College Headlines

Rao given authority to sign hotel lease

Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University, MI

55 minutes ago by Daniel Monson

A six-story Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites is much closer to coming to Central Michigan University's campus.

Lodgco Management LLC President and CEO Michael Smith said 80 to 90 percent of the lease has been agreed upon and he hopes to break ground in the fall.

From Blue to White

Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi

1 day ago by Nicole Auerbach, Daily Sports Writer

NEW YORK - Clayton Richard finally realized he was on the wrong field.

For 21 years, the 6-foot-5, 240-pound Richard thought he was happiest covered in pads with a football in his hand, leading an offensive charge down the field.

But after being frustrated with his place in the Michigan football program, Richard moved across campus to the baseball diamond.

Criminals not after crafts

Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi

2 days ago by Lindy Stevens, Daily News Editor

Drunken college students are usually accused of being rowdy, loud and obnoxious, but when the typical crowd of Ann Arbor bar-goers stumbled into the streets around 2:00 a.m. during last week's Ann Arbor Art Fairs, some of them were pegged as potential criminals.

Student groups target minorities

Michigan Daily, University of Michigan, Mi

1 day ago by Sara Lynne Thelen and Elaine LaFay, Daily Staff Reporters

Britney Littles, vice president of the University's chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said that the group will amp up its tutoring of minority high school students from the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti areas to help them prepare for college.

Trustees approve 6.6 percent undergraduate tuition increase for fall

Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University, MI

5 days ago by Staff Reports

Incoming freshmen and undergraduate transfer students will pay $324 per credit hour in the fall, a 6.6 percent increase.

The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees unanimously approved the increase at its Thursday meeting over two other options.

A student taking a total of 30 credit hours for two semesters will pay $9,720 for tuition instead of last falls' $9,120.

VP proposes upper/lower level tuition model

Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University, MI

1 day ago by Staff Reports

The Central Michigan University Board of Trustees gave University President Michael Rao Thursday the authority to draft a proposal that would change the way students are charged for tuition.

The model would charge more per credit hour for students who have completed more than 56 credit hours than those with less than 56.

Concert celebrates multiculturalism

The South End, Wayne State University, MI

2 hours ago by Carmen Abrego / For The South End

The 16th festival of the Concert of Colors, a four-day multicultural festival, brought musicians from countries all over the world to Detroit to perform and celebrate the city's diversity.

Distinguished Professor Lives Large

The South End, Wayne State University, MI

6 days ago by Randi Roston / For The South End

Jerrold Brandell knows exactly what it means to achieve excellence in his field. He was promoted to the rank of Distinguished Professor at the March 2008 meeting of the Wayne State University Board of Governors.

Imaging technique aided by $1.5 million award

The South End, Wayne State University, MI

5 days ago by Patricia Scott / For The South End

Dr. Csaba Juhasz, assistant professor of pediatrics and neurology at Wayne State's School of Medicine and Children's Hospital of Michigan, has received a $1.5 million award from the National Cancer Institute to research a new imaging technique that detects and provides information about brain tumors.