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Student running in 2012 election

By Kody Klein · Sunday, April 1, 2012

An Eastern Michigan University student is running to be a state representative for Michigan’s 17th District. Brian Hensley will run for office as a Democrat after he graduates from EMU in April with a double major in political science and social studies.

Norfleet, Miller to lead

By Kody Klein · Sunday, April 1, 2012

Matthew Norfleet and Desmond Miller won the election for Eastern Michigan University Student Government president and vice president, as reported Thursday night by Student Government.

Photographer discusses rock and roll, Detroit

By Margaret A. Leary · Sunday, April 1, 2012

On Saturday at the Ypsilanti District Library, a professional photographer gave a presentation about rock and roll’s entwined history with some of the forgotten buildings of Detroit.

Funding limits force Halle to cut

By Alex Price · Sunday, April 1, 2012

Faculty and students alike are growing concerned about Halle Library. The library’s collection budget receives only $120 for each EMU student, as opposed to the $200 per student average that is given by other universities to their libraries.

Shooting suspect snagged

By Kody Klein · Sunday, April 1, 2012

On Thursday, Ypsilanti Police arrested the man suspected of shooting three people near Eastern Michigan University.

State budget cuts challenge colleges

By Jennifer Niswender · Sunday, April 1, 2012

When ranking states by the amount of funding for higher education, Michigan ranks 49 out of 50. In other words, 48 states give more money to colleges and universities than Michigan does. State budget cuts are one of the biggest challenges public universities face today.

Ypsilanti residents offer narratives from night of shooting

By Danielle Willman · Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Ariel Fores-Klein woke up from a nap Friday evening to the sound of a neighbor pounding on her door and screaming.

Locker rooms security to get increase soon

By Kody Klein · Wednesday, March 28, 2012

A recent break-in and attempted larceny in the Warner pool locker rooms has angered members of the Eastern Michigan University chapter of the American Association of University Professors, who have been lobbying for increased security in the locker rooms since May 2011.

Interest rates double for subsidized loans

By Margaret A. Leary · Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Interest rates for student loans are increasing and so is the default rate for those loans, according to Eastern Michigan University Director of Financial Aid Cynthia Van Pelt.

Heritage Media-West involves locals as community lab opens

By Kody Klein · Sunday, March 25, 2012

News agency Heritage Media-West will be opening a Community Media Lab on April 1st at Spark East in downtown Ypsilanti.

Student government candidates debate

By Laura Heffner · Sunday, March 25, 2012

Candidates running for Student Government president and vice president had the chance to make their case and state their positions during Wednesday evening’s debate at the Student Center.

Eastern takes a stand

By Kody Klein · Sunday, March 25, 2012

A crowd of students marched through campus in protest of Trayvon Martin’s death at 6 p.m. on Thursday.

Negotiating EMU faculty contracts

By Kody Klein · Sunday, March 25, 2012

Eastern Michigan University’s negotiations for a renewed faculty contract will begin June 5. The existing contract expires Aug.

Ypsilant Police: Shooting suspect still at large

By Katrease Stafford and Kody Klein · Saturday, March 24, 2012

The Ypsilanti Police Department is still looking for a suspect they believe is responsible for shooting three individuals following a drug transaction that went array yesterday near Eagle Nest Apartments.

Confirmed shooting occurs near campus

By Katrease Stafford and Kody Klein · Friday, March 23, 2012

A confirmed shooting has occurred on Jarvis Street and Lowell Street near Eastern Michigan University’s campus according to members within EMU’s Department of Public Safety.

Gas leak stops drilling of wells near EMU COB

By Alexander Price · Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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.

30 percent growth in career planning services

By Margaret A. Leary · Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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.

Feminists of color fight for equality

By Chelsea Idzior · Wednesday, March 21, 2012

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.

Housing changes on campus for 2012-2013

By Jennifer Niswender · Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Starting in the 2012-2013 school year, students will be able to live in Living-Learning and Theme Communities.

Dingell, Clarke supportive of 'Rock the Vote'

By Laura Heffner · Sunday, March 18, 2012

The Student Government sponsored “Rock the Vote” event kicked off this week with special appearances by Congressmen John Dingell and Hansen Clarke on Thursday afternoon.