Many students have heard of Moravian’s ELEVATE program, an undergrad student experience, but many do not know about the travel component that is included in the program. All students are eligible for a free international trip ranging from seven to ten days.  The experience is available to all students who started as a freshman after the fall of 2021. Transfer students become eligible after they...

Invited to the traditional family feast or Friendsgiving with your high school chums but not sure what to bring?  No worries!  The Comenian's got you covered -- with a few of our staff's favorite covered dishes. They're sure to please the pickiest of palates wherever -- and with whomever -- you gather.  Bon appetit!  Colcannon, submitted by Sabrina Moody Colcannon is a dish from...

On Oct 17, a pay raise for all Moravian student workers was instated by the President’s Cabinet. Students’ pay was increased from $7.25 an hour to $9.25 an hour. For students working before that date, the pay raise was backlogged to the pay period beginning on Sept 3, 2022.  The pay raise applies to all undergraduate student workers, which is about 400-500 students throughout an academic year.  The...

Moravian’s United Student Government (USG) is expanding the number of office positions in its 2022 election to provide more representation for students across campus, according to USG representatives. There are now 25 positions for USG, up from 14 last year.  Candidate turnout is also significantly higher than last year, with 20 candidates running for election this year as compared to only...

Come Away, Oh Human Child To the waters and the wilds With a fairy hand in hand For the world’s more full of weeping Then you can understand… (from "The Stolen Child" by W.B. Yeats) The folk tradition of the mischievous faerie has long existed across Ireland. The west coast particularly held a deep fear and fascination with them. Perhaps the otherworldly wonders of the west coast...

Dr. Laquita Blockson is the inaugural dean of the newly established School of Business and Economics at Moravian University. An Ohio native, Blockson earned her bachelor's and master’s degrees at Florida A&M University. She eventually earned her doctorate at the University of Pittsburgh’s Katz Graduate School of Business. Blockson has extensive experience in guiding a wide range of businesses...

One of the most prevalent issues that historians have contended with in recent years has been that of race. Unlike wars, literary movements, or scientific developments, the stories of race are much less cut and dry. While historians may find what could be considered the beginning of “race” there is no distinct ending to it. Instead, historians trace how our understanding of race has evolved...