"Home away from home" was a theme established at the beginning of the school year’s homecoming parade for Michigan State University’s International Student Association (ISA). This theme was carried through to the ISA Ball on April 4 at the Kellogg Center.
The Michigan State University Observatory announced their public outreach events for 2025. The first event that kicks off the year this Saturday, however, is cancelled due to weather conditions.
Michigan State University students share their experiences as content creators. Posting their everyday lives as college students on social media platforms like TikTok have helped them grow a following.
On Monday, March 31, attendees gathered at Michigan State University’s Student Union to participate in the University Activities Board (UAB)’s “Dress To Impress Live!” The event was based on Roblox's online game “Dress To Impress.” Just like in the online version, each round consisted of three participants who were given about five and a half minutes to create an outfit.
Twice a year the Michigan State University College of Music hosts an opera at Fairchild Theatre. The spring semester show was performed March 26-30. Directed by MSU professor of voice Melanie Helton, this spring’s show was Gioachino Rossini’s "La Cenerentola."
Located on the first floor of the MSU Library is a display highlighting past MSU yearbooks, and the 1945 Wolverine edition features a character called Spartina, Sparty’s girlfriend. Spartina was a reflection of how campus that year was made up of mostly female students while many of the male students were fighting in World War II.
VIM's annual spring fashion show was held on Thursday, March 27, at 7 p.m. The show featured designs from 20 different student designers, and members of the club modeled each look down the runway.
The annual spring concert was held at the Breslin Center on Thursday, March 27. Students enjoyed the music from openers James Gardin and Gavin Turek, and headliner bbno$.
Over 300 students and faculty gathered in the Multicultural Center Wednesday as the sun set for Iftar, the fast-breaking meal eaten by Muslims fasting for Ramadan.
Founded by computer scientist Jerry Norris, The Fledge operates as a system designed to support under-resourced individuals by providing essential resources and a launchpad for opportunity. His model — involving the blockchain, punk shows and advocacy — has received attention from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the federal government for helping tens of thousands across the state.
On Tuesday, March 25, the Jazz at Lincoln Center’s “New Orleans Songbook” will make an appearance at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts’ Cobb Great Hall. The “New Orleans Songbook” will be led by music director, arranger and pianist Luther S. Allison, who received his Master of Music in jazz studies from MSU in 2019, and will also feature bass player Liany Mateo, who received her bachelor's degree in jazz studies, majoring in bass performance, in 2020.
Starting as early as 8 a.m. on Saturday morning, over 150 students from 11 schools in the Michigan area participated in Michigan State University’s first Designathon.
Last Thursday, “Dentro (inside): A True Story, If You Think So” made its U.S. debut at Michigan State University’s Wharton Center, bringing a dramatization of real-life conversations about sexual abuse to stage. Written, directed and performed by acclaimed Italian playwright Giuliana Musso, this play confronts the silence and societal challenges surrounding survivors.
On Sunday, March 23, Michigan State University held the 11th annual TEDxMSU conference at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts’ Cobb Great Hall. Speakers presented a vast variety of topics, all fitting within the theme of "inversion."
MSU Libraries partnered with various university departments to host Video Games for Learning Japanese (and Other Languages) on March 21. Gaming developers and teaching faculty presented and demonstrated elements of video and board games that help students learn primarily Japanese, but also other languages such as Swahili, French and Portuguese.
Over 200 Michigan State University students, staff, faculty and family members gathered at the MSU Kellogg Center for the annual mega Shabbat on Friday evening. This event, which first started in the spring of 2019, is the largest Shabbat dinner on campus.
The conference’s organizers said the event fosters community among like-minded individuals, with this year's theme being "Embracing diversity and rewriting narratives."
Alternative Spartan Breaks (ASB) is a registered student organization offering service trip opportunities for Michigan State University students. They offer spring break trips and weekend experiences throughout both the fall and spring semesters.
As a part of the Michigan State University museum’s current Techno: The Rise of Detroit’s Machine Music exhibition, Her Sound, Her City: Detroit’s Women Shaping Electronic Music was a two-part event March 20. The event’s goal was to recognize Detroit’s electronic music scene and the women who helped build it.
On Thursday, Columbia University professor and MSU graduate school alum Peter Clement spoke to MSU students and staff about Putin and his threats of nuclear war from 2018 to present day.