Saturday, January 24, 2026

Take a peek behind the curtain and test drive the NEW StateNews.com today!

News

MSU

Sustainability key goal for Brody Square

After serving about 4,000 students in a day, Brody Square only has one 40-gallon bag of trash to its name. About 11 percent of the waste made at Brody Square is sent to a landfill, said Robbia Pipper, marketplace dining services manager in Brody Neighborhood Culinary Services.

Beau Hayhoe ·
MSU

Students compete using rubbish

On Tuesday, about 20 mentors and residents of Hubbard Hall competed to create functional objects using recycled household items that otherwise would be thrown away.

MSU

Federal cuts affect MSU radio, students

With a proposed cut of up to $430 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting adding to the constant array of changes facing radio broadcasting, the futures of the medium and the students pursuing it as a career are in limbo.

MICHIGAN

CEO to contest Mich. ban of obscenely named beer

Human biology junior Steve Hanrahan is a craft beer drinker and a fan of the brand Flying Dog. But Hanrahan won’t get to taste the company’s newest beer at any East Lansing bar — it’s been banned in Michigan because of a potentially offensive label and product name.

MSU

Board picks new editor, ad manager

On Friday, The State News Board of Directors appointed managing editor and English junior Kate Jacobson editor-in-chief and appointed English and advertising junior Colleen Curran interim advertising manager.

MICHIGAN

Student Group remodels local school

When the elementary students of Sheridan Road Elementary School walk into their classrooms today, they’ll have new murals, bookshelves and brightly colored walls awaiting them — thanks to the work of about 150 volunteers Saturday from MSU and the Lansing community.