MSU’s Board of Trustees met Wednesday to set tuition and budget rates and unveiled new initiatives, including the proposed tuition freeze for the 2018-19 year and its new "Go Green, Go 15" program. Here are the top four takeaways from the meeting.
An income tax vote slated for this November's elections, designed to partially thwart the city’s increasing debt, will affect MSU students and faculty living in and around East Lansing if the ballot measure is approved.
Ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar's preliminary examination hearing in the 55th District Court concluded June 23. An additional 17 counts of criminal sexual conduct will be bound over to the Ingham County Circuit Court, where Nassar already faces charges.
Michigan Pride held their "Pride Parade and Rally at The Capitol Steps" event on Saturday, June 17. Check out some of the sights and sounds from the parade in our video.
After criticism from fellow trustees on Wednesday, MSU Trustee Mitch Lyons said he "deeply regrets" naming ex-MSU football player Auston Robertson as the student-athlete who reported alleged sexual assaults to head coach Mark Dantonio.
Ex-MSU football player Auston Robertson will face an additional count of third degree criminal sexual conduct after he allegedly raped a woman in her Meridian Township apartment in the early hours of April 9.
Ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar's preliminary examination hearing concludes June 23. Six women have already testified against Nassar, saying he sexually assaulted them. "Victim F" testifies on June 23 as the hearing determines whether or not Nassar will stand trial on the charges.
For the eighth consecutive year, the MSU Board of Trustees raised tuition by an average of 3.3 percent for in-state students for the 2017-18 academic year. Administration also announced its new "Go Green, Go 15" initiative and a proposed tuition freeze for MSU freshmen for the 2018-19 year.
Two weeks after finalizing the developmental future of the city’s blighted Park District area, East Lansing City Council unanimously approved a $125 million downtown re-shaping development which will add two multi-level mixed use buildings.
MSU and Boston College are set to duel in a home-and-home series. The Spartans travel to Alumni Stadium in 2024, while the Eagles visit Spartan Stadium in 2025.
Auston Robertson will stand before the 55th District Court for a preliminary examination hearing on Thursday. He faces one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct.
The state of Michigan has moved to terminate Nassar's parental rights. The Michigan Department of Health and Human services filed a petition in Ingham County Circuit Court.
Graphic design sophomore DeMarco Jackson is turning his passion for modern and urban art into a business.
MSU alumnus and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley explains his support for part-time legislature. Calley originally announced he will lead the initiative May 30.
Spartan Marching Band Director and MSU professor John T. Madden will retire from the Spartan Marching Band and the university on Aug. 16. David Thornton, previously assistant director of bands and associate director of the Spartan Marching Band, was appointed as the new Spartan Marching Band director effective June 14.
Two events in Lansing last Saturday brought to light disagreements over Sharia and treatment of Muslims in Michigan. But while groups involved expressed a desire for dialogue, little effort has been made to reach across the aisle.
The City of East Lansing has yet to be served in regards to a federal lawsuit filed by Alliance Defending Freedom lawyers on behalf of The Country Mill owner Stephen Tennes, according to multiple city sources.
Upcoming court dates for ex-MSU doctor Nassar. Jurisdiction for a Nassar-related lawsuit has "turned nasty." MSU "needs a concrete action plan" moving forward. Michigan lawmakers only have so much power to force reforms. Four plaintiffs added allegations against MSU.
Four Spartans were selected in the three-day 2017 MLB Draft. For the third straight year, MSU baseball had a player go within the first 10 rounds.
After originally scheduling preliminary hearings for June 22, Judge Richard Ball ruled in the 54-B District Court on Thursday to push back hearings for the three ex-MSU football players back until Sept. 21.