The Wayne State men's hockey team could not hold onto an early lead losing a College Hockey America league contest by a 5-2 score on Feb. 5. A photo of Warrior sophomore Jason Bloomingburg is included.

The Detroit Documentary International Film Festival kicked off November 11th with a gala held at the Wayne State University Welcome Center on Woodward at Warren in Detroit. The photo story features photos of President Reid, festival director and WSU alumni Tod Hardin, WSU Press director Jane Hoehner and WSU film studies student and festival volunteer Lucie Bourgeau.

Michael Belzer, professor of Urban and Labor Studies in CULMA, talks about the Association of Pizza Delivery Drivers' efforts to unionize its workers. Pizza delivery drivers are members of the fifth most dangerous profession in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Bush administration's budget for 2006, due out on Monday, could mean the end of the Perkins loan program. The funds, which are made up of federal \"capital contributions,\" institutional matches, and repaid Perkins loans, are used to make new loans to students from low-income and middle-income families. The president will ask Congress to recall the federal share of institutions' revolving loan funds, according to a top Education Department official. The recalled money would be used to increase the maximum Pell Grant, to eliminate a $4.3 billion shortfall in the Pell Grant program, and to increase loan limits for students in their first two years of college.

This editorial addressed issues concerning Wayne State\'s deals for electrical power. ...Wayne State University should be set free to seek a better deal on power. State law forbids the university from seeking bids to save money on its electric power costs. That\'s unreasonable.The university is locked into a public power and lighting system operated by Detroit. The service is so bad that the university is considering the purchase of emergency generating equipment to compensate for the system\'s intermittent power outages. The equipment is needed to counter brownouts and keep power-sensitive research projects running....In 2000, frustrated Wayne State officials looked for ways to find an alternative electricity supplier. But they bumped up against a state law that effectively bars them from seeking competitive bids on power. The state law ought to be repealed. At a time when state lawmakers are asking universities to become more efficient with their money, denying one of the biggest schools in the state the ability to seek competitive bids for its electricity is simply dumb.

The Wayne State University Phi Sigma Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Phi Sorority will host a charity dinner and silent auction from 7 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. The event will be at the Roostertail and tickets will cost $35. Proceeds will benefit children and families worldwide by providing care to people with HIV/AIDS.

In 2001, an explosion was triggered when methyl mercaptan leaked from a rail car and burst into flames at an Atofina Chemicals plant in Riverview. The blast left three workers dead, nine injured and forced the evacuation of people in four Downriver communities. Residents can receive their share of a $1.2 million settlement. However, at least 30 residents have rejected the set amount of $550 per family member. Peter Henning, a Wayne State University professor, said the letters showed that most people are basically honest. \"People treat these legal forms seriously." If fewer than 1,300 seek money, than some of the $1.2 million will be returned to the company.

A brief in the men\'s college roundup section mentioned that Wayne State defeated Mercyhurst 77-49. Despite running a three-guard offense, the host Warriors dominated inside by outscoring Mercyhurst in the paint, 40-24. Guard Morris Hall led Wayne State (12-7, 7-3) with 23 points and forward Herb Goliday added 20 points. Mitch Brennan and Terry Smith each scored eight points for Mercyhurst (8-14, 2-10).

A brief in the women\'s college roundup section mentioned that Mercyhurst (Pa.) defeated Wayne State 87-81 in an overtime game. Mercyhurst outscored Wayne State, 15-9, in overtime. Shatona Clark hit a three-pointer for host Wayne State (3-16, 1-10 GLIAC) to send the game into overtime. Jessica Olmstead scored 24 points for Mercyhurst (7-15, 3-9). Mary Clare Harlan added 16 points and 12 rebounds. Clark scored a season-high 24 points and had 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season.

On Feb. 10, Wayne State University Dance Umbrella will be an evening of Metro Detroit dance artists. Tickets cost $15 and the event will be held at the Maggie Allesee Dance Studio in Old Main.

On Feb. 24th, WSU Law School will host the Second Annual Gibbs Lecture in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium. The lecture is entitled, "The Protection of Religious Freedoms under the American Constitution" and will be delivered by Prof. Robert A. Sedler. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Three Wayne State University men\'s hockey players are listed among the NCAA\'s best in this week\'s national statistical report. In addition, the Warriors are ranked in a team category. Freshmen forwards Tylor Michel and Stavros Paskaris are tied-for-10th in the country with two short-handed goals. Sophomore left wing Jason Bloomingburg is tied-for-19th nationally in goals per game. In terms of team rankings, Wayne State is tied-for-17th in scoring offense.

Wayne State University Press has just published the Autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough: An American Journey From Slavery to Scholarship by Michelle Valerie Ronnick. The story is about one of black history\'s amazing unknown pioneers, a slave who, against all odds, rose to become the foremost black classical scholar, a major voice in the debate over the future of black America and, finally, president of Wilberforce University. Growing up in the 1970s, the author, Michele Ronnick took Latin in high school and it started her on a lifelong passion for the classics.

Wayne State University Law School Dean Frank Wu will be a guest speaker during the May 10 Annual Diversity Dinner at the Marriott in Pontiac. The event is sponsored by the Oakland County Bar Association.

In an opinion piece, El Central reprinted a letter to the "Community" from CULMA Interim Dean Jack Kay, providing an update on matters involving the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies.

A sidebar accompanying an article about capital campaigns at Michigan State and Central Michigan lists endowment assets of public and private universities in Michigan. Wayne State was listed in third place with $173,623 for 2004.

Paula Tutman did a live noon report on the Wayne State alumni casting call for \"The Apprentice.\" She also did reports for the evening news as well. Producers for the show were interviewing prospective candidates on campus at the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium in the Law School.

Both radio stations did interviews and reports from the Wayne State alumni casting call of \"The Apprentice\" that was held on WSU\'s campus in the Law School.

Michigan\'s universities face a grim budget year in Lansing. There\'s been talk around the Capitol that the best higher education can expect for the 2006 budget is no reductions; forget about aid increases. Facing a $1 billion deficit and the demands of K-12 education and Medicaid, legislators are unlikely to push much money toward academe. Against this, university leaders can only throw arguments. Fortunately for them, they have a singularly potent one: Don\'t be a hypocrite. Thirty years ago, state appropriations covered about 75 percent of a public university education. Now, that figure is down to 40 percent. University officials can\'t expect to see those trends reversed soon. And, frankly, we still see room for greater efficiencies in university spending.

Morning anchor Rhonda Walker noted that NBC's hit reality show "The Apprentice" was hosting casting calls for Wayne State University alumni today at the Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.