This past week, the Graduate Employees Union, or GEU, released a petition asking current Vice President for Student Affairs and Services Denise Maybank to be more transparent in her decision making.
MSU police are reporting two instances of sexual assault on campus. The first, which reportedly occurred on Feb. 3 at about 4:30 a.m. in East Holden Hall involved a 19-year-old female student reportedly being sexually assaulted by a 19-year-old male student whom the victim knows.
At about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday night, MSU police report an armed robbery committed at North Case Hall.
President Lou Anna K. Simon discussed campus issues during her first live stream conversational State of the University Address.
A grove of red oaks stands tall on a little patch of earth west of Williams Hall. Otherwise unremarkable compared to the campus's numerous other trees, each individual oak is actually a natural memorial to MSU students and faculty who gave their lives while fighting in World War I.
In an effort to address the issue of sexual assault and relationship violence at MSU, the Sexual Violence Advisory Council, or SVA Council, held its first open forum Monday night to discuss student’s and faculty’s opinions on the biggest problems with how MSU has handled sexual violence on and off campus.
Gude said he first got the idea to create his coloring book when he noticed the increase in coloring book culture.
This year, the Chinese New Year begins on Feb. 8 and is a celebration similar to Christmas in America. The new year celebrations last for about 15 days and will finish with the Lantern Festival.
Activist groups have been raising awareness about racial issues across the nation and on MSU’s campus. The most recent expression of this racial ire focuses on MSU’s James Madison College.
Flint’s water crisis has caught national attention, and despite being miles away, many students have stepped up to help however they can. Specifically, some chapters within MSU’s greek life have been making an effort to help by starting GoFundMe pages to raise money, holding other fundraisers or by donating cases of bottled water.
MSU police are reporting an alleged incident of third degree criminal sexual conduct.
MSU students give their opinion on some of the highest-polling Democratic and Republican presidential candidates.
The MSU Police Oversight Committee has named Michelle Kaminski as its new chair. The change comes after concerns of the way the committee functions were brought forward by criminal justice graduate and member of the police oversight committee Robert Vankirk. Kaminski is an associate professor in the school of Human Resources and Labor Relations at MSU and has been with the university since 2001.
This past week, college coaches have worn gold laces in honor of late Spartan fan Lacey Holsworth for an event named “Lace up for Lacey.”
The five students founding the MSU DJ Club share plenty in common. Four major in fields of study related to the business world, all are freshmen, and none have any previous DJing experience. “We think this club has the potential to be the largest club on campus," supply chain management freshman and club president Chris Chacko said.
The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM, Act and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, are sets of legislation, some portions of which have already been passed, addressing issues faced by people like doctoral students Jose Badillo Carlos and Osvaldo Sandoval — birthright citizens of the United States, but with parents who originally migrated to this country without documentation.
What was once thought of as a passing fad has become a lasting standard among college smokers. Those unassuming little grey boxes, with their LED displays and tiny buttons and the smokers who exhale thick plumes of vapor have become far more present on the MSU campus than they were in the past. Vaping is here to stay. New vape shops have been opening up across the Lansing area, some only a few weeks old. This up tick in demand for vapor products is being met via these new shops as well as long-time establishments, such as Wild Side Smoke Shop on Grand River Avenue.
College Democrats travel to Iowa for first Caucus
MSU police are reporting an incident involving a possible bias crime related to race. A resident assistant in Gilchrist Hall reported a bulletin board with Martin Luther King Jr. Day information on it had been ripped off the wall on Jan. 30.
This Wednesday, Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU, will be hosting a presentation called “Taking Down Rape Culture” with Laci Green.