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Three panelists, Rabbi Dana Bensonspoke, Pastor Bryan Schindel, and Imam Amir Naeem, spoke at the Interfaith Dinner.

Students learn about faith at Interfaith Dinner

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015

The Muslim Student Association, Hillel and Unite EMU hosted an Interfaith Dinner Monday evening in McKenny Hall. Ahnas Alzahabi, president and founder of Eastern Michigan University’s chapter of Students Organize for Syria, hosted the event.

DPS's newest addition, Nitro the dog, with his partner, officer Bridget Bofysil.

DPS has a new member: Nitro the dog

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015

Eastern Michigan University's Department of Public Safety has a new officer. Nitro is a 1 and a half year old Belgian Malinaois.

News Briefs, Dec. 1

By Drew Saunders · Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015

Thursday, Dec. 3 The Quirk-Spongberg Theatre will be hosting the Interp/Performance Studies Program at 4 p.m.

Police Blotter, Dec. 1

By Drew Saunders · Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015

Thursday, Nov. 19 DPS arrested an EMU student for assaulting another person with a broom when they responded at 1:47 a.m.

'It shook the whole building': Students recall 'Bubble' collapse

By Andrew Mascharka · Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015

For Eastern Michigan University students Megan Trapp and Rachel Washburn Sunday started as a normal day of work at EMU’s Indoor Practice Facility.

EMU Indoor Practice Facility collapses

By Andrew Mascharka · Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University Indoor Practice Facility collapsed this morning at approximately 8:30 a.m.

PRSSA hosts annual Student Development Conference

By Mona Beydoun · Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America will host the annual Student Development Conference from 9 a.m.

Eastern Michigan University professor Don Ritzenhein, a board member at the Detroit Institute of Art, will talk about his perspective on the museum.

Ritzenhein to talk about his perspective on DIA

By Madeline Reinbolt · Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015

Eastern Michigan University professor Don Ritzenhein of the communication, media and theater arts department will give a talk on his perspective of the Detroit Institute of Arts from 8:30-9:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the King Hall Lounge. The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance @ Eastern Student Association and AMP!

EMU signs deal to promote minority students in STEM fields

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015

Eastern Michigan University has signed a deal with the Louis Stokes Midwest Center of Excellence to promote minority students in STEM fields.

News Briefs, Nov. 28

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015

Monday, Nov. 30 Hillel, the Muslim Student Association and Unite EMU will be hosting an Interfaith Dinner at 6 p.m., Monday in the McKenny Ballroom.

Faculty Senate pulls all representation from Presidential Search Advisory Committee

By Mona Beydoun · Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015

The Eastern Michigan Faculty Senate pulled all representation from the Presidential Search Advisory Committee for the first time in EMU’s history.

EMU receives $361K grant to support low-income Ypsilanti families

By Mona Beydoun · Friday, Nov. 27, 2015

The Kresge Foundation has given Eastern Michigan University a $361,000 grant to expand programs for low-income families living in Ypsilanti housing projects. The grant will support the Ypsilanti Family Empowerment Program, a community effort which began in 2012 to help families living in the award winning Hamilton Crossing development on Ypsilanti’s south side.

EMU student receives film award for documentary

By Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson · Monday, Nov. 23, 2015

Eastern Michigan University student Benjamin Armes has won a Sir Edmund Hillary Award for his 22 minute documentary, “Dream it.

Black Student Demands presented at conference

By Summar Abdelnour · Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015

A list of demands by the African American community was given to Eastern Michigan University at the Institutional Racism in Higher Education conference at 2 p.m., Thursday, in McKenny. Darius Simpson stood in front of a room full of people and encouraged the downfall of institutional racism.

Dana Dolinoy, from the University of Michigan, gave a lecture.

Dana Dolinoy talks DNA and destiny

By Sarah Lewis · Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015

Dr. Dana Dolinoy, associate professor of nutrition and environmental health from the University of Michigan, presented her lecture Your Epigenome: DNA is not Necessarily Your Destiny on Thursday at the Student Center. The lecture is a part of EMU’s annual George Liepa Sigma Xi speaker series which is inspired by former EMU professor of nutrition, George Liepa.

About 80 students attended the annual Thanksgiving dinner.

The Office for International Students holds annual Thanksgiving dinner

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015

Thanksgiving Break is upon us, so Friday the Office for International Students and Scholars hosted the annual International Thanksgiving dinner Friday night in the Student Center. About 80 international and American students had a traditional Thanksgiving meal. "It's just a safe place for the international students to experience American culture, to learn the traditions of Thanksgiving and some of the things we have now like football, Black Friday shopping, the Macy's parade,” Emily Boerman, an international student advisor who helped set this up, said.

News Briefs, Nov. 21

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015

Monday, Nov. 23 Candidates for bachelor's of fine arts degrees will be presenting their bodies of works in the Senior Show/Capstone Exhibition from 10 a.m.

Police Blotter, Nov. 21

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015

Monday, Nov. 16 An EMU student was pulled over for a traffic violation, Thursday near the corner of Huron River Drive and LeForge Road.

Richard Stahler-Sholk talks indigenous autonomy movements in Mexico

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015

The Political Science Department's Richard Stahler-Sholk greeted a group of over a dozen people for his lecture on Indigenous Autonomy Movements in Mexico Friday in Pray-Harrold. Unlike the United States, Mexico has no reservations for its 60 plus recognized indigenous groups.

The Brehm Scholars Alumni Association held its third annual conference.

Brehm Scholars Alumni Association holds third annual conference

By Nafiah Khan · Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University’s Brehm Scholars Alumni Association and the Dolores Soderquist Brehm Center for Special Education Scholarship and Research held its third annual conference, Connecting the Dots: Stories that Matter, on Nov.