When MSU alumnus Khalid Ibrahim was a young boy, his father routinely gave him all his used photo equipment to help him create his own photographs.
Melissa Kwasny is the author of four books of poetry and co-editor of two anthologies. On Tuesday and Wednesday, Kwasny came out to speak to MSU students about her poems and her human rights anthology work.
It was an instantly telling indictment. After leading the entire afternoon against Iowa on Oct. 13, the MSU football team (5-5 overall, 2-4 Big Ten) had lost the lead, was headed to overtime and had now lost the coin toss. With all of the momentum favoring the Hawkeyes, MSU head coach Mark Dantonio made what would normally be a surprising decision. He elected to play the overtime period in the end zone away from the student section because the Spartans needed as much support as possible and looking at a section about a quarter full didn’t inspire intimidation.
Filled with nerves and sitting in a seat unfamiliar to him, Michael Ferrantino sat ready to begin his first press conference as an MSU hockey (3-4-1 overall, 2-2-0 CCHA) player.
As the season gets under way, the MSU wrestling team aims to find an identity with a young roster as it hosts the Michigan State Open this Sunday at Jenison Field House.
In its first Big Ten Tournament matchup, MSU men’s soccer (9-9-1 overall, 3-3-0 Big Ten) earned an advance to the second round with a 2-1 win over Indiana.
On Tuesday night, America voted to re-elect its first African American president. Although this a progressive step for a country with a past of racism and bigotry, the United States took another step toward equality by electing enough female senators to break the record for the most ever to sit in the Senate. States, such as Massachusetts and Wisconsin, elected their first female senators, putting the total number at 20.
In much of society today, working for the greater good generally is valued above focusing on one’s own personal needs. A community that focuses on collective action is stronger than one that preaches individual pursuits.
The MSU Board of Trustees will welcome a new member next year. Democrat Brian Mosallam will replace incumbent Republican Melanie Foster after defeating her in the election.
After hours of slowly counted votes came in across the country, the president’s chance at a second term in the White House over Republican opponent Mitt Romney came down to traditional Democratic states on the West Coast. And when media outlets called Ohio for the president around 11:15 p.m., it was over.
As of 2:30 a.m., it remained undecided who would take two spots on the MSU Board of Trustees.
Attorney Andrea Larkin won the 54-B district judge race by 2,095 votes against state Rep. Mark Meadows.
Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow was re-elected, and Republican Congressman for Michigan’s 8th Congressional District Mike Rogers also was re-elected Tuesday night.
As of Wednesday all of Michigan’s ballot proposals failed, according to the Associated Press.
For the 2012 presidential election, 29,167 voters registered in East Lansing, East Lansing City Clerk Marie McKenna said.
Kathleen Edsall and Nate Lake won the race for the East Lansing School Board on Tuesday, while incumbent President Rima Addiego lost her bid for a third full term.
Democratic candidate Sam Singh secured the 69th district seat for the Michigan House of Representatives, making him the first Indian-American to serve on the Michigan Legislature.
MSU College Republicans gathered at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., along with others from the Michigan Republican Party, to watch the results from the presidential election and other elections happening in Michigan.
President Barack Obama swept his way into a second term in the White House after a slowly building electoral battle against his opponent, Republican Mitt Romney.
Andrew Maxwell did something unusual before his weekly press conference. He woke up and made his way approximately two hours north to open the polls at 6:45 a.m. at Adams Elementary School, 1005 Adams Drive, in Midland, Mich.