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Students hang ribbons in memory of fallen veterans

By Ken Bowen · Monday, May 27, 2013

Student Veterans of America, a student group at Eastern Michigan University, placed 227 yellow ribbons around campus on Thursday to honor Michigan service members who were killed in action from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Heart Walk exceeds its monetary goal of $16,000

By Drew Saunders · Monday, May 20, 2013

The 2013 Washtenaw County Heart Walk, held on Sunday, raised $20,303.20 for the American Heart Association’s mission of building healthier lives free of stroke and cardiovascular disease, according to their web site.

Student volunteers take pride in Ypsilanti

By Lisa Swearingen and Allie Tomason · Monday, May 20, 2013

Eastern Michigan University students took pride in Ypsilanti on Saturday, from 9 a.m. to noon, by volunteering for Ypsilanti P.R.I.D.E. Day, an annual event intended to nurture community pride and inspire local business growth through beautification of the city’s environment.

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SGA: Hiring Executive Board

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Lisa Swearingen Senior Staff Writer Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government is now hiring for positions on its Executive Board.

News Briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Monday, May 13, 2013

UMC volunteers for the LGBTQ community— The Unity Michigan Coalition is looking for interested volunteers to help organize an end to discrimination in the state of Michigan. The volunteers will be asked to attend local LGBTQ pride events and collect information from other attendees at the events.

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Adidas reaches agreement

By Kenneth Bowen · Monday, May 13, 2013

Adidas has agreed to pay workers from the closed down PT Kizone factory in Indonesia, and some Eastern Michigan University students who actively campaigned for the cause said it’s a positive notion for workers’ rights, according to a press release from United Students Against Sweatshops.

Color Run was a blast!

By Jennifer Kirby · Monday, May 13, 2013

The Color Run, nicknamed the “happiest 5k on the planet” is a global for-profit organization that hosts untimed five kilometer races around the world.

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Heart Walk sets new monetary goal

By Allie Tomason · Monday, May 6, 2013

The 2013 Washtenaw County Heart Walk will take place Sunday, May 19. The start location will be at Washtenaw Community College, located at 4800 E. Huron River Drive in Ann Arbor.

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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