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Snow Health offers SAD treatments

By Cosette Girardot · Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012

As it gets closer and closer to the winter solstice, the amount of darkness that we have to endure is disheartening. As if it’s not enough that those who wake up before 8 a.m. are waking up to complete darkness, and by the time their day is done at 5 p.m., it’s once again pitch black outside. Such a lifestyle can easily make a person feel a little SAD.

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Emerge Global jewelry helps girls in Sri Lanka

By Kayla Boyd · Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012

If you’re stumped on what to get for your girlfriend, sister or mother or maybe just want to buy something for yourself, you could check out some one-of-a-kind handmade jewelry from the Emerge Global organization.

Concert helps fund ASB

By Matt Rice · Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012

Alternative Spring Breaks held a benefit concert, at the Bona Sera Café in Ypsilanti Monday, to help fund present and future Alternative Spring Breaks community service trips.

Review: ‘White as Snow’ eerie, mysterious

By Ashley G. Terrell · Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012

The tale of a girl with skin white as snow, lips the color of blood and hair as black as night is captivating and legendary. She had a heart of pure gold amongst the shadows of evil and greed that threatened to end her life.

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I Am P.I.N.K. expands girls mentoring to Ypsilanti

By Rose Carver · Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012

Are you a woman looking to get more involved in your community in a meaningful way? Now is the time, as the girl power organization from Detroit, called I Am P.I.N.K., has recently established an Eastern Michigan University chapter. The nonprofit organization targets sixth to twelfth grade girls from inner city areas who could benefit from guidance and mentorship of an older and more established woman.

Matt on Music: Top 5 songs of 2012 from disappointing albums

By Matt Rice · Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012

This year, I was more fascinated with singles and individual songs than I ever have been before. Thankfully, I did this without losing my love of albums as full pieces. But, there is a certain charm to great singles and hidden gems resting in albums that aren’t good as a whole. So, these are the year’s five best choice cuts.

Weekend jamming creates Congress

By Carmen Bojanowski · Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012

It was approximately 10:45 on a gray Saturday morning in January 2011 when Jim Cherewick, Eric Gallippo, Ed Golembiewski and Aaron Quillen met at Ypsilanti’s Hen House and wrote six songs. This was the day that Congress was officially born.

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Beezy’s Cafe: A great place to get a great bite to eat

By Emily Barnes · Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012

With winter coming and the cold winds blowing through campus, knowing where warm drinks and wholesome food is served is a must. Last Monday at 3 p.m., I went to Beezy’s Café, located at 20 N. Washington St. in Ypsilanti, for a late lunch and to warm up from the cold.

Editors participate in Hijab Day

By Jess Salisbury · Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012

It appeared as if the Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center was welcoming an influx of new female Muslim students Tuesday night, each with their own brightly colored headscarf, or hijab.

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Katie’s Craft Corner #11: Knotted bracelets quick, stylish accessory

By Katie Remski · Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012

There’s a lot of blank time on some school days, like waiting for your classes to start, getting out of class early or a lunch break that’s too long. One easy project that only takes a tiny bit of space in your backpack is a knotted bracelet, sometimes called a friendship bracelet, as they’re fun to swap, trade and match with friends.

Matt on Music: Donald Fagen's 'Sunken Condos'

By Matt Rice · Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2012

Of all the “greatest bands of all time,” Steely Dan has always been one of the more bizarre ones. Featuring two core members, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, and backed by studio musicians, Steely Dan is a jazz-rock band that formed in the ’70s. What differentiates them from most jazz-rock bands is Fagen and Becker’s keen understanding of both jazz and rock, as well as their perfectionist recording style (my favorite Steely Dan album, “Katy Lied,” is famously hated by the two due to its supposedly poor sound quality).

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"Eastern Michigan women’s lacrosse team recognized at Board of Regents meeting" - Caleb Henderson

"EMU's University Park pond serves as home for dozens of koi, even during winter" - Israel Shriki

"Shakespeare in the Arb brings 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' to life this summer" - Allie Beecher

"EMU’s online vendor change & 6 things to know about textbooks before fall 2025" - Israel Shriki

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