The forecast predicts a high of 71 and a low of 53.
Stabbing suspect dead after officer-involved shooting in East Lansing
East Lansing police officers responded to a theft at a business on Lake Lansing and Abbot roads at 6:06 p.m. Wednesday that evolved into a stabbing by a suspect. Police officers shot and killed the suspect, who was pronounced dead at the scene, said ELPD Chief Jennifer Brown at a press conference Wednesday night. Brown said the suspect, who officers described as having blood on his person, was seen running towards the officers and did not follow orders to drop the knife in his hand. The victim of the stabbing is in critical condition at a nearby hospital, Brown said.
Faculty committee ‘caught in the middle’ of negotiations between UTSF and MSU
A Michigan State University academic governance body is caught in the middle of contract negotiations between a recently recognized faculty union and the university. The University Committee on Faculty Affairs, which writes an annual memo recommending faculty merit raises to the administration, has been advised by the general counsel to pause its bylaw-mandated work pending contract negotiations between the Union of Tenure-System Faculty and the university. The dispute between the three parties began last September, shortly after MSU officially recognized UTSF. In response, the university paused UCFA proceedings, including work on faculty raise memos that were scheduled to be sent at the end of the academic year. Last month, UTSF claimed that this action by the university, among others, violated labor laws on contract negotiations. They alleged that MSU violated the “status quo”: the existing terms and conditions of employment at the time a union is officially recognized. On the other hand, MSU is claiming that UCFA proceedings, like the drafting of the annual faculty merit raise memo, serving as an advisory document to the administration, also constitute status quo violations. In the eyes of the general counsel, that memo acts as a form of direct dealing.
Political science junior Maddie Hanes elected ASMSU President
Political science junior Maddie Hanes was elected President of The Associated Students of Michigan State University by a majority vote of the student government’s General Assembly on Tuesday. Hanes, who previously served as the vice president of internal administration, will oversee the Office of the President during the student government’s 63rd session, which began earlier this month. As president, Hanes will be responsible for overseeing the functions of ASMSU and revising the internal structure for the efficiency of the organization come the fall semester. After the beginning of the new school year, she will be serving as the student liaison in various administrative spaces, including the Board of Trustees, and will administer ASMSU meetings. She has promised to further student engagement and amplify student voices in administrative spaces.
