While there is still a lot to be decided in Washington, D.C., the U.S. could be on the verge of appointing its first Hispanic justice to the Supreme Court. President Barack Obama nominated New York appellate Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace outgoing Justice David Souter, which could finally bring change to a court that sorely lacks diversity.
It’s just a little bit of déjà vu for the Detroit Red Wings — in more ways than one. One year after facing off against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Stanley Cup Final, the two are playing each other again this year.
A 45-year-old male university employee was taken to Lansing’s Sparrow Hospital on Tuesday after the shovel he was using to cut tree roots broke and struck him in the chest, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.
Nontenured faculty will have the opportunity to unionize this fall after voting to do so on Friday. The 240 to 113 vote came after the Union of Nontenure-track Faculty organizing committee spent a year gauging union support among employees at MSU, said Richard Manderfield, a committee member and visiting assistant professor of writing, rhetoric and American culture.
The revamp of the 600 block of Virginia Avenue will move forward this summer, with city officials planning to complete the neighborhood’s alleyways and some housing construction.
The silence between each guilty verdict Friday in Troy Brake’s trial was broken by gasps from the prosecutor’s side of the courtroom, where many people wore rainbow-colored ribbons in memory of the four victims he was convicted of killing.
For many MSU students, summer isn’t just about freezer pops and Slip ‘N Slides — it’s about classes. Jaclynn Maltese, a finance senior, who walked at graduation in May, is finishing her last nine credits during the first part of the summer.
Do you think summer classes are more difficult than during the year, and why?
In hopes of improving nonmotorized transportation in East Lansing, city officials held a public workshop Wednesday night to hear citizens’ input. About 30 people attended the workshop, raising issues from sidewalk quality to the lack of bike routes into campus.
Students will have to show a passport, Enhanced Driver’s License, or passport card when crossing the border after new travel rules go into effect today.
Nicole Beckford never thought she’d be homeless, but after a fire destroyed her home in Lansing, she found herself at Haven House, 121 Whitehills Drive, a temporary shelter for homeless families.
Overcast skies and sporadic rainfall Saturday couldn’t dampen the spirits of 7-year-old Andrew Ferdig of Eaton Rapids, who ran a mile in seven-and-a-half minutes around Lansing’s Oldsmobile Park, 505 E. Michigan Ave.
Grills, shovels, bikes and computers were some of the items piled Saturday in the parking lot of Abbott Center, 1400-1500 Abbot Road, during Project Pride, the city of East Lansing’s 14th annual neighborhood recycling and cleanup project.
To his colleagues, friends and students, Aimé Ellis was an ambitious, intelligent, kindhearted and creative man, with a knack for engaging his students and challenging their preconceived notions of the world.
Although the No. 7-ranked MSU women’s rowing team didn’t win the national championship in the NCAA National Regatta on Sunday in Cherry Hill, N.J., tying the university’s top finish of sixth place with 54 points wasn’t a bad way to spend the weekend.
If you could choose the day you die, would you? A woman in Washington did just that, becoming the first person to take advantage of Washington’s assisted suicide law last week.
President Barack Obama’s administration is trying to improve the image of the United States on the international stage, but are still paying for the mistakes of the previous president.
Grand Haven — Troy Brake was found guilty Thursday on four counts of first degree murder for the slayings of MSU student Katherine A.
Jurors adjourned for the day after deliberating for about two hours Wednesday in the murder trial of Troy Brake, who is charged with killing MSU student Katherine A. Brown and three others.
Michigan is heading into the national spotlight this summer as millions of dollars are poured into advertising campaigns and promotions to spark tourism in the state. It may not be Florida or California, but Michigan is taking strides to compete with leading tourism industries across the country and, according to officials in the state, it’s standing on its own.