I am honored to be the new opinion writer for The State News this summer. As an employee of The State News and a freshman double majoring in journalism and international relations through James Madison College, it feels as though I’m almost starting to write as many words as I speak on a daily basis. This realization caught me by surprise.
In every election, importance is placed on the youth vote. Because they’re viewed as the future of this country, young people usually are encouraged to participate in elections early and often.
It might have taken 55 minutes, but Childish Gambino finally got back what he put into his performance Wednesday night. For the majority of his Wednesday show, Childish Gambino — the alter ego of “Community” on NBC’s Donald Glover — was unable to get fans to do much more than bob their heads and mouth the words.
When Childish Gambino hit the Auditorium stage Wednesday night wearing a red hoodie bearing the words “Scouts Honor” and singing his hit “Outside,” few would have guessed he was the fun-loving, quirky and somewhat nerdy character Troy from the hit NBC show “Community.” But the 28-year-old rapper, actor, writer and comedian, who offstage is known as Donald Glover, is no stranger to the rap game.
A 21-year-old student reported her backpack and external hard drive were stolen between 1:10 and 1:15 p.m.
When Elvin Hajili approaches a cafeteria worker to order something to eat, he’s never sure if they’ll understand his thick central Asian accent. The hospitality business junior from Baku, Azerbaijan, debates whether to just say what he wants or try to mime it with gestures.
The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, was thrown a $40 million lifeline in the search for funding to push the project forward at MSU. The U.S.
A new season is approaching and with it comes countless summertime trends to test out. It’s time to pack away your sweatshirts, jeans and other winter gear and make room in your closet for some of the upcoming season’s most fashionable garments.
As the academic year comes to a close, MSU officials are searching to fill and secure several key roles within the university administration. J.
MSU faculty are working on a collaborative project with an Iraqi university funded through a $1 million grant that would allow Iraqi professors to update their course curricula to make it more modern. Professors from the University of Duhok ended a two-week visit to MSU on Tuesday after spending time collaborating with MSU professors in Lyman Briggs College, shadowing faculty and interacting with students to learn more about MSU’s curriculum and objectives.
For the past several months, Chelsea Roberts has dedicated much of her time to exploring and experimenting with gender. And on Thursday evening, the theatre senior will share her discoveries at an event she is hosting, Put On: Wearing Gender, which will take place at 7:30 p.m. at (SCENE) Metrospace, 100 Charles St.
For Caitlyn Werner, her junior year at MSU was a rough one. Within two semesters, she lost one of her best friends in a car accident and helped her roommate as well as her then-boyfriend through bouts of depression.
Various MSU departments are gearing up for summer, with some hiring extra help and others preparing to scale back.
ASMSU, MSU’s undergraduate student government, will hold elections for officer positions tonight at 7 p.m., wrapping up what current officers have called a transition year.
When Gov. Rick Snyder signed anti-bullying legislation into law on Dec. 7, 2011, MSU visiting instructor Joe Grimm saw a perfect opportunity for one of his classes to create a book researching the ways bullying has evolved over time.
While students prepare for finals week, businesses in East Lansing prepare for what comes after — the exodus of their customers.
The Residence Halls Association, or RHA, approved its summer 2012 budget at its Wednesday night meeting, allocating about $213,000 for expenses during the summer, including travel and fees for a national conference and promotional items.
Dustin Baker treats school like a job. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each week for the last four years, he spent all of his time during the week outside of class doing homework and studying.
With classes winding down and most of the student body getting ready to leave East Lansing, students are turning their attention to a final chore: packing.
When hospitality business senior Sally Charness stopped at the rock on Farm Lane on Wednesday afternoon, she didn’t know she was about to be blinded. Students from the Council of Students with Disabilities, or CSD, asked her to wear a blindfold while reading braille printed on pop cans to simulate blindness. She soon could decipher an “S” on a can of Sprite, but she said it was hard to tell for sure what she was reading.