Editorial: Mar. 8 – Finding the beautiful
I’m a collector of quotations. Cliche for an English major, I know. But one that’s stuck with me since early high school has to do with beauty, a subject that never ceases to fascinate me. Emerson...
View ArticleEditorial: March 15 – The Burning House
It’s very likely that in elementary or middle school you completed a worksheet called “Survive the Wild” or “Desert Island.” (And you probably spelled it Dessert Island, which is altogether more...
View ArticleEditorial: April 5 — Rebel with a (few) cause(s)
Things my generation likes: social justice, recycling, urban gardens, guerilla art, TED Talks, TOMS, fair but not equal, fair trade, kiva.org, human rights, animal rights, gay rights, black rights,...
View ArticleEditorial: April 12
What do you look for in a significant other? It’s a deceptively simple and endlessly compelling question. As the eternal subject of men’s and women’s health magazine articles and online relationship...
View ArticleCabinet candidate withdraws, all races now unopposed
This year’s already unusual student senate elections, which began Wednesday at midnight, took another interesting turn less than 24 hours after launch. Sophomore Andrew Harris, who was one of four...
View ArticleEditorial: An open letter to student senate
Dear 2013-2014 student senate, It’s election week. I’ve never been a huge fan, but this year I’m particularly perturbed. Originally, this year’s senate “race” was an “if you’re willing, you’re in”...
View ArticleIsraeli-Palestinian conflict comes to Calvin in form of concert, lecture
What do a Jewish musician and a Palestinian Christian have in common? There’s no punch line to this one, except to say that both individuals will be on campus this Thursday, April 25, as part of a...
View ArticleEditorial — On Humility
The cool light of your computer screen glows in the impending dusk of your bedroom. Squinting at the text, which seems to be getting smaller by the minute, you scroll through yet another list of...
View ArticleEditorial: Least Action
I’ve been writing for Chimes for four years and have occupied this editorial space for two. This is my last hurrah, and it’s going to be sentimental and inspiring, darn it. Cynics beware; stop now or...
View ArticleEditorial: Feb. 22 – The Oscars
It’s that time of year again — Oscar season. The Academy Awards air this Sunday night, and I’ll definitely be tuned in. Yes, I know, the Oscars are everything that is wrong with American society. Go...
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