Events

String Teachers hosts fundraising concert

Spring is in the air, and Eastern Michigan University’s music students have a lot in store for the campus community. The American String Teachers Association is holding a fundraiser concert in the Alexander Music Building Recital Hall Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. The concert will feature music arranged in the pop and rock style for string instruments.

Bands play tribute to The Replacements

Several bands paid tribute to the influential band The Replacements at Woodruff’s bar in Ypsilanti’s Depot Town on Saturday.

Students perform in first full-scale opera at Eastern

Eastern Michigan University presented its first full-scale opera, “Dido and Aeneas,” on Thursday in Pease Auditorium.

Upcoming concert for dance seniors

Graduating dance majors will get to showcase their capstone projects at this year’s Senior Projects Dance Concert, hosted by the department of music and dance at Eastern Michigan University. This free event will take place Saturday at 4 p.m. at Pease Auditorium.

Intermedia Gallery Group visits Detroit

On March 29, Eastern Michigan University art history professor Richard Rubenfeld guided students from the Intermedia Gallery Group through the outdoor art installation known as the Heidelberg Project in Detroit.

Film series group hosts potluck, movie night

Ypsilanti community businesses and organizations will join forces this Friday for a monthly potluck and Sustainability Film Series presentation of “Homeland.”

Lavendar Celebration honors LGBT students, allies

In light of the recent Supreme Court cases and the dialogue regarding those now-infamous pink equal signs all over Facebook, Eastern Michigan University’s 2013 Lavender Spring Celebration took place at an interesting time in LGBT history.

MAGIC fundraiser at Tower Inn

A dine-and-donate fundraiser for Eastern Michigan University’s Academic Success Partnerships’ Mentorship Across Guidance in College program will be held Tuesday from 5-10 p.m. at Tower Inn Café, located at 701 W. Cross St.

Performance brings light to discrimination issues

Americans have come a long way in terms of diversity and discrimination. But in light of the recent movement for a high school in Georgia to desegregate their prom, we are reminded that despite it being the 21st century, discrimination still exists in America. Eastern Michigan University professor and director Wallace Bridges brings forth such issues in performances of “The Wedding Band: A Love/Hate Story in Black and White,” originally written by Alice Childress, this month on campus.

Women share stories, tips to rise to success

“Still I Rise” was thrown by the organization You Beautiful Black Woman Epsilon chapter. The purpose of the program was to acknowledge the achievement of the “sheroes” in our community.

Oscar-nominated movie to play at EMU

Pat Solitano, a former school teacher fresh from a bit of time in a mental institution, moves back in with his parents and tries to make up with his ex-wife. But as you’d expect, there’s a catch. He meets a girl named Tiffany, who has problems of her own.

I Am P.I.N.K. gets more than 80 dresses for boutique

I Am P.I.N.K. received more than 80 dress donations from, at least, 30 students for their second prom dress drive, which was created to provide prom dresses for girls who cannot afford one of their own. The event concluded on Sunday.

If you happen to be a fan of the Ann Arbor area and love to just walk around on Saturdays, be weary of a cloud of smoke as you inch closer to the Diag.

Ypsi Christian group performs at Eastern

This past Monday at Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center, the student body was treated to a passionate and enthusiastic performance from the Christian group Kingdom Come.

Friendship Walk aids Best Buddies program

The Best Buddies program raised over $11,000 Sunday for its Eastern Michigan University and University of Michigan chapters through the Best Buddies Michigan Friendship Walk.

Suicide prevention group hosts event

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.

Students present projects at symposium

The Student Center was teeming with pride on Friday, as students, faculty and proud parents came out in droves to visit Eastern Michigan University’s 33rd annual Undergraduate Symposium.

Just Arts and Music presents cover show

The student organization Just Arts and Music presented their Covers Show Saturday in the Eastern Michigan University Student Center auditorium.

EMU Cooks! free class to help students make healthy meals

Winter is over (according to the calendar), and it’s time for Eastern Michigan University’s student body to start getting back into shape. While exercise is a necessary evil for any healthy body, a proper diet is of equal importance.

Students discuss women’s role in hip-hop at event

Intending to bring forward the issue of the role of women in hip-hop, My Mic Sounds Nice was held in Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center on Wednesday. The event was coordinated by Heather Nicholson and Nicole Carter, two feminist self-described “hip-hop heads,” both part of EMU’s education studies doctoral program.