http://statenews.com The State News reporters document the happenings of history in the making. en-us Gryphon 2.2.3b-tsn (woodward)/Foundry5 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:10:32 -0500 webmaster@statenews.com http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/rush_at_polls_expected_after_afternoon_classes Just from my observations and from speaking with students, the polls could start getting clogged following the end of late afternoon classes and the general working day. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:10:32 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/rush_at_polls_expected_after_afternoon_classes http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/decision_day_should_be_national_holiday Today surely feels like a holiday. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:07:57 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/decision_day_should_be_national_holiday http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/election_day_hits_facebook Political campaigns have used social networking Web sites such as www.facebook.com to their advantage, and anyone who logs onto Facebook today will likely see a page that has been usurped by the election. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:29:51 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/election_day_hits_facebook http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/election_coverage_creates_its_own_debates The TV networks want your viewership for tonight’s election coverage. But who wins in a politically-split house? Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:12:24 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/election_coverage_creates_its_own_debates http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/free_coffee_offer_leads_to_long_lines When Starbucks offered the nation a free tall coffee for voting, it must have understood the type of response it considering many customers need to take out a loan to purchase one of their drinks. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:10:37 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/free_coffee_offer_leads_to_long_lines http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/students_should_avoid_lunch_hour_voting Although backups have been expected, East Lansing City Clerk Nicole Evans said the polls have been running smoothly today. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:09:37 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/students_should_avoid_lunch_hour_voting http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/registering_locally_way_to_make_local_impact If gas weren’t $2.18 per gallon, driving home to vote would have been more painful. Tue, 04 Nov 2008 12:08:38 -0500 http://statenews.com/index.php/blog/election_day/2008/11/registering_locally_way_to_make_local_impact