EMU Women’s Resource Center holds Self-Love Workshop

EMU Women’s Resource Center holds a Self-Love Workshop to teach fun and easy ways to take care of yourself mentally and physically.

Screen. Dance. Now.

 This past Saturday, Oct. 7,  Screen. Dance. Now. was held at the Riverside Arts Center located at 76 North Huron Street in Ypsilanti. 

Students react with anger to graphic pictures from Anti-Abortion display

Eastern Michigan University students stand in silence with handwritten cardboard and scrap paper signs, contesting the anti-abortion display of hyper-focused photos of aborted fetuses.

Detroit's First Annual Riff Fest

A cold and windy Friday, Sept. 29 set the scene for the first annual RIFF Fest. 

"Dear Donald Trump" hosted by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated

 Eastern Michigan University's Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated hosted "Dear Donald Trump," an open forum for students, on Tuesday, Oct. 3.  

EMU’s “Mental Health Awareness Week” helps fight the stigma on campus

Eastern Michigan University students from the leadership & counseling department helped fight the stigma against mental health with ‘mental health awareness week’ on campus.

American Red Cross holds blood drive at EMU’s student center

The American Red Cross held a blood drive Tuesday, Oct. 3 in Eastern Michigan University’s student center ballroom. 

Opera On Tap A2Y: Sidetrack

  If you’re in the area and looking to try something new, I implore you to check out Opera On Tap. 

EMU's 'Out of the Darkness' walk raises awareness for suicide prevention

Eastern Michigan University partnered with the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Friday, Sept. 29, at 4p.m. to raise awareness for suicide prevention. The ‘Out of the Darkness Walk' is part of an AFSP initiative to gather communities together to fight suicide. 

A reflection of Apartheid

This past week, as reported in the Echo, the “Students for Justice in Palestine” held a protest at the freedom wall which, not surprisingly, turned out to be rather controversial. 

Now, there are many different aspects of this event one could review or criticize, from freedom of speech to the many divisions between campus organizations, but I am going to focus on the heart of the protest, the accusation of Israel being an Apartheid State.