“Moana 2” and “Wicked.” Those were the two recommendations I received as I returned home for Winter Break—from, among others, a professor and my pastor. When I shared that I …
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EMU and Colombian Students Meet for Language-Learning Opportunity
The students in Professor Merly Bernal Dixon’s Intermediate Spanish II class—myself included—had a unique and wonderful opportunity on Wednesday, April 17. Our class met online with students learning English at …
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Let Me Use My Labels in Peace
I love labels. I love being able to identify myself with specific terms, and I love finding new labels with which I can identify. In a way, I think this …
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Y-Serve Trips Find Community and Purpose
Over Spring Break this year, EMU students participated in two different Y-Serve trips. On one trip, a group of three students and one EMU alum traveled to Kimball, West Virginia …
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Ramadan and Holi Celebrations Begin!
This spring is a time of many religious celebrations, including Ramadan and Holi. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and it can occur at different times during …
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Weather Vane Staff Hot Sauce Challenge
Sitara’s Review: Social media has popularized many things, not the least of them being internet challenges. Some brave members of the Weather Vane staff decided to participate in one of …
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The History of the Overarching LGBTQ+ Flags
Pride flags are a large part of modern queer identification and symbolism. Over time, there have been many variations of pride flags, and many pride flags have been created to …
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“Queer Eye”: Not Just for the Gay Guy
Netflix’s “Queer Eye” recently won an Emmy for “Outstanding Structured Reality Program.” “Queer Eye” is a wholesome reality show that shares many of EMU’s core values, including love and community. …
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The Importance of Queer Inclusion
We have begun a new semester, which for many of us means new classes and, as I am sure we all love (not really), introductions. In many of my classes, …
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A Review of the Elusive and Mysterious “Bird Dawg”
Sitara’s Review: Before last Friday, I had been to Buffalo Wild Wings once in my life, when I was probably about eight and my mum had a coupon for it. …