Monday, December 29, 2025

Take a peek behind the curtain and test drive the NEW StateNews.com today!

News | Msu

MSU

ASMSU concert to be discussed

Students could be tapping their toes to some new tunes on campus next spring — at least if a $65,000 concert gets the OK. Last week, ASMSU passed a bill through its Student Assembly Finance Committee, which would allocate $65,000 to a spring concert. Tonight, the bill will be discussed by the Student Assembly, where it could become the second major concert sponsored by ASMSU this school year.

MSU

MSU students win competition

Four MSU students took first place Sunday at the International Design Competition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mechanical engineering seniors Emily Duszynski and Jonathan Luckhardt, operational engineering graduate student Kyle Koepf and MSU alumnus Joshua Thomet won the competition with a robot that washes windows.

MSU

7 in E.L. fast for immigrant rights

Recent nationwide raids conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to apprehend immigrants illegally working in the U.S. have prompted immigrant rights groups across the nation to take a stand.

MSU

Advertising career fair to take place today

MSU students interested in careers at advertising agencies are invited to a career fair at 7 p.m. today in Union Ballrooms A, B and C. The fair is hosted by the MSU Advertising Association, or MSUAA.

MSU

Students hopeful for scholarships

Six MSU students and one MSU alumnus have been nominated for Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell and Churchill scholarships, prestigious nationwide awards for continuing education.

MSU

Nomadic professor settles at MSU

Jim Pivarnik chose a major popular with many undergraduate students. After several major changes, the kinesiology and epidemiology professor now debunks popular health and physical education myths with his research.

MSU

MSU improves sexual health ranking

Trojan brand condoms ranked MSU 36th out of 139 colleges in their annual Sexual Health Report Card — up from last year’s 75th spot. The grades rate sexual health resources and services. MSU received a 3.13 grade on a four-point scale, which is ninth in the Big Ten. The State News spoke with Erica Phillipich, sexual health promotion coordinator at Olin Health Center, about MSU’s program.

MSU

MSU Pagan group to hold forum tonight

Friday is Halloween, but for followers of Paganism, the day marks the Pagan new year — Samhain. To spread awareness of the holiday, Green Spiral, MSU’s Pagan student organization, will hold an open discussion forum at its general meeting at 7:30 p.m. today in the Tower Room of the Union.