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Preventing doubling interest rates

By Katrease Stafford · Wednesday, April 25, 2012

United States President Barack Obama held a conference call aboard Air Force One with journalists from around the country Tuesday to discuss the need for Congress to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling July 1— which is expected to add on average around $1,000 to students’ debt.

EMU alum Dave Coverly to speak at commencement

By Katrease Stafford · Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Although Eastern Michigan University alumnus Dave Coverly has an impressive resume as a syndicated cartoonist with his comic “Speed Bump”—which is featured in over 400 publications and websites worldwide— Coverly said his upcoming commencement speech will not be about his experiences, but about the graduates and the next level of their lives.

Chief of Police selected

By Kody Klein · Sunday, April 22, 2012

“I think Bob [Heighes] is a dedicated, professional leader who cares very deeply for [Eastern Michigan University] and the employees he works with,” said EMU police officer John Phillips.

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EMU to get 4.95 % room, board increase

By Kody Klein · Sunday, April 22, 2012

Room and board rates will increase by 4.95 percent next year, as approved by the Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents in a seven-to-one vote at the general meeting on April 17.

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Grant changes affect students

By Princess Gabbara · Sunday, April 22, 2012

Due to the changes in Pell Grant eligibility, many students at Eastern Michigan University are left to wonder how they’ll pay for class or whether they’ll graduate on time.

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Eagle Crest Resort: Money issues lead to management change

By Margaret A. Leary · Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Eastern Michigan University’s Board of Regents made major changes to the management of Eagle Crest Resort, during its meeting Tuesday in 201 Welch Hall, because under the former management arrangement the university had been losing “maybe $150,000 a year” EMU Chief Financial Officer John Lumm said.

A chance to make a difference

By Katrease Stafford · Sunday, April 15, 2012

Sarah Hayes, a 2011 Eastern Michigan University alumnus, did a lot of fundraising for needy families during her matriculation at the university, but she never imagined she would be raising money in hopes to save her own sister’s life as she battles Stage 4 Hodgkins Lymphoma cancer. “It’s my sister.

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Regents to vote on fall room, board increase

By Katrease Stafford · Sunday, April 15, 2012

Eastern Michigan University students will see their 2012-13 academic year rates for residence halls, meal plans and apartments increase 4.95 percent if approved by the Board of Regents at its Tuesday meeting. During the current 2011-12 academic year, students with single rooms in Hoyt, Hill and Pittman Halls and Platinum 18 meal plans paid $9,546.

Final candidate interviews for chief of police position at EMU

By Bryan Alfaro · Sunday, April 15, 2012

The last of five candidates for Eastern Michigan University’s Department of Public Safety chief of police was interviewed in a public forum on April 13 in room 330 of the Student Center. Police Captain Scott Pavlik began his law enforcement career in 1984 as a corrections officer for the Macomb County Sheriff’s Department.

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Domestic violence education

By Kody Klein · Sunday, April 15, 2012

Hundreds of women go to SafeHouse Center every year to report domestic violence and sexual assault they suffered while in college, according the SafeHouse Executive Director Barbara Niess-May. “We see anywhere between 400 and 500 people a year who were assaulted in college, whether they are in college right now or were assaulted in the past,” Niess-May said.

Another hopeful for chief

By Kody Klein · Sunday, April 15, 2012

The fourth of five candidates for Eastern Michigan University’s Department of Public Safety chief of police was interviewed in a public forum on April 11 in room 302 of the Student Center. Mark Reiss, Chief of Police for Riverside, OH, said he has wanted to be EMU’s chief of police for a long time.

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