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News briefs, April 9

The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance is holding an Equity Conference at the Student Center, Monday, April 11. The NLA will be discussing equity, diversity and inclusion on campus. This will be in room 300 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Admittance will cost $20 and is LBC approved.

The Second Annual Ypsi Awards will begin in the Convocation Center at 6:30 p.m., Monday. EMU’s green carpet event recognizes the accomplishments of student athletes in a semi-formal event. Attendance is $25.

The EMU Concert Band will be giving their final performance of the semester in Pease Auditorium, at 7:30 p.m., Monday. This is free and LBC approved.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 68 Americans are on the Autism spectrum. Growing up with autism can be challenging, but it’s even more so getting through college. In the last several years, more colleges have expanded or adjusted their curriculums to accommodate to autistic Americans on the spectrum. Eastern will be moving further towards joining that list of higher education campuses Tuesday, April 12, by hosting their Green March for Autism Acceptance. It will begin at the Student Center at 1:00 p.m. and will proceed around main campus until 1:30 p.m.

EMU’s Percussion Ensemble will be playing its last concert of the semester in Pease Auditorium, Tuesday, at 7:30 p.m. This is free and LBC approved.

Finals are right around the corner. Campus Life is holding its regular end of semester Snack and Study in the Student Center Ballroom, Tuesday, from 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. This cram-session will come with a free buffet, massages and give away’s.

Dining Services and the Student Center will be hosting a trivia game in the Food Court from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m., Wednesday. This is free to participate in.

Chiara Hensley, Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs, will be having a Brown Bag lunch talk in Halle 109B, Wednesday, for EMU staff. Hensley will discuss how “to rethink the purpose, scope or wording of their course syllabus,” according to the EMU calendar.

EMU AMP! will have its April membership meeting in King Hall, Thursday, at 8:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to attend.

The Student Center’s Friday Night Movie will be Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Show times are at 8:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

The Planetarium in the Mark Jefferson Science Complex will be participating in the first-ever State Wide Astronomy Night event, presenting planetarium shows at 7:30 and 8:15 p.m. The showing will be the audience’s choosing, weather permitting. The Sherzer Observatory will be open after the shows. The public is welcome and tickets are $5.