Andy Contois will join Michigan State hockey as an assistant coach ahead of the 2026-27 season, head coach Adam Nightingale announced Friday.
The Michigan State hockey team just snagged another projected first-round commit: left winger Ethan Belchetz. Belchetz adds to the Spartans' incoming roster of high-ranked draft prospects and draft picks: Chase Reid, Mason West, Nikita Klepov, Joshua Ravensbergen.
As I say farewell and move into the next phase of life, I will never forget what MSU has given me and how that has shaped who I am.
The “Critter Corner" mural, painted by MSU’s Art & Design fraternity, city workers and a Girl Scout Troop, was collaboratively created and finished on April 30.
MSU student-run 'Studio 450' fashion-show featured students and was hosted at the MSU Horticulture Gardens on April 30.
Michigan State University’s Residential College in the Arts and Humanities will merge under the College of Arts and Letters beginning July 1, 2026. This leaves many students concerned about the future of the college’s small class sizes, among other issues.
When everything is done ironically, you start to see the world differently.
Concerns over alleged voting violations committed at the annual Democrat State Endorsement convention may change the results of the party’s endorsement of two candidates for Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees ahead of the November elections.
A survey of MSU students regarding social media addiction and harm based on the NYT article published one month prior, in March of 2026.
As my time as Editor-in-Chief of The State News begins to come to a close, I have found myself thinking more often about what this title actually leaves behind.
Days after U.S. Senate Candidate Abdul El-Sayed announced that popular leftist commentator Hasan Piker would join him on a campus tour which included Michigan State University, emails flooded the inbox of MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz. The messages expressed concerns with the hosting of Piker on MSU’s campus, who they claim has promoted “extremism” and amplified “antisemitic rhetoric” in his past actions. Allowing Piker on campus risks making Jewish students, families and faculty feel unsafe, the messages urged.
Michigan State University Police announced that a 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly running a meth lab in Wells Hall. DPPS, in a press release, wrote that suspect Xin Tong was arrested and issued felony criminal charges for malicious destruction of a building over $20,000 and “felony controlled substance-operate/maintain lab involving methamphetamine.”
The increase in academic accommodations at MSU, which tracks with a national trend, is raising questions both pragmatic and philosophical for the university.
International figure skating teams teams converged on Munn Ice Arena for the 2026 Nations’ Cup and Gold Cup, turning the rink into a global stage for Theatre on Ice.
High rents, parking problems and a season lull in foot traffic keeps some business owners wary of opening up shops on Grand River Avenue, the heart of MSU’s nightlife.
Wharton Center announced its 2026-2027 performing arts season on April 29.
MSU hockey is expected to return 14 players, including nine forwards and five defenseman. The Spartans have also received three transfers and are expected to fill the rest of its roster with incoming freshmen. MSU’s biggest departures came due to graduation and professional contracts as eight players signed agreements. The team also lost four players to the transfer portal, two backup goaltenders and two forwards, who did not play for more than half of the season.
Trends, whether it’s fashion or lifestyle, may find themselves going viral on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram. For example, the Stanley brand found itself in the midst of the “Stanley cup craze” a few years prior, where the Quencher H2.0 Flowstate Tumbler was all the rage on platforms like TikTok. Influencers and the general public alike were sporting the water bottle both online and offline. Similarly, the UGG shoe brand found itself in the spotlight with its Tasman II, a shoe style that has exploded in popularity with celebrities and the general public.
