Tuesday, January 13, 2026

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SPORTS

Game-filled weekend exhausts Spartans

Following a grueling weekend that featured three games in four days — and two losses — the MSU field hockey team will welcome their home turf this weekend as they host Syracuse, Monmouth and Kent State at the Auto-Owners Insurance MSU Invitational.

COMMENTARY

Not the girl next door

There is no doubt at this age most of us are trying new things. We are all trying to figure out exactly who we are and who we will be in this society. Our time in college, as most say, is our golden years.

MICHIGAN

Debate on MI min. wage continues with new report

As concerns over the livability of a minimum wage income mount, a new Labor Day report from the Michigan League for Public Policy, or MLPP, showed that while wages have gone up for “higher earners,” the majority in the state earn less than they did 40 years ago as a result of inflation.

MICHIGAN

Seven-bedroom apartment plan approved by East Lansing City Council

One off-campus apartment proposal in downtown East Lansing was given the go-ahead by city officials Tuesday, while another, larger housing plan still awaits further discussion. Although some city officials questioned the suitability of apartment units containing five or more bedrooms in East Lansing, a proposal for a seven-bedroom apartment in the second floor of 547 E. Grand River Ave. was approved Tuesday evening by the East Lansing City Council.

MSU

Harvest season: East Lansing offers organic options

Although the new Whole Foods grocery store is not scheduled to arrive in East Lansing until 2015, students interested in organic food still have opportunities to grow, eat and buy a variety of fruits and vegetables close to home. Some on-campus students already are enjoying locally grown produce in their dining halls, such as students at Brody Complex, who can eat dishes flavored with herbs grown at the Bailey GREENhouse and Urban Farm.

MSU

Vice President for Strategic Infrastructure Planning and Facilities finalists named

Every building, field, road, tree and tunnel on MSU’s campus is under the control of the Vice President for Strategic Infrastructure Planning and Facilities, or the VP for SIPF — a position that will change hands by the end of September.? “This position touches everybody on campus,” said Bill Latta, assistant vice president for operations and chair of the search committee for VP for SIFP.? Dennis Bailey, Kemel Dawkins and Doug Wise were named as the final three candidates for the position on Tuesday.

FEATURES

Theater renovations help MSU music students

The Fairchild Theatre, once home to music concerts and choral performances, now is filled with a very different production that involves the pounding of hammers, the shrill whir of buzz saws and the low-pitched yells of construction workers. Since the project began in summer 2013, the renovations to the Fairchild Theatre in the Auditorium have proven extensive and ever-growing, and they are expected to finish Oct.