When I was walking home last night, I had a crisis. I felt the wind blow against my bare, somewhat boney arms and I thought, “Hmm, it’s a little cold tonight … wait, why?!?” And then I continued to realize summer is officially coming to a close soon.
It’s never crossed my mind that I would be ashamed to be a Spartan. Never, until Friday night, when those venomous thoughts attempted to creep in against my will.
In November, Lansing residents will vote on an initiative to legalize the use, possession and transfer of marijuana on private property within the city, leaving citizens with questions about their rights and protection under law.
For your average college student, there is not a week more anticipated and revered than Welcome Week.
During the hectic first day of classes, bells rang across the nation to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s march to Washington, D.C., where he thundered, “I have a dream” across the Reflecting Pool and into our country’s conscious.
Welcome back to the football hype, ladies and gentlemen. For those returning season ticket holders, you know your rundown by now. If this is your first time going to Spartan Stadium and possibly holding season tickets, let us help you figure out your schedule and routine on game days.
Cairo, Egypt — I arrived home to Egypt excited about my summer and looking forward to interning at a local independent, English-speaking newspaper, not knowing that my summer would be packed with politics — whether I liked it or not. My first encounter with the demonstrations that led to the ouster of Egypt’s former President Mohamed Morsi was a couple days after I arrived home in May.
This week, U.N. inspectors are investigating claims of chemical weapons used in Syria, according international media. The international community is waiting to hear what they find. Meanwhile, White House officials already have pinned the attack on the Syrian government citing “undeniable” proof.
May 2014. A date that at one point seemed so far away is now about nine months in the future. And with that date comes graduation and the promise (or possibility) of adulthood, and entering the ‘real’ world.
MSU has many traditions that are fully embraced throughout its community, by both the students and permanent residents in the area. Unfortunately, there’s one tradition that has failed to subside over the years. Couch burnings.
As I am sitting down to write what might be the last thing I ever write for The State News, a heavy dose of nostalgia was injected into my bloodstream, and it’s really starting to hit me: I’m entering my senior year at MSU.
Michigan State University athletics has many great traditions in its history, such as protecting the Spartan statue the week MSU plays Michigan or Midnight Madness at Breslin Center.
The first official job I ever had was working for minimum wage at a Culver’s restaurant when I was 15 years old. And while I’ve had a number of jobs since, I can safely say being an employee within the service industry was the worst job I’ve ever had. Flipping burgers for the ungrateful masses, watching them scarf down double cheeseburgers like it had been days instead of hours between visits to the trough.
The NSA scandal from earlier this summer still has people outraged.
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a timeline and cost for the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, at MSU, a show of confidence in what the project ultimately will yield for the campus and the state of Michigan.
The Republican Party, commonly known as the GOP, is at a crossroads right now.
For many, senior year is a time to take electives, socialize Monday-Sunday and fulfill all of their college experience needs before May arrives. On the other hand, there are some students who still have required classes and credits to make up because they switched majors sometime during their four years or they decided to take their electives early so they could go from frat house to frat house as underclassmen
Admittedly, I never have paid much attention to MSU’s vast international student population.
The times of graduating at a typical four-year colleges and university appear to be over, according to a Forbes article.
With crippling debt and internal problems, last week the city of Detroit filed chapter 9 bankruptcy, the largest city ever to do so. The debt is estimated to be between $18 and $20 billion by Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr.