As someone with very limited musical experience and technical knowledge, the world of orchestras, bands, choirs and ensembles tends to blend together in my mind in a confusing heap. When someone says they have orchestra practice later, my response typically consists of a nod and a question about what instrument they play. The person answers,…
Saying “my dad used to play in the NFL” is my favorite party trick. As a woman and a fairly active sports fan and observer, I naturally bring up current sporting events in my conversations. Obviously, not everyone keeps up with sports—or the same types of sports and leagues for that matter. Therefore, each conversation…
Author: William Hurley Recently, many public figures have called for the legal protection of In Vitro Fertilization (I.V.F.) in the wake of the Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that human embryos are considered legal persons. This ruling has the effect of potentially shutting down I.V.F. clinics. Not surprisingly, many Democrats, including President Biden, have voiced their…
This year is full of lasts. It is my last semester at Hope College, and this is one of my last print edition issues of The Anchor. I am taking my last courses, and I am enjoying my last breaths of this simulated world we call college. I say “simulated world” because at college we…
“She has gripped the attention of the entire nation” – Ryan Ruocco, NCAA Sports Analyst With 53.7 seconds remaining in the second half of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship game, the cameras are not fixed on the soon-to-win Louisiana State University basketball players, but on the disappointed face of Iowa Hawkeyes’ Caitlin Clark,…
Tiktoker Camille Munday went viral for her daughter’s attachment to a wad of hair. In this video, Camille is out on a mission to Target in hopes of finding her daughter a doll to replace her strange attachment to the tangled wad of human hair she carries with her everywhere. Though most children do not…
By: Noah Jacobs What do you have to give up to become the person who you want to be? If it’s not everything, it might not be enough. Moral Obligation “You are morally obligated to do remarkable things.” Jordan Peterson Wow, those are tall marching orders. But, whenever I live with that rule in mind,…
By: Aidan CharronTwo weeks ago, The Anchor published a lovely article reporting on a student panel that was held by The Bell Tower on Jan. 22. I want to take this opportunity to personally, and on behalf of the whole Bell Tower team, thank The Anchor, the reporter Tacy Kratt, and The Bell Tower’s very…
Cancel culture. We’re all too familiar with this buzzword, especially in our present culture. We’ve seen cancel culture manifest in a multitude of ways. Professors have been fired, mobs of people boycotted Bud Light and Target, and readers no longer subscribe to J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series. A new development in cancel culture has been…
By: Carter Speelman The prospect of finding work upon the completion of a degree program at a college or university has always been a daunting task, but I propose that it is getting harder and harder each year. The state of the economy at the time of graduation has always been a leading factor in…