WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Michigan State women's basketball dominates second meeting against Rutgers, win 93-57

Kaspar Haehnle

February 24, 2024

After a 70-66 victory against Michigan last Sunday and a 68-59 victory over Purdue on Wednesday, the Michigan State women's basketball team collected its third victory in a row as they dominated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 93-57 on Saturday, Feb. 24. With this win, the Spartans now sit at 20-7 in overall play and 10-6 in Big Ten conference games, and the Scarlet Knights fall to 8-22 overall and 2-15 in conference games.

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Dublin Square settles copyright infringement lawsuit

Vivian Barrett

February 23, 2024

Dublin Square has settled the copyright infringement lawsuit filed against them in October 2023. The terms of the settlement remain confidential.

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MSU Jewish community members navigate overlaps between Passover and final exams

Owen McCarthy

February 23, 2024

The major Jewish holiday Passover will overlap with final exams this year, raising concerns among members of MSU’s Jewish community.

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Researchers at MSU FRIB inch closer to the stars with discovery of five new isotopes

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

February 23, 2024

An international research team working at MSU's Facility for Rare Isotope Beams reported the creation of five new isotopes. The isotopes, which have likely never existed on the surface of the Earth until last week, are a sign of the FRIB's potential to assist scientists in recreating the conditions found when neutron stars collide in space.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

How an MSU professor is healing wounds caused by media misrepresentation

Jack Williams

February 23, 2024

Associate Professor of journalism Danielle K. Brown’s research explores the ways media has historically misrepresented Black communities, and how journalists can work to actively combat this for better, holistic coverage.

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MSU already paid $92k for board chair and unidentified individual's legal representation in investigation of alleged misconduct

Theo Scheer

February 23, 2024

Michigan State University has spent nearly $100,000 for legal representation of board chair Rema Vassar and one other individual in an outside investigation into allegations that Vassar violated Board of Trustees bylaws and university policies. 

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MSU consolidates Title IX protections for pregnant students and employees

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

February 21, 2024

MSU’s Office for Civil Rights and Title IX Education and Compliance introduced a new policy outlining protections for students and employees who are pregnant, experiencing childbirth or pregnancy-related conditions, or are parents. Qualifying students who request accommodations can be granted periodic absences from class, extensions on assignments and can take breaks from class to express milk.

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Social media tips weren’t reviewed during MSU shooting due to “concerning” policy

Theo Scheer

February 21, 2024

Due to an outdated policy, tips submitted through social media weren’t reviewed in real-time during the shooting, according to an outside review that was never released publicly. That’s now been changed.

SPORTS

MSU men's tennis Ozan Baris ranked No. 4 nationally by ITA, highest ranking in Spartan history

Jayden Hewitt

February 21, 2024

Baris was recently ranked No. 4 in the country by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, or ITA. With this, Baris' ranking is the highest individual ranking any player has ever reached while playing at Michigan State.

STUDENTS

MSU student artist Semaj Willis strives to inspire campus communities with his graphic design business

Shakyra Mabone

February 20, 2024

For so many people, music and arts are things people commonly use to destress or brighten up their day. For Michigan State University Engineering senior Semaj Willis, creative art has been part of his life right from the beginning.

STUDENTS

Future Black educators at MSU navigate careers as education becomes politicized

Hannah Locke

February 20, 2024

Since 2021, 44 states have taken steps to restrict the teaching of critical race theory, as well as discussions of racism and sexism in classrooms, according to data from Education Weekly. 18 states have either signed these restrictions into law or approved similar actions. Black teacher education freshman Ferguson said these attacks on Black history affect both her identity and future profession. At the same time, they make her motivation to become a teacher stronger.

COMMUNITY

Black representation among faculty is vital to student belonging, success, students say

Amy Cho

February 20, 2024

“Having a professor that looks like you is important because it shows what’s possible and it, at times, can provide a sense of belonging, where you’re not feeling isolated,” Sheri Lewis, an assistant professor in the Department of African American and African Studies, said. “You see there’s someone that looks like you, (and) possibly have (a) similar background as you, it can be motivating and inspiring and provides a sense of hope and belonging.”

SOCIAL JUSTICE

MSU professor explores reproductive justice, dreams in new project

Theo Scheer

February 19, 2024

Dr. LeConté Dill, an associate chair and professor in Michigan State University’s Department of African American and African Studies, is embarking on a dream-inspired play about Black motherhood.

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MSU College of Law Student Bar Association, Black Law Students Association condemn racism after classroom incident

Demonte Thomas

February 19, 2024

The MSU College of Law Student Bar Association passed a resolution giving its unwavering support to the MSU Black Law Students Association after a Jan. 11 racial incident at the College of Law. 

EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT

APASO celebrates 21st annual Cultural Vogue at Wharton Center

Shakyra Mabone

February 19, 2024

The Asian Pacific American Student Organization, or APASO, hosted their annual Cultural Vogue event on Feb. 17. Michigan State University students gathered in Wharton Center's Cobb Great Hall to celebrate and honor Asian heritage and traditions through performances from various student organizations affiliated with APASO.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

Manuel Oliver performs 'Guac: My Son, my Hero' at MSU Latinx Film Festival

Hannah Holycross

February 18, 2024

The MSU Latinx Film Festival hosted activist and artist Manuel Oliver, whose 17-year-old son, Joaquin Oliver, was fatally shot in 2018 at Parkland High School. Oliver performed his one-man show entitled “Guac”-- in reference to his son’s nickname– that circles around losing a child to gun violence.

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MSU's new psychiatry and behavior medicine director to expand research, teaching opportunities

Vivian Barrett

February 16, 2024

The College of Human Medicine has hired a new director of the division of psychiatry and behavior medicine who will work jointly with an MSU partner to increase research and education in behavior medicine.

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Martha Brill Olcott, leading scholar in central-Asia and post-Soviet politics, dies at 74

Jack Williams

February 16, 2024

Martha Brill Olcott, 74, a professor in the James Madison College, died on Feb. 5 in her home surrounded by family. Olcott was a leading scholar with a breadth of knowledge and involvement in nationality issues in Central Asia and the USSR as well as Muslim studies.

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Associated Students of MSU reform presidential elections, advocate for student input in Berkey Hall decisions

Kaspar Haehnle

February 16, 2024

The Associated Students of MSU voted in favor of a popular voting system that would allow MSU students to vote for the student body president, the East Lansing City Council adopting a ceasefire resolution to the Israel-Hamas war, and student involvement in the Berkey Hall decision making process at last night's general assembly meeting.  

COMMUNITY

Community members rally against gun violence at Michigan Capitol

Willow Symonds

February 16, 2024

Students Demand Action and Sit Down MSU rallied against gun violence at the Lansing Capitol on Feb. 15, exactly a year after their first sit-down protest following the Feb. 13, 2023 MSU shooting.