With the recent release of 2023 Oscar nominations, the Academy Awards have made their way back into trending topics. And although award shows typically don't have dull moments when it comes to controversy, this year's round of film awards have stirred up discussions surrounding awareness and sexism within the entertainment industry.
The Michigan State University Comic Forum transformed the university library’s third floor into a hub for comic enthusiasts, artists and scholars on during its 15th triennial convention on Saturday. From watercolor paintings with pens and paintbrushes to digital creations with a mouse, each artist had their own distinctive styles while staying true to one common theme: using art as a creative outlet.
The Michigan State University Ballroom Dance team hosted their 9th annual Green and White Gala yesterday. Teams from nine different universities and studios came together to compete across different experience levels and styles of dance.
The U.S. Department of Education announced that Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FASFA, packages will be delayed until April. The delay is to fix a $1.8 billion mistake that could potentially have harmed low-income students' packages. The department's mathematic formula incorrectly overestimated the annual income of low-income students' households, meaning they would earn less than what they need in financial aid as a result of this error.
The Residential College in the Arts and Humanities held an opening reception Friday evening for its new exhibit “Sam x Elijah: Making Space x Taking Space.” Both artists were present at the event and commented on the nature of their work.
The Associated Students of MSU passed bills to reform campus parking, provide emergency contraception and harm reduction vending machines and expand community engaged learning at the general assembly meeting on Thursday.
APASO, CRU and BSA have all withdrawn from the CORES and COPS coalition in the last week, citing a misalignment of objectives and lack of communication.
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees approved several agenda items that revise existing university policies and make changes to university infrastructure. That includes leasing two buildings on Hagadorn Road, renovating the packaging building and Campbell Hall, and revising a policy on how the university names buildings and facilities.
Michigan State University's board of trustees' finance committee will review MSU's financial investments, following continued calls for the university’s divestment from Israel at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting.
With many important holidays in the rear view and those like Valentine’s Day coming up, gift giving, gift wrapping and celebration is at the top of many priority lists. However, with all of these essential holiday favorites often come a dramatic increase in waste.
Organizers with the Union of Tenure Stream Faculty called on Michigan State University to voluntarily recognize the union “as soon as possible,” during public comments at Friday’s board meeting.
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees passed a resolution honoring Interim President Teresa Woodruff for her “steadfast commitment” to the university as her term comes to an end.
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has imposed stricter rules for naming campus buildings and facilities, after a donor who went on a racist tirade had his name removed from a university lab in October.
MSU Vice President and Chief Safety Officer Marlon Lynch is leaving his position in early March. Lynch will be replaced by current Deputy Chief Safety Officer Doug Monette until the position is filled.
MSU announced it will release the thousands of long-withheld documents relating to the university’s handling of years of sexual abuse by disgraced ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel in late February.
MSU students demonstrated outside the Hannah Administration Building Thursday afternoon demanding that MSU divest from Israeli aid and its other investments in weapons manufacturers and international hedge funds.
Title IX Communications Manager Christian Chapman lays out the process that MSU’s Office of Institutional Equity takes to respond to Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct and Title IX cases.
In Rachael Denhollander’s eyes, MSU mishandled Tucker like it mishandled Nassar: saying leaders’ “hands were tied” until the public found out.Fixing the systemic problem is achievable, she says, but it’s gonna take some “moral courage” on the part of the board.
Over the course of the 2023 fall semester, there were three cases of robbery on MSU’s campus and 202 cases of larceny–theft without force. In the city of East Lansing, there were 10 cases of robbery, 186 cases of larceny and 43 cases of vehicle theft, according to city crime logs.
On Michigan State University's campus, the effects of this boycott remain to be seen. Starbucks supervisor and environmental biology and microbiology sophomore Morgan Bresson said there has been little change in business at the 1855 Place location on campus.