Spotlight is The State News' section of centerpiece stories — long-form and in-depth articles that shine a spotlight on relevant issues and people. Many of these pieces are featured on the front cover our weekly print editions.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many types of losses 2014 loss of loved ones, businesses, identity, career opportunities, community, the college experience. These losses have changed the way community members experience their day-to-day lives.
Female athletes find themselves in a daily battle between embracing their strength and loving their bodies. Four MSU student athletes share their journey's with body image.
In October, there are many promotional events and leasing weeks for apartment complexes like Chandler Crossings. This encourages people to make decisions quickly about the next year. Many leases are signed almost a year in advance, so students can move in before the fall semester.
Michigan State's faculty and staff began working remotely in March 2020. But not all of MSU's employees are able to work from home.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended to restrict traveling to limit the spread of COVID-19. This means some couples had to get creative with maintaining romance during the pandemic.
Programs include the Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence (SARV) Prevention Workshop, Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct program (RVSM), MSU’s Center for Survivors, and MSU’s Sexual Assault Healthcare Program.
The students working behind the scenes of MSU football share their story of a season stranger than any before.
Female-identifying students and staff members recall the struggles they faced based on their gender identities.
For both Ph.D. candidates Anna Wilcoxson and Clay Oppenhuizen, the novel coronavirus has affected their students' academic lives, as well as their own. As GTAs, the pressure to produce results from their students is higher than years past.
MSU's class of 2020 is headed into the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. Now, they're worried about finding post-graduation opportunities in the middle of a financial crisis.
With universities closed nationwide and executive orders calling for people to stay home, many students have found themselves struggling with mental health in ways they hadn’t before.
"It’s got to the point where I’m wondering if I can move back to school in the fall and live off-campus again ... I’m just stressing about next semester already.”
"We're a nonessential business according to the state, but ... it's essential for us to survive.”
International students at Michigan State find themselves in a complex predicament In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic when it comes to the decision to return home.
