It was a long night in room 116 of the Eppley Center, where ASMSU met this past Thursday night. Despite the length of time ASMSU met, there was not a lot achieved.
One year ago, outdated water piping caused a health crisis in Flint. That crisis was emblematic of a larger national problem with water infrastructure, and geography assistant professor Elizabeth Mack said consumers are likely to bear the cost for necessary infrastructure upgrades.
When studio art professor Ryan Claytor started studying for his master’s degree in art at San Diego State University, he was worried his preferred field of art, drawing comics, would not be considered artistic enough for graduate school professors.
After learning about the allegations of sexual abuse against former MSU faculty member Larry Nassar, MSU alumna Catherine Hannum sent an email to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon detailing her interactions with Nassar. MSU has not reached out to past Nassar patients, according to Hannum’s letter.
Four people were arrested Friday after the MSU Board of Trustees meeting, Captain Doug Monette of the MSU Police Department said.
MSU’s Board of Trustees met for its second meeting of 2017 Friday morning. Amidst controversy, the board addressed issues regarding ex-MSU employee Larry Nassar, Trustee Mitch Lyons’ controversial tweet and other cases on sexual assault and harassment. Here are other highlights and big takeaways from the meeting.
After a preliminary examination, Judge Donald Allen, Jr. has decided that People of the State of Michigan v. Lawrence Gerard Nassar will move forward to trial.
The current limited operations and temporary suspension of MSU’s Gamma-Omicron Zeta chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha are a direct result of a violation in self-imposed probationary terms, chapter president Daniel Morehouse confirmed.
MSU gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages retired from her position Tuesday amidst allegations she discouraged athletes from reporting sexual abuse.
After a long time in the making, the Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU’s Safe Ride Initiative might finally see the light of day in the form of a pilot program.
Now that the semester in full swing, and ASMSU has settled back in, it is worth taking a look at what projects ASMSU looks to work on and get done this spring semester.
MSU gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages retired amid her suspension from MSU on Feb. 14, MSU spokesperson Jason Cody confirmed via email.
Political science senior Maisie Rodriguez, an MSU Intercultural Aide and student activist who is Mexican-American, said that President Trump’s reference to Mexican immigrants as “rapists” in his very first campaign speech was enough to permanently color her opinion of the businessman-turned-politician. “When Donald Trump, back in 2015, he started to call Mexican men rapists...that’s when I knew, like, okay, this guy’s a racist...So when he is calling my father a rapist, I knew exactly what he is saying when he is calling Muslims potential terrorists.
As first reported by the Lansing State Journal, head coach of the MSU women's gymnastics team Kathie Klages has been suspended by the university amidst the sexual assault investigation of former team doctor Larry Nassar.
In the past week, new charges have been brought against former MSU employee Larry Nassar, and new plaintiffs might to be added to the lawsuit against him.
The Office of Institutional Equity at MSU was created almost two years ago, but students might still be unfamiliar with the office and how it works. The office was created in April 2015 as a way to review discrimination, harassment, sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking concerns.
On Saturday afternoon, a large group of students and other Michiganians, both male and female, gathered at the Rock on Farm Lane to show their support for Planned Parenthood.
Members of the MSU and surrounding communities gathered at the Rock on Farm Lane Thursday to stand in solidarity with students affected by the executive order on immigration and the F1 visa. The event was called Academics United - No Visa and Immigration Ban MSU Rally.
“Pics of your dress are required ... Discreetly of course,” John T. Madden, the director of the Spartan Marching Band, wrote in a text message to an MSU student on Feb. 20, 2016 at about 10:42 p.m. This information was found in documents obtained by The State News. The documents were given to The State News from a victim of sexual harassment.
Former MSU employee Larry Nassar has been charged with destroying digital images and documents related to an investigation into his alleged sexual abuse of patients and possession of child pornography.