MICHIGAN
Weather alert: Wind warning and advisory active until 8 p.m.
The Lansing Board of Water and Light said power should be restored by 8 p.m.
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Students create petition to reinstate pass/fail grading for 2021-22
As of Friday, the petition has received more than 5,900 signatures, it was posted on Dec. 8.
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MSU students talk safety on campus following Brendan Santo's disappearance
“I live off-campus, so being physically on campus doesn’t make me feel unsafe, but walking home and as I leave campus, it is a little bit scary,” political theory and constitutional democracy junior Emma Frank said.
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MSU Debate Team close out fall semester season
During the Northwestern Season Opener and the JW Patterson Debates, the squad had three teams compete in elimination rounds.
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ASMSU 5-hour long GA meeting, 12 bills passed
With a five-hour general meeting including the Vice President of Governmental Affairs, or VPGA, elect Ishaan Modi and 12 bills reviewed, Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, finished the last GA meeting of the fall semester on Thursday, Dec. 9.
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ASMSU elect Ishaan Modi as VPGA, replacing Apostle
Modi won with the majority of the General Assembly votes at their Dec. 9 meeting.
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Forests and lasers: How an MSU researcher seeks to better understand carbon absorption
A new research project from MSU assistant professor Kyla Dahlin takes a look at how small differences between types of plants affect the amount of carbon a forest can absorb.
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Fall 2021: Semester in review
Students returned to MSU's campus for the first time since spring 2020 this fall. Amid their return came new COVID-19 mandates, staff shortages in dining halls, a 10-2 football team and more.
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Search continues for Brendan Santo near MSU library
The search is the most recent in a series of investigative efforts over the past six weeks to locate Brendan Santo, an 18-year-old Grand Valley State University student who went missing over Halloween weekend.
COMMENTARY
The State News fall 2021 diversity report
Each semester, The State News publishes a diversity report in an effort to be transparent with our audience about the demographics of our staff.
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Student groups demand action against gun violence at Oxford vigil
Student groups and House of Representative members gathered at The Rock on Dec. 7 to honor the victims of the Oxford High School shooting and demand bi-partisan action against gun violence.
MICHIGAN
MSU student says Apple air tag tracked her; how you can stay safe
While Apple air tags may be useful in finding misplaced car keys, MSU student Brooke Miller was surprised to find that she had been traveling with an air tag that was not hers.
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ELMS pilots new electric vehicle on campus
MSU has been conducting extensive innovative mobility research on campus — the university already owns two autonomous cars, multiple smaller autonomous vehicles and has recently added the new autonomous bus.
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MSU's elementary teacher preparation program receives redesign
The teacher preparation program at Michigan State University is designed to prepare College of Education students to face the current challenges in schools and classrooms.
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MSU researcher part of project to design portable, pollution monitoring technology
MSU professor Andrew Mason and his team are working to develop portable pollution monitoring technology that could one day be implemented into a smartwatch.
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2021 Security & Fire Safety Report gives snapshot of campus crimes during remote year
The 2021 report is distinct from previous years, as 2020 was greatly affected by a global pandemic that emptied much of campus starting in March.
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ASMSU 2021 student landlord survey shows experiences with off-campus housing
In fall 2020, the Associated Students of Michigan State University’s, or ASMSU, Governmental Affairs office conducted a survey to receive a better understanding of MSU students off-campus living experience. The survey reached over 2,300 students and included 34 questions. The questions ranged from landlord satisfaction, property conditions and distance from campus.
FOOTBALL
Michigan State readies for the Peach Bowl as a familiar face lurks on the opposing sideline
MSU will play against Pittsburgh on Dec. 30 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Michigan State Hillel, Chabad light up the night at MSU Union
MSU Hillel and Chabad celebrated the fourth day of Hanukkah on Dec. 1. They celebrated outside the Union by lighting a menorah.
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MSU forest carbon and climate program a central partner in new USDA grant
The grant focuses on the afforestation and reforestation of over 16,400 acres in 27 counties in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan through the planting of hardwoods and conifers.