On May 5, 19 Spartans embarked on their military careers in the U.S. Army. The event was held on the MSU campus and attended by over 200 friends, family and alumni.

Miles Bridges turned down the opportunity to make well over a million dollars, or delayed it at least for another year earlier this month after announcing he was returning to MSU for his sophomore season. 

The 6-foot-7 Bridges was projected by ESPN’s Chad Ford as the No. 10 overall pick in the upcoming NBA draft, and the No. 4 small forward in this year’s class.

For many of us, hearing or seeing the name of Cesar E. Chavez is a source of pride, inspiration and hope. And rightfully so, Chavez is a great American hero who sacrificed his life to improve the lives of many. We all have a stake in preserving and proclaiming his legacy as a union and civil rights leader, a community organizer, and a crusader for non-violent social change.

The decision by MSU star forward Miles Bridges to stay for another season puts the Spartans as the team to beat in the NCAA.

With their overall talent sky high, it’s National Championship or bust for head coach Tom Izzo and this team.

As hypocritical as this looks, hear me out.

Nobody likes being told what to think. If you disagree, case in point: I just told you what to think and you didn’t like it.

In a way, there were a number of familiar sights on April 1 at Spartan Stadium.

There was the MSU football team, donning the green and white fans are accustomed to.

MSU's annual Green-White Spring Football Game was April 1, and the program is still in uncharted water. MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio spoke to the press for the first time in 55 days on March 28.

As Mental Health Awareness Week comes to a close, students and student organizations have voiced their discontent toward the MSU Counseling Center.

Our children are our future, and right now that future is not looking bright when it comes to health. With childhood obesity and Type II diabetes on the rise, it can sometimes feel like we only get sicker and sicker. But we can affect this future by changing how we teach children about food in the present. 

I check social media pretty often, especially for someone who rarely posts. I refresh my feeds during awkward silences, when I feel a vibration in my pocket (even if it's just imagined), or when the fear of missing out gets to me.

Downtown East Lansing is about to get a makeover. Though the various development projects aren't quite at the final stage of planning, the future of the city will look much different than the recent past.

With recent executive orders by President Donald Trump on immigration from certain Muslim-majority countries and a series of somewhat vague campaign promises to secure the border, the future of many foreigners on American soil, here legally or not, has become something of a question.

TULSA, Okla. — This week there is no doubt freshman forward Miles Bridges will lose hours of sleep trying to decide the fate of his future.

After President Trump signed his first executive order banning immigrants and refugees from 7 Muslim-majority nations, including my parents’ home country of Syria, I along with many of my fellow students, felt anger at the injustice towards refugees fleeing persecution from their already unwelcoming home countries. 

Growing government deficits are often talked about at the federal level, but we are seeing it close to home. The city of East Lansing’s deficit continues to grow, and our community must be aware of the consequences.

When I saw this morning that MSU's Residential and Hospitality Services had decided to ban whiteboards from residence halls in order to reduce instances of harassment and bullying, part of me was relieved. As a Resident Assistant who has witnessed first-hand the type of written harassment this ban is presumably trying to prevent, I know that whiteboards are common mediums for students to commit incidents of harassment, bias, or other violations of MSU's strict anti-discrimination policy.

Basketball writer Casey Harrison and Stephen Olschanski discuss the impact and legacy of Mike Illitch and how/if the Spartans can fare without fifth-year senior guard Eron Harris.

In the late 1960’s, my mother’s family boarded a flight from Cuba to the United States to escape its brutally oppressive communist government. To this day, Cubans continue to flee to the United States of America for its promise of freedom and safety.

MSU has no right to be quiet about issues of sexual harassment and sexual assault, nor should MSU sit back and allow these issues to boil over until the administration is forced to address them.

Basketball reporter Casey Harrison alongside newsroom personality Stephen Olschanski is joined by sports editor Souichi Terada to talk about MSU's blowout loss to U-M on the road and the implications it could have for MSU for the rest of the season.