Supreme Court sidesteps decision in Michigan case about poor defendants

Wayne State Professor David Moran commented about the U.S. Supreme Court passing up a chance to decide whether Michigan can deny state-funded appeals to defendants who have pleaded guilty. \"Michigan officials are proceeding at their peril if they follow this law, which is certainly in question.\"

December 15, 2004

Woods man among WSU honorees

Daniel Levin, a senior at Wayne State University, will receive the David D. Henry Award during the university's winter commencement ceremonies on Dec. 16. A photo of Levin accompanies the story.

December 15, 2004

University board races offer accurate snapshot of divisions

This article looked at partisan voting trends within the West Bloomfield by looking at the university board. It cited that the West Bloomfield vote for the Wayne State Board of Governors went just over 50 percent Democratic.

December 15, 2004

Instructor teaches importance of effective communication

A profile on JuJuan Taylor, a communication arts professor at Schoolcraft College mentions that she also is an adjunct professor at Wayne State. "My standards are very high for both urban and suburban students," she says.

December 15, 2004

Ford Health System CEO empowers women at event

Heather Dillaway, professor of gender studies at Wayne State, commented about a lecture delivered by Henry Ford Health System President and CEO Nancy Schlichting. "Hearing a successful woman explain how she got where she is, step-by-step, is so necessary for today's career women who are sometimes looked down on for their drive and assertiveness," Dillaway said. "There's great value in women gathering and seeing firsthand how other females carve out a niche that suits them in a work world that often caters to the male lifestyle."

December 15, 2004

Men's basketball hosts top-ranked Virginia Union

The Wayne State University men\'s basketball team hosts top-ranked Virginia Union this Saturday, Dec. 18, at 1 p.m. The story notes that the Wayne State University Athletic Department is supporting the United States Marine Corps Toys for Tots program by offering four tickets for each donated unwrapped toy at the game.

December 15, 2004

Granholm: Higher-ed funding deserves another look

Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who last year said there was too much "fat" in higher education budgets, said she's changed her mind about the priority colleges and universities should get in state appropriations. Higher education has been hit with more than $200 million in cuts since Granholm took office in 2003, while K-12 education has been largely protected. Following the release Wednesday of Lt. Gov. John Cherry's report recommending ways to double the number of Michigan adults holding degrees or career-oriented certificates in the next decade, Granholm said having a highly educated population is the most important factor to a state's economy. There is an overwhelming correlation. There is more of a correlation than business taxes, more of a correlation than almost any other factor," she said. "…I wish I had known sooner."

December 15, 2004

People on the Move

Awards: Michigan State Rep. Aldo Vagnozzi, D-Farmington Hills, a first-term legislator in the Michigan House who serves on the Education Committee and the Senior Health, Security and Retirement Committee, will receive a Distinguished Alumni award during Wayne State's winter commencement ceremonies at Cobo Arena. Fellowships: Wayne State English Professor Arthur F. Marotti, vice president of the Wayne State University Academy of Scholars, was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship for the academic year 2005-06.

December 15, 2004

People in the News

Wayne State seniors Daniel Levin and Alexandria Conley will receive the David D. Henry Award during the university's winter commencement ceremonies at Cobo Arena. The award is given to a man and a woman in the graduating class who have distinguished themselves through leadership, service and academic achievement.

December 15, 2004

Jury doesn't buy Seaman's story

Wayne State University Law Professor Peter Henning was quoted on the first-degree murder conviction of Nancy Seaman. Henning said the jury could have found Seaman guilty of involuntary manslaughter, but the panel wasn't buying Seaman's self-defense plea. "Given the circumstances of what she did after killing her husband -- cleaning the scene and wrapping the body in a tarp -- that's a sign that this was planned," Henning said.

December 15, 2004

Area sports in brief

Wayne State women's hockey signed Samantha Poyton, a left wing from Hamilton, Ontario.

December 15, 2004

Gang squad called to fight outside Cass Tech

Nearly 25 officers from the Detroit Police Department and Wayne State University police were called to Cass Tech High School in Detroit Tuesday evening after a fight broke out in a parking lot. The incident apparently took place during a basketball game between Cass Tech and rival school Detroit King. Witnesses said rocks were thrown at the police officers but police managed to disperse the crowd.

December 14, 2004

Supreme Court sidesteps decision in Michigan case about poor defendants

The U.S. Supreme Court passed up a chance to decide whether Michigan can deny state-funded appeals to defendants who have pleaded guilty. "Michigan officials are proceeding at their peril if they follow this law, which is certainly in question," said David Moran, a Wayne State law professor.

December 14, 2004

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Neal Rubin appears in a Wayne State Sweatshirt in the photo accompanying his page two column.

December 14, 2004

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Wayne State's Hilberry Theatre is mentioned in an article about Detroit places to go in the 2004 edition of "Michigan Travel Ideas," the state's official travel guide. A phone number is given for more information.

December 14, 2004

Pill study disputed

Birth control pills are not a boon to cardiovascular health contrary to the findings of WSU researchers.

December 14, 2004

Labs work on libido lifts

Earlier this month Procter & Gamble put forth Intrinsa, a testosterone patch designed to raise the libidos of women whose natural hormone levels are low. \'\'Women want ways to improve their sex relationships,\'\' says Dr. Michael Diamond, a Wayne State University obstetrician/gynecologist. "Thirty years ago they wouldn\'t even talk about it. Now they\'ll discuss it at the dinner table.\'\'

December 14, 2004

They'll See U in Court

The U of M and Wayne State will continue to grant employee benefits to same-sex partners despite Governor Granholm's announcement that state government contracts will not grant benefits to same-sex partners of state employees in the wake of the passage of Proposal 2, which banned gay marriage in Michigan.

December 14, 2004

U-M libraries get Googled

Nick Bunkley, of the News, and Mike Wendland, of the Free press, write that the public will have virtual access to seven million books in the U of M library through a new service being offered by U-M alumnus Larry Page, who plans to announce the deal today. It will make virtually everything in the university's extensive collections searchable online. U-M had started the task, but on their own it would have taken 1,600 years to complete, with the help of Google employees the task will be done in an estimated six years. The project, which also includes the New York Public Library and libraries at Harvard, Stanford and Oxford universities, will let Google users see the entire text of works in the public domain and those that the publisher has agreed to show online. The process will make more books available to more people, and it will help preserve books as well. The U-M library is the sixth largest in the country.

December 14, 2004

Osuch awarded

Debra Osuch has been awarded an Industry Achievement Award from Wayne State University's College of Engineering.

December 13, 2004