MSU
MSU Police respond to public masturbation, larceny
Incidents for Nov. 3 from reports provided by MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor.
BASKETBALL
Izzo to play with lineups in exhibition opener vs. Northern Michigan
Exhibition games are an important way to get any team, regardless of what sport, ready for stronger competition in the regular season.
COMMENTARY
Letter: Cultural appropriation is real, and must be addressed
Native American women in the United States are 2.5 times (3.5 times in Canada) more likely to experience sexual assault and rape than all other women.
MSU
MSU hires new Institutional Equity director, Title IX coordinator
come under fireMSU has hired on a new Director for it's recently created Office of Institutional Equity, as well as a Title IX and Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator. Starting Nov.
MSU
ASMSU to support national 'It's On Us' campaign
The Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, will continue their support for the national It’s On Us campaign throughout the entire academic year. The plan for the group is to do something related to sexual assault awareness every month of the academic year. ASMSU will host the It’s On Us week of action beginning Nov.
SPORTS
MSU Fishing Club full of avid anglers
There is more to the sport of fishing than throwing a line in the lake and hoping to reel in a five pound fish.
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MSU School of Journalism sets up Bonnie Bucqueroux memorial fund
Upon learning the news of the passing of beloved MSU journalism professor Bonnie Bucqueroux, two others in the journalism department knew they wanted to do something in her honor. Lucinda Davenport the director for the MSU School of Journalism, and Serena Carpenter an assistant professor in the School of Journalism, along with the School of Journalism, College of Communication Arts and Sciences and the help of University Advancement, set up a fund in honor of Bonnie Bucqueroux, along with the School of Journalism. “Upon hearing about the passing of Prof.
MICHIGAN
Draheim, Meadows and Altmann win City Council seats
Meadows, Altmann and Draheim won Tuesday night's election for City Council seats.
MICHIGAN
Polls have closed on City Council race, candidates await results
The final votes for the 2015 East Lasing City Council Election have been cast as the polls closed at 8 p.m. Results will be compiled at East Lasing City Hall by City Clerk Marie Wick and will be posted on Ingham County's website. Wick said she expects results to be in between 9 p.m.
FOOTBALL
MSU football checks in at No. 7 in College Football Playoff rankings
The first College Football Playoff rankings of the season have arrived and as of now the Spartans are on the outside looking in at the No. 7 spot.
MSU
Polling station worker: Student-voter turnout 'worst we have ever seen'
Student voter turnout was less than staggering.
MICHIGAN
ELPD reports low crime for Halloween
East Lansing police are reporting very small crime numbers for Halloween on Saturday, according to the East Lansing Police Department's Weekend report.
MSU
MSU club raising money for children’s cancer research
They’re the ones who wake up early on a Saturday morning to work parking for a MSU football game.
COMMENTARY
Letter: Cultural Appropriation is misleading and not an issue
Editor's note: The following letter does not reflect upon the overall opinion of The State News. As Halloween came and went, I found it hard to not notice all the attention placed on the taste of a person’s costume. Many articles and discussions were held discouraging costumes that exemplified cultural icons, at least for those who did not share that culture.
MICHIGAN
Q&A with Diane Goddeeris after nearly a decade on City Council
Mayor Pro Tem Diane Goddeeris has been on council since 2006, but the former East Lansing Mayor sat through her last meeting as a council member on Nov. 20.
FEATURES
MSU alumna raises awareness for trafficking through documentary
Trafficking is commonly thought of as a foreign issue, with people trafficked into the United States coming from overseas.
FOOTBALL
Cook, Calhoun named semi-finalists for NCAA college football awards
Fifth-year seniors Connor Cook and Shilique Calhoun have been named national semi-finalists for NCAA college football awards, according to Spartan Athletics. Cook, in his third year of starting at quarterback, has been named to the the Davey O’Brien Award (nation’s best quarterback) and Maxwell Award (college player of the year) watch lists. Calhoun, in his fourth year of playing defensive end for the Spartans, is on the watch list for the Bednarik Award (college defensive player of the year).
BASKETBALL
MSU basketball ranked 13th in AP Top 25
MSU Basketball, coming off a Final Four run last season, will open up the 2015-16 campaign ranked No. 13 in nation by the AP Poll.
MICHIGAN
Amid traditionally low turnout East Lansing's Clerk urges students to vote
“Our goal is to beat 25,” East Lansing City Clerk Marie Wicks said. 25 was the number of Michigan State students on campus that came out to vote in 2013 for the last city council election.
MSU
MSU assists in the Feed the World Initiative to help find solution to world hunger
The Earth’s population is increasing at an exponential rate. According to the Population Reference Bureau, our projected population by the year 2050 is expected to be upward towards 9.8 billion.