All too often, it seems that we put far too much into improving our appearance to please others. We want to look good to attract members of the opposite sex, to make a good impression on our peers, to please our parents — the list goes on and on.
If ASMSU has its way, MSU will finally be getting its own safe ride program to get students home safe after a night of drinking.
The current Minor in Possession law in Michigan may be changed, and the State News Editorial Board supports the potential revision.
The 2015 NCAA men's basketball tournament was exciting, personally it always one of my favorite times of the year.
It is not just the act itself that tears away at you. It is the pressure in the chest that follows.
Let’s take a few moments to recognize this arguably could be the best time ever to be a student at MSU.
I know I can't be the only student here that hates our required classes.
Spring in East Lansing is a double-edged sword.
I am concerned as to why The State News would publish the opinion letter, “Why I am no longer a Spartan”, featured in Tuesday’s paper. The author of the letter compared the riots in Ferguson, Missouri following the death of Michael Brown and the celebrations in the Cedar Village this weekend and tried to claim the response of by the media, and the celebrators as racist.
Last weekend’s celebrations at Cedar Village were unexpected and far from outside the norm after a big MSU victory. They were also far from harmful.
I usually refrain from publishing my opinions in The State News. But I wanted to use this opportunity to respond to the anonymous letter published in Tuesday's edition of the paper, and to some of the reactions it’s received.
The Black Sheep is being sheared away from campus. In a decision which, according to recent student polling, literally 100 percent of people saw coming, the MSU chapter of the so-called publication The Black Sheep will fold today due to not being funny enough to keep anyone — and we do mean anyone — entertained.
At this point we need to all come to grips with something: Tom Izzo may be a coaching god of some sort.
Students of MSU have a luxury that is often taken for granted. The university offers over 150 majors, allowing for a wide range of options for a career path.
So we got into the Final Four. Great. Woo-hoos and Aw Yeahs and other celebratory phrases abound.
It’s 2 a.m. on a Monday morning. Normally, I’d be fast asleep, except for one issue: It’s March, the Spartans are on and I’m in Beijing, China. As a die-hard Spartan, one of the most challenging things for me since I moved to Beijing in 2011 has been keeping up with my MSU sports.
Stereotyping, the most common and unacknowledged source of exclusion in any community, puts a label on how a person should act or live according to sex, race, personality and other identifying factors.
If you’re unfamiliar with MSU’s Greenpeace student committee, here’s a simple way to state our MO; We students, in part with Greenpeace headquarters, organize to peacefully protest, and encourage creative communications, in order to expose the onslaught of global, and environmental, issues caused by companies at home and abroad. MSU Greenpeace and MSU Dining Service met January 20 to continue efforts in switching the University’s tuna provider.
With a little over a month of the semester left, students are starting to think about summer. We’re figuring out where we’re going to be, planning vacations and finding out if we need to take classes. Many students are at MSU for at least four years, leaving three summers between the first semester and graduation.
When the Spartans play this coming weekend, we encourage all members of the MSU and East Lansing communities to celebrate the accomplishments of our men's basketball team in a safe and respectful manner. Avoid participating in behaviors that may cause physical harm to yourself, friends, neighbors or may result in the destruction of property.