The forecast predicts a high of 27 and a low of 16.
MSU tops No. 23 Minnesota, moves toward home-court advantage in March
Michigan State women’s basketball finally reached the end of the tunnel — the end of its “gauntlet” stretch of five ranked matchups in February. Though it won’t leave the month scot-free, it finished the final week strong with back-to-back wins. After a slow start, MSU used a dominant third quarter to take down then-No. 23 Minnesota 75-61. The guard duo of senior Jalyn Brown and redshirt sophomore Kennedy Blair combined for 38 points and helped the Spartans improve their record to 22-6 (11-6 Big Ten). Nothing is truly set in stone until Selection Sunday, but MSU has to feel pretty good about its odds of earning at least a four seed after the win over Minnesota. Before a rough week in which the Spartans lost by 20 to both No. 2 UCLA and No. 8 Michigan, MSU was projected to earn a No. 4 seed in the tournament, which would mean home-court advantage for the first two rounds. After those losses, questions arose about whether they could hold onto that seeding.
Latinx Film Festival showcases tradition and untold stories
Michigan State University’s Latinx Film Festival (LxFF) hosts a biannual celebration of LatinX films and filmmakers. 2026 marked the fourth celebration of LxFF, the largest Latin American film festival in Michigan. Eight different venues throughout MSU’s campus and across Lansing presented over 11 different films. LxFF allows attendees to interact with films, dancing, and music made by Latinx filmmakers. There are also opportunities for attendees to interact with filmmakers after screenings in the form of Q&As and other special events. The dancing and music were represented in film, La Singla, and two live music events. Directed by Paloma Zapata La Singla is a film out of Spain, highlights the traditional Flamenco style dancing. The concerts took place at Lansing venues and featured bands Salsa Verde! and The Hot Sun Duo. The films presented came from a variety of South American countries, such as Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela, and more; other films came from Spain and the United States. The mix of short films and longer feature films covered topics ranging from immigration, racism, and child sex trafficking to environmental justice, ageism, and U.S. militarism in Latin America.
ASMSU passes record number of bills, MSU admin emphasizes engagement
The Associated Students of Michigan State University passed a record number of bills, 21, at its Thursday evening meeting, surpassing the previous record set at the Feb. 4 meeting. Along with the fruitful bill count, MSU administrators and police gave four presentations at the meeting to correspond with and update ASMSU. Dr. Laura Rugless of the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) presented OCR’s initiative to improve MSU’s civil rights policy by unifying and replacing existing policies. They plan to unite the Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct/ Title IX Policy along with the Anti-Discrimination Policy to create a renewed Civil Rights Conduct and Responsibilities Policy. By adding ‘Responsibilities’ in this specific policy, OCR emphasizes that every person plays a role in upholding civil rights on campus. In the midst of these changes, OCR’s commitment, compliance, and processes for support, reporting, advisors, and appeals remain unchanged. However, for clarity and consistency, some definitions and policy shifts were deemed necessary; these include the definitions of misconduct, investigation, and resolution processes. Additionally, OCR is proposing revising the mandatory reporting policy to give civil rights responsibility to supervising and managing staff. The proposal would combine mandatory reporting for relationship violence and sexual misconduct and additional supervisor responsibilities to create the Civil Rights Reporting and Response Policy.If approved, the policies will be implemented for the academic year of 2026.
