The two human remains were identified as 76-year-old Susan Barbara Weerawat and 72-year-old Pramort Weerawat, according to a department statement released April 11.
In an odd corner of the internet, an MSU professor is more of a character in than scholar of conspiracies theories and the labyrinthine feuds that surround them.
There are many ways to measure the size of Michigan State University. In an attempt to better illustrate the magnitude of the university, The State News spent weeks collecting data from MSU spokespeople, organizations, annual reports, university webpages and previous reporting. The result is a collection of over 100 statistics showing what happens during an average week on campus, from the number of blueberry bagels delivered to dining halls to the number of students reported for academic misconduct.
Voter turnout for ASMSU's General Assembly elections only increased marginally, despite the group's efforts. Many students were not even aware of the elections, and those who voted at ASMSU events claim the process was rushed.
Charlie Kirk, conservative media personality and founder of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), visited MSU's campus as part of The American Comeback Tour on Friday, April 11 and debated students outside of Wells Hall.
The brief claims that the Trump administration’s policies afflict the "central tenets of American democracy" that are "necessary to create the free academic inquiry at the core of teaching and research at American colleges and universities."
The gesture represents further fracturing between MSU faculty members and Denno — an embattled trustee who they’ve long argued is unfit to serve on the board.
Board Chair Kelly Tebay said immigration enforcement is a "federal issue" that is "not directly related" to MSU Police's campus safety responsibilities.
Michigan State is aware of 12 international students whose visas have been revoked by the Trump administration, a university spokesperson said Friday.
Expanded opportunities for fishing along the Red Cedar River and other bureaucratic adjustments were adopted by the Michigan State University Board of Trustees at its April 11 meeting.
Plans to construct a "Spartan Gateway District" on the Michigan State University campus were approved at the Friday board meeting, though not without some concerns from trustees and community members.
Friday’s policy tweak — which passed with a 5-3 vote — seems to represent a closing chapter in the saga of the policy, which started amid broader division on the board in fall 2023.
Trustees Dennis Denno, Rema Vassar and Mike Balow broke with the board, voting against a proposed increase in room and board rates for the upcoming academic year.
President Kevin Guskiewicz said that while those funds won't replace federal funding — and "could not fully do so" — it demonstrates the institution's "deep commitment" to its research mission.
The protesters — most of whom were students — were issued a 30-day misdemeanor trespassing citation, according to the chief of police.
Two grants supporting stewardship efforts and accessibility improvements at the Michigan State University Museum were terminated within the last 24 hours, the museum director said.
The push-back represents further discord between MSU and the Trump administration.
Recently, Eat at State announced operational changes for Thrive at Owen and The Vista at Shaw, located inside Shaw Hall in the River Trail Neighborhood, that will be put into effect during the Fall 2025 semester. As part of these changes, Thrive will be closed on weekends and The Vista at Shaw will open on weekends.
Her lawyer has unsuccessfully fought to have the charges dropped, and a new Michigan Supreme Court decision appears to have further thrown a wrench into the defense's plans. The defense lawyer says, however, that "nothing has changed."
At least some international students at MSU have had their visas revoked by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a university spokesperson confirmed Monday.