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EMU gains 17 new staff members

By Ken Bowen · Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012

Freshmen and transfer students may feel like they are the only new faces on campus, but this fall also brought many new staff to Eastern Michigan University.

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New Wainwright impresses

By Matt Rice · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

As musicians get older, the natural contemplation of death can result in more thought, emotion and personal ideas in their music.

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NFL overturns suspensions of veteran players

By Al Willman · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

The NFL made headlines on Friday when they announced that a panel had overturned the suspensions of New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma, defensive end Will Smith, free-agent defensive end Anthony Hargrove and former Saint and now Cleveland Brown linebacker Scott Fujita.

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Oddcore, Alibi Crew team up

By Bryan Alfaro · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

Ypsilanti-based music producers Oddcore Productions and Alibi Crew will be hosting the “Out of the Box” remix compilation release party Saturday, Sept. 15 at Crossroad’s Bar & Grill, 517 W. Cross St. in Ypsilanti, just south of Eastern Michigan University’s campus.

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Obama discusses education, jobs

By Kayla Boyd · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

President Barack Obama gave his speech at the Democratic National Convention Sept. 6, accepting the nomination to run for a second term.

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EMU volleyball wins all games in Texas

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

The Eastern Michigan University women’s volleyball team won all four games in the North Texas Tournament that took place over a two-day period in Denton, Texas to move their record to 10-2 this season.

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TurboVote allows online registering

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government has partnered with the university to implement TurboVote, an online tool that allows EMU students to quickly register to vote at emich.turbovote.org.

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Obama: Still cool enough?

By Zac Merillat · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

“My president is black, my lambo’s [lamborghini] blue,” rapped Young Jeezy back in 2008, recently after Barack Obama became the first African-American commander-in-chief of the United States.

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Welcome Week is under way

By Ciara Brown · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

L.I.V.E. Welcome Week is upon us once again, Eastern Michigan Eagles. Launched in fall 2011 by Reginald Barnes, director of Diversity and Community Involvement, and student leaders, Learning Integrity Valuing Equality, or L.I.V.E., is a program designed to connect with culturally underrepresented and first-generation students on campus.

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EMU football preps for Illinois

By Ashlyn Zarate · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

After losing to Ball State in their season opener, the Eastern Michigan University football team is looking to snag a victory in their first home game of the season against Illinois State University Sept. 8.

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Study abroad trip is eye-opening experience

By Krystal Elliott · Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

During Eastern Michigan University senior Vanessa Riley’s time in Athens, Greece she witnessed small children begging for money, restaurants competing for the students’ attention and a general lack of tourists.

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Dorms by design

By Mikayla Beaudrie · Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

As the new school year starts to roll in, one of the most important issues for students is how to decorate a dorm room.

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Volleyball loses first match to Cleveland

By Al Willman · Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

On Aug. 28, the Eastern Michigan women’s volleyball team lost a tough five-set battle to Cleveland State in their home opener, suffering their first loss of the year to a yet undefeated Viking squad.

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Indie-rock band Wussy flexes musical muscles

By Matt Rice · Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012

In 2000, Chuck Cleaver, guitarist and singer for the Cincinnati-based Ass Ponys, was asked to do a solo set. Knowing he had stage fright, his friend Lisa Walker asked if he had ever considered singing with another person. He wrote some words on a napkin; the two of them sang together and a vocal musical duo was born.

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Planning stylish, transitional outfits on a student’s budget

By Timothy Wilson · Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012

Staying simultaneously comfortable and fashionable can be a challenge. One of the most trying times (style-wise) for any young adult is back to school. Defining your personal style, enjoying the time it takes to get dressed and impressing your peers consumes your thoughts until midterms come along.

Latest Podcast

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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