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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013

Nov. 30 A female subject was found passed out with a bloody nose on a sidewalk on Emmet Street at 2:49 a.m. She is not a student and was transported to the hospital for her injury.

How safe is Ypsilanti?

By Jess J. Salisbury · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

In the past year, three homicides occurred in the area directly north of campus. In December 2012, junior communication and electronic media and film studies major Julia Niswender was presumably murdered in her apartment at Peninsular Place. The father of an EMU student was killed in a dispute in March 2013 in the same complex, and sophomore communication major and student-athlete Demarius Reed was found dead in the University Green apartments, down the street from Peninsular Place.

Bomber Plant is being threatened

Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013

The Willow Run Bomber Plant, a historical WWII landmark located just east of the Ypsilanti area, is now being threatened with demolition.

Ypsilanti Master Plan

By James Tatum · Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013

Last Monday, on campus Teresa Gillotti, the city planner of Ypsilanti, presented a draft of the city’s Master Plan to a room of 20. (A very lackluster turnout when you consider the 18,914 stakeholders who attend the school.)

Meeting discusses ways to improve Ypsi community

By Lisa Swearingen · Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013

A public meeting regarding the Ypsilanti Master Plan for the city was held on Monday at the Student Center. The event was sponsored by Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government and EMU’s Office of Government & Community Relations.

Local rehab center to hold event

By Jess Salisbury · Monday, Aug. 12, 2013

On Sept. 8, Ann Arbor-based rehabilitation facility Dawn Farm will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with a free event, the Dawn Farm Jamboree, which will include auctions, music from soul and blues band NoteWorthy, hayrides and pony rides. The event is scheduled to be from 1-6 p.m.

Student volunteers take pride in Ypsilanti

By Lisa Swearingen and Allie Tomason · Monday, May 20, 2013

Eastern Michigan University students took pride in Ypsilanti on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon, by volunteering for Ypsilanti P.R.I.D.E. Day, an annual event intended to nurture community pride and inspire local business growth through beautification of the city’s environment.

News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Monday, May 13, 2013

UMC volunteers for the LGBTQ community— The Unity Michigan Coalition is looking for interested volunteers to help organize an end to discrimination in the state of Michigan. The volunteers will be asked to attend local LGBTQ pride events and collect information from other attendees at the events.

Color Run was a blast!

By Jennifer Kirby · Monday, May 13, 2013

The Color Run, nicknamed the “happiest 5k on the planet” is a global for-profit organization that hosts untimed five kilometer races around the world.

News briefs

By Mandy Grenier · Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Washtenaw County Health Plan: During the month of April, the Michigan Department of Human Services will have open enrollment for its low-income adult health insurance.

The Ypsilanti club will hold the event Saturday at the First United Methodist Church. The fundraiser is part of a global campaign to fight maternal and neonatal tetanus, which kills one baby every nine minutes.

Kiwanis Club to host Pancake Breakfast

By Bryan Alfaro · Sunday, April 14, 2013

The Kiwanis Club of Ypsilanti will host its annual Pancake Breakfast Saturday at the First United Methodist Church of Ypsilanti, located at 209 Washtenaw Ave., to raise funds for The Eliminate Project campaign.

From left: Monica Christensen, Paula Morning and Carolynn Cribley

Dine to Donate for ALS

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, April 14, 2013

Eastern Michigan University seniors Carolynn Cribley and Monica Christensen hosted Dine to Donate at Aubree’s Pizzeria & Grill in Ypsilanti, located at 39 E. Cross St., where they raised about $71 for the Michigan Chapter of the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association.

The state of Michigan ranks fifth in the nation in “solar manufacturing” and Ypsi ranks third in the state for solar power.

Ypsi City Council considers solar power for city roofs

By Allie Tomason · Sunday, April 14, 2013

The Ypsilanti City Council was asked for a policy commitment in favor of solar power for the city Tuesday night.

Niswender was drowned

By Allie Tomason · Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Details have emerged in the Niswender case as family members have told the Monroe Evening News that Julia Niswender, 23, was drowned in her bathtub.

Company offers $10,000 reward for information in Julia Niswender case

By Allie Tomason · Tuesday, April 9, 2013

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person responsible for the death of 23-year-old Julia Niswender.

Violence statistics released

By Ariel Achatz · Wednesday, April 3, 2013

While nation-wide statistics showed a decrease in domestic violence, rates among college students remain higher than average compared to other demographics.

A 20-year-old man and 20-year-old female have been arrested as suspects in the murder of a 46-year-old Detroit man who came to help his daughter settle a lease dispute.

Roommates suspects in man’s murder

By Taylor Pinson · Wednesday, April 3, 2013

A 46-year-old Detroit man was killed at Peninsular Place apartments Sunday night. Ypsilanti Police have already arrested two suspects, a 20-year-old male and a 20-year-old female, a couple who lives at Peninsular Place.

County one of healthiest

By Jennifer Kirby · Friday, March 29, 2013

Washtenaw County was ranked first among Michigan counties in “health factors” March 20, for the fourth straight year by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Ypsi High School graduation, dropout rates decline

By Ariel Achatz · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Ypsilanti High School graduation rates continued to decline last year, but dropout rates improved thanks to alternative secondary education programs.

Transfer programs save students money

By Ariel Achatz · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers transfer agreement allows students to transfer from community colleges to select baccalaureate universities within Michigan. It provides transferability of 30 credits to meet many, or all, of the general education requirements at four-year colleges.

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