An AI-powered campus surveillance system is set to change the way MSU polices students. Experts and activists worry the software’s questionable benefits aren’t worth losing privacy and civil liberties.
In the fall semester of 2023, 202 cases of larceny, or "property crimes," have been reported at Michigan State University. Throughout the months of January, February and March alone, there were seven reported cases of larceny at MSU's IM East Fitness Center this year, according to MSU Police Department Spokesperson Dana Whyte.
MSU PRSSA engaged in the Bateman Case Study Competition to bring attention to Culturs magazine— a publication with multicultural stories as a focus. PR senior and MSU Bateman Team Captain Cameron Oade hopes his team’s work brings awareness to encourage students to step outside of their bubble.
Many students were left panicked and confused after a heavy police presence on campus on March 7 that was due to a hoax call regarding a bomb and weapons threat.
The game will be played at Jackson Field in Lansing, right near the Capitol downtown. This is the first of two games MSU will play at Jackson Field, as the Spartans will also play Western Michigan on April 17.
The Black student experience at MSU is an experience that does not get highlighted enough. This is a goal The Black Book Initiative wants to express and bring to the stage, signaling that the experience is valid and deserves to be heard equally. The book serves as a step towards promoting Black involvement on campus and Black belonging on campus, a feeling that most Black students at MSU will say they did not feel entering the university. Highlighting Greek life, faith, professional development, Black-owned businesses and many more, The Black Book is an item to signify safe spaces for Black students and students of color on and off campus.
As the first ever chief growth officer, Doe aims to grow and retain Michigan’s population and economy, especially because few outsiders move into the state while many university graduates leave.
The MSU office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion released its annual diversity, equity, and inclusion report for the 2023-24 academic year last week. The report shows that while the undergraduate student of color population has increased overall in the last decade, some groups have decreased in number in the last two decades.
Michigan State baseball played its first Big Ten home series this weekend, winning two of the three games, against Rutgers. With the results from this series, the Spartans jump to 12-14 overall and an even 3-3 in conference play.
On Thursday, April 4, University Blood Initiative's MSU and U of M chapters will go head-to-head in the third annual Battle of the Mitten Blood Drive Showdown. Spartans can help the community, and beat Michigan, by donating at the West Holmes Lobby between 12:30 and 6:15 p.m.
The MSU tabletop club is where students interested in board games and tabletop roleplaying games can find people to play with and organize campaigns. In the club, students playing games such as "Dungeons & Dragons" enjoy the large degree of freedom granted to players.
Although Thursday nights in the second floor gym of the IM Circle building may look like a scene out of a Shakespeare play, the members of the Renaissance Sword Society need not have a heavy head or crown — just their longswords, some in-depth knowledge of medieval dueling tactics, and a bit of padding.
Michigan State University's Coalition of Indian Undergraduate Students put on their annual Satrang dance show on Saturday, Mar. 30, at Everett High School. This year’s show was titled “Mayuri,” which means “peacock,” and was meant to impart a theme of vibrant colors, unity and joy.
The Student Emergency Response Team is a registered student organization at Michigan State that provides hands-on emergency training to students at no cost.
The Red Cedar River has a scooter problem. Because the river is a natural habitat for wildlife like fish and waterfowl, and because lithium batteries in the scooters can leak and enter the water, there has been rising concern regarding the health of the river.
Michigan State University welcomed musical guests Waka Flocka Flame and Between Friends to the Breslin Center last night night, March 28, for the annual spring concert. The event was organized collaboratively by Impact 89 FM, Residence Halls Association, The Associated Students of MSU and the University Activities Board. Organizers worked diligently to figure out venue details, budget, scheduling and every other aspect of putting together this event for the MSU community.
Michigan State baseball has had a rough start to the season, including two losses at Maryland and a loss to Oakland at home, a game in which the Spartans allowed 16 hits and went through seven pitchers. However, the Spartans look to spin things around and possibly take a series win against Rutgers in Michigan State's home series opener against a Big Ten team. The Rutgers are 18-7 and have not played at Big Ten team yet, as opposed to Michigan State's 10-13 record overall and a 1-2 record in Big Ten play.
An MSU College of Human Medicine professor’s study, "Recommended Mental Health Practices for Individuals Interacting With U.S. Police, Court, Jail, Probation, and Parole Systems," found there is a severe lack of services in all counties across the U.S. Of 59 recommended practices, no practices were used in more than 43% of counties, the study found.
Michigan State baseball lost to the Oakland Golden Grizzlies 11-7 in the first matchup between the two teams this season, putting the Spartans at a 10-13 overall record so far this season. Despite a great offensive performance by the Spartans, the Grizzlies scored 5 runs in the final three innings, helping push them past Michigan State.
The MSU chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) held a town hall meeting to discuss the resignation of trustee Rema Vassar as board chair, racially charged incidents on campus and a lack of transparency from higher administration.