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A Recap of 2017

By Malaya Elgarico · Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018

Yet another year is now put under our belts. So much has happened in 2017 that it would difficult to pinpoint what made it what it was. There are some good things and of course some bad things, but let’s take a step back and recall some major events that happened in the United States.

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EMU students share their thoughts on #MeToo Campaign

By Gary Simmons · Friday, Jan. 5, 2018

While Washington and Hollywood are both seemingly worlds away from the small college town of Ypsilanti, many Eastern Michigan University students still have things to say about the sex scandals that many of America’s most powerful people are involved in. 

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Engage@EMU holds open house for programs

By Olivia Grills · Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017

Engage@EMU, a university office just over a year old, held an open house Friday, Dec. 8 to showcase several programs and invite those interested to see how they can engage with the community. 

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Center for Multicultural Affairs shows film "Indian School: the Survival Story"

By Sarah Lewis · Friday, Dec. 1, 2017

Eastern Michigan University’s Center for Multicultural Affairs and the Native American Student Organization presented the documentary, “Indian School, the Survivor Story”, a film highlighting the experiences of Native Americans in the Indian Industrial Boarding School in Mount Pleasant, Michigan on Thursday, Nov. 30 at Halle Library. 

#Giving Tuesday

EMU celebrates #GivingTRUEDAY

By Malaya Elgarico · Friday, Dec. 1, 2017

With November being the month of giving, Eastern Michigan University holds Giving TRUE DAY as a way to raise funds and support different aspects of the university.

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Photo Gallery: History of Black Jews in America

By Sam Siegel · Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017

America’s most influential black rabbi, Capers C. Funnye, Jr., is spiritual leader of Beth Shalom B’nai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation, Chicago. He also serves as chief rabbi of the International Israelite Board of Rabbis.

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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