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 over the past decade in getting more of its citizens through college. The findings were released by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. Separate reports were issued for each state. Two dozen of the nation's most prominent higher education leaders and experts gathered for a symposium Wednesday to discuss the findings. They expressed dismay at the findings of the 10-year analysis. Michigan was not mentioned specifically in the article.

September 16, 2004

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 Co. Vice Chairman Allan Gilmour and Teamsters President James P. Hoffa.

September 16, 2004

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, advises not to study with friends: "You'll just end up talking." Venus Crosby, 19, says she tries to get all her classes and studying in before 6 p.m. "You have to know what time of day you function well," she says.

September 16, 2004

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 representatives from the city of Detroit, urban planners, environmentalists and others. The event is being organized by Transportation Riders United.

September 16, 2004

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.

September 16, 2004

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 on to list most of the events.

September 16, 2004

'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.

September 16, 2004

'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 Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing With the Death Penalty."

September 16, 2004

Spirited Comedy at Hilberry

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

September 16, 2004

Honored Guitarist in WSU Concert

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

September 16, 2004

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.

September 15, 2004

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 of the silver bullets that were going to solve all the city\'s problems,\" said Robin Boyle, associate dean of the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs at Wayne State University in Detroit. \"The idea was that it would provide the city with a springboard to the 21st century.\"

September 15, 2004

"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 Vietnam War and the reaction of the American public to that fact 1,000 U.S. troops had been killed in that war by 1965. ... One lesson neither side could have gleaned from Vietnam was the impact of 24-hour cable television and the Internet, \"People talked about Vietnam as the television war,\" Professor Small said. \"But it took 24 hours to get film on TV. The Pentagon released body counts on Fridays. Everything today is more immediate. So even though we\'ve only passed the 1,000 mark, that mark is, to me, equivalent to 15,000 dead in Vietnam.\"

September 15, 2004

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 State in Detroit.

September 15, 2004

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 President Clinton's heart surgery to serve as a warning. \"The best way to deal with what President Clinton had is to prevent it, as opposed to treating it in the late stages like he did,\" said Flack.

September 15, 2004

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 concert begins at 11 a.m. and will last until kickoff at noon. A $5 ticket is good for the game and the concert.

September 15, 2004

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 in which a tumor is frozen while still in the body and is not surgically removed. Cryoablation has been successfully used in thousands of cases for the treatment of many diseases including skin, prostate and renal cancer.

September 15, 2004

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 public university in Michigan. That is up from 28 percent a decade ago. Michigan is one of the 36 states that failed the affordability test as state funding decreases, have led to steep tuition increases.

September 15, 2004

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 tracking foreign visitors, including students and scholars. Homeland Security complied.

September 15, 2004

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 15, 2004