As EMU students and alumni gather for Homecoming this weekend, we celebrate the University’s past and potential for the future. Homecoming and reunions in a broader sense are the celebratory …
Opinion
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Life Is Tough, Accomodate for Each Other
As we move into the middle of the semester and midterms start cropping up, we are reminded of the long-term projects that we have not started yet, and all the …
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Past Experiences Motivate Us to Press On
Recently, I was thinking about my graduation date and how much work I have to do until I get my diploma. I flashed back to all of my past all-nighters …
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Shape Notes Promote Inclusivity in Music
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 …
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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 …