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By Kody Klein · Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012

Campus: Jan. 28 – A student was found intoxicated at 1:10 a.m. in Buell Hall. The student was sent to St.

Discussion starts over Bill 4496

By Kody Klein · Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin recently testified to the Michigan Senate Education Committee against a bill that would allow community colleges to offer baccalaureate degrees. House Bill 4496, was introduced to the Michigan House of Representatives by Representative John Walsh on March 24, 2011.

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Police Blotter

By Kody Klein · Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

Campus: Jan. 23 – A commuter parking hang tag was stolen from a vehicle between 8:45 a.m. and 8:30 p.m.

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TEDxEMU hopes to bring out new ideas

By Alexabder Price · Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

The non-profit organization TED will partner with the Division of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management to bring the first ever TEDxEMU on March 9 in Sponberg Theater. TED, Technology, Entertainment and Design, is a non-profit organization established in 1984.

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Repairs continue at Halle Library

By Laura Heffner · Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012

Repairs are progressing smoothly for maintenance crews at Eastern Michigan University’s Halle Library, and investigations are underway to determine why the pipe’s supports failed. It was first reported the cause of the falling pipe was the breaking of the clamp-like hangers that hold the pipe in place.

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Police Blotter

By Kody Klein · Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

Campus: Jan. 22 – A person was arrested for possession of marijuana with the intent to sell at 3:46 p.m.

EMU combines spring, summer semesters

By Katrease Stafford · Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012

Students no longer being able to claim an official June graduation date and a change in how financial aid is dispersed are just a few of the new changes being rolled out following Eastern Michigan University’s decision to reclassify its separate spring and summer terms into a single summer semester.

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Pell Grant eligibility rules changing in '12

By Katrease Stafford · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

In what has been called a “tremendous loss” to students not only at Eastern Michigan University but institutions around the country, EMU Financial Aid Director Cynthia Van Pelt said students who were full-time during fall and winter semesters will no longer be eligible for Pell Grants during the upcoming summer semester. “It’s a big loss for us and really for every school and all of our students that are Pell eligible,” Van Pelt said.

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EMU Halle Library repairs start

By Laura Heffner · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

The repair process is underway at Halle Library after it was discovered that a clamp supporting a water return pipe had broken loose causing the pipe to come crashing down through the ground floor ceiling, triggering the sprinkler system in the process.

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EMU Pres. Susan Martin to accept distinguished award

By Michael Sanders · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

The Michigan Business & Professional Association has announced that EMU President Susan Martin will be awarded the distinguished leadership award in the area of education at the association’s annual Women and Leadership in Workplace Conference. According to Jennifer Kluge, President of the MBPA, the goal of the award is, “Basically successful women inspiring other women to be successful.” Martin is EMU’s first female president.

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Police Blotter

By Kody Klein · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

Campus: Jan. 19 — A student was found in possession of cannabis paraphernalia at 7:20 p.m. in Wise Hall.

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Students need to be more aware of alternatives to student loans

By Chelsea Idzior · Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012

Michigan has the 11th-highest student debt load in the country. In 2010, the average student with a bachelor’s degree graduated with $25,675 debt from student loans. In the 2009-10 academic year, the annual amount of loans taken out by college students reached $1.8 billion, a 49 percent increase from 2007.

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Welcome back to Winging It, the Eastern Echo's arts and entertainment podcast.

This episode, Caroline Buxton sits down with Tessa Hanrath to talk about "June on the Moon," EMU Theatre's upcoming interactive sensory production.

For more information on performance dates and ticketing, check out EMU Theatre's website at: https://emich.ludus.com/index....

Host: Caroline Buxton

Director: Anthony Thatxton

Editor: Gray Connor

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