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Class assignments that involve working in groups feel like torture to college students. The reason is no one wants to work with other people who do not work. They’d rather just work by themselves instead.
On the morning of Oct. 26, cars lined up at the Eastern Michigan University’s Rynearson Stadium parking lot to dispose of everything from traditional recyclables, electronic equipment and freon appliances to household hazardous materials such as paint, oil and cleaning supplies. The event was sponsored by Washtenaw County, LG Electronics USA and Vintage Tech Recyclers.
As part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Eastern Michigan University’s Women’s Resource Center put together an in-depth look at just how serious the issue of domestic violence can be by taking victims’ stories and displaying them in a variety of artistic ways.
Let me be the first to say, I love it when local rappers/singers/bands/musicians start to shine. I love it when their respective cities collect their due, and I love it even more when the synergy created is created in my own home state.
It was a cold and wet Saturday morning as local residents and students went out to the Ypsilanti Freighthouse plaza for the Depot Town Farmers’ Market. Vendors were jumping up and down to stay warm and children dressed up in Halloween costumes were pulled in bright red wagons. The smell of hot apple cider and popcorn was in the air. This marks the second to last of the weekends that the market is outside before it moves to the winter location in the Adams STEM Academy on Oak Street.
I’m a sucker for home-cooked meals, especially ones that are made by someone other than me. Home-cooked pizza is an especially delightful surprise, one sprung on me recently while visiting my friend Adam.
During the last two weekends in October, Highland Cemetery in Ypsilanti offers lantern-lit tours to help locals get in the Halloween spirit. Located at 943 N. River Street, James Mann, the local historian, starts the tour as soon as the iron gates are creaked open. The cost for the tour is 5 dollars per person.
“Touch this skin darling. Touch this skin honey, touch all of this skin! You just can’t take it,” says Venus Xtravaganza. “You’re just an overgrown orangutan!”
The lights in the room dimmed as actors dressed in white T-shirts and jeans took the stage to perform for a packed room on Oct.17. The LGBT Resource Center presented the “Queer Bathroom Monologues” as apart of their OUTober celebration.
Ever think about shaving your head? Imagine having almost two feet of gorgeous hair. Could you do it then? On June 1, Eastern Michigan University music therapy student, Mary Rose Nieman, did this very courageous thing.
In 2012, 97,656 residences of Michigan reported some form of domestic violence, according to the Michigan Incident Crime Report via Michigan.gov. The majority of the victims were females in their mid-twenties who were dating the offender. According to Simone Dixon, a student staff member at the Women’s Resource Center, domestic violence is “sexual, emotional or physical abuse from some. It doesn’t have to be gender, race, age or religion bound.”
The Fall Major Fest was an opportunity for students to expand, investigate and explore the diverse range of learning opportunities offered at Eastern Michigan University.
Ugly Mug Café, located on Cross Street, offers some of the best coffee around. Ugly Mug was among the first to introduce third wave specialty coffee, the move to make coffee more of a high-quality food product akin to wine or chocolate.
At Wiard’s Orchard in Ypsilanti, there are countless activities to satisfy that comforting fall feeling. During the day hours you can take a short drive away from the college town to find yourself in a beautiful red, yellow and orange oasis of changing leaves.
Pease Auditorium swelled with music on a peaceful Sunday on Oct. 13 as the Eastern Michigan University Wind Symphony, conducted by Mary K. Schneider, kicked off its first concert of the semester with a piece from 1943 called “Commando March,” written by Pennsylvanian-born child prodigy Samuel Barber.
The hallways of both the Student Center and REC/IM proudly displayed Eastern Michigan University student posters Oct. 14 and 15 as part of the month’s ongoing events and displays of support for the campus’s LGBT community.
The summer before starting college, I became obsessed with homemade ice cream. I bought an ice cream maker and half gallons of heavy cream. and I made all kinds of flavors from strawberry-orange and coffee to raspberry swirl.
In the spirit of Halloween, the fifth annual Zombie Ball held Saturday Oct. 12 at Woodruff’s in Depot Town had everything a zombie could ask for – music, DJs and some undead fun. Such ghoulish figures like the Captain Cornelius Crumplecustard and his companion Beau Barranco were in attendance for the night’s festivities.
The weather’s getting colder, and everyone loves a good warm blanket or pair of mittens. What about those people, though, who don’t have the resources to stay warm? Or what about the people who are going through a difficult time and would appreciate a handmade gift? For a little of your time and money, here’s some crafty ideas for how and where you can give back to the community.
The Michigan Firehouse Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving firefighting history in a friendly atmosphere while also promoting fire safety.
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