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Bomber Plant is being threatened

The Willow Run Bomber Plant, a historical WWII landmark located just east of the Ypsilanti area, is now being threatened with demolition.


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Clean-Up Day to collect waste items at Eastern

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Washtenaw County’s Solid Waste Program is holding a County Clean-Up Day that will be returning to Eastern Michigan University on Saturday, Oct. 26 in Eastern Michigan University’s Rynearson Stadium parking lot.



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Student senate makes changes

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On Tuesday, Eastern Michigan University’s student senate discussed whether it should support the implementation of a student fee of $0.93 for Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority bus passes, to establish an ad hoc Energy and Sustainability Committee for the 2013-2014 year and to remove a section from the bylaws of student government.

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Model UN club to go to conference

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Eastern Michigan University’s Model United Nations club will be traveling to Chicago in November to attend the American Model United Nations Conference. They will bring two teams to represent Palestine and Guatemala.




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Alumni give lectures

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The Eastern Michigan University College of Business hosted a business conference on Thursday with some of its most successful alumni. Each alumnus in attendance gave a series of lectures throughout the day about the lessons they have learned in the business world after leaving EMU.


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Police Blotter

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Sept. 14 A subject was arrested on Oakwood Street at 3:34 a.m. on EMU bench warrants for failing to appear regarding traffic violations. *Sept.


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Best Buddies program starts another year

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Roughly 800,000 people worldwide are engaging in a program designed to build friendships in a neurologically diverse climate, and here at Eastern Michigan University, that program is thriving.



Ypsilanti provides tax abatements to businesses

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The National Bureau of Economic Research announced a nascent recession in the United States in 2007, and then cited its end in 2009. There has since, however, been an economic malaise, with the national unemployment rate at 7.3 percent and state unemployment rate at 8.8 percent.


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Board of Trustees discusses its finances

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Eastern Michigan University’s Foundation Board of Trustees discussed business and finance agendas, intercollegiate athletics and other EMU-related issues in the Grand Ballroom of the Student Center on Friday.


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Ypsilanti Master Plan

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Last Monday, on campus Teresa Gillotti, the city planner of Ypsilanti, presented a draft of the city’s Master Plan to a room of 20. (A very lackluster turnout when you consider the 18,914 stakeholders who attend the school.)



	Nuclear energy is a safe, cheap and clean alternative source of energy.

	That’s what members of Clean Energy America, a nuclear energy advocacy group, came to Eastern Michigan University on Tuesday to say.

Clean Energy America endorses nuclear energy

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Nuclear energy is a safe, cheap and clean alternative source of energy. That’s what members of Clean Energy America, a nuclear energy advocacy group, came to Eastern Michigan University on Tuesday to say.


	Student veterans of Eastern Michigan University are invited to help each other find balance among school, life and work during weekly group meetings. The Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting the open discussions at 3 p.m. every Wednesday in the Military and Veterans Resource Center at 401 Pierce Hall.

Weekly meetings for veterans in Pierce Hall

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Student veterans of Eastern Michigan University are invited to help each other find balance among school, life and work during weekly group meetings. The Department of Veterans Affairs is hosting the open discussions at 3 p.m. every Wednesday in the Military and Veterans Resource Center at 401 Pierce Hall.



	Student Body President Desmond Miller (Center) and Vice President Nino Monea (Right) pose for a picture while former Student Body President R. Matthew Norfleet (Left) looks on.

Student Body President promotes togetherness

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Eastern Michigan University’s Student Body President, Desmond Miller, gave a speech on Tuesday in the Student Center to address many initiatives, including family restrooms and renovations to facilities, that the SGA wishes to see come to fruition during the fall semester.


	On Tuesday in front of Pray-Harrold, Students for Life raised awareness on campus regarding Planned Parenthood and educated Eastern Michigan University women on the multiple options for dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.

Students for Life informs about Planned Parenthood

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On Tuesday in front of Pray-Harrold, Students for Life raised awareness on campus regarding Planned Parenthood and educated Eastern Michigan University women on the multiple options for dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.

Renowned journalist Beimeng Fu recalls her COVID-19 reporting experience on this weeks episode of Women Journalist COVID-19 Experiences. Check out this latest episode on Spotify! Or you can listen to their full unedited conversation at the Eastern Michigan University Archive website.