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EMU launches drive for funds

By Robyn Hoffenblum · Monday, May 3, 2010

Eastern Michigan University announced a comprehensive campaign on April 19 called “Invest. Inspire. The Campaign for Eastern Michigan University.” The first phase of the campaign started in July of 2006.

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Pray-Harrold renovations under way

By Jaclyn Chrzanowski · Monday, May 3, 2010

As Pray-Harrold is readied for renovation this spring, Eastern Michigan University staff have been relocating and preparing for a massive change. Administrators conducted extensive research of campus space and dubbed the project the “swing space plan.” The plan includes moving professors and mobilizing campus space to be used for classrooms, offices and storage.

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Tuition freeze helps students, university

By Katie Milewski · Monday, May 3, 2010

Anyone who has turned on a TV or visited the emich.edu home page in the last week is well aware Eastern Michigan University has raised tuition, room and board by 0 percent for the coming term.

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Autism Center 5K race to offer help to families

By Josh Foster · Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Spring is here, and with spring comes April, Autism Awareness Month. As such, the Autism Collaborative Center is having its first ever “Stronger Together: 5K Run, Walk, Roll for the ACC” on Saturday.

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Officer talks gays in military

By Robyn Hoffenblum · Sunday, April 11, 2010

Retired staff sergeant and LGBT activist Eric Alva spoke in Quirk Theater last Thursday about the U.S. military’s controversial “Don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

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EMU motion for dismissal denied

By Katrease Stafford · Sunday, April 11, 2010

A federal judge denied Eastern Michigan University’s move for dismissal or summary judgment of former EMU counseling graduate student Julea Ward’s case March 24.

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Drive-by shooting injures one person

By Dan DuChene · Sunday, April 11, 2010

One person was hospitalized in a drive-by shooting Saturday near the intersection of Ballard and Cross streets in Ypsilanti, according to a release from police.

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EMU offers services to prevent suicide

By Katie Milewski · Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The second leading cause of death among college students might not be what you expect. It’s not am illness or murder, but suicide. While this issue is often stigmatized and glossed over, Eastern Michigan University has been taking steps to try to help the students who need it.

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Professor evaluations aren't fully understood

By Katie Milewski · Wednesday, April 7, 2010

The time of year where students cram for finals, sell back books and fill out professor evaluations is upon us. These scantron-like forms have been passed out and bubbled in all across campus. However, what’s written on them and what happens to them after all is said and done, remains a mystery to much of the student body.

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Committee finds $50,000 error

By David Gomez · Sunday, April 4, 2010

The Downtown Development Authority’s Executive Committee last Tuesday discovered a budget shortfall that put revenues nearly $50,000 under expenses and noticed money from the DDA’s reserves were used to balance the budget last year.

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Student dies after fire

By Katrease Stafford · Sunday, April 4, 2010

An Eastern Michigan University student died from injuries suffered in a fire that occurred Saturday morning at a house in Ann Arbor.

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