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Board of Regents Announce New Health Center

By Amanda Wasunyk · Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018

YPSILANTI - Friday, Feb. 9, the Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents announced their plans to build a new primary urgent care facility on campus. This will be in collaboration with Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, and Integrated Healthcare Associates (IHA).

Police Blotter Feb. 3 – Feb. 10

By Olivia Grills · Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018

Crimes reported on and around campus between Feb. 3 and Feb.10.

QTPOCC members speak on experiences with Transphobia

By Olivia Grills · Friday, Feb. 9, 2018

A panel series created by Eastern Michigan University’s Queer and Transgender People of Color Collective (QTPOCC) started off with a discussion of Transphobia and transantagonism.

EMU's Decision to Work with Academic Partnerships

By Amanda Wasunyk · Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018

YPSILANTI, MI – Recently there has been controversy between Eastern Michigan University and the American Association of University Professors (EMU-AAUP), headed by Union President, Judith Kullberg. The Union and faculty supporters are displeased with the terms of the contract made between EMU and Academic Partnerships (AP).

Police Blotter Jan. 28 – Feb. 3

By Olivia Grills · Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018

Crime reports made on and around EMU's campus between Jan. 28 - Feb. 3.

Internship fair offers employment opportunities for students

By Olivia Grills · Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018

Freshman, sophomore, junior and senior students at Eastern Michigan University sought out experience in a variety of job fields at the 2018 Internship Fair Thursday, Feb. 1.

Signage project hopes to educate on black history in Ypsilanti

By Olivia Grills · Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018

With funding provided by the city of Ypsilanti and Eastern Michigan University’s Engage program, the signage project hopes to make 8-10 signs reflecting on black history in the city.

Philosophy department hosts first lecture of winter speaker series

By Malaya Elgarico · Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018

Frustrated by the countless essays from his students on how men are oppressed as men, Higgins decided to present his research on how these claims can be flawed. In his lecture, “Three Hypotheses for Explaining the Alleged Oppression of Men,” he presents his findings and his own commentary following a questions from the attendees.

Police Blotter Jan. 21 – Jan. 27

By Olivia Grills · Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018

List of reported crimes on and around EMU between Jan. 21 and Jan. 27.

Is EMU really safe?

By Dereka Bennett · Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018

More than 50 crimes involving sexual assault, theft, burglary, violence, vandalism, and harassments were reported on EMU’s campus within the first two months of the 2017 fall semester, according to the daily crime log.

EMU student Marawan Saadeldin talks on travel from Egypt

By Gary Simmons · Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018

Eastern Michigan University’s newest ad campaign “You Are Welcome Here” shows that the university is proud to be a second home to many of the international students who decided to come to the United States and study there. One of the many international students that the university is host to is Marawan Saadeldin, an urban planning major and GIS minor from Alexandria, Egypt.

SEASA holds first culture night of the year

By Malaya Elgarico · Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018

The Southeast Asian Student Association of Eastern Michigan University holds their first semi-formal cultural night to promote the unity and beauty of all Asian cultures.

Police Blotter Jan. 14 – Jan. 20

By Olivia Grills · Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018

List of police reports made on campus between Sunday, Jan. 14 - Saturday, Jan. 20

Honors Yoga promotes stress relief for students

By Olivia Grills · Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018

Honors Yoga, a program in collaboration with Ann Arbor’s A2Yoga, held a class Tuesday, Jan. 16 from 6p.m. to 7p.m. at Eastern Michigan University’s Honors College for interested students and faculty to reduce stress.

EMU International Students talk about their everyday struggles

By Malaya Elgarico · Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018

Sai Priya Marrapu landed in Detroit, Michigan at 5 p.m. on Aug. 17 after a dreadful and hectic 28-hour flight from Hyderabad, India. Overwhelmed with all sorts of emotions after leaving her parents and home, she still had a strong desire to further her education.

YpsiREAL and SPARK East promote Ypsilanti events

By Gary Simmons · Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018

Usually when people think of Ypsilanti, the first thing that comes to mind is a small Rust Belt factory town that is overshadowed by its seemingly cooler and hipper neighbor Ann Arbor and the University of Michigan. In most cases, people even forget that Ypsilanti also is a college town that is home to Eastern Michigan University.

Police Blotter Jan. 7 – Jan. 13

By Olivia Grills · Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018

Police reports on EMU's campus between Jan. 7 and Jan. 13.

Students volunteer for 11 organizations for MLK Day of Service

By Olivia Grills · Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018

As part of Eastern Michigan University’s Martin Luther King Jr. day celebrations, students gathered at the Honors College to partake in service opportunities for the community.

Therapy dogs make appearance at EMU wellness fair

By Olivia Grills · Friday, Jan. 12, 2018

Therapy dogs from Eastern Michigan University’s monthly Wellness Woof program made an appearance at the wellness fair, promoting healthy living and mental health awareness amongst several other organizations.

A Recap of 2017

By Malaya Elgarico · Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018

Yet another year is now put under our belts. So much has happened in 2017 that it would difficult to pinpoint what made it what it was. There are some good things and of course some bad things, but let’s take a step back and recall some major events that happened in the United States.