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Crime blotter: Burglary, Larceny and Stalking
Burglary, Larceny and Stalking were all reported multiple times this past week.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
'How green is your chat?' Interactive showcase aims to educate, bring awareness
Interactive event on April 14, put on by MSU Library Learning Environmental Committee, featured large screen customizable inputs to churn out results for the amount and significance each AI input had on the environment. It allowed visitors to see their hypothetical real-life carbon footprint for use of tools like ChatGPT.
LIFE
In paint-stained dresses, an MSU alum finds her art
For MSU alum Presley Bergmooser, painting live at weddings became more than just a special event.
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Donor illegally sought to keep tabs on Tucker investigation, Brenda Tracy says
Brenda Tracy has filed a lawsuit alleging that Mat Ishbia and United Wholesale Mortgage improperly influenced Michigan State University’s investigation into her sexual harassment allegations against former football coach Mel Tucker.
COMMENTARY
'Euphoria' Sundays are back
The newest season of "Euphoria" premiered on Sunday, April 12.
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Faculty, administrators warn of rating site pitfalls
As students head to sites like Rate My Professor and complete semesterly surveys to evaluate their professors, some faculty say public-facing evaluations can create the wrong incentives for instructors.
MICHIGAN
APASO co-hosts historic convening and listening session
APASO co-hosted a historic listening session for a potential museum addition to Smithsonian, which took place at the Multicultural Center on the MSU campus on April 11, 2026
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib calls for U.S. envoy to Sudan at MSU Union panel
Rep. Rashida Tlaib held up notes taken during the panel discussion at the behest of an audience member, where she wrote that she would consult with fellow congresswoman Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., as well as Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., to begin discussions over restoring a U.S. envoy to Sudan.
MICHIGAN
AI companion chatbots regulations are being reevaluated as they expand
As chatbot companion regulations are proposed across the U.S., an MSU professor is sounding an alarm: many of those policies lack the research needed to back them up and may carry additional risks for users.
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Board members have ‘serious concerns’ about MSU’s top lawyer
Brian Quinn’s detractors and defenders are on opposite sides of a difficult question: did he guide the university through tough times, or did his advice help create them?
LIFE
Stroke of genius or daring disaster? The Strokes’ new single yields mixed reviews
The Strokes announced a new album and dropped new music for the first time in six years.
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Re-enchantment and resolution take place at RCAH music festival
Music performances inspire a love for nature and advocate for change in RCAH LookOut! Gallery Thursday night
EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
'Blurred Realities' poetry slam discusses AI effects
RCAH Center for Poetry partners with MSU Museum under their "Blurred Realities" exhibit to host an interactive poetry slam at MSU Museum on April 9, 2026.
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Students call for improved sustainability and Student Success Center approved at board meeting
Students called on MSU to improve its sustainability efforts, a representative from the union representing tenure-track faculty chided the board and the university approved plans for a “Student Success Center” at the Friday Board of Trustees meeting.
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MSU's handling of DEI looms over board meeting
With more than a year passed since President Donald Trump has signed a slew of executive orders restricting Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) at universities like MSU, reverberations from those orders are still producing friction today. At Friday's Board of Trustees meeting, the discord those orders — and MSU’s subsequent responses — have kindled among the university community was evident.
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Selection process for outside review of sexual misconduct policies was ‘harmful,’ advocacy group says
During April's Board of Trustees meeting, the university's process of choosing a firm for a university-wide assessment of how it handles relationship violence and sexual misconduct was questioned.
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Spartan Media Ventures transparency measure trounced ahead of board meeting, trustee says
A vote to subject Spartan Media Ventures to public records laws and allow trustees to view governing documents without signing non-disclosure agreements was discussed among trustees, one said Friday, but was never added to the meeting agenda.
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Board OKs 5% increase to housing and dining rates
A 5% increase in housing and dining rates for the 2026-27 academic year was unanimously approved by the Michigan State University Board of Trustees at its Friday meeting. The hike in housing and dining rates for the basic residence hall double housing and silver meal plan lands on $13,574 for the upcoming academic year.
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Board votes to merge two medical colleges as faculty raise concerns
Michigan State University's Board of Trustees voted on April 10 the merge the College of Human Medicine and College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to speak at undergraduate convocation
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer will be speaking at Michigan State University’s undergraduate convocation on May 1. The announcement was made by MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz as part of his report during the MSU Board of Trustees meeting.