Letter: It is Not Okay to be White
Racism now is all the things said and unsaid that contribute to the undermining of what people of color have been trying to tell us for years. Racism is alive and well, people feel it, people see it, why can’t we?
City Council special meeting cancelled
The East Lansing City Council meeting for Monday night has been cancelled.
State News Pop Culture Podcast: 'Stranger Things 2' cast are just kids and celebrating Christmas early
Welcome back to the State News Pop Culture Podcast! In episode three, McKenna Ross, Rachel Fradette and Sasha Zidar
An in-depth look at how precincts voted in the Nov. 7 general election
Precincts with more students and senior citizens appear to have voted in favor of the income tax proposal, and precincts on-campus tended to choose Aaron Stephens as their first choice city council candidate.
East Lansing council-elect Stephens prepares for first actions
The win for Stephens was also a realization his work is nowhere near done yet. He’ll be sworn-in today, giving him a few days to address city council on East Lansing’s biggest issues.
Hockey splits weekend series with No. 7 Wisconsin
This past weekend, the Spartans split their first set of games with the No. 7 Wisconsin Badgers and gained their first Big Ten victory, giving them a Big Ten record of 1-3 and 5-5 overall on the season.
Cathy George becomes all-time winningest coach in MSU volleyball history in weekend sweep
Cathy George earned his career win No. 600 as a volleyball coach earlier this year, but now, she’s the winningest coach in MSU volleyball history after the Spartans beat Northwestern Saturday night, 3-0, giving her win No. 251 as the head coach of MSU volleyball.
MSU falls in AP, Coaches poll after blowout loss
Unsurprisingly, after a startling, deflating 48-3 loss to Ohio State, the Spartans have fallen. Hard.
Final: MSU loses 48-3 to Ohio State
No. 12 MSU lost 48-3 to No. 13 Ohio State on Saturday in Columbus.
An incomplete effort: Spartans throttled in season-worst outing
For all the Spartans have accomplished this year, between a bounceback from 3-9 and real aspirations of a Big Ten title, head coach Mark Dantonio has time and again made one aspect clear — MSU has not played its best game of the season yet.
MSU flashes its potential in blowout win over North Florida in season opener
MSU beat North Florida 98-66 in the Spartans season opener Friday night at the Breslin Center. The team dominated from start to finish, leading by as many as 29 points in the first half, and by as many as 39 after the intermission.
ASMSU academic committee discusses grief absence policy
The latest ASMSU Academic Committee meeting featured a presentation on the Grief Absence Policy and potential revisions.
Woods says goodbye at Nov. 8 city council meeting
The failure of the income tax proposal, a new fraternity and councilmember Susan Woods' last meeting were discussed at the Nov. 8 East Lansing City Council meeting.
Education Policy Innovation Collaborative plans to restore Michigan K-12 education
EPIC is a collaboration between researchers across the state which focuses on schools in Michigan that need help to produce more successful students.
Aly Raisman accuses Nassar of sexual abuse
Aly Raisman, six-time Olympic medal winner and one of the biggest names in the sport of gymnastics, has accused ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar of sexual abuse. She is, so far, the highest profile gymnast to come forward with allegations.
MSU becomes 5th U.S. university accredited in emergency planning
In 2015, the MSU police department formed an advisory team to begin preparing for emergency plans in case of natural disaster or crises; today they’re the fifth higher education institution in the nation and second entity in the state of Michigan to become accredited in emergency planning.
U-M Interfraternity Council suspends social activities
The University of Michigan's Interfraternity Council, or IFC, has suspended its Greek Life social activities and pledge terms amidst hazing and sexual assault allegations.