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ASMSU president responds to CRU statement at latest meeting

Updated Tuesday at 4:53 p.m. As of Monday, both ASMSU’s assistant director of marketing and ASMSU’s manager of public relations remain in their positions within ASMSU, both ASMSU President Lorenzo Santavicca and ASMSU Chief of Staff Sam Terzich said. Both Santavicca and Terzich said per ASMSU’s code of operations, the corrective action procedure was taken.

MSU

Wharton Center held special training for sensory-friendly performance

Wharton Center staff have been taking strides to be a more inclusive environment and sensory-friendly performances are their latest project. The Wharton Center will host a sensory-friendly performance at 2 p.m. on Oct. 22, put together through a partnership with the MSU Department of Theatre. It will tell the life story of “Temple” Grandin, an autistic woman who fights for those on the autistic spectrum.

MSU

Former ASMSU VP calls for president to resign

Following the perceived mishandling, former Vice President for Internal Administration Jason Porter said he had enough and chose to resign from the organization. Porter, who resigned on Oct. 13, said after the managing of the CRU incident and the censoring of minority students he and other members of the Office of the President called for ASMSU President Lorenzo Santavicca's resignation.

FOOTBALL

In midst of tackling woes, MSU's Nicholson keeps hitting hard

A lack of tackling has been an issue for the MSU football team this year, and missed wrap ups have helped contributed to a woeful 109th in third-down defense and a highly uncharacteristic six sacks through six games. The past members of the “Spartan Dawg” defense have not had issues like this one, whether it be former linebackers like Max Bullough and Denicos Allen or secondary standouts like Trenton Robinson or Isaiah Lewis.

VOLLEYBALL

No. 11 MSU volleyball defeats Rutgers for the second time this season

It was Breast Cancer Awareness night at Jenison Field House and the MSU volleyball team showed their support by wearing pink. The No. 11-ranked Spartans sweeped Rutgers for the second time this season on Wednesday. Five out of MSU's six hitting errors were made in the third set. There is never a night off in Big Ten volleyball and MSU showed that they’re always ready to work.

MICHIGAN

East Lansing community discusses police perception

ELPD held a community forum Wednesday night at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center In light of national events, police shootings and community protests that have occurred across the country to present the priorities of ELPD and have an open panel discussion pertaining to the community’s perception of ELPD.

FEATURES

Autistic students find helpful outlet at MSU

In many ways, computer science senior Anthony Capriglione is like any other college student — he’s excited to be done with school this upcoming December and he’s currently on the hunt for jobs. However, what differentiates Capriglione from others is that he has autism spectrum disorder.