TheStateNews • 8th October 2020

Feds thwart plot to kidnap Gov. Whitmer, according to FBI affidavit

People gather on the lawn at the rally at the Capitol on April 30, 2020, in Lansing. Crowds gathered to protest Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order. The protest started outside before crowds moved inside where they were stopped from entering the House and Senate due to social distancing guidelines. One of the ringleaders from the rally was allegedly connected to the plot to kidnap Whitmer on Oct. 8, 2020.

The suspects are charged with alleged attempts to identify the home addresses of la

TheStateNews • 25th February 2021

AG charges former U.S. Olympics gymnastics coach John Geddert with human trafficking, sex assault

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel speaks during a press conference at the G. Mennen Williams Building in Lansing on Feb. 21, 2019.

Former U.S. Olympic women's gymnastics coach John Geddert was charged with 24 counts Thursday morning, in an investigation tied to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar's scandal.

The charges include 20 counts of human trafficking and forced labor, one count of first-degree sexual assault, one count of second-degree sexual assault, racketeering and lying to a pol

TheStateNews • 3rd November 2020

Secretary of State updates: Historic turnout with more than 3 million ballots returned

Students line up out side of 54B District Court Nov. 2, 2020 in East Lansing to vote ahead of Tuesday's election. —

Throughout the day, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s office is providing updates on the tabulation process

It’s Election Day, but it might be more appropriate to think of this as election week.

The counting process does not indicate fraud. Michigan has never finished counting ballots on the night of the election.

Benson said Monday that she expects a safe election with slowe

TheStateNews • 7th November 2020

Trump supporters gather at Capitol following Biden's projected win

A crowd of supporters for President Donald Trump at the Stop The Steal rally at the Michigan State Capital on Saturday, November 7, 2020

The event titled "Stop the Steal" called on the public to take a stand against alleged voter fraud. Brandon Straka, an organizer of the event addressed the crowd stating there is no way to believe Joe Biden truly won this election.

A crowd of protesters gathered at the state Capitol Saturday afternoon, shortly after president-elect Joe Biden was projected to

TheStateNews • 1st September 2020

MSU's reports on Strampel and Nassar: Who are the 8 people being investigated further?

MSU sent "Reports of Employee Review" for both Nassar and Strampel to the U.S. Department of Education, which includes the current and former employees identified as receiving notice of sexual misconduct complaints from Nassar and Strampel.

Most of the more than 40 individuals who may have received notice of complaints regarding ex-Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar's decades of sexual abuse and the misconduct of Nassar's boss, ex-College of Osteopathic Medicine Dean William Strampel, were clea

TheStateNews • 13th October 2020

“They deserve peace”: EL mayor and state rep. speak at Capitol rally in support of Armenia

“These are peaceful people," East Lansing Mayor Aaron Stephens said. "This is a peaceful country. A country that just wants the right that every American holds dear — to exist. To be themselves, to define themselves, to represent themselves, and another country — a bad entity — has decided that that is not their right."

After an Azerbaijani attack on Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) left many Armenians dead, a protest at the Michigan Capitol on Sunday saw Armenian Americans calling for an end to the

TheStateNews • 15th February 2021

'I'm not touching that': Student reflects decision to stay out of GameStop buying rally

"I first bought some Apple Calls , and in one day I made $500," Stevenson said. "And I lost it all the next. And I was definitely hooked, it was a roller-coaster."

Business sophomore Jeremy Stevenson made his first stock investment in September 2020. Stevenson said the experience had him hooked immediately.

Stevenson recalled Reddit user DeepF***ingValue calling GameStop a "meme stock" for the first time in the summer of 2020 and buying $50,000 worth of stocks in the game retailer.

Before the

TheStateNews • 21st March 2021

City Stars: 1st Black woman ASMSU president shares her historic journey

The night had begun at 7 p.m., when the Associated Students of Michigan State University General Assembly was debating whether Bih, then-junior studying international relations and comparative cultures and politics, or her opponent would be the new student body president.

At 4 a.m., the students of Case Hall were in for a surprise awakening when Abii-Tah Chungong Bih became the first Black, female student body president of Michigan State on April 16.

Given that Bih’s opponent was the vice pres

TheStateNews • 28th October 2020

Editorial: Skeptical about voting? You should read this

Young people have the greatest stake in the decades ahead of us, but we can only sway those decisions if we show up to vote .

This election is pretty important, but especially for students. Generation Z makes up 10% of the voting population this cycle, which has a significant impact on final results, according to Pew Research Center .

If you’re second guessing political participation, we want to change your mind.

“Well, I don’t want to choose between the lesser of two evils.”

This election d

TheStateNews • 11th June 2021

Editorial: MSU's allyship isn't enough — it's performative

The Rock also contained a message directly pointed at Michigan State University President Samuel Stanley. Protectors of The Rock demanded alterations to the university's harassment policies and a stronger effort to prevent hate speech on the campus monument.

At least, they did.

The second the calendar flipped to June, we saw companies and organizations change their logos to bright colorful icons, repping the colors of the rainbow and more. Some even incorporated the trans flag to prove their a

TheStateNews • 23rd March 2021

Editorial: Don't move on, continue supporting MSU’s AAPI community

Exacerbated by a pandemic some deem the “ China virus ,” there is a clear line between stereotyping and violence rooted in misogyny and over-sexualization of Asian women.

From the Chinese Exclusion Act to “ Contagion ,” stereotypes about the Asian community have been historically and contemporarily reinforced in American laws, racist attitudes and popular media.

It shouldn’t take the deaths of Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Yue, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiao

TheStateNews • 29th September 2020

Editorial: Ragers be damned; the rest of us are drowning

English senior Johnny Mocny studies on his computer during a break at work on Sept. 2, 2020. —

And, in a way, you’re right.

With an ongoing outbreak of more than 1,200 COVID-19 cases connected to MSU since Aug. 24 and the original failed vote for a Greek life party mortarium, it’s easy to say that college students are to blame for spreading COVID-19.

Some students are still holding parties. Some aren’t wearing masks. Some didn’t obey the recommended two-week quarantine.

But for all the stude