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MSU club spreads magic throughout Lansing
Royal Encounters, an MSU club focused on spreading magic to Lansing by dressing up as Disney princesses, work to bring joy to children in need.
BUSINESS
MSU to lead mid-Michigan in its establishment as a national technology hub
The city of Lansing is poised to lead the state in high-technology development after Michigan received a $400,000 federal grant from the Economic Development Administration, or EDA, Tech Hub program on Oct. 23.
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MSU consolidates, reorganizes university policies
MSU has announced a university policies website and a Policy Management Program that will allow for students, faculty and staff to see all university policies in one, organized location.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women's basketball highlights defense in dominant exhibition win over Davenport
The Spartans fully controlled their first game under Fralick to come away with a 99-46 exhibition victory over Davenport. MSU will be back in action for the season Oct. 8 at 6:30 p.m. against Oakland University at the Breslin Center.
ICE HOCKEY
Preview: MSU hockey gears up to "bring their A-game" for the first conference matchup against Ohio State
The Spartans head down to Columbus for an exciting two day series matchup in conference against the Buckeyes on Friday Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. and Saturday Oct. 4 at 5 p.m.. Both games will be streamed on Big Ten Plus.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Students share thoughts on '1989: Taylor's Version', Eras Tour movie
With the recent release of singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's album, "1989 (Taylor's Version)" and film, "Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour", Michigan State University students and swifties alike have had a lot of muscial content to engage with.
FOOTBALL
Preview: MSU Football hosts Nebraska in final game at Spartan Stadium this season
The Michigan State Football Team returns home to Spartan Stadium for the last time this season as they are set to face Nebraska on Saturday.
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MSU classroom lock policy follows some recommendations, disregards others
MSU won't use the automatic locks and door-closing mechanism recommended by the outside review of MSU's response to the campus shooting. They also aren't installing as many locks as they initially claimed. But why?
VOLLEYBALL
Amani McArthur followed her own path in choosing volleyball, leading her to success
Amani McArthur's family had their eyes set on basketball, but the fifth year middle blocker had different plans.
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Student government asks MSU to publicly condemn hate speech, support Palestinian students
ASMSU’s bill 60-30 “advocates for ASMSU and MSU to address the ongoing Palestinian crisis and support Palestinian students and all impacted students.” It also advocates for MSU to organize and facilitate educational sessions on the issue.
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MSU tenure-stream faculty launch union effort, leaders say 44% already support
"Faculty are the heart and soul of a university," chemistry professor Piotr Piecuch, who sits on the committee organizing the union, said. "We are the ones who make new discoveries, who create and disseminate knowledge … so we feel we should have a voice, and we feel that we don't have it now."
FOOTBALL
Senior MSU football lineman gearing up for final go at Spartan Stadium against Nebraska
Michigan State football will be celebrating its Senior Day this weekend for their final home game of 2023 against the 5-3 Nebraska Cornhuskers. For fifth year lineman such as Maverick Hansen and J.D. Duplain, they know how special a victory would be to send them out of Spartan Stadium with a win amidst a six game losing streak.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
MSU women's soccer drops in polls following Big Ten tournament upset loss to Iowa
Michigan State’s women’s soccer team fell to No. 20 in the United Coaches Poll and No. 21 in the TopDrawer National Ranking Tuesday after being upset at home by Iowa in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinal Sunday.
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Sparrow Hospital looks to expand mass casualty protocol following MSU shooting
After a successful implementation of their mass casualty code triage during the MSU shooting, Sparrow Hospital has begun to consider how they would handle larger and different events.
PODCASTS
Houselights: We're back with our Halloween episode!
Happy Halloween! We're back after a little break, and in the spirit of Halloween, we're going to talk about our plans we have for Halloween and what we did to celebrate Halloweekend. We're also going to give our thoughts on "1989 (Taylor's version)."
COMMUNITY
'2023 has been difficult': MSU holds winter wear drive for underserved Lansing communities
MSU’s Center for Engaged Student Learning is running a winter wear drive to collect outerwear donations for the Cristo Rey Community Center in Lansing. Students, faculty and staff can drop off all new and gently-used hats, scarves, gloves and other outerwear gear to suite 101 in the Student Services Building until Nov. 10.
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Associated Students of MSU calls on board to release Nassar documents
“The lack of transparency with these documents shows a blatant lack of respect for all survivors on campus, those who have the right to know how these gross injustices were condoned for so long at the school we trust with our safety,” ASMSU's statement said. “It displays a tragic disregard for the students who continue to suffer relationship violence and sexual misconduct crimes on campus with no administrative acknowledgment of their role in cultivating this culture on campus."
FOOTBALL
'Spoiling means you’re a scrub, and I ain’t a scrub:' Harlon Barnett looking to end losing streak on Senior Day
Interim head coach Harlon Barnett and MSU football have yet to find success in the six games he has been at the helm. This weekend though, he has a chance to send the seniors out on a winning note against Nebraska for their last game at Spartan Stadium, and Barnett has been nothing but positive with his guys in order to keep the mood in the locker room from derailing.
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MSU instructor connected to meth lab fired for 'unprofessional behavior'
Michigan State University has fired Brendan Doyle, the kinesiology instructor whose students connected him to a 2020 Louisiana meth lab. According to personnel records, Doyle was fired for “unprofessional behavior” and repeated absences from his class.
STUDENTS
Students discuss Halloween costume predictions, pop culture impacts
Every Halloween, people of all ages dress up in costumes. More often than not, these costumes can usually fit into two categories: recent pop culture references or Halloween "classics." But how do college students find a costume that is either classic or super niche? Does pop culture have an impact on what students choose to wear?