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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Opinion: Exfoliating face wash damages Great Lakes

Opinion: Exfoliating face wash damages Great Lakes

Lauren De Haan
September 25, 2014

Unless you are currently rebelling against hygiene standards, my guess is that you wash your face at least once a day. In doing so, you may be unintentionally harming the Great Lakes. Studies have found...

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Microplastics threaten Lake Michigan’s ecosystem

Grace Ruiter
September 25, 2014

From invasive species to oil spills, the list of threats to the Great Lakes is a long one. The latest addition to that list: microplastic pollution. A 2012 study found an average of 43,000 microplastic...

Asian carp threaten Great Lakes, Obama and Romney respond

Andrew Pruim
September 26, 2012

Most people who have been living around the Great Lakes or the Mississippi waterways for the last few years know that we have a major threat living in our water. This threat revolves around the Asian carp,...

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