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MSU seniors paint The Rock on Farm Lane to inspire hope for Spartans
“We’re strong and resilient. That’s the epitome of being a Spartan.”
MSU
Campus closure leads local bookstores, ASMSU to change procedure for returning rental materials
Here's how to return rented iClickers and textbooks.
MICHIGAN
Black residents 3 times as likely to have COVID-19 cases, Ingham County reveals
Among reported COVID-19 cases, African Americans had a rate of 139 cases per 100,000 — three times the amount reported of any other race group. The second highest rates were among white people, with a total of 47 cases per 100,000.
MSU
Michigan State plans to implement mandatory diversity training
Michigan State is planning a new university-wide diversity training, even if the pandemic disrupts its timeline.
MICHIGAN
Michigan to receive $6.3 million in CDC funding for coronavirus response
Michigan Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Gary Peters announced Michigan will receive an additional $6.3 million in funding from the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Michigan State women's basketball's Kayla Belles to transfer to BYU
Kayla Belles is leaving the women's basketball program.
NEWS
City of Lansing, IRS extend income and federal tax-filing deadlines three months
Lansing has extended the due date for tax filings due to COVID-19.
MICHIGAN
State legislature extends state of emergency to April 30
The Michigan House of Representatives voted on Tuesday to extend Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's State of Emergency declaration to April 30.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
NCAA Tournament Projection: Kansas vs. Dayton Final Four
Fake basketball — Final Four.
MICHIGAN
Lawsuit against MSU alleging Title IX violations, late MSU professor
A lawsuit alleging Title IX violations has been filed against Michigan State University.
MSU
ASMSU to hold fall election, allocate funds to coronavirus causes
ASMSU passes COVID-19 package, pilot fall elections
PHOTO VIDEO
State News Sports Roundtable: What March Madness could have been, best moments in MSU sports history
On this episode, the Roundtable discusses the impact of COVID-19 on sports, what we have been doing to get our sports fix, March Madness projections and more.
MSU
Some MSU dining halls restrict access to dorm neighborhoods in operations update
Michigan States dining halls set new building operation guidelines that start Monday, April 6.
MSU
Watch the MSU Alumni Band perform fight song remotely
The band encourages Spartans worldwide to come together during this time and recite the lyrics Spartans have been singing for years.
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President Stanley talks COVID-19, campus culture, leadership changes with The State News
The State News Editorial Board sat down with Michigan State University President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. to talk about his first year at MSU, the university's response to the COVID-19 outbreak and other campus issues.
MSU
MSU offering third-party move-out options for students unable to return to campus
The process was created by the Residential and Hospitality Services, or REHS, to "allow for students to designate a third-party to access their room in order to complete the move-out." This gives students unable to return to campus an opportunity to meet the April 12 move-out deadline to receive a $1,120 housing credit from the university.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
NCAA Tournament Projection: Michigan State vs. BYU Final Four
The Final Four. Michigan State. BYU. (Except it's fake).
MSU
MSU doctor creates COVID-19 test with quick results, pending FDA approval
Michigan State emergency medicine professor Dr. Brett Etchebarne created a test for COVID-19 he says provides results within minutes.
PHOTO VIDEO
The 1909: Small businesses during COVID-19, new social media trends during isolation and a look back at MSU's meningitis outbreak
This week on The 1909: How small businesses in East Lansing are coping without students during the COVID-19 pandemic, what new social media challenges have formed while people are in social isolation and looking back at the 1999 meningitis outbreak at MSU.
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MSU offers housing, decontaminates masks for health care workers
Michigan State is offering the Kellogg Center and is decontaminating masks for healthcare workers responding to COVID-19 cases.