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Five things from EMU's loss to NIU

By Thomas Bieszk · Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015

Eastern Michigan University fell on the road to Northern Illinois University, 49-21 Saturday in DeKalb, Ill. Here are five observations of the game that we learned from the Eagles.

Huskies put up 35 in first half, win 49-21

By Robert Hull · Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015

Northern Illinois University had a pair of rushers surpass the century-mark in the Huskies 49-21 win over Eastern Michigan University Saturday afternoon. In the first half NIU, shutout the Eastern Michigan offense, while scoring 35 first half points.

McCabe or Williams: Who will start?

By Robert Sherman · Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University women's soccer team has used over 10 different starting line-ups in 15 matches played during the 2015 season. So the question going into the end of the season not only becomes what starting 10 outfield players head coach Scott Hall puts on the field, but also, who Hall selects to play goalkeeper as the last defense for the Eagles.

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Previewing Northern Illinois: The Hare and the Huskies

By Robert Hull · Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015

The Northern Illinois University Huskies are what many people would call the turning-point program of the Mid-American Conference. In the 2012-13 college football season, the Huskies did the unthinkable and made it to the Discover Orange Bowl. Many non power-five conference schools dream of making a bowl as prestigious as that, but very rarely do they get to experience one.

Eastern Michigan coach Chris Creighton reacts after a call in the Eagles 63-20 loss to Toledo on Oct. 17 2015 in the Glass Bowl.

Transcript from Week Eight Football Press Conference

By Thomas Bieszk · Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015

Weekly press conference with Eastern Michigan head coach Chris Creighton, offensive coordinator Kalen DeBoer and defensive coordinator Brad McCaslin. This week covering the team’s loss to Toledo and looking ahead to Northern Illinois.

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Eagles fall to Toledo, 63-20

By Robert Hull · Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015

Eastern Michigan University football had a difficult time defensively stopping the undefeated and nationally ranked University of Toledo Rockets, falling 63-20 for the Eagles fifth straight loss.

Previewing Toledo: Eagles head to Glass Bowl

By Robert Hull · Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015

Following a 47-21 loss to the University of Akron, the Eastern Michigan University Eagles (1-5, 0-2) will head to the Glass Bowl to take on the undefeated and nationally ranked University of Toledo Rockets (5-0, 2-0). Matt Campbell, who is in his fourth year as the head coach at Toledo, has compiled one of the more impressive resumes in the Mid-American Conference, having a career record of 31-13 as a head coach.

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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