MSU Wins Golden Padlock Award for Being the Most Secretive Public Agency
Michigan State University was named the most secretive public agency in the United States by the nation's largest organization of investigative journalists, recognizing what award committee chair Robert Cribb called MSU's "unrelenting commitment to ensuring transparency was avoided."
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"In our seven years of doing this, it is right up there with some of the most egregious contenders for this honor," said Cribb, an investigative and foreign affairs reporter at the Toronto Star.
University spokesperson Emily Guerrant declined to comment.
"MSU was nominated for keeping sweeping sexual assault scandals under tight wraps, including serial abuse by disgraced team doctor Larry Nassar and hundreds of student complaints against faculty, staff and students," IRE Executive Director Doug Haddix wrote in a May 28 letter to acting Michigan State President Satish Udpa.
Udpa did not respond to the letter or Haddix's invitation to attend IRE's annual awards luncheon.
I've heard sunlight is the best disinfectant. I'd be willing to try fire and brimstone.
MSU is like a vampire. They don't like to operate in the light of day.
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Sector 7 is piiiiiiiiiiiiiissssed
Gold Lock - Red Lock, Tomato - Tomahto
Sweet! an award for the trophy case. Says every Sparty
but, but, Izzo!
The tiny Gene Simmons impersonator from the U.P.!!
Not just an impersonator, but also the lil trick or treater dressed up like his fave super hero, Iron Man from the U.P.
"University spokesperson Emily Guerrant declined to comment"
Of course she did.
Athletic rivalry aside, I feel like a public university should be among the more transparent institutions in the state where I live.
The spokesperson has so little to do, they also work with the overworked janitorial crew that is constantly cleaning up messes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlhKZaQk860
Wait, this isn’t by the Onion?
2up for you.
That’s funny, it’s like the journalists (at least local ones) just say “Uh, you’re gonna win the Golden Padlock anyway, so why bother...” fuck off to MSU, Graham Couch, etc all and their journalist asshole friends who don’t hold them accountable
....and water is wet, earth is round, and we landed on the moon.
Great leadership lou anna simon! spartans will....conceal all their crimes!!!
Those teal ribbons were plainly visible on their chest. Idk what more you want from them
Masterlock should sponsor the award.
This ''Golden Padlock"? Can it be used to help secure the prison where Lou Anna Simon and the entire rat's nest of Spartie's so-called "leadership" needs to be confined?
Karma's a bitch..... Nassar got his and now the dominoes are starting to fall.
Strampel...Simon... Klages...Engler???
Our new AG is not a fan of Staee.
Never, ever, ever forget about that scumbag Hollis.
If he was even remotely responsible, many of the catastrophes that happened under his watch would have been stopped sooner. But he never acted, even when everything was exposed to the public.
Hollis should be in jail. How he isn't locked up baffles me still.
You are 100% correct, Mule.
That scumbag crawled under a rock after unceremoniously quitting his job, never to be seen or heard from again.
He has to be seriously concerned about criminal charges with all of the scandal that occurred under his watch.
She could chew thru a padlock.
F Y S !!!!!!!!!!
Declining to comment is the most condemning way to react to this.
That’s a tough award to win. There are thousands of agencies trying to hide information. To be No. 1 is quite the accomplishment.
Even ped state is impressed.
BTW, FUCK ped state and all their delusional joepa loving fans and all the paternos and field goal franklin!
You never miss an opportunity!
This is not a schtick, as the majority of that fan base are still in denial and truly worship the ground that pedophile enabling asshole ruled over and are utterly disgusting.
At least staee fans are not saying, "Well, at least larry was a good doctor!"
This is true. I have had several PSU fans tell me to "read the report," and "JoePa was cleared."
I've read the report. My conclusion was F*** Paterno, and Penn State football deserved a lot more than what they got.
In this picture their shirts say "Joe Knew"!
They are wearing Pirates hats.
I'm guessing University of Pittsburgh students.
Did the "Panther Pitt" t-shirt not give it away?
Or the blue and gold color scheme?
especially agencies in this administration.
So in that regard, this was a really impressive season by State!
I think you are talking federal. I would be happy if the state did something, they had an investigation open but last I heard state was refusing to cooperate. Just take some of those $.
I have little faith that any political body is going to do the right thing here.
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They must be so proud. 
At least State won a National championship in something
I am confused? I thought it was Red Lock........at least according to Dantonio. What's all this Golden Padlock talk
Let's start a petition to rename the staee mascot: "those Bastards".
So, you know, whenever water cooler talk happens, it's like "msu, those Bastards!"
Oh look, "Mike" Dantonio is the 1st signature, and next is Tom "the Shame of Iron Mountain" Izzo.
sharty...No!!!!
Psst - Go Blue.
And in 1812 the US went to eat with the British. In other news...
The Michigan State Difference.
Touche'
Pretty much sums it up.
Can't imagine why Upda didn't want to attend the awards luncheon. Maybe he didn't have a speech prepared. There are too many people he'd have to thank for that award.
I'd tell MSU to eat a bag of dicks, but that seems like something they'd enjoy. I guess I'll tell them to be honest and have integrity since that seems to be torture for them.
Disgraceful. What an awful place.
RCMB has posted this news and it sounds like a lot of staee fans/alums are still oblivious and/or in denial of what a joke their university has become. It's another "hit piece", etc.
I can't decide if this is funny or a really scary commentary on allegiance and it's effect on one's judgement and sanity. Something is very, very wrong there.
I honestly can't imagine Michigan alums being this psychotic, but who knows?
I can't decide if this is funny or a really scary commentary on allegiance and it's effect on one's judgement and sanity.
Sadly I think it's the latter. It's exactly what has happened with politics, I see it on both sides, not surprising to see it happening in other areas as well, unfortunately.
Didn't dantonio have something called redlock it seems like the perfect award for MSU