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Honors College kicks off Star Lecture Series with Doris Fields

By Scout Bostley · Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016

The Honors College kicked off the 2016 Star Lecture series with Dr. Doris Fields. The first installment in the series was titled “A Well Lived Life: Improving race relations on campus, within the community and in workplace.”This lecture filled the Halle Library Auditorium with Honors college students along with students of Dr. Fields, to hear her enthusiastic perspective on learning about and approving race relations.

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News Briefs, Jan. 20

By Drew Saunders · Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016

According to the Center for Disease Control, around 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer in the United States every year.

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Police Blotter, Jan. 18

By Drew Saunders · Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016

Thursday, January 14th, 2016. The Department of Public Safety assisted the Ypsilanti Police Department with an assault and battery call at 1:02 a.m., Jan.

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Keynote speaker Barbara Arnwine enlightenes students on MLK Day

By Jaycie Sabala · Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016

To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr., Keynote Speaker and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, Barbara Arnwine, spoke to students and the community in the Student Center that day, reinstating the importance of the history and movements that are the reason behind how far society has come today. Many community members and students attended the event to hear the words of Arnwine, and educate themselves about the foundation Martin Luther King Jr.

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News Briefs, Jan. 18

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016

Eastern Michigan University is closed for MLK on Monday, but that does not mean there is nothing to do around campus.

Bargains up for grabs at Goodwill's newest Ypsilanti location

By Nina Drumsta · Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016

Just last week in Ypsilanti, a brand new Goodwill store opened its doors in high hopes to benefit the community and create affordable options for those in need and students. In order to gain press and raise community awareness to donate and shop at this new location, the store held private tours between Jan.

'Bubble' to be closed additional two weeks

By Andrew Mascharka · Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016

A new tear in the Eastern Michigan University Indoor Practice Facility was discovered Wednesday morning according to EMU officials. This is after the original tear caused the collapse of the facility on Nov. 29.

Student Government passes resolution against regents' decision to postpone EAA vote

By Mona Beydoun · Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016

Student Government passed a resolution at the senate meeting Tuesday night to “voice no confidence” in the Board of Regents’ decision to postpone a vote on Eastern Michigan University’s involvement in the Education Achievement Authority. S.Res.-102-08, authored by Senator Jones-Darling, said that the Board of Regents has failed to recognize the negative impacts the EAA places on the student body. At the last Board of Regents meeting, the regents postponed a vote that would decide whether EMU stayed in the EAA for another year or not. “This Student Government has been constant in telling the regents over and over and over on behalf of the student body that this is not okay,” Jones-Darling said.

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Police Blotter, Jan. 13

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016

Eastern Michigan University's Department of Public Safety has had a number of light drug possessions and drinking charges to deal with over the last few days. Thursday, Jan.

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News Briefs, Jan. 13

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016

Eastern Michigan University has a lot of activities going on around campus leading up to MLK day. On Thursday Jan.

Students enjoy ice cream during a farewell event for Kim Schatzel at the Eastern Michigan Student Center, 7 Jan.

Kim Schatzel says farewell with ice cream social

By Mona Beydoun · Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016

Kim Schatzel, former interim president, provost and executive vice president of academic and student affairs at Eastern Michigan University, explained at her farewell ice cream social that her move to Towson University will be the hardest change she has made in her forty years of working The social, held this past Thursday afternoon in the Student Center, was free and open to the campus.

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News Briefs, Jan. 10

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016

Eastern Michigan University's Intermedia Gallery Group is going to be hosting their Annual Juried Student Show this week.

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