“Hogwarts Legacy” is the game every “Harry Potter” fan has dreamed of, yet the game is surrounded by controversy. The game has been receiving acclaim from critics and players alike, […]
Opinions
The influence on de-influencing
De-influencing is a trend where people on TikTok make videos about how some products that have gone viral are not needed or worth the price. Within this trend, creators urge […]
It’s okay to be a unicorn
I was in the 11th grade when I knew I wanted to be a journalist. My English teacher used to have us read books like “Hamlet,” short story books about […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: They’re more than a headline
I would like to start this piece by expressing how incredibly proud I am of each and every member of The State News for still somehow showing up for work, […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: Will AI replace you before you even graduate?
A major technological breakthrough is upon us. Bigger than smartphones, rivaling the internet: AI like ChatGPT and DALL-E2. These AI-driven tools process language naturally and use their massive indexes of […]
The perks of working in your major
With so many on and off-campus jobs to choose from, working within the field I study has helped me become a better worker and student simultaneously. Picking a major and […]
What’s a college town without a movie theater?
As a freshman on campus, I have noticed that Big Rapids is not the same as Grand Rapids. I imagined that a college town would have lots of things for […]
EDITOR COLUMN: Netflix’s alienation of the college student
Netflix came for the college student last week to crack down on password sharing. In what they now claim to be a mistaken update to their US support articles, the […]
Saying yes while stressed
The month is September, the weather is warm and the timing? Perfect. At least that’s what I thought when the love of my life got down on one knee and […]
EDITOR’S COLUMN: We deserve more diverse queer representation
Before same-sex marriage was federally legalized in 2015, queer people rarely got a shred of representation in modern media, and what we did get reduced us to harmful and hurtful […]