"Hadestown" will perform at Wharton from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.

Michigan State University frequently in the headlines in early December 2025 with a series of major announcements the largest donation in university history. Public records later revealed Greg and Dawn Williams had filed a nonbinding letter of intent for their $401 million gift two months before its public announcement.

From Jan. 23 - 31, Lansing’s first Olive Burger Week will take place in various participating local restaurants. Dubbed as the Olive Burger Capital, Lansing restaurants will celebrate by providing customers with their own unique takes on the classic olive burger. Co-hosted by Lansing Foodies and Lansing 5:01, Olive Burger Week will feature a variety of local restaurants.

The big game vs. the Wolverines is just four days away, but first MSU travels to Rutgers looking to build on its successes.

Roughly 75 students and community members packed into an expo-style open house in a large conference room at the Lansing Center on Saturday morning to ask questions and express concerns over a proposed data center. 

Knowing angry drivers will post pictures of them online, parking enforcers go to lengths to conceal their faces while out on the job. Online harassment and verbal abuse is routine, some say, and more than once, parking lot spats required police intervention.

A team of professors and students based in RCAH facilitates Lansing's music scene through a new record label.

The Michigan State gymnastics team faced UCLA in a home dual meet at the Breslin Center, where they put up a good fight throughout the meet thanks to outstanding performances from their main athletes and the strong support of their fans in attendance. Ultimately, the Bruins prevailed in a tightly contested matchup.

No. 2 Michigan State hockey hosted Minnesota on Saturday night, earning its second-straight sweep against Big Ten opponents with a 3-2 win before its home crowd. The Spartans' mirrored their detailed performance from the previous night, remaining consistently efforted on both sides of the ice.

In Michigan State's 91-48 victory over Maryland, the Spartan's did everything well. They passed the ball consistently, put the ball through the hoop with ease, played aggressive defense that suffocated Maryland's offense, and found themselves running circles around the Terrapins in a dominating victory.

Frigid temperatures pushed much of the State of Michigan indoors Friday, with the exception of Michigan State University students who still had in-person classes to attend — much to their displeasure.

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Dan Sturges, former Spartan hockey player and Director of Hockey Operations at MSU died on Monday morning. He embodied what the Spartans strive to be: team players, competitors and students of the game. Sturges has left a lasting impact on MSU hockey and the community because of both his role and character.

Michigan State women’s basketball survived a frantic fourth-quarter scare to defeat USC 74-68 at Breslin Center. The Spartans saw a double-digit lead nearly disappear before redshirt sophomore Kennedy Blair’s clutch and-one and senior Grace VanSlooten’s late steal sealed the victory. Despite shooting just 38.2% from the field, Michigan State’s defense and 19-for-24 free-throw shooting underscored a team message of resilience that has defined its season.

On Jan. 24, Michigan State men's basketball finds itself playing an underwhelming Big Ten opponent: the Maryland Terrapins. For MSU to avoid the upset, the Spartans must limit turnovers and fend off Maryland's two premier players.

Students will not be permitted to wait in the cold temperatures before this weekend's Men's Basketball and Hockey games.

A lawsuit filed by a Michigan State University professor accusing MSU of making false allegations of professional misconduct was dismissed by a judge earlier this week. The judge concluded that James Anthony, a professor of epidemiology and biostatistics, and his attorneys did not provide proper evidence to show that MSU violated his due process rights — an allegation present in the initial suit.

A recap of the bills passed and reports from certain members of the ASMSU Office of the President on January 22, 2026.

Michigan State University has decided to remain open ahead of cold weather set to hit the campus early Friday Morning.

The Michigan State indoor track & field team delivered a dominant performance in Ann Arbor, winning nine events at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational. 

Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five and a New York City council member, spoke at Michigan State University’s Malcolm X Muslim Studies Community Forum about his wrongful conviction in the Central Park jogger case.

No. 2 Michigan State hockey will return home, hosting Minnesota after spending two weekends on the road. The Gophers are the only team the Spartans have yet to play in conference action. MSU is 17-5-0 overall (8-4-0 in B1G). The Spartans are coming off a dominant a performance, competing against a Minnesota team with talented players but a poor record compared to its recent seasons.

A Michigan State University collective launched with the intention of bolstering the state’s workforce and economy has announced its three initiatives designed to achieve those goals. Feedback to the "Green and White Council" initiatives has been mixed however, as MSU’s Faculty Senate passed a resolution Tuesday evening pushing back against these plans. Several faculty members argued that some curriculum changes which the initiatives propose overstep traditional academic governance procedures.

Michigan State University students and staff, alongside East Lansing residents, protested the second administration of President Donald Trump outside the Main Library on Tuesday, the first anniversary of his inauguration.