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2022 Michigan pride rally to be held at the Capitol
2022 Michigan Pride rally to be held at the capitol on Sunday, June 26 from 12-2 p.m.
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Unconditional Love Fund collects donations for LGBTQIA2S+ students in need
The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center, or GSCC, launched its Unconditional Love Fund to help mitigate the financial implications of the challenges LGBTQIA2S+ students may face. The new project will provide assistance to students that are experiencing financial hardships associated with their sexual and/or gender identity.
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EL Farmer's Market opening day provides shopping, live music and storytelling
Opening day of the East Lansing Farmer's Market’s 2022 season was June 5. The market takes place every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Valley Court Park and runs through Oct. 30.
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Communication Arts and Sciences dean to step down, become associate provost
Michigan State University Dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences Prabu David announced in an email to the MSU community that he will be stepping down from his position as ComArtSci dean.
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East Lansing's evolving downtown skyline the product of changing goals, consumers
Additions like the 12-story Landmark apartment building on Grand River Avenue, the 10-story Graduate Hotel on Evergreen Avenue and the in-progress seven-story Michigan State University Federal Credit Union office building have drastically changed how the city’s downtown looks.
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Michigan-based artist creates new East Lansing mural to honor Dr. Robert L. Green
Painted above the entrance/exit of the Division Street Garage on Albert Avenue, “First Class” by Michigan-based artist Ndubisi Okoye honors the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Robert L. Green through depictions of his fight for equality.
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Michigan State University announces several new science research projects
As one of the top research universities in the world, Michigan State University is constantly advancing, innovating and changing the future of the world. Here are some recent research efforts you might’ve missed.
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MSU STARX team hosts 2022 STARX event for the first time
STARX competition is hosted by MSU for the first time ever after two years of the event being placed on hold due to COVID. The competition is a two day event, taking place on Friday, May 20, and Saturday, May 21.
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Department of Justice won't charge former FBI agents involved in Nassar investigation
The Department of Justice announced in a statement that it will not bring federal criminal charges to two former FBI agents involved in the ex-MSU doctor Larry Nassar investigation. This statement follows recent testimony against the FBI for failure to conduct the investigation with urgency and violation of multiple FBI policies.
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UNTF negotiates tentative agreement to contract with MSU
The Union of Non-Tenure Track Faculty reached a tentative agreement with MSU over its contract terms. The terms include a compensation package, higher job security, online teaching opportunities and mutual respect for UNTF members.
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Inside Lisa Cook's path to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors
On May 10, Cook made history as the first Black woman on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors after she was confirmed on a party-line vote of 51-50. Here's how her path to confirmation went.
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Jif recalls peanut butter products due to salmonella outbreak concerns
A list of the specific products included in the recall can be found on The Food and Drug Administration, or FDA’s, website.
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Planned Parenthood of Michigan launches gender-affirming hormone therapy in Lansing
“We are stepping out and stepping up to more explicitly acknowledge that and meet the needs of our trans and non-binary community members by offering gender-affirming care,” PPMI Director of Gender Affirming Care Halley Crissman said.
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UPDATE: Footage inside Meijer showed VanAtten paying before police shooting
Meijer video footage shows VanAtten buying and paying for food before police shooting. This goes against previous claims made by the ELPD.
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Provost recommends new interim dean of MSU Libraries
Provost Teresa Woodruff recommends Terri Miller as the new interim dean of MSU Libraries to replace the current dean who accepted a position at Duke University.
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Michigan Court of Claims suspends enforcement of abortion ban
The Michigan Court of Claims Judge Elizabeth Gleicher has suspended the enforcement of MCL 750.14, Michigan’s 1931 abortion ban. This injunction does not overturn the ban, but temporarily bars its enforcement should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling protecting a woman's right to an abortion.
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Mutations of the Omicron COVID-19 variant increasing in Michigan
The Omicron variant is back on the rise just as the majority of students have left for summer vacation.
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Nassar survivors push to take Melanie Foster out of candidacy for Board of Trustees
Parents of Sister Survivors Engage headed an effort to reach Republican delegates before the endorsement convention on April 23. They asked survivors to write letters encouraging delegates not to vote for Melanie Foster as a candidate for the Board of Trustees.
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Do you know them? ELPD needs help identifying property destruction suspects
ELPD needs help identifying the individuals in the pictures.
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How students can qualify for free internet under new Biden initiative
On Monday, May 10, President Biden announced the implementation of the Affordable Connectivity Program. The program will provide free and reduced-cost internet to qualifying Americans. Here's how you might qualify.