
On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order requiring the end of all DEI programs in federal offices. Further reinforcing this...

On Friday, April 4, the Bethlehem Area Public Library hosted "Beyond the Great Wall: The China You Don’t Know," an event focused on taking...

Following Moravian University’s annual housing selection process in early April, many students have raised concerns about increasing competitiveness...

The Moravian Dance Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Originally founded as a club, this organization has since grown into an official...

Bethlehem Mayor J. William Reynolds ‘03 graduated from then-Moravian College more than 20 years ago, and he is the first to acknowledge that...

On Friday, April 4, the Bethlehem Area Public Library hosted "Beyond the Great Wall: The China You Don’t Know," an event focused on taking a humanitarian lens to challenge stereotypes and rethink assumptions about China. The discussion was moderated by Huijing Wen, associate professor of education at Moravian. Joining her were guest speakers Heng Du, an assistant professor of Chinese at Wellesley...

On Tuesday, April 15, Moravian University hosted its seventh annual Ravindranath Tagore lecture, an event that celebrates the life, philosophy, and lasting influence of one of India’s greatest literary figures. This year’s speaker, Martin Kämpchen, is a German scholar, translator, and author who has spent the last five decades in India. His lecture, titled “Lessons I Have Learned from Rabindranath...

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker made history on April 1 by delivering the longest speech in the history of the U.S. Senate, lasting a total of 25 hours and 6 minutes, from March 31 at 7 p.m. all the way to 8 p.m. the following day. This act was a protest against the policies implemented during President Donald Trump’s current term in office, as well as the operations of the Department of Government...

School, work, relationships: stress is everywhere. The solution? It may be more accessible than you think. Moravian University is now offering ecotherapy as an option at the Counseling Center. Assistant Director of Counseling Services Josh McSparin is a licensed professional counselor who integrates nature into his therapeutic approach. “Being outdoors in a natural setting, away from built environments,...

Following Moravian University’s annual housing selection process in early April, many students have raised concerns about increasing competitiveness due to growing class sizes. However, the Office of Housing and Residence Life maintains that all students who want to live on campus will be accommodated. The 2024-2025 academic year welcomed the largest freshman class in Moravian’s history, and...

The Moravian Dance Company is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Originally founded as a club, this organization has since grown into an official collegiate dance company with sixteen members. In 1975, Dawn Ketterman-Benner, who was hired in the fall of 1971 to expand Title IX opportunities for women at Moravian College, founded the Moravian Dance Club to increase physical and artistic activities for...

On Jan. 20, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order requiring the end of all DEI programs in federal offices. Further reinforcing this stance, a letter from Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education Craig Trainor was sent to K-12 and post-secondary institutions, declaring that DEI initiatives aimed at "racial balancing" and "social justice" violate Supreme...
Are you tired of boring, grey, and beige colored corporate bookstores like Barnes & Noble attempting to sell you whatever $25 young adult novel TikTok says is trending? Are you sick of the fact that they always try to...

On April 10th, 2025, Moravian’s Humanities Fellowship visited William Penn Elementary School to introduce the students to humanities-related topics. 15 members from each cohort helped coordinate the event, including Danielle...

As a modernist writer and feminist, Virginia Woolf was in tune with the world around her, propelled by her extensive literary catalog. From the continuous industrialization to the aftermath of World War I, she refined her...

Amber Donato is Moravian’s associate director of planning and project management. For every construction project, every garden planting, every adjustment to campus, Donato is behind the scenes ensuring things run smoothly...
On Trump’s first day back in office, he signed an executive order that reaffirmed the United States’ commitment to the First Amendment after four years of online platforms *checks notes* telling Facebook moms that vaccines...

I am somewhat of a Moravian cheerleader, I know I am the editor-in-chief of a newspaper that can be a bit critical of the University, but honest to God, I love this campus and this school. That said, however, love is challenging,...

In an ever-changing, spiraling world that doesn’t slow down for us, nostalgia can be a much-needed defense mechanism to cope with what’s “missing in the present.” You may have heard the “so much better back then”...

I’m taking a European Union course while studying abroad at Lorenzo de Medici in Florence, Italy, that has opened my eyes to the importance of public opinion, especially as Trump leverages tariffs against almost every country...
- Kathy letters on Q&A with Bruce Haines
- Joel Wingard on The Class that Made a Difference: Modern British Poetry (Dr. Bob Burcaw)
- Liz Kameen on Editor’s Letter: That Funny Feeling
- Dara Desmond on Meanwhile, in Ireland: Ostara
- adviser on President Grigsby’s Office Accidentally Texted Me His Lehigh Acquisition Plans
Want to write for The Comenian?
Join us at our meetings, which are held every Wednesday, at 5:00pm in Zinzendorf Hall room 100. For any questions please email [email protected]

Right before her silver screen stardom on Wicked, Ariana Grande released one of her best projects, eternal sunshine. Last year, I had the pleasure of reviewing it and immersing...

If I had a nickel for every video game movie adaptation that starred Jack Black, I’d have four nickels. It isn’t a lot, but weirdly, it happened that many times, right? I...

Daredevil Born Again might be the most important show in Marvel’s history. After half a decade of disappointing and mediocre shows, Marvel has been on the back foot on Disney+,...

Assassin’s Creed Shadows is simultaneously the most anticipated and reviled game in the series’ history. On one hand, fans have been asking for a game set in Feudal Japan...

Not too long ago, I had a conversation on Marvel’s current state of affairs with The Comenian’s Editor-in-Chief, AJ. The consensus was mutual – it blows. If you’re...

I’M BACK AND BOY DO I HAVE NEWS. Well, it’s my first article of … the year, actually, but I’m back. Life’s been hectic, let’s not talk about it! Let’s talk...

The 2025 summer season is just a hop, skip, and a jump away (Thank God!) Here are three fresh films full of romance, dreamy coloring, and nostalgia to accompany the warm months...

Finally, after [insert exaggerated number of years], Frank Ocean has been released from his studio (he’s been hiding in the recording booth bathtub for quite some time),...

A good resume is crucial, because it's the document that helps carry us into the next phase of our lives: the working world. But creating a good...

Muslim Student Association's discretionary request of $500 for their first Ramadan Iftar was approved in full. If clubs have any questions...