"I never thought I’d want the Target in downtown. But I was wrong."

The Black Student Alliance of MSU proposes to decrease the flat tuition rate from that of 15 credits to 12 credits. And The State News Editorial Board agrees that students shouldn’t be paying for more classes than they’re taking. 

"While we have the ability to denounce others’ ignorance and refusal to conform, we can’t coerce them to change. We live in a bilateral society. There will always be two sides to any situation. The best we can do is try to understand our counterparts."

"What is often disregarded is the total control landlords have over your life for the next year."

"Granting myself the opportunity to learn in an unconventional way this summer drew me out of my comfort zone and into the graces of my ever-changing career path."

I failed microeconomics this summer. But it taught me that failure isn't the end of the world.

Our goal at The State News is to reflect your time at MSU. Our role is to chronicle life on and off campus every single day in order to help you better navigate and understand your world.

"I feel ashamed that I was a student during the Simon administration. To do something about it, I wanted to get the signature changed on my diploma, and to my shock, the cost of doing so is $50."

"Women have abortions for many reasons. Plenty of recent articles have detailed examples of why people choose to terminate pregnancies. The truth is, those reasons are not the business of you or I, or of politicians. It is the business of a woman, her doctor, and who — if anyone — she decides to speak with about her decision."

By Dr. Theodore A. Golden. Golden is a 1968 alumnus of the University of Michigan's Medical School.

Flint, Michigan has no clean water.

By the James Madison College Student Senate

Have you followed the #bagelgate scandal? 

By Jake Nessel. Nessel is a political theory and constitutional democracy sophomore. 

By the Associated Students of Michigan State University

Let's make one thing clear: Michigan State basketball overachieved this season.

In high school I wasn’t very interested in our sports teams. But during my first MSU game, Spartan spirit was the only thing that mattered.

Marginalized communities have been fighting for their own inclusive spaces for more than 50 years. Now is the time to bring them together under one roof.

Concerned driver Peter Hulett takes a look at the bumpiest, scariest, most chaotic roads in East Lansing.