Larry Nassar survivors sue Michigan State over alleged 'secret decisions' on releasing documents
Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar have filed a lawsuit claiming school officials made โsecret decisionsโ about releasing documents in the case.
Psychologist recommends parents address their feelings after latest deadly school shooting
The fear of gun violence in schools can leave students and parents with crippling anxiety. Three victims of Mondayโs mass shooting at Michigan State University were laid to rest Saturday, leaving the school with a haunting fear moving forward, especially since it was the schoolโs first shooting.
Michigan attorney general ends campus probe tied to Nassar
(AP Photo/David Eggert, File)LANSING, Mich. โ The investigation of Michigan State University's handling of disgraced sports doctor Larry Nassar is over because the university has refused to provide thousands of documents related to the scandal, Michiganโs attorney general said Friday. Dana Nessel's announcement came after the university said it would not change its position that the documents are protected by attorney-client privilege. โThe universityโs refusal to voluntarily provide them closes the last door available to finish our investigation,โ Nessel, a Democrat, said. Nassar was a campus doctor who is now serving decades in prison for sexual assault and child pornography crimes. Former gymnastics coach Kathie Klages was convicted of lying to investigators when she said she didn't get complaints about Nassar.
Former Michigan State football star receiver Charles Rogers dies at 38
Former Michigan State University and Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers, 38, has died. Rogers won the 2002 Biletnikoff Award for the top receiver in college football. (CNN) - Former Michigan State University and Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers, 38, has died. A spokesman for Michigan State confirmed Rogers' death to CNN, but did not say how he died. "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Charles Rogers.
Broadway director, actors come to university to stage new type of show with students
Normally you'd have to go check out a Broadway tour to see such high talent outside of New York City, but a theater production at Michigan State University serves as a new collaborative-style musical featuring Broadway actors and directors. "Dr. Fox and the Impossible Cure for Death" will debut for the first time as part of the school's imGen collaboration that features the school's Theater Department students, Broadway stars and local high schoolers. Alongside Braxton-Smith and Peterson, there is Director Timothy Koch, who is currently the resident director of "Frozen" on Broadway. Rounding out the creative team is professional stage manager Paige Conway, along with Broadway actors Ben Roseberry and Susan O'Dea and Musical Director Sinai Tabak. "The students are finding the sounds and gestures and nuances that make their characters' flesh and blood," Braxton-Smith and Peterson said.
Michigan State University fined record $4.5M in Nassar scandal
(CNN) - Michigan State University has been fined a record $4.5 million in connection to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said. "What transpired at Michigan State was abhorrent, inexcusable, and a total and complete failure to follow the law and protect students," DeVos said in a statement on Thursday. "Michigan State will now pay for its failures and will be required to make meaningful changes to how it handles Title IX cases moving forward. The fine stems from Michigan State University's "systemic failure to protect students from sexual abuse," the Department of Education said in a release. The record fine came as part of a federal investigation into Michigan State's failure to stop Nassar's decades of child sexual abuse.
Larry Nassar's former boss at MSU gets jail time
(CNN) - A former Michigan State University dean has been sentenced to a year in jail over accusations he harassed female students and failed to properly oversee Larry Nassar, the disgraced associate professor and physician. The sentences, handed down by Ingham County Circuit Court Judge Joyce Draganchuk, are to be served concurrently. The charges against Strampel stemmed from his own actions as dean from 2002 to 2017, as well as his failure to properly oversee Nassar, according to court documents. While he was convicted of some charges in June, he was acquitted of a felony second-degree criminal sexual conduct charge. In Nassar's court cases, scores of his accusers told heart-wrenching stories of his abuse, and several blamed MSU for dismissing their complaints and failing to stop him.