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Voting can weaken elites’ power

By Professor John G. Fike · Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013

Our constitutional framework is not effective without continual reinforcement by our citizens – you and me. If the people don’t put up a mighty resistance every time the 1 percent try to take over, the aristocracy aggrandizes itself.

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Republicans are new ‘Red Scare’

By Tom Brandt · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

Today, I’m only writing to Eastern Echo readers who agree with me that it’s the Republican Party – not socialism, communism or terrorism – which is now the single greatest threat to American national security. We have met the enemy, and they are the GOP.

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Church is not just a building

By Leaha Dotson · Sunday, Oct. 27, 2013

Church isn’t one rigid definition or place – it’s a living element. It’s people. The old notions of church aren’t as true as they may appear. Church is fellowship and love with people in motion.

Sports writer, EMU alum passes

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

There are those people in the world who make an impact on your life, just by hearing about them from other people or looking at the results of hard work they did to accomplish something. Larry Cathey was one of those people.

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Consider historical context of common terminology

By Jumanah Saadeh · Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013

This year’s TruEMU campaign features several successful alumni. One of the power statements of the selected alumni proclaims, “I manifest my own destiny.” This may seem like a harmless statement in today’s context. It means that the individual is taking charge of her life to make her dreams a reality.

COLUMN: Opposing Views: Red Wings getting new arena (CON)

By James Tatum · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

The news is a broke city plans to help pay for a new sports arena. I was as confused as I’m sure anybody would be when I heard the city of Detroit, which filed for bankruptcy in July, planned to help pay for a new arena for the Detroit Red Wings.

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Zero tolerance policies make zero sense

By Anthony Alaniz · Sunday, Oct. 20, 2013

The message North Andover School District is sending students is a dangerous one. Schools are supposed to provide a learning experience where rights and wrongs are solidified into lifelong values designed to prepare students to function in the real world. Sadly, zero tolerance polices are black-and-white blemishes on the foundation of public education. The real world isn’t so clear-cut, and to make a decision to aid a friend in need and to be punished for it is sickening.

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We have reasons to be spirited

By Jess J. Salisbury · Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013

The most common question I’ve gotten about the newspaper in the past couple weeks is something to the effect of “Why do you guys keep picking on Ron English?”

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Children need both

By Olivia Jackson · Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013

Over the past few decades, the ideologies and traditions of raising a family has changed. Families that once consisted of a hard-working father and a stay-at-home mother now consist of one parent trying to multitask the duties of two parents. In this generation, the sole provider has been mothers. Mothers have been forced to take on the responsibility of raising children on their own without the help of the fathers.

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Stop giving attention to the wrong issues

By Jumanah Saadeh · Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2013

After my shift driving the golf cart ended at work, I walked inside to get a drink. A woman approached me and touched my arm. She smiled and said, “I cannot tell you how excited I was to see you driving!” My initial reaction was confusion. What was she talking about? She continued, “It’s so wonderful that you are able to live here and have the freedom to drive.”

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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