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Michigan House Republicans hold narrow majority
Barack Obama was elected to a second term as president of the United States, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney Nov. 6.
Representatives from the Native American community were on hand to express their displeasure with the resurrection of Eastern Michigan University’s Huron logo on the new Marching Band uniforms and various university paraphernalia at the Board of Regents meeting Oct. 30 in Welch Hall.
A celebration will be held Tuesday, October 30 to commemorate the completion of Phase II of the Eastern Michigan University Science Complex. A short program, with refreshments immediately after, will be in room 158 of the complex at 3 p.m.
A recent poll of likely Michigan voters showed President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney are in a statistical tie.
Michigan’s absentee voters can now track the status of their ballots online, using a feature provided by Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson.
Community Forum to examine Affordable Care Act
President Barack Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney faced off in a second debate Oct. 16. The town-hall style debate at Hofstra University near New York City was a sharp contrast to the first debate, in which Obama was criticized for a lackluster performance.
Eastern Michigan University will host potential freshman and transfer students and their families Saturday, Oct. 13 for the Explore Eastern program.
Michigan residents have until Tuesday, Oct. 9 to register to be eligible to vote in the Nov. 6 general election.
Paul Joseph Creps of Ypsilanti was charged and arraigned on two counts of criminal sexual conduct Sept. 26. An investigation is currently being conducted into the nature of the 23-year-old male’s relationships with underage girls.
The Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti Regional Chamber of Commerce and the West Washtenaw Business Association will be sponsoring a job fair Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Washtenaw Community College in the Morris J. Lawrence Building.
Effective Oct. 1, some driver responsibility fees will no longer be charged to Michigan motorists.
Eastern Michigan University’s Department of Public Safety released its 2012 Annual Security Report and Fire Safety Report. The reports summarize crime statistics for the last three years and outline the university’s safety policies.
The new faculty and clerical contracts received final approval Tuesday at Eastern Michigan University’s first Board of Regents meeting of the 2012-13 academic year.
While walking on Eastern Michigan University’s campus at night, there is a good chance you will run into students in bright yellow jackets offering to escort you to your destination. These students are part of Student Eyes and Ears for University Safety.
Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson is in the Middle East this week meeting with U.S. military men and women. The trip hosted by the U.S. Navy and the Federal Voting Assistance Program, will include visits to military installations, U.S. embassies and naval ships in Kuwait and Qatar.
David Pawlowski, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Eastern Michigan University, has been awarded a $345,418 grant from NASA to study the upper atmosphere of Mars.
Eleven years after the attacks of September 11, 2001, the country is still feeling the effects.