EASTERN IN QUOTES


“I grew up near Dallas, Texas, so it’s truly a dream come true to be back home. Coming back to Dallas means everything.”


EMU running back Darius Jackson, the Dallas Cowboys’ sixth round NFL draft pick, on SportsDay’s


website, April 30, 2016


“If you ever want to ask a comedian, ‘It’s my friend’s birthday; could you mention them or maybe make fun of


them a bit?’ – the short answer is NO.”


Comedian John Heffron (BS93), on Twitter, May 21, 2016


“The Chinese invented


nanocarbon inks 3,500 years ago. They invented a combustion process for making carbon black that’s still used today. ‘Nanotech’ now is just a hype word, but just about everyone can find a nanotech example that relates to them. Many new


nanotechnologies with useful applications in consumer and industrial products and in medicine are coming.”


John Texter, professor of polymers and coatings, in TechCentury Magazine,


Spring 2016


“You have to keep these things respectful and simple. You can get too wrapped up in copywriting. Tey were trying to do too much.”


Sheila Sasser, professor of marketing, on a Hamburger Helper tweet about Prince’s death that was quickly deleted by the company, in the Detroit News,


April 26, 2016


“We saved a person’s life, and that’s always great news.”


EMU Police Chief Bob Heighes, on two EMU police officers who responded to an off-campus overdose of a Ypsilanti resident, in MLive, May 26, 2016. EMU officers, who also patrol the surrounding Ypsilanti community, just started carrying naloxone, which helps reverse the effects of a heroin overdose.


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