Wayne State University-Oakland Center is listed as the third largest college/university according to projected fall 2005 enrollment. Total projected enrollment for the center is 5,000. Oakland Community College is the largest at 25,000 followed by second-place Oakland University at 16,902.

The formidable task of rebuilding New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina is not only possible but probable, according to Wayne State professors and urban planning experts Robin Boyle and George Galster. Boyle and Galster commented during the 6 p.m. newscast about the overwhelming rebuilding challenges and cost issues facing the hurricane-ravaged city.

Reporter Glenn Zimmerman referenced a Wayne State engineering professor as a source during his report on the reasons for rising gas prices in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

Kurt Metzger, director of the Michigan Metropolitan Information Center at Wayne State , commented about the latest U.S. Census Bureau statistics showing Detroit as the poorest big city in the nation. Michigan also was one of eight states in which incomes fell last year, dropping nearly 3 percent to about $44,300 for a typical household. "To keep incomes from sliding more, Michigan needs to find ways to lure better-paying jobs," Metzger said. \"We\'re really heavily dependent on manufacturing, and we\'re just getting smacked,\" he said. \"The Rust Belt is still the Rust Belt.\"

The U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday that 33.6% of Detroiters had income below the poverty level in 2004, compared with about 23% in 2002. In the two-year span, \"you\'re talking somewhere easily between 75,000 to 80,000 more people living in poverty\" in Detroit , said Kurt Metzger, research director of Wayne State University \'s Center for Urban Studies. And nearly half of Detroit children 17 and younger lived in impoverished homes in 2004.

Wayne State's athletic department Hall of Fame committee is accepting nominations for its 2006 induction class. The ceremony will be held Feb. 25, 2006. Nominees must have graduated or left Wayne State at least five years ago and received two awards in one sport, or one award in two sports. Details about submitting nominations is provided in the story.

A brief notes the opening of The Towers Residential Suites, offering 900 students the option of living in a one-, two-, three- or four-bedroom suite, with a shared living space and private baths. Amenities are mentioned in the item and the Wayne State housing Web link is provided. Rolling Stone: Detroit Rocks! This item notes that Rolling Stone magazine's "College Guide" has named Detroit the third best city for students seeking to go to college in a place with a great rock scene. The guide makes special mention of Wayne State University 's music management program and the city's rockin' music venues. "The Motor City certainly isn't the prettiest town," the guide says, "but who said rock and roll is supposed to be pretty?" A Web link to the Rolling Stone story is included.

Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences appointed John H. Varghese administrative manager.

Remarks Kurt Metzger made in a July 27 Metro Times Detroit editorial are reprinted in this opinion piece about Detroit 's voter rolls. Metzger said the city's official number of 637,000 registered voters couldn't be correct. He pointed out, based on the latest census data, that there are only about 630,000 people in the city of voting age.

In an op-ed, Wayne State Law Professor Lawrence C. Mann discusses the $253 million jury verdict earlier this month against drug company Merck & Co. for the death of a man taking Vioxx. Mann writes that this case shows why changes and compromises must be made at the national level to improve pharmaceutical product development and delivery in this country. He further calls for federal action to address conflicting state laws as they pertain to drug company lawsuits like the Merck & Co. case. "Our elected representatives at the federal level should now step forward to end the confusion about pharmaceutical liability inherent in the multiplicity of state laws," Mann writes.

A few days after transferring from Wayne State to Saginaw Valley State last year, wide receiver Nick Body began to have misgivings. Body played in Saginaw Valley \'s 2004 spring game, but didn\'t enroll in classes at University Center . Instead, he talked to one of Wayne State \'s leaders, defensive end Leo Wells, and told him he wanted to return to the Warriors. \"Leo said, \'If you want to come back, I\'ll smooth everything over,\' \" Body said. Body, whose 73 receptions in 2003 set Wayne State \'s single-season school record, approached first-year coach Paul Winters. \"I told them I\'d bust my butt in practice,\" Body said. \"I worked on the scout team, trying to help them out.\" Body sat out all of last season because of the transfer. This season, he\'s a redshirt junior with two years remaining. And he\'s glad to be back wearing the green and gold. \"I wasn\'t happy,\" Body said of leaving. \"I knew I\'d have to put my tail between my legs, but I wasn\'t really bothered by it.\" Body apologized to his teammates and spent last season working on the scout team to prove himself to Winters and the rest of the coaching staff. Winters said he considers Body, 6-feet-4 and 212 pounds, one of the team\'s potential leaders, and he has put the transfer behind him. \"He made a mistake,\" Winters said. \"I can\'t hold that over his head.\" A photo of Body is included.

In his opinion column, Thomas Bray discusses a statewide petition drive calling for a legislative initiative that would require funding increases for public schools and universities equal to 5 percent a year or the rate of inflation, whichever is less. Bray says this initiative, backed by the Association of Michigan Universities, the Michigan Education Association (MEA) and the Michigan Association of School Administrators, as well as at least two dozen groups, is a bad idea. Bray writes, " Michigan\'s public universities claim that the state has been short-changing them, forcing big increases in tuition. But the same universities claim their degrees are worth a lot on the job market, so why shouldn\'t students be willing to pay a market rate for them? Besides, substantial amounts of aid and loan money are available to kids who really want to go to college."

Wayne State 's Law School celebrated "Garage Class Reunions" with the classes of 1943-1966 on Tuesday, August 9th, at the Law School . Two photos of Dean Frank Wu with various alumni and with Associate Dean Frederica Lombard accompanied the story.

Saul Green has joined the Wayne State University Law School as both a professor and director of the Damon J. Keith Collection of African-American Legal History. He comes to WSU from Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, where he was a principal in the firm's criminal defense group. He also served as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan. A photo is included.

On-air personality "Tune-UP" mentioned the opening of WSU's newest residence hall at WSU during his mid-day stint on the air at this music-format station.

Dr. John Flack, chairman of Wayne State University \'s department of internal medicine, commented about Rheos, an experimental device designed to work like a pacemaker for controlling blood pressure. The tiny generator device is implanted into a person's chest and two electrodes are placed on both sides of their neck. Observing a patient's systolic blood pressure decrease from 240 to 208 as the device is activated, Flack, the study\'s principal investigator, said that in two to three months, she'll really start seeing an impact.

The 11-story, 900-bed residence, is popular with students who like Reva Baldwin, from Oak Park , like the amenities. "You get your own room, more space. It's worth it," said Baldwin, a sophomore. "We'll always be a commuter campus," WSU President Irvin D. Reid said Monday. "But we want to be able to support people with different lifestyles and accommodate those who would like to have an experience on campus." The $51.5 million dorm is the third residence hall to be built in the last three years. A single costs $5, 670 per academic year. A private bedroom in a four-person suite is $5,040, and a shared bedroom in a suite is $4, 535. Or students can share a room for $4, 175 - the same price as the other residence halls. The article featured a photo of students moving into a new dorm room.

Southeast Michigan can have both expanded roads and mass transit by adopting a tax-base-sharing approach to new commercial and industrial development.

When a 52-year-old Missouri woman went to the doctor in 1998 complaining of a sore back, she was thought to have disc disease. Turned out she was drinking inordinate amounts of instant ice tea, which lead to skeletal fluorosis. But the average teetotalers should not be concerned. "It may be that certain brands ought to cut down the amount of fluoride in their tea or add a warning label to their product, "said Michael Kleerekoper, director of research of bone and mineral metabolism at Wayne State University .

Wayne State plans to add a $26 million engineering development center at its main campus over the next five years. Working with corporations and entrepreneurs, WSU President Irvin D. Reid told The Detroit News that he wants to speed everything from cancer diagnosis and treatment to detection of environmental hazards. "Our laboratories are equipped to build the research equipment we need on campus," Reid said.