'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.

November 5, 2004

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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.

November 5, 2004

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.

November 5, 2004

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.

November 5, 2004

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.

November 5, 2004

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."

November 5, 2004

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.

November 4, 2004

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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.

November 4, 2004

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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.

November 4, 2004

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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.

November 4, 2004

Statewide contests

Frederic Pearson, director of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies in CULMA, is among those offering advice in this article about how to handle the disappointment if the candidate you favored lost in the election. He says America must figure out how to reach a consensus on important issues facing the country. "We need to be able to listen to each other," he says, pointing out the Internet could potentially unite citizens who seek to share ideas and to put aside rancor.

November 4, 2004

Passage of Prop 2 may spur legal fight

An article about the passage of Proposal 2 Tuesday notes in the second paragraph that Wayne State, Michigan State and the University of Michigan confirmed they will continue providing medical insurance and other benefits to partners of gay employees.

November 4, 2004

Prop 2, LBGT activists react to marriage amendment's passage

"Michigan voters decided Tuesday that a state constitutional amendment should be added to define marriage as between one man and one woman," states the lead paragraph of this story. The writer points out that the University of Michigan and Wayne State University have formerly stated that they will protect the employee benefits of same-sex partners, but Michigan State has not made a formal statement.

November 4, 2004

Statewide contests

A wrap-up of election results around the state notes that some incumbents lost to challengers for eight-year terms on the boards of Wayne State, Michigan State and the University of Michigan. No names were provided of the Wayne State and Michigan State candidates.

November 4, 2004

People on the move

Robert M. Lechy, M.D., a clinical assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the WSU School of Medicine, was named medical director for Macomb-Oakland Regional Center Inc.

November 4, 2004

Football to play at Ford Field this Saturday

The Wayne State Warriors will play their season finale at noon Saturday at Ford Field against Hillsdale in the first game of the Collegiate Clash doubleheader. Eastern Michigan will take on Central Michigan in the second game at 4:30 p.m. One ticket will be good for admission to both games.

November 4, 2004

Two incumbents ousted from university board seats

Democrats won five of the six open seats in three state university board races. Paul Hillegonds was ousted in his bid to return to Wayne State. "I'm feeling resigned to the reality that these seats generally go as the top of the tickets go," said Hillegonds, who expects to continue to support WSU. Annetta Miller, the other incumbent, won in the nine-person WSU board race.

November 4, 2004

Hillegonds loses seat on Wayne State Board

The race to fill two seats on the WSU Board of Governors is the lead item in this article summarizing election results for Michigan's three largest public universities. Republican Paul Hillegonds failed in his bid to retain his seat on the WSU Board. Democrats Annetta Miller and Tina Abbott had the most votes in the Wayne State race. The top two vote-getters win eight-year terms.

November 4, 2004

Collegiate clash at Ford Field

Wayne State's Warriors will be playing Hillsdale College at the "Collegiate Clash" at Ford Field Nov. 6. The Comcast Local cable channel and Wayne State University have announced an agreement that will provide coverage of men's and women's sports programming to Comcast subscribers throughout Southeast Michigan. The year-round coverage of Wayne State's athletic programs begins with the "Collegiate Clash."

November 4, 2004

Hilberry Theatre presents Brecht's 'Mother Courage'

The Hilberry Theatre opens "Mother Courage and Her Children" by Bertolt Brecht on Friday, Nov. 19. and running through Saturday, Jan. 29 in rotating repertory.

November 4, 2004