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.
Two motions were filed in Grand Rapids on Tuesday to add five new plaintiffs to a lawsuit against former MSU employee Larry Nassar.
Former MSU basketball star Mateen Cleaves will be in Genesee County Circuit Court on March 27 for arguments on the appeal of a sexual assault case that was dismissed on Dec. 5, 2016.
A first-generation Muslim American, Lyman Briggs freshman Maya Al-saghir is personally affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order which bans citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from traveling to the United States.
Eli Broad has urged senators to vote in opposition to Betsy DeVos' nomination for secretary of education. Broad wrote a letter to senators Kentucky Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) Wednesday encouraging them to vote 'no' on her confirmation.
International students from any of the seven countries affected by President Donald Trump’s executive order are advised to not leave the country until the situation changes, MSU College of Law professor and Immigration Law Clinic member David Thronson said.
When MSU jazz studies alumnus and drummer Jeff Shoup was a young adult during the 1990s, East Lansing had a vibrant live music scene for student performers to participate in and music fans to enjoy.
MSU's Gamma-Omicron Zeta chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha has been placed on limited operations by Lambda Chi Alpha Inc. and has been suspended by MSU's Interfraternity Council. The Gamma-Omicron Zeta chapter is currently under investigation in Lambda Chi Alpha's headquarters.
A motion filed in Grand Rapids on Friday aims to add a 27th plaintiff to the federal court case against former MSU employee Larry Nassar.
On Thursday night, the Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, passed some noteworthy bills relating to pepper spray on campus, the prospect of a Spartan Support Network and the vacancy of the vice president for Academic Affairs position. The General Assembly passed a total of seven bills and resolutions and sent one bill back to committee.
President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration was just another policy for some. For others, it was a warning sign. For political theory and constitutional democracy senior Abraham Aiyash, it was a devastation.
Despite the freezing temperature and snow, hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night at the the Rock on Farm Lane for the No Ban, No Wall: Spartans for Sanctuary and Solidarity Rally after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 27 barring citizens of seven countries from traveling to the United States.