Reprinted with slight edits from the student-produced Weather Vane, Oct. 2, 2014. Written by first-year student Harrison Horst. Engineers for a Sustainable World, referred to by its members as ESW, ... read more about Engineers for a Sustainable World, a club tackling problem-solving projects
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Author-scholar to talk on repressive impact of Red Scare on Black artistic community
Students of Cold War history know of McCarthyism, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Red Scare. But what were the effects of such government repression on African American artists and authors, ... read more about Author-scholar to talk on repressive impact of Red Scare on Black artistic community
Black students and faculty produce, tweet, #DontShoot photo in solidarity with national protests
“Unarmed Black Man Shot Dead by Police” The black-man-killed headline (above) could appear in any newspaper, in any city in the United States, where “land of the free” appears to ... read more about Black students and faculty produce, tweet, #DontShoot photo in solidarity with national protests
Gonzo Opens with Gusto
This article was published in the EMU WeatherVane, a student newspaper. The Black Box filled with students anticipating the first Gonzo theater of the year Inside the University Commons, past ... read more about Gonzo Opens with Gusto
First Flash Seminar of Semester: Chilean Coup d’Etat
This article was published in the EMU WeatherVane, a student newspaper. Carol Snell-Feikema, EMU professor, led the year’s first Flash Seminar last Thursday, Sept. 18. The seminar focused on the ... read more about First Flash Seminar of Semester: Chilean Coup d’Etat
Common Grounds Coffee Talk Stirs the Pot for EMU
This article was published in the EMU WeatherVane, a student newspaper. A Nicaraguan coffee farmer and a local roaster teamed up last Thursday to discuss their efforts in supplying Common ... read more about Common Grounds Coffee Talk Stirs the Pot for EMU
Undergrad gets hands-on STEM teaching experience through NASA camp, following Kenya stint
Abby Pennington, a biology and education major, was exposed to a highly privileged educational experience and a highly deprived one – all in the summer before her senior year. Going ... read more about Undergrad gets hands-on STEM teaching experience through NASA camp, following Kenya stint
Smiles, music, hugs, dancing, food, beauty, love, can be found at the International Festival this Saturday
More than 9,000 people are expected to flow through the Harrisonburg International Festival this Saturday (09/27/14) swaying to music from a half-dozen areas of the world, partaking of food from ... read more about Smiles, music, hugs, dancing, food, beauty, love, can be found at the International Festival this Saturday
Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir opens season with famed Jose-Luis Orozco at international festival
The Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir (SVCC) will be performing with renowned bilingual educator and musician Jose-Luis Orozco at Harrisonburg’s International Festival on Sept. 27 at 2:15 pm. Orozco, who performs ... read more about Shenandoah Valley Children’s Choir opens season with famed Jose-Luis Orozco at international festival
Week of multi-faith events sparks interfaith dialogue and intercultural awareness
“Religious Life” is the kind of topic one would expect Eastern Mennonite University to pick as its 2014 theme for International Education Week. It may surprise some, though, that this ... read more about Week of multi-faith events sparks interfaith dialogue and intercultural awareness