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MSU board to vote on ethics and conduct code revisions at special meeting
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (771+ words) The Michigan State University Board of Trustees wrap up their meeting at Hannah Administration Building in East Lansing, Michigan on Friday, April 10, 2026. Sweeping changes to Michigan State University's Board of Trustees code of ethics and conduct that aim to restrict…...
MSU launches pilot program for in-person orientation
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (557+ words) Michigan State University will be piloting Spartan Welcome Days, an in-person orientation initiative, in hopes of eventually moving orientation back in person this summer. MSU previously hosted in-person new student orientation up until the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to shift…...
What doesn't leave with us after graduation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (898+ words) I went to the MSU Union for the first time last week. It was an otherwise uneventful Tuesday. I went for a run, grabbed a coffee and went to class before my friends invited me to study with them that…...
Spartans celebrate graduation at the Breslin Student Events Center
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (80+ words) The State News Sunday, May 3, 2026 Spartans celebrate graduation at the Breslin Student Events Center Graduates from Michigan State University's College of Communication Arts and Sciences celebrate their commencement at the Breslin Student Events Center on Friday, May 1, 2026. The ceremony highlighted…...
Whitmer speaks at class of 2026 convocation
2+ week, 2+ day ago (93+ words) The State News Saturday, May 2, 2026 Whitmer speaks at class of 2026 convocation Michigan State University students gathered inside the Breslin Center for their convocation in East Lansing, Mich. , on May 1, 2026. During the convocation, Michigan Governor and MSU Alum, Gretchen Whitmer, gives…...
I spent years feeling behind, until graduation proved I was not
2+ week, 2+ day ago (895+ words) As Michigan State University's class of 2026 walks the stage this weekend, countless emotions are certain to follow. Of all the ways to describe these feelings, bittersweet may be the most fitting. Our friends will no longer be separated by a…...
As RCAH's last class prepares to walk, younger students face uncertain future
2+ week, 2+ day ago (845+ words) RCAH students use computers at Snyder Hall in East Lansing, Mich. , on April 8, 2026. In the Residential College of Arts and Humanities at Michigan State University, freshmen are promised attractive benefits." Roommates share majors, classes are just a floor away from…...
'Damned if you do, damned if you don't': MSU President faced free speech test ahead of Hasan Piker visit
2+ week, 3+ day ago (959+ words) Friday, May 1, 2026 Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz had a problem. Emails had been pouring into his inbox in the days after U. S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed announced that popular and contentious leftist commentator Hasan Piker would join him for a…...
The lessons James Mitzelfeld left behind
2+ week, 3+ day ago (885+ words) As my time as Editor-in-Chief of The State News begins to come to a close, I have found myself thinking more often about what this title actually leaves behind. And it is not the budget meetings. Nor is it the…...
MSU leaders defend free speech, condemn antisemitism ahead of Hasan Piker campus visit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (251+ words) Thursday, April 30, 2026 Anthony Hall is located on 474 S. Shaw Lane and is home to the MSU Dairy Store. The Board of Trustees of Michigan State University and President Kevin Guskiewicz released a statement affirming the institution's role in upholding free speech…...