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MSU cuts ribbon for Bio Engineering Facility

The ribbon was cut for the grand opening of the MSU Bio Engineering Facility on Thursday, a project that has been in the works since 2013. The 130,000-square-foot facility will be used as a lab and research building for scientists across many MSU colleges, namely the Colleges of Engineering, Human Medicine, and Natural Science, to collaborate.

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Which Side Are You On protests Izzone Campout

Which Side Are You On held a protest Friday night at the Izzone Campout. According to the event page, the group had asked MSU men's basketball coach, Tom Izzo, to issue a statement on his stance on the 'Movement for Black Lives' before the Izzone Campout, and he did not. During the homecoming parade on Oct.

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ASMSU president responds to CRU statement at latest meeting

Updated Tuesday at 4:53 p.m. As of Monday, both ASMSU’s assistant director of marketing and ASMSU’s manager of public relations remain in their positions within ASMSU, both ASMSU President Lorenzo Santavicca and ASMSU Chief of Staff Sam Terzich said. Both Santavicca and Terzich said per ASMSU’s code of operations, the corrective action procedure was taken.

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Wharton Center held special training for sensory-friendly performance

Wharton Center staff have been taking strides to be a more inclusive environment and sensory-friendly performances are their latest project. The Wharton Center will host a sensory-friendly performance at 2 p.m. on Oct. 22, put together through a partnership with the MSU Department of Theatre. It will tell the life story of “Temple” Grandin, an autistic woman who fights for those on the autistic spectrum.

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Former ASMSU VP calls for president to resign

Following the perceived mishandling, former Vice President for Internal Administration Jason Porter said he had enough and chose to resign from the organization. Porter, who resigned on Oct. 13, said after the managing of the CRU incident and the censoring of minority students he and other members of the Office of the President called for ASMSU President Lorenzo Santavicca's resignation.