COLUMN: The best MSU FOIA redactions of 2023-2024
This academic year, we filed hundreds of requests with Michigan State University’s Freedom of Information Act Office. Sometimes, the redactions are quite funny — at least to FOIA nerds like us. We’ve compiled the funniest FOIA redactions of this academic year.
Parker Brisbee, a kinesiology sophomore and U.S. Navy veteran takes a break after pushing a resistance cart across Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024. Brisbee was one of many participants in the MSU athletic department's 9/11 tribute excercise.
Parker Brisbee, a kinesiology sophomore and U.S. Navy veteran pushes a resistance cart across Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024. Brisbee was one of many participants in the MSU athletic department's 9/11 tribute excercise.
A firefighter with the East Lansing fire department pushes a resistance cart across Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024.
A firefighter with the East Lansing fire department pushes a resistance cart across Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024.
Pat Greathouse, a firefighter with the East Lansing Fire Department, rests after pushing a resistance cart across Ralph Young Field during a 9/11 tribute exercise on Sept. 11, 2024.
A member of MSU's athletics department participates in a 9/11 tribute exercise at Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024.
Michigan State students, staff, and faculty work together to push a resistance cart across Ralph Young Field during a 9/11 tribute exercise on Sept. 11, 2024. The event was hosted by the MSU athletics department and consisted of pushing the resistance carts a total of 2,977 yards, one yard for each live lost during the 9/11 terror attacks.
Zachary Stichnoth, MSU assistant director of athletic performance, leads a speech prior to a 9/11 tribute exercise at Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024. The exercise consisted of pushing the resistance carts a total of 2,977 yards, one yard for each live lost during the 9/11 terror attacks.
Katy Parkinson, a graduate assistant with the Michigan State athletics department pushes a resistance cart during a 9/11 tribute exercise at Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024.
Alexander Schmitz, an applied engineering sophomore and U.S. Air Force veteran, takes a rest after pushing a resistance cart across Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024. Schmitz was one of many participants in the MSU athletic department's 9/11 tribute excercise.
Pat Greathouse, a firefighter with the East Lansing Fire Department, pushes a resistance cart across Ralph Young Field during a 9/11 tribute exercise on Sept. 11, 2024.
A firefighter with the East Lansing fire department pushes a resistance cart across Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024. The MSU athletic department invited first responders from the East Lansing area to participate in their tribute to the victims of 9/11.
Zachary Stichnoth, MSU assistant director of athletic performance, leads a speech prior to a 9/11 tribute exercise at Ralph Young Field on Sept. 11, 2024. The exercise consisted of pushing the resistance carts a total of 2,977 yards, one yard for each live lost during the 9/11 terror attacks.
