The "MSU Fight Song" was written in 1915 by Francis Irving Lankey, a civil engineering major and yellmaster at then-Michigan Agricultural College, along with fellow student Arthur L.
MSU has changed the name of its fight song from “MSU Fight Song” to “Victory For MSU,” Director of the Spartan Marching Band, John Madden, said.
A new addition to the equipment worn by officers of the MSU police force
Here are five things to know before the Spartans (4-0) face Purdue (1-3) in the 100th homecoming football game at noon on Saturday.
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Author of over 130 works, including forty wind ensemble pieces, seven symphonies, fifteen concertos, and many concert pieces.
Mariam Alamiri Alamiri is an international student from Saudi Arabia studying human resource management.
When No. 2-ranked MSU (4-0 overall) takes the field this weekend against Purdue (1-3 overall) it will be the first Big Ten game of the season, but also something more. Saturday marks the 100th edition of the annual Homecoming game for the Spartans. “We talk in terms of Michigan State football and tradition and tradition around this country, Michigan State is one of those places that has a great tradition,” Dantonio said.
When human resource management senior Mariam Alamiri came to MSU from Saudi Arabia in August 2012, she had one goal — to find herself.
MSU basketball forward Kenny Goins has undergone a successful sports hernia surgery and is expected to be out of action for six weeks, the team announced Wednesday. Goins is coming into this season on scholarship after being redshirted as a preferred walk-on last year. Preseason practices for the Spartans begin this Friday, and they begin their season Nov.
MSU police are asking for help in identifying two suspects in a Home Invasion in University Village Apartments.
MSU has just been ranked No. 6 in the world for its communication and media studies program by QS Top Universities. This year, MSU jumped up five spots from No. 11 on the list and now sits behind the London School of Economics and Political Science.
While not yet streamlined into a uniform process, the MSU mathematics department shows major strides have been made into making the override enrollment process less of a headache. MSU Mathematics Advisor Brian Chadwick was part of the team that spearheaded the transition of the override enrollment process of the mathematics department from a paper form to an online system.
This particular Pope has been a controversial leader since his induction in 2013, as he is the first papal leader to comment openly (and perhaps non-traditionally) on modern political issues such as income inequality, treatment of the LGBTQ community, and climate change.
With Homecoming weekend taking over East Lansing this weekend, we asked fellow MSU students what some of their biggest goals at MSU are, both for their entire academic careers and for this weekend's festivities. For more on Homecoming 2015, be sure to check statenews.com!
A third-party production company reached out to Spartan Athletics this preseason in hopes of filming a behind-the-scenes reality TV show of the MSU football team to air on HBO, much like the network’s popular NFL show, “Hard Knocks,” according to MSU associate athletics director John Lewandowski.
Happy homecoming week, Spartans! This week, many different events and activities will be happening to get students in the spirit. The State News compiled a list of the events going on throughout the week to get you pumped up for the game against Purdue on Saturday. Throughout the entire homecoming week: Sparty’s Flag Find will be taking place throughout all of homecoming week, Monday through Friday. The MSU Alumni Association is hosting Sparty's Flag Find every afternoon during Homecoming week. Students will have to find flags that will be placed at a secret location on campus.
Larceny Late on Sept. 26 to early on Sept. 27, a 20-year-old male, unaffiliated with MSU, told the story of his long night which ended in robbery.
MSU Hockey already knows its talent depth but now two of the team's top returners have garnered some early conference recognition. The Big Ten Conference today released its 12 member deep Preseason Players to Watch List, and two Spartans grace this year’s list.