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I am the rare Covenant College English major who doesn’t like Flannery O’Connor.
I’ll admit I am sympathetic to her project; she is a Christian and aims to show grace in a dark world. This is noble; my problem is with her means, not her ends.
Read moreSince September 2022, I've been using a Light Phone as my primary phone, very different from the usual smartphones most people use in their day-to-day life. I've had plenty of people ask me why I made the switch to a dumbphone (and why I've shelled out lots of money for one!). Well, I figured I'd answer that more fully in this article.
Read moreThe end of the semester looms closer and closer. By the time you’re reading this, there will likely be only a few weeks of school left—probably less than that. And with this time crunch comes stress, panic and anxiety about both academic performance and finishing the year.
Read moreIt’s no joke to build a house, but it sure started as one. As a full-time student on the XC team, I had no time to begin building in early fall and carry it through by Christmas break of the same semester. But I had a winter wedding as my deadline, so whether I planned well or not, it had to be done by December 26.
Read moreModesty seems to be a hot-button issue today. It seems to reek of “patriarchal control,” “old-fashioned moralism” and "rank legalism.” I am not here to flame one side or the other; rather, I want to open up the dialogue to examine, to really think through, why we do what we do.
Read more“Project Hail Mary,” directed by the same duo responsible for “The Lego Movie” and ”Spider-Verse,” is a refreshingly original kind of sci-fi film. While some of its story beats and visuals reminded me of “Interstellar” and “Arrival,” the movie’s chipper optimism and goofball humor distinguishes itself, offering a blend of hard-science world-building and crowd-pleasing charisma.
Read moreSince I was an infant, I have been singing (or so I am told.) There is a video somewhere of me laying on my playmat before I could roll over, babbling in unintelligible song my simple joys to my Creator.
Read moreNonchalant is hot; but is it? A nonchalant person is someone who “behaves in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests [they] are not interested or do not care” (Cambridge Dictionary). We grew up in an age when the coolest celebrities and the most popular kids were always the nonchalant ones. They didn’t care about how they were treated, they didn’t care about fame, or praise, or grades—or did they?
Read moreCovenant’s production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was a huge success, with all four major performances sold out. Set in the Appalachian Mountains in “Athens,” West Virginia, audiences were transported into an enchanted forest where confused lovers, mischievous fairies and magic spells blurred the line between reality and dream.
Read moreThe image-generating, theater-of-the-mind chunk of my brain is unpracticed. I don’t have aphantasia; I’m not debilitated. But if you ask me to picture an apple it has fuzzy edges. If I close my eyes, it takes effort to visualize anything. As a result, I often read books without fully imagining the visual descriptions.
Read moreSk80s. Valentine’s Day. Hall dates. Movie nights. Work. Bible study. And to top it all off, you’ve got a test tomorrow.
Spring always tends to feel frantic on campus, but this year seems to be busier than past. Between hall, building and all-campus events, students are finding every single weekend full. Things can pile up seemingly overnight, often occurring at the same time or in rapid succession. Although these parties and get-togethers are a blast, many students are complaining of burnout and lack of time for homework far earlier in the school year than usual.
Read moreValentine’s Day is the day in the year where you grab a friend, rewatch a rom-com, bake some brownies, and think some once-a-year thoughts. You are very aware of your singleness but not as aware as you will be, for tomorrow, February 15, brings Singleness Awareness Day (literally S.A.D.). They didn’t think you felt single enough yesterday, the day for relationships, so they gave you one more try to really delve into those emotions. Get up, grab another friend, and rewatch that rom-com one more time.
Read moreWhat if there was a better way to do New Year’s resolutions? What if when February 1 rolled around you didn’t feel discouraged and burnt out? I believe New Year’s bingo cards are offering an exciting, new solution to New Year’s resolutions. They fix many of the problems with traditional New Year’s resolutions and inspire real change.
Read more“Why I love being an English Major” is a difficult question. Not in the sense that it's hard to understand the question—just that it feels complicated to answer. I’m a second semester senior and have been an English major my whole time as a student.
Read moreIn May of 2022, Netflix had the world on the edge of their seats. The hit show “Stranger Things” had concluded its fourth season with a bang, opening up massive possibilities for the fifth and final season. However, when the final season premiered in the past several months, viewers have had an overwhelming negative response. It doesn’t make sense—how did one of Netflix’s top shows with a 480 million dollar budget and the same writers as always manage to tank so spectacularly? (Spoilers ahead!)
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