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What's happening with MSU's Board of Trustees? A timeline of the past year
Here’s a timeline of everything that brought the board to the fragile position it’s in today.
STUDENTS
Dining Hall Showdown: What are the best and worst dining options on campus?
The State News asked current students to explain in their own opinion, what is the best dining hall on campus and where should freshmen get the best MSU cutlery has to offer. From the Banks of the Red Cedar to the finest dining halls, here’s what students think earns the title “Best Dining Hall” at MSU.
STUDENTS
How MSU students make the most of their summer internships
The main components Spartans look to gain from an internship are experience and knowledge. Internships offer a lot of hands-on experience and industry know-how that classrooms can’t quite replicate.
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An MSU professor’s involvement in Project 2025 is turning heads
An MSU law professor wrote a chapter of Project 2025, the controversial roadmap for conservative takeover of the government if a Republican is elected president this November. Some students aren't happy.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Students explore BookTok for summer reading must-haves
Turning to Tik Tok for good recommendations, students are becoming immersed in BookTok and finding recommendations that best suit their tastes, going back to old favorites or finding new summer reads.
STUDENTS
MSU students talk the dos and don’ts of freshman year
The first year of college is getting closer and closer for Michigan State University's incoming freshman. With this milestone, it's important to keep the "do’s" and "don'ts" in mind.
COMMUNITY
Spartan Iron competition brings former athletes, trainers and coaches to MSU's campus
The Spartan Iron Challenge gave members of the MSU community a rare opportunity to train in the Greg and Dawn Williams Football Indoor Facility.
MICHIGAN
The 2024 presidential election and the MSU vote: How do students play a role?
A recent report from The Cook identified Michigan as a "key tipping-point" state for the 2024 presidential election. MSU political science professor Matt Grossmann said the term refers to “one of the swing states that is very much likely to potentially decide the overall election.”
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Vigil remembering MSU grad and July 4 shooting victim held on campus
A vigil was held for Jordan Thornhill, a former MSU student who graduated this spring, Friday at the rock on Farm Lane.
COMMUNITY
Heavy rains and flooding in East Lansing leaves residents without a home
Biology senior and East Lansing resident Madison Enviya said she and her roommates looked out their window and saw the entire street in front of their house had flooded up to the porch steps.
STUDENTS
The Alliance of Queer and Ally Students at MSU fosters advocacy, community
The Alliance of Queer and Ally students has been a part of Michigan State University for over 50 years, making it one of the oldest queer student groups on campus and in the country.
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MSU Financial Aid to offer support after FASFA delays
MSU officials are providing information about the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to delay schools sending financial aid corrections before the Fall semester starts, a decision that now puts many students’ financial aid in jeopardy of not being applied in time.
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MSU's first observatory excavated by campus archaeology program
MSU’s first observatory, built by students, became the subject of the MSU Campus Archaeology Program’s 2024 field school, with students working to excavate parts of the building’s foundation.
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MSU pays $25,000 to former student partially blinded by fireworks at Izzone campout
Adam Russell says he was attending an Izzone Campout in October 2021 when a fireworks show left him partially blinded.
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Four minors charged in MSU library hate crime
Four minors have been charged with two counts of aggravated assault each in connection to a hate crime that occurred at the Michigan State University library in April, according to the Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office.
SPORTS
New playoff bonuses for Athletic Director Alan Haller after conference changes
With the change of the Big Ten adding four new teams, MSU Athletic Director Alan Haller's contract has slightly changed to accommodate the new organization of the conference.
STUDENTS
Incoming freshman, interviewer extraordinaire shares business lessons
Vedant Gupta started his platform, Global Kid Media, when he was 11 years old. Six years later, he has conducted over 2,000 interviews with athletes and celebrities from Magic Johnson to Snoop Dogg, but it all began because of his passion for sports.
STUDENTS
MSU's Center for Gender in Global Context fosters a strong community, activism
At Michigan State University, community is often found within friend groups, clubs and majors. For many Spartans, this community is created and nurtured by the Center for Gender in Global context, or GenCen.
STUDENTS
Students spend their summer working on campaigns in critical election year
MSU students are hard at work as campaign season cranks up before big elections in the state this November.
BUSINESS
'Years in the making,' crowds line up for Trader Joe's grand opening in Okemos
By 8 a.m., an hour before the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the line to enter the store was wrapped around the full parking lot.