While MSU’s housing program offers several degree-granting residential colleges, residential communities and special interest communities, it has been absent of a full-scale, school-based housing system.
Students know Michigan State University’s maintenance team is fast. The question remains, though: How do they do it?
The People's Council of Lansing councilmember Rachel Diskin joined the Merica 20 to Life podcast Tuesday to discuss the "State of the People," including what she said was the power the city of Lansing's Mayor Andy Schor holds and why she thinks there needs to be a shift towards a city manager-system of local government.
Lansing Mayor Andy Schor delivered a speech citing advancements and plans for public safety, economic growth, and improvements to the city's housing infrastructure.
MSU deputy spokesperson Dan Olsen said the issues students are facing could either be in the hardware or software of their ID cards.
Marlon Lynch, who previously filled the combined position, will become the new vice president and chief safety officer, pending approval from the Board of Trustees. Lynch appointed interim deputy chief Chris Rozman to the chief of police position, effective today. The university will also create a new security operations center.
After Michigan State University lifted its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, members of the Graduate Employees Union and the Union of Non-Tenure Track Faculty are concerned the decision would compromise campus safety.
The Michigan State University Department of Police and Public Safety, or DPPS, released preliminary investigation findings that detail a timeline of the Monday, Feb. 13 mass shooting on campus.Content warning: This article contains explicit photos and discussions of violence that may be damaging to view.
MSU Vice President of Police and Public Safety Marlon Lynch and FBI Michigan Special Agent In-Charge Jim Tarasca break down the police response to the Feb. 13 mass shooting on campus.
One of the eight victims of the Feb. 13 Michigan State University shooting is improving in the hospital but additional surgeries will be required, according to an update posted by family members.
Eagle Township residents are fighting back against a potential decision to sell MSU's farmland. They fear it will turn into "megasite" or "micro-chip factory." But it's not verified that MSU plans to sell the land.
“If people want to get things that are going to make their community feel more like a community again, then we are 100% here for that and wanting to help in any way we can,” Kovach said.
Nineteen other states and Washington, D.C. have a red flag law, which would keep firearms out of possession of the hands of people believed to be at risk of committing violence or self-harm. A part of the Michigan Democrats package of bills would be a red flag law.
Former MSUPD HR administrator Crystal Perry's lawsuit against MSU argues that her supervisors retaliated against her after she filed racial discrimination complaints to the Office of Institutional Equity. “More than anything, (Perry) truly wants the MSU police department to be a fair and equitable workplace,” her attorney said.
"The bottom line for us is that we just want everybody to know that we're here for you," Assistant provost and executive director Alexis Travis said. "We have an array of services and are committed to listening and continuing to meet the needs of Spartans now and also in the future.”
Through emergency alerts and social media updates, here's how MSU communicated to the community and combatted misinformation on the night of Feb. 13.
Capital Area Transportation Authority, or CATA, CEO Bradley Funkhouser apologized for the experiences of some students on the night of Feb. 13, when they were displaced after a shelter-in-place order was put out during a shooting on campus.
One of the bills in front of the Senate deals with the issue of safely storing firearms. The legislation would mandate the secure and locked storage of guns when left unattended around minors, or risk time in prison and fining.
Flowers from the memorials will be used in mulch for a memorial tree outside of Berkey Hall. Other items will be preserved in MSU Archives and the MSU Museum.
In a letter justifying her decision, interim president Teresa Woodruff described a “constellation of factors” that led to the removal of the controversial former business school dean. “We work in an environment of heightened public scrutiny of the seriousness with which we carry out these responsibilities,” Woodruff said in the letter.