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Man dies after being assaulted on Grand River Avenue
The East Lansing Police Department is investigating the death of a 20-year-old man that occurred early Saturday morning.
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Man followed female students into MSU dorm building, assaulted one
A newly released police report details incessant social-media messaging and prowling of campus that ended in sexual assault.
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MSU board leaders encouraged faculty member to sue board, court filings suggest
Federal court filings suggest Michigan State University Board of Trustees chair, Kelly Tebay, and vice chair, Brianna Scott, encouraged former faculty senate chair Jack Lipton to sue the board, raising concerns about the board’s leaders’ adherence to board policies.
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Another former patient reports abuse by Nassar after MSU cleared him
Disgraced ex-Michigan State University doctor Larry Nassar has been accused of sexual abuse by another former patient, who told university police she was assaulted in a key period between MSU’s investigation of Nassar and the end of his practice.
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MSU: Tuesday classes to continue despite sub-zero wind chills
Despite biting temperatures, classes at MSU will continue as scheduled. The Department of Police and Public Safety sent safety tips to the community to help people stay warm.
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ASMSU votes no confidence in Board of Trustees for 'noncompliance' with divestment advocates
The Associated Students of Michigan State University voted no confidence in the Board of Trustees and reaffirmed calls for divestment Thursday in another push for MSU to divest from Israel and weapons manufacturers.
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Time's ticking: Here's what's happening with the TikTok ban
The law requiring TikTok's parent company to divest from the app was upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 17. Ultimately, the decision, that would likely ban the app from the U.S. beginning on Jan. 19, is being left to president-elect Donald Trump as he takes office.
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MSU president talks curriculum changes, prep for Trump, and death of swim and dive
MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz said he plans to reshape the undergraduate curriculum, will form a task force to prepare for President-Elect Donald Trump’s higher education plans, and that he sees no chance of resurrection for the controversially-cut swim and dive teams.
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How easy is it to successfully appeal a parking ticket at MSU?
Drivers have varying levels of success when it comes to getting their tickets done away with. That decision often seems to depend on who is at fault for a violation or potential error.
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Stalking at MSU: How it's defined and how to report it
MSU's Clery Crime and Fire Log from October to mid-December shows 22 cases labeled as Mandatory Report-Stalking and four cases labeled as intimidation/stalking. Victims of stalking can pursue options through the university or the law, with resources also available to them.
MICHIGAN
Top 25 Takers: These Michigan lawmakers accepted the most free meals, trips from lobbyists
Over the last 20 years or so, lobbyists reported spending more than $6.3 million on meals and travel for lawmakers and state officials. Eye On Michigan reviewed the 17,500 transactions that transpired between influencers and legislators from 2001, the first year for which data was available, to 2023, the last full year for which data is available.
MICHIGAN
Michigan lawmakers feast and fly for free, but the system for tracking freebies is broken
Lobbyists spent millions wining and dining state officials in Michigan, but it is impossible to determine how many freebies lawmakers accepted because the state's system for tracking what influencers give to legislators is flawed, rife with loopholes and relies on the honor system, a year-long Eye On Michigan investigation reveals.
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President Biden honors MSU's Teresa Woodruff, Magic Johnson with national medals
MSU men basketball and NBA legend Magic Johnson and former Interim President Teresa Woodruff honored with presidential awards over the weekend.
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River, MSU DPPS comfort canine, dies after brief battle with terminal cancer
River, the canine therapy dog for MSU Department of Public Safety and Police, died Monday after a brief battle of hemangiosarcoma, an aggressive form of terminal cancer.
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MSU hockey player’s bodycheck left Adrian player severely injured, lawsuit says
Kathleen Droba, a member of Adrian Bulldogs Women’s Ice Hockey team, claims that MSU Spartans Women’s Ice Hockey-Division II Team player Sydney Crawford bodychecked her without warning at a Feb. 19, 2023 game at Munn Ice Arena.
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MSU pitches new divestment deal
A year into contentious debates about endowment holdings tied to Israel, Michigan State University’s board has opted to create a bureaucratic process by which activists can voice concerns about the portfolio. Yet student advocates for divestment see the new committee merely as an attempt to placate students.
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MSU trustees confirm new leaders on often at-odds board, two vote against
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees voted 6-2 to confirm Trustee Kelly Tebay as the board’s new chair and Trustee Brianna Scott as the board’s new vice chair.
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MSU board reduces number of public meetings it holds per year
Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees voted to reduce the number of board meetings held each year from six to five. Two meetings would be held each semester and one over the summer under the new resolution, which was approved Friday to some consternation.
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MSU board approves stadium upgrades, land purchase, funding for marching band
At its Friday meeting, Michigan State University’s Board of Trustees approved renovations to Spartan Stadium, a purchase of 92 acres to support an expansion of the Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center, funding for the Spartan Marching Band and for an MSU Extension project aimed at supporting the mental health of farmers.
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MSU doesn’t owe students for COVID limitations, court rules
Michigan State University doesn’t need to refund students for limiting in-person services during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday.