Probe may widen - theft, fraud and corruption charges in district court

A substantial amount of money is missing form the coffers of the Clinton Township district court. Officials would not speculate on what aspects a criminal investigation could include, but a Wayne State law professor, Peter Henning, said the probe could also revolve around laws addressing fraud, corruption or giving false statements to a government investigator.

October 10, 2004

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The paper notes productions at the Hilberry and Bonstelle Theatres - Noel Coward's "Blithe Spirit," Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor," and Georges Feydeau's "A Flea in Her Ear."

October 10, 2004

New dean is welcomed at zoo reception

Wayne State recently held a welcoming reception for its new Law School dean, Frank H. Wu, at the Wildlife Interpretive Gallery at the Detroit Zoo. The approximately 300 guests included benefactors, law school alumni, donors, friends, judges, Wayne State University administrators and law professors. A photo of President Irvin D. Reid, Dean Wu and Nancy Garlock Edmunds, president of the law school's board of visitors, accompanies the story.

October 10, 2004

War, security conflicts separate Bush, Kerry

Professor Fred Pearson, director of CULMA's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, comments about John Kerry's campaign pledge to hold a \"summit\" meeting of allied heads of state, including Middle Eastern countries, in an effort to persuade them it is in their best interest to help stabilize Iraq. While there is no indication other countries are willing to suddenly join forces with the United States, Kerry argues his election would create new impetus for cooperation. There is some validity to the \"fresh start\" theory, says Pearson. In contrast to previous American elections, when the international community tended to support the incumbent, Kerry appears to have their backing this year.

October 10, 2004

Looking outward: Cuban art challenge preconceptions

"Cuba from the Inside Looking Out," continuing at Wayne State's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery through Oct. 22, celebrates Cuban artists and art through the exhibit, lectures and films. Sandra Dupret, director of the Elaine L. Jacob Gallery, is quoted in the story.

October 10, 2004

Trust fund bill would include many asbestos victims

Dr. Michael Harbut, clinical assistant professor in Wayne State's School of Medicine, comments about Congress' four- year struggle to pass the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act designed to help Americans sickened by asbestos exposure without their having to sue the companies responsible for the exposure. "On the basis of the current science and medicine, the diagnostic criteria in Sen. Hatch\'s bill are outdated, incorrect and incomplete, and if enacted into law, will harm untold numbers of patients,\" says Harbut.

October 10, 2004

Tech pounds Wayne State

Michigan Tech, ranked 17th in Division II, defeated Wayne State's Warriors 61-23 Saturday in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game. Wayne State got on the scoreboard when Grant Botz blocked the extra-point attempt and Earl Carruthers returned it for two points

October 10, 2004

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About 35 Michigan organizations presented checks and pledges to the Lion's Hearing Center of Southeastern Michigan. The center is a cooperative venture between Lions clubs, the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University.

October 9, 2004

Photography Exhibit focuses on 'Twelve Black Classicists'

This photographic exhibit at Monmouth College's Hewes Library was installed by Michele Valerie Ronnick, associate professor of Classics, Greek and Latin at WSU. Ronnick delivered a lecture on the exhibit Oct. 14.

October 9, 2004

Lagging economic recovery makes jobs a key election issue for Michigan voters

CULMA's State Policy Center associate director Doug Drake is quoted in a story about Friday's jobs report showing weaker-than-expected results in the nation's economy. \"The recovery is not as strong as people had hoped it would be, but we\'re still clearly improving,\" Drake said. \"Just very slowly.\"

October 9, 2004

Artists' touch extends to K of C charities

The Lions' Hearing Center of Southeastern Michigan, a cooperative venture between Lions clubs, the Detroit Medical Center and Wayne State University, received more than $54,000 in pledges last month. The center operates clinics in metropolitan Detroit, and provides education and social services to hearing-impaired people and conducts research into cures and prevention of hearing disorders.

October 9, 2004

Domestic maven looks toward 'brighter days' from behind bars

Frank Carmone, professor of marketing in Wayne State's School of Business Administration, comments about the effects of Martha Stewart's imprisonment on sales at her company Stewart Living Omnimedia. \"The damage has been done,\" Carmone says. \"The fact that she\'s reporting to jail may not have impacted sales at all.\"

October 9, 2004

WSU icers open against Queens

The Wayne State University men\'s hockey squad began its 2004-05 campaign with a 3-1 exhibition win over Queens University on Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Compuware Sports Arena in Plymouth. The Warriors NCAA season starts this weekend with a two-game series against Clarkson on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 3:05 and Sunday, Oct. 17 at 2:05 at Compuware Arena.

October 9, 2004

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Loraleigh Keashly, academic director of CULMA\'s Master\'s in Dispute Resolution (MADR) program, is a featured guest on "Stateside" talking about workplace bullying. Keashly, an expert on the topic, examines different types of bullying in the workplace.

October 8, 2004

Terror judge criticized for interview of CIA witness

U.S. District Judge Gerald Rosen, who presided over the biggest terrorism trial since Sept. 11, left his Detroit courtroom, traveled to CIA headquarters and helped interview a witness whose testimony later became key to the judge's reversal of convictions in the case. Peter Henning, a law professor at Wayne State University who has followed closely the unraveling of the Detroit terror case said the judge's actions were not proper. "A judge is not supposed to engage in investigation of the (official court) record and with people who are aligned with one of the parties."

October 8, 2004

Did terror trial judge act improperly?

A federal judge left his Detroit courtroom, traveled to CIA headquarters and joined the Justice Department in personally interviewing a witness whose testimony became key to the judge's decision to reverse convictions in the biggest terrorism trail since the Sept. 11, 2001, attack. "Based on those facts, is it proper? The answer is no," said Peter Henning, a law professor at Wayne State, who has followed the Detroit case closely.

October 7, 2004

Update on Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies program

In another update piece about the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies program, it is noted that members from the Community Committee to Save CBS will be meeting with Wayne Sate University provost Nancy Barrett on Oct. 7. Another letter addressed to the Wayne State Board of Governors regarding CBS is reprinted.

October 7, 2004

Pesky Warriors can't be overlooked, Anderson says

The 5-0 Michigan Tech\'s Huskies welcome in 1-4 Wayne State University for Saturday\'s 1 p.m. kickoff. The Huskies have struggled over the years losing 11 out of 14 games to the Warriors.

October 7, 2004

In Western Wayne: Smolen having a great year for Warriors

This article featured Wayne State volleyball player Megan Smolen. Smolen, from Grosse Ile, is a pre-law major. The article quoted Smolen extensively.

October 7, 2004

Far-flung jobs slow integration

Study results to be released by Wayne State University tomorrow suggest that jobs dispersed over wide stretches of suburbia are slowing the metro-Detroit region's progress in breaking down segregation patterns. The four-year study is the first to trace the social costs - and benefits - of urban sprawl. Researchers found that metropolitan areas where jobs are dispersed over wide swaths made less progress easing segregation than did regions where jobs are more concentrated. "That means land use does relate to racial segregation," said George Galster, WSU professor of urban affairs. The study does not fully explain whether it is job sprawl that drives segregation or vice versa. An insert notes that conclusions of the study will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Friday in the McGregor Memorial Conference Center.

October 7, 2004