Board approves new budget
Eastern Michigan University’s Board of Regents adopted a 2012-13 budget June 19 that includes a general fund operating budget of $290.6 million, an auxiliary activities operating budget of $42.1...
View ArticleLinguists join forces with Google to create a website to share research
Researchers from Eastern Michigan University’s LINGUIST List project have teamed up with the University of Hawaii at Mānoa and Google to create a website for the Endangered Languages Project, which is...
View ArticleEastern's secret weapon to a healthy lifestyle
For many students, the Freshman Fifteen can easily become the freshman fifty. Due to the many miscellaneous delicacies of sketchy nutritional value that can be bought on a college kid budget, eating...
View ArticlePrioritize healthy eating to keep off the Freshman Fifteen
Becoming a freshman in college can be stressful. Worrying about the first term paper, making new friends, trying to impress professors and finding their way around campus are all fears that frazzle...
View ArticleEMU football team rocks new, lighter uniforms
The Eastern Michigan football team will be debuting new uniforms for the upcoming fall season. The new uniforms were revealed June 22 and are made of a new, lighter material called Techfit from Adidas.
View ArticleCorrections:
The article “Rally supports faculty contract negotiations,” in the June 12 edition of The Eastern Echo, failed to mention the rally took place on June 5 and Anita Amrhein’s name was misspelled as...
View ArticleEMU Autism Collaborative Center to host 'SPLASH' summer camp
Eastern Michigan University’s Autism Collaborative Center is teaming up with the Judson Center to offer a summer camp beginning in July, for children ages 3-14 who have been diagnosed with an Autism...
View ArticleThe Great Race coming to Ypsilanti for first time
The Great Race is coming to Ypsilanti, Mich. for the first time in its 30-year history July 1, and is expected to bring up to 100 antique automobiles to Depot Town as part of a lunch stop.
View ArticleFormer EMU President John W. Porter dies at age 80
Porter, who died June 27, served as Eastern Michigan University’s 17th president from 1979-89 and was known for establishing the College of Technology, record enrollment growth, strengthening and...
View ArticleElvis fans: 'The King' is coming back to Ypsilanti
The Michigan ElvisFest, featuring 11 award winning Elvis tribute artists performing on stage, is returning to Ypsilanti’s historic Depot Town.
View ArticleEMU President Susan Martin reprimanded by Board of Regents
Yesterday Eastern Michigan University President Susan Martin disclosed events surrounding a letter of reprimand the Board of Regents added to her personnel file prompted by an alcohol-related...
View ArticleWorld's only privately owned FA-2 Sea Harrier at Ypsilanti air show
The Thunder Over Michigan air show is returning to Ypsilanti’s Willow Run Airport August 4th and 5th, and will showcase the only operable privately owned FA-2 Sea Harrier in the world.
View ArticleMichigan ElvisFest rocked Ypsilanti
Michigan ElvisFest 2012, which was held July 13-14 in Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park, featured live musical performances by 11 award winning Elvis tribute artists.
View ArticleEMU faculty and staff contract negotiations update
Eastern Michigan University continued negotiating last week with two of its eight labor unions: the EMU chapter of the American Association of University Professors which is representing faculty...
View ArticleShadow Art Fair: 'One day, 40 artists and 9,000 gallons of beer'
The Shadow Art Fair, a juried event for local artists to exhibit and sell their works, is returning to Ypsilanti’s Corner Brewery July 21 from noon until midnight, and will feature local live music, a...
View ArticleSummer beer festival at Ypsilanti's Riverside Park
The 15th Annual Michigan Brewers Guild Summer Beer Festival is coming to Ypsilanti’s Riverside Park, July 27 from 5-9 p.m. and July 28 from 1-6 p.m., and will feature about 450 locally crafted beers...
View ArticleLGBT advocate, EMU professor dies
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement lost an inspirational leader this July, with the death of Eastern Michigan University music therapy professor Michael McGuire. His passing will not...
View Article2012 London Olympics update
The United States was trailing August 1 in the medal count to China at the 30th Olympiad of the 2012 London games, with China having 27 medals overall, ahead of the USA team by a single medal.
View ArticleLondon Olympics 2012
Despite trailing China for the majority of the 30th Olympiad in London, the United States now has 83 medals overall compared to China’s 79.
View ArticleEMU to host Ypsilanti Heritage Festival events
Eastern Michigan University will cosponsor the 34th annual Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, which attracts nearly 100,000 visitors from southeast Michigan yearly, August 17-19 in Riverside Park, 515 E....
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