“I think it's important for people who menstruate and their families, and that’s just about everybody, to get this little bit of tax relief,” Rep. Kara Hope, D-Mason, said. “Menstrual products are a necessity, they're not a luxury.”
The bills allocated to move a part of the general funds to the central staff funding for First Generation Appreciation Week, formed an Internship Study Ad-Hoc Committee and condemned the reinstitution of the Global Experience Requirement within the College of Education.
Many RAs were not happy when former MSUPD Deputy Chief Traci Ruiz informed them that officers would be doing armed rounds in residential halls.
Photos received by The State News at approximately 10 a.m. this morning showed that maintenance had cleared a large portion of the hallway of water.
Students can attend the event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this weekend and enjoy the zoo’s full roster of animals, along with some fall themed activities. Admission is $7 for Ingham County residents and $13 for non-residents.
In an email, RHS asked for MSU faculty and staff to volunteer in dining halls to help with the continuing staff shortage.
“These things people say about our generation are actually what uniquely situate and empower us to be the generation that ends the tampon tax,” co-founder of the University of Michigan Chapter of PERIOD Ashley Rapp said. “We are not here to yell and make noise about irrelevent issues like what we ate for dinner yesterday. We are here today to join our voices, to lift each other’s voices about issues that matter.”
One individual was treated by paramedics and transported to an area hospital after being struck by firework debris, Michigan State Police Department Public Information Officer Chris Rozman said.
Jael Tombaugh and Maezie Nettleton created significant diversity, equity and inclusion efforts by developing the Michigan 4-H LGBTQIA+ Alliance, now known as Helping with Rainbow Hands, 4-H’s first group of this type nationally.
Vendors gathered in tents in front of Seams Fabric Oct. 16 for the first Fashion Fiber Fest, selling everything from handmade jewelry to skeins of wool.
This semester Safe Ride will run every day starting from 7 p.m.-1 a.m with an exception of U.S. holidays and MSU holiday breaks or campus closures.
Rep. James Clyburn, who was originally elected to Congress in 1993, currently serves as the Majority Whip and is the third highest ranking Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
"By throwing all these people away and incarcerating them, you're not protecting anybody," advocate Tasheena Lewis said. "You're creating a larger, vicious cycle. You're creating more drama with families, with these children growing up without parents, without grandparents."
The satellite office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will allow students and East Lansing residents to inquire about the upcoming election at an on-campus location.
“MSU has not been formally served with this lawsuit yet,” MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant said. “And we traditionally do not comment on pending litigation. This football player has not been involved with team activities since earlier this year.”
The Ingham County Prosecutor's Office has charged a 54-year-old Lansing resident with receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle and resisting and obstructing a police officer. A 37-year-old Leslie resident was also charged with receiving and concealing a stolen motor vehicle.
East Lansing city council candidates discussed student issues such as housing, diversity, student involvement in the city and how to make EL a good place for graduates to live after graduation at an ASMSU-hosted forum Monday.
A Trump-backed event at the Michigan Capitol Tuesday brought the likes of Melissa Carone, prospective governor Ryan Kelley and several state representatives to the lawn to demand a full, forensic audit of the 2020 election.
A federal judge ruled against an MSU employee who filed a lawsuit in relation to the university's vaccine mandate due to her 'natural immunity.'
State Rep. Sarah Anthony held an environmentally focused town hall event on Monday, Oct. 11. The event featured four panelists, and offered residents a chance to listen to discussions and ask questions on environmental issues.