ASMSU is holding a special fall election to fill vacant seats. With the announcement of the new candidates, there will still be vacancies in multiple colleges.
A visual story depicting college classrooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of MSU's transition to online classes, students' living spaces are now doubling as their place of study.
On-demand events will also be available throughout the week, including free movies and the Spartan Marching Band's halftime performances.
President of the MSU Beta Zeta Chapter of Theta Chi Ryan Welch said he and other fraternity presidents were “blindsided” by the health department’s order to quarantine. Welch said the fraternities were notified by an email from Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail.
“I felt really active and got angry one day, so I kind of started typing out this petition," Doctor of veterinary medicine third-year Nate Vandentop said.
"We have 51 incident reports currently being processed by our Dean of Students Office for possible violations of the community compact and Ingham County emergency orders," MSU Deputy Spokesperson Dan Olsen said in an email.
These miniature heart models enable an ability to study many other cardiovascular-related diseases on the developing fetal heart.
ASMSU altered most of their services for the fall semester due to COVID-19 and online classes.
“Safety is the most important thing, in the summer we were debating having it online or having it in-person, ultimately we made the call to have it online because that was the safest option,” student director Jay Gooden said. “If I have to sacrifice attendance a little to keep people safe, that’s what we have to do.”
Gore sits down with The State News to discuss COVID-19 relief, mental health initiatives for students and much more.
I'm a Democrat, a liberal, progressive, left-leaning, blue, whatever you want to call it. You all know Bernie Sanders, I assume? Yeah, exactly. My parents? The opposite. Republican, conservatives, right-leaning, red, you get the gist. I know I'm not the only one in this sticky situation.
"Reclaim MSU advocates for shared governance, in which students, faculty, and staff are involved in university decision making at the highest levels," ReclaimMSU said in a statement. "The GEO strike at the University of Michigan illustrates what happens when administrators make decisions alone, without shared governance and without fully engaging all stakeholders. This action also demonstrates the moral power and organizational strength of the GEO. We stand in solidarity with them and applaud their courage."
Students should self-quarantine for at least 14 days to prevent further transmission of COVID-19 in Ingham County
“I recognize the unfortunate impact on the Nisbet family but our decision is not about Mr. Nisbet’s family or even his contributions to educational, public or corporate life in Michigan," MSU President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. said. "Instead, it’s about acknowledging that the KKK has been involved in extreme racism and horrific violence towards Black Americans.”
Former MSU Police Deputy Chief Valerie O'Brien, who was placed on administrative leave with her husband and former MSU PD detective JJ Bradac in 2019, has returned after more than a year. Her husband, Bradac, is no longer employed by MSU or the department.
“Students just need to know this is what’s happening right now,” Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail said. “You are setting the stage for not returning to face-to-face learning, not having an enjoyable basketball season, all of these things that you can count on in your college experience are not going to happen.”
“The broad goals that I think would be areas that should receive keen focus are ... to support the retention and promote the success of members of underrepresented groups; to enhance the overall living, learning and working experience of members of the Spartan community; and to booster outreach engagement in economic development throughout the state of Michigan and beyond," Jabbar Bennett said.
Your Black friends are tired. Tired of explaining to closed ears, tired of seeing their movement turned to trends and tired of waking up worried for their life. It's more than speaking about your solidarity online; you need to be productive and authentic in the Black community when opportunities present themselves, Sims said.
Bennett currently works as the associate provost, inclusion and chief diversity officer at Northwestern university. Before that he was the associate dean, recruiting and professional development at Brown University’s graduate school.
Seventeen fraternities voted in favor of the moratorium. The vote, which took place in August, needed 19 votes to pass. According to a letter from MSU Associate Director for Fraternity and Sorority Life Guillermo Flores, 11 MSU fraternities voted against a temporary prohibition of certain social events during the COVID-19 pandemic.