This is the online version of the inaugural issue of Purpose magazine. The publication's mission is "to illustrate the extroardinary beauty of the multiple cultures at Michigan State University."

In this issue:

Motivation/Staff - Cyrus McNeal

CAMPUS ISSUES
On the Defense: Pedro Gonzales - Cyrus McNeal
Blank Check: Chicano/Latino Studies - Ashley Jenkins
The Great Divide - Ashley Jenkins

NATIONAL
Hurricane Katrina: Time for Some Action - Latanya Simpson
Campus Report - Francisco Velazquez

SOCIAL
Facebook - Jessica Haynes & Kim Walker
Fake the Funk - Cyrus McNeal and Jessica Haynes
Look Back into Time: Minority History at MSU - Cyrus McNeal

EDUCATION
The Black Experience - Lisa Sanders
Do's & Don't's - Keisha Hoskins and Lauren Love
Think Before You Shake - Lauren Love

VARIETY
Real Talk
Time Out
Words of Wisdom - Demetrius Marlowe