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Choose a better role model

By Neil Weinberg · Monday, June 27, 2011

Think about the people you root for and support. Think about the people your children look up to or the people your siblings try to emulate.

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Reduce need for foreign oil

By Chris Hoitash · Monday, June 20, 2011

Fracking, besides a misspelling of a curse word from Battlestar Galactica, is also being seen by some as a solution to both the world’s dwindling crude oil supply and America’s lust for oil. It will inevitably prove the creators of the Fallout video games are prophets.

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Bring our troops back

By Sammy DeMarco · Monday, June 20, 2011

As summer cranks up and we approach the middle year, it is easy to forget President Obama made a promise to draw down troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2011. It appears this will be another promise made to be broken.

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Assisted suicide

By Jesse Peck · Monday, June 13, 2011

As some of you fine readers might know, Dr. Death died on June 3. Jack Kevorkian, embraced and reviled for his work, was known – and eventually imprisoned for – his work in assisting people with their suicides.

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Healthcare prices

By Neil Weinberg · Monday, June 13, 2011

While most of the country is locked in a debate about entitlement reform and jobs creation, the soon-to-be-former Defense Secretary still wants to talk about healthcare.

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Question Regents

By Sammy DeMarco · Monday, June 6, 2011

Prepare to pay more for your education at EMU. When the Board of Regents meets on June 21, they will be voting to raise tuition.

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Restoring Detroit benefits all

By Chris Hoitash · Monday, May 23, 2011

To some, Detroit has become a barren hellscape of ruin and despair. Ruined by decades of incompetence, neglect and emigration, a once half-decent city has fallen into a quarter-decent city.

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Natural disaster not just natural

By Clement Daly · Monday, May 23, 2011

The worst flooding in three-quarters of a century is threatening the lives and property of hundreds of thousands of Americans along the Mississippi River. Dozens of small towns and millions of acres of farmland have already been flooded as the crest of the Mississippi moves south toward the river’s confluence with the Gulf of Mexico at New Orleans.

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Politicians need kindergarten

By Jumanah Saadeh · Monday, May 16, 2011

Politics have always been a major part of the news, but lately we’ve been hearing about it a lot more; news about mass uprisings against oppressive regimes and corrupt leaders has been pouring out the Middle East.

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High school's in the past, leave it

By Neil Weinberg · Monday, May 16, 2011

Check your high school yearbook. Which of your classmates was voted “Most Likely to Succeed?” How are they doing now? Last week, the Wall Street Journal took a look at survey data from MemoryLane.com and Christy Lleras’ 2008 study in Social Science Research.

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US government-approved assassinations a warning sign

By Clement Daly · Monday, May 9, 2011

One week ago, President Obama announced that U.S. Special Forces had raided the fortified compound of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, killing the 9/11 mastermind along with four other people, including one woman. Bin Laden had been living within walking distance of a major Pakistani military headquarters and only a short drive from the country’s capitol of Islamabad.

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Speak out against budget cuts now

By Sammy DeMarco · Monday, May 9, 2011

As many of you know, discussion of raising your tuition is taking place right now. Not if, but how much. On Friday, May 6, the EMU Board of Regents convened a committee gathering with university administrators and deans.

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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