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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.

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.

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.

Student Senate discusses smoke-free campus proposal, reflection rooms

By Lisa Swearingen · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s Student Senate met on Tuesday at the Student Center to discuss various agenda items including a proposal for a smoke-free campus, core values for the student body and the inclusion of various reflection rooms across campus.

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.

Wellness Center offers HIV testing

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University Wellness Center hosted an event at which students could have free rapid HIV testing in the Student Center on Wednesday.

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.

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.

Discussion on alcohol held in Student Center

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

Imagine inserting a vodka-soaked tampon or giving yourself an alcoholic enema just to get inebriated. People have done it – and if it sounds deadly, well, it is.

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.

EMU student robbed, assaulted off campus early Sunday morning

By Al Willman · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

An Eastern Michigan University student was robbed and assaulted early Sunday morning on the 700 block of North Congress Street.

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.

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.

Martial arts master teaches self-defense

By Kenneth Bowen · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

Criminals in Ypsilanti should take note – some Eastern Michigan University students are ready to fight back if trouble comes lurking.

Panelists reflect on Obama’s second term, share opinions on presidency

By Joielle Hoyle · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

A panel discussion about President Obama’s second term was held Tuesday at noon in the Eastern Michigan University Student Center.

Safety Week kicks off with ‘Snitches’ talk

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

Safety Week at Eastern Michigan University kicked off Monday night with an event titled “Do Snitches Get Stitches?” Student Body President Desmond Miller hosted the event, which was an open dialogue about the stigma of snitching and the violent crime problem at EMU and in the city of Ypsilanti.

Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

Jan. 28 A female student reported compromising pictures of her posted on Instagram by a male friend at 11:07 a.m. The male friend is not a student, and this investigation is ongoing.

Congressman John Dingell, D-Ann Arbor (center), Representative Jeff Irwin (second from left) and Representative Adam Zemke (second from right), both D-Ann Arbor, meet with employees of Zingerman’s Deli and the media on Friday to discuss a proposed increase to the minimum wage.

Congressman, state representatives meet to discuss proposed minimum wage increase

By Al Willman · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

Minimum wage has been an ongoing issue for years, with many employees in the food service and other industries, as well as college students, including those at Eastern Michigan University, facing a struggle just to make ends meet. Friday, that conversation moved to Ann Arbor.