Fine, I’ll admit it: I love to argue. It’s one of the roughest edges of my personality, and it, unfortunately, informs much about how I engage with the political world …
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A Week of Protests on EMU’s Campus: A Timeline
MARCH 15, Friday: Wielding placards and posters, EMU community protestors gathered outside of the Campus Center last Friday morning. Prompted by the beginning of multiple Board of Trustees meetings occurring …
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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 Biggest Red Flags in My Spotify Likes, RANKED!
For those fortunate souls who aren’t tuned in to the music Twitter “discourse” algorithm, it may seem strange to deem listenership of certain bands/songs a red flag, or some sort …
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The Politics of Lighting Yourself on Fire
“Many of us like to ask ourselves, ‘What would I do if I was alive during slavery? Or the Jim Crow South? Or apartheid? What would I do if my …
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EMU Hosts Opportunity to Learn, Connect, and Reflect on Palestine Conflict
A large crowd of students and community members, bearing keffiyehs and wristbands, gathered in the EMU Student Union Monday night to partake in a teach-in on the sociopolitical conditions in …
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Heartache at Last: Ashley Mellinger and Her Debut Novel
Throughout the past few years, a neatly written note would occasionally appear on the chalkboards of the science center: “Finish H.O.T.P.S.” This cryptic message caught the imaginations of passers-by, leaving …
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Beyond the Pale: a Review of Disco Elysium
Alcohol. Disco. Communism. These are the spirits haunting your amnesia-addled brain as you awaken in your thrashed hostel bedroom. You are a detective… maybe. You can’t remember. Come to think …
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David Gushee on Democracy and Christianity
On February 6, EMU hosted Dr. David Gushee, an acclaimed pastor, author, and Christian ethicist, as a part of a speaking tour that coincides with the release of his newest …
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Is This It…
… is the debut album from the now-prestigious New York rock band, The Strokes. Its release to North American audiences in October 2001 was met with swathes of unprecedented acclaim—a …