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Students Document IC3 Learning

Imagine college students from a superpower and a developing country learning from the same curriculum to promote just and sustainable changes in their countries and the world. This vision is what the Inter-Cultural Communicative Competence program strives to achieve. Read more...

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Dreaming Big

This past week, the proposals for the Micah Think Tank were unveiled. The proposals range from creating a new semester schedule to bringing four live emus on campus and giving them a place to live. All told, over thirty-two different proposals were submitted, all dreaming big about how we as a university can fulfill our mission to "do mercy, love justice and walk humbly with our God." Read more...

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Shenandoah Valley Open for Business

Nuclear blasts worry more than just the government. According to a recent story in the Washington Post, the possibility of a nuclear attack on Washington, D.C. is contributing to a rash of businesses and government agencies moving toward towns in the I-81 corridor, including Harrisonburg. Read more...

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Men Return for New Attempt at Final Four

Outside hitters, defense specialists, setters, middles, and a libero may sound like some sort of tactical group, but it is simply the makeup of the EMU's men's volleyball team. Read more...

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Connoisseur of Faith Brings Wisdom to EMU

The first Writer's Read program of 2007 features Frederica Mathewes-Green, a self-proclaimed ex-hippie and former social radical, as she shares her unique blend of personal faith and the scattered spiritual journey that has brought her to where she is today. Read more...