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Polling locations
(11/05/12 2:37am)
Ward 1, Precinct 1 Perry Child Development Center 550 Perry Avenue, Ypsilanti, MI (734) 714-1750
Ypsi ballot to have 2 more proposals
(11/05/12 2:32am)
Ypsilanti residents will have two additional proposals on their November ballot, both dealing with consolidating the Willow Run Community Schools and Ypsilanti Public Schools.
EMU to drive students to polls all day Nov. 6
(11/05/12 2:30am)
Eastern Michigan University will be driving students to the polls all day on Election Day Nov. 6.
Voting ID rules
(11/05/12 1:20am)
In order to vote at the polls, you must show picture ID or sign an affidavit attesting you are not in possession of identification.
Proposals simplified: A look at the six proposals and what each side says
(11/05/12 1:08am)
Proposal 1, if passed, would:
MI House candidate Bill Emmerich and incumbent David Rutledge
(11/01/12 3:42am)
Bill Emmerich
VP hopeful Paul Ryan
(11/01/12 3:37am)
Paul Ryan is the Republican vice presidential nominee for presidential candidate Mitt Romney. He is originally from Janesville, Wis. He is married and has three children, a son and two daughters. He has a degree in economics and politics from Miami University of Ohio.
VP incumbent Joe Biden
(11/01/12 3:35am)
From Scranton, Pa., Vice President Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. was the sixth youngest person elected to the United States Senate at age 29. Two weeks after the election, his wife Neila and daughter Naomi were killed in a car accident.
Debates reveal true nature of politics
(11/01/12 3:26am)
Last week, the final debate of the presidential election ended. This time, I decided to watch the debate in Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center after the Mock Presidential Debate ended.
An open letter to students regarding the 2012 election
(11/01/12 3:24am)
This open letter is to all my students: the lefties, the righties, the in-betweens, the first generations, the legacies, the undecided and the undeclared, the absolutists and the atheists, the Pell granters, the parent payers, the dreamers and doers and those who dream to do.
Track absentee ballots online
(10/29/12 3:16am)
Michigan’s absentee voters can now track the status of their ballots online, using a feature provided by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson.
Simple, last-minute Halloween costume ideas
(10/29/12 2:43am)
If you’re anything like me you let important events sneak up on you. When that important event happens to be Halloween, you may find yourself scrambling to assemble a costume that can be considered at least kind of witty and creative the morning of that spooktacular day. If this has happened to you in the past, fear not. Here are a few last-minute ideas that will insure that you will not be going to that party as “yourself.”
Top 10 best horror films to watch this Halloween
(10/29/12 2:41am)
The film industry is going through an era of creative collapse. There is a lack of ideas for films, stories and generally how to scare people anymore. Almost everything is a remake or a sequel. So during this Halloween season, instead of going to see another shaky-camera, cheap-thrill horror movie, look to the past for the greatest horror movies of all time.
Halloween’s history: Ghosts return to earth
(10/29/12 2:09am)
Every year at this time people dress up in costumes and go to parties, kids go trick-or-treating, families carve pumpkins and scary movies play nonstop on TV. Halloween has become an extremely important aspect of American culture, but where did this holiday and all of these crazy traditions come from?
Men’s cross country wins championship
(10/29/12 1:57am)
The Eastern Michigan University men’s cross country team was able to nab their third consecutive and 17th overall Mid-American Conference Championship title in Buffalo Oct. 27.
Three candidates run for twelfth district
(10/29/12 1:41am)
John D. Dingell, D-Dearborn, is a representative of Michigan’s Fifteenth Congressional District. Serving 29 terms in the United States House of Representatives makes him the House’s longest serving member. He was born in Colorado Springs, Colo. and now lives in Dearborn, Mich. Dingell, 86, was a part of the United States army from 1944 to 1946, spending time in Japan fighting World War II.
Orchestra to hold Halloween show
(10/25/12 1:40am)
The Eastern Michigan University Symphony Orchestra will be performing a Halloween concert at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Pease Auditorium. The Department of Music and Dance is hosting this event to entertain and create a fun atmosphere for the audience of all ages.
Hopefuls spar over economics, foreign policy in final debate
(10/25/12 1:27am)
Presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney battled it out in their third and final debate Oct. 22. The debate was held at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida and mostly involved the topic of foreign policy.
The US Senate race: Candidate preview
(10/25/12 12:50am)
Here is a look at the six candidates from Michigan running for U.S. senator.
