Bye bye birdie

The Badminton Club looks a little bit more like a United Nations meeting.

Art project brings secrets to MSU

Secrets are meant to be kept unknown by others, but for some people secrets can be exposed only in an artsy way.

Front desks to stop providing change

Beginning March 7, service centers on campus are changing the services they provide to students, including no longer providing change or stamps.

Dinner preps students for professional meals

Slurping soup is not recommended at a professional dinner, but some habits are hard to break.Many students who wanted to ensure they knew proper protocol for a meal with a prospective employer learned how to properly go about it at a professional prep dinner hosted by the MSU Federal Credit Union Wednesday night.

Lansing kicks off annual Relay for Life

To kick off the start of this year’s Relay for Life, Lansing residents and cancer survivors came together to inform people on how to get involved in the relay which will take place this summer.

Investigation: Office of Civil Rights reps meet with student groups

As a part of the U.S. Department of Education’s plan to investigate MSU’s handling of alleged sexual assault and sexual violence complaints, representatives from the department’s Office for Civil Rights, or OCR, are visiting campus this week to hear from students.Department of Education spokesman Jim Bradshaw told The State News Monday that it is currently investigating Title IX sexual harassment and violence complaints that are pending against MSU. Neither the OCR nor MSU have provided additional information regarding the claims.

Yoga event meant to help students with body image

For Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Spartan Body Pride hosted a free yoga event to help students build a healthier relationship with their body.

International students take on spring break

Whether it’s having “me time,” helping others or enjoying the sun, international students often have different ideas of what it means to have a good time during spring break.

Students turn Brody scraps into compost

They walk around campus and go to classes. Many of them live in the residence halls and enjoy living and working with animals. Just one more thing: their pets are worms.

City officials discuss changes in student housing

City officials are in the early stages of plans to replace some of the MSU family housing facilities.

Trayvon Martin's attorney comes to Lansing

On the day before the second anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s death, the Martin family’s attorney Benjamin L. Crump gave a speech to law students at Thomas M. Cooley Law School, advising them to use their education to make the world a better place.

Trial involving adoption laws in Michigan begins

DETROIT - The signs and people outside of the federal courthouse in Detroit signaled one thing: the beginning of the DeBoer v. Snyder trial Tuesday morning.The case involves adoption laws for same-sex couples in Michigan. In October 2013, Judge Bernard Friedman brought the issue of same-sex marriage to the fold.

MSU FRIB approved to receive $100 million

The Facility for Rare Isotope Beams , or FRIB, has been approved to receive $100 million  of federal funding on Tuesday by the Michigan Strategic Fund board.

Women Resource Center provides MSU with spring break safety tips

Spring break is approaching and with it, hundreds of students decide to vacation in different places around the world. 

Budget for maintenance of potholes totals $88 million

Simon addresses false alert, handling crises

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Simon speaks up on federal assault investigation

President Lou Anna K. Simon tried to play down information surrounding the federal investigation into Title IX sexual assault and violence complaints against the university Monday, calling the investigation "a review" and saying she looks forward to working with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights, or OCR.During the Academic Governance meeting on Tuesday, Simon said the investigation merely was a "review" of university practices by the federal government.

Self-defense class empowers students

To empower men and women to fight back against sexual assault, the James Madison Student Senate hosted a self-defense class on Tuesday.One in four women are sexually assaulted on campuses nationwide

Witnesses begin testifying in DeBoer v. Snyder trial

The signs and people outside of the federal courthouse in Detroit signaled one thing: the beginning of the DeBoer v.

Suspect in East Lansing sexual assault and home invasion arraigned

A man was arraigned on Tuesday for the alleged sexual assault and home invasion of an East Lansing resident.