Six MSU students have been nominated for the highly competitive Marshall Scholarship, Mitchell Scholarship and Rhodes Scholarship according to a Honors College press release. The nominees are Honors College undergraduate students Margaret Born, Rebecca Carlson, Eamon Devlin, Clara Lepard and Alana O’Mara and alumnus Joel Arnold.
After months of intense campaigning, America finally has its answer. Republican Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United States.
The MSU hockey team continues its march during regular season play, as the team split its series against the Michigan Tech Huskies last weekend.
It’s been a process eight months in the making. It started with a stunning upset loss to Middle Tennessee State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, which blemished not only the resume of Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo and his 2016 graduating class consisting of the likes of Denzel Valentine, Bryn Forbes, Matt Costello and Colby Wollenman.
It's tourney time in the Big Ten, and on Friday, MSU men's soccer will face its joint-toughest opponent of the season.
Dealing with society’s expectation of what is masculine and what isn’t, has had effects on differnet MSU students. Doctoral student Mark Hsieh is an avid martial arts participant and hunter, but also loves music and is pursuing a doctorate in musical arts, all of which he didn’t choose based on whether it was masculine or not.
Eleven months ago, assistant theatre professor Deric McNish started working on an idea that would help bring William Shakespeare’s work to life. This week, that idea will be realized the opening day of ”The Tempest" on Nov. 10. The Shakespeare play will be put on in the Pasant Theatre at the Wharton Center and will be different from previous productions McNish, the director of the show, said.
“Now and in time to be, Wherever green is worn, Are changed, changed utterly: A terrible beauty is born,” Irish poet W.B. Yeats wrote of the 1916 Easter Rising. The Easter Rising was a rebellion by Irish nationalists against British rule with the hope of establishing an independent nation. Though the uprising lasted only six days, it changed Ireland’s course for the 20th century.
For the next eight years, Republican candidate Dan Kelly and Democratic incumbent Dianne Byrum will serve on MSU's Board of Trustees. Trustee Byrum will return after serving an eight-year term, and told The State News she's most proud of her work on the Energy Transition Plan at MSU.
MSU head coach Mark Dantonio took the podium on Tuesday in what he described as a “broken record” as the team has yet to improve upon the things he has consistently talked about during the Spartans seven game losing streak. The offense against Illinois was only able to generate nine points in their first six possessions, all which found their way into Illinois territory.
East Lansing polls closed at 8 p.m. Stay with The State News for Election 2016 results.
As of 2:17 p.m. Wednesday, 83 of 83 counties were reported for the statewide MSU Board of Trustees race, according to Michigan Secretary of State. Democratic candidate Dianne Byrum and Republican candidate Dan Kelly won the election. Byrum received 23.94 percent of the vote and Kelly received 24.13 percent of the vote.
Republican Donald Trump will be the 45th president of the United State of America.
Democratic candidate Carol Siemon has just been elected as the newest Ingham County Prosecuting Attorney.
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's campaign chief John Podesta announced that Clinton will not speak about the 2016 presidential election as of early Wednesday morning.
As of 1:13 a.m., Democratic candidate Scott Wriggelsworth has 57.70 percent of the vote in the Ingham County Sheriff race. The State News predicts Wriggelsworth will win this election over opponent Republican Eric Trojanowicz.
Incumbent Sam Singh (D-East Lansing) won the 69th District State House of Representatives. The district encompasses East Lansing, Haslett, Okemos, Williamstown Township and Locke Township in Ingham County. Singh took a comfortable lead in the race.
Mike Bishop (R) has won the election for the 8th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.
In a noncompetitive race, the Potter Park Zoo millage renewal passed by more than 70 percent in favor of the millage being renewed.
Lansing residents and MSU students lined up toward the end of the day Tuesday to vote in the 2016 presidential election.