Getting Detroit back on its feet financially
Governor Rick Snyder is trying his best to reassure Detroiters he’s looking out for them while trying to save the city from financial ruin.
Governor Rick Snyder is trying his best to reassure Detroiters he’s looking out for them while trying to save the city from financial ruin.
On Oct. 30, 1938, author Orson Welles narrated his famous story, “The War of the Worlds.” After the radio narration a widespread hysteria took place, as many actually believed aliens were invading their world.
As far as I can tell, Alexander Pope popularized the phrase “hope springs eternal” in 1733. One Internet poster without a citation carried it back to ancient Rome, but either way, I’m sure they were talking about Major League Baseball’s Opening Day. Now you might say Pope wrote that 150 years before anyone had even heard of baseball, but that’s an irrelevant detail. Three days from now, the boys of summer will walk back into our lives and another long, dreary winter will come to an end. This is the time of year when everything is still possible.
It’s too bad Twitter wasn’t around in 1972, when President Richard Nixon made his famous trip to China which opened up diplomatic and trade relations between the two countries.
Penalties, fines and suspensions have become a hot commodity in the NFL since commissioner Roger Goodell took over in 2006.
Every day I walk through the Student Center and pass Starbucks. Sometimes I stop for a coffee, but most days I do not, wondering if there is time for me to swing by the Ugly Mug before class instead.
Roundabouts are annoying and I don’t like them. Unfortunately, Washtenaw County is going to call home to more of them, according to an article from Annarbor.com.
Facebook is excellent for multiple tasks: creeping on friends, following those melodramas we call other peoples’ relationships and, of course, flexing our “social activism.” True to the last note and a testament to the power of social media, Kony 2012 exploded on the web, riling up some bizarre concoction of disgust, good intentions, ignorance and misguided enthusiasm.
Generally speaking, going out for a bag of Skittles and a bottle of iced tea isn’t a particularly dangerous move.
The Eastern Echo has decided not to endorse any candidate in this year’s Student Government Presidential election.
Imagine living inside a factory with tiny dormitories that fit six or more, forced to return to the assembly line at any moment to fill an order.
I have been at Eastern Michigan University since January 2010, and I have yet to have a semester go by without getting a parking ticket.
Sports fans mark their calendars for four sporting events each year: the Super Bowl, the World Series, the Masters and NCAA March Madness.
According to an Associated Press article, oil prices are getting bad, despite the release of 30 million barrels from the country’s reserves.
Seven days from now, the Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments in what will likely be a landmark case to decide the fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Last week, Adam Liptak penned a thoughtful piece in The New York Times that considered one of the three major aspects of the case.
The Moonlite Bunny Ranch is a legal brothel in Nevada and a focal point for controversy. While it was once featured on HBO’s Cathouse, it is also used as an example of our country’s moral decay.
America is in the middle of a presidential election cycle. Issues of vital importance to the country right now are domestic: gas prices, the economy and the jobs market.
Gov. Rick Snyder took business classes at Kellogg Community College in his teens and left the University of Michigan with both an MBA and a J.D.
Ever wonder how and where your tuition money is spent each year? It’s important to know which amenities each student pays for despite attending a school with a high number of commuters and nontraditional students.
A few years ago, radio personality Don Imus lit a firestorm of controversy after making several derogatory statements about the Rutger’s Women’s Basketball team – calling them, “nappy-headed hoes.” Soon after the backlash, sponsors pulled their backing, and Imus was fired.