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Student Government holds off-campus housing fair

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Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government sponsored the Off-Campus Housing Fair on Thursday as part of EMU’s Safety Week. The event was held at the Student Center on campus and was designed to help students talk to different leasing professionals around Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor about the security they provide to their tenants.



EMU Student Government prepares for spring elections

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Eastern Michigan University students seeking a way to get more involved in the campus community have the chance to have their voices heard. Student Government is now accepting applications for the positions of president and vice-president, and student senators.


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Physical Plant addresses icy roads, walkways

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The Eastern Michigan University Physical Plant explained the challenges it faced in keeping the campus roads and sidewalks ice-free this winter via an email sent to the EMU community on the evening of Friday, Feb.


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Police Blotter

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Feb. 1 Officers responded to a noise complaint in Walton Hall at 12:59 a.m. and found a group of underage students with a small amount of alcohol in a dorm room. The students were not charged criminally, but may face consequences under the Student Code of Conduct.




Safety Week kicks off with ‘Snitches’ talk

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.


Check out this week's episode of A Conversational Tone where host Queso Tone (Antonio Byrd) sits down with musical artist D.Wil (Devin Wilson)!