About Us
First called the Normal News when founded in 1881, The Eastern Echo has served the Eastern Michigan University and Ypsilanti communities as an independent student newspaper for more than 130 years.
2021-22 Editorial Board
Editor-in-Chief: Juliana Lumaj, editor@easternecho.com
Managing Editor: Layla McMurtrie, managing@easternecho.com
News Editor: Megan Forystek, news@easternecho.com
Sports Editor: Christian Byers, sports@easternecho.com
Podcast Editor: Jacob Kendrick, podcast@easternecho.com
Opinions Editor: Caleb Burlingame, opinions@easternecho.com
Comics Editor: Nick Megdanoff, comics@easternecho.com
Digital Editor: Valerie Goodman, digital@easternecho.com
Digital Editor: Courtney Mortier, digital@easternecho.com
Design Chief: Mat Mufarreh, design@easternecho.com
Copy Editor: Jenna Robinson, jrobinson@easternecho.com
Copy Editor: Emma Adkins, eadkins5@emich.edu
Getting Involved
Interested in joining the Echo staff?
Go to the jobs page or contact the managing editor with any questions.
Need advertising information?
Visit the advertise page for more information. Email Christine Uthoff at advisor@easternecho.com for advertising inquiries.
The Echo offices in King Hall are always open to members of the Ypsilanti community. Stop by for a chat and see the faces behind the newspaper.
What does independent mean?
Per Eastern Michigan University regents policy and board practice, the Eastern Echo newspaper and other student-created media in the Department of Student Media operate independently in order to provide editorial freedom for the student editors. The Student Media Board of Directors provides oversight, and the director of Student Media administers the department on behalf of the board. The university and/or university administrators or officials do not dictate, preview, vet or veto content in the student-created media. All Echo employees are required to be at least part-time students at the university. The only full-time staff member is the department director who advises the editors and staff but does not exercise prior restraint on content matters. The director also oversees the day-to-day operations, including advertising sales, and implements department policies and procedures.
Director of Student Media Christine Uthoff can be reached at advisor@easternecho.com or 734-487-1935.
Reader Comments
The Eastern Echo encourages readers to participate in a dialog on the news and information presented on The Echo website by submitting comments. Not all reader comments will be published, and some comments, after publication, will be removed if they are deemed offensive, off-topic, inflammatory or spam by the editors.
Reader comments that will be removed from The Echo site include but are not limited to:
- Hate speech or personal attacks
- Comments intended to incite violence
- Commenter pretending to be someone else
- Plagiarized comments or copyright infringement
- Spam and advertising
The editors do not pre-screen reader comments. Therefore, some unacceptable comments may appear online briefly until reviewed and removed by an editor.
Readers who feel a comment is unacceptable for any of the reasons stated above are encouraged to click on the “Flag for moderation” link below the comment and alert the editors. Readers are also encouraged to contact the editors directly by email at the addresses listed above.