LGBTQ+ students can look forward to many upcoming events, including drag shows, queer open mics, and gender-affirming clothing swaps.
With more than 10 events organized by the Holy Bones group in 2024 alone, Ypsilanti residents with a taste for horror have gotten the chance to peruse dozens of unique artisans, locally. Founded in 2019, the Holy Bones Festival and Events group set out to create a space for artists who otherwise ...
In Southeast Michigan, an organization operating outside the schoolyard aims to teach students how to write for success and has been doing the job for free since 2005. Known as 826michigan, the organization is one of nine similarly named programs available across the U.S., and organizers are looking ...
Get to know Ypsilanti entrepreneurs Jeff Fraser and Patrick Echlin and their business Maniacal Mead Co. through this Q&A.
Editor's Note: Gideon the Ghost is a persona and art project developed by an Eastern Michigan University student. Because the project depends on a sense of anonymity behind the persona, the editors of The Echo agreed to respect that anonymity for the purposes of this interview with Gideon the Ghost. ...
Washtenaw County Proposal 1: Renewal and restoration of the Enhanced Emergency Communications System Millage Revenue from the approval of this millage would be used solely to enhance Washtenaw County communications systems, paying for renovation, maintenance, and upgrades to the county’s Enhanced ...
Election day is fast approaching, and three Eastern Michigan University upperclassmen are aiming to change campus policy before students hit the polls. On Aug. 31, 2024, Julianna Loomis, a sophomore studying both political science and nonprofit administration, created a petition on Change.org. “When ...
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Years in the making, a project dedicated to the memory of those involved in The Underground Railroad launched in September as a photography exhibit at the Ypsilanti Library. "Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad," opened Sept. 1 at the library's Whittaker Road branch, ...
Getting antsy for the spooky season? Kick off those calendars with the premiere of "The Brain That Wouldn’t Die!," a new musical written by Ypsilanti-area vocalist and stage director, Carla Margolis. Inspired by the 1960s cult classic of the same name, the musical is a reimagining that takes ...
Dozens of Eastern students participated in the Pumpkins on the Patio event held Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, just outside the student center on campus. Students carved the pumpkins into Jack-o-lanterns and competed for prizes, and fun.
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