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By Scout Bostley · Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014

Faculty/Staff Lunch & Learn: Low-Sodium Cooking to Prevent Hypertension The office of Nutrition Services will be hosting the Lunch and Learn to demonstrate healthy recipes that are low in sodium. The event will be from 12 to 2 p.m., Dec. 11, in room 5 of Roosevelt Hall. The event is free, to reserve a seat at the vent visit: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/low-sodium-cooking-to-prevent-hypertension-tickets-13674995279.

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EMU transitions to a tobacco-free campus

By Scout Bostley · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014

Eastern Michigan University recently adopted a tobacco-free campus policy. The Board of Regents voted to pass this policy Friday afternoon at their winter regular meeting. The tobacco-free policy is to move toward supporting a healthier learning, living and work environment for the EMU campus.

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Research grants at EMU result in U.S patents for three professors

By Drew Saunders · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014

The Office of Research Development announced, in a statement, that Cory Emal, an associate chemistry professor, along with colleagues from the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland, has received US patent 8,759,327. And Vijay Mannari, a polymers professor and Subhas Ghosh, a professor in textiles have received US patent 8,764,851.

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Two EMU Regents to retire

By Scout Bostley · Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014

Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents Francine Parker and Floyd Clack finished their last Board of Regents meeting Friday afternoon.

Ryan Dixon at the new Ypsilanti pop-up store

Digital Inclusion opens up Pop Up store in Ypsi

By Allie Tomason · Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014

Digital Inclusion opened a Pop Up store, Nov. 24, in downtown Ypsilanti at 10 North Washington Street, slated to be open until Dec. 17. A social enterprise of Eastern Michigan University’s, The Business Side of Youth, Digital Inclusion, refurbishes, repairs and sells donated computers at a considerably lower price than brand-new.

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Police blotter, Dec. 6

By Scout Bostley · Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014

Monday, Dec. 1 Police received an anonymous third party report about the possibility of unwanted and inappropriate touching.

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DPS to get body cameras

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s, Department of Public Safety will be investing $17,000 in body cameras for police officers. The cameras will be used for officers "on foot patrol, bicycle patrol and other activity not occurring near or around a police vehicle.”

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News briefs, Dec. 6

By Scout Bostley · Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014

EMU MESA Presents a Panel Discussion on Race: Making the Minority the Majority Middle Eastern Student Association, The Native American Student Organization, BLACK, and Latino Student Association will come together for a discussion on dealing with racial stereotypes in our community from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 8, in room 350 of the Student Center. The discussion is open to all students. The event is LBC approved.

“I’ll put it like this. The only reason certain drugs are outlawed, like marijuana, is because the government can’t tax people on it. I disagree with drug tests overall, depending on the type of drug.”Sammie Clay, senior, individualized program study

Eagle on the Street

By Allie Tomason · Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014

The Michigan House approved a pilot program that would allow for suspicion-based drug testing on welfare recipients, on Wednesday.

EMU Regent Jim Stapleton's media release

EMU Regents call for stronger EMU-EAA partnership

By Nora Naughton & Scout Bostley · Friday, Dec. 5, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s Board of Regents will continue with the interlocal agreement with the Education Achievement Authority after a resolution to withdraw was shot down at the Regents' meeting in Welch Hall Friday. The Regents approved an amendment to that resolution that stated the Regents should continue with set guidelines for working with and improving the EAA over the next three years in a 6-2 vote.

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EMU professor sets example with activism

By Allie Tomason · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014

Vanessa Marr, professor of women’s and gender studies at Eastern Michigan University, is an educator, an activist and someone who is concerned about the ways in which education and finding ways to connect with environmental learning impact the lives of people and their communities. “I see myself as a community-centered scholar,” she said.

EMU students protest the Ferguson case through a die in while holding papers of those who have been killed by the police force on Dec 1rst, 2014 at the Student Center on Eastern Michigan University's campus.

Students protest police violence in wake of Ferguson

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014

A group of Eastern Michigan University students protested against racial police violence, fueled by the recent Grand Jury decision in Furgeson, with a die-in demonstration and a march through several buildings on campus. The protest was lead by EMU student Darius Simpson, who is also president of the poetry society at EMU.

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Student Senate meeting Dec. 2

By Allie Tomason · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014

The Student Senate considered and unanimously passed Resolution 101-006 at it’s meeting Tuesday, a resolution passed by the Internal Affairs committee Nov.

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Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz speaks before a packed audience

By Scout Bostley · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014

Eastern Michigan University Jewish Studies department welcomed Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz as a guest lecturer to speak on Jewish ethics and social justice Tuesday evening in the Student Center ballroom. Rabbi Yanklowitz has been known to be a supporter of equal marriage rights for everyone in the LGBTQ community.

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