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Administration reporter @thesnews | @jmcmsu & @msujschool ‘26 | News tip? [email protected]
East Lansing, MI
Joined April 2023
Thousands of flowers, handwritten notes and stuffed animals were left across MSU’s campus in the days and weeks following the Feb. 13 campus shooting. Here’s how the MSU museum plans to preserve and archive those memorial items:.
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This morning, students from the North American Indigenous Student Organization (NAISO) painted the Rock for Indigenous People’s Day. About an hour ago, members of MSU’s Turning Point USA chapter replaced NAISO’s message with this:
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In the past few hours, a few different groups have taken turns replacing the quote. Currently, the Rock has been painted with a heart and is once again in celebration of Indigenous People’s Day
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This wasn’t a fun one to write but it’s important to hear the voice of the community. Collab with @MaboneShakyra .
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Transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg and Rep. Elissa Slotkin visited construction on US-127/I-496 in East Lansing this morning. Their visit was a part of the Biden admin’s "Investing in America Tour.".
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A quick personal update: happy to announce I’ll be the politics reporter for @thesnews this semester!. Busy couple of months ahead of us, more than ready to get to work.
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Vice President Kamala Harris takes the stage to “Freedom” by Beyonce. “It’s so good to be in the house of labor,” Harris says.
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On Monday evening, members of MSU’s Turning Point USA chapter took it upon themselves to replace artwork put up on the Rock by an Indigenous student organization with a joke. “‘Dibs.’ -Columbus 1492”. The community was swift in its response.
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Waiting for Kamala Harris to take the stage at the Local 652 UAW facility in Lansing. First up: U.S. House candidate Curtis Hertel. “The future of the auto industry will either be here in Michigan or in China,” Hertel said. “I’m proud to be team Michigan.”
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I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be working this fall as a general assignment reporter for the Campus desk at @thesnews! #SNewsFall23.
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U.S. Senate candidate Elissa Slotkin playing to the crowd, hammers Mike Rogers for calling an investment in a local GM plant “bad.”. “You all are not a bad investment. You are doing what your country asked of you, which is putting your heads down, working hard, raising a family”
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Good morning from Capital Region International Airport where democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz landed a few minutes ago
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Researchers at MSU’s Facility for Rare Isotope Beams successfully produced five new isotopes that had never been seen on the surface of the Earth until last Thursday. Read more:.
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A pedestrian was struck outside the Curious Book Shop Thursday afternoon after a pickup truck drove off Grand River Ave. and onto the sidewalk. This is a developing story.
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Harris promises that her administration will invest heavily in steel, iron and auto industries. The race for the 21st century, she says, will be won thanks to cities like Lansing.
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Scene inside Jenison Fieldhouse with about two hours to go until Vice President Kamala Harris is set to deliver remarks. The line outside stretched from here to the MSU library; screens were also set up outside Demonstration Hall presumably for crowd overflow
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Happy to announce I’ll be returning to @thesnews this spring as the campus breaking news reporter! #SNewsSpring24.
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Demonstrators have been lined up facing Wells Halls for the past hour. A new chant referencing the growing number of protests on college campuses across the country: “From Columbia to MSU, the student revolution is stronger than you”
UPDATE: MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant told me “all indications” point to the board of trustees approving the Gaza solidarity encampment’s permit request. The decision is expected to come in the next few hours.
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As MSU's campus bears down for (hopefully) one last day of freezing temps, here's a story about the hockey players who have made the most of these frigid weeks. Ft. some fantastic photos from Jack Williams 📸.
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UPDATE: BoT has approved the demonstrator’s permit request, per MSU spox. The encampment will be allowed to remain set up through Sunday, April 28.
Demonstrators have been lined up facing Wells Halls for the past hour. A new chant referencing the growing number of protests on college campuses across the country: “From Columbia to MSU, the student revolution is stronger than you”
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To quote a sign I saw in the concourse: This is my Super Bowl
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Do not let the haters tell you otherwise: a hotdog at a baseball game WILL save you
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It’s a quiet morning at the Gaza solidarity encampment set up behind Wells Hall. Students said that despite cold temperatures during the night, morale remains high as the group prepares for the weekend. Updated story coming soon
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Student organizers at MSU are in the early stages of lobbying the university to make Election Day a holiday with no classes . This isn’t the first initiative of its kind, the last attempt being in 2021. Will this time be different?.
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First story in print!. Got to speak with Homecoming Grand Marshal Molly Brennan '82, who is probably the coolest MSU alum I've had the opportunity to interview.
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A quick footnote to yesterday’s story: Ohio State announced classes won’t be held Nov. 5, Ingham County clerk says the ball’s in @KevinGuskiewicz ’s court now.
The Buckeyes may have beat us on the gridiron, but they don't need to beat us at the ballot box. @michiganstateu and @KevinGuskiewicz, it's your move! 🗳️🇺🇸.
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At a packed rally at Michigan State, Vice President Kamala Harris promised to do “everything in my power” to end the war in Gaza, among other promises to students. “It all comes down to this,” Harris said.
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It was a noticeably quiet Wednesday morning at Michigan State. Some students commiserated with friends, others proudly wore Trump/Vance gear on their way to class. A few just sat by the Red Cedar in contemplative silence.
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Kamala Harris underperformed in Michigan State campus precincts compared to the 2020 and 2022 elections, according to a data analysis from The State News. 74.52% in 2024 compared to Biden's 78.19% and Gov. Whitmer's 86.33%.
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Student organizer Jesse Estrada White interrupts Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s speech at the MSU Union. Estrada White criticized the governor over the 11 people facing charges related to pro-Palestinian protests at the University of Michigan
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Ben Carson’s visit to MSU was close to being a typical conservative event containing a typical conservative speech. Then, an audience member asked him if he believed people would have to die in order to defeat those in power. “We may have to,” he said.
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MSU is set to begin renovations in Berkey Hall and the MSU Union in the coming weeks. Classrooms in Berkey Hall directly affected by the Feb. 13 campus shooting will be turned into a space containing reflection and personal health rooms.
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If you’ve been anywhere online in the last few months, you’ve more than likely seen the Harris campaign’s ultra-online, ultra-Gen Z strategy at work. Will it pay off?. My latest for @thesnews: on Kamala Harris, brat summer and its impact on the MSU vote.
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60 red dresses were hung up around MSU’s campus last week as a part of the MSU Museum’s presentation of The REDress Project. Each dress represents and is meant to draw attention to the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women.
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Last night, Tom Izzo joined an exclusive club whose members include former President Bill Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Congressman John Lewis. Read about Izzo's sit-down at this year's Blanchard Public Service Forum here:.
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Dems claim it's a handbook for a future Trump presidency, the GOP and Trump have distanced themselves from its authors. At MSU, Project 2025's proposed polices would alter curriculum, access to financial aid and the enforcement of Title IX.
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Nearly forgotten by history but a trailblazer nonetheless, the story of Everett C. Yates, the first Black member of MSU's marching band, deserves to be told.
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Rapidly approaching unspeakable levels of natural beauty on MSU’s campus
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Weeks after the Feb. 13 shooting, MSU leadership announced AVI training would be mandatory for students, staff, and faculty. More than halfway through the fall semester, however, the training remains unavailable and will now be optional once released:.
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Noteworthy observation from @DemonteT_Snews: MSU Pres. Kevin Guskiewicz did not attend SJP’s Oct. 7 commemoration but was present for an explicitly pro-Israel event earlier in the evening.
MSU Students for Justice in Palestine and supporters gathered at Beaumont Tower Monday evening to mark one year since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel and reflects on the lives lost in the year since. Read the full story on our website. @thesnews.
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U.S. House Rep. Elissa Slotkin: “We cannot elect people who turned away from the number one killer of children in America. We can’t.”. Big applause for that line, many of these students in the crowd were on campus during the Feb. 13, 2023 mass shooting.
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UPDATE: MSU spokesperson Emily Guerrant told me “all indications” point to the board of trustees approving the Gaza solidarity encampment’s permit request. The decision is expected to come in the next few hours.
The students in the MSU Gaza solidarity encampment have designated marshals charged with communicating with police and the media. Others are discouraged from interacting with outsiders. Our latest update has the rules governing the camp:.
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It’s finally Election Day. MSU students voting at Brody Hall told me they’re managing a mix of fear and careful optimism ahead of an immensely consequential election.
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“Who here has already voted?” Harris asks. Pretty good turnout from the looks of it.
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Motorcade leaves through the opposite side of the building.
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Of all the choices Michigan voters will have to make on Nov. 5, the hardest might just be picking one of nine "I Voted" stickers to take home with them. Rest assured, they will be available in East Lansing.
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Getting close to showtime, crowd’s still coming in to fill out the corners. If there’s anything I’ve learned these past few months it’s to never trust an emcee’s promise that the VP will “be here shortly”
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Michigan State students waiting for Senator Bernie Sanders and UAW President Shawn Fain to take the stage at the Kellogg Center. The two stumped for Harris in Grand Rapids earlier today
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For 30 minutes on Thursday, one room in the MSU Union held the top elected officials of five states. Their message was clear: vote, vote and vote.
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Was unexpectedly put on the fish beat this afternoon. Michigan DNR stocks over 3,000 steelhead trout into the Red Cedar off an MSU bridge:.
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In one of her last campaign stops before Election Day, Kamala Harris will be holding a rally on MSU campus this Sunday, Nov. 3. Specific time and location TBD.
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Outside the Graduate hotel in downtown East Lansing where students are streaming out after hearing Tim Walz and House of Rep. candidate Curtis Hertel speak
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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist up next: contrasts between Dem and Rep attitudes about manufacturing . “(Republicans) talk about how some other country is somehow better at something than America,” Gilchrist said. “I can't think of anything that is less patriotic and more wrong.”
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Can only imagine this sort of security for a vice president and presidential candidate just arriving a few minutes ago
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Obligatory placing of the VP’s seal (and also a quick readjustment)
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MSU spokesperson later said Guskiewicz “did walk by (the SJP event) and was kind of on the periphery (Monday) night for about 20 to 30 minutes.” Event organizers say they didn’t see him.
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Researchers at MSU are developing a computer vision system capable of IDing individuals from over 1,000m away. It’s intended use? Aiding the U.S. intelligence community on counterterrorism, military force protection, and border security missions.
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MSU faculty face the difficult task of addressing an election that has distressed some students without ostracizing those who feel differently. One professor's vocal reaction spurred additional guidance from the university. From @ScheerTheoJRN and myself.
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After a thunderous introduction, Harris goes straight into the Israel-Hamas war: . “I will do everything in my power to end the war in Gaza. (…) Israel is secure and ensure that Palestinian people can realize their right to dignity, freedom, security and self determination.”.
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Protestors outside the building the rally is being held in. Earlier today, Lansing for Palestine put out a flyer calling for protestors to push her on the war in Gaza
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Pro-Israel students gathered at the Rock Monday night to commemorate the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel. Students recited prayers blessing IDF soldiers, the hostages held by Hamas and the state of Israel.
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Unofficial official opinion: this one made by Jane Hynous goes so hard
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Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist III leads a chant that puts a spin on MSU, Michigan Stand Up
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With fall semester coming to a close, we got to speak with MSU freshmen to discuss takeaways from their first semester on campus, the regrets they have, and their hopes for the future.
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Early voting is now underway in East Lansing. Since Monday, around 360 people have already cast their ballot in person, per the Sec. of State's Voting Dashboard. Here's our guide for what you'll find on your ballot:.
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Outside the event now, group of about two dozen protestors facing off with three service agents. “Kamala, Kamala you can’t hide, we charge you with genocide”
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Around 20 minutes into his speech, Sanders praises the Biden admin for cancelling 5 million people’s student loan debt. He then goes a step further:. “Every public college and university in America, including Michigan State, every community college, should be tuition free”
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Ran into VP candidate @jerrywhiteSEP from the Socialist Equality Party in front of the MSU International Center. Citing the war in Gaza and Harris’ rightward shift on immigration, White said Democrats will only have themselves to blame if Harris loses in Nov.
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Touching on pensions, manufacturing jobs and a $500 million plan to retool a local GM plant, Harris drew a clear line between herself and Trump during her visit to Lansing. Trump has "never had to work a job that came with calloused hands,” Harris said.
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While most students at MSU appear to have already decided who they’re voting for, others continue to mull over the issues as they prepare to cast their ballot.
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UAW Pres. Shawn Fain and @BernieSanders stumped for the Harris campaign at MSU’s Kellogg Center Sunday. Sanders railed against corporate greed, rising costs of living and climate change.
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MSU hockey is so back.
Big Ten and USCHO announce pre-season Rankings, Big Ten Hockey Honorees. - The State News . The Spartans are rising!
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Some shouts of “ceasefire now” from a few people who’ve left early.
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"I’m not interested in peace to come in 200 years, or even 100 years. I want it in my lifetime, in my children’s lifetime.". The MSU Serling Institute held a panel Wednesday night to discuss the history of Israel and Palestine and viable paths to peace.
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Interesting that Harris chose to lead with this topic which is generally her weakest, especially with young voters. Since last year there’s been a consistent call from campus activists for MSU to divest from Israel. 5 activists were arrested at last weeks board meeting.
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Paula Scanlan could have moved on from her time swimming alongside Lia Thomas. But the allure of the culture war, fueling her cause to bar trans athletes from women’s sports, led her elsewhere. Last night this path led her to a half-empty classroom at MSU.
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Happy to show off my very story for @thesnews!.Staffing shortages in the MSU dining halls have driven some locations to use plastic utensils. Students, however, have a variety of concerns.
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At the MSU Union as people trickle in for Gov. Whitmer, Evers and Shapiro’s Blue Wall Bus Tour stop. Older folk seem to make up the majority of the crowd, with a handful of student mixed in. Police officer here said the room capacity is 500
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