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Christian Peacemakers Team in Iraq
Former CJP student taken hostage

Four human rights workers kidnapped in Iraq were recently identified as individuals associated with Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT), an organization devoted to reducing violence in areas of lethal conflict around the world. The workers have been missing since Nov. 26. Read more...

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New York City offers a non-traditional break

Experiencing New York during the holiday season is comparable to watching Michael Jordan play basketball or watching Michael Jackson dance; visiting a great city in a prime time is truly exciting. Read more...

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Costumed honors students experiment in D.C.

On Nov. 20, a group of EMU honors students traveled to Washington, D.C. for the first major honors activity of the year. Read more...

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Verizon most popular with cell phone users

Verizon Wireless is the favorite cell phone provider on the EMU campus, according to a recent survey.
In a survey of 25 students, Verizon came out the winner for service, over that of Cingular, Sprint, T-Mobile and Nextel. Read more...

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School of Americas protest

"Si se puede! Si se puede! (It can be done! It can be done!)" is what I and approximately 17,999 other people shouted from the top of our lungs this past Nov. 19 and 20 in the School of the Americas (SOA) annual protest. Read more...