Michigan State University stayed open during a severe cold despite wind chills dropping into the negative 20s, while several other Michigan universities canceled in-person classes. The decision showed MSU’s lack of a formal policy for weather-related closures.
President says there are “positive trends” but “more work to be done”
Overcapacity has been a pressing issue for Springticipation, an event held in the STEM building where student organizations promote their clubs. Despite these concerns, many organizations have expressed satisfaction with the turnout.
An Ingham County judge has dismissed Brenda Tracy’s lawsuit against former MSU Head Football Coach, Mel Tucker. The suit comes after Tucker's attorney filed a motion to have the suit dismissed.
MSU Jazz Studies took home second at the National Collegiate Jazz Studies in New York City, with 20 students earning individual honors.
Michigan State University frequently in the headlines in early December 2025 with a series of major announcements the largest donation in university history. Public records later revealed Greg and Dawn Williams had filed a nonbinding letter of intent for their $401 million gift two months before its public announcement.
"Hadestown" will perform at Wharton from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
From Jan. 23 - 31, Lansing’s first Olive Burger Week will take place in various participating local restaurants. Dubbed as the Olive Burger Capital, Lansing restaurants will celebrate by providing customers with their own unique takes on the classic olive burger. Co-hosted by Lansing Foodies and Lansing 5:01, Olive Burger Week will feature a variety of local restaurants.
Roughly 75 students and community members packed into an expo-style open house in a large conference room at the Lansing Center on Saturday morning to ask questions and express concerns over a proposed data center.
A team of professors and students based in RCAH facilitates Lansing's music scene through a new record label.
Knowing angry drivers will post pictures of them online, parking enforcers go to lengths to conceal their faces while out on the job. Online harassment and verbal abuse is routine, some say, and more than once, parking lot spats required police intervention.
Frigid temperatures pushed much of the State of Michigan indoors Friday, with the exception of Michigan State University students who still had in-person classes to attend — much to their displeasure.
A lawsuit filed by a Michigan State University professor accusing MSU of making false allegations of professional misconduct was dismissed by a judge earlier this week. The judge concluded that James Anthony, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, and his attorneys did not provide proper evidence to show that MSU violated his due process rights — an allegation present in the initial suit.
A recap of the bills passed and reports from certain members of the ASMSU Office of the President on January 22, 2026.
Students will not be permitted to wait in the cold temperatures before this weekend's men's basketball and hockey games.
Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five and a New York City council member, spoke at Michigan State University’s Malcolm X Muslim Studies Community Forum about his wrongful conviction in the Central Park jogger case.
A Michigan State University collective launched with the intention of bolstering the state’s workforce and economy has announced its three initiatives designed to achieve those goals. Feedback to the "Green and White Council" initiatives has been mixed however, as MSU’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution Tuesday evening pushing back against these plans. Several faculty members argued that some curriculum changes which the initiatives propose overstep traditional academic governance procedures.
Alongside the Venezuelan cause, protestors opposed increased ICE raids and voiced support for Michigan to divest from the state of Israel.
Former Michigan State University Faculty Senate Chair Jack Lipton, who has been engaged in a lengthy dispute with two MSU trustees, which eventually prompted a lawsuit over a year ago, has reached a settlement with the two trustees. Lipton will receive $300,000 from the university as part of the settlement.
A joint event between UAB and CHAARG promotes both clubs at the start of the semester with crafts and treats.