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(01/11/15 8:12pm)
On Jan. 20, President Obama will announce in his State of the Union address a seemingly grand plan to make two years of community college “free” for American students everywhere as long as they maintain a “C” or better average. Of course, what he won’t mention is how the federal government is financing these costs through taxpayers and the states at $60 billion, according to Politico.
(01/11/15 3:24pm)
On Jan. 20, President Obama will announce in his State of the Union address a seemingly grand plan to make two years of community college “free” for American students everywhere, as long as they maintain a “C” or better average. Of course, what he won’t mention is how the federal government is financing these costs through taxpayers and the states at $60 billion, according to Politico.
(01/07/15 10:37pm)
Generally, when we think of tolerance we conjure up images of diplomatically accepting people for who they are or what they believe. We empathize with others over their personal decisions, lifestyles and ideals, but is this really such an admirable quality to have? Certainly accepting people for who they are as a person is respectable and necessary for any progressive society, but accepting people’s ideals is not something that should be treated as an inherent virtue.
(01/07/15 10:35pm)
Almost as surprising as seeing “Eastern Michigan University” trending on Facebook was seeing “Ann Arbor” trending too. But of the two digital skirmishes, the one that interested me the most was not the one between the Wolverines and Eagles but the one between the Daily and the Review. I’m still happy for the Eagles, but I found reading the verbal volleys exchanged between the Daily and the Review far more exhilarating than I could have found watching ten guys dribble a ball.
(01/07/15 10:32pm)
I joined staff here at the Eastern Echo during my first week of college back in 2012. Being involved in the campus newspaper, especially here at Eastern, has been extremely beneficial to me as a writer, student and person.
(01/06/15 4:39pm)
The Eastern Michigan men’s basketball non-conference schedule has officially wrapped up. The Eagles finished with an 11-2 record including a big win over the University of Michigan and their only two losses were at the hands of Dayton and Michigan State.
(01/04/15 8:27pm)
Maybe you’ve heard it through the grapevine, seen it in a post on EMU’s Facebook page or read it in the Echo. One thing’s for sure: You probably know about the smoking ban taking effect next summer on EMU’s campus.
(01/04/15 8:26pm)
Think of some of your heroes—the characters and people that you look up to and admire for their strength, personality, determination or achievements. They probably look a little bit like you. Whether it is gender or ethnicity, your heroes probably share some similarity to you.
(01/04/15 8:23pm)
Art teachers and art students at Creekside Middle School in Zeeland, Mich., are remodeling 100 end tables in every color, shape and size. Some of these designs include mosaics of Van Gogh’s paintings, Captain America memorabilia and breast cancer ribbons. Their goal is to auction off these tables to raise $10,000 for the homeless, reports MLive.
(12/09/14 4:52am)
Six miles separate the Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center and the University of Michigan Crisler Center. Tuesday nights “Battle for Washtenaw County” continues when the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team travels those six miles to take on the University of Michigan Wolverines.
(12/07/14 7:13pm)
Looting in our own communities makes no sense. I understand that as a unit we are mad but what about when this is all over and this just becomes another faint memory we are going to look around and say we destroyed our community for what. The businesses that put money back into Ferguson have been burned up.
(12/07/14 6:59pm)
On Nov. 24, Candice Anderson was finally cleared of a murder that she didn’t commit.
(12/04/14 12:35am)
Over the Thanksgiving break, just before stores started opening for holiday shopping, the grand jury in Missouri announced their verdict in the Michael Brown case. The case, which is hotly debated, is just one example of the police’s abuse of authority and lack of transparency and accountability.
(12/04/14 12:33am)
Stress is most likely the most common word spoken on a college campus. It follows us around like Eeyore’s little raincloud as we try to eat, sleep, and Netflix it away. While it may seem easiest to zone out and scroll through Tumblr for hours as a break from studying or writing a massive paper, sometimes the best thing is to lightly exercise your brain in a way that keeps it awake and yet doesn’t exhaust it further. One way to do this is by working with your hands. If doing a load of dishes or scrubbing down the bathroom isn’t your coping mechanism, one beneficial and creative way I’ve found to use your hands is needlework.
(12/04/14 12:31am)
For years, United States officials and the corporate media have sought to create a conflict of interest with Iran by means of misinformation and fear-mongering. The largest of these attempts in recent years has been the claim that Iran has nuclear weapons technology and, because of this, presents a danger to the United States and its citizens. Due to the perpetuation of this fallacy by the media, the American populace is enthralled with the possibility of an Iranian threat and potential war.
(12/03/14 4:12am)
Should universities like EMU, who will likely never have a profitable athletic department, be pioneers in higher education by distancing themselves from the current collegiate athletic model? Do people come to EMU because they identify with their football team, or because they are looking for a quality education at an affordable price?
(11/30/14 7:32pm)
As the dentist removed my painfully infected tooth the other day, he told me about his latest experience in skiing downhill through the financiers’ maze.
(11/30/14 7:28pm)
The only way cowboy capitalists win is by breaking the rules. On an even playing field, abiding by the rules and regulations laid down by government, they can’t survive.
(11/23/14 5:20pm)
Thanksgiving is the holiday for family. Unlike every other holiday we celebrate, Thanksgiving is the only one we dedicate to coming together with our families, both extended and immediate, in order to enjoy each other’s company, eat an excessive amount of food and bond over how thankful we all are to be together. That is, unless you work in retail.
(11/23/14 5:19pm)
Ypsilanti-born journalist Joseph Sobran, who received his B.A. in English from Eastern Michigan University, went on to become a specialist in Shakespearean studies. In 1997, Sobran wrote his best-known work “Alias Shakespeare” in which he argued that the man known as Shakespeare was not the actual Shakespeare. Of the just-passed Sir John Gielgud, Shakespearian actor extraordinaire, Sobran wrote: “In their later years, Gielgud and Laurence Olivier reached the conclusion that the real author of Shakespeare's plays was Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford - a view shared by Sir Derek Jacobi, now the finest surviving Shakespearean actor.”