Danny Hopkins

Articles (7 total)

EMU fires sex offenders

Two Eastern Michigan University employees were fired two weeks ago because of past convictions of criminal sexual conduct, according to documents obtained by The Eastern Echo under the Freedom of Information Act.

Governor to talk the 'Promise' at EMU

Gov. Jennifer Granholm is on a tour to save the Michigan Promise Scholarship. And her next stop? Eastern Michigan University. Granholm will be visiting campus from 9 – 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Student Center to discuss the scholarship.

Swine flu clinic set for Sunday at Convo

The Eastern Michigan University Convocation Center will host its second mass H1N1 vaccination clinic from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Two veterans of the U.S. Coast Guard stand in front of a new set of flags near Westview Apartments, which was the site of a ceremony Wednesday that saluted veterans. Every branch of the military is recognized by its own flag.

Flag-raising creates home on campus for veterans

Eastern Michigan University held a flag-raising ceremony at Westview Apartments on Wednesday, honoring student-veterans on campus.

EMU enrollment jumps 4 percent

The chairman of Eastern Michigan University’s board of regents said that Tuesday marked some of the most encouraging news he had heard since he joined the board five years ago.

EMU student robbed while texting

An Eastern Michigan Univerisity student was robbed of his cell phone early Tuesday morning while walking on the 300 block of Perrin St. According to a release issued by EMU Police, at about 1 a.m. the student was texting on his cell phone when the suspect grabbed the phone and punched the victim in the head. The suspect then ran off.

Members of EMU’s Department of Public Safety work at the dispatch center in their new headquarters.

EMU DPS moves into new headquarters

Eastern Michigan University’s Department of Public Safety has a new home. In August, the department moved into what used to be the Hoyt Conference Center, next to the Towers.