Deanna Reed has served as the Mayor of Harrisonburg since 2017 and as of January 23, 2023, she has begun a new role as EMU’s Regional Advancement Director in the …
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Women Are Talking and We Should Be Listening
Ever since I read Miriam Toews’ incredible novel, “Women Talking” earlier this semester, I have been wanting to see the recent (Academy Award nominated) movie adaptation so as to compare …
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Changing Winds: A Hodgepodge of EMU History
This newspaper has published a wide variety of articles in its almost 84 years of history. For those who don’t know, every issue of The Weather Vane that has ever …
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BSA Leads Trip to D.C. For Black History Month
This past Sunday, Feb. 26 at eight in the morning, around 60 members of the Eastern Mennonite University (EMU) community departed for Washington, D.C. on a day trip to see …
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“American Utopia”: On American-ness
David Byrne is a fun guy. Ever since I first watched his early 2020 concert film, “American Utopia” a few weeks back, I’ve been unable to stop appreciating Byrne’s music, …
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Changing Winds: Remembering Wrestling at Emu
“Rome had its circuses, Spain its bullfights, America has football, and EMC has wrestling.” Well encapsulated in this quote from the March 7, 1969 issue of the Weather Vane, wrestling …
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Survey Machine Provides Daily Introspection
Since December 6 of last year, senior Caleb Hostetler’s Honors capstone project, a survey machine, has been residing outside Northlawn’s dining hall. In the days since then, students, faculty, and …
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Banshees of Inisherin Deserves Best Picture
It’s Oscar season and since I’ve slowly been transforming into an insufferable film fanatic over the last year, this year’s annual movie awards show is now something I care about …
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Ranking the Interior Design of EMU Elevators
Eastern Mennonite University’s 12 elevators are a vital aspect of the school’s infrastructure, but unfortunately are so often overlooked by the students and faculty on campus. We only notice them …
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EMU Students Petition for Accessibility on Campus
Since March of 2022, Sophomore Cassidy Walker and Senior Christian Knight have been working together on an initiative they call The Handicap Accessibility Project at Eastern Mennonite University (EMU). Utilizing …