“Cancer sucks, buy a duck.” On Saturday, MSU’s Anti-Cancer Society held their second annual duck race on the Red Cedar to raise money for their organization. For $2, anyone could buy a mini rubber duck with a number on it.
On campus there isn’t a single voice claiming to represent the students of MSU and the issues they care about. There is a chorus.
iral reporter Katie Winkler recaps the top stories from The State News this week.
What began as a group assignment for their telecommunications class turned into a long term project for 11 documentary specialization students.
Leadership has officially changed hands within ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government.
James E. Cummings Jr. is a familiar face for anyone who frequents the IM Sports-West courts.
Grand Rapids resident Isaac Postma is like most other 14-year-old boys, but with spinal muscular atrophy, even basic daily functions are almost impossible for him.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Senior White House Advisor Brian Deese announced a plan Thursday afternoon in Kellogg Center to partner with farmers, ranchers and forest land owners to address the threat of climate change.
For one night only, Motown is back. This Friday evening, the Wharton Center is partnering up with the Lansing Symphony to put on "Music of Motown". Diatetics freshman Arturo Gregory is ecstatic for the event, and is happy to see Motown music make a revival this Friday. "Friday's performance feels like a great opportunity for people to come and experience what is Motown," Gregory said.
Three survivors, who were sexually assaulted off campus, shared their on campus experiences of substance abuse, self-exploration and growth, which shaped them to be the survivors they are today.
Love Your Melon Foundation co-founder Zachary Quinn — and many students following in his footsteps — want to make hospital stays more bearable for children fighting cancer.
Tonight, the stage in the auditorium of the Kellogg Center will light up with songs and dances of traditional Latino cultures.
Jennifer Battle, director of MSU’s Office of Sustainability, said the power plant is currently at a 70 to 30 percent ratio of natural gas and other energy sources. Seventy-one percent of the energy supply comes from natural gas, 28 percent from coal and 1 percent from biofuel.
1,264 students voted in this year’s ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government’s general assembly election, which is over 1,000 less voters than in 2013, when the State News reported a 9.2 percent voter turnout. Members of ASMSU’s general assembly hold an important task of electing the new office of the president this week, which consists of six vice presidents and 1 president.
In an effort to prevent MSU falling to last place in faculty compensation rates among Big Ten schools, the Faculty Senate approved a relatively high faculty merit and market pool increases for the 2015-2016 school year on Tuesday afternoon.
Every year, the students of MSU are working to make campus a better and more environmentally friendly place.
The salad bar in the cafeteria, lined with fresh ingredients — vibrant spinach, juicy cherry tomatoes, colorful peppers and green cucumber — grow closer to your plate than you think.
MSU farms works to ensure campus is more environmentally friendly, with notable efforts arising in the last few years.
MSU is hosting many campus events to celebrate Earth Day and sustainability.
A video recently posted to journalism professor Karl Gude's YouTube account shows a flash mob taking place in one of his classes on April 1. The video shows Gude beginning to teach, while a lone students begins to sing "Ghost" by Ella Henderson, quickly followed by a number of others, all wearing matching shirts commemorating Mental Health Awareness Week.