September 6, 2000 650 Professors Strike By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS YPSILANTI, Mich., Sept. 5 (AP) — More than 650 full- time faculty members at Eastern Michigan University went on strike today after contract talks broke off. The fall semester began last week for the university's 23,000 students. The contract, covering tenured and tenure- track professors, expired on Friday but was extended until midnight Monday, a spokesman for the professors said.
