Barack Obama’s campaign slogan went from “Yes we can” to “Yes we will” as he encouraged his supporters to make sure Michigan is a blue state in November. The Democratic presidential nominee made three appearances in Michigan during the weekend, including a Sunday rally in Battle Creek and Monday appearances in Detroit and Monroe.
The ongoing struggle to keep up with increasing costs has forced Laura Grindem to search the East Lansing area for jobs, a process she described as difficult.
A 3-year-old white-tailed deer recently was found to be infected with chronic wasting disease, or CWD, causing drastic measures to be taken by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
Although increased state funding for higher education increased by 1 percent in Michigan this year, the state still ranks last in appropriations at that level through the last five years.
Eleanor Tolbert cautiously picked up a trumpet placed among other brass instruments and took a deep breath. The 79-year-old East Lansing resident’s fingers bobbed over the valves for the first time in more than five decades Thursday as sound escaped from the horn.
Plans to develop a proposal aimed at reducing MSU’s energy consumption could leave some campus buildings in the dark.
The East Lansing City Council will discuss a containment plan for the City Center II development, along with several of the project’s zoning ordinances, at its meeting tonight.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain ended all speculation but sparked widespread eyebrow raising by naming Alaska Gov.
Denver — Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promised an America in which the government works for its citizens — while vehemently challenging his opponent, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. Obama became the first minority to accept a major political party’s nomination for president Thursday.
Spartan Remix brought out people of all nationalities, backgrounds and walks of life — and for one night, students had the chance to experience the world within the walls of the Union.
Do you think fewer students will go home during Labor Day weekend because of high gas prices?
After spending seven years helping to administer elections and encouraging students to vote, East Lansing City Clerk Sharon Reid retires today.
Jerry Punch never considered a career in audiology until he met Calvin Knobeloch.
Labor Day weekend has always been popular for students to head home and for families to go on vacation, but high gas prices may keep some students in East Lansing.
Chicago’s The Second City will be performing at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 at Fairchild Theatre at Wharton Center.
With classes having started Sunday, MSU’s instructional building in Dubai is up and running and nearly complete. All it lacks is an MSU distinction, a void that soon will be filled.
Drinking laws in the U.S. don’t make sense to pre-law senior Stephanie Schnelz. “It goes back to the whole thing with Vietnam,” she said. “People can go to war, die for their country, get enlisted in the draft and they can’t have a beer.”
Bikes are gaining ground across campus as more students are trading in their car keys for a new set of wheels. The MSU Department of Police and Public Safety reported that since 2003, bike registration increased 273 percent on campus.
History was made in Denver on Wednesday when Illinois Sen. Barack Obama officially secured the Democratic presidential nomination through intervention from his former rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y. In a surprise move, Obama appeared with Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., later that night. Biden had just accepted the Democratic bid for the vice presidency.
Dr. Tevi Troy, the deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, had a chance to witness some of the Midwest’s most cutting-edge medical facilities firsthand Wednesday as a guest of Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Brighton.