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Building named after KKK member changed, Melissa Woo appointed as EVP for Administration

Janelle James

September 11, 2020

“I recognize the unfortunate impact on the Nisbet family but our decision is not about Mr. Nisbet’s family or even his contributions to educational, public or corporate life in Michigan," MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said. "Instead, it’s about acknowledging that the KKK has been involved in extreme racism and horrific violence towards Black Americans.” 

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Former MSU PD deputy chief Valerie O'Brien returns from paid leave after more than a year

Joe Dandron

September 11, 2020

Former MSU Police Deputy Chief Valerie O'Brien, who was placed on administrative leave with her husband and former MSU PD detective JJ Bradac in 2019, has returned after more than a year. Her husband, Bradac, is no longer employed by MSU or the department.

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Students, faculty urged to participate in COVID-19 early detection program following spike in cases

Jacob W. May

September 11, 2020

“Students just need to know this is what’s happening right now,” Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail said. “You are setting the stage for not returning to face-to-face learning, not having an enjoyable basketball season, all of these things that you can count on in your college experience are not going to happen.”

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announces tuition-free college opportunities for front-line workers

Griffin Wiles

September 10, 2020

Futures for Frontliners, the first program of its kind in the nation, provides those who have worked the front lines throughout the COVID-19 pandemic the ability to earn free college credit at any of the state’s 28 public community colleges. 

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Deaths will rise if parties continue: Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail warns students

Emily Bevard

September 10, 2020

With 124 cases connected to MSU students, Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail warns continuing to party will see a rise in deaths for the older population in November and December.

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4th and last chief diversity officer finalist holds virtual forum

Janelle James

September 10, 2020

“The broad goals that I think would be areas that should receive keen focus are ... to support the retention and promote the success of members of underrepresented groups; to enhance the overall living, learning and working experience of members of the Spartan community; and to booster outreach engagement in economic development throughout the state of Michigan and beyond," Jabbar Bennett said. 

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Lansing City Market to become 'Lansing Shuffleboard & Social Club,' Mayor Andy Schor announces

Joe Dandron

September 10, 2020

Lansing Mayor Andy Schor announced on Sept. 8 that the Lansing City Market will become the Lansing Shuffleboard & Social Club, with an opening planned for Spring or Summer of 2022. 

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Michigan State's final chief diversity officer finalist announced

Janelle James

September 9, 2020

Bennett currently works as the associate provost, inclusion and chief diversity officer at Northwestern university. Before that he was the associate dean, recruiting and professional development at Brown University’s graduate school. 

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MSU fraternities party moratorium vote fails two-third majority, 11 vote against

Hannah Brock

September 9, 2020

Seventeen fraternities voted in favor of the moratorium. The vote, which took place in August, needed 19 votes to pass. According to a letter from MSU Associate Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life Guillermo Flores, 11 MSU fraternities voted against a temporary prohibition of certain social events during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MSU fraternities and sororities adjust to COVID-19 as recruitment begins

Eli McKown

September 9, 2020

 “I think it's went well, I've done this in-person and there's obviously been less people joining, but I was surprised by the amount, I thought it'd be less,” Psi Upsilon member Matthew Hankey said. 

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ASMSU members sworn in, pass one bill in first fall meeting

Jacob W. May

September 9, 2020

ASMSU passed a bill approving their new director of IT Nichole Dastmalchi and director of marketing Spencer Horan. 

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First Black person to buy a home in East Lansing shares memories at Human Relations Commission

Morgan Womack

September 8, 2020

Dr. Robert L. Green, an activist against racial discrimination, spoke at the Human Relations Commission's special online meeting commemorating the first meeting in 1963. Other discussion revolved around making edits to Ordinance 1491, East Lansing's disorderly conduct code.

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MSU Vice President of Student Affairs Denise Maybank accepts new role at CUNY

Eli McKown

September 8, 2020

The Michigan State student affairs department may be getting makeover after Maybank's departure.

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3rd Chief Diversity Officer finalist James Page Jr. holds virtual open forum

Janelle James

September 8, 2020

“The chief diversity officer has to hold himself, herself or theyself to a standard where they are creating the same level of expectation as every other chief leader in the organization," Page said.

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NextGen Michigan launches virtual fellowship program for students to educate young voters

Griffin Wiles

September 8, 2020

The fellowship, which pays $1,050 per month for 15 hours a week, allows college students the opportunity to educate their peers on the importance of participating in elections.

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124 MSU students and 2 MSU employees test positive for COVID-19

Eli McKown

September 8, 2020

This week of results is the highest number of positive cases among students since the week of July 27, according to the website.

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Students react to MSU Dairy Store and Plant pausing operations

Emily Bevard

September 4, 2020

 Director of Communications and Marketing for the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Eileen Gianiodis said this decision comes as a result of business and economic disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. With MSU moving to remote learning for the fall, Gianiodis said they realized sales would only continue to decline.  

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MSU off-campus students react to the shift to online learning

Emily Bevard

September 4, 2020

"In actuality, MSU doesn’t have any sort of obligation to help us," Chase Maples said. "We are the ones who signed contracts, right, we are the ones who signed the leases. But on the other hand, we also had signed that not expecting there was going to be a global pandemic, expecting that we were going to be going to go to school full-time with in person teaching."

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East Lansing City Council selects new city attorney

Joe Dandron

September 4, 2020

The city of East Lansing interviewed the four finalists for the city attorney's position on Thursday, Sept. 3 and voted 4-1 to select Foster Swift Law Firm as the next representing firm for the city attorney. 

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Michigan State to remove name from building for connections to KKK

Wendy Guzman

September 4, 2020

The motion will be voted on at next week's Board of Trustees meeting.