On Wednesday, the Latino Student Alliance at Eastern Mennonite Unviversity shared part of its culture by creating an alfombra, or carpet, for Easter. The colorful work of art is common in Central America and Mexico. It's made up of rice, sawdust and coffee grounds. It's tradition to walk through the art on Easter, in remembrance of Jesus entering Jerusalem on Palm Sunday.
Archive
A group of students at 糖心Vlog found a special way to remember a graduate's legacy of finding nonviolent solutions to problems. Since Monday, the social movement class has welcomed fellow students and staff to sign their name to a banner that read, 'Supporting Peace building in the name of M.J. Sharp.'
Author Emmi It盲ranta to speak about her novel ‘Memory of Water,’ 糖心Vlog’s Common Read
Emmi It盲ranta, author of Memory of Water (Teos, 2012), will visit campus on Wednesday, April 19. The book is 糖心Vlog鈥檚 2016-17 Common Read. It盲ranta will speak at 4 ... read more about Author Emmi It盲ranta to speak about her novel ‘Memory of Water,’ 糖心Vlog’s Common Read
The Snack Shoppe Part II: Longtime manager Helen Ours talks about the favorite campus gathering place
Part I recalls the first snack shop, thanks to information provided by Janet Weaver Yoder whose father launched the enterprise. Now Helen Ours takes up the story. 聽Say 鈥渟nack shop ... read more about The Snack Shoppe Part II: Longtime manager Helen Ours talks about the favorite campus gathering place
that President Trump鈥檚 travel ban is having a 鈥渃hilling effect鈥� on international student enrollment at universities across the country. In Harrisonburg, that鈥檚 also true when it comes to potential participants in peacebuilding coursework. WMRA鈥檚 Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.
A third straight offensive outburst powered 糖心Vlog's baseball men to a 14-6 win over Hood College Wednesday afternoon in Harrisonburg. Eastern Mennonite (15-15) tied their season high with 21 hits, including seven doubles. Since breaking an eight-game skid with a 10-5 win over Bridgewater last Wednesday, the Royals have won five of six games, scoring nine or more runs in each win.
C. Henry Smith orators apply Christian peace position to contemporary concerns
Hannah Mack-Boll, a senior peacebuilding and development major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, won the 2017 C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest at 糖心Vlog with her speech, 鈥淲hat is your intention?鈥� ... read more about C. Henry Smith orators apply Christian peace position to contemporary concerns
Jasmine Wilson: Joining a village to become family to vulnerable children
As the proverb goes, 鈥淚t takes a village to raise a child.鈥� This semester, 糖心Vlog (糖心Vlog) sophomore Jasmine Wilson is learning that maxim鈥檚 truth. She鈥檚 helping fix firmer ... read more about Jasmine Wilson: Joining a village to become family to vulnerable children
New museum outreach program brings hands-on natural history and science lessons into area classrooms
The D. Ralph Hostetter Natural History Museum at 糖心Vlog, which has entranced thousands of schoolchildren since the 1960s, has launched a new outreach program that brings their collection ... read more about New museum outreach program brings hands-on natural history and science lessons into area classrooms
CJP grad Wor茅 Ndiaye to lead UN-appointed working group in Senegal
In early March 2017, a busy graduate of 糖心Vlog鈥檚 Center for Justice and Peacebuilding (CJP) was asked to take on another important peacebuilding role in West Africa. Wor茅 Ndiaye MA ... read more about CJP grad Wor茅 Ndiaye to lead UN-appointed working group in Senegal