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Ypsilanti joins U.S. Supreme Court amicus brief

By Allie Tomason · Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

A request for legislation was presented asking Ypsilanti City Council to consider a resolution to join the amicus brief in the United States Supreme Court in support of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District, Southern Division order in the case of "Deboer et al v Richard Snyder."

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News briefs, Feb. 11

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

Thursday, Feb. 12 Break the JAM World Record at the REC/IM Participate for 10 minutes in a worldwide fitness event and help to break the JAM World Record.

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Police blotter, Feb 11

By Scout Bostley · Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

Friday, Feb. 6 Police were called to Phelps Hall about the smell of marijuana coming from a dorm room at 12:09 a.m.

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Students meet and greet campus police

By Jess J. Salisbury · Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University Department of Public Safety invited students to meet and mingle with their officers on Tuesday afternoon as part of an effort to break down the barriers between the police and the community.

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Be ten percent happier through meditation

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015

Dan Harris was on the top of the world in 2004. He had gone from being a local news reporter in New England to ABC World News. Then he had a panic attack – an attack that happened on one of the most watched shows on television – 5.091 million people were watching.

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News briefs, Feb. 8

Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015

Monday, Feb. 9 The Vagina Monologues: Survivor Speak-Out The Speak Out will start with a bang, first, enjoy powerful slam poetry and a resource fair.

Young Pros 2

The Young Professionals: New club to launch fall 2015

By Allie Tomason · Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015

Eastern Michigan University, seniors, Kyle Wilkinson and Alex Lombard plan to launch a new club in the 2015 Fall semester – The Young Professionals. An introductory session was held Thursday evening in the Tower Room at McKinney Hall.

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Students for Life tackle abortion in Halle Library

By Jess J. Salisbury · Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015

Eastern Michigan University students, faculty and community members gathered in Halle Library for, “A Woman’s Choice?”, a panel discussion on the topic of abortion presented by Right to Life of Michigan and EMU Students for Life.

Yichun Xie, director of Eastern Michigan's Institute for Geospatial Research and Education.

EMU Geospatial researcher awarded $1.5 million grant

By Jess J. Salisbury · Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s Yichun Xie will be helping to put new learning opportunities on the map for Michigan middle school and high school students. Xie, director of the Institute for Geospatial Research and Education and a computer modeling expert, was awarded $1.5 million from the National Science Foundation to work with 120 teachers from around the state.

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Eagle on the Street

By Allie Tomason · Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015

The Detroit Metropolitan Airport recorded 14.7 inches of snow Monday morning. As a result, businesses and schools were closed across Southeast Michigan, including Eastern Michigan University. The Echo asked students: “How did you spend your snow day?”

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MLB lacks salary cap

By Thomas Beiszk · Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015

Major League Baseball has a growing issue. No, it isn’t steroids. It isn’t gambling. It isn’t any concern the league has encountered in previous years. The issue I am referring to is the worth of the monster contracts players are receiving.

Latest Podcast

Renowned journalist Beimeng Fu recalls her COVID-19 reporting experience on this weeks episode of Women Journalist COVID-19 Experiences. Check out this latest episode on Spotify! Or you can listen to their full unedited conversation at the Eastern Michigan University Archive website.

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