Years in the Making, ACE Festival Arrives
The Academic and Creative Excellence (ACE) Festival, in the works for several years at EMU, is finally here. With at least 270 people presenting their works, it is worth a …
Lunches With Liesl: Jacktown Burger Joints
In downtown Harrisonburg, two restaurants with similar names share the same building, advertising similar things — something about burgers and beer, and someone named Jack. When it comes to telling …
Meal Plan Is Impractical
At EMU, students are required to buy full meal plans for as long as they live in the dorms. I am in my third year and have lived in a …
Ivan HarrisBuller Brings Mental Drive to the Court
Men’s volleyball senior Micah Buller not only leads the Continental Volleyball Conference with his total digs, but is also noted for his passion on the court and fearless defense. In …
New Curriculum and Schedule Restructure
After much department collaboration and restructuring, EMU will be releasing an updated curriculum and schedule in the 2018 fall semester. The large restructuring is the first of its magnitude since …
Rachael BrennemanMarch for Our Lives Draws EMU Students
This past weekend, EMU students joined the March for Our Lives movement to march on the Capitol Building in Washington to call for reform in gun control laws. Chants of …
Astral Society Visits Green Bank Telescope
On Saturday morning, March 24, members of one of EMU’s newly-formed clubs, the Astral Society, gathered their sack lunches before venturing into the mountains of West Virginia. A two-hour drive …
Lunches With Liesl: Xenia a Kebab Grille
Xenia A Kebab Grille recently opened a second location in Harmony Square, nicknamed Xenia II, bringing their expertise in all things pita to EMU’s neck of the woods. After 10 …
Playing With Cute Puppies at Sylvia’s Pets
When I drove into Sylvia’s Pets’ parking lot, I was greeted by a sign proclaiming “cute puppies, bunnies, live rock ball python, cockatoo.” And the sign did not lie, especially …
Royals Recap
Baseball The baseball team was able to get a split against ODAC opponent Emory & Henry, dropping the first game 16-13 before winning the nightcap 4-1. Sophomore Bailey Hall pitched …