Starting Saturday, June 1, the City of East Lansing and Ingham County will be switching their emergency alert systems to Rave Alert, a mass notification system. The new emergency alert system will enable users to personalize what type of alerts they receive, share information with local dispatchers and allow for more geographically-specific notifications.
Senior reporter for The State News Alex Walters won the 2023 Student Journalism Award from the Education Writers Association on excelling in reporting on Title IX issues facing the MSU administration.
A timely warning was sent out by the MSU Police Department at 12:54 a.m on Thursday alerting MSU community members of an armed robbery that was reported at Snyder Hall.
A single online vote for a contest can help determine the name for MSU Mobility’s new full-size autonomous vehicle.
New federal regulations are stalling the implementation of Michigan State University’s updated Anti-Discrimination Policy, delaying the long-anticipated revisions until the fall.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday the state’s first reported case of the bird flu linked to dairy cows, the second reported outbreak case in the United States.
Beal Botanical Garden's Restore Your Roots program is a recent addition to its wellness initiatives. The program aims to be a starting point for students who are apprehensive about engaging with nature.
The Student Start Up of the Year Award was given to Reel Free, a medical technology, or MedTech, startup co-founded by brothers Alexander and Austin Pollock and supported by the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Michigan State University's Department of Police and Public Safety has confirmed that a "vague and nonspecific threat" sent across Michigan Wednesday night is not credible.
MSU University Health and Wellbeing, in a collaborative initiative between Recreational Sports and Fitness Services and Beal Botanical Garden are hosting free yoga sessions throughout the summer season.
Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety, or MSU DPPS, announced that starting on May 21 at 10 a.m. as a first test, a semesterly alert upgrade will take place for students at the university and some surrounding areas in Ingham County. This brand new system will “provide emergency notifications and timely warnings to the Spartan community,” according to a news release from DPPS.
The East Lansing Art Festival and the MSU Arts and Crafts Show took over north campus and the downtown streets Saturday and Sunday, replacing the typical weekend traffic with the tents of over 200 combined art vendors.
Students from Mt. Hope Elementary School gathered to play games, chat with college students and faculty and learn more about opportunities for their future, all hosted by Equiduct.
Meet Lonnie Smith, co-founder of House of Soles, a sneaker shop located in Downtown East Lansing, which held its grand reopening on May 11. The reopening is part of a passion all for the love of sneakers.
In the beginning of May, three peregrine falcons hatched from the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club's nest box. The box sits atop Spartan Stadium and features a livestream camera that engages the community in the project.
The Michigan State Dairy Store partnered with the MSU Department of Entomology for the Excellence in Insect Science Symposium, a two-day event that finishes on May 17, to create a new ice cream flavor that commemorates the department and the new symposium.
On a Thursday last September, Michigan State University learned a senior administrator did two things: He pitched a financial quid-pro-quo to a vendor, and he sent a disturbed alum to a campus building where they were later arrested. Days later, the administrator got a five-figure raise, records show. Weeks later, he got a favorable resignation agreement including nearly $50,000 in transitional pay.
Hundreds of cyclists rode silently from Michigan State University campus to the state capitol today. They were joined by thousands of bicyclists across the world, who gather each year to honor those who have been injured or have lost their lives in accidents with motorists. The event, called the Ride of Silence, aims to call attention to the importance of bike safety.
A union of graduate students employed by Michigan State University has renewed its contract with the university, winning increased wages and expanded healthcare coverage but falling short of the group's original goals.
The penalty for killing or injuring a person on a bicycle is currently a decision that is left in the hands of a prosecutor. In many cases, the perpetrator is let off with a misdemeanor charge. The League of Michigan Bicyclists, or LMB, hosted their Bicycle Advocacy Day Tuesday morning at the Michigan Capitol to classify the charge as a felony, as well as to push for other legislation to improve safety and accessibility for cyclists.