Volleyball
Wayne State's women's volleyball team lost a season-ending match to Hillsdale 30-17, 30-22, 31-29. Wayne State junior Sei Hee Hwang had 42 digs and set the school season record with 602 digs.
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Men's hockey falls at Providence
Saturday night, the Wayne State University men\'s hockey team was dealt a 4-1 setback at Providence College. The Warriors pulled within one at the end of the second period as sophomore Mark Nebus scored at the 19:59 mark. WSU sophomore goalie Will Hooper was credited with 23 saves.
Warriors coach gets 399th win
With a 1-0 deficit against Providence, visiting Wayne State won 4-2 and earned Coach Bill Wilkinson his 399th career victory. Wilkinson has coached at Wayne State for the past 6 seasons.
Two incumbents ousted from university board seats
Democrats won five of the six open seats this week in the three state university board races -- a fact that did not escape Republican Paul Hillegonds, who was ousted in his bid to return to the Wayne State University board. \"I\'m feeling resigned to the reality that these seats generally go as the top of the tickets goes,\" he said Thursday. \"I\'m just grateful for the opportunity to have served on the board and I expect to continue supporting Wayne State University however I can.\"
Ford Field will be buzzing
An article in the football roundup section mentioned the Collegiate Clash doubleheader game with Wayne State playing against Hillsdale in the first game and Eastern Michigan playing against Central Michigan in the second game.
Seven ways to fight those post-election blues
Fred Pearson, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at Wayne State, was quoted on America's reactions to the election. He advises most people who are unsatisfied with the election results to find a common ground with the opposition on long-term issues like health care and the war on terrorism. \'\'We need to be able to listen to each other,\'\' he says. Pearson thinks the Web potentially could unite citizens who seek to put aside rancor and brainstorm solutions to problems.
DMC hires expert to promote new development
The Detroit Medical Center is hiring John Lore - a former health executive credited with creating one of the nation\'s largest hospital chains - to revive philanthropy at the city\'s largest health system and promote new development. Two years ago, DMC leaders disbanded the health system\'s development department, which includes philanthropy, because donations to the financially-ruined health system had slowed to a trickle. \"We are probably the only major health system in the entire country without a development department,\" said DMC\'s chief executive Mike Duggan, who has improved the health system\'s finances. \"That really bothers me. I really plan to build this institution up to rival the Cleveland Clinic, and somebody like John Lore will be an invaluable help.\"
Forum examines corporate citizenship and the law
"Corporate Citizenship and the Law" will be the topic of the 5th Driker Forum for Excellence in the Law, sponsored by Wayne State University's Law School and the Center for the Study of Citizenship. The forum will be held Monday, Nov. 8, at the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium of the Wayne State Law School.
Wayne St., Comcast forge deal
Comcast Local and Wayne State University have announced an agreement that will provide coverage of men's and women's sports programming in Southeast Michigan.
Capturing a slice of life: Film festival focuses on documentaries
Wayne State is noted as one of the six Detroit area venues for the Nov. 11-14 Detroit Docs International Film Festival. The story also includes information about Wayne State's students receiving free admission to all events.
'A' is for Awesome
This three page feature on the Detroit Docs film festival describes a day of Jewish films at the Birmingham 8 on Sunday. In addition to those films, part of the 105 film international festival, Detroit filmmaker Harvey Ovshinsky will be honored on Thursday, November 11, at the gala kickoff party for Detroit Docs at the WSU Welcome Center. His work will be shown at the Welcome Center, and in the Bernath Auditorium of the David Adamany Undergraduate Library. Ovshinsky attended WSU in the 1060s, and taught here as well. The story names all the film venues at WSU.
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WDET Radio's Judy Adams is profiled in an article that notes she is celebrating her 30th year at the station. "Her leadership at WDET has also helped the station earn an impressive list of awards," the report says. A photo of Adams is included and a tagline notes that WDET is a community service of Wayne State University.
Vote or die!
A front page photo of singer/songwriter Mary J. Blige includes a caption that points out that she took part in a recent get-out-the-vote rally at Wayne State along with Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Prison documentary is subject of Detroit Docs International Film Festival
A review of the prison documentary film "Lifers" includes information about the Detroit Docs International Film Festival, where the film will be shown on Saturday, Nov. 13, at the WSU General Lectures Auditorium. Festival director Todd Hardin says he hopes the four-day event will draw 5,000-7,000 people. The story notes that Wayne State University students receive free admission to all events.
Prop 2: Plan to stop judicial meddling will feed more court action
In an editorial, Wayne State and the University of Michigan are noted as stating that their domestic partner benefits are intact, despite the passage of Proposition 2, designed to prohibit same-sex marriages.
Court: When kids visit, divorced dad's girlfriend can't spend night
WSU law professor Joan Mahoney is quoted in an article about a Michigan Court of Appeals decision that says a divorced father cannot allow his girlfriend to be in the home overnight when his young daughters are visiting. The appellate decision is based on a 1931 law outlawing cohabitation. Mahoney says the ruling is "contrary to most trends in family law." She adds, "I find it somewhat troubling, given the number of people who now live together. It seems like a backward-looking decision."
Artists can apply for '2005 Jackson Area Show
Artists who are 18 or older and who live in the Jackson area may submit slides and an application to Jim Zuleski, director of collections and exhibits for the Ella Sharp Museum. The deadline is Nov. 19 and only original works that have been completed in the past two years and that have not been exhibited at the museum may be submitted. Marion E. Jackson, the Wayne State University professor who curated the show, will give a talk on \"Listenin\' to the Rhythms: A Reflection on the Art\" at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 in Rueckert Auditorium, Dominican Hall.
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WWJ evening anchor Paul Snider provided a report on Wayne State's enrollment stating that fall student figures reached a 10-year high of 33,314 students. He added that the university's new residence halls and overall campus activities and programming have contributed to the increasing enrollment, according to Wayne State officials.
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Police say a Wayne State University graduate student tried to run over an officer who was attempting to arrest him on sex charges. The suspect allegedly used his computer to arrange a sexual encounter with a 13-year-old who turned out to be an undercover officer. The suspect, who\'s in the United States on a student visa, could be deported.
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Covered Merrill-Palmer Institute\'s Metro Teen Conference at the Student Center Building. Reporter Ron Dewey interviewed the participating high school students and the keynote speaker Linda Woolwine, president and COO of AAA Michigan. Woolwine spoke about teen driver safety.