The Michigan Republican Party, fresh off primary victories Tuesday, united Wednesday morning for a press conference to rev up the conservative base from now until the general election on Nov. 6.
Although the East Lansing city clerk’s office saw more absentee ballots this year than in years past, that number still was low; therefore, MSU is working to raise voter awareness. Many MSU students think they have to take a special trip to vote in the precinct in their hometown come election time, but that isn’t always the case.
After two years of communication with the East Lansing City Council, FarmHouse Fraternity’s application for a special-use permit to expand its fraternity house, 151 Bogue St., was approved at Wednesday’s meeting.
Forty-six stretch. That was the play that permanently etched senior running back Larry Caper’s name into MSU football lore.
The 11th annual Great Lakes Folk Festival — a celebration of culture, tradition and community — is scheduled to take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday along Abbot Road and Albert Avenue.
If someone were to have asked me one year ago what my dream job would be, my answer would have been completely different than the one I would give today. Although the answer might be different, and perhaps I am delving into new forms of study, it does not mean the “dream” in “dream job” has died, just reshaped.
New statistics from the MSU Police Department show an increase in liquor violations in the year 2011.
For Michiganders all over, Tuesday’s primary was one to watch for local, state and national races, some closer than others. But even with some high profile races at stake, Ingham County saw about an 18.7 percent voter turnout, a decrease from 2010’s primary, which had 21.9 percent.
Early primary numbers are showing easy victories in Ingham County for the U.S. Senate candidate Pete Hoekstra and incumbent U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich.
When Alan Holman passed away suddenly nearly six years ago, he left many things left unsaid. But now, with the help of friends and colleagues, Holman — formerly an MSU geology and zoology professor and MSU Museum curator of vertebrate paleontology — has had one of his final works come to light.
For 24 children who love nature and art, Camp Monet, hosted at the 4-H Children’s Garden at MSU, is the perfect combination of creativity and fun. Jessica Wright, education coordinator for the 4-H Children’s Garden, has been in charge of Camp Monet for the past six years and said the three-day camp is for ages 7 and up. “The goal of the camp is to get the children to appreciate art,” Wright said.
Seventy-five years ago, the MSU Federal Credit Union, or MSUFCU, was started by a professor, and is now known as the largest university-based credit union. The MSUFCU’s headquarters, 3777 West Road, has nine branches, four of which are in East Lansing, including in the Union and at 523 E.
Some people say a picture is worth 1,000 words. But for a select few local photographers, their photographs have the potential to earn them a prize with monetary value.
With today’s primary election determining who will move on to the general election in November, polling places across East Lansing and MSU’s campus have set up camp to help voters cast their ballots.
There are few scenes more captivating, emotional and awe-inspiring in sports than watching athletes stand on the podium at the Olympics and hearing their respective national anthem played as they receive their medals. Every four years, the globe unites in the spirit and tradition of the largest athletic competition in the world.
As much as the 2011 season was a benchmark of success for the MSU football program under head coach Mark Dantonio, with the Spartans’ second-consecutive 11-win season, a trip to the inaugural Big Ten championship game and the first bowl victory in his tenure in East Lansing, it’s August.
As much as the 2011 season was a benchmark of success for the MSU football program under head coach Mark Dantonio, with the Spartans’ second-consecutive 11-win season, a trip to the inaugural Big Ten championship game and the first bowl victory in his tenure in East Lansing, it’s August.
The NCAA named MSU President Lou Anna K. Simon its new executive committee chairwoman, effective immediately, the NCAA announced last Thursday. Simon has been a member of the NCAA executive committee since 2010 and also served on the NCAA Division I board of directors, but her terms in both of those positions expire in August 2014.
Language did not create barriers in understanding the Greater Lansing community’s pain at a Monday night vigil for the victims of the Wisconsin Sikh gurdwara shooting, at the Sikh Gurdwara of Lansing, 4701 Pleasant Grove Road. Early Sunday morning members of the Sikh religion, as well as people all over the world, were shaken by a mass shooting at a Sikh gurdwara, or place of worship, in Milwaukee, Wis., which left three critically injured and seven dead, including the gunman, who was shot by police.
Not often does Mary Hennessey have to explain the concept of pasta salad to a group of people. But when seven different countries are represented in one room, even the little aspects of American culture are interesting.