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Group will light candles for victims of suicide

By Jess Salisbury · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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.

EMU’s 33rd annual Undergraduate Symposium will take place Friday in the Student Center.

Students to show projects, research

By Krystal Elliott · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

More than 400 undergraduate students from all academic departments will be given a chance to present their exceptional creative projects and research at Eastern Michigan University’s 33rd annual Undergraduate Symposium Friday.

Matt on Music: Kacey Musgraves' 'Same Trailer Different Park'

By Matt Rice · Sunday, March 17, 2013

The title of country singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves’ new album, “Same Trailer Different Park,” comes from her acclaimed country hit “Merry Go ’Round,” which was released in September 2012. It was a surprising masterpiece, displaying a blunt kind of cynicism rarely seen in country music. It was such a contradiction to the genre’s rural obsession that it might as well have called “Miserable in a Small Town.”

EMU goddess Diana has difficult past

By Bryan Alfaro · Sunday, March 17, 2013

March 18 marks the 28th anniversary of the first theft of Eastern Michigan University’s life-size bronze statue of the Roman goddess Diana, located on a pedestal in the courtyard outside of Ford Hall.

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Event to discuss biases

By Kayla Boyd · Sunday, March 17, 2013

To discuss the various concepts of race and how our differences can have both negative and positive impacts in our lives, the American Anthropological Association has put together a tour called Understanding Race Project Community Conversation.

Students had the chance to have fun while learning.

Students launch fundraiser

By Heidi Guenther · Sunday, March 17, 2013

Eastern Michigan University students launched a Latin dance fundraiser Saturday at Big Bob’s Lakehouse to aid the Salvadoran Humanitarian Aid, Research and Education Foundation.

Members of the EMU and Ypsi community gathered in Quirk.

TEDxEMU unites EMU

By Cosette Girardot · Sunday, March 17, 2013

If there were a way to take the entire college experience and compact it into one day, it would be through TEDxEMU.

EMU’s Alternative Spring Breaks program sent nine groups to areas along the east side of the country.

Students spend winter break giving back

By Raven Gardiner · Sunday, March 17, 2013

With thousands of people going hungry every day, are you doing anything to change that? Along with nine other people, I spent my spring break in Philadelphia to make my mark in the fight against hunger.

At the 16th annual ball Saturday night, games and activities with an outer space theme were available for the Best Buddies members.

EMU Best Buddies hosts Outer Space Ball

By Ciara Brown · Sunday, March 17, 2013

Eastern Michigan University’s Best Buddies program, in partnership with the VISION Volunteer Center, hosted its 16th Best Buddies Annual Outer Space Ball on Saturday evening in the Student Center Ballroom.

Grindhouse Review: 'Creepshow 2: Old Chief Wooden Head'

By Michael G. Petersen · Wednesday, March 13, 2013

From acclaimed author Steven King and legendry independent filmmaker George A. Romero comes the second installment to their classic horror anthology with “Creepshow 2.” Divided into three separated stories that are centered on a young teenage boy who picked up the latest issue of the popular comic, the film itself is considered a living breathing comic book that captures all the conventions, spirits and nature of a typical night at the movies for those who enjoy the horror genre.

Ashley Monroe’s ‘Like a Rose’ is clever, catchy and lets Monroe’s personality shine.

Matt on Music: Ashley Monroe's 'Like a Rose'

By Matt Rice · Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Loretta Lynn may not be the greatest country performer of all time (though she’s definitely up there), but she seems to have had the greatest influence, as the genre’s recent years have shown. Without Lynn, Miranda Lambert, Elizabeth Cook and Kacey Musgraves probably wouldn’t be performing. Even if they were, they’d probably be influenced more by a lesser performer, and their music might not be as powerful.

‘The Room’ will play this Saturday at 11:55 p.m. at Ann Arbor’s State Theater. Tickets are $7.

Cult film comes to State Theater

By Jake Maynard · Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Picture this: You’re stuck in a dead-end job and your life’s looking bleak. Your fiancée is cheating on you with your best friend, your mother-in-law has breast cancer, your bastard boss won’t give you the promotion he promised you months ago and you’ve grown fed up with this world of betrayal.

EMU’s International Student Association presents Colors in Harmony Saturday from 6-8 p.m.

Event to showcase cultural talent

By Princess Gabbara · Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Here at Eastern Michigan University, we cross paths with people from all walks of life. It’s not uncommon to be sitting next to someone in class of a different race, ethnicity or religion, and what better way to showcase that than hosting a cultural talent show?

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Organization hosts fasting

By Krystal Elliott · Wednesday, March 13, 2013

If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to fast for a day, Eastern Michigan University’s Muslim Student Association is providing the perfect opportunity with their annual Fast-a-Thon.

Members of the Eastern Michigan University Women’s Resource Center with the presenters of the I Heart Female Orgasm event.

Female orgasm event stresses openness

By Jess Salisbury · Wednesday, March 13, 2013

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.

‘Black Christmas’ gets four out of four stars.

Grindhouse Review: 'Black Christmas'

By Michael G. Petersen · Sunday, March 10, 2013

On a cold night in the winter of 1974, a group of sorority sisters are having their annual Christmas party before most of them go home for the holidays. But what they don’t know is that lurking in the shadows is a stranger who has something else in mind: Cold-blooded murder. When one of the girls disappears without a trace and the group keeps receiving cryptic and obscene phone calls, the relaxing holiday season turns into a twisted nightmare that unsettles the nerves and makes one wonder; if they’re not safe in their own house, then where are they safe?

Local dining choices for student budgets

By Lorrie Mayzlin · Sunday, March 10, 2013

Much like the poem that sits at the base of the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor, I am asking Eastern Michigan University to send me their tired, poor and hungry student masses. I am here to rescue you—if only to provide a guide to good eats around Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor. I am Lorrie Mayzlin, a culinary arts and hospitality management student at neighboring Washtenaw Community College, set to transfer to EMU to finish a degree in restaurant management.

This tote was created for less than $12, and took one weekend to finish.

Katie's Craft Corner: Tote bags

By Katie Remski · Sunday, March 10, 2013

Tote bags are one of those things everyone needs and has a distinct preference for: preppy, white nautical canvas bags with navy or red handles; giant, leather purse-style totes loaded with metal hardware; or crisp, quilted cotton bags in colorful prints.

The Ypsilanti Steering Committee will meet with EMU Wednesday and walk through town, inviting people to make suggestions.

Ypsi committee looks for Eastern opinions

By Cosette Girardot · Sunday, March 10, 2013

Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Joan of Arc, Plato and Aristotle were each individuals who brought about change. Often, in comparison to these people, it may seem impossible that you have an opportunity to affect the world on that level, but the Ypsilanti Steering Committee says otherwise. The YSC is looking for members of the Eastern Michigan University community to come and suggest changes for the City of Ypsilanti.

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