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Demonstrations Planned At Michigan State In Wake Of Nassar Case

Published January 26, 2018 at 12:33 PM EST
Women from the Michigan-based victim advocacy groups End Violent Encounters and Firecracker Foundation cheer for women as they leave the courthouse after the sentencing of Larry Nassar in Ingham County Circuit Court on Jan. 24, 2018 in Lansing, Mich. (Anthony Lanzilote/Getty Images)
Women from the Michigan-based victim advocacy groups End Violent Encounters and Firecracker Foundation cheer for women as they leave the courthouse after the sentencing of Larry Nassar in Ingham County Circuit Court on Jan. 24, 2018 in Lansing, Mich. (Anthony Lanzilote/Getty Images)

Former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar has been sentenced to up to 175 years for sexually abusing underage girls, and the president of Michigan State University, which employed Nassar, has resigned. Now, MSU students are planning to demonstrate Friday to call for cultural and administrative change on campus.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with Rachel Fradette (@Rachel_Fradette), editor-in-chief of MSU’s student-run newspaper, The State News.

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