T U ES DAY, O CTO B E R 28 , 2025 STAT E N EWS.CO M
Michigan State’s Independent Voice
FALL 2025 HOUSING GUIDE Student-run startup keeps Spartans on the move What started as one student lending his car to friends has grown into RentEL, a campus-born car rental service helping Spartans find affordable rides on and off campus. PAGE 5
The off-campus housing struggle At Michigan State University, first and second-year students, with some exceptions, are required to live in on-campus housing. However, once that requirement has been fulfilled, many upperclassmen choose to live off campus in places, like apartments and houses. PAGE 6
The porch pirate takeover As e-commerce has continued to grow in the U.S., so has the threat of package thefts. In East Lansing, students at one apartment building expressed their discontent with their management company’s lack of response to the issue. PAGE 7
Photo illustration by Ari Saperstein.