Survivor Emma Ann Miller still healing one year later
(01/24/19 1:05pm)
Final exams are hard enough when you aren’t facing your abuser in a courtroom that week.
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Final exams are hard enough when you aren’t facing your abuser in a courtroom that week.
In the midst of a chaotic newsroom during a chaotic time at Michigan State, someone in the office checked Twitter to see protesters, originally at the Rock on Farm Lane, had reached Grand River Avenue by the hundreds. We ran to the windows to watch the March for Survivors and Change at MSU from two stories above.
On Jan. 24, 2018 in Ingham County, Larry Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison. The last survivor to address Nassar during the victim impact statements was Rachael Denhollander, the first woman to publicly accuse Nassar of abuse.
If we were to look at problems and the impact they have on people and communities straight on, the answer would be no. It takes an ability to dissect issues or struggles into smaller sections to determine the way relationships are affected.
I joined two of my fellow State News reporters Feb. 2, 2018 in an Eaton County courtroom. After working at The State News for a month, I attended the second day of Larry Nassar’s Eaton County sentencing. That day in court was one of the most difficult assignments I’ve shot — and still is.
John Engler was a controversial interim president, even before his appointment.
A group representing the 168 “Wave 2” survivors of ex-Michigan State doctor Larry Nassar's abuse will attend the Board of Trustees meeting Jan. 17.
Trustee Dianne Byrum asked Interim President John Engler to resign before the Michigan State Board of Trustees meets to decide his future at the university Thursday, a source close to the administration told the Detroit Free Press.
"The thing you didn’t realize while you were sexually assaulting me and all of these young girls and breaking our lives is that you were also building an army of survivors who would expose you for who you truly are: a sexual predator." - Amanda Thomashow, Jan. 17, 2018
Though enrollment for the fall 2018 semester went up, applications fell and fewer students were admitted to the university in comparison to the previous academic year.
Last spring, mothers of Larry Nassar survivors began tying small prayer ribbons to a hawthorn tree outside Wills House, which contains the office of former MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon.
As we approach the women’s marches in Detroit Jan. 19 and the Michigan State Women’s March held by the Women’s Council Jan. 20, I find myself wondering what defines feminism? Is it the increasingly large amount of social media users urging their followers to "fight the patriarchy?" Celebrities coming forth, promoting the idea in the past few years? The sole views of an individual? Does one have to outwardly express their favoritism to women’s liberation? What is feminism?
The University of Michigan fired gymnastics coach Rhonda Faehn on Jan. 13 following criticism regarding her connection to the ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar scandal. Faehn previously worked at USA Gymnastics, or USAG.
A speaker series titled “Finding our Voice: Sister Survivors Speak” will begin this week at the Michigan State University Museum.
The prosecution's motion to place a protective order on discovery in the case of former head MSU gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was denied Wednesday in Ingham County Circuit Court.
A resolution to reopen the Healing Assistance Fund was unanimously approved by the MSU Board of Trustees.
The appointment of a new MSU trustee, an investigation update from the Michigan Attorney General's Office and calls to reopen the Healing Assistance Fund all occurred while MSU students were away from campus during winter recess.
Documents obtained by reporter Alexandra Ilitch show other individuals — not just former MSU dean William Strampel — were made aware of new guidelines put into place following the 2014 Amanda Thomashow Title IX investigation into ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar's medical practices.
In an update on the Michigan Attorney General’s investigation into MSU’s handling of reports of ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar’s sexual abuse, Special Prosecutor William Forsyth said MSU redacted or withheld documents, made false public statements and was overall primarily concerned about its image and reputation.
An online petition to restart the Healing Assistance Fund has reached over 1,000 signatures from notable figures, Michigan residents and members of the MSU community.