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Lions need strategy

By Jimmy King · Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Detroit Lions finished the 2011 NFL regular season 10-6, but fell short in the opening round of the playoffs.

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Drones flying in US airspace soon

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, March 4, 2012

If you’re worried about black helicopters, you might want to trade in your anti-aircraft gun for a good electromagnetic pulse device. An Associated Press article from last week states, “Civilian cousins of the unmanned military aircraft that have tracked and killed terrorists in the Middle East and Asia are in demand by police departments, border patrols, power companies, news organizations and others wanting a bird’s-eye view that’s too impractical or dangerous for conventional planes or helicopters to get.” Besides a possible increase in scrap parts, privacy concerns are a major issue if drones start entering the civilian market.

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Linsanity erupts

By Patrick Seick · Sunday, March 4, 2012

Sports, for many people, are life. They are also an interesting microcosm of a larger American society: from Jackie Robinson’s breaking down baseball’s racial barriers to Muhammed Ali’s divisive tirades against American militarism (as particularly exemplified in Vietnam). Fast-forward to 2012 and we have a new focal point for conversation: Linsanity. For those who are unfamiliar with Jeremy Lin, he is the current point guard for the New York Knicks.

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Detroit Red Wings are hot

By Jimmy King · Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

The Detroit Red Wings are the hottest team in hockey right now. This is an undeniable fact. The Wings are boasting the NHL’s best record, picking up significant accolades along the way. A week ago, the Wings had a record 21-straight wins at home.

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Banks not accountable for housing crisis

By Clement Daly · Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012

Earlier this month, the Obama administration brokered a multi-billion-dollar settlement between 49 state attorneys general and five major US banks over widespread fraud in the rush to foreclose on millions of American homeowners after the housing bubble burst. The five banks – Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Ally Financial – will be granted immunity from future prosecution in exchange for some $6 billion in cash and approximately $25 billion more to be paid over three years to the states and federal government for mortgage modifications. In the mania of the housing boom, the banks issued a flood of mortgages under misleading terms, which were bundled with complex financial instruments and quickly sold off to other investors.

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Republicans differ at CPAC

By Jimmy King · Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012

The Michigan primaries are only a few weeks away on the GOP nomination calendar. Nine states have already been decided, yet nothing has been resolved.

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GOP candidates all a game of Risk

By James Tatum · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

“On your turn, try to capture territories by defeating your opponents’ armies. But be careful: Winning battles will depend on careful planning, quick decisions and bold moves.

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Komen's donation drama

By Silvana Taylor · Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

Does the Susan G. Komen Foundation truly care about preventing breast cancer, or is there a political agenda that influences its decisions?

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Valentine's Day an overrated holiday

By Chris Hoitash · Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. A day of romance, love, cards, chocolate and murdered gangsters. A day where couples everywhere delude themselves that because they get to show everyone else once a year how much they love each other with flowers and big chocolate boxes, their love is enduring and forever. Yeah, I hate Valentine’s Day.

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Campaign finance laws not right for Left, Right

By Neil Weinberg · Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012

The amazing thing about the current campaign finance laws is exactly no one is happy with them. The Left thinks the current situation offers the wealthy too much power, and the Right thinks this climate awkwardly restricts free speech. We’ve always debated free speech versus political corruption.

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Contract questioned

By Jimmy King · Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012

Detroit Tigers fans were given reprieve from an unlikely source after the news came that Victor Martinez will not play in 2012.

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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