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Valentine’s Gifts That Say, “I Love You” (to Yourself, Too!)
Logan Palau, Assistant Editor • February 14, 2025

Feb. 14 is a day full of mixed emotions – for some, Valentine’s Day is filled with love, gifts, and companionship. For others, it’s a day...

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Moravian Community Grapples with AI
Lola Offenback, Managing Editor • February 14, 2025

As is true for every institution of higher education, the Moravian campus community finds itself grappling with artificial intelligence (AI):...

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Friday Forum: Responding to Executive Orders
Logan Palau, Assistant Editor • February 14, 2025

Another Friday has come and gone, and at Moravian, Fridays are a time for community and conversation. Friday Forums allow students, faculty,...

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Moravian Swim Team Trains and Bonds on Florida Trip
Lydia Devlin, Reporter • February 14, 2025

The Moravian swim team dove headfirst into a Florida training trip–pushing their limits in the pool and building bonds outside of it. Their...

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The Center for Inclusive Excellence Sponsors Trip to National Museum of African American History and Culture
Fatimah Bouri and Lyana Cintron February 14, 2025

On Saturday, Feb. 8, The Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE) sponsored a day-long trip to Washington D.C. where students got to visit the National...

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Moravian Community Grapples with AI
Lola Offenback, Managing Editor • February 14, 2025

As is true for every institution of higher education, the Moravian campus community finds itself grappling with artificial intelligence (AI): how to use it in a way that is both helpful and ethical. The university understands that faculty have differing views on AI use and suggests that professors can use outlines of four different options for language to include in their syllabi regarding AI policies.  These...

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Friday Forum: Responding to Executive Orders
Logan Palau, Assistant Editor • February 14, 2025

Another Friday has come and gone, and at Moravian, Fridays are a time for community and conversation. Friday Forums allow students, faculty, and other community members to come together and discuss current issues.  Because 2024 was an election year, several Friday Forums dedicated time to discussing topics related to politics, such as how to vote and what certain policies mean, and most recently,...

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Moravian Swim Team Trains and Bonds on Florida Trip
Lydia Devlin, Reporter • February 14, 2025

The Moravian swim team dove headfirst into a Florida training trip–pushing their limits in the pool and building bonds outside of it. Their training spanned most of winter break; with a fun, yet challenging, training trip to Florida to end it off.  The swim team trained hard, with two 2-hour practices every day, besides their one day off. It was more intense than normal training, with their practices...

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Amrhein Investment Club Offers Investing Insights
Lola Offenback, Managing Editor • February 14, 2025

The old saying is, “Time in the market is better than timing the market,” making investing beneficial for any college student.  However, investing can be both confusing and scary, especially when you don’t know where to start.  Gavin Wagner ‘27, a finance major and president of the Amrhein Investment Club, explained that it is important for students to understand how money works within...

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Journalist V Spehar Talks Politics and Social Media
Lola Offenback and AJ Minnich February 14, 2025

On Feb. 6, new media journalist and podcaster V Spehar visited the Lehigh Valley and spoke at Lehigh University’s third and final Compelling Perspectives talk of the academic year. Spehar runs TikTok and Instagram accounts under the handle @underthedesknews.  This is the second iteration of the Compelling Perspectives program, which aims to provide a space for respectful dialogue on key societal...

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The Center for Inclusive Excellence Sponsors Trip to National Museum of African American History and Culture
Fatimah Bouri and Lyana Cintron February 14, 2025

On Saturday, Feb. 8, The Center for Inclusive Excellence (CIE) sponsored a day-long trip to Washington D.C. where students got to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Located near the Washington Monument, this Smithsonian museum was established in 2003 and officially opened to the public in 2016. Each floor featured detailed galleries on media arts, community, culture,...

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Comenian Editors Sit Down with President Grigsby
Lola Offenback, Managing Editor • January 27, 2025

As the Spring 2025 semester began, The Comenian’s editor-in-chief, AJ Minnich, and Lola Offenback, managing editor, sat down with Moravian President Bryon Grigsby to better understand the institution’s primary areas of focus and concern. We also discussed changes that occurred during Winter Break.  Here are the highlights from our conversation:  #1: Moravian is working to create the Moravian...

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Student Spotlight: Emma Ward
Catherine Forrester, Copy Editor • February 14, 2025

Emma Ward ’27 is a sophomore studio art major with a minor in health humanities. She is currently a part of the Residence Life staff as an RA in Main Hall on South Campus, and she will return to the Main and Clewell staff...

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Kameenian Khronicles: Studying Abroad Misconceptions and Fears
Liz Kameen, Managing Editor • February 14, 2025

Hello, Moravian, and welcome to my new short-term column about studying abroad! This semester, I’m in Florence, Italy, and despite all of my pre-departure fears, I’ve been having the time of my life. In my first article,...

How to Deal With Being Single on Valentine’s Day
Andrew Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • February 14, 2025

When you enter adulthood, there are inevitably a ton of things that will catch you off guard or leave you anxious about what comes next. How do I pay my taxes? What comes next after college? What will happen to all my friends...

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Kameenian Korner: Loneliness and Learning to Love Yourself
Liz Kameen, Managing Editor • February 14, 2025

Welcome back to The Kameenian Korner (the Italian version!). As I write this, I’m in Florence, Italy, for my study abroad semester – an experience that has completely changed my life.  I’m navigating a new culture,...

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In National Tragedy, US Leadership Shuns Basic Responsibility
Mohammad Namous, Opinion Editor • February 14, 2025

Responsibility, the basic expectation that when you make a mistake, you dare to acknowledge your error and have the moral caliber to make amends and correct them, is a trait that almost every civilization in the archives...

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Selena Gomez Cries for the Wrong Reasons
Jacob Ohliger, Reporter • February 14, 2025

In a now-deleted viral video uploaded to TikTok, actress and singer Selena Gomez was seen crying over the arrests and deportations taking place all over the country by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),  per one...

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Praise of the Week: Facilities’ Prep for Winter Storms
Catherine Forrester, Entertainment Editor • February 14, 2025

Winter weather has been anything but predictable in recent years, leaving many of us questioning what is happening to the “normal” winter patterns we once knew. This season, it feels like we’re experiencing a “new...

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Rant of the Week: Mud at Moravian
Lyana Cintron, Community Editor • February 14, 2025

Did you get it on your shoes too? UGH! As a proud Hound, one of my favorite aspects of Moravian University is our beautiful campus. We have trees as long as our history and flowers of almost every color. Moravian’s grounds...

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‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Premiere Review
AJ Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • February 14, 2025

I’ll be honest: I was not excited for Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Its opening pitch as a prequel/alteration to Spider-Man’s introduction to the Marvel Cinematic...

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‘Heart Eyes’ Review: What’s Love Got To Do With It?’
Johnathan Dowling, Reporter • February 14, 2025

Ah, Valentine’s Day. Candies lining the shelves, little love notes and gifts passed between partners, grand gestures of affection, yadda yadda. I’ll be frank: with...

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‘Crip Camp’ Review: A Beautiful, Distinctly Human Documentary
Anna Hirsch, Reporter • February 14, 2025

I love a good documentary. They are such a useful and entertaining way to learn about unique people and events, ranging from true crime stories everyone’s heard of to niche...

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Yesterday, Today and … ‘Hurry Up Tomorrow’ by The Weeknd
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • February 14, 2025

Coming off the doubled celestial experience of 2020’s After Hours and 2022’s Dawn FM, R&B extraordinaire The Weeknd culminates his legendary prowess with Hurry Up...

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‘Marvel Rivals’ Review: The World’s Greatest Hero Shooter
AJ Minnich, Editor-In-Chief • January 27, 2025

Since it was announced in March of last year, I have had a lingering curiosity about Marvel Rivals. As Moravian’s resident superhero nerd, I felt a primordial obligation...

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‘Nosferatu’ Review: A Classic Reimagined
Johnathan Dowling, Reporter • January 27, 2025

I am a relatively meek guy when it comes to watching horror films, but the actual work put into making them has led to my development of an appreciation for the behind-the-scenes...

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‘A Complete Unknown’ … Is What Bob Dylan Wants to Be
Talia Collina, Reporter • January 27, 2025

Note: This article contains spoilers. The long-awaited Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, was released on Christmas Day 2024. The movie’s debut left the box offices...

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On Broadway, ‘Wicked’ Witch Continues to Wow
Lola Offenback, Managing Editor • January 27, 2025

Wicked is one of the longest-running Broadway shows and has certainly been having its moment recently with the release of Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation starring Ariana Grande...

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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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