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Athos, Porthos and Aramis, the crusaders from the novel “The Three Musketeers” by Alexandre Dumas reminded me of another trio of crusaders in America: Alan Greenspan, Ron Paul and Glenn Beck.
I recently started reading a book titled, “What’s the Matter with Kansas” by Thomas Frank. Frank, a native of Kansas, investigated and questioned how his home state full of rural farmers and a once bedrock of liberalism could become the deeply red state it is today.
In his inaugural address Jan. 1, Governor Rick Snyder declared “the birth of a new chapter in Michigan’s history” as well as a “reinvention of Michigan,” but some are saying, not so fast.
The state of Michigan is facing a budget shortfall of $1.85 billion. Many seeking degrees in education are concerned with this figure as states trying to slash spending often have education first on the chopping block.
During a recent senatorial debate in Delaware, Republican candidate Christine O’Donnell made the mistake of saying the “separation of church and state” does not appear in the Constitution.
Soaring through the 2008 presidential election with a message of “Hope and Change,” Barack Obama came into the presidency with the confidence of many that he could truly lead. Many became enamored by his message. Even those wary of the promises of politicians had faith in the newly elected commander-in-chief. But now, three years later, I find myself having to amend the message of the president: give up “hope,” but not hope.
After the results were called in and it was obvious that the GOP would overtake the House of Representatives by large majorities, John Boehner the next in line to be Speaker of the House, took to the stage to commiserate on his party’s return to power.
With pizza and copies of The New York Times in hand, this past Thursday students joined professor Ken Stevens in the Student Center for “Times Talk.”
Now that most of the punditry has silenced over what Pres. Obama called a “shellacking,” there is still something missing from the questions asked of the midterm election results. The question isn’t whether or not the election results were a referendum on the Obama administration and the Democratic Party. It’s not how can the Democrats possibly do anything now that they have lost their supermajority in Congress. The question is – what will the Democrats learn?
This past Thursday Mark C. Carnes, a professor of history at Barnard College in New York delivered the third part of his lecture series “Rethink Higher Education.” In this lecture, entitled “Why History Textbooks (Including My Own) Don’t Get It,” Carnes questioned the use and effectiveness of textbooks in classrooms.
A discussion took place this past Thursday in the Student Center to address the controversy over the Supreme Court’s ruling in the case Citizen’s United v. Federal Election Commission.
This past Thursday, The Invisible Disability Discussion panel, consisting of four students, related the problems and virtues coming with disabilities that cannot be observed by others.
Professor Mark C. Carnes, a professor of history at Barnard College in New York, made his second stop to Eastern Michigan University this past Thursday to deliver a lecture entitled “Critical Thinking: Can Neurobiology Help Us?”
The Business Side of Youth, a program of the Office of Academic Service-Learning, is competing for a $50,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Project. The Business Side of Youth submitted its program “The Business Side of A(rts),” which aims to give those interested in music production, graphic design and fashion the entrepreneurial skills to pursue their passions.
This past Thursday “Times Talks,” a series of conversations designed to engage students in discussions of current events and editorials featured in The New York Times, took place in the Student Center’s Kiva room.
This past Monday in the Student Center, professor John Fike of the EMU political science department discussed how the “Motor City” acquired the reputation it has today . In his seminar, “Detroit: Historical Factors and Current Challenges,” Fike focused on the city of Detroit and its problems of urban decay and how to solve those problems.
A professor of history from Barnard College in New York delivered a lecture to an audience in the Student Center auditorium about distractions affecting the average college student.
Overall budget challenges were said to be in the millions “but manageable,” Chief Financial Officer John Lumm said at Eastern Michigan’s Board of Regents’ Finance, Audit and Investment Committee, “and will not require draconian cuts.”
Scholar Mark C. Carnes will present his first of a four part lecture series today at Eastern Michigan University in the Student Center auditorium from 6-7:30 p.m. “Football, Booze, and Other Diversions: Win the Battle for Students’ Hearts and Minds,” will be the first topic of discussion for Carnes’ lecture series, Rethink Higher Education.
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