There are specific virtues that working in the service industry instill in people after a certain amount of time. Through attempting to give customers the best experience possible and, in …
Opinion
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Editorial: Failing publicly and making space
I am quite used to failing publicly. During my first semester of my freshman year, my very first article in The Weather Vane earned a letter to the editor from …
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Silence and injustice go hand in hand, don’t you think?
If someone was talking about you behind your back, and your friend overheard, wouldn’t you want a “true” friend to jump in and stand up for you? And if you …
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Why I don’t vote
Voting is a topic on many people’s minds right now. There are those that believe it a moral imperative to vote for either the Republican or Democratic candidate. Of the …
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Importance of self-confidence
Diet culture, let’s talk about it. One of the biggest things that our society and money-hungry companies thrive on is diet culture. Apparently, it is more important to lower someone’s …
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Do’s and don’ts of dining out during a pandemic
Working in a restaurant is stressful, especially during these uncertain times of the Covid-19 pandemic. Many customers are respectful to staff, but there have always been those who are not. …
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COVID-19 has the numbers, schools rapidly close
From the beginning of 2020 the year continues to become more chaotic as Universities begin to start off the new school year amidst a global pandemic. Before COVID-19 hit the …
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Editorial: The Weather Vane’s 2020 guiding principles
Welcome, fellow humans, you academics, athletes, creators, activists, adventurers, curious thinkers, questioners, advocates, and friends. Welcome, those of you who are energized and those who are tired; those who are …
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Letter to the president
We want each of you reading this to be informed of this student-pioneered movement towards the creation of a new position dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion at EMU. This …
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The Internet-dependent Faith
According to Haley Sweetland Edwards, the Nation Editor at TIME, the United States of America does not have a national leadership in these unsettling moments: “For now, as the country …