FEATURES
How to fill a festive fall jar
With Halloween passed and Thanksgiving and other holidays around the corner, what better way to spice up your dinner table than with this homemade gift?
FEATURES
'West Side Story' to bring timeless tale of love to Wharton
New York City street gangs will take the stage in East Lansing on Tuesday for the opening night of “West Side Story.”
SPORTS
Youthful field hockey program excited for future
Despite its first losing season since 2006, the MSU field hockey team gained much from a disappointing fall.
FOOTBALL
Bell, Cousins spark MSU to victory
It was quite the interesting weekend in the Big Ten. Nebraska fell to Northwestern at home, and Michigan couldn’t complete a comeback against Iowa on the road.
SOCCER
Women's soccer excluded from NCAA Tournament field
Sixty-four teams heard their names called for the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament Monday evening, and the MSU women’s soccer team was not one of them.
SPORTS
Cassidy earns All-Big Ten Tournament honors
Sophomore goaltender Molly Cassidy was named to the All-Big Ten Tournament Team after recording 10 saves and posting a .833 save percentage in the team’s 2-1 first-round loss.
COMMENTARY
Medical amnesty would save lives
I originally planned to write this column as a call to action for students, to unite their voices and get this bill passed. However, upon learning that its implementation is imminent, this article serves to inform students of what is coming: a law that will, perhaps more than any other piece of legislature, make partying safer for students.
COMMENTARY
Start talking about suicide, depression
Talking about suicides and mental disorders is awkward because of the perception of students with mental illnesses. But awkwardness is no excuse for silence, and students don’t have to face suicidal thoughts or depression alone.
NEWS
East Lansing council candidates discuss Tuesday's election
When Tuesday morning dawns upon the city of East Lansing, the voting booths will open, and students and residents alike will have the chance to make their mark on the history of city politics.
NEWS
Meet East Lansing's city council candidates
The State News presents some background on the city council candidates as well as their stances on issues affecting East Lansing.
NEWS
History shows students likely will play small role in local elections
Much of East Lansing’s leadership will see its judgment day Tuesday, but history shows students likely will not play a noticeable role.
NEWS
School board candidates vie for open seat
In the wake of what some felt was a controversial decision on the fate of Red Cedar Elementary School, Tuesday’s election of a new East Lansing School Board member is of utmost importance to many in the community.
NEWS
Police Brief 11/07/11
A 55-year-old university employee reported a malicious destruction of property at the Music Practice Building between 10 p.m. Oct. 28 and 7:15 a.m. Oct. 29, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
NEWS
Men's Fitness names MSU No. 3 Fittest College in America
Sparty isn’t the only fit and muscular person walking around East Lansing. He is surrounded by in-shape students, according to a recent college fitness ranking from Men’s Fitness magazine.
MSU
Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum holds fundraising gala
Surrounded by cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and musical performances, hundreds of people gathered Friday at the Spartan Club in Spartan Stadium for a gala benefiting the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum.
MSU
Report shows rise in average student debt
Two weeks after President Barack Obama announced his administration’s plans to provide relief to debt-ridden college graduates, a new report issued by the Institute for College Access and Success shows graduating seniors in 2010 continued to leave college with a rising amount of debt.
MSU
Detroit youths mentored at MSU
Growing up in a single-parent home in Detroit hasn’t been easy for 12-year-old Destin Murry. As a middle school student in the Detroit Public Schools system, Murry is one of 25-30 children in MSU’s My Brother’s Keeper program.
Julia Nagy
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FOOTBALL
Spartans face one-and-done situation
Sitting at the top of the Legends Division in the Big Ten, the No. 13 MSU football team has adopted a survive-and-advance mentality to get through the end of the regular season.
FOOTBALL
MSU defense should get one bad showing
It’s an interesting dynamic to take control of the division but still have to talk about Saturday’s ugly 31-24 win, in which MSU allowed the conference’s worst team to hang around for 59 minutes and 30 seconds before remembering it is supposed to be one of the best teams in the country.
Julia Nagy
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MICHIGAN
Shakespeare comes to MSU
From researching the meaning behind his plays to learning how to speak in iambic pentameter for the first time, students and community members have been coming MSU to better understand William Shakespeare’s plays since last week.