Opinion

Homecoming is traditionally a time for much self-congratulation within the EMU community. Parents, alumni, and administrators have a full schedule this weekend, telling each other that this is one heck of a university. Is the picture as rosy as the Homecoming Weekend brochures would have us think? Yes and no. Read more...

Like many others connected to the EMU community, I have been following the discussion around campus of issues related to homosexuality, from faculty dismissals to student-initiated forums and petitions to published rants about the "Homosexual Lobby." This is, overall, a good conversation to see happening around EMU (we’re at least nearing the point when a Mennonite can say "gay" without getting embarrassed and squeaky, which seems like a positive thing). Read more...

The current presidential administration has been the subject of controversy ever since that fateful election that was seemingly too close to call. Indeed I have seen more than my fair share of George W. cartoons in this paper alone (every one of them negative). Whatever your opinion of the President or his administration in regard to the environment, the present war in Iraq, or economic matters, there is an issue soon to be decided that has great weight and lasting influence on us as well as generations to come. Read more...

Where on campus can you go for good food, meeting spaces, supplies, much needed medicine (even a cold water whirlpool), doing homework, climbing a wall, developing pictures, hanging out with peers, or working up a decent sweat? The University Commons, of course! Read more...

There are a few things that have disturbed me about this paper this year, and others that have since my freshman year.
First, the “On the Sidewalk.” How can you justify this misnomer? Few if anyone is ever actually outside, let alone on a sidewalk. Read more...