Fairy Tales

Her report examined fairy tales from Hansel and Greta to Little Red Riding Hood through the eyes of academic experts in the field. Donald Haase, professor of German and chair of the Department of German and Slavic Studies at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He is also editor of Marvels and Tales: The Journal of Fairy-Tale Studies and general editor of a book series called Series in Fairy-Tale Studies.

August 12, 2005

Session to detail social-work degree

Wayne State University is having an Aug. 22 information and advising session for students and working adults interested in getting a bachelor's degree in social work at St. Clair County Community College's Michigan Technical Education Center in Port Huron . WSU partnered with SC4 through the community college's University Center to bring the degree program to the area.

August 12, 2005

Coach takes on new game, serving in Iraq

U.S. Marine Sgt. David Tatti, 26, is leaving his position as assistant football coach at Port Huron High School for his post at Camp Lejeune, N.C., in preparation for a third tour of combat duty. He played five seasons at Wayne State , including a year as team captain. Tatti says his football experience at WSU gives him additional credibility with the high school players

August 12, 2005

Suburbs home to more blacks

Kurt Metzger, research director in the WSU Center for Urban Studies, is quoted in an article about U.S. census data that shows a growing number of African Americans in southeastern Michigan are living in the suburbs. In Macomb County , the African-American population grew by 85 percent in four years, and in Oakland almost 15 percent. "This shows there is a growing middle- and upper-middle-class (black) community seeking the same opportunities in education and housing that others have sought after," Metzger said. He speculates that most of those who moved to the more affluent counties came from Detroit and several inner-ring suburbs.

August 11, 2005

New film 'Four Brothers' makes Detroit the new frontier

A review of a new urban adventure movie called "Four Brothers" includes an observation by WSU professor Melba Boyd, who teaches black cinema. "The mentality of Westerns and urban action movies is that the system doesn't really care - that there's no justice in the court," she explained. "In urban films, the cultural dynamic has changed, but it's really two sides of the same coin."

August 11, 2005

People making news

Murali Guthikonda has been appointed chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery at the WSU School of Medicine.

August 11, 2005

Ron Walters: Helping Africa

A biographical line at the end of an op-ed piece by Ron Walters, professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland , mentions that his book "White Nationalism, Black Interests" is published by Wayne State University Press.

August 11, 2005

Area mirrors state with increases in Hispanic population

A story about the increasing minority population in Genesee, Lapeer and Shiawassee County includes comments from Kurt Metzger, research director in Wayne State 's Center for Urban Studies. "In terms of actual numbers, the Hispanic population (in Michigan ) grew more than any other group," he said. He attributed the growth to legal and illegal migration as well as larger families.

August 11, 2005

"Single-price" offer makes sense for CMU - and others

This newspaper reprinted an editorial from the Lansing State Journal that talks about "the flurry of tuition increases" at universities around the state. "It's easy to get hung up on numbers - Wayne State 's 18.5 percent, Michigan State 's 9.3 percent to 13.5 percent plan and Central Michigan 's 19 percent bump for incoming freshman," the editorial says. The newspaper lauds Central Michigan for agreeing to freeze tuition at the same level for incoming freshmen for the next five years.

August 11, 2005

Non-profit or community based advocacy and legal projects

The Wayne State University Law School runs free clinics to provide services in litigation, administrative law and transactional work, this listing of community services points out. Brief information and contact numbers are provided.

August 11, 2005

College brings Detroit premiere to Hilberry Theatre

Wayne State's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts has announced a production of "An Immaculate Misconception," a play written by Dr. Carl Djerassi, inventor of the birth control pill. The play will be performed in the Hilberry Theatre during the month of September, with shows commencing at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the limited run are $25 with discounts available for Hilberry subscribers, seniors and Wayne State university faculty, staff and alumni.

August 11, 2005

College brings Detroit premiere to Hilberry Theatre

Wayne State's College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts has announced a production of "An Immaculate Misconception," a play written by Dr. Carl Djerassi, inventor of the birth control pill. The play will be performed in the Hilberry Theatre during the month of September with shows commencing at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the limited run are $25 with discounts available for Hilberry subscribers, seniors and Wayne State university faculty, staff and alumni.

August 11, 2005

Social Work Ph.D. at WSU

The Wayne State University School of Social Work has established an endowed scholarship fund to support students in its new doctoral-degree program. Friends and family members of Mavis M. Spencer, associate professor emerita, who retired from the school in May, started the endowment to recognize her contributions to Wayne State , the Detroit community and the social work profession. The article includes contact numbers to donate to the fund and to obtain more information about the Ph.D. program.

August 11, 2005

What did Rove tell the president?

Peter Henning, professor of law, commented about the probe into presidential advisor Karl Rove and his alleged connection with an undercover CIA officer. The White House has denied that Rove played any role in leaking the name of the CIA officer. Wayne State law professor Peter Henning said the false statement law covers statements made to all members of the executive branch, including the president acting in his official capacity. A typical false statement case involves lying to investigators or writing false information on a form to the government. Henning added that the difficulties in bringing a false statement case are considerable and that simply misleading someone isn't enough to bring a prosecution.

August 11, 2005

Sports Resorts posts loss, but boss pays on loan

A story about the financial woes of Sports Resorts International, a Michigan-based recreation and leisure company, includes a comment by Randy Paschke, chair of the accounting department in the School of Business Administration . He talked about the legality of certain financial maneuvers the company is making.

August 10, 2005

MSU raises $1B over 3 years

Michigan State University has raised more than $1 billion in private donations and endowments in a campaign started three years ago to raise $1.2 billion by 2007. The gifts have boosted the university's ranking among the top 50 public universities in terms of endowments. About a quarter of the donations are endowments. The remaining $750 million raised will go toward such things as programs, faculty salaries and scholarships.

August 10, 2005

Industrial real estate market rebounds from slump

Metro Detroit 's industrial real estate market is making a slight comeback in leasing and construction activity, signaling a possible improvement in the area's sluggish job market. "Added industrial activity generally signals job creation," said Frank Carmone, professor emeritus at Wayne State 's Department of Marketing in the School of Business Administration . An industrial report released this week by Friedman Real Estate Group Inc. shows leasing activity in Metro Detroit climbed two percentage points to nearly 88 percent during the first six months of the year, up from 86 percent at the end of December.

August 10, 2005

Oakland No. 2 in job losses

Kurt Metzger, research director at Wayne State 's Center for Urban Studies, commented about recent updated U.S. Census data showing Oakland County 's work force status. From 2000-2003, Oakland County was second only to Wayne County with 32,235 lost jobs compared to Wayne County's loss of 47,544. Michigan ranked second in the country in the number of jobs lost, with 187,565. Of those, 139,589 were manufacturing jobs. "Where the country will see the growth is on the jobs that require higher education," Metzger said.

August 10, 2005

Sports people

Wayne State University freshman linebacker Terrence Mansour is third on the depth chart at outside linebacker after spring drills. A 2005 graduate of Sterling Heights , Mansour was named to the Detroit News' honorable mention Class A All-State team as a linebacker and to the 2003 All-East second team.

August 10, 2005

Area sports in brief

Wayne State hired former running back Joe Gough for its radio broadcasts, on which he will join play-by-play announcer Matt Williamson. Gough earned four letters for WSU (1991-1994), setting an NCAA Division II record for rushing attempts in a season. Wayne State games are broadcast by WDTK-AM (1400) and on the Internet (wdtkam.com). The Warriors begin their 2005 season versus Northwood at noon Sept. 3 at Adams Field.

August 10, 2005