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Gas leak stops drilling of wells near EMU COB

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Last week, the Ypsilanti City Council passed an ordinance forbidding anyone to drill for drinking water near Eastern Michigan University’s College of Business; closing the book on a 1980s gas leak on the property where the College of Business now stands.

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30 percent growth in career planning services

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Eastern Michigan University students are paying more attention to making a career plan now than they were before 2008, according to Sarah Kersey Otto, director of Career Development and Outreach in the Advising and Career Development Center. Students are making more use of both academic advising and career development services since the merger of the two functions in the summer of 2010, Otto said.


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Feminists of color fight for equality

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Feminists are fighting for a united cause, but still find divisions in their community due to racial issues according to Brittney Cooper, a co-founder of Crunk Feministic Collective, Monday night in the Eastern Michigan University Student Center. “You cannot build a feminist world that is racist,” Cooper, who is also an assistant professor at the University of Alabama, said.




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Academic, event calendars combine online

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Keeping track of the different professional, social and creative events on Eastern Michigan University’s campus became possible when a new calendar went online a couple of weeks ago. Creators Darcy Gifford of the Division of Communications and Vicki Patton of the Student Leader Group and Disability Resource Center hope to make it easier for students and faculty to view the academic and event calendars simultaneously. “Instead of having several different calendars on my.emich, we combined them all to view everything at once,” Patton said.


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Valukas gives Ethos keynote

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Ethical business practices should be present with or without legislative regulation according to Anton Valukas at Friday’s Ethos Week keynote address.


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Convenience store prices competively priced?

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A 12.25 ounce box of Honey Nut Cheerios costs $3.29 at Meijer. The same box of cereal costs $8.59 at Crossroads Marketplace. Many other products at Eastern Michigan University’s convenience stores are similarly marked up.



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Santorum backs ban of same-sex marriage

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By Danielle Willman The Eastern Echo Rick Santorum, one of the top contenders for the Republican nomination, has expressed strong support for the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would amend the Constitution to ban same-sex marriage.


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Registration drive ends

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The Eastern Michigan University Honors College registration drive ended Wednesday. The drive was intended to raise awareness of the program and raise the number of Honors students to over 1,000 for the first time in a decade.


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Dream Act gets endorsed by EMU Student Government

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Eastern Michigan University Student Government voted to endorse the DREAM Act. Student Government President, Jelani McGadney, was enthusiastic about the vote and said he will write a “signing statement” to present to the EMU Board of Regents.



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Student works to preserve Ypsi

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Last year, Ypsilanti’s Historic District Commission handled over 100 applications, put on six training workshops, proposed a new city ordinance to protect and preserve historic signs and wrote a grant application for money to do the preservation.



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Illegal human trafficking

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Human trafficking happens in every zip code across the country, according to Theresa Flores, a survivor of human trafficking who talked to an audience in the Student Center Thursday evening. Flores was only 15 years old when she became a victim of human trafficking in Birmingham, Mich.


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Kony 2012 video stirs mixed emotions

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Despite its seemingly benevolent agenda, some people are deeply concerned by the “Kony 2012” video and the unprecedented attention it has received from the online community.

In this episode, we're summarizing the articles published in The Eastern Echo June 9–15, 2025! To listen to the episode on Spotify, click here!

Articles featured in this episode:

"EMU football alums Gunnar Oakes, Brian Dooley find pro success with UFL's Michigan Panthers" - Caleb Henderson

"Review: 'Say Nothing' is a good introduction to the intense history of conflict between Britain and Ireland" - Gabriella Payeur

"EMU completes 'Maxx Match,' achieves football fundraising goal as new NCAA regulations loom large" - Caleb Henderson