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EMU lecturers receive layoff notices

By Jess J. Salisbury · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

For years, Pam Olech has been one of Eastern Michigan University’s many full-time lecturers in charge of observing and advising student teachers. But her position has been threatened due recent layoffs within the EMU College of Education.

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Be safe this Valentine's Day

By Kayla Boyd · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, many couples are planning their romantic dates for this weekend. With all of this love in the air, it is extremely important for students to be safe and make smart decisions while being intimate.

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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

Feb. 7 Officers were called to Hoyt Hall for a verbal argument between a male student and a female student at 12:30 a.m. The dispute did not turn physical and the two students went to their respective rooms after police arrived.

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News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

Lunch and Learn session— Eastern Michigan University is providing a chance for people to engage in an event titled “Do One Thing: Emergency Preparedness for the Whole Community.”

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Leadership symposium held in Student Center Monday

By Curt Allain · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted a leadership symposium Monday evening in Student Center room 300, titled “Leadership Redefined: Advancing Youth Empowerment.” Participating organizations were the Poetry Society, Mentor2Youth and sororities Sigma Gamma Rho and Alpha Kappa Alpha.

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NAACP hosts 'Women of History: Celebrating Our Queens'

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted “Women of History: Celebrating Our Queens,” an event honoring the achievements of black women in history and at the university, in the Student Center Tuesday night.

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Chiara Hensley named new ombuds

By Mandy Grenier · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

The Office of the Ombuds is located in the Student Center room 240 and open for any student experiencing challenges on campus. According to Hensley, the office handles a wide variety of student concerns including communication with professors, conduct issues, grade grievances, academic dismissal, tuition, medical appeals, billing issues and financial aid concerns. The Office of the Ombuds may also assist students with any other problems that they may encounter during their time at Eastern Michigan University.

The men’s swimming team performs at Jock Jamz Tuesday night at Pease Auditorium. They took first place in the competition.

EMU Community Comes Together At Jock Jamz

By Eugene Evans · Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014

Hundreds of students, coaches and athletes gathered at Pease Auditorium as a community Tuesday night for Jock Jamz, which was entertained by ten varsity athletic teams as they showed off their dancing and lip synching skills.

Eastern Michigan University Rec/IM expands hours

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

On Jan. 6, the Rec/IM increased its hours on Mondays-Thursdays in an effort to get students and faculty who might not have worked out because of night classes to show up. The expanded hours on Mondays-Thursdays are now 6:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. compared to the fall semester when it opened as usual, but closed down two hours early.

Eastern Michigan University’s Psychology Department welcomed Ogai Ogas, a computational neuroscientist and author of “A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells us about Sexual Relationships,” to the Student Center Thursday evening.

Neuroscientist guest speaker divulges sexy secrets

By Dilann Yasin · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s Psychology Department welcomed Ogai Ogas, a computational neuroscientist and author of “A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells us about Sexual Relationships,” to the Student Center Thursday evening.

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News Briefs

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

EMU alumna turns 105— Eastern Michigan University alumna Pat Crouch turned 105 on Thursday. Crouch earned her degree from Michigan Normal College, now known as Eastern Michigan University.

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Student Government holds off-campus housing fair

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government sponsored the Off-Campus Housing Fair on Thursday as part of EMU’s Safety Week. The event was held at the Student Center on campus and was designed to help students talk to different leasing professionals around Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor about the security they provide to their tenants.

EMU Student Government prepares for spring elections

By Jess J. Salisbury · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

Eastern Michigan University students seeking a way to get more involved in the campus community have the chance to have their voices heard. Student Government is now accepting applications for the positions of president and vice-president, and student senators.

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Physical Plant addresses icy roads, walkways

By Jess J. Salisbury · Friday, Feb. 7, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University Physical Plant explained the challenges it faced in keeping the campus roads and sidewalks ice-free this winter via an email sent to the EMU community on the evening of Friday, Feb.

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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

Feb. 1 Officers responded to a noise complaint in Walton Hall at 12:59 a.m. and found a group of underage students with a small amount of alcohol in a dorm room. The students were not charged criminally, but may face consequences under the Student Code of Conduct.

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