Although EMU funds a Student Media Director, that official has no editorial influence over the content of the Eastern Echo.

The newspaper is currently operating out of the second floor of King Hall, a former dormitory which has been converted into office space for a number of campus organizations and services.

[1] Many former Eastern Echo staffers have established themselves in the professional media business.

Their work extends to major metropolitan newspapers, world-class trade publications and the top Internet sites in the U.S.

In 1980, under the leadership of Editor in Chief Stephen F. Cvengros, it received the Michigan Associated Press Sweepstakes Award, the highest annual citation from that organization, besting professional papers in the state for its breaking news coverage.