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  • MSU Baseball season ends despite wins at PSU

    Posted 2 hours ago

    The MSU baseball team’s season came to a disappointing end despite winning its final Big Ten series against Penn State this weekend. More »


  • Posted 20 hours ago

    MSU Bikes Service Center employee Bruce Ngo works on a bike May 16, 2013. Ngo has been working at the center since February. Julia Nagy/The State News More »


  • Kanye West announces new album

    Posted 15 hours ago

    Yeezus walks. More »


  • 50 years of art

    Posted 15 hours ago

    As live eclectic music blared in the streets of East Lansing, spectators gathered to view a variety of fine arts, crafts and music from artists and musicians — locally based and from across the nation. More »


  • Union will undergo more renovations before 2013 fall semester

    Posted 15 hours ago

    The students have spoken at MSU — they want more space for registered student organizations, or RSOs, and a multicultural center. More »


  • Police investigating multiple sexual assaults

    Posted 15 hours ago

    The East Lansing Police Department currently is investigating two sexual assaults and one attempted sexual assault that occurred in East Lansing. All three victims were MSU students. More »


  • MSU hosts events in honor of Bike Month

    Posted 15 hours ago

    Michigan has been ranked the 12th-most bicycle friendly state by the League of American Bicyclists, and with May being National Bike Month, several events were dedicated to commemorate the occasion on campus. More »


  • Morrill Hall fire 5/15/13

    Posted 05/15/13 9:38pm

    A fire fighter climbs a ladder to the roof of Morrill Hall on May 15, 2013. A partial roof collapse has been reported. Weston Brooks/The State News More »


  • MSU Spartan football has favorable 2013-2014 schedule

    Posted 16 hours ago

    The Spartans seem to have a fair schedule in 2013, as they avoid playing Ohio State and Wisconsin and also are at home against Michigan. The MSU football team will kick off the 2013 season against Western Michigan for its only Friday night game at Spartan Stadium. More »


  • Women’s Crew takes 4th in Big Ten Championships

    Posted 16 hours ago

    The MSU women’s crew finished fourth, with 85 points, at the 2013 Big Ten championships this Sunday at Eagle Creek Park in Indianapolis. MSU last won a Big Ten championship in 2009. More »


  • Posted 20 hours ago

    Holt, Mich., resident Angie Allen pours beer into a glass May 16, 2013, at the Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing. The event offered several different selections of craft beer. Weston Brooks/The State News More »


  • Posted 20 hours ago

    East Lansing residents Wayne Claycombe, left, and Karen Brown serve at the Wine and Stein Fundraiser May 16, 2013, at Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing. Several different craft brew companies were in attendance. Weston Brooks/The State News More »


  • Posted 20 hours ago

    Williamston, Mich., residents Cristy Clark, left, and Jeremy Bloom share a laugh May 16, 2013, at the Potter Park Zoo, 1301 S Pennsylvania Ave., in Lansing. Local and nonlocal craft breweries were in attendance. Weston Brooks/The State News More »


  • Craft beer week emphasizes quality

    Posted 16 hours ago

    As sunbathed students swat flies late into the evening on restaurant patios, warmer weather is here to stay. With this seasonal metamorphosis, where students traditionally trade in their blue books for beachwear, seasonal beers are stocked on shelves across the state. More »


  • Posted 16 hours ago

    Lansing resident Becky Hall offers water to Titan, a two-year-old Great Dane, after the Woofer Walk on May 18, 2013, behind the rock on Farm Lane. The walk was hosted as a fundraiser for the Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter. Danyelle Morrow/The State News More »


  • Posted 20 hours ago

    Michigan State University K-9 officer Brandon Murphy demonstrates the bite training of K9 Wolf before the Woofer Walk, which started behind the Rock on Farm Lane, May 18, 2013. The Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter fundraiser included a canine demonstration, a doggie diva contest and a 1.5 mile walk along the Red Cedar River. Danyelle Morrow/The State News More »


  • Posted 20 hours ago

    Lansing resident Jessica Dunkeo’s dog Jager rests under a chair for shade after the 2013 Woofer Walk, held behind the Rock on Farm Lane, May 18, 2013. The fundraiser featured a 1.5 mile walk along the Red Cedar River to raise money for the Ingham Country Animal Control and Shelter. Danyelle Morrow/The State News More »


  • Posted 20 hours ago

    Sterling Heights, Mich., resident Tracy Wilkelis walks her dog Xander along the Red Cedar River during the 2013 Woofer Walk, on May 18, 2013. The Woofer Walk is used as a fundraiser for the Ingham Counter Animal Control and Shelter, and features a 1.5 mile walk, a doggie diva contest and demonstrations by Michigan State’s canine unit. Danyelle Morrow/The State News More »


  • East Lansing Art Festival celebrates 50th year

    Posted 17 hours ago

    Ann Arbor, Mich., resident Crazy Richard discusses the East Lansing Art Festival and his performance at the event’s 50th year. More »


  • Local dogs raise the woof at fundraiser

    Posted 16 hours ago

    On Saturday morning, dogs, puppies and their owners all gathered at the rock on Farm Lane to raise money for the Animal Cruelty Fund at the fourth annual Woofer Walk. More »





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