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The Comenian

The student news site of Moravian University

The Comenian

The student news site of Moravian University

The Comenian

A meme made by students joking about the stress of seating in the Star.

Rant of the Week: The Star’s Less-Than-Stellar Design

Nathaniel Rhoads, Reporter March 21, 2019

When Moravian College announced last year that it was renovating both the Marketplace and Blue & Grey Café, I, like many students, rejoiced. I was especially excited for the Marketplace’s renovation....

Pause for a Cause: Meditation Group Brings Students into the Present

Pause for a Cause: Meditation Group Brings Students into the Present

Tamara Suchan, Guest Reporter March 21, 2019

Meditation is not something you see busy Moravian students doing very often. That’s not true, however, for the students who attend Dr. John Black’s twice-weekly meditations groups.   I first witnessed...

Lot X after the Monocacy Creek flooded.

Investigating Lot X

Christina Santo, Reporter March 1, 2019

It’s no secret that Lot X has a flooding problem. But have you ever wondered why the College chose that location in the first place? Or why it advises students to move their cars to the Bon-Ton parking...

Professor Spotlight: Santo Marabella

Professor Spotlight: Santo Marabella

Nathaniel Rhoads, Reporter March 1, 2019

Dr. Santo Marabella is currently professor of management in Moravian’s department of economics and business, serving in that position since 1992. He earned his B.S. in business management from Villanova...

MoCos Most Popular Majors

MoCo’s Most Popular Majors

Sonal Arora, Guest Reporter March 1, 2019

Moravian College’s list of most popular majors from the 2017 to 2018 school year contains some surprises, showing that many undergraduates choose majors that lack clear career paths. The top 10 majors...

Isaac Weston 22 playing Rosencrantz and Harry Faber 22 playing Guildenster

From Vision to Reality: Directing a Full Production

Kayleigh Ficarra, Copy Editor March 1, 2019

When I was thirteen, I read Tom Stoppard’s play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.” When I was twenty-one, I directed it. So, how did that happen? I joined the Moravian College Theatre...

Dr. Robert LaRue

Chat & Chew: Black Panther Edition

Gavin Kemery, Guest Reporter March 1, 2019

In celebration of Black History Month, the Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) hosted a Chat & Chew on Feb. 7, 2019, about director Ryan Coogler’s critically-acclaimed movie “Black...

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Lady Greyhounds Go Pink to Fight Cancer

Brooke Santy, Reporter February 13, 2019

Moravian College’s Women’s Basketball raised funds for the Kay Yow Foundation to support women fighting cancer by hosting the 20th annual Pink Out Game on Saturday, Feb. 9. Kay Yow was the former...

People protest at the Womens March on Washington on January 24, 2017.

Women’s March in Bethlehem Creates Waves

Maison Allen, Reporter February 7, 2019

The third annual Women’s March on Washington took place on Jan. 19th, mobilizing activists nationally and globally to march in solidarity. The event is designed to “harness the political power of...

Okada telling her moving story alongside of translator Elizabeth Baldwin.

Dinner with Hibakusha Emiko Okada Pushes for Peace

Bobby Falatyn, Reporter February 7, 2019

On Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2019, 12 students and Moravian faculty members met in the Snyder Room in the HUB for a dinner and conversation with three distinguished guests, proponents of world denuclearization....

Professor Spotlight: Ruth Malenda

Professor Spotlight: Ruth Malenda

Emma Miller, Photography Editor February 1, 2019

Dr. Ruth Malenda has been an associate professor of physics since 2013. She is a member of American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), the American Physical Society (APS), Sigma Pi Sigma (SPS) and...

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