The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, LARA, has suspended former MSU employee Larry Nassar’s osteopathic physician license, according to a Jan. 25 statement.
Two cases of criminal sexual conduct and a burglary are among the cases that have been reported to MSU police recently.
Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Talyor had been a part of the MSU Police Department for "a couple of decades," before being appointed head of the new Inclusion and Anti-Bias Unit in November 2015, which provides biases training, among other things, for police officers and MSU students.
With the grind of the Big Ten regular season underway, MSU men’s basketball has hit a roadblock, losing their last three games and four of their last five.
For two MSU students, Open Mic night on Tuesday, Jan. 24 was an opportunity for both to share their music, singing and ability to play the guitar with the MSU community.
Just more than a week after four-star linebacker Antjuan Simmons committed to MSU, head coach Mark Dantonio acquired three more recruits from the class of 2017 this week as strong-side defensive end DeAri Todd, cornerback Tre Person and wide receiver Raheem Blackshear verbally committed to the Spartans.ch A three-star prospect from Clearview High School in Lorain, Ohio, Todd is ranked No. 2,052 in the nation and No. 98 among strong-side defensive ends, according to 247Sports composite rankings.ch Todd had made two official visits to MSU, but the Spartans had yet to offer.
After an impressive performance over the weekend against the University of Michigan, MSU hockey goaltender Ed Minney was named the Big Ten Conference Second Star of the Week.
The last time MSU met with Purdue, the stakes were much larger. It was the 2016 Big Ten Tournament championship game and the Spartans came away victorious for head coach Tom Izzo’s fifth conference tournament title. Nearly a year later, the No. 20 Boilermakers (17-5 overall, 6-2 Big Ten), would strengthen their bid with another conference win Tuesday, after defeating the Spartans (12-9 overall, 5-4 Big Ten), 84-73.
Follow along with The State News and their basketball writers, Connor Clark and Casey Harrison, as MSU men's basketball (12-8 overall, 4-3) hosts No. 20 Purdue (16-4 overall, 5-2). Send in your comments and questions or tweet at our beat writers.
Basketball beat writer Casey Harrison and newsroom personality Stephen Olschanski welcome long-time guest basketball beat writer Connor Clark back to the show to discuss MSU basketball's sad state of affairs.
As a student, it infuriates me to see that my beloved institution continuously fails to address its desperate need for improvement when it comes to handling sexual assault. As the undergraduate student body president, it saddens me more to know my peers and constituents have lost trust in our system at MSU that made a commitment to improve the awareness for, and around, human safety and security of sexual assault.
Head coach Tom Izzo took to the podium Monday afternoon knowing his team is still capable of reaching its goals. It was the second time he addressed the media in less than a week, and the first time since the Spartans fell short of completing a 20-point comeback against Indiana on Saturday. With No. 20 Purdue coming to the Breslin Tuesday and the University of Michigan visiting Sunday, Izzo emphasized the importance of this week for the program as the Spartans reach a crossroads in the season.
MSU fans and freshman forward Miles Bridges will get a look at an old friend in Purdue’s Caleb Swanigan on Tuesday at the Breslin Center. While he is now a foe to the fans, the 6-foot-9, 250 pound sophomore forward was once a commit to MSU, but split to a school closer to his hometown of Fort Wayne, Ind.
While many students use the winter break to go home and see family, doctoral student Jean Rene Thelusmond went home to Haiti to provide relief and start a non-profit organization.
Former MSU employee Larry Nassar is still licensed to practice medicine, despite having been fired by the university after a series of sexual assault allegations.
School superintendents around Michigan are reportedly less than impressed with applicants for teaching jobs recently, and it’s contributing to a teacher shortage in some subject areas across the state. Michigan Education Association (MEA) President Steven Cook said, “on the one hand, they will get a lot of applicants, but they won’t get, many times, the kind of folks they’re looking for.”
On a foggy Saturday afternoon, MSU Women’s Basketball laced up to play Big Ten opponent, University of Purdue for the second time this season.
It was a double feature on Jan. 20 in Jenison Field House, where MSU Gymnastics and Wrestling went head to head with their respective opponents for Tumbles and Takedowns.
After dropping another game on the road, it is apparent that this year’s MSU men’s basketball team doesn’t belong with the major players of the country, potentially the Big Ten.
Thousands of protesters gathered in Lansing Saturday to protest a variety of issues concerning the country in wake of the inauguration of President Donald Trump in a show of solidarity with the Women's March on Washington.