Women in Democratic politics took center stage at the Pepsi Center last night, with Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., giving the night’s prime-time speech and two well known Michigan Democrats — Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Gov. Jennifer Granholm — making appearances.
In a nod to the young voters who have been instrumental in Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, the Democrats addressed the rising cost of higher education when approving the party’s platform Monday.
Some East Lansing residents are concerned about city officials who plan to purchase property in the Avondale Square project, which is orchestrated by the city.
Students looking for cheap stuff for their rooms were in luck while benefiting a scholarship Tuesday at the Mildred B. Erickson yard sale in the Main Lounge of the Union.
MSU Dining Services is hoping to offset the rising costs of food prices by taking the cafeteria trays out of the hands of students dining in residence halls.
As Xiao Zhang sent out applications for graduate school, the business administration graduate student knew her next degree wouldn’t come from her undergraduate alma mater.
When Lorenzo Castillo completed his first online course at MSU last fall, he said he was met with a less time-consuming alternative to the traditional class setting.
Access to course materials and checking his e-mail are just two of the benefits wireless Internet access provides Daniel Raba during class.
Democrats kicked off their national convention Monday by hearing from the person who knows Barack Obama the best — his wife.
Downtown Denver is busier than ever this week as Democratic National Convention activities take over the city, but colleges and universities in the downtown area look like ghost towns. The Auraria Higher Education Center, a campus for three higher education institutions in Denver, has completely shut down operations in anticipation of traffic and security issues caused by the convention.
Welcome Week had fewer arrests and citations than in recent years, East Lansing and MSU police said.
MSU students will pay less this year for the energy and matriculation fee as part of a universitywide shift toward per-credit hour charges, despite a tuition hike.
When students enter Holden Hall this year, they’ll notice a bit of construction going on as well as a few changes in the design of the floor. Bright colors adorn the walls and coordinating spots line the floors after the first floor of the South Complex residence hall underwent noticeable renovations this summer.
A 19-year-old Grand Rapids man was sentenced to 20 days in the Ingham County Jail for his participation in April’s Cedar Fest riot.
A plan that has been a dream for the MSU College of Nursing is now in the works to become a reality, thanks to a $7 million donation from an alumna and her husband.
East Lansing’s streets might be green and white on football weekends, but navy blue has been the precedent for East Lansing’s patrol vehicles for more than 25 years — until now.
The East Lansing City Council will revisit a zoning issue it originally denied regarding part of the West Village development at its work session tonight.
If there is something clogging the airwaves this fall, it could be the thick signal of negativity. MSU professors and students said they noticed a disproportionate amount of negative presidential TV advertisements during this election season.
Despite the buzz created by presidential hopeful Barack Obama selecting Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., as his running mate Saturday, national election experts said running mates usually don’t impact elections.