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Game store has charm

By Ashley Hutcherson · Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012

Walking into Get Your Game On, you’re welcomed by the store’s character, which consists of deep-stained wooden floors, exposed brick with colorful chalk drawings and walls lined with games from current and past generations.

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What’s your bacon number?

By Ciarra Marquina · Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012

A new tool has been added to Google’s search engine: The ability to derive a “Bacon number.” The Bacon number is based on the well-known game that everyone can be connected to actor Kevin Bacon in fewer than six steps.

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Staff picks: Must-see TV

Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012

“As a full-time Whovian, ‘Doctor Who’ has been my savior at the start of the semester. Nefertiti, ‘Dinosaurs on a spaceship’ and that ballerina Dalek have made this season pretty awesome.

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Cholesterol awareness important

By Heather Anderson · Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012

September is National Cholesterol Education Month and therefore serves as a reminder of the importance of getting your cholesterol checked, taking steps to reduce your levels if elevated and learning diet and lifestyle behaviors that support healthy cholesterol levels.

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Pinball Pete’s, FTW!

By Melissa Poyle · Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012

Looking for your newest hangout or a place to just chill and have some fun with your friends after a long day of school?

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Dorms by design: Part 2

By Dominique Simmons · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

“Are you afraid of going to college?” I have been asked this question repeatedly as I have accumulated the essential and random items that I felt that I would need for college.

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Best study spots at EMU

By Cosette Girardot · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

It’s the Rory Gilmore dilemma from season four of “Gilmore Girls,” where Rory can’t find a place to study. Her on-campus room is too distracting, the libraries have the wrong vibe and someone even steals her “study tree.” Just as Rory has to find the best environment for her to study, so do each of the students at Eastern Michigan University.

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Katie’s Craft Corner #2: Scarves

By Katie Remski · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

Fall is here, which means cozy sweaters, boots and all those fun—and functional—warm accessories. Light knit scarves are a seasonal favorite for good reason. The soft stretchy fabric is warm but not overly heating, and the long length combined with a crushable texture means lots of options for tying, knotting and wrapping.

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Study abroad trip is eye-opening experience

By Krystal Elliott · Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

During Eastern Michigan University senior Vanessa Riley’s time in Athens, Greece she witnessed small children begging for money, restaurants competing for the students’ attention and a general lack of tourists.

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Kitchen 101: Ramen goes Asian...finally

By Jerome Stuart Nichols · Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

Late last semester, I released into the world my first Ramen noodle-based recipes to the masses. From the complete lack of emails I received about it, I could tell it was a roaring success. Since this issue will be in the hands of incoming freshmen, I thought it would be a good idea to revisit the Ramen noodle experience.

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Julez DeShetler and Queso Tone catch up after a short hiatus due to illness and someones birthday. The pair talk about their semesters and the final big events of the year, the Eastern Echo Media Gala and Rock The Patio. The latter playing host to Eagletainment's very own Queso Tone as a musical performance, with the shows closing act Anthony Roperti a former guest of the show. 

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