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Howell Nature Center holds first Community Appreciation Day

By Emily Hiett · Sunday, May 10, 2015

Saturday, May 9 the Howell Nature Center held its first Community Appreciation Day to show the surrounding public the Nature Center’s wide array of activities. HNC is Michigan’s largest wildlife rehabilitation facility and it is also home to a multitude of outdoor activities including nature camps, overnight retreat facilities, educational programs and a high adventure program.

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College of Business students award Michigan businesses

By Meghan Koglin · Sunday, May 3, 2015

EMU College of Business students selected Talmer Bank and Trust, SPARK and BlueWater Technologies as the best-run businesses in Michigan. Students selected the winners along with seven other businesses to honor Friday, April 10 as part of the Michigan Business of the Year awards.

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Controversy over EAA affecting College of Education

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, April 22, 2015

While protesters shut down Board of Regents meetings and teachers’ unions boycott Eastern Michigan University student teachers, the College of Education’s faculty is putting all of its efforts into making sure students never miss out on an educational opportunity. “Our students are caught in the political crossfire in their last semester of teacher training,” said Barb Stafford, a university supervisor in the College of Education whose job is to find placements for student teachers. Stafford is just one of an entire team of faculty members in EMU’s College of Education whose day-to-day work has been affected by the university’s affiliation with the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder created the EAA in June 2011 as a statewide school system for failing schools, however the authority has yet to move out of the Detroit area.

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Campus Life to hold rescheduled showing of 'American Sniper'

By Mona Beydoun · Tuesday, April 21, 2015

Campus Life will show the award-winning film, “American Sniper,” 8 p.m., Friday, in the Student Center Auditorium. In an email sent to Eastern Michigan University students, faculty and staff, Geoff Larcom, executive director of media relations, said the film will be followed by a “moderate dialogue that will touch on issues raised by the movie.” The film was originally scheduled for two showings at 8 p.m.

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Susan Martin leaves a legacy at EMU

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, April 15, 2015

After seven years in the captain’s seat, university president Susan Martin is feeling bittersweet about stepping down in July. When she took office in 2008, Martin was ready to turn things around. “Eastern had been through some challenging times and turnover of leadership and everybody was just down,” Martin said.

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Protests result in postponing of 'American Sniper' showing

By Mona Beydoun · Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The students who participated in the protest of the movie “American Sniper” Friday night in the Student Center said the shutting down and postponement of the showing was not their original intent. Four students were cuffed and detained after 40 students took the stage during the 8 p.m.

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Brewery and improv come together at the Pointless Brewery and Theatre

By Mona Beydoun · Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Beer and improvisational theatre lovers in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area can soon enjoy a space that combines both. Eastern Michigan University Alumni, Tori and Jason Tomalia, will open Pointless Brewery and Theatre, 3014 Packard Road, Ann Arbor, this summer. Tori said the population in the area appreciates the “mind-set” of theater and craft beer. “[Improv theater is] super creative and really fresh and sort of instantaneous,”she said.

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Gallery opens featuring ground breaking women of EMU

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, April 15, 2015

"In Her Shoes: Forging Paths at EMU" is a new exhibit opening Thursday at McKenny Gallery. According to a press release from the university's department of communications, the exhibit will be about the paths women have forged and the barriers women have broken both at Eastern and beyond.

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