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2/11/2015, 12:52am

Be ten percent happier through meditation

Dan Harris was on the top of the world in 2004. He had gone from being a local news reporter in New England to ABC World News. Then he had a panic attack – an attack that happened on one of the most watched shows on television – 5.091 million people were watching.


2/8/2015, 8:54am

News briefs, Feb. 8

Monday, Feb. 9 The Vagina Monologues: Survivor Speak-Out The Speak Out will start with a bang, first, enjoy powerful slam poetry and a resource fair.


2/4/2015, 8:20am

EMU Geospatial researcher awarded $1.5 million grant

Eastern Michigan University’s Yichun Xie will be helping to put new learning opportunities on the map for Michigan middle school and high school students. Xie, director of the Institute for Geospatial Research and Education and a computer modeling expert, was awarded $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to work with 120 teachers from around the state.


2/4/2015, 12:06am

Eagle on the Street

The Detroit Metropolitan Airport recorded 14.7 inches of snow Monday morning. As a result, businesses and schools were closed across Southeast Michigan, including Eastern Michigan University. The Echo asked students: “How did you spend your snow day?”


2/3/2015, 11:47pm

MLB lacks salary cap

Major League Baseball has a growing issue. No, it isn’t steroids. It isn’t gambling. It isn’t any concern the league has encountered in previous years. The issue I am referring to is the worth of the monster contracts players are receiving.


2/2/2015, 9:51pm

WRC explores women during the civil rights movement

Eastern Michigan University students learned the roles of women in the civil rights movement as part of the “Intersections” series at the Student Center Thursday. Women’s Resource Center’s Intersections speaker series explores different identities, and looks at how they relate to each other.


2/1/2015, 9:46am

News briefs, Feb. 1

Monday, Feb. 2 Teach and Learn in Korea Program (TALK) Informational Meeting Korea Ministry of Education sponsored scholarship based Study Abroad program which will address teaching students in the public elementary school of rural areas of Korea for 15 classes a week.


1/27/2015, 10:18pm

Women's Resource Center hosts EMU's first V-month

February opens up the first “V month” at Eastern Michigan University. The Women’s Resource Center will be holding events covering topics and stories not featured in the “Vagina Monologues.” V month is a month dedicated to the expansion of the “Vagina Monologues” which will be performed Feb.


1/25/2015, 11:33am

Jock Jams at EMU

The 14th Annual Jock Jams was held Thursday, Jan. 22 at Pease Auditorium by the Student Athlete Advisory Council. It brings comradery to the sports teams across the board and it was a great event to bring everyone together for some lighthearted fun.