&bodytext1=There's something special about the opening of a new building on campus, maybe even more so when the new building is a dining facility. But food service isn't the only thing that makes the new East Campus Dining Hall special. The building is the first on campus eligible for sustainability certification by the U.S. Green Building Council.


&bodytext2=College students across the nation are enjoying hard-earned summer breaks. But a dedicated group of some of the country's brightest biology undergraduates are getting their feet wet in the world of research at James Madison University.



&bodytext3=A thoughtful and prolific commentator, both as a writer and as a television and radio analyst, Peter Pham shares his in-depth knowledge of Africa to help decipher developments on the rapidly changing continent.