Essays

A Closer Look at CRC Policy

by Dave Ellens I’ve made a huge mistake. Such a statement, bold as it is, is almost always hard to make. We, as Christians, should be among the first in line to admit wrongdoings or misconceptions when dealing with the life around us. Oftentimes, though, it seems that there is a certain amount of infallibility …

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Plays

The Train They Call the City

After the Hurricane Katrina disaster, I thought to myself, I wonder what it would be like to be in downtown New Orleans at night right now.  Since there’s no power, would you see the stars reflecting off the buildings more clearly than ever before?  Would you hear people screaming almost nonstop, or would it be …

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Common Shiner

Morgan in the Paper

Well this is actually from a while ago, and I don’t know why it’s taken me so long to put it up, but this was from my solo gig I had at Gustavus Adolphus College back in September. This is the cover of the “Gustavian Weekly,” the student newspaper. The caption underneath reads: Saturday night …

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Duplex Chronicles

The Duplex Chronicles – Christmastime

With the end of the fall semester at school always comes Christmas, my favorite time of the year (according to Johnny Mathis and many others, it’s the most wonderful time of the year). I sit here on Christmas Eve in the year of our Lord 2005, and it occurred to me that this is the …

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Movie Reviews

King Kong

An ambitious remake by our beloved Peter Jackson to remake the move that made him want to make movies in the first place, and it was everything you could want. Not only for the fact that it’s ridiculously entertaining, it’s just a great movie, who’s only real downfall is its length (which is a short …

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Duplex Chronicles

The Duplex Chronicles – Intro

From June of 2000 to June of 2003, I lived in a Duplex with a total of 23 college men. Here I witnessed and was a part of some of the most selfish and childish acts, and some of the most unselfish and compassionate acts I have ever seen. It was there that I can …

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