Local artist Brian Whitfield has made a mark on Lansing with 30 foot murals and bright colors. From giant fruit on the wall of Capital City Market to license plates driven throughout the state, local artist Brian Whitfield has made a lasting mark on the Lansing area. His artistic journey is far from over, he says.
The Wharton center announced its lineup for the 2024-'25 Broadway Series — featuring productions such as "MJ," "Shucked," "Hamilton" and "Life of Pi."
The Lansing community was once home to many cultural icons who found their start within its city limits. Among the most well-known is Stevland Morris, better known as Stevie Wonder.
Although they don’t go through formal training and certification, emotional support animals can be life-changing for their owners. Whether it is preventing or helping improve existing symptoms, emotional support animals often provide a connection that boosts an individual’s mental health. Emotional support animals benefit their owners in many ways, from giving companionship to creating a sense of responsibility. However, especially in college, there are many lifestyle factors one should consider before committing to an animal.
Associate Professor of journalism Danielle K. Brown’s research explores the ways media has historically misrepresented Black communities, and how journalists can work to actively combat this for better, holistic coverage.
For so many people, music and arts are things people commonly use to destress or brighten up their day. For Michigan State University Engineering senior Semaj Willis, creative art has been part of his life right from the beginning.
Since 2021, 44 states have taken steps to restrict the teaching of critical race theory, as well as discussions of racism and sexism in classrooms, according to data from Education Weekly. 18 states have either signed these restrictions into law or approved similar actions. Black teacher education freshman Ferguson said these attacks on Black history affect both her identity and future profession. At the same time, they make her motivation to become a teacher stronger.
“Having a professor that looks like you is important because it shows what’s possible and it, at times, can provide a sense of belonging, where you’re not feeling isolated,” Sheri Lewis, an assistant professor in the Department of African American and African Studies, said. “You see there’s someone that looks like you, (and) possibly have (a) similar background as you, it can be motivating and inspiring and provides a sense of hope and belonging.”
Dr. LeConté Dill, an associate chair and professor in Michigan State University’s Department of African American and African Studies, is embarking on a dream-inspired play about Black motherhood.
The Asian Pacific American Student Organization, or APASO, hosted their annual Cultural Vogue event on Feb. 17. Michigan State University students gathered in Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall to celebrate and honor Asian heritage and traditions through performances from various student organizations affiliated with APASO.
The MSU Latinx Film Festival hosted activist and artist Manuel Oliver, whose 17-year-old son, Joaquin Oliver, was fatally shot in 2018 at Parkland High School. Oliver performed his one-man show entitled “Guac”-- in reference to his son’s nickname– that circles around losing a child to gun violence.
Students Demand Action and Sit Down MSU rallied against gun violence at the Lansing Capitol on Feb. 15, exactly a year after their first sit-down protest following the Feb. 13, 2023 MSU shooting.
While navigating strong feelings during the one-year mark of the Feb. 13 mass shooting at Michigan State University's campus, many students have shared their favorite moments and memories that have allowed them to focus on brighter aspects of their time at MSU.
Many Michigan State University students are in long distance relationships, or LDRs, and are separated from their significant others by factors like attending different colleges, studying abroad or working in different cities. Celebrating the holiday with their romantic partner is not always feasible, or possible.
Being a drum major is hard work, and music education senior Lacy Jewell and nursing freshman Tom McGovern know very well the difficulties – and payoffs – of being in that very position. But through the time they’ve been in this position, they’ve embraced every aspect of their role.
When local history often gets lost in the textbooks, it’s important to call to mind the icons who walked the same streets we do every day, including Malcolm X, one of the most prominent figures of the civil rights movement. Malcom X grew up in Lansing, Michigan. Arts and humanities professor John Aerni-Flessner focused his curriculum on Malcom X and his time in Lansing within his teaching career at MSU.
MSU libraries hosted a Douglass Day Transcribe-a-thon event in an effort to bring together community to transcribing written letters to Frederick Douglass.
Michigan State University’s Asian Pacific American Student Organization is hosting its 21st annual Cultural Vogue at the Wharton Center this Saturday, Feb. 17.
Students, faculty, staff and community members gathered at the International Center on Michigan State University's campus and the Hannah Community Center in East Lansing to participate in the Healing Through Kindness and Service Event on Feb. 13. The event, meant to help the Spartan community heal and process on the one year anniversary of the mass shooting on MSU’s campus, was organized by Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, and the Center for Community Engaged Learning, or CCEL.
As the one-year mark of the Feb. 13 shooting that took the lives of three students on Michigan State University's campus approaches, many students are seeing resurgences of the trauma they experienced and are finding ways to cope.