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Alex Walters
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Intrepid reporter (professionally nosy) covering Michigan State for The State News. He/Him. Something I should know? [email protected]
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Inside MSU, the response to Trump is about "threading a needle" 🧵🧵🧵
September 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Hate crimes at MSU are going uninvestigated.

Campus cops face a persistent problem: Victims don’t want to work with them
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MSU police declines to investigate hate crimes as victims don’t cooperate - The State News
In nearly every instance reviewed by The State News, campus cops closed hate crime cases in what they describe as “the interest of being victim-centered.
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February 26, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Have you ever wanted to FOIA MSU?

We built a tool to make it super easy 🧵🧵🧵
January 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Numerous people — including top MSU administrators — told campus police to investigate frats. What happened next is complicated.

Read our story:
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Pike, other frats, reported to MSU for hazing, sexual abuse - The State News
Numerous people — including top MSU administrators — told campus police to investigate frats. What happened next is complicated.
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January 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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MSU college abruptly cancels Lunar New Year event citing Trump orders
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MSU college abruptly cancels Lunar New Year event, citing Trump DEI orders - The State News
MSU cancelled an annual Lunar New Year celebration following new executive orders targeting DEI and concerns from students.
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January 30, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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This bizarre new story may make you rethink a narrative surrounding Larry Nassar's years of unchecked abuse.

My latest, with @owenmccarthyjrn.bsky.social
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MSU investigated Larry Nassar in 1999 over gymnast blood testing - The State News
The previously unreported tale greatly challenges a narrative surrounding Nassar’s years of unchecked sexual abuse.
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December 9, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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MSU president tells me:
1- the upcoming capital campaign will focus on student success programs, like scholarships
2- MSU will soon announce a stance of "institutional restraint," a slightly modified version of popular "institutional neutrality" polices
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MSU president proposes fundraising for scholarships, 'institutional restraint' policy - The State News
In an interview with The State News, MSU President Kevin Guskiewicz suggested that the university will solicit donations for scholarships and other student success initiatives. His administration will...
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December 4, 2024 at 2:54 AM
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Do you prefer listening to audio versions of longer articles? We made one for this important story:
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December 3, 2024 at 7:55 PM
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A federal Dep. of Ed. investigation has Michigan State defending its handling of sexual assault allegations at the campus clinic.

One of the students who filed a complaint tells me flaws in MSU’s Title IX process made her rethink reporting at all.
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Feds investigate Olin assault allegations - The State News
An ongoing Department of Education investigation puts MSU in an especially uncomfortable position as it attempts to move past the Larry Nassar scandal — again defending its Title IX process amid alleg...
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November 22, 2024 at 7:45 PM