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Protesters march for Ypsilanti's first No Kings demonstration

By Lilly Kujawski · Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025

On Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, thousands gathered for Ypsilanti's first No Kings protest in Depot Town.

EMU invites first-year, transfer college students to Oct. 25 open house

By Laura Meriweather · Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025

On Oct. 25, 2025, prospective Eagles can attend the open house Explore Eastern to learn more about applying to and attending Eastern Michigan University.

A sandy brick building with a bright green awning that houses Ypsilanti Food Co-op.

Ypsilanti Food Co-op celebrates 50th anniversary

By Lauren Holloway · Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025

This October, the Ypsilanti Food Co-op celebrates National Cooperative Month and the 50th anniversary of its opening.

Students gather outside and face the gray Westview Apartments building. Two fire trucks are parked in front of the apartments. Police and firefighters arrive on scene to manage the fire.

Fire quelled by suppression system at Westview Apartments; water damage remains

By Lauren Holloway · Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

A cooking fire broke out on the fourth floor of Westview Apartments Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, resulting in substantial water damage in the building.

A United States flag blowing in the wind near the recreation area on Eastern Michigan University's campus. An EMU flag flies to its right.

Student groups report free speech access at EMU despite 'F' rating

By Lilly Kujawski · Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

Despite the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression recently giving Eastern Michigan University a free speech rating of "F," students and faculty on campus reported that they feel they are able to express their views and opinions on campus.

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The Eastern Echo weighs in on the importance of independent journalism

By The Eastern Echo Staff · Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025

The Eastern Echo is joining in the celebration of the 85th National Newspaper Week to honor our role in serving the Eastern Michigan University and Ypsilanti communities as an independent student newspaper.

An EMU police car is parked in front of the campus police department.

EMU Department of Public Safety investigates anonymous USB drive

By Lilly Kujawski · Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

On Sept. 19, 2025, a USB drive was anonymously mailed to an Eastern Michigan University campus department.

Dos Hermanos looks forward with gratitude after car wreck delays opening of new business

By Quanzelle Wyatt · Monday, Oct. 6, 2025

A follow-up with the owners of Dos Hermanos Marketplace and Restaurant after a surprise incident pushed back the opening of their new ice cream shop

An empty room lined with cabinets and countertops against the back wall is visible behind a glass wall with the words, "Eagle Cafe." A sign in the foreground reads, "This location is now closed."

Staff, faculty struggle with dining changes, loss of student community spaces

By Ameera Salman · Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025

Students are not the only people on Eastern Michigan University's campus affected by changes to E|Dining; faculty and staff are impacted as well.

Tables from varying student organizations line the sidewalk in front of the Student Center. Many students walk the sidewalk between the tables.

How to start a student organization at Eastern Michigan University

By Lauren Holloway · Friday, Oct. 3, 2025

Looking for your place on campus? If you're considering starting a student organization, look no further.

Several middle school students stand in a room with beige walls, and four of the teens are standing in front of a black table with snacks. In front of the teens are round tables with white tablecloths and dark green striped chairs.

Prevention@EMU receives $200K grant, continuing intervention for teen substance use

By Josh Cromwell · Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

A $224,755 grant from the Washtenaw County Opioid Settlement Fund is awarded to the substance use prevention project Prevention@EMU, providing opportunity to expand the program.

Three people stand at a tan-colored table in the Halle Library Creative Studio on Eastern Michigan University's campus. They are working to repair a blue coat in the Halle Fix-It Hub.

EMU repair coach Sydney Schimmel returns, ready to patch up community needs

By Ky'anna Coats · Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025

At the Halle Fix-It-Hub, Eastern community members have the opportunity to bring in damaged items and receive the needed guidance, working alongside coaches, to repair those items themselves.

Ypsilanti District Library celebrates September's library card sign up month

By Lauren Holloway · Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025

This September 2025, the Ypsilanti District Library is celebrating National Library Card Sign-up Month.

Patchy green and brown grass fills an open field in front of the large brick Halle Library building. Several trees remain in the space after construction. Small red flags are stuck into the grass in the foreground to tag things resting under the ground's surface.

Halle Library green space unveiled on campus invites students to decompress

By Lauren Holloway · Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025

The fences surrounding the construction in front of Eastern Michigan University's Halle Library were removed Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, to unveil a new campus green space. A new park is planned to be unveiled on campus in October 2025.

EMU hosts walk-in Student Center flu clinic Tuesday

By The Eastern Echo Staff · Monday, Sept. 29, 2025

Eastern Michigan University scheduled the first of two walk-in flu clinics for Tuesday, Sept. 30, in the Student Center ballroom.

Ypsilanti Mayor Nicole Brown shines in EMU’s Star Lecture series

By Natalie Kyle · Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025

On Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, the EMU Honors College began its Star Lecture series with a presentation from Ypsilanti Mayor Nicole Brown, titled “My Journey to City Hall: Lessons for Aspiring Change Agents.”

EMU President Smith receives public media impact award

By Ky'anna Coats · Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025

The Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters delivered its Public Media Impact Award to Eastern Michigan University President James Smith and his wife Connie Ruhl-Smith.

EMU closes campus bookstore, unveils spirit store 'Eastern Outfitters'

By Lauren Holloway and Natalie Kyle · Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025

The EMU bookstore in the Student Center has closed and will be home to the new campus spirit store Eastern Outfitters.

Front of the old Wurst Bar building, now stripped of its siding, is covered in white insulation board and under construction.

Wurst Bar closure makes way for something new

By Lilly Kujawski · Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025

Renovations are currently underway at the now-closed Wurst Bar, a local Ypsilanti hangout located on Cross Street that was known for its karaoke nights and bratwurst menu offerings.

About 100 students sit and stand on the steps of an outdoor amphitheater at night.

EMU students host vigil to honor Delta State University student Trey Reed

By Lilly Kujawski · Friday, Sept. 19, 2025

On Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, EMU students gathered outside of the campus Lake House in front of the Student Center for a vigil to honor De'Martravion “Trey” Reed, a Black student at Delta State University in Mississippi whose body was found hanging from a tree on Delta State’s campus Monday, Sept. 15, 2025.