Obama addresses economic future in MSU speech
About 20,000 people congregated on Adams Field in West Circle on Thursday to see Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speak about issues such as the economy, education and energy.
About 20,000 people congregated on Adams Field in West Circle on Thursday to see Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama speak about issues such as the economy, education and energy.
The popular show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” is nearing completion of a new house at 2376 Eifert Road in Holt.
As students make the mad dash to city clerk or Secretary of State offices and congregate around clipboard-holding canvassers on campus between now and Monday’s voter registration deadline, some of them could face roadblocks. One group of potential voters who could have problems registering are those who will turn 21 years old by Monday.
West Circle Complex will be the center of attention today as Sen. Barack Obama, D.-Ill., Secret Service agents and MSU students flock to Adams Field.
Volunteers from the MSU College Republicans and MSU Democrats have been swarming campus during the past several weeks, but their efforts are heating up as Monday’s voter registration deadline nears.
A plethora of events are planned for the next few days to take students’ minds off homework and midterms, as the university prepares to celebrate Homecoming weekend.
A 19-year-old former landscape architecture sophomore was sentenced Monday to seven days in the Ingham County Jail for participating in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
By moving to the revitalized Michigan Avenue corridor, the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development hopes to increase its impact on the communities surrounding East Lansing.
Michigan drivers could be offered a chance to avoid points on their driver’s license for a moving violation if a Michigan Senate bill passes in the state House of Representatives — but it will come at a price.
Faculty faces in three of MSU’s colleges may no longer blend in with the crowd after a recent grant awarded to the university.
The total number of connected E. coli cases throughout the state has risen to 31, according to the Michigan Department of Community Health.
The Capital Area BirthNetwork will join other members of Birth On Labor Day, or BOLD, around the world this weekend in performing “Birth” — a play about the experiences of childbirth.
Students will not be allowed to camp out overnight before Thursday’s campaign rally. The university has an ordinance restricting people from camping out, said Lt. Scott Beckner, who is in charge of special events for MSU police.
Condominium units in East Lansing aren’t selling quickly, but experts say the market for urban housing is expected to grow.
With up to three U.S. Supreme Court justices expected to retire during the next president’s first term, this year’s election could be important in shaping the next era of court decisions.
When MSU plays the University of Michigan in football this year, the fist pump Wolverine fans so enthusiastically incorporate into their cheers really carries an unintentional message. In essence, as a fist pump resembles the American Sign Language sign for the letter “S,” they are unknowingly supporting the Spartans. Chris Hunter, the former director of the Michigan Division of Deaf and Hard of Hearing, told this story last week at the opening celebration of the new living/learning option in American Sign Language available in Phillips Hall.
The city of East Lansing is partnering with local stores to provide energy efficient compact fluorescent lightbulbs, or CFLs, at a reduced rate.
The Office of Cultural and Academic Transitions’ Hubbard Hall staff will hold an “If I were President” program at 7 p.m. tonight in 132 Hubbard Hall.
Business students broke out their best interview clothes Tuesday, dusted off their résumés and headed over to the Business College Complex for the second annual Women in Business Students’ Association Mock Career Fair.
Students who find coal in their stockings might be considered lucky this winter, as heating costs for natural gas are expected to increase by as much as 21 percent.