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College students stung by Promise Scholarship cuts
With just weeks before the end of the fall semester many college students are unsure if Promise Scholarship money will be available for next term or how they might replace the funding.
Metro Detroit fans who missed Jay-Z last month at Eastern Michigan University will have a chance to see him next year.
Peninsular Place armed robbery suspect arrested
A suspect in an armed robbery at Peninsular Place has been arrested, according to Ypsilanti Police Department.
Jay-Z performs at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009, in Los Angeles.
Metro Detroit fans who missed Jay-Z last month at Eastern Michigan University will have another chance to see him soon.
City On Alert After Armed Robberies
Ypsilanti police are investigating two armed robberies that occurred early Sunday morning and are believed to be connected.
Robin Terry continues the work started by her grandmother, Esther Gordy Edwards
Robin Terry considers herself a pretty reserved person, but one of her boldest moves was her best.
Endangered language experts meeting at the University of Utah to start work on huge database
Some of the world's experts on endangered languages are meeting at the University of Utah to get started on a huge catalog and comprehensive database project on endangered and dying languages.
'Talk of the Neighborhood' launches, seeks volunteers and talent
The Recreation Park Community Center announces an intriguing twice-a-week event series, "Talk of the Neighborhood." Taking a cue from the field expert-centric "Talk of the Nation" on National Public Radio, the series features local personalities presenting, demonstrating and discussing topics related to their areas of expertise.
Peanuts gang grows up in 'Dog Sees God' at EMU
Photo by Flickr user Jennifer/Renee . Good grief! On Saturday at 8 p.m., Eastern Michigan University's Student Center Auditorium hosts one free performance of Bert V. Royal's "Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead," sponsored by EMU's LGBT Resource Center .
EMU gives in-state rates to out-of-state veterans
Ypsilanti -- Eastern Michigan University says it will start letting military veterans from outside the state pay the lower in-state tuition rates.
EMU gives in-state rates to out-of-state veterans
Eastern Michigan University says it will start letting military veterans from outside the state pay the lower in-state tuition rates.
What's happening around Ann Arbor, Nov. 9-Nov. 15: Our picks & your votes
Check out our picks for the best in visual art, music, family fun, theater, film and more this week , and then vote on the event that interests you most: Monday, November 9 Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes : Duff Goldman, owner of Charm City Cakes and star of Food Network's "Ace of Cakes" signs and discusses his new book, "Ace of ...
Bill to allow concealed weapons on campus won't make Michigan colleges safer
Bullets may not be flying on college campuses in Michigan, but the rhetoric certainly is.
The Rev. Peter Dougherty has traveled to hotspots all over the world. Haiti. Bosnia.
"Playhouse," a charcoal drawing by Charles McGee.
For perspective on the sweep of the exhibition "Energy: Charles McGee at Eighty-Five," which opens Monday at Eastern Michigan University, consider this: The earliest works were made when Truman was president.
Volunteers plant trees along Jefferson Avenue
Armed with shovels, rakes and pick axes, about 100 volunteers on Saturday made good on a pledge from a Grosse Pointe family to spruce up Jefferson Avenue.
Ann Arbor area parents react to scrapped Michigan Promise scholarship program
The merit-based Michigan Promise scholarship is no more. In Washtenaw County, more than 8,000 students lost Promise cash for college.
Lovelorn flock to hear 'Ditching Mr. Wrong' author at EMU
About 150 students looking for romantic guidance - or at least Learning Beyond the Classroom credits - packed into Eastern Michigan University's Student Center Auditorium on Tuesday night to hear author/lecturer Nicholas Aretakis give a talk with the same title as his book: "Ditching Mr.
Loss of global languages threatens culture, history: Language expert
When the last native speaker of an endangered language dies, does that language die with them? Not necessarily, say academics, although there's a risk of losing significant ties to cultures, communities and collective histories.
Nov. 2, 2009 -- Elder Tommy George has not spoken his aboriginal language of Kuku Thaypan for three years, since his brother died.
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