This article on the increase in college applications on the Web quotes a Wayne State student and also Wayne State\'s director of admissions. \"I personally prefer to see everything I\'m writing,\" said Tamaria Dewdney of Southfield, a freshman at Wayne State University who applied to two schools online last year. \"Sometimes when you fill things out online, things are erased, and I just like to see what I\'m working on. But it was very convenient to fill things out online.\" The article did indicate that dispute the ease of applying to school on line for prospective, the time for processing those applications was no different for the universities than it was for processing paper applications. Wayne offices had 13 part-time people on staff last year to work on nothing but online applications and make sure they went into a computer system correctly and were not duplicates. \"It was a pain,\" said Susan Zwieg, Wayne\'s director of undergraduate admissions.

This article on online applications quote a Wayne State student. \"I personally prefer to see everything I\'m writing,\" said Tamaria Dewdney of Southfield, a freshman at Wayne State University who applied to two schools online last year. \"Sometimes when you fill things out online, things are erased, and I just like to see what I\'m working on. But it was very convenient to fill things out online.\"

Dr. Adnan Munkarah, director of gynecologic oncology and associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Karmanos Cancer Institute/Wayne State University, said he would like to see both public awareness and research rise. He said studies are showing that there has been steady progress on women living longer with ovarian cancer over the past three decade. "…what we are trying to do is find a protein or molecule to reverse the cancer process," said Munkarah.

In the college state roundup, a brief article mentions that Northern Michigan defeated Wayne State 18-13. The article mentioned that Wayne State quarterback Chad Blair scored on a 15-yard run in the second quarter and running back Chris Middlebrooks scored on a 49-yard run in the third quarter.

This article on the new drama season in Detroit mentioned the Hilberry Theatre. ...Arguably the longest running large-scale success story in Detroit drama is the Hilberry Theatre, the training arm of Wayne State University\'s graduate theater studies. For 42 years, Hilberry has emphasized the core theatrical values of classical repertoire, and today the program boasts 3,400 subscribers. The new season opens Oct. 8 with Noel Coward\'s \"Blithe Spirit.\"

This games coverage article discussed how Wayne State was narrowly defeated by Northern Michigan in football 18-13. The article also included a photo of freshman linebacker Alan Guy. Guy recorded had a game-high of 14 tackles including one sack.

This article featured the 16th ranked Wayne State women\'s cross country team, which placed fourth out of 20 teams at the 2004 Midwest Collegiate Open 5000 meter run held at Wisconsin Parkside on Saturday, September 18. Edinboro won the team title with 41 points, followed by Loyola-University 56 points, Wisconsin-Oshkosh 91 points, and Wayne State with 104 points. The article was accompanied with a photo of Wayne State junior Melissa Moncion. Moncion placed fifth overall in the cross-country meet.

A brief article ran indicating that Wayne State University's Detroit Science, Engineering, Mathematics and Aerospace Academy and the DTE Energy Foundation have been named recipients of the TEC Champion Leadership Award, which recognizes work in providing opportunities for K-12 students in the city of Detroit to learn about science, engineering, math and aerospace engineering.

WDET-FM (101.9), is dropping four popular interview shows, three specialty music programs and two music-variety shows following the results of a two-year study of audience likes and dislikes, according to WDET station manager Caryn Mathes. "We came to the conclusion that we have several shows that garner great tune-in," says Mathes, "but contribute to audience churn. People tune in, people tune out." Mathes adds that the goal is to generate seamless programming that will hold listeners for hours at a time - rather than losing music fans. Included among the cancelled shows are syndicated National Public Radio programs "Fresh Air with Terry Gross," "Car Talk," The Tavis Smiley Show" and "This American Life."

Commenting about WDET's programming changes, station manager Caryn Mathes says WDET saves $150,000 and remains true to the station's mission of contemporary adult music. The new weekday schedule is noted in the article. WDET's weekend schedule will be announced later today.

Jane Thomas, assistant dean for special programs at Wayne State's School of Medicine, was recently named to the board of directors and elected board chair of St. John Health, a provider of inpatient care.

Wayne County Community College's 10-year millage, passed three years ago, has shown impressive early returns according to a Detroit Free Press editorial. WCCCD has the highest enrollment of its 35-year history with 44,000 students, including a 65 percent enrollment increase at the school's Belleville campus. The increase is attributed, in part, to a marketing campaign designed to make WCCCD more of a choice for students beyond the city of Detroit. Another piece of the school's marketing plan is to make WCCCD's financial operations more accessible to the general public. Chancellor Curtis Ivery recently announced that 98 percent of all financial and day-to-day operations data will be made accessible to the general public beginning Sept. 22. Everything from state audit results to the school's five-year financial plan will be at www.wcccd.edu and a new call-in number is already in place for students, prospective students and critics to offer complaints or suggestions.

Mott Community College (MCC) and the University of Michigan-Flint either have started or may begin sending grades and tuition bills online. MCC has begun a pilot project in which students get an e-mail account to allow them access to their grades. The savings to the college could total about $15,000 a year, and students should find the online grading much more convenient, said Delores Deen, MCC\'s dean of student services.

El Central publisher Dolores Sanchez charges in an editorial that Wayne State University has "betrayed its urban mission" and moved from a "worker's" university to a "rich people's university." The allegations, according to the editorial, are based on a "series of attacks on the Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies" and data included in a sidebar piece titled "Severe Hispanic Under-representation at Wayne State," listing Hispanic employee statistics at the university. Another companion story discusses a rule change that limits the time and number of persons making presentations, on any one issue, during Board of Governors general meetings.

College of Nursing Dean Barbara Redman was interviewed live by Jay Butler regarding the nursing shortage, its impact on Michigan and the rising number of applications to the college's undergraduate programs. Redman noted partnerships with two area hospitals (DMC & Henry Ford Health System) have allowed the College to increase the number of students admitted to the second career program. However, additional financial support is needed to fully meet the college's capacity for nursing education.

The influence of women in the labor movement, and their roles regarding social justice issues, Detroit politics and community service is captured in the "Hear Me Roar: Women and Social Justice" exhibit opening at the Walter P. Reuther Library on Sept. 27. Sponsored by Wayne State's Reuther Library, College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs (CULMA) and the President's Commission on the Status of Women, the exhibit uses documents, photographs and other objects from over 100 of the library's collections.

Wayne State University will host the third annual Detroit Docs International Film Festival in November. The festival will showcase 100 documentary films from countries around the globe as well as lectures and workshops for filmmakers, students, scholars and the public.

The "Music at Wayne" concert fall 2004 series is opening Friday, Sept. 17, at 11:45 a.m. in the Schaver Music Recital Hall, with a special performance by the Peter Soave Sextet. A lineup of the fall schedule of concerts and lecture series is detailed in the story.

The Wayne State Maggie Allesee Department of Dance will host its annual Faculty and Friends Concerts on Sept. 18-19 at the dance studio on the third floor of the Old Main Building on the main campus. Works and performances by faculty, guests and professional dance artist will be featured Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m.

This weekend is the Tartar/Warriors Reunion Weekend at Wayne State University as the Warriors host Northern Michigan University Saturday, Sept. 18, at Adams Field.