The US Department of Education released new Title IX regulations earlier this year on May 6, that will go into effect on Aug. 14, 2020. The Echo spoke with EMU's Title IX Coordinator, Anika Awai-Williams about what these new regulations will bring to Eastern Michigan University.
Nicole Brown was appointed unanimously to mayor pro-tempore on July 7 at the regular Ypsilanti City Council meeting. She will remain in office until the general election in November 2020. A former commissioner also voiced concerns about the public voice in the mayor's election as no city-wide vote will be held to elect a mayor until November 2022.
As Ronnie Peterson’s bill, identical to Sen. Jeff Irwin’s Senate Bill 945, awaits a full house vote, the Echo gathered more information and comments about the bill and their opinions on possible next steps for criminal justice reform in Michigan and Washtenaw County. The Echo spoke with Irwin, some of Michigan’s law enforcement organizations, Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton, and Desmine Robinson; a local Black Lives Matter activist and EMU student leader.
In EMU’s Delta Alpha chapter of Sigma Delta Tau (SDT), alumni have stripped their letters in response to dissatisfaction with SDT’s response to violence against Black people in the US and the Black Lives Matter movement. A document listing specific demands addressed to the SDT National Board of Directors was also created.
EMU announced its "EMU Single Room Guarantee” where any student that requests a single room will receive one at $1,700 less per academic year than a single room normally costs. Students who wish to have a roommate will continue to have that option.
On Saturday, June 6, a peaceful, Black Lives Matter demonstration took place in Ypsilanti with approximately several hundred participants to protest police brutality against Black people in the United States. Protesters marched peacefully from the Ypsilanti District Library to the Ypsilanti Police Department.
A second protest emerged after a Washtenaw County Deputy is under investigation after being accused of using excessive force in the arrest of Sha'Teina Grady El and her husband, Danyal Grady El.
A Washtenaw County Sheriff’s deputy accused of using excessive force during an arrest the morning of Tuesday, May 26, has been placed on administrative leave. The deputy is currently under investigation.
EMU's Family Empowerment Program has continued to support residents of the Ypsilanti Housing Commission's complexes throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The YHC community is apart of the 48197 and 48198 zip codes where over half the COVID-19 cases in Washtenaw County can be found.
The St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Hospital has relocated its curbside testing site. Testing is open to the public for individuals displaying one or more symptoms.
Michael Patino paints on stage, guiding participants through the painting process.
Participants line up for a group picture to showcase their finished paintings.
Star Studio provides a variety of styling and coloring.
The Design and Science exhibition had its opening reception at the University Gallery.
The Design and Science exhibition will be at EMU until Oct.11.
Audrey Speyer featured projects at the exhibition including her “Purifungi MycoPod,” an incubator to grow mushrooms on polluted land and her “Champtray de Luxe,” an ashtray made from mycelium that grows on cigarette butts, which was made to reduce the negative environmental impacts of cigarette butts.
We Adore Flowers is a team of three. The owner and florist, Ginette Blades, the farmer with education in organic and sustainable horticulture, Lindsey Hall, and the artist, Heidi Haire. They do weddings, arrangements and subscriptions.
A part of the road was closed off for the Festival of the Honeybee. A variety of artists, businesses and musicians took to the streets.
University Flower Shop does pop-ups in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area. They sell a variety of plants and flowers.
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