MICHIGAN
How are East Lansing businesses preparing for winter break?
Most East Lansing establishments will stay open during the break, but expect to see some schedule changes.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Preview: Michigan State looks to right the ship with road trip to Penn State
Michigan State needs a road win at Penn State Wednesday night to avoid a three-game losing streak.
FOOTBALL
RB Jarek Broussard declares for NFL Draft after one year with MSU
Broussard spent one season at MSU and was third on the team in carries and rushing yards.
MSU
MSU shifts to centralized safety and security operations center
The MSU Operations Center will provide 24/7 monitoring capabilities, 2,000 campus-wide security cameras, electronic control access to buildings and more all under one roof.
MSU
The end-of-the-semester class surveys are changing. Here's what students think of them.
"I don't have time to breathe, so how do I have time to fill out a 30-minute SIRS form?" Macksood said. Now the form is undergoing its first update since 1979.
SPORTS
No coach, no problem for Michigan State's elite club softball team
Recently released rankings have the Michigan State club softball team pegged as the third best program in the country.
MICHIGAN
Landlord details winter preparation steps for students leaving during break
A local landlord explains several essential winter preparation steps to take before leaving your house during winter break.
LIFE
12% forward, 7% back: MSU’s clean energy use has decreased, underperformed board’s goals
A 2012 plan passed by the Board of Trustees set yearly goals for the production of clean energy. Today, MSU is far behind the plan’s expectations and has scrapped the process for reviewing them.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
MSU women's basketball drops fourth straight game in overtime loss to Purdue
Michigan State stormed in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but ultimately came up short in the end.
LIFE
Bartenders, servers challenge potential minimum wage change, fear life without tips
Servers and bartenders say removing the incentive of a tip would result in worse service, lower incomes and higher menu prices at Michigan restaurants.
MSU
Board to host private ceremony unveiling former president Lou Anna K. Simon's portrait
Simon will be in attendance at the ceremony. Trustee Melanie Foster said she will also be attending, while trustee Renee Knake Jefferson said she will not be present. The rest of the trustees did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
ICE HOCKEY
Michigan State hockey moves up to No. 12 despite getting swept by Minnesota
Next up for MSU: No. 6 Michigan (11-6-1, 3-5 Big Ten) in a home-and-home series.
LIFE
59th Annual Winter Arts and Crafts show supports community, local artists
This year saw 125 vendors spread across the MSU Union selling everything from paintings to jewelry to soaps. Some vendors have been coming to the show for over 40 years.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Michigan State tumbles out of AP Top 25 after 0-2 week
Michigan State is no longer ranked following losses to Notre Dame and Northwestern.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Michigan State struggles to find go-to scoring threat in loss to Northwestern
MSU had every opportunity to fight its way to victory, but nobody was willing, or able, to take over the game.
MSU
Black students in politics inspired by Bolden's appointment to Michigan Supreme Court
“I don’t see many people that look like me — that was actually something that discouraged me to go into politics because it wasn’t that prominent to see Black women in the political field, or if there were there weren't many of us,” Bender said. “Like OK, I can actually be prosperous in my field as well, like if she can do it, I know I can do it too.”
MICHIGAN
East Lansing is expecting predictable winter weather – here's what you need to know
East Lansing residents should expect average temperatures and increased precipitation this winter, thanks to a third-straight La Nina season.
LIFE
The Black Poet Society helps students at MSU embrace their creative side
“Come and see what we’re about,” Advertising management junior Kaj McFarland said in an email. "You don’t have to be an amazing writer or poet. Everyone is welcome to join and share anything.”
ICE HOCKEY
'It's not always a straight path up': MSU hockey suffers first sweep of season by No. 4 Minnesota
With a first-year head coach and 12 new faces on the roster – half being freshmen – this series reminded the Spartans and their fans that rebuilding a program doesn’t happen overnight.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
FINAL: Northwestern knocks off Michigan State in conference opener, 70-63
MSU falls flat versus Northwestern in first Big Ten matchup of the 2022-23 season.