Detroit -With a smooth jazz version of "America the Beautiful," Motown singer Stevie Wonder unleashed notes from his harmonica and set an enthusiastic tone for Sen.
Sophomore quarterback Drew Stanton's separated right shoulder might require surgery. In that case, he would be finished for the season. Stanton injured his shoulder while running the ball in the second quarter of MSU's 45-37 triple-overtime loss to Michigan on Saturday. Head coach John L.
Lindsey Bock wasn't surprised when she caught a 30-inch salmon in the Red Cedar River behind Kellogg Center and she said other students shouldn't be either. The fisheries and wildlife senior said she catches everything from rock bass to salmon in MSU's featured waterway and, as part of the Fisheries and Wildlife Club, works to make students realize the river isn't a "toxic dump." Bock is involved with cataloging fish and other species in the Red Cedar River as secretary for the club that also takes part in river cleanups.
On the main road into downtown Jackson, a large cardboard sign on the door of a red fire engine house reads, "Just Say NO to Republicans ... Vote Kerry." The station house is no longer used by the Jackson Fire Department - it's a private residence.
Art Bukowski Special for The State News For more than 1,700 MSU students, the most important day of the year is here. Across the nation, Americans are making their way to the polls to select the next president, and MSU Students for Bush - a group active on campus since January - is wrapping up months of work into a final push to secure the re-election of President Bush. Meredith Phillis, an English sophomore and the group's communication director, said the members of Students for Bush are fully aware of the importance of voter turnout, which is expected to play a crucial role in this tight race. "Every vote is so important," she said.
The recent death of a Boston Red Sox fan from a pepper spray pellet shot was extremely rare, area law enforcement officers said, adding they plan to continue use of similar weapons. The 21-year-old Emerson College student, Victoria Snelgrove, was hit in her eye during a street celebration after the Oct.
Today is Election Day. YOU can pick the president for the next four years, two trustees to make MSU decisions for the next eight years, a person to represent YOU in the state House and a U.S.
Witnessing MSU President M. Peter McPherson announce his retirement from the university and spending a day with the vice president of El Salvador are some of the moments The State News Deputy Managing Editor Amy Bartner said have been the most memorable during her time at the newspaper.
The MSU College of Human Medicine won't be relocated to Grand Rapids until at least 2007, and could cost only half as much as university officials originally estimated. MSU and Grand Rapids officials say they're on board with a dual-campus plan presented on Friday by Deloitte Consulting and Grand Action.
Leading up to tomorrow's election, we at The State News have given you a reason to vote every day.
In the final hours before Election Day, hundreds of student volunteers supporting the three major presidential campaigns are still racing to gather last-minute support and remind their peers to vote tomorrow. During the last few days, MSU students backing the Republican, Democratic and independent candidates for president felt the pace of their work picking up as the election drew near.
I was disappointed but not surprised to see The State News endorse Joel Ferguson for re-election to the MSU Board of Trustees.
A senior interior design student was killed in a rollover car accident Sunday just before midnight. Lara Maria Polteraitis, 21, of Livonia, didn't make a curve in the road, and she struck a utility pole, then a cement culvert before rolling over, said Clinton County Sheriff's Department Sgt.
Costumed bicyclists rode through East Lansing and the capital area on Friday making noise in an attempt to get their voices heard. Members of Critical Mass, a community organization that promotes bicycles as an alternative form of transportation, dressed in Halloween costumes, and rode bikes on the streets of East Lansing with bells and signs to voice their disapproval of the Bush administration. "We just want to make our presence known," said landscape architecture senior Tim Heuer.
"Chicago" Veterans of show business, Velma and Roxie, find themselves in jail for murdering their cheating lovers.
The MSU women's soccer team concluded its season Saturday with a 3-0 win against Akron. Junior Erin Konheim and freshman Maureen Pawlak both scored a goal and earned an assist. Helping to give the Spartans an early lead, Konheim scored the first goal of the game from the seven yard line.
Ann Arbor - As the MSU team buses sat outside Michigan Stadium, head coach John L. Smith stared back at the "Big House" with a glazed look on his face. Perhaps Smith was thinking about what could have been, if his Spartans (4-4 overall, 3-2 Big Ten) had held onto their 17-point fourth quarter lead.
I only have one question for Ron Ziehmer, who seems so appalled that The State News endorsed a presidential candidate "SN endorsement is not representation" (SN 10/29): Have you ever read a newspaper in your entire life?
A commemoration of the dead will take place at 6 p.m. today at the rock on Farm Lane. Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is traditionally a time when families in Mexico set up alters and give offerings to symbolically celebrate their deceased family members' lives - how they lived and their accomplishments.
The "Jigsaw" killer, a serial murderer who sets up puzzles that his victims must either solve or kill themselves trying to, is holding two men captive inside a tiny room - a riddle in itself.