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Police Blotter

By Curt Allain · Monday, Sept. 1, 2014

August 20 Patrolling officers were flagged down by a man near Michigan Avenue and Hamilton Street at 3:54 a.m.

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Business students pioneer pizza app

By Amy Cooper · Monday, Sept. 1, 2014

Students from the Master’s Degree Program in Integrated Marketing Communications at Eastern Michigan University achieved multiple awards in a contest for Domino’s Pizza by creating an order-driven application for smartphones.

ExpressJet teams up with EMU

By Drew Saunders · Monday, Sept. 1, 2014

Commercial airliner ExpressJet Airlines struck a deal with Eastern Michigan University’s Eagle Flight Center July 17 to form a new AP3 pilot program.

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EMU names new financial boss

By Curt Allain · Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014

Michael Valdes has been named the new Chief Financial Officer for Eastern Michigan University pending approval of the Board of Regents. Valdes replaces John Lumm who had served as EMU’s CFO since 2008. The CFO’s primary responsibility is to provide budget management, monitor liquidity positions, exercise executive control over University budgets and safeguard all asset of the University.

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Final arguments begin in trial of Ed Thomas

By Drew Saunders · Monday, July 28, 2014

The final arguments for the trial of Ed Thomas in the murder of EMU wide receiver Demarius Reed started at 8:30, Monday. Thomas is accused of felony murder or assisting in murder, as well as armed robbery. Nimish Gantra, assistant prosecuting attorney for Washtenaw County began the closing arguments.

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YPD investigating armed robbery

By Nora Naughton · Monday, July 21, 2014

The Ypsilanti Police Department is investigating a reported armed robbery, which occurred around 1:30 a.m. Monday on the 900-block of Railroad street north of campus.

Ypsilanti Officials Work for a Safer Community

By Curt Allain · Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Washtenaw County officials will formally cooperate to provide a safer Ypsilanti community with the announcement of the Eastern Washtenaw Safety Alliance (EWSA), the parties announced Tuesday. According to Eastern Michigan University’s website, EWSA is a coalition of top area officials and law enforcement leaders spearheaded by State Rep.

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Ypsilanti Police investigating criminal sexual assault

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The Ypsilanti Police Department is investigating a report of a criminal sexual assault case that happened at around 11 PM, Tuesday, June 24th. According to a timely warning sent by Eastern Michigan University’s Department of Public Safety, the victim was a male and not a student at EMU.

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Williams is director of School of Nursing

By Ally Way · Monday, June 23, 2014

Michael Williams has had a long successful journey, from being the first undergraduate to be accepted to work in an Intensive Care Unit to officially becoming the director and an associate professor of the School of Nursing at Eastern Michigan University.

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Eastern offering leadership minor in the fall

By Amy Cooper · Monday, June 23, 2014

Eastern Michigan University has a new minor coming this fall called interdisciplinary leadership, which is set to expand knowledge and personal awareness skill sets in hopes of creating a worldly and organized student upon graduation.

BrotherHOOD creates sense of community

By Curt Allain · Monday, June 23, 2014

The program’s “barbershop” events have turned out to one of the most successful facets of the initiative. These events are aimed at creating a sense of community among men of color on campus and provide them with a support network at EMU.

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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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