http://www.easternecho.com Stories from The Eastern Echo en-us Gryphon 2.3.1-dsw (pewabic)/Foundry5 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:54:15 -0500 webmaster@easternecho.com http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/its_not_always_add_know_the_real_signs When thinking of young children, most people assign adjectives such as hyper, curious, inquisitive or active. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:50:26 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/its_not_always_add_know_the_real_signs http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/contract_questioned Detroit Tigers fans were given reprieve from an unlikely source after the news came that Victor Martinez will not play in 2012. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:54:15 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/contract_questioned http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/creationist_theme_park_shouldnt_get_backing Gov. Steve Beshear, Democrat of Kentucky, has lent his support to a creationist theme park, Ark Adventure, commissioned by Answers in Genesis. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:51:58 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/creationist_theme_park_shouldnt_get_backing http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/views_on_weed_now_shifting “So what we get drunk, so what we smoke weed, we’re just havin’ fun and we don’t care who sees!” This is the opening line of the popular song “Young, Wild and Free,” from rappers Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:29:02 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/views_on_weed_now_shifting http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/space_exploration_is_a_must Several months ago, I used this space to make a case that the United States should commit to sending a man to Mars by the end of the decade. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:27:57 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/space_exploration_is_a_must http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/unions_versus_righttowork Unions are a facet many people living in Michigan are tied to. The state has dealt with them since the New Deal, when the Roosevelt Administration finally allowed the unions to represent workers free of corporate obstruction. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:26:42 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/unions_versus_righttowork http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/egyptian_workers_seek_social_equality One year after the outbreak of the Egyptian Revolution, millions of workers and students took to the streets throughout Egypt to protest the dictatorship of the U.S.-backed military junta, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), and demand the ouster of its head, General Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:02:59 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/egyptian_workers_seek_social_equality http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/government_falsehoods_camouflage_megabanks_mistakes_in_wall_street In the parlance of a classic “who done it” in the case of the crash on Wall Street, I’d like to think the federal government was at fault in that it aided and abetted the megabanks and investment firms as they committed the actual robbery. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:05:15 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/government_falsehoods_camouflage_megabanks_mistakes_in_wall_street http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/super_bowl_sunday You cannot look at the modern era of football without first acknowledging the prowess and dominance of the New England Patriots. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:04:06 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/02/super_bowl_sunday http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/cuts_keep_getting_made_students_get_worst_end New federal regulations regarding student financial aid are not being kind to Eastern Michigan University. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:16:38 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/cuts_keep_getting_made_students_get_worst_end http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/greek_life_offers_advantages_ I compete for the Eastern Michigan University forensics team. As a result, I meet people from all over the country who share a love for interpretation, critical analysis and communication in general. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:44:39 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/greek_life_offers_advantages_ http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/imperfect_group_battles_for_candidacy I’m sure you’ve been glued to your televisions, computers and smartphones for the last few weeks watching the Republican primary unfold. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:40:34 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/imperfect_group_battles_for_candidacy http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/nsoas_help_incoming_students_get_acclimated_to_emu_campus As many know, orientation is a pretty big deal here at Eastern Michigan University. It’s an intense four-day experience that helps acclimate incoming students to their new surroundings while also giving them a chance to bond with fellow students. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:52:15 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/nsoas_help_incoming_students_get_acclimated_to_emu_campus http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/obama_being_attacked If you’ve been listening to the GOP hopefuls for the presidency you might think President Obama is not only a terrible commander-in-chief (who should launch a strike on Iran immediately), but somebody who’s carried out a massacre of the business community. We’ve heard from Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (R-MN) about President Obama’s “job-killing” overhaul of the health care industry, and former Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA) has warned us about the assailants working at the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s commonly phrased by both the Republican Party and the U.S. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:50:54 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/obama_being_attacked http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/sopapipa_causes_online_protesting_nationwide For fans of Google, Wikipedia, Reddit and Tumblr, the reasoning behind the “blackout” day on Jan. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:49:30 -0500 http://www.easternecho.com/index.php/article/2012/01/sopapipa_causes_online_protesting_nationwide