The OU Strike Continues
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Classes remain cancelled at Oakland University as faculty continue their strike today. We’ll hear an update from Dr. Kellie Hay, Professor of Communication at OU. We’ll also hear from a student involved in the strike, Andrew Stonehouse, about it’s effects on the student body.
Students at The Roeper School in Oakland County gathered to watch President Barack Obama’s speech today. Hear from Head of the school Randall C. Dunn about reactions to the speech.
Crain’s staff writer Bill Shea joins us to talk about the increase in gun ownership among high ranking executives in Metro Detroit. His article, “Gun dealer: More execs arm for protection ” is the subject of our discussion.
International Literacy Day is being hosted by Detroit Public Library this evening. Host Susan L. Taylor is former Editor-in-Chief of Essence Magazine and Founder of National CARES Mentoring Movement . She’s with us to talk about the event as well as her new project.
Craig speaks with WDET’s General Manager Mikel Ellcessor about tomorrow’s health care reform town hall meeting , hosted by WDET.
U.S. Representative Pete Hoekstra (R, MI) has been denied a request to visit Guantanamo Bay, where he hoped to gather information to back-up his claim that bringing terrorism suspects to Standish would endanger the Michigan community. We'll hear more from Rick Pluta, MPRN Lansing Editor.
Wayne State University’s School of Business is launching “business assistance centers ” in three Metro Detroit counties. Hear from business school Dean David Williams about the initiative.
Mardi Link, author of Isadore’s Secret and upcoming speaker at Ann Arbor’s Kerrytown Bookfest , is with us to talk about the novel.