Last month Americans everywhere came out in droves to take part in the record-setting $1.6 Billion Powerball jackpot, with 3 lucky winners popping up in 3 states.
Now more than ever, the young people of our generation need to make their voices heard. They need to vote.
MAC Cosmetics, a company that caters to all of skin color, recently uploaded a picture on Instagram featuring Aamito Lagum’s lips with one of this season’s lipstick colors.
It's no secret that MSU's policies of handling sexual assault need revision — which is why in the past few months, MSU has announces numerous changes to the ways sexual assault is handled on campus.
As March fast approaches, seniors prepare to attempt to cement their legacy with a deep run in the NCAA tournament where it's said that guards rule.
We’re in the thick of a big election year, and there is no shortage of responsibility being laid on those who are eligible to vote. It would seem that every organization and campaign is putting pressure on voters to exercise their civic duty to participate in elections. That’s fine. However, in the state of Michigan, it has become increasingly difficult to cast your vote if you do not have countless hours on election day to stand at your specified polling location. This needs to change.
For students tired of feeling quieted, believing the conversations around diversity and inclusion on campus only lead to promises that are not being addressed; to the Spartans that don’t believe they have a voice that’s heard calling for change, I hear you.
The MSU administration continually ignores student concerns and manipulates social conflicts into public relations opportunities by erasing administrative mistakes.
Dear Dr. Denise Maybank, Several days ago, you chose to dismiss my partner from MSU based on a false allegation of sexual misconduct.
I am an Arab-American, Muslim junior at Michigan State. Throughout my time at Michigan State I have become increasingly distraught by both my religion and my ethnicity.
I speak for many students at MSU when I say this. Last night’s “ticket glitch” to the Big Ten Championship game was a "slap to the face" for loyal student fans here at Michigan State. After MSU beat Penn State and after Coach Dantonio gave his “Reach Higher” speech (which I was there for) a graphic displayed on the Jumbo-tron at Spartan Stadium saying tickets for the Big 10 Championship Game against Iowa next Saturday will go on sale at 9PM tonight.
When Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 into law, he unknowingly created all that is great about college football.
Dear Governor Snyder, For three months preceding last year’s midterm elections, I spent 20 unpaid hours per week canvassing for your opponent.
An Open Letter to Michigan State University from an Alumna: The Day My Spartan Pride Died
As news of the tragic attacks in Paris filled my newsfeed, the last thing I wanted to see was negativity, ignorance and exploitation. Complaints like “#PrayforParis, what about the issues within our country?
The University of Missouri in Columbia has been shaken off its foundation this past week.
The Spartans have been making their bed for the past nine weeks and Saturday night, they were forced to sleep in it.
Native American women in the United States are 2.5 times (3.5 times in Canada) more likely to experience sexual assault and rape than all other women.
Editor's note: The following letter does not reflect upon the overall opinion of The State News. As Halloween came and went, I found it hard to not notice all the attention placed on the taste of a person’s costume. Many articles and discussions were held discouraging costumes that exemplified cultural icons, at least for those who did not share that culture.
With the City Council election for East Lansing taking place Tuesday, it is the time for the residents of the city to decide who is best to fill the seats that are up for grabs. There are three seats open on the Council, and the State News Editorial Board has chosen who, out of the six candidates, is best to take them.