowed for in-person indoor gatherings in Fayetteville is limited to the number of people who can maintain a minimum of six feet from each other while in the facility. A local nonprofit, Laundry Love, provides food, detergent and funds so low-income and no-income families can wash cl...

Commemorate the passage of this historic act is to pass another civil rights measure because the battle for civil rights equality is not over. it's far from over because people are killing our children with little to no recourse. it's far from over because there are more than 11 million people who deserve a path to citizenship. it must include income quality, voting rights protections, gun safety, criminal justice reform, educational access, housing affordable, labor union protections, and the list goes on. and we must take it a couple of steps farther. we must implement this agenda on the fed...