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County one of healthiest

By Jennifer Kirby · Friday, March 29, 2013

Washtenaw County was ranked first among Michigan counties in “health factors” March 20, for the fourth straight year by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The act Michigan Congressman John Dingell introduced would set contribution limits on donations to super PACs.

News briefs

By Taylor Pinson · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Michigan Congressman John Dingell, D-12th District, announced the introduction of the Restoring Confidence in Our Democracy Act earlier this week.

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Transfer programs save students money

By Ariel Achatz · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

The Michigan Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers transfer agreement allows students to transfer from community colleges to select baccalaureate universities within Michigan. It provides transferability of 30 credits to meet many, or all, of the general education requirements at four-year colleges.

Members of Students for an Ethical Participatory Education had flash mobs and led a protest march to get the university to cut its contract with Adidas.

SEPE protests EMU’s contract with Adidas

By Kenneth Bowen · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Students for an Ethical Participatory Education has taken a more aggressive approach to get the attention of Eastern Michigan University’s administration, and are hoping to incite an answer regarding the university’s contract with Adidas.

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Student Government denies group funds

By Lisa Swearingen · Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Gregory Champion, president of the Eastern Michigan University pro-life group Students for Life, said when the group applied for funding in February they didn’t expect to be fully funded, but each student at EMU has mandatory dues.

Echo endorses Miller, Monea

Sunday, March 24, 2013

The Eastern Echo editorial board has decided to endorse Desmond Miller for the position of Student Body president and Antonino Monea as Student Body vice president in the upcoming Student Government election at Eastern Michigan University. Of the candidates, we feel Miller offers the most experience and provided the best plans moving forward to address students’ concerns on campus.

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Mock trial team in semi-finals

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, March 24, 2013

Eastern Michigan University’s mock trial team will be participating in the opening rounds of the semi-finals next weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio. The program takes students from colleges around the country and puts them through the real legal procedures of a court case.

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Students for Life takes legal action

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, March 24, 2013

This week, a lawsuit was brought against Eastern Michigan University by the Christian legal ministry Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf of campus pro-life group Students for Life.

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Police blotter

Sunday, March 24, 2013

March 15 Guardian Security reported a verbal dispute in the Hoyt Parking Lot at 2:31 a.m. A robbery was reported at the intersection of St. John and Ann streets at 3:29 p.m.

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Christian organization files lawsuit against EMU

By Lisa Swearingen · Thursday, March 21, 2013

A lawsuit was brought against Eastern Michigan University this week by the Christian legal ministry Alliance Defending Freedom on behalf of campus pro-life group Students for Life. A press release from ADF said its attorneys filed a federal lawsuit in Detroit on Tuesday.

From left: Brianna Siler and Joshua Lowe, running for vice president and president, respectively, and Desmond Miller and Antonino Monea, running for president and vice president, respectively.

Student Government candidates debate

By Taylor Pinson · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

The two candidates for president of Eastern Michigan University’s student government held a debate in the Student Center Wednesday in front of a crowd of around 20 people.

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News briefs

By Lisa Swearingen · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Ethos luncheon Josh Linkner, CEO and managing partner of Detroit Venture Partners, will be speaking at the seventh annual Ethos Luncheon at Eastern Michigan University on April 12.

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Eastern not in 2013 teacher prep review

By Kenneth Bowen · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Eastern Michigan University will not be in the 2013 U.S. World News and Business Report’s teacher preparation review, because a deal couldn’t be reached between EMU and the National Council of Teacher Quality.

Numerous EMU students said they are unsure of what to do in an emergency.

Some EMU students don’t know what to do in crisis

By Taylor Pinson · Wednesday, March 20, 2013

How safe are you at Eastern Michigan University? That’s the question some students are asking following recent events at the University of Central Florida, where a former student stockpiled guns and explosives and held his roommate at gunpoint before committing suicide.

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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