Weekly Round-up │11/16/2025

Welcome back to the Weekly Round-up, where we summarize the articles you may have missed throughout the week on the Eastern Echo website.

Here are the articles featured in this episode:

Swoop's Food Pantry hosts annual Holiday Harvest Donation Drive - Written by Natalie Heckert

EMU Scholarships, grants will be receiving a 2.4% increase - Written by Lilly Kujawski

Ypsilanti passes Leave the Leaves resolution - Written by Lauren Holloway

SHINE group forms to clean Ypsilanti, build community - Written by Quanzelle Wyatt

Gray Connor

Gray Connor uses they/he pronouns, and has worked for The Eastern Echo since August 2024. They started as newsletter editor, then moved to managing editor of operations in January 2026. For their undergraduate studies, Connor majored in media studies and journalism with a minor in public relations.

For Connor, the best part of the job is getting to know other people and collaborating with other students who are just as passionate about journalism and justice.

Connor is on Instagram (@gray_connor_). Contact him with any questions or information at mconnor3@emich.edu.