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The Federal Election Commission is beginning an investigation whether colleges violated a ban on corporate donations to political campaigns by allowing filmmaker Michael Moore to appear on their campuses during last fall's presidential-election campaign

Kurt Metzger, research director of CULMA\'s Center for Urban Studies, will be the featured speaker during the \"Breakfast of Nations," Wednesday, Jan. 12, 7:30 a.m. in the Chaldean Cultural Center in West Bloomfield Township. Metzger, commenting extensively in the story, says Americans need to quickly learn about other cultures. \"In order to thrive economically and socially, we need to recognize that there is much to gain from a more diverse community. Projections show that by 2050, whites will become the minority. But I anticipate it will occur sooner than that.\"

Electioneering colors Detroit budget deficit debate, choices

Professor Lyke Thompson, director of CULMA's Center for Urban Studies, commented about Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's announcement that the city is facing a $214 million deficit next year and the prospect of layoffs to meet the shortfall. "Every person he lays off is a vote," Thompson said. "He has to provide a rationale for what he has to do. It is a tough job." Thompson added that if balancing the budget had gotten difficult, the mayor should "explain it to the electorate so it may not hurt him, because it is people's friends and neighbors he is going to lay off."

Rev. Samuel Bullock heads Baptist Pastors Council

A Wayne State University political science professor, Ron Brown, says pastors have a right to engage in the political process. "Pastors in this city have on occasions seen themselves as the voice of the people and grassroots lobbyists," Brown said. "They see their role as both spiritual and political." Brown said Detroit is a progressive city and perhaps the only place in the country where Black clergy is actively involved in politics. He said that began with the advent of the Black power movement years ago. "You would not find this in Chicago or Los Angeles," he added.

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In the galleries column an item mentioned that Twenty-two ceramic artists come together for \"White on White\" at the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery at Wayne State University from Jan. 21 through March 4. The exhibition looks at \"the possibility and conviction of the white aesthetic in contemporary ceramic art,\" which will be discussed by curator Jae Won Lee, assistant ceramic professor at Michigan State University, at a public lecture at 4 p.m. Jan. 21 in the Music Recital Hall next to the gallery.

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\"Leaders on Leadership\", co-produced by Detroit Public Television and WSU\'s School of Business Administration, launched its second broadcast season with guest Nick Scheele, President of Ford Motor Company. The SBA\'s Larry Fobes, program host, interviewed Mr. Scheele about his global leadership career, with special emphasis on leading a firm through these difficult times for the American automotive industry. The studio audience of WSU students asked questions of Mr. Scheele that he acknowledged as being especially insightful.

Old times there never forgotten?

A Wayne State professor is quoted in a column written by Dwight Lewis regarding a battle of whether or not to remove the word \"Confederate\" from Confederate Memorial Hall, a campus building at Vanderbilt University. The Tennessee school is planning to renovate and remove the word from the current Confederate Memorial Hall. However the United Daughters of the Confederacy is fighting to keep name on the building. \"...Just listen to what a black Michigan educator told me in the spring of 1982, something I haven\'t forgotten:\'\'When people have Confederate license tags or display the flag on their cars or home, it might be pride in the Confederacy for Southern whites, but I think to most blacks, it\'s a symbol of segregation, racism and all the negative things about the South,\'\' said Leon Chestang, then dean of the School of Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit.\"

WDET's Caryn Mathes to leave Detroit

Caryn Mathes, longtime general manager of WDET-FM, is leaving the station at the end of February to accept a position as general manager at a public radio station serving the Washington, D.C., area. Under her leadership, WDET grew to one of the largest public radio stations in the country and external support grew by 535 percent. "We are deeply saddened about Caryn's departure but are extremely grateful for all she has done and are happy for her in this new opportunity," said Meredith Gibbs, WSU executive vice president and chief of staff.

Election panel begins inquiry into colleges and universities that sponsored speeches by filmmaker

The Federal Election Commission is beginning an investigation whether colleges violated a ban on corporate donations to political campaigns by allowing filmmaker Michael Moore to appear on their campuses during last fall's presidential-election campaign and paying him a speaker's fee. David T. Hardy, an Arizona lawyer, filed two complaints with the FEC about Moore's college tour. In his complaint, Hardy quoted from Moore's speeches including one at Wayne State University where he said, "We're visiting all 20 battleground states, and our goal is to remove George W. Bush from the White House."

Desiree Cooper: Mentors are not just for schoolkids

In a column about National Mentoring Month, Desiree Cooper mentions Wayne State medical student Philip Rosen, who is mentor to Shawn Smeltzer, a 20-year-old who lives in Covenant House, a shelter that serves homeless, runaway and troubled young people. Rosen says he wanted to get involved in the Detroit community and thought mentoring would be a good way. Smeltzer said no one can replace his parents, but he's looking for friends and support. "That's what (Rosen) is to me," he confides.

Iraqis in Michigan gear up to vote

Frederic Pearson, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, is quoted in an article about former Iraqis in Michigan who will be voting by absentee ballot in Iraq\'s first national election. Including expatriates living in the United States in the voting process may give the impression that this country is manipulating the outcome, he said. \"They will be viewed by some as a foreign element. It's a strange kettle of fish to have external people voting in an election like this."

Feds slash college grants

A story about impending cuts in the federal Pell Grant program and the impact on college students includes comments by a Wayne State student and Catherine Kay, interim financial aid director. WSU student Jamal Williams expects to lose $200-$300 a year when the federal grant program changes are implemented. He said the cuts "might not seem like much, but when you don't have much it can mean a lot." Kay said about 5,500 WSU students qualified for Pell Grants in 2004 and the university has not determined how many will be affected this year. She is also concerned about possible reductions in state and institutional aid to students that are based on formulas similar to those for Pell Grants.

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