I often joke to my friends that I “wouldn’t survive at a normal university.” Usually, when I say this, I mean that I value EMU’s small class sizes and the …

I often joke to my friends that I “wouldn’t survive at a normal university.” Usually, when I say this, I mean that I value EMU’s small class sizes and the …
Whenever I see someone inside without a mask for no apparent reason, my first reaction is fear. Sure, I get scared for myself, but more so, I worry for others …
66 percent of EMU’s tenure or tenure-track faculty are Mennonite; this number has been in steady decline since 2009. For the Fall 2021 semester, 196 of EMU’s 770 enrolled undergraduates …
On Aug. 31, EMU kicked off the Fall 2021 semester by resuming in-person classes campus-wide. Along with first-years, this year’s sophomores are physically experiencing campus life for the first time. …
Welcome to this semester’s inaugural issue of the Weather Vane! Since 1939, the Weather Vane has been EMU’s weekly student-led newspaper, devoid of any input from faculty and staff, and …
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 …
After living in Omaha, Neb. for 50 years, Jackie Font-Guzmán and her husband made the move to Harrisonburg, Va. On April 1, 2021, Jackie had her first official day as …
I adopted my dog, Rocky, only a month into the 2020 quarantine. After a month of solitude in a studio apartment with my cat, I needed a good reason to …
“Homophobia is deadly.” That’s what first-year Ashley Mellinger said in an educational definition video played during SGA’s LGBTQ+ Matters event. On Tue. 23 at 8 p.m., SGA sponsored a virtual …
At the end of Nov. 2020, I had 32 convocation points. During that fall semester, I earned a total of four points. You can imagine my gratitude when EMU’s administration …