After November’s election, many U.S. representatives and senators were unseated, and their terms will end in January. These congressmen and congresswomen now are serving their “lame duck” period as representatives, a time usually defined by inactivity and a lack of productivity among our government.
Christmas season is a wonderful time of the year for many people. When the leftovers from the Thanksgiving turkey finally have been finished, and students begin working hard to defeat the looming finals, one thing is on most people’s minds: Dec. 25.
With classes more focused in her area of interest, communication junior Rachel Bonello so far has enjoyed being a part of the public relations specialization she recently joined.
With students leaving campus beginning next week, some businesses in East Lansing are bracing for a drop-off in revenue.
With the fall semester coming to a close, the State News sports desk gathered around its very small round table to discuss the season’s top performers and come up with the best of the best of the best in MSU sports in the fall. Arguments were made, deriding laughter was heard, tears were shed, but we finally compiled the official State News Best in Fall Sports 2012.
Extra practice time isn’t something basketball players usually are fond of.
In 17 years of coaching, MSU women’s basketball head coach Suzy Merchant has never experienced something like she has this season.
The beginning of a new chapter always warrants an adjustment period. Whether it’s a new job, moving to a new city or, in the case of MSU hockey (4-8-2 overall, 3-6-1 CCHA), bringing in 12 new players, getting into a groove takes time.
For MSU volleyball head coach Cathy George, this season has been a remarkable one for her already impressive résumé.
It doesn’t matter that just 10 years ago, a bomb struck the very school where Iolaus Lee wants to study this spring in Israel.
When December hits, so does a flood of Christmas trees, tinsel, dreidels and menorahs.
The grief absence policy will be going through minor adjustments involving the overall structure of the policy to better its chances of becoming an MSU policy.
As finals approach, students can take advantage of a variety of tools on campus and online to help study for upcoming exams.
Animal science sophomore Hannah Brink first rode a horse when she was 7 years old. She’s slowly progressed through the world of dressage ever since.
Over the years, I’ve come to cherish spending the Christmas season with my family. The thought of relaxing, decorating the house and laughing with the people I often go weeks without seeing is the bright light at the end of the tunnel that is exam week.
More than 150 years ago, MSU was founded as the first land-grant institution in the country, created as an example for other land-grant colleges that later would be established in the United States.
Throughout the years, unions have fought for the rights and benefits of the average working American.
Decked out in her Cookie Monster slippers, Georgina De Moya grabs a game controller and starts to play Mario Kart with her family.
If the commercials are any indication, the MSU football team (6-6 overall, 3-5 Big Ten) can expect a wild bowl game experience when it plays TCU (7-5, 4-5 Big 12) in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl on Dec. 29 in Tempe, Ariz.