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Op-Ed: As EMU plans its reopening, lives have to come first

By Sarah Weiss · Saturday, July 11, 2020

EMU’s plans for reopening are right around the median between full campus operations and a fully online effort. While university officials claim to keep students’ health and safety as a priority, it is important that students hold them to that standard.

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Opinion: Conspiracism is a popular phenomenon; addressing it requires understanding and dialogue rather than censorship

By Heather Weigel · Friday, May 15, 2020

The best way to navigate popular conspiracy theories is to approach them from the understanding that these theories are a mostly natural phenomenon and that people aren’t necessarily wrong to endorse some of them. They may be factually incorrect, but they are not behaviorally out-of-bounds. Popular conspiracy theories should also be approached with the knowledge that public debate itself can put a ceiling on conspiracy theories. Facebook and Youtube may have added fuel to the conspiratorial fire by removing the “Plandemic” video.

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Opinion: Achieving herd immunity without a vaccine could be the only way to end the COVID-19 pandemic

By Marcus Lawniczak · Friday, May 15, 2020

Among the unknowns of the COVID-19 pandemic is the potential for herd immunity via a majority of Americans contracting and recovering from the virus. While social distancing is a proper first response, a long-lasting lockdown may have far-reaching consequences ideologically and economically. Soon we must approach the next step of our response, and that response requires more Americans to contract the virus as we receive more data and develop more “best practices.”

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Making healthy choices to shed winter weight

By Sasha Brown · Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Bikini season is approaching quickly. There are many different ways to attack heightening physical and mental health to prepare for summer. Andrea Workman, professor at EMU of Health Promotion and Human Performance, suggests using an application to track food intake helps weight loss.

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How to avoid the dreaded 'Freshman Fifteen'

By Sasha Brown · Sunday, June 28, 2015

One of a freshman’s greatest fears: the dreaded “Freshmen Fifteen.” However, not everyone experiences a dramatic weight gain their first year of college and there are certainly many ways to prevent it. Eastern Michigan University’s professor of Kinesiology at the School of Health Promotion and Human Performance, Dr. Anthony Moreno, believes that in order to prevent the weight gain it is essential to understand why freshmen gain weight.

A time of love and dessert

By Scott Mullin · Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

February marks the arrival of Valentines Day, a celebration of sweets and love filled with boxes of chocolates and shared desserts for couples and ice cream pints of sorrow for the single. February for some people may also be the second month for people who resolved to get into shape for the New Year.

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Do you know your vagina?

By Imani Hassan · Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015

It should go without saying that we all should know our bodies and how it functions. Seems simple enough yet, there’s still a level of embarrassment or even shame that causes people to whisper at the simple mention of the word vagina. Yes, even in the 21st century, society still writes off the most natural and complex part of the female body as weird, unclean, or disgusting.

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How to stay healthy in the winter months

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014

Winter is sometimes considered the most wonderful time of the year, but after Christmas has passed and the cold really starts to set in, it can be the hardest season to endure. Between the cold, snow, and gloomy feeling winter seems to provide some hardships to keep yourself healthy throughout the season.

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EMU transitions to a tobacco-free campus

By Scout Bostley · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014

Eastern Michigan University recently adopted a tobacco-free campus policy. The Board of Regents voted to pass this policy Friday afternoon at their winter regular meeting. The tobacco-free policy is to move toward supporting a healthier learning, living and work environment for the EMU campus.

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Sisterhood Alliance presents Soul Speak

By Olivia Jackson · Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014

Every Thursday, the Sisterhood Alliance presents Soul Speak in the Student Center from 2 to 3:30 pm in the Kiva Room. Soul Speak is a place for women in minorities to have a safe place to speak on day-to-day issues or have that necessary girl chat to ease their mind. This group is open to the public and completely free.

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Diabetes awareness month

By Hannah Saul · Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014

At age 15 I found myself spending a day at the hospital being poked and prodded over 8 times after drinking a disgustingly sugary drink.

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Ways to avoid the famous “freshman 15”

By Chelsea Idzior · Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013

“The freshman 15” is a phrase that can elicit horror among college students everywhere. It refers to the weight that some college freshmen gain as a result of partying, overeating and making unhealthy food choices in the school cafeteria.

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Helping Hearts helps disabled on campus

By Krystal Elliott · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

When Eastern Michigan University student Emily Keyes broke her ankle in 2011, she had no idea how difficult it would be to get around on campus with a backpack full of books and a set of crutches.

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Group will light candles for victims of suicide

By Jess Salisbury · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

By the time a person reaches college age, there is a good chance their lives have already been affected by a mental health issue. A 2004 study by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Abbott Laboratories found that one in three students reported having long periods of depression and one in four reported having suicidal thoughts.

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Stay safe during break: Ask questions, watch friends

By Cosette Girardot · Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013

Winter break is commonly known as spring break, unless you’re stuck in Michigan freezing your butt off. However, it doesn’t matter if you’re headed down to the warm beaches of Mexico or stuck in the Northwest, there are a lot of opportunities for you to get hurt. College women in particular tend to find themselves in dangerous situations during spring break.

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