The State News (MSU Student Paper) Calls For Simon To Resign

Submitted by HelloHeisman91 on January 18th, 2018 at 5:53 PM

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FauxMo

January 18th, 2018 at 5:55 PM ^

Valenti was calling for it today. Mike Valenti. She done...

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FauxMo

January 18th, 2018 at 5:57 PM ^

And good the MSU students who wrote this. That's got to be hard to do, but I think most agree it's the right thing now. Her not going to day one of the sentencing, then showing up on day two to save face - in addition to the revelations today - are beyond the pale...

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ken725

January 18th, 2018 at 6:17 PM ^

Absolutely pathetic and a true show of cowardice to not show up when one of the victims speaking specifically asked you to.

Someone in her situation should make time in their schedule to show up.

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FauxMo

January 18th, 2018 at 6:23 PM ^

That was a MAJOR PR gaffe. After skipping day one, she should have stayed away entirely

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UMfan21

January 18th, 2018 at 6:26 PM ^

She did show up yesterday and got called out by victims. There was a video on DetroitNews website. She didn't show up today (Day 3)

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ken725

January 18th, 2018 at 6:30 PM ^

Yeah I know she showed up yesterday. I'm talking about today.

Larissa Boyce is scheduled to speak today. She asked MSU pres Lou Anna Simon to attend in person as a favor. She says Simon told her she didn't think it would fit into her schedule.

Boyce is the woman who says she told MSU coach Kathie Klages about Nassar's abuse 20 years ago.
— Dan Murphy (@DanMurphyESPN) January 18, 2018

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DowntownLJB

January 18th, 2018 at 6:48 PM ^

absolutely tone deaf and horrible

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jmblue

January 18th, 2018 at 6:51 PM ^

"Didn't think it would fit into her schedule."

Speechless.

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freelion

January 18th, 2018 at 7:35 PM ^

Sorry!

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WolverineHistorian

January 18th, 2018 at 7:55 PM ^

It's beyond words. Truly disgusting.

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UM Griff

January 18th, 2018 at 7:53 PM ^

To face the truth.

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HailHail47

January 18th, 2018 at 8:54 PM ^

While I think what has happened there is deplorable, and she possibly has culpability - making an appearance at a sentencing has no bearing on anything. It changes absolutely zero, and accomplishes nothing other than a few nice photos. It’s hard for me to get riled up about that.

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HAIL-YEA

January 19th, 2018 at 3:25 AM ^

was asked by a victim to attend, she is the President of the school where it was allowed to happen even after staff were told about it. She should be there, or she should find a new career.

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MGoBrewMom

January 18th, 2018 at 7:39 PM ^

Why did this take so long?

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HelloHeisman91

January 18th, 2018 at 5:55 PM ^

I apologize if I am posting too many threads about this monster but I know someone that he treated, for a foot problem thank god, and this story has hit really close to home for me as I live in Lansing as well.

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OldBlue78and81

January 18th, 2018 at 6:14 PM ^

We raised our kids in a suburb of Lansing and knew families with girls at Twistars. Our boys were friends with some of these girls, and they want to burn MSU down for this. Metaphorically.

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UMfan21

January 18th, 2018 at 6:25 PM ^

I have family that was at Twistars and he ran for school board and lived in my home town.

Fuck Larry Nassar and the MSU administration. Tear them all down. Sue the pants of Simon, Hollis, and Klages as well as Twistars, and US Gymnastics. They were all enablers.

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ken725

January 18th, 2018 at 6:27 PM ^

Don't forget the osteopathy department. They should share the blame as well.

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Helloheisman

January 18th, 2018 at 6:41 PM ^

Valenti did go to bat for Hollis today. There’s no way Hollis didn’ Have some sort of idea something was going on.

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MGoFunkadelic

January 18th, 2018 at 6:49 PM ^

good.

might be time for the tar and pitchfork store to have a sale....

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father fisch

January 18th, 2018 at 5:58 PM ^

Keep the pressure on. She and others there are true POS.

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kehnonymous

January 18th, 2018 at 6:04 PM ^

Take recordings of the impact statements from the 100+ survivors. Compile them into a single audio file. Install a shatterproof speaker in the ceiling of Nassar's cell that plays that audio file on a continuous loop 24/7.

I'd say do the same for Simon's office, but... I'd rather just expel her from said office, yesterday.

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HelloHeisman91

January 18th, 2018 at 6:07 PM ^

As weak and self-absorbed as ever, Larry Nassar complains about having to hear from his victims https://t.co/8xpxmrLYMl
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) January 18, 2018

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MgoHillbilly

January 18th, 2018 at 6:33 PM ^

Sometimes I wish the eighth amendment didn't exist.

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hailtothevictors08

January 18th, 2018 at 7:48 PM ^

I do not.

No matter how horrible the crime, torture should never be the answer.

The justice system exists to remove dangers from our society, not extract vengeance. Something horrible happening to Nassar (Fuck him by the way) will not undue his damage.

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FL_Steve

January 22nd, 2018 at 3:41 AM ^

You never answered that. Also tell me about the Sociology, Psychology, Political Sci, classes you took that lead you to this statement.

p.s. You don't seem to have a very good memory, maybe ADHD? True sign is not learning from consequences : Sutor, ne ultra crepidam

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FL_Steve

January 23rd, 2018 at 2:25 AM ^

it's cute you have a friend... or multiple accounts, troll

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Go Blue Rosie

January 18th, 2018 at 6:03 PM ^

The MSU trustees have just issued a new statement of support for her given the additional calls to resign. I hope they all burn.

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Jibbroni

January 18th, 2018 at 6:18 PM ^

Mitch first. Im a fan.

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ken725

January 18th, 2018 at 6:21 PM ^

I really hope you aren't serious.

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OldBlue78and81

January 18th, 2018 at 6:24 PM ^

Let them know what you think at the next election. Don’t forget to get down to the bottom of the ballot and vote against the incumbents. And, yes, Mitch Lyons is the worst of the bunch.

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enlightenedbum

January 18th, 2018 at 7:19 PM ^

Happily, his is one of the seats up in November. Along with Board President Brian Breslin (son of Jack, for whom the Breslin Center is named).

Vote for literally whoever challenges them. In the Republican primary, if that's contested, and then in the general.

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OldBlue78and81

January 18th, 2018 at 8:20 PM ^

They are nominated at party conventions. I guess this means voting for the Democrat candidates. With the built-in advantage of incumbency, a vote for a minor party candidate wouldn’t help much.

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Jalm

January 18th, 2018 at 7:40 PM ^

The MSU Difference. No care for the negligence.

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Dennis

January 18th, 2018 at 6:04 PM ^

They're hillbillies... not animals

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MgoHillbilly

January 18th, 2018 at 6:12 PM ^

C'mon man. That's insulting to some of us.

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a different Jason

January 18th, 2018 at 6:30 PM ^

Think how an animal like myself feels.

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FL_Steve

January 22nd, 2018 at 3:42 AM ^

but not those you maginalize, I see.

GET OUT!

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MgoHillbilly

January 22nd, 2018 at 11:49 AM ^

Dang, Steve. Eat some Valium.

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FL_Steve

January 23rd, 2018 at 2:27 AM ^

I find it humorous you THINK you have an affilitation to UofM. Cute

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Dennis

January 18th, 2018 at 6:06 PM ^

Also, I stand by my previously commented punishment. Four walled cell with a slow moving sandpaper treadmill floor. You have to keep moving or the floor peels your skin off... slowly.

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BoFan

January 18th, 2018 at 6:08 PM ^

Thanks for posting. I read the editorial. This is worse than Sandusky. They need to start going after those that did nothing or covered it up. It sounds like a long list of administrators, coaches, and professors that need to resign or be prosecuted.

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Arb lover

January 18th, 2018 at 7:15 PM ^

I feel like there's this law around these parts where an educator (including coaches) is mandated to report any abuse (sexual or otherwise).

I would assume that is applicable all the way up to when the State of Michigan asked Simon for information on this tpic and while she did have a lot of inside information on complaints and allegations she (through their attorney) said they had none [no report].

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enlightenedbum

January 18th, 2018 at 7:18 PM ^

Educators and psychologists do, coaches are unclear. Depends if you count them as "educators." Which they definitely are, but the law needs to interpret things the right way. One of the things legislators are talking about doing is making it explicit that coaches are mandatory reporters.

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snowcrash

January 18th, 2018 at 6:15 PM ^

They need to clean house, and hopefully set up processes that will make a disaster like this less likely in the future.

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jamesjosephharbaugh

January 18th, 2018 at 6:18 PM ^

i've hardly ever seen anything so tone deaf. the hardest thing to read in that editorial was the line that this man could have been stopped in 1997 had MSU people done anything about the allegations. Simon and all of Nassar's protectors in this case have 20 years of further victimization of hundreds of girls on their hands because they didn't stop him when they could.

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ATC

January 18th, 2018 at 9:50 PM ^

Further to that, as evidence by their newspaper headline, they disregard the whole picture. Many heads should roll.... Simons resignation should be a start rather than a proposed remedy. My bet is that Moo-U will not complete the necessary fumigation. They’ve been circling wagons for some time and have entrenched themselves to harbor the complete culpable list.

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