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Black churches losing political power

By Margaret A. Leary · Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Monday afternoon, an audience of about 40 heard Emory University Associate Professor of Political Science Michael Leo Owens describe his perception that the political engagement of majority black congregations in historically black churches has lessened, specifically in the Obama years.

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Eastern's Board of Trustees discuss changes

By Danielle Willman · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

The Board of Trustees of the Eastern Michigan University Foundation met Friday morning at the Eagle Crest Golf Club House as various committees and members of the Eastern Michigan University community gave updates on the state of the foundation, the university and goals for the future.

EMU welcomes its new provost

By Laura Heffner · Sunday, Feb. 19, 2012

On Wednesday evening, about 50 members of the faculty and staff attended a welcome reception for the new provost and vice president of EMU, Kim Schatzel, who started on Jan.

'All Eyes on U.S.' kept conversation going

By Alex Price · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Attending students were in for a personal political experience at “All Eyes on U.S.,” an event run by the Eastern Michigan University Student Government to help promote student awareness of the 2012 political election.

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McGadney addresses students

By Edward Patterson · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Student Body President, Jelani McGadney gave his State of the Student Body address before Eastern Michigan University students, faculty, administrators and staff.

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Legislation Watch

By Ashley Hutcherson · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

SENATE BILL No. 929 21ST CENTURY JOBS FUND/Modifying 1984 Bill February 7, 2012, Introduced by Senator Kowall This bill would make changes to give the Michigan Strategic Fund board greater flexibility in the administration of 21st Century Investment and other programs, including tourism promotion and marketing, competitive edge technology grants and loans, etc. The modifications could reduce the MSF’s administrative costs and the overall costs used for the program, which include annual budget and the Jobs for Michigan Investment Fund. House Bill 5393 Revised school code February 9, 2012, Introduced by Reps.

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Police Blotter

By Kody Klein · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Campus: Feb. 10 – A customer threatened an employee at 11 p.m. in the Student Center. Feb. 12 – An assault and battery occurred at 12:23 p.m.

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Legislation would ban some abortions

By Chelsea Idzior · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Republic representative Eileen Kowall recently introduced legislation in the Michigan House that would ban abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy. Supporters of the bill said a fetus can feel pain at 20 weeks of pregnancy, while opponents deny this is true, reported Michiganradio.org.

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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