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Freshmen show off talents with a variety of plays

Josh Bender

December 7, 2015

MSU’s freshman showcase gives MSU’s most recently arrived students an opportunity to share a wide range of talents with the community; from set design, to make up, to acting. In the showcase’s 9th annual iteration MSU’s freshman class’ staged an original play based on the same Chinese source material as the popular manga and anime series Dragon Ball, the Ming Dynasty era novel Journey to the West.

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MSU to host on-campus town hall meeting Friday to address students concerns

Deja Green

December 4, 2015

A first-ever on-campus housing town hall meeting will take place today in the Delia Koo International Academic Center at 3:00pm. Director of communications for Residential and Hospitality Services Kat Cooper said concerns expressed by students is one of the reasons for this meeting.

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Bail upheld for Sydney Gort in case of School of Packaging threat

Cameron Macko

December 4, 2015

Sydney Gort, the MSU junior charged with two counts of making terrorist threats in the MSU School of Packaging, was denied a request for a personal recognizance bond. 

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Week in Review: Dec. 4, 2015

Rachel Fradette

December 4, 2015

Happy Friday Spartans! Here are your top stories for the week of Dec. 5. On Nov. 27 over Thanksgiving break, packaging junior Sydney Gort was arraigned on two counts of making a terrorist threat, MSU spokesperson Jason Cody said. The first count the 23-year-old was charged with stems from a threat made in the MSU School of Packaging on Nov.

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Second 'Batman v Superman' trailer reveals more scenes featuring the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum

Rachel Fradette

December 3, 2015

The second official trailer for Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice movie features more scenes involving the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum. 

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MSU Police respond to hunting on university property

Cameron Macko

December 3, 2015

MSU Police are reporting an incident of hunting at an MSU satellite property in Okemos, Mich on Nov. 29, MSU police Capt. Doug Monette said.

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COGS passes two resolutions regarding anti-discrimination policy

Rachel Fradette  and  Riley Murdock

December 3, 2015

COGS (Council of Graduate Students) passed two resolutions regarding anti-discrimination policy and the DPPS (Department of Police and Public Safety) Oversight Committee at their monthly meeting on Wednesday. 

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Students frustrated by Big Ten championship game ticket sales

Deja Green

December 2, 2015

Paul Schager, Executive Associate AD/External Operations of MSU Athletics, said reselling of tickets and transfers are prohibited.

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Challenges of preparing for home football games

John LaVaccare

December 2, 2015

On seven Saturdays each fall, East Lansing makes its way onto the national stage.

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MSU tuition costs mirror state standards

Alex Kurrie

December 2, 2015

In a rather tumultuous period of American politics as usual, exacerbated by the upcoming presidential primaries, one issue captures the attention of all students alike, the cost of tuition.

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Students concerned about brown water in Eli Broad College of Business

Riley Murdock

December 2, 2015

One student, in light of these extra fees, wonders why the college’s filtered water, in his experience, is prone to turning brown after a few hours of bottling.

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Islamophobia hits home with MSU Muslim students

Alex Kurrie

December 2, 2015

In light of the recent atrocities in Paris, Beirut, and Baghdad, many individuals of the Islamic community explore an interesting duality between feeling total remorse for the victims of these tragedies along with fearing how their fellow Americans will now perceive them.

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MSU home to a number of passionate activist groups

Ian Wendrow

December 2, 2015

The State News has compiled a list of just a few of the many activist groups that students looking to make a difference in the community can join.

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MSU's Society of Women Engineers challenges industry standards

McKenna Ross

December 2, 2015

When Brittany Galliers was a kid, she wanted to be chef. After several attempts at making meals and burning them, she realized culinary arts were not her calling.

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MSU students held a vigil Monday for those lost in the Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting

Joshua Bender

November 30, 2015

MSU students for choice held a candlelight vigil at the rock monday night in the wake of the recent attack on a Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood clinic. “Because we are a pro-choice organization working closely with planned parenthood, the vigil is something we feel really passionately about.

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50/50 raffle prizes go unclaimed at two home football games

John LaVaccare

November 30, 2015

At two football games this year, monetary prizes in the MSU Athletics Department/MSUFCU 50/50 raffle went unclaimed.

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MSU offers a number of unique study abroad opportunities

Peter Nuttall

November 30, 2015

From the banks of the Red Cedar to holding a passport getting ready to travel across the world, MSU’s commitment to international education is evident through its’ study abroad program, a program that is consistently ranked as one of the three largest study abroad programs in the country.  MSU currently offers over 385 study abroad programs in more than 65 different countries on all seven continents of the world.

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Residence Hall data shows disparity in diversity

Josh Bender

November 29, 2015

Twenty-eight percent of the Chinese international students living in MSU’s 24 residence halls live in either Akers Hall or Hubbard Hall.

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Technology helps international students stay connected with family around the world

Vikram Mandelia

November 29, 2015

While the closing month of semester ushers in the holiday season and the scramble of many students across campus to trek home, many international students are not afforded that luxury.

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Japanese students build strong bond together at MSU

Josh Bender

November 29, 2015

The Hosei University sophomores studying English at MSU this fall are a long way from home, 6,000 miles and the entire pacific ocean stand between them and their homes in Tokyo.