Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Take a peek behind the curtain and test drive the NEW StateNews.com today!

Multimedia

MSU

MSU celebrates National Coming Out Week

As Thursday marks National Coming Out Day, the LBGT Resource Center collaborated with campus neighborhood caucuses, student organizations and the LGBT Alumni Association to create an entire week of programs and activities to support the LBGT community during MSU’s National Coming Out Week.

FOOTBALL

Jones, Norman jockey for time at linebacker position

It’s been five days since Taiwan Jones took the field against Indiana, and the sophomore linebacker still can’t shake a smile that spans from ear to ear. That’s because, for the first time in his career, Jones wasn’t on the field for the occasional play or to finish up the end of a blowout.

SPORTS

Diving team uses indoor facilities to improve performance

Deep in the bowels of the IM Sports-West building lies a device that allows members of the MSU diving team to spin high above the ground and land safely.

NEWS

Staying Safe

The only way a sexually active person can be absolutely sure he or she is not infected with an STI is to get tested — a lesson many health officials try to drill into the minds of high school and college students. But the process is not that simple.

BASKETBALL

Tom Izzo names Nix, Byrd as captains

Even as the words slipped out of his mouth, Tom Izzo knew the response they would elicit. “Our captains could be a little controversial as far as the media’s concerned,” he warned before revealing the names of the two players who would lead the Spartans in their quest to defend the Big Ten title. “It is Derrick Nix and Russell Byrd,” he said.

NEWS

E.L. survey gauges local contentment with services

Since 1995, the city of East Lansing has been reaching out to residents, both permanent and student alike, through a survey to gauge their overall happiness with city government and services. While each year the question set tends to be similar, this year a question was added to the mix that has never appeared on the survey before: How satisfied are you with the transparency of the city government? “In general, (transparency ensures) that the procedure of government and the decision making (are) viewable for the public so the public can see the actions and activities that go on, so they can understand them,” assistant to the city manager Megan McFarland said.

MICHIGAN

E.L. City Council discusses alcohol ordinance

At Tuesday’s East Lansing City Council work session, councilmembers debated whether or not to suspend the city’s 50/50 reporting requirements for bars, which requires them to report their quarterly food and alcohol sales to stay in compliance of city order.