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MSU

RHS furloughs 700+ MSU student employees on short notice

  Michigan State Residential and Hospitality Services notified student employees Monday that they would be placed on a leave beginning Oct. 4, according to a letter from RHS Human Resources. This notification was sent out to more than 700 RHS student team members, according to RHS Chief Communications Officer Kat Cooper, giving those furloughed a short 12-day notice.

NEWS

What to know about the new changes to Sparty’s Cafe

Sparty’s locations around MSU look a lot different than students would remember during this time. Gina Keilen, who is currently serving as the interim associate director of Retail Services, gives some insight into what they are doing to make sure students are still safe to utilize their services. She also highlights the new additions to the combo-exchange, that are sure to keep customers satisfied.

NEWS

Introducing Crime Warp

Welcome to East Lansing Crime Warp, a podcast for The State News by Hannah Brock and Maddie Monroe. Each episode will update you on current crime, as well as dig up prominent local crimes of the past. East Lansing Crime Warp will be updated bi-weekly.