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Brennan may direct CIA

By Jennifer Kirby · Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013

John Brennan started working for the CIA when he saw an ad in a local newspaper over 25 years ago, and was nominated for the position of CIA director by President Barack Obama Jan. 7.

In the Jan. 10 edition of The Eastern Echo, Chuck Hagel was incorrectly identified as a Democrat when he is actually a Republican, and U.N. ambassador Susan Rice was identified as a Republican when she is actually a Democrat.

Gun control: Diversity in opinions on campus

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013

In the aftermath of the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. that resulted in the deaths of 26 people, including 20 children, national attention has turned to gun control. At Eastern Michigan University, students have mixed beliefs on gun control.

Police blotter

Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013

Jan. 4 A subject was arrested for a failure to appear on a driving offense at 12:41 p.m. at Oakwood Street.

DECA chapters compete at EMU

By Jennifer Kirby · Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013

Hundreds of high school students arrived at Eastern Michigan University Thursday and Friday for Michigan’s Distributive Education Clubs of America’s fourth and fifth district competitions.

Law to prevent sexual abuse

By Toni Hughes · Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder recently passed a bill to help protect children from sexual abuse. The bill was named for Erin Merryn, a 27-year-old from Schaumburg, Ill., who was sexually abused as a child.

Governor Snyder signs Erin’s Law, other bills into law

By Danielle Willman · Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder recently signed 30 new bills into law. One of the bills signed was Erin’s Law, sponsored by state Senators John Proos, Rebekah Warren and Judy Emmons, which allows schools to create programs educating children, staff and families on sexual abuse of children.

EMU will host more than 20 events in week-long celebration of MLK Day

By Taylor Pinson · Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013

Eastern Michigan University’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee is preparing its biggest MLK Day celebration to date. The celebration will take place on campus and span six days, starting Jan. 17 and ending Jan. 22.

Possible suicide at Peninsular Place apartments

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Jan. 13, 2013

Officers from the Ypsilanti Police Department are investigating the death of a Peninsular Place resident as a possible suicide.

Possible suicide at Peninsular Place apartments

By Lisa Swearingen · Friday, Jan. 11, 2013

Officers from the Ypsilanti Police Department are investigating the death of a Peninsular Place resident as a possible suicide. According to a press release from the YPD, a 21-year-old Ypsilanti woman was found deceased in her apartment in the 900 block of Railroad Street at 4:35 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11.

EMU Starbucks now offers $1 reusable plastic cups

By Heidi Guenther · Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013

Starbucks, including the one in Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center, is now offering $1 reusable plastic cups to customers in an effort to promote a more environmentally friendly culture.

MI passes law to contain medical marijuana

By Kenneth Bowen · Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013

Michigan lawmakers passed a bill Dec. 14 that requires registered medical marijuana patients to transport their marijuana within a sealed container and in the trunk of their vehicle. If the vehicle does not have a trunk, the marijuana must be stored in a locked container out of reach from the patient.