Michigan State University officials apologized on Sunday after the school football stadium&#8217;s jumbotron displayed an image of Adolf Hitler during a pre-game quiz over the weekend.
&#8220;Antisemitism must be denounced,&#8221; Michigan State Athletic Director Alan Haller said in a statement <a href="https://apnews.com/article/michigan-state-hitler-23b8e62c44cf42c3caad30c908692632" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> by The Associated Press. &#8220;The image displayed prior to Saturday night&#8217;s game is not representative of who we are and the culture we embody. Nevertheless, we must own our failures and accept responsibility.&#8221;
An hour before kickoff between the Michigan State Spartans and the team&#8217;s in-state rival, the University of Michigan, an image of Hitler appeared on the stadium&#8217;s video board asking game attendants to name the birthplace of the German dictator and leader of the Nazi Party.
&#8220;The image was harmful to our communities, especially our Jewish community which is currently experiencing a rise in antisemitism, including acts of violence,&#8221; Haller&#8217;s statement said, reportedly adding he would reach out to student and local Jewish community groups.
Haller said the pre-game controversy led to the suspension of an &#8220;involved employee&#8221; while officials investigate the matter.
Michigan State spokesman Matt Larson said in a separate <a href="https://msu.edu/issues-statements/2023-10-21-msu-athletics-statement-videoboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> that the school would discontinue using &#8220;the third-party source moving forward.&#8221;
&#8220;MSU is aware that inappropriate content by a third-party source was displayed on the videoboard prior to the start of tonight&#8217;s football game,&#8221; Michigan State athletic director Matt Larson said in a statement. &#8220;We are deeply sorry for the content that was displayed, as this is not representative of our institutional values.&#8221;
Pictures of the image began circulating across social media, with users criticizing the university for displaying the image after the Israel-Hamas war entered its third week over the weekend, leading to a rise in antisemitism from supporters of Hamas.
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What’s up with <a href="https://twitter.com/MSU_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MSU_Football</a> putting Hitler on the scoreboard during a pre game trivia game. Just wrong. <a href="https://t.co/ZKeYIirAIL">pic.twitter.com/ZKeYIirAIL</a>
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The image reportedly came from a YouTube page called The Quiz Channel, whose description page states has created weekly quiz and trivia videos for the last three years.
Floris van Pallandt, the creator of The Quiz Channel, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/22/us/michigan-state-hitler-photo-football-game/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN that the university used the channel&#8217;s content without his authorization and has since received a rise in negative feedback impacting its reputation, performance, and monetization.
&#8220;I was completely unaware of this and only learned content created by me was being used due to this occurrence,&#8221; van Pallandt wrote. &#8220;While I provide customised content packages for businesses, the utilisation of my publicly accessible YouTube content for stadium entertainment is highly questionable to say the least.&#8221;
&#8220;MSU&#8217;s subsequent statement appears to allude to a third-party source, which seems to suggest The Quiz Channel as that very source. If this is accurate, that is unacceptable to me, as it is unacceptable for The Quiz Channel to bear reputational, performance, or financial repercussions due to MSU&#8217;s unsolicited use of our content,&#8221; he wrote.
The Quiz Channel creator further defended the question about Hitler&#8217;s birthplace.
&#8220;It&#8217;s an absolutely normal trivia question, shown in an inappropriate setting,&#8221; Pallandt reportedly wrote on his YouTube page. &#8220;Ignoring the dark facets of history is by no means the answer, on the contrary.&#8221;
Michigan State reportedly streamed the YouTube channel, which included 40 questions ranging from historical figures to pop culture trivia.

Michigan State Apologizes After Hitler Image Shown On Football Stadium Jumbotron In Pre-Game Quiz

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Michigan State University officials on Monday delivered a notice of termination to the school&#8217;s head football coach Mel Tucker after a prominent rape survivor and activist recently <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-state-suspends-head-coach-after-rape-survivor-alleges-he-sexually-harrassed-her-during-phone-call-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accused</a> him of sexual harassment during a phone call.
Tucker, 51, who signed a $95 million decade-long contract extension less than two years ago, made headlines last week after allegations against him became public in a USA Today report. In that report, Brenda Tracy — a rape survivor who educates athletes about sexual violence — said the football coach sexually harassed her during a phone call on April 28, 2022.
After the report was published, Michigan State officials suspended Tucker without pay on September 10, pending the results of a Title IX investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct.
Michigan State athletic director Alan Haller released a <a href="https://twitter.com/chrissolari/status/1703858552924774730" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a> Monday afternoon announcing the university&#8217;s intent to terminate his contract.
&#8220;I, with the support of administration and board, have provided Mel Tucker with written notice of intent to terminate his contract for cause. This notification process is required as part of his existing contract,&#8221; Haller said in a university statement. &#8220;The notice provides Tucker with seven calendar days to respond and present reasons to me and the interim president as to why he should not be terminated for cause.
&#8220;This action does not conclude the ongoing Office for Civil Rights case; that rigorous process will continue.&#8221;
According to his contract, Michigan State may fire Tucker for cause if he &#8220;engages in any conduct which constitutes moral turpitude or which, in the University&#8217;s sole judgment, would tend to bring public disrespect, contempt or ridicule upon the university.&#8221;
Haller&#8217;s four-page letter sent to Tucker&#8217;s representatives on Monday <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state-university/2023/09/18/msu-fires-mel-tucker/70889396007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> detailed the reasons behind the termination, saying, in part, &#8220;The university has become aware of various facts that have led to the unfortunate decision to terminate your employment for cause. At this point, the university has amassed a body of undisputed evidence of misconduct that warrants termination for cause.&#8221;
Tucker reportedly invited Tracy to the campus to speak three different times. On two occasions, Tracy spoke to the players and staff about sexual violence in sports culture and once to be recognized &#8220;as an honorary captain at the team&#8217;s spring football game,&#8221; USA Today reported.
However, according to a complaint filed with the university&#8217;s Title IX office in December, Tracy reportedly &#8220;sat frozen for several minutes while Tucker made sexual comments about her and masturbated.&#8221;
“The idea that someone could know me and say they understand my trauma but then re-inflict that trauma on me is so disgusting to me, it’s hard for me to even wrap my mind around it,” Tracy told USA TODAY. “It’s like he sought me out just to betray me.”
According to the report, the school hired an outside Title IX attorney to investigate Tracy&#8217;s complaint, which was concluded in July.
Tucker, who is married and has two children, acknowledged the accusations made against him during the phone call but claimed they had consensual &#8220;phone sex&#8221; and the allegations were &#8220;completely false.&#8221;
&#8220;Ms. Tracy&#8217;s distortion of our mutually consensual and intimate relationship into allegations of sexual exploitation has really affected me,&#8221; Tucker wrote in a March 22 letter to the investigator, USA Today reported. &#8220;I am not proud of my judgment and I am having difficulty forgiving myself for getting into this situation, but I did not engage in misconduct by any definition.&#8221;
Tucker&#8217;s termination will reportedly cost the football coach more than $80 million.
Tucker is reportedly scheduled to appear in a formal hearing beginning on October 5.

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Michigan State Officials Plan To Fire Head Football Coach Mel Tucker Over Sexual Harassment Allegations

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School officials suspended Michigan State University head football coach Mel Tucker without pay on Sunday after a prominent rape survivor and activist accused him of sexual harassment during a phone call.
According to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/mel-tucker-michigan-state-brenda-tracy-195fc122887dcf102a5cd8250385f202" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Associated Press</a>, Michigan State President Teresa K. Woodruff and athletic director Alan Haller announced the suspension pending the outcome of an MSU Title IX investigation into the allegations against the Spartans head coach.
Allegations against Tucker became public in a <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/09/10/michigan-state-football-coach-sexual-harassment-claim/70679703007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USA Today report</a> in which Brenda Tracy, a rape survivor who educates athletes about sexual violence, said the football coach sexually harassed her during a phone call on April 28, 2022.
Tucker reportedly invited Tracy to the campus to speak three different times. On two occasions, Tracy spoke to the players and staff about sexual violence in sports culture and once to be recognized &#8220;as an honorary captain at the team&#8217;s spring football game,&#8221; the outlet wrote.
However, according to a complaint filed with the university&#8217;s Title IX office in December, Tracy reportedly &#8220;sat frozen for several minutes while Tucker made sexual comments about her and masturbated.&#8221;
&#8220;The idea that someone could know me and say they understand my trauma but then re-inflict that trauma on me is so disgusting to me, it&#8217;s hard for me to even wrap my mind around it,&#8221; she told USA TODAY. &#8220;It&#8217;s like he sought me out just to betray me.&#8221;
According to the report, the school hired an outside Title IX attorney to investigate Tracy&#8217;s complaint, which was concluded in July.
CBS reported Tracy three college football players and a recruit gang raped Tracy in 1998. She became a prominent activist against sexual violence in sports in 2014, and has spread the message of  &#8220;<a href="https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/for-holding-college-football-accountable-brenda-tracy-is-my-person-of-the-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Violence against women must stop</a>&#8221; across college sports. 
Tucker, who is married and has two children, acknowledged the accusations made against him during the phone call but claimed they had consensual &#8220;phone sex.&#8221;
&#8220;Ms. Tracy&#8217;s distortion of our mutually consensual and intimate relationship into allegations of sexual exploitation has really affected me,&#8221; Tucker wrote in a March 22 letter to the investigator, USA Today reported. &#8220;I am not proud of my judgment and I am having difficulty forgiving myself for getting into this situation, but I did not engage in misconduct by any definition.&#8221;
According to The Associated Press, Tucker&#8217;s $ 95 million, 10-year contract with MSU is only in its third year. If university officials fire Tucker, he would reportedly lose out on the remainder of his deal.
According to his contract, Michigan State may fire Tucker for cause if he &#8220;engages in any conduct which constitutes moral turpitude or which, in the University&#8217;s sole judgement, would tend to bring public disrespect, contempt or ridicule upon the university.&#8221;
MSU secondary coach Harlon Barnett will serve in Tucker&#8217;s place as interim head coach, with Michigan State&#8217;s former head coach Mark Dantonio as an associate head coach.
Tucker is reportedly scheduled to appear in a formal hearing beginning on October 5.

Michigan State Suspends Head Coach After Rape Survivor Alleges He Sexually Harrassed Her During Phone Call: Report

Michigan State Suspends Spartans Head Coach Mel Tucker After Rape Survivor Alleges He Sexually Harrassed Her During Phone Call: Report

Michigan State suspends Mel Tucker after allegations he sexually harassed rape survivor

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This article is adapted from today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
<a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4019425-house-passes-measure-overturning-bidens-student-debt-forgiveness-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GOP Overturns Biden&#8217;s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan</a>
The House of Representatives passed a resolution to overturn President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan this week. Two Democrats joined the Republicans in voting to cancel the $400 billion plan. The bill now goes to the Senate — where even if it passes, it will likely be vetoed by the president. Biden’s proposal to pay off up to $20,000 in debt for college borrowers is currently being debated by the Supreme Court.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-state-professor-sued-for-forcing-hundreds-of-students-to-pay-99-to-join-her-radical-leftist-group" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSU Professor Sued</a>
A Michigan State University (MSU) professor is being sued by students after she allegedly compelled hundreds of her students to donate to her Left-wing political group as a course requirement. Amy Wisner, a former marketing professor at MSU, allegedly <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12114999/Amy-Wisner-MSU-politics-professor-sued-making-students-pay-99-fee-join-left-wing-group.html">required</a> 600 students to pay $99 each to join a Left-wing group known as The Rebellion Community, an outside group run by Wisner. Students Nolan Radomski and Nathan Barbieri are suing Wisner, claiming she used the money from students to donate to Planned Parenthood, as well as buy an RV for a trip around the U.S. By doing so, the pair of students claimed in the suit that Wisner “forced them to materially support the homicide of innocent children.” MSU has fired Wisner after complaints, and the school offered students a refund for the roughly $60,000 they paid to the leftist group.
<a href="https://nypost.com/2023/05/25/burger-king-ordered-to-pay-whopping-8m-to-man-who-fell-on-foreign-substance/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Burger King Owes Nearly $8 Million After Lawsuit</a>
A Burger King franchise in Hollywood, Florida, has been ordered to pay a whopping sum to a 48-year-old man over a slip and fall that occurred more than two years ago. 
A Burger King franchise must pay $8 million to Richard Tulecki, who claimed that he slipped on a “foreign substance” in the restaurant’s bathroom and &#8220;suffered lower back injuries resulting in surgery.” Tulecki’s attorneys said the fall caused &#8220;serious injuries,” which required surgery that then turned into a postoperative perforated colon. The lawsuit was filed in 2021. The sum — totaling $7.68 million, including earnings lost and medical expenses  — is one of Florida’s largest slip and fall verdicts on record.
<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-year-old-arrested-arson-west-virginia-fire-house/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seven-Year-Old Boy Arrested Over House Fire</a>
The Jackson County Sheriff&#8217;s Department in West Virginia arrested and placed a 7-year-old in custody Wednesday after authorities say the young boy intentionally set his house ablaze while his parents were inside. Two people suffered minor burns. A photo posted online showed the house completely engulfed in flames. In West Virginia, minors can be arrested and charged for most crimes.
<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/05/25/commercial-real-estate-refinancing-office-space/c995aae0-fb07-11ed-bafc-bf50205661da_story.html#:~:text=In%20the%20first%20quarter%2C%20the,1991%2C%20according%20to%20Moody's%20Analytics." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Commercial Real Estate In American Cities Going Vacant</a>
American cities are still struggling to find commercial real estate tenants in the wake of a surge in remote work after COVID. The latest data show that in the first quarter of 2023, the vacancy rate for office properties across the nation’s 50 largest metropolitan areas was about 19%. Moody’s analytics reports that is the highest rate in 33 years.
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<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/us/turks-and-caicos-shark-attack/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">American Tourist Bitten By Shark</a>
An American tourist was seriously injured in a shark attack in the Turks and Caicos islands on Wednesday. Police say the 22-year-old Connecticut woman was snorkeling.
<a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/national-international/expect-big-crowds-for-the-summer-travel-season-and-big-prices-too/3573517/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Memorial Day Weekend Travel Will Be Big</a>
And Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the summer travel season — and this weekend will be busy. AAA predicts that 37 million people will hit the road this weekend, driving an average of 50 miles. The TSA expects to screen 10 million travelers between Friday and Monday. And the price tag is also getting higher. The average cost of a hotel room is up $7 a night week-over-week to $157, while short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO are also up, but just slightly. 
Have a safe and fun holiday weekend, everyone.
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Friday Afternoon Update: Burger King Owes Nearly $8 Million After Lawsuit, American Tourist Bitten By Shark, GOP Takes Action Against Biden’s Student Debt Plan

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A Michigan State University (MSU) professor is being sued by students after she allegedly compelled hundreds of her students to pay to join her radical leftist group as part of the curriculum for a required business communication course she taught.
Amy Wisner, a former marketing professor at MSU, allegedly <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12114999/Amy-Wisner-MSU-politics-professor-sued-making-students-pay-99-fee-join-left-wing-group.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">charged</a> 600 students $99 each to join The Rebellion Community, an outside group run by Wisner, using &#8220;her authority under University policies to select &#8216;course materials,'&#8221; according to the <a href="https://adfmedialegalfiles.blob.core.windows.net/files/BarbieriComplaint.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lawsuit</a>.
Students Nolan Radomski and Nathan Barbieri are suing Wisner, claiming she used the money from students to donate to Planned Parenthood as well as buy an RV for a trip around the U.S.
By doing so, the pair of students claimed in the suit that Wisner &#8220;forced them to materially support the homicide of innocent children.&#8221;
MSU removed Wisner from the class in March after students complained about The Rebellion Community, <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/05/an-msu-professor-made-students-pay-99-each-to-sign-up-for-her-activist-website-now-theyre-suing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to Michigan Live.
The school offered students a refund for the roughly $60,000 they paid to the leftist group. The refund money came from Broad College of Business funds, MSU spokesman Dan Olsen said, according to Michigan Live. Olsen also said that Wisner was no longer employed at the university.
However, the students are still asking the court to make Wisner pay back the money she took from students, or at least stop using the funds for political expression.
Wisner complained about her termination in an April 7 Facebook post.
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&#8220;MSU fired me because they did not want me and my guest lecturers to teach diversity, equity, and inclusion to students in the core business communication class,&#8221; Wisner wrote. &#8220;The battle over this issue started in October 2022 and ended about a month ago when they fired me for insubordination.&#8221;
In their lawsuit, the pair of students say they object to some of The Rebellion Community&#8217;s political speech.
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&#8220;Based on the content on The Rebellion Community Website and Defendant Wisner’s other speeches and posts, Plaintiffs also object to supporting the speech of The Rebellion Community and the unspecified &#8216;organizations fighting systemic oppression&#8217; that their money may also be supporting,&#8221; the lawsuit states.
The students cited the Rebellion Community&#8217;s Instagram page, which had a post that said, &#8220;I would like all the women in my life to stop for a minute, take a long, deep breath, and burn everything to the f***ing ground.&#8221;
Wisner allegedly described the group&#8217;s content as “patriarchy-smashing content,” which she defines as &#8220;any expectation that couples should get married before having children,&#8221; according to the lawsuit.
The students suing her said they believe that &#8220;God’s design for marriage, sexuality, and family &#8230; is good for both men and women and they oppose efforts to &#8216;smash&#8217; this order.&#8221;
On a GoFundMe <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-rebellion-rv-tour" target="_blank" rel="noopener">page</a> raising money for her RV trip, Wisner describes herself as a &#8220;single mom by choice&#8221; and says she and her kids are planning an RV road trip around the U.S. &#8220;to co-create communities of rebels.&#8221;
On Facebook in a post that has now been deleted, Wisner called her group a &#8220;safe place to co-ordinate our efforts to burn everything to the f***ing ground.&#8221;
Meanwhile, Wisner&#8217;s official syllabus <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2023/05/an-msu-professor-made-students-pay-99-each-to-sign-up-for-her-activist-website-now-theyre-suing.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">described</a> The Rebellion Community in more muted terms as &#8220;a global social learning community.&#8221;
The lawsuit also names Judith Whipple, the interim dean of the Broad College of Business and interim Provost Thomas Jeitschko as defendants.
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Michigan State Professor Sued For Forcing Hundreds Of Students To Pay $99 To Join Her Radical Leftist Group

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Yet another college campus is being subjected to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gone-with-the-wind-publisher-calls-the-book-harmful" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endless demands</a> of woke censors who insist on ridding everyday speech of words that they deem offensive. 
This year&#8217;s <a href="https://brand.msu.edu/storytelling/inclusive-guide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">version</a> of Michigan State University&#8217;s style guide includes a supplemental “inclusive” style guide for communications department staffers which includes a list of terms to avoid, such as “female” and “America,” as well as terms relating to Christian holidays, like “Christmas trees,” “bells,” and “bunnies.” 
The guide lists words to avoid under four categories: “Gender and Sexuality,” “Race and Ethnicity,” “Global Identity,” and “Disability,” but MSU also said that the “inclusive” guide “is not comprehensive in scope.”
“In alignment with strategic efforts that advance diversity, equity and inclusion, the supplemental Inclusive Guide is a resource that provides best practices for communications on an increasingly diverse global campus,” the university <a href="https://brand.msu.edu/storytelling/inclusive-guide">said</a>. 
Under the &#8220;Gender and Sexuality&#8221; section, MSU advocates for using terms that support radical gender theories. In an effort to avoid “assuming” someone’s biological sex, MSU recommends avoiding the word “female” because it “reduces women to their assumed biological anatomy.” MSU made no mention of avoiding the term &#8220;male,&#8221; however. “Nickname” can also be considered offensive because it “implies that a person’s name is a substitute for their legal name,” MSU claimed. 
A <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230401084737/https://brand.msu.edu/storytelling/inclusive-guide/global-identity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previous version</a> of the style guide warned communications staff against using “majority religious imagery and language,” especially during the winter and spring seasons. Those problematic words, according to the university, include: “merry,” “Christmas trees,” “wreaths,” “holly,” “bells,” “gifts,” “reindeer,” “bunnies,” “eggs” and “chicks.” Instead, MSU encourages staffers to use the phrases “wishing you a wonderful winter/spring break” or “best wishes for the new year.&#8221;
The &#8220;inclusive&#8221; style guide — which doesn’t apply to academics, medical, legal, or other specialized categories — was updated in recent days, deleting references to those specific words. Now it simply says, “Avoid references to religious imagery and language. Use terms like ‘wishing you a wonderful winter/spring break’ or ‘best wishes for the new year.’”
The previous version of the style guide also cautioned communications staff against using the word “America” when referring to the United States. That warning has been removed in the most recent update.
Under the “Disability” label, MSU writes that it’s wrong to use “ableist language,” which includes words such as: “crazy,” “insane,” “bonkers,” “nuts,” “psycho,” “demented,” “senile,” “loony,” “lunatic,” “psychotic,” “addict,” “invalid,” “vegetable,” “paralyzed,” “lame,” “madhouse,” “tone-deaf,” “spazzing out,” “braindead” or “blindly.”
The terms &#8220;obese,&#8221; &#8220;obesity,&#8221; and &#8220;overweight&#8221; were also labeled problematic by MSU. The university prefers its staff to use &#8220;higher weight&#8221; or &#8220;larger-bodied.&#8221;
“MSU’s inclusive communication guide is a resource for communications professionals and leaders to strengthen the sense of belonging among our diverse university community,&#8221; MSU Deputy Spokesperson Dan Olsen told The Daily Wire. &#8220;Recently, some have expressed concern about the perception that the university is banning the use of specific terms. We want to be clear: that is inaccurate. That said, we recognized it was important that we update the guide to ensure our intent matches the guidance provided in the document.”

MSU Warns Against Using Terms ‘Female,’ ‘America,’ ‘Christmas Trees’ In New ‘Inclusive’ Style Guide

MSU Warns Against Using Terms 'Female,' 'America,' 'Christmas Trees' In New 'Inclusive' Style Guide

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When the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/university-of-michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maize and Blue</a> face off against their in-state nemesis <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State Spartans</a>, families divide and tempers flare. But when the two rivals meet on the basketball court in Ann Arbor on Saturday, the century-old hostilities will take a back seat.
In the wake of the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">shooting</a> that took three lives on Michigan State’s campus earlier this week, the University of Michigan has planned to honor the victims and show support for its rival school during its annual basketball game against the Spartans at Crisler Arena.
Michigan is preparing a host of recognitions for MSU, including “specially designed team warm-up shirts,” a “Spartan Strong” flag displayed in the Michigan student section, the Michigan band learning and playing MSU’s fight song, and a moment of silence for the victims.
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Special things slated for Saturday&#39;s game with Michigan State &#8230;.
✔️ Honoring the Michigan State victims and community 💚💙 ✔️ A Maize Out ✔️ 2013 Final Four Reunion
〽️🏀 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ForCompetitorsOnly?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ForCompetitorsOnly</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoBlue?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GoBlue</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpartanStrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SpartanStrong</a> <a href="https://t.co/ett6CEUh3Y">pic.twitter.com/ett6CEUh3Y</a>
&mdash; Michigan Men&#39;s Basketball (@umichbball) <a href="https://twitter.com/umichbball/status/1626333281787736064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 16, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Students Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner, and Arielle Anderson were killed, and five others were injured Monday night after a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-reveal-possible-motivations-behind-michigan-state-university-shooting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">43-year-old man</a> opened fire on students at two locations on the Michigan State campus. The suspect, who was unaffiliated with the university according to police, later committed suicide.
Michigan State University canceled classes through the end of the week, and the men’s basketball team postponed a home game scheduled for Wednesday against Minnesota as the campus reels from the tragedy. The Spartans’ game against Michigan will be its first time taking the court since the shooting.
Long-time Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2023/02/16/michigan-state-basketball-tom-izzo-michigan-rivalry-msu-school-shooting/69912934007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that after talking with mental health professionals earlier this week, they decided that it’s important for the team to play to begin the healing process.
“We&#8217;ve had a lot of help from some mental health professionals that I think really helped me,” Izzo remarked on Thursday. “They felt that if (MSU’s basketball team) played it would help not only themselves, the team, but maybe the campus heal a little better. And so we agreed that would be our battle cry.”
The legendary MSU figure added that playing on Saturday against Michigan will represent far more than another rivalry game.
“There’s some things that aren’t rivalries. There’s some things that are bigger than the game,” he said. “The game is gonna be really important to me, as it has been for all 28 years I&#8217;ve been here. But there&#8217;ll be a little asterisk on it. And I&#8217;m gonna have to do a good job of holding my emotions, their emotions. Everybody&#8217;s emotions.”
Despite the game taking on a much bigger meaning after the tragedy that unfolded in East Lansing, Michigan head coach Juwan Howard is still expecting a hard-fought contest.
“I expect two competitive teams to still go out there and compete,” Howard said on Friday, <a href="https://www.mlive.com/wolverines/2023/02/in-atypical-atmosphere-michigan-expects-typical-competition-vs-michigan-state.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to MLive. “Me and Coach Izzo … we put our hearts into our players and helping them go through whatever they go through, and preparing them to play the game they truly love.”
“We know once that ball goes up it’s going to be all about the game of basketball, and both teams trying to, at the end of day, win,” he added.

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‘Bigger Than The Game’: Michigan Basketball Plans Touching Tribute For Rivalry Matchup With Spartans Days After MSU Shooting

Michigan Basketball Plans Touching Gesture For Rivalry Game With Spartans Days After MSU Shooting

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University of Michigan

As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university">Michigan State University</a> continues to mourn the loss of three students at the hands of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/shooting">gunman</a>, police have revealed the contents of the suspected shooter’s suicide note.
The 43-year-old suspect, who will not be named by The Daily Wire, had a two-page note in his wallet when he shot himself as police closed in on him following the shooting, The Daily Beast <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/michigan-state-shooting-cops-reveal-details-of-slighted-gunman-anthony-mcraes-motive">reported</a>. That note claimed MSU had rejected him for a job opening at some point in the past, though this rejection has not been confirmed.
Michigan State Police Lt. Rene Gonzalez said Thursday that the job rejection angle is “being investigated,” and also provided other possible motives for the shooter. One of the other possibilities is that the shooter suffered from mental illness.
The suspect’s note also mentioned a former job and suggested he was angry with previous employers and employees.
“It appears that he had some issues with the employees there where he was asked to leave,” Gonzalez said in reference to the suspect’s former job that was mentioned in the note. “So it looks like possibly a motive for that was he felt slighted, and that’s kind of what the note indicated.”
The note veered off into provably false territory when the suspect claimed he was one of 20 people prepared to carry out an attack. The suspect’s father reportedly told detectives that his son had no friends and stayed in his room all day.
“He ate, went to the bathroom in there,” Gonzalez said, according to the Beast. “His father didn’t believe he had any friends let alone 20 of them that would help him … so we kind of determined that he was the lone shooter in this.”
“We believe there were no other suspects involved and [the suspect] was the lone shooter,” Gonzalez added, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/02/16/michigan-state-gunman-note/">according to The Washington Post</a>.
The outlet also reported that MSU’s interim president, Teresa Woodruff, announced that classes were canceled through Sunday, and that Berkey Hall, where two of the students were killed, would be closed for the rest of the semester. School officials are still deciding whether to reopen the student union, where the third student was killed, the Post reported.
The suspected shooter had a previous 2019 conviction for possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, for which he spent up to 18 months in state prison, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/three-killed-five-wounded-in-michigan-state-shooting-were-all-students/69901429007/">reported</a>. He was released from supervision in May 2021.
Police had also been called out to the suspect’s residence before because he would fire his gun out the back door, possibly for target practice, the News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/msu-shooter-anthony-mcrae-a-convicted-felon-with-weapons-history/69901983007/">reported</a>.
Police released photos of the suspect, a black male, on Monday night, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university">reported</a>, and shortly after, a report came in of a person matching that description in the Lansing area, according to Chris Rozman, interim chief of the MSU Police and Public Safety Department. When police confronted the man, he reportedly shot himself. He died from his wound.

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Police Reveal Possible Motivations Behind Michigan State University Shooting

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At least one person on the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State University</a> campus believes that <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">protecting students</a> requires the school to change its strict firearms policy.
Shortly after Monday’s deadly shooting at the university, a landmark rock on the East Lansing campus — made famous by students who often spray paint messages on its face — displayed the message, “How Many More?” But on Tuesday night, the rock was repainted with a pro-gun message, WSBT <a href="https://wsbt.com/news/regional/michigan-state-university-the-rock-paint-how-many-more-guns-on-campus-mass-shooting-aftermath-east-lansing-control-second-amendment#" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The new message painted on the rock read, “Allow Us to Defend Ourselves and Carry on Campus.” Local media <a href="https://www.wnem.com/2023/02/15/new-message-appears-rock-michigan-state-university/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> that it’s unknown who painted the pro-gun message on the rock or if that person is a student at the university. 
The pro-gun message remained for only a few hours. Two students took exception to the display and met at the rock Wednesday morning to &#8220;cover this s*** up.&#8221;
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“Come here girl, let’s cover this shit up.”
Two students have arrived with paint to cover over the message on The Rock that advocates for more guns on MSU’s campus. They don’t know each other &#8211; but both had the same idea. They’re getting to know each other as they paint. <a href="https://t.co/vVQuBrTXhl">pic.twitter.com/vVQuBrTXhl</a>
&mdash; Rachel Louise Just (@RLJnews) <a href="https://twitter.com/RLJnews/status/1625862028849037312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Three Michigan State students were killed, and five more were injured Monday night after a 43-year-old man allegedly opened fire on two locations on campus. The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suspected-msu-gunman-was-convicted-felon-found-dead-with-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suspect</a>, who was unaffiliated with the university according to police, later committed suicide. He had a previous 2019 conviction for possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, for which he spent up to 18 months in state prison, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/three-killed-five-wounded-in-michigan-state-shooting-were-all-students/69901429007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He was released from supervision in May 2021.
Michigan State prohibits students, staff, and faculty from carrying firearms in campus facilities and public places, including classrooms, dorms, and stadiums. The university does, however, allow visitors with concealed carry permits to bring firearms on campus, WSBT reported. 
The university’s <a href="https://trustees.msu.edu/bylaws-ordinances-policies/ordinances/ordinance-18.00.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">policy</a> on firearms and weapons states, “Except as permitted by state law regulating firearms, no person shall possess any firearm or weapon anywhere upon property governed by the Board.”
Police officers and “other legally established law enforcement officers” are allowed to carry a gun on campus, according to the policy. 
Just hours after the deadly shooting, a leading Michigan Democrat took to social media to push for more gun control while <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/leading-mi-democrat-posts-obscene-message-on-thoughts-and-prayers-calls-for-gun-control">telling</a> his followers, “F*** your thoughts and prayers.” 
“Thoughts and prayers with action and change are meaningless,&#8221; said State Rep. Ranjeev Puri, the majority whip in Michigan’s Democrat-controlled House. &#8220;Our office will continue to work tirelessly to pass common sense gun reform immediately. We will not stop until our students can attend school without fear, our communities can attend places of worship in peace, and our society is safe from senseless gun violence.” 
Michigan State students will gather at “The Rock” Wednesday evening to hold a vigil for Brian Fraser, Alexandria Verner, and Arielle Anderson, the students killed in the shooting, <a href="https://www.wnem.com/2023/02/15/new-message-appears-rock-michigan-state-university/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to WNEM.

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Landmark Rock On MSU Campus Painted With Pro-Gun Message After Deadly Mass Shooting

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Guns

Social Issues

A top Democratic lawmaker in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a> derided offering “thoughts and prayers” while pushing stricter gun regulations after a shooting at <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State University</a> on Monday.
State Rep. Ranjeev Puri, the majority whip in Michigan’s Democrat-controlled House, issued a statement just after midnight on Tuesday after, according to police, a 43-year-old gunman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed</a> three students and wounded five more. The suspected gunman died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said.
“Today, we begin to collectively heal from the horrific events which transpired, tomorrow we work,” Puri said in his early morning post on social media. “My official statement regarding the Michigan State University shooting is below: F*** your thoughts and prayers.”
In a longer statement attached to the post, Puri called thoughts and prayers “meaningless” without “action and change” before calling for stricter restrictions on firearms.
&#8220;What happened in East Lansing is unfortunately far too common,” Puri said. “Going to school in America, whether it’s pre-school or college, means risking your life every day to the threat of a mass shooting. Yet all we have offered up are empty solutions – traumatizing active shooter drills and bulletproof backpacks.”
“We do not need to live like this. The United States is the only country where this happens,” he continued.
He went on to suggest &#8220;common sense gun reform&#8221; legislation could have prevented the Michigan State shooting.
“Thoughts and prayers with action and change are meaningless. Our office will continue to work tirelessly to pass common sense gun reform immediately. We will not stop until our students can attend school without fear, our communities can attend places of worship in peace, and our society is safe from senseless gun violence,” Puri said.
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Today, we begin to collectively heal from the horrific events which transpired, tomorrow we work. 
My official statement regarding the Michigan State University shooting is below:
Fuck your thoughts and prayers. <a href="https://t.co/iHCOxOmDA3">pic.twitter.com/iHCOxOmDA3</a>
&mdash; Rep. Ranjeev Puri (@RanjeevPuri) <a href="https://twitter.com/RanjeevPuri/status/1625368903776972800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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It is unclear how the suspected Michigan State shooter came to possess his firearm. Authorities have recovered a firearm at the scene but have not yet confirmed if it was the same firearm used in the shooting, according to <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/michigan-state-university-shooting-updates-2-14-23/h_9f50564cf6e227d45d2ad66965b4481e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a>.
Michigan State University Interim President Teresa Woodruff said on Tuesday that all classes would be canceled until at least the next week.
The university would be in restricted operations for the next 48 hours, Woodruff <a href="https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/michigan-state-university-shooting-updates-2-14-23/h_e504b57bb44f443d110c87d83b3273f4" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a press conference on Tuesday morning, “then we&#8217;ll move into a period where classes will be canceled until Monday morning, but campus operations will resume.”
“We will provide the resources the students need for the time period they need,” she continued, thanking the federal government for its support.

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Leading MI Democrat Posts Obscene Message On ‘Thoughts And Prayers,’ Calls For Gun Control

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The man suspected of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/murder" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killing</a> three <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan State University</a> students and critically injuring five more has been found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The 43-year-old suspect, who will not be named due to Daily Wire policy regarding mass shooters, had a previous 2019 conviction for possessing a loaded firearm in a vehicle, for which he spent up to 18 months in state prison, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/three-killed-five-wounded-in-michigan-state-shooting-were-all-students/69901429007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. He was released from supervision in May 2021.
Police had also been called out to the suspect’s residence before because he would fire his gun out the back door, possibly for target practice, the News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2023/02/14/msu-shooter-anthony-mcrae-a-convicted-felon-with-weapons-history/69901983007/">reported</a>.
Police released photos of the suspect, a black male, on Monday night, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-warn-of-shots-fired-at-michigan-state-university" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>, and shortly after, a report came in of a person matching that description in the Lansing area, according to Chris Rozman, interim chief of the MSU Police and Public Safety Department. When police confronted the man, he reportedly shot himself. He died from his wound.
A neighbor, Megan Bender, had listened to a police scanner after the shooting and told the News she believed the suspect was on his way back to their neighborhood when he was confronted by police. She added that she was relieved he wasn’t able to return to the neighborhood.
Police retrieved one firearm from the suspect, but haven’t said if search warrants discovered any additional evidence at his residence.
Police still don’t know why the man traveled to the university and shot the students.
&#8220;That&#8217;s what we&#8217;re trying to understand ― is why this incident occurred,&#8221; Rozman said Tuesday morning, according to the News.
Rozman said Monday night that police received calls about an apparent shooting at MSU’s Berkey Hall around 8:18 p.m., followed by reports of a shooting at the school’s student union building. Just before midnight, MSU police announced that three people had died and five more had been injured in the shooting.
MSU police also announced Monday night that all campus-related activities would be canceled for 48 hours, including athletics and classes.
In a tweet, Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed sympathy for the community.
“Let’s wrap our arms around the Spartan community tonight. We will keep everyone updated as we learn more,” she wrote.
MSU Interim President Teresa Woodruff also spoke at a press conference on Tuesday morning, wiping away tears as she spoke about the tragedy.
&#8220;Together, we will come back more resilient than ever,&#8221; Woodruff said, according to the News, &#8220;and more ready to face what is needed in this society which is the courage of all of us to ensure this never happens again.&#8221;

Multiple People Reportedly Shot At Michigan State University

Suspected MSU Gunman Was Convicted Felon, Found Dead With Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound

Three people are dead and five other victims have been hospitalized, some with life-threatening injuries, after a shooting that took place in two locations around Michigan State University (MSU) on Monday evening, according to authorities.
A single suspect was at large as of 11 p.m. ET, and police advised people in and around the East Lansing, Michigan, campus, to shelter in place as a manhunt continues.
During an 11 p.m. news conference, MSU Interim Police Chief Chris Rozman described the suspect as being a short black male wearing red shoes, a jean jacket, and a baseball cap.
MSU police released photos on Twitter, showing the suspect in a stairwell.
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SUSPECT PHOTOS: The suspect is a Black male, shorter in stature, red shoes, jean jacket, wearing a baseball cap that is navy with a lighter brim. <a href="https://t.co/9blppnX5U3">pic.twitter.com/9blppnX5U3</a>
&mdash; MSU Police and Public Safety (@msupolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/msupolice/status/1625348771386204161?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 14, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Rozman said police first received calls about a shooting at Berkey Hall at around 8:18 p.m., and then a short time later there were reports of a shooting at the MSU student union building.
The suspect was last seen leaving the north side of the MSU student union building on foot, Rozman said.
Rozman said there was an &#8220;overwhelming&#8221; law enforcement response to the shooting.
MSU police announced on Twitter just before midnight that <a href="https://twitter.com/msupolice/status/1625353241528500224" target="_blank" rel="noopener">three people died</a>, in addition to the five people Rozman said were hospitalized during the 11 p.m. news conference.
Rozman said another media briefing would take place at midnight.
MSU police said all campus activities are canceled for 48 hours, including athletics, classes, and all campus-related activities.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said she has been briefed on the situation. &#8220;Let’s wrap our arms around the Spartan community tonight. We will keep everyone updated as we learn more,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer/status/1625321127626084354" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whitmer tweeted</a>.
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Three Dead And Five Hospitalized After Michigan State University Shooting

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