Wayne State tailback Joique Bell has been named Freshman of the Year and Offensive Back of the Year by the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Warriors coach Paul Winters is Coach of the Year. Grand Valley State quarterback Cullen Finnerty was named player of the year in the GLIAC.

Articles in these two newspapers summarize the GLIAC post-season awards in football. They mention that Wayne State's Joique Bell was named Freshman of the Year and Offensive Back of the Year.

Concerns escalated Tuesday about an impasse after the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University board leaders failed to release expected statements. The discussions, which are in mediation, aim to settle WSU\'s physician contract, which expires Dec. 31. The two sides are at odds over how much WSU should be compensated for physicians who work at the DMC and whether WSU physicians should be allowed to participate in business ventures that might compete with DMC interests. The beginnings of a physician exodus at WSU and DMC are under way, said Dr. John Flack, acting chief of medicine at the Detroit Medical Center and WSU. Dr. Paul Bozyk, president of the WSU/DMC Resident Council and chief resident in the Department of Medicine, said the stalemate is hurting recruitment efforts at a time of year when many graduate medical students are deciding where to begin their careers. Some departments are interviewing applicants while others are holding off on hiring until a contract agreement has been reached, he said. A sidebar of statistics and background information about Wayne State's School of Medicine is included.

Wayne State medical students Stephanie Czarnik and Benjamin Atkinson offered comments about the current contract dispute between WSU and the Detroit Medical Center. If an agreement is not reached on the contracts that bind WSU and DMC as a medical school and a teaching hospital, Detroit could lose 68 programs that train 1,000 doctors. Czarnik and Atkinson both agree that students are anxious and nervous about the possible outcome. Students interviewing with the Department of Anesthesiology are asking: \"How stable is this situation?\" said Dr. H. Michael Marsh, professor and department chair. Marsh fears the dispute \"will have a major impact on their decision making if it\'s not resolved quickly. For the department, which will interview more than 100 people for 10 to 12 slots, the dispute probably won\'t threaten its ability to fill positions. But the department could lose out on the best applicants if they choose other locations, he said.

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education held several meetings with the DMC and Wayne State regarding the contract dispute. The accreditation group said Oct. 25 it would end the residency programs if the two sides didn\'t reach an agreement on the contract by Tuesday. The current deal expires Dec. 31. So far, neither side has said whether an agreement has been reached. ACGME officials also met with 10 WSU medical residents and were scheduled to talk with David Fink, the attorney mediating the contract negotiations.

John E. Mogk, Wayne State University law professor, commented about the voter approval of ballot measures in eight states limiting eminent domain powers to public uses. In all, 34 states have adopted laws or passed ballot measures in response to the Connecticut case, Kelo v. New London, which upheld the right of local officials to require the forced sale of homes and businesses for private development intended to increase the tax base of one of the state's poorest cities. In many communities, eminent domain powers are used only sparingly. That is not the case in Detroit, where officials have worked to bring industrial parks and middle-income housing developments to tracts of land that are largely, but not entirely, vacant. "Any project requiring an assembly of land of 50 acres or more since 1960 has required eminent domain at some point in order to complete the project," said Mogk. In 2004, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that eminent domain could no longer be used for private projects to create jobs and generate tax revenue. That decision is now a part of the constitutional amendment approved last week by Michigan voters. If condemnation is used to eliminate blight, each individual property must now be shown to be blighted "by clear and convincing evidence," Mogk said. "This requirement is likely to discourage badly needed development."

The fields of psychiatry and cardiology are looking at fish and fish oil supplements as ways to offset depression and heart disease. The answers aren\'t in yet, but doctors who recommend the supplements say evidence is building that they work to protect your heart and improve your mood. Dr. Alireza Amirsadri, Wayne State University School of Medicine psychiatrist, says fish oil is good for many reasons including cardiovascular and cognitive preventive measures. "It is a mood modulator and reduces anxiety and depression or even manic symptoms."

The Michigan State Medical Society declared a "state of emergency" Wednesday because of an impasse in contract negotiations between The Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University's School of Medicine. "The highest levels of political authority and moral authority must be immediately exercised to resolve this situation that affects the entire state of Michigan," society president Dr. Paul Farr said in a news release.

This e-newsletter published a lengthy letter from Dean Frank Wu of the Law School regarding his reaction to the passage of the Michigan ballot proposal banning affirmative action in government and universities. He expressed disappointment over the passage of Proposal 2 and points up the importance of affirmative action programs in maintaining diversity on college campuses. "Nor do I suppose," he writes "that as a public urban institution we are fulfilling our role of offering access to higher education and the justice system if we graduate a handful of racial minorities or if women are absent from senior leadership positions." In spite of concerns over what happens next, he notes that he is encouraged by the goodwill of people on both sides of the issue who have said that it is "important for us to continue to be welcoming in a meaningful manner to people regardless of skin color or gender."

New polling indicates that more than half of U.S. Hispanic teens typically play the iPod at very loud or somewhat loud volume levels, compared to 41 percent of all teens who were asked in similar American Speech-Language-Hearing-Association (ASHA) commissioned polling last winter. ASHA\'s long-standing commitment to multicultural and international outreach is one of the reasons why it pursued the polling, according to ASHA 2006 President Alex Johnson, professor and chair of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology at Wayne State University. \"Personal audio technology has obvious cross-cultural and cross-border popularity,\" Johnson says. \"We are acting on the responsibility we believe we have to get our message of safe usage out and especially now, on the eve of the holiday shopping season.\"

Among the items in a new exhibit at the Walter P. Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills will be holiday season photos from the archives of Wayne State University's Walter P. Reuther Library.

An article reprinted from the Michigan Citizen regarding the suicide of a Brown University student who was on leave and living in Detroit includes comments by Galen Duncan, who works in the counseling office at Wayne State. "College defines the type of person you are, what job you'll have, how much money you'll make, your lifestyle and friends," he explained. "People put a lot into this and when it doesn't go the right way (they) have adverse feelings and ideas." The article mentions that WSU's counseling office sees at least two or three students a week who have attempted suicide and many more who have thought about it.

Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center, which spent more than 25 hours over the weekend in mediation to resolve a contract dispute, will meet today with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The visit by ACGME comes after the accreditation group said it could recommend the removal of about 70 programs WSU and the DMC jointly operate if an agreement isn't reached today. A decision about the fate of the medical-residency programs by the accreditation council, which doesn't comment on its process, isn't expected for a week or more.

Several media outlets reported on Gov. Jennifer Granholm's appointment of attorney David Fink as a mediator in the contract dispute between Wayne State and The Detroit Medical Center. The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education wants the matter settled and is coming to investigate. If there is no resolution, it could mean the end to medical residency programs jointly operated by both parties, which could cost WSU and the DMC 900 medical residents and many of the 700 physicians training them.

In an editorial, The Detroit News describes Gov. Jennifer Granholm's appointment of attorney David Fink as the mediator in the contract dispute between Wayne State University and the Detroit Medical Center variously as "questionable," "unfair" and "unprofessional." The News contends Fink is not necessarily impartial, since he once worked closely with DMC chief Mike Duggan when Duggan was deputy Wayne County executive under the late Ed McNamara. McNamara mentored Fink, Duggan, and Granholm when she was Wayne County attorney during his tenure. "The one bright side in this deal is the possibility that Fink's presence will get Duggan to make some concessions," the editorial states. "Fink has a solid reputation and plenty of experience in labor-management negotiations. But that's still a big leap of faith for Wayne State, which, as a state-funded university, had little choice but to accept the governor's recommendation." The piece includes a list of three DMC executives who have McNamara-Granholm links.

Three University of California-Berkeley students and alumni are joining a lawsuit filed last Wednesday supporting affirmative action in Michigan, following the passing of Proposal 2, which is similar to California's Proposition 209 that passed in 1996. The suit has been filed against Wayne State University, the University of Michigan, Michigan State University and other public universities in the state. It claims that minority students applying for admission to the schools will be unfairly impacted by the new legislation.

Professor Jeff Stoltman of the School of Business Administration comments in an article about the $25 million in improvements this year at The Palace of Auburn Hills. Additions to the 18-year-old facility include a new north entrance, a specialty food court, and high-definition TV to keep The Palace in the same league with the nation's top venues. "The other competition is to attract professional athletes to play and marquee artists to book in your building," Stoltman pointed out. "You have to be state-of-the-art to get those types of customers."

Wayne State University was honored as the Corporation of the Year - Education Sector by the Michigan Minority Business Development Corp. for the second year in a row. The award recognizes supplier diversity policies.

Thomas Abowd, Wayne State University anthropology professor, will be making a presentation - "From Beirut to Baghdad: Globalization and Human Rights in the Middle East and Beyond" - at Worcester State College at Thursday, Nov. 16.

Kris Kryzminski is looking forward to his final season on the Wayne State University men's basketball team. Last season, he was second on the team in scoring (14.1 points) and averaged team-highs in assists (5.6), steals (1.3) and minutes (38.5). "I knew he'd be a good player," said David Greer, the Warriors head coach. "He's almost perfect for this league. I knew he would do well based on his work ethic." This season, Kryzminski is moving from point guard to shooting guard. While he is a scorer, he is also working to improve his defensive skills. "I've never had a coach where 90 percent of practice we work on defense," Kryzminski said. "It was a big adjustment."