Free travel, occasional seats to MSU sports a perk for unpaid trustees
MSU trustees, though unpaid, receive access to sporting events with university-funded travel. Records show thousands spent on travel for attending athletics.
MSU trustees, though unpaid, receive access to sporting events with university-funded travel. Records show thousands spent on travel for attending athletics.
For underclassmen, the end of the spring semester usually signals the start of summer break and time away from their studies. However, for current seniors, the end of the spring semester means graduation and the close of their undergraduate career. With graduation just around the corner, some seniors choose to create a bucket list, compiling a multitude of must-do items before May.
The Michigan State University Union of Tenure-System Faculty, who are currently in negotiations with the university, are alleging that the administration has violated the proper negotiating procedure between the two parties. Those violations, according to the UTSF President, have resulted in faculty grievances going unaddressed and adjustments to the process for salary increases — the latter of which has caused the union to shift their negotiation timeline to focus on this sole issue, rather than a complete contract.
The local pushback follows a wave of scrutiny on U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed's campaign by centrist Democrats after the campaign announced Tuesday that Piker, a "known antisemite," would be a speaker on his college campus tour in April.
Student representation in academic governance is at a low this year, with nearly half of the seats reserved on MSU committees for undergraduates empty.
Four MSU graduate students, as part of their social work class, have begun advocating for increased free parking options on campus in the evenings. Their work has extended beyond the classroom into a fully fledged campaign where they proposed three recommendations to an MSU traffic and transportation advisory committee.
Chef Paulina Ayala Rivas' journey from Mexico to the US, and the life experiences she has had along the way gave her a unique perspective ahead of a regional culinary competition.
U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed will hold a rally on Michigan State's campus Tuesday, April 7, that aims to re-energize student voters on issues of student debt relief, economic justice and workers' rights ahead of the August primary.
As Michigan State University gradually welcomes larger incoming class sizes every year, attention is turning to how campus resources and student services are adapting to accommodate a growing student population.
East Lansing gives creatives in the city the chance to perform an original song live in a songwriting competition and win a paid prize.
Michigan State University students are advocating to establish a green space on campus that prohibits the consumption of alcoholic beverages and other drugs year-round. Advocates in student government and other organizations committed to students in recovery are seeking to establish this “substance-free” zone in the courtyard between Mason and Abbott Halls, an area they argue surrounds frequent traffic during MSU home-game tailgates.
The war in Iran has deeply divided Iranians living in the U.S. Some Iranian students and faculty at MSU say they support the war effort, arguing that the current government must be replaced.
TEDxMSU hosted its 12th annual event on March 22, featuring talks centered around the theme of "sonder."
Speakers discuss AI and its influence in politics and elections at the MSU Museum as a part of the Department of Political Science's "Blurred Realities" series.
UAB, ASMSU, Impact 89FM and RHA revealed Briston Maroney as headliner for annual Spring Concert in Instagram post.
MSU hosted the inaugural panel of the Presidential Speakers Series moderated by President Kevin Guskiewicz with panelists Margaret Spellings, Ted Mitchell and Richard Burr.
Help (2) was released by War Child Records on Mar. 6 in an effort to advocate for and aid the rights of children who are facing conflict around the world. The release of the album marked the release of one of the first Gen Z benefit albums.
MSU Museum hosts panel event where music, science and video games are discussed in depth with a former Nine Inch Nails member, numerous professors, a FRIB physicist and the FRIB artist-in-residence.
The 2026 award season came to a conclusion Sunday night with the 98th Academy Awards, The Oscars. Following the theme of the season, stars showed up to the carpet hoping to make a mark on fashion history. You can't make fashion history unless fans first deem you worthy of the best dressed list.
Michigan State University is renaming a planned event originally meant to honor civil rights icon César Chávez after a New York Times report detailing the allegations of sexual abuse agains him was published Wednesday.