Carling Berkhout a banjo pioneer
The banjo, for good reason, is often associated with the resonant rolls and radiant twang of bluegrass legends such as Earl Scruggs, J.D. Crow, and Bela Fleck. But the banjo …
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 …
Harrisonburg pizza roundup: Gourmet to old favorites
The Golden Pony / 181 North Main Street Average cost for an 11” pizzas: $9.50 The pub blends rugged and artistic energies with its exposed brick and brightly colored murals …
Royals Recap: Basketball season ends, baseball takes off
Men’s Basketball The Runnin’ Royals were edged out of a spot in the ODAC Tournament after losing their last five games of the season. Even after falling to Washington & …
Psychedelic drug legalization offers new research opportunities
From 1950 through early 1970s, the psychedelic LSD was administered to thousands of people by psychiatrists, therapists, and researchers. With the scientific community reaping benefits from the discovery of LSD, …
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. …
Acknowledge others’ wounds to break the cycle of trauma
Trauma and pain are inherent to human existence; everyone will experience something harmful. This is seen on both large and small scales, ranging from personal trauma to systematic oppression of …
Student sleep habits: Early-risers to late-nighters
It’s 8 a.m. on EMU’s campus. Some professors are greeting their first class of the day, a mixture of students prepared for the day and, perhaps more commonly, who show …
Royals break personal records at Roanoke Invitational
At 7:45 on Saturday morning while most of EMU’s campus was still asleep, the Track and Field team loaded up on their Quick’s charter bus en route to Roanoke, VA …
John Moreland’s new album “LP5” is poetic, vulnerable
When most people think of Oklahoma, they picture flat prairies and dusty, red dirt roads or hear the lonesome cry of a pedal steel guitar in a desperate, drunken outlaw …