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MSU pro-Palestine students hold remembrance night to mark year of war in Gaza

Demonte Thomas

October 8, 2024

Pro-Palestinian students and supporters gathered at Beaumont Tower Monday evening to commemorate one year since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel and reflect on the lives lost in the year since. The event served as a space for attendees to remember and reflect on the more than 40,000 people who have been killed in Gaza and surrounding areas, and to reiterate demands for MSU to divest from Israel.

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Pro-Israel students commemorate one-year anniversary of Hamas attack

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

October 7, 2024

Pro-Israel students at MSU gathered at The Rock Monday night to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 terror attack by Hamas. Attendees were led in prayers to bless the Israeli Defense Force, protect the remaining hostages held by Hamas and protect the state of Israel.

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Bernie Sanders stumps for Harris-Walz at MSU

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

October 6, 2024

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders and United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain stumped for the Harris campaign at MSU on Sunday. Sanders highlighted the need for everyday Americans to stand up in the face of growing wealth inequality to demand change.

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Project 2025 would alter curriculum, financial aid, Title IX enforcement at MSU

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

October 6, 2024

Project 2025, an outline for a conservative transformation of the federal government, has become one of the most visible subjects of debate this election cycle. At MSU, its implementation could spell changes to access to financial aid, what students learn in class and how Title IX violations are enforced.

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MSU student organizers push to cancel classes on Election Day

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

October 3, 2024

Student organizers at MSU have been collecting signatures around campus to demonstrate sufficient student interest in making election day a holiday. Operating outside the typical administrative processes, however, they face an uphill battle in amassing the necessary political willpower.

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MSU VP Gore apologizes for controversial Nassar comments

Alex Walters

October 3, 2024

Senior Vice President for Student Life and Engagement Vennie Gore apologized for his 2018 comments that minimized the abuse of disgraced ex-university doctor Larry Nassar. In an email to students, he wrote “Sometimes I get it right, and sometimes I don’t. That day, I did not get it right.”

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Former MSU Faculty Senate chair suing board after trustees told students to call him racist

Owen McCarthy

October 1, 2024

The former chair of Michigan State University’s Faculty Senate, Jack Lipton, is suing the Board of Trustees. He argues that Trustees Rema Vassar and Dennis Denno retaliated against him for comments he made criticizing one of them and incorrectly characterized the comments as racist. 

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Staying safe on rideshare apps: Actions you can take and what to look out for

Hannah Holycross

September 30, 2024

Rideshare apps have proved to be a popular way for students to get around campus and East Lansing, but getting into a stranger's car can sometimes lead to uncomfortable or frightening situations for passengers. Though data shows using rideshare is overwhelmingly safe, there are ways to be best prepared. 

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Protestors demand divestment from Israel at MSU presidential investiture

Anish Topiwala

September 29, 2024

Protestors gathered outside of Wharton Center at MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz's investiture event, demanding divestment. Holding signs that read "STOP FUNDING GENOCIDE" and "BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS," protesters chanted "Kevin, Kevin you can’t hide, you are funding genocide."

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MSU president outlines new student success, research initiatives at investiture ceremony

Theo Scheer

September 29, 2024

In a ceremony officially recognizing him as the 22nd president of Michigan State University, Kevin Guskiewicz promised expansions of student success programs and research initiatives, announced plans to change general education requirements and emphasized his commitment to civil discourse.

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ASMSU demands MSU take accountability, apologize for revelations in Nassar documents

Anish Topiwala

September 27, 2024

The Associated Students of Michigan State University called on MSU to take accountability following the release of the long-secret Nassar documents at the general assembly meeting last night. The general assembly also elected a new vice president of government affairs and passed bills advocating for a meal swipe donation program and the Stop Campus Hazing Act.

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MSU board members wanted separation from administration during Nassar scandal

Owen McCarthy

September 26, 2024

During the Larry Nassar scandal, documents show MSU trustees struggled to assert the board's independence from an administration under intense scrutiny.

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Amidst Nassar crisis, MSU worried other scandals would come out

Theo Scheer

September 26, 2024

Throughout the Nassar scandal, university lawyers and communications staff often briefed leaders on potential crises they feared would leak — wide-ranging lists that included everything from high-profile sexual misconduct allegations to a controversial maple syrup vendor.

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Ben Carson says 'we may have to' die to protect right-wing America at MSU visit

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

September 26, 2024

Former U.S Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and 2016 GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson spoke at MSU on Wednesday night. In an hour-long speech, the acclaimed neurosurgeon decried the proliferation of "sexual perversion" and embraced extreme rhetoric during the Q&A portion of the evening.

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Men's basketball coach Tom Izzo charms at annual public service forum

Emilio Perez Ibarguen

September 25, 2024

MSU men's basketball coach Tom Izzo was Gov. Jim Blanchard's guest at his annual public service forum this year. There, the legendary coach fielded questions about his upbringing, his reaction to Steven Izzo's first college points and his thoughts on the expansion of the Big Ten conference.

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MSU omitted key details in 2014 Nassar case, documents reveal

Alex Walters

September 25, 2024

Long-secret documents reveal that behind closed doors, MSU had deep doubts about its 2014 investigation of Larry Nassar: crucial evidence was omitted, swaying the results in Nassar’s favor.

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How MSU’s faulty record-keeping of Nassar delayed scrutiny

Theo Scheer

September 24, 2024

Text messages were deleted. Investigatory files went missing. Documents were withheld. Thousands of recently released documents reveal that MSU's records-keeping, when it was needed the most, was laden with mistakes.

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MSU edited Title IX reports to aid 'litigation defense strategy,' documents reveal

Alex Walters

September 24, 2024

Michigan State University’s top lawyers edited the results of Title IX investigations to enhance defense strategy in litigation stemming from the Larry Nassar crisis, long-secret documents show. The revelation seriously challenges MSU’s claim that its investigations are independent from administrative influence, further imperiling the credibility of the process, experts say.

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MSU lawyers attempted to quash legislation expected to inflate settlement with Nassar survivors, documents reveal

Owen McCarthy  and  Theo Scheer

September 23, 2024

Long-witheld documents reveal the lengths MSU went to try to quash legislation aimed at preventing a repeat of the Nassar scandal.

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Nassar supervisor’s history of 'inappropriate' conduct was an open secret, documents reveal

Owen McCarthy

September 23, 2024

Revealed within thousands of long witheld documents is a fuller picture of William Strampel, the former dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Larry Nassar's former supervisor.