Guess Essay: Without Hesitation

By Skylar Austell, MSU alumna and social work master's student

Guest Poem: 'How many more?'

By Katie Arce, MSU Student

Guest Poem: The Day After

By Kyle O'Connor, MSU student and State News Sports Reporter

Guest Essay: Michigan State isn’t just a part of our life, it’s home

Guest essay by Sam Klemet, 2007 alumnus, President and CEO of the Michigan Association of Broadcasters

Guest Essay: Spartans abroad feel disconnected, lean on community

By journalism juniors Kayla Nelsen and Ashley Zhou, State News alumni

Guest Essay: MSU and its community members are forever changed

By: Sylvia Hodges, MSU English senior

COLUMN: Big Ten Tournament win is just what the MSU hockey program, fanbase needed

Perhaps the most important takeaway from this series and season is that after many recent gloomy, dark days in the program, the Spartans have made hockey in East Lansing exciting again. 

COLUMN: There’s no book on how to be editor-in-chief during a mass shooting

How do you effectively lead a newsroom through an event like Feb. 13? You don't. At least not effectively.

Being sexually assaulted was awful. Reporting to MSU might have made it worse.

COLUMN: Why we celebrate being women in sports

In honor of the 37th National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the women of The State News sports and multimedia desks share what the day means to us. Here are our perspectives on being women in sports and why we celebrate today.

COLUMN: An alternative goodbye from a cynical senior

Stop asking senior Noah Edgar how he feels about graduating, just read his column.

COLUMN: My first semester was okay, and that’s okay

Environmental Reporter Alex Walters attempts to explore his experiences the only way he knows how: with a FOIA request, in AP Style.

EDITORIAL: Big Ten must discipline racist acts and protect student-athletes of color

Performative activism against racism has no place here. It’s time to be proactive and support the players of color in all sports across the conference. Anything else is not enough. 

COLUMN: I'm 20 years old and I haven't had my first kiss.

My first kiss doesn’t have to be perfect and romantic. It doesn’t even have to be memorable. But it should happen because I genuinely want it to, not because I feel pressured to fit some sort of societal norm.

COLUMN: The transgender experience in East Lansing

Being openly LGBTQIA+ is undeniably difficult. Even with legal protection and anti-discrimination laws, it can be difficult to feel safe in your community. This begs the question: is East Lansing an LGBTQ+ friendly place?

EDITORIAL: We, too, have lost all confidence in the Board of Trustees

Like the students, faculty and our president, we have lost confidence in the Board of Trustees as it is currently. 

'Bros' review: Students share their opinions following special premiere at Wells Hall

The Residence Hall Association and Universal Pictures premiered "Bros" before regular theaters. Here's what college students and entertainment reporter Liz Nass thought of the new LGBT rom com.

EDITORIAL: MSU students deserve clear answers from Board of Trustees

We, as MSU students and journalists, have seen where the board’s priorities lie. By running to the press with rumors and creating this avoidable chaos, our elected officials have proven they’re not in a place to make any sort of decision about MSU administration. The board needs to hold a public meeting to sort this out transparently. 

A guide to bars that aren't Rick's or Harper's

There’s no questioning it, East Lansing is one of the best college towns in the country thanks to its vibrant nightlife and social atmosphere. If you’re looking for cheaper drinks, fewer people or just a different atmosphere then these are three bars in Lansing you should try out. 

A Michigan State Staple: Ranking the MSU Dairy Store's 11 flavors

So, did your favorite flavors make it into our top three?