STUDENTS
MSU student organizations host election watch parties across campus
As the evening overtook election day, student organizations across campus gathered to watch the results come in.
MICHIGAN
MSU students weigh in on country's future on Election Day
As Election Day finally descends on MSU's campus, students have been steadily voting throughout the day. As 8 p.m. approaches, many students expressed a balance of anxiety and careful optimism ahead of the consequential results.
HEALTH
Specialists seek to address mental health, substance use correlation among students
As mental health issues rise among college students, substance use does too. Health specialists at MSU weigh-in on the importance of understanding these impacts, emphasizing the need for greater awareness and support to build a healthier, more resilient student body.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MSU First-Generation Week launches with student resource fair
MSU First-Generation Week kicked off Monday with a resource fair aimed to provide students with information on how to navigate college. This was the first of many events occurring this week.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Popularity of horror films poses questions of desensitization
Horror has been a popular genre among movie fans for decades; the increasing gore and violence that these films feature has begun to raise questions about desensitizing viewers to these elements. MSU community members discuss the implications of the horror genre's popularity for society.
STUDENTS
Uncommitted National Movement voters splintered before election
The Uncommitted National Movement, originally started to advocate for arms embargo against Israel and a ceasefire, mobilized people to vote uncommitted during the Democratic Primaries. Now, days before the election, those same individuals hold differing opinions on how to vote.
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Where MSU students can vote on Election Day
On Election Day, Nov. 5, four polling locations representing five precincts will be spread across MSU's campus for students to vote at. Students who have not registered to vote can still do so at the East Lansing City Clerk's office or at WKAR Studio B in the Communication Arts and Sciences building.
MICHIGAN
Kamala Harris promises to end war in Gaza, protect abortion rights at MSU rally
On Sunday evening, Vice President Kamala Harris promised to end the Israel-Hamas war and protect abortion rights while rhetorically juxtaposing herself with Donald Trump during a visit to Michigan State University. Harris' visit came on the final day of early voting in Michigan, only two days before the Nov. 5 election.
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Kamala Harris to rally at MSU on Sunday
Vice President Kamala Harris will rally at Michigan State University on Sunday, Nov. 3, her campaign announced on Thursday. With only two days before the general election, Harris will attempt to rile up support from college students like she did at a rally at the University of Michigan earlier in the week.
STUDENTS
Student researchers showcase work at fast-paced Ignite Talks event
MSU Museum held its third Ignite Talks event last night, which involved 10 student researchers who were all given five minutes and 20 auto-advancing slides to present their work in a fast-paced setting.
ENVIRONMENT
MSU partners with Bioelements Group to improve sustainable packaging
MSU School of Packaging has partnered with Bioelements Group, a Chilean-based company that prioritizes the environment when creating packaging materials, to create more sustainable, biodegradable packaging.
STUDENTS
Color Me Music: Student organization focused on community, music, advocacy
Color Me Music is an organization that provides a space for students of color studying music or the fine arts at MSU to come together. Members host events, concerts and have conversations with each other and faculty, combining goals of advocacy, celebration and social engagement.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Whitmer, Hertel urge students to 'Go green! Go white! Go vote!'
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and U.S. Congress Representative Candidate Curtis Hertel visited The Rock on MSU's campus on Tuesday, Oct. 29. They encouraged students to vote and emphasized the importance of young people casting their ballots. Hertel then led a walk to the Communications Arts and Sciences building where the early voting polls are available.
BUSINESS
Wage reform to bring new challenges for East Lansing's service industry
In July, Michigan lawmakers voted to phase out the tip credit system, and correspondingly raise the minimum wage for tipped workers to $15 an hour. However, local business owners and MSU student service workers are concerned that this shift will negatively impact their industry.
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MSU sends alert to "avoid area" of Shaw Lane and Farm Lane amid gas leak
Michigan State University sent an alert Tuesday afternoon instructing people to "Please avoid the area of Shaw Lane and Farm Lane due to a gas leak."
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Students mull over immigration, abortion, war in Gaza heading into election day
With election day only a week away, MSU students continue to mull over their values and positions on key issues before heading to the polls. Immigration, Donald Trump's rhetoric and the war in Gaza were common "top issues" for students.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Women experience misogyny, double standards in and out of the spotlight
Misogyny and double standards are displayed in everyday life towards women. Experts and MSU students explore how female celebrities are subjected to the same misogynistic practices and double standards as ordinary women and how it differs.
ENVIRONMENT
EGLE denies river restoration project, sidewalks, river trail at risk
The banks of the Red Cedar River are eroding, which could cause various issues for MSU in the future. In an attempt to take more aggressive measures to stop the issue, IPF sought a permit from EGLE for a river restoration project, but was denied. Experts discuss what this means for the banks of the Red Cedar in the long run.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Students unwind with AAAS’s Activating Wellness Week
AAAS’s Activating Wellness Week allowed students to find a space to relax, connect and explore their identities through different wellness practices on Oct. 23 and 24.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
What are the ethics to true crime documentaries, portrayals?
The recent popularization of true crime through podcasts, documentaries and reenactments has left viewers divided on who's in the right and wrong within certain cases. MSU students and experts discuss the consideration of the ethics behind portraying real-life individuals and situations.