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.
Student voter turnout was less than staggering.
East Lansing police are reporting very small crime numbers for Halloween on Saturday, according to the East Lansing Police Department's Weekend report.
They’re the ones who wake up early on a Saturday morning to work parking for a MSU football game.
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.
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.
Trafficking is commonly thought of as a foreign issue, with people trafficked into the United States coming from overseas.
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).
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.
“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.
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.
When Kenny Goins committed to Michigan State as a preferred-walk just before the 2014-2015 season, which saw an underdog Spartan team make the Final Four, he left a few Division I scholarship offers on the table.
With the City Council election for East Lansing taking place Tuesday, it is the time for the residents of the city to decide who is best to fill the seats that are up for grabs. There are three seats open on the Council, and the State News Editorial Board has chosen who, out of the six candidates, is best to take them.
As election day approaches, voters should be aware of recent changes in the polling locations.
The MSU Japan Club is an organization on campus dedicated promoting Japanese culture in the local community, ensuring the comfort of international Japanese students in the U.S., as well as aiding those who wish to learn the language.
High school is where many students discover their love for a sport, but after the transition to a higher level institution, it is difficult for students to dedicate a significant amount of time to sports. “I really loved wrestling throughout high school and wanted to keep going," criminal justice sophomore John Hood said. "I understand college is a time where school is priority. It's not as high on my list as school but it's something I like to do to stay in shape meet new people and keep up with the sport I love.” The wrestling club meets every Monday and Wednesday at 8:30 p.m.
The mission statement of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Initiatives at MSU reads “Advancing not only diversity — but also inclusion — requires commitment, leadership and the participation of the entire campus community.”
East Lansing City Council elections will take place Nov. 3 with three seats up for vote. There are six candidates and only one incumbent running.
It’s an innocent enough expression. You can reasonably ask someone “Netflix and chill?” since the question seems straightforward.
With the rain coming down on a bleak fall day, a finally healthy MSU women’s basketball team gathered in the Breslin, looking to build off of last year’s unfortunate season.