Oct. 16, 2007 issue

WHERE EAGLES DARE: (above, from left) Marine Staff Sgt. Eric Rosia and Sgt. First Class Mark Hoover, a marine (MP) attached to an Army unit in Iraq, pose with an Eastern Michigan University banner. Hoover made the special request to EMU's Marketing and Communications Office. He and Rosia, who is from Ohio, have a friendly wager to see who can obtain the most banners of colleges or universities from their home state. Both are currently serving in Iraq.

EMU Spotted is an occasional feature that appears in FOCUS EMU, noting the institution's name showing up in unusual or out-of-the-way places. If you have an EMU Spotted item, please submit to Ron Podell at ron.podell@emich.edu.

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