April 2014

WSU housing costs increase again See News, page 7

Urban Studies explores Detroit bankruptcy See News, page 3

Shareta Brown reflects on historic season See Sports, page 16

Wilson is official WSU celebrates the inauguration of its 12th president SEE NEWS, PAGE 4 JON ADAMS/THE SOUTH END

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STEPHANIE TURNER Contributing Writer More than 300 same-sex couples married their partners on Saturday, March 22 following the decision of Federal Court Judge Bernard Friedman, who lifted the ban on same-sex marriages just a day earlier. His ruling stated the ban violated Michigan’s constitution.

“The main constitutional challenge to all the bans on samesex marriage is that denying same-sex couples the right to marry while allowing oppositesex couples to marry deprives same-sex couples of equal protection of the laws, in violation of the 14th Amendment,” said

friends here at home. It’s a wonderful feeling.”

Recently, the federal government decided to recognize those marriages as legal while the state courts uphold the 2004 citizen vote, maintaining the temporary stay for the time being.

Similar rulings have happened in multiple states, all which are on hold pending an appeal.

Representation from Wayne State’s InterVarsity Christian Fellowship said the organization does not have a position on the legal recognition of same-sex marriages. Requests for comment from WSU’s GLBTA Student Union were not returned.

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Now married to his partner Christiano Ramazzotti, David Ponsart said he didn’t realize how lucky he was — many other couples had the same idea but didn’t make it to county offices in time. Ponsart was diagnosed 8 years ago with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. At that time, he wanted to list his partner as next of kin and was told he wasn’t allowed. That is when he realized how important it was to marry his partner.

“When I heard that only 323 couples were married that day I felt very, very fortunate,” he said. “Now I feel like a celebrity among my friends … We’ve been getting congratulations from all around the country and from

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Jayne Rowse and April Deboer, the Hazel Park couple who spurred the debate, originally wanted to overturn the ban on gay couples adopting, which they later realized was directly tied to the ban on same-sex marriage.

After the ruling by Judge Friedman, many same-sex couples rushed to the courts to get married. The next day, those same 300-plus couples were told they may be the only lucky ones to get married in Michigan due to the state courts issuing a stay on the judge’s ruling because voters approved a ban on same-sex marriages in 2004.

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New WSU course offers window into Detroit DEBANINA SEATON Contributing Writer As an expansion of an established course, the Department of Urban Studies and Planning is offering an overview course on Detroit in response to the media attention towards the city, called “Detroit: Metropolis in Transition,” for the spring/ summer semester.

The course will touch base on different aspects of the city including a history of Detroit dating back from Native American settlements and the current financial situation and Chapter 9 bankruptcy.

Dr. Jeffrey Horner, lecturer in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning at Wayne State and the course’s instructor, said they have already offered a course in the summer called “Metropolitan Detroit” as an elective to department students for years, with the courses being held in the summer for the last five.

But the idea for this course came along through a meeting with the dean and chair of the department to increase enrollment in the spring/summer semester, Horner said. One of the ideas presented was to

take a class already established and make it “bigger and better,” he said.

“This course provides a wonderful chance for a wide audience to hear in depth about the challenges and opportunities in Detroit from central players and keen observers,” said Wayne Raskind, dean of the college of liberal arts and sciences at WSU. The original class was a standard lecture with two or three guest lecturers, he said, but to make it more attractive to students it was turned into a guest speaker series.

“Think about it as a standard class but with a different teacher each week,” he said.

One of the lectures he mentioned, “The Public Transportation Puzzle,” will include guest speakers Paul Hillegonds, chairman of the Regional Transit Authority of southeast Michigan, and Megan Owens, executive director of Transportation Riders United, to present separately on the public transportation issue.

There will be 12 lectures conducted during the semester, he said.

Unlike the previous course, Horner said this class is open to WSU students and

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“What I hope they gain is perhaps a more humanistic understanding of the issues facing the city of Detroit,” Horner said. “To bring in true insiders … they hopefully will bring a new understanding of the city of Detroit and perhaps the intractability of its problems.”

According to Robert Boyle, professor and chair of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, the class could be offered again and the course will be filmed and possibly put online.

“We hope that a group of students — existing and new — will get a better understanding of what’s happening and why things are happening as they are in Detroit. We hope that there will be a few more people who have heard of Wayne State and have heard the urban studies and urban planning department and perhaps a few more people might want to come to college,” Boyle said.

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Local, national leaders congratulate Wilson at inaugural celebration

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CHRIS EHRMANN The South End On April 4-5, the ceremony for the inauguration took place for WSU President M. Roy Wilson. The ceremony was divided into two days, both taking place in the Community Arts Auditorium on campus.

The first night was hosted by the College of Fine, Performing, and Communication Arts and the dean of the college, Matt Seeger. The second day was the actual ceremony when Wilson was officially inaugurated.

On both days, the ceremonies drew a large crowd of students, faculty and alumni.

“This is a concert in celebration of President Wilson’s inauguration,” Seeger said.

“We have a variety show, music, dance, film, so it should be a nice evening. They will be doing a piece from Guys and Dolls. We have two short films; we try to represent the entire college.

“It’s a way to celebrate and showcase the college; as we are an arts college, we like the opportunity to perform and performance is a part of the celebration,” he continued.

Some staff of WSU attended the event, like President of the Alumni Association Mitch Ritter, who also spoke on Friday to Wilson. “(The best part was) just the camaraderie with former warriors and tartars,” Ritter said.

During the night, there were various shows for the audience such as bands playing jazz music, choir members singing, an

African dance, and theatre actors performing an excerpt from the play “Guys and Dolls.” “(The show was) Amazing, just uplifting, very impressive,” Marian McClellan, who graduated from WSU in 1965, said. McClellan also said she has never been to an alumni event before.

After the event, Wilson got up on stage to thank the college for putting on the event.

“Jackie and I have had a chance to interact with students from the College of Fine, Performing and Communication Arts. After every performance that we go to, we go home and say the exact same thing: ‘boy, they are good,’” Wilson said.

During the event on Friday, the auditorium held many different people from across the state of Michigan and across the country.

Presidents from Grand Valley State University, Eastern Michigan University, University of Detroit Mercy and Central Michigan University, as well as delegates from other colleges, attended the event.

Not only did the crowd have people from other colleges, but the event also featured Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Wayne County Executive Robert Ficano, and Brenda Jones, president of the Detroit City Council.

President Wilson also received absentee salutations from representatives in Washington D.C. like Debbie Stabenow and Carl Levin.

“To Dr. Wilson and the entire WSU family, I am delighted to add my congratulations and best wishes as Wayne State University

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celebrates Wilsons official inauguration,” Senator Levin said. “I applaud his call for greater support for Michigan’s colleges and universities including WSU and his vision for this great university as an integral part of our city’s renaissance.”

The keynote speaker at the event was Michael V. Drake. Currently, he is the chancellor for the University of California, Irvine.

Drake is also going to become the 15th president of Ohio State University in June 2014.

Ficano said the students are the most important people attending the university. He also said it is important for Wilson to know that he is the one who is opening up opportunities for students to study and attend college, some for the first time.

He also talked about an experience he had with his grandfather, who worked for Ford, that highlighted the importance of education.

“Your hands would become discolored from the soot and things like that,” he said.

“I was waiting for him and he came home. I ran up to him and I was jumping around and stuff and I said, ‘Grandpa, you know when I grow up I want to do what you do.’

“He became very serious at the point … ‘take a look at my hands. My hands are this color so yours don’t have to be.’ He said, ‘you’re going to college; I didn’t have that opportunity and you’re going to go on and become successful because you’re going to go to college,’” Ficano said.

There was some humor during the event as well.

“I wanted to be here to congratulate President Wilson,” Duggan said. “Part of the thing is I just admire his courage and his confidence… In my business, the way inaugurals work, is you get elected and the honeymoon period is short. You can’t wait that six or seven weeks to get that inaugural speech out of the way while people are still happy with it. He gets hired in August of 2013, he waits eight months and people are still happy to see him.”

After many of the speakers, Wilson took the stage and shared his feelings and a story about his mother and how important it is for him to become president of a univeristy like WSU. Wilson said that he’d always known that if he ever became president of a university, it would have to be one like WSU. After the ceremony, there was a reception held where students, faculty and staff could talk and interact with Wilson. Former WSU presidents Allan Gilmour and Irvin D. Reid were also present. Gilmour said retirement was fun, but it was nice to come back and see familiar faces.

Members of the Student Senate also attended the event, and Adham Aljahmi, the Student Senate president, gave a speech.

After the event ended, Wilson said that he was glad to have it over with and that it was a great thing for the community.

“His speech connected with me in a way … it made me feel powerful,” Housing and Residential Life Representative Will Alexander said.

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WSU wins Gift of Life challenge for third straight year

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EVAN SOTNIK Contributing Writer For the third straight year, Wayne State beat all other colleges and universities in Michigan by registering the highest number of organ donors as a part of the Gift of Life campus challenge. This year’s six-weeklong campaign saw WSU register a total of 608 donors, almost 500 more than the next-closest school, Michigan State University.

At a press conference April 2 in Gullen Mall, Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson presented the Gift of Life Campus Challenge trophy to Alpha Gamma Delta sorority President Chelsea Skinner, who accepted on behalf of WSU. Alpha Gamma

Delta has been the lead student organization in enrolling organ donors for all three winning years.

Later, Skinner reflected on the success of the campaign. “Our biggest assets in the campaign for the Gift of Life Campus Challenge were dedication and collaboration,” she said. “We had a lot of dedicated individuals who wanted to make a difference.

We also collaborated with organizations across the campus. This allowed us to hit many different groups of students across the campus, including at the pharmacy school and law school.”

Secretary Johnson also presented a Shining Star award to Beverly Butler, mother of WSU student Rebecca Butler who died in 2011 while waiting for a transplant, for her

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dedication and efforts in increasing organ donor awareness.

The event marked the beginning of National Donate Life Month, the annual campaign organized by Donate Life America aimed at increasing organ donor enrollment. According to Donate Life America, nearly 120,000 people in the United States are on an organ donation waiting list. In Michigan, more than 3,000 people are on a similar list.

Gift of Life Michigan CEO Rich Petroski also spoke at the ceremony, crediting the campus challenge as an important program to increase the number of adult organ donors in the state. Petroski, an organ donation recipient himself, said Michigan’s number of organ donors only sits 3 percent

below the national average.

With the help of the WSU community, that gap could soon be closing thanks to the high expectations of Chelsea Skinner. “The total (number of people on an organ donation waiting) list for the state of Michigan is around 3,300. Our goal is to make our total enough to match or exceed the amount of organ donors in the state,” she said. “I think we can do it.”

Gift of Life Michigan is a nonprofit organization founded in 1971. It is the state’s only federally designated organ and tissue recovery program. Last year, Gift of Life Michigan recovered organs from 284 donors, resulting in 915 transplants.

For more information on Gift of Life Michigan, visit www.giftoflifemichigan.org.

Housing rate increases approved by BOG JEFF ROSZKA Contributing Writer The Wayne State Board of Governors accepted a proposed increase in housing prices at their March 21 meeting.. Incoming freshmen will see a 5.19 percent increase, while returning resident students will notice an additional 3 percent added onto their housing rate This increase comes after a raise in tuition rates and an expansion in the categories of students paying less than the minimum rate based on their state or country of residence.

While the 2013-2014 academic year saw a slightly above average increase in WSU students’ room and board costs, (3.50% to 3.04%), the total rate is $291 below the Michigan average, making

WSU the fourth cheapest college to live at in the state. In Ann Arbor you would expect to pay nearly $10,000 a term, compared to $8,330 here at WSU. Plan 50 is the default meal plan, at with unlimited access for $50 a semester above the initial cost of $3,390.

Residents of the campus apartments will see costs rise across the board. For example, an unfurnished Chatsworth efficiency will now cost $734 per month, a 3.4 percent increase over the former price of $709. A furnished DeRoy apartment will cost $7,956 a term, about 2.5 percent over last year’s prices.

It isn’t a pure price increase; there are several substantial changes to the food situation in campus housing. The rate hike will pay for renovations at the Towers Café and supplements it with chain fast food restaurants such as Taco Bell,

Popeye’s and Dunkin Donuts, as well as a vending machine alcove (called the “Pod”) and a Mongolian Grille.

Flexibility is the focus of the proposal’s overhauled meal plan schedule. The current requirement of set meal times and purchase blocks will be eliminated in order to avoid lost meals and encourage socializing in the renovated dining area.

Warrior Dollars amounts will be maximized to avoid causing a “fear of ‘losing’ meals” among students, and facilitate a wider range of options including the new restaurants.

In addition to this flexibility, Wayne’s unlimited meal plan will be the cheapest offered by a Michigan university – “$883 below the average,” according to WSU Vice President Michael’s presentation.

The lack of a Middle Eastern-style

venue in the Towers Café, especially in a city famous for its Lebanese population didn’t impress Bader Dbouk, a resident of the Towers who plans on attending this fall as the price increases take effect.

“It depends on the food they’re going to bring. Will it represent our diverse student body?” said Zakariya al-Khanaf Alexis Barrera wants more attention paid to academics and infrastructure. “I do eat at the cafeteria and the food has gotten better every year,” she says, “but there are things that need more attention. The arts building need a handicapaccessible elevator that can reach the metal shop on the third floor.”

Raphael Trambele is impressed by the proposal and similar work, such the renovation of the Student Center. “The university tries its best to offer value, and by fall things will be a lot better.”

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Understanding the Impact of Family Secrets: Annie’s Ghost

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It explores Michigan’s mental institutions through a man’s hunt to unearth buried family secrets. April 9 at 6:00 p.m. $49. Thompson Home, 4756 Cass.

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School of Social Work Career Fair

Enjoy educational vignettes that demonstrate transition of care interruptions that interfere with safe, efficient, quality and patient-centric care! April 10.

8:30 to 11:15 p.m. Free. Twelve Oaks, 27475 Huron Cr. 313-664-2605.

Social Work students and alumni are able to meet with representatives from a number of different agencies across Michigan. April 10 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Free. Student Center Ballroom. 313-577-4409. shantalea@wayne.edu.

Water@Wayne Seminar

Vaden W. Miles Memorial Lecture: Brilliant Blunders

Alan Steinman, Director of Grand Valley State University’s Annis Water Resources Institute will. April 10 at 2:30 p.m. Free. WSU Welcome Center.

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Mario Livio of the Space Telescope Science Institute will analyze errors committed by such luminaries as Charles Darwin. Please RSVP. April 10 at 4 p.m.

Free. UGL, Bernath Auditorium. 313-577-9355. ecackett@wayne.edu.

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Sustainability at Wayne Seminar with Tim O’Brien of Ford Motor Company

Improve your networking skills in all majors. Pre-register at waynebizcareers. com. April 10 at 4 p.m. Free. Location TBD. 313-577-4781. bizcareers@ wayne.edu.

April 15 at 2:30 p.m. Free. Welcome Center Auditorium, 42 W. Warren.

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Annual Holocaust and Armenian Genocide Commemoration

Linguistics Program Student Colloquium

Armenians and Jews in Twentieth Century France. The lecture will be given by Maud Mandel of Brown University. April 30 at 7 p.m. Free. Holocaust Memorial Center. 313-577-2679. ej0529@wayne.edu.

This annual lecture features presentations of graduate student research. April 11 at 2 p.m. Free. 5057 Woodward, #10302.

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Still itching after all these years CORY ROCCA Contributing Writer “The Seven Year Itch” created one of the most iconic images in American pop culture, yet the film itself remains unknown to many. Only a few seconds out of this 105-minute film has withstood the test of time: Marilyn, with her famous white, halter dress being blown upward as she stands over a subway grate. The entire movie deserves praise; even acclaimed website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a high grade of 86 percent.

Originally a Broadway play, “The Seven Year Itch” was brought to theaters by director Billy Wilder. The film’s setting is simple: a New York City apartment, an office and a few city storefronts are where most scenes take place. The urbane 1950s lifestyle can be noted — ubiquitous cigarettes and cocktails, and politeness towards complete strangers show up throughout the film. While it may seem rather boring and normal, the story and acting in the film is commendable.

Richard Sherman (Tom Ewell) is a Manhattan office worker who — along with thousands of other New York husbands — sends his wife and son on an annual summer vacation out of the sweltering heat in the city.

His family heads out, and a new neighbor heads in.

Monroe’s character, unnamed throughout the film, is a former model turned commercial actress for products like “Dazzledent” toothpaste.

Sherman fantasizes about encounters with “The Girl,” and acts like a lovesick teen trying to impress her. Sherman boasts about his air-conditioned apartment, and frantically climbs up ladders just to get her a cigarette. Driving himself insane with his infatuation, Sherman eventually convinces himself that his wife, all the way in Maine, knows of his attempted infidelity.

“The Girl” hasn’t the slightest idea that the two are anything but platonic, which makes for a great comedy. Finally, after realizing his irrational behavior — in part thanks to his new neighbor — Sherman rushes off to Maine to spend the upcoming weeks with his family.

Marilyn Monroe is often remembered as a national sex symbol through roles she played like that in “The Seven Year Itch” – the sex kitten of her time.

Originating first with French model Bridgette Bardot, the sex kitten was young, sweet, seemingly innocent but oozing with sexuality. Before her face even appears on screen, Monroe coaxes the audience with her curvy silhouette through an apartment doorway while soft, angelic music accompanies her entrance into the shot. Monroe only gets more alluring from there. In one scene

she appears to be nude behind carefully placed shrubs on her second-floor apartment balcony while talking to Sherman. If that isn’t seductive enough, she mentions how she has to go change, and since it’s so hot outside she is keeping “her undies in the icebox.”

Monroe is absolutely captivating as an actress, sexuality aside. Her presence in any scene is hypnotic, with her platinum blond hair and gentle, innocent voice. In “The Seven Year Itch,” everything to Monroe’s character is “just elegant,” and it feels as though she is speaking directly to each individual in her audience. This film shows a true movie star at work.

In 1955, Bosley Crowther published his review of “The Seven Year Itch” in The New York Times, stating that, “the simple fact is that Mr. Wilder has permitted Miss Monroe, in her skin-fitting dresses and her frank gyrations, to overpower Mr. Ewell. She, without any real dimensions, is the focus of attention in the film.”

What makes Monroe’s work in this movie even more admirable is what she was going through personally while filming. According to Dr. Susan Doll at the Discovery Company, Monroe and husband Joe Dimaggio filed for divorce while Monroe was filming “The Seven Year Itch.”

“DiMaggio walked onto the set, dismayed at the sight of his wife on exhibit for more than 2,000 strangers. His oft-quoted remark, ‘What the hell’s going on here?’ reflects his disdain not only for the public display of Marilyn’s physical charms but also for her profession, which required it,” Doll said.

Monroe continued to shine at work, even though personal hardships were taking place. Director Billy Wilder often got what he needed from Monroe after one or two takes — unlike her reputation on work in later films.

The actress delivered a remarkable performance regardless of her divorce.

She brilliantly plays a happy-go-lucky “just-turned-23-the-day-beforeyesterday” girl who loves tall martinis and potato chips.

The film touches on real-life topics, mainly the psychological phenomenon called The Seven Year Itch, the point at which married couples are thought to lose happiness and attraction towards one another.

Although Ewell’s character is attempting to commit adultery — which at the time was not typically shown in mainstream film — one can’t help but feel sorry for and love the guy.

Relatable, funny and sexy, “The Seven Year Itch” is a great laugh and an even greater glance at some of Hollywood’s best actors, including Marilyn Monroe.

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Midtown eatery prepares diet-friendly dining for veggie lovers DARIUS JACKSON Contributing Writer At the beginning of each year, it is tradition for many people to set a plethora of health-conscience expectations, commonly known as “New Year resolutions.”

Many of these resolutions include signing up for a gym membership, exploring new diet fads and counting calories. It seems as if every resolution includes some form of changing ones eating habits. These common efforts are done in order to be healthier and to obtain the ideal beach body, just in time for summer.

Unfortunately, by spring many people are paying for gym memberships they aren’t utilizing and abandoning diet fads.

Counting calories are out the window, along with hopes of ever becoming healthier, which can be frustrating.

One way to think about getting healthier is to change the mindset towards dieting, from something that is usually temporary to a lifestyle choice, or some-

thing that is more permanent. A lifestyle choice for many is becoming a vegetarian or vegan. A vegetarian is one whose diet consists of many fruits, vegetables, nuts, carbohydrates, eggs and dairy, but excludes all meat products from animals.

Vegans are primarily the same, but in addition to excluding all meat products, they also exclude dairy products like milk or cheese, as well as eggs.

Seva Detroit, located at 66 E. Forest Ave., between John R and Woodward is a vegetarian and vegan restaurant that everyone can enjoy. Opened in December 2011, it has been an excellent addition to the many restaurants in the Midtown area. From its unique contemporary vibe upon entering the restaurant to the menu, Seva is truly a place for all to indulge in.

Seva offers special happy hour pricing on appetizers and alcoholic beverages from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., a weekly specials menu that is constantly evolving, and a Sunday brunch menu (alongside their main menu). There is a fresh juice bar in

which you can be creative and mix and match your own juice from a selection of fruits and vegetables or choose from one of the staff favorites. When weather permits, Seva offers outdoor seating on their patio in addition to their main seating area in the restaurant’s dining room and bar area.

One dish that many will enjoy is their Pasta Alla Bosca; it’s made with an al dente pasta, soy sausage, garlic, hot pepper flakes, spinach, olive oil, parmesan cheese (or diaya cheese for the vegans) and served with a side of ciabatta bread.

George N’Namdi is the property owner of Seva and the founder of the nonprofit art gallery located in the same building, the N’Namdi Center of Contemporary Arts. He is credited for essentially bringing Seva to Detroit after about two years of trying to convince the owners, Jeff and Maren Jackson, to open a restaurant in the vacant space they had available.

According to N’Namdi, Seva originated in Columbus, Ohio and then the restaurant later moved from Ohio to Ann

Arbor under its original owners. Jeff and Maren Jackson obtained ownership of the restaurant from its original owners about 30 years after its move to Ann Arbor.

“Maren and Jeff are good people and they got it,” N’Namdi said. “They understood the fact that the restaurant would, on the other side of this building, be sort of secluded.”

N’Namdi argues that this is what makes Seva a “hidden treasure” because the space was once a car garage.

N’Namdi refers to the Jacksons as “very smart people” due to the fact that they are always evolving the restaurant.

“Seva is a plus to Detroit because it brings new views about Detroit to people that experience it,” N’Namdi said.

So the next time you find yourself on the campus of WSU or in the Midtown area looking for a healthy bite to eat…

Choose Seva! Besides, if you are a meat eater, you have everything to gain and nothing to lose, except a great experience.

WSU music students show off their skills at year-end recitals KAYARA RIVERS Contributing Writer It is that time of year again. The Wayne State Department of Music is going strong with its Winter 2014 Student Recitals held at the Schaver Music Recital Hall inside of Old Main. Recitals began in March, and shows are running through April 30. All recitals are free and open to the public.

Every year around this time, the junior, senior and graduate students of the WSU Music Department invite their family and friends to watch them give musical performances that showcase their talents and the skills that they have acquired during their curriculum in the department.

Most of the students who perform are music majors who study a concentration in performance. Acts feature all instrument players, including strings, piano, jazz and

voice.

Junior recitals are required by the department to be 30 minutes in length; most of the shows feature two performers.

This performance gives the junior students insight and experience to prepare them for their upcoming solo. Senior performances last the entire hour, and graduate shows are an hour and a half.

“It’s the capstone of the degree for senior students and final presentation for grads,” said Danny Derose, academic service officer in the department of music. “It’s a celebration.”

“It’s always exciting this time of year to see all these students that we’ve watched go up through the department finally do their own solo presentation on what they’ve worked on. It really is the whole degree building up to these performances,” Derose said.

Kalianthie Anastasia, a 29-year-old senior at WSU, is looking forward to attending Manhattan School of Music upon her graduation with a bachelor’s of music in vocal performance. Anastasia is a soprano singer and will give her senior performance at the recital hall April 5. Some of her renditions include famous works by some of the most recognizable composers: Mozart, Bach and Giacomo Puccini. She will also sing modern contemporary music selections.

“This is a whole life thing; you don’t just wake up one day deciding that you want to do music,” Anastasia said. “It’s something that you feel in your bones, something that you have to do. I’ve been vocal training since I was 16 years old and have been preparing for this recital since last year.”

The students work hard and prepare every day for the recitals for months at a

time. Preparations include music selection and doing research on the selection and dramatic coaching to bring presence to the stage.

“This is like the crowning moment for some of our seniors,” said Dr. Emery Stevens, director of the opera workshop and a voice instructor for the music department.

“I like to call it the crowning of the craft.”

Anastasia offered advice for the juniors who will perform solo recitals next year.

“Work and practice as much as you can ahead of time,” she said. “You have to constantly be working towards a goal be a good musician. Every day you want to try and beat yesterday.”

Grace Rodgers, a senior at WSU, will close the recitals with a violin production.

For more information and a calendar of the remaining recitals, visit music.wayne. edu.

CONTACT DESIGN/MULTIMEDIA EDITOR, KRISTIN SHAW, FOR MORE INFORMATION! KRISTINSHAW@WAYNE.EDU

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Arabic folklore serves up scares in Michigan-made horror film DANIEL DUMAS Contributing Writer

journey to face this primordial evil that has plagued his lineage.

Ahmad, a Michigan native, says the concept of the Jinn is known by half of the world and he wants to bring the story of this mythical character to the Western audience.

“I’ve known about them my whole life,” Ahmad said. “My parents were born in India, they moved to Pakistan during the Partition, then to England and eventually Michigan where I was born and one of my mom’s nutritional tactics was to say, ‘if you don’t finish your veggies, the jinn will come out of the woods and get you.’

“The concept was always very scary but cool at the same time, and I used to wonder why some of my friends knew about the Jinn and other didn’t,” he said.

Also on hand for the event was the

A feature film shot on location in Michigan held its North American premiere April 1 in Midtown Detroit before it opened in theatres across the country April 4.

“Jinn” was written and directed by Ajmal Zaheer Ahmad, co-founder of Detroitbased production house Exxodus Pictures.

They rolled out the red carpet for its premiere at the Detroit Institute of Arts where guest paid $75-$200 to get a sneak peak at the film and proceeds benefited the DIA. “Jinn” tells the story of an automotive designer named Shawn, played by actor Dominic Rains, who lives an ordinary life with his new wife until it is disturbed by a mysterious cryptic message about an ancient family curse that sets him on a

Firebreather, the film’s 600-horsepower muscle car designed by Ahmad himself. Faisal Ahmad is the special vehicle producer for the production. According to Ahmad, what makes the car unique isn’t the hybrid modern and classic design, but its availability to the public.

“It’s the first time you’ve ever had a film where the hero car was specifically designed to be put into production and be an exact duplicate of the car that’s used in the movie,” Ahmad said. “We used a General Motors platform but we used a local automotive company called Classic Design Concepts in Novi, to fabricate the vehicle and place it into manufacturing.”

“We’ve built 50 signature series cars, which are exact duplicates from the hero car, those cars are $95,000 dollars and we’ve already sold 20 of them at this

point.”

“Jinn” features various Michigan shooting locations in Detroit, Highland Park, Bloomfield Hills, Monroe and Warren.

Richard Mandell is the executive producer for “Jinn.” Mandell says he hopes the film will ultimately expand the Michigan entertainment scene and others will attempt to do the same.

“Our goal was to set a path for others to follow, that they could realize that they could make movies here in Michigan,” Mandell said. “We’ve got the infrastructure here, we’ve got a lot of talented people here, creative people and there can be a real business here.”

The film is currently available for viewing in 15 theaters around metro Detroit.

For movie listing information visit http://www.jinnthemovie.com/listings/.

Art students explore personal rituals in undergraduate exhibition KIRAN SANI Contributing Writer

tions under religious, social and societal norms.

“Even though we all come from different backgrounds, we were still able to have our varied world views on the subject come together in a nice cohesion we hope the public will enjoy,” Peace said.

Amanda Fairchild, another one of the exhibitors, said she was inspired by working with a group of other artists.

“You bounce ideas off of each other and find motivation in their perseverance and dedication,” Fairchild said.

“While it might be a tad bit difficult to get 18 people on the same page, overall it’s been an amazing experience that has pushed me and my classmates to become better designers and to never stop creating.”

As an artist, Fairchild said the exhibition had not only tested her limits in

Eighteen Wayne State students will be featured in the exhibition “Rituals: Designed to Influence” at the Jam Handy in Detroit. For their undergraduate thesis in their senior-level graphic design classes, these art seniors will put together a group exhibition running from April 8-10.

The exhibition will primarily feature graphic design portrayed in various media, including graphics, installation pieces and videos.

According to Dina Peace, a student involved with the exhibition, students are creating individual interpretations of what the word “ritual” means to them; this exhibit gives the students the ability to visually express their interpreta-

creating three-dimensional, experiential art, but had also encouraged her to try and get more of her individual art into gallery shows.

Fairchild also said the exhibition encouraged her to potentially turn exhibition design into a potential career.

“Designing the experience a visitor has when they come to a gallery show is very interesting to me and I hope to be able to pursue that area more in the nearby future,” she said.

Jane Warunek, another featured artist, said the exhibition was a great opportunity to show her own interpretation of the word “ritual” and present it alongside a diverse group of classmates.

“The process of putting together this show, from creating the show’s visual identity to creating my personal work, has been a rewarding experience that

has honed my skills as a graphic designer,” Warunek said.

Another exhibitor, Samantha Witte, said the most appealing thing about the exhibition was being able to showcase all of her hard work.

“I had a lot of challenges, as this was a semester-long project,” Witte said.

“Luckily, in these struggles, I was able to backtrack to where I had my last success and strive for better work. I am happy with my results and cannot wait to show them to everyone that attends our exhibition.”

Other featured artists are: Lisa Ansteth, James Droze, Robyn Eakin, Nicole Eley, Reese Harris, Cortney Howell, Bianca Ibarlucea, Ashley Ratusznik, Courtney Richardson, Kenny Szymanski, Esmeralda Torres, Brittany Vadalabene, Chris Weber and Megan Yount.

APRIL 2014 A&E CALENDAR ART

THEATER

FILM

SubUrbia

Old Boy

March 27 - April 5. $10 to $12. Hilberry Theatre, 4743 Cass. 313-577-2972.

April 2 at noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Student Center room 289. Free. 313-577-1010.

James Lee Byars tribute exhibition at MOCAD

Guys & Dolls

47 Ronin

April 2. 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. $5 for adults. Free admission for children. 4454 Woodward.

April 11 - 19. $15. Bonstelle Theatre, 3424 Woodward 313-577-2972.

April 9 at noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Student Center room 289. Free. 313-577-1010.

Wayne State Undergraduate Exhibition

August: Osage County

American hustle

The work of undergraduate art students.

April 18 through May 16.

April 18 - May 10. $10+. Hillberry Theatre, 4743 Cass.

313-577-2972.

April 16 at noon, 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. Student Center room 289. Free. 313-577-1010.

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APRIL 2014 EVENT CALENDAR Manhood Mosey Charity 2K Walk April 10 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $10+. Outside the Engineering College.

586-817-3308. maxwelltlaws@gmail.com.

Free Lemonade with Alpha Epsilon Phi April 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free. Gullen Mall Fountain Court.

313-577-1010. el5617@wayne.edu.

WayneSLAM presents Deonte Osayande April 9 at 7:00 p.m. Free. UGL 5155 Gullen Mall.

313-577-1010.

“Images from the Arsenal of Democracy” Book April 9 at 7 p.m. Free. Detroit Historical Museum, 5401 Woodward Ave. 313-577-6130. ggloden@wayne.edu.

End of the Year Party & DJ Battle April 10 at 7:00 p.m. Free with OneCard. St. Andrew’s Hall, 431 E. Congress, Detroit. 313-577-1010. eturnbow@wayne.edu.

Public Planetarium Show April 11 at 7 p.m. Free. Old Main Planetarium.

313-577-7951. ac7452@wayne.edu.

Apollo Night April 11 at 7 p.m. Free. General Lectures rooms 100 and 150.

313-577-1010. ea5370@wayne.edu.

Pike’s Billiard Night April 14 from 9 to 11:30 p.m. Free. Student Center VIP Room.

313-577-1010. er5515@wayne.edu.

Earth Week Festival April 15 from noon to 6 p.m. Free. Keast Memorial Commons.

313-577-1010. ei5545@wayne.edu.

Pike Laser Tag April 17 at 8 p.m. Free. Keast Memorial Commons.

313-577-1010. er5515@wayne.edu.

Public Planetarium Show April 18 at 7 p.m. Free. Old Main Planetarium. 313-577-7951. ac7452@wayne.edu.

Multicultural Greek Exhibition April 18 at 7 p.m. Free. Community Arts 450 Reuther Mall. Contact Dean of Students Office at 313-577-1010. doso@wayne.edu.

Golden Key Food Drive April 19 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Free. Student Center 5221 Gullen Mall.

313-577-1010.

E Waste Day at WSU April 24 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free. WSU Parking Lot 11. 445 York, Detroit.

313-993-7655. an9291@wayne.edu.

Show Your Love Open Mic Thursdays April 27 at 9 p.m. Free. Student Center U Club.

313-577-1010. ed9117@wayne.edu.

CMU is an AA/EO institution (see cmich.edu/aaeo).

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Confucious Cafe opens doors to Chinese culture LYNN LOSH Contributing Writer Every Thursday between noon and 1 p.m. students, faculty and guests meet on the 11th floor of the Macabees Building to eat Chinese food and discuss Chinese culture.

The gathering is called the Confucius Cafe.

The Confucius Cafe is part of the Confucius Institute and began in 2007. The cafe originated with the purpose of fulfilling three goals.

“What it began as was something to encompass an opportunity for people to present on Chinese topics, have informal discusions on topics related to China and also to practice their Chinese,” said Dr. John Brender, director of the Confucius Institute.

The cafe is open to all WSU students who are interested in Chinese language

and culture.

The Confucius Cafe brings students and faculty together to discuss Chinese-related topics that they find fascinating or that they are passionate about.

The cafe usually hosts 30-40 attendees, along with institute faculty and presenters.

The presentations cover a variety of topics, including feng shui, Chinese ethnic minorities, Chinese art, Chinese cityscapes, traditional Chinese costumes, the history of Chinese characters and many more. “(The presentations) vary. We aren’t especially discriminating. Generally, if someone has something they would like to present, we’re normally accepting,” Brender said.

The cafe has hosted musical performance groups and martial arts performance groups from China. These events are held at a theater near WSU and are called Afterglow parties.

Confucius Cafe sometimes invites honorary speakers to present. The next speaker

is Dr. Ye Tan from the University of South Carolina. Dr. Tan will be speaking about modern Chinese cinema on April 10.

Many Chinese foreign-exchange students enjoy presenting at the cafe because they can share the pride they have for their nation. “(Confucius Cafe) introduces Chinese culture to foreigners. It makes me proud,” WSU student Joyce Wong said. “When I see the people interested, I’m happy with that.”

Students also enjoy discussing the similarities and differences between American and Chinese culture.

“People are very curious at these presentations — sometimes they are willing to discuss (topics) together and sometimes we can compare Chinese and American cultures,” said WSU student Yamei Wang.

The Confucius Institute program teams WSU with a sister school in China through HanBan, the Chinese Language Council International.

WSU’s sister school is Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China.

The WSU branch of the Confucius Institute’s mission is to promote Chinese language and culture to the university community, K-12 schools and professional communities throughout southeastern Michigan.

The Confucius Institute offers a variety of programs for students to immerse themselves in Chinese language and culture.

These programs include graduate students helping K-12 schools learn Chinese language and culture.

The institute hosts events such as the China Quiz Bowl, where middle school and high school students compete in Chinese language. The institute also hosts summer camp in China and the Chinese Language Association of Michigan conference at the McGregor Memorial Center each year.

There are over 400 Confucius Institutes in the world and about 100 in the U.S.

Student-led arts funding proposal pushes limits PATRICK ANDRZEJCZYK The South End Kevin Replinger, a business student and theatre production and management major, said when he and three other classmates came up with the Limitless Arts proposal for an innovation design project, he knew it was something that he couldn’t just keep in the classroom.

“There were three other students in that group … but for other reasons we decided not to go forward with it for the class,” he said. “I decided that it was a personal desire of mine to see this project happen.”

And the Limitless Arts project is quite an idea. See, many students feel that the campus lacks some of entertainment options of other universities like U of M, where students can find improv groups, choral teams and local

comedy clubs to spice up their weekends.

In order to expand entertainment options for students around campus, especially on the weekends, the arts program would have to expand to meet that increased demand. And it probably won’t shock you to learn that such an expansion would cost money. A lot of money, as it turns out.

The plan Replinger pitched at the March 20 Board of Governors town hall meeting would add an additional $10 fee to the existing $25 fitness center access fee, and like the gym fee it would be levied on each student. Estimates of how much funds could be raised aren’t scientific, but a quick math exercise brings up a pretty big number: $540,000 in a year.

Replinger said that there aren’t really any specifics yet, however, so students should be mindful of the fact this project is still very much in the design stage.

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“It’s an idea,” he said. “I was hoping to use that Board of Governors town hall meeting as a platform to announce the concept. I know that no student will (be able to) enact this kind of sweeping policy change … that it will be done through high channels in the university.”

Some of the new programming that could be offered by a newly unlimited arts program could include more concerts, a cabaret program and even a commuter’s comedy hour, where students who live out of town could laugh away rush hour instead of trying to fight through it.

The kinds of programming that could be offered ranges, and again, there’s no formal plan laid out yet. But Replinger thinks that after funding holes are plugged and each department gets its cut, the kind of fun programming every student would want to see could become a reality. That would be a dramatic expansion over current offerings, said Replinger, and

would drastically expand what’s available to students.

“The arts programs are at capacity in terms of what they can produce; they just don’t have the bandwidth to do more,” Replinger said.

“This (project) would allow them to do more.”

It’s still a long way off, according to Replinger. He said he still hasn’t heard back from the university about setting up a definite course of action.

“President Wilson and the administration definitely have a lot on their plate,” he said.

No argument there. But Replinger’s plan gives us all something to consider: WSU is very much a place where even a single student can formally propose an idea of this magnitude (half a million dollars!) and have at least some chance of getting heard by administrators and, provided the idea is a feasible one, at least get some play.

Obamacare offers new options to uninsured students AMBER GEE Contributing Writer The new health care law has been a popular subject, yet few have focused on the effects it has on college students and the options available to them.

Prior to Obamacare, students were able to go without health insurance. But with the new law, students without insurance may have to pay a penalty. To avoid getting penalized, students have the option of staying on their parent’s insurance plan if they are under the age of 26, enrolling in an individual plan, or enrolling in the health care reform exchange, which is all based on income.

Ifetayo Johnson, a certified navigator for the Affordable Care Act and executive director for United Health Organization, which offers free and low-cost health screenings in Detroit and surrounding areas, encourages students to go through the process. Johnson said even if the individual doesn’t choose a plan, they are able to see what options are available.

Individuals over the age of 26 are not allowed to enroll under their parents’ plan, even if they are full-time students. However, Johnson said if they have a child they can claim on their taxes, their health coverage cost is likely to be much less. Students older then 26 without children may be eligible for the Medicaid expansion, which

is tailored to low-income adults and covers all medical needs.

There have been debates about whether the Affordable Care Act is a good thing.

Kelli Laubscher, corporate human resources manager at The Environmental Quality Company, which provides environmental management services, highlighted some of the advantages and disadvantages of the ACA. Laubscher said advantages include coverage for more people, no limitations on pre-existing conditions, and preventative care services are covered in full. Laubscher said disadvantages include increased cost for the elderly if younger, healthier people do not enroll; companies are spending time trying to conform reducing productivity;

and the actual cost of health care services are not controlled.

“For example, the cost of an MRI will not decrease due to reform,” Laubscher said.

The deadline to enroll for the Affordable Care Act was March 31, but Johnson said the government is willing to extend the deadline until April 15 for people who had started the process but were unable to finish due to system malfunctions. If students didn’t meet the deadline, they may be penalized and will have to wait until November 2014 to enroll in the ACA. For help selecting a heath care plan, visit http://enrollmichigan.com/ where navigators and certified application counselors can further assist you.

Detroit Water and Sewage Department circling the drain

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CHELSEA MARALASON Contributing Writer Nearly a year after filing for bankruptcy, Detroit is negotiating with organizations, unions, companies and businesses to figure out what to sell, what to lease and what to leave alone. One of the major issues at hand is how to deal with the city-owned Detroit Water and Sewer Department.

Right now, DWSD has two options: privatize or “regionalize.”

When something is privatized, it’s sold or leased to a private company. Some of the privatization proposals would hand off the DWSD to the private sector, which could raise rates for Detroit residents and might cause public workers to lose their jobs.

The private company would be making a profit from residents paying their water bills, and that could mean cutting jobs and raising rates to increase profits. But because the department becomes part of the private sector, it can create revenue that might ultimately help the water depart-

ment.

Privatization is not a new idea and has been effective in American cities as well as those of other nations. England, Wales and Manila, the capital of the Philippines, have all successfully adopted privatization policies.

To regionalize means to extend control of the DWSD to other counties in the state.

It would create the Great Lakes Water and Sewage Authority. Under this system, there would be more stakeholders to offset the debt, though the debt would have to be paid for by someone, and that burden will likely fall on taxpayers of the various counties.

Regionalization would make cities and counties responsible for a debt they didn’t necessarily create. However, this is the preferred system by many water conservationists. The American Water Works Association encourages regionalization, as they believe it requires minimal capital investment and will enhance source protection.

Oakland and Macomb county executives are not interested in regionalization. To regionalize means that the City of Detroit

would still own the water department infrastructure and they would still have the jobs. On the flip side, it would allow the suburban governments to have more control and management over the water department than they’ve had in the past.

“I’m not going to risk the taxpayers’ money on some investment that’s not going to have a benefit to Macomb County,” said Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel in an interview with the Macomb Daily. He believes that regionalization will bring a large tax burden to the tri-county area without anyone reaping the benefits.

While Hackel and other suburban stakeholders haven’t been entirely supportive of privatization, they have been very clear in their disapproval of regionalization plans.

In the past, suburban leaders have demanded regionalization, but for one reason or another, the current proposal does not sit well with them this time.

Environmental advocacy groups tend to disagree with Hackel and are more interested in seeing water infrastructure become regionalized rather than privatized. On SierraClub.org, the organization

condemns privatization by saying that “water is a public resource, not a commodity.”

Kevyn Orr, Detroit’s emergency financial manager, prefers the regionalization option as well, but he has little support from other regional leaders. Leasing or selling seems to be the next best choice. Orr has put together a Request for Information for Potential Operators of the DWSD. By seeking interested parties out, Orr is at least considering privatization as the next option.

Orr told the Detroit Free Press, “If people don’t want to do it (privatization) that’s fine, but we will pursue other alternatives because that’s what we need to do.” Orr realizes time is of the essence and he must act regardless of support from stakeholders.

While there is ongoing communication between Orr and his suburban counterparts to try and decide the future of the DWSD, there is still the real and looming problem that customers must face.

Whether a private company comes in or the GLWSA is created, the people are unsure of what will happen next.

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Golf scramble helps raise money for patient needs AMBER GEE Contributing Writer The Robert R. Frank Student-Run Free Clinic will host its second annual golf scramble, May 18 at the Oak Ridge Golf Course in New Haven.

The game starts at 8 a.m.; tickets are $80 for Wayne State students and $100 for nonstudents. The cost includes two hours of driving range practice before the golf scramble, golf cart, breakfast, lunch, buffet dinner and three hours of draft beer or pop, along with three additional beverages from the beverage cart during the game.

There will also be a silent auction including gift bags and restaurant vouchers; however, they are still in the process of collecting donations.

“We are also trying to get a few memorabilia donations from some of the Detroit

sports teams, like the Lions, Red Wings and Tigers to be included in the silent auction,” said Cara Crawford, assistant director of fundraising and first-year WSU medical student.

The SRFC was founded in 2010 by a group of WSU medical students who recognized the need for quality medical care for uninsured people in Detroit. The medical students wanted to create an environment that would help further their education and give back to the city of Detroit.

With help from Capuchin Soup Kitchen, the clinic began to see patients once a week. The clinic has since paired up with the Mercy Primary Community Care Center of Detroit, where the medical students are available three Saturdays a month.

The clinic is fully run by the medical students at WSU with the oversight of attending physicians. Patient care provided includes: primary and preventative care,

on-site laboratory testing including ultrasounds, health education and awareness, patient advocacy, social work, counseling, on-site pharmacy and prescriptions.

Megan Scott, director of care for the SRFC and first-year medical student at WSU, explained that all care provided on-site for a patient is free of charge. In situations where patients need further medical care, the clinic provides specialty care referrals.

“For specialty referrals, SRFC works to partner with local physicians to provide free or significantly reduced cost services to the patient we refer,” Scott said.

All WSU medical students can sign-up to volunteer.

“Volunteers are paired with third- and fourth-year medical students and are given the opportunity to interview patients and, in collaboration with an attending physician, determine the appropriate care

needs,” Scott said. “Volunteers may also sign-up to help run the front desk, provide patient education and work in the pharmacy or in the lab.”

Fundraisers such as the golf scramble and donations from alumni and local business help to ensure the clinic remains open to provide quality medical care to the people of Detroit.

“The money we raise through fundraisers like the golf scramble helps us pay for things such as medication and or basic tests that a patient may need so that medical care can be provided to our patients at no cost,” Crawford said. Prizes will be awarded to contest winners such as best and worst teams and longest drive.

For more information on how to register a team or donate, visit http://frankclinic. org/shop/golf/ .

Midtown business brews blended clientele

KRISTIN SHAW/THE SOUTH END

WILLIAM LAUBSCHER Contributing Writer Acting as a sort of melting pot for several demographics, Motor City Brewing Works, located at 470 W. Canfield St., has become a regular visitation spot for Wayne State University students.

“Our demographic is all ages,” said Amy Abbott, director of sales and marketing. “We get a fair amount of students from Wayne, as well as people from the DMC and Midtown businesses.”

Located within walking distance of the main campus, MCBW, founded in 1994, was the first microbrewery in Detroit since the Prohibition era.

Initially, MCBW brewed beer but did not sell it to the general public inside the building. However, in 2001 it opened its doors and began selling beer on tap, becoming,

more commonly, a tap room.

The tap room, built by neighborhood artists and friends, was intended to reflect the diverse local and metro clientele.

Through the front, barn-style, sliding doors is a completely open floor plan, emphasized by the family style island seating directly in the center, that allows for freeflowing conversation.

The horseshoe-shaped bar provides ample seating where people can enjoy beer, soda, wine, cider and various pizzas — all made in-house.

“To quote the tagline on our bottleneck labels, ‘Since our beginning in 1994, MCBW has been committed to producing handcrafted, superior quality beer. Our beer is unfiltered and unpasteurized, assuring maximum freshness and delicious flavor … naturally!’ But we make really great soda and pizza too,” said Dan Scarsella, co-owner of

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MCBW. Along with great food and drinks, WSU students are attracted to MCBW because of the atmosphere.

“The environment is laid back and comfortable. It’s bright, airy and open as we like to utilize as much outdoor space as we can,” Abbott said.

“The rooftop patio of MCBW is by far my favorite aspect,” Alexandra McKendrick, WSU student, said, “because the astonishing view alone makes me forget the stress of schoolwork and enjoy the true beauty of what Midtown has to offer.”

McKendrick is one of many students who frequent the Midtown area. In fact, events hosted by the neighborhood tend to draw many students each year, especially Dally in Ally.

Dally in the Ally is a local street fair, consisting of music, vendors and artists that

takes place on the Saturday after Labor Day along Forest Avenue and Hancock Street, Second Avenue and Anthony Wayne Drive.

“We participate in all the neighborhood events, especially Dally in the Alley, of which we are the official beer,” Abbott said.

With its infamous Ghettoblaster brew attracting the tastes of more and more students, MCBW is quickly becoming the hot spot of Midtown.

As the generation of students at WSU continues to stay within the city after graduation, they constantly look for more activities to do and more places to go.

“As a 23-year-old, five-year student of Wayne State, you would think I would be privy to the various things to do around campus,” Corey Nicholes, senior at WSU, said.

“But it wasn’t until just recently that I found MCBW. I wish someone would have told me about this place sooner.”

Wayne Cares looks for student participation in cancer awareness race JESSICA SADER Contributing Writer For y e ar s, Wa y ne S t a t e s t ud e n t s have be e n l ac i ng up t h ei r r un n i n g s hoes and sp o r ti ng t h e i r pi n k a t h letic ge a r to su p p o r t a wo r t h y ca us e.

Some c h o o se me sh s h o r t s , o t h er s choos e tu tu s, bu t a ll ch o o s e t o r un u n ited , sh o w i ng j u s t h o w m uch W SU c a r e s.

Eve r y y e a r , Way n e C a r es , a un i ver sit y o u tr e ac h i n i t i a t i ve t h a t u n ites th e WSU c o m m un i t y fo r char i tabl e gi vi ng, a s s e m b le s a t ea m of peo p l e to p ar ti ci pa t e i n t h e Ko men D e tr o i t R ac e f o r t h e C ur e .

W ith a p u r p o se to ed uca t e a n d r a i s e breas t c anc e r aw ar en e s s , t h e Ko men D e tr o i t R ac e f o r t h e C ur e i s t h e larges t se r i e s o f r a ces i n M i ch i g a n .

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Career services office helps students find hidden jobs DANIEL FORTUNE Contributing Writer The McGregor Memorial Conference Center looked like an upscale Walgreens drug store on April 1. Wayne State students packed into the crowded corridors donning formal business attire and making the rounds to the disparate tables full of household knickknacks. Only no one looked very interested in picking up any Quicken Loans sunglasses or DTE Energy toy footballs. Even the Stone Crest Center hand-sanitizer and Chapstick were collecting dust on the shelves that afternoon. Everyone was too busy schmoozing with the people behind the tables. This was, after all, WSU’s 2014 Employment Expo.

“It doesn’t get any easier than an employer coming to campus,” said Padmaja Rao, assistant director of WSU’s Career Services, which put on such events as part of their mission to connect WSU students and alumni to the employment community.

Rao said the Employment Expo is an excellent opportunity to find unlisted jobs through networking with employers.

“There’s this 80/20 situation, if you will, that 80 percent of the jobs are hidden in the job market, and 20 percent is what’s listed,” Rao said. “Any way you look at it, I think preparation is the key.

And I would say – cast your net pretty widely. So don’t simply rely on putting your resume in all these grand job banks (online).”

Rao said local job databases, like Career Services Online, can be more useful to WSU students than national types like Monster and Career Builder.

“Employers we speak with – they know that our database is geared for our students and alums, and they know they’re working with Wayne State candidates,” Rao said. “So I think it’s a win/win situation, where we encourage students – yeah, you can use different methods for your job-searching, but make use of our database, because it’s

a lot more specified. And employers already know, if they’re looking in our system, they know you’re with Wayne State. And that cuts out some competition right then and there.”

Career Services can help students prepare for the job-search process in a variety of ways, Rao said, from resume reviews, mock interviews, even individualized coaching and walk-in counseling.

Rao said she only asks students to be reasonable with their expectations.

“We encourage students to come to our office and work with our staff before they get to graduation,” Rao said.

“We’ve had new graduates say, ‘Find me a $90,000-a-year job. I don’t have a resume. I’m not sure about my interviewing abilities. But I want you to find me a $90,000-a-year job.’ That’s challenging.

So we want to help people help themselves. I encourage Wayne State students, while they’re here, to be friends with our office and come in as often as possible, contact us, call us, email. And by the time they get to graduation, they won’t be starting off from ground zero.

They’ll have some information. They’ll feel a little more confident, I think.”

Rao said there are many ways students can stay connected with Career Services and receive the latest information.

“We have social media accounts where we post information about upcoming events,” Rao said. “We have our Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn pages. That’s very interactive with both the employers and the students/alumni. We have flyers.

We send out targeted emails to students who are registered with us. We put information out on Pipeline. You name it. It’s just a matter of the individuals reading it.”

There’s one resource, Rao said, that she wanted to emphasize above all others.

“I want every student to go on our website,” Rao said. “Because we have a lot of information, we offer a lot of resources. We want people to be proactive.

I want everyone to go online.”

Visit the Career Services website at careerservices.wayne.edu.

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SPORTS

What can Brown do for you?

RYAN RAGER Contributing Writer “I think with every cloud, there’s a silver lining.”

The comment belongs to Carrie Lohr, head coach of the Wayne State women’s basketball team. It’s hard to imagine Lohr is seeing any clouds on her horizon with her team’s recent success. The Warriors tied the team record of 23 wins this season and made their second consecutive trip to the Sweet 16 in this year’s Division II NCAA Tournament, winning the GLIAC season title along the way, so where’s the cloud?

It belonged to Shareta Brown, WSU’s starting center. The 6’1” junior started her collegiate career with the University of Detroit Mercy, where she averaged 19.5 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, nabbing team MVP and Newcomer of the Year awards in her freshman season and breaking the school’s scoring record with a 43 point performance in her sophomore campaign.

Despite her success, Brown sought to continue her basketball career away from UDM. “She was not happy at her current situation for whatever reason,” Lohr said. “When she asked to be released she was denied the opportunity to attend another D1 school within a two-hour radius and any other school that recruited her out of high school. I think at the time, and she would never say it, when she committed to WSU, I’m not convinced she believed it was going to be a great experience.”

“Why I came here, the main key was I knew the coaches,” Brown said. “Some people talk about going to D2, but honestly, I played in D1 and I did what I did. I knew the coaching staff, it’s a great school and I knew the basketball program was legit — they made Sweet 16 last year. I knew what to expect and what was expected of me.”

With every cloud…

Brown was a beast on the block for WSU this season, averaging 20 points per game on 63 percent shooting, 11 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 2.5 steals.

Doing most of her work deep in the left post, Brown rarely failed to get a clean look for her left hand when she lowered her shoulder into the chest of a defender. Opposing players trying to match Brown’s physicality often found themselves adding one to her point total as they put Brown on the free throw line after she converted through the contact, firing up her team and cracking a smile across Brown’s face.

“When I see her smile, that’s the Shareta I know off the floor,” Lohr said. “She is such a jokester, a prankster. She’s really fun to be around — she’ll have the whole bus cracking up, including the driver who just met her. But when you see her on the court she has a very serious demeanor, she’s thinking, she’s trying to figure out where the double team is coming from and how can she get her teammate the ball.”

“I brag her up to family, teammates from high school,” sophomore guard Kristen Long said. “I’m happy I’m able to play with her. In

high school we never had post players; we were always small. She’ll probably be the best post player I’ll every play with. You know she’s there, if you drive, to dish to, or she’ll be there after your shot for the rebound. She’s a great leader out there.”

While Brown came to WSU with the tools to supply her statistical production, leadership was not something she had in her kit and it was something the team could’ve used with nine new players.

“Sometimes I back away from it, sometimes I like to be to myself,” Brown said. “I had to realize that’s just how it is — I had to step up.”

“Probably our first three months together she had zero leadership qualities,” Lohr said.

“That wasn’t a role she wanted — in fact, she did not want attention. It was frustrating to me. She has such a natural presence on the court and a very high basketball IQ, so it only made sense to me for her to be a leader. I complement her maturity because that’s a tough conversation to have with a coach and we started to blossom when she started to be a positive leader.”

“When it was crunch time or we needed to step up, she said the right words,” Long said.

“That was important and she did it more so as the season progressed.”

In her first year as a Warrior, Brown led the GLIAC in points scored, field goal percentage, offensive rebounds and steals while ranking second in defensive and total rebounds and points per game (by a tenth of a percentage point), padding the strengths the Warriors had built under Lohr. The team led the GLIAC in points per game this season and finished third in total rebounding and sixth in offensive rebounding.

“She’s a major component, however the last two years we’ve really tried to make a name for our program and what we’re going to be good at,” Lohr said. “We did a great job last year dominating the boards and Shareta enhances our style of play.”

Rewarded for her dominance, Brown became the first women’s basketball player from WSU to earn All-American honors, something Lohr and her team can take pride in.

“Shareta has done a remarkable job in the transition from a style of play that she was used to in a previous school and adapting to our style,” Lohr said. “When she was playing in a previous league, everyone was just as an effective scorer. She didn’t face a lot of specialty zones or double teams. To be on this team, she faced different defenses every night and we couldn’t always prepare. It can be very frustrating. I’m really proud of the fact that other coaches recognized her.”

“It means a lot (All-American honors), but it only motivates me to go harder next year and make the Elite Eight,” Brown said. “We had plenty of opportunities when we could’ve made it 25 wins, now we set it as a goal for next year. We had a tough time clicking in the beginning — nobody knew each other. How we came together with all these new people, made it this far, Sweet 16, winning the GLIAC (is the year’s highlight).”

And there’s the silver lining.

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SPORTS

Softball primed for big things ahead MICHAEL LEWIS Sports Corresondent The Wayne State women’s softball team is putting together a season to remember.

The Warriors have jumped out to a 23-5 start to the season and are ranked sixth in the nation in the latest NCAA rankings.

With 22 games left in the season, WSU is in prime position to climb the rankings and make a tournament run.

In the weekend match up against Tiffin on April 5, the Warriors split their twogame series with the Tiffin Dragons. After winning the first match 7-0, WSU fell 1-0 later that day, dropping them to a two-way tie for third place in the conference. With 22 GLIAC games left on the schedule, the Warriors still have a chance at the GLIAC title.

WSU had used strong offensive starts to outlast their opponents. In the first two innings, the Warriors have outscored opposing teams 29-14 and held all challengers

scoreless in the sixth and eighth innings.

However, the team has struggled when their offense is shut down, losing three shut-out games. Fortunately for them, the pitching of Briana Lee and Lyndsay Butler has won 22 games this season and kept opponent scoring significantly low. Lee has an outstanding ERA at 0.45 and is 11-0 in her appearances. Butler is 11-3 with an ERA of 0.51, making the tandem a lethal one-two punch against their challengers.

The Warriors’ explosive offense is looking to carry the Warriors through the rest of the season. Logan White and Butler are proving to be the team’s offensive catalysts, ranking top five in almost all of the offensive categories. With a batting average of .419 and 19 total runs scored, White has made a bid for the All-GLIAC first team to follow her second team selection last season.

With such a well-balanced attack on both sides of the ball, the Warriors should be in a position, come May, to play for more than another GLIAC title.

COURTESY MARK HICKS

WSU Baseball sweeps three games at Northwood FUAD SHALHOUT The South End The Wayne State baseball team (19-9, 8-5 GLIAC) completed an impressive threegame sweep of Northwood (10-15, 3-9 GLIAC) on April 6 with an 8-2 win. Freshman Cole Clifton had a huge day with three RBI. WSU got on the board early when Kyle Zimmerman singled in a run in the bottom of the first inning to give WSU a 1-0 lead.

NU then tied the game in the top of the third inning on an RBI groundout.

The Warriors took a 5-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning thanks to scoring four runs on four hits including a basesclearing double from Clifton.

Northwood showed some fight in the top of the sixth inning, forcing David Frederick (2-2) to exit the game. Brock Bates relieved Frederick on the mound and the Timberwolves scored one run on two hits in the inning but stranded three runners on base.

Jeff Sorenson entered to collect the final out of the inning.

Sorenson ptiched a 1-2-3 inning in the top of the seventh inning, while Griffin Harms tripled in two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to extend WSU’s lead to 7-2.

Jeremy Carrell scored on a passed ball for the Warriors’ eighth run of the game to seal the victory.

COURTESY ADAM BOUTON

WHO’S PROPELLED THE WARRIORS THUS FAR? (THROUGH APRIL 6)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

INF...Jeremy Carrell: .422 avg, 37 runs & 16 stolen bases

GLIAC Tournament: THURSDAY May 8, 2014—SUNDAY May 11, 2014 in Xenia, Ohio

C/OF…Eric Cunningham: .299 avg, 4 hr’s & 29 RBI OF…Cole Clifton: .299 avg, 20 RBI & 11 walks RHP…Alex Kinch: 4-1 W-L, 2.29 ERA & 2 complete games RHP…Clayton Rush: 2-1 W-L, 2.70 ERA and 9 saves

NCAA Regionals: THURSDAY May 14, 2014—SUNDAY May 18, 2014/TBA NCAA Championships: SATURDAY May 24, 2014—SATURDAY May 31, 2014 in Cary, N.C./TBA

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SPORTS

Tigers pick up new security features at Comerica Park CHRIS DUFFY Contributing Writer Big changes are coming for not only the Detroit Tigers, but for Comerica Park as well — the Tigers’ home stadium will soon introduce a new security procedure to fans.

Fans will now have to walk through metal detectors before entering the ballpark for better overall fan safety. The question is, how will this impact the fans?

Avid Tigers fan and social studies teacher Ryan Barck goes to many Detroit Tigers games.

“I see there being a need for the new procedure not only for the Tigers, but for Major League Baseball as a whole,” Barck said, “especially with the incident that happened in San Francisco two seasons back. Fans need to be more protected when going to games, and this will help.

“The metal detectors will test the

patience of fans at first, but will end up helping the overall safety for fans in the end,” he added.

Mike Healy, vice president of park operations, said he isn’t too worried and the staff is working to help prepare the public.

“We’ve got guest service people out there trying to explain to people what to do,” Healy said. The ballpark will open earlier to help accommodate any possible time drags.

Healy also said that “overall, we just want the fans to be comfortable and at the same time, try not to inconvenience them when they come in.”

The Detroit Tigers are not the only team to be implementing this new security system — other teams across the league are starting this new procedure for the 2014 season as well.

The initiative “will be implemented in all of the ballparks starting next year,” Healy said, meaning the 2015 season.

“What we’re also doing is opening up gates

two hours before game time, so fans can come in a little earlier, and that also gives them the ability to watch batting practice with the Tigers when they have BP.” The gates will open at 11:05 a.m. for the 1:05 p.m. games and then 5:05 p.m. for the 7:05 p.m. games.

Fred Bartolomei, a recent graduate from the University of Kentucky with a degree in Sports Leadership, likes the idea.

“It’s a good thing the gates are opening two hours earlier this season — fans will have the opportunity to watch batting practice and get possible autographs from players,” Bartolomei said.

“The organization could benefit from this with concession sales as well. It could be a win-win for both the fans and the organization,” he said.

Fans are encouraged to visit the official Detroit Tigers website, detroit.tigers.mlb. com, for more information.

COURTESY CHRIS DUFFY

Men’s basketball reflects on rough season

COURTESY WSU ATHLETICS

ANTHONY JONES Contributing Writer The Wayne State men’s basketball team had a painful season due mostly to injuries and unexpected events. With a record of 1213 and 10-12 in the GLIAC, WSU missed the post season for the first time since 2008.

Throughout the year, head coach David Greer had to make several adjustments in his coaching plan because of all the injuries to his players.

This year was a challenge. At any given time, the Warriors didn’t have their top eight guys dressed for any game. This affected the coaching strategy because Greer said he never knew what his weapons were when preparing for the next opponent.

“The biggest turning point was when

Mike Hollingsworth was ruled out because of a medical condition and not having the opportunity to replace his spot,” he said. He added that “most of the players were out of their comfort zones. Guys that were used to being the second or third man had to adjust to being the first or second man.”

Having Hollingsworth out of the lineup was big because he was one of the best players on the team. According to wsuathletics. com, in the 2012-13 seasons, Hollingsworth was voted to the All-GLIAC First Team.

Next season, the men’s basketball team will be changing from the North to the South division. By changing divisions, Greer said he thinks “basketball is basketball and the key is to win your home games and split your road games.” In other words, whenever you’re trying to put yourself in the mix of

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winning a championship you must defend home court.

Seniors Chene Phillips, Bryan Coleman and Gerald Williams-Taylor earned allGLIAC recognition this past season. This was a proud moment for all of them because this was their last year. Phillips and Coleman were each named All-GLIAC Second Team, while Williams-Taylor and Phillips were both included on the 10-player GLIAC All-Defensive Team.

Coach Greer said it was an “honor” to coach these young men; “their contributions to Wayne State off the court far exceeds their contributions on the court,” he said.

A total of seven seniors will graduate, which will be difficult to manage going into next season. Losing that much experience in one graduating class makes it difficult to

develop a game plan for next season. Coach Greer’s key to replacing the seven seniors is “to recruit good, quality freshmen and build up his current program.”

Clark Bishop and Gavin Toma will be the most experienced players on the team next season, and they both expect bigger roles.

Both Bishop and Toma expect to be “leadby-example players” to the younger players on the team.

“For next year, I expect to be more of a scorer and a leader to encourage freshmen to stick with it when times get tough,” Toma said.

Missing the tournament for the first time in years won’t discourage the Warriors at all. Going into next season, Coach Greer has the same expectation as always, which is to compete hard to win the championship.

When the war is over, what becomes of the warrior?

APRIL 2014 SPORTS CALENDAR APRIL 9

WSU SOFTBALL vs. FINDLAY WSU Softball Field, 3:30pm APRIL 11

WSU TENNIS vs. LAKE ERIE WSU Tennis Courts, 1pm APRIL 12

FOOTBALL ALUMNI FLAG FOOTBALL GAME Adams Field, 10am

FOOTBALL SPRING GAME Adams Field, 12pm

WSU MEN’S TENNIS vs. WALSH WSU Tennis Courts, 10am APRIL 13

WSU BASEBALL vs. HILLSDALE WSU Baseball Field, 12pm

WSU TENNIS vs. MALONE WSU Tennis Courts, 12pm APRIL 15

WSU SOFTBALL vs. WALSH (double-header) WSU Softball Field, 3:30pm, 5:30pm APRIL 16

WSU BASEBALL vs. FINDLAY WSU Baseball Field, 2pm APRIL 21

WSU MEN’S TENNIS vs. NORTHWOOD WSU Tennis Courts, 2pm

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WSU BASEBALL vs. TIFFIN (double-header) WSU Baseball Field, 2pm, 5pm

WSU SOFTBALL vs. LAKE ERIE (double-header) WSU Softball Field, 3:30pm, 5:30pm APRIL 25

WSU SOFTBALL vs. NORTHWOOD (double-header) WSU Softball Field, 3:30pm, 5:30pm

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This exhibition is organized by the Detroit Institute of Arts, based on the original exhibition Lethal Beauty, curated by Dr. Andreas Marks for the Clark Center for Japanese Art and Culture, with tour organized by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC. In Detroit, the exhibition is generously supported by Toyota, DENSO International America, Inc., and Yazaki North America, Inc.

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WSU SOFTBALL vs. LAKE SUPERIOR (double-header) WSU Softball Field, !pm, 3pm

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