“We started out in a bad situation, and nothing got better … I tried to go to work,” said the unmarried father of a one-year-old. Despite working full-time, he was ... read more about Poverty simulation, set up by Virginia Cooperative Extension, challenges students with ‘real-life’ choices
Whether you’re playing soccer, cross-country, tennis or golf, a strong core is key. There’s no avoiding it: athletes of all kinds have to work their abs. ABS is a convenient ... read more about Runner, leader, speaker, writer: senior Jolee Paden considers the future
The Wreckin’ Royals were expected to lose, and lose big they did, during an Oct. 30 fundraising basketball game against the Richmond-based Streetball Kingz at Eastern Mennonite University’s Yoder Arena. ... read more about Black Student Union fundraiser game pits the (victorious) Streetball Kingz against the hometown Wreckin’ Royals
Few things could capture Matt Ruth’s heart more than his hometown Philadelphia Phillies, but Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) has managed to do it. And as EMU’s new director of admissions, ... read more about Matt Ruth named new director of admissions
For more than five decades, the Yutzy family has produced milk, corn and small grains at Windcrest Holsteins. Next week, the dairy farm will start producing a new commodity — ... read more about Family-owned dairy works towards eliminating electricity bill with largest private solar power installation in Virginia
Six experts who are developing curriculum to train Nepali judges and law enforcement officials in restorative justice practices came to Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) on a week-long trip to the ... read more about ‘No better place’: Nepali judges explore restorative justice with EMU experts and Harrisonburg community practitioners
For the first time in 13 years, EMU has an individual cross country champion. Hannah Chappell-Dick (Bluffton, Ohio/Bluffton) continued her incredible senior season by winning the Old Dominion Athletic Conference ... read more about Senior Hannah Chappell-Dick wins ODAC cross country title, adds to career honors
Students making their way from Hillside Residence Hall on Monday mornings have an extra blessing sent their way. Carissa Luginbill, a senior social work major, greets students passing through on ... read more about ‘Pray Like No Other’: senior Carissa Luginbill hosts Monday morning prayer meeting open to all
“A great forum for people with radically different perspectives to have a reasonable discussion” – that’s how playwright Sheri Bailey characterizes one of her most popular plays, “Abolitionists’ Museum,” in ... read more about Playwright and teacher Sheri Bailey, an advocate for racial healing and dialogue, brings next Writers Read installment
The Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) presidential search committee continues to make progress on the search for the institution’s ninth president. The committee convened Oct. 2-3, 2015 on campus for its ... read more about Presidential search committee holds second meeting on campus, calls for nominations and applications