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jumping back into his campaign for Michigan’s 8th congressional House district, MSU alumnus Kande Ngalamulume again has withdrawn from the race.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero and Ann Arbor businessman Rick Snyder will continue their campaigns for Michigan governor after nabbing the Democratic and Republican nominations for the position Tuesday night.
Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination Tuesday night defeating state Speaker of the House Andy Dillon. Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Pete Hoekstra has conceded defeat in the GOP race.
After a summer of speculation, MSU announced Tuesday that senior guard Chris Allen will not return to the men’s basketball program for the 2010-11 season.
Although campus voting locations reported very low turnout throughout Tuesday’s primary election voting, some locations saw a surge in voters casting their ballots.
Governor – Democrat Andy Dillon Virg Bernero 147,490 212,026 Governor – Republican Mike Cox, Tom George Pete Hoekstra Rick Snyder Mike Bouchard 177,731 11,963 199,955 275,522 83,877 CATA Millage Yea Nay 3,948 2,531
After Big Ten coaches had a chance express their opinions on the future of the conference with Nebraska as a new member, it was the players’ turn to chime in Tuesday at Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.
As senior quarterback Kirk Cousins and MSU look ahead toward the season, Cousins said all of last season’s experiences, such as the heartbreaking loss to the Notre Dame, could be what makes the team successful in 2010.
Along with coaches, players and conference commissioner Jim Delany, Big Ten Coordinator of Football Officials Bill Carollo also spoke to members of the media on Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place for Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days.
When MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio spoke to the media about his team at Big Ten 2010 Football Media Days on Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, the man who is entering his fourth year with the Spartans had nothing but positive things to say.
On Tuesday, East Lansing voters will decide not only which Democrat and Republican gubernatorial candidates will advance to the November general elections, but also who will advance in numerous other positions at the local, state and federal levels.
A team of MSU researchers is helping with clean-up and research efforts following a recent leak in an oil pipeline that has affected two dozen miles of the Kalamazoo River.
With the start of the season only a month away, MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio and the rest of the Big Ten’s coaches helped kick off 2010 Big Ten Football Media Days on Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago.
City officials and a polling analyst are predicting a low turnout of student voters in today’s primary election.
A 53-year-old male MSU employee reported an oil spill on Service Road on Friday morning, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Fifteen teachers are attending the Physics of Atomic Nuclei Program, or PAN, from Monday through Friday at the Cyclotron at MSU to learn about nuclear physics, research and classroom applications. PAN — the Cyclotron’s biggest outreach program — also offers nearly the same camp for high school students next week, Aug. 9-13.
Steve Lacy, the associate dean for graduate studies in the MSU College of Communication Arts and Sciences, is expected to receive one of the most prestigious awards in the field of journalism Friday. The 2010 Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research, which is awarded by the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, or AEJMC, is as an award that recognizes significant contributions to scholarly research throughout the course of an individual’s career.
MSU researchers in women’s health will use a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, or NIH, to create a mentoring program that will connect junior faculty with experienced researchers. The Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health, or BIRCWH, program will be housed in the College of Human Medicine, said Mary Nettleman, a grant recipient and chairperson of the MSU Department of Medicine. MSU also has contributed funds for the program.
All 11 Big Ten coaches spoke to members of the media Monday at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, and every coach took questions on what is to come for the conference in the upcoming months.