EIC Blog
Dispatches from the desk of The Eastern Echo’s Editor-in-Chief Bryan Alfaro.
Main Student Center parking lot closing August 16-18
Eastern Michigan University’s Physical Plant Division announced they will be closing the main Student Center parking lot August 16-18 for sealing and striping; PPD’s Buildings and Grounds Director Dieter Otto said the lot will reopen August 19, as long as weather conditions permit the work to be completed.
Parked vehicle near Pierce Hall destroyed by fire
A dark gray four-wheel drive pickup truck caught fire on College Place, between West Cross Street and West Forest Avenue, near Eastern Michigan University’s Pierce Hall August 7 at 1:30 p.m.
Additional temporary closings of EMU parking lots
Eastern Michigan University’s Physical Plant Division announced they will be temporary closing several campus parking lots, for sealing and striping, every week from now until the end of August.
EMU UAW 1975 contract negotiations update
Eastern Michigan University continued negotiations with its clerical staff union UAW 1975 on July 30, but the two parties were not able to come to an agreement during the meeting.
Additional temporary closings of EMU parking lots
Eastern Michigan University’s Physical Plant Division announced they will be temporary closing several campus parking lots, for sealing and striping, every week from now until the end of August.
Currently the paid McKenny and Hoyt parking lots will be closed through Friday, August 3. Students who live in the Village Residence halls and normally use the Hoyt Parking Lot can park in Green Lot 2.
EMU campus road closing July 27
The Ypsilanti Fire Department will be conducting ladder truck training on the connector road in front of Best Hall, between St. John Street and East Circle Drive, July 27 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
EMU Board of Regents approve new DPS contract
Eastern Michigan University’s Board of Regents unanimously approved its new four-year contract agreement with the EMU chapter of the Police Officers Association of Michigan, during a special meeting of the board July 24.
Temporary closing of several EMU parking lots
Eastern Michigan University’s Physical Plant Division announced they will be temporary closing several campus parking lots, for sealing and striping, every week from now until the end of August.
Corrections:
The article “Rally supports faculty contract negotiations,” in the June 12 edition of The Eastern Echo, failed to mention the rally took place on June 5 and Anita Amrhein’s name was misspelled as “Amhreim.” Amrhein also said she was misquoted as saying, “Bargaining has been fair and in good faith,” when it should have read, “We are currently bargaining in good faith.”
Applications for Editor-in-Chief of Cellar Roots now being accepted
The Department of Student Media is now accepting applications for Editor-in-Chief of Cellar Roots, the award winning literary and arts journal, for the 2012-13 academic year. The role of Editor-in-Chief is to provide the leadership necessary to publish a print edition of Cellar Roots during 2012-13.