For Kimberly Phillips, working from home has meant sharing her work space with a challenging coworker: her cat. “My cat is not a suitable coworker. She does not observe boundaries …
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Sunbeams & Stormclouds 3/26/20
Sunbeams Today (Thursday) CAC is hosting a game of “screaming bingo” where those who enter play a rousing game at CDC-recommended safe distance. Finally, it’s acceptable to scream in public, …
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Pandemic reaches Harrisonburg, forcing EMU to go virtual
The coronavirus pandemic has swept the United States on an exponential scale, upending ordinary life and cutting short the second half of EMU’s spring semester. Classes have transitioned to online, …
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Sunbeams and Stormclouds 3/19/20
Sunbeams Coronavirus has been quite good at lessening the effects of climate change. Since quarantines have begun, there has been a decline in nitrogen levels and areas of clearer water. …
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WCSC reflections: Be prepared, make your “Plan B”
I am currently on a cross-cultural program with the Washington Community Scholars’ Center, also known as WCSC, in Washington D.C. The story you are about to read is a little …
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CDC warns “severe” disruption from coronavirus
Don’t forget to wash your hands. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned the country Tuesday that the coronavirus is soon expected to spread on a community level …
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Rev. Cornell Brooks echoes students’ motivation for change
“The moral of the story is red, yellow, black, brown or white, we’re all precious in God’s sight.” These were the words of Rev. Cornell Brooks at Monday’s convocation, the …
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Dr. Carmen Monico speaks on child separation
Remember when you got lost once? You tried to find one of your parents, the whole world felt so big for the first time. You were probably six or seven, …
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BSA hosts Poetry Slam featuring local students
“You hear me say slavery never ended and you call me insane, but how would you know? Privilege lives in your blood.” This is a line from first-year Merry Yirga’s …
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Local legends perform, share creative processes on MainStage
Trent Wagler ‘02, EMU alum and lead singer-songwriter for The Steel Wheels, highlighted a panel of four local musical talents who performed at EMU’s MainStage Theater last Thursday, Feb. 13. …