On Saturday, March 8, Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after acting as a leader in the pro-Palestine protests at Columbia University in …
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“Nickel Boys”: An Immersive First-Person Film
“Nickel Boys,” directed by RaMell Ross, is a historical drama set in the Jim Crow South. It follows Elwood as he is sent to a segregated, all-boys reform school, Nickel …
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Editorial: The Gen Z-ification of Black Culture
Back in 2020, a prominent influencer, Brittany Broski, was called out for her usage of African American English (AAE). Words like “period” and “chile” were regular parts of her vocabulary, …
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EMU Hosts Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship Conference
The EMU Peace Fellowship hosted the 2025 Intercollegiate Peace Fellowship (ICPF) Conference from Feb. 21-23. The ICPF is a student-led conference that invites educational institutions, primarily faith-based, from across the …
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Trump Starts Presidency with 73 Executive Orders
Donald J. Trump was inaugurated to begin his second term as President of the United States on Jan. 20, 2025. Due to freezing temperatures, the inauguration was held in the …
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SeekGeek: Not All That It’s Cracked Up To Be
Beyoncé recently announced her Cowboy Carter tour which has two dates at the Northwest Stadium in Maryland. I saw her there in 2023, so I obviously had plans to see …
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Editorial: Do What You Can and Don’t Give Up
For the past two weeks, I have felt an overwhelming sense of dread. Since Jan. 20, I feel like I haven’t been able to open my phone without seeing an …
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Welcome to The Weather Vane 2025!
Welcome back Royals and all other Weather Vane readers, or if you’re new, welcome! As we kick off the year with a new issue of the Weather Vane, EMU’s student-run …
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Provost Ty Willingham on Academic Changes
Eastern Mennonite University President Susan Huxman sent a school-wide email on Tuesday, Nov. 19 2024 with the subject line “EMU Updates.” In this email, Huxman shared what many students and …
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Beyoncé is a Living Legend
The world is in shambles, and when I say the world I mean Twitter (we have to know by that I won’t call it X, right?). For the past few …