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Rally honors slain students

By Drew Saunders and Mandy Grenier · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

On Thursday, the Increase The Peace Rally & Walk kicked off in front of the north doors of the Student Center. This student rally and march was against the recent spat of violence and crime that has plagued the community at Eastern Michigan University since the murder of Julia Niswender almost a year ago. Several hundred people showed up for the event.

ROTC members complete test to become Army officers

By Kenneth Bowen · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

Midterms week can be stressful for anyone, but some Eastern Michigan University students had to rappel down a building and swim with a dummy M-16’s muzzle out of the water while in uniform last week.

EMU Student Government President Desmond Miller checks the Student Government Twitter feed.

EMU Student Government wants students to tell them ‘WTF’

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government has recently implemented a method to get feedback from students across campus about any type of issues they have from parking to safety concerns.

News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

Eastern Michigan University STEM fields— According to an article from Eastern Michigan University’s Division of Communications, the College Database has placed EMU as one of the top 50 colleges for advancing women in science, technology, engineering and math fields. To read more on the rankings, visit onlinecollegesdatabase.org/50-colleges-advancing-women-in-stem. Campus safety awareness training— New employees at Eastern Michigan University are required to take part in the campus safety awareness and hazard communication training. The sessions are listed below and will be held in room 300 of Halle Library: • Monday, Nov.

'True Life' debriefing examines abusive relationships

By Cody Sanders and Kenneth Bowen · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

On Wednesday, Eastern Michigan University’s Women’s Resource Center, in cooperation with the Safe House Center of Ann Arbor and First Step, presented the exhibit “True Life: My Experience with Domestic Violence.”

How safe is Ypsilanti?

By Jess J. Salisbury · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

In the past year, three homicides occurred in the area directly north of campus. In December 2012, junior communication and electronic media and film studies major Julia Niswender was presumably murdered in her apartment at Peninsular Place. The father of an EMU student was killed in a dispute in March 2013 in the same complex, and sophomore communication major and student-athlete Demarius Reed was found dead in the University Green apartments, down the street from Peninsular Place.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Students share feelings, concerns on Reed case, off-campus safety

By Kenneth Bowen and David Konarske · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

At least one person walked by the body of Demarius Reed after he was fatally shot, and as many as six people heard gunfire the night of the murder in his apartment complex, according to interim Ypsilanti Police Chief Tony DeGiusti.

'Paris Is Burning' shown in honor of LGBT studies minor

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

Starting in New York in 1986, it chronicles the balls that were happening around this time. The balls were get-togethers within the LGBTQ community in New York. These parties featured drag shows, voguing and costume competitions.

Poet George Ellenbogen wraps up 30-event tour with a talk at EMU

By Cody Sanders · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

The talk, “Ethnic Journeys: Memoirs of George Ellenbogen and Evelyn Shakir,” encompassed a variety of experiences from the lives of Ellenbogen and his late partner, fellow writer Evelyn Shakir.

International conference on violence in Syria to be held in Switzerland

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

The head of the Arab League announced Sunday that an international conference to end the Syrian civil war will be held in Geneva, Switzerland and is set to take place Nov. 23 and 24.

The Red Cross teams up with EMU to save lives

By Mandy Grenier · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

The Red Cross was on campus Monday and Tuesday in the Student Center Auditorium collecting pints of blood from students for lifesaving uses in the community.

EMU President Susan Martin speaks at a campus safety forum on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2013

Second public safety forum held in Student Center

By Kenneth Bowen · Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013

At least one person walked by the body of Demarius Reed after as was fatally shot, and as many as six people heard gunfire the night of the murder in his apartment complex according to interim Ypsilanti Police Chief Tony DeGiusti.

EMU student assaulted overnight

By Al Willman · Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013

Another Eastern Michigan University student was assaulted in the area around Leforge Ave. yesterday night, the third such incident in the area in recent days and the fourth in the immediate area – all victimizing EMU students. According to a timely warning issued by the university, an EMU student was assaulted at his apartment when he answered a knock on his door.

Second public safety forum to be held this afternoon

By Al Willman · Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013

Less than a week after a public forum was held at the Student Center at which Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin, Police Chief Robert Heighes and Vice President for Communications Robert Kraft discussed and answered questions regarding campus safety and the death of EMU student-athlete Demarius Reed, the university announced it would be holding another forum this afternoon. This forum, scheduled for 4 p.m., will also include Ypsilanti Interim Police Chief Tony DiGiusti.

Putnam Residence Hall rapes still being investigated

By Nora Naughton · Monday, Oct. 21, 2013

Two separate incidences of rape were reported to Eastern Michigan University police on Sunday. Both reports are still undergoing investigation as first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

2 EMU students assaulted off-campus over weekend

By Al Willman · Monday, Oct. 21, 2013

Two Eastern Michigan University students were injured in separate off-campus assaults over the weekend.

Designer advises students on a variety of topics

By Kayla Boyd · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

Designer Kami Michels from Kimberly Weder Designs spoke to EMU interior design students on Wednesday in Roosevelt Hall about what life can be like after graduation as an interior designer. Students who attended received free refreshments and Learning Beyond the Classroom credit.

Student Government addresses AATA bus pas policy

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

At last month’s student senate meeting, a resolution was passed to support the implementation of a $0.93 fee for Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority bus passes. If this policy is implemented, students will be able to use their Eagle IDs for unlimited use of the AAATA bus line.

Movie explores life of Muslim-American footballers

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

The Muslim Journeys fall program hosted a screening of the documentary “Fordson: Faith, Fasting, Football and the American Dream” on Wednesday night. The film follows the 2009 Fordson High School football season while displaying the struggle Muslim Arab-Americans face in post-September 11 society.

Pastor's preaching causes stir around campus

By Mandy Grenier · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

A traveling minister known only as Pastor Don Williams and his companions began preaching to students last Wednesday near the Student Center and stirring up controversy among groups on campus.