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In the news today- Miss Universe Japan 2024 visits Michigan State University, West Circle Series in full bloom with Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons", MSU men’s basketball looks for statement win at Champions Classic
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Hi, and welcome to The State. I'm your host, Rebecca McEvoy. Today's date is 11/19/2025. The forecast predicts that the high will be 42 and the low being 28. The state brings you the stories that matter.
Speaker 1:Miss Universe Japan twenty twenty four visits Michigan State University. Winner of the Miss Universe Japan twenty twenty four, Kaia Chakobarty, visited her alma mater, Michigan State University on November 13. Kaia was joined by students, faculty, and local supporters to celebrate her victory and discuss beauty standards in Japan. The Asian Studies Center and the College of Arts and Letters collaborated to set up and host the event in the International Center. To open the evening, organizers interviewed Kaya about her time in the pageant and her thoughts on beauty standards.
Speaker 1:This was followed by a q and a with the audience and a reception. One of the Japanese beauty standards discussed was the kawaii aesthetic. Some identifying features of this aesthetic are cute and exaggerated features while also being smaller and quieter. Whereas The United States has a beauty standard associated with bombshell looks and confidence. Kaia talked about finding a balance between the two beauty standards during her time in the pageant, which was both rewarding and tricky.
Speaker 1:West Circle series in full bloom with Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. The smooth velvet tones of a violin range from the Fairchild Theatre on November 3. Its rich frequency is captivating an awestruck audience. Dancing on the line between striking and intensity and buttery softness, the instrument's wielder was Dmitry Berlinski, professor of violin at the Michigan State College of Music. The echoing symphony behind him was an ensemble of advanced MSU string players from around the world known as the International Chamber Soloist.
Speaker 1:Together, they performed Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, serving as an opener of the Joanne and Bill Church West Circle series twenty twenty five, twenty twenty season. MSU men's basketball looks for a statement win at Champions Classic. In New York City, number 17 Michigan State men's basketball is set to have a difficult matchup against number 12 Kentucky in the Big Apple as the champions classic returns to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday evening. The Spartans fell as an unblemished three o while Kentucky fell in an in state rival Louisville last week to put its record at three one. This is the fifteenth Champions Classic, which is held every fall with the same four major programs, Michigan State and Kentucky as well as Duke and Kansas.
Speaker 1:The Spartans have the worst record of the four teams in the event at five to nine, but they are at two two at all time against Kentucky. Typically, when these two programs face off, it's a legendary coaching matchup between Tom Izzo and John Calipari. But with Calipari moving to Arkansas, it is the first time Tom Izzo will be coaching against second year Wildcats head coach Mark Pope. The last matchup between the Spartans and Wildcats was in 2022, also remembered as the Maddie Siskosko game. As MSU won 86 to 77 in a double overtime thriller, it was also the last win the Spartans had in this event.
Speaker 1:This game will be a clash of styles. Kentucky has a high powered offense that averages north of 90 points per game and lets it fly from perimeter. While on the other hand, the Spartans are strong on the interior and have a game plan of getting into the paint and winning the rebounding battle. Thank you for joining us for the stay today produced by the State News and Impact eighty nine FM. You can find us online at the statenews.com and impact89fm.org.
Speaker 1:We'll be back tomorrow with more.