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Pike, other frats, reported to MSU for hazing, sexual abuse
Numerous people — including top MSU administrators — told campus police to investigate frats. What happened next is complicated.
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White House reverses course on federal funding freeze
The White House's budget office rescinded a freeze on all federal grants and loans after spurring confusion about the viability of financial aid among MSU students. The reversal also frees some researchers from concerns that funding for their projects could be halted.
COMMUNITY
Rep. Rashida Tlaib talks policy, advocacy at virtual MSU student event
Rep. Rashida Tlaib joined Michigan State University students via Zoom Thursday to discuss pressing issues, including the dismantling of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives under the Trump administration and the recent ceasefire in Gaza.
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Federal funding freeze won’t affect financial aid, MSU says
A memo released by the White House's budget office late Monday night calls for freezing all federal grants and loans implicated by President Trump's recent executive orders and directives. Financial aid for students appears to be exempt from the funding freeze, and MSU is telling researchers to continue work unless directed otherwise.
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MSU student to sue after being accused of dining hall theft
An MSU student's change in appetite exploded into an angry confrontation and multiple calls to the police at a dining hall last summer.
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Trump opens MSU, other universities to potential DEI probes
A recent executive order directing federal agencies to identify potential investigations into institutions of higher education may place MSU in the crosshairs of President Trump's anti-DEI efforts.
COMMUNITY
MSU 'Stuff the Library' book drive aims to provide diverse literature for school libraries
Through February, the MSU community can give books or monetary donations to the Stuff the Library book drive, which is an effort to put more books that celebrate diversity and represent students of many backgrounds into school libraries.
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MSU assembling Rapid Response Teams to navigate policy changes under Trump
MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz sent a campus-wide email Friday addressing “strong concerns regarding potential changes to federal laws, policies and regulations” enacted under President Donald Trump that could affect certain university programs and initiatives.
MICHIGAN
Student Book Store stops renting books as online textbooks grow in popularity
The Student Book Store will no longer be renting books to students—a symptom of a changing industry and online academic landscape.
COMMUNITY
MSU Students for Justice in Palestine remember lives lost amid ceasefire
Students endured below freezing temperatures Thursday night to honor those killed in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war, in light of the recent ceasefire. Over cups of hot chocolate, they painted The Rock with an image of the Palestinian flag and words over it that read "NO JUSTICE NO PEACE."
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MSU postpones 'Future of DEI policy' panel days after Trump signed anti-DEI order
Michigan State University had a panel discussion scheduled for next week on the "Future of DEI Policy at MSU." An executive order signed by President Donald Trump Monday ending DEI in the federal government appears to have changed those plans.
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MSU: Dean accused of plagiarism, targeted by DEI opponents, 'exonerated'
Months ago, an MSU dean was accused of plagiarism and implicated in a conservative media crusade against DEI scholarship. Now, MSU has "exonerated" the dean of wrongdoing, and condemned "racist" and "despicable" attacks against him.
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MSU board leaders encouraged faculty member to sue board, court filings suggest
Federal court filings suggest Michigan State University Board of Trustees chair, Kelly Tebay, and vice chair, Brianna Scott, encouraged former faculty senate chair Jack Lipton to sue the board, raising concerns about the board’s leaders’ adherence to board policies.
COMMUNITY
Daughter of Malcolm X, Ilyasah Shabazz, speaks on continuing father's legacy at MSU forum
Daughter of Malcolm X, Ilyasah Shabazz, spoke at MSU's fourth annual Malcolm X Muslim Studies Community Forum on Tuesday. She spoke about her father's legacy and inspiring a new generation of "change-makers."
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Another former patient reports abuse by Nassar after MSU cleared him
Disgraced ex-Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar has been accused of sexual abuse by another former patient, who told university police she was assaulted in a key period between MSU’s investigation of Nassar and the end of his practice.
COMMUNITY
MSU community commemorates Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy at annual march
Braving the cold, the MSU community came together on Monday morning to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy at the 45th annual commemorative march in the IM East gym.
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ASMSU votes no confidence in Board of Trustees for 'noncompliance' with divestment advocates
The Associated Students of Michigan State University voted no confidence in the Board of Trustees and reaffirmed calls for divestment Thursday in another push for MSU to divest from Israel and weapons manufacturers.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
MSU Jazz concert to honor interwoven legacies of jazz music and Martin Luther King Jr.
The concert will take place on Sunday, Jan. 19 at 3 p.m. in MSU’s Fairchild Theatre, and the program will be performed by MSU Jazz Orchestra I. This year, the concert program is titled "I Have a Dream for the World."
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President Biden honors MSU's Teresa Woodruff, Magic Johnson with national medals
MSU men basketball and NBA legend Magic Johnson and former Interim President Teresa Woodruff honored with presidential awards over the weekend.
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River, MSU DPPS comfort canine, dies after brief battle with terminal cancer
River, the canine therapy dog for MSU Department of Public Safety and Police, died Monday after a brief battle of hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive form of terminal cancer.