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News briefs, March 30

By Drew Saunders · Tuesday, March 29, 2016

The EMU theater group Close Up is having its play, Growing Pains, at the Alexander Music Hall, Thursday, March 31.

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Police blotter, March 27

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, March 26, 2016

Monday, March 21, 2016 A traffic violation on West Circle Drive led to a foot chase involving the Department of Public Safety and the two people inside the vehicle.

Student Government President Steven Cole.

Student government president reflects on his time in office

By Mona Beydoun · Saturday, March 26, 2016

Steven Cole was elected as Student Government President on March 26, 2015. After his year in office about to come to an end, he reflects back on how he moved forward with the platform he ran on. Accomplishments During his time as president, Cole has several accomplishments in specific that he is proud of.

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News briefs, March 27

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, March 26, 2016

Easter was Sunday, March 27, but the Student Center’s Food Court will be having a three hour egg hunt, Monday, March 28, at 12:00 noon.

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News briefs, March 23

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Eastern Michigan University’s Black Women’s Leadership Symposium will be starting at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, March 24, in the Guild Room of McKenny.

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Police blotter, March 23

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Thursday, March 17, 2016. The Parking Department called the Department of Public Safety to North Campus Lot at 11:33 a.m.

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EMU holds third annual Business Luncheon

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, March 20, 2016

“One of the reasons we hold these events is to give our students a chance to network,” Dean Michael Tidwell said during the third annual Eastern Michigan University Business Luncheon, Friday, March 18. Circular white tables filled the mood-lit Student Center Ballroom during the event, which served both as a function to award businesses for their exemplary achievements, and for students in the COB to network with potential employers.

Alison Kafer, PhD, professor of feminist studies at Southwestern University presents her lecture "Haunting the Edges of Social Justice: Disability Across Movements"

Alison Kafer lectures on disability equality

By Sarah Lewis · Sunday, March 20, 2016

The lecture “Haunting the Edges of Social Justice: Disability Across Movements” which touches on how disability relates to social movements and social justice was presented by Alison Kafer, PhD, professor of feminist studies at Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas on Thursday, March 17 in Halle Library. Kafer, who teaches feminist, environmental, and race and ethnicity studies said that she hopes that her lecture will teach people to look at disability in a new way and get more involved in activism.

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News briefs, March 20

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, March 20, 2016

Students will have the opportunity to learn about Confucianism Monday, March 21, when Grand Valley State University professor Peimin Ni visits campus.

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EMU student dead Thursday night due to probable suicide

By Drew Saunders · Friday, March 18, 2016

An EMU student was struck and killed by an Amtrak train, Thursday, just before midnight. According to a press release from the university that was emailed across campus, the victim was a young woman between the ages of 19-20 from Brownstown Michigan and a resident of Hill Hall. “Our thoughts and sympathy are with the victim’s family and friends,” the press release said.

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EMU student helps raise over $100,000 through poetry

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, March 16, 2016

What do you do when you go back home from Eastern to visit your family? For EMU students such as Razjea Bridges-Fordham, she goes back to a city where she tries to avoid the water. Her immediate family is one of the lucky households in Flint, Michigan that do not receive city water for their faucets, but she has friends and family in the city that are connected to contaminated pipes.

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