Comparative cultures and politics junior Amber Applewhite is feeling pretty fortunate. On Nov. 1, in a College Week episode of “Wheel of Fortune,” Applewhite represented MSU and walked away victorious, winning a trip to Barbados and a cash prize.
Former president Bill Clinton held a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Saturday afternoon in Lansing at the United Auto Workers local building. Former Mich.
President Barack Obama will be campaigning for Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in Ann Arbor on Monday. The event will start at 11 a.m. at the Ray L. Fisher Stadium.
Former President Bill Clinton will host a rally at UAW Local 652 in Lansing Sunday on behalf of his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Protesters gathered at the Michigan State Capitol in Lansing this afternoon to show solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, sharing their opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, or DAPL. Emmy Scott, an MSU law student involved with organizing the protest, said the gathering came in light of an escalation of violence against DAPL protesters. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/us/dakota-access-pipeline-protest.html Participants engaged in Native American song and dance, many holding signs voicing opposition to the pipeline. Among a disdain for pipelines, one of the most common themes of the protest was the slogan “Water is Life”. Scott related the concerns of those in Standing Rock to those in Michigan, relating the DAPL’s potential dangers to those of the Line 5 pipeline, and citing the Kalamazoo Oil Spill as well as the Flint Water Crisis as issues in which Michiganians could relate.
Former President Bill Clinton will host a rally at UAW Local 652 in Lansing this Sunday on behalf of his wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The City of East Lansing will host a brief Veterans Days program on Nov. 10 to honor those who have bravely served in the United States Armed Forces. The program, which will begin at 8:30 a.m., will take place in front of the East Lansing Hannah Community Center on Abbot Road. According to a press release from the City of East Lansing, the program includes a military flag-raising ceremony along with the playing of bagpipes.
Vice Presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) held a rally for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in Lansing Friday morning at an airplane hangar at AVFlight in the Capital Area International Airport.
ASMSU elected comparative culture and politics sophomore Katherine “Cookie” Rifiotis as the new vice president for internal administration at Thursday night’s general assembly meeting.
Though the polls open at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, volunteers working the precincts will begin to arrive as early as 5 a.m., East Lansing city clerk Marie Wicks said.
MSU students and other Michigan voters will have the opportunity to choose who makes decisions that can greatly impact the MSU community, decisions such as raising tuition or implementing a smoking ban on campus.
Five candidates are running to represent Michigan’s 8th District in the United States Congress.
Gov. Mike Pence (R-Ind.), the Republican vice presidential candidate, held a rally Friday at AVFlight Lansing. Doors opened at 7:30 a.m. and the event will officially begin at 10 a.m., according to Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign website. Follow along with The State News for updates.
Indiana Governor and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence will hold a rally Friday at AVFlight Lansing. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. and the event will begin at 10 a.m.
It’s less than a week away from what pundits call, like they do every four years, one of the most important elections in U.S. history. From policy differences to possibly making history, see how Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stack up against each other
Research by the Wesleyan Media Project at Wesleyan University claims negativity in campaign ads has been trending upward for years, and that this September political ads were comparatively more negative than the same month in the 2012 presidential election. Kjerstin Thorson,rm an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Advertising and Public Relations, said negative advertising as a whole is an effective tactic. “We don’t like it, it makes people kind of cynical about elections, but it does mobilize people to turn out because it sends a signal that we should be worried about the election, or that it might be close,” Thorson said.
Deciding when to call who has won an election can be a complex process for news organizations.
MSU is the latest university to join the Institute of International Education Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis, representatives from Books Not Bombs said.
Ingham County voters will decide to renew or not renew a millage used for operating expenses of the Potter Park Zoo, located in Lansing during this year's election. “The millage, really, is responsible for the operating expenses of the zoo: operations, maintenance and improvements," Potter Park Zoo Education Curator Dennis Laidler said. Laidler said the millage is an important part of the zoo's budget.
Students from the Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU, organized a protest to oppose Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to MSU and his father, Donald Trump's, stances. The protest included students and local residents. The protest was a non-violent, non-partisan protest that grew increasingly stronger during the course of the event as participants grew louder and chanted. Chants included “Love, not hate,” “Black Lives Matter” and “We will not be silenced” among many others.