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Best and brightest "concerned"

They were considered intellectual renegades half a century ago, calling for a return to the congregation as the center of authority in the Mennonite Church rather than trending toward a central hierarchy of bishops. Read more...

Eating disorders: Starving to be thin

Anna (not her real name), anorexic since 15, makes herself eat sometimes and other times decides not to listen to other people's comments which have triggered her eating disorder. Read more...

Ed and nursing pays

Virginia Governor Mark Warner and Sallie Mae, a student loan lender, initiated a new loan assistance program on Wednesday that will give financial incentives for Virginia students in Education and Nursing. Read more...

Wallis inspires peacemakers at conference

Nineteen hours is a long time for seven people and their luggage to be together in a minivan, but EMU students did just that to get to Bethel College in Kansas, the site of this year's Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship (ICPF) conference. Read more...

World of contrast: Adapting in Guatemala

We've been here in Guatemala for over five weeks now. Our cross-cultural is more than a third over, and yet it feels in some ways like it's only just begun.
Already we've visited Mayan ruins, a returned refugee community, a neighborhood built into the side of a ravine, and one of the more wealthy areas of the city. Read more...