Mentioned the 11th annual African American composers concert, sponsored by Delta Omicron Professional Music Fraternity and Wayne State University\'s department of music.

The Theatre review section showcased the play \"Metamorphoses.\" A photo of three performers in \"Metamorphoses.\" The section features a review of Wayne State\'s production of Arthur Miller\'s \"Death of a Salesman.\"

Wayne State's satellite campuses are the focus of a feature story examining the university's outreach efforts. Cynthia Ward, described as Wayne State's top official in charge of extension programs and satellite campuses, says the additional classroom space available at Trinity Catholic High School, in Harper Woods, will allow for an expansion of class offerings. In addition to Harper Woods, the university offers classes in Farmington Hills, Clinton Township, Madison Heights and northwest Detroit. This month, Wayne State will open another extension campus in Port Huron. Robert Walsh, who oversees Wayne State\'s operations in Macomb and St. Clair counties as well as in Harper Woods, says the university is trying to raise its profile in the two counties. "We\'re constantly looking for ways to become more visible,\" Walsh said. \"Our real goal is to grow our programs and make them as responsive as we can to the needs of the community.\" Two photos of students and instructors are included. Also included is a sidebar containing statistical and contact information about the university.

Four Wayne State University men\'s hockey players are listed among the nation\'s best in this week\'s NCAA statistical report. Freshmen forwards Tylor Michel and Stavros Paskaris are tied for sixth in the country, with two short-handed goals. Sophomore right wing Nate Higgins is tied for seventh, with three game-winning goals, while sophomore left wing Jason Bloomingburg is ranked 16th nationally in goals per game, with 3.25.

This article about the intersection art, sex and autos quotes a Wayne State professor. Brian Kritzman, who is exhibiting in The Other Art Show, is a professor of industrial design at Wayne State and says the industry offers a creative outlet for artists and a way to make a living."Look at the students who study sculpture and become clay modelers for the auto industry," he says. "On the one hand it dashes their dream of being a sculptor. But, on the other hand, they're not just waiting tables or working at the video store. It's not black and white. It's not evil or wonderful."

This monthly magazine reported that WSU Professor Steven Stack received an Ig Nobel Prize for his widely-publicized study on the "Effect of Country Music on Suicide." Stack, a sociologist in the university's Criminal Justice Department, has publicized about 135 papers on suicide, including six dealing with various musical genres. He told the magazine that the Ig Nobel is "about research that seems funny, but at the same time makes you think."

Fresh and eager, three dozen new House members join the 93rd Legislature today and already they\'re looking down another deep financial hole. Without more cost-cutting or more revenue, the state faces a combined deficit of perhaps $1 billion this year and next, according to fiscal experts. Money holes are nothing new for Gov. Jennifer Granholm, who wrestled with similar shortfalls during her first two years in office and promises to do it once again without raising general taxes...Adding to this year\'s fiscal debate are education lobbyists who will pressure lawmakers to guarantee a level of funding for schools before they pay for the rest of state government.The K-16 Coalition will steer clear of calling for a tax increase. But Al Short, chief lobbyist for the Michigan Education Association, said with demands on state services and resistance to higher taxes, something has to give. \"The current revenue picture can\'t provide for current services,\" Short said. \"We don\'t have fewer prisoners than three years ago, we don\'t have less demands on the Medicaid budget. We have more students in colleges and universities, there\'s constant pressure for good highways and safe streets.\"

Wayne State Vice President of Government Affairs Harvey Hollins III, was interviewed by WJR\'s Lloyd Jackson today on his Motor City Minute Segment regarding the upcoming MLK Jr. panel discussion on race relations that will be held on campus Friday at the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium in the Law School.

Wayne State\'s 107-63 victory over Marygrove in men\'s basketball Monday was reported on that station\'s late evening and early morning sports segments.

Jeff Martin, an associate professor of sports psychology at Wayne State says that a good way to revive an exercise schedule, or to kick-start a new habit, is to get social. He believes that one can plan new goals with others motivating solitary training. Finally, one can exercise in the company of others at a fitness center, which is also a form of motivation. Richard Bernstein was also noted in the story as someone that the Free Press writer Bill Laitner chats with from time to time about various causes from disability rights to bringing a track program back to Wayne State University.

Wayne State's men's basketball team defeated Marygrove 107-63. Herb Goliday and Morris Ball each scored 26 points and Tariq Mills had 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead the host Warriors (8-5). Rob Igbawua added 17 points and 10 boards, and Adrian Schaffer scored 14 for the Warriors.

Wayne State sophomore goaltender Will Hooper has been selected College Hockey America Defensive Player of the Week for his performance last Saturday at league-leading Alabama-Huntsville. Hooper made a career-high 50 saves in Saturday\'s 3-3 (OT) tie in Huntsville. Wayne State continues its road trip with a two-game CHA series at Niagara University this Friday and Saturday.

Columnist Neal Rubin is pictured wearing a Wayne State University sweatshirt.

The Oscar buzz is building for a documentary that plays like a WWII adventure film. "The Richie Boys" is about a group of German-speaking Jews, including Guy Stern, Wayne State German professor (distinguished professor emeritus, and former provost), who fled Germany and later served in the U.S. Army.

The Comerica Charitable Foundation has donated $500,000 to Wayne State University, considered to be the single largest grant that Comerica has ever made to a university. The gift is expected to support the newly named Comerica Charitable Foundation Academic Success Center, which provides tutoring and supplemental instruction for students. Comerica made the gift during the silent phase of the university's $500 million campaign. The university plans to take the campuswide campaign public in May, according to Susan Burns, associate vice president and chief development officer at Wayne State.

Guy Stern, professor of German at Wayne State, is mentioned in a story regarding the documentary film \"The Ritchie Boys\" and the growing momentum towards its Oscar nomination. The film is about a group of German-speaking Jews who fled Europe for America before World War II, received intelligence training at a secluded Army post in the Blue Ridge Mountains and went back overseas as interrogators and psychological warfare experts. Stern, one of the film's subjects, attended the event, signed autographs and marveled at the prospect that his war story might be Oscar worthy. "I would really be cheered by it," he said.

This article on compensation to blacks who were discriminated against by insurance companies that sold them policies quotes a retired Wayne State professor. Dr. Arthur Johnson, 79, a former president of Detroit NAACP and retired Wayne State University professor and administrator, said the higher auto and homeowners insurance rates paid by those who live in urban areas are discriminatory in nature. \"Cities like Detroit have paid higher premiums than customers who live in predominantly white communities,\" Johnson said. \"They say they are not discriminating, when in fact they are charging residents of the city a higher rate.\"

This article on the upcoming elections in Iraq quotes Sajad Zalzala, a Wayne State student. \"For years, my family has wanted to do something about the political situation there,\" said Zalzala, 23, a medical student at Wayne State University. \"Finally, we can.\"

Robin Boyle, associate dean in the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, says in his opinion piece that \"Detroit is simply too big for the people who inhabit it.\" As an example, in 1950, there were 1,849,668 people living in the city inhabiting a geographical area covering 138.7 square miles. Fifty years later, the population had fallen to 951,270, but the city remained the same size. \"Obviously this emptiness translates into tax revenues that are in free-fall.\" Boyle adds that city planners need to consider \"urban spatial reduction\" as the city faces immediate, serious budget issues. A photo of Boyle accompanies the story.

Professor Tom Killian, chair of Wayne State University's department of Anthropology comments about a local antique gallery's plans to auction a human skull. The 100-year-old shrunken head is going on the auction block this month in Oakland County and is expected to draw bids from $4,000-$6,000. \"For me, the sale of human remains is definitely offensive and professionally unethical,\" Killian says. \"It sounds pretty backward and kind of ignorant. Commerce in human remains should be condemned as ignorant and perverted.\"