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CIO discusses technology

Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015

Every year, Carl Powell, the Chief Information Officer for Eastern Michigan University, holds a talk at the Halle library.

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Students discuss study abroad options

By RaeShay James · Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015

Eastern Michigan University students joined together Wednesday to discuss all the different opportunities on study abroad locations, financial aid and the length of time spent in a different country.

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Julia Niswender case continues

By Drew Saunders · Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015

On Friday, the Julia Niswender case heated up once more in Monroe County. According to the Detroit Free Press, James Turnquist, Julia's step-father, has lost his motion "to suppress a contested search warrant affidavit in the child pornography case ...." that the step father is involved in. In December 2012, Eastern Michigan University Niswender – then a senior – was found murdered in her Peninsular Place apartment. After a number of years of starts and stops, the investigation into how she was drowned in her bath tub heated up when her step father was named a "person of interest." The Ypsilanti police department discovered child pornography on Turnquists laptop, and this has become a separate case.

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Eagle on the Street for Sept. 11

Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015

It has been 14 years since 9/11. Most of Eastern Michigan University's students were children when the nearly 3,000 victims lost their lives, but they still remember: 1.

Students volunteer at Community Plunge

By Drew Saunders · Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015

Friday morning, students gathered in the Student Center ballroom to participate in Community Plunge. Community Plunge is a volunteer concept popular on college campuses.

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New app rewards students

By Mona Beydoun · Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015

Eastern created a way to reward students who participate in the campus community. EMU launched a new app — called My Eagles Rewards — as part of the My Eagles Rewards program. Putting effort into a class has obvious benefits, like learning new things and earning a good grade.

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Freshmen move into dorms

By Meghan Koglin · Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015

More than 1,950 freshmen moved in to campus Friday as part of Eastern Michigan University’s annual Move-In Day and orientation.

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EMU goes tobacco-free

By Mona Beydoun · Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2015

Eastern Michigan University adopted a tobacco-free campus policy July 1, banning all tobacco products across campus. A committee of students, faculty and staff developed the tobacco-free policy after months of meetings. Student Body President Steven Cole, who served on the committee, said Eastern is now joining a coalition of colleges and universities who have adopted tobacco-free policies. “The goal of the policy was to give students the tools they need to cut back on or eliminate their use of tobacco,” he said. According to the university policy statement, the policy will help to create a “healthy learning, living and work environment” for everyone on EMU’s campus. Ellen Gold, EMU assistant vice president for student well being, said in a statement that the responsibility of adhering to and complying with the policy is shared by everyone on EMU’s campus. “With the cooperation, thoughtfulness and consideration of both users and non-users, this policy will be successful, and in turn, everyone who comes to the campus can experience the benefits,” she said. Sophomore Ariona Kalaj, business major, said she supports the policy because it’s an effective way to reduce first-hand and second-hand smoke related health risks. “It's really not fair for others to involuntarily become susceptible to cancer, heart disease or other health risks due to second-hand smoke,” she said.

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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