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WAYNE-WESTLAND

Teen sentenced to 40 years in fatal shooting

A Wayne teen will spend the tried as an adult in the death of attempted theft escalated into on arrival. less act had destroyed lives,
next 25 to 40 years in prison fol- Devin Woods Nov. 26 outside the the shooting death. Woods, 19, Perry entered a guilty plea including his own. Prosecutors
lowing his guilty plea to the Hype Athletic Center in Wayne. managed to crawl into the athlet- during court proceedings last alleged that Perry shot Woods
charge of second-degree murder Prosecutors alleged that the ic center where emergency month. more than 10 times.
and a felony weapons charge. shooting took place as Perry responders transported him to Wayne County Circuit Court The judge ordered no contact
Antoine Perry, 16 at the time tried to take marijuana from Beaumont Hospital in Wayne Judge Regina Thomas sentenced between Perry and the Woods
of the shooting last year, was Woods without paying and the where he was pronounced dead Perry, telling him that his sense- family.
Girls, Golf and Gadgets day-camp set for Aug. 12-22

The City of Westland and could help sustain young strengthen students' interest in
University of Michigan-Dearborn women's interest in STEM sub- ” STEM subjects during their iden-
are pairing sports and technology jects through this critical time. It's also about leveraging tity-shaping teenage years.
to keep young women dreaming One idea was a two-week day creativity and unique expertise to create Westland Mayor William R.
big about STEM during the free camp that combines building Wild says partnerships with UM-
Girls, Golf and Gadgets two-week mobile apps at the Jefferson fun, rewarding learning Dearborn faculty, staff and stu-
day camp. Barns Learning Lab with playing opportunities for local youth. dents are crucial to pulling off
Westland and the University golf at the Westland Municipal innovative projects like Girls,
of Michigan-Dearborn College of Golf Course. Golf and Gadgets.
Engineering and Computer UM-Dearborn golf coach Kelly Computer science professor teacher and Jefferson Barns “Part of that is about a pooling
Science (CECS) already have a Kuhlman, who's handling the golf Brahim Medjahed says pairing Learning Lab Director Josh of resources,” commented Wild.
successful mentoring program at part of the Girls, Golf and sports with app development Rychlicki will teach participants “But it's also about leveraging
the Jefferson Barns Learning Gadgets program, says golf and makes a lot of sense from his per- how to build apps for their creativity and unique expertise
Lab, which hopes to spark stu- app development aren't as spective, too. “I like to think that phones. The connection is that to create fun, rewarding learning
dent's college and career dreams strange a match as they may computational thinking is fun in the apps will be designed to help opportunities for local youth.
by pairing UM-Dearborn stu- appear. She says technology and its own right,” Medjahed com- students with some aspects of This unique program offers
dents with youth in the historic analytics are playing a bigger mented, “But it's summer. Kids their golf game, for example, rec- opportunity for advancement of
Norwayne neighborhood. role in the sport mare than ever. want to be outside. And they love ommending an appropriate club both marketable STEM skills and
“Studies have shown that the With constant mental analysis of their phones. So why not teach based on the distance to the hole. the soft skills of athletics.”
middle to high school transition distances, trajectories and angles them about coding, but in a way What the apps do specifically According to Ghassan Kridli,
is when some young women start of approach, there's a ton of com- that seems fun to them?” will be left up to the students' CECS associate dean and profes-
shifting away from things like putational problem solving that's That's why the summer camp imaginations. sor, “The Girls, Golf and Gadgets
engineering and computer sci- involved in the game. will include a half day of golf UM-Dearborn education pro- program offers a way to kindle
ence,” said Jeanne Girard, direc- The Girls, Golf and Gadgets instruction with Kuhlman and fessor Mesut Duran will also be curiosity among the participants
tor of Extended Learning and program is set for Aug. 12 her student-athletes and another lending his expertise with a post- in STEM education by helping
Outreach at UM-Dearborn. through 22. Participants can reg- half where Medjahed, two of his project evaluation. In particular, them develop their own connec-
Given this challenge, Girard ister through July 26at umdear- standout female computer sci- he's interested to see if pairing tions of the applications of STEM
and her team of collaborators set born.edu/G3-program . There is ence students, and Wayne- sports with STEM activities can in everyday life. The success of
out to design a program that no cost for the program. Westland computer science do what the team hopes it can do, the program is a win for all.”
Beaumont Wayne is site of employee protest rally

Scores of caregivers were other Beaumont executives with ” tiple stations; extensive social
expected at Beaumont Hospital double digit compensation We need better staffing throughout media ads which use the hash-
Wayne yesterday for a planned increases and well over $1 mil- tag #UnitedForABetter
“Rally for Quality Care & Good lion each in compensation in the hospital so we can provide better care. Beaumont and “tag” Beaumont
Jobs.” Healthcare workers at 2017, the latest year that IRS We're dealing with people's lives, Health; informational flyers dis-
Beaumont hospitals in Taylor, data is available. Beaumont tributed to patients and commu-
Trenton and Wayne have serious workers, who are members of we're not a factory or assembly line. nity members at the three hospi-
concerns about the quality of SEIU Healthcare Michigan, tals; an online video featuring
care for their patients, and are have been trying to negotiate a has unique needs and should be environmental services, nutri- Beaumont caregivers speaking
struggling with severe under- new union contract with urgent- treated according to their illness. tion services, patient trans- out about their personal experi-
staffing, unaffordable healthcare ly needed improvements since The certified nursing assistants porters, patient sitters, clerks ences; ongoing press confer-
and wages as low as $9.45 an the last agreement expired on and transporters often feel like and others. In order to get man- ences and protests at Beaumont
hour, which make it extremely June 30, 2018, but management we're rushing. If a nursing assis- agement to listen to their con- events; opinion pieces in news
difficult to recruit and retain is not providing necessary finan- tant has 12 patients or even cerns, caregivers have launched outlets by caregivers and
qualified staff, according to a cial information and has been more, it's extremely difficult to a major public information increasing workplace actions.
prepared release from SEIU, the delaying negotiations, the pre- provide personalized care to effort to inform their patients, “We have been meeting with
union which represents health- pared statement claimed. each one. I felt cheated and elected officials and community the SEIU for over a year, bar-
care workers at Beaumont. “I'm a people person so I love unappreciated by Beaumont members. The outreach gaining in good faith, with the
Tensions have boiled over making sure my patients are when I learned of the huge exec- includes a mobile billboard that goal of reaching a mutually
recently as caregivers discov- well cared for,” said Estella utive payouts. Recently manage- is circling the three hospitals agreeable labor contract. We
ered that Beaumont Health had Harding, who has been a patient ment told us if we lower the and Beaumont corporate head- have met with multiple SEIU
more than $4.6 billion in rev- transporter at Beaumont number of patient falls, they'll quarters; a website negotiators in more than 24 ses-
enue and $142 million in profits Hospital in Wayne for almost 30 throw us a pizza party. We don't www.UnitedForABetter sions. We remain committed to
last year, and that CEO John Fox years. “But we need better need a pizza party, we need safe Beaumont.org which allows continuing to bargain in good
received an 82 percent total staffing throughout the hospital staffing to protect our patients.” community members to email faith with the union and are
compensation increase to more so we can provide better care. The 1,000 caregivers include and call CEO John Fox; letters to looking forward to coming to an
than $5.6 million in 2017, the We're dealing with people's lives, certified nursing assistants, local, state and federal elected agreement,” commented Aaron
press release stated. Tax docu- we're not a factory or assembly emergency room techs, operat- officials; a one-minute radio ad Gillingham, Beaumont chief
ments also reveal a long list of line. Every patient is different, ing room techs, pharmacy techs, which will air frequently on mul- human resources officer.

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