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Woman assaulted in Phelps

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The Eastern Michigan University Police Department is still looking for the suspect in connection to the 11:45 a.m. “minor stabbing” that occurred Tuesday morning in Phelps Hall.


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Commentary: Basketball does well despite setbacks

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The Eastern Michigan University women’s basketball team wrapped up the 2010-11 season with a 24-13 record. That record represents the most wins in the program’s history as well as most games played in program history and the program’s first national tournament victories. All of these accomplishments helped this team develop its own Cinderella story.


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Secretary discusses health care

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On the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius held a national call with university reporters Friday to discuss the benefits of the new health care law to the graduating class of 2011.



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Softball triumphs over Austin Peay

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Six hits and three runs scored in the first inning helped the Eastern Michigan University softball team get an 8-3 victory against Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday.



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University keeps quiet on recent data heist

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Eastern Michigan University is still not releasing any new information regarding the data security breach that occurred earlier this month after two former student employees accessed the personal information of 45 students and provided it to a third party.



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English expects improvement in 2011

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Football is a brutal sport, but watching it played at Eastern Michigan University can be equally as brutal lately. Ever since the change of the school mascot in 1991 when the EMU Hurons became the EMU Eagles, the football program has been abysmal, accumulating a 61-160-1 record in 19 seasons.



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Record breaker exceeds team's expectations

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Not only did the Eastern Michigan women’s track and field team clinch the Mid-American Conference title last month, but it did so in style led by sophomore sprinter Ashlee Abraham. Abraham broke the record for fastest 60-meter dash in a MAC title meet, removing Ball State’s Latasha Jenkins from the first place spot in the record book after 12 years


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Preliminary exams set in shooting case

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Two Ypsilanti Township residents were arrested and arraigned Friday for an attempted shooting of a man following a verbal confrontation at the Dairy Mart on Textile Road last Wednesday evening.


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Faculty Senate discusses budget

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During the Faculty Senate budget forum Tuesday, accounting professor Howard Bunsis outlined why there is no need for layoffs, givebacks or program elimination even with the looming cuts to state appropriations to higher education.


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Julea Ward supported in appeal

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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette’s office issued a statement Friday saying he filed an amicus brief supporting Julea Ward as she appeals the summary judgment awarded to Eastern Michigan University in a U.S. District Court case from last July.



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Graduate art show inserts new elements

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There are whispering voices in the distance, but not voices in your head. They are the sounds one hears when entering the art-filled Ford gallery, now featuring the Graduate Student Show.

Articles featured in this episode:

"Eastern Michigan women’s lacrosse team recognized at Board of Regents meeting" - Caleb Henderson

"EMU's University Park pond serves as home for dozens of koi, even during winter" - Israel Shriki

"Shakespeare in the Arb brings 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' to life this summer" - Allie Beecher

"EMU’s online vendor change & 6 things to know about textbooks before fall 2025" - Israel Shriki