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Number of Int’l Students Remains Stable

April 5, 2006 by Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record

Photo by Kai Orenic By Heather Bowser, Daily News-Record Although James Madison University and Bridgewater College have fewer international students than they used to, Eastern Mennonite University ... read more about Number of Int’l Students Remains Stable

University ‘Thankful’ That Hostages Freed

March 24, 2006 by Jim Bishop

Officials at Eastern Mennonite University welcomed the news that three members of Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT) were freed by military soldiers in Iraq early Thursday morning, Mar. 23. “We thank ... read more about University ‘Thankful’ That Hostages Freed

EMU Celebrates Life/Work of Tom Fox

March 16, 2006 by Jim Bishop

Lisa Schirch speaks at Tom’s memorial service Christian Peacemaker Team worker Tom Fox was eulogized in an on-campus memorial service Wednesday evening, Mar. 15, as an example of active love ... read more about EMU Celebrates Life/Work of Tom Fox

Last in a Round of Bullets

March 15, 2006 by Lisa Schirch

By Lisa Schirch, Center for Justice and Peacebuilding Bullets travel in circles – one side fires, another side reciprocates. Tom Fox ... read more about Last in a Round of Bullets

Campus Responds to Death of Peace Worker Tom Fox

March 13, 2006 by Jim Bishop and Bonnie Lofton

News of the death of Tom Fox, 54, a Christian Peacemaking Team worker held hostage in Iraq, has been an especially difficult blow for those who knew him at Eastern ... read more about Campus Responds to Death of Peace Worker Tom Fox

EMU Grad Intervenes in Potential Nigerian Violence

March 6, 2006 by Tim Shenk, MCC communications

Gopar Tapkida Photo by Jim Bishop International protests against cartoons of the prophet Muhammad inflamed tensions between Muslims and Christians in Nigeria, sparking deadly riots in late February that claimed ... read more about EMU Grad Intervenes in Potential Nigerian Violence

Step Forth, People of Faith

February 28, 2006 by Ronald S. Kraybill

Ronald S. Kraybill The headlines tell only part of the story: a venerated mosque decapitated in Samarra, Muslims and Christians slaughtering each other in Nigeria, raids on Christians in Egypt. ... read more about Step Forth, People of Faith

Coming to the Table: Kin of slaves, slave owners gather for conference

February 3, 2006 by CALVIN R. TRICE

By Calvin R Trice Times-Dispatch Staff Writer Monday, January 30, 2006 Joe Hairston, who links his ancestry to a slave on a North Carolina plantation, attends a candlelight service at ... read more about Coming to the Table: Kin of slaves, slave owners gather for conference

University Holds Second Vigil for Iraq Hostages

February 2, 2006 by Jim Bishop

“Rina Kashyap, a Fulbright student from India in the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding, reflects on Canadian hostage Harmeet Singh Sooden at the prayer vigil. Photo by Jim Bishop Some ... read more about University Holds Second Vigil for Iraq Hostages

Vigil Planned For Former EMU Student Held Hostage In Iraq

January 30, 2006 by Rob Longley, Daily News-Record

“A tape broadcast Saturday threatened to kill four Christian peace activists unless all Iraqi prisoners are released from prisons in Iraq and the United States. The four (from left) are ... read more about Vigil Planned For Former EMU Student Held Hostage In Iraq

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