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On Tuesday, March 24, the Office of the President stated that EMU Student Government elections are postponed until September 2020 in the “Daily COVID-19 Campus Update” email.
Jack Swartzinski and Allanah Morales, candidates for Student Body President & Vice President and current members of EMU Student Government, held a “Digital Townhall” on Wednesday, March 18 on Instagram through their campaign account @jackandallanahforemu in which students could ask questions or make comments.
EMU announced on Thursday that effect March 31 at 5 p.m., all residence halls will close. International students, students who live far away, and others with special circumstances will continue to be exempt and can continue living on campus. These students may be asked to move to consolidate depending on occupancy.
EMU President James Smith announced via email on Wednesday, March 18 that all in-person classes and events will be suspended through the rest of the semester, until April 27 and that the online-format would continue. The administration has referred to university operations as not being "closed,” but "open with modified operations.” It was also announced earlier this week that Spring Commencement has been postponed with a later date to be determined.
The Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority has taken several measures in response to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Ypsilanti City Council held a brief council meeting on March 17, lasting just under nine and half minutes.
On Sunday, March 15, the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport felt unsettlingly empty as the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic limited travel.
In order to mitigate the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, multiple Ypsilanti public buildings and services will be closed or suspended.
With daily life in the United States shifting dramatically due to the COVID-19 outbreak, there are resources available to help struggling students and families navigate these uncertain times.
Update as of 6:30 p.m. on March 13: The special city council meeting was cancelled due to a lack of quorum. No other details have been released at this time.
This story is currently developing, there are currently no cases of Washtenaw County residents or Eastern Michigan University students who have tested positive for COVID-19.
President James Smith announced that effective tomorrow, Mar. 12, all in-person classes will be suspended until Mar. 31. On Monday, Mar. 16, EMU will transition to an online format. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 on-campus, though a patient at the University of Michigan Health System has been confirmed to have the virus.
At just after 9 p.m. on election night, the Associated Press declared Joe Biden the winner of the Democratic presidential primary in Michigan.
The Eastern Echo conducted an unscientific exit poll at the EMU Honors College on election day to learn more about voters from those precincts and how they compare to other voters in Washtenaw County and in Michigan.
Happy election day! Michigan voters will head to the polls today, Mar. 10, to cast their vote in the presidential primary race.
On Wednesday, Mar. 4, Charis Bly brought EMU its second annual Black Excellence Mixer in the McKenny Hall ballroom. The event was also sponsored by The Delta Nu Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc and the EMU Student Government.
33 EMU students and two faculty members have returned from a study abroad trip to Italy and are currently self-quarantined in their homes as health officials continue to assess the dangers that the new coronavirus disease poses in the United States.
Reid Scott has resigned from the EMU Student Senate as of Mar. 2 after the Office of the Student Body President released a statement calling for his removal or resignation from the Senate on Instagram as well as in response to the EMU Black Student Union’s statement.
The Eastern Michigan Board of Regents agreed at their Feb. 13 meeting to allow Civic Media Group LLC (CMG) to build and operate electronic signage “at strategic locations” on the University’s campus.
EMU Student Sen. Reid Scott may be asked to resign from the EMU Student Senate, or face removal, because of an eight year old Facebook picture depicting Scott in black-face, according to a source familiar with the matter who asked to remain anonymous.
