Energy and Commerce Committee leaders promised a focused investigation Wednesday to find the cause of the August blackout that is estimated to have caused $6 billion in losses. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham told lawmakers and witnesses testifying in Washington D.C.
MSU's Graduate Employees Union will protest the university's use of undergraduate students to teach undergraduate classes in late October.Union members will protest during Campus Equity Week, a nationwide campus labor rally from Oct.
Do you remember the Van Halen music video for the song, "Right Now?" It had facts and figures about real-world situations.
Now that you have been to class for a week, it's time to start skipping. While skipping, many people enjoy sleeping, walking dogs on campus and - playing video games.
When Agim Shabaj caught his second pass on Saturday, he had visions of Ronald Stanley.Not on the field, but in his head.As he latched onto the short pass, he looked up and saw no one in front of him.
Diego Rivera has come a long way since getting booed offstage at the Evergreen Grill. The saxophonist now gets decked out in a black suit as he leads the Diego Rivera Quartet, which performs Tuesday nights at Harper's Restaurant & Brewpub, 131 Albert Ave.
He didn't have the look of a matinee idol. Charles Bronson's face was that of an everyman - emanating machismo and toughness.
MSU's new course management system has been online since August, but some off-campus users are having troubles connecting.ANGEL, also known as A New Global Environment for Learning, was tested this summer and first used last week.
When I was younger, I remember my parents always saying "back in the day" things were so much better.My mom would get together with her friends and talk about what they wore, who they hung out with and the music they listened to."You wait 'til you get older," my mom would say.
MSU parking officials are making sure your pockets jingle a bit louder this semester. About 40 percent of the university's 1,100 metered spaces increased hourly rates from $1.25 to $1.50 on July 1. In the middle of a budget crunch, every nickel and dime can help, but the wrong drivers are being penalized in this price hike.
MSU's newest research facility, the Diagnostic Center for Population and Animal Health, will be up and running later than originally projected, but officials say it's worth the wait.The center, located on the southwest corner of Beaumont and Forest roads, was slated for a June opening, but the completion date was pushed back to December and again to February 2004.
"Le Divorce" should be French for boring. The new but slow movie starring Kate Hudson and Naomi Watts has the makings of a good drama, but its convoluted and slow-to-develop script make you care nothing for the characters as they struggle with the differences between French and American culture. Watts plays Roxy de Persand, an American woman whose French husband leaves her just as her sister Isabel Walker (Hudson) arrives to visit.
Drag performances, open-mic poetry and music will mark the annual Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender and Ally Resource Fair at MSU.A dozen campus groups are sponsoring the state wide fair and solidarity slam Today."It's a chance to welcome new students and returning students, and in general to let out the idea that MSU is a safe campus for LGBT and straight-ally students," said Nat Furrow, the director of the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgender and Ally Alliance.The fair begins at 5:30 p.m.
The author of a fictional novel chronicling a victim of sexual abuse will donate a portion of the book's profits to a local crisis center. Lansing resident and 1996 MSU graduate Jim Hines plans to give part of the profits from his novel "Goldfish Dreams" to The Listening Ear Crisis and Intervention Center, an East Lansing-based organization that offers counseling for depression, suicide, loneliness, sexual assault, grief and other related issues.
As the summer sun slowly burns away in the sky above, the golden-brown tan most have achieved from having fun in the sun for the past few months is going to start to fade.
The East Lansing City Council unanimously approved tougher penalties for noise violators in the city.Officials approved fines of $500 to $1,000 and three days in jail if two or more party indicators are present at the time of the offense.Party indicators include kegs, live entertainment, a fee to enter the house, music from speakers placed or directed outside the building and more than one person on the property for every 20 square feet of space.Under the old ordinance, offenders received a civil infraction fine of $175, or misdemeanor fines of $250 for a first violation, $350 for a second offense and $500 for a third violation if all instances are within a year.
Long Beach investigators are looking into whether alcohol was a factor in the death of former MSU football co-captain Brian Ottney, police said Tuesday. "There appeared to have been some alcoholic beverages at his residence," Long Beach police Officer Greg Schirmer said.
Combining warm weather with a home football game and an in-state opponent resulted in a noisy and disorderly Labor Day weekend in East Lansing and on campus, police said.
After week one of the volleyball season, MSU head coach Chuck Erbe feels his team is on course with where he expected it to be - but not without an early test. A 3-0 start is just what Erbe was hoping his team would be able to accomplish heading into the Maryland Invitational.