The Honors College hosted the fourth Star Lecture in their series of six on courageous conversations. The talk was given by Dr. Nancy Copeland, a professor in technology education at Eastern. Copeland’s lecture felt more like a large group discussion than a speech. She sat in a chair at the front of the Honors College…
Ypsilanti Fire Department receives permission to apply for grant
The Ypsilanti City Council voted in favor of giving the Ypsilanti Fire Department permission to apply for a grant that would pay the salary of six more firefighters over the next three years at the city council meeting on Tuesday night. Fire Chief Max Anthouard presented information to the council about the Staffing for Adequate…
Little data on hybrid classes could be affecting students’ learning
Christianna Dolph commutes two hours round trip every day that she attends class at Eastern Michigan University. Hybrid classes allow students like Dolph to make that trip less frequently, but these classes are getting mixed reviews from staff and students. “Hybrid classes work well with many of the courses offered, but it comes down to…
Sustainable fashion in Trump’s America
Fluorescent lights illuminate neon crop tops and fake cut-off shorts while loud, thumping music acts as a backdrop for consumers to shop against. Forever 21 is a sea of disorganized chaos: acid wash shorts next to olive green sundresses and flower crowns next to platform sandals. Fast fashion outlets like Forever 21 and H&M have…
The injustice of book banning
It was a snowy Christmas break four years ago when Jolie Valentine was leafing through her local newspaper and she stumbled across her school in the headlines. Jolie, a district librarian technology specialist at Plymouth-Canton Community Schools, read the article in shock. It was through this article that she learned the superintendent had pulled two…
New furniture in Roosevelt provides new workspace for students
Students who spend a lot of time in Roosevelt hall now have a much more modern and stylish place to study between classes. Eastern Michigan University professor Dr. Julie Becker is “working for furniture,” as she calls the deal that she struck with Allermuir, the company that produced the new furniture in Roosevelt. In exhange…
Philanthropists discuss eco-justice with EMU students
Jose Carlos Aguiar, PhD, and pastor Monica Villarreal, two philanthropists from opposite sides of the globe, came together to facilitate a conversation on environmental disasters and delivering eco-justice. Both came to EMU to present at Pray-Harrold room 216 from 6:30-8 p.m. The College of Arts and Sciences brought Aguiar as their McAndless Scholar. This position…
College students pay big for car insurance
For Eastern student Hannah Armstrong, finding affordable and trusted car insurance was a struggle. After weeks of frantically calling companies and receiving quotes from agencies, she finally settled on a policy from Meemic that costs over $700 for a six month period. “Progressive said that it would be over $1,000 for a six month payment,…
Virtual Reality
Words have always been the medium through which journalists connect readers with tragedy. We as journalists learn to paint pictures and craft sounds and create scenery through language, attempting to bring empathy and understanding and learning to our audiences. Immersive journalism, which uses virtual reality to literally bring readers into the story, is a relatively…
Genevieve Speaks 