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Abdul El-Sayed visits EMU for town hall meeting

Detroit health commissioner and candidate for governor Dr. Abdul El-Sayed came to Eastern Michigan University for a town hall meeting hosted by EMU College Democrats. 

QTPOCC hosts Queers Without Fears conversation

Abuse doesn’t look like it does in the movies. Chances are the picture you have in your head of somebody who would abuse or assault their partner is wildly inaccurate. This is one of many ideas put forth by the Eastern Michigan University Queer and Trans People of Color Collective’s Queers Without Fears Conversation.

Police blotter, Oct. 16

Board of Regents holds regular meeting

The Board of Regents approved a budget of $59 million in student aid for the 2018-19 academic year during its meeting over future actions for the university, among other decisions. 

Black EMU alumni host 'Young and Successful'

“Love” by Kendrick Lamar featuring Zacari boomed as the room filled with black Eastern Michigan University students. Four rows of chairs for attendees were placed in front of a long table in the front of the room with six nametags placed at the edge. The nametags read from left to right: Danielle Clair Simpson, Alex Simpson, Choi Portis, Nicole Brown, Nick Patterson, and Tanasia Morton. 

Honors College offers academic advantages

Eastern Michigan University offers many academic opportunities for students in good standing, but the Honors College is the cornerstone of all academic programs offered at the university.

EMU Honors College helps students succeed

Eastern Michigan University offers many academic opportunities for students in good standing, but The Honors Program is the cornerstone out of all the academic programs offered at the university.

EMUBA holds "Young and Successful" panel

“Love” by Kendrick Lamar ft. Zacari boomed as the room filled with black EMU students. Four rows of about 15 chairs for attendees were placed in front of a long table in the front of the room with six name tags placed at the edge of it. They read from left to right: Danielle Clair Simpson, Alex Simpson, Choi Portis, Nicole Brown, Nick Patterson, and Tanasia Morton. 

Students in silent march protest racism on campus

Students, faculty and staff at Eastern Michigan University walked in a silent march in protest of last year's racist graffiti found on King Hall. 

Police Blotter Oct. 1

Daily crime log from DPS for the week of Oct. 1. 

Ypsilanti residents protest international village at city council meeting

Ypsilanti residents gathered at city hall during Tuesday’s public meeting to protest Water Street’s International Village project. 

Former EMU student arraigned for racial graffiti on campus

A former EMU student was arraigned Monday morning in the Washtenaw County District Court for the racial graffiti incidents on campus during the Fall 2016 semester.  Eddie Curlin, 29, who was already in jail for unrelated charges, was arraigned on three counts of malicious destruction of property, four counts of identity theft and one count of using computers to commit a crime stemming from vandalism incidents. 

EMU Students and Faculty angered by Trump Administration’s Title IX changes

The Trump administration announced their reversal of Obama-era guidance of Title IX, which forced universities that are federally funded to be aggressive on sexual assault perpetrators.

EMU Students for Choice stage counter protest to Anti-Abortion display

Members of Eastern Michigan University’s student organization EMU Students for Choice gathered outside Marshall Hall on Thursday, Oct. 12 to protest Tuesday’s anti-abortion display. 

EMU Women’s Resource Center holds Self-Love Workshop

EMU Women’s Resource Center holds a Self-Love Workshop to teach fun and easy ways to take care of yourself mentally and physically.

Students react with anger to graphic pictures from Anti-Abortion display

Eastern Michigan University students stand in silence with handwritten cardboard and scrap paper signs, contesting the anti-abortion display of hyper-focused photos of aborted fetuses.

EMU’s “Mental Health Awareness Week” helps fight the stigma on campus

Eastern Michigan University students from the leadership & counseling department helped fight the stigma against mental health with ‘mental health awareness week’ on campus.

American Red Cross holds blood drive at EMU’s student center

The American Red Cross held a blood drive Tuesday, Oct. 3 in Eastern Michigan University’s student center ballroom. 

EMU's 'Out of the Darkness' walk raises awareness for suicide prevention

Eastern Michigan University partnered with the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention (AFSP) Friday, Sept. 29, at 4p.m. to raise awareness for suicide prevention. The ‘Out of the Darkness Walk' is part of an AFSP initiative to gather communities together to fight suicide. 

A reflection of Apartheid

This past week, as reported in the Echo, the “Students for Justice in Palestine” held a protest at the freedom wall which, not surprisingly, turned out to be rather controversial.  Now, there are many different aspects of this event one could review or criticize, from freedom of speech to the many divisions between campus organizations, but I am going to focus on the heart of the protest, the accusation of Israel being an Apartheid State.