Opinion
"The readings are only long if you actually do them."
Terry Jantzi
Anthropology and Social Change
As accessible as it is, many students are not aware of the vast array of printed resources within walking distance around Park View. The treasure chest of knowledge should be more appreciated. As students at a Mennonite school, it is an added blessing that these resources are Anabaptist-related. Read more...
Because of the daunting amount of EMU students who hail from south-eastern Pennsylvania, it is not unusual to bump into a Philadelphia sports fan during your time on campus. Read more...
As our campus grows more diverse, it is inevitable that a certain polarization occurs, sometimes tearing at the fabric of Christian community we so champion and articulate. Read more...
Accountability seems to have lost value in today’s society. So often we point out sin in judgmental ways. Does this mean that we have no place to point out sin at all? Read more...
"Our government should respect every person, and protect the institution of marriage. There is no contradiction between these responsibilities." These words came from President George W. Bush on Feb. 24, 2004. To him the statement means that a Constitutional amendment must be passed in order to "protect the sanctity of marriage." Read more...
As a member of the group of students, faculty, and administrators who met last fall to debate whether to produce The Vagina Monologues on campus, I write in the hope of clarifying misunderstanding about that meeting’s outcome. The administration’s decision to decline to sponsor a campus production did not result from any desire to silence conversation about the controversial issues the play raises. Read more...
