Saturday, July 11, 2026

Take a peek behind the curtain and test drive the NEW StateNews.com today!

Multimedia

COMMENTARY

Yield sign welcome at busy crosswalk

Automobile and pedestrian traffic often interact unsuccessfully on this large and modern campus. As someone who walks, I often confront dangerous situations caused by automobiles. I was happy to encounter the new crosswalk yield sign near the south entrance of Spartan Stadium.

COMMENTARY

Out of credit

With any luck, Michigan universities will soon see state aid increase with the repeal of the failed tuition tax credit.

FEATURES

Starling Electric, Denison Witmer to perform tonight

When 20-year-old Caleb Dillon, an East Lansing resident, wrote and recorded songs three or four years ago, he never thought he would be performing them in front of an audience.. Dillon’s project, Starling Electric, will perform for the first time at Lower Level Records, 611 E.

NEWS

McPherson pushes repeal of tuition tax

MSU President M. Peter McPherson is enlisting MSU students and their families in the university’s attempt to repeal the tuition tax credit.McPherson sent a mass e-mail to MSU students Friday asking them to contact their state representatives to tell them to eliminate the tax credit that students would receive if the university held tuition increases under the rate of inflation.

VOLLEYBALL

Losing weekend continues for volleyball team; MSU loses to Northwestern, 3-0

Evanston, Ill. - Twenty-four hours after the MSU volleyball team suffered its first loss of the season, it had a shot at redemption. But the Spartans (7-2, 0-2 Big Ten) failed to close the weekend with a win as the Northwestern Wildcats swept them 3-0 at Welsh-Ryan Arena on Saturday. MSU couldn’t overcome a balanced Northwestern outing, Spartan head coach Chuck Erbe said, and lost 24-30, 30-32, 20-30.

VOLLEYBALL

Badgers end Spartan winning ways; spikers go down 3-1

Madison, Wisc. - After seven straight wins, the Spartan volleyball team\'s winning streak came to a screeching halt Friday, as the Wisconsin Badgers rolled through MSU 3-1. "They didn\'t do anything I didn\'t expect," Spartan head coach Chuck Erbe said. The Badgers (7-2, 1-0) used various rallies throughout the four game match to break down the Spartans en route to the home victory winning 30-24, 30-18, 25-30, 30-20. The Spartans (7-1, 0-1) tried to control their poor passing and serve receiving in an effort to keep the match close, but the Badgers were too much. Outside hitter Erin Byrd led the Badgers with 20 kills and 11 digs, claiming her fourth double-double of the season. Middle blocker Sherisa Livingston also added 19 kills for the Badgers, but fell short of spectacular with 11 attack errors. Senior outside hitter Erin Hartley and junior outside hitter Kyla Smith led the Spartans with 13 kills each.

MSU

Web site a forum for discussion

Students are getting a chance to point and click their way to the MSU police.The Web site created for the Task Force on Student-Police Relations, www.taskforce.msu.edu, features a forum for discussion about student and police issues, as well as an area to e-mail ideas, suggestions or complaints to administrators.“You can see that there’s two ways you can make your voice heard,” said Deb Pozega Osburn, director of Media Communications.

MSU

Students distribute patriotic ribbons

Green and white took a second on campus when yellow began taking over last week.Students, faculty, staff members and their cars have been donning yellow ribbons since they were passed out by a group of three MSU students early last Friday.Kristen DeJardine, Sarah Palmer and Amber Johnson wanted to show their support for America and their grief for the lost lives.

MSU

President to have final approval in extraordinary circumstances

A resolution regarding surveillance of student groups by MSU police is expected to come to a vote at today’s Board of Trustees meeting. The resolution was created based on a report from an independent panel investigating the placement of an undercover officer into United Students Against Sweatshops, now called Students for Economic Justice, beginning Feb.

COMMENTARY

Stand strong

Our armed forces are setting out on their first assignments of Operation Infinite Justice, and some of our friends and loved ones are among those taking up arms to combat the evil of terrorism around the world. Many men and women, some no older than most college students, are going off to fight a war against a faceless enemy - an enemy that fights from and hides in the shadows. We’ve seen this coming since Sept.