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While students across the country are getting back into the swing of things for the fall semester, their worries and stress factors include a lot more than studying for exams.
While students across the country are getting back into the swing of things for the fall semester, their worries and stress factors include a lot more than studying for exams.
Miami — For the new school year, Ramil Anonuevo got a new backpack on wheels. He borrowed books to get a head start. And he found a study buddy: his 11-year-old son, Aaron, who joins him at the dinner table. Anonuevo, 42, just started an accelerated nursing program at Miami-Dade College.
MUNICH – The beer tents at Oktoberfest were packed Saturday even before the mayor of Munich, Christian Ude, had officially inaugurated the annual festival beer with two whacks of a hammer to open the first keg.
LONDON – Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday condemned as “unspeakable crimes” the child sex-abuse scandal in the Roman Catholic Church, as more than 10,000 people demonstrated in London against his official visit to Britain. During a mass celebrated in London, the 83-year-old German-born pontiff also expressed his “deep sorrow” to the victims of abuse by priests, which — for the first time — he classified as crimes. Emotions ran high on the third day of the pope’s state visit to Britain Saturday, with both supporters and opponents of the Roman Catholic Church making their views forcefully known. The pope’s remarks came as critics of the papal visit and victims of child abuse marched through central London, accusing the pontiff of “protecting pedophile priests.” But as the demonstrators — among them victims of abuse, human rights campaigners and gay rights groups — wound their way along Piccadilly, in the center of the British capital, the pope held a surprise private meeting with five victims of clerical sex abuse. A spokeswoman for the Catholic Church said the pope had expressed his “deep sorrow and shame” to the victims in what was described as an “emotional meeting.” Later, thousands lined the tree-lined avenues around Buckingham Palace to catch a glimpse of the pontiff as he rode in his Popemobile to Hyde Park, where 80,000 people gathered for a prayer vigil led by the pope. The pope’s outspoken condemnation of the child abuse scandal, which has rocked the Catholic Church in many European countries, the U.S., Canada and Australia, came during a mass celebrated in London’s Westminster Cathedral, the principal Catholic church of England and Wales. Among the 2,000-strong congregation were a large number of dignitaries from church and public life, among them the former prime minister, Tony Blair, Britain’s most prominent contemporary convert to Catholicism. “Here, too, I think of the immense suffering caused by the abuse of children, especially within the church and by her ministers,” the pope said in his sermon. “Above all, I express my deep sorrow to the innocent victims of these unspeakable crimes, along with my hope that the power of Christ’s grace, his sacrifice of reconciliation, will bring deep healing and peace to their lives.” The pope went on to acknowledge the “shame and humiliation, which all of us have suffered because of these sins,” and expressed his gratitude for the efforts being made to address the problem responsibly. “I ask all of you to show your concern for the victims and solidarity with your priests,” he said. “It was a good apology, he seemed to really mean it, he was genuinely sorry,” said Martin Brown, a 34-year-old Englishman who had come to listen to the pope. But the demonstrators offered a different view. “The pope keeps apologizing for the failings of everyone but himself,” said gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, a co-organizer of the protests. Sue Cox, a 63-year-old Briton who said she was herself a victim of clerical sex abuse, also dismissed the apology and warned that the Vatican would “not get away with overlooking clerical sex abuse.” “The days of popes are over.
Sept. 15 A student was cited for a minor in possession of alcohol in Walton Residence Hall around 1:31 p.m. A vehicle was keyed in North Campus Lot at 8:10 a.m.
An increasing number of college students are falling victim to theft and burglary; however, there is something that can be done to cover the potential loss of belongings. Insurance is something that comes to mind when thinking about purchasing a home, but college students are now being advised to consider it as well. According to the FBI’s Crime in the United States 2009 report, there were an estimated 9,320,971 property crime offenses that took place in the nation.
The third-annual BBQueer, an event held for the LGBT community, took place at Big Bob’s Lakehouse Wednesday afternoon.
Eastern Michigan University has a wealth of free resources available to its students to help them succeed during their college careers. An example of these resources is the Disability Resource Center, formerly known as the Students with Disabilities Office. One of the DRC’s main goals is to collaborate with students, faculty and staff to create an educational environment inclusive to all. According to Dr. Adam Meyer, senior director of student success within Academic Affairs, the DRC is one of 22 national higher education disability offices that is part of a federal grant project dedicated to redesigning how campus disability services are coordinated and provided throughout campus. “The main premise of the project is that the environment is more disabling than the disability,” he said.
Sept. 12 Nonstudents were seen arguing near the mailroom shipping and were issued disturbing the public peace around 7:04 p.m. A subject was arrested for possession of stolen credit cards on Huron River Drive around 6:35 p.m. A 1997 Honda Civic was stolen from the 2000 block of Ellsworth Road.
Many subtle and noticeable changes have been made to dining services this year at Eastern Michigan University.Larry Gates, the director of dining services, said there have been new cafés added around campus and two were remodeled.
The Student Government at Eastern Michigan University held its first senate meeting of the school year, Wednesday in room 310 B in the Student Center.
In 2008, the young voter demographic was overwhelmingly Democratic, but according to a Pew Research Center survey there are significantly less young people identifying themselves as Democrats now.
A television series known for its theme song and long run on the air is making its way back to the small screen, but this time there is a connection to Eastern Michigan University.
Eastern Michigan University offers a lot of perks, benefits and scholarships to veterans.
Sept. 7 —At Walton Residence Hall, an intoxicated minor was cited at 2:50 a.m. A subject was found to be in possession of narcotic paraphernalia at 11:03 a.m.
With fall semesters starting at Eastern Michigan and The University of Michigan, Washtenaw County is seeing a spike in minor-in-possession cases.
Eastern Michigan University’s former student center will once again be a bustling area full of students.
Eastern Michigan University and its faculty union reached a tentative agreement Tuesday to give faculty a pay raise of 3 percent in two years. The agreement includes a two-year contract, and the union will have a ratification vote Sept.
As campus is brought to life again, so are the possible crimes and dangerous situations students face each fall.
For the first time ever, Eastern Michigan University’s bookstore will be renting textbooks for the fall semester.