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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.

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Churchwell becomes a champion

By Ashlyn Zarate · Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Before she entered college, junior runner Morgan Churchwell didn’t think she could pull off running distance events. “My greatest accomplishment so far would be being able to run events that I never would have thought of before I entered college, running like the 3K and 5K,” Churchwell said.

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Academic, event calendars combine online

By Silvana Taylor · Sunday, March 18, 2012

Keeping track of the different professional, social and creative events on Eastern Michigan University’s campus became possible when a new calendar went online a couple of weeks ago. Creators Darcy Gifford of the Division of Communications and Vicki Patton of the Student Leader Group and Disability Resource Center hope to make it easier for students and faculty to view the academic and event calendars simultaneously. “Instead of having several different calendars on my.emich, we combined them all to view everything at once,” Patton said.

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Convenience store prices competively priced?

By Kody Klein · Sunday, March 18, 2012

A 12.25 ounce box of Honey Nut Cheerios costs $3.29 at Meijer. The same box of cereal costs $8.59 at Crossroads Marketplace. Many other products at Eastern Michigan University’s convenience stores are similarly marked up.

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Kony 2012 video stirs mixed emotions

By Lauren Wynn · Sunday, March 11, 2012

Despite its seemingly benevolent agenda, some people are deeply concerned by the “Kony 2012” video and the unprecedented attention it has received from the online community.

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Rock the Vote hits EMU campus

By Katrease Stafford · Sunday, March 11, 2012

Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government will host Congressmen Hansen Clarke, John Conyers and John Dingell along with a representative from Senator Debbie Stabenow’s office in its kick-off of a three-week Rock the Vote voter registration event.

Ypsi shop helps you say goodbye to ugly shirts

By Jess Salisbury · Sunday, March 11, 2012

Customized t-shirts can be a fun way to add to a memorable touch to an organized event. Years later, you can pull that shirt out from the bottom of your dresser drawer and see the little printed letters on the fabric and just like that, the memories will float back.

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EMU issues discussed by city council

By Margaret A. Leary · Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Eastern Michigan University came up several times in Tuesday evening’s Ypsilanti City Council meeting with respect to petroleum contamination at the site of the College of Business, the value of an intern to the Historic District Commission and the impact of the proposed new city income tax on EMU employees.

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Women's History Month celebrated around campus

By Carla Nodi · Wednesday, March 7, 2012

“Too often the history of women has been left out of books. The purpose of celebrating Women’s History Month is to pay tribute to women, to acknowledge the struggle and let them know it was worth it,” said Dorthea Thomas, a women and gender studies major, student program coordinator at the Women’s Resource Center and founder of the Minority Women and Leadership Commission.

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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