Student life

Two recordings of The Walking Roots Band aim at nurturing discipleship and the church, aided by Kickstarter contributions

by Laura Lehman Amstutz

“The Walking Roots Band has always been about relationships,” says Seth Crissman, student at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and member of The Walking Roots Band. “We started out as a group
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Conservation photography class looks at proposed Atlantic Coast pipeline route and how it could affect the environment

by Elaina Sauber

After the U.S. Forest Service released its newly revised proposal for George Washington National Forest on Tuesday, many concerns about the forest’s future were laid to rest. But for Eastern
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Upcoming production of Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ is a richly carnivalesque comedy

by Randi B. Hagi

The guiding concept behind Eastern Mennonite University’s upcoming production of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” is “drowning in excess,” says actress Makayla Baker. Fittingly, the performance begins with a shipwreck. Music, choreography,
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Annual music gala to showcase orchestra, choirs and wind ensemble – Handel’s “Messiah” among the featured selections

by Randi Hagi

The annual gala concert at Eastern Mennonite University is “a kaleidoscope,” says music professor Ken J. Nafziger, who conducts the chamber choir. Around the fixed theme of a musical showcase
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Wildlife Federation backs interdisciplinary work – science, digital media, peacebuilding – on stream restoration

by Andrew Jenner

A $200,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Federation will give science, peacebuilding and digital media students at Eastern Mennonite University opportunity to work together on a stream restoration
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Cross-cultural reunion, ‘Jubilee’ memories, alumni awards, one-man drama, sports, mark successful 2014 Homecoming

by Steve Shenk

“I was on a low-level adrenalin rush the whole time during my cross-cultural,” said Tim Swartzendruber at the 20th anniversary reunion of his Eastern Mennonite University group that spent a
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