With the average price of a regular gallon of unleaded gas near an all-time high, analysts say there is no reason prices will drop anytime soon, creating longer lines at local pumps as motorists bargain hunt. The average gas price in Michigan is only three cents under the all-time high of June 2000, according to a AAA Michigan survey released this week.
Who is holding the smoking gun responsible for regular, unleaded self-serve gas prices topping $2.009 per gallon? President Bush says that if his energy bill had passed three years ago, we wouldn't be in this mess.
The MSU varsity crew team has received a bid to the NCAA Division I Women's Rowing Championships. This is the fifth team bid the Spartans have earned, having consecutive bids since 1999.
Envision East Lansing, a group of volunteers who raise money to enhance the downtown area, will host the unveiling of a Children Sculpture Garden at 4 p.m.
Americans today detest inconvenience. In fact, in recent years we, as a nation, have become addicted to the sort of commercialism that depicts someone with the ability to drive an elephant-sized sport utility vehicle, talk on a microscopic cell phone, drink a double grande machiato with no foam, and order a super-sized drive-thru meal with a diet Coke all while using a Palm Pilot to order the latest pair of cargo pants from the Gap. Is this simply a revolution in multitasking, or have the intentions of convenience become the vehicle for a less-than-convenient lifestyle? It seems that with every new convenience innovation, the time allotted for normal everyday tasks diminishes. With the capability to conference call while flying first class to Beijing to seal the deal, employers today allow less time and/or leniency to their on-the-go employees.
Lansing - With this week's announcement by Gov. Jennifer Granholm that more than 8,600 jobs will be for hire in Michigan, as the state's economy expands, some MSU students are becoming more optimistic about their employment prospects. Those sentiments come as Michigan's unemployment rate has been decreasing - from 6.9 percent in April to 6.1 percent now - the lowest it's been since August 2002. Among the additional jobs to Michigan's economy, more than 200 are coming to Mason's Michigan Packaging Company. Packaging senior Anthony Jones said the recent announcement concerning an increase in job opportunities for Michigan residents gave him added hope for the future. "Nothing is a guarantee, but it will definitely increase the possibility of students in the school to find employment after graduation," Jones said.
For the first time in 25 years, the MSU baseball team has a chance at a Big Ten title. The Spartans (30-22, 17-11 Big Ten) face Northwestern this weekend at Kobs field in the final four-game series of the Big Ten season. MSU is third in the Big Ten race, two games behind conference-leading Minnesota and one game behind Ohio State.
The MSU Women's Golf team is halfway through the NCAA Championships and currently sits in 24th-place with 612 points with 12 teams to finish the course. UCLA is in first, followed by Duke and Oklahoma State. Senior golfer, Allison Fouch is in a six-way tie for third with 60 players still to finish round two.
The MSU Board of Trustees will look at other schools who have recently selected presidents as they begin their search this summer for a top executive.
Racial, ethnic and economic minority students will not be disappearing from MSU lecture halls and dorm rooms this fall if the College Access and Opportunity Act passes. The bill, which recently was proposed in the U.S.
The new blockbuster epic film - "Troy" - overflows with great acting, fantastic action scenes and the incredible aesthetics of the actors and scenery. Starring Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom, the film is based on the Greek writer Homer's epic poem, "The Iliad." The film chronicles the last battle of the lengthy war between the Greeks and the Trojans.
The first Michigan Tourism Investment Forum will be held May 26-27 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn.
Could (MSU President M. Peter) McPherson possibly have worse timing? On a day dedicated to celebration for the graduating seniors and their friends and family, our esteemed president has to steal the limelight by announcing plans for his retirement at the university's convocation ceremony.
MSU women's track team took fifth place with 75 points in the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championship at Purdue University this past weekend. The tournament, which concluded Sunday, consisted of 21 events with Michigan taking first place.
What a cop out, what a crock: Editor's note: It is the practice of The State News to not identify the race of accused, at-large suspects unless other descriptive factors exist that will narrow down the list of suspects substantially.
The MSU men's track team took tenth place with 34 points in the Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Purdue University, in West Lafayette, Ind.
Lovingly, a few students wiped dew drops off their self-made formula racing car Monday, following a heavy rainfall - allowing the green gleam of the car's fresh paint to shine all the brighter. Starting Wednesday, the student-built race car will compete in the Society of Automotive Engineering International Competition at the Pontiac Silverdome. Last year, MSU placed third overall. After dedicating a full year to creating, building and designing the car, the MSU Formula SAE team is optimistic about racing its newly designed car against those from schools in 139 countries. "It's the best car we've had yet," said Nick Periat, an engineering arts senior at MSU and the project's chief engineer.
Summer has arrived in Hollywood. Last year's blockbuster season gave the release of such hits as "The Hulk" and "Bad Boys II." Summer 2004, which by the Hollywood calendar has already begun, will be no different.
Cuts to sidewalk and building repairs along with reduced library funding will likely be passed today by the East Lansing City Council during approval of the city's annual budget. The proposed $54 million budget, which is down 2.34 percent from the present one, recommends some large budget cuts - including a $524,000 reduction in emergency street and sidewalk repairs.