Since 1939, The Weather Vane has served the campus’s and the greater EMU community of English speakers, but neglected the other languages represented by members of our community—so we reached …
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Future Peacemakers of EMU at Work
Japan. North Korea. South Korea. China. The United States. Women for Peaceful Asia. What do all of these have in common? They were represented by delegates in a summit meeting …
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“Cunk on Earth” Blends Deadpan Mockumentary with Scholars and Hilarity Ensues
It’s hard to believe I’m reviewing the top comedy on Netflix at the time of writing…because I’m not. “Cunk on Earth” may not be on Netflix’s top ten lists, but …
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Editorial: Our Thanks, from Hannah and Zack
In our very first editorial of the semester, Zack and I reflected on our dreams for the Weather Vane: “We want the Weather Vane to be home to more stories, …
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Editorial: Why College Doesn’t Have to be the “Best Years of Your Life”
For so many years, I idolized college students, believing that they were blissfully sipping foamy lattes, forming deep and long-lasting romantic and platonic connections, tapping away at their satisfying-sounding keyboards, …
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University Choirs sing with Hezekiah Walker
EMU Chambers Singers performed with Grammy Award-winning gospel artist Bishop Hezekiah Walker and the Virginia Union University (VUU) Gospel Choir at the LIVE Recording and Homecoming Concert in October. “I’ve …
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Co-Editors Co-Review Contrasting Cookies
CRUMBL 151 Burgess Road Hannah’s Backstory: When a Crumbl location opened in Harrisonburg over the summer, I vowed to sample the famous cookies. Founded in Utah in 2017, the chain …
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Y-Serve Builds and Connects in West Virginia
Though they attended over Fall break, the learning didn’t stop for the eight EMU students and the EMU staff member who participated in Y-Serve’s trip to Kimball, West Virginia, in …
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Editorial: Accessibility of Non-Major Classes
I’m not a student that goes terribly far outside my comfort zone. I like diving deeper into the topics I’ve already built a foundation into, where I know the professor, …
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“Happiness for Beginners” is the Perfect Autumnal Romantic-Comedy
Weather Vane readers remembering my love of romantic comedies (“Am I ashamed to say I’ve watched thousands of minutes-worth of Christmas-themed romantic comedies as they’ve been released to Netflix over …