Opinion
“Plato would be apalled if he saw our leader from Texas, who can’t even speak legibly.”
Al Keim
Modern China
Millions of Americans listened in when our president gave a speech Sunday night. The biggest news for most people may have been the 87 billion dollars (that’s 87 with nine zeros after it) that Bush has asked for from congress. Some of us might be a bit upset at the thought of such a huge sum of money being spent on another country when education funding is lacking here at home. Read more...
I have not been a student at EMU for long, so I do not know how most students feel towards cross-cultural. To some, the trip may just be another requirement needed to graduate. Others, perhaps, eagerly await the experience. In my opinion, cross-culturals provide each student with the most valuable learning they will ever receive at EMU. I say this because I have lived in another culture for a year. Read more...
Dear EMU Students,
In light of the recent dismissal of Dr. Tom Arbaugh, and as a concerned student organization, we feel the need to provide a brief analysis of Eastern Mennonite University’s provision of "healing and hope in our diverse world" (EMU Mission Statement). Read more...
Mmm. The warm, moist smell of a steaming controversy usually gets my pulse going. At some point, however, the quest for clarity on these matters can quickly turn openness and honesty into defensiveness and suspicion. I regret that, regarding the recent events involving Dr. Tom Arbaugh and the university, we are not too far from the latter... Read more...
Last week's Weather Vane article on shopping at Harrisonburg Crossing prompts the following: Read more...
Dear Friends,
I am aware that some of you are not happy about recent actions in relation to a faculty member in the graduate counseling program. I also am aware that discussion and debate about related issues is occurring on campus. Read more...
