MSU women’s hockey frustrated by lack of support from MSU
The MSU women’s hockey season will officially start the first week of October, but the ACHA Division I team isn’t considered a club at MSU. It applied to be one and got denied.
Improved size, physicality highlight offseason for MSU men's basketball
Entering his 30th year on the job, Izzo said what's different about this year's MSU men's basketball team is its size and physicality.
MSU women's soccer earns first-ever No. 1 ranking in Coaches Poll
After a season-defining win at Penn State, the number one team in women's college soccer resides in East Lansing.
MSU field hockey unable to find net against rival Michigan
In the Big Ten home opener against its heated rival, MSU lost 3-0 Monday to the red-hot Wolverines. Michigan was dominant in the match, controlling the tempo and possession from start to finish.
How MSU’s faulty record-keeping of Nassar delayed scrutiny
Text messages were deleted. Investigatory files went missing. Documents were withheld. Thousands of recently released documents reveal that MSU's records-keeping, when it was needed the most, was laden with mistakes.
MSU edited Title IX reports to aid 'litigation defense strategy,' documents reveal
Michigan State University’s top lawyers edited the results of Title IX investigations to enhance defense strategy in litigation stemming from the Larry Nassar crisis, long-secret documents show. The revelation seriously challenges MSU’s claim that its investigations are independent from administrative influence, further imperiling the credibility of the process, experts say.
MSU lawyers attempted to quash legislation expected to inflate settlement with Nassar survivors, documents reveal
Long-witheld documents reveal the lengths MSU went to try to quash legislation aimed at preventing a repeat of the Nassar scandal.
Nassar supervisor’s history of 'inappropriate' conduct was an open secret, documents reveal
Revealed within thousands of long witheld documents is a fuller picture of William Strampel, the former dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Larry Nassar's former supervisor.
Students brought together by bow and arrow
The MSU Archery Club provides a space for students who enjoy archery, or even those who are new to the sport, to connect with others, improve their craft and compete against some of the best archery talent in the nation.
All Shades of Chocolate: Destigmatizing weight
The hosts delve into the negativity society places on weight, focusing on plus size body types.
Current MSU VP tried to ‘justify’ Nassar’s abuse in 2018 meeting
At a meeting for campus workers in 2018, Senior Vice President for Student Life and Engagement Vennie Gore said that “a very large majority of the women did not understand that it was a medical procedure."
First annual Lansing Lit steals the hearts of bookworms
From Friday morning to Sunday afternoon, Lansing’s literary hidden gems came alive collectively to highlight their vibrant community during the first annual Lansing Lit Festival. Locations across Lansing hosted activities, readings, workshops and a book crawl to encourage literacy, raise money for local shops and foster community.
MSU's handling of exhibit featuring pro-Palestinian sentiment raises concerns of censorship, racism
In a series of secretive decisions, MSU canceled an art opening and added a disclaimer to the exhibition. The university later admitted it had acted in response to a complaint over a piece depicting a protest in support of Palestine. The closed-door discussions have sparked debate over censorship and academic freedom on campus.
'The Hosler Effect': Attendance for MSU women's soccer reaches historic levels
Under head coach Jeff Hosler, MSU's women's soccer team leads the Big Ten in both total and average attendance.
MSU field hockey eyes first Big Ten win against rival Michigan
MSU's field hockey team has an opportunity to rebound against heated rival University of Michigan in its' Big Ten home opener.
MSU saw choice with Nassar scandal: Save image or inflate settlement
MSU's internal communications throughout the Nassar saga — contained in 6,000 pages of documents released last week by the attorney general's office — show a constant push and pull between the PR pros tasked with salvaging the university's image, and the lawyers tasked with avoiding a large settlement.
New documents reveal fuller picture of MSU’s President Simon
Newly-public documents shed light on former MSU President Lou Anna Simon's handling of the Nassar scandal. Some internal communications cement popular negative opinions of her, while others show a president beset by the constraints of her office.
‘Only listening to defend’: MSU closely monitored survivors amid Nassar crisis
Long-secret documents reveal the ways MSU monitored and categorized survivors of Nassar’s abuse.
For MSU, Nassar scandal was a ‘war’ to be won
In long-secret documents, MSU’s lawyers and leaders say the Nassar issue is, to them, "a lot like the fight in a 'Rocky' movie."