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NEWSA new, student-led and initiated venture called the Student Lecture Series (SLS) is hoping to bring to campus nationally known speakers such as civil rights activist... Read more...
STYLEPinks and reds show up in display windows nationwide proclaiming weeks ahead the "perfect" way to shower your valentine with love. Flowers, stuffed animals, and chocolates are bought en masse by frantic consumers eager to earn brownie points on the romance-your-lover scale. Read more...
SPORTSBrandon Adair scored 27 points to lead four players in double figures for Virginia Wesleyan College in an 85-62 victory over Eastern Mennonite University in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference men's basketball game on Tuesday. Read more...
BURGHot dog, tube steak, wiener; call it what you want, Good and Hearty, Harrisonburg's local bulk foods store, is the king of the compressed composite of the leftover pig. Read more...
OPINIONUnderstanding, acceptance, tolerance, loving your enemies - all these terms are heralded and veraciously espoused by those subscribing to a liberal political ideology. Read more...