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Photo by Jeremy Yoder

No, it’s not a prank: the ghostly shapes of sheet-wrapped cars which appeared in parking spaces across campus early this week are a project by this semester’s 3-D Design class, not remnants of Halloween festivities gone overboard.

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Forum: A Faculty Senate for EMU?

"As I stand here tonight, I look out upon the EMU community as it should be. Students, faculty, staff, and administration gathered together to discuss and discern the past, present, and future of EMU," said sophomore Michael Kniss. Read more...

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South African dichotomies

The past two weeks have been a study in contrasts. At some points I just felt numb... my constant flipping from wealth to poverty and back again was hard to process. Kiara Yoder and I stayed with Hannes and Zelda Nel, a wealthy Africaaner couple in their home at Table View. The neighborhood was along the northern coast, with a gorgeous view. Read more...

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Seminary talks Islam

Everyone involved in a recent seminary conference on Christian-Muslim relations, from the conference organizers to undergraduate students who went to fulfil assignments, felt that good things happened that weekend. Read more...

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Legacy of loving children behind benefit concert

In a benefit concert featuring two local folk and bluegrass groups, Roberta Webb Childcare Center hopes to raise enough money to cover costs for the upcoming year. Read more...

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Ethics experiment surprises some and worries others

Most EMU students think Enron executives should be put in jail for stealing millions of dollars from investors, but their take on stealing "little things" is a bit different. The EMU Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team decided it would be interesting to get a perspective of how students at EMU involve ethics in their decisions and actions for Business Ethics Month in October. Read more...