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13 women to file lawsuit against MSU over Nassar assaults

Staff Reports

November 30, 2016

Lawyers have filed a letter of intent to sue MSU over alleged assaults and abuse of 13 women and girls by ex-MSU faculty member and former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar, according to court documents acquired by The State News. Lawyers filed a letter in the Court of Claims as a notice of intent to file a claim, a procedural move.  Potential claims included "Violations of Title IX," "Negligent failure to warn," "Negligent supervision" MSU spokesperson Jason Cody responded to the intent to file with this statement: “While we have not been served with any lawsuit and therefore are unable to comment on any potential litigation, I can tell you we take allegations of sexual abuse very seriously.

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Two MSU students selected as Mitchell Scholars

Brigid Kennedy

November 30, 2016

Comparative cultures and politics and Arabic senior Margaret Born and Joel Arnold, James Madison College and College of Social Science alumnus who graduated in 2015, have been selected as Mitchell Scholars. The George Mitchell Scholarship honors former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, who was influential in the peace process in Northern Ireland and serves to maintain connections between Ireland and future American leaders.

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Family, friends gather to remember MSU student

Madison O'Connor

November 30, 2016

Despite the large crowd at the Rock Tuesday night, all that could be heard was the spray of paint cans as the Rock was lathered in memory of one MSU student. 

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MSU celebrates 'Day of Giving' with donations to university progams

Brigid Kennedy

November 29, 2016

MSU will participate in its largest-ever Day of Giving on Tuesday.

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Amid data breach, MSU offering free credit monitoring

Alexea Hankin

November 28, 2016

The attack is under active investigation by MSU police, and it is currently not known what made this specific attack more potent than others MSU has faced. Cody said he's still not at liberty to discuss details because of that and because the investigation is still ongoing.

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Honors College celebrates 60-year anniversary

McKenna Ross

November 27, 2016

When zoology junior Kat Magoulick first toured MSU in high school, she was not sure where she wanted to attend college.

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Experience Architecture major bridges technology and design

Brendan Baxter

November 27, 2016

Living in the shadows of popular majors is one major exclusive to MSU.

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Ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar in police custody following Attorney General investigation

Alexea Hankin

November 21, 2016

The Ingham County Sheriff's office confirmed that ex-MSU faculty member Larry Nassar is in police custody following an investigation by the Michigan Attorney General. According to court records obtained by the Lansing State Journal, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette's office obtained a felony warrant for arrest on three charges of first-degree sexual conduct with a person under 13, attributed to Nassar. For these charges, Nassar could face up to life in prison.

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MSU requests higher state funding after years of low appropriations

Alexea Hankin

November 20, 2016

On October 28, the MSU Board of Trustees announced they were requesting a return of the state budget to 2011 levels.

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ASMSU low on funds for safe ride program, might implement tax

Madison O'Connor

November 20, 2016

The Associated Students of MSU (ASMSU) is still working on developing a Safe Rides program for students to get home safely and to take proactive measures against assaults on and off-campus. MSU is one of the few Big Ten universities that has not developed a Safe Rides program and ASMSU has been working on developing the service for almost five years.

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MSU suffers data breach, exposing about 400,000 university records

Staff Reports

November 18, 2016

MSU suffered a data breach exposing a database with about 400,000 records on Nov. 13, the university has confirmed. An unauthorized party accessed a university server which contains "sensitive data," according to the press release. Database contained about 400,000 records, including names, social security numbers and MSU identification numbers of some current and former students and employees.

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ASMSU details five new bills at latest meeting

Madison O'Connor

November 18, 2016

On Thursday night, ASMSU passed five new bills at their general assembly meeting. These bills range from allocating funds for a spring concert to creating a textbook exchange program to updating ASMSU’s code of operations.

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Despite high temps., experts stray from climate change conclusions

McKenna Ross

November 17, 2016

Abnormally warm temperatures have extended into mid-November. While it’s easy to blame global warming, National Weather Service meteorologist Wayne Hoepner said there are other factors at play.

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Students Against Sweatshops protest at administration building

Brendan Baxter

November 17, 2016

On Nov. 16, a group of students met in the lobby of East Shaw Hall, dressed in MSU branded Nike gear, only to cover up the famous “Swoosh” with duct tape.

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Palestinian student group protests Israeli cultural event on campus

Marie Weidmayer  and  Brigid Kennedy

November 17, 2016

Students for Justice in Palestine, or SJP, protested the MSU Hillel event, Israel Fest: Blooming the Desert, Wednesday night at the Union.

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Hurricane Matthew hits doctoral student from Haiti close to home

Jonathan LeBlanc

November 17, 2016

Hurricane Matthew swept through Haiti on Oct. 4, 2016 and immediately became the biggest natural disaster and humanitarian crisis since the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010.

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MSU greek life without advisor, dues still going to empty position salary

Madison O'Connor

November 16, 2016

Since May 2016, there has been no Greek Life Adviser at MSU, but Greek Life students are continuing to help pay for the absent advisor’s salary.

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Sparty's Cabin up for auction at MSU's Surplus Store

Riley Murdock

November 15, 2016

Sparty’s Cabin, an environmentally sustainable “tiny house” built on a trailer, is now up for auction through a closed bid on the MSU Surplus Store’s website. The house will be on display on the front lawn of the Justin S. Morrill Hall of Agriculture this Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., according to a press release from MSU Agriculture and Natural Resources.

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MSU survey reveals student smoking, drinking down

Madison O'Connor

November 14, 2016

The number of students who drink and smoke regularly has gone down dramatically over the last 16 years, an MSU survey suggests.

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Student voters discuss Trump win

Alexea Hankin

November 14, 2016

On Nov. 9, America decided it's 45th president: Republican Donald J. Trump. To many pundits and polls, this came as a shock. Democrat Hillary Clinton polled ahead in nearly every major swing state for a majority of the election, and was poised to win the election by a landslide.