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In the news today- Proposals preview sweeping review of sexual misconduct policies, Tom Barrett asking MSU to adopt contested antisemitism definition, and MSU men's basketball starts season off with ugly win.
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Hi, and welcome to The State. I'm your host, Rebecca McAvoy. Today's date is 11/05/2025. The forecast predicts there'll be a cool day with a high of being 58 and the low being 32. The state brings you the stories that matter.
Speaker 1:Proposals preview a sweeping review of sexual misconduct policies. Michigan State University is deciding between three firms to conduct its review of how the university handles relationship violence and sexual misconduct, according to binding documents obtained via a public records request. Their proposals, which include campus wide surveys, group sessions with survivors, and comprehensive policy reviews, provide the most detailed look yet at what the sweeping assessments might entail. They vary greatly in scope and cost. Two bidders are relatively small consulting firms pitching projects that would cost less than $300,000.
Speaker 1:A third more comprehensive bid comes from a global firm that is projected to cost nearly $3,000,000. The university faced a similar decision in 2023 after the campus shooting. Out of the seven firms that applied to create a review of what happened, MSU chose the second lowest cost bid. The firm, which did not list any prior experience working with mass shootings, produced a 25 page report that largely lauded the response to the incident. Tom Barrett asking MSU to adopt contested anti Semitism definition.
Speaker 1:Republican congressman is asking Michigan State University to adopt a contentious definition of anti Semitism. In May, a letter obtained by the state news through a public records request, rep Tom Barrett, whose district includes MSU's East Lansing campus, urged president Kevin Guskowicz to formally incorporate the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's working definition of anti Semitism. The group's guidance is known for parsing ways in which criticisms of Israel can be considered discriminatory against Jews. That distinction has become salient in MSU's campus politics recently, with the student government's calling on the university this semester to cancel a lecture from an Israeli scholar on the nation's modern theater landscape. MSU men's basketball starts season off with ugly win.
Speaker 1:Michigan State men's basketball is back at the Breslin Center as they took on Colgate for the regular season opener. The Spartans started off their season in the win column with contributions from the full team to get an 80 to 69 victory. Senior forward Jackson Koehler led the team in scoring with 16 points, shooting 50% from the field and would also secure a double double with 15 rebounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Jeremy Fierce junior was a key player in the win, continuing to grow in his floor. General role running at the offense to create scoring for himself and his teammates.
Speaker 1:Fears did just about everything in the game, putting up a double double, 14 points, and 10 assists, along with five rebounds and five steals. Thank you for joining us for The State Today produced by The State News and Impact eighty nine FM. You can find us online at thestatenews.com and impact89fm.org. We're back tomorrow with more.