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Hospital industry aims for repayment

By Anthony Alaniz · Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014

Hospitals are implementing new polices with the hopes of eliminating lengthy insurance reimbursement times by supplementing their pockets with prepaid deductibles and copay payments.

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Logic and creativity are not opposites

By Quinn Ellison · Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014

Are you left-brained or right-brained? That was a trick question. Unless you’ve had a hemisphere of your brain removed, the answer is both. It is true that some of the major functions of the brain are lateralized, or largely localized to one side of the brain; language is a notable example.

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EMU, Institute of Local Politics

By James Tatum · Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014

Every two years, Harvard University’s Institute of Politics plays host to the lucky few who either toppled an incumbent or claimed an open seat and were elected to Congress.

Junior Mike Fisher (Saline, MI) won the 200 yard breaststroke (2:04.75) by 1.5 seconds.

Swimmer earns weekly award

By Eugene Evans · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

Putting team before individual accolades is what Mike Fisher believes in and the pay-off was realized. For the first time in his career, Fisher was named the Mid-American Conference Swimmer of the Week on Feb. 3.

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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

Feb. 1 Officers responded to a noise complaint in Walton Hall at 12:59 a.m. and found a group of underage students with a small amount of alcohol in a dorm room. The students were not charged criminally, but may face consequences under the Student Code of Conduct.

Safety Week kicks off with ‘Snitches’ talk

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

Safety Week at Eastern Michigan University kicked off Monday night with an event titled “Do Snitches Get Stitches?” Student Body President Desmond Miller hosted the event, which was an open dialogue about the stigma of snitching and the violent crime problem at EMU and in the city of Ypsilanti.

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Food Scoop: Special Occasion Waffles

By Anna Hinkley · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

This morning, I woke up with the desire to make waffles. I didn’t have anywhere to be in the early hours, and it was snowing hard enough that leaving the house was an iffy proposition. This kind of morning calls for a decadent, toasty-warm breakfast.

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Diversity Council holds Around the World in One Night

By Matt Rice · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

Around the World in One Night, hosted by Eastern Michigan University’s Diversity Council, was held on Jan. 31 in the Student Center Ballroom. The event revealed how diverse EMU’s campus really is, with food, music and displays which all centered around different cultures.

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Eagle Journey: Sarah Chauchard

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

Eagle Journey is a Q & A series in which Sports Editor Eugene Evans will get to know some of the Eastern Michigan University student-athletes and why they chose to come here. This week’s feature focuses on senior multi-position track and field athlete Sarah Chauchard, from Montpellier, France.

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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

Jan. 28 A female student reported compromising pictures of her posted on Instagram by a male friend at 11:07 a.m. The male friend is not a student, and this investigation is ongoing.

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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014

Jan. 24 Books were stolen from a donation box outside the university bookstore between 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. by a non-student subject. The subject attempted to sell the books back to the university bookstore unsuccessfully and then successfully sold the books to another bookstore. Police were able to identify the thief by reviewing security footage and charge him with theft.

MJ tribute auditions bring out EMU’s talent

By Casey Day · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

Eastern Michigan University students better clear their schedules for April 2, because EagleFIT’s unique production of “This Is It,” a Michael Jackson tribute, is not something you’ll want to miss. Auditions for the show were held on Thursday, and a wide array of musicians, dancers, singers and actors eagerly awaited their chance to hit the stage and make Jackson proud.

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Students meet, discuss fracking

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

The ad-hoc student government committee on energy and sustainability held a meeting Thursday to discuss hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking.

Alexis Micheltree (Fr. Moon Twp., PA) won both 100 and 200 backstroke events.

Men's, women's swim teams win final home meet of season

By Brandon Karsten · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University swimming teams closed out the home schedule with victories over Wayne State University, Mid-American Conference opponent Ball State University Friday and Saturday. The men’s team beat Ball State 163-115 On the women’s side, Eastern Michigan defeated BSU 185-112 and OSU 228-7.

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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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