EMU Men’s Assistant Baskteball Coach, fighting to put EMU back on top. by Jason Idalski It’s about 10 minutes before the Eastern Michigan men’s basketball team tips off against Northern Illinois. A tall, smartly dressed man takes long strides across the Convocation Center court. As he reaches his destination, he smiles. As he approaches the [...]

Local Film Icon putting Michigan Made Movies on the Map by Ryan M. Place The true beating heart of the Michigan film industry will always be independent film. No one understands this better than Doug Schulze. Schulze was born in Detroit in 19–, but his family moved to Waterford a few years after the 1967 [...]

Lady Eagles Start to Spread their Wings by Jason Idalski Eastern Michigan’s women’s basketball program might provide a contradiction to the old Bill Parcells line, “You are what your record says you are.” The Eagles’ record says they’re a 9-5 team—which typically translates to good, but not great. However, EMU maybe the best team in [...]

Men’s team hopes to turn numbers around by Jason Idalski 3-10 teams are supposed to be bad. And when those three wins all come against non-Division I teams? They’resupposed to be automatic Ws for their opponents in games that aren’t close. They’re supposed to be young with a lot of bad players. And yet none [...]

by Marissa McNees Only a select number of players make it on the NFL’s Pro Bowl ballot, and even fewer get the honor of playing in this all-star game. While making it on that final roster is a rare honor, being placed on the ballot deserves recognition as well. Two former EMU players earned that [...]

Preserving the Past, Educating for the Future by Ryan M. Place Department: Communication & Theatre Arts Courses taught: Introduction to Film Appreciation, Survey of American Cinema, Studies in Film, American Film Genres, Film Theory and Criticism, Visual Arts in the 10th Century, Film and Italian Culture Degrees: B.A. in English (University of North Carolina), M.A. [...]

From Olympic-level figure skating to straight A’s at EMU, Rautiola does it all by Ryan M. Place Year: Sophomore Major: Biochemistry and Toxicology Describe yourself in three words: Curious, Tidy, Athletic Favorite book: Pride and Prejudice Favorite movie: Ever After If you could have any superpower, what would it be: Teleportation Brilliance, talent and beauty [...]