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6/20/2020, 8:04pm

Ypsilanti Mayor Beth Bashert facing criticism from community and leaders after racist comment at city council meeting

By Austin Elliott / Managing Editor

The mayor’s comment at Tuesday’s city council meeting was followed by intense criticism from other council members. Mayor Bashert has since apologized for the comment, saying her actions were racist and that she felt ashamed.   Most recently, two council members called for Bashert’s resignation at a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest in Downtown Ypsilanti on Saturday, June 20. 

6/20/2020, 10:54am

Ypsilanti City Council hosts public forum on police reform

By Ronia-Isabel Cabansag

Mayor Beth Bashert, Mayor Pro-tem Lois Richardson, members of the Ypsilanti Police Advisory Commission, and about 40 community members gathered for a virtual town hall forum to discuss racism and police reform in Ypsilanti. Community members continued to call for Mayor Bashert’s resignation due to comments she made during a city council meeting.

6/15/2020, 11:44am

TheRide proposes guidelines to protect public health as the state reopens

By Ahmad Zalt

TheRide has suggested guidelines for businesses, institutions, and community members to help “flatten the rush-hour curve” to reduce the spread of COVID-19.  “Park and Ride” bus service will resume on June 15, and regular bus service, more similar to pre-pandemic services, will return in August. 

6/13/2020, 12:08pm

Sen. Irwin and Rep. Peterson testify on bill addressing police training and excessive force in Michigan

By Austin Elliott / Managing Editor

Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor) and Rep. Ronnie Peterson (D-Ypsilanti) testified on Thursday in front of the Michigan House Judiciary Committee about their bill aimed at addressing police training and excessive force in Michigan. The bill requires that all police officers receive training on implicit bias and violence de-escalation techniques, as well as take a mental health screening, as a part of their initial training and certification.

Downing Hall at Eastern Michigan University

6/11/2020, 9:09am

EMU announces “EMU Single Room Guarantee”

By Sophia Kalakailo / News Editor

EMU announced its "EMU Single Room Guarantee” where any student that requests a single room will receive one at $1,700 less per academic year than a single room normally costs. Students who wish to have a roommate will continue to have that option.

Gallery: Black Lives Matter protests continue in Ypsilanti on Saturday, June 6

6/9/2020, 7:57pm

Ypsilanti BLM protests draws several hundred people

By Sophia Kalakailo and Carmen Cheng / News Editor

On Saturday, June 6, a peaceful, Black Lives Matter demonstration took place in Ypsilanti with approximately several hundred participants to protest police brutality against Black people in the United States. Protesters marched peacefully from the Ypsilanti District Library to the Ypsilanti Police Department.

5/27/2020, 6:28pm

UPDATE: Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office further addresses recent accusation of excessive force

By Tyler Gaw

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office put out a media release on May 26 following a shooting incident and excessive force from a deputy in Ypsilanti Township. A neighbor recorded a Facebook Live video of a white deputy repeatedly punching a black woman in the head. Investigations are ongoing for both the initial shooting case and the excessive force used by the deputy. 

5/20/2020, 7:02am

President Trump to speak at Ypsilanti's Ford Rawsonville Plant on Thursday

By Dan D'Introno / Assistant News Editor

President Trump is expected to speak at the Ford Rawsonville Components Plant regarding Ford Motor Company's collaboration General Electric Healthcare in an effort to build 50,000 ventilators in 100 days. The visit comes as part of the president's nationwide tour to thank businesses who aided in the effort to produce personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical equipment in the effort against  the COVID-19 pandemic.