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Alumnus made his own niche

By Bill Barr · Monday, May 24, 2010

Eastern Michigan University alumnus Tom Barthel sometimes gets to take his dog Dakota to work. “Dakota gets motion sickness after more than about twenty minutes, he starts throwing up all over the place,” Barthel said.

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Area parks will host local summer events

By Josh Foster · Monday, May 17, 2010

While Eastern Michigan University certainly is a commuter school, many students still remain in the Ypsilanti area during the summer months. For those students, Ypsilanti may seem like a ghost town, but there are many events happening in two of the parks nearest campus.

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Breakin' Curfew sells out to teenage crowd

By Tyler Kane · Monday, May 17, 2010

By 6:30 p.m. Saturday, the line to the box office was spilling out the door and into the streets to see an event that featured artists that were still in the course of finishing their high school diplomas. People waited anxiously for a ticket to The Neutral Zone-sponsored Breakin’ Curfew — and for good reason. Tickets to the event go fast every year, and 2010 was no exception: Ann Arbor’s Power Center was completely sold out less than an hour after the box office opened.

A group of Eastern Michigan University students heads to the Rec/IM for a game of basketball.

Ypsilanti hears first lady's call for fitness

By Jeremy Anderson · Monday, May 17, 2010

For some, sculpting the perfect beach body is priority number one when it comes to summer prerogatives. For others, curling 16-ounce Miller Lite tallboys by the pool passes as an effective exercise plan. However, many Ypsilanti residents are putting in an extra effort to take a recently launched weight-loss campaign to heart and plan to combat obesity by keeping themselves fit and energized over the course of those lazy summer days.

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Cycle store takes personal approach

By Josh Foster · Monday, May 10, 2010

With the snow melted and hopefully not returning for six to seven months, many students will be hitting the pavement on bicycles. The cities of Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor are renowned for their bike-friendly roads and trails. While one could always visit Walmart for a bike this spring, the conglomerate can never compete with local bike store Ypsilanti Cycle.

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Opinion: Harwell holds special place

By Neil Weinberg · Monday, May 10, 2010

Long before I could tune into every Major League game on my Blackberry for $14.99 a year, I had a boxy gray radio that looked like a small suitcase with two round dials. It was perched next to my bed on most of the summer nights of my youth and was tuned to the smooth voice of Ernie Harwell.

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LED signs light up high-traffic areas

By Angela Ahlijian · Monday, May 10, 2010

Eastern Michigan University is currently installing four new LCD and LED displays in high-traffic locations to communicate emergency and university messages to students, visitors and faculty. Students will also be able to advertise upcoming events relating to their student organizations, sororities and fraternities so students can view these events while walking or driving to class.

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Alumna expands Biggby franchise in Ann Arbor

By Josh Coudret · Monday, May 3, 2010

When Eastern Michigan University graduate and Biggby Coffee franchise owner Jeannine Mickeleit first traveled to the United States from Germany, she never planned to stay longer than her planned trip. But before long, she was living in Howell, Michigan, and enrolled at Lansing Community College.

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EMU launches drive for funds

By Robyn Hoffenblum · Monday, May 3, 2010

Eastern Michigan University announced a comprehensive campaign on April 19 called “Invest. Inspire. The Campaign for Eastern Michigan University.” The first phase of the campaign started in July of 2006.

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Pray-Harrold renovations under way

By Jaclyn Chrzanowski · Monday, May 3, 2010

As Pray-Harrold is readied for renovation this spring, Eastern Michigan University staff have been relocating and preparing for a massive change. Administrators conducted extensive research of campus space and dubbed the project the “swing space plan.” The plan includes moving professors and mobilizing campus space to be used for classrooms, offices and storage.

Cartoon from the 1917 Aurora pokes fun at smallpox outbreak

From the Ypsilanti Archives

By Laura Bien · Thursday, April 15, 2010

Laura Bien, author of “Tales From the Ypsilanti Archives,” shares the story of the 1916 Normal College football squad that never was.

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EMU motion for dismissal denied

By Katrease Stafford · Sunday, April 11, 2010

A federal judge denied Eastern Michigan University’s move for dismissal or summary judgment of former EMU counseling graduate student Julea Ward’s case March 24.

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