Rain, humidity spawn strong ragweed season

A story about the fall allergy season includes comments by Willane Krell, a pulmonologist and assistant professor of internal medicine in the WSU School of Medicine. "This year, I'm seeing more people who didn't have problems in previous years," she says. "They're complaining that everything is stuffed up, and they're showing up with watery eyes and drippy noses," she said. She attributes the increase in complaints to a cooler summer with abundant rain, which creates more mold. "And mold is an allergen for a lot of people."

August 30, 2004

Steve Kovalchik, Wayne State

Warriors hockey defenseman Steve Kovalchik from Riverview is profiled. A photo of the third-year player in action accompanies the story. Wayne State will have to tighten up on defense in order to have a successful season this year, the report says.

August 30, 2004

In Brief: U-M, EMU make Princeton Review List

A brief item about the naming by the Princeton Review of the University of Michigan and Eastern Michigan University among the "Best Midwestern Colleges" mentions that Wayne State is among Michigan schools listed in the rankings.

August 30, 2004

Beat high cost of textbooks

Over a four-year college career, purchasing textbooks can add $4,000 or more to a student's expenses. During the 2003-04 school year students in Oregon and California spent an average of $898 on new and used textbooks, according to a survey conducted by a public interest group. Many universities around the country used similarly priced textbooks. Book costs are expected to increase by 10 percent a year, according to one publisher.

August 30, 2004

Peter Schweitzer, chairman of J. Walter Thompson, featured on the "Leaders on Leadership"

Peter Schweitzer, chairman of J. Walter Thompson, was the guest on the \"Leaders on Leadership\" program co-produced by the WSU School of Business Administration. The studio audience of WSU students learned about today\'s leadership challenges at the 140 year old advertising agency during the interview by host Larry Fobes of the business school. The students then asked questions of the guest. The program will be re-broadcast Thursday, Sept. 2.

August 29, 2004

Lessons Learned

A lengthy article offering tips to first-year college students for "surviving and thriving," includes advice from Wayne State students. One suggested keeping company with students who have similar values. Another advised not to study with friends because "you'll just end up talking." Among photos accompanying the piece was one of students at the Welcome Center registering for classes.

August 29, 2004

End-of-life choices wrench Mich. Families

Dr. Robert Frank, associate dean of academic and student programs in the School of Medicine, is quoted in a front-page story about the dilemma facing persons with terminal illness and their families. He pointed out that some doctors are reluctant to tell patients and families that death is imminent and create false hopes that last-ditch treatments could work. "Most doctors think, 'I didn't come to medical school to give up,'" he explains. "They came to medical school to sew up holes in kids' hearts so they can go back to jumping rope, or some variation of that scenario." Frank introduced hospice and end-of-life care to the medical school's curriculum.

August 29, 2004

Michigan delegation focuses on thwarting Kerry

A story examining Michigan's role as a battleground state in the upcoming election mentions that earlier this year, in an appearance at Wayne State University, John Kerry announced his proposals to improve business in the state.

August 29, 2004

Hidden Detroit: The Free Press guide to not-so-obvious Detroit attractions

Wayne State's Detroit Orientation Institute (DOI), in the College of Urban, Labor and Metropolitan Affairs, is noted as a helpful source for learning more about Detroit. Readers are referred to DOI's Website for more information www.culma.wayne.edu/doi.

August 28, 2004

State Dems, GOP host conventions

An article previewing the Democratic and Republican state conventions carries a sidebar that includes a list of the respective parties' candidates for the Wayne State Board of Governors. The Democrats are incumbent Annetta Miller and Tina Abbott. The Republicans are incumbent Paul Hillegonds and Susan Licata Hartounian.

August 27, 2004

"MIT taps 1st female chief"

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology chose Yale University Provost Susan Hockfield as its new president. Hockfield, 53 will be MIT's first female president, and it's first with a life sciences background. She starts in December.

August 27, 2004

WSU selects broadcast crew

Ron Rice and Richard Jordan, former Detroit Lions players, will join play-by-play announcer Matt Williamson for broadcasts of WSU Warriors football games this season, Director of Athletics Rob Fournier has announced. WSU football games can be heard on WQBH Radio (1400-AM) and on the Internet at WSUathletics.com. The Warriors' season begins Sept. 4 at Northwood University.

August 27, 2004

Poverty rises in Michigan while incomes decline

Poverty and lack of health insurance coverage have worsened in Michigan and the average household income is down. The troubled economy is a terrific strain for low-income people, said Kurt Metzger, research director of the Center for Urban Studies at Wayne State University. The census report \"points out that their situation isn\'t improving even if the economy is getting better,\" he said. \"We\'ve not really appreciated or understood how bad things have gotten for them over the last few years.\"

August 27, 2004

WSU professor performs in the Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival

A listing for the Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival mentions that Wayne State Music Prof. Chris Collins will be performing. \"...Jazz has grafted itself onto every musical tradition imaginable, so the surprise here isn\'t the blend posited by saxophonist Chris Collins but the fact that it works as well as it does. Collins, a stalwart faculty member at Wayne State University, animates lovely folk-like melodies with tasteful solos that honor his Gaelic roots while expanding upon their meaning.

August 27, 2004

Silicone implants, high platinum link

This article about the use of heavy metals in silicone breast implants quotes a Wayne State researcher. Paul H. Wooley, director of research for orthopedic surgery at Wayne State University, said it\'s been suspected for at least a decade that heavy metals used in manufacturing might cause problems for women who receive implants.

August 27, 2004

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A story about decorating residence hall rooms featured Wayne State\'s North Residence Hall and quoted two Wayne State students. The article included photos of the students\' residence hall rooms. \"You go mentally insane with white walls,\" says Doris Yee, a resident adviser and dorm dweller at Wayne State University. \"Put your heart on the wall.\"

August 27, 2004

SME and NextEnergy team up on Student Program

The Dearborn-based Society of Manufacturing Engineers and Detroit-based NextEnergy have collaborated on a student program that will decipher the basics of energy and alternative energy, combining classroom learning with hands-on exercises. The event, \"Energy, Sustainability and Fuel Cell Technologies,\" will be held Oct. 11 from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The article also mentioned that Wayne State is one of the participating universities.

August 27, 2004

WDET director interviewed on Triplearadio.com

The Web site feature a Q & A article with longtime WDET Program Director Judy Adams.

August 27, 2004

Wayne State's administration creates anti-Hispanic climate

Publisher-editor Dolores Sanchez, in an editorial, details complaints by the Hispanic community against WSU Administration over the Chicano-Boricua Studies Center controversy. She urges a meeting between President Reid and representatives of the CBS Community Advisory Board. Also on the page are a chronology tracing the history of the center from its roots in 1971 to the present, a letter from an African-American graduate expressing concern about the treatment of two professors affiliated with the center, and an advertisement for a "legal defense fundraiser."

August 26, 2004

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A feature appeared on Wayne State football coach Paul Winters and Wayne State\'s football team in The Detroit News\' College Sports special section. The article include two photos.

August 26, 2004