Free music shows at the Southfield Public Library this fall will include the Jonathon Dixon Quartette on Oct. 19. The performance also will feature musicians from Wayne State University 's jazz program. Contact information is given

Paul Clemens, identified as a Wayne State University administrator, is featured in a story about his recently published book titled "Made in Detroit : A South of 8 Mile Memoir." A photo of Clemens is included.

An article about tuition hikes at Michigan public universities is accompanied by two listings that include Wayne State . One shows Wayne State at the top of the list in state funding to universities, at $8,865 per student. The second has WSU second behind Central Michigan in tuition increases, by percent, over last year, with an 18.5 percent increase.

A 19-member board with representatives from several universities, including Wayne State , would decide which industries and businesses should get start-up grants under proposed legislation to use part of Michigan 's tobacco settlement money to generate $1 billion that would fund grants for new businesses. The state House approved the bill, which now goes to the Senate.

A brief notes that Wayne State is honoring Judge Damon Keith's 38-year career and the landmark decisions he wrote with a $16.5 million addition to the university's law school, the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights.

This online version of the Free Press carries an article mentioning that " Wayne State University is recognizing the distinguished career of Damon Keith by naming a $16.5 million addition to the law school after the federal jurist." The Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights will salute the 83-year-old judge's accomplishments, but Keith said he hopes it also will establish an environment that will motivate future lawyers to adopt his passion for the Bill of Rights. Other news outlets that carried this AP wire story on their Web sites include WOOD-TV in Grand Rapids , WLNS-TV in Lansing and Booth Newspapers on its MLive.com site.

A feature story on Wayne State \'s men\'s football team points out that the Warriors are an improved squad this season under second-year head coach Paul Winters. \"Our kids work as hard as Michigan and Michigan State . Nobody really knows that because we are Division II," Winters pointed out. "They give me everything they have and they come up short, and it is really tough." Athletic director Rob Fournier is noted as helping to raise $911,843 in 2004 - an athletic department record. WSU\'s on-campus development, including three new residence halls, a planned basketball arena and $1.2 million improvements to Adams Field\'s is mentioned. Men\'s basketball coach David Greer is also quoted in the story. Action photos of players Nolan Martin and Adam Carter are included in addition to a shot of singer Spyder Turner entertaining fans at Saturday's game. The story mentions that more on-campus student housing is "on the way" as well as a "student village."

Public universities and governments can provide health insurance to the partners of gay employees without violating the Michigan Constitution, an Ingham County circuit judge ruled Tuesday. "Health care benefits for a spouse are benefits of employment, not benefits of marriage," said Judge Joyce Draganchuck. Among plaintiffs in the suit that led to the trial is a Pittsfield Township resident who receives benefits from Wayne State University . The news article originated from the Associated Press.

Judge Damon Jerome Keith's 38-year career and the landmark decisions he wrote will be recognized by Wayne State University with a $16.5 million addition to the university's law school, the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights. The three-story law center will contain a 125-seat auditorium with classroom space for 100 students. The vast collection of photographs, plaques, award trophies and certificates that line nearly every wall and shelf in his chambers in the downtown federal courthouse will be on permanent display in the center. A multimillion-dollar gift to the university to kick off a fund-raising drive for the center has been committed by Detroit-area shopping mall developer and philanthropist A. Alfred Taubman. Photos of Keith and a sidebar of career highlights are included.

Jerry Herron, professor of American studies, commented extensively about the effects of displacement for the victims of recent hurricanes. \"It\'s going to be profoundly upsetting. The people who are scattered across America are going to want to feel a little bit of home. \"Herron calls New Orleans an exotic American city that took hundreds of years to develop. The sudden dislocation of so many residents, he added, will have profound consequences, both positive and negative.

Law professor Peter Henning commented in a story about an investigation focusing on whether Larry Winget, former owner of Venture, through his affiliated companies, siphoned $314 million from his company and filed inaccurate financial reports that misled the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and investors about the company\'s finances. Though the company was privately held, it was required to file SEC reports because it had publicly traded debt.

Wayne State\'s interim chairman of internal medicine, Dr. John Flack, was named a Health Care Hero by Crain\'s Achievement\" category and was recognized for his work addressing health disparities, particularly in the area of hypertension.

A brief notes that Wayne State University\'s Research Group on Homelessness and Poverty is requesting volunteers to train parents, tutor reading and/or participate in a library project. Contact information is provided.

Wayne State 's Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (EACPHS) is working with the St. Clair County and St. Clair County Road Commission to reduce the risk of medication-related illnesses in their employees, retirees and the parents and adult dependents. EACPHS is offering the Medication Assessment Program, a program funded with grants from the Community Pharmacy Foundation and the Michigan Pharmacy Foundation, which provides participants access to 30 pharmacists throughout Michigan who review medications, evaluate drug interactions and make recommendations for safe and effective drug therapy. "Each year thousands of Americans are hospitalized due to medication-related problems," said Nancy Lewis, coordinator of the program and professor in the EACPHS Pharmacy Practice Department. "The Medical Assessment Program is a proactive response to reducing negative drug interactions and enhancing patient care."

Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land recently proposed legislation on its way to the governor for signing that repeals the sunset on the State's fundraising license plates. House Bill 4963 repeals the Oct. 1 sunset date, allowing the Department of State to continue selling and renewing the existing fundraising license plates which benefits Michigan's public universities including Wayne State.

WWJ reporter Greg Bowman interviewed Tom Watkins about his Wayne State University study calling for reforms in K-12 education and the expansion of e-learning in Michigan schools. The 6-month study, released last week, provides 29 major recommendations ranging from: Mandating that every high school student takes at least one e-learning course as a graduation requirement; the Legislature requiring teachers to pass an "integrating technology skills" assessment for licensure, to requiring a technology impact statement from school districts prior to new building construction.

Dr. Seemant Chaturvedi, director of Wayne State University's School of Medicine Stroke Program, comments in a story about new guidelines for carotid endarterectomy, a surgical procedure to remove fatty deposits inside one or both of a person's neck arteries. About 170,000 Americans each year undergo the traditional operation, which can significantly reduce a person's risk of a stroke. Chaturvedi, who headed the team of experts who wrote the guidelines for the American Academy of Neurology, says as many as 6 percent of people with severe blockages die or develop a stroke as a result of the surgery. \"The key messages are that people with stroke symptoms\" in the past three to six months, \"benefit more from surgery than those without,\" Chaturvedi said. \"The other is that drug management is preferred in those with no symptoms and a blockage of less than 60%.\"

Wayne State's men's hockey team will play its home games at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum for the next three seasons, athletic director Rob Fournier announced Monday. "As we continue to look for that 'home' away from campus, the Coliseum at the Fairgrounds offers us proximity, a classic venue and familiarity," Fournier said in a statement.

Dr. Wael Sakr, professor of pathology and vice chair of anatomic pathology at Wayne State's School of Medicine, will be a featured speaker during the annual "Ensure the Legacy" dinner and awards program on Wednesday, Sept. 28, in Mundy Township. The American Arab Heritage Council will honor two attorneys and a physician, including the founder of the council, and scholarships will be given to three high school seniors.

Detroit\'s rookie Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has six weeks to change voters' minds; they say he is less trustworthy and less suited to the job than his opponent Freman Hendrix, a new poll suggests. He needs more over- 40 voters and at least a few white voters and must ignite his base of young black voters, the polling indicates. \"Kilpatrick is too young to be mayor. He\'s like my 31-year-old nephew and I wouldn\'t elect him to be dogcatcher,\" said Bill Blake, 41, a Wayne State University employee. Lanita Stewart, 32, a records clerk at Wayne State University , is typical of Kilpatrick supporters -- under 40 and African American. \"There\'s no concrete evidence against him that he\'s really destroying the city,\" said Stewart. \"I see a lot of houses being built, parks being renovated and he\'s had to make some hard choices.\" Katrina Bannister, 30, a records clerk at Wayne State University , said she voted for the mayor four years ago, but voted for Hendrix in the primary. Now, she\'s leaning toward Kilpatrick because she says the news media have not reported all the good things the mayor has done. She said the mayor has been involved in getting a lot of after-school programs up and running that he gets no credit for. \"I\'ve seen more of what the mayor is doing,\" said Bannister. \"I\'m trying to keep it business, not personal. I want to know during the next four years, what do they plan on doing? How do they plan to fix the problem with police layoffs and firemen layoffs? I\'m hoping the mayor has a bigger plan.\"