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Football program hopes to improve

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The Eastern Michigan University football program signed 20 recruits for the 2011 season, but will also count on returning players to get the struggling team on a winning path. At the most important position on the field – the quarterback – the Eagles will once again rely on the arm and legs of Alex Gillett.





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Eagle pitcher to join Grizzlies

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Tim Combs, right-handed relief pitcher for the Eastern Michigan University baseball team, is the first player from the 2011 senior class to sign a professional contract.


Jessica Hemmingway took 12th place at the NCAA Nationals.

Record-breaker says farewell

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Pole vault specialist Jessica Hemmingway’s record-setting season and collegiate career came to an end on Friday, June 10, placing 12th in the NCAA Nationals in Des Moines, Iowa.


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Chavez brings personality

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Senior Aaron Chavez brings an energy and personality to the EMU baseball team that has made him very popular among his teammates.


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Power pitcher graduates

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On every team there has to be a veteran player helping lead the team down a successful path, and for the Eastern Michigan University baseball team, that player is senior pitcher Corey Chaffins.


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Mondro joins basketball staff

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On June 1, head coach Rob Murphy and the Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball team announced Kevin Mondro will be joining the Eagles as an assistant coach for the 2011-12 season. Mondro is one of many new faces soon to be seen on the Eagles’ sidelines, including Murphy and assistant coach Mike Brown.



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Championship hopes slashed by Kent State

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The season ended for the Eastern Michigan University baseball team the same way it has for the last three seasons, with a defeat in the semifinal round of the Mid-American Conference Tournament. The Eagles’ 8-0 loss against Kent State Saturday afternoon ceased any hopes of their second MAC championship in five years.



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EMU baseball misses chance at MAC West title

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Hopes for the Mid-American Conference West Division title slipped away from the Eastern Michigan University baseball team after its 5-2 loss against Central Michigan in the season finale Saturday at Oestrike Stadium.


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Eastern Eagles baseball creeps closer to top of MAC

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Eastern Michigan University’s baseball team began with an 18-2 victory over the University of Toledo Rockets on Friday, May 13. The win was the first for the Eagles at home and put EMU (32-17 overall, 14-8 MAC) in a first-place tie in the MidAmerican Conference with Central Michigan University.



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EMU men's basketball scores new assistant coach

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On Thursday, May 5 Eastern Michigan University’s head men’s basketball coach Rob Murphyt announced Mike Brown will be joining the ranks as assistant coach. Before coming to EMU, Brown was an assistant coach at the University of South Alabama for two seasons.




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Eastern softball defeats Central

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After coming back from a three-run deficit the Eastern Michigan University softball team defeated Central Michigan University 5-4 Saturday, April 30. With the win, the Eagles are now 23-12 (9-6 MAC), while CMU falls to a 9-8 mark in conference play (25-18 overall). EMU posted nine hits on the night and had three players with multiple-hit performances.

In his pilot episode of his club-reviewing podcast, The Flock, Anthony Thaxton talks with student Raj Rahman about EMU's Astronomy Club.