OPINION: Male loneliness is a common cold

Our national conversation about male loneliness ignores some of its less extreme manifestations.

OPINION: This isn't working

Trump's removal of Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Board is confronting MSU with a decision: Enter the fray or keep its heads down.

2025–26: My priority is to expand what student journalism can be

I have spent my life moving across borders. What stayed constant was my need to understand the world around me. I have lived in eight countries, and each one taught me how to listen before I speak and how to ask better questions when the answers are unclear. That mindset brought me to journalism. That purpose brought me to The State News. And now, it brings me to you.

COLUMN: A look back at my time at MSU

My time at Michigan State has not been easy, but I wouldn't trade it for another chance. The fact that it's coming to an end is surreal, but I'm glad that I'm leaving with no regrets. I don't regret changing my mind (again) about what I wanted to major in. I also don't regret taking an 8:00 a.m. biology lab my first semester here. If you ask me, everything happens for a reason. 

How to pivot back from a rough freshman year

Three years ago, I left home for college. Destination: Michigan State University. Expectations? More than I could have anticipated for. Being the new kid on the block, in an environment I’ve never been in before, on my own, I built my collegiate story brick by brick with lessons I had yet to understand. 

How I ended up loving my last-choice school

There was not a single school in the United States that sounded less enticing to me than Michigan State University.

COLUMN: We had our auras read in a stranger’s home … again

One year ago, we had our auras photographed and explained. This year, everything is coming to fruition.

COLUMN: The extinction of the four-year, one-university athlete

With the transfer portal taking over college athletics, it's brought a grizzly end to a special era of the average college sports player: the four-year, one-university athlete. This extinction has created a negative ripple affect that has been felt across all sports, and it's something that needs to be fixed.

COLUMN: A conversation on the 'best four years of your life'

Are these really the "best four years" of your life, or just a mundane introduction.

An iconic pop culture moment for every soon-to-be graduate

An iconic popular culture moment from the past four years for each soon-to-be MSU graduate, based on your college.

COLUMN: Being an international student when everything feels uncertain

When I was younger, the United States always seemed like the place where things worked.

COLUMN: The humanities are dying, who's to blame?

The humanities are experiencing a decline; perhaps it's everyone's fault, our columnists write.

EDITORIAL: International students deserve certainty

International students do not travel here lightly. For most, accepting an offer from a United States university requires hours of paperwork, immense financial costs and moving to a new location with no established support system. Pursuing an education in this way is an act of bravery and grit.  

COLUMN: Debate between MSU College Republicans and Democrats went exactly how you'd expect

The much-hyped debate was chock-full of disingenuous arguments and feats of vanity, our columnist writes.

COLUMN: In a winter of promise, MSU was good — but not good enough

After MSU hockey fell to Cornell, MSU women's basketball fell to NC State and MSU men's basketball fell to Auburn all in the postseason, it shut the door on yet another good season for Spartan athletics. However, this season was not good enough, as MSU yet again fails to bring home that coveted national championship.

Press pool

COLUMN: My experience reffing an intramural basketball game

Reffing basketball can be hard, but it can also be very rewarding. So, as the MSU intramural Division I semi-final basketball games rolled around, I thought it would be a good idea to throw on my striped reffing shirt and officiate the game. With some good fouls called, odd situations and high tensions — this is my experience officiating an intramural basketball game.

Editor's note: How are national politics affecting you? We want to hear from you.

At The State News, we need your help to know how these policies affect you, whether you’re a student, professor, staff member or administrator. 

COLUMN: Masaki Takahashi is doing something different

Since getting into poetry as a teenager, Masaki Takahashi has been performing with a style that bridges the gap between performer and audience. He's inspiring young writers and creating a community in Lansing. Masaki is doing something different.

COLUMN: Women's March Madness bracket prediction — Spartans to Elite Eight

With Selection Sunday behind us, the women's NCAA tournament — or March Madness — looms large. This means that its officially bracket season, and, with high aspirations, I believe to have created the perfect bracket, featuring Michigan State, exciting matchups and a handful of Cinderellas.