It was a long night in room 116 of the Eppley Center, where ASMSU met this past Thursday night. Despite the length of time ASMSU met, there was not a lot achieved.
A forum with the goal of educating and mobilizing voters to end partisan gerrymandering drew a capacity crowd at East Lansing High School’s cafeteria Sunday afternoon. ‘Gerrymandering’, or the practice of legislatures drawing congressional districts with the goal of disenfranchising opposing voters, has become a much-hated political practice whose detractors say essentially renders elections pointless.
One year ago, outdated water piping caused a health crisis in Flint. That crisis was emblematic of a larger national problem with water infrastructure, and geography assistant professor Elizabeth Mack said consumers are likely to bear the cost for necessary infrastructure upgrades.
At approximately 1:50 a.m. on Feb. 4, East Lansing Police Department Officer Travis Bove was driving northbound on Abbot Road near Rick's and as he drove by he observed a possible fight.
When studio art professor Ryan Claytor started studying for his master’s degree in art at San Diego State University, he was worried his preferred field of art, drawing comics, would not be considered artistic enough for graduate school professors.
At the request of East Lansing Mayor Mark Meadows, an ordinance draft put forth at the (date) Planning Commission meeting would allow four bars exempt from the city’s 50/50 rule to maintain their “grandfathered” status should they relocate or renovate. The 50/50 rule is an ordinance enacted by East Lansing City Council in the 80’s that requires businesses that sell alcohol to generate at least 50 percent of their revenue from food sales.
In a nondescript building in Lansing, the MSU Police Department K-9 Unit gathers with their nine dogs and seven handlers for eight hours of training every other week. These drills range from practicing tracking to finding narcotics and drugs to practice aggression drills.
After learning about the allegations of sexual abuse against former MSU faculty member Larry Nassar, MSU alumna Catherine Hannum sent an email to MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon detailing her interactions with Nassar. MSU has not reached out to past Nassar patients, according to Hannum’s letter.
Four people were arrested Friday after the MSU Board of Trustees meeting, Captain Doug Monette of the MSU Police Department said.
MSU’s Board of Trustees met for its second meeting of 2017 Friday morning. Amidst controversy, the board addressed issues regarding ex-MSU employee Larry Nassar, Trustee Mitch Lyons’ controversial tweet and other cases on sexual assault and harassment. Here are other highlights and big takeaways from the meeting.
After a preliminary examination, Judge Donald Allen, Jr. has decided that People of the State of Michigan v. Lawrence Gerard Nassar will move forward to trial.
A fourth warrant request has been issued by MSU Police for the sexual assault investigation involving three MSU football players and a staff member, according to the Ingham County Prosecutor's Office.
The current limited operations and temporary suspension of MSU’s Gamma-Omicron Zeta chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha are a direct result of a violation in self-imposed probationary terms, chapter president Daniel Morehouse confirmed.
A fraudulent email claiming to be from Lou Anna K. Simon is being sent to MSU faculty and staff, according to MSU Police. MSUPD is asking people to not click links in the email or open files attached to it because it is a scam.
MSU gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages retired from her position Tuesday amidst allegations she discouraged athletes from reporting sexual abuse.
A native of Maryland, Beier studied economics at MSU as an undergrad, faced with a choice as a high school Junior when her parents decided to move to India. “I had to choose between going to India and going right to college, and one of the only colleges that I could get into without actually graduating was Michigan State,” Beier said. Despite this, Beier said she has an affinity for MSU, and after earning her Masters at Duke University she moved back to East Lansing in 1990, later settling here with her partner and their shared family of four children.
After a long time in the making, the Associated Students of Michigan State University, or ASMSU’s Safe Ride Initiative might finally see the light of day in the form of a pilot program.
Now that the semester in full swing, and ASMSU has settled back in, it is worth taking a look at what projects ASMSU looks to work on and get done this spring semester.
East Lansing has budgeted a -5.9 percent revenue growth for 2017 compared to a -2.6 percent expenditure growth, resulting in a $1,273,145 deficit that would be taken out of the general fund, according to the city’s Long-Term Financial Forecast.
MSU gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages retired amid her suspension from MSU on Feb. 14, MSU spokesperson Jason Cody confirmed via email.