As rumors of a pork shortage in Europe on social media websites poured in, some students worried it could affect the U.S., while others remained unfazed.
The candidates for the 69th district state House seat sparred over education funding during a debate Monday night, agreeing that the cost of higher education has risen too high, but clashed on how to provide quality education at a lower cost. While Republican Susan McGillicuddy said universities are not doing enough to reduce unnecessary spending, Singh chided the legislature’s decision to cut funding to higher education in previous years. “I don’t want a Michigan that’s on the cheap; I want a Michigan that’s willing to invest in its people,” Singh said. The candidates faced off for a debate hosted by Meridian Township’s HOMTV, launching a month-long series featuring other Ingham County candidates. The candidates also touched on the Michigan business tax, several statewide ballot proposals and women’s health in Michigan. Singh, who fought a close primary battle, has a clearer shot to the House in November as the area historically has voted Democrat and Singh’s endorsement and fundraising count is significantly higher than McGillicuddy’s. The seat is being vacated by Rep.
About 362 customers of the Lansing Board of Water and Light experienced a short power outage Monday, spokesman Stephen Serkaian said.
The sound of the horses’ hooves against the pavement has become a somewhat familiar sound on the streets of East Lansing on weekends with home football games.
The presidential debate season, pitting President Barack Obama against Republican opponent Mitt Romney, kicks off Wednesday night in a domestic policy debate, but local experts say neither candidate has a clear shot at winning.
After losing its charter last winter, the MSU chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity recently won the right to reorganize. Sigma Phi Epsilon’s National Board of Directors revoked the MSU chapter’s charter Jan.
October is right around the corner, and with that comes pumpkin season — an especially big deal for Michigan, considering “U.S.
Spartans are known for going green, but the state of Michigan could follow suit if a ballot proposal mandating renewable energy standards passes in November.
Cutting and trimming hair in his barbershop on Michigan Avenue is what Chris McCorkle has been doing for almost a decade.
Liz Witcher was on the other side of the world when State Rep. Barb Byrum, D-Onondaga, was censored on the House floor in June for saying “vagina.”
When police arrived at the scene, two subjects fled to the river where they were arrested.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney riled up the media and his critics last week when footage of him claiming 47 percent of Americans don’t pay income taxes was released.
Advertising junior Brandon Carmack’s pretrial and preliminary examination have been pushed back to the end of October because of the volume of information in the case.
For graduate student Itai Shemesh, while celebrating Yom Kippur at MSU is different compared to his homeland of Israel, the message behind the holiday remains the same. Sept.
Michigan Avenue, the most prominent road connecting East Lansing and the capital city, might be the site of a large-scale redevelopment project that would include student apartments, a shopping center and an outdoor movie theater.
About eight months after he was arrested under suspicion of drunken driving on MSU’s campus, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher Education Bob Genetski will face a jury Monday morning.
President Barack Obama is leading his Republican opponent Mitt Romney by a fair margin among Michiganians, according to the State of the State Survey, or SOSS, released today.
When psychology senior Alex Rivera goes to Bubble Island, she no longer has to rely on a flimsy paper punch card to keep track of her purchases until her free Bubble Tea.
By August 2013, students will have a new housing option to consider — a four-story, mixed-use apartment building close to both campus and downtown.
When MSU police Sgt. Dan Munford opened the door to his K-9 partner’s crate, Zilla, his black German Shepherd, came to life.