A brief item at the bottom of the editorial page notes: "The Detroit News and Your Child, a coalition dedicated to improving college graduation rates in Michigan , is sponsoring a series of forums statewide to help parents prepare their children for college." Information can be obtained at www.detnews.com/editorial.

Students at 60 colleges across the country made more than 1,000 telephone calls to members of Congress Wednesday to protest proposed cuts in the federal government's student loan programs. The cuts, which consist mostly of reductions in lender subsidies, are being considered by Congress as part of its effort to reduce the federal budget deficit.

After attending a College and Technical School Night at Monroe Community College , high school senior Danielle Cox is fairly certain she will attend Wayne State University . She visited half a dozen information tables at the event before deciding on Wayne State to pursue a mechanical engineering curriculum. "I never even considered them," she says. (The information night) helped me to learn about the scholarships (available at WSU)."

A feature story discusses Warrior defensive back Bobby Boyer, a 5-foot-11, 166-pound, 2004 All-Great Lakes Conference honorable mention. Boyer, 22, was a starter in the defensive backfield at the cornerback spot for the University of Massachusetts but returned to Detroit for personal reasons. "I did get a little homesick, but the main reason I returned was my mother," he said. "She had a serious illness, and I came back to take care of her. She's fine now." Warrior assistant Coach Kurt Mattix, the team's defensive coordinator and secondary coach, believes Boyer is a strong player. "Boyer's doing good things from a defensive standpoint," Mattix said. "He has a knack for the ball because he knows where it is. Boyer has the ability to find the ball. He's undersized, but brings a lot when he hits somebody. He plays with a lot of intensity and emotion." A photo of Boyer is included.

Warrior linebacker Alan Guy, a two-year starter with 41 tackles, three sacks and an interception this season, was named conference Player of the Week Sept. 26 for his efforts in a 23-16 loss to Indianapolis. Guy had one interception and 12 tackles in that game. "He's playing with…confidence," said Kurt Mattix, Wayne State 's defensive coordinator. "He's making a lot of plays because he has a better understanding of what his role is within the defense. Alan's a tireless worker and studies the game pretty well and puts himself where the ball is." Paul Winter, the Warrior's head coach, says Guy is a determined player. "During the pre-season summer practice, he got injured and had some catching up to do. He made great progress. Alan's a great football player because he's sound in his fundamentals and has great potential that has yet to be unleashed," Winter says. Photos of Guy are included.

These three newspapers ran parts of an AP story about a proposed $16.5 million addition to the WSU Law School . The Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights will recognize the 83-year-old federal judge's accomplishments. Keith said he hopes the center also will establish an environment that will motivate future lawyers to adopt his passion for the Bill of Rights.

Researchers at the WSU School of Medicine and The Detroit Medical Center have discovered that chilling an infant's body shortly after birth can help prevent or reduce brain damage caused by lack of oxygen during difficult births. The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

An article about the search for a new dean at the University of Wisconsin Medical School notes that Dr. Bonita Stanton, chair of the Pediatrics Department in the WSU School of Medicine and pediatrician-in-chief at Children's Hospital of Michigan, is one of four finalists named by a search committee.

The College Board announced Tuesday that tuition and fees are up for the 2005-06 academic year on average by 7.1 percent at public four-year institutions, 5.4 percent at public two-year institutions and 5.9 percent at private four-year institutions. For room and board as well, increases are the largest at public, four-year institutions. Wayne State University Provost Nancy Barrett commented about the steady decline in state appropriations and capped tuition on the university's financial operations. She pointed out that the university had to eliminate 200 staff jobs, 75 through layoffs, in fiscal 2004, and has also closed one college and combined two others to save on administrative costs. "We literally couldn't pay our bills," Barrett said. Speaking about Wayne State 's recent 18.5 percent tuition hike, Barrett said, "We have deferred maintenance and students waiting two weeks for advisors, so we decided to bite the bullet."

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.

A photo of Amyre Makupson, former Detroit TV news anchor and author of the book titled So...What\'s Next, accompanied an article announcing the Book and Author Series Oct. 17-19 at the David Adamany Undergraduate Library, sponsored jointly by Wayne State's College of Nursing and the University Library System. Bernice Finley Morton, associate professor emeritus of the College of Nursing , was one of the featured speakers.

A profile story on Jack Lessenberry, a member of the journalism faculty at Wayne State , includes his first meeting with Ben Burns, director of the journalism program. At the time, Burns was the executive editor at the Detroit News and had agreed to conduct a job interview with Lessenberry. The first time Lessenberry applied, Burns says, "he would have been on the city desk, and I thought the editors on the city desk wouldn't have known how to use him, and would have resented him for knowing more than they did. He does not suffer fools gladly, nor does he suffer working for fools." Burns did hire Lessenberry during a second interview attempt in 1982.

In a retrospective piece of past contributors to Metro Times Detroit during the last 25 years, Wayne State connections are cited. Geoffrey Jacques, an early Metro Times jazz writer, relocated to New York in the '80s, where he's been a union organizer, labor journalist, art critic and college teacher. He'll soon be in town to promote a major book of poetry, Just for a Thrill, being published by Wayne State University Press. Mel Small, a Wayne State University distinguished professor of history, dined, read and wrote about both experiences in reviews for Metro Times in the early years. His most recent book, At the Water's Edge: American Politics and the Vietnam War, was published earlier this year.

Another article discusses the art scene in Detroit over the last 25 years. Nearing the new millennium, a group of Wayne State art students and some of their friends, under the direction of visiting professor Irina Nakova, presented The Cathedral of Time, an exhibition mounted in the abandoned Michigan Central Station on Michigan Avenue . For one week, the old train station was home to art installations and performances. In the late 80s, artist and Wayne State associate professor Marilyn Zimmerman's nude photos of her daughter were found by a cleaning staff member at Wayne State University , leading to a child pornography accusation.

Public four-year colleges have managed to rein in the escalating cost of tuition at their institutions, according to the College Board\'s annual tuition survey, released on Tuesday. But thanks to colleges\' increasing use of merit-based aid instead of need-based aid, and the stagnating value of Pell Grants, needy students found it more difficult to finance their higher education. The survey, which the College Board presented in three reports, found that tuition at public four-year colleges rose by 7 percent in 2005-6, the smallest growth in four years, and a much lower rate than last year\'s 10 percent surge. Compared with the double-digit increases in tuition at four-year public colleges over the past couple of years, the 2005-06 increase is moderate, but at a news conference on Tuesday, College Board officials said the long-term trends in college costs were still troubling. The amount of total student aid from grants, loans, work-study arrangements, and tax benefits reached $129-billion for both undergraduate and graduate students in 2004-05, an increase of $10-billion over the previous year. After adjusting for inflation, average aid per student rose 3 percent over 2003-04, the smallest increase in the past decade.

Tuition and fee increases at Michigan 's 15 public universities rank third in the nation for the 2005-06 academic year, according to a national study released Tuesday by the College Board. Only Colorado 's 17 percent increase and Kentucky 's 14 percent were ahead of Michigan 's 12 percent, the study said. Michigan 's tuition and fees of about $7,100 were not only higher than the national average but also higher than Colorado 's $4,260 and Kentucky 's $4,800. The study found that the largest increases happen when state funding is cut. Dan Hurley, spokesperson for the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan , cited that factor in Michigan , saying "the state has cut its appropriation by $200 million over four years and enrollment has grown by 10,000 students.

WDET's John Penney hosts a weekend afternoon program and put out CD of musicians who are played on WDET.

A story about the economic impact of the arts in Grand Rapids cites a study by the Center for Arts and Public Policy at Wayne State University that found that the arts represent 6.5 percent of Michigan 's economy, generating $46 billion in gross revenue. "A healthy arts community is vital to attracting and retaining a highly skilled, better trained, better educated work force," the newspaper article asserts.

An AP article about the Oct. 17 debate between Detroit Mayor Kwame KiIpatrick and challenger Freman Hendrix mentions that the debate was held on the campus of Wayne State University . An accompanying photo of the two candidates on stage also mentions Wayne State .

An editorial asks mayoral candidates Freman Hendrix and Kwame Kilpatrick to "keep their punches above the belt" during the remaining two debates. Information is provided about the second debate being hosted and held at Wayne State University on Oct. 17.