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Author Jim Wallis to speak at EMU

Evangelical speaker, author, and activist Jim Wallis will visit EMU for a public presentation to be held in Lehman Auditorium. Read more...

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EMU professor returns from sabbatical

Students are not the only ones at EMU who undergo cross-cultural experiences. Mathematics professor Owen Byer spent part of his sabbatical thousands of miles away from the Shenandoah Valley in Nan Chung, China. Read more...

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Engaging Jesus in campus life

"We have to look at what Jesus actually said, what he actually did." That was John L. Bell's main message for EMU, EMS, and the community during Engaging Jesus: Spiritual Life Week '06 last week. Read more...

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Common Grounds starts semester with student music

The Campus Activities Committee planned many events at the Common Grounds last week to welcome students back to EMU. Capping off the week on Friday night was a concert by popular student band Shapiro. Read more...

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Winning hearts and minds

I wish to offer my congratulations to the leader of the United States new foreign policy campaign to win the hearts and minds of our international friends. Do not be alarmed, reader. The war in Iraq is still failing with fifty people dying to gunmen and car bombs on Wednesday alone. Iraqi hearts and minds are still firmly out of our grasp. But we should not dwell on the negatives in our news. Read more...