Category Archives: Wayne State U

Meanwhile, at Wayne State…

Posted on July 29, 2011 by | 3 Comments

A couple of interesting stories in the news about Wayne State (and Michigan State, too) both from the Detroit Free Press:

  • “Wayne State cuts 200 positions in face of $32M less funding.”  The opening sentences say “Wayne State University has eliminated 200 positions, spokesman Matt Lockwood confirmed.  Of those positions, 80 were currently filled. The exact number of layoffs will be known once union bumping processes are complete.”  So what this suggests to me that they are laying off 80 people and not hiring 120.
  • “State: Tuition hikes at Michigan State University, Wayne State University didn’t break rule — technically.” I heard a version of this on the radio this morning:  depending on how you count it, MSU increased tuition by 9.4% and WSU by 8.4%.  And then there’s also the issue of various fees and such that are being implemented all over the place (and that includes at EMU, BTW) that aren’t tuition but certain that impact the cost of attendance.  It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out.

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Posted in Budgets, In the media..., Michigan State U, Wayne State U

“WSU Police Give Warning Tickets to Vulnerable Cars”

Posted on March 29, 2011 by | Leave a comment

I saw this story on the channel 4 last night:  “WSU Police Give Warning Tickets to Vulnerable Cars.” Here’s also a link to the video– I guess I can’t embed it.   Basically, Wayne State police and other volunteers have been putting “tickets” on cars that they see as being inviting to crime– you know, cars where there’s a laptop laying on the front seat, that sort of thing.  This struck me as a really good idea, the sort of thing that I think we ought be doing here at EMU.

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Posted in In the media..., Security and Safety, Wayne State U

“Eastern Michigan men whip Wayne State 67-47 without coach Ramsey”

Posted on December 9, 2008 by | 2 Comments

What’s this all about?

[EMU men's basketball coach Charles Ramsey] was nowhere to be found at the arena, serving the start of a three-day suspension, the university announced earlier on Monday. It was discipline for his role in an altercation with an Eastern Michigan student – who happens to be a roommate of EMU senior guard Zane Gay – outside the locker room at Calihan Hall in Detroit after the Eagles’ 62-47 loss to the Titans on Nov. 22.

Ramsey, who did not return messages left on his cell phone Monday, will resume his job Thursday.

Athletic director Derrick Gragg, in New York City on Monday for college football Hall of Fame ceremonies, spoke briefly via cell phone.

“A thorough investigation of this matter was conducted. I take this matter seriously, and I’m satisfied that the coach does as well,” Gragg said. “I will not comment additionally on this matter.”

Anybody know anything else about this little incident? It seems very soap opera-ish to me.

By the way, this article also reported that there were 590 fans in attendance at the game. I realize this is the end of the semester and everyone is super-duper busy, but that’s pretty lame. You’ll see high school basketball games with more people in the stands….

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Posted in In the media..., Sports, Wayne State U

FREE Friedman tickets available for U-M, WSU, and MSU; EMU not welcome (apparently)

Posted on September 12, 2008 by | 20 Comments

About a week ago, I posted here about Thomas “The World is Flat” Friedman talking at EMU and wondering how it was that this event was being advertised at MSU and there seemed no information about it here at EMU. Regular EMUTalk.org commentator Alum posted information that more or less said that EMU students can get in just like everyone else: pay the $30 fee.

Well, according to this post at The Ypsi Tattler, that’s not the complete story.
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Posted in Blogosphere, EMU Events, In the media..., Michigan State U, University of Michigan, Wayne State U