News - The Eastern Echo

Board of Regents Chair and Vice Chair reelected

By Meghan Koglin · Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015

At the Board of Regents meeting on Tuesday, the chair and vice chair were re-elected. Mike Morris will keep his position as chair, and Mary Treder Lang will remain the vice chair. Morris is an Eastern Michigan alumnus.

Mathew Williams, senior, biology"[I] study sections of my course work through the week."

Eagle on the Street, Dec. 13

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015

With finals fast approaching, the Echo asked students, "What do you do to prepare for finals?"

News Briefs, Dec. 12

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015

Monday, Dec. 14 The Art College will be hosting a free exhibition, starting Monday and will show all day at the Ford Gallery.

Students could take a break from studying to dance at Club Halle, Thursday night.

Club Halle offers students a break from studying

By Jaycie Sabala · Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015

Student Government invited students to Club Halle to take a break from their studies before finals week on Thursday in the Bowen Field House. “[I came tonight] to have some fun and get away from homework,” sophomore special education major Taylor Baugh said. After months of planning and a day of setting up, the field house was filled with inflatables, cotton candy and a DJ from 6-9 p.m. “We’ve been planning this for about 5 months,” student body vice president Anjali Martin said.

Former EMU football player found guilty in OKC

By Drew Saunders · Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015

Former Oklahoma City policeman Daniel Holtzclaw was found guilty of multiple charges of sexual assault, Thursday. This 29-year old man, who according to CNN is half white and half Japanese, has been the center of another episode of the intersection between race and police in the United States. He is also an Eastern Michigan football alum.

Police Blotter, Dec. 10

By Drew Saunders · Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015

Monday, Dec. 7 A rock was thrown through a window at Sill Hall sometime between 3 p.m.

Ben Carson visits EMU's Convocation Center

By Drew Saunders · Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson held a campaign stop at Eastern Michigan University's Convocation Center Wednesday.

Campus LIfe hosted its annual Snack and Study event Tuesday night in the ballroom.

Students study and relax at Snack and Study

By Jaycie Sabala · Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015

Campus Life hosted a Snack & Study session before the week of fianls from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Tuesday. “I came to tonight’s event to actually study, be around a lot of people who are doing the same thing as me and whose focus are their studies, just like me,” Destani Goodman, freshman elementary education major said.

Kyndall Freeman, a junior criminology major“I can kind of understand like if you have a better offer -- specifically for you. It’s going to make your life better. She knows none of us by name, or the majority of us, so if it’s going to help her life in the long run, I know I would do it.”

Eagle on the Street, Dec. 8

By Kelsey Hawkins-Johnson · Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

Kim Schatzel, Eastern Michigan University Interim President, Provost and Executive Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs, is leaving EMU, effective Jan.

Students learn about computer programming at Hour of Code workshop

By Drew Saunders · Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

Fourteen students attended Hour of Code, a workshop taught by Krish Narayanan, the Women’s Computer Science Club advisor, Monday afternoon in a Pray-Harrold computer lab. "It's our first offering and students were very excited,” Narayanan said.

News Briefs, Dec. 8

By Drew Saunders · Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

Thursday, Dec. 10 The Muslim Student Association will host Faces of Hope at 5 p.m., Thursday, in the Student Center, Room 310A.

The Board of Regents increases apartment and residence hall rates and cost of meal plans

By Mona Beydoun · Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University Board of Regents approved an overall increase of 4 percent to university residence halls and apartments and a 1.5 percent increase to meals plans for the 2016-17 academic year at the Board's regular meeting Tuesday in Welch Hall. A cost of a residence hall double room will range from $4,108 to $5,296, depending on the facility.The platinum 19-meals-a-week plan will cost $4,983. More than 3,800 students live on campus, up from 3,240 in 2010.

Community addresses EMU Board of Regents regarding EAA

By Shelby Taylor · Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

Protesters marched into Eastern Michigan University's regular Board of Regents meeting Tuesday to address EMU's affiliation with the Education Achievement Authority. EMU signed an agreement with the EAA in June 2011.

Protesters block regents from leaving

By Andrew Mascharka · Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015

Protesters blocked Eastern Michigan regents, Beth Fitzsimmons and James Webb, from leaving Welch Hall parking lot following Board of Regents meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

EMU to hold State of the Strait conference

By Meghan Koglin · Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015

Eastern Michigan University will welcome officials, researchers, environmentalists and conservations groups from across the world for the State of the Strait conference from 8 a.m.

News Briefs, Dec. 5

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015

Monday, Dec. 7 Graduating EMU students will be able to by their commencement regalia at the Student Center Bookstore Grand Fair starting at 10 a.m., all day Monday and Tuesday.

EMU students volunteer at Meals on Wheels

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015

The Ypsilanti branch of Meals on Wheels, 1110 W Cross St, was busy with volunteers on Saturday. This was a community outreach program that included a Holiday Home Tour in the morning and Taste of Ypsi in the evening.

"Season of Light" shows in Science Complex

By Meghan Koglin · Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015

Three students attended “Season of Light,” which was shown Saturday afternoon in the Science Complex. The event featured two separate presentations.

Eagles hockey donates proceeds from WMU game to murder victims’ family

By Robert Sherman · Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015

The Eastern Michigan University hockey team will face off against rivals Western Michigan University on Saturday night at the Taylor SportsPlex, but there’s more behind the weekend game than putting the puck in the back of the net against a known foe.

MSA fundraising for Relay for Life at Faces of Hope

Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015

Eastern Michigan University’s Muslim Student Association will be holding Faces of Hope to raise money for Relay for life from 5-8:30 p.m., Thursday, in the Student Center Room 310A. The event will feature guest speakers, personal cancer survivor stories and an opportunity for attendees to share stories.