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Safety Week kicks off with ‘Snitches’ talk

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014

Safety Week at Eastern Michigan University kicked off Monday night with an event titled “Do Snitches Get Stitches?” Student Body President Desmond Miller hosted the event, which was an open dialogue about the stigma of snitching and the violent crime problem at EMU and in the city of Ypsilanti.

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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014

Jan. 28 A female student reported compromising pictures of her posted on Instagram by a male friend at 11:07 a.m. The male friend is not a student, and this investigation is ongoing.

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Safety Week at EMU

By Nora Naughton · Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014

In light of the recent wave of violent crimes on and surrounding Eastern Michigan University’s campus, Student Government has deemed the first week of February Safety Week.

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News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014

Community ecology lecture— Emily Grman from Michigan State University will be presenting a lecture entitled, “Community Ecology in a Changing Environment.”

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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014

Jan. 24 Books were stolen from a donation box outside the university bookstore between 3:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. by a non-student subject. The subject attempted to sell the books back to the university bookstore unsuccessfully and then successfully sold the books to another bookstore. Police were able to identify the thief by reviewing security footage and charge him with theft.

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Program encourages girls to pursue math, science

By Joielle Hoyle · Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014

On April 25, 2014 Eastern Michigan University will host a day-long conference for middle school and high school girls looking to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics called Digital Divas.

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News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

Explore Eastern— Eastern Michigan University’s Explore Eastern Open House will take take on March 8 from 10 a.m.

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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

Jan. 21 A student was caught using fake parking hangtags in the Bowman Lot at 9:32 a.m. The student’s car was towed, and he will face further consequences under the Student Code of Conduct. A student who left items in a locker at the Rec/IM on Nov.

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Event informs on opportunities to study abroad

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s 2014 Study Abroad Fair gave students the opportunity to browse the various destinations they can visit to learn about different cultures and study for the credit course that is offered.

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Students meet, discuss fracking

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

The ad-hoc student government committee on energy and sustainability held a meeting Thursday to discuss hydraulic fracturing, better known as fracking.

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Housing fair to be held Feb. 6 in Student Center

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014

This year, Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government Association is hosting a housing fair to allow to students a chance to browse off-campus and on-campus living quarters while asking questions about the safety and other regulations provided by the residences.

Latest Podcast

Introducing The Eastern Echo’s newest event and news based podcast, Scoop on the Scene. These weekly episodes will be hosted by the organization’s Digital Editor, Julez DeShetler. She intends to bring awareness to the events happening on an around campus to Echo listeners. 

DeShetler’s goal with the podcast is to encourage students and community members to get involved in an educated, safe and fun manner. She will list various events to choose from in addition to sharing the key details of said events. 

These podcasts can be expected to come out near the weekends and be no longer than 10-15 minutes.

For the week of Sept. 14 to Sept. 20, DeShetler includes events such as sports, a pub crawl, yoga, a movie in the park, Study Abroad Fair and training sessions. 

Be sure to tune in weekly to stay up to date on all the Eastern Michigan and Ypsilanti amusement!

Listen to this week’s episode here: 

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