As polls closed Tuesday evening, Susan McGillicuddy felt the support of Michigan’s 69th district with 65 percent of the vote in the Republican primary election for a seat in the state House of Representatives. McGillicuddy, an MSU alumna and 10-year Meridian Township supervisor, had 4,123 votes to beat opposing Republican candidate and General Motors Corp. lineworker Frank Lambert’s 2,237.
Following a close finish, Clinton Canady and Billie Jo O’Berry were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s primary for 30th Circuit Court Judge, allowing them to move on to a November general election face-off. Canady, the founder of Canady Law Offices and an attorney with 37 years of experience, earned nearly 30 percent of the vote. In second, O’Berry, an assistant city attorney for the city of Lansing, gained 27 percent support.
Employees at the Capital Area District Library, or CADL, knew even in a slowing economy, area residents still would be there to support their services. Voters approved a CADL proposal to renew 1.56 mills, or $156 for a house worth $100,000, for the next four years during Tuesday’s primary election.
Breast-feeding mothers face unique challenges when returning to work, and MSU’s Breastfeeding Initiative, or BFI, is hoping to create solutions. The organization held its second annual Breastfeeding Awareness Walk on Wednesday along the Red Cedar River to inform the MSU community of obstacles faced by working, breast-feeding mothers.
With a variety of makes, models and pricing points, owning a new vehicle might be one of the first expensive and confusing purchases a college student can make. Jason Fisher, the regional director of the investment company StraightLine, said that as a college student, it is necessary to think about the most important aspects of buying a vehicle — especially cost.
There was a representation of 15 different African languages Wednesday evening at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, marking the end of the 18th annual Summer Cooperative African Language Institute, or SCALI, at MSU. SCALI is an eight-week educational course in African languages, combining four hours of class time with additional extracurricular activities and homework for students.
MSU’s annual Garden Day will take place Friday. The day will feature a variety of 12 garden workshops, lunch, speakers and self-guided tours of the gardens.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder will face off in November to be the next governor of Michigan. Each candidates have their strengths and weaknesses, and the race might be much more wide open than people think, analysts said.
Wednesday afternoon, MSU alumnus Kande Ngalamulume announced that he would be restarting his campaign for Michigan’s 8th congressional district in the U.S. House, two months after he dropped out because of a lack of funds. Hours later, he withdrew for a second time.
On Aug. 16, Terry Denbow, MSU’s vice president of university relations, will step down from the position he has held for about 18 years. He was worked in public relations at the university for 28 years.
Sports editor Chris Vannini does not see Chris Allen’s dismissal from the MSU men’s basketball team as the group’s death knell. Rather, he says it very well could be beneficial in the end.
A 36-year-old male from East Lansing reported his bicycle stolen from the Plant Biology Laboratories building Friday afternoon, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
The 16th annual Lansing JazzFest will take place from 4 p.m. to midnight Friday and from 2 p.m. to midnight Saturday at the intersection of Turner Street and Grand River Avenue, in Lansing.
Expansion talk dominated Media Days, as coaches, players and conference Commissioner Jim Delany had plenty to say about the recent addition of Nebraska. Hearing from coaches and players was interesting, but it was what Delany had to say about the future of the Big Ten that was the most informative.
With a team grade point average of 3.6194, the MSU gymnastics program was recognized by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women, or NACGC/W, for having the fifth-highest GPA in the nation this year.
For the eighth consecutive year, MSU football fans are welcome to attend the annual “Meet the Spartans” from 5:30-7 p.m. Aug. 17 on the corners of Albert and M.A.C. avenues.
The new release “The Suburbs” from Montreal-based band Arcade Fire sounds, quite plainly, like lead singer Win Butler has wandered off and mistaken the band The National for his own.
I recently returned from a six-week MSU study abroad program in Russia. As part of that program, we spent a few days in Moscow. As we rode about the city on the underground subway, there remained a residual fear and uncertainty in the air from the twin suicide bombings carried out by two women, at least one of whom belonged to a group of female suicide bombers known as “black widows” — women who have lost loved ones in the insurgency in the North Caucasus.
Now that the primaries have ended, the real fight for governor of Michigan can begin. And even though the headline on The State News website is “Angry Mayor vs. Tough Nerd,” it looks more like “good governance vs. less government.” Sure, it isn’t as catchy, but when looking at the paths the candidates will walk in the future, the tale of tape is pretty clear.
Hours after jumping back into his campaign for Michigan’s 8th congressional House district, MSU alumnus Kande Ngalamulume again has withdrawn from the race.