MSU faculty needed to be heard. Spending years and decades on campus, pushing forward the core academic mission of the university, the faculty are a key stakeholder whose voices struggle to break through. How did they feel about the whiplash of the summer? No one could say with certainty.

The Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine launched the Community Medicine Program and a mobile surgical unit last month, offering spay-and-neuter services to shelters that struggle to access veterinary care.

Air quality will continue to range between very unhealthy and hazardous Friday through Saturday, according to Michigan State University Health and Wellbeing.

Students can register to vote in-person at any time until 8 p.m. on Election Day, Aug. 4, at local city or township clerk offices. Voters can register online or by mail until July 20.

Seven former Spartans will be immortalized this fall as they are inducted into the 28th class of the Michigan State University Athletics Hall of Fame.

Former Michigan State hockey captain Matt Basgall signed a one-year professional contract with the San Diego Gulls, announced by the organization yesterday. The Gulls are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks.

Taking the plunge of study abroad brings about many events and emotions for students and packing a pair of headphones can help bring you back to surface. Music can serve as a soundtrack to battling the chaos of travel, transit, countless tourists and complicated feelings.

Larceny, damage to property and drug offenses were all reported multiple times last week.

Michigan State University faculty overwhelmingly voted that they lack confidence in the Board of Trustees, while a separate vote showed a majority support President Kevin Guskiewicz.

On Friday, June 12, Michigan State University Board of Trustees intensified its debate over recent changes to its code of conduct.

Education doesn't stop behind prison walls. Through Michigan State University's Write On! program, undergraduate students travel to Parnall Correctional Facility to assist incarcerated college students with writing.

President Kevin Guskiewicz's decision to stay at Michigan State University comes with a newly extended contract extending his presidency through 2031, a $1.5 million salary and added benefits such as private jet travel, as he seeks to rebuild trust with faculty and the broader campus community.

Just four days after Kevin Guskiewicz withdrew himself from consideration for the presidency, Clemson University's Board of Trustees moved on to their next choice.

Michigan State University has named Spartan Ventures CEO Jon Palumbo as interim Athletic Director. Palumbo will temporarily replace outgoing Athletic DIrector J Batt, who will leave MSU to begin his tenure as the University of Kentucky on July 28.

Athletics Director J Batt will officially be leaving Michigan State University on July 28 with a $3.95 million buyout, according to a University of Kentucky press release on Thursday evening.

Larceny and operating under the influence were both reported multiple times last week.

Walter Hawthorne became interested in digital history and platforms that could bring the study of slavery and the Atlantic slave trade to the public eye. So, he launched a website that helps connect Black Americans to their ancestors in 2020.

The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Livingston County hosted a virtual forum on July 2 with District Seven Democratic candidates Matt Maadam, William Lawrence and Bridget Brink to discuss issues presented by the public.

One MSU student group is fostering conversations about hot-topic issues with people across the political aisle to create empathy for the other side.

Eighteen players on the upcoming 2026-27 roster participated in Development Camps last week. An additional six former and five committed Spartans were also in attendance, spanning 19 of the 32 franchises.

The State News spoke with Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz for an interview following his announcement that he would remain at the university.

Men's basketball head coach Tom Izzo said Kevin Guskiewicz's decision to remain as Michigan State University's president is a moment for “unity."

A source close to Michigan State University told The State News Monday that Guskiewicz will stay at the university following his announcement he would join Clemson University.

MSU ordinance violations and larceny were both reported multiple times last week.

The ruling will not change any policies held by MSU regarding transgender athletes, MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant said, adding there are no transgender individuals on any varsity programs.

Coral Gables, a nearly century-old East Lansing staple, will be closing its doors today.

Players will have a five-year period of eligibility (POE) upon college enrollment or the “start of the academic year” following their 19th birthday, whichever comes first. The “start of the academic year” is outlined as Sept. 1.

East Lansing celebrated its 30th annual Summer Solstice Jazz Festival on Albert Avenue, squeezed between Harper’s and Dave’s Hot Chicken at the Al and Beth Cafagna Founders’ Stage. Activities ranged from chalk to golf, beanbag toss games and Jenga.

The Beal Botanical Garden’s Go Music Trio concert was nestled between the Main Library and the IM Circle, showcasing a part of the garden’s four-part series: air, water, fire and earth.

The 5-4 Supreme Court ruling rejected Trump's efforts to remove Cook from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors following allegations of mortgage fraud, which Cook denies. The court did not decide whether Trump ultimately has the legal authority to remove Cook or other Federal Reserve governors.

The 2026 NHL Draft kicked off Friday night, and several Michigan State hockey players have already been scooped up. Incoming freshmen defenseman Chase Reid, winger Nikita Klepov and centers Ethan Belchetz and Jack Hextall were drafted in the first round.

MSU has at least 11 commits in the draft, including four who are expected on its roster for the upcoming season. Half of last year’s roster was drafted, including four first-rounders.

Burglary, trespassing and larceny were all reported multiple times last week.

Michigan State men’s basketball’s Jaxon Kohler and Carson Cooper have signed contracts to continue playing professional basketball. Neither player’s name was called in the NBA Draft, but Cooper, on the Memphis Grizzlies, and Kohler, on the Utah Jazz, will play in the NBA Summer League.

At Michigan State University, they tell you the Spartan logo lives everywhere. Even at a lacrosse practice 9,410 miles away. To the University of Sydney, Isabel Olson is a neuroscience and biochemistry student. To her lacrosse teammates? She’s an MSU fan — always repping the green and white.

A local citizens group called Let East Lansing Vote is collecting signatures for its 2026 petition drive to revise the East Lansing city charter, requiring City Council elections to take place during even years.

Closing out a busy first year at Michigan State University teaching and founding a record label with the Residential College of Arts and Humanities, Professor Austin Oting Har is not slowing down. His nine-year opera project took to streaming platforms on Friday, June 19.

In 2023, the Campus Archaeology Program at MSU made a groundbreaking discovery: the foundation of the original, 145-year-old campus observatory. Now, the team is back at the excavation site, hoping to uncover more information about the history of the building and the people who once utilized it.

Trustees have become the target of public frustration over the recent departures of university President Kevin Guskiewicz and athletic director J Batt — backlash that has escalated into concerns for their safety.

Discourse surrounding Board of Trustees controversy following former President Kevin Guskiewicz and Athletic Director J Batt's departures have sparked a petition, advocacy social media accounts and the sharing of Trustees' personal information.

Under the amended ordinance, the HRC would instead have the limited power to receive complaints, review them, evaluate them based on the information presented and hear from both the complainant and the respondent at public hearings and consider evidence.

Damage to property and various traffic violations were reported last week.

Students and alumni say the successive departures of University President Kevin Guskiewicz and Athletic Director J Batt have left them wondering what the future holds for the university amid calls for stability.

Michigan State University athletes will now sport a familiar logo on their jerseys. In the first partnership of its kind, all 23 men's and women’s teams will have the Michigan State University Financial Credit Union logo on their jerseys.

376 days after his formal appointment at MSU, Batt now heads to Kentucky to lead their athletics department and supervise their for-profit LLC, Champions Blue, as CEO.

Michigan State Basketball Coach Tom Izzo has "had it" and "can't stand what is going on." Following the loss of both President Kevin Guskiewicz and Athletic Director J Batt, Izzo calls for "Spartan Nation" to stand up.

Michigan State University Athletics Director J Batt will join the University of Kentucky as athletic director, just over a year after Batt assumed the same position at MSU.

For its sixth annual Juneteenth Celebration, Michigan State University will return to a weeklong festivity format on June 15-19 for the first time since the event’s 2021 debut.

People of all ages attended Downtown East Lansing's annual Pride celebration, featuring an open-floor drag show, live music, drag storytime, local vendors, art activities and games.

Michigan State University athletic director J Batt has reportedly been named a frontrunner for the same position at the University of Kentucky, just over a year after assuming the position at MSU.