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EMU hosts 2019 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

EMU hosts 8th 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony

By Megan Morrison · Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019

EMU’s 9/11 memorial features a 14-foot, 7,000 pound beam from the South Tower of the World Trade Center. The tasteful ceremony incorporated members of the EMU and Ypsilanti community in remembering the events of 9/11.

Design and Science Exhibition

Design and Science exhibition visits EMU

By Sophia Kalakailo · Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019

The Design and Science exhibition had its opening reception and round table discussion at Eastern Michigan University’s Student Center. The exhibition features projects connecting design and science through models, bio-design and representations of natural data.

EagleFest 2019

Eastern Michigan University hosts second annual EagleFest

By Megan Girbach · Friday, Sept. 13, 2019

On Sept. 9, students gathered at the Student Center patio and University Park to learn about different student organizations offered at EMU. EagleFest allows students to not only learn about clubs and sports provided at EMU, but to also meet others interested in the same topics.

Student Body President Ethan Smith

Student Body Senate passes resolutions to improve senate involvement

By Jenna Robinson · Friday, Sept. 13, 2019

The Student Body Senate held its first official meeting of the 2019-2020 academic year. Elected officials voted to pass two amendments. Resolution 106-03 will now require senators to attend at least one event per month, but will allow the event to be of their choosing. Resolution 105-03 was also amended to raise Speaker Lawrence’s billable hours from 10 to 12 to accommodate the extra training he will be taking on with the large 19-person Senate.

RHA Kick Off Event 2019

Residence Housing Association hosts kick-off

By Megan Girbach · Friday, Sept. 13, 2019

Students had the opportunity to learn more about EMU’s Residence Hall Association as an organization at the Pray-Harrold Kick-off. While there, students had the chance to play games, win prizes and join RHA as Community Representatives.

2019 EMU Student Government members

EMU Student Government introduces new senators

By Jenna Robinson · Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019

Senators Nick Galluzzo, LaTerricka Osborne, Lily Pellerito and Tyler Kochman were welcomed into the EMU Student Government during the Summer Summit Orientation Meeting. This seven-hour-long meeting held on Sept. 3 began by showcasing new members and what they hope to focus and improve on during this academic school year. 

Students discuss solutions for problems in the community

EMU teams up with University of Michigan and Washtenaw Community College to host fifth annual “Bold Futures” event

By Tyler Gaw · Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019

EMU And other Schools Team Up to Host “Bold Futures” Event At WCC, August 20th. The free event was open to high school students ages 14 to 18 and allowed participants to work with other students, local business owners, and facilitators from EMU, U-M, and WCC to identify community problems, develop potential solutions, and to pitch ideas to business owners and non-profit leaders. 

Ypsilanti City Council

City council members vote to remove gay pride, transgender pride, Black Lives Matter flags from council chambers

By Ashlee Buhler · Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019

Members of the Ypsilanti City Council voted to remove gay pride, transgender pride and Black Lives Matter flags from the council chambers during the Aug. 27 meeting. The resolution, which passed 5-2, states that City Council does not want to become a forum to advertise or promote any particular ideology. As a result, it was agreed upon that the only flags allowed in the council chambers are the United States of America, the state of Michigan and the city of Ypsilanti flags. 

Aerial view of campus

142 Eastern Michigan University employees accept early retirement buyouts

By Ashlee Buhler · Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019

One hundred forty-two Eastern Michigan University employees are set to retire from the university within the next year. In May, the university announced a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Plan that gave full-time faculty and staff the opportunity to accept a payout and retire. More than 600 employees were eligible for the offer.

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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