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January 31

Men’s hockey suffers 4-2 setback in Omaha

The Warriors men’s hockey team suffered its second consecutive loss at 18th-ranked Nebraska-Omaha, falling 4-2 Saturday night. It was the first time WSU has been swept in a two-game series since th...

Detroit Orientation Institute hosts in-depth look at metro area

The Detroit Orientation Institute, a program of the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs at WSU, is hosting a three-day session in April for persons interested in learning about the cit...

Holland exhibit focuses on educated blacks

“Until recently, the mark of a learned person was having a command of Greek and Latin,” explained Michelle Valerie Ronnick, classics professor at Wayne State. She was responding to a question about...

HUGHES NAMED ACTING SUPERINTENDENT

Jeremy Hughes, currently the state’s deputy superintendent of public instruction and the department’s chief academic officer, was named the acting state superintendent by the head of the State Boar...

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During the noon newscast, Lila Lazarus discussed Exercise and Sleep: A Clinical Trial in Menopausal Women, a federally-funded research grant conducted by Dr. Jean Davis of the College of Nursing. T...

Oakland, WSU Put Students First with Shared Pharmacy Program

This editorial lauds Wayne State's recent agreement with Oakland University regarding WSU's PharmD program. ...State universities are clamoring for more money from the state, but they are going to ...

A chance to get fired

The schedule of casting calls for NBC’s “The Apprentice” show is given in a short item in the Rumblings column. Thursday’s interviews at Wayne State are for WSU alumni only.

Hold onto your wallet

The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 permits US companies to repatriate cash from overseas operations at a tax rate of 5.25 percent, rather than the standard 35 percent. The limited-time "tax hol...

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Shelley Irwin interviewed Classics Professor Michele Ronnick on her photo installation on Black Classicists at the Holland Museum. The exhibit will run through the month of February.

Conference on regional collaboration Feb. 18

Wayne State University is noted as a co-sponsor of the Feb. 18 Regional Redevelopment Summit at the Roostertail Club. Nearly 200 attended the summit in its first year and organizers are hoping to d...

Hilberry opens ‘I hate Hamlet’ by Paul Rudnick

Background on the play “I Hate Hamlet,” a comedy playing through March 31 at WSU’s Hilberry Theatre, is provided in this article, which also gives ticket information. A photo of Patrick Moltane, wh...

January 30

Wixom looks to new industries

Will the city of Wixom be able to cope effectively with the announced closing of the Ford assembly plant? If Ford abandons the plant completely, it could put a 12 percent dent in the city’s tax rol...

Big deals: Arcadia sees Sun Belt as health care hot spot

The rapid growth of a Southfield-based home health care and medical equipment company is the subject of this article. Arcadia Resources has grown from $9.5 million to $95.9 million in its first 14 ...

Ex-Enron CEOs go on trial this week

As the trial of Enron chief executives Kenney Lay and Jeffrey Skilling gets underway this week, former employees who saw their retirement savings disappear in the collapse of the company will be wa...

SBXL: The Cadillac of spectacle

A story focusing on the Super Bowl as a venue for eye-popping new TV advertising includes a comment from professor Hugh Cannon of the School of Business Administration. “The Super Bowl has become ...

6 ways to boost region’s image

This article examines possible strategies for making Detroit shine while it is in the national spotlight during Super Bowl week. Among experts offering their opinions is Hugh Cannon, professor of a...

SBXL: 40 developments

A lengthy review of 40 top economic development projects in the Detroit metropolitan area includes projects at Wayne State. In 2004, the university launched TechTown in the 12-block area between t...

PSU fundraising: good start, but not enough

Wayne State is mentioned in a story about a fundraising campaign at Portland State University. The writer makes the point that “there is an apparent correlative connection between the size of a uni...

Degree in social work on its way

St. Clair County Community College plans to bring a Wayne State University bachelor’s degree in social work program to Port Huron as soon as August. Two informational sessions for students interest...

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"Leaders on Leadership", co-produced by Detroit Public Television and the WSU School of Business Administration (SBA), broadcast part two of the Dieter Zetsche interview. He is president and CEO of...

State schools chief agrees to resign job

The resignation of state schools Superintendent Tom Watkins in early March hinges, in part, on finalization of an offer to take a job at Wayne State University, his attorney said. The State Board ...

Sessions slated

Wayne State will host informational sessions to discuss the bachelor’s degree program in social work that it plans to bring to St. Clair County Community College in Port Huron. The date, time and ...

January 29

Putting a spit shine on old pair of sneaker

Jerry Herron, director of the Honors Program and former director of the American Studies Program here, is quoted in an article about how Detroit is putting its best foot forward in preparation for ...

Super Bowl in Detroit: A proud town, a once-proud team

The Detroit Lions photo and artifacts exhibit at the Walter P. Reuther Library is discussed in a story about the team’s eight decades of highs and lows. Among the guests at the exhibit’s opening Th...

How to make investors whole?

An Associate Press article that ran widely throughout the country and focusing on how the SEC can punish corporate crime without penalizing shareholders, includes comments from WSU law professor Pe...

Cool City contest interest students

Teams of students from universities around the country, including one from Wayne State, are vying for a $25,000 prize for the best plan on how to revitalize an eight-acre downtown area in Jackson. ...

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WWJ Radio did a live interview with resigning state schools Superintendent Tom Watkins Sunday morning, mentioning that he will be joining Wayne State University. Watkins declined to criticize Gov. ...

2 cities’ Web sites feature strikingly similar content

Jessica Litman, Wayne State University Law School professor, comments in a story about similarities between the Lincoln Park and Portage city Web sites. Litman says the issue is probably more of an...

January 28

Oakland University students can enroll in Wayne State's pharmacy program

This article discussed an agreement between Oakland University and Wayne State, that will allow Oakland students to enroll in the PharmD program at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Heal...

Different cities, same Web site wording

This article about Lincoln Park and Portage having the same wording on each city's Web site and potential cyber-plagiarism, quotes a Wayne State professor. "If a city employee has plagiarized, the ...

Spendthrift Detroit may follow China

Columnist Tom Walsh calls the city of Detroit’s payrolls “wildly bloated in several areas compared with other major U.S. cities.” He points out that the city employs 18,000 persons, second only to ...

Watkins resigns

This report covers the resignation of Tom Watkins as state superintendent of schools. State school board officials refused to say when the resignation takes effect, calling the details “still a wo...

Tribute to Firestone

CULMA’s Walter P. Reuther Library will offer a special exhibit on the life of the late Detroit area labor leader Bernard J. Firestone, opening Feb. 1 and continuing through December. The exhibit, t...

January 27

U-M approves living-learning hall for North Quad

A new $137 million residence hall and academic complex was approved Wednesday by the University of Michigan Board of Regents. The living hall will feature innovative communications technology as we...

From slavery to scholarship

Professor Michele Valerie Ronnick of the Classics, Greek and Latin Department is the editor of a just-published autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough, who was born into slavery in 1852 and b...

2-gallon-a-day habit led to rare disease

Michael Kleerekoper, professor of medicine at Wayne State, is quoted in an article about the possible health hazards of drinking liquids with too much fluoride in them. A 52-year old Missouri woman...

Worlds (and wardrobes) collide in the office

Rodney Cole, assistant director of career services at Wayne State, is quoted in a feature story about current clothing trends in the workplace for Gen X and Gen Y members. "I think students are sta...

Oakland University to partner with Wayne State

Pre-pharmacy students at Oakland University will soon have an opportunity to earn a doctorate through the PharmD program at Wayne State University. As result of an articulation agreement, Oakland s...

Detroit Orientation Institute hosting a history of metro area

The Detroit Orientation Institute (DOI) is hosting a three-day session April 12, 19 and 26 for individuals interested in learning about the city of Detroit and the metro area. The intensive, fast-p...

Majestic Movie Night; Joy in Solidarity

Two separate “shorts” appear in the events column, as follows: 1) WSU students, employees and alumni get in free with a WSU OneCard at Majestic Monday Movie Nights at the Magic Stick on Woodward ne...

‘I Hate Hamlet’ due at Hilberry

The Hilberry Theatre will open “I Hate Hamlet,” at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 4, running in repertory through March 31.

In Concert

Several musical events open to the public at the Schaver Music Recital Hall in the Old Main building at Wayne State are listed on the events page.

January 26

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A brief clip shows Wayne State’s swimming team students swimming in a pool at Matthaei while news anchor Rhonda Walker says, “Hello Wayne State University.”

High-speed university network to use Atlanta firm's hardware

A 10 gigabit-per-second network connecting Michigan's universities with a national high-speed network will use optical networking equipment from Movaz Networks Inc. Movaz announced Tuesday that the...

Michigan’s Asian Pacific Americans

Frank Wu, dean of Wayne State’s Law School, and Sean Wu, professor of mechanical engineering, are among Asian Americans honored in a special section of the magazine. The section includes a brief pr...

Instant tea may have too much fluoride

Dr. Michael Kleerekoper, professor in Wayne State’s School of Medicine, who conducted a five-year, nationwide study of fluoride treatment for osteoporosis in the 1980’s, comments about a study reve...

Farmington Hills couple fund WSU scholarship

A story profiling Harriet and Allan Gelfond and their funding of a $10,000 scholarship for Wayne State University social work majors appeared in the “Neighborhood News” section for Farmington, Farm...

Five Warrior Men's Hockey Player In National Stats

Five Wayne State University men's hockey players are listed among the top 20 in various categories in this week's NCAA statistical report. In addition, the Warriors are ranked in two team categorie...

January 25

It takes a country

Daniel Stettner, WSU adjunct professor of psychology, was quoted on guidelines imposed by the departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture. He said people need stronger incentives than ...

Michigan Universities Select Movaz for Wavelength Transport; Movaz Networks' RAY Product Suite to Provide Michigan LambdaRail with Optical Connectivity

Movaz Networks announced that Michigan LambdaRail, a consortium of Michigan State University, the University of Michigan, and Wayne State, will deploy a high-speed optical network to enable its mem...

Fermi II plant shut for leak

Al Saperstein, professor of physics, commented on the water leak at Fermi II. He said the problem did not sound ominous. "It's not that dangerous,” he said.

Gannett-HomeTown deal faces antitrust scrutiny

Federal antitrust enforcers are scrutinizing the proposed purchase of HomeTown Communications Network by Gannett Co., parent company of the Detroit News. Gannett owns three dailies in Michigan alre...

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Frank Witsil writes in a story about an adult child who killed his aging parents that the burden of caring for the elderly is falling on family members, and many buckle under the stress. Peter Lich...

DoE Science Ed Expo Coming to Detroit Next Year

The U.S. Department of Energy has asked Wayne State University to assist in its effort to turn around a trend showing American students falling behind other countries in math and science. To help s...

The Ebbers Trial's Stars and Extras

The fraud and conspiracy trial of former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers is still pending. While the criminal investigation has yielded literally millions of pages of financial documents, there's not m...

Schools chief caught in rift

This article, which examines the rift between Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Tom Watkins as well as the authority of the State Board of Education, mentions that Watkins started Michigan’s first charter...

January 24

Congress has mixed reaction to report on simplifying student-aid process

Students from families earning $25,000 or less would be automatically eligible for the maximum Pell Grant, and low-income students could work more hours without losing any federal financial aid, un...

Bush's budget for 2006 may propose killing 2 key programs for college access

President Bush may propose eliminating funds next year for two popular programs that help needy students prepare for college, in an effort to finance an expansion of his signature No Child Left Beh...

Detroit budget crisis: Feed the cities, not the Pentagon

At a special symposium at Wayne State University on Jan. 4-5, corporate and banking consultants, along with the mayor and other city officials, blamed the city’s fiscal crisis on the loss of popula...

Men’s hockey skates past Robert Morris, 4-1

The Wayne State University men’s hockey team improved its overall record to 12-9-2 with a 4-1 College Hockey America victory over visiting Robert Morris University Saturday afternoon at the Compuwa...

Briefly

Wednesday, Jan. 26, pianist-composer Richard Trythall is performing the music of Charles Ives and Jelly Roll Morton at 7 p.m. at the Wayne State University Department of Music's Schaver Music Recit...

Michigan needs to reform laws so bad contractors truly pay for mistreating customers

Clinton Andrews, a lecturer in finance at Wayne State University, says in an op-ed that Michigan’s inability to get rid of bad contractors is costing the state’s good contractors and consumers mill...

Zero-based budgeting: when will Michigan revamp higher-ed formula?

Some suggest Michigan’s beleaguered state government should use “zero-based” budgeting to solve its crisis. Experts fear it will favor large research institutions such as Wayne, Michigan State and...

Making porous semiconductors

Scientists at Wayne State made the first-ever aerogel with semiconducting properties. If the new aerogels can be prepared in thin films, they could be used in photovoltaic, catalysis and sensing ap...

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A calendar brief notes that Wayne State’s Center for the Study of Citizenship will present a lecture by Bruce Schneier titled “Security, Liberties and Trade-Offs in the War on Terrorism,” Jan. 24 i...

January 23

Three rallies for the Warriors not enough

Wayne State’s men’s hockey team suffered its first overtime loss since Feb. 21, 2003, as Robert Morris defeated the Warriors 3-2. A photo of Warrior freshman Stavros Paskaris is included.

Wayne State, Oakland prevail

Herb Goliday and Morris Hall scored 18 points each Saturday to lead Wayne State to a 73-62 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Northwood. Ethan Banks scored 16 for the Warr...

Women: Roundup

Wayne State’s women’s basketball team defeated Northwood 75-72. Shatona Clark scored 23 and Bethany Mesko for the Warriors.

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Dieter Zetsche, president and CEO of Chrysler Group, was a guest on "Leaders on Leadership", co-produced by Detroit Public Television and the Wayne State University School of Business Administratio...

The business of luring business

Wayne State Professor Peter Eisinger comments in a story about the effectiveness of federal programs in luring business – a commitment by the federal government that has spent $57 billion on econom...

Asian Pacific group to cite service of 11

Frank Wu, dean of Wayne State’s Law School, will deliver the keynote address during the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce awards ceremony for outstanding community accomplishments during 2...

Trend of commuting to work has economic effect

Kurt Metzger, research director with CULMA’s Center for Urban Studies, commented about the commuting trends in the Kalamazoo area. Metzger said the 2000 Census showed that 69 percent of workers in ...

Despite gains, women continue to battle against the erosion of reproductive rights

Jacquelin Washington, executive vice president of the ACLU Fund of Michigan and a past president of Planned Parenthood of Southeast Michigan, (Member and Chair of Wayne State’s Board of Governors –...

WSU paper airplane tradition flies into immortality

Columnist Neal Rubin dedicated a feature story to the Wayne State student tradition of impaling the ceiling tiles in the North Commons of the Student Center Building with paper planes. Hundreds of ...

January 21

Local Roundup

CityLife: Frank H. Wu, dean of Wayne State University’s Law School, will be delivering an affirmative action lecture titled “Toward a Diverse Democracy: Affirmative Action and the Future of Racial ...

Places to go, Things to do

Wayne State’s Hilberry Theatre performs plays in repertory: “Mother Courage and Her Children” by Bertolt Brecht, Jan. 22-29 and “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller through March 24. The Bonstel...

Race, class and the race to get in class

Wayne State Law School Dean Frank Wu takes issue with UCLA Professor Richard H. Sander’s recent paper arguing that eliminating racial preferences in law schools will actually result in more, not fe...

Drug researched at Wayne State target multiple sclerosis

A drug developed at Wayne State University to target multiple sclerosis, a condition that strikes more people in Michigan than any other state, besides New York and California, has drawn national a...

January 20

Pioneering work in black classicism recognized

Michele Valerie Ronnick’s photo exhibition titled "2 Black Classicists" has been touring the country since 2003 and will travel to several national universities this year. Her book The Autobiograph...

U-M gap in grad rates at high end

The gap between graduation rates of white and black students at the University of Michigan is the second highest among 11 similar elite universities, according to a study released Wednesday by an a...

Theater

"Death of a Salesman,” playing at WSU’s Hilberry Theatre, focuses on a man who spends his entire lifetime trying to become the man he thinks he should be. The play continues through March 24. Perfo...

Sights, sounds of civil rights battle

In Marta Salij’s review of the book “We Shall Overcome” by Herb Boyd, she points out that the author is a Detroit area native who once taught history at Wayne State.

A test for Detroit

A story about this weekend’s Winter Blast in Detroit notes that such events help attract crowds to Detroit. It notes that the annual Detroit Festival of the Arts, held on the Wayne State University...

Tour museums and galleries

An article about the Cultural Center area’s Tour d’Art, being held in connection with the Motown Winter Blast celebration this weekend, mentions that the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery at Wayne State will...

TechTown gets up to $6.2 million to renovate TechOne

TechTown, the technology park led by Wayne State University, has announced the closing of a $6.2 million tax credit transaction to support the complete renovation of the TechOne building, the park’...

Local residents help shape Iraqi government

Story on Iraqis in metro Detroit features a chart that shows where Chaldean children live, crediting Wayne State University’s College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs.

Bonstelle presents ‘Metamorphoses’

Greek mythology is made new as Ovid’s ancient stories make up the play “Metamorphoses” being performed in January. Story features a photo of the play’s actors.

Music of Ives, ‘Jelly Roll’ Morton at WSU

Renowned pianist and composer Richard Trythall will be performing the music of Ives and Morton Jan. 26 at Wayne’s Schaver Music Recital Hall.

WSU dance via the Internet

The Maggie Allesee Department of Dance will present its “Telematics Dance Concert” Jan. 22 and 23. A video stream of the performances will be available at www.dance.wayne.edu/DanceTechnology.html.

WSU studio slates ‘Miss Julie

The Studio Theater will present August Strindberg’s “Miss Julie” in January and February.

Pointes for Peace hosts talk on ‘liberal media’

Jack Lessenberry, lecturer at Wayne State, will be the guest speaker at the Pointes for Peace public forum Monday, Jan. 24, in Grosse Pointe Woods.

Changing face of county focus of forum

Kurt Metzger, research director at CULMA’s Center for Urban Studies, spoke recently at Leadership Oakland’s “Breakfast of Nations” event. Metzger talked about the trends and issues related to incre...

January 19

Ailing Detroit bus system has new woe

This article on the U.S. Department of Transportation's announcement of a major review of DDOT's compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act quoted Birmingham attorney Richard Bernstein, wh...

Experimental radiation pinpoints site of cancer

This article mentions that the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the Detroit Medical Center are purchasing new image-guiding radiation machines that are used to pinpoint cancer with more p...

Men’s Hockey Players Listed in This Week’s NCAA Stats

Four Wayne State University men's hockey players are listed among the country's best in this week's NCAA statistical report. Freshmen forwards Tylor Michel and Stavros Paskaris are tied-for-seventh...

KVCC asked to join Core Technology Alliance

Kalamazoo Valley Community College says it has been asked to join the Core Technology Alliance, a coalition of life-science research initiatives consisting of Wayne State, Michigan State, Universit...

Diversity programs unite Harper Woods

Kurt Metzger, director of the Michigan Information Center at Wayne State University, commented about growing diversity in Harper Woods. In 1990, only 132 of Harper Woods’ 14, 903 residents were bla...

January 18

Netarx gets Mirapoint reseller deal

Farmington Hills-based IP communications provider Netarx Inc. Friday announced its appointment as a Mirapoint Authorized Total Solutions Partner. More information will be provided in a Webinar at ...

Carnitine compound eases diabetic nerve pain

People with diabetes-related nerve damage may find pain is relieved by taking a compound drug related to the popular supplement L-carnitine. L-carnitine (ALC) is not currently approved in the US fo...

People on the move

The Detroit Medical Center appointed Dr. Thomas Malone, executive vice president of medical and academic affairs, executive vice president and chief medical officer. Malone will work with the leade...

Tensions from the Mideast get personal at Columbia

Columbia is experiencing a virulent dispute that has rattled the university for months over alleged intimidation of Jewish students by pro-Palestinian professors in the Middle East and Asian langua...

Harvard Chief Defends His Talk on Women

Lawrence Summers, president of Harvard, offended some women at an academic conference by suggesting that innate differences in sex may explain why fewer women succeed in science and math careers. ...

Iraqis rush to register

A recent American Community Survey, performed by the U.S. Census Bureau, revealed that Macomb County was home to an estimated 14,400 people of Arab descent and 12,025 Chaldeans in 2002. The 2003 su...

January 17

Reform without cost

John Palffy, president of JMP Financial and adjunct professor of business administration at Wayne State University, wrote on President Bush's plan to allow individuals to invest their Social Securi...

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Dick Wright, associate professor of journalism, Dept. of Communication, was interviewed by Nigel Williams for broadcast on BBC World Service telecast at the 2005 North American Auto Show on the rol...

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A report on area activities surrounding Martin Luther King Day, mentioned that students from Wayne State were among a group of people involved in the cleanup of a former Comerica Bank building in D...

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The article mention that Comerica Charitable Foundation has donated $500,000 to support the Academic Success Center at Wayne State University.

People

Jeff Trzeciak has been appointed associate dean with the Wayne State University Library System. He was formerly director of library computing and media services.

People

Janet Harden, RN, director of the Office of Student Affairs in the WSU College of Nursing, has been elected to a 3-year term on the Blue Care Network of Michigan Board of Directors.

Entertainment

Wayne State University’s Elaine L. Jacob Gallery hosts the "White on White" exhibition of ceramics, curated by Jae Won Lee, through March 4. Exhibit times are provided.

NextEnergy annunces education grants

Wayne State is among four higher education institutions that will receive $50,000 Education Grant Awards from NextEnergy, the state organization that aims to make Michigan a leader in alternative e...

January 16

State ‘eating its seed corn’ in higher education

In an opinion piece, Phil Power discusses the recent Cherry Commission’s call for doubling post-secondary degress in 10 years. Power says he can’t understand how we can endorse the Cherry Commissio...

GLIAC

Morris Hall led Wayne State’s men’s basketball team with 19 points in a 76-69 win over Ferris State, the Warriors’ fifth straight victory.

Chippewas run past Northern Illinois

A round-up of college basketball scores notes that Wayne State defeated Ferris State, 76-69. Morris Hall, with 19 points, led five WSU players in double figures.

January 15

Women's Hoops Falls To Ferris State Saturday

The Wayne State University women's basketball team dropped a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference contest to visiting Ferris State Bulldogs, Saturday afternoon at the Matthaei in Detroit...

Men's Hockey Completes Another Split Weekend

The Wayne State men's hockey team had another "split" weekend with a 4-2 setback at Niagara University Saturday night. WSU has played 11 series this year, with eight splits, a sweep over Canisius, ...

January 14

Today’s News: President Bush is expected to call for changes that would increase Pell Grant awards and eliminate program's deficit

President Bush is expected to announce today that he will seek to raise the maximum Pell Grant by $500 over the next five years, as well as closing a $4-billion budget shortfall that has plagued th...

Men’s Roundup

Wayne State’s men’s basketball team defeated Grand Valley State University 70-58. Ethan Banks scored 21 points for the visiting Warriors. Banks shot 6-6 from the field - all three pointers. Durin...

With different work values, Generations X, Y wait for boomers to move aside

Generation Y students from Wayne State are quoted on the expectations placed on them by previous generations. Gen Y consists of approximately 72 million people born between 1977 and 1994. "We can't...

MIKE WENDLAND: 2 experts out to spoil the fun for malware villains

Every spring and fall, emerging companies from around the region compete in the Great Lakes Entrepreneur's Quest, which is aimed at helping high-growth and high-tech companies develop business plan...

All hail Grammys Queen

On Monday, Jan. 17, Wayne State University's Department of Music will host the 11th Annual African-American Composers concert at 3 p.m. in the Schaver Music Recital Hall of the Old Main Building. A...

Detroit faith and charity events

Panelists will participate in a discussion about civil rights in celebration of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, 3-5:30 p.m., Jan. 14, at the Spencer Partrich Auditorium at Wayne State Univers...

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This article mentioned that Wayne State defeated Grand Valley State in men's basketball 70-58. Ethan Banks has a near perfect performance with 21 points. Erik Parker and Morris Hall added 15 points...

January 13

Metro Detroit’s guide to entertainment

The entertainment guides includes the following entry: "Mother Courage and Her Children", a drama about a woman who hopes to profit from the war and instead loses everything, is in rotating reperto...

Leadership group focuses on diversity, tolerance

Kurt Metzger, research director with WSU’s Center for Urban Studies, spoke at a “Breakfast of Nations” gathering Wednesday in West Bloomfield. The program, aimed at getting people from different cu...

MEDC, auto execs focus on fuel cells

An article about Michigan’s role in developing fuel cell technology mentions that Gov. Jennifer Granholm is “a strong supporter of the state’s $50 million NextEnergy fuel cell project at Wayne Stat...

Supreme Court ruling delays Ann Arbor case

A U.S. Supreme Court ruling that the way judges have been sentencing about 60,000 defendants a year is unconstitutional threw the nation's federal sentencing system into turmoil Wednesday. The ruli...

Today’s News: Emergency scholarships available for some students affected by tsunami

Grants of up to $5,000 are available for students from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand who may no longer be able to study in the United States because of tsunami-caused financial losses at home. T...

Business Briefing: Learn what’s a rip-off

Wayne State’s School of Business Administration will offer a free workshop on “How to Start and Run a Small Business” at 7:30 p.m. today in Sterling Heights. The workshop will cover the 10 “hottest...

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Jack Lessenberry, lecturer in communications, appeared on a Fox 2 evening news segment discussing the upcoming Detroit mayoral race.

Wayne State gets $500,000 from Comerica Charitable Foundation

Comerica Charitable Foundation’s $500,000 gift to Wayne State University, considered to be the single largest grant that Comerica has ever made to a university, is expected to support the newly nam...

Call for WSU to take C.B.S. image seriously

Jorge Dante Hernandez Prosperi, a doctoral candidate in Wayne State’s College of Education, responds in an op-ed to recent stories about the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies appearing in El Centr...

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The Theatre review section showcased the play "Metamorphoses." A photo of three performers in "Metamorphoses." The section features a review of Wayne State's production of Arthur Miller's "Death ...

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Mentioned the 11th annual African American composers concert, sponsored by Delta Omicron Professional Music Fraternity and Wayne State University's department of music.

Learn what’s a rip-off

The Wayne State University School of Business Administration will offer a free workshop on “How to Start and Run a Small Business” at the Best Western Inn in Sterling Heights.

January 12

Shortfall of at least $1 billion expected this year and next

Fresh and eager, three dozen new House members join the 93rd Legislature today and already they're looking down another deep financial hole. Without more cost-cutting or more revenue, the state fac...

Bragging rights?

This monthly magazine reported that WSU Professor Steven Stack received an Ig Nobel Prize for his widely-publicized study on the “Effect of Country Music on Suicide.” Stack, a sociologist in the un...

Muses and Muscles

This article about the intersection art, sex and autos quotes a Wayne State professor. Brian Kritzman, who is exhibiting in The Other Art Show, is a professor of industrial design at Wayne State an...

Men’s hockey players appear in this week’s NCAA stats

Four Wayne State University men's hockey players are listed among the nation's best in this week's NCAA statistical report. Freshmen forwards Tylor Michel and Stavros Paskaris are tied for sixth in...

Neighborhood News: WSU grows through satellite campuses

Wayne State’s satellite campuses are the focus of a feature story examining the university’s outreach efforts. Cynthia Ward, described as Wayne State’s top official in charge of extension programs ...

January 11

Auto show brings politicians and questions of nasal drips

Columnist Neal Rubin is pictured wearing a Wayne State University sweatshirt.

WSU Goalie Selected For League Award

Wayne State sophomore goaltender Will Hooper has been selected College Hockey America Defensive Player of the Week for his performance last Saturday at league-leading Alabama-Huntsville. Hooper mad...

College Basketball

Wayne State’s men’s basketball team defeated Marygrove 107-63. Herb Goliday and Morris Ball each scored 26 points and Tariq Mills had 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the host Warriors (8-5). Rob ...

BILL LAITNER: Running buddy can provide winter motivation

Jeff Martin, an associate professor of sports psychology at Wayne State says that a good way to revive an exercise schedule, or to kick-start a new habit, is to get social. He believes that one can...

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Wayne State's 107-63 victory over Marygrove in men's basketball Monday was reported on that station's late evening and early morning sports segments.

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Wayne State Vice President of Government Affairs Harvey Hollins III, was interviewed by WJR's Lloyd Jackson today on his Motor City Minute Segment regarding the upcoming MLK Jr. panel discussion on...

January 10

Expatriates Eager to Rock the Iraqi Vote

This article on the upcoming elections in Iraq quotes Sajad Zalzala, a Wayne State student. "For years, my family has wanted to do something about the political situation there," said Zalzala, 23, ...

Insurance compensation eases the pain of blacks

This article on compensation to blacks who were discriminated against by insurance companies that sold them policies quotes a retired Wayne State professor. Dr. Arthur Johnson, 79, a former preside...

Local audiences applaud story of 'The Ritchie Boys'

Guy Stern, professor of German at Wayne State, is mentioned in a story regarding the documentary film "The Ritchie Boys" and the growing momentum towards its Oscar nomination. The film is about a g...

Wayne State gets $500,000 from Comerica Charitable Foundation

The Comerica Charitable Foundation has donated $500,000 to Wayne State University, considered to be the single largest grant that Comerica has ever made to a university. The gift is expected to sup...

Fort Richie’s secret role in WWII gets Oscar nod

The Oscar buzz is building for a documentary that plays like a WWII adventure film. “The Richie Boys” is about a group of German-speaking Jews, including Guy Stern, Wayne State German professor (d...

January 9

Old times there never forgotten?

A Wayne State professor is quoted in a column written by Dwight Lewis regarding a battle of whether or not to remove the word "Confederate" from Confederate Memorial Hall, a campus building at Vand...

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"Leaders on Leadership", co-produced by Detroit Public Television and WSU's School of Business Administration, launched its second broadcast season with guest Nick Scheele, President of Ford Motor ...

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In the galleries column an item mentioned that Twenty-two ceramic artists come together for "White on White" at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery at Wayne State University from Jan. 21 through March 4. T...

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In the this week's events column it was mentioned that Lerone Bennett Jr., executive editor of Ebony Magazine, discusses racial history and the struggle for equality, noon. Wayne State University's...

Rev. Samuel Bullock heads Baptist Pastors Council

A Wayne State University political science professor, Ron Brown, says pastors have a right to engage in the political process. “Pastors in this city have on occasions seen themselves as the voice o...

Book notes

"Between Two Worlds: Stories of Estrangement and Homecoming," a series of Jewish literature discussions led by Wayne State University Professor Ross Pudaloff, begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12...

Electioneering colors Detroit budget deficit debate, choices

Professor Lyke Thompson, director of CULMA’s Center for Urban Studies, commented about Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s announcement that the city is facing a $214 million deficit next year and the prospec...

The Federal Election Commission is beginning an investigation whether colleges violated a ban on corporate donations to political campaigns by allowing filmmaker Michael Moore to appear on their campuses during last fall’s presidential-election campaign

Kurt Metzger, research director of CULMA's Center for Urban Studies, will be the featured speaker during the "Breakfast of Nations,” Wednesday, Jan. 12, 7:30 a.m. in the Chaldean Cultural Center in...

Antique shrunken head going on the auction block in Troy

Professor Tom Killian, chair of Wayne State University’s department of Anthropology comments about a local antique gallery’s plans to auction a human skull. The 100-year-old shrunken head is going ...

Detroit needs a plan as population shrinks

Robin Boyle, associate dean in the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, says in his opinion piece that "Detroit is simply too big for the people who inhabit it." As an example, in 1950...

January 8

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A report on Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's recent economic conference mentioned that it was held at Wayne State.

January 7

People on the move

The following graduates of Wayne State Law School were honored by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as "Lawyers of the Year:" Timothy Baughman, a Wayne County assistant prosecuting attorney; Elizabeth P. Har...

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In the men's college basketball roundup section a brief mentioned that Wayne State defeated Michigan Tech 64-60. Morris Hall scored a career-high 23 points and host Wayne State (7-5, 3-1) came back...

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In the entertainment section a brief item mentioned that the Aneurysm Genetic Study Group at Wayne State University is one of four organizations that each received $5,000 from R&B singer Kem's Detr...

Top-notch casts usher in new year with 2 classic plays

Tonight, Wayne State’s Hilberry Theatre opens its production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," with young veteran Andrew Huff as the leading role. Wayne State University's three-year theate...

Election panel begins inquiry into colleges and universities that sponsored speeches by filmmaker

The Federal Election Commission is beginning an investigation whether colleges violated a ban on corporate donations to political campaigns by allowing filmmaker Michael Moore to appear on their ca...

WDET’s Caryn Mathes to leave Detroit

Caryn Mathes, longtime general manager of WDET-FM, is leaving the station at the end of February to accept a position as general manager at a public radio station serving the Washington, D.C., area...

January 6

Tax break floated as a way to slow Detroit exodus

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick discussed fiscal plans during the second of a two-day economic summit at Wayne State University. There is a projected $214-million shortfall in the 2005-06 budget, an...

Sign up extended for Wayne at SC4

Wayne State University has extended registration until the first day of classes for three courses it is offering at St. Clair County Community College. The courses are Intro to Interdisciplinary St...

Iraqis in Michigan gear up to vote

In Iraq's first national election -- set for Jan. 28-30 for expatriates -- Michigan is expected to have the largest contingent of voters in the United States. About 95,000 living in the state are e...

Charge in forced miscarriage debated

The case of a teenager who hit his pregnant girlfriend repeatedly in the stomach to force a miscarriage is raising questions among legal experts regarding what charges should be lodged against the ...

Feds slash college grants

A story about impending cuts in the federal Pell Grant program and the impact on college students includes comments by a Wayne State student and Catherine Kay, interim financial aid director. WSU ...

Iraqis in Michigan gear up to vote

Frederic Pearson, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, is quoted in an article about former Iraqis in Michigan who will be voting by absentee ballot in Iraq's first national elect...

Desiree Cooper: Mentors are not just for schoolkids

In a column about National Mentoring Month, Desiree Cooper mentions Wayne State medical student Philip Rosen, who is mentor to Shawn Smeltzer, a 20-year-old who lives in Covenant House, a shelter t...

Vagnozzi receives award at WSU commencement

Michigan State Rep. Aldo Vagnozzi of Farmington Hills received a Distinguished Alumni award during Wayne State’s winter commencement ceremonies held Dec. 16. A photo of Vagnozzi accompanies the story.

NextEnergy CEO Jim Croce inducted into WSU Hall of Fame

NextEnergy of Michigan president and CEO Jim Croce, a graduate of Wayne State University, was among eight alumni inducted into the Wayne State University College of Engineering’s Hall of Fame. Six ...

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WSU has extended registration until the first day of classes at St. Clair Community College.

January 5

2005 Book of Lists

Wayne State University is ranked 11th in Detroit among the city’s largest employers with a full-time workforce numbering 5,021, a decrease from the 2003 total of 5,154.

Experts dissect Detroit crisis

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is holding a two-day Detroit Economic Forum at Wayne State University designed to help the city rethink urban government. Among issues discussed are Detroit's population decl...

"Talk of the Nation"

Dr. Raymond Lezzi was interviewed on NPR's “Talk of the Nation” show regarding the potential danger of lasers to the eyes of pilots flying commercial airliners. The interview included several menti...

January 4

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The morning news cast showed a live shot of Wayne State men's swim team working out in the pool.

Affirmative action can harm students

Frank Wu, dean of Wayne State University Law School and also supporter of affirmative action, argued a recent study by UCLA law professor Richard H. Sander, who states that eliminating racial prefe...

Detroit Public Television offers fresh perspectives and personal insights from some of the auto industry’s top executives

“Leaders on Leadership,” produced by Detroit Public Television in association with the Wayne State University School of Business Administration, is featured as one of Detroit’s leading shows that o...

January 3

Binge Drinking blamed in EMU case

A 20-year-old Eastern Michigan student died following hours of drinking at a fraternity party. The student also consumed pills -- probably ecstasy -- before he went into convulsions. Jim Vick, vice...

President Scrooge slashes aid for college students

Despite his promise to continue to expand Pell grants to encourage college education the Bush administration has contrived a new Pell Grant eligibility formula that will eliminate 80,000 to 90,000 ...

A Mandate to educate

A recent report by the Lieutenant Governor’s Commission on Higher Education calls for all Michigan citizens to strive for the completion of a post-secondary degrees or additional credentials. No st...

Making the Grade

Josh Millet of Harvard University recently created a website devoted to making College Board test-preparation classes available to all students for free. Would-be test takers work through ha series...

Economic grants just don't work

The federal government spends tens of billions of dollars every year on economic-development projects, but it’s not clear if the projects work. In 2001, for example, the figure was $57 billion. Pet...

Experts to examine Detroit's financial woes at meeting

Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is assembling a group of experts who will meet at Wayne State University to examine the city's financial woes and suggest solutions. The city faces a potential $214 million b...

A bit of Italy to be a lot closer

From 1990 to 2000, nearly 7,200 people of Italian ancestry moved to Macomb Township while Warren lost more than 3,200, said Kurt Metzger, research director of the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne ...

Hilberry Theatre to stage American classic on Jan. 7

The current events column on the front page includes a mention of one of the Hilberry Theatre's latest productions, "Death of a Salesman." It runs in rotating repertory until March 24, with the fir...

R&B Singer KEM Donates $20,000 to Detroit Area Community Organizations

Four local community organizations each received $5,000, a portion of the proceeds from R&B Singer KEM's SOLD OUT concert at the Detroit Opera House on December 29, 2004. The organizations included...

Detroit struggles to overcome urban blight

George Galster, professor of urban affairs in CULMA, spoke extensively to NPR reporter Cheryl Corley about Detroit’s launching of a crackdown on urban blight. A new city department will aggressivel...

January 2

Quicken boss has big-league dreams

A feature on the front page of the business section about millionaire businessman Dan Gilbert mentions that he attended the Wayne State University Law School. Gilbert, owner of Quicken Loans, is re...

New WSU Web site a first of its kind for a university

The newspaper re-ran an article published in December about WSU’s new Web site that is aimed at junior and high school students. The site features animated characters to entertain those who access ...

January 1

Americans’ rights at work must be protected

An op-ed piece by David Bonior, identified as a professor of labor studies at Wayne State University, charges that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a federal agency empowered with enforci...

Americans’ rights at work must be protected

An op-ed piece by David Bonior, identified as a professor of labor studies at Wayne State University, charges that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), a federal agency empowered with enforci...