A feature on TheraMatrix, a Pontiac-headquartered chain of outpatient physical therapy clinics, mentions that owner and CEO Bob Whitton has a bachelor's degree in psychology from Wayne State University.

The Java Exchange Café is scheduled to open Friday, Nov. 3, in TechTown at Wayne State University. Among other features, the shop will feature regular investment seminars through a partnership with Edward Jones financial services. The phone number and address are provided.

The Wayne State University women's tennis team beat Michigan Technological University 5-4 last Friday, 10/27. WSU won both the No. 2 and No. 3 doubles matches. Details and names of contestants in the various matches are given.

Total foreign enrollments at U.S. graduate schools increased by 1 percent this fall after three consecutive years of decline, according to findings of a survey by the Council of Graduate Schools. The number of new foreign students increased by 12 percent, suggesting that total enrollments should continue to rise, according to the report. The increase in international student enrollments was led by newly entering students from India and China. Programs in engineering, business and physical sciences experienced the biggest gains. More than 177 institutions participated in the poll.

On the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. evening news, the station ran reports about the Tuesday night accident that sent a WSU police officer and a student pedestrian to the hospital. Charles Pugh reported from Detroit Receiving Hospital that the student was in critical condition, while the police officer had been released from the hospital. The accident involved a stolen SUV that struck a WSU patrol car while fleeing the scene of an attempted auto theft in the university area. The SUV rolled over and hit the student who was walking on the sidewalk. Pugh interviewed three students regarding their feelings about the incident and the station ran B-roll taken the previous night at the scene. Police are still searching for the suspect.

Ben Burns, director of the journalism program here and former executive editor of The Detroit News, is quoted in an obit for Wilbur Elston, a former editor at the Star-Tribune and former editorial writer for The News. Elston also taught journalism at Wayne State. "He worried about the meaning of what he was writing and what impact it would have," Burns said. "He wasn't shy about picking a fight with someone."

This article about candidates for a new circuit court judgeship in Macomb County mentions that one of the two, Carrie Lynn Fuca, has a law degree from Wayne State.

Feature story on Wayne State University alumnus Ernie Hudson, 60, a veteran character actor best known for his role in 1984's "Ghostbusters." He currently has a recurring role on TV's "Desperate Housewives." Hudson earned his undergraduate degree in theater from WSU in 1973. Earlier this year, WSU honored him with a Distinguished Alumni Award. "Wayne State taught me discipline. I've worked professionally for 40 years as a result of the training I got at Wayne State," said Hudson. "When I grew up, there were so many talented black kids who never found their place. If it wasn't for Wayne State, I can't imagine what my life would've been like. I'm really indebted to them."

Wayne State University will be celebrating the life of legendary Hollywood starlet Marlene Dietrich on Nov. 2 and Nov. 3. While she was born in Germany, Dietrich spoke out against the Nazis and received the Medal of Freedom in 1947 for her patriotic activities. The first event, promoting the book "A Woman At War: Marlene Dietrich Remembered" - published by WSU Press - will be at the Detroit Institute of Arts at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2. David Riva, the book's editor and Dietrich's grandson, will be hosting a screening of his documentary, "Marlene Dietrich: Her Own Story," at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, at the WSU Law School's Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium.

Michael Kamuyu, a Kenyan native and part-time instructor in the Department of Africana Studies at Wayne State University, offered his perspective on why the black culture in America is kept apart from other cultures. "A lot of Africans born in America are not even comfortable with being called African," he said. "They get offended, as if they've just been insulted. Until blacks here in this country stop being scared to call themselves Africans, our cultures will continually be kept apart - not by oppression, but by the ignorance that stands in between us." Jason Booza, a WSU Demographer, is quoted in the story about the large numbers of Nigerians living in Texas, New York and Maryland (a total of approximately 52,000), and how they are influencing those communities as they launch businesses, buy homes and have children in the school systems. "When you have small geographically based constituencies like that, yes, they can be a factor," Booza said.

Twenty-one students attending Wayne State University and Western Michigan University have been awarded $100,000 in scholarships for the 2006-07 academic year by The Dennis W. Archer Foundation. Ten students from WSU will each receive $5,000 scholarships. A photo of the scholarship recipients and Wayne State administrators is included. WSU administrators identified are: David Ripple, associate vice president, development, and Paul Fontella, director of development.

Wayne State's College of Nursing, a nationally endowed and accredited research and academic program, recently hosted its sixth annual LifeLine Awards tribute and dinner. The LifeLine Awards honor medical professionals, educators and activists who dedicate themselves to improving health-care locally, regionally and nationally. The Howard Baker Foundation has donated more than $1 million to the College of Nursing in support of the scholarships and full-time student enrollment. It's always a thrill to recognize people who work for change in areas that affect all of us, regardless of age, race or gender," said Barbara K. Redman, dean of the College of Nursing. "The contributions of our LifeLine recipients are vital to our physical, mental and emotional well-being.

Wayne State University law professor Peter Henning comments about the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) filing of fraud charges against nine Delphi executives - including CEO J.T. Battenberg. Henning says Delphi's Chapter 11 bankruptcy was not caused by the 2005 accounting fraud that reignited yesterday with the fraud charges. "It (2005 accounting fraud) only put off the day of reckoning… It was really a way to paper over in a small way the deterioration in the company's business," says Henning. Battenberg denies his guilt and former CFO Alan Dawes agreed to pay $687,000 in fines and penalties without any admission of guilt. Henning adds that Dawes would be the linchpin in the Delphi case, pointing out that the CFO's knowledge was key to the government's probe in similar accounting fraud cases involving Enron Corp. and WorldCom Inc. "The CFO not only knows the accounting but he also knows the management decisions for certain transactions, so he will be a key to the case," Henning says.

Wayne State University\'s Office of Undergraduate Research will host the third annual Undergraduate Research Conference Nov. 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public. This conference showcases the university\'s best undergraduate research projects and allows student researchers to share their work through panel and poster presentations. Many students are recipients of Undergraduate Research Grants, and all work closely with faculty mentors. The conference will provide this year\'s 85-90 participants with an excellent opportunity to gain presentation experience.

Two letters to the editor focused on the Oct. 19 Detroit Jewish News story "Isolation Incitement," which referred to the anti-Israel rally held at Wayne State. Rhonda Miller Solomon wrote that she was disturbed by the anti-Israel propaganda. "The entire Jewish community must accelerate its vigilance of the increasing anti-Semitism appearing on college campuses in Michigan and elsewhere so that history does not repeat itself." Ed Kohl writes: "My admiration and congratulations go to Ari Drissman, president of the WSU Students for Israel, and to StandWithUs-Michigan's Linda Stulberg for organizing our counter-rally. Those WSU students who work through the daily onslaughts from the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel groups at WSU deserve our thanks and appreciation as well."

Even after states bounce back from economic recessions, access to higher education continues to suffer because appropriations for colleges and financial aid do not recover as quickly as the states\' economies as a whole, a report released on Monday says. The report, \"Recession, Retrenchment, and Recovery: State Higher Education Funding & Student Financial Aid,\" is based on a study of data from a 25-year period, from 1979 to 2004, by the Illinois State University Center for the Study of Education Policy. It shows how downturns in the national economy cause states to cut higher-education appropriations, which contributes to increases in tuition. In turn, family income and student aid tend not to keep up with the rate of growth of tuition. Ross A. Hodel, a co-director of the center, said that of the four recessions that occurred during the study period, the 2001 slowdown hit higher education the hardest and had the most long-lasting effect. He also said a mind-set has emerged in state governments that higher education is a personal benefit rather than a public good, and that students should be willing to shoulder the financial burden in order to realize that benefit.

The newspaper endorses Eugene Driker and Debbie Dingell for the two open positions on the WSU Board of Governors. The article mentions that Driker says he realized the American dream thanks in part to Wayne State, where he earned a bachelor's degree and graduated first in his class from the law school. A connection to the city of Jackson is mentioned, in that he once represented the former Consumers Power Co, headquartered there, in a case involving Dow Chemical Co. and an unfinished nuclear power plant in Midland. Regarding Dingell, the editorial says she is "well-positioned to help Wayne State play a role in the crucial linkage between higher education and high-tech economic development." The newspaper also mentions that Casandra Ulbrich, a development director at WSU, is a candidate for the State Board of Education.

A chemistry professor at the University of Hawaii is leading an international team of scientists studying the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's moon. Wayne State is among universities participating in the $2.5 million, five-year project funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. Titan's atmosphere is considered ideal for gaining a better understanding of the early days of Earth's atmosphere. As part of the project, the team will develop teaching materials, organize annual scientific workshops and attempt to broaden the participation of minorities in research at the participating schools.

DaimlerChrysler recently donated its Mercedes-Benz A-Class F-Cell vehicle to Wayne State University to be used as a police vehicle to patrol the Detroit campus. It will also be used as a learning tool by WSU's College of Engineering students to research alternative energy.

Wayne State University and Wayne County Community College District (WCCCD) recently signed an agreement to form a partnership providing for an early admissions program between the two institutions. Called WayneDirect, the program offers WCCCD students access to special services and opportunities that will ease their eventual transition to WSU while increasing their likelihood for success. "We are committed at Wayne State University to working closely with our community college partners to ensure that those students receive the best education with the greatest amount of flexibility, convenience, and access to resources, not only at the community college they are currently attending, but also at Wayne State where they will complete their bachelor's degree," said Wayne State University President Irvin D. Reid. "I am looking forward to working with Chancellor Ivery and the Wayne County Community College District students who will become part of our institution." A photo of President Reid and WCCCD Chancellor Curtis L. Ivery is included.