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NEWSAlcohol usage supersedes denominational affiliations according to a recent survey, despite the division it causes among social groups reported in the last Weather Vane issue. Read more...
BURGAfter being fired for a "harrasing political message" on on his pickup truck, Luis Padilla, a human resources clerk at Cargill in Broadway, has been rehired and given back pay from his firing on Oct. 5. Read more...
SPORTSEven though the games are just an exhibition, the EMU men's and women's basketball teams have a rare opportunity when they take the floor on Tuesday, Nov. 7 against a Division I opponent, James Madison University. Read more...
STYLEUsing dry humor and factual information, EMU Theater's fall play reveals the corruption embedded in U.S. politics and foreign policy surrounding the re-election of Ronald Reagan and the battles preceding the U.S. invasion of Grenada in 1984. Read more...
OPINIONThe leaves are changing, the weather is getting colder and the American political machine is in full swing, all of which are signs that an election is coming. Read more...