Detroit - History junior Sean McDaniel squinted as his eyes adjusted to the sunlight Thursday morning at Detroit's Hart Plaza. "Boy, having a reason to wake up early - besides school - was great," he said. McDaniel and a group of his friends were among the one million people who crowded into downtown Detroit on Thursday for an afternoon of celebration. The reason?
On Friday, the MSU Board of Trustees limited an eight-month, nationwide search for MSU's next president to a five-week walk up one flight of stairs in the Administration Building.
The U.S. men's soccer team moved one step closer to qualifying for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany after beating Grenada, 3-2, in St.
After more than three decades at MSU, Provost Lou Anna Simon will move into the university's top position on Jan 1, 2005.
The recent State News editorial concerning the Supreme Court decision on the Pledge of Allegiance ("Flags Up," SN 6/15) is illogical at best and downright ignorant at worst.
How convenient of the extremely left-wing State News to defend affirmative action. It's remarkable how a newspaper can be so patriotic in defending government policy, while simultaneously criticizing President Bush and other conservative leaders.
This is in response to T.J. Jourian's column, "Heroification" after Reagan death overlooks legacy of discrimination," (SN 6/17). After a friend and myself decided on a whim to drive down to Washington D.C.
When Provost Lou Anna Simon steps into the university's top post on Jan. 1, she doesn't only inherit the responsibility of running the nation's seventh largest university, but also the impact her presidency will have across the nation and the world. Simon was named the university's 20th president by the MSU Board of Trustees on Friday after a five week search to find President M.
There's something seriously wrong with U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton. He has a penchant for deception.
Lansing - The intricately-beaded American Indian hair pieces were beginning to sell out at Kellie Browneagle's booth Saturday night at the Riverbank Traditional Pow Wow. "The butterfly ones went quickly," the Warsaw, Ind., resident said.
The MSU Board of Trustees named Provost Lou Anna Simon as the university's 20th president today, after a little more than five weeks of discussion. MSU President M.
To loud clapping and a standing ovation Friday, Provost Lou Anna Simon became MSU's 20th president when the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to offer her the position.
The countdown chants of "10, 9, 8…" rang through Pontiac's Bo's Brewery & Bistro, ticking off final seconds until the Detroit Pistons officially clinched their third world championship. The screams and high-fives in the dark, smoky bar began the long, into-the-night celebrations Tuesday that spilled over into the streets of metro Detroit. "We've come here for every game during the playoffs, but it was nothing like this," said Scott Kiogima, 25, of Pontiac, who watched the game inside the brewery.
One team came together as the season extended, the other dismantled on the game's grandest stage. Dub the 2004 NBA Finals the Family versus the Soap Opera.
MSU freshman catcher Sean Walker was named to the Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American baseball team. Walker started 48 of 54 games for MSU, while hitting .288 with 29 RBI's and 28 runs scored.
With a board election just days behind them, officials on the East Lansing Public School Board still don't have time to relax - now they're on the lookout for a new superintendent. Interviews of six leading candidates began this week, and a new superintendent will be announced by the end of the month. School board members began considering applications for a new administrator over Memorial Day weekend, when they each took time to review 41 applicants from across the United States, before narrowing the list down to six. "Though we were all with our families over the holiday, a lot of us were inside during our downtime, working and looking over candidates," School Board President Barbara McMillian said. The process began in September 2003, when former superintendent Thomas Giblin's contract was terminated by the school board in a 4-3 vote.
Lansing - As part of a two-day Michigan tour, President Vicente Fox of Mexico visited Lansing on Thursday afternoon.
I think Maddie Trier might want to do a little more research on her columns before she goes flying off the handle about a draft.
Junior guard Lindsay Bowen closed out the 2004 Big Ten Women's Basketball Foreign Tour in Australia with a team-high 16.5 points per game. The team, comprised of women Big Ten basketball players, finished the tour with a perfect 4-0 record.
A few weeks ago I finished reading "Lies My Teacher Told Me," a book that has been on my to-read list for far too long.