It’s only been 18 days since the No. 7 MSU men’s basketball team defeated Northwestern 77-66 on Jan. 3 in Evanston, Ill. — but what a difference those 18 days have made for the Wildcats.
The state of Michigan can make few promises to its citizens in terms of jobs and money. When the citizens take those matters into their own hands, however, that situation changes and promises can be fulfilled.
It was interesting to read about Abaries Farhad’s adventures with cruelty-free cuisine in your blog I’m a Vegetarian: Days 1 and 2 (SN 1/19), While it is admirable that she is trying something new, it was surprising that there was no mention of the many mock meat dishes that have become standard in a today’s vegetarian diet.
Too nice is too much for some. For many, it is just plain annoying. An era of behaving nicely seems to be upon us, but I wonder why simple acts of kindness get so many people worked up.
As President Obama was sworn in and millions around the world witnessed history, members of the MSU community celebrated the event around campus. Students gathered and watched the events on TV in the International Center and hundreds of MSU faculty, staff and students crowded the MSU Union Ballroom to view the inauguration on a projection screen.
Read a full transcript of President Barack Obama’s inaugural address here.
Washington — It’s official: Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States. Obama told a crowd of more than a million that stretched from the inaugural platform at the U.S. Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial in the distance that the nation must choose “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord” to overcome the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
While most people in Washington, D.C., will be fighting off other spectators at the National Mall today, 2006 MSU alumnus David Thurow will be trying to tame a different kind of crowd — the one expected to gather at the bar where he works.
During the week of the presidential inauguration, citizens from across the nation have made the trek to Washington, D.C., to see President-elect Barack Obama take the oath of office. Here are the stories of a few of those with MSU and Michigan ties.
For those of you stuck in East Lansing for President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration, don’t fret. There are still a number of ways to celebrate the event here at MSU.
Members of the MSU Debate Team took a more active role in inauguration activities when they debated President-elect Barack Obama’s energy and environmental plans. The debate, held Monday morning at Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, pitted MSU against Wake Forest University.
For Mike Green, driving to Washington, D.C., to take part in the week’s inauguration activities was well worth the 10-plus hour car ride. That’s because Green, president of Lansing’s United Auto Workers Local 652, has more at stake than simply ushering in a new president this inauguration.
An alleged scam disguised as a job opportunity capitalized on some MSU students looking for work with a charity organization. MSU police have identified and made contact with a man who reportedly interviewed 10 MSU students for a job with the MSU Boys & Girls Club.
Student government groups voiced their concerns about proposed accountability measures Friday at a meeting with university administration officials, and officials plan to create a new draft of the proposal based on those concerns.
Students from all walks of life took part in commemoration events in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.’s work on Monday. About 100 students and community members participated in the march from the Union to Beaumont Tower, honoring King’s life.
How do you know when you are experiencing hypothermia? I was out running this morning and I felt my lungs start to hurt, and I got dizzy. I was shivering when I got home, and it took me a long time to warm up. I checked WebMD.com, but I am still a bit unclear if running in the cold can do that.
As the days darken and sunlight fades early in the evening, some students on campus feel their moods darken and their happiness fade. For social work junior Christine Hernandez, the contrast between the light and dark halves of the year has an extreme effect on her mental and emotional state.
MSU’s education researchers will help improve achievement at schools across Detroit this year. A $1.9 million grant will team MSU faculty with teachers, administrators and parents in Detroit with the goal of increasing the performance of public, private and charter schools in the city.