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The Red Cross teams up with EMU to save lives

By Mandy Grenier · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

The Red Cross was on campus Monday and Tuesday in the Student Center Auditorium collecting pints of blood from students for lifesaving uses in the community.

EMU President Susan Martin speaks at a campus safety forum on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2013

Second public safety forum held in Student Center

By Kenneth Bowen · Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013

At least one person walked by the body of Demarius Reed after as was fatally shot, and as many as six people heard gunfire the night of the murder in his apartment complex according to interim Ypsilanti Police Chief Tony DeGiusti.

'Queer Bathroom Monologues' tell of LGBT encounters, experiences

By Daizchane Baker · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

The lights in the room dimmed as actors dressed in white T-shirts and jeans took the stage to perform for a packed room on Oct.17. The LGBT Resource Center presented the “Queer Bathroom Monologues” as apart of their OUTober celebration.

Zero tolerance policies make zero sense

By Anthony Alaniz · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

The message North Andover School District is sending students is a dangerous one. Schools are supposed to provide a learning experience where rights and wrongs are solidified into lifelong values designed to prepare students to function in the real world. Sadly, zero tolerance polices are black-and-white blemishes on the foundation of public education. The real world isn’t so clear-cut, and to make a decision to aid a friend in need and to be punished for it is sickening.

Is Ypsilanti doing enough to protect off-campus students?

By Al Willman · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

I live in an off-campus apartment, as do many students here at Eastern, and a question I have, which I heard asked at the forum and am certain many of you have as well is this: What about our safety?

Opinions editor sits down with mayor of Ypsilanti for interview

By James Tatum · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

Last week I was able to sit down with Paul Schreiber, mayor of Ypsilanti, for an interview. We discussed the city’s Master Plan, the walkability of the city and how proposed infrastructure improvements would be financed.

Explosion rocks apartment above Jimmy John's

By Kenneth Bowen and Al Willman · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

An explosion rocked an apartment above Jimmy John’s, at 537 W. Cross St., early Sunday morning.

Update on case involving the death of student-athlete Demarius Reed

By Al Willman · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

In an e-mail to Eastern Michigan University students and employees Saturday, the university stated that detectives with the Ypsilanti Police Department investigating the death of EMU student-athlete Demarius Reed were looking for further information regarding his death.

Wolverines bounce back in historic fashion with a 63-47 win

By Eugene Evans · Saturday, Oct. 19, 2013

Confidence is what redshirt junior quarterback Devin Gardner and senior wide receiver Jeremy Gallon showed on Saturday as they both had career days in the University of Michigan Wolverines’ 63-47 win against the Indiana University Hoosiers.

‘Anne Frank Remembered’ screening

By Cody Sanders · Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013

On Tuesday, Eastern Michigan University held a screening of the Academy Award-winning documentary “Anne Frank Remembered.”

News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013

Physician assistant program at EMU— The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the physician assistant program has met the standards to begin training pupils in the field at Eastern Michigan University.

Sophomore Heather Irvine plans to run in 2015 Boston Marathon

By Eugene Evans · Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013

Through the inspiration of what happened in April’s Boston Marathon bombings, Eastern Michigan University sophomore Heather Irvine started her quest of running in that same event by participating in her first ever Chicago Marathon.

Disputed overtime goal leads to loss vs. Miami

By Josh Dye · Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013

A controversial goal in double overtime spelled doom for the Eastern Michigan University soccer team, as they were bested by the Miami University RedHawks 1-0 at Scicluna Field. Miami senior midfielder Kayla Zakrzewski found the net with 1:18 remaining in the second overtime to give them the victory.

Everson acts as traditional leader in pool

By Brandon Karsten · Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013

No matter if he is exhausted in the pool, senior swimmer and co-captain Gus Everson is willing to give his all for the team. All of this in hopes of setting a good example for his teammates on the Eastern Michigan University men’s swimming team with the goal of another Mid-American Conference championship banner hanging from the ceiling of Jones Natatorium.

Virtual actuality

By Tommy Barker · Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013

Gamers have evolved over the years from a bunch of individuals holed up at the arcade to a phenomenon of worldly proportions.

Police Blotter

By Taylor Pinson · Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013

Sept. 5 A student reported a laptop was stolen from Village Building B at 10:06 p.m. The odor of marijuana was reported in Pittman Hall at 10:29 p.m.

News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013

South Korean Student Spotlight— Eastern Michigan University international student, Sanguen Lee, a double-major in the College of Business at EMU, is just one of many South Korean pupils on campus to immerse themselves in American culture and excel at the college.

Muslim Journeys highlights hardships

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013

“Growing Up Muslim in Bombay” is an equal parts autobiography and poem book written by Saleem Peeradina. Peeradina teaches at Siena Heights University in Adrian, a school that he described as being “strategically isolated.”

Autism Collaborative Center hosts Autism Spectrum Disorders 101 lecture

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013

The Autism Collaborative Center hosted their Autism Spectrum Disorders 101 lecture on Saturday. The event was designed to inform volunteers by providing a big-picture look at autism spectrum disorders, as well as familiarizing them with the center.

Aging studies program hosts fall lecture

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013

Eastern Michigan University’s aging studies program hosted their annual fall lecture on Wednesday. They welcomed Dr. Donna Algase, the associate dean of research and evaluation at the University of Toledo, as their guest lecturer. Algase has dedicated her career to dementia-related studies, concentrating specifically on wandering behavior in dementia patients.

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

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