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September 30

Willow Run inducting six into Hall of Fame

A story about six Willow Run High School graduates being inducted into the school's Hall of Fame mentions that Darryl Warner, who earned his doctorate at Wayne State, is a member of the adjunct fac...

Northville teacher aids needy Afghans

A story about how elementary school teacher Khris Nedam led a fund-raising drive to build a schoolhouse in Afghanistan, mentions that she worked with Wayne State University to obtain grant funds th...

Wayne Co. minorities soar

Minorities are fueling the population growth of Southeast Michigan and the minority population has become the majority in Wayne County, according to just-released census data. Researchers say the ...

Moore urges nonvoters to get involved

Filmmaker Michael Moore’s stop at Wayne State’s campus, part of his “Slacker Uprising Tour,” drew an estimated 3,000 onlookers. Moore said he will be making more than 60 appearances between now and...

Station changes: Money, listener losses spur WDET changes

Vanishing subsidies and harder-to-get donations prompted an audience examination at WDET 101.9 FM, leading to several program changes. For a public radio station that gets 62 percent of its $3.8 mi...

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Wayne State University students were among the participants in an in-studio post-debate program during the 11 p.m. newscast. They offered comments about the performance of the candidates and whethe...

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Wayne State students participating in the 2004 Presidential Debate Watch, held last night at the Student Center Building, were interviewed on WJR regarding their views on how the candidates fared. ...

WSU Continues criminalizing professors

An editorial traces the history of a complaint against two Hispanic professors in the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies at the university and contends that the two are being treated unfairly by th...

Cleaning up on campus

A new beautification and recycling initiative on the Wayne State campus is providing high-traffic areas with attractive container collection units at no cost to the university. The three-year exper...

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Kurt Metzger, research director for CULMA’s Center for Urban Studies, was interviewed on Frank Beckman's morning show about the employment story that ran in last week’s Detroit News.

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Classics Professor Michele Ronnick was interviewed by Mark Harris on her Black Scholars exhibit.

12 Black Scholars to tell Canton how they overcame discrimination

William Sanders Scarborough was the star of a forum on 12 Black Scholars sponsored Oct. 1 by Canton’s Mayor’s Literacy Commission. Michele Ronnick, Wayne State classics professor, brought her trav...

Michael Moore speaks at WSU

A photo and caption is featured of filmmaker Michael Moore’s recent visit to Wayne State’s campus.

Africantown: Detroiters back plan for economic empowerment

Professor Jorge L. Chinea, who lectures on Afro-Latino studies at Wayne State University, said an Africantown would play not only a role in the economic empowerment of Blacks but would also strengt...

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A photo is included of Wayne State Board of Governors member Richard Bernstein attending the Sept. 2 welcoming reception for Law School dean Frank H. Wu.

New dean honored at welcoming reception at Detroit Zoo

Wayne State recently held a welcoming reception for its new Law School dean, Frank H. Wu, at the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery at the Detroit Zoo. A photo of President Irvin D. Reid, Dean Wu and Na...

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Pictured in a photo from the Dean Frank Wu welcoming reception held at the Detroit Zoo are Arthur Lombard, Wayne 3rd Judicial Court judge, and Richard Bernstein, member of the WSU Board of Governor...

September 29

Michael Moore would speak at Wayne State University

The morning newscast reported that Michael Moore would speak at Wayne State University today.

Health Calendar

"Faces of Health Care Disparities," is the topic of an American Medical Student Association’s regional convention sponsored by the Wayne State University School of Medicine. It will run today from ...

Wayne People in the News

Randall Wilger, a former director of business and finance for the Wayne State University Law School, has been named special assistant on volunteerism to Chief Justice Maura Corrigan of the Michigan...

Suburban schools' safety under scrutiny

Elizabeth Barton, associate director for the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State was quoted on whether rap leads to violence in suburban schools or whether teens with violent tende...

Filmmaker urges Kerry vote ... or else

Filmmaker Michael Moore is scheduled to speak at Wayne State University at noon today and at the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium at 7:30. Both appearances are sold out. Moore, a Flint nati...

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The morning newscast reported that Michael Moore would speak at Wayne State University today.

Health Calendar

"Faces of Health Care Disparities," is the topic of an American Medical Student Association’s regional convention sponsored by the Wayne State University School of Medicine. It will run today from ...

Wayne People in the News

Randall Wilger, a former director of business and finance for the Wayne State University Law School, has been named special assistant on volunteerism to Chief Justice Maura Corrigan of the Michigan...

Wayne State breaths easier

This state football roundup article focused on Wayne State's victory over Indianapolis last Saturday. If new Wayne State Coach Paul Winters looks a lot happier these days, he has reason to be. The ...

Suburban schools' safety under scrutiny

Elizabeth Barton, associate director for the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State was quoted on whether rap leads to violence in suburban schools or whether teens with violent tende...

Filmmaker urges Kerry vote ... or else

Filmmaker Michael Moore is scheduled to speak at Wayne State University at noon today and at the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium at 7:30. Both appearances are sold out. Moore, a Flint nati...

Mich. to emphasize higher ed

An article about the formation of the state's new Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth mentions that members will hold a meeting at Wayne State on Oct. 18. Created by Gov. Jenifer Gra...

Clerks struggling with fraudulent voter registration forms as deadline nears

Among the record number of voter registration applications pouring in to county clerk's offices throughout the state are hundreds, perhaps thousands, that appear to be fraudulent, according to Mich...

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These radio and TV stations ran reports on filmmaker Michael Moore's speech Wednesday at Wayne State. All mentioned the university as the site and most ran clips from Moore's comments.

Detroit Orientation Institute seeking applicants

The Detroit Orientation Institute, created in 1987 as a program of the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, is still accepting applications to its Oct. 11, 18 and 25 sessions. The thre...

Dearborn Symphony’s musical journey sets sail for 2004-05 year

Professor Kypros Markou, director of orchestral studies at Wayne State University, is entering his eighth season as Music Director of the Dearborn Symphony. Markou, who also serves as Music Directo...

September 28

College aid fails to keep pace with tuition hikes

In 1977, the maximum Pell grant paid for 77 percent of tuition, room and board at public, four-year colleges. Today it covers 41 percent on average, and college students are left with much higher d...

Men's Hockey Tabbed For Fourth By CHA Coaches

The Wayne State University men's hockey team was picked to finish fourth in a pre-season coaches' poll conducted by College Hockey America(CHA). The Warriors have their annual Green-Gold intersquad...

Two Football Players Listed In National Stats

Two Wayne State University football players are listed in the NCAA Division II national rankings released today. Senior place-kicker/punter Greg Gundersen is ranked 26th in punting average at 39.2 ...

Grand Valley State University's football team gets a serious challenge from WSU

It will be interesting to see if Grand Valley State University's football team gets a serious challenge from WSU's Warriors this Saturday. WSU won its game in Indianapolis.

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It will be interesting to see if Grand Valley State University's football team gets a serious challenge from WSU's Warriors this Saturday. WSU won its game in Indianapolis.

Men's Hockey Tabbed For Fourth By CHA Coaches

The Wayne State University men's hockey team was picked to finish fourth in a pre-season coaches' poll conducted by College Hockey America(CHA). The Warriors have their annual Green-Gold intersquad...

Two Football Players Listed In National Stats

Two Wayne State University football players are listed in the NCAA Division II national rankings released today. Senior place-kicker/punter Greg Gundersen is ranked 26th in punting average at 39.2 ...

September 27

Walter P. Reuther Library Hosts Social Justice Exhibit

Wayne State's Walther P. Reuther Library is currently hosting the "Hear Me Roar: Women and Social Justice" exhibit.

Arts Achievements Awards Presented at Wayne State

Wayne will celebrate the 28th anniversary of the WSU Arts Achievement Awards on Sept. 30, at 5:30.

Wayne State's women's volleyball team have followed three home wins and a pair of road wins

Wayne State's women's volleyball team had a record of 2-3 following a loss to Michigan State, but since they have followed three home wins and a pair of road wins. Elizabeth Meyers leads the team ...

Walter P. Reuther Library Hosts Social Justice Exhibit

Wayne State's Walther P. Reuther Library is currently hosting the "Hear Me Roar: Women and Social Justice" exhibit.

Arts Achievements Awards Presented at Wayne State

Wayne will celebrate the 28th anniversary of the WSU Arts Achievement Awards on Sept. 30, at 5:30.

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Wayne State's women's volleyball team had a record of 2-3 following a loss to Michigan State, but since they have followed three home wins and a pair of road wins. Elizabeth Meyers leads the team ...

DMC raises outlook

Thanks to better than expected volume and success keeping expenses down, The Detroit Medical Center continues to improve its year-end outlook, the academic medical center's CFO Chris Palazzolo said...

State colleges rank high in African-American grads

Four Michigan universities got high marks for the number of African-American students they graduated during the 2002-03 school year from four-year programs in a June ranking done by Black Issues in...

Healthy debate: Nurses, administrators square off over nurse-patient ratios and how best to fill them

The Wayne State University College of Nursing reports that the nation had 1.9 million registered nurses in 2000, 6 percent fewer than it needed. The shortage is expected to rise to 12 percent by 20...

40 under 40

Frank Wu, 37, and the youngest dean in the history of the WSU Law School, was named to receive the business newspaper’s “40 under 40” award. He wants WSU Law School to achieve top 50 ranking. His b...

Panel to discuss Brown and its impact on equal justice

An advance story about a Sept. 30 panel discussion in Lansing concerning the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the Brown v Board of Education case mentioned that Frank Wu, dean of the WSU Law Sc...

U.S. Attorney Craig Morford to speak at WSU

Craig Morford, interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan will present his views on the PATRIOT ACT at a Wayne State symposium hosted by Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone P.L.C. ...

September 26

Nancy Schlichting interviewed on \

Nancy Schlichting, President and CEO of Henry Ford Health System, was the guest on "Leaders on Leadership", co-produced by the WSU School of Business Administration. Her interview by the SBA's Larr...

Wayne State prevails in OT

The Warriors football victory over Indianapolis was the lead item in a state sports roundup article. WSU drove 80 yards for a TD in the final 2:50 of regulation play to force overtime, then won th...

Warriors 24-21 overtime victory over Indianapolis

During the sports segment of his morning talk show, host Warren Pierce mentioned that Wayne State "finally won a game Saturday." Detroit News reporter Mike O'Hara gave the score and some details of...

Wayne State prevails in OT

The Warriors football victory over Indianapolis was the lead item in a state sports roundup article. WSU drove 80 yards for a TD in the final 2:50 of regulation play to force overtime, then won th...

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During the sports segment of his morning talk show, host Warren Pierce mentioned that Wayne State "finally won a game Saturday." Detroit News reporter Mike O'Hara gave the score and some details of...

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Nancy Schlichting, President and CEO of Henry Ford Health System, was the guest on "Leaders on Leadership", co-produced by the WSU School of Business Administration. Her interview by the SBA's Larr...

People on the move

George Corcoran, chair of the WSU Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, was appointed by the International Union of Toxicology to serve a three-year term on the Developing Countries Committee.

Wayne State rallies for OT win

Wayne State’s 24-21 victory over Indianapolis is the lead item in this football round-up article.

September 24

U-M dorm upgrades will cost $250 million

Housing officials at University of Michigan unveiled a 10-year, $250 million to $280 million student housing plan that will upgrade at least five residence halls. The new dorm will house 500-650 st...

Loraleigh Keashly was a guest on the "Mitch Albom Show"

Professor Loraleigh Keashly, director of CULMA’s Master’s in Dispute Resolution program, was a guest on the “Mitch Albom Show” with guest host Warren Pierce. Keashly responded to caller’s questions...

At WSU, 20 artists present images of Cuba

This online publication ran The Detroit News story on the Cuban exhibit at Wayne State's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery. The exhibit titled "Cuba from the Inside Out" includes works from faculty members, ...

ROCHELLE RILEY: African Town? Concentrate on this town

Kurt R. Metzger, director of the Michigan Metropolitan Information Center at Wayne State University, has studied Detroit's economics and education levels and was quoted on the topic. Nearly half of...

BRIAN DICKERSON: Immigrants creating a brain gain in Michigan

Wayne State University demographer Kurt Metzger was quoted on the thousands of degreed immigrants who've moved in since 1995. Metzger's analysis of census data shows the immigrants’ college-educate...

Representative Assembly names Unsung Hero recipients

Henry Lukowiak, a staff attorney for the Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc., which works in partnership with Wayne State University Law School, is recognized for dedicating his career to serv...

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Wayne State University Library System, Miller, Canfield, Paddock, and Stone, P.L.C. and Phi Beta Kappa presented “The Impact of the USA Patriot Act on the University,” Tuesday, Sept. 28 at the Bern...

New dean honored at welcoming reception

A photo from the welcoming reception for law Dean Frank Wu, held at the Detroit Zoo’s Wildlife Interpretive Gallery, includes Marcia McDonald, director of admissions; Susan M. Moisev, Oakland Count...

September 23

Another life sciences win for Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Community College will be the home of a new high-tech laboratory for Michigan's life sciences industry. The Michigan High Throughput Screening Center is expected to be up and running by ...

How to survive - and thrive - in college

In this AP wire story that originated in the Detroit Free Press, Wayne State students are among several college students who offer practical tips for first-year students.

No Lodging

A repair project on the Lodge freeway overpass at I-94, scheduled to begin Friday, will be an inconvenience for people who use the Lodge to commute to the New Center area and Wayne State University...

New boat joins river patrol

A story about the Grosse Ile Police Department's new river patrol boat includes some historical information about patrolling the river and cites WSU distinguished professor Philip Mason's 1995 book...

Africa Town plan will hasten Detroit's demise, not stem the tide

In a column critical of the Detroit City Council's plan to create a $30 million-a-year entrepreneurial zone called Africa Town, Laura Berman contends the plan would "accelerate the city's demise, n...

Teen's lawyer decries tactics

Law professor Peter Henning, a former federal prosecutor, is quoted in a story about the upcoming trial of the Clinton Township teen who is accused of planning a Columbine-style massacre at his hig...

Wayne State mentioned in an Arkansas invenstigation

An article about the investigation into the death of a man in police custody in Nashville, Ark. in 2003, mentioned that Wayne State faculty member performed one of two independent autopsies for the...

Volleyball Players Among Nation\'s Best

Two Wayne State University volleyball players are ranked in the top five in the country in blocks and digs according to the latest NCAA report. Redshirt junior Elisa Joris is second in the nation i...

Dean Redman conducts radio interviews from the LifeLine Awards

Dean Barbara Redman, College of Nursing, conducted radio interviews with these stations from the LifeLine Awards. Redman discussed the impact of the awards and the need to raise funds to increase t...

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Carmen Harlan closed the evening's newscast by recognizing the honorees from the Fourth Annual LifeLine Awards, sponsored by the College of Nursing and held at the Detroit Athletic Club. The honore...

Politicians storm Michigan campuses to get out vote

College campuses across Michigan are buzzing with activity to get more young people to vote. Young voters had a dismal showing in the 2000 election, but polls suggest they plan to vote in large num...

People in the News

Wayne State University honors the following alumni at its 28th annual Arts Achievement Awards on Sept. 30: Jim Pallas of Grosse Pointe Park; Bill Benoit of Columbia, Mo.; Charles Postlewate of Shel...

Community protest attacks on CBS at WSU Board meeting

The paper ran an article regarding a presentation five speakers made in support of the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies(CBS) at the Board of Governors meeting on Sept. 15. The speakers were addre...

College aid fails to keep pace with tuition hikes

In 1977, the maximum Pell grant paid for 77 percent of tuition, room and board at public, four-year colleges. Today it covers 41 percent on average, and college students are left with much higher d...

Community protest attacks on CBS at WSU Board meeting

The paper ran an article regarding a presentation five speakers made in support of the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies(CBS) at the Board of Governors meeting on Sept. 15. The speakers were addre...

Senior health care issues to be discussed

Wayne State’s Institute of Gerontology (IOG) is sponsoring a forum on aging issues for seniors and caregivers Sept. 27 in Farmington Hills. IOG director Peter Lichtenberg and R. Darin Ellis, associ...

September 22

Yeast relief

A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that women prone to vaginal yeast infections may get long-term relief from a weekly dose of fluconazole, an antifungal drug sold as Diflu...

Pat Vitale talks to Wayne State students

Reporter Pat Vitale talked to Wayne State students about the upcoming Lodge closure and how it will affect their commute schedules. Vitale pointed out that there are building projects on the Wayne ...

At WSU, 20 artists present images of a gloomy Cuba

“Cuba from the Inside Out,” an exhibit of contemporary Cuban art featuring 20 exhibitors affiliated with Cuba’s leading art school, Institute Superior de Arte, is showing at Wayne State’s Elaine L....

No sign of letup in county growth

According to a study released by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, Macomb County added the most people, 34,300, and the most households, 21,200, of any county in southeast Michigan in ...

Universities need help to educate more students

This month's "President's Perspective" commentary, authored by incoming Michigan State University president Lou Anna Simon, identifies the challenges Michigan's universities face as they heed Gov. ...

September 21

Pondering Punishment

A book review by Marta Salij on Scott Turow’s latest book, “Ultimate Punishment” mentions that the author will give a reading at WSU’s Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium in the Law School Thursday nigh...

WSU football visits Indianapolis this Saturday

Wayne State University’s football team will make its first trip to Indianapolis since the 2000 campaign this Saturday. WSU and UI met in 2001 in Detroit but were not scheduled against each other in...

Lack of trust poisons efforts to reform asbestos litigation

Dr. Michael R. Harbut, chief of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Wayne State University, commented about the declining numbers of patients being treated for illnesses relat...

Sports Resorts rejects buyout

Randy Paschke, chair of the accounting department in Wayne State’s School of Business Administration, commented about Sports Resorts International Inc. board’s rejection of an offer by company foun...

September 20

WSU Academy Wins NASA Award

This article mentioned that Wayne State University's Detroit Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy and the DTE Energy Foundation were named the winners of the TEC Champion Leaders...

New Wayne State courses cover alternative energy

An item in the briefs column on the front page notes that WSU is offering six alternative energy technology courses this fall “in its continuing effort to prepare engineers for sustainable energy t...

Ford Woos College Kids

Ford Motor Co. is offering its X-plan, a discount purchase/lease plan traditionally reserved for employees and family members, to college students. Under its Ford Advanced Education Program, the a...

Online college applications are on the rise

Online applications to Michigan colleges are surging in popularity, and all 15 public universities in the state, including Wayne State, offer the convenience of online application. But the process ...

More Michigan colleges receiving online applications

These newspapers used an AP story about the surge in online applications to universities. Wayne State freshman Tamaria Dewdney is quoted. “I personally prefer to see everything I’m writing,” she s...

September 19

Use of online applications grows at Michigan colleges

This article on online applications quote a Wayne State student. "I personally prefer to see everything I'm writing," said Tamaria Dewdney of Southfield, a freshman at Wayne State University who ap...

College Web applications rise

This article on the increase in college applications on the Web quotes a Wayne State student and also Wayne State's director of admissions. "I personally prefer to see everything I'm writing," said...

GALLERIES: Spiritual works evoke the smoky hues of Cuba

This article featured a new exhibit of Cuban art that opened at Wayne State's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery. ...An art department trip to Cuba last year to meet artists, students and faculty at the islan...

For Americans size does matter

A commentary piece written by Wayne State's Jerry Herron, who is director of the Honors Program, says for Americans size does matter – and the nation obsesses over the size of everything from our b...

Workplace bullying affects the whole company

Professor Loraleigh Keashly, academic director of CULMA’s Master’s in Dispute Resolution (MADR) program, is extensively quoted in a story about workplace bullying, an issue she has been researching...

Clinical Trials – Researchers find new ways to diagnose and treat women’s cancer

Dr. Adnan Munkarah, director of gynecologic oncology and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, said he would like to see both public ...

September 18

Wayne State Finishes Fourth at Midwest Open

This article featured the 16th ranked Wayne State women's cross country team, which placed fourth out of 20 teams at the 2004 Midwest Collegiate Open 5000 meter run held at Wisconsin Parkside on Sa...

Football Edged By Northern Michigan, 18-13

This games coverage article discussed how Wayne State was narrowly defeated by Northern Michigan in football 18-13. The article also included a photo of freshman linebacker Alan Guy. Guy recorded h...

Vibrant new drama season throws spotlight on Detroit's cultural mix

This article on the new drama season in Detroit mentioned the Hilberry Theatre. ...Arguably the longest running large-scale success story in Detroit drama is the Hilberry Theatre, the training arm...

Northern Michigan defeats Wayne State 18-13

In the college state roundup, a brief article mentions that Northern Michigan defeated Wayne State 18-13. The article mentioned that Wayne State quarterback Chad Blair scored on a 15-yard run in th...

September 17

Flint colleges go online

Mott Community College (MCC) and the University of Michigan-Flint either have started or may begin sending grades and tuition bills online. MCC has begun a pilot project in which students get an e-...

Community college ups enrollment, transparency

Wayne County Community College’s 10-year millage, passed three years ago, has shown impressive early returns according to a Detroit Free Press editorial. WCCCD has the highest enrollment of its 35-...

People making news

Jane Thomas, assistant dean for special programs at Wayne State’s School of Medicine, was recently named to the board of directors and elected board chair of St. John Health, a provider of inpatien...

WDET-FM dumps Smiley and Gross

Commenting about WDET’s programming changes, station manager Caryn Mathes says WDET saves $150,000 and remains true to the station’s mission of contemporary adult music. The new weekday schedule is...

WDET-FM pulls popular talk shows for music

WDET-FM (101.9), is dropping four popular interview shows, three specialty music programs and two music-variety shows following the results of a two-year study of audience likes and dislikes, accor...

WSU's SEMAA receives the TEC Champion Leadership Award

A brief article ran indicating that Wayne State University’s Detroit Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy and the DTE Energy Foundation have been named recipients of the TEC Cham...

September 16

U-M school gets $3.7M grant

The University of Michigan School of Public Health has won a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to help build a laboratory and renovate space for clinical research.

Event’s goal: prove public transit pays off

The McGregor Memorial Conference Center here will be the site of a big conference Monday on the importance of public transportation in boosting the region’s economy. Presenters will include repres...

What’s a freshman to do to make it through?

Two Wayne State students are quoted in this AP story that first ran in the Detroit Free Press several days ago. The article provides tips for first first-year college students. Kavita Kapadia, 20, ...

Kerry: Bush’s term full of excuses

An article about Sen. John Kerry’s speech to the Detroit Economic Club yesterday mentions that Wayne State President Irvin D. Reid was among those in attendance. Also in attendance were Ford Motor...

10-year report card on higher education spurs calls for reforms

Leading education policy experts called for major reforms in higher education Wednesday in response to a report by an independent research group showing that the nation has made little progress ove...

Wayne State football

This weekend is the Tartar/Warriors Reunion Weekend at Wayne State University as the Warriors host Northern Michigan University Saturday, Sept. 18, at Adams Field.

WSU faculty dancers

The Wayne State Maggie Allesee Department of Dance will host its annual Faculty and Friends Concerts on Sept. 18-19 at the dance studio on the third floor of the Old Main Building on the main campu...

Music at Wayne Series opens

The “Music at Wayne” concert fall 2004 series is opening Friday, Sept. 17, at 11:45 a.m. in the Schaver Music Recital Hall, with a special performance by the Peter Soave Sextet. A lineup of the fal...

Detroit Docs Festival coming to Wayne State

Wayne State University will host the third annual Detroit Docs International Film Festival in November. The festival will showcase 100 documentary films from countries around the globe as well as ...

‘Hear Me Roar’ women’s exhibit at Reuther Library

The influence of women in the labor movement, and their roles regarding social justice issues, Detroit politics and community service is captured in the “Hear Me Roar: Women and Social Justice” exh...

Dean Barbara Redman was interviewed live by Jay Butler

College of Nursing Dean Barbara Redman was interviewed live by Jay Butler regarding the nursing shortage, its impact on Michigan and the rising number of applications to the college’s undergraduate...

Editorial - Wayne State University has “betrayed its urban mission”

El Central publisher Dolores Sanchez charges in an editorial that Wayne State University has “betrayed its urban mission” and moved from a “worker’s” university to a “rich people’s university.” The...

Honored Guitarist in WSU Concert

Wayne’s Music Department presented 2004 Arts Achievement Award recipient Charles Postlewate in concert Oct. 1st.

Spirited Comedy at Hilberry

The Hilberry Theatre at Wayne will open the season with Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit,” Friday, October 8th.

‘Ultimate Punishment’ author here

The Sept. 23 personal appearance of renowned attorney and author Scot Turow at the WSU Law School is noted, along with information on how to make reservations. Turow is the author of “Ultimate Pun...

‘Hear Me Roar’ Women’s Exhibit at Reuther Library

The influence of women in the labor movement, and their roles regarding social justice issues, Detroit politics and community service is captured in the exhibit that opened Sept. 27.

Music at Wayne Series Opens

The fall series opened Sept. 17 with a special performance by the Peter Soave Sextet. A complete list of events is available at www.music.wayne.edu. or by calling (313) 577-1795. The article goes ...

September 15

Homeland Security give the FBI direct access to its foreign visitors databases

The commission that investigated the 2001 terrorist attacks recommended that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security give the Federal Bureau of Investigation direct access to its databases for tra...

Michigan fails test for college cost

Michigan is flunking when it comes to affordability in higher education. Approximately 32 percent of an average family’s income is needed to pay for each year of college expenses at a four-year pub...

Cryoablation preferred option for treatment of breast fibroadenoma

News-Medical.net, 9/14 Wayne State is part of several centers treat patients of breast fibroadenoma using the Sanarus Visica(TM) Treatment System. Cryoablation is a minimally invasive procedure i...

Area sports in Brief

The Contours will perform in a pregame concert for Saturday's Wayne State-Northern Michigan game at the Warriors' Adams Field. The Contours are best known for their Motown hit "Do You Love Me?" The...

Clinton surgery a warning: Prevent heart disease now

Dr. John Flack, associate chair of the department of internal medicine at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, wants young black men to take responsibility for their health. He wants Presid...

Kurt Mattix is coaching defensive backs at Wayne State in Detroit

In the sports roundup section, it mentions that Kurt Mattix, who lettered at Valparaiso University as an offensive lineman after transferring from Indianapolis, is coaching defensive backs at Wayne...

"How many deaths are too many?"

Wayne State Political Science Prof. Mel Small was quoted in this article on the fact more than 1,000 U.S. soldiers that have been killed in the war in Iraq. The article looked in comparison to the ...

G.M. Helps to Drive a Detroit Revival

An article on G.M.'s efforts to revive downtown quoted College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs Prof. Robin Boyle on the automaker's renovation of the Renaissance Center. "It was the first ...

Kerry’s visits to Michigan at a glance

A list of presidential campaign stops in Michigan by Sen. John Kerry in 2003-04 notes that he addressed a group at Wayne State University in March of this year.

Algonac resident now calls Wayne State home

Story on new dorm resident features a photo of Stephanie Soltys and Ashley Mathew, two of the 800 undergraduates who moved into Wayne’s dorms Sept. 3.

September 14

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This brief article discussed the upcoming symposium "The Impact of the USA Patriot Act on the University," which was co-sponsored by the Wayne State University Library System, Phi Beta Kappa and th...

September 13

Rumblings: Web site touts eats

A brief item about “eatDetroit.com,” a Web site that lists more than 60 Detroit restaurants, mentions that hotels, the Detroit People Mover and Wayne State University are directing people to the si...

Hay fever suffers anxious for relief

Relief is on the way from ragweed pollen, which arrives late in the season. The reaction ranges from mild to severe, but over-the-counter medications can help, according to Dr. Willane Krell, an a...

September 12

Doc film festival coming to WSU

Wayne State University will kick off the Detroit Docs International Film Festival with a gala Nov. 11 at the Welcome Center. This year’s festival will screen about 100 films from around the world, ...

September 10

10 hottest businesses

Wayne’s School of Business Administration offered a free work shop on How to Start and Run a Small Business, Sept. 16.

September 9

Bringing Art to Life

This article ran a photo and quoted Wayne State Art Prof. Mel Rosas. That article discussed "Artworks for Life," a fundraising art project to benefit the Midwest AIDS Prevention Project. Rosas part...

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The Friends of Clinton Township Parks and Recreation awarded scholarships including one to Erin MacFarland a student at WSU.

September 8

One Minute Interview

Ralph Kummler, dean of the College of Engineering, is profiled in this Q&A format article that mentions his research on environmental issues and includes his observations on a variety of state, nat...

Nader impact uncertain in Michigan

Ralph Nader is on the ballot, but not expected to get many Michigan votes. History Chair Marc Kruman, who teaches a course on presidential elections, thinks Nader will play a minor role. “My sens...

September 6

Archer Foundation expects to raise $100,000 at Sept. 13 event

The Dennis W. Archer Foundation expects to raise at least $100,000 at its 2004 Archer Scholars Scholarship Reception on Sept. 13 to pay for college scholarships for 20 Detroit area students. The sc...

September 5

New Web site unveiled

The College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs is credited in this newsletter with helping the City of Highland Park to develop a new informational Web site. CULMA provided the services of a ...

September 4

Home Ownership rises in state

Kurt Metzger, research director of the Center for Urban Studies, comments about housing costs taking a bigger chunk out of the average paycheck. “A lot of the low-income people who got jobs in the ...

September 3

Lawyers hail admission of mistakes in terror trial

Both newspapers ran an AP story about the Justice Department’s announcement that it would not pursue terrorism charges against three Detroit-area defendants who were tried last year on grounds they...

Tuition hike hit postgrads

Michigan graduate students are bearing the brunt of tuition increases. WSU graduate student Nicole Usionek of Troy said today’s marketplace often requires a graduate degree. “I look at how Wayne ...

September 2

Standard Bearer

This story on jazz pianist Mark Moultrup quotes Matt Michaels, a professor and director of jazz studies at Wayne State. Michaels called Moultrup “a polished professional.” He characterized him as ...