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Political science team discusses term limits

Political Science Professor Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson spoke for an hour, summarizing a seven-year study of the Michigan House of Representatives conducted by herself, and Lyke Thompson, director of the Center for Urban Studies, and professors Charles Elder, Richard Elling, and associate professor John Strate, all from Political Science. The presentation explained that term limits receives a grade of D-minus for its ability to deliver on things its advocates promised. Additionally, there are several unanticipated consequences, such as increased partisanship and increase power for the governor, bureaucrats and lobbyists, that are likely to make citizens feel like they didn\'t get what they wanted from this ballot initiative.

Keeping it real

Walter Edwards, director of the Wayne State Humanities Center , spoke on "The Notion of Realness in the Success of Tupac Shakur and Bob Marley," at the Soundscapes conference held in Barbados . Edwards said both men began their artistic careers as teenagers, and both considered themselves revolutionaries. "Tupac kept it real by telling stories of the raw brutality of inner-city life as most black contemporary males experience it," said Edwards. " I interpret Marley's uncompromising focus on the plight of subjugated people as manifestation of keepin' it real."

Study: State could have physician shortage of 6,000 by 2020

A study commissioned by the Michigan State Medical Society and released Monday said the state could be facing a shortage of about 6,000 physicians by 2020. The study, conducted by the Lansing-based research group Public Policy Associates, cites an increase in demand for physicians by aging baby boomers, along with doctors retiring and changing practice patterns, as the main reasons for the shortage. The society is also working with Wayne State University , Michigan State University and the University of Michigan to study physician counts and per capita ratios, as well as practice details such as specialties practiced, demand forecasts and training programs available.

Students paying 11 percent more for tuition this year

This Associated Press story notes that three universities - Michigan State , Western Michigan and Central Michigan - approved higher tuition increases for new students than returning students. A state Senate plan would give increased funding to a handful of mid-size universities in Michigan while significantly cutting funding to Wayne State and Northern Michigan . Wayne State student Delorean Cotton said he covers about 30 percent of his tuition, and the rest comes from scholarships and loans.

Minority organ donation: Don't ignore the facts

The author of the article, Scott A. Gruber, is professor and chief of Section Transplant Surgery at Wayne State University 's School of Medicine . He discusses the frequency of organ and tissue donation from African Americans and other minorities, which is critically low. According to the Michigan Gift of Life Donor Registry, nearly 967 African Americans are waiting for kidney transplants. At Detroit Medical Center 's Harper University Hospital , approximately 90 percent of kidney transplant patients are African American, so organ donation among minorities is of great importance.

Legislators must be careful in reworking university funding

An Oakland Press editorial says while the GOP's proposed plan to fund higher education is a step toward "rationalizing" the funding, the "characteristics of the various universities should not be totally overrun in the process." Wayne State University and Northern Michigan University are noted as receiving less funding than any other institution, should the plan be adopted. "And a financing system that strongly rewards enrollment growth does not necessarily make sense for, let's say, Lake Superior State University in the Upper Peninsula," according to the writer. North Carolina approached declining higher education funding by allowing their universities to become private.

Tip Sheet: Employment - Wayne State pays young adults to get job training

A program conducted by Wayne State 's Word Processing Training Center in the Computer Science Department offers training and job placement assistance to young adults in Detroit - and pays those who participate. The program features hands-on computer training and familiarization with various software programs. Since its inception 24 years ago, the training center has been a source of qualified employees for more than 1,000 companies in the Detroit area. The next session begins Aug. 22. A phone number for more information and registration is provided.

Oakland U answers the call to match workers with jobs

This editorial lauds a new partnership between Oakland University and St. John Hospital System that matches nursing students with a training facility in the St John system. The article also notes that Oakland and Wayne State are partnering to allow Oakland students to complete their final year of a bachelor's degree and their first year of a pharmacy degree at WSU's new pharmacy graduate school. "These types of job-related partnerships meet the challenge issued by the Cherry Commission on Higher Education," the editorial states. "It calls for much closer coordination between the state's higher education institutions and state government to try to determine the job needs of the state and create training programs to match."

A sailor's advisory on marine forecasts

A bill in the U.S. Senate would prohibit the National Weather Service from issuing routine forecasts and related services, according to opponents of the proposed legislation. They contend it would prevent the NWS from issuing forecasts if private weather services could provide the same service for a fee. The bill's author says it is aimed mainly at clarifying NWS's role. Opponents say it is contradictory and unclear. "I'm not at all clear as to exactly what information the NWS would be prohibited from releasing to the public," Wayne State law professor David Moran told the publication Information Week. "How is the NWS supposed to issue to the public all its data without thereby providing a service that would compete with private entities?"

Vet in front row for Japan attack

Hugh Fergusan of Rochester Hills was the pilot of a B-29 that accompanied the bomber "Bock's Car" on its mission to drop an atom bomb on Nagasaki during World War II. The story mentions that he was studying at Wayne State to be a doctor when he enlisted in the Army Air Corps, knowing that he might soon be drafted anyway. Historians debate whether dropping the bomb was necessary, since Hiroshima had been hit two days earlier. But "the plans were in motion to drop both bombs," pointed out Wayne State history professor Mel Small. A brief feature on the Channel 4 late-night news Saturday also mentioned that Fergusan is a former WSU student.

NMU board OKs budget

Northern Michigan University's board approved a preliminary budget Thursday that is about $1.4 million less than last year's budget. The $93.3 million budget for fiscal 2006 was developed based on Gov. Jennifer Granholm's funding proposal that calls for an $888,000 reduction for NMU. The budget does not take into consideration separate funding proposals approved by the state House and the Senate. Wayne State University and Northern Michigan are the only universities that would experience funding cuts under those proposals. A House-Senate committee is working on a compromise plan.

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