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MSU gymnastics team physician accused of sexual abuse

An MSU professor and team physician for women's gymnastics, women's crew and a former USA Gymnastics team physician has been accused on two separate counts of sexual abuse. Dr. Larry G. Nassar, who volunteered for USA Gymnastics for 29 years, teaches sports medicine in the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Nassar, who is an associate professor in MSU’s Department of Radiology, denied the allegations.

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Sparticipation rescheduled for Sept. 18 at Breslin

Sparticipation has been officially rescheduled. The much anticipated event, geared heavily towards getting freshmen involved on campus, will now take place at the Breslin Student Events Center this sunday, September 18, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

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Kids Without Cancer works to fundraise for pediatric cancer research

After experiencing the reality of having a child with cancer, Chris Vandenberg found comfort and support, as many other parents have, in Kids Without Cancer. Vandenberg’s daughter is a cancer survivor, but with the possibility of the disease coming back, she stresses the importance of pediatric cancer research.

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East Lansing tattoo artist shares his meaning behind the ink

With a background in art and a passion to pursue a career in a field he loved, Johnny Fletcher has worked as a tattoo artist for four years. After painting for 16 years and drawing his whole life, finding work that allowed him to be expressive and be artistic was a no-brainer.

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MSU filmmakers win Student Academy Award

 A team of MSU students won a Student Academy Award for their documentary, “From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City.”ch The film started as a capstone project, media and information senior and director of the film Elise Conklin said. Producer Liv Larsen, a 2016 journalism alumna, and director of photography Izak Gracy pitched a documentary about the Flint water crisis to their classmates. “As soon as that idea was on the table, there was nothing that could compete with it in my eyes,” Conklin said.