CITY

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11/4/2012, 9:26pm

Forum speaker experiences racism in US

By Michael Sanders

About 200 high school students from across Washtenaw County attended the Washtenaw County Youth Diversity Forum at the Eastern Michigan University College of Business Nov. 2.

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11/4/2012, 8:41pm

Presidential candidate bio: Willard Mitt Romney (R)

By Lisa Swearingen

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, 65, was born in Detroit to Lenore and George Romney, both politicians. Romney was raised in the Bloomfield Hills, Mich. area.

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11/4/2012, 8:36pm

Presidential candidate bio: Barack Hussein Obama (D)

By Kenneth Bowen

President Barack Hussein Obama, 51, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. His father was from Kenya and his mother was from Kansas. Obama’s parents divorced when he was 2 years old, and he moved to Indonesia shortly after when his mother remarried.

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11/4/2012, 8:33pm

Michigan Supreme Court judge candidates

By Nylasha Scott

The candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court judge positions.

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11/4/2012, 8:20pm

Voting ID rules

 

In order to vote at the polls, you must show picture ID or sign an affidavit attesting you are not in possession of identification.

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11/4/2012, 8:08pm

Proposals simplified: A look at the six proposals and what each side says

By Jennifer Kirby

Proposal 1, if passed, would: • Evaluate the financial situations of local governments, including school districts • Allow the governor to assign an emergency manager if these governments are in a financial emergency • The EM would make executive decisions over the government

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10/28/2012, 11:17pm

Redistricting changes Washtenaw’s ballot

By Chelsea Idzior

Washtenaw County will now be part of District 12 after its previous district (District 15) was eliminated as a result of the 2010 census. The 2010 census showed that Washtenaw County’s population increased by about 22,000 people, bringing the total county population to around 344,791 residents.

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10/28/2012, 9:47pm

Affordable Care Act teach-in informs Ypsi

By Kenneth Bowen

The Affordable Care Act was explained by a panel of seven speakers Oct. 25 at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti.

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10/21/2012, 6:33pm

News briefs

By Danielle Willman

Community Forum to examine Affordable Care Act Eastern Michigan University will host the seminar “Everything You Need to Know About the Affordable Care Act: A Community Teach-In” Thursday, Oct. 25 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital’s Administration Area Auditorium at 5301 McAuley Drive in Ypsilanti.

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9/19/2012, 7:14pm

EMU gets UM library privilege

By Kenneth Bowen

Eastern Michigan University students and staff now have borrowing privileges at eight University of Michigan libraries.

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9/16/2012, 7:55pm

Julea Ward’s case trial next month

By Chelsea Idzior

The case of a former Eastern Michigan University student being dismissed from the university’s counseling program for refusing to counsel a gay client is set to go to trial next month. Julea Ward was enrolled in a counseling program at EMU where students counsel five to eight clients a semester from the general public.

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9/16/2012, 7:41pm

Blue Cross to be nonprofit

By Carlee Broughton

Governor Rick Snyder recently proposed major changes to the regulation of Michigan’s largest healthcare provider.

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9/12/2012, 10:23pm

Ypsi band preps for future

By Matt Rice

Screaming has been a part of rock music ever since Little Richard’s famous opening to “Tutti Frutti,” but it was taken to new levels as the decades passed.

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9/12/2012, 10:20pm

Job-searching tips to help students earn their own way

By Krystal Elliott

Whether you’re paying your own way through school or receiving help from your parents, it goes without saying there are a ton of benefits to having a job in college; the ability to pay rent and feed yourself being a biggie.

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9/9/2012, 9:16pm

Police Blotter

 

CAMPUS Sept. 2 A verbal argument over a missing cell phone occurred at 2:27 a.m. on Huron Street. An underage subject was found to be intoxicated at 4:58 a.m.

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9/9/2012, 9:05pm

Obama discusses education, jobs

By Kayla Boyd

President Barack Obama gave his speech at the Democratic National Convention Sept. 6, accepting the nomination to run for a second term.

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9/9/2012, 8:58pm

AATA proposes plan to increase ridership

By Ellen Christie

Many people in the Eastern Michigan University community rely on The Ride, the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority’s bus system, to make their way to and from campus.

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8/31/2012, 8:18pm

Meijer Mania offers games, discounts, food

By Kayla Boyd

This year’s Meijer Mania will take place on Thursday, Sept. 6 from 7-10 p.m.

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8/31/2012, 7:49pm

Police Blotter

 

August 23 A female left a paid lot without paying the parking fee at 9:15 p.m. at the Bowen Lot.

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8/14/2010, 2:01pm

Police release sketch of suspect in assault on security guard

By Josh Coudret

The Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office released a sketch Saturday morning of a man suspected of assaulting a security guard at the Maplewood Apartment Complex in Ypsilanti Township.

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