Thor: The Dark World – Review

I recently wrote this review for Hope’s on-campus newspaper, The Anchor. Being an editor, I’m often asked questions about the types of submissions we’re looking for. Normally we only ask for 500 words, but we can usually fit a story that’s up to 750 words. For a better idea, check out my review of Thor: …

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Review

Like so many of you probably already have, I spent my Saturday night at the movie theater watching The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. After being overall disappointed with the books, I went into the first movie extremely skeptical, but I came out of the theater delightfully surprised. I’m sorry to say that the sequel did …

Happy Halloween, and Happy November!

Well, I guess it had to come to an end at some point. Halloween’s officially over and gone with it is the month of October. November is alright… I guess. Aw, who am I kidding? It’s going to be a long, long winter. Anyways, I figured I’d help battle my post-October depression by writing about …

Five Games to Play This Halloween

It’s that time of year again! In just one more day, little kids will dress up as either Batman or Superman and come to your door demanding candy. Many of us, however, see Halloween as a time to scare ourselves by playing the creepiest video games around. Below you’ll find my favorite games to play around …

Fall Break Memories

Last year I thought it would be so cool to only have one class from 12:00 – 12:50 on Fridays. I could sleep in, go to class, and be done for the day in less than an hour. I didn’t realize until last Friday that I probably should have just scheduled more classes on Friday, …

Count Chocula Returns To Phelps

Alright, look, I know it’s cool to give Phelps some heat on their food quality, but I think it’s pretty fair to say that they completely deliver for the month of October every year. If you haven’t guessed what I’m talking about yet, it’s the wonderful cereal that is Count Chocula. Originating in 1971, Count …

Fall TV Overload Has Begun!

Even though it seems like homework never ends here at Hope, everyone needs a break at some point. Lucky for us, every year fall brings with it some great new TV shows that are definitely worth paying attention to. Scroll down to see some brief descriptions of what’s on TV this fall! The Walking Dead …

The Broke College Student’s Guide to Good Food

Look, we’ve all been there. We all have those days where nothing in Phelps or Cook looks appetizing, and the Kletz is closed. Luckily, there’s an abundance of great places to eat out around Hope’s campus, but one thing that college students always seem to be short on is cold hard cash, so I figured …

Wilderness Sabbatical: My Saturday Excursion

I woke up at 8:00 AM this past Saturday, and I quickly realized I had nothing to do. I had homework, of course, but I have a personal rule of never doing homework on Saturdays, so I hopped in the shower and rode my bike down to the local Farmers Market. I expected the trip …

Hello, World!

Well hey, there! Thanks for checking out this post. My name is Jimmy Champane, and as you’ve probably already guessed, I’m one of Hope’s Student Bloggers this year. I’m a Junior here at Hope, and I started out as a Computer Science major, but it didn’t take me long to realize that my true calling in …