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Adidas denies responsibility for severance pay

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Representatives from Adidas said the company was not legally responsible to pay former workers of the closed down PT Kizone factory in Indonesia, when Adidas representatives addressed an audience Tuesday in Eastern Michigan University’s Welch Hall.





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China denies cyber hacking

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According to Mandiant, a company focused on intense cybersecurity of major companies, about 140 American companies and other global organizations have been hacked into by Chinese hackers.


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Ypsi streetlight upgrade

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The cost per city parcel for the scheduled conversion of 260 mercury vapor streetlights to LED along the East Michigan Avenue and Ecorse area was discussed at a special Ypsilanti City Council work session Tuesday night.



	Poster for the ‘Black People and Fried Chicken’ program held Wednesday in the Village.

Stereotype program sparks conversation

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People have heard it all: black people love fried chicken and watermelon with a glass of red Kool-Aid, white people can’t dance, Asians are good at math but can’t drive, Italians have mafia ties and all gays can sew and do make-up.




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News briefs

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Student Parent Awareness Day: A Student Parent Awareness Day is being held in the Student Center Grand Ballroom Wednesday.


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Police blotter

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Feb. 18 A subject was reported having an open liquor container on Pearl Street at 2:51 a.m. A subject was arrested on a bench warrant on Oakwood Street at 12:51 p.m.


	Amanda Edmonds discusses pros, cons of urban farming to Ypsi City Council.

Ypsi discusses hoophouses

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Ypsilanti City Council passed the first reading of the “Food Production Amendments” ordinance—omitting all wording pertaining to “hoophouses” or “greenhouses”—at its Feb. 19 meeting.




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News briefs

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Allen Park High School has awarded Eastern Michigan University with the Business Partners Award for providing professional development in literacy education through the university’s Writing Project program.


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Text club keeps students informed

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Eastern Michigan University’s Service EMU has launched a Student Text Club that will notify participants about registration, bill payments, financial aid and other academically related things.


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.