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ASMSU president responds to CRU statement at latest meeting

Updated Tuesday at 4:53 p.m. As of Monday, both ASMSU’s assistant director of marketing and ASMSU’s manager of public relations remain in their positions within ASMSU, both ASMSU President Lorenzo Santavicca and ASMSU Chief of Staff Sam Terzich said. Both Santavicca and Terzich said per ASMSU’s code of operations, the corrective action procedure was taken.

MSU

Wharton Center held special training for sensory-friendly performance

Wharton Center staff have been taking strides to be a more inclusive environment and sensory-friendly performances are their latest project. The Wharton Center will host a sensory-friendly performance at 2 p.m. on Oct. 22, put together through a partnership with the MSU Department of Theatre. It will tell the life story of “Temple” Grandin, an autistic woman who fights for those on the autistic spectrum.

MSU

Former ASMSU VP calls for president to resign

Following the perceived mishandling, former Vice President for Internal Administration Jason Porter said he had enough and chose to resign from the organization. Porter, who resigned on Oct. 13, said after the managing of the CRU incident and the censoring of minority students he and other members of the Office of the President called for ASMSU President Lorenzo Santavicca's resignation.

MICHIGAN

East Lansing community discusses police perception

ELPD held a community forum Wednesday night at the East Lansing Hannah Community Center In light of national events, police shootings and community protests that have occurred across the country to present the priorities of ELPD and have an open panel discussion pertaining to the community’s perception of ELPD.

MSU

Study finds MSU lost money in bank deals

$2.7 billion. That’s the number of dollars scholastic institutions like MSU have lost at the hands of big banking, according to a recent study published by The Roosevelt Institute. In a study conducted between 19 public and private universities ranging from Harvard to the University of Michigan, The Roosevelt Institute found MSU only contributed to about 4 percent of this $2.7 billion total.