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Moravian Reaffirms Its Commitment to Inclusivity
AJ Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • April 25, 2025

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

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BAPL Event Examines the China We Don’t Know
Lola Offenback, Managing Editor • April 25, 2025

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...

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Office of Housing and Residence Life Offers Peace of Mind to Students Struggling with Housing
AJ Minnich and Logan Palau April 25, 2025

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

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5-6-7-8: Celebrating 50 Year Anniversary of the Moravian Dance Company
Logan Palau, Assistant Editor • April 25, 2025

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

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Mayor Reynolds on the Influence of his MU Education
Lola Offenback, Managing Editor • April 25, 2025

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

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BAPL Event Examines the China We Don’t Know
Lola Offenback, Managing Editor • April 25, 2025

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...

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Rabindranath Tagore Lecture Series 2025: Dr. Martin Kämpchen
Brooke Gormley, Guest Reporter • April 25, 2025

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...

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Cory Booker Takes a Stand: A Look at His Historic Senate Speech
Johnathan Dowling, Reporter • April 25, 2025

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...

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Moravian Offers a Natural Approach to Wellness: Ecotherapy
Maya Santos, Guest Reporter • April 25, 2025

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,...

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Office of Housing and Residence Life Offers Peace of Mind to Students Struggling with Housing
AJ Minnich and Logan Palau April 25, 2025

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...

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5-6-7-8: Celebrating 50 Year Anniversary of the Moravian Dance Company
Logan Palau, Assistant Editor • April 25, 2025

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...

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Moravian Reaffirms Its Commitment to Inclusivity
AJ Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • April 25, 2025

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...

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Enter Bethlehem’s Hidden Gem: The Old Library Book Shop!
Giara Piazza, Reporter • April 25, 2025

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...

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Humanities Fellowship Visits William Penn Elementary School
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • April 25, 2025

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...

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Socioeconomic Stream-of-Consciousness: Virginia Woolf and Her Relationship with Capitalism
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • April 25, 2025

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...

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Staff Spotlight: Amber Donato
Logan Palau, Assistant Editor • April 25, 2025

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...

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Trump Protects Freedom Of Speech By Silencing Dissent
Andrew Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • April 25, 2025

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...

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Rant of the Week: Weak Senior Week
Andrew Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • April 25, 2025

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,...

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Yearning for Comfort in the Nooks of Nostalgia
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • April 25, 2025

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”...

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Trump is Destroying the EU/US Relations
Liz Kameen, Managing Editor • April 25, 2025

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...

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Bolder and Brighter Than Ever: Ariana Grande’s eternal sunshine: brighter days ahead deluxe
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • April 25, 2025

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...

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Is ‘the Minecraft Movie’ Really Worth the Hype?
Johnathan Dowling, Reporter • April 25, 2025

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...

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‘Daredevil Born Again’ Season 1 Review: A Show Without Fear
AJ Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • April 25, 2025

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+,...

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‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Review: In The Shadow Of A Ghost
AJ Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • April 25, 2025

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...

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Accept No Substitutes: Ultimate Spider-Man Review
Johnathan Dowling, Reporter • April 25, 2025

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...

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The Entity’s Realm: ‘Dead by Daylight’ x ‘FNAF’
Giara Piazza, Reporter • April 25, 2025

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...

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Feel-Good Films for Your Summer Watchlist
Talia Collina, Reporter • April 25, 2025

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...

Frank Ocean is Back and this Time, He’s Covering Every emOCEAN
Frank Ocean is Back and this Time, He’s Covering Every emOCEAN
Fatimah John, John in Chief • April 1, 2025

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),...

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5 Steps to a Winning Resume
April 26, 2024

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...

USG Updates 3/22
USG Updates 3/22
AJ Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • March 22, 2024

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

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