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Volleyball: Battle Creek Central setter Tarin Kubiak signed to play at Wayne State next season.
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Detroit: Brinda Devine of Oak Park has joined the finance and facilities management division of Wayne State University as a real estate officer. The appointment was announced by John Davis, vice president of finance, treasurer and chief financial officer of the university. Devine, who has more than 12 years of experience in commercial real estate, will be responsible for acquiring and selling property, as well as negotiating and administering lease agreements. A licensed real estate broker, Devine was formerly vice president with Acquest Realty Advisors Inc. of Bloomfield Hills. She earned a bachelor\'s degree in business administration from Wayne State.
The Ruffle Inspires Fashion at DIA
Leeanna Laliberte ties a neckpiece on her model and inspects her evening gown made from hundreds of white and gold cupcake liners.
\"I really wanted to make a piece of art,\" says Laliberte, a Wayne State University fashion design student, who spent her spring break figuring out how to sew liners so they wouldn\'t tear. Her creation is part of a free runway fashion show, called \"Ruff and Ready to Wear,\" that will be held at the Detroit Institute of Arts on Friday night.
$1M to RiverWalk tops Community Foundation grants
This article about Community Foundation grants mentioned that Wayne State\'s Math Corps program in the math department was awarded a $75,000 grant to expand its program. Math Corps is a summer math camp that includes not only academic enrichment but also mentoring.
This academic life
Several gay and lesbian professors at Michigan colleges have initiated a lawsuit against the state contending that the recently passed marriage amendment to the state Constitution should not be used to deny health benefits to the partners of gay employees at state institutions. Peter J. Hammer, professor of law at Wayne State University and a plaintiff in the case, said defining marriage as between a man and a woman is not inconsistent with offering domestic-partner benefits to gay and lesbian employees who have never claimed to be married. \"The state wants to use what was offered as a shield to protect marriage and turn it into a sword to deny other people benefits,\" Hammer said.
Should Adult Rated Video Games Be Sold to Minors?
Gov. Jennifer Granholm testified Monday before a panel of state Democrat lawmakers encouraging a bill that would ban the sale of adult-rated video games to minors. The legislation is being sponsored in both the House and Senate. Four public hearings are being held across the state to gain support for the measure. The next one is scheduled for May 6 at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Justices eye appeal costs for the poor
Since 2001, Antonio Dwayne Halbert has tried to get the state of Michigan to assign him an attorney to appeal the length of his 30-year sentence. Michigan is the only state with a law barring the state from paying for appeals for indigent defendants who plead guilty. David Moran, a Wayne State University law professor representing Halbert, said the law has created separate systems of justice - one for the rich, another for the poor. "It has no impact whatsoever on the wealthy and it is aimed at the indigent," Moran said.
Cancer specialists present papers at Doha symposium
The second International Symposium on Genitourinary and Colorectal Cancer concluded yesterday with six presentations. Eight speakers from the Detroit Medical Center of Wayne State University, which was QNCS's partner in holding the event, made presentations.
A bitter accounting lingers for Arthur Andersen
Accounting firm Arthur Andersen is expected to appeal its 2002 obstruction-of-justice conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court this week. Randy Paschke, a 32-year veteran of Andersen\'s Detroit office, who now heads the accounting department of Wayne State\'s School of Business Administration, said, \"When I first heard they were appealing it, I thought they were crazy and it was a waste of time and money,\" Paschke said. \"It\'s not going to bring the firm back.\"
College prep funds face cuts
The Bush administration has proposed eliminating funding for Upward Bound, a federal program that helps prepare teens for college. It is one of 48 programs in the U.S. Department of Education that the President wants to terminate. \"What you will end up having is a bunch of kids who don\'t have options, don\'t have hope,\" said William Tandy, director of the Upward Bound program at Wayne State. The U.S. Department of Education maintains that the program has not demonstrated that former Upward Bound students are achieving at higher levels than other students.
People on the move
Wayne State University Organization of Black Alumni, Detroit, elected the following officers: Larry Polk, president-elect, William Butler, treasurer, and Tara J. Young, public relations committee chair. The newly elected board members are Tonya Corbitt, Debra Montgomery-Hugh, Katrenia Hosea-Flanigan, Delgreco Harden, Cheri Anderson and Jacqueline Esters.
What's coming up
Fourth annual Sarah Applebaum Nederlander Award for Excellence in Theatre gala celebration, honoring actress Phylicia Rashad, is today at the Masonic Temple. The celebration, sponsored by Wayne State University and the Nederlander Co., will feature a cocktail reception, seated dinner, strolling dessert, Detroit premiere performance of the musical \"Hairspray\" and the Apple Award presentation. Tickets are $250 and proceeds will benefit WSU\'s Department of Theatre.
Teen suspected in mom's slaying
Authorities say a 15-year-old boy is suspected of doing killing his mother after the body of Diane Michele, 50, was found. While it seems rare for a child to kill a parent, Ralph Slovenko, a professor of law and psychiatry at Wayne State, said it has happened throughout history.
International symposium on cancer begins in Doha
Eight speakers from Wayne State University and The Detroit Medical Center are making presentations at the International Symposium on Genitourinary and Colorectal Cancer in Doha, Qatar. The DMC is the Qatar National Cancer Society's partner in organizing the event.
New chief for WSU Foundation
A column of news briefs notes that President Irvin D. Reid has named Susan Burns vice president for development and alumni affairs, effective June 1.
Power Shift
A special 20th anniversary section carries a story about economic shifts in the Detroit area in the past two decades. It mentions an analysis of census data by Wayne State University that shows nearly half of former Detroit residents who moved out of the city lived in households with income of over $50,000.
20 Dynamic Duos
A page identifying "power couples" in southeast Michigan mentions Maggie and Bob Allesee. She gave $2 million to Wayne State for the dance program. Also mentioned are Ben and Beverly Burns. He is the former publisher of The Detroit News and other newspapers and currently directs the journalism program at Wayne State.
Fund drive should help Oakland U. expand service
A News editorial congratulates Oakland University on raising $63.5 million to kick off its capital campaign. But the newspaper cautions that the "extras" that the university hopes will give it a competitive edge should not include becoming a research complex, since the state already has three research universities in Wayne State, Michigan State and the University of Michigan. The News lauds efforts by Oakland and other state universities to become more independent financially by finding more private funding sources. "State tuition is becoming too high for families to absorb," the editorial says.
Will WSU shut out minorities?
Critics say a proposal to move academic and research programs from Wayne State University\'s College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs to various schools and colleges would impact minority students. Daphne Ntiri, associate professor in the Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) Department, says such a move will severely affect the mostly adult non-traditional students who take classes there. Professor Stuart Henry, IS chair, in a letter to Wayne State Provost Nancy Barrett, says IS students, under the proposed changes, \"would pay the same tuition as other University students, yet be denied the standing and advantages of graduating from a specific college within the university.\" Barrett says the proposed changes to CULMA will strengthen the existing academic programs, while at the same time allowing for the continuation and strengthening of CULMA\'s successful outreach programs.\"
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\"Leaders on Leadership,\" co-produced by the WSU SBA and Detroit Public Television, featured Kurt Darrow, President and CEO of La-Z-Boy Incorporated. Larry Fobes, program host and Director of the SBA\'s Institute for Organizational & Industrial Competitiveness, conducted an interview that highlighted leadership challenges at La-Z-Boy, famous for its eponymous American icon furniture, during an expansion of its customer demographic while also retaining its traditional customers. WSU students in the audience asked about marketing the traditional La-Z-Boy chair through product placement on popular youth oriented television programs, e.g. \"Friends\".