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Work related injury at EMU? Drive out to Romulus

Sorry again it’s been so quiet around here lately; I’m still super-duper busy with that whole work thing, though the project I’m working most intensely on is about to wrap up– with a happy ending, I suspect.

Anyway, I received an email just the other day about changes in workman’s comp insurance that I thought I [...]

Farewell, Don Loppnow

I think this was something that was probably coming for a while now, but Provost Don Loppnow made it official in a letter sent out to EMU folks yesterday: he is stepping down as provost this coming May and, after a year off, he’ll wrap up his career in the classroom. By the way, [...]

Suspect in the Sellers Hall stick-up

I’ve been a tad busy today, so I am just now getting to some of my email updates. Here’s some news from the EMU DPS on those robberies in Sellers Hall:

The Eastern Michigan University Police Department has identified the suspect who used a gun during the armed robbery at Sellers Hall Jan. 23. An [...]

Cady’s Grill closes; new BBQ restaurant planned

Via Eric 3.0, I learned this morning about this AANews article, “Cady’s Grill & Bar in Ypsilanti closes; new BBQ restaurant planned.” The owners, Bill and Sandee French (who I believe are related to Sidetrack owner Linda French), are going to convert the location into a BBQ placed they are going to call “Wild [...]

Bill Ayers at EMU?

I know that Bill Ayers– the education professor and former 60s radical who was accused of being a terrorist who “paled around” with Obama– is going to be speaking at U of M today as part of a book tour. But I also read on Mark Maynard’s blog that he is going to be [...]

Martin on the recent dorm armed robberies

EMU spokesperson Ward Mullens sent around an email last night/this morning (12:30 am, I believe) as a “message from the president” about the recent armed robbery in the lobby of Sellers Hall. My basic take on this is Susan Martin’s philosophy for dealing with crime on campus is very straight-forward: simply do the [...]

WCC might buy WCC

Or, just to be a bit more clear: Washtenaw Community College might take over the Washtenaw Country Club, according to this article in the AANews. Here’s a quote:

“We’re not looking for a golf course, we’re not shopping for one and we’re not going to buy one,” [Washtenaw Community College President Larry] Whitworth said. [...]

Ypsilanti Local Calendar via the Ypsi Citizen

I received an email from the folks who run the fine site the Ypsilanti Citizen the other day about their new calendar set-up, which is at http://ypsiciti.com/calendar/ Here’s part of the info about the calendar:

“The Ypsilanti Citizen’s Calendar covers news and events in the City of Ypsilanti, Ypsilanti Township, Superior Township and surrounding areas. [...]

Where were you when Pres. Obama was sworn in?

In the spirit of celebration, I just thought I’d ask. Me, I was in my department’s faculty/staff lounge because of some meetings/business I had to attend to most of the day. I managed to bring up radio coverage and then a video feed on my laptop computer. Me and three colleagues crowded [...]

MLK day and inauguration day festivities at EMU

Quite the busy couple of days on campus here at EMU: First, for Martin Luther King day today, EMU has a bunch of stuff going on, as listed in the EMU MLK Day web site: basically, there are speakers, “learning beyond the classroom” opportunities for students, the whole nine yards. Though I [...]