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Rally honors slain students

By Drew Saunders and Mandy Grenier · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

On Thursday, the Increase The Peace Rally & Walk kicked off in front of the north doors of the Student Center. This student rally and march was against the recent spat of violence and crime that has plagued the community at Eastern Michigan University since the murder of Julia Niswender almost a year ago. Several hundred people showed up for the event.

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News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

Eastern Michigan University STEM fields— According to an article from Eastern Michigan University’s Division of Communications, the College Database has placed EMU as one of the top 50 colleges for advancing women in science, technology, engineering and math fields. To read more on the rankings, visit onlinecollegesdatabase.org/50-colleges-advancing-women-in-stem. Campus safety awareness training— New employees at Eastern Michigan University are required to take part in the campus safety awareness and hazard communication training. The sessions are listed below and will be held in room 300 of Halle Library: • Monday, Nov.

How safe is Ypsilanti?

By Jess J. Salisbury · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

In the past year, three homicides occurred in the area directly north of campus. In December 2012, junior communication and electronic media and film studies major Julia Niswender was presumably murdered in her apartment at Peninsular Place. The father of an EMU student was killed in a dispute in March 2013 in the same complex, and sophomore communication major and student-athlete Demarius Reed was found dead in the University Green apartments, down the street from Peninsular Place.

EMU President Susan Martin speaks at a campus safety forum on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2013

Second public safety forum held in Student Center

By Kenneth Bowen · Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013

At least one person walked by the body of Demarius Reed after as was fatally shot, and as many as six people heard gunfire the night of the murder in his apartment complex according to interim Ypsilanti Police Chief Tony DeGiusti.

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EMU student assaulted overnight

By Al Willman · Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013

Another Eastern Michigan University student was assaulted in the area around Leforge Ave. yesterday night, the third such incident in the area in recent days and the fourth in the immediate area – all victimizing EMU students. According to a timely warning issued by the university, an EMU student was assaulted at his apartment when he answered a knock on his door.

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Second public safety forum to be held this afternoon

By Al Willman · Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013

Less than a week after a public forum was held at the Student Center at which Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin, Police Chief Robert Heighes and Vice President for Communications Robert Kraft discussed and answered questions regarding campus safety and the death of EMU student-athlete Demarius Reed, the university announced it would be holding another forum this afternoon. This forum, scheduled for 4 p.m., will also include Ypsilanti Interim Police Chief Tony DiGiusti.

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Designer advises students on a variety of topics

By Kayla Boyd · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

Designer Kami Michels from Kimberly Weder Designs spoke to EMU interior design students on Wednesday in Roosevelt Hall about what life can be like after graduation as an interior designer. Students who attended received free refreshments and Learning Beyond the Classroom credit.

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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