Regents approve new contracts
(09/19/12 11:17pm)
The new faculty and clerical contracts received final approval Tuesday at Eastern Michigan University’s first Board of Regents meeting of the 2012-13 academic year.
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EMU gets UM library privilege
(09/19/12 11:14pm)
Eastern Michigan University students and staff now have borrowing privileges at eight University of Michigan libraries. The Reciprocal Borrowing program allows students from both universities access to Halle Library, seven libraries throughout U of M’s Ann Arbor campus and one located at the U of M-Flint campus.
Julea Ward’s case trial next month
(09/16/12 11:55pm)
The case of a former Eastern Michigan University student being dismissed from the university’s counseling program for refusing to counsel a gay client is set to go to trial next month.
Health focus of block party
(09/16/12 11:49pm)
Several youth oriented organizations came together for a block party on Saturday, Sept. 15 to raise awareness about youth services offered in Ypsilanti. Washington Street was lined with bounce houses, free food, Xbox gaming and even airbrushed tattoos.
EMU unites Huron and eagles
(09/16/12 11:48pm)
Eastern Michigan University was established in 1849 as the Michigan State Normal School. Since then it has grown and prospered, and changed its name three times. EMU started off as a school and has grown into a university.
SEEUS escorts students
(09/16/12 11:46pm)
While walking on Eastern Michigan University’s campus at night, there is a good chance you will run into students in bright yellow jackets offering to escort you to your destination. These students are part of Student Eyes and Ears for University Safety.
Blue Cross to be nonprofit
(09/16/12 11:41pm)
Governor Rick Snyder recently proposed major changes to the regulation of Michigan’s largest healthcare provider. The governor is calling for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to become a nonprofit medical company that will be regulated under the Michigan
Ypsi band preps for future
(09/13/12 2:23am)
Screaming has been a part of rock music ever since Little Richard’s famous opening to “Tutti Frutti,” but it was taken to new levels as the decades passed. In the ’80s, hardcore punk bands like Black Flag and Fear and heavy metal bands like Slayer and Metallica began to experiment with how far screamed vocals could be pushed. Then, in the ’90s, death metal pushed this even further.
Job-searching tips to help students earn their own way
(09/13/12 2:20am)
Whether you’re paying your own way through school or receiving help from your parents, it goes without saying there are a ton of benefits to having a job in college; the ability to pay rent and feed yourself being a biggie. Balancing school and work teaches us valuable skills and responsibilities that we’ll need when it’s time to enter the “real world” everyone keeps telling us about.
Healthcare costs rise for students, comply with govt
(09/13/12 2:15am)
The cost of student healthcare insurance provided by UnitedHealthcare for services at Eastern Michigan University’s Snow Health Center has risen to $1,395 from last year’s $995.
EMU professor given grant to study Mars
(09/13/12 2:03am)
David Pawlowski, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Eastern Michigan University, has been awarded a $345,418 grant from NASA to study the upper atmosphere of Mars.
EMU gains 17 new staff members
(09/13/12 2:01am)
Freshmen and transfer students may feel like they are the only new faces on campus, but this fall also brought many new staff to Eastern Michigan University. At the Board of Regents meeting in June, it was recommended that 17 new staff members be hired into teaching positions.
EMU enforcing smoking rules: Fines, warnings
(09/13/12 2:00am)
At Eastern Michigan University a variety of programs are working together to help prevent secondhand smoke and clean up the campus.
Police Blotter
(09/10/12 1:16am)
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EMU gets renovations
(09/10/12 1:07am)
Eastern Michigan University’s Physical Plant spent about $96 million on campus renovations over the summer, which includes the following:
Obama discusses education, jobs
(09/10/12 1:05am)
President Barack Obama gave his speech at the Democratic National Convention Sept. 6, accepting the nomination to run for a second term.
Blood donors needed during all of September
(09/10/12 1:00am)
The American Red Cross will be holding blood drives on Eastern Michigan University’s campus during the month of September, and all who donate in September will be entered to win a $500 gas card.
New contract pends approval
(09/10/12 12:59am)
The Eastern Michigan University chapter of the American Association of University Professors voted overwhelmingly to approve a new three-year contract by a margin of 288-7, or 98 percent in consent.
AATA proposes plan to increase ridership
(09/10/12 12:58am)
Many people in the Eastern Michigan University community rely on The Ride, the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority’s bus system, to make their way to and from campus.
Norfleet, Miller share love for EMU
(09/10/12 12:56am)
To the casual observer, Matthew Norfleet and Desmond Miller might seem like an unexpected pairing: one a senior, the other a sophomore; one involved in Student Government since his earliest days as a freshman at Eastern Michigan University, the other a transfer student who didn’t get involved until late in the game.
