ASMSU, in collaboration with MSU Vote, a campus committee focused on increasing student voter turnout, hosted a forum for the East Lansing city council candidates on Tuesday night for students to learn more about their city officials.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be testing its Wireless Emergency Alerts and Emergency Alert System today at 2:20 p.m. The WEA alert will be broadcast across all mobile cell phones across the country, and will sound a tone and vibration "similar to when your phone receives an Amber Alert." Scheduled simultaneously, the EAS portion of the test will last one minute on televisions and radios.
Broadening the range of the city's representatives, the City of East Lansing is adding the Mayor’s Youth Commission to their city government this coming November.
This school year, MSU is offering an introductory course in Kichwa, an Indigenous language spoken by Quechua people primarily in the northwest region of South America.
MSU's Fostering Academics, Mentoring Excellence program provides support and resources to students who are former foster youth, have experienced homelessness or are otherwise independent. FAME coordinator Chiquita Whittington said the program provides members with support networks that traditional students would typically receive from their parents.
The complete timeline of Tucker's downfall, from the now-infamous alleged phone call to his contentious firing.
Early Monday morning, the sidewalks of Abbot Road were filled with students wrapped in blankets, lined up outside of The Abbot in hopes of signing a new lease with the complex.
MSU Career Services Network added another notable resource for students looking to bridge the gap into professional careers: the Career Closet.
Reported cases of three relationship violence and sexual misconduct crimes on campus have increased since 2021 and updates to campus safety have increased, the 2023 Security and Fire Safety Report finds.
“Nothing can really replace having the Moosejaw on Grand River:" In the store's closing, the Lansing community will lose more than just outdoor gear and apparel.
After an online profile revealed this instructor was teaching under a modified name, students discovered his connection to a Louisiana meth lab.
A sinkhole opened on Service Road near the Recycling Center on Wednesday, though it was filled with asphalt within six hours. The cause of the sudden sinkhole remains unclear, but MSUPD communications said it was an "isolated incident."
MSU’s deans and vice-provosts sent a letter to the Board of Trustees asking that they only consider candidates for the presidency that are approved by the representative search committee. The letter followed a resolution from the faculty senate and comments from Interim President Teresa Woodruff pushing back against comments from a trustee who said the board might select a candidate not supported by the search committee.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has allocated $12.6 million to advance community violence prevention.
Former MSU head coach Mel Tucker is preparing for litigation against the university for the termination of his $95 million contract yesterday, according to a statement released by Tucker’s attorney, Jennifer Belveal, that referred to his firing as "illegal."
Woodruff sat down with The State News to discuss her handling of the Tucker scandal, the leak of his accuser’s name, how she hopes MSU will move forward, and who she hopes will succeed her as the permanent president.
Students and professors weigh in on how online and asynchronous learning best fits into their lives.
At around 7 p.m., the Michigan State University Union was evacuated after steam discharge from the building's upper areas became excessive. MSU Deputy Spokesperson Dan Olsen said there was no fire, but rather an optical illusion caused by steam, leading many to believe that there was. Olsen said the issue has been resolved and the Union reopened.
At around 4 p.m. today, a fire was reported in the laundry room of West Wilson Hall, causing two fire trucks and cops to appear at the scene. The fire alarm went off and students were evacuated from the building. Associate director for communications for the Residence Education and Housing Services Bethany Balks said no injuries were reported, and that the fire was caused by an overloaded dryer.
Brenda Tracy first accused “someone associated with” Michigan State University’s elected Board of Trustees of leaking her identity.