On Monday, Jan. 27, State Rep. Julie Brixie presented a tribute of $125,000 to the MSU Student Food Bank. Brixie presented the tribute and took a tour of the MSU Student Food Bank facilities, located in Olin Health Center. The tribute will go toward efforts to expand their services, as more and more students utilize the food bank each semester.
The East Lansing Public Arts Commission and the Public Art on Campus Committee work to ensure that public art installations are a part of construction or development projects in East Lansing and on MSU's campus. These groups aim to incorporate public art in order to provide a sense of community, provoke thought and elicit emotions.
A new exhibition at the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum focuses on food justice and its wide-ranging implications. Looking at the history and impact of agriculture in Michigan, the collection explores "questions of food knowledge, production, scarcity, and consumption."
Through February, the MSU community can give books or monetary donations to the Stuff the Library book drive, which is an effort to put more books that celebrate diversity and represent students of many backgrounds into school libraries.
Over 60 undergraduate students from a dozen MSU colleges presented their research Friday in the eighth annual Diversity Research Showcase. The event was part of the university's week-long celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Students endured below freezing temperatures Thursday night to honor those killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war, in light of the recent ceasefire. Over cups of hot chocolate, they painted The Rock with an image of the Palestinian flag and words over it that read "NO JUSTICE NO PEACE."
Attendees gathered at the Michigan State University's Student Union on Thursday night to participate in Bidding Blitz, an event hosted by UAB and Student-Made Michigan State, which encouraged attendees to explore student businesses. By interacting with the representatives of each business stationed at a table, guests were able to gain fake money, which they could then use to bid on different handmade items from the student businesses that were pre-purchased by UAB.
Daughter of Malcolm X, Ilyasah Shabazz, spoke at MSU's fourth annual Malcolm X Muslim Studies Community Forum on Tuesday. She spoke about her father's legacy and inspiring a new generation of "change-makers."
Braving the cold, the MSU community came together on Monday morning to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy at the 45th annual commemorative march in the IM East gym.
From Jan. 21 - Jan. 26, "Shucked," a Tony Award-winning musical comedy, will be coming to Michigan State University’s campus. Featuring a book written by Robert Horn, a Tony Award winner, "Shucked" will be shown at the Cobb Great Hall at the Wharton Center of Performing Arts.
Students, faculty and community members came together to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's legacy in an act of "radical community" during the MLK Student Leadership Symposium at Michigan State University. The event, which featured dancing, a keynote address and various artistic performances, was held on Jan. 18 in the MSU Union ballroom from 2:15 to 6:45 p.m.
Candace Johnson, then Candy McCrary, became part of a series of stories about race on campus that was published by The State News in the spring of 1990. In December of 2024, Johnson celebrated the release of her novel, inspired by articles written during that time period.
The concert will take place on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. in MSU’s Fairchild Theatre, and the program will be performed by MSU Jazz Orchestra I. This year, the concert program is titled "I Have a Dream for the World."
Michigan State University associate professor of history Dr. LaShawn D. Harris works to tell the untold stories of Black women in New York City throughout her research and the publishing of her novels. Harris reflects on these stories and the impact of Martin Luther King Jr.
From Jan. 16 through Jan. 24, MSU will be hosting the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Celebration to honor Dr. King’s legacy and historical events that took place in the country, as well as on campus.
On Saturday, students took their final steps in their undergraduate careers for their commencement ceremonies. Recent graduates, family members and loved ones all gathered at the Breslin Center to celebrate.
Cover band Atomic Annie opened for Sister Hazel at their concert at Grewal Hall in Lansing. Featuring MSU's own professor of practice Troy Hale on guitar, Atomic Annie energized the crowd on Friday night and played their largest venue yet.
Michigan winters can be a struggle for people who experience seasonal effective disorder (SAD), a type of depression caused by seasonal changes in day length and light quality. MSU experts discuss the symptoms of SAD, possible treatments and the resources available for students on campus.
In celebration of their accomplishments and work, MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz welcomed seniors who are set to graduate this week to Beaumont Tower on Wednesday in a rare opportunity and new tradition to climb the historic structure.
