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Trustee doubles down on call to restore diversity efforts at MSU, improve support for Black students

Anish Topiwala
February 25, 2026

A Michigan State University Trustee is pushing back against university administrators who claim that an opinion piece she wrote surrounding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at MSU mischaracterized the situation. Trustee Rema Vassar, in a new opinion essay published in Michigan Chronicle, doubled down on assertions she made weeks earlier in a preceding op-ed — which argued that the university should walk back on its actions to dismantle DEI efforts.

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Rock the block, just don’t stalk the block

Katherine Baligian
February 25, 2026

MSU Live On's Rock the Block is taking place at the Breslin Center on March 10, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for first year students reserving dorms in groups for next semester. While there are students that may be looking to camp out in preparation for the event, groups are discouraged from waiting before their designated registration time window.

LIFE

Room assignments and reputations: Where the MSU majors call home

Emma Bowman
February 25, 2026

The living environment for many first-year students can shape their whole college experience and Michigan State’s campus is no exception. Housing assignments are officially randomized for incoming freshmen, although year after year there are trends of certain majors that end up calling home to the same neighborhood or even dorm building. 

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MSU fund a temporary lifeline for researchers, graduate students

Anish Topiwala
February 24, 2026

Michigan State University has offered support to researchers who have had federal funding slashed via a $5 million pool of funding for MSU researchers to take advantage of. So far, the Jenison Fund has awarded financial support to 64 recipients. The support has allowed MSU faculty and graduate students to continue their research and support their work while they pursue alternative means to fund research.

ICE HOCKEY

Martone earns Big Ten weekly award following hat-trick performance

Audrey Dayton
February 24, 2026

Freshman winger Porter Martone has been named Second Star of the Week, following his first collegiate hat trick, released by the Big Ten conference this morning. Martone scored four goals in No. 1 MSU hockey's sweep of Notre Dame last week. His performance moved him to 41 points and 20 goals on the season. He now ranks ninth in points and fourth in goals in the history of MSU freshmen.  

COMMENTARY

OPINION: Early lease signing is detrimental to friendships

Isabella Cucchetti
February 24, 2026

In East Lansing, students are pressured to sign leases remarkably early, often in the fall for the following academic year. Because there are so many unknowns in the average college student’s life at that point, this leads to broken leases, money lost and damaged friendships. This practice is detrimental to students and their relationships.