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‘Everyone should know about this place,’ MSU Special Collections: The unique home of history
MSU Libraries Special Collections is a hidden gem right underneath the feet of students.
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Michigan State selects Jabbar Bennett as chief diversity officer
The CDO role will fill the duties of the previous senior advisor to the president for diversity, but at the level of vice president for the first time in the university's history.
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Facility for Rare Isotope Beams unlocks federal approval, certification
"In a very real sense, FRIB represents MSU’s unique capability and scale as a research institution and is part of our vision to advance the common good with uncommon will,” MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said.
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ASMSU provides update on recommendation for spring semester, approves two bills in committee meetings
President Abii-Tah Bih provided an update that recommendations for the spring semester from the Academic Calendar Task Force were made to President Samuel L. Stanley. The recommendations were made based on a survey open to the MSU community. The committee is still meeting, and these suggestions are not final decisions, just recommendations. The initial suggestions are as follows.
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RHS team reveals struggles and offers solutions to furloughed students at town hall meeting
“This is entirely personal for me and for many of the people on the leadership team, so we don’t take any of these decisions lightly,” Senior Vice President for Auxiliary Enterprises Vennie Gore said. “We don’t believe that our staff are expendable. But in the end, if I’m not collecting enough money I can’t pay you.”
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MSU early detection program to monitor potential COVID-19 outbreaks, 5,800 enrolled
MSU College of Human Medicine’s Department of Translational Neuroscience Chair Jack Lipton said it appears they have been able to catch positive COVID-19 cases in the very early phases using the MSU early detection program. Currently, 75% of samples are focused on the spread of COVID-19 among asymptomatic students.
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Mosallam's Q&A touched on support from survivors, advocacy
Mosallam's first eight-year term with the Board of Trustees began Jan. 1, 2012. He is the only incumbent seeking reelection.
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Recap: ASMSU fall election candidates discuss issues
Candidates from the College of Social Science, College of Arts and Letters and College of Communication Arts and Sciences discussed issues such as the return to campus, university transparency and the pass/fail option.
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RHS to hold town hall for furloughed students
Residential and Hospitality Services announced that they will be holding a town hall for furloughed student workers.
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Spartan Solidarity Network releases list of demands regarding RHS student worker furloughs
The Spartan Solidarity Network started a petition Tuesday, Sept. 29, following a listening session that occurred Sept. 25. The petition includes a list of eight demands of the university.
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ICHD cites concern of drop in testing as MSU cases drop
From Sept. 7 to Sept. 15, the average number of daily cases linked to MSU was 91. In the days following an emergency placing 39 large East Lansing properties under quarantine, the average number of positive cases fell to about 15.
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Homecoming Committee members, attendee speak on online transition
This year, Homecoming made the virtual transition due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Homecoming Committee Chair Regina Cross, Committee Member Madison Packer and attendee Cindy Baswell talk about the transition.
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From the archives: MSU Greek life's checkered history
Multiple incidents have caused fraternities to receive backlash from the greater East Lansing community and call into question how these institutions are representing the university they belong to.
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Trustee Brianna Scott provides clarity, advice regarding university decisions regarding COVID-19
Trustee Brianna Scott answered questions regarding tuition rates, teaching policies, international student inclusion, the spring semester and football.
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'Now what?': Furloughed RHS student employees react, worry about financial stability
"I usually would rely on that job to pay my rent and pay for my groceries," English senior Carly Lize said. "I work another job on campus, but luckily that one was okay. I needed both jobs to be able to make rent, so I was panicked at first."
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DHS proposes 2-year duration of status limit on international student, researcher, journalist visas
The DHS proposal said applications for extensions of stay could be approved if "additional time needed is due to a compelling academic reason, documented medical illness or medical condition, or circumstance that was beyond the student’s control."
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Fraser Tea, The New Tea Brand at Biggby Coffee
A photo story depicting Fraser Tea, a small, Michigan based tea company that has recently partnered with Biggby Coffee, an East Lansing based company.
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JMCSS releases statement of condemnation against MSU RHS, demands rehire and apology
JMC Student Senate released a statement condemning RHS for furloughing its student employees and demanded the university to rehire all of the employees affected, as well as formally apologize to them. The Senate received support from 14 other student organizations.
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JMCSS to release strong statement of condemnation against recent furloughs from RHS
JMC Student Senate will release a statement of condemnation Friday against recent Residential and Hospitality Services (RHS) action to furlough over 700 students. The Senate already has signatures from 13 student organizations in support.
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Students unlikely to see a return to normal school until fall 2021
On Thursday, presidents of MSU, UM, and Wayne State met to talk about the COVID-19 pandemic and what it has meant for university research, but also made predictions about the pandemic in 2021.