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.
"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.
This year’s season was cut short for Michigan State men's basketball coach Tom Izzo and his team, but his legacy remains.
Aiming to make the university equally accessible to all students, Michigan State offers a variety of resources and programs.
“I know being black at MSU, being a person of color at MSU, being a woman ... is very hard at this university — and this is for us. This university is for us. It wasn’t made for us, but we’re making it for us.”
This trio of MSU athletes — who hail from the same Detroit school — are bringing the heat.
Meet the changemakers who are shaking things up in our community.
Consistency on the court has been a problem all year — it’s enough to pull some teams apart, as players fight for minutes while the team struggles through close losses. The Spartans have done the exact opposite.
Shelle uses her expertise to assist her clients in training their own psychiatric service dogs – an initiative she has worked on since 2019. “To me, it’s not about making money. My clients give me a reason to be here. A purpose. It fills my soul.”
If you haven’t changed your major yet, you’re in the minority.
When college costs add up, students struggle to make ends meet.
Data from Michigan State's counseling screening shows that 44% of students reported some degree of suicidal ideation within a two-week period. Through education and awareness, the community can help.
Student organization DreaMSU hosted a rally outside the Hannah Administration Building Friday to demand rights for immigrant, undocumented and DACA status students at MSU.
Homelessness is more than not having a roof over your head. One woman shares the reality of housing insecurity and how it once controlled her life
A ban to save lives or a gateway to cigarettes? Depends on who you ask.
Judge Rosemarie Aquilina inspired a sisterhood in the wake of Larry Nassar. Now, she's become an icon for bringing forward survivors' voices in the fight against sexual assault.
Students discuss what life in cooperative housing at Michigan State is like.
The impact of Lourawls “Tum Tum” Nairn Jr.’s return beyond the basketball court.
Though the newly-implemented flat rate tuition model financially benefits those taking more than 15 credits, students taking 12 to 14 credits saw — and will continue to see — larger tuition bills than usual. And students are speaking out.