Old Life@Wayne Archive
Vol. 2 Issue 4
Check out the Feb. 9, 2004, issue of Sports Illustrated. Wayne State University basketball player Jodi Young was featured in the section, "Faces in the Crowd." Young, a senior guard, scored 48 points...
After 17 years at the same time and place, the Detroit Festival of the Arts is moving to a new time period - June 11-13, 2004 - to help usher in the early days of summer.The festival, held in the Uni...
What do anatomy, chemistry, engineering and political science have in common? At WSU, they have a million dollars in common.
The Wayne State University College of Science and the College of Liberal Arts will merge to form the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences this fall.
To whom do you turn when you feel you've been wronged, harassed or in need of direction or financial assistance? Your mom may come to mind, but at Wayne State University, Victoria Anderson is your contact.
Rick Earnest cannot believe his eyes. In 25 years working at WSU, he's never seen as many student organizations and activities. Today, there are more than 160 registered student organizations and thousands of student activities each year.
Trash-talking bad guys who stand authoritatively on the sidelines with a whistle around their necks aren't what youngsters want for coaches.
With the increase in popularity of high-protein, low carbohydrate diets, it's no surprise to see a colleague eating a McDonald's hamburger without the bun at the Student Center these days.
A special summit, to be held Friday, Feb. 27 in WSU’s Undergraduate Library, will explore strategies for helping students achieve academic success.
Those living at the Ellington, the second phase of an urban, mixed-use development at the northeast corner of Woodward and Mack, will have Detroit's greatest culture attractions as their neighbors.
Markel Washington, office services clerk in the Wayne State University Office of Payroll, is good at catching mistakes. In fact, he's good at catching a lot of things.Washington, 27, a rookie receiver...
Through a recent grant program, Wayne State University employees now qualify for reduced tuition for child-care expenses at the Merrill-Palmer Institute's Child Development Laboratory (CDL). Employees...
They are the size of a credit card and as sturdy. They are chock-full of information about Wayne State University. And best of all, they are free. These talking point cards are useful to talk up the l...
Spyder Turner, also known as "Mr. Stand By Me," will perform his famed Motown Revue for the Wayne State University Department of Music's 85th Anniversary Benefit Concert on Tuesday, April 20. The conc...
Mark Whitters, adjunct instructor, Classics, Greek and Latin, College of Liberal Arts, was chosen by the Society of Biblical Literature as its 2004 Scholar of the Year, along with three other scholars...
Mark Greenwald, associate professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, School of Medicine, recently received two research grants from the National Institutes of Health's National...
Pukhrambam Lalit Singh, assistant professor, research, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, recently received research grants from the American Diabetes Association and the National Ki...
Mark Ireland, associate professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, received a three-year grant from the National Eye Institute for more than $450,000. This grant titled, "T...
Bruce Berkowitz, professor, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, received a $25,000 grant from TrageGen for a project titled "DCE-MRI of VEGF-Induced Permeability." This project...
Highlights from the media report dated 1/29 - 2/11WJR-AM, 2/4In a discussion about state budget concerns during the "Ask the Governor" program, Gov. Jennifer Granholm mentioned that President Irvin D....
Now that we have entered a new millennium, how do we refer to the year?Is this the two thousands? The zero fours? Are we in two thousand and four or twenty o four?James R. Barlow College of Science...
I am looking for a steel drum band and wondered if there is a student group organized through the university. Please let me know.Thanks,Megan JasterDetroit Chamber of Commerce...
I just want to give kudos for the article on Ruby ("The Queen of Canfield"). She deserves a big round of applause and a raise. She is a welcome sight to see upon entering Scott Hall.Thanks Ruby and Go...
