MSU's W.J. Beal Botanical Garden, the nation’s oldest maintained botanical garden on a university campus, celebrates its 150th anniversary this Wednesday, Sept. 13. To celebrate the sesquicentennial, there will be a public celebration at the garden with music, food and activities from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Michigan State's head football coach Mel Tucker has been suspended without pay after a report revealed he is under investigation for sexual harassment.
MSU’s interim president and athletic director will hold a press conference Sunday at 5 p.m., hours after news broke that MSU is investigating head football coach Mel Tucker for sexually harassing a rape survivor and advocate who was advising his team.
“I think that MSU needs to fire (Tucker),” one student said. “If the MSU athletic department only suspends him, I think we as students need to boycott the football games.”
Having just begun his fourth season as MSU coach, a USA Today report was released uncovering an ongoing investigation of Tucker after he was accused of sexually harassing known sexual violence educator and rape survivor Brenda Tracy.
Michigan State University head football football coach Mel Tucker is the subject of an ongoing Title XI investigation, according to a report from USA Today. He is accused of sexually harassing Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor and advocate who worked with Tucker to educate his team on sexual violence.
Recent extreme weather events have generated discussion among MSU experts over climate change and its implications for Michigan.Earth and environmental sciences professor Bruno Basso said climate change is increasing the frequency of severe weather.
The MSU Board of Trustees amended its bylaws to end contentious chair elections in favor of year-long terms decided by seniority. "We have relationships on this board that have been fractured because of the board chair election," Trustee Brianna Scott said.
MSU held its first local job and internship fair of the school year yesterday, ushering in over 600 students from all years and majors. The event aimed to connect prospective student employees with 66 local businesses and organizations.
Survivors of sexual abuse by disgraced ex-Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar addressed the university’s board at their meeting Friday, individually condemning each of the eight trustees and serving them with copies of an updated lawsuit. The survivors criticized the board’s April decision to continue withholding thousands of documents relating to MSU’s handling of Nassar’s abuse.
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees voted Friday to amend the campus gun policy, ending an exception that allows visitors to legally carry firearms on campus. The revisions, which the board passed 5-2, remove that exception and add new, more specific carve-outs allowing only law enforcement to carry firearms on campus.
Michigan State University Health Sciences will partner with Henry Ford Health and the Gilbert Family Foundation in a nearly $400 million effort to cure a rare genetic disease and increase access to rehabilitation care in Detroit.
Staffing shortages in MSU dining halls have forced culinary services to resort to disposable cutlery. In response, students have expressed concern that using single-use plastics produces unnecessary waste.
On Sep. 5 at noon, around the courtyard and on the steps of the Michigan Capitol, a crowd of roughly 500 people chanted, “the rent is too damn high!” The demonstration was to express their disapproval of Lansing housing conditions and costs.
Michigan State University is introducing a new walk-through metal detector system at Spartan Stadium, the MSU Police and Public Safety office announced on Wednesday in a press release. The metal detectors are part of MSU’s ongoing enhancement of the university’s safety and security portfolio.
With COVID-19 on the rise again at the start of the new school year, here's a refresher on MSU's current COVID-19 guidelines.
With over 50,000 total students at Michigan State University this fall, transportation has stood out as an issue students have been worried about while starting school. Here is a guide to each method of transportation and how students feel about them.
An external consultation found understaffing and inefficient software to be the main factors behind timeliness issues in MSU's Office of Institutional Equity. The consulting firm suggested that changes, such as increased transparency, would improve the Title IX case process.
Working a job in college is a great way to keep your pockets from emptying during the school year, but deciding whether to work through the university or through a local business can be daunting. MSU students discuss their experiences with off and on-campus jobs and how they balance their academic commitments with work.
As Michigan State University kicks off their first game of the season against Central Michigan University, students, parents and community members alike gathered on campus once again for fun traditions and activities.