18.57% of adults are experiencing a mental health illness, equivalent to 45 million people in the United States, with 4.38% experiencing a severe mental health illness. This past month, UC …
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BSA debuts podcast “Barbershop Talk”
EMU gets the opportunity to hear from the BSA club in a new and intimate way: Barbershop Talk, the club’s new podcast. “The podcast means so much to us; we …
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CODI’s Readings on Racism
Yesterday morning, Wednesday Sept. 30, EMU’s Committee for Diversity and Inclusion (CODI) sponsored the first of four Readings on Racism sessions. The goal of these events as expressed by Celeste …
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Local restaurant La Habana re-imagined as DUKES
Where Harrisonburg’s Artful Dodger was previously located is now home to La Habana, or DUKES, a local restaurant and bar owned by Alex Rivera. As the Artful Dodger was thought …
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Library makes difficult decision to require EMU IDs
“We’re doing our best to keep you all as safe as we can.” This statement from Bonnie Bowser, circulation and office manager at the Sadie Hartzler Library, is in reference …
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EMU’s Student Women Alliance undergoes revival
There are many clubs that take major parts in the Eastern Mennonite student community. This year the Eastern Mennonite Student Women’s Association (EMSWA) is one of the up and coming …
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Pádraig Ó Tuama: Expression through poetry
Zooming in from Ireland, poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama addressed the student body and broader community in a series of events spanning the past week, using his poetry to …
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Remembering John Horst
John Horst, professor emeritus of EMU, whose passion for the Eastern Mennonite community showed in not only his math and physics lectures, died on September 16. He leaves behind a …
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BSA unveils Black Lives Matter mural in front of UC
“Black Lives Matter,” reads the new mural painted on the pavement outside of University Commons. After months of preparation and a long weekend of painting, Black Student Alliance (BSA) hosted …
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EMU community navigates new hybrid class format
Friday, Sept. 10 was the first day of in-person classes for many EMU students. For first-year Anna Filipkowski, the schedule change from online to in-person meant constant readjusting. Filipkowski, a …