Open any aesthetically-aged hymnal and it is almost guaranteed to have been written with shaped notes. Modern hymnals and songbooks have lost this style and use modern notation rather than …
Opinion
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Appreciating the Arts in Washington, D.C.
One of my favorite things about D.C. is the ready availability of art to explore. As a Theater major, there is no better education for me than viewing as many …
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The NFL Needs to Radically Reform Refereeing
Watching football has been a significant part of my life for over a dozen years. Anybody who knows me in the slightest knows I’m a diehard Eagles fanatic. I attend …
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Exploring Identity As an Individual
As classes begin, students see the semester flash before their eyes as they review syllabus after syllabus. In this moment, final exams and papers rear their ugly heads, leaving little …
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Editorial: Value of Hearing Political Voices
In the planning stages for this semester, Allie and I spent time examining the ways in which The Weather Vane can both serve the campus community more fully and provide …
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Editorial: Creating a Paper for the Campus
Welcome to another semester of The Weather Vane! As the new editors-in-chief, we would like to orient the community in our goals for the semester. While planning for this first …
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No, Convocation Should Not Be Required
I have never attended a Convocation or Chapel, and I don’t intend to in the semester I have left. I have rewritten this article at least ten times trying to …
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Editorial: The Evolution of a Work Ethic
I have discovered that my level of work ethic has evolved over the years. For school work and even physical activity, my work ethic has historically been high. I dislike …
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Polarization of Supreme Court Nominees
Throughout the most recent scrambling to appoint a new Supreme Court Justice, I cannot help but see some flaws in the system, most importantly that there is a scramble in …
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The Battle for Humanizing the Homeless
Homelessness is often referred to as a crisis in our country’s media. But the word “crisis” falls short of adequately describing the set of problems. Saying that there are several …