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Obama discusses education, jobs

By Kayla Boyd · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

President Barack Obama gave his speech at the Democratic National Convention Sept. 6, accepting the nomination to run for a second term.

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New contract pends approval

By Danielle Willman · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

The Eastern Michigan University chapter of the American Association of University Professors voted overwhelmingly to approve a new three-year contract by a margin of 288-7, or 98 percent in consent.

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Norfleet, Miller share love for EMU

By Danielle Willman · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

To the casual observer, Matthew Norfleet and Desmond Miller might seem like an unexpected pairing: one a senior, the other a sophomore; one involved in Student Government since his earliest days as a freshman at Eastern Michigan University, the other a transfer student who didn’t get involved until late in the game.

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TurboVote allows online registering

By Lisa Swearingen · Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012

Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government has partnered with the university to implement TurboVote, an online tool that allows EMU students to quickly register to vote at emich.turbovote.org.

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EMU professor gives seminar on rise of hate speech

By Lisa Swearingen · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

In the golden age of technology, people surf the Internet for research, leisure or keeping up with friends and family. Recently, however, a malicious trend known as cyberspace hate, where people use the Web to harass and spread animosity, has been on the rise.

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Watch what you post online

By Bryan Alfaro · Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012

These days, people have more to worry about than just their exes stalking them on Facebook: Employers, schools, law enforcement agencies and even branches of the U.S. military are using Facebook as a way to check up on people — and in some cases there have been severe repercussions.

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Police Blotter

Friday, Aug. 31, 2012

August 23 A female left a paid lot without paying the parking fee at 9:15 p.m. at the Bowen Lot.

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EMU Student Government's first 2012-13 senate session

By Kenneth Bowen · Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012

Eastern Michigan University’s Student Government began preparations August 19 for the fall 2012 semester, which will begin Sept. 5, at their Summer Summit meeting that included an official senate meeting, as well as multiple workshops to train new senators and directors.

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EMU aviation program names new director

By Lisa Swearingen · Friday, Aug. 24, 2012

Soaring high above the clouds as a pilot has been a lifelong dream for Chris Sorenson, who recently became the director of operations and chief flight instructor of Eastern Michigan University’s Eagle Flight Center at Willow Run Airport; initially Sorenson wanted to obtain his pilot’s license and go to work for the airlines, but his plans changed once he got a taste of teaching.

EMU faculty and staff contract negotiations update

By Bryan Alfaro and Margaret Leary · Monday, July 16, 2012

Eastern Michigan University continued negotiating last week with two of its eight labor unions: the EMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors which is representing faculty members, and the clerical staff UAW 1975 union. The university already reached an agreement with the police officers’ union on June 26.

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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.

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