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(03/28/13 12:03am)
University Park on Eastern Michigan University’s campus was set aglow Monday night by rows and rows of decorated mason jars with small candles placed inside as part of The Light That Unites, an event put on by the Stigma and Fear End Now campaign. The colorful jars, each one decorated by
an EMU student, was intended as a tangible reminder of a life that was lost.
(03/21/13 3:19am)
By the time a person reaches college age, there is a good chance their lives have already been affected by a mental health issue. A 2004 study by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Abbott Laboratories found that one in three students reported having long periods of depression and one in four reported having suicidal thoughts.
(03/14/13 1:19am)
Tired of getting pinched every St. Patty’s Day? Here are a few ways to add a little green when March 17 rolls around this year.
(03/14/13 1:15am)
Most ladies will agree the female orgasm is quite an experience. The I Heart Female Orgasm event sought to shed some light on what many may consider a bit of a mystery.
(03/11/13 1:49am)
Nestled in the heart of Eastern Michigan University’s campus, the Lydia I. Jones Residence Hall was the center of many students’ universes, a place of afternoon naps and late-night homework sessions.
(02/28/13 3:03am)
Handmade jewelry can be a real treasure, as well as a treat to look at. At the Unique Designs booth, which pops up at Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center on occasion, you can feast your eyes on an array of one-of-a-kind rings, earrings and necklaces crafted from brass, gold and colorful semiprecious stones.
(02/25/13 1:16am)
Spring break is the time for adventure. Whether you’ve been planning that trip to Florida’s Clearwater Beach for months now or you’re throwing a dart at the map and going where destiny (and your lousy car) takes you, there are a few things you’ll undoubtedly need—some real friends, a camera to capture those unforgettable moments and of course, clothes.
(02/18/13 4:33am)
Looking for something to do? Here are a few on-campus activities to keep your week interesting.
(02/18/13 4:11am)
In a world where corporations rule and water is scarce, relieving one’s own bladder has become something of a privilege. Pay to pee or be carted off to the mysterious Urinetown, never to be heard from again.
(02/14/13 3:47am)
Through the ages, many artists expressed their love for their respective hunnies through song. Being one of those universal feelings and all that, love songs are something most people can relate to, so understandably, there is a metric crapton of them swimming about out there. Music writer Carmen Bojanowski, music critic Matt Rice (of Matt on Music) and life editor/resident music major Jess Salisbury weighed in on their personal favorites.
(02/11/13 3:58am)
For a holiday celebrating the joys of romance, Valentine’s Day certainly has quite a turbulent love-hate relationship with many people.
(02/07/13 4:15am)
Chinese New Year events
(02/04/13 3:33am)
Everybody needs a friend (or two, or three). As a young adult with a disability, it can sometimes be difficult to make these special connections. Eastern Michigan University’s Best Buddies program aims to help build those much-needed, meaningful relationships.
(01/28/13 3:54am)
Whether you view sex as a mutual act of love, a word you giggled at as a snotty-nosed child, or something you chase relentlessly as a college kid, there’s no debating who you choose to share it with is an important part of your identity—just ask any of the many Eastern Michigan University students who identify as LGBT. Can your sexuality be as fluid throughout your life as your taste in music or food?
(01/21/13 3:38am)
What are the implications of the materialistic lyrics found in today’s hottest hip-hop hits? Eastern Michigan University student Ivory Harris Jr., one of the minds behind “Knowledge, Power, Respect: Hip-Hop Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” was eager to find out. After conducting a study in November 2011, Harris discovered that 48 out of 50 songs on the Billboard hip-hop and rhythm and blues charts glorified alcohol or substance abuse, crime and violence and other negative themes.
(01/14/13 2:07am)
Not everyone is in love with Michigan’s four seasons, but even those who detest the forthcoming freeze can find one thing to look forward to in the winter—tasty seasonal treats. This winter, several cafes, both local and part of a chain, are serving up some new options certain to become new cold weather classics.
(01/07/13 1:49am)
Welcome to the first Caffeine Chronicles of the year. While you’re scrambling to purchase truckloads of textbooks for this semester’s classes, don’t forget to stop and smell the sweet scent of freshly made coffee. To ring in this new beginning, here is a list of coffee-related resolutions certain to make this year tasty.
(12/15/12 3:01am)
So you finished your last final. Now what?
(12/15/12 2:51am)
CHRISTMAS
(12/13/12 3:48am)
As the end of the semester approaches, it is safe to say that college students can now envision a light at the end of the metaphorical tunnel. There’s just one roadblock: A grotesque ogre-like creature guarding that glorious exiting – finals week.