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On Thursday, the American Red Cross and the International Business Student Association of Eastern Michigan University will be sponsoring a charity dine and donate event at the Tower Inn Café, Bar and Grill located on 701 W. Cross St. Ypsilanti, Mich.

Dine and donate event at Tower Inn Thursday

By Curt Allain · Wednesday, April 16, 2014

On Thursday, the American Red Cross and the International Business Student Association of Eastern Michigan University will be sponsoring a charity dine and donate event at the Tower Inn Café, Bar and Grill located on 701 W. Cross St. Ypsilanti, Mich.

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Ypsi mayor recognized at awards ceremony

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schrieber was the recipient of the Community/University Collaboration Award presented by the Office of Academic Service-Learning, Nonprofit Leadership Alliance and the Institute for the Study of Children, Families and Community in an awards luncheon held Friday.

EAA protesters occupying President Susan Martin’s office this week plan to stay until the end of the semester.

Students organize sit-in protest outside President Susan Martin's office

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s interlocal agreement with the EAA and Detroit Public Schools has been embroiled in controversy since October 2013 when six teachers unions in Washtenaw County began boycotting EMU student teachers. The teachers unions refuse to end the boycott until EMU withdraws from the interlocal agreement with the EAA.

'Computational Thinking' attempts to change views of search engines

By Amy Cooper · Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Robert M. Panoff, Ph.D., came to Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center Monday to present a dynamic and interactive visual approach to enhance how people interact with the world. Panoff’s presentation, entitled “Computational Thinking for All: The Power and the Peril” was sponsored by Shodor, a non-profit organization in Durham, North Carolina.

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News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Material Culture Lectures Henry Glassie and Pravina Shukla will be presenting lectures on Thursday, April 17 at 5:30 p.m. in room 300 of Halle Library at Eastern Michigan University.

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Police Blotter

By Curt Allain · Sunday, April 13, 2014

April 8 Police were called to Sellers Residence Hall at 10:03 p.m. to respond to the odor of marijuana coming from a student’s room.

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News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, April 13, 2014

Campus Safety Training New employees of Eastern Michigan University must partake in at least one of the Safety Awareness & Hazard Communication sessions.

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Search for Associate Vice President continues

By Amy Cooper · Sunday, April 13, 2014

Eastern Michigan University continued its search for a new Associate Vice President of Student Life on Wednesday in the Student Center. The final candidate, Timothy Wise, shared his ideas to advance EMU’s student support system. The other candidates, Calvin Phillips and John Berry, already presented their vision for the school.

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False police report leads to serious consequences

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, April 9, 2014

A Timely Warning went out to the Eastern Michigan University community Thursday night regarding a female student who was reportedly the victim of an attempted armed robbery. About an hour later, an update to the Timely Warning was released stating that the female student had recanted her statement.

Former student charged with larceny

By Curt Allain · Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Eastern Michigan University police officers arrested former EMU student Ian Evans Ratke on Saturday. Ratke was arrested for multiple larcenies committed at the Bruce T.

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Police Blotter

By Curt Allain · Wednesday, April 9, 2014

A female student may be charged with making a false police report. She told police she was assaulted and robbed at the Convocation Center and later admitted that to be a fabrication. The matter has been sent to the county prosecutor’s office and the student may also face discipline under the Student Code of Conduct and Community Standards.

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News Briefs

By Lisa Swearengen · Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Equality and Human Rights Proposals Eastern Michigan University’s Center for the Study of Equality and Human Rights is searching for proposals from those who desire to participate in the Center’s Equality Knowledge Project.

EMU adds PA program

By Dana Afana · Sunday, April 6, 2014

Starting May 5, 2014 Eastern Michigan University will officially have a 24-month full-time physician assistant graduate program.

SG President Desmond Miller (Left) and write-in candidate Fatma Jaber (Right)

Student government election results on hold

By Curt Allain · Sunday, April 6, 2014

The election for Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government’s Senatorial, Presidential ended on March 27, but a winner of the Presidential election has yet to be declared due to ongoing campaign investigations.

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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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