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6/9/2014, 6:27pm

Police Blotter

By Curt Allain

May 29 Police arrested a woman near Oakwood Street at 5:35 a.m. for a bench warrant issued for failure to comply with the Court’s request in a 1998 case. Officers were called to the Lobby Shop in the Student Center at 11:16 a.m.

6/9/2014, 6:15pm

EMU golfer named All-MAC honorable mention

By Jillian Seach

Eastern Michigan University sophomore Brett White was added to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference honorable mention list when the conference announced its men’s golf scholastic honors, June 4. White, who plans on majoring in supply chain management, boasts a 3.49 GPA. This is the first year he has been eligible for the accolade.

The play tells the story of a married couple and their dog.

6/9/2014, 6:12pm

‘Sylvia’ comes to Eastern Michigan University

By Olivia Jackson

Coming to the Eastern Michigan University Theatre, Ken Stevens is directing his final production called Sylvia. This interesting twist on how marriages face adversities was originally created by A. R. Gurney. Not only does this play aim to bring on laughter, it also plans to impress with impeccable actors who are some of Eastern Michigan’s Alumni.

6/2/2014, 7:51pm

Women's basketball guard to transfer

By Al Willman

The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team is losing one of its players – guard Haley Moore tweeted Monday night that she is transferring to Wayne State College in Nebraska.

The field was coated in a thin layer of snow before EMU's game against CMU on 29 November in Mt. Pleasant.

6/2/2014, 5:34pm

3 Eagles named to All-MAC preseason teams Monday

By Al Willman

Eastern Michigan University hired Chris Creighton to be its new football coach in December and the fruits of his labors are already beginning to show with Monday’s announcement of three players to Mid-American Conference preseason teams by MAC blogger Phil Steele.

EMU CFO John Lumm

6/2/2014, 4:42pm

University begins search for new CFO

By Curt Allain

Eastern Michigan University is shopping for a new Chief Financial Officer. Its current CFO, John Lumm, has informed the University he plans to retire at the end of August.

Charity Vogel, staff reporter at the Buffalo News, spoke to EMU’s technology students Wednesday

6/2/2014, 4:40pm

‘Angola Horror’ lecture examines the value of failure

By Curt Allain

By examining horrors from the past, Eastern Michigan University technology students try to use their education to prevent similar mistakes from happening in the future. To aid them in this process, Charity Vogel, staff reporter at The Buffalo News and author of “The Angola Horror: The Train Wreck that Transformed American Railroads,” spoke to EMU students Wednesday night in the Student Center.

6/2/2014, 4:36pm

News Briefs

By Curt Allain

EMU’s ECA ranked sixth in the state The Early College Alliance at Eastern Michigan University is ranked sixth in the state for Michigan Merit Exam reading and mathematics scores, according to the web site schooldigger.com.

6/2/2014, 4:35pm

Police Blotter

By Curt Allain

May 21 A student reported that his or her iPhone was stolen from the Olds Robb Student Recreation building at 3:36 p.m.

Eastern Michigan sprinter Tyler Brown fires off with the gun to start the 400m dash on 18 January at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational in Ann Arbor.

6/2/2014, 4:29pm

7 Eagles qualify for NCAA Championship meets

By Jillian Seach

Eastern Michigan University’s men’s track and field team competed in its last day of competition for the NCAA East Regionals on Saturday, May 31. At the end of the day, the Green and White had seven athletes who notched qualifying marks over three days for the NCAA Championship.

5/26/2014, 9:19am

News Briefs

By Drew Saunders and Curt Allain

Water main breaks Wednesday morning, contractors working on a six-inch water pipe supplying water to Warner Gymnasium, accidently caused the pipe to burst, flooding the ground floor level of the building.

5/26/2014, 9:06am

EMU students accepted into Google Leaders Program

By Martise Wilson

Five students from Eastern Michigan University have been accepted into Google’s Community Leaders Program. Google’s newest volunteer program helps students equip small-and medium-sized businesses and nonprofits to compete in the digital age.

5/26/2014, 9:02am

EMU athletic teams wrap up record setting year

By Jillian Seach

The Eastern Michigan University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics had another record-setting season with the Green and White finishing near the top in the battle for the Mid-American Conference all-sports championships.