“Students got reassurance that they have a community who supports them,” Jewish Student Union Vice President of External Affairs Matthew Zivian said at the vigil. “As for MSU, the school got a nice and clear message: we’re here for peace, we’re here for healing, we’re here for love.”
The stage adaptation of Harper Lee's novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird" ran at Michigan State University's Wharton Center from Oct. 3 until this past Sunday, Oct. 8. Last Wednesday, Greater Lansing residents and MSU students gathered to watch the Broadway play's opening show at 8 p.m. The play lasted roughly three hours, with a 15-minute intermission.
Organized by the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, Arts Night Out started in 2016 as an event intended to unite upcoming artists and long-standing businesses.
A new COVID-19 vaccine has been released to target a new, more infectious strain of the disease. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services recommended receiving the new booster along with an annual influenza vaccine.
Although "hacking" is generally viewed as gaining illegal access to a computer system, to the Michigan State University Spartan Hackers, it means something different. Spartan Hackers President and computer science senior Rajmeet Singh Chandok said despite negative connotations surrounding their name, the club works to educate their members about computer science and create a strong community.
The death of Dianne Feinstein, the longest sitting female U.S. Senator, at the age of 90, created discourse within political majors and their future in the field when seeing part of what some call "the establishment" leave office.
Collections come in all shapes and sizes. This one comes in the form of a moist towelette. Curator of the on-campus Moist Towelette Museum, John French, shares his fascination with “the human need to collect stuff.”
Self-care is often considered an underrated tool when it comes to mental wellbeing. It has been clinically proven to reduce anxiety, stress and depression while also strenghtening relationships. According to MSU Center for Survivors associate director Erin Roberts, self-care can be a helpful strategy for sexual assault and relationship violence survivors during their recovery process.
Loan anxiety and making ends meet are common problems that nearly every college student faces in one way or another.
Situated in the heart of downtown Lansing, the Lansing Art Gallery and Education Center features over 100 Michigan-made artists, all of whose products are for sale, and provides educational and academic opportunities for students across Ingham county.
The Quilt Index is an open access website that showcases photos and descriptions of over 87,700 quilts submitted by people all over the world. MSU art history professor and Quilt Index Director Marsha MacDowell said each quilt is made to reflect artists' stories and connect with viewers on a deeper level.
The "Roman Empire" trend, which has swept across social media in recent weeks, is simple: women ask men- typically their boyfriends or spouses- how often they think about the Roman Empire, to which many men reply, "constantly." However, people are questioning if men actually think about the Roman Empire that much, why they're so interested in it and, more recently, what their own "Roman Empire" is.
MSU Law Professor Justin Simard started the "Citing Slavery Project" in 2020 after researching sources for a project and stumbling upon citations of slave cases by modern judges. “The goal of the project is to document all cases involving enslaved people, either as litigants or as the property and dispute, and (we cite) all the cases... on our website,” Simard said. “It is essentially to get scholars and lawyers to recognize the important influence that slavery has played on the development of American law.”
The basics of life for MSU students have stayed relatively the same, but new places and updates to campus have caused students to do a complete turnaround on some of their activites.
In May of 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior, or DOI, released an investigative report identifying approximately 500 Native American boarding schools across the United States and Canada that existed in the 19th and 20th centuries. Three of them existed in Michigan, and one did not close until 1983. Now, Indigenous students, faculty and community members of Michigan State University are making sure the atrocities committed against their communities are not forgotten. The National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, commonly known as Orange Shirt Day, honors the countless number of children who were sent to Native American boarding schools, many of whom never returned.
Animals at Potter Park Zoo held enrichment activities on Sunday to get the animals' predictions for the Michigan versus Michigan State game.
During game days, it's common for people who don't attend MSU to walk into campus buildings and residence halls as they follow their friends or join in the festivities. For many MSU students, however, something as simple as holding the door open for the person behind them can create a safety risk.
The Spartan Family Sensory Room was unveiled last Tuesday. The room is meant to be a safe space for individuals with autism and sensory needs.
The Salaam Peace Festival, hosted by the Islamic Center of East Lansing and Peace Quest, brings awareness to Muslims around the community by showing people about the various different Muslim cultures around the world.
A screening of First Voice Generation was held at MSU on Sept. 28, 2023. Its story resonated with viewers and inspired them to find their voice.