Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 1st of April.
Good morning, Ypsilanti.
Eastern Michigan will host its annual Gamers for Giving LAN Party on Apr.
10-12 at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti. The sold-out event will raise funds for portable game kiosks and Save Points that support hospitalized children.
Kent Syverud, the former Syracuse chancellor, will become the new University of Michigan president on May 11 — he will replace interim president Domenico Grasso, whose term ends May 8, while Provost Laurie McCauley will serve as acting president on May 9 and 10.
Eastern Michigan University offers a career closet that provides free, donated suits to help students dress professionally for interviews and events (Raiden Francisco used the closet recently to prepare for a tournament in Nashville).
The program removes financial and logistical barriers to career success.
Ruby-throated hummingbirds are migrating north from Central America—recent sightings in central Indiana suggest they will reach Michigan by mid-April as part of their spring journey.
Attorney General Dana Nessel and state Rep. Jennifer Conlin hosted a town hall on March 30 at Cleary University in Howell to discuss measures for hyperscale data centers, urging developers to fully cover energy infrastructure costs to prevent rate hikes for customers.
The event highlighted concerns over secret contracts and the rapid expansion of Big Tech projects.
Detroit Tigers manager A.J.
Hinch met Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell in Phoenix over coffee on Monday, Mar. 30 during NFL owners' meetings + they discussed coaching strategies and planned to attend each other's games soon.
After missing Monday’s overtime game versus the Thunder, the Detroit Pistons had three key players—Jalen Duren, Tobias Harris and Duncan Robinson—back for their home game Tuesday against the Raptors.
The players had been sidelined by injuries during previous contests.
The Spinning Dot Theatre Playwriting Workshop Performance
2-3 p.m. — Ypsilanti District Library - Whittaker Road — Free entry — Experience the creative culmination of local playwrights and workshop participants showcasing new voices in theater.
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