In the wake of the Feb. 13, 2023 shooting, Michigan State University received calls from community members asking how they could provide monetary support to those most impacted. In response, MSU established the Spartan Strong Fund, which raised $2 million. Here's where that money has gone so far.
Michigan State University’s Surplus Store and Recycling Center hosted a DIY valentines and silly stuffed creatures event on Friday. The event was in part of its bimonthly Spartan Upcycle Friday program, which is free to all MSU students.
On Sept. 24, 2023, Taylor Swift attended her first Kansas City Chiefs game and has since attended numerous others. Her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, is a tight end for the team and her attendance at his games has sparked national conversation.
As the one-year mark of the Feb. 13 shooting on Michigan State University's campus approaches, MSU has implemented guidelines of having no exams and assignments due on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14. However, students weigh in about having exams on Feb. 12.
A year after the February 13th shooting, only one permanent memorial honoring the students who were killed graces Michigan State University’s campus – the 2022-23 Student Memorial Tree. Data science sophomore Clara Linjewile believes the university should work with the families of the students who passed away to truly honor their lives. “Given the context of how they passed away, I feel like their lives should just be honored in a more significant way,” Linjewile said.
"Funny Girl" will be at The Wharton Center starting Feb. 6 and running through Feb. 11.
In the weeks following the Feb. 13, 2023 shooting on MSU's campus, the MSU Museum began the process of preserving, digitizing, and archiving the thousands of items that were left at memorial sites across campus. From handwritten notes to stuffed animals, the museum plans to add all memorial items to its Cultural Collection, which will likely take another year to complete.
Student organizations lead planning for events a year after an act of violence took place on MSU's campus.
The festival is set to bring many topics to the table, like gun violence and immigration, while also bringing the cultures of different Latin American countries to the theater seats of MSU and East Lansing.
MSU professors try to make accommodations for students as the one-year mark of the Feb. 13 shooting on MSU's campus nears. Without clear guidance from the university, many are finding this prospect difficult and are unable to support their students.
Seven additional individuals have been charged with hazing resulting in death after Phat Nguyen, an MSU business college student died of alcohol intoxication in 2021 at a welcome event at the now-disbanded Pi Alpha Phi fraternity.
The university has taken great steps to draw attention away from what’s beneath campus’ surface. But despite its efforts, intrigue and a lack of security has kept the student body talking about — and sometimes entering — the world below their feet for decades.
Max Sheldon and Ozan Baris, two Michigan State tennis players who act as a dynamic duo on the tennis court, have received an honor from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, or ITA, as being ranked as the number one doubles pair in the country. This achievement marks the first time any Spartan, either as a singles player or in a doubles team, has ever been ranked No. 1 in the country in the ITA rankings, the largest ranking organization in collegiate tennis.
Justice Kyra H. Bolden, the first Black woman to sit on the Michigan Supreme Court, spoke at James Madison College’s second annual Black History Month Symposium on Wednesday, Feb 7th.
"This is not a welcoming place of work and has not been for the three years I've been involved," Alissa Hakim wrote in the letter. "I am so appreciative of all the opportunities I've been granted and for all the relationships I’ve built, but it's not enough. I'm tired. I'm drained. This isn't one of those jobs where you pour from your cup and others pour back. It's a job where you have to work for everyone, even people that look at you as a monster."
Michigan State University has made it easier to investigate a variety of policy violations and protect those who report them.
Michigan State University students soaked up the more forgiving weather as they lined up outside local East Lansing bar Crunchy's, waiting to meet "Top Gun: Maverick" star Miles Teller. However, not everyone was able to make it through the pear green door.
MSU Police and Public Safety officers responded to a false alarm call from someone who reported seeing a person inside of the Engineering Building holding what they thought might be a weapon this afternoon. The officers determined that the item the person was holding was not a weapon.
In celebration of Black History Month, Michigan State University and Black student-led organizations are planning to commemorate the month with a packed schedule of events. Here's the rundown.
Students United for Palestinian Rights, or SUPR, Arab Cultural Society, or ACS, and Planned Parenthood Generation Action, or PPGA, have partnered to hold a Menstrual Product Drive for Gaza until Feb. 6 in room 206 at the Michigan State University International Center. The drive is available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.