Monday, Oct. 21, marked the first day of early voting in the city of East Lansing. The State News has created a guide to the ballot that contains the federal, state and local races voters will be asked to weigh in on, as well as ballot proposals for East Lansing and Ingham County.
Student anxiety and stress, alongside suicide rates have been increasing on campus in recent years. To address this, MSU University Health and Wellbeing is creating a committee to address suicide, integrating its mental health resources to be more effective, and looking to be proactive in its outreach.
With the beginning of the 2024 academic year, Michigan State University has started reenforcing its disenrollment policy. The policy says a student's enrollment may be canceled by MSU due to lack of payment or academic recess, among other factors.
Cities in Michigan have come to be known as 'climate havens,' places where people will be safe from extreme weather events. This may be true for now, but climate change will bring the state its own set of issues, such as flooding, gentrification and more.
Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris visited a UAW facility in Lansing Friday as part of her visit to Michigan. During a thirty minute speech, Harris affirmed her commitment to American workers and sought draw a contrast between herself and Donald Trump, saying he "will never understand" the work of autoworkers.
Amid heated debate about the Israel-Hamas conflict, many universities have adopted 'institutional neutrality' — formal policies that stop them from weighing in. MSU hasn't adopted such a policy, but recent actions show it's already tapping into the popular playbook.
Five governors from across the Midwest and east coast rallied for the Harris campaign inside the MSU Union Thursday night. In their speeches, the governors outlined the stakes of the upcoming election and asked students to not just vote, but make sure those around them are doing the same.
The MSU undergraduate student government and the Native American Indigenous Student Organization are advocating for removal of Justin S. Morrill's name from a university building. The 1862 Morrill Act displaced countless Indigenous peoples to build universities across the U.S.
Eight candidates are competing for two open seats on Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees this November, in an election that comes at a pivotal time in the university’s history.
A new MSU department will streamline communication and support for three existing offices: student accounts, the registrar and financial aid. Spartan One-Stop is entirely virtual now, with a physical office space opening in May 2025.
At a public forum, the four major party candidates for MSU trustee largely agreed on their central priorities, but had some varying approaches on exactly how to solve issues at the top of students' minds.
Mike Balow — who calls himself the "ninth trustee" — has attended every board meeting for the past four years.
Thomas Stallworth, a Democrat and longtime Detroit public servant, hopes to restore trust in the board and make the university more affordable and safe for students.
Julie Maday, a former Novi city council member, hopes to lead MSU with particular responsiveness to students and parents.
Rebecca Bahar-Cook — the CEO of a Lansing-based fundraising consulting firm with experience on non-profit boards and the Ingham County Commission — says she hopes to bring collaboration back to the MSU Board of Trustees.
MSU students set up an art installation of oversized milk cartons displaying U.S. citizens taken hostage by Hamas, in addition to other exhibits featured Tuesday afternoon near Kedzie Hall.
Artwork painted on the Rock for Indigenous People's Day by the North American Indigenous Student Organization was vandalized Monday night. Students from the MSU chapter of Turning Point USA replaced the artwork with a joke attributing the word "dibs" to Christopher Columbus.
On Wednesday, ASMSU will host the four Board of Trustees candidates in the upcoming election. It will be a virtual event divided into two sessions in which students can ask the candidates questions.
The Wharton Center for Performing Arts will be hosting Democracy at a Crossroads, an event geared towards journalism students to discuss political reporting, on Wednesday, Oct. 16. A panel of writers from The Atlantic will be there to talk to students.
