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‘A Place at the Table”: One MU Professor’s Search for Family and Belonging
Denaly Romero, Guest Reporter • October 17, 2025

On Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, a former professor of Management at Moravian University, presented his film “Il Mio Posto...

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Oracle Updates and Future Onboarding Training
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • October 17, 2025

As Moravian has continued to adjust to the new payroll and student employment system, Oracle, there have been questions and concerns about the...

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Staff Spotlight: Charles McDonald
Louis Spann, Reporter • October 17, 2025

Charles McDonald is Moravain’s newest university chaplain. He started last summer and is the chaplain to the student body. Charles holds both...

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Hispanic Heritage Month: A Celebration of Cultural Wholeness
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • October 17, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This momentous celebration was first instituted as a week-long celebration...

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Rant of the Week: The HUB Is Back… But Seriously, Where Are My Vending Machines?
Catherine Forrester, Entertainment Editor • October 17, 2025

So, the HUB is finally open again after what feels like forever, after two years of construction, blocked hallways, random fences, and having...

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Our Q&A with Documentary Filmmaker Dr. Santo Marabella
Marissa Greenawalt, Reporter • October 17, 2025

The Comenian sat down with Dr. Santo Marabella, to ask about process of creating his new documentary "Il Mio Posto a Tavola" ("My Place at the Table"). The interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. Who are documentary filmmakers that you admire? Did their work influence your work in any way? This is not my first foray into documentary films. My director, Tracy Schott, has done three...

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‘A Place at the Table”: One MU Professor’s Search for Family and Belonging
Denaly Romero, Guest Reporter • October 17, 2025

On Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025, Dr. Santo D. Marabella, a former professor of Management at Moravian University, presented his film “Il Mio Posto a Tavola” (“My Place at the Table”) to an audience of Moravian University students, staff, and faculty members in PPHAC 116.  The documentary tells the story of Marabella’s adoption from Italy in the “Baby Scoop Era,” a period from the 1940s...

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Oracle Updates and Future Onboarding Training
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • October 17, 2025

As Moravian has continued to adjust to the new payroll and student employment system, Oracle, there have been questions and concerns about the onboarding process and how to familiarize oneself with this new system.  Staff from Human Resources and the Business and Finance Office have addressed these concerns promptly, offering insight for students when it comes to navigating Oracle. They also addressed...

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Hispanic Heritage Month: A Celebration of Cultural Wholeness
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • October 17, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. This momentous celebration was first instituted as a week-long celebration by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1968 before expanding to an entire month by President Reagan in 1988. As of 2024, Hispanic/Latino Americans comprise nearly 20% of the U.S. population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.  For us Latinos, Latinas,...

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R.I.P. PEVs: Moravian Bans Electric Scooters
Johnathan Dowling, Reporter • September 26, 2025

On Aug. 20, Dean of Students Nicole Loyd emailed the Moravian University community with an important announcement: the university was banning the use of Personal Electric Vehicles (PEVs) on campus.  PEVs refer to electric scooters or other types of personal transportation in the same sense as, say, a Segway or hoverboard. At Moravian, they had become a quick solution for getting around campus,...

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Moravian’s AI Taskforce Aims to Boost Learning, Engagement, and Innovation
Louis Spann, Reporter • September 26, 2025

In response to the rapid growth and evolution of artificial intelligence, a presidential task force was created last April to keep up with the development of the ever-changing AI landscape. Prior to the formation of this task force, there was no institutional support for research and development on AI. According to Scott Dams, Vice President of Enrollment & Marketing at Moravian and a member...

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A Research Chat with Dr. Cheung
Lyana Cintron, Community Editor • September 26, 2025

On Sept. 18, Dr. Kin Cheung, Associate Professor of East and South Asian Religions and Chair of Global Religions and Philosophy, held an open research chat on Buddhist business ethics in the lower level of Reeves Library.  The conversation centered on how Buddhist beliefs and ethics are incorporated in business strategy, and how these concepts differ from what we consider “traditional” business....

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Homecoming 2025 Photo Gallery
Amanda Weaver, Reporter • October 17, 2025

Moravian University's 2025 Homecoming was held on the second weekend of October. Events included a homecoming block party hosted by Moravian Activities Council and United Student Government, a tailgate and football game,...

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Paradise for your Tastebuds: Paradise Kafe Opens Near Campus
Lola Offenback, Managing Editor • October 17, 2025

Paradise Kafe truly is a little slice of paradise in Bethlehem, and for my taste buds. Tucked away on New St., the shop offers a cozy atmosphere with the kindest owners and is a great place to study.  The business soft-launched...

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Comic Corner: That One Class
By Kevin Romero.
Liz Kameen
Liz Kameen
Editor in Chief

I'm a senior English and Political Science Double Major on the Pre-Law track. In my free time, I love reading poetry, playing with my cat, and watching Avatar the Last Air Bender. Fun fact: I named my...

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Comic Corner: Procrastination
Kevin Romero, Cartoonist • October 17, 2025

“Baby Steps” Review: One Giant Leap for Foddian Games
“Baby Steps” Review: One Giant Leap for Foddian Games
Jack Wagenheim, Reporter • October 17, 2025

Almost eight years ago, “Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy” was released. You play as a man in a cauldron as he uses a hammer to summit a mountain of trash. While a neat...

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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’: Woes on The World Stage
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • October 17, 2025

Another Taylor Swift album, another discography disappointment. On Oct. 3, Swift released her 12th studio album, “The Life of A Showgirl,” as a follow-up to 2024’s “The...

Student Artist Spotlight: Alex Ho, from Drafting Boards to Gallery Walls
Student Artist Spotlight: Alex Ho, from Drafting Boards to Gallery Walls
Liz Kameen, Editor in chief • September 26, 2025

Moravian art education major Alex Ho ‘27 has a ballpoint-pen drawing of a wasp nest hanging in the Lehigh University Art Galleries (LUAG) through May 22, 2026, but the real...

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Twenty One Pilots’ ‘Breach’: Uncontained and Unafraid
Fatimah Bouri, Assistant Editor • September 26, 2025

Since I was 12 years old, no band has captured the kaleidoscopic range of musical and lyrical quirkiness for me quite like Twenty One Pilots have. This Ohio duo, consisting...

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‘Time Flies’ Review: When You’re Having Fun
Jack Wagenheim, Reporter • September 26, 2025

Two days before the release of “Time Flies”, my friend Adrian sent me its trailer, and I was intrigued! When it came out a few days later, I immediately went to the Steam...

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Comic Corner: Procrastination
Kevin Romero, Cartoonist • October 17, 2025
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Praise of the Week: Bench Painting!
Megan Smith, Reporter • October 17, 2025