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Costco seeks approval to come to East Lansing
A large retailer is seeking approval of their site plan at next week’s East Lansing City Council meeting.
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13 women to file lawsuit against MSU over Nassar assaults
Lawyers have filed a letter of intent to sue MSU over alleged assaults and abuse of 13 women and girls by ex-MSU faculty member and former USA Gymnastics physician Larry Nassar, according to court documents acquired by The State News. Lawyers filed a letter in the Court of Claims as a notice of intent to file a claim, a procedural move. Potential claims included "Violations of Title IX," "Negligent failure to warn," "Negligent supervision" MSU spokesperson Jason Cody responded to the intent to file with this statement: “While we have not been served with any lawsuit and therefore are unable to comment on any potential litigation, I can tell you we take allegations of sexual abuse very seriously.
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Two MSU students selected as Mitchell Scholars
Comparative cultures and politics and Arabic senior Margaret Born and Joel Arnold, James Madison College and College of Social Science alumnus who graduated in 2015, have been selected as Mitchell Scholars. The George Mitchell Scholarship honors former U.S. Senator George Mitchell, who was influential in the peace process in Northern Ireland and serves to maintain connections between Ireland and future American leaders.
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Family, friends gather to remember MSU student
Despite the large crowd at the Rock Tuesday night, all that could be heard was the spray of paint cans as the Rock was lathered in memory of one MSU student.
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MSU celebrates 'Day of Giving' with donations to university progams
MSU will participate in its largest-ever Day of Giving on Tuesday.
MICHIGAN
Blaze Pizza coming to East Lansing
A new fast casual pizza restaurant has been leased downtown in the old The State News office on 437 E. Grand River Avenue.
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Amid data breach, MSU offering free credit monitoring
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.
MICHIGAN
Stress levels climb after 2016 presidential election
There has been a variety of reactions to Donald Trump being elected president.
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Honors College celebrates 60-year anniversary
When zoology junior Kat Magoulick first toured MSU in high school, she was not sure where she wanted to attend college.
MICHIGAN
Bill submitted to Michigan Senate to redesign state flag
Sen. Steve Bieda (D-Macomb County) is sponsoring a bill to create a contest to design a new flag for the state of Michigan.
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Experience Architecture major bridges technology and design
Living in the shadows of popular majors is one major exclusive to MSU.
MICHIGAN
Nassar charged with first degree criminal sexual conduct, bond set at $1,000,000
Ex-MSU and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has been charged with three cases of first-degree sexual conduct with a person under 13, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette confirmed in a press conference on Tuesday.
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Ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar in police custody following Attorney General investigation
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.
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24 arrests made by MSU police during Ohio State weekend
MSU police made 24 arrests over the weekend according to their Clery Crime and Fire Log.
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MSU requests higher state funding after years of low appropriations
On October 28, the MSU Board of Trustees announced they were requesting a return of the state budget to 2011 levels.
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ASMSU low on funds for safe ride program, might implement tax
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.
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On-campus voter turnout up, registration down from 2012
After a deeply divisive presidential election cycle, the country has a new president-elect, Donald Trump.
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MSU suffers data breach, exposing about 400,000 university records
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.
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ASMSU details five new bills at latest meeting
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.
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Despite high temps., experts stray from climate change conclusions
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.