The MSU Black Students' Alliance responded to the release of video footage of Patrick Lyoya's death. They published a statement on their Instagram and will be holding a vigil on Tuesday, April 19 at 8:30 p.m. at The Rock on Farm Lane.
Ingham County Health Department, or ICHD, and Michigan State University are once again holding COVID-19 vaccination clinics for the MSU and greater East Lansing community at the Breslin Center on Monday, April 18 and Monday, April 25.
The 2022 MSU Science Festival will take place from April 1 to April 30 with both in-person and virtual events taking place on MSU's campus and at locations across the state.
The vaccine and booster mandate will remain in place for the summer, fall 2022 and spring 2023 semesters. Starting May 16, the mask mandate will be lifted from academic settings and PCR testing will end May 13.
Those residing in Precincts 1, 5 and 17 of East Lansing are eligible to vote as members of the Lansing School District to approve a budget to enhance schools around the district.
President Samuel L. Stanley Jr. sent an email to the MSU community linking support resources, such as Thriving Campus, CAPS and the Employee Assistance Program, following the release of video footage of Patrick Lyoya's death.
“Would this spur other plots that people were thinking about previously?” former member of the National Security Council Javed Ali said. “Again, nobody knows the answer to that, but it wouldn’t be surprising if it did because now you’ve got another anti-government grievance to latch on to.”
On Saturday morning behind the MSU library, students, part of the MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Club and MSU Outdoors Club gathered with trash bags and waders to delve into the Red Cedar River and clean the campus's most beloved symbol.
Researcher Dennis Denno is running for a Democrat spot on the Board of Trustees. He hopes to improve transparency and campus safety, give MSU employees a $15 minimum wage and fight for budget priorities.
Headlining the two day conference were keynote speakers astrophysicist and cosmologist Hakeem Oluseyi and Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Jenny Yang.
The newly elected General Assembly Representatives' first role will be to elect their session's new leadership alongside representatives for CORES, COPS, and major governing organizations.
The Prevention, Outreach and Education Department, or POE, at MSU is hosting “It’s On Us,” a weeklong event led by students to bring awareness of gender based violence during Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Two candidates were endorsed at the Michigan Democratic Party’s endorsement convention on April 9: incumbent Trustee Renee Knake Jefferson and researcher Dennis Denno.
All of the proceeds from the fundraiser will go to support the women and children of Ukraine. Orders can be placed on the bakery’s website and can be picked up on April 23.
During Greek Week, sororities and fraternities within the Panhellenic Council and Interfraternity Council collaborate to put on events to raise money for local charities in the Greater Lansing area. This year, they raised nearly $100,000.
DreaMSU held a rally outside of the Hannah Administration Building on April 8 to advocate for undocumented and immigrant students. Protestors demanded three things: making the university a “sanctuary campus,” hiring a full-time employee for undocumented affairs and creating a scholarship for non-citizens.
“Seeing a Black woman has the opportunity to be in such a position with such impact and power that affects American society, in the justice system,” Social relations and policy junior Safiya Webster said. “It just gave me a sense of encouragement. That I can be, I will be able to be a judge, and I will be able to make an impact.”
Whitmer is using the governor’s executive authority to seek intervention from the Michigan Supreme Court, rather than starting at the lower courts and moving up. This is the first time in her term as governor that Whitmer is using this power.
This year’s edition of the garden opened March 10, containing over 1,000 butterflies created by AgeAlive participants, MSUFCU employees and other community members.
Within the next year, Valkyrie Movers founder and owner Jacquelynn Biggs said she intends to use her moving company to help survivors of domestic violence get out of abusive households, free-of-charge.