MSU
MSU CAPS counselor offers advice for coping with grief from loss
Mental recovery, same as physical recovery, cannot be hurried or ignored.
NEWS
Houselights: How Tik Tok has impacted our social movements and mental health
This week on Houselights Sara Tidwell, Wendy Guzman and Eli McKown sit down to unpack how our social movements have been impacted by voices on Tik Tok as well as the mental health impact of the app.
MSU
Holmes Hall residents test positive for COVID-19
The email did not specify the number of positive cases; however, those individuals will be self-isolating.
BASKETBALL
2022 5-star center Enoch Boakye commits to Michigan State
2022 five-star center Enoch Boakye announced his commitment to Michigan State on Instagram Live, joining Emoni Bates in MSU head basketball coach Tom Izzo’s 2022 recruiting class.
NEWS
Column: Emoni Bates shouldn't be compared; so naturally, I compared him
This kid has the hype of the king, the game of Durant and the chance to write his own legend; Emoni Bates is just getting started.
MICHIGAN
East Lansing Public Schools superintendent recommends the school year begin remotely this fall
Superintendent Dori Leyko's plan will include both screen time and non-screen time activities and assignments.
MSU
The fallout of events in 'Athlete A' continues to impact MSU
Michigan State University’s four presidents in the span of two years, three criminal trials and two convictions in a stonewalled state investigation and a record $4.5 million fine from the U.S Department of Education were all catalyzed by the subject of a recently-released Netflix documentary.
FOOTBALL
16 Michigan State athletes and 4 athletics staff test positive for COVID-19
Michigan State announces 16 new student-athlete COVID-19 cases and four new staff member cases after a new round of testing last week.
COMMENTARY
GUEST COLUMN: White people, it’s time to listen and act
Black death is something America has normalized.
MSU
6 feet apart or Zoom U: What class will look like come fall
With heaps of classes being moved online and in-person learning socially distanced, coming to campus in the fall may not be as easy, especially without knowing what to expect.
ALUMNI
State News Alumni Notebook for Summer 2020
S'News alum summer happenings include exciting advancements and sorrowful good-byes
MSU
'It's just different': MSU professors prepare classes for partially online fall semester
When instruction “returns to normal” professors can make takeaways from the time they spent online.
MSU
New ICE guidance bars 1st-year international students with all online classes from entering US
First-year international students will likely be unable to study in the United States, according to an update by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Student and Exchange Visitor’s Program (SEVP) guidance Friday.
FOOTBALL
Michigan State football team to quarantine after 2nd staff member tests positive for COVID-19
MSU football will not be able to take the field for two weeks after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
MICHIGAN
Mayor Andy Schor releases details of Racial Justice and Equity Plan, community webinar opens dialogue
The structure of the plan included detailed phases of action, an introduction to the city of Lansing’s long-term plan and the schedule for a virtual community input webinar series. The first of the webinar series took place Thursday night with a focus on racial justice and equity.
COMMENTARY
Column: Sports are returning, but they're also a constant reminder of how far we have to go
With the NWSL, NBA, and MLB all getting back to it, they're also a reminder of how far we have to go in our nation.
MICHIGAN
Recap: Harper's hearing with Michigan Liquor License Commission
The MLCC called on Harper’s owners to answer questions regarding the steps taken in complying with the original executive order for reopening bars and restaurants and to demonstrate how their plans for reopening will prioritize safety of staff and patrons.
MICHIGAN
LIVE: Harper's Restaurant and Brewpub show cause hearing via MLCC
The livestream begins at 1 p.m.
FOOTBALL
Michigan State pauses voluntary football workouts after staff member tests positive for COVID-19
Michigan State football announced late Wednesday that the program would be pausing their workouts after one staff member had tested positive for COVID-19.
MICHIGAN
From 1 to 1,000: The development of COVID-19 in Ingham County over 5 months
Ingham residents have spent more than one-third of 2020 in isolation, while health professionals race to create a lasting drug treatment or vaccine to end the war with the novel respiratory illness that has knocked out both our population and our economy.