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America shouldn't cheer over death; rise above it

By Neil Weinberg · Monday, May 9, 2011

Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad he’s dead. If you ask me, he got off easy. He should have had to sit in solitary confinement for the rest of his life with nothing but time to reflect on the horrible things he has done.

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Smoking ban is going to stick

By Jesse Peck · Monday, May 2, 2011

A year has come and passed since the Michigan Smoking Ban passed. It made it illegal to smoke cigarettes in places like bars and restaurants.

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Big money backing Obama not seen by working-class

By Clement Daly · Sunday, April 10, 2011

President Obama announced officially last week he will run for re-election in 2012. Having become the first black president, Obama now sets his sights on a new distinction: the first candidate to raise more than a billion dollars. Last week’s filing was intended to give him a jump start on fundraising to meet this goal.

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Staff, faculty should share sacrifices

By Sammy DeMarco · Sunday, April 10, 2011

There has been lots of talk about universities needing to make sacrifices lately. Governor Snyder suggested there be “shared sacrifice” in the pain coming from the budget cuts. At Eastern Michigan University, President Susan Martin has echoed this sentiment. What would shared sacrifice mean at EMU?

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Competition falling short for President

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, April 10, 2011

President Barrack Obama has begun his re-election campaign. An article from the Associated Press stated that “between now and the election, the incumbent Democrat will work to convince a fickle America that he has delivered change, made the right moves and earned the chance to continue the job. He will have to defend policies that have proven divisive, chief among them his sweeping health care overhaul and his efforts to boost the slow-to-rebound economy.”

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Hash Bash creates mixed emotions

By Jesse Peck · Wednesday, April 6, 2011

For so many people, grouping up and celebrating is seemingly, necessary. There are days like New Years, St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo where people simply gather to party. Once a year, right here in Washtenaw County is such a celebration.

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Don't judge Islam by its stereotypes

By Jumanah Saadeh · Wednesday, April 6, 2011

One of the most irritating things to see is blatantly wrong information being spewed like it is fact by the media or people. What’s worse, yet, is many people will accept the outlet at its word and won’t bother to research the topic before forming an opinion. This, unfortunately, happens frequently, especially in regards to Islam.

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Job outlook appears grim

By James Tatum · Wednesday, April 6, 2011

One of my favorite songs is “What Becomes of the Brokenhearted?” by Jimmy Ruffin. I started thinking about the song after reading about how the effects of long-term unemployment are crippling my generation. Albeit the song is talking about love rather than joblessness, I think the lyrics can serve as the somber anthem for this generation, nonetheless.

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Women's championship outshines men's

By Theodora Robinson-Jones · Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Viewers witnessed a boring national collegiate basketball championship games Monday as UConn beat Butler, 53-41. For some, March Madness slowed down — but it was far from over. The women played a tense defensive game as Texas A&M took a 76-70 victory over Notre Dame on Tuesday.

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Why'd we choose to defend Libya?

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, April 3, 2011

March 28, President Barack Obama gave a speech defending the military actions against Libya. He also detailed how Europe would take center stage in the conflict, rather than the United States.

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Monopolies bad for U.S. capitalism

By James Tatum · Wednesday, March 30, 2011

A few weeks ago on The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart sat down with the newbie senator from Kentucky, Rand Paul. The two discussed the budget, running deficits and the Tea Party. It all seemed so genuine, however, the most striking segment of the conversation surrounded federal regulations and the right place for the government in the marketplace.

Green Lots 1 and 2 (formerly North Lot) always have parking spots readily available, but some commuters refuse to walk that far to their classes.

There's no parking problem at EMU

By Neil Weinberg · Wednesday, March 30, 2011

In the last two days, you have probably voted for Student Body President, or at least heard someone on campus talking about the election. You might have seen chalk on the sidewalk or found one of the candidates chatting with a group of students in the library or Student Center.

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!

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