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.
A very intense feeling of focus is what senior quarterback Connor Cook described as being in the zone.
I worked hard to be a Resident Assistant.
When news broke that journalism professor and community activist Bonnie Bucqueroux passed away, students and colleagues were stunned.
There are few things in this world more ridiculous than the stereotypes Michigan fans place upon Michigan State fans.
It's that time of year again, it's the battle for Paul Bunyan. No. 7-ranked MSU (6-0 overall, 2-0 Big Ten) vs.
Given the recent statistics on sexual assault in the state of Michigan, Sen. Curtis Hertel Jr. (D-East Lansing) continues to promote his “yes means yes” bill within the Michigan Senate.