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Augustine wins Richter Award, leads MSU hockey's All-American trio

Audrey Dayton
April 11, 2026

Michigan State hockey's former goaltender Trey Augustine won the Mike Richter Award, awarded to the top goaltender in college hockey. He also made his professional debut and was named an All-American, along with former forward Porter Martone and senior center Charlie Stramel. Martone has been playing at the NHL level since signing with the Flyers and Stramel is finishing his degree due to injury.

SPORTS

MSU extends gymnastics coach Mike Rowe

Genevieve Henry
April 10, 2026

Michigan State athletics announced gymnastics head coach Mike Rowe's contract has been extended through 2029. The three-year extension reflects the trust Rowe earned through his consistent high standards over his nine years in charge.

MSU

MSU's handling of DEI looms over board meeting

Anish Topiwala
April 10, 2026

With more than a year passed since President Donald Trump has signed a slew of executive orders restricting Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at universities like MSU, reverberations from those orders are still producing friction today. At Friday's Board of Trustees meeting, the discord those orders — and MSU’s subsequent responses — have kindled among the university community was evident.

MSU

Board OKs 5% increase to housing and dining rates

Anish Topiwala
April 10, 2026

A 5% increase in housing and dining rates for the 2026-27 academic year was unanimously approved by the Michigan State University Board of Trustees at its Friday meeting. The hike in housing and dining rates for the basic residence hall double housing and silver meal plan lands on $13,574 for the upcoming academic year.

LIFE

MFA candidate brings ecological art to the Broad Art Museum

Rachel Lewis
April 9, 2026

Hailey Becker is finishing her master's of fine arts by exhibiting her original piece titled “An oracle is useless unless she is poisoned,” in Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum's MFA exhibition. Becker is also pursuing a Ph.D. in forestry and uses her background in science to inform her artistic decisions.

MSU

MSU board seeks increased participation in stakeholder forum

Anish Topiwala
April 9, 2026

Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees is looking to expand public participation in its second annual invite-only “Stakeholder Engagement Forum” in the Fall of this year. The board called upon students, staff and faculty in a campus-wide email sent Wednesday to suggest potential talking points and nominate participants via a survey.