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By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014

Forum About EMU’s Budget— On Tuesday, Feb.18, from 11 a.m. to noon, Eastern Michigan University’s President Susan Martin will be presenting a form about EMU’s Strategic Plan and the university’s budget. EMU Chief Financial Officer John Lumm will present the budget.

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By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s Student Senate met on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the Student Center to discuss various agenda items including a proposal for a smoke-free campus.

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EMU'S ties to EAA detrimental to education students

By Kenneth Bowen · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014

The Education Achievement Authority is a hot topic for Michigan’s public school system, and Eastern Michigan University became a key player in the debate when it signed a partnership with the government program in 2011. The controversy has directly affected some students hoping to get a degree from EMU’s College of Education.

CEO club holds annual Sesi Midwest Regional Entrepreneurship Conference

By Curt Allain · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization, or the CEO club, held the annual Sesi Midwest Regional Entrepreneurship Conference on Friday at the EMU Student Center. The conference featured two keynote speakers and two breakout sessions where attendees could choose from a pair of lecturers they wanted to hear speak.

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Colleen Wieck gives lecture on special education

By Dilann Yasin · Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014

In honor of the 100-year anniversary of Eastern Michigan University’s Department of Special Education, Porter Chair Speaker Colleen Wieck gave a lecture in the Student Center Wednesday about special education. Wieck is director of the Minnesota Governor’s Council on Development Disabilities, and she is the third guest speaker in the 2013-2014 Porter Chair Speaker Series at EMU.

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EMU lecturers receive layoff notices

By Jess J. Salisbury · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

For years, Pam Olech has been one of Eastern Michigan University’s many full-time lecturers in charge of observing and advising student teachers. But her position has been threatened due recent layoffs within the EMU College of Education.

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Be safe this Valentine's Day

By Kayla Boyd · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, many couples are planning their romantic dates for this weekend. With all of this love in the air, it is extremely important for students to be safe and make smart decisions while being intimate.

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Police Blotter

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

Feb. 7 Officers were called to Hoyt Hall for a verbal argument between a male student and a female student at 12:30 a.m. The dispute did not turn physical and the two students went to their respective rooms after police arrived.

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By Lisa Swearingen · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

Lunch and Learn session— Eastern Michigan University is providing a chance for people to engage in an event titled “Do One Thing: Emergency Preparedness for the Whole Community.”

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Leadership symposium held in Student Center Monday

By Curt Allain · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted a leadership symposium Monday evening in Student Center room 300, titled “Leadership Redefined: Advancing Youth Empowerment.” Participating organizations were the Poetry Society, Mentor2Youth and sororities Sigma Gamma Rho and Alpha Kappa Alpha.

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NAACP hosts 'Women of History: Celebrating Our Queens'

By Nora Naughton · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted “Women of History: Celebrating Our Queens,” an event honoring the achievements of black women in history and at the university, in the Student Center Tuesday night.

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Chiara Hensley named new ombuds

By Mandy Grenier · Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014

The Office of the Ombuds is located in the Student Center room 240 and open for any student experiencing challenges on campus. According to Hensley, the office handles a wide variety of student concerns including communication with professors, conduct issues, grade grievances, academic dismissal, tuition, medical appeals, billing issues and financial aid concerns. The Office of the Ombuds may also assist students with any other problems that they may encounter during their time at Eastern Michigan University.

The men’s swimming team performs at Jock Jamz Tuesday night at Pease Auditorium. They took first place in the competition.

EMU Community Comes Together At Jock Jamz

By Eugene Evans · Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014

Hundreds of students, coaches and athletes gathered at Pease Auditorium as a community Tuesday night for Jock Jamz, which was entertained by ten varsity athletic teams as they showed off their dancing and lip synching skills.

Eastern Michigan University Rec/IM expands hours

By Eugene Evans · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

On Jan. 6, the Rec/IM increased its hours on Mondays-Thursdays in an effort to get students and faculty who might not have worked out because of night classes to show up. The expanded hours on Mondays-Thursdays are now 6:30 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. compared to the fall semester when it opened as usual, but closed down two hours early.

Eastern Michigan University’s Psychology Department welcomed Ogai Ogas, a computational neuroscientist and author of “A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells us about Sexual Relationships,” to the Student Center Thursday evening.

Neuroscientist guest speaker divulges sexy secrets

By Dilann Yasin · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s Psychology Department welcomed Ogai Ogas, a computational neuroscientist and author of “A Billion Wicked Thoughts: What the Internet Tells us about Sexual Relationships,” to the Student Center Thursday evening.

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News Briefs

By Nora Naughton · Sunday, Feb. 9, 2014

EMU alumna turns 105— Eastern Michigan University alumna Pat Crouch turned 105 on Thursday. Crouch earned her degree from Michigan Normal College, now known as Eastern Michigan University.

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