Jessica Chisolm, Co-editor in Chief Editing the Weather Vane during this half-online, half-in-person semester has been quite a trip. After publishing the first few issues of the semester online-only, our …
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Editorial: plants are the solution to stress
I bought my first plant while dorm shopping in the fall of 2017. It was one of those small pots inside at Walmart that had three different succulents for around …
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Interning with the psychiatric emergency team
For my senior year, I’ve been interning at Sentara RMH with the Psychiatric Emergency Team (PET). PET is a group of Counselors called in for patients experiencing psychological crises. This …
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Editorial: Journalism doesn’t have to be your thing.
While I have always had a passion for writing, journalism had never been my thing. The only time I interacted with news growing up was when my parents put on …
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Family of EMU student affected by Texas storm
After Winter Storm Uri made its way through Texas earlier this month, many Texans were left without electricity for days, some freezing to death. ABC News reported on one of …
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Editorial: managing time when online
I start my day the night before by laying out my clothes, creating a checklist of classes and work, and checking off my calendar. Since classes were moved online, I …
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Editorial: commuters take over
The Weather Vane is EMU’s student-led newspaper. Our paper is independent and uncensored by EMU faculty and staff. The opinions and thoughts expressed are directly from students and not from …
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Students discuss election outcome, Biden to take over White House
“The Transition Begins,” The New York Times announced on the morning of Nov. 24. President-elect Joseph R. Biden is moving into the White House as the Trump administration departs. After …
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A look at EMU first-year political views
Every year, EMU’s Institutional Research team conducts a survey for all of the current first-years pertaining to political views. The question that they ask each year is this: How would you …
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‘Don’t trust your instincts’: Shenkman on democracy
Rick Shenkman, historian, author, and investigative reporter shared some of his thoughts on politics during EMU’s first election related event on campus. Shenkman is a reporter for the George Washington …