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Ypsi's best: Team Ethic

By Carmen Bojanowski · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

Ypsilanti has a lot to offer. A top-notch college, plenty of restaurants, bars, shopping and of course, Ypsilanti is home to many up-and-coming musicians with great potential.

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Growing Hope

By Carla Nodi · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

Growing Hope is a local non-profit that makes its main priority improving its community’s lifestyle through gardening and healthy food access.

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Not your average prof

By Cosette Girardot · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

Once upon a time there was a Professor named Amanda Allen, who worked at Eastern Michigan University in the Children’s Literature department.

Need a coffee fix? B-24's.

By Cosette Girardot · Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012

Coffee. That’s right, that beautiful, warm, happy drink that makes waking up in the morning bearable and studying late into the night possible.

Color of Drums: the power of the spoken word

By Jerome Stuart Nichols · Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012

The spoken word is a powerful tool. Words can build and words can destroy. For civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., words were tools to change a nation and bring together people who otherwise might have never acknowledged each other’s existence.

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Changing your lifestyle is key to a healthier life

By Carla Nodi · Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012

At 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, the 2011 documentary “Forks Over Knives” by director Lee Fulkerson was aired in the Downtown Ypsilanti Library on Michigan Ave. Before the film, friendly faces shared a meal, eating treats plucked from local gardens and cooked in your neighbors’ kitchens.

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Up-and-coming artists to watch for

By Jerome Stuart Nichols · Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012

2011 was a fantastic year in music. Even if we ignore the blockbuster albums by Lady Gaga and Adele, we’re still left a phenomenal year of sales and performances from acts new and old.

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MLK day at Eastern

By Jerome Stuart Nichols · Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012

Starting Thursday, Jan. 12, Eastern Michigan University will begin its annual celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King.

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MC Kadence brings roots to local hip hop

By Cosette Girardot · Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012

“Let’s stop with the pretentiousness and all the second guessing, it’s time to use this art for more than merely self-expression,” is the chorus for Brandon Mitchell’s song “Hypocrisy.” Mitchell, better known to his fans as MC Kadence (as-he-is), is a Progressive Hip Hop artist from Ann Arbor.

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TRUEMU picnic

By Cosette Girardot · Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012

The worst part about winter in Michigan can be seen in the late afternoon; it’s cold, it’s dark and more likely than not there’s gross slush everywhere.

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Kitchen 101: Pancakes

By Jerome Stuart Nichols · Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012

I love pancakes more than I can possibly say. I know that admission will make you guys see me for the fat kid I really am, but I don’t care.

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Renowned journalist Beimeng Fu recalls her COVID-19 reporting experience on this weeks episode of Women Journalist COVID-19 Experiences. Check out this latest episode on Spotify! Or you can listen to their full unedited conversation at the Eastern Michigan University Archive website.

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