Columnist Rochelle Riley mentions the recent mayoral debate at Wayne State in her column about the challenges facing Detroit 's next mayor and how both candidates compare in the tight race. "At Monday night's televised debate at Wayne State University , the candidates threw down the gauntlet and went toe to toe over who's tougher, who's 'more educated' and who hired more relatives for City Hall jobs. It made for great theater. But it didn't tell voters what they most need to know: Who's better in a crisis," Riley wrote.