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.
When zoology junior Kat Magoulick first toured MSU in high school, she was not sure where she wanted to attend college.
Living in the shadows of popular majors is one major exclusive to MSU.
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.
On October 28, the MSU Board of Trustees announced they were requesting a return of the state budget to 2011 levels.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Students for Justice in Palestine, or SJP, protested the MSU Hillel event, Israel Fest: Blooming the Desert, Wednesday night at the Union.
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.
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.
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.
The number of students who drink and smoke regularly has gone down dramatically over the last 16 years, an MSU survey suggests.
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.
An engineering group at MSU developed a system that will help with the quality of air in people’s homes.
After the crowd had filed in, the lights in the theater dimmed. The lights on the stage came up and four students stood on the stage in silence.
More than 2,000 people attended a rally against hate, bigotry, sexism and racism at the Rock that turned into a march across campus.
MSU College Democrats held a "Rally Against Hate, Bigotry, Racism and Sexism" that began on MSU's campus.