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Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy celebrated with solidarity march, music, chapel and service opportunities

January 23, 2015Last updated February 6, 2015 by Randi B. Hagi

What creates systems of discrimination and oppression? What power and motivation do people have to resist these systems? Where do they take comfort when hatred acts? These questions were asked

Playwright and actor Ted Swartz brings music, comedy and storytelling to conversation about sexuality, faith and family

October 23, 2014Last updated November 3, 2014 by Lauren Jefferson

Three is a magic number, says veteran actor and playwright Ted Swartz. “That’s true in baseball, theater and comedy,” he says. “I generally listen when things come in threes.” The

Meet the drone-toting Riehls – radicals in their 80s?

January 27, 2014Last updated February 11, 2014 by David George

“He needs me to go with him when he has the drone,” Marie Riehl says, referring to her husband, Daniel. It takes both Riehls to load this drone into their

EMU applauds success of renaming street in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 21, 2014Last updated February 3, 2014 by Preston Knight

As you read Preston Knight’s excellent report on the naming of a major downtown street as Martin Luther King Jr. – republished here by permission of the Daily News Record

EMU Students Send Packets of Love During Spiritual Life Week

February 19, 2013Last updated March 1, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Area businesses and students teamed up at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) on Valentine’s Day to support RISE Harrisonburg’s “love packs” program for area children and Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) relief

Shane Claiborne Challenges Students to Address Injustice

January 22, 2013Last updated February 4, 2013 by Pete DeLea

For Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) student Brad Mullet, part of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy means volunteerism. (Check out photos of MLK Day!) Mullet, a 19-year-old sophomore from Berlin, Ohio,

Shane Claiborne To Lead EMU in Remembering King

January 17, 2013Last updated January 22, 2013 by Mike Zucconi

Prominent Christian activist, author and dynamic speaker, Shane Claiborne, will lead Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. during university chapel on Monday, Jan. 21, at

University Chapel Ushers in Christmas Season

December 4, 2012Last updated December 11, 2012 by Mike Zucconi

Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) will usher in the Christmas season on Monday, Dec. 10, at 4:30 p.m., in Lehman Auditorium with a university chapel on the theme, “Love still takes

Faith, Hope and Love the Focus of Spiritual Life Week

October 26, 2012Last updated September 26, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

Faith. Hope. Love. Those three words will be the center of discussion for Ted Swartz ’89, MACL ’92 of Ted & Company, during Spiritual Life Week at Eastern Mennonite University

Spiritual Life Week: Are You Saved?

February 2, 2012Last updated September 26, 2014 by Mike Zucconi

Are you saved? For what? Shaun Groves, a singer and songwriter, will look to answer those questions and share songs and stories from his interaction with people from around the

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