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Expert: Zika virus spreading in Michigan not a huge concern

Last week health experts confirmed the first case of the zika virus has made it's way to Michigan in a 61year-old Ingham County. Fox 2 Detroit has reported more Michigan travelers are showing zika symptoms, but according to one health expert, Michiganders have nothing to worry about as far as the Zika virus goes.

NEWS

Random people who have previously ran for president

This election cycle has seen some strange people register as a presidential candidate. With Donald Trump lacking in a political background and yet gaining a large following, The State News decided to look at who else in popular culture or elsewhere has previously run for president. 

NEWS

Students finalize plans to attend upcoming presidential debates

For the first time since the last presidential election in 2011, Michigan will host Democratic and Republican debates. Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will debate in Flint on March 6, while the Republican candidates will debate in Detroit on March 3.

MSU

Bringing Bernie Sanders to MSU a lengthy process

ASMSU has arranged for 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders to appear at Breslin Center this Wednesday at 7 p.m. Since the announcement of the Vermont Senator’s rally, “A Future to Believe In” on Saturday, over 1,000 people have RSVP’d as ‘going’ on the event’s Facebook page.

NEWS

The difference between open and closed primaries

On March 8, people of Michigan will vote in the state’s first official democratic presidential primary in decades. Primaries can either be closed, allowing only registered party members to vote, or open, allowing any registered voter to participate, political science professor Sarah Reckhow said.