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Black Girls Rock Gala: Celebrating EMU’s Black Women

By Nautica Marshall · Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Black Girls Rock Gala, an awards ceremony to honor women of color leaders on campus. The gala was Tuesday, March 29, 2019. Women were nominated and selected by a committee, mostly by surprise.

The Legacy of Nipsey Hussle

By Bianca Ramsey · Tuesday, April 9, 2019

On March 31, 2019, 33-year-old, American Recording Artists and Grammy nominated rapper, Nipsey Hussle tragically died. His death was very shocking amongst the hip-hop community, his fans and throughout the Los Angeles area.

‘Much Ado’ At EMU

By Arica Frisbey · Tuesday, April 9, 2019

When friends, family and other playgoers gathered in Quirk Theatre this past Friday night, there was only the anticipation of a great opening night in the air, a held breath and hope for an entertaining rendition of one of Shakespeare’s works. By the time the curtain fell on the first evening show of the run, they were left with more than that: a discussion on gender relations, double standards and comedy in the #MeToo era. Just as Director Lee Stille, professor of theatre arts here at Eastern Michigan University, intended.

Sleep More, Stress Less: Experts Advise Students

By Gary Simmons · Tuesday, April 9, 2019

Sleep is an important thing for college students to plan for in their lives. That’s the message that participants learned at this year’s “Sleep More, Stress Less” seminar held on April 4 in the Student Center room 310A from 3 to 4 p.m.

‘Much Ado About Nothing’ To Premiere in Quirk Theatre

By Arica Frisbey · Wednesday, April 3, 2019

Another talented cast takes the Quirk mainstage this coming weekend for EMU Theatre’s production of Shakespeare’s classic, “Much Ado About Nothing.” The production, directed by Dr. Lee Stille, is set to run for two weekends, April 5 through April 7 and April 11 through April 14.

April kicks off with campus events

By Shayler Barnes Jr. · Monday, April 3, 2017

On Tuesday April 4, Zeta Sigma Chi will host the first annual Nacho Average Greek Social, an opportunity to meet some of EMU's Greek life, ask questions, socialize and eat nachos.

Reginald R. Robinson to perform 'Cultural Harmonies' a ragtime orchestration

By Sydney Nimeth · Monday, March 20, 2017

Reginald R. Robinson, MacArthur Fellow Genius Award recipient and pianist, will perform “Cultural Harmonies,” a collection of ragtime orchestrations with the River Raisin Ragtime Revenue (R4), Saturday, March 25, at 8 p.m.

"Luke Cage" premieres on Netflix

By Emmanuel Bates · Friday, Oct. 14, 2016

Netflix’s new original series Luke Cage, made its debut Oct, 1, becoming the third Marvel hero to have their own series on Netflix, and making it the first Marvel series with an African hero.

EMU hosts annual Math Facts Challenge

By Shayler Barnes Jr. · Tuesday, May 24, 2016

For the second year in a row Eastern Michigan University hosted a math-off that caters to various charter school students ranging from grades 1st through 8th.

The Tony nominations make for the year of “Hamilton”

By Emily Slomovits · Sunday, May 15, 2016

The Tony Awards air June 12th. The nominations are dominated by one single show: Hamilton. There are thirteen categories for the nominations, and in trail-blazing fashion Lin-Manuel’s hip-hop-infused masterpiece is nominated for a record breaking 16 awards.

Congratulations to our editor

By Sasha Brown · Sunday, May 15, 2016

Kayla Boyd was one among the many 2016 spring graduates. Boyd graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Apparel and Textile Merchandising from Eastern Michigan University. For the past four years, she served as a staff writer at the Eastern Echo.