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Marty Jeppesen putts Sunday at Radrick Farms. He shot 72 in the final round of The Wolverine tournament.

Men's golf gives strong tourny showing

By Justin Souva · Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

ANN ARBOR – Playing against some of the nation’s top-ranked teams, including No. 14 Arkansas, Eastern Michigan men’s golf team hung strong Saturday and Sunday at The Wolverine tournament.

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Oh-tie-o: EMU opens MAC with 2 draws

By Ryan Remstad · Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009

After tying a tough Michigan State squad at home to wrap up its nonconference schedule, the Eastern Michigan women’s soccer team headed to Ohio this past weekend to open its Mid-American Conference play.

Andy Schmitt (7) runs on Saturday against Michigan. He later left during the fourth quarter with a season-ending knee injury.

With Schmitt out, questions loom

By Jeremiah Juncker · Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009

While Jacory Stone went through his familiar after-practice work, catching passes from his quarterback, it was an unfamiliar face throwing him out routes Tuesday evening.

Andy Schmitt during the second quarter of the EMU vs. Michigan game, Saturday.

Schmitt out for season

By Justin Souva · Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009

The fifth-year senior was injured during the fourth quarter of his team’s loss to Michigan on Saturday at Michigan Stadium.

Andy Schmitt was helped off the field in the fourth quarter of EMU’s game against Michigan on Saturday. He didn’t return from the injury.

Notebook: Schmitt leaves with injury

By Justin Souva · Monday, Sept. 21, 2009

With the game well out of reach Saturday late in the fourth quarter of a 45-17 defeat by Michigan, Eastern Michigan fifth-year senior quarterback Andy Schmitt wasn’t able to finish after an apparent right leg injury.

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Commentary: School spirit is a choice

By Adrienne Conner · Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009

When I was in high school, I hated pep rallies and always skipped them. I never understood why schools made it mandatory to sit on a hard bench and hear about football, a sport I could never follow. If anything, it seems we would be required to have rallies for baseball teams since it’s supposedly America’s favorite pastime, not that I like the sport any better.

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Eagles to take on Wolverines

By Justin Souva · Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009

Eastern Michigan University will make the short trip to Ann Arbor on Saturday to face Michigan, in hopes of improving on a dismal track record against the Wolverines and the Big Ten.

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U-M's Forcier, Robinson clicking

By Justin Souva · Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009

They may be freshmen, but Michigan quarterbacks Tate Forcier and Denard Robinson have made a name for themselves two games into their collegiate careers.

Latest Podcast

Eastern Michigan University’s “Enlighten U” has been ranked the top mental health podcast in Michigan by FeedSpot, a platform that compiles blogs, podcasts, YouTube channels, newsletters and other sites in one location.

“Enlighten U” is a podcast geared toward students who are experiencing mental health challenges. Melissa Thrasher, EMU's executive director of media relations and social media, and Lolita Cummings, an EMU public relations professor, serve as the co-hosts. Each episode is released around the 15th of every month and features a student or alum and a subject-matter professional.

Lolita Cummings in an interview with The Echo said that this is not the first time the No. 1 mental health podcast in Michigan has been awarded to "Enlighten U."

"We've been the No. 1 mental health podcast in Michigan from the very beginning," Cummings said. "I think it's an indicator of the fact that what we are trying to do, we are doing well, and that is important."

At the start of each "Enlighten U" episode, Cummings and Thrasher state that the "Enlighten U" podcast is an award-winning show.

"A couple of years ago, I won the best in PR for good campaign from Public Relations Society of America for the marketing and promotions program, because it's important that we get this, the word, out to everyone and about the podcast," Cummings said.

Thrasher and Cummings are both extremely proud of their podcast, but these awards and recognitions are not why they continue with it.

It is important to Cummings that she serves all of her students' needs. She noticed that before the COVID-19 pandemic, the mental health of many of her students was declining. When the students came back after the pandemic, Cummings noticed that her students' mental health was even worse. Due to this, she began brainstorming with one of her students about how she could help.

"She [the student] said to me, 'We watched a lot of podcasts while we were off.' So I said, 'Okay, I don't know anything about podcasts, but I will meet you all where you are.' So that's where the idea came from," Cummings said. "I am able to not just serve their academic needs, but I'm also able to serve their mental health needs. And to get the feedback from them, that is really helping, and is everything to me because the students are the ones who tell us what issues are impacting the most. Those are the issues that we bring to the table at 'Enlighten U.'"

Cummings encourages students to not only watch and listen to "Enlighten U" but to also spread the word about the podcast.

"One of the things we want to do is get the word out about this podcast to as many people as possible, across the nation, across the world," she said. "The need is not limited to our campus — the need is universal; it is worldwide. My goal at this point is obviously to continue to produce quality shows that reflect the mental health challenges that students are facing, but also get it out to wider audiences so we can help more people."

For those who are interested in engaging with "Enlighten U," the podcast can be found on YouTube and Spotify.

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