Recapping our picks
The Journal endorsed Susan Licata Haroutunian and Paul Hillegonds for the university's Board of Governors.
Wayne State in the news
Hepatitis C diagnoses rise; health cost concerns spread
More patients with the hepatitis C virus, the leading cause of liver failure, are turning up in doctors' offices across Metro Detroit with liver damage - a phenomenon likely to drive up health care costs. About 20 percent of persons with the virus will eventually need liver transplants, but "there\'s just not enough livers to go around,\" said Dr. Milton Mutchnick, head of gastroenterology at Wayne State's School of Medicine. \"It\'s really an epidemic here in Detroit.\"
Halloween fun shifts
A story about trick-or-treating on Halloween includes a comment from Charo Hulleza, managing director of Wayne State\'s Center for Urban Studies. She said the choice to trick or treat in affluent subdivisions where houses are close together is a market-driven choice. \"There is a perceived opportunity of maximum benefit from minimum effort,\" Hulleza said. \"And you will see parents from all sorts of communities facilitating this by driving (their children) around.\"
Ovshinsky earns award
Local filmmaker Harvey Ovshinsky will be honored next week at the Detroit Docs Film Festival at Wayne State University. He will receive a lifetime achievement award, and some of his work will be incorporated into a retrospective that will be screened in the Bernath Auditorium.
Feds OK $17M loan for Detroit homes, art
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will provide a $17 million loan guarantee to help fund an emerging housing and arts project in the Garfield Historic District near The Detroit Medical Center. The district is expected to take three to four years to complete.
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Marjorie Sarbaugh-Thompson, associate professor of political science, appeared on "Stateside" talking about Michigan's term limits for state representatives, senators and the governor, a mandate approved by voters in 1992. Sarbaugh-Thompson, who has evaluated the effects that term limits have had on Michigan's state government, examined whether term limits have met or fallen short of their intended goals.
Hispanics testify before State Commission on Higher Education
Hispanic educators and community leaders testified before Lt. Gov. John Cherry's Commission on Higher Education and Economic Growth at Wayne State on Oct. 18. Among those on hand to make presentations was Jorge Chinea of Wayne State's Center for Chicano-Boricua Studies. He cited findings from a report on the state Hispanic population published by the WSU Center for Urban Studies and the Skillman Center for Children. Andre Furtado, acting director of CBS, emphasized the importance of boosting Detroit's college completion rates across all ethnic and racial lines.
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Kurt Metzger, research director for CULMA's Center for Urban Studies, discussed the benefits of a youth voter turnout and the recent push at hip hop summits and the like to encourage young people to vote. Metzger said "if 18-35 year olds can turn out in Detroit, then Detroit benefits in state programs, in the way that Lansing looks at you."
The Big Three: University boards
In an editorial, the newspaper endorsed incumbent governors Annetta Miller and Paul Hillegonds for re-election to the WSU Board of Governors. "Miller brings the most experience to the table" the editors said, while Hillegonds "knows his way around Lansing and understands the university funding game."
P. Diddy takes to the skies in his political party plane
The newspapers listed above are a few of dozens across the country that carried an Associated Press story that mentions Wayne State University. The story chronicles the Sean "P. Diddy" Combs' "Vote or Die" tour to major cities in five swing states, including Michigan, where the entertainer addressed a large crowd from an outdoor stage on the WSU campus Tuesday. The purpose of the tour is to encourage young adults in urban areas to vote in the November election.
Health Care: WSU technology to curtail drug-resistant germs
A genomics technology developed by WSU professor Philip Cunningham of the Biology Department has been licensed by a Massachusetts-based company. The technology is useful in helping to fight drug-resistant bacteria.
People on the move
The appointment of Dr. Robert Frank as interim dean at the WSU School of Medicine is noted in the business appointments column. His clinical interests are in geriatrics and end-of-life care.
People making news
The Wayne State University Law School appointed Francesco Reale director of finance and operations.
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The partnership between the Detroit Docs International Film Festival and Wayne State University has been advertised in a trailer preceding all the films shown at the Detroit Institute of Arts for the past month and a half.
Bonstelle Theatre opens season
An article accompanied by a photo of three cast members profiles "A Flea in Her Ear," the play that will launch the Bonstelle Theatre's 52nd season at Wayne State. "This farce, set in the 1960s, will have audiences rolling in the aisles with tears running down their cheeks," the newspaper says.
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A photo of participants from the Sept. 28 symposium titled "The Impact of the USA Patriot Act on the University" includes Wayne State University Professor of Law Robert Sedler. The event was held in the Bernath Auditorium of the David Adamany Undergraduate Library.
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Frederic Pearson, director of CULMA's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, commented about the U.S. presidential race and candidates President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry.
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Sloppy wording in Proposal 2 creates a situation where the proposal could go beyond banning gay marriage, writes Jack Lessenberry, a lecturer in communication.
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This nationally aired program did a segment on the Vote or Die event at Wayne State. It featured shots of actor Leonardo DiCaprio making comments while standing in front of a backdrop with WSU wordmarks clearly visible.
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ABC's Entertainment Tonight show aired a segment on the Sean Combs "Vote or Die" tour, which showed the hip-hop artist with actor Leonardo DiCaprio on a stage with a backdrop that included a prominent display of the Wayne State University wordmark.