<![CDATA[The South End RSS]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/se/the-south-end-rss-1.312894 Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:30:30 -0400 en <![CDATA[WSU professor's project offers public glimpse of universe ]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/wsu-professor-s-project-offers-public-glimpse-of-universe-1.2126842

By: Hyatt Fathy / Contributing Writer

Telescope program to be offered through Google by 2016

Professor David Cinabro of the Wayne State physics and astronomy department was awarded a three year $258,000 grant by the National Science Foundation this semester to help create a movie-like window to the universe – and he’s letting Wayne St...

]]> 1.2126842 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:57:10 -0500 <![CDATA[Unlocked: Secrets within the 20-year-old Elliman Building ]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/web-exclusive/unlocked-secrets-within-the-20-year-old-elliman-building-1.2126841

By: Isaac Elster / Contributing Writer


The doors to the Louis M. Elliman Clinical Research Building are always locked.       Across the street from Scott Hall on East Canfield, this location – full of research laboratories invaluable to WSU’s School of Medi...

]]> 1.2126841 Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:37:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Wayne State will cover lost Michigan Promise Scholarship funds ]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/wayne-state-will-cover-lost-michigan-promise-scholarship-funds-1.2126634

By: Marquis Herring


Wayne State University students who were dealt a financial blow when the state of Michigan failed to fund the Michigan Promise Scholarship for the 2009-10 academic year are receiving welcome news just in time for the holiday season. ...

]]> 1.2126634 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:03:21 -0500 <![CDATA[Winters-to-Akron rumors untrue]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/winters-to-akron-rumors-untrue-1.2115681

By: Karl Henkel

Coach hasn’t been contacted by alma mater

Rumors about Wayne State coach Paul Winters resigning to take the head coaching job at Akron — his alma mater — are untrue, according to the Wayne State athletic department....

]]> 1.2115681 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:16:54 -0500 <![CDATA[Wayne State stiffs students]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/wayne-state-stiffs-students-1.2115666

By: Corinne Lyons

Meanwhile, U of M, MSU plan to make adjustments after Promise Grant cut

With a little over a month left of the semester, I received chilling news from my mother: I had received a tuition bill....

]]> 1.2115666 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:10:11 -0500 <![CDATA[‘Brothers’ is an unexpected, unnerving love story]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/brothers-is-an-unexpected-unnerving-love-story-1.2115651

By: Blue Bledsoe



The movie “Brothers” is a chilling drama about two very dissimilar brothers who find themselves switching roles. It is a remake of the 2007 Danish film “Brødre....

]]> 1.2115651 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 23:02:01 -0500 <![CDATA[Park Avenue store offers bachelor goods]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/park-avenue-store-offers-bachelor-goods-1.2115619

By: Barry Lewis



Finally, there is a store for the gentleman. Hugh offers classy, fun and vintage home appliances for bachelors in the metro Detroit area. Created by Michigan’s own Joe Posch, Hugh is not the average store one would expect to find on Park Avenue &mda...

]]> 1.2115619 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:40:59 -0500 <![CDATA[Crunching time]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/crunching-time-1.2115565

By: Jennifer Griffin


Overlapping exams cause schedule conflicts; future fix nears

Final exam week is here, and students are dealing with, not only the stresses of studying, the confusion of final exam schedule conflicts....

]]> 1.2115565 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:31:20 -0500 <![CDATA[MCAT scores mean everything]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/mcat-scores-mean-everything-1.2115563

By: Aysha Jamali


All-nighters, chewed fingernails, Blue Books, Scantrons and sharpened pencils are tell-tale signs of exam time for Wayne State students....

]]> 1.2115563 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:17:32 -0500 <![CDATA[Student Council fights to adjust library hours]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/student-council-fights-to-adjust-library-hours-1.2115561

By: Alexander Stewart



Wayne State’s Student Council is trying to help students with their finals by attempting to adjust the library’s hours, but it won’t happen all at once....

]]> 1.2115561 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:12:55 -0500 <![CDATA[Academic misconduct ‘creeping up’]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/academic-misconduct-creeping-up-1.2115550

By: Heather N. Kirchner and Jillian A. Grandison


Academic dishonesty is a challenging issue being addressed by higher education. According to the Center of Academic Integrity, almost 80 percent of all college students admit to cheating at least once....

]]> 1.2115550 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:06:50 -0500 <![CDATA[Bomb threats nonexistent in 2009]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/bomb-threats-nonexistent-in-2009-1.2115542

By: Shawn Wright


String of calls made during last year’s midterms and finals haven’t repeated

Fall semester midterms have come and gone. Final exams will be taken within the next two weeks, and unlike last year, not a single bomb threat has been made....

]]> 1.2115542 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 22:01:37 -0500 <![CDATA[Slavic Club to celebrate Polish holiday]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/slavic-club-to-celebrate-polish-holiday-1.2115530

By: Stennett Nyekanyeka


“Wigilia,” Polish for Christmas Eve, is an annual occasion for family and the beginning of the celebration of Christmas....

]]> 1.2115530 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:52:52 -0500 <![CDATA[Board of Governors approves building demolition]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/board-of-governors-approves-building-demolition-1.2115528

By: Jillian Grandison

Former halfway house ruled uninhabitable

Wayne State’s Board of Governors recently approved the demolition of the former Michigan Department of Corrections halfway house at 5801 Woodward Ave., which was purchased by the university earlier this year. ...

]]> 1.2115528 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:51:29 -0500 <![CDATA[Passionate professor perseveres]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/passionate-professor-perseveres-1.2115526

By: Isaac Elster

Researcher fights for consistent, energized lab group to combat disease

Every scientific laboratory, no matter how delicate the procedures or exciting the subject matter, can be ruined by the smallest misstep or an uncooperative researcher. A lab works only if its inhabitants produce....

]]> 1.2115526 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:48:42 -0500 <![CDATA[New breast cancer screening tool developed at WSU ]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/new-breast-cancer-screening-tool-developed-at-wsu-1.2115522

By: Aysha Jamali

Technology uses sound waves to produce 3-D image

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force revised its guidelines Nov. 16 to say that women without risk factors do not need to have a mammogram until they are 50 years old, instead of 40 years old. These guidelines are a result of analyses regarding the ben...

]]> 1.2115522 Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:44:12 -0500 <![CDATA[Professor seeks Secretary of State nomination]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/professor-seeks-secretary-of-state-nomination-1.2108679

By: Alan Burdziak 


Potential candidate advocates government transparency

In her pursuit of the Democratic nomination for Michigan Secretary of State, Assistant Law Professor Jocelyn Benson is currently traveling to every county in Michigan recruiting coordinators to help her campaign....

]]> 1.2108679 Tue, 1 Dec 2009 22:42:46 -0500 <![CDATA[Warriors aim to strengthen up]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/warriors-aim-to-strengthen-up-1.2107548

By: Mariam Dahoui

Second games trouble; new workout added

The women’s hockey team has formed a peculiar pattern in its record of 3-6-3. Throughout the season, the Warriors have appeared energized and ready to play in the first game of each series....

]]> 1.2107548 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:05:53 -0500 <![CDATA[Wayne State upsets No. 15 NKU]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/wayne-state-upsets-no-15-nku-1.2107547

By: Aaron Stallings



“We’re tired of losing.” Freshman Chelsea Davis’ words seemed like the perfect way to describe the approach that the Wayne State women’s basketball team took into its most recent game, a 62-57 victory over 15th-ranked Norther...

]]> 1.2107547 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:04:30 -0500 <![CDATA[A decade to play]]> http://www.thesouthendnews.com/a-decade-to-play-1.2107542

By: Mariel Van Overbeke


Warriors improve exponentially

The Wayne State women’s hockey team has improved in the past decade. The team’s ongoing rivalry with Mercyhurst, goal-setting and growing as a team have all contributed to a decade of improvement....

]]> 1.2107542 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:02:33 -0500