MICHIGAN
Live updates for the 2018 midterm election watch parties
The State News has reporters at seven watch parties for the results of the 2018 midterm elections.
MSU
Voter turnout across campus steadily increases throughout the day
Campus voter turnout has steadily increased throughout the day, according to election officials.
MSU
Voters turning out to on-campus polls Tuesday morning
As the 2018 midterm elections occur across the nation, voters headed on Tuesday morning to polling stations on Michigan State's campus to cast their ballots.
MICHIGAN
Map: A guide to polling locations in East Lansing, around campus
Find precincts and polling locations for the 2018 midterm elections by using this map.
MSU
Meet the sophomore running for the MSU Board of Trustees
Political science and pre-law sophomore Aaron Mariasy is running for the MSU Board of Trustees. A Green Party candidate, Mariasy is the only student on the ballot. And similar to other candidates, he wants to rebuild trust in MSU and be a part of a cultural change.
MSU
Position advertisement for MSU's next president released
The MSU presidential search committee has sent out a press release of a finalized version of the position advertisement for the next university president.
MSU
MSU Food Bank receives funds from ASMSU
In effort to help end food insecurity on campus, ASMSU voted unanimously to allocate $9,000 to support the MSU Food Bank.
MSU
Events to be held on MSU's campus to honor veterans
To celebrate and honor veterans and military families, MSU’s Veterans Day Committee is hosting various events between Monday, Nov. 5 and Sunday, Nov. 11.
MSU
Steve Martin and Martin Short to perform at Wharton Center
On Sunday Nov. 4, the Wharton Center for the Performing Arts will welcome comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short for ‘An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life.’
MSU
Engler appears at ASMSU General Assembly meeting, answers questions
MSU Interim President John Engler attended ASMSU's general assembly meeting Thursday night. After giving a short presentation about new buildings on campus, he took questions from the general assembly.
MSU
MSU's campus is turning into an 'advanced mobility ecosystem'
MSU is transforming its 5,200-acre campus into a live, connected ecosystem to drive mobility and research, according to a university press release. Much of the transformation is complete and "MSU’s controlled infrastructure and active campus make it ideal to test emerging technologies for new mobility solutions," the release said.
MICHIGAN
Students opt for absentee ballots in midterm elections
MSU students and East Lansing City Clerk Jennifer Shuster spoke on the importance of voting and the benefits absentee ballots can provide for students far from home.
COMMENTARY
Editorial: Vote Scott, Tebay for trustees — but not because of party
The State News endorses Democratic candidates Brianna Scott and Kelly Tebay, but their party — unlike our endorsement of all other candidates — is not what gets them the nod.
MSU
Theorizing the Senate Hearings discusses current conversations about sexual assault
A discussion titled "Theorizing the Senate Hearings" was held at the MSU Museum on Tuesday night. The discussion's panel was designed to bring the awareness to sexual assault through having conversations about whose voices are being heard, whose voices are being suppressed and how to deal with sexual assault on an emotional level.
MSU
Meet the MSU Board of Trustees candidates
Two seats on the Board of Trustees are now open and will be filled after the upcoming election Nov. 6. Four candidates are running for these open spots — Democrats Brianna Scott and Kelly Tebay and Republicans Dave Dutch and Mike Miller.
MSU
Report details how Westerman violated MSU sexual harassment policy
An MSU report obtained by The State News shows the MSU Office of Institutional Equity found a former employee engaged in “severe, persistent, and pervasive unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature” with an unnamed female claimant who was a student at the time."
MSU
Engler names head of MSU Office of Audit Risk and Compliance
Interim President John Engler appointed Marilyn Tarrant as an associate vice president and permanent head of the newly organized Office of Audit, Risk and Compliance Oct. 30.
MSU
Candlelight vigil held at MSU Hillel for victims of Pittsburgh shooting
On Saturday, Oct. 27, an armed gunman ambushed worshipers at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburg, PA, killing 11 people. To remember and honor the lives lost in the shooting, hundreds of members of the East Lansing and MSU communities gathered outside the MSU Hillel in a candlelit vigil Monday night.
MSU
Award-winning journalist Cokie Roberts to speak at MSU
Award-winning broadcast journalist Cokie Roberts will speak at MSU as part of the annual Governor Jim Blanchard Public Service Forum Nov. 27.
MSU
Understanding the Trauma of Sexual Assault discussion held at Wonders Hall
Dr. Rebecca Campbell, a professor in MSU’s Ecological Psychology Department, gave a talk concerning the science behind the trauma of sexual assault and how best to help survivors Monday night at the Wonders Kiva. The talk described how the brain processes trauma and, afterwards, a Q&A session was held where survivors and other community members asked for a psychological perspective on how to move forward after trauma occurs.