Students remove trash from Red Cedar River for cleanup

The only thing more exciting than riding bikes around campus: pulling them out of the river.

Constitutionality of ASMSU president decided in a week

The All University Student Hearing Board discussed the issue that was recently brought up by ASMSU College of Engineering Representative Christopher Baldwin about an alleged election code violation during the special election in February.

Happy hours

A night out in East Lansing can mean anything from a escape to Ireland to Long Island Iced Teas strong enough to keep customers buzzing all night.It can mean belting out show tunes to a crowded room or munching on salty crack fries that are as addicting as the name implies.

Dreams beyond the plate

For some, working at Brody Square might not exactly be a dream job.

Residents have until Monday for ice storm debris removal

Residents have until Monday to bring all ice storm debris to the curb for removal as is, with some residents struggling to meet the deadline.

Lansing hosts celebration of Sparty creator

Many students would admit they’ve taken a selfie with the Sparty at the intersection of Kalamazoo Street and Chestnut Road.

One Book, One Community addresses racial equality issues

The One Book, One Community program has chosen it's material for the 2014 school year, focusing on the topic of the continuing struggle for racial equality.

Botanical Garden hosts first tour of spring season

Student claimed MSU retaliated against her for reported assault

As the Department of Education investigates MSU’s response to reports of sexual assault and harassment, documents obtained by The State News from a Freedom of Information Act request reveal allegations leveled at the university span over three years and three separate cases. The documents provide a new level of insight into the federal investigations, one of which has not yet concluded close to 33 months after it began.

Obama: Higher wages would help students

ANN ARBOR — President Barack Obama spoke at the University of Michigan on Wednesday to rally support for raising the federal minimum wage, a change he said could drive down student loan reliance.In front of hundreds of students, many of whom had camped overnight earlier in the week to receive their admission tickets, Obama addressed what he called a need for fair wages in America.

Some college fan gear could cause hazards, recent study shows

When purchasing fan gear representing your favorite college team, it is easy to get riled up by the sight of a rival team's gear displayed on the same shelf.

Police: Reported assault was false

An alleged sexual assault that was said to have taken place on March 23 is now being said to have been a false report.

Four colleges facing under-representation

MSU’s undergraduate student government general elections are underway, but hundreds of students across four colleges have no candidates to vote for.

Obama visits Michigan, speaks about raising minimum wage

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Barack Obama gave a speech at the University of Michigan on Wednesday to garner support for raising the federal minimum wage.

Downed power line causes some outages

A downed power line in Lansing near the East Lansing border caused a large number of power outages for residents Wednesday morning.

Student begins recovery after suffering from massive stroke

When computer science sophomore Tim Taviano woke up from surgery, the first thing he wanted to know was how the men's basketball team fared in the Elite Eight.Despite an MSU loss to UConn, basketball was the last thing on the minds of his loved ones.

Museum exhibit examines risk to turtle environment

A new exhibit at the MSU Museum looks to illuminate the rough lives turtles live and the fate the population might face if nothing is done.

Student arrested for drug possession

An MSU student was arrested for possession of marijuana and hallucinogenic drugs during the early morning hours March 26 in Emmonds Hall, according to MSU police Sgt.

Hollis, other prominent speakers keynote Failure:Lab

An unexpected 15-minute intermission highlighted the Failure:Lab event put on by ASMSU Tuesday night at Wharton Center.In front of a mostly-filled crowd, ASMSU welcomed the popular lecture series out of Grand Rapids to MSU, only to be interrupted about halfway through by what ushers said was smoke detected on the 4th floor.Audience members were ushered outside of Wharton Center until the East Lansing Fire Department was called and declared the scene safe.The theme of the night was overcoming past failures in life and using them to foster future success.

Local taxi drivers speak out at city council meeting

The city of East Lansing continues to struggle with an overload of available taxi services operating in the city, and local taxi drivers are starting to speak out.At the East Lansing city council meeting Tuesday night, cab drivers from the East Lansing cab company Shaggin' Wagon Taxi spoke out about the current cab situation, citing too many licensed cab drivers in the city taking away business from them.According to a previous interview with East Lansing city clerk Marie Wicks, there are over 190 licensed taxis with permits in the city.On top of that, there are plenty of other taxi services available that aren't licensed and are just started up by people who want to make some extra money.