Jennifer Granholm was re-elected as Michigan's governor over Republican challenger Dick DeVos. With 29 percent of precincts reporting, the Democrat was leading 57 percent to 42 percent. Democrat Debbie Stabenow took the lead — 58 percent to 40 percent — over Republican Michael Bouchard with 29 percent of precincts reporting.
The Lear Corporation Career Services Center and MSU Career Services and Placement Center won a combined $3,500 in College Bowl checks for their success in the Vector Marketing College Bowl competition.
Sweaters are one of those infrequent fashions that combine style with comfort. This season, indulge in the toasty trend by wearing chunky knits, preppy Fair Isles, sweater dresses, classic cashmeres and more.
After MSU football head coach John L. Smith was fired Wednesday, his basketball counterpart, Tom Izzo, said he wanted to be involved in the hiring of Smith's replacement. On Monday, Izzo reiterated those statements and took some personal blame for the way Smith's tenure at MSU played out. "I think I let (Smith) down because I didn't know him as well, I didn't jump in there with the help I could give him," Izzo said.
While on a trip to Israel a year and a half ago, Greg Pekarsky discovered the social joys of smoking a hookah pipe. The finance senior had brought back a few pipes for his friends and now runs his own hookah supply business in Oak Park, Mich., offering door-to-door delivery to customers.
The MSU special teams gave their best, most emotional performance of the season Saturday. It also was the riskiest. The Spartans caught Purdue off guard in the third quarter, perfectly executing a surprise onside kick.
Despite having personal success that most collegiate athletes would only dream of, senior wrestlers Nick and Andy Simmons are more focused on leading their teammates than furthering the filling of their own trophy cases. "Hopefully, I can lead these guys and show them how to win," Andy Simmons said.
Their message: Unity and organization can effectively change the world. Former participants of the Movimiento Estudiantil Xicano de Aztlan, or MEXA, organization's weeklong hunger strike reassembled Saturday afternoon for a conference to discuss their activism during their time at MSU.
To fight off cold and flu symptoms, students can pick up free comfort packs at Olin Health Center beginning Tuesday. The packs contain a thermometer, a chamomile tea bag, cough drops, sanitary hand wipes and information on staying safe from the bird flu. "The thermometer is probably the most important thing in there," said Jonathan Kermiet, an Olin health educator.
The Spartans had enough trouble winning games without any extra distractions looming overhead. On Saturday, they played their first game after being hit with a midweek knockout punch — they learned they would finish the season under the direction of a coach whose days were numbered. Athletics Director Ron Mason announced the firing of John L.
Something unusual happened Saturday at Spartan Stadium. The MSU defense came to play. It forced a turnover and brought pressure on the quarterback.
With their backs against the walls, MSU's defense came out firing against Purdue. They blitzed and got to the quarterback and made plays.
Interior design professionals and students across Michigan would be required to carry licenses to their job sites, if proposed legislation altering the state's constitution is sanctioned. Interior designers do not have legal licenses distinguishing their professions as a separate entity.
The MSU volleyball team suffered losses to two ranked teams this past weekend — 3-0 to No. 12 Minnesota on Friday and 3-1 to No.
With one day to go before elections, student government officials are pushing to educate students about the Michigan Civil Rights Initiative. The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative, which is known as the MCRI or Proposal 2, will eliminate preferential treatment based on race, class, gender and ethnicity in Michigan if passed Tuesday. ASMSU, MSU's undergraduate student government, will hold a rally at 4 p.m.
State representatives have voted more than 950 times since the beginning of March, and East Lansing residents have not been represented in any of those votes. The 69th District Representative seat has been empty since March 14, when Democratic Sen.
A simple and easy way to see which gubernatorial candidate — Democratic Gov. Jennifer Granholm or Republican challenger Dick DeVos — matches your views. Oh, and please don't base your vote entirely on this quiz.
By Karla Ward McClatchy Newspapers Lexington, Ky. (MCT) — It sounds like something Inspector Gadget or Wile E.
Democratic candidates in Michigan and the nation could retake control of Congress from Republicans if MSU students "go to work at the polls" Tuesday, Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said. "What we're fighting for is honesty in government," he said early Saturday at a Kellogg Center rally.