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Former MSU football coach Dantonio tells graduates to 'dream big and leave a legacy' at spring convocation

PJ Pfeiffer

April 26, 2024

Thousands of graduates and their family members and friends packed Breslin Center on Friday afternoon for the spring 2024 convocation, an event held for students who will be receiving bachelor’s degrees during the spring and summer 2024 semesters.

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MSU Gaza solidarity encampment protestors say morale is high after first night in camp

Emilio Perez Ibarguen  and  Amalia Medina

April 26, 2024

Student protestors in the Gaza solidarity encampment have been set up on MSU campus for over 24 hours now, waking up this morning to a breakfast of donated coffee and snacks following their first night in the tents. Morale is still high, they say.

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Live updates: Gaza solidarity encampment to continue through Sunday; group grows by nightfall

Emilio Perez Ibarguen ,  Alex Walters  and  Theo Scheer

April 25, 2024

Michigan State University students have set up a Gaza solidarity encampment on campus, the latest and most extreme effort in their calls for the university to divest funds from Israel.

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MSU community wants campus shooting memorial to be a space of reflection, honoring

Theo Scheer

April 22, 2024

The Michigan State University community has weighed in on what the Feb. 13, 2023 memorial should be like.

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Everything you need to know for MSU spring commencement 2024

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

April 22, 2024

MSU's commencement ceremonies for graduating seniors will be held on April 26, 27 and 28 at the Breslin and Wharton Centers. Former MSU head football coach Mark Dantonio will be addressing all baccalaureate degree candidates at the Breslin Center on April 26 at 1 p.m.

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Vice President for Health Sciences to leave MSU

Vivian Barrett

April 19, 2024

On June 30, 2024, Michigan State University Vice President for Health Sciences Norm Beauchamp will leave MSU to take a new position at Georgetown University.

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Victims of hate crime want more security at MSU Library after injuries from attack

Ridhima Kodali

April 17, 2024

Bradley Cooper went to study with his boyfriend, Ryon Baldwin-Williams, at the main library of MSU's campus on April 15. Neither of them could have anticipated that both of them would end up injured and spend nine hours in the emergency room the same night. 

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MSU faculty, staff members write letter on concerns over Faculty Senate's divestment decision

Ridhima Kodali

April 16, 2024

Ninety Michigan State University faculty members have signed an open letter expressing their concerns to the MSU Faculty Senate over its decision last month to go against the resolution to divest from Israel’s military campaign.

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Recordings, texts show how student lost trust in embattled MSU trustees

Owen McCarthy

April 16, 2024

The hours of secretly-made tapes and hundreds of text messages — now shared with The State News — tell a fuller story, one of a student's month-long wrestling with whether to trust the trustees Dennis Denno and Rema Vassar.

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Seven suspects identified in hate crime, aggravated assault at MSU Library

Ridhima Kodali

April 15, 2024

A group of five suspects aggravatedly assaulted two victims based on sexual orientation bias at the Michigan State University Main Library, according to the police and public safety timely warning email sent out to MSU students and faculty April 15. The hate crime occurred at the Michigan State University Library at 5:45 p.m. and was reported to MSU police at 5:50 p.m. 

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MSU James Madison College to hold open forum in response to student calls for improved DEI efforts

Demonte Thomas

April 15, 2024

MSU's residential college in public affairs and international relations, James Madison College, is hosting an open forum tonight for students to discuss concerns regarding a lack of diversity, equity and inclusion in the college. 

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'Be the Match' drive raises awareness for blood disorders with bone marrow registry

Shakyra Mabone

April 13, 2024

The National Marrow Donor Program, or "Be The Match," hosted its annual drive yesterday at Michigan State University to spread awareness for blood disorders. The drive was held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Brody Square and set up a bone marrow registry that anyone could sign up for to match with patients, increasing their chances of receiving a bone marrow transplant.

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Activists continue protests following MSU's decision not to divest

Theo Scheer

April 12, 2024

President Kevin Guskiewicz told reporters after the meeting that the university is “doing everything to protect the endowment and our financial investments from any political influence.” Jesse Estrada White, a comparative culture and politics junior and organizer with Sunrise MSU, said that not divesting is a political choice of its own.

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Union of Tenure Stream Faculty still awaiting voluntary recognition from MSU, says university is stalling process

Owen McCarthy

April 12, 2024

At Friday’s board meeting, several public commenters called on the university to voluntarily recognize the Union of Tenure Stream Faculty. They argued the university is stalling in providing a list of all faculty members it considers part of the bargaining unit, which is needed to move forward with negotiations.