It’s less than a week away from what pundits call, like they do every four years, one of the most important elections in U.S. history. From policy differences to possibly making history, see how Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump stack up against each other
Third term incumbent Sam Singh is proven and ready to continue taking on the issues that matter to students in the Michigan House of Representatives.
The Nov. 8 election carries more importance than just the decision of who will be the next president of the United States. Closer to home, students and East Lansing residents will also have the opportunity to vote for a representative in the 8th Congressional District, which includes Ingham, Livingston and Clinton counties.
Starting out her career in the Ingham County prosecutor’s office in 1975, Billie Jo O’Berry just kept working. O’Berry still works prosecuting cases in Lansing.
If you're a student at MSU, your vote for the MSU Board of Trustees might be the most important vote you will cast this election.
Research by the Wesleyan Media Project at Wesleyan University claims negativity in campaign ads has been trending upward for years, and that this September political ads were comparatively more negative than the same month in the 2012 presidential election. Kjerstin Thorson,rm an assistant professor in the MSU Department of Advertising and Public Relations, said negative advertising as a whole is an effective tactic. “We don’t like it, it makes people kind of cynical about elections, but it does mobilize people to turn out because it sends a signal that we should be worried about the election, or that it might be close,” Thorson said.
While Americans dress up in costumes and trick-or-treat for candy, international students don't celebrate the spooky holiday. Nursing senior Yixi Dong, is from Mianyang, China, and she said celebrating Halloween or similar holidays, her hometown doesn’t do much. When she came to the United States, it was one of her first chances to experience the holiday of Halloween.
As she set up her ofrenda, at the second annual MSU Día de los Muertos, Michigan Indígena/Chicanx Community Alliance, or MICCA, community liaison and University of Michigan graduate student Angelica De Jesus said she was thinking about two friends. These two friends were Amanda Harris and Maximillian Miguel Monroy-Miller, both of whom passed away this past year. The reason she was thinking about them was because of the nature of Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, she said.
The ban was lifted prior to this month’s election, but the U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati recently overturned the decision.
Deciding when to call who has won an election can be a complex process for news organizations.
MSU is the latest university to join the Institute of International Education Syria Consortium for Higher Education in Crisis, representatives from Books Not Bombs said.
Ingham County voters will decide to renew or not renew a millage used for operating expenses of the Potter Park Zoo, located in Lansing during this year's election. “The millage, really, is responsible for the operating expenses of the zoo: operations, maintenance and improvements," Potter Park Zoo Education Curator Dennis Laidler said. Laidler said the millage is an important part of the zoo's budget.
For the Spartans, the starting five was unchanged with only one freshman, forward Miles Bridges, featured in it.
The Breslin Center was rocking once again with the Izzone as the MSU basketball team continued its exhibition season, hosting nearby Saginaw Valley State University. For the Spartans, the starting five was unchanged with only one freshman, forward Miles Bridges, featured in it.
When MSU hockey head coach Tom Anastos walked into his weekly press conference, he mentioned his team’s morale was high. After its first win against the Princeton University Tigers last Friday, it was a natural reaction.
Junior linebacker Chris Frey charged up the field pursuing University of Michigan punt returner Jabrill Peppers in the second quarter.
Students from the Culturas de las Razas Unidas, or CRU, organized a protest to oppose Donald Trump Jr.’s visit to MSU and his father, Donald Trump's, stances. The protest included students and local residents. The protest was a non-violent, non-partisan protest that grew increasingly stronger during the course of the event as participants grew louder and chanted. Chants included “Love, not hate,” “Black Lives Matter” and “We will not be silenced” among many others.
Want to know exactly what the ballot will look like before arriving at the polls? Go to The Michigan Voter Information Center Website to see what elections are on the ticket and who is running.
To finish off the regular season, the MSU field hockey team dropped its last two games against a ranked Northwestern and Stanford team 4-3 and 3-2 respectively.
MSU football head coach Mark Dantonio is still searching for the answers to his team’s 2-6 record.