"We are in the middle of a transitionary period," ASMSU President Jo Kovach said. "This will always be uncomfortable and things will be unexpected, but I'm hoping this is a good thing and we'll come out of this better because Spartans deserve better."
"Whether they personally have dealt with something or know someone affected by (mental health), I'm sure everyone can relate to it," Junior Jamie Delas said.
Professor Felicia Wu said she was devastated when she heard the news of Stanley’s resignation. “I could not imagine a better president for our university,” Wu said.
In the statement, the board expressed appreciation for Stanley's service and stated it will cooperate with Stanley during the resignation process.
"It's very confusing to be a student right now." MSU students express confusion over a lack of transparency surrounding the events that led to President Stanley's resignation.
President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. has given the Board of Trustees a 90-day notice of resignation.
“A lot of people don’t know what service animals do,” MSU Leader Dog Club Secretary Camille Davis said. “And especially leader dogs, how much they can make a difference in someone’s life.”
“It’s really helpful when people kind of understand your situation a little bit … to help you to be more connected and empowered in the community,” RCPD Director Michael Hudson said. “I didn’t walk in thinking I was going to be blind someday, but it can happen to any of us. Life happens and being able to realize that there is a path forward under almost every tough situation.”
"The board is saying it can do whatever it wants regarding personnel matters if they're in the interest of the university according to the board," Senator Jack Lipton said. "If they are able to dig down into the university and talk to individual faculty members or find anything to be a 'matter of concern,' then all of us are in danger."
The board’s statement says that Quinn Emanuel has been hired for two investigations. The first is an assessment of the Title IX office and the second is around the circumstances of Gupta’s departure.
These 12 students have been selected to represent MSU as members of this year's homecoming court, an achievement considered to be of one of the highest honors for seniors.
"Our First Fridays program provides students with unique and just outright fun ways to explore the museum outside of our normal hours," MSU Museum Graduate Assistant Berkley Sorrells said in a press release. "From dancing with the dinosaurs to carnival games, it has been very exciting to help develop engaging events to welcome MSU students into the museum."
Once-donated items to the MSU Surplus Store and Recycling Center are now being used by MSU Arts and Humanities students to construct costumes for the homecoming parade on Oct. 14.
“I felt insult and disgust,” Rocky Ratliff, an attorney for the survivors said. “It's like they just spit in our face, like they don't really care — and not just my face, (but also) the face of about every other survivor, including those that have fought very valiantly and hard in their cases.”
“Nothing is gained from a vote of no confidence. However, it sends a powerful message that we, the undergraduate community, are strongly in opposition to the current conduct of this board.” ASMSU voices its opposition to the Board of Trustees' actions and calls on members to resign.
"I spend most of my days just … just looking at all these horrible, violent videos that coming out of Iran," Art History and Design Assistant Professor Parisa Ghaderi said. "It’s just there’s so much violence on the streets, and it’s just the emotional burden that it has on all the Iranian community here who still have close ties to Iran.”
In letters to the board, the president and provost called out the outside legal counsel investigating former business dean Sanjay Gupta's departure. The counsel reached out to at least seven members of MSU faculty, executive administrators and internal legal counsel for help in its investigation.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In support, MSU's Center for Survivors is hosting a series of workshops throughout the month to educate the community on supporting survivors, cyber security and more.
The annual Security and Fire Safety report describes on-campus crimes in 2021. Burglary and rape are second highest, each with 19 reported incidents.
Over 200 news publications are now free for MSU students through ASMSU's partnership with the news app, Spotlight.