which is based at wayne state university, and they opened an office in the neighborhood to work withusinesses and entrepreneurs. to help people follow their dreams. also, we are working on clearing the blight from the neighborhood. and as far as maintaining open spaces, abandoned and vacant homes, and trying to just reclaim the actual open space. >> and i think that idea about space, it is a major asset in detroit. we just launched a project called kitchen connect. what we kid was instead look at what existing aspects do we have in our city. we have a lot of existing commercial kitchens that are only in use a few hours a day, so we became the management hub, and now food entrepreneurs are able to work out of kitchens in their own neighborhoods to create commercial products and to create businesses. >> doing the best with what you already have there, josh, i know you want to jump in. >> in our case, low tech entrepreneurs and this is having a multipurpose impact. on the one end, it is helping to recruit the best and brightest people into the city, instead of threing like so many peopl

. >> arthur george a professor of urban studies at wayne state university here, has written extensivelybout detroit. the neighborhood where his family settled mirrors the cities history. >> this empty lot is where his father's home once stood. what goes through your mind now? >> i wish i didn't have to use my imagination, to see what life may have been like when he was a child in this neighborhood. neighborhoods like this, eerily shells. row can do online and find single family hopes for less than $20,000. even less than $500. >> tens of thousands of abandon homes are spread across 139 square miles. an area big enough to include san francisco, and the island of manhattan. a decent home at a good price, might be right next to a boarded up old billing or an empty lot. and that potential bargain may have plenty of expensive strings attached. >> detroit has a very highly developed illegal house stripping industry. we are talking about basic facilities like furnaces. sinks, tubs. washing machines. banisters. light pictures anything that can possibly be scrapped or sold on the second hand mar

caller: i am currently a student at wayne state university.he question is is college worth the cost. right now, i feel it is not worth the cost. we are facing a situation where i -- i may not be able to pay for classes in the fall. not even over an academic issue, but over the contract i have with housing. i might be kicked out of school this semester. >> you have a conflict with what? caller: with the housing right now. >> is that because it is too expensive or there are too many people in the housing unit? caller: detroit just filed for bankruptcy. they are trying to increase my tuition. housing is too much. >> nicole, thank you for calling in and sharing your story. this was the subject of an article earlier this week, and they pulled him out about student loans. "more students rely than ever on federal student loans aid." she covered today's speech by president obama and we spoke to her earlier in the afternoon for her thoughts. what new ground did the president break in calls for lowering college costs? >> this is a more expansive agenda

caller: i am currently a student at wayne state university.he question is is college worth the cost. it is not i feel worth the cost. we are facing a situation where i -- i may not be able to pay for classes in the fall. even over an academic issue, but over the content -- contract i have with housing. i might be kicked out of school this semester. >> you have a conflict with what? >> with the housing right now. >> is that because it is too expensive or there are too many people in the housing unit? >> just filed for bankruptcy, detroit. they are trying to increase my tuition. housing is too much. foricole, thank you calling in and sharing your story. this was the subject of an article earlier this week, and they pulled him out about student loans. "more students rely than ever on federal student loans aid. "more students rely than ever on federal student loans aid. she covered today's speech by president obama and we spoke to her earlier earlier in the afternoon for her thoughts. what new ground did the calls forbreak in lowering college cost

. >> today was move in day for san francisco state university students said hello to new roommates and goodbye to parents. of wayne today, long lines of cars, everything packed on foot. bedding, parents moving pushing carts and kids, kids trying to get rid of parents. jit l quite the lf the passing time. an expense yifr one. -- expensive one. after 13 years of school, in dorm rooms parents looking for one last thing to do. >> i can see her walking into kindergarten. >> just now, her daughter is in the back getting to know her new roommate. >> is this the first time you've met? >> yes. >> are you going to get along? >> i think so. >> are you sure? >> i think so this oo this is how move in day for kids is moving on day for parents. >> are you ready to be empty nesters? >> no. we're going to figure it out. >> the scene much the same kids working hard to get here, parents working hard to pay for it. >> got your check book? >> yes. >>;> we're ready. >> it's still expensive. four years here, $25,000 at least, add room and board and you're looking at more than 30,000s oodz good old days, state of cal

state university. first i would like to introduce dr. wayneatson to give you some greetings and welcome you to the university. [applause] >> good evening. we can never acknowledge and thank those who have the courage to have vision and the courage to bring it forth, we can never acknowledge and thank them too much. our congressional black caucus, let us applaud and acknowledge them. [applause] by mother used to always say, let me smell the roses while i am here. you know, two things. one, a question was asked earlier, what are we going to do? are we going to come up with new money? new money to solve the problems? chicago state university, we are stepping up and we have stepped up for the last year now. we have established what is called an interdisciplinary institutes for urban solutions. i now challenge universities throughout america to read prioritize your human-resources. to take your tens of thousands of students and faculty that are in the different disciplines, from social worker to health management's, and have those students and thos

scrutiny for uc berkeley after female students told state lawmakers that their reports of sexual assault have been buried or rebuffed by university staff. ken waynelive with what these women told lawmakers. ken? >> reporter: these students claim that uc berkeley on numerous occasions failed to properly handle or investigate their claims of sexual assault. uc berkeley students found themselves at the capitol today. a day that ended in celebration. but not before painful and emotional testimony. >> in february 2012, i was sexually assaulted by a student here, who also assaulted three other women. >> reporter: the students say when they reported the sexual assaults to administrators, the university failed to investigate or punish assailants. >> we were discouraged from reporting or were outright lied to. >> i still don't know what's happened with my own case. >> reporter: these women filed a federal complaint and asked state lawmakers today to audit uc berkeley's handling of sexual assault claims. some victims say they were questioned about uc staff about how they dressed or behaved. >> these are examples that we would hear 30 years ago. this has no

in day at san francisco state university where incoming students said hello to new roommate and goodbye to the parents. as you can immanuel the day was bitter sweet. here's wayneast name a through mc. >> after 13 years of school here's the payoff. more than a little intimate in elevator and dorm room parents like cheryl and patrick lacking for one last thing to do. >> i can still see her walking into kindergarten. >>reporter: except now her daughter is in the back get to go know her new roommate shannon. >> is this the first time you have ever met. >> yes. >> going to get along all right. >> i think so. >> rush. >> i think soil. move in day for kids is moving on day for parents. >> are you ready to be empty nester. >> no. >> not really. figure it out. >> scene at san francisco state today look the same as any other college or university kids who worked hard to get here. parents working hard to pay for it. >> checkbook. >> yes. >>reporter: pen. >> yes we are ready. >>reporter: at san francisco state fee have actually rolled back this year because of prop 30 but still expensive. 4 years here 25,000 dollars at least. add room and board and you look at more than 3