EMU's 2026 Student Government presidential tickets share their visions for governing
By Laura Meriweather | March 9The two presidential tickets in the 2026 Student Government election share their respective platforms.
The two presidential tickets in the 2026 Student Government election share their respective platforms.
Eastern Michigan University Student Senate candidates share their campaign messages and goals for the university.
In addition to books, the Halle Library offers students many valuable resources, including supplies vending machines, podcast studios and a media player room.
Eastern Michigan University recently announced that all alumni Google accounts will be transitioned to a Gmail-only model starting June 30, 2026. All files left on non-Gmail apps after the deadline will be permanently deleted.
The Eastern Echo sat down with Toni Pressley-Sanon, a professor of Africology and African American Studies at Eastern Michigan University, to reflect on the program's past, present and future at EMU.
February marks the start of election season for the Eastern Michigan University Student Government.
In December 2025, Rx Kids, a program that provides direct financial support to eligible families, was expanded to Ypsilanti. As of January 2026, 63 Ypsilanti families were enrolled.
Eastern Michigan University has had low engagement in student government elections over the years. This evoked curiosity within members of The Eastern Echo who decided to speak with some students at EMU about the upcoming Student Government elections.
On Friday, the city of Ypsilanti announced a weekend extension of the warming shelter hours at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse amid a cold weather advisory issued earlier in the week by the National Weather Service.
Five warming centers will be open in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor for community members as southeast Michigan faces a cold weather advisory.
The Little Free Library outside of the Alexander Music Building holds several books Dec. 19, 2025. Nina Freeman, the student government vice president who was behind the creation of the little library, said it was designed to look like the nearby phone booth.
The Ypsi Cocktail Club, at the intersection of North Huron and West Michigan Avenue, hosts the second in a series of "Tarot Nights" started by general manager Megumi Mast. The bar, which Mast says doubles as a tasting room for the Ann Arbor Distilling Company, hosts tarot reader Lex Noble in a partnership that allows customers of Noble's service to get half off their cocktail purchase with each reading.