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NFL round-up for Week 2

By Thomas Bieszk · Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014

National Football League Round-up, Week 2Detroit Lions:After a very impressive start to the season with a 35-14 victory over the New York

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EMU football set for matchup at Michigan State

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University football team will be traveling to East Lansing, Mich. to take on Michigan State University, Saturday. This will be the first matchup between the Eagles and the Spartans since Sept.

COLUMN: Assault should not be treated differently for athletes

By Al Willman · Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014

This past week was an absolute nightmare for the National Football League and its commissioner Roger Goodell. It started Monday when a video surfaced of Ray Rice - who was indicted in March when he knocked out his wife Jenay, who was his fiancée at the time, in the elevator of a New Jersey hotel – physically knocking her out.

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Women's cross country continues winning tradition

By Jillian Seach · Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014

Eastern Michigan University’s women’s track and field team continued its winning trend by racking up its fifth consecutive victory over Mid-American Conference foe Western Michigan University at the George Dales Invitational on Friday.

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Eagles fall to Old Dominion, 17-3

By Al Willman · Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University football team lost its second straight game, Saturday, 17-3, to the Old Dominion University Monarchs in Norfolk, Va. Sophomore Brogan Roback started for the Eagles (1-2). He was 9-of-17 passing, for 56 yards.

Eastern Michigan's Natachia Watkins beats the defense and scores during the Eagle's 99-83 Senior-Day win over Central Michigan on 8 March at the Convocation Center.

Women's basketball team to hold tryouts

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University athletic department announced Wednesday that the women’s basketball team would be holding open tryouts for the 2014-15 season.

A bit about the defensive co-captain who almost wasn't

By Al Willman · Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014

Senior safety/linebacker Pudge Cotton is one of the defensive captains on the Eastern Michigan University football team – but he almost wasn’t. Cotton, who has been playing football since he was young, said he quit after a short time because he didn’t see himself as being good. It took some convincing to get back on the field.

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What's on Tap

By Al Willman · Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014

This week marks the first full week of the fall semester. If you already need a break from your classes, here are a few games to take your mind off things.

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Eagles blown out by Florida, 65-0

By Al Willman · Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014

The Eastern Michigan University football team traveled to Gainesville, Fla. Saturday for a matchup against the University of Florida and left on the wrong side of a 65-0 blowout against the Gators.

Darius Scott (1), Jay Jones (9) and Quincy Jones (8).

Update: Victim of alleged assault by EMU football players was cousin of suspect in Demarius Reed murder

By Drew Saunders · Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014

Three Eastern Michigan University Football players, Quincy Jones, Darius Scott and Jay Jones, were brought into court on assault charges, Wednesday according to a report from MLive. The alleged victim, Demarko Taylor, 24, is the cousin of Kristopher Pratt, the Detroit man who pleaded guilty to the second degree murder of EMU wide receiver Demarius Reed. According to the police, no weapons were used in the assault.

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Journalist Lenora Chu talks with Eastern Michigan University associate professor of Journalism Dr. You Li on this weeks episode of Women Journalists COVID Experiences. If you are interested in hearing the full unedited conversation check out the Eastern Michigan University archive website. Otherwise tune in for this weeks exceptional episode of WJCE on Spotify!

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