About Us

Mission Statement

The Eastern Echo informs the Eastern Michigan University and Ypsilanti community by highlighting newsworthy content in a fair, accurate and timely manner.

About The Echo

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 140 years.

Winter 2024 Editorial Board

Editor-in-Chief: Marie White, editor@easternecho.com 

Managing Editor: Aaron Hughes, managing@easternecho.com

Content Editor: Victoria Smith, content@easternecho.com

Sports Editor: Blake McQueary, sports@easternecho.com

Podcast Editor: Alex Kreps, podcast@easternecho.com

Photo Editor: Madison Cantrell: photo@easternecho.com

Design Editor: design@easternecho.com

Digital Editor: Sarai Yanes, digital@easternecho.com

Copy Editor: Emma Owens, copyeditor@easternecho.com

Copy Editor: Noah Cimaroli, copyeditor@easternecho.com

Got a news tip?

Send your news to: news@easternecho.com

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.