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By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – Ypsilanti's city council got a wake-up call from the President of the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority board Tuesday night. The AATA is warning the city that pressure is mounting to have Ypsilanti start paying its fair share of the cost of bus service to the area. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – Eastern Michigan University officials continue to work on increasing the number of students living on campus. Click on the audio icon to hear more on the new incentives from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – Eastern Michigan University's student center is hosting a major Red Cross blood drive through Thursday. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's expanded Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring Mark Shapiro, author of the book "Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power." Shapiro is also the Editorial Director of the Center for Investigative Reporting.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – The Ypsilanti School Board has voted to sell the vacant Ardis school property to the Hidaya Muslim Community Association.
Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – A couple of elite Kenyan runners are training in Ann Arbor because of the violence in their country. Their manager brought them to the U-S and hopes to raise funds to bring more runners here.
Click on the audio icon to hear more on the story from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – A group of students opposed to surveillance cameras at Ann Arbor's Pioneer High School has been granted official club status. District officials approved the group after the ACLU of Michigan threatened a lawsuit. Click on the audio icon to hear more on the story from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU.

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring housing rehabilitation specialist Alvin Nunn .

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – Supporters of mass transit in southeast Michigan say they need cooperation among communities and a reliable funding source to offer needed transportation services.
State Representative Pam Byrnes hosted a town hall meeting on mass transit Monday night at Washtenaw Community College. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – A new report shows underage drinking in Washtenaw and Livingston counties is significantly more prevalent in rural areas. Click on the audio icon to hear more on the study from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – Congressman John Dingell says President Bush is underfunding the Veterans Administration in his proposed budget. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – This semester, Saudi Arabia passed China as the second-leading home country for foreign students at Eastern Michigan University. Part of this increase can be attributed to the three-year-old King Abdullah scholarship program.
The Saudi Arabian cultural attache to the U-S recently visted EMU to talk about the program. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Andrew Cluley

Ypsilanti, MI – Michigan's men and women who have died serving in Iraq were honored at a candlelight vigil at Eastern Michigan University Wednesday night. The vigil marked the fifth anniversary of the U-S invasion of Iraq. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – Michigan's state schools Superintendent Mike Flanagan visited the Early College Alliance program at Eastern Michigan University on Wednesday. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By David Fair; Russ Collins

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Cinema Chat from WEMU, with a special guest and everything you need to know about this year's Ann Arbor Film Festival.

By Bob Eccles

Ypsilanti, MI – Ypsilanti's city council is thinking about changing it's approach to developing the long-delayed Water Street Project. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Bob Eccles.

By Andrew Cluley

Ann Arbor, MI – Congressman John Dingell says tougher standards and more resources are needed to keep toys with dangerous levels of lead out of the hands of kids. Dingell and the Director of the Michigan Department of Community Health attended a free toy screening event Tuesday in Washtenaw County. Click on the audio icon to hear more from WEMU's Andrew Cluley.

By David Fair

Ypsilanti, MI – Click on the audio icon to hear this week's Issues of the Environment from WEMU, featuring Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner Janis Bobrin.