“The culture that produced Larry Nassar was built brick by brick through exactly the mechanisms being ratified in this document,” trustee Rema Vassar said in reference to the revisions the board passed Sunday.

The board voted to increase Guskiewicz’s salary from just over $1 million to $2 million annually and extend his contract through March 2031 during a special meeting announced earlier Sunday.

Michigan State University's Board of Trustees will vote on revisions to the board’s code of ethics and conduct, as well as a personnel action, during a special meeting Sunday night. The meeting will be held via Zoom from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Lewis, a running back under Hall of Fame coach Duffy Daugherty during the years of 1960-63, cemented his name as one of the greatest athletes in MSU football history.

Late Friday afternoon, the East Lansing Police Department released a 22-minute narrated video, including witness cellphone footage, body-worn and fleet footage, after sharing “unredacted footage” with the Kirby family earlier in the day.

The East Lansing Police Department plans to release footage of Isaiah Kirby, the Michigan State University senior who was killed in an officer-involved shooting last month, to the public today after a meeting with the Kirby family.

Michigan State Women’s Golf is moving on after punching its ticket to the NCAA Championships.

The Michigan State men’s tennis team concluded its best season of the modern era two weeks ago: 19-9 overall, 12-1 in conference play, along with a Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles. But the coach who led it there will not return.

Following its historic season, MSU men’s tennis has already lost key parts of its success. Head coach Harry Jadun stepped down to pursue other options, and Matthew Forbes, the top eligible player to return, has transferred to Ohio State.

A candidate in Michigan State University's Board of Trustees race has filed an appeal rejecting the official results of the annual Democrat State Endorsement convention following allegations of voting fraud.

A sudden apartment fire at The Village at Chandler Crossings Saturday night has left its residents without a home and the majority of their belongings.

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.

The U.S. men’s national team brought back gold medals at the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship last summer — and so did Michigan State hockey coach Adam Nightingale and former forward Isaac Howard.

The Michigan State hockey team just snagged another projected first-round commit: left winger Ethan Belchetz. Belchetz adds to the Spartans' incoming roster of high-ranked draft prospects and picks.

MSU athletics announced Tuesday morning that the university had reached a five-year contract extension with the women's soccer head coach.

With the addition of Contois, Nightingale will carry three assistant coaches for the first time since taking over the program in 2022. The NCAA limit is four total coaches.

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Good things come in threes: workers for the City of East Lansing, students of MSU’s Art & Design Fraternity, Gamma Epsilon Tau (GET) and a local East Lansing Girl Scout Troop of third to sixth graders.

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.

Nearing the end of the spring semester at Michigan State University, students are wrapping up their classes, but there is no end in sight for the constant stream of content and the pressure to keep up with others' lives through social media.

Concerns over alleged voting violations committed at the annual Democrat State Endorsement convention could have broad implications for the results of the party’s endorsement of two candidates for Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees ahead of the November elections.

Thirteen years ago, comedian Nathan Fielder Tweeted, “2013 is about love. Don’t kiss people ‘ironically’ this year. Look at them in the eyes and say ‘This is real…’”

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 living spaces, and, in the basement's creative spaces, students can test out what they learn in lectures.

As Michigan State University’s class of 2026 walks the stage this weekend, countless emotions are certain to follow.

The green foliage and glass panes of the MSU Horticulture Gardens greenhouse created a much-needed break from the inescapable exams and papers found in finals week. For some, an entire fashion show was the highlight.

Each year at MSU seems to bring new businesses that crop up along Grand River Avenue, just across the street from north campus. However, the heavily trafficked throughway that composes the center of campus nightlife is also dotted with vacant storefronts and boarded up windows.

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 rally on campus.

Wharton Center announced its 2026-2027 performing arts season on April 29, highlighting a lineup designed to appeal to audiences of all ages.

Michigan State University, like colleges across the country, finds itself grappling with a thorny question: how much accommodation of students is too much accommodation?

For almost a week, Munn Ice Arena played host to the Theatre on Ice (TOI) Nations’ Cup and Gold Cup, with elaborate costumes, full makeup and performances taking center stage in a place normally run on a different sport.

The infamous Wells Hall Preacher began a recent Monday afternoon sermon with the classics: video games, masturbation and fornication. As hordes of students passed through the courtyard, en route to the 12:40 p.m. classes soon starting inside, he asked who among them had engaged in such sins.

The Spartans are expected to return 14 players, including nine forwards and five defensemen. All but two returners were consistently in the lineup. MSU has also received three transfers and is expected to fill the rest of its roster with incoming freshmen.

Michigan State University Police announced Wednesday evening that a 31-year-old man was arrested for allegedly running a meth lab in Wells Hall.

Trends, whether it’s fashion or lifestyle, may find themselves going viral on social media platforms like TikTok and Instagram.

Storefront musical "Dandelion," from the Michigan State Department of Theatre, tactfully approached themes including the heart-wrenching decision between pursuing happiness for oneself and caring for a loved one, as well as mental health and addiction.

As seniors prepare for their last bout with final exams, a different kind of test awaits them on the other side, at some of Michigan State University’s most picturesque locales: agonizingly long waits to snap celebratory grad pictures.

Violinist and rising third-year medical student Sydney Penrose captivated the small audience at Bickford Assisted Living for an hourlong dinner. This was both the last performance of the spring 2026 semester for the Music for Dementia organization at MSU and Penrose’s final performance there.

A federal investigation into a study of college student voting trends is leaving Michigan State University in the dark about student engagement ahead of the November midterms.

The seventh annual Izzo Run, Walk, Roll event was held Sunday morning, bringing more than 9,300 people to support local charities as the second largest 5K event in the state of Michigan.

Wells Hall will remain closed for the remainder of this week, through May 1, following a report of an unknown chemical inside the building.

Wells Hall was evacuated Monday after reports of an unknown chemical inside the building, according to a university alert. Public safety officials are working to identify the substance.

MSU scored in each of the first three innings for the fifth time this season with a pair of home run blasts from freshman CJ Deckinga and junior Parker Picot. For a Spartans team with the Big Ten’s worst offense, it was a shift from the ordinary as four batters logged two or more hits.

Sophomore Matthew Forbes and senior Ozan Baris earned All-Tournament first team honors after leading Michigan State to its first Big Ten Tournament championship since 1967. Forbes was also named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player, capping off a dominant weekend on both courts.

The top-seeded Spartans capped a historic week in Ojai, California, with a resounding victory over nationally ranked No. 3 Ohio State to win the 2026 Big Ten Men’s Tennis Tournament, the program’s first conference tournament title in the modern era.

Folk musician Noah Kahan sails back into familiar territory April 24 with his new album, "The Great Divide." This time, he has more experience under his belt. Kahan is mastering what he does best. His lyrical storytelling and honest self-talk take his listeners along for a journey of introspection.

It took until Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft and 208 picks in the 2026 NFL Draft for a member of the Michigan State football team to get drafted, but once the Washington Commanders got on the clock with the 209th pick, the Spartans' draft streak extended to five years.

Five of the last six meetings between Michigan State Baseball and Maryland have been decided by one run; Friday night’s game one was far from that type of shootout.

Both MSU dodgeball teams — open (coed) and women’s — brought home national championships this past month while competing in the National Dodgeball Club Association. The women’s team (19-1) secured its first-ever title on April 12, and the open team (20-0) earned its title on April 29.

Five gubernatorial candidates aiming to replace Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in November gathered at the Kellogg Center on Thursday afternoon to discuss affordability and budget cuts facing Michigan State University at a luncheon hosted by the Michigan Press Association.

MSU's men’s tennis head coach Harry Jadun has been named the 2025–26 Big Ten Coach of the Year after leading the Spartans to their first conference regular-season title since 1967, a turnaround that feels even more impressive considering where the season began with half of the roster injured.