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East Lansing police investigating sexual assault at TKE; other frats reported to MSU
The investigation represents a rare instance where reports of the sort are substantially pursued.
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Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity faces 10-year suspension
MSU's Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity is facing a 10-year suspension. What rules the organization broke, however, are a mystery.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Columbia professor speaks on 'nuclear threat,' war in Ukraine at MSU event
On Thursday, Columbia University professor and MSU graduate school alum Peter Clement spoke to MSU students and staff about Putin and his threats of nuclear war from 2018 to present day.
MICHIGAN
Man charged with manslaughter for death of 20-year-old assaulted on Grand River Avenue
The Ingham County Prosecutor’s Office has charged 24-year-old David Gaines Jr. of Lansing with one count of manslaughter in the death of 20-year-old Caleb Alan Shermoe.
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'I just wanted attention' says MSU student charged with threat to university
The dry proceedings of the legal hearing – arguments about case law, testimony from investigators explaining their methods and a request from the defense about an ankle monitor – were overshadowed by a somber undercurrent, with even the judge calling Duncan’s situation “heartbreaking.”
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MSU issued nearly 90,000 parking tickets in 2024
MSU issued 85,052 parking tickets in 2024, bringing a total of $2.11 million to the university.
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MSU offers support, resources to international students and scholars amid Trump changes
The Office of International Students and Scholars is monitoring changing policies and working with other universities to provide international students and scholars at MSU with accurate information, the office director said.
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Student who allegedly threatened MSU will face preliminary hearing Thursday; defense disputes law
Hope Duncan — an 18-year-old political science student from Eastpointe — will appear in court Thursday for a preliminary hearing, though her attorneys argue the law being used against her has been deemed unconstitutional.
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Report alleged more 'inappropriate behavior' by Olin employee at sexual violence training
A campus clinic employee reportedly bragged about past assault allegations, which are central to a federal probe that’s now in limbo.
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MSU DPPS dispels rumor of individual with gun at Holden Hall
Claims of an individual with a gun in West Holden Hall that circulated on social media early Sunday morning were deemed false, according to the MSU Department of Police and Public Safety.
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MSU spared from fed investigations into alleged racial discrimination in DEI
MSU is not among the 51 universities being investigated by the federal government for alleged racial discrimination.
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ASMSU passes bills advocating for Green New Deal, increasing campus safety alerts
The Associated Students of Michigan State University at their general assembly meeting passed bills in favor of advocacy toward a campus Green New Deal and improved university communications on campus safety issues.
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ASMSU passes bill addressing antisemitism; compromises on language
The Associated Students of Michigan State University general assembly agreed they should pass a bill addressing antisemitism on campus Thursday. What they couldn't agree on — and debated for over an hour — was the bill's inclusion of Zionism and its definition.
SOCIAL JUSTICE
MSU students hold immigrant solidarity march in response to Trump's crackdown
In response to the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration, MSU students and organizers held a march Thursday afternoon to voice their dissent.
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Status of civil rights probes into MSU unclear amid Dept. of Ed cuts
The federal agency has monitored MSU relatively closely in the years following the Larry Nassar scandal.
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Top HR administrator out at MSU
The departure represents further shake up in MSU's administration, which has undergone some restructuring since President Kevin Guskiewicz took the helm last March.
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MSU announces strategic fundraising capital campaign; first of its kind since 2014
Michigan State University officially announced the launch of a strategic fundraising campaign to raise $4 billion, the first of its kind since 2014.
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Mass firings threaten federal employment opportunities for MSU grads, students
Mass layoffs at federal agencies have jeopardized internship and employment opportunities for MSU students. For one recent graduate, the layoffs meant losing her dream job.
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MSU unveils final design concepts for permanent campus shooting memorial
The MSU community can provide feedback on the design proposals through the end of March.
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MSU's status reaffirmed after accreditation scare
MSU's accreditors reaffirmed the university’s accreditation for another ten years, nearly a year and a half after saying a trustee's alleged misconduct raised "potential concerns."