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The electronic/house show was accompanied by “spectacular lighting.” DeadMau5 used backgrounds and his “cube” pictured above, to create a rave atmosphere for his music.

Deadmau5 performs at EMU Convocation Center

By Ian Cruz · Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010

Deadmau5, commonly mispronounced as Dead-mau-5, is an electronic/“house” DJ known for his television appearance on this year’s MTV VMAs and the gigantic Mickey Mouse-like head he sports at his shows.

Games help learning

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010

Professor Mark C. Carnes, a professor of history at Barnard College in New York, made his second stop to Eastern Michigan University this past Thursday to deliver a lecture entitled “Critical Thinking: Can Neurobiology Help Us?”

'Hit By a Car' group teaches improvisation

By Josh Foster · Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

From 7-9 p.m. every Friday, Eastern Michigan University’s “Hit By a Car Improv Troupe” gathers in the Student Center, usually in room 301, for two hours of wacky, fun and completely off-the-cuff comedy.

'Hamlet' shows new viewpoints

By Nicole Bell · Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

Friday in Quirk Theater, director Lee Stille’s “Hamlet” opened the EMU theater season. Written by renowned playwright William Shakespeare, this show offers everything a tragedy is supposed to represent. With ghosts, blood, vengeance and character death, it covers all aspects of its genre. Audience members are introduced to the suspenseful mood with a gothic-style slide show and haunting music leading up and into the first act.

Trick-or-Treat gets makeover, helps Ypsi

By Andrea Lorfel · Sunday, Oct. 24, 2010

For the sixth consecutive year English professor Tom Ulch will be organizing a canned food drive along with his right-hand man, Math professor Paul Horvath. Ulch and Horvath offer extra credit to current students participating in the canned food drive on the night of Halloween.

“Hamlet” opens at 7 p.m. Friday at Quirk Theatre. Tickets are $15 for regular admission, $12 for students and $9 for children. The show runs until Oct. 30.

EMU puts new twist on Shakespearean classic

By Nicole Bell · Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010

First performed during the Elizabethan era in 1600, “Hamlet” still remains one of William Shakespeare’s most famous works.

EMU ranks 81 in national sex health

By Katie Milewski · Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010

Sex is everywhere you look. It’s on TV, it’s online and it’s in stores. It’s seen as glamorous and popular on the covers of magazines and on shows like “Gossip Girl.” Its potentially harsh consequences are on display on shows like “16 and Pregnant” and in the carefully hidden condom aisles.

Eastern students creators of online dating website

By Andrea Lorfel · Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010

Walking around Eastern Michigan University, you might have noticed little business cards strewn around advertising a dating website called www.OnlyHookups.com.

Catwalk to campus: Focus on fun, not funds this Halloween

By Erin Ellison · Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010

Don’t spend $30 this year on your Halloween costume; instead use creativity, think outside the box and put a spin on the things that might already be in your closet.

EMU band, choir to perform at Pease

By Josh Coudret · Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010

The Eastern Michigan University Choir and the Symphonic Band will each perform concerts this weekend at Pease Auditorium for the first time this semester. Trey Jacobs, director of choral activities, will lead the University Choir at 8 p.m.

Salsa night draws diversity

By Kyle Wackrow · Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010

The red and blue lit Eastern Michigan University Grand Ballroom dance floor was never empty Thursday as many celebrated the conclusion of Latino Heritage Month with Salsa Night.

Caribbean Delights offers fresh choices

By Ben Petiprin · Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010

The interior of G’s Caribbean Delights is about as modest as the façade, but I urge the customer to have some faith. While the scant, Island-themed decorations might seem tacky at first, they foreshadow a real experience. Waves of balmy heat from a large blackened stove and the mysterious scents of meats mixed with vague spices erode all cynicism and transport the diner to the tropics. In no time I was bouncing along to the constant reggae and calypso music, taking eager bites of my food at the completion of each drum loop.

French protests are national holiday, custom

By Danielle Sebranek · Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010

As a group of friends and I exited the cafeteria Oct. 12, commotion and excitement greeted us. We were experiencing what the French call “la grève.” This demonstration mobilized young and old alike. Many students attending “lycée,” the French equivalent of our high school, stood up for their beliefs and exercised their legal right to strike. In fact, L’Union Nationale Lycéens exists in France.

U-M instructor teaches Ojibwe

By Joseph Yelick · Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010

“Maajtaadaa,” says University of Michigan instructor Howard Kimewon, as his lecture at EMU begins [maajtaadaa means let’s start].

Study abroad fair shows opportunities

By Matt Dauzy · Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010

The Student Center hosted a Study Abroad Fair, presented by Academic Programs Abroad from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m Tuesday in room 310. More than 20 academic and exchange programs were presented in the showcase, with offerings in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia.