News from the S'News

Jacob Carpenter was selected last month to be the next editor in chief of The State News, effective for the spring semester 2010.

Journalism professor Lucinda Davenport, who was a member of the State News Board of Directors from 1998-2001, has been named interim director of MSU's School of Journalism. She replaces Jane Briggs-Bunting, who remains a J-School professor and also is president of the State News board.

An Ingham County judge has ordered the release of some police report documents related to a 2006 assault on Michigan State University's campus. The State News has battled the university for access to those documents, taking its case to the state Supreme Court.

U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Howell, recognized The State News on its 100th birthday. Rogers, who plans to introduce a formal resolution to Congress later this year, issued the following floor statement:

The State News turns 100 on Tuesday. The newspaper was first published by Michigan Agricultural College students as the Holcad on March 10, 1909.

The East Lansing City Council on Tuesday recognized The State News' 100th anniversary with an official resolution. See a video of the event here.

The State News has launched a Facebook site, with plans to use the popular social networking venue and the Twitter micro-blogging tool to get news to interested readers

Below is a note from Kristen Daum, the paper's editor in chief:

Current S'Newsers are asking Washington-area alums for any and all assistance they'd like to offer as The State News covers Barack Obama's presidential inauguration.

S'Newsers will be en route to Washington, D.C, and Orlando for the presidential inauguration and a New Year's Day bowl game, respectively.

Several recent S'Newsers will be off doing internships, getting professional experience or studying abroad during the spring semester in 2009.