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Chimes Online
| Who says we're not the marrying type? |
 | So, are you here for your MRS degree? Come on y'all, admit it: in the swarming meat market of your freshman year, part of the excitement was the hope that, amidst the crap of class work, you would find Mr. or Ms. Right (or at least Mr. or Ms. Right-now). So you willingly go through various humiliations of mixer games (including the game involving Lifesavers and toothpicks), floor dates and chapel. Not to mention the excruciating conversations, consisting primarily of a stew of sexual frustration and banal biographical information. For those of us with well-oiled ethical machines, we would skip that crap and get right to the nookie. While this was not always the best tactic in securing a life-mate, it did make college fun like camp. ... |
| The empire strikes back |
| With a little over a year elapsed since his election, George W. Bush has undergone a remarkable change in terms of his foreign policy. The accusations during his presidential campaign that he lacked sufficient knowledge of, or ability to work with, the world outside America's borders have been decisively disproved. Not only has Bush managed to locate several relatively small nations on the world map, he has managed to topple the government of one and saber-rattle several others. He's begun to return to a Cold War style policy, one filled with global military expeditions, lavish defense budgets, and direct involvement in the affairs of other states. The American Cold War hegemony can be seen as a kind of empire and, in a way, Bush is rebuilding that empire. It's a move, though, that may not be incredibly beneficial for the nation. ... |
| Cabin-fever reflections from a graduating senior |
| On of my favorite Robert Frost poems, titled ``A Boundless Moment,'' could just as easily apply to Michigan in February as it does to the New England that he lived in nearly 75 years ago. It is quite a simple poem, and rather short, since it has only three stanzas, but the last always has a soft place in my heart:... |
| Balance candy hearts with a little Lent |
| To all of you Valentine's Day revelers who exuded yourselves celebrating love, hearts and candy this week, allow me to remind you of another observance you might have overlooked. This past Wednesday marked the start of Lent, the forty-day season before Easter (not including Sundays) traditionally observed with penitence and solemnity.... |
| A Valentine's look at reforming gender relations |
| Many of us spent yesterday - Valentine's Day - with someone special. Others spent it ignoring the fact that it was Hallmark's way of reminding us that we are single while eating a pint of Ben and Jerry's - or, just the opposite, celebrating the fact that we are not tied down to someone just yet. ... |
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