More Michigan drivers and passengers are wearing their seat belts. Michigan’s seat belt use rate has increased to 94.5 percent so far this year, the highest it’s been in five years. MSU led the federally-funded study on behalf of the state of Michigan and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Click It or Ticket campaign.
In 117 days Americans will flock to the polls to vote for the next leader of the nation. Many will vote along party lines — lines determined only months prior.
On July 10, The State News' website turned 20 years old.
A storm affecting the East Lansing area and beyond, which seemed to spring up almost instantly and disappear in 10 minutes, caused mayhem Friday afternoon.
British journalist and conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos, currently the editor of Breitbart Tech for Breitbart.com, will be coming to MSU on Dec. 7, according to a schedule released Wednesday.
With all the talk of a doping scandal and the Zika Virus derailing plans for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, it can be easy to forget some local talent will show in force representing not only their country, but their current school or alma mater.
MSU has a wide variety of wildlife. Check out some of the unique animals from around campus.
"TIL (Today I Learned) Michigan State University will identify any insect, arthropod, plant or weed for free if you send a picture of the specimen via email," posted reddit user "cive666" on Aug. 10, 2015.
Students stepping on music chimes is a popular sight to see on the MSU campus Snapchat story, but the location seems to remain a mystery to many.
Becoming a Spartan athlete isn't something that just happens over night. It's not like Spiderman, where you get bit by a radio active spider and all of sudden your saving New York City.
With only two months of summer left, football season is just around the corner. Soon enough, the streets of East Lansing will be crowded with Spartan fans and MSU students heading to the first game of the season.
Late Sunday morning on June 12, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer went live a few blocks from Pulse nightclub – the number of bodies had doubled – 49 people were dead. When the gunfire stopped the night before, the shooting became the worst in United States history.
Election cycles are the harbinger of the viral video universe. From whacky, to humours, to gaffes, and controversies. Here is a sample of some of the viral videos of this year’s election cycle.
This Thursday afternoon, a remembrance ceremony was held in honor of MSU hockey legend Ron Mason, who earlier in the week died at the age of 76.
MSU Greenline is a student-run calling program located on Michigan State's campus. Supervisors and employees of Greenline, such as former supervisor Alec Strauss and current employee Jeremiah Grant, say that Greenline is the best job on MSU's campus. "I've worked at Greenline for 12 semesters and been a supervisor for the past 10 semesters," Strauss said. "I had a team of about 10-15 callers."
Theater for all ages is coming to MSU's outdoor stage this summer, free of charge. The plays range from A Grand Night for Singing, a collection of famous Rodgers & Hammerstein musical numbers, to Mr. Marmalade, an adults only tale of a girl and her imaginary friend.
As was so eloquently spelled out by the Notorious B.I.G., "Mo money, mo problems." For most college students, this is an entirely misdirected dictum. For most of the youthful population, more money means more food and more fun.
In August 2016, Michigan State University will officially be a tobacco-free campus. The MSU board of trustees approved for a tobacco-free campus in 2015 to help ensure that the Spartan community enjoys a healthy lifestyle on campus.
Abby and Gabby Burbary, Ed Davis and Kady Cox are all students at MSU, but alongside being hard working students they have another big thing in common. These students are all successful business owners.
Spartan Stadium is about to get a lot brighter — MSU's Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to plan for permanent stadium lighting. MSU is among three other Big Ten Schools without permanent lighting. The installation is projected to cost between $2 million and $2.5 million.