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MSU board race still too close to call as Democrat takes lead for second seat
Republicans hold a narrow lead in Michigan State University's Board of Trustees race.
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MSU student organizations host election watch parties across campus
As the evening overtook election day, student organizations across campus gathered to watch the results come in.
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MSU First-Generation Week launches with student resource fair
MSU First-Generation Week kicked off Monday with a resource fair aimed to provide students with information on how to navigate college. This was the first of many events occurring this week.
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Uncommitted National Movement voters splintered before election
The Uncommitted National Movement, originally started to advocate for arms embargo against Israel and a ceasefire, mobilized people to vote uncommitted during the Democratic Primaries. Now, days before the election, those same individuals hold differing opinions on how to vote.
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MSU community lines up for VP Harris' rally on campus
The MSU community waited in lines to get into Vice President Kamala Harris’ rally at Jenison Fieldhouse Sunday. With lines stretching as far as Wells Hall to the doors of Jenison, supporters eagerly awaited the person they hope will be elected president Tuesday.
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Student launches GoFundMe for students arrested in MSU campus protest
A GoFundMe has been set up to support the five student protesters arrested last Friday for trespassing, after they stayed in the Hannah Administration Building past closing time as part of a sit-in. According to the GoFundMe, all five students face misdemeanor charges, 30 days in jail and a $250 fine.
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MSU community remembers former Humphrey Fellow Tariq Thabet one year after death in Gaza
The MSU Hurriya Coalition held a remembrance event for Tariq Thabet, a former MSU Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow from 2021-2022 who was killed in an Israeli bombing one year ago.
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Student researchers showcase work at fast-paced Ignite Talks event
MSU Museum held its third Ignite Talks event last night, which involved 10 student researchers who were all given five minutes and 20 auto-advancing slides to present their work in a fast-paced setting.
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MSU student groups mobilize Black student voters at campus event
The Black Students’ Alliance, in collaboration with MSU Vote and other student organizations, hosted the “Voices of Power Black Voter Rally” Wednesday to mobilize Black student voters.
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MSU sends alert to "avoid area" of Shaw Lane and Farm Lane amid gas leak
Michigan State University sent an alert Tuesday afternoon instructing people to "Please avoid the area of Shaw Lane and Farm Lane due to a gas leak."
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Early voting rally aims to engage MSU students one week out from the election
With Election Day just a week away, an early voting rally was held in People’s Park near Wells Hall and the International Center on Monday, engaging with students on the importance of voting.
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MSU student protesters arrested for refusing to leave administration building sit-in
Five student protestors were arrested for trespassing Friday after refusing to the leave the Hannah Administration Building, where they had staged a sit-in for divestment following the morning's board meeting.
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Brenda Tracy skewers MSU board for mishandling leak of her name
“I’m not going to mince words with you,” Tracy told the board. “I’m here today to tell you some of the ways you have harmed me.”
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MSU board approves leadership, infrastructure changes; faces pressure from students, faculty
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees approved several infrastructure improvements and leadership changes, and heard calls for divestment and recognition of campus unions from public commenters at its Friday meeting.
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ASMSU votes against possible merge of two humanities colleges
The Associated Students of Michigan State University voted against the potential merge of two colleges at its meeting Thursday night, after hearing from Interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko on the matter earlier in the night.
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MSU trustees honor late former trustee Ferguson as model for university leadership
Michigan State University trustees commemorated the late longtime former trustee and community leader Joel Ferguson as a skilled collaborator and model for university leadership during Friday morning’s board meeting.
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MSU strengthens conflict of interest policy after trustees took gifts, did favors
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved changes that strengthen the board’s conflict of interest policy after two of its own members accepted gifts from and did favors for people outside the university.
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MSU tries tackling student mental health as crisis requires 'unprecedented' resources
Student anxiety and stress, alongside suicide rates have been increasing on campus in recent years. To address this, MSU University Health and Wellbeing is creating a committee to address suicide, integrating its mental health resources to be more effective, and looking to be proactive in its outreach.
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MSU reinforces enrollment policy after three-year pause
With the beginning of the 2024 academic year, Michigan State University has started reenforcing its disenrollment policy. The policy says a student's enrollment may be canceled by MSU due to lack of payment or academic recess, among other factors.
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Absent formal policy, actions show MSU moving toward ‘institutional neutrality’
Amid heated debate about the Israel-Hamas conflict, many universities have adopted 'institutional neutrality' — formal policies that stop them from weighing in. MSU hasn't adopted such a policy, but recent actions show it's already tapping into the popular playbook.