They were everywhere on campus. In the final weeks leading up to the election, avoiding somebody decked out in Barack Obama apparel was about as easy as finding an on-campus parking spot. Voter registration tables crowded the area by the Wells Hall bridge, forming a swarming blanket of politically active students that turned the grass underneath their feet brown just by standing there for so long.
Patients at the Sparrow Regional Children’s Center will receive a visit from members of the U.S. Olympic gymnastics team at 1 p.m. today.
Despite tough times for pizza businesses, Toppers Pizza has mounted the dough and plans to open its first Michigan location in December at 1219 E. Grand River Ave.
It could have been worse. Although the Republican Party lost the presidency to President-elect Barack Obama and the Democratic Party gained significant leads in the Senate and House of Representatives, experts said the Republican Party fared better than expected.
With broken-down barriers and newly-erected bridges appearing in the headlines this year, the Muslim Students’ Association has followed suit by hosting a week of Islam-related events to inform students of facts about Muslim life.
A national center created to advance educational research in science, technology, engineering and math will aim to prepare students for an evolving job market.
MSU’s Division of Housing and Food Services and Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are sponsoring the second annual Help Tackle Hunger Food Drive, continuing through Saturday’s football game.
When the Environmental Protection Agency says “get the lead out,” they mean it. A little more than two weeks ago, the EPA cut the amount of lead emissions allowed in the air by 90 percent, from 1.5 micrograms per cubic meter of air (ug/m3) to .15 ug/m3, according to a statement from the EPA.
Now that the votes have been counted and the confetti has cleared, it’s time for President-elect Barack Obama to begin contemplating the people and policies that will shape his administration. Obama began to tackle the first items of business Wednesday in several hours of meetings, during which he reportedly made calls to possible cabinet members.
Riding the coattails of President-elect Barack Obama, Democrats were elected to the state’s three public university boards, including MSU’s Board of Trustees. Democrats Dianne Byrum and Diann Woodard beat Republican candidates Lisa Bouchard and incumbent G. Scott Romney, giving the board a 6-2 Democratic majority come January 2009.
Same-sex marriage was banned in three more states Tuesday amid an election that many Americans viewed as progressive. But the mantra of change did not sweep as far as the gay and lesbian community was hoping it would.
East Lansing residents soon will have a choice between cable service providers, as the East Lansing City Council voted Tuesday to approve AT&T Michigan’s video service in the city.
Students who were gathered at the polls by 7 a.m. on Election Day had taken East Lansing City Clerk Nicole Evans’ advice: Get to the polls early to avoid the peak hours. “Students heard the call about off-peak hours being at 7 a.m. — so they all showed up at 7 a.m. and created a new peak time,” she said, laughing.
A 19-year-old MSU student was sentenced Wednesday to 17 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
East Lansing residents are enjoying the warm weather today, with the average temperature about 20 degrees higher than the historical average of 50 degrees. Meteorologists said a low pressure front is moving in from the west and is pushing warm air through the Midwest.
Change: It was the platform of President-elect Barack Obama and the thing many Americans have been waiting for. For Marcus Mayberry, president of MSU’s Successful Black Men, Obama’s accomplishment means change is coming.
Students could be tapping their toes to some new tunes on campus next spring — at least if a $65,000 concert gets the OK. Last week, ASMSU passed a bill through its Student Assembly Finance Committee, which would allocate $65,000 to a spring concert. Tonight, the bill will be discussed by the Student Assembly, where it could become the second major concert sponsored by ASMSU this school year.
Doctors might soon have a new option for treating methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA. Researchers at Paratek Pharmaceuticals, a Boston-based company, announced Oct. 26 that Phase II testing of the drug PTK 0796 yielded positive results.
YouVote partnered with the University Activities Board on Tuesday night to create an environment where students could hang out with friends while awaiting the results of the presidential election.
After a long wait for ballots to arrive at the East Lansing city clerk’s office, votes finally started to be tabulated at around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday night. “We had a little bit of trouble getting the ballots tabulated, but once they arrived, the votes were counted pretty quick,” said Barb McCaffrey, an election official.