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Congress to hold final Ollle vote tonight STACY B O G A R D & M. H E R W A L D X campusbeat editor & intermission editor
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C o n g r e s s will re-vote tonight about b r i n g i n g O l i v e r North to campus. The debate over whether or not to bring North to Hope as a paid lecturer has created a hotbed of discussion. Several issues h a v e surfaced. One such issue questions whether due process was served in the 14day decision made by the Student Congress executive board to bring North to campus, without a student poll or the consent of full Congress. Another key question repeatedly posed to Student Congress by concerned students and faculty asks whether funding North's visit will use student funds. Internal problems within Congress were publicly displayed in last Wednesday's meeting. Dana Marolt ('99), a student representative, made a motion to let the en-
W e can d e b a t e this w h e n I arrive at H o p e College, because I can assure you t h a t I a m c o m i n g o n e way o r t h e other. — O l i v e r N o r t h o n his r a d i o s h o w T h u r s d a y tire meeting be conducted through "Speaking Frankly," which allows those not in Student Congress the right to speak. Marolt and her supporters on Congress were largely outvoted and "Speaking Frankly" was re-opened in the latter half of the meeting. Marolt chaired the committee that on Congress President Ryan C o o k ' s ( ' 9 7 ) request spent t w o m o n t h s r e s e a r c h i n g a proper candidate for their speaker series. C o o k ' s decision, according to Marolt, undermined the work that the H.A.N.D. Task Force committee had already done. "A major concern of mine is that
we had done all this work to bring James Malinchak here," she said. "And then all of a sudden the information was released in an emergency meeting that Oliver North was coming and James Malinchak was not. This was after Malinchak and I had a verbal agreement." C o o k r e f u t e d this s t a t e m e n t . "Dana, you were for Ollie North c o m i n g , " he said. "You w e r e n ' t happy about it, but you were for it." As Marolt shook her head, faculty advisor Sue Frost restated the prior view of the situation. "I want to make this clear, Ryan. The exec board made the decision without S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s t o not b r i n g
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Students pray into the early m o r n ing. Religion, page 3.
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SAY YES: Lemorie ('98) used a marriage proposal to Lori Madaus ('98) as the finale of the first percussion recital in Hope's history. The recital on Friday, Feb. 28, featured Lemorie on timpani, marimba, and other percussion instruments. Clad in a cloak, black hat, and "Phantom" mask, Lemorie concluded the concert by singing "Music of the Night" by Andrew Lloyd Webber. During a piano passage near the end of the song, Lemorie jumped off the stage to grab Madaus out of the audience and finished the song on one knee. He offered the ring at the end of the song. Madaus tearfullly accepted.
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Men's tennis wins first match of season. Sports, page 8.
J a m e s M a l i n c h a k and to b r i n g Ollie." T h e s e and o t h e r i s s u e s h a v e cropped up in several debates over the past week and a half. Aside from last week's Student Congress meeting, students, alumni and faculty voiced their opinions during M o n d a y ' s open forum in the Kletz, and on Oliver North's nationally syndicated radio show last Thursday. North devoted a full forty-five minutes of his show to discussing Hope's faculty resolution, prompted by local Holland newspaper articles faxed to him by the Grand Rapids Press. Last Wednesday's weekly Student C o n g r e s s meeting was anything but routine. B e f o r e all 27 members of Student Congress, philosophy professor Carol Simon invited questions concerning the faculty resolution. T h i s resolution, signed by the majority of Hope faculty, voiced the opinion that bringing North to campus was not in the
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To protect their belongings and privacy, p r o f e s s o r s and staff in three campus buildings must make sure that their doors are locked each time they leave their office area, even for five to ten minutes. Reports of numerous petty larcenies and malicious destruction of p r o p e r t y in L u b b e r s H a l l , VanZoeren Hall and t h e ' N y k e r k M u s i c B u i l d i n g w i t h i n the last month have brought the issue of after hours building safety to Public Safety's forefront. "A lot of times these thefts have happened because doors have been left unlocked. Complete information was distributed through a security alert with e m p h a s i s on people contacting Public Safety if anything looks unusual or if people look like they don't belong," said Tom Renner, director of public relations.
Professors in Lubbers will met with Terpstra early today to discuss what further precautions should be taken to ensure the building safety. The suspects, two area girls between the ages of eight and thirteen have not been taken into custody since Public Safety has been unable to prove their connection to the crimes. It has been assumed that the suspects entered the buildings either on the weekends or at night after the majority of the staff had left, found keys to filing cabinets, offices and desk drawers, and took petty cash, keys and candy. T h e most recent occurrence was last Thursday, Feb. 27, in the Dean of S o c i a l S c i e n c e s o f f i c e in VanZoeren between 4:30 and 6 p.m. Each of the pencil drawers in the locked o f f i c e s w e r e r u m m a g e d through. Master key access was obtained from desks in the main office entrance areas. The juveniles took what change and cash they
could find along with some candy that was in the office. The locks and a c c e s s p a d s to t h e o f f i c e w e r e r e k e y e d the next day w h e n t h e break-in was discovered. Other departments affected irvclude the political science and Eiv glish d e p a r t m e n t s . T h e English Department has been hit on three separate incidences since an unrelated incident in December. In two subsequent weekends, department office staffer Myra Kosehl's file cabinet was broken into and more petty cash was taken, along with money from the coffee tin. Cash was taken again the following weekend with a set of keys found in a desk drawer. ' T h e janitor found the keys behind a trash bin on another floor," Kosehl said. Public Safety encourages reports of any suspicious activity immed i a t e l y . " T h e r e a r e a lot m o r e people around with the improving weather," Renner said.
Public Safety arrested two male non-Hope students in Kollen Hall Friday night, Feb. 28, on charges ranging from minor in possession of alcohol to assault. The incident began when the two 20-year-olds tore down an R.A. Office sign across the hall from the o p e n a p a r t m e n t d o o r of Kollen Resident Director Ellen Awad and her husband, Habeeb. Habeeb and Assistant Resident Director Ntsiki Sisulu ( ' 9 7 ) left the apartment and f o l l o w e d the two males into the women's wing on the first floor. "Habeeb spoke to the gentlemen asking for the sign back," Sisulu said. " H a b e e b then a s k e d the g e n t l e m a n h o l d i n g the sign his name, while I asked the other gentleman what his name was," she said. A c c o r d i n g to S i s u l u , the t w o males continued walking down the h a l l w a y , rudely c o m m e n t i n g to Awad and Sisulu. E l l e n Awad used a r e s i d e n t ' s phone to contact Public Safety. Habeeb Awad and Sisulu told the pair to remain in the building so they could give their names to Public Safely. O n e of the two males charged Habeeb Awad to get out of the door, but Awad caught the male's coat sleeve. He punched Awad in the arm in an attempt to escape. "I bearhugged him from behind to hold h i m until Public S a f e t y came," Habeeb Awad said. The man charged the door a second lime, hilling his face on it. but making it into the stairwell dragging Awad with him. Sisulu made a phone call to 911, reporting "it had gotten physical." The incident ended in the Hall basement with the arrival of Public Safety. The male was escorted out of the building and handcuffed. The other male was found outside and taken into custody. Charges filed included providing false identification to police, malicious destruction of property and an assault charge against one of the males.
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c a m p u s briefs Suspect w a n t e d for indecent exposure An incident last Sunday, Feb. 23, has Public Safely looking for a male estimated to be in his mid-BO's who allegedly exposed himself to female Hope students near the Pine Grove. The three students were on their way to the Gathering at the Chapel around 7:50 p.m. when witnesses said a man with a receding hairline was wearing a dark waist-length jacket, jeans, and turquoise sweater exposed himself to them. The incident occurred on the sidewalk be-
tween Durfee and Lubbers Halls. T h e incident was not reported until Wednesday, Feb. 26, and remains under investigation. Public Safely has no suspects. "A security alert was distributed yesterday to all faculty and students regarding the incident. If students would like additional information they should contact Richard Frost in the Dean of Students office," said T o m Rcnner, d i r e c t o r of Public Relations.
Refurbished library b a s e m e n t opens The ground floor of VanWylen Library re-opened last Saturday, March 1 after repairs to d a m a g e caused by a ceiling pipe failure on Jan. 11 were finished. The entire floor has been re-carpeted and ceiling panels were replaced in the southeast comer where the d a m a g e o c u r r e d . A s m a l l amount of the 7,500 books damaged are back on the shelf, but most are still in restoration process at the M i d w e s t F r e e z e D r y p l a n t in Skokie, 111. Scientific journals and references
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along with American and English literature references are now accessible by students and faculty for direct use with the floor re-opening. The ground floor photocopier and furniture are still not yet in place, but as progress continues, they are expected to be installed in the near future. L o a d s of f r e e z e - d r i e d b o o k s should begin to arrive back on campus this week, according to David Jensen, Director of Libraries.
Bakker-Gras was not aware that she had been nominated until her name was called to c o m e up and The nation's best student activi- receive the award. "I was totally blown out of the ties programmer is here on campus, but not for a visit. water," she said. Several colleagues in the N A C A Anne Bakker-Gras, director of student activities and Social Activi- n o m i n a t e d B a k k e r - G r a s for the ties C o m m i t t e e advisor, received award and letters of support by others were also the 1997 Patsy written. Morley Out" S h e is an standing ProIt's a b o u t t i m e t h a t fantastic repregrammer Award [Anne] got recognized s e n t a t i o n of at the National f o r all t h e w o r k t h a t what Hope Association for College is and Campus Activishe does. ties ( N A C A ) has run an ac— A a r o n S m i t h ('97) tivities proconvention last SAC Student Director g r a m t h a t is Sunday, Feb. one of the best 23, in Philadelin the nation. It's about time that she phia. E a c h of t h e 1,200 N A C A m e m b e r colleges and universities got recognized for all the work that she does," said Aaron Smith ('97), were able to nominate a staff m e m ber as eligible for the award. S A C student director. The recipient was anonymously Bakker-Gras has been director of chosen by a committee for "work- social activities since 1989 and has ing closely in the development of received two "Outstanding Service student leadership skills and cre- Awards" presented to outstanding ativity, developing the institution's volunteers within the region. Prior activities programming as a viable, to this position she was director of co-curricular, education activity and residential life for two years. Bakker-Gras also won first and displaying good managerial skills." STACY BOGARD c a m pus b e a t e d i t o r
second place awards in graphics design work. The Social Activites Committee also took home two awards. A first place "theme publicity" award was received for the "Viva Las Vegas" poster designed by Jennifer Weaver ('96) and Bakker-Gras for S A C ' s annual C a s i n o N i g h t . T h e y also won a third place "non-poster publicity" award for the "Jest Take a N o t e " m e m o boards sporting the S A C j e s t e r symbol, designed by G r e g F o l k e r t ( ' 9 7 ) and BakkerGras. "It's a great honor to be recognized on a national level for what we do here at Hope, and I hope that that continues in the future," Smith said. Conferences help S A C to look at what improvements may be necessary to better the program for the coming year. Smith, Folkert, Mary Lucas ('98), Joy Green ('98) and Dave Rohner ( ' 9 9 ) were the S A C representatives w h o attended the convention. S A C and Bakker-Gras have received numerous awards in recent years f r o m the N A C A , including the " E x c e l l e n c e in P r o g r a m m i n g Award" in 1994.
N e w h o n o r society inducts m e m b e r s Another national honor society has been established at Hope, this lime in the social work department. Hope's Zeta Theta chapter of the Phi Alpha national honor society inducted its first members on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Six seniors and seven juniors were invited to join and provide leadership among social work students. The honorary fraternity formed from a project within the "Student S o c i a l W o r k O r g a n i z a t i o n " of which any Hope social work major can be a part. The organization participates in community service ac-
tivities, social activities and majorrelated seminars. For social work students to be eligible they must meet the requirements of a 3.4 grade point average in the major, a 3.0 overall, and junior status or higher. New m e m b e r s include seniors: L e i a n n e Biehl, Stephanie KaperD a l e , Tori K o o t s t r a , R e b e k a h Menning, Danielle Parker, Kathleen Vos and Corine Widi; and juniors: Cori Freudenburg, Valerie Kleinheksel, Alexis Linscheid, Katherine Reed, Melinda Tuinstra and Scott VanderWal.
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O N C R A C K : As Women's Week activities continue through Friday, the Women's Week Art & Folk Art Show exhibit featured displays from Hope College women artists last Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 26 & 27, in the Maas. Included was this untitled piece from Janel Moore ('00).
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The campus group Alcohol Issues Matter (AIM), is participating in the n a t i o n w i d e " S a f e Spring Break" program this coming week. Tomorrow Hope students will be able to sign a pledge card in the DeWitt Center lobby from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and on the Maas side of Phelps Dining Hall from 5 to 6 p.m. A c c o r d i n g to A I M A c t i v i t i e s Chairperson Kim Bos ('99), the focus of pledge cards will be "the same as always, to drink responsibly. The emphasis will be to avoid drinking and driving over Spring Break. On campus this really isn't an issue, but people w o n ' t be in a closed environment like Hope over Spring Break." The pledge card asks the pledger to " p r o m i s e to c e l e b r a t e Spring Break responsibly." specifically by avoiding drinking and driving. It
also asks the pledger to "remember the importance of this pledge now and a l w a y s , " and has spaces for both the pledger and an AIM m e m ber to sign. Completed pledge cards will be mailed out by Monday so students receive them before they head to their Spring Break destinations, according to AIM President Kevin Burgun ('98). Burgun explained why responsibility in drinking is so important. "Being responsible is making responsible choices about drinking for you and your friends. Making responsible choices about drinking alcohol is the main point of the pledges," he said. AIM has further plans to promote a "Safe Spring Break." This Tuesday, March 11, they will sponsor Mocktails from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Phelps, while Wednesday, March 12, there will be hot cocoa served in the Pine Grove from 8 a.m. to noon.
There are also plans to place three c r o s s e s in the Pine G r o v e f r o m March 10 to March 13, each symbolizing a person that dies on an average day during Spring Break due to d r i n k i n g incidents like drunk driving and alcohol poisoning. This attention to Spring Break drinking may seem unnecessary to some, but Burgun sees these activities as a way to educate the student body. "Alcohol is related to letting your hair d o w n . . . w h i c h is r e l a t e d to binge drinking. (Alcohol) becomes a greater part of a student's Spring Break, especially in party destinations like Florida and Mexico. It's very much a part of the week. It's everywhere...it's not just a weekend party." Burgun re-emphasized the crux of A I M ' s Spring Break activities. "We want people to realize how alcohol could hurl them. We care, that's our overriding statement," he said.
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Students g a t h e r t o pray t h r o u g h t h e night KIM P O W E L L religion e d i t o r
At midnight last Friday ten H o p e s t u d e n t s m e t in D i m n e n t Chapel to pray specifically for the campus for an all night prayer meeting. The group sat in a circle on the stage of Dimnent singing worship songs and praying. The idea stemmed from Sarah H e n d r i c k ' s ( ' 9 9 ) e x p e r i e n c e s at Urbana where she experienced the power of prayer. "God really laid this on my heart." Hendrick said. "This was totally the Lord. I didn't have to do anything. It was so encouraging that God took care of everything." The motive behind praying into the early hours of the morning is like fasting only it's deprivation of sleep, according to participant Brien Hills ('99). "Christians on this campus are praying i m m e n s e l y , " Hills said. "Our responsibility is first to this campus because this is where G o d has placed us. There are a lot of burdens here on campus and our burden is for [campus] because this is where we are." The meeting was a time of covering the campus with prayer, including the faculty, chaplains staff, administration, students, and student organizations. We prayed to break down barriers between student organizations and ethnic groups on Hope's campus, Hendrick said. Anyone and everyone was welcome, but because of the last minute
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H O U S E O F P R A Y E R : Students gathered in Dimnent Chapel Friday night for a six hour prayer meeting beginning at midnight. decision to have the meeting, only a few phone calls were made to students. H e n d r i c k had n o i d e a h o w many people would show up, but that didn't concern her. Instead of w o r r y i n g a b o u t a t t e n d a n c e and m a k i n g a lot of p h o n e calls, she prayed. "I prayed to God,'Just give me ten people,' and all night long that is exactly how many people came," Hendrick said. W h a t a m a z e d H e n d r i c k and Hills was that the students w h o c a m e to pray were not the students
that they had called and invited personally or even students that they knew. "The people that came heard about it in a different way," Hills said. "I feel like God h a n d - p i c k e d them." Hendrick agreed. "It really felt like that was confirmation," she said. Before the meeting, Hills said, "Whatever size group, it will be perfect for what we are doing. God will use this time to do amazing things." Hendrick shares the belief that God will honor the prayers of the
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Keeping with the tradition of past years. Fellowship of Christian Students held their annual winter retreat at C a m p Brethren Heights this past weekend. The two-night g e t - a w a y was a chance for students to relax and focus on God. Around 35 students made the one and half hour trek to the outskirts of Big R a p i d s on Friday night. While traveling the steep icy road that led up to the camp, one of the vans got partially stuck in the ditch. After a f e w minutes of pushing, the van was maneuvered back on the road undamaged. Students stayed in the central lodge at the camp, where the men and women each had their own room of cots. There was also a large kitchen where the students took turns preparing meals, a family room with a wood burning stove, and a large game room with a ping pong table. Due to the surroundings, the students had the chance to get to know each other better. "1 enjoyed hanging out with my f r i e n d s and l e a r n i n g m o r e about g r a t e f u l n e s s , " said Tina Damhuis ('00). Tryg Johnson, intern for the chaplain's staff at Hope, reminded students through a series of talks
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that life is a gift to be received. He urged them to look at all situations with gratitude. Prayer, worship, the Word of God, service and fellowship were the five areas Johnson addressed that he believes can create a heart of gratitude towards God. T h e s e issues w e r e i m p l e mented throughout the weekend as students devoted much time to group prayer, devotions, singing, and helping each other with the food preparation and cleaning. "We had a good time in worship and in fellowship with one another and we were reminded about G o d ' s goodness and living a life of gratitude. Tryg did a good j o b speaking," Jill Bostelaar ('99) said. Since there was not a strict s c h e d u l e to f o l l o w there w e r e many hours of games such as ultimate f r i s b e e , f o o t b a l l , p i n g pong, E u c h r e and s p o n t a n e o u s f u n with storytelling and jello1 slurping contests. T h e beautiful natural envir o n m e n t of the c a m p inspired many outdoor activities like sledding and long walks. The weekend promoted a real sense of community and a sense of what to do to live life the way it is meant to be lived. "It was an awesome reminder of who I was compared to G o d — A good break, and great renewal, said Amy Champaigne ('00).
students who attended. "I am confident that God will do great things regardless of the numbers," Hendrick said. To commit to praying all night long sounds overwhelming to some people, but according to participants it was an incredible experience. ' T h e whole night was a blessing," Hendrick said. "It was physically tiring, but everyone was mentally alert." The night began with an hour of worship time. The group sang their favorite Chapel songs while •
Ben Lappenga ('99) played guitar. The rest of the night was devoted to praying. Scattered around the chapel students prayed privately until they all fell ready to rejoin for communion. When they began to filter back to the stage, Hendrick took a bottle of Meijer grape juice and a round loaf of white bread out of a plastic grocery bag. She broke the bread in half and poured the juice into a communion cup. Hills started c o m m u n i o n by sharing with the person next to her and it continued around the circle. A f t e r c o m m u n i o n the group prayed together out loud and silently until about 3 a.m. "It w a s getting hard toward three o ' c l o c k to stay a w a k e and k e e p y o u r c o n c e n t r a t i o n , " Hills said. The group took a little break before starting to pray more specifically for each other, for families and for special prayer requests. At about 5 a.m. the group said t h e i r f i n a l p r a y e r t o g e t h e r and headed home excited about the possibility of doing it again. "People that were there have showed interest in doing it again," Hills said. 4,I definitely think it is something we should do again." T h e group left tired in body but refreshed in spirit. " W e did s a c r i f i c e sleep, but God blessed me so much more bey o n d s l e e p , " H e n d r i c k said. "I w o u l d d o this e v e r y n i g h t if I could."
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in a civil way. but it is a right I believe we as s t u d e n t s have. I was a l s o surprised to hear that the faculty was c o n s i d e r i n g p r o t e s t i n g if t h e i r v i e w s w e r e n ' t heard, though they too have the right. S o tonight I ' d like to e n c o u r a g e both sides to c o m e out, civilly of course, and protest. M a k e sure your v i e w s are being heard if you feel so adamant about O l i v e r N o r t h ' s visit to H o p e College.
After attending the Student C o n g r e s s Forum on whether o r not O l i v e r North should c o m e to H o p e College, I h a v e developed some adamant views. B e f o r e I could really care less if he w a s c o m ing o r not and I still feel that way. I d o feel though, if the student population d o e s n ' t feel they are being heard w h e n it c o m e s to their opinions. I ' d like to e n c o u r a g e them to protest. W h e n I say protest I'd like to m a k e clear that I m e a n
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D a v i d P. R o h n e r ( ' 9 9 )
The recent debate over bringing Oliver North to c a m p u s to address the student body brings up m a n y issues. Q u e s t i o n s of free speech and political party lines have been the focus, but I see it a bit differently. In all honesty, no, I d o n ' t want Mr. North to c o m e to Hope. Political views aside. I d o not believe that w h a t he would h a v e j o say to college stude'nts at H o p e would be worth even close to S10.000. If he wants to c o m e to speak for free o r at a cost c o m p a r a b l e to p r e v i o u s s p e a k e r s , let
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c a m p u s is white. Of the 2.350 students w h o responded to the religion suiA'ey. only 4 0 stated that they had n o religious b a c k g r o u n d , and a w h o p p i n g 13 checked the box marked "non-Christian." L i k e it or not. H o p e College is c o m p r i s e d m o s t l y of w h i t e , m i d w e s t e r n Christians. There is little if any cultural, ethnic, o r religious diversity h a p p e n i n g here. Now. lack of diversity is not entirely a negative thing, and I applaud H o p e for not j u m p i n g on the A f f i r m a tive Action b a n d w a g o n . For with diversity c o m e s adversity, and there is s o m e thing to be said for s p e n d i n g f o u r years in a c o m f o r t a b l e e n v i r o n m e n t around people of similar backgrounds. Students r e c e i v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to s o l i d i f y t h e m s e l v e s as p e o p l e b e f o r e b e i n g tested by the rest of the world. But living for f o u r years without ever having your values seriously c r o s s - e x a m i n e d may not be healthy. W h e n they are finally put on the stand, they m a y break down into a teary-eyed confusion, throwing the person into moral limbo. I h a v e f o u n d that after a p e r s o n ' s values h a v e been q u e s t i o n e d , he either believes in t h e m m o r e firmly o r not at all, in w h i c h case he r e p l a c e s t h e m with s o m e t h i n g he can believe in m o r e solidly. In either c a s e , t h e p e r s o n g a i n s strength. Diversity is an aspect of the liberal arts education which is currently lacking at H o p e College, and w e n e e d to d e c i d e if we wish to g r o w in this direction.
Dear Editor, T h e p u r p o s e of this letter is t w o f o l d . First, I wish to c o m m e n d Kim Powell on her Jan. 29th e d i t i o n of " S t r a i g h t Talk." It is refreshing to see Christians w h o d o not c o m p l e t e l y shut out o t h e r faiths. I believe the administration is crazy to disallow non-Christian religion courses to count t o w a r d s core. T h e administration should not only allow, but require students to take a non-Christian religion course. W h e n I e x p r e s s e d this sentiment to a f e l l o w s t u d e n t , he res p o n d e d by a s k i n g : " W h y s h o u l d I? T h e r e ' s no truth in them a n y w a y . " T h i s attitude is not only immoral socially and politically, but is d o w n r i g h t u n - C h r i s tian (read A c t s 10:34-35 and I J o h n 4 : 1 6 if you disagree.) We n e e d to k n o w what others believe in order to put s o m e type of perspective on what we believe. I feel obligated, h o w e v e r , to r e s p o n d to a s o m e w h a t o f f h a n d c o m m e n t m a d e by Ms. Powell in the s a m e article. T h e statement reads: "I k n o w the c a m p u s d i s a g r e e s on w h e t h e r or not H o p e should b e c o m e m o r e diverse both religiously and ethnically. T h e fact h o w ever r e m a i n s that H o p e is already diverse to s o m e d e g r e e . " For those of y o u w h o may agree with this " f a c t , " i.e. that Hope College has a diverse a t m o s p h e r e , allow me to s u b m i t the f o l l o w i n g (supplied through the g r a c i o u s n e s s of the Registrar and Multicultural Life): O u t of H o p e ' s 2 , 9 1 9 students. 2 , 2 9 5 hail f r o m M i c h i g a n , and 3 4 6 m o r e live in the neighboring states (i.e. W i s c o n sin. Illinois. Indiana, and Ohio.) A p p r o x i m a t e l y 9 5 p e r c e n t of t h e
Ryan Janus ('98)
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Dear Editor: The A n c h o r ' s front-page story " O l i v e r Twist," about the current controversy over the Student C o n g r e s s ' s decision to invite Oliver North to speak at H o p e College, contained a s u m m a r y of the Iran-Contra prosecutions which is not entirely accurate. It stated, "North is w e l l - k n o w n for his part in the Iran Contra scandal in the late 1980s. He was f o u n d guilty of providing illegal arms to Iran, illegal transfer of f u n d s to Nicar a g u a n contra guerrillas and lying to C o n g e s s , but he w a s later cleared of all charges due to a technicality." A s an attorney and as a historian, I am firmly convinced that it is important to be precise about court d e c i s i o n s and about the way in which we characterize events. W h i l e it is true that Oliver N o r t h ' s c r i m i n a l c o n v i c t i o n w a s reversed on appeal, it is not true that Mr. N o r t h w a s "cleared of all c h a r g e s . " In
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L a w r e n c e E. Walsh, w h o served as the Independent Counsel in the Iran-Contra investigation, explained the disposition of the c a s e against O l i v e r North. H e wrote that " T w o of the convictions |in the Iran-Contra matter] w e r e reversed on appeal on constitutional grounds that in nQ way cast d o u b t on the factual guiH pf thg m e n c o n v i c t g d . " ( E m p h a s i s added.] O n e of the d e f e n d a n t s w h o s e conviction w a s reversed w a s North. Mr. Walsh explained that " N o r t h w a s tried and c o n v i c t e d by a j u r y in M a y 1989 of altering and d e s t r o y i n g documents. accepting an illegal gratuity and aiding and abetting in the obstruction of C o n g r e s s . H i s c o n v i c t i o n w a s rev e r s e d o n a p p e a l in J u l y 1 9 9 0 a n d charges against North were subsequently d i s m i s s e d in S e p t e m b e r 1991 on the g r o u n d s that trial witnesses w e r e tainted by N o r t h ' s nationally televised, immunized testimony before Congress." I m m u n i z e d t e s t i m o n y is given under a guarantee that it will not be used
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cial backing. Even m o r e frightening is h o w often incidents like this occur with very little i n f o r m a t i o n given to students. A s a student b o d y with the right to speak your m i n d s and m a k e intelligent decisions, find out w h a t is g o i n g on with y o u r money. Even if you d o not think the issues at h a n d will effect you during your t i m e at H o p e or are that big of a deal, c h a n c e s are bigger and m o r e unethical issues are underlying t h e m .
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in a subsequent prosecution. Guarantees of i m m u n i t y are o f f e r e d to suspects in criminal investigations to induce them to assist investigators without fear that what they say will be used against them in a criminal trial. T h e s e details help to explain why it is not true to say that the reversal of O l i v e r N o r t h ' s conviction established that he was "cleared of all charges." The reversal of O l i v e r N o r t h ' s conviction c a m e about b e c a u s e of his i m m u n i z e d testimony. Oliver North testified about his illegal activities b e f o r e Congress. B e c a u s e the appellate court f o u n d that his subsequent criminal conviction was tainted by his i m m u n i z e d testimony, his conviction w a s reversed. T h e United States Constitution guaranteed Oliver North's rights much greater respect than Mr. N o r t h granted the Constitution. Janis M. Gibbs A s s i s t a n t P r o f e s s o r of H i s t o r y
comes down to money, not free speech
Dear Editor, I ' v e b e e n deeply troubled over the w h o l e " O l i v e r N o r t h i s s u e " and would like to share a f e w of my t h o u g h t s on it. W h a t I d o n ' t think this is about: I ) F r e e d o m of Speech. 2) Faculty vs. Students. 3) Liberals vs. C o n s e r v a t i v e s . T h e r e is an important need to e x p r e s s a n d to t h i n k c r i t i c a l l y a b o u t a w i d e r a n g e of ideas on c a m p u s and that I could find it useful to o p e n m y ears to what the far right has to say, e v e n if I d o n ' t personally agree. S o I ' m not o p p o s e d to Mr. North being on c a m p u s . He is m o r e than w e l c o m e to c o m e stand on the street c o m e r and to speak without P u b l i c Safety arresting h i m — if they did. that w o u l d be an i n f r i n g e m e n t on his right to f r e e speech. N o o n e is trying to stop h i m f r o m e x p r e s s i n g his views. And n o o n e should be trying to stop the f a c u l t y f r o m sharing their rather tame c o m m e n t s . T h e y a r e n ' t telling us, the student body, what to do, and to simply t u r n t h i s i n t o a f a c u l t y - s t u d e n t p o w e r issue is ridiculous. I would add that w h e n the w h o l e Iran-Contra issue was going on, I was t w e l v e years old like m a n y of y o u . Not for a minute d o I c l a i m to r e m e m b e r the details of the controversy which surrounded Mr. North. It is reasonable to trust the j u d g m e n t of s o m e h u n d r e d faculty (liberal and c o n s e r v a t i v e alike) w h o r e m e m b e r t h e s e r i o u s n e s s of t h a t s i t u a t i o n . A rather intelligent group of people teach our classes; I wouldn't dismiss too
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him c o m e . If the students w a n t to hear a conservative speaker, fine. T h e debate that could ensue is w h a t c o l l e g e and critical thinking could be. The issue f o r m e , however, is the fact that s i g n i f i c a n t college r e s o u r c e s are being used to bring in this man. F u n d s are being utilized that could be divided and used to support other, m o r e worthy c a u s e s to a d v a n c e the d e v e l o p m e n t of the student body. But instead, in the interest of preserving the g o o d old b o y s ' club. President J a c o b s o n and Provost Nienhuis h a v e d e e m e d it worthy to host a proven criminal by providing finan-
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Dear Editor, I a m writing in response to A n d y Van E d e n ' s letter in the February 27th edition of The Anchor. I understand that Mr. Van Eden s e e m s to interpret diversity to m e a n m i n o r i t y ; h o w e v e r , the c o n c l u s i o n s he d r e w about the students at Hope College are d e m e a n i n g . Originally I figured the c o m m e n tary on his attendance at Gospelfest w a s only an aside, but the implications of his statement suggest he believes the Christianity of the students at H o p e to s o m e h o w be insincere. R e g a r d l e s s of w h y the G o s p e l f e s t w a s p o o r l y att e n d e d . is it our place to j u d g e the faith and c o m m i t m e n t of our peers based on attendance at a choir concert or chapel s e r v i c e ? H o p e f u l l y the a t t e n d e e s at Gospe-lfest were there for well intentioned reasons. I hope chapel-goers attend weekday chapel for the s a m e w h o l e s o m e reasons. 10:30 to
quickly w h a t they have to say. T h o u g h I would just as soon not have o u r student body bring Mr. N o r t h here, 1 d o n ' t expect to get a leftist like L o u i s Farrakhan instead. I ' m not bitter about hearing ( a n o t h e r ) c o n s e r v a t i v e old w h i t e m a l e v o i c e — let's j u s t b r i n g some m o r e upstanding right-winger like Bill Bennett o r Cal T h o m a s w h o m i g h t have s o m e t h i n g t h o u g h t f u l to say w i t h o u t us h e l p i n g h i m to profit f r o m illegal actions. T h e c o n s e r v a t i v e voice is the d o m i n a n t o n e on c a m p u s . It's valuable t o not spend m o n e y on p e o p l e w h o will just reinforce what we already think; I w o n ' t gain m u c h f r o m h e a r i n g s o m e o n e lake a stand f o r all the issues I already stood for. T h a t d o e s n ' t challenge m e . I d o think that this is an issue of fiscal irresponsibility. I a m opposed to any speaker getting $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 . e v e n if it is a "bargain price." W e can t h i n k for less. It is the rare e x c e p t i o n for any H o p e speaker to get e v e n half that a m o u n t . If there is so m u c h m o n e y floating around the P r e s i d e n t ' s o f f i c e , I ' m sorry, but I d o n ' t understand why o u r tuition k e e p s rising. If f o r n o o t h e r r e a s o n , lake a stand that this h u g e a m o u n t of m o n e y be spent m o r e wisely. Just as Mr. N o r t h has the f r e e d o m to speak his m i n d , w e h a v e the f r e e d o m to d e c i d e h o w to use and w h o to h o n o r with o u r resources. We m o s t definitely h o n o r him with the invitation and with the fat c h e c k . W h a t d o e s it say about the a c a d e m i c integrity of this institution to h a v e h i m here? T h i s is an educational issue, too. W h a t is Mr. N o r t h g o i n g to o f f e r u s ?
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I ' v e listened to his radio show, and I seriously d o u b t that he's g o i n g to be a t h o u g h t f u l presence — but I genuinely hope h e ' l l surprise m e . I k e e p asking, " w h a l is he g o i n g to talk a b o u t ? " and I ' m not hearing any answers. Why, then, is he c o m i n g ? Is it only b e c a u s e he has such a big n a m e and we want s o m e attention? I h o p e w e ' l l get o u r m o n e y ' s worth, and that w e ' l l h e a r s o m e t h i n g m o r e than the hot air that c o m e s across the A M w a v e s . A n d that our guest will respect the c o l l e g e and not continue to m a k e r e m a r k s like "I d o n ' t give a hoot what the p r o f e s s o r s think . . A n d this m a y be an ethical issue for you, too. D o we w a n t t o r e w a r d s o m e o n e w h o s e claim to f a m e s t e m s f r o m subversive illegal activity? D o w e w a n t to hold s o m e o n e ' s criminal past against t h e m ? M a y b e , m a y b e not. 1 a m thinking of the t h o u s a n d s of N i c a r a g u a n s w h o w e r e n e g a t i v e l y a f f e c t e d by the a r m s deal N o r t h w a s a part of. T h e art of f o r g i v e n e s s is a tricky one. If y o u ' r e C h r i s t i a n , you can a l w a y s pull out the o l e " w h a t w o u l d Jesus d o " line. Would he forgive N o r t h ? Sure. Would that forgiveness take the form of $10,000 while others g o without clean w a t e r ? I d o u b t it. R e g a r d l e s s of that. I d o s e e g r e a t v a l u e in the c o n t r o v e r s y and the conversations that are already happening because of his visit (without having paid h i m a dime.) T h i n k about what his visit represents and talk to your student congress representatives. Laura Myers ('98)
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11 a.m. may well be a c o n v e n i e n t t i m e for students — but so w h a t ? Is w o r s h i p meant to be i n c o n v e n i e n t ? A t t e n d a n c e records are i m p o r t a n t to statisticians, but they say n o t h i n g about the Christianity of the H o p e c o m m u n i t y . Surely Mr. Van Eden d o e s n ' t m e a n that attend a n c e figures at G o s p e l f e s t are indicative of the Christian c h a r a c t e r of the att e n d e e s w h i l e a t t e n d e n c e at w e e k d a y chapel have no significance. Thankfully. God is the j u d g e of o u r hearts. Of the m a n y scenarios Mr. Van E d e n s u g g e s t e d f o r why G o s p e l f e s t lacked large a t t e n d a n c e n u m b e r s , the m o s t d i s t u r b i n g s u g g e s t i o n w a s that lack of attendance was s o m e h o w a racial issue. T h i s is a troubling and unsubstantiated a s s u m p t i o n . !n a truly color-blind society, we will not h a v e to b u s y o u r s e l v e s playing attendance police, e n f o r c i n g quotas and analyzing the hearts and m i n d s of o u r neighbors. If we desire to e m b r a c e di-
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versity in its truest, m o s t e n c o m p a s s ing form, then we will m a k e a c o m m i t m e n t to s u s p e n d j u d g m e n t on f e l l o w Christians. We should all also r e m e m ber that past m i s t a k e s never invalidate the potential for g o o d n e s s one has in the future (just ask C h u c k Golson). Everyone has s o m e t h i n g important to contribute. I e n c o u r a g e all w h o feel Oliver North has " v e r y little to o f f e r " to take Mr. Van E d e n ' s own advice in his February 19th letter and r e m e m b e r that it is important to "treat people equally and a p p r e c i a t e w h a t all G o d ' s c r e a t u r e s have to o f f e r society." M a y b e Mr. Van E d e n and those w h o so v i g o u r o u s l y o p p o s e O l i v e r N o r t h ' s visit should listen to what Mr. North has to say — they might learn s o m e t h i n g . . . o r is that what they are afraid o f ? Betsey V a n F a a s e n (*97)
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English professor Kathleen Verduin stared at her gray Kletz tray and smiled. She had just been asked to recall her favorite memory of R. Dirk Jellema. Jellema, a former faculty memb e r of the E n g l i s h D e p a r t m e n t , passed away approximately three years ago of cancer. Verduin has recently compiled a book of Jellema's writings titled. True Things. This book is just one way for Verduin to remember the important part J e l l e m a played in not only bringing her to Hope as a professor, but also in fier life. "It would have been a Friday night several years ago when I went to his h o u s e f o r pea s o u p , " s h e mused. Pea soup with ham, a well as pig-in-the-blankets, are notoriously Dutch cuisine. According to Verduin, Jellema, a true-blooded Dutchman, was able to both appreciate and gently mock his often made fun of heritage. This love of Dutch culture is j u s t one of the t h e m e s that runs through "True Things," published by Verduin and other members of the English Department. A love of nature, reading and writing, the expansive range of humanity, and j u s t of life, are other themes pervading the book. Also
A "TOAST' TO DEPARTED FRIENDS: English professor Kathleen Verduin, center, poses for the camera on her wedding day with former English faculty member R. Dirk Jellema, left, and his wife Mary Jellema, right, before his death from cancer three years ago. Verduin has recently compiled ''True Things," a book of Jellema ys writings. p r e s e n t is J e l l e m a ' s c o n t i n u o u s struggle to love God. Presented in J e l l e m a ' s o f t e n blunt and always witty tone, the words and stories of the book are extremely entertaining to read. A l t h o u g h his w r i t i n g o f t e n evokes laughter, feelings of expectant death are present as well. Toward the end of the book some of the letters he wrote while living out the last months of his cancer are printed. There is also a large section de-
voted to memoirs of the well-loved man. In later sections Jellema's unflinching attitude towards the conditions of his disease, and his ability to kid about it are apparent. If she were able say one last thing to Jellema, Verduin said, she would tell him, "I never admired you as much as I did in the months before you died. I will think of you when my time comes." Verduin is pleased with the book. Odds are that Jellema would be as well.
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Dance 23 t o set the Knick in m o t i o n One of the most heralded dance events of the Hope College Dance Department's season is Dance 23. This dance concert, to be pres e n t e d on M a r c h 6 t o 8 in t h e Knickerbocker Theatre, will feature a smorgasboard of genres, including tap, j a z z , m o d e m and ballet works by students, faculty and guest artists. Seven pieces will feature students, and two piececs will be performed by guest artist Benny Bell. S t e v e n l a n n a c o n e , assistant professor of Dance, choreographed the student dance titled, "Eine K l e i n e s c h e r T a n z t h e a t e r (Es 1st Shade)" which is his homage and spoof of European Dance Theater and its lies to German Expressionistic Dance. "In the Still of the Night the Plungers D a n c e " is d a n c e c h a i r Maxine D e B r u y n ' s contribution to
the annual dance concert. Five plungers journey through the dance in this piece. G a n g s t e r s d o n tap s h o e s in "Meet Me at Midnight," a choreographed piece by Hope alumni Terri Filips. Visiting assistant professor Julio E. Rivera has contributed "Incandescent M o o n . " P e r f o r m e d by a male trio, it explores themes of grace and lyricism. Strange pointe rhythms are involved in "Six Pointe Fox Trot," a piece choreograpfied by Linda Graham, associate professor of dance. Dawn Mcllhargey, adjunct professor of dance brings her jazz piece, "I Love You" together with the m u s i c of P e g g y Lee, N a n c y Sinatra, and Natalie Cole. "Ninfas Del Yuke" is a mode m piece created by guest choreog-
rapher Jesus Miranda who is also a member of the Contemporary Motions Dance Company. The piece revolves around lege n d s of t h e Y u k e r a i n f o r e s t nymphs. Guest artist Benny Bell will perform two jazz pieces, "The Witch Doctor" and ' T h e Minotaur." Bell h a s m a d e an i n t e r n a t i o n a l name for himself as a jazz choreographer, performer and instructor. "The Witch Doctor" concerns a witch doctor who seeks Petro, a god of thunder, and finds Erzuli, a goddess of love. " T h e Minotaur" explores the creature of the minotaur. Tickets are available f r o m the theatre ticket office, and cost $5 for regular adult admission, $4 for senior citizens and Hope faculty and staff, and $3 for students. -Hope College News Service
In an article written f o r the R e f o r m e d Journal printed in True Things, Jellema states, tongue-incheek, "I want to utter public thanks to my friends and neighbors who seem finally to have gotten around to doing what they should have done long ago — namely letting the world at large know what a good guy I am." "True T h i n g s " d o e s exactly that. ' T r u e T h i n g s " is available in the Hope G e n e v a Bookstore.
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O r listen d u r i n g o t h e r t i m e s f o r t h e B e s t in A l t e r n a t i v e M u s i c
Two w o m e n t o read and share w o r l d bits Two distinct w o m e n writers, Toi D e r r i c o t t e and J u d i t h Ortiz Cofer, will arrive at Hope College to read in the Phelps Hall dining room on Thursday, March 6. Sponsored by the Visiting Writer's series and the college's Eva Leenhouts Pelgrim Meyer Lecture, t h e r e a d i n g is p a r t of H o p e ' s Women's Week activities. The Eva L e e n h o u t s Pelgrim Meyer Lecture is an endowed college lectureship used annually to bring distinguished women in the arts and humanities to campus for Hope's Women's Week. Cofer is the author of a novel, ' T h e Line of the Sun," a collection of essays and poetry, "Silent Danc-
ing," two books of poetry, "Terms of Survival" and "Reaching for the Mainland," and " T h e Latin Deli: Prose and Poetry." Her most recent book is a collection of short stories, "An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio." The American Library Association named "An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio" a "Best Book of the Year, 1995-96." She is associate professor of English and creative writing at the University of Georgia. Derricotte has published three c o l l e c t i o n s of p o e t r y : " N a t u r a l Birth," " T h e Empress of the Death House" and "Tender" will be published this year.
Among her honors and awards include two fellowships f r o m the National Endowment for the Arts, a Pushcart Prize, and the Folger Shakespeare Library Poetry Book Award. Derricotte is an associate professor in the English Department at the University of Pittsburgh, and she has also taught in the graduate creative writing programs at New York University, G e o r g e M a s o n University and Old Dominion University. In 1996 she co-founded, with Comelius Eady, "Cave Canem," a workshop retreat for AfricanAmerican poets. -Hope News Service
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Student meets new challenges following snowmobile t w o y e a r s , w h e n the b o n e g r o w s
But T h o m p s o n is b e g i n n i n g t o realize that she needs help in almost
M e g a n T h o m p s o n ( ' 9 7 ) is c o n -
together, the rod will be r e m o v e d . C o m p l i c a t i o n s with her lungs and
e v e r y t h i n g she d o e s . For s o m e o n e w h o ' s a l w a y s b e e n e x t r e m e l y inde-
s u m e d with the u s u a l s e c o n d - s e -
a c h i p p e d hip b o n e kept T h o m p s o n
pendent, this is difficult to a d j u s t to.
m e s l e r senior activiiies. T h e busi-
in the hospital f o u r d a y s longer than
" I t ' s s c a r y not being in c o n t r o l , "
had b e e n predicted. S h e then spent a w e e k at h o m e , t e a c h i n g herself
she said. " I ' v e n e v e r liked relying
h o w t o s h o w e r a n d get d r e s s e d .
s c r e w s t o hold h e r b o n e in place. In A . SXR A S S B U R G E R spotlight e d i t o r
ness m a j o r has a l r e a d y h a d a f e w j o b interviews. S h e ' s also b u s y with
on p e o p l e , but n o w I h a v e n o
New Member Education. She's
" J u s t this w e e k I ' v e b e e n a b l e t o
choice." Her t e m p o r a r y h e l p l e s s n e s s w a s
l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to participating in V i e n n a S u m m e r S c h o o l in May.
put m y s h o e s o n m y s e l f , " she said.
r e i n f o r c e d this past w e e k w h e n she flipped o u t of h e r w h e e l c h a i r on the
But w h e n T h o m p s o n g o e s to the
B a c k at H o p e s i n c e Feb. 22, T h o m p s o n is c u r r e n t l y u s i n g b o t h
library to find a b o o k for a paper,
c r u t c h e s and a wheelchair. Her doc-
I c a n ' t d o e v e r y t h i n g on m y o w n
this ten-minute c h o r e takes h e r over an hour and a half to e x e c u t e . W h e n
tors h a v e told her to stay c o m p l e t e l y
a n y m o r e , " T h o m p s o n said. S h e n o w has m o r e s y m p a t h y and
16 credit h o u r s a n d S i g m a S i g m a
o f f h e r r i g h t l e g f o r six to e i g h t w e e k s , and then
L u b b e r s r a m p . "It m a d e m e realize
she
use it only mini-
u n d e r s t a n d i n g for the h a n d i c a p p e d students s h e ' s seen in her f o u r years
needs someone
mally for another two
at H o p e . " A lot of p e o p l e o f f e r m e their
m o n t h s . S h e is
help, but it's s h o c k i n g h o w m a n y d o n ' t . I get w e i r d l o o k s f r o m
s h e ' s ready to g o to
class,
to h e l p h e r m a neuver through the heavy d o o r s of Scott Hall. After breaking her f e m u r in h e r right thigh in
It's s c a r y n o t b e i n g in c o n t r o l . I've n e v e r liked relying o n people, but now I have no choice. — M e g a n T h o m p s o n ('97)
a serious s n o w mobile accident
Injured Student
e x p e c t i n g to b e out of the w h e e l c h a i r by
people. C a r s d o n ' t stop for m e w h e n
Spring Break.
son said. E v e n the s i m p l e s t tasks t a k e
Thompson's off-campus
m u c h l o n g e r than they did b e f o r e .
house
not
T h o m p s o n gets f r u s t r a t e d with the
over Winter Break, T h o m p s o n has r e t u r n e d t o H o p e v i e w i n g t h e c a m p u s in a
handicapped-
elaborate arrangements necessary
accessible, and so s h e ' s b e e n set u p
for ordinary, daily things, like s h o w e r i n g a n d getting to h e r class
w h o l e n e w light — as a handi-
Scott Hall. H e r sorority sisters h a v e
capped student. T h o m p s o n broke her femur, one
provided a support network, from
o n Eighth Street. But T h o m p s o n is t r y i n g t o get
the n e w m e m b e r s , w h o h a v e m a d e
" b a c k into the s w i n g of t h i n g s " b y
of the h a r d e s t b o n e s in t h e b o d y t o
c h e e r f u l posters to d e c o r a t e her
more A C C I D E N T on 8
b r e a k b e c a u s e of its strength. Fol-
walls, t o the actives, w h o run errands for h e r a n d h e l p m a n e u v e r the
l o w i n g the a c c i d e n t she e n d u r e d a p a i n f u l ride b a c k to t h e m a i n road with h e r s n o w m o b i l e p a r t n e r d r i v ing the s n o w m o b i l e . " M y b r o k e n b o n e kept c l a n g i n g together
with
every
bump.
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is
in a guest r o o m o n the first f l o o r of
wheelchair. "I need s o m e o n e to pick m e up h e r e and a f t e r c l a s s e s , " T h o m p s o n said. " T h e d o o r s in the d o r m are s o h e a v y ! If I o n l y h a d a f e w c l o s e
s
I need to cross the street," T h o m p -
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W H A T W E TAKE F O R G R A N T E D : Megan Thompson ('97) struggles with one of the heavy doors in Scott Hall, her new home after a snowmobiling accident left her in a wheelchair.
Cuban storytellerto A. SXRASSBURGER spotlight editor
give legends life
merciless teasing by c l a s s m a t e s
organization's four members share
w h o d u b b e d him " D o r i t o " to rep l a c e his real n i c k n a m e , P a p i t o .
officer duties and responsibilities
Bringing a well-known speaker
R a i s e d in a b i l i n g u a l h o m e , h e
among themselves. " I t ' s hard to get t h i n g s d o n e with
stopped speaking Spanish and
only f o u r o f u s , " P o b u d a said.
c h a n g e d his n a m e to Tony, the m o s t English-sounding name he could
screamed the whole w a y b a c k , "
f r i e n d s o n c a m p u s , 1 d o n ' t think I
t o H o p e ' s c a m p u s is a big j o b , e v e n
T h o m p s o n said. A week-long hospital stay fol-
c o u l d m a k e it." L o u i s e S h u m a k e r , the Director of
for an o r g a n i z a t i o n the size of S t u -
lowed, during which Thompson
D i s a b l e d Student S e r v i c e s , has also
dent C o n g r e s s . But w h a t if the o r g a n i z a t i o n only
d i s c o v e r e d exactly h o w this a c c i -
b e e n a strong s o u r c e of s u p p o r t for
has four members? H o p e ' s H i s p a n i c Student Organi-
w h i t e w o r l d a n d w h i t e in a C u b a n
z a t i o n ( H S O ) is b u s y a d d i n g the f i -
t w o long cuts o n h e r right leg, a n d
o m p s o n s a i d . " S h e ' s the o n e w h o
nal preparatory t o u c h e s t o t o n i g h t ' s
world. It t o o k a h i g h s c h o o l s u m m e r
thing just sort of f o l l o w e d f r o m
The ensuing surgery involved
Thompson. " S h e ' s been super helpful," Th-
h i m . H e lives in C h i c a g o . E v e r y -
dent w o u l d a f f e c t h e r life.
the insertion of a metal r o d and t w o
g o t m e this a p a r t m e n t . "
visiting bilingual speaker, A n t o n i o
with his g r a n d m o t h e r in M i a m i ' s
t h e r e , " P o b u d a said. S h e h o p e s t h a t n e x t y e a r will
S a c r e , w h o arrives at H o p e ' s c a m -
Little H a v a n a to m a k e him realize
p r o v e m o r e fruitful for H S O , as they
pus
gift for
w h a t a gift his heritage w a s . T h a n k s
w o r k to recruit n e w m e m b e r s of all
storytelling that f e w p o s s e s s . C o m b i n e d with a strong pride in
to his g r a n d m o t h e r ' s love for
races. " W e ' d like also to b r i n g m o r e
storytelling a n d l e g e n d s , Sacre w a s
of the c o m m u n i t y to H o p e stu-
his heritage that's contagious, Sacre e m e r g e s as one charismatic speaker.
e x p o s e d t o m a n y o f the stories he
d e n t s , " she said. " T h e H o l l a n d c o m -
relates today. Sacre went on to earn his m a s t e r ' s
m u n i t y is a great r e s o u r c e for us, b u t o u r m a i n f o c u s is still o n this
in T h e a t e r A r t s at N o r t h w e s t e r n ,
campus." T h e m i s s i o n s t a t e m e n t of H S O t al ks a b o u t the b e n e f i t s the g r o u p
A New Student Paper Contest RACE ISSUES Any Hope Student may submit a p a p e r adressing the issue of race. Apaper may be research or a scholarly essay. Papers submitted for course work are allowed. Applications are available in the Student Development Office.
$50 Prize f o r Top Paper Paper Dealine: 3 / 1 2 / 9 7
with
a magical
T h e o r g a n i z a t i o n is t h r i l l e d t o h a v e S a c r e visit. " H e ' l l bring cultural awareness to t h o s e t h a t h e a r h i m , b u t h e ' l l be entertaining too," said Becky
h o n i n g his s t o r y t e l l i n g art by play writing and directing c h i l d r e n ' s fulfilling residencies. S a c r e also is e n j o y i n g a s u c c e s s ful acting career which e n c o m -
p a n i c c u l t u r e a m o n g s t u d e n t s , and
passes theater p r o d u c t i o n s , m o v i e s ,
i n t r o d u c e that cultural r i c h n e s s t o
spent m o s t of his c h i l d h o o d y e a r s
a n d television. He currently offers after-school
them. A l s o , H S O tries to e n c o u r a g e stu-
hiding his ethnicity, trying to a v o i d
d r a m a c l a s s e s to y o u t h - a t - r i s k in a
d e n t s to look at issues b e y o n d cul-
g a n g - r i d d e n n e i g h b o r h o o d in C h i -
tural d i f f e r e n c e s , f o c u s i n g on the
P o b u d a ('98). " H e ' l l provide an
able to learn this w a y . " Sacre, w h o s e f a t h e r w a s C u b a n ,
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theater, c o n d u c t i n g w o r k s h o p s , a n d
cago. Sacre f e e l s he has a special b o n d w i t h c h i l d r e n , w h i c h will b e e v i d e n c e d during his visit this a f t e r n o o n with L i n c o l n E l e m e n t a r y students. S t u d e n t s w h o d o n ' t speak S p a n ish s h o u l d n ' t let the t e r m " b i l i n gual" intimidate them, planners
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c a n b r i n g to H o p e . Its m e m b e r s w a n t to p r o m o t e a b e t t e r u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e H i s -
easy w a y to learn a b o u t the Hispanic culture. E v e r y o n e should b e
Contact Derek Emerson in the Student Development Office for f u r t h e r information.
think of. B u t still, S a c r e felt C u b a n in a
T h e g r o u p h a s n ' t s p o n s o r e d an e v e n t of this m a g n i t u d e in a l o n g time. " W e s a w S a c r e o n C N N last
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u n i q u e qualities that m a k e Hispanic and non-Hispanic students work t o g e t h e r f o r a c a d e m i c a n d social unity. A n t o n i o Sacre will provide a perfect o p p o r t u n i t y t o d o j u s t that. His stories, entitled " A l l of my Wanderi n g s , " will i n c l u d e f o l k l o r e and lege n d s f r o m his travels in Central and
said. " S a c r e will s p e a k both E n g l i s h
South A m e r i c a . T h e o n e - h o u r prog r a m will c o n c l u d e with a question-
and Spanish," Pobuda said. " B u t e v e n if y o u d o n ' t s p e a k S p a n i s h ,
a n d - a n s w e r section. S a c r e will be p e r f o r m i n g tonight,
y o u ' l l still be abl e to u n d e r s t a n d his
W e d n e s d a y , at 7 : 3 0 p . m . in t h e l o w e r level of Phelps. A d m i s s i o n is
stories." H a v i n g S a c r e s p e a k at H o p e is a m a j o r e v e n t for H S O . Currently the
f r e e to all, and r e f r e s h m e n t s will be provided.
the Anchor
M a r c h 6. I 9 9 7 w e s u r v i v e d the ditch, w e c a n survive anything, especially a dead-
strictly] classified.
line.—the yearbook babe
A t t e n t i o n : We h a v e current information regarding abortion, assisted
C h a c h i : K e v i n a t e t h e b r o w n i e s ! If
suicide,
h e gets sick it's y o u r fault.
adoption,
and
Crisis
pregnincy centers. Contact: Right to Life of H o l l a n d . 100 S. w a v e r l y
H o f f m a n Boys: Have you cleaned the house yet?
Rd. 49423 Phone-396-1037. web
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H o u s e f o r R e n t : East Lansing.
a b o u t trip and talk things out. C o n tact us with times. H o w about Sun-
One block f r o m M S U . 6 bedrooms, homey, clean, comfortable space. Two beds, laundry. Call Susan
day or Wednesday 8ish? M s . & Mr. President-elect
Harrison (517) 332-3398. Attn. Hope Entrepeneurs:
B o m b e r : w h e r e is t h e d u f f l e b a g ?
Are
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you serious about making m o n e y ? No buying or selling products, no c o m p e t i t i o n . B e t h e f i r s t o n e in a t
J i m m y the C l o w n : Hey, Thanks a n d y o u ' r e c o o l e v e n if y o u ' r e n o t
H o p e and then phone:
pierced. Beth
(415)273-
3 9 8 9 f o r m o r e info, call T o m at
High L o r d of D e a t h : Thanks for
(616)399-3136.
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best interest of H o p e C o l l e g e . T h e idea of . u s i n g c o l l e g e r e s o u r c e s t o b r i n g s o m e o n e to c a m p u s with N o r t h ' s history of illegal a r m s deals. S i m o n said, was disturbing. " W e are aware that this resolution has n o bind on C o n g r e s s , " she said. " W e simply wanted to voice o u r opinion f o r the r e c o r d . W e w a n t e d you to k n o w w h a t the faculty thinks." N e w l y - a p p o i n t e d Student C o n g r e s s m e m b e r Eric Friedman (*97) s e e m e d to p e r c e i v e the resolution as an attempt at intimidation and an abridgement of free speech. " W h a t w e are attempting to d o is to provide a forum for Mr. North." F r e i d m a n said. " A n d w h a t you are att e m p t i n g to d o sounds like the biggest suppression of f r e e speech." S i m o n d i s a g r e e d . " T h i s is n o t h i n g m o r e than a statement of the f a c u l t y ' s o p i n i o n . " she said. " I ' m c o n f u s e d n o w as to what my role is here. I ' m not here t o debate. 1 d o n ' t h a v e any interest in converting y o u to my side." Oliver North carried this issue over on his w e e k d a y radio talk s h o w last Thursday. Feb. 27, replying to the faculty's resolution against his proposed visit and the references in the resolution to his shady past. " W e can debate this w h e n I arrive at H o p e College, because I can assure you that I a m c o m i n g o n e way or the other,"
It's a party... at the student union desk.
Pan-Hel Office Hours Come chat with Pan-Hel reps about Greek Life and sorority stuff.
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North said on his show. C o o k w a s invited a l o n g with T i m o thy P e n n i n g s , a s s o c i a t e p r o f e s s o r of m a t h e m a t i c s , to participate in N o r t h ' s show. N o r t h d i s c u s s e d his v i e w s on f r e e d o m of speech and h o w this c o n troversy is not a rare occurrence for him. Most faculty at the institutions he has spoken at are against his visit, w h i l e most students are not. he said. But this is not the issue with Hope, as both students and faculty feel strongly o n e way or the other about N o r t h ' s pending visit. P e n n i n g s told N o r t h . A n d r e w VanEden ( ' 9 7 ) . last y e a r ' s Congress vice president, expressed concern about the p r o c e s s by which C o o k and his e x e c u t i v e b o a r d c h o s e North. " R y a n C o o k w e n t s t r a i g h t t o the President ( J a c o b s o n ) without p o l l i n g the s t u d e n t s o r c o n s u l t i n g f u l l C o n gress," VanEden said. " A n d Oliver North was chosen simply because Ryan C o o k w a n t e d h i m to c o m e . " While C o o k denied wrong motives, m o r e than twelve students and several faculty voiced similar c o n c e r n s at last w e e k ' s C o n g r e s s meeting. Prior to the f o r u m on M o n d a y , he a n s w e r e d V a n E d e n ' s accusations. "1 d i d n ' t g o in t h e r e [ t o t h e president's office] telling him that Student C o n g r e s s had voted on bringing in Ollie North." C o o k said. "I s i m p l y a s k e d h i m w h a t he thought of the idea.
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I believed that C o n g r e s s would back it." W h e n asked w h y he did not poll students. C o o k cited n o t i m e as the reason. " A decision had to be m a d e on the s p o t . " he said. "If we wanted North to c o m e we had to put in reservations immediately. Technically I d o n ' t have to poll the students or consult C o n g r e s s if I d o n ' t w a n t to. T h a t ' s w h y 1 h a v e been elected to this p o w e r position, t o m a k e d e c i s i o n s on the spot if I have to." T h e conflict carried o v e r into M o n day n i g h t ' s f o r u m w h e r e students were given an o p p o r t u n i t y via open microp h o n e to ask questions of C o o k . Marolt. and s t u d e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s J e s s i c a N e l s o n ( ' 9 9 ) . Katie Cindric ( ' 9 8 ) and Malt Fretz ( ' 9 9 ) . T h e p u r p o s e of the f o r u m w a s for C o n g r e s s to hear the students' voices, not to d e b a t e the issue. T h i s was not always successful with questions focusing on h o w C o n g r e s s w e n t about obtaining North. S t u d e n t s and f a c u l t y c o n t i n u e d to question and debate w h e r e f u n d s were coming from. T h e a p p e a r a n c e is expected to cost no m o r e than $ 10.000, with $5,000 contributed f r o m President John Jacobson's discretionary f u n d and $ 5 0 0 f r o m Provost J a c o b N y e n h u i s ' o f f i c e . T h e student activity fee is n o longer factored in. but 6 4 percent of J a c o b s o n ' s discret i o n a r y f u n d c o m e s f r o m tuition, acc o r d i n g to C o o k . T h e c o m m i t t e e that has been planning N o r t h ' s visit is n o w looking for outside f u n d i n g and donations with poss i b l e c o n n e c t i o n s in the G r a n d Rapids area. C o n g r e s s also released the results of a p h o n e poll c o n d u c t e d f o l l o w i n g public outcry. 4 6 2 students were polled with 8 2 percent of the student b o d y in favor of N o r t h ' s visit. C o o k said. T h e survey w a s c o n d u c t e d by 16 people, each covering three pages of the p h o n e book of which 45 students were r a n d o m l y chosen and called. O n l y yes o r n o answers were recorded. A vote at t o n i g h t ' s Student C o n g r e s s m e e t i n g will help to f i n a l i z e o r end plans surrounding the issue. C o n g r e s s will take a vote at 8 p.m. tonight in the Herrick R o o m . If students wish to express their opinion, they are encouraged to call their student representatives be-
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H o p e wins M I A A ; Denison is next 45 seconds left to bring his team to within a point. He then stole the ball from a Calvin guard at about half court, and coasted down the court A f l e r last S a t u r d a y ' s thrilling before being fouled while shooting. MIAA tournament c h a m p i o n s h i p He made both of his free throws win over Calvin, the Flying Dutchdespite the Calvin fans chanting his m e n m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l t e a m is name. His shots gave Hope the lead forced to start over from day one. On T h u r s d a y night Hope ven- with 22 seconds left and, more imtures into the N C A A Division III portantly, gave Calvin the opportunational tournament when they will nity for one last shot to win it all. " A f t e r I made those free throws host Denison University of Ohio, who finished the season with a 19- t i m e d i d n ' t g o f a s t e n o u g h , " — Holstege said. "1 6 record. Tipoff kept glancing up t i m e is s e t f o r at t h e c l o c k to 7:30 p.m. at the c h e c k the time Dow Center. A f t e r I m a d e those and it just The Denison free throws t i m e seemed like forBig Red, w h o d i d n ' t go fast ever." will c o m p e t e in The Knights' their first ever naenough. I kept center hit the rim tional tournament glancing up at t h e on his lay-up, and game, have the clock t o check t h e then a bushel of makeup of Hope players t i m e and it just B a 1 d'w i n knocked the ball Wallace, the team s e e m e d like forever. back out into the that ended —Joel H o l s t e g e ("98) hands of a young Hope's 26-game winning streak in 1995, assistant Calvin small forward. He tossed up a three-pointer at coach Tom Davelaar said Sunday the buzzer, but the ball rolled out night. of the cylinder. At that very instant T h e Big R e d . like B a l d w i n the floor of the Civic Center was Wallace's 1995 team, have a 6 ' 8 " filled with a sea of orange and blue. forward that can control a game and " T h a t ' s j u s t the w a y t h e ball a few guards that shoot the ball very well. T h e Flying D u t c h m e n can bounces," Holstege s a i d . " It wasn't surely use the emotion generated in so much a matter of having more last w e e k e n d ' s 6 3 - 6 2 w i n o v e r talent, because I think (Calvin) is Calvin to prevent being upset in the just as talented a team as we are." Holstege led all scorers with 24 first round again. points, seven rebounds, three asThe tournament championship sists, three blocks, four steals, and g a m e could not h a v e c o m e any o n l y t w o turnovers. Dan closer than last weekend's nail-biter as the Knights were up by four, 62- V a n H e k k e n ( ' 9 8 ) plugged in 13 points off of 5/6 field goal shoot58, with a minute remaining and were unable to convert on two last ing and two assists off the bench. Kris Merritt ( ' 9 8 ) tossed in 12 second shots. Joel H o l s t e g e ( ' 9 8 ) d r a i n e d a p o i n t s , s e v e n r e b o u n d s , t h r e e three-pointer the left .Jixav side with blocks, and three assists. II t t - p w i l liv-l Ifrom 1 V S 1 1 1 uiw GLYN WILLIAMS sports e d i t o r
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REACH t: The Flying Dutchmen tennis team beat Wabash College 9-0 last Saturday aftere Witt Tennis Center. The team was paced in part by Saum Rahimi ('97), who won his hi noon in the DeWitt ght sets 6-2, (5-2. match in straight 6-2.
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T h e cries of " n i c e s e r v e " and "nice shot" were heard throughout the DeWitt Tennis Center as the m e n ' s tennis team defeated Wabash College 9-0, Saturday, March I. After season opening losses to Western Michigan University and Ripon University, the Flying Dutchmen were victorious against W a b a s h in e v e r y s i n g l e s a n d doubles match. "(Wabash is) a good team," said head coach Steve G o r n o . " T h e y a r e n ' t t h e c a l i b e r of R i p o n b u t they're a good solid team in the region." Hope won every match convincingly, despite playing without top seed Jeff MacDoniels ('98), w h o missed the match with an injury. Moving up a notch in the line-up ^
trated. " W e ' v e focused strongly on being controlled on the court in terms 2. "It definitely feels good to get a of emotions and trying to channel win," Rahimi said. "I w a s n ' t that that, whether it be positive or negative," Gorno said. "We're very conworried about Western especially since against Ripon I lost the last trolled and disciplined." Next up for will be the Universet 7-5. If I hadn't lost that set, we sity of Chicago on Saturday, March would have won the match." 8, w h i c h will b e the last h o m e Gorno was also pleased with the match before Spring Break. victory by his team. "We played them in a tournament "We played a lot better today," l a s t y e ar and had s o m e close Gorno said. "We let the lead out when we stepped out on the court." matches," Gorno said. ' T h e y are an Gorno was also pleased with the improved team from last year and they didn't graduate anyone from performance of fifth and sixth seed last year." singles p l a y e r s J e n s M i l o b i n s k i T h e teamstill has some challenge ( ' 9 7 ) and E v a n Llewellyn ( ' 9 7 ) . matches to play to determine the Each won their matches, with lineup and deal with injuries. scores of 6-1 and 6-0. " T h e lineup is set in terms of With Hope winning every set in each match and giving up a maxi- where they're playing, but we still mum of five games in one set, the h a v e s o m e c h a l l e n g e m a t c h e s , " Wabash players were visibly frus- Gorno said. was captain Saum Rahimi ( ' 9 7 ) , who defeated his opponent 6-2, 6-
Flying D u t c h lose M I A A final, gain r e s p e c t a l o n g w a y just care so much." M o r e h o u s e ' s p e r f o r m a n c e as a first year coach has garnered many Head coach Brian M o r e h o u s e ' s c o m p l i m e n t s f r o m a r o u n d t h e Flying Dutch w o m e n ' s basketball M I A A . "If there were a Coach of the Year team ended their joy ride of a season with a loss to Alma, 65-56 in a w a r d in t h i s l e a g u e , B r i a n the MIAA championship last week- M o r e h o u s e s h o u l d get i t , " said end. The Dutch finished with a 15- Alma head coach Charles Goffnet. 11 overall record, 7-6 in the league. " H e - h a s d o n e some p h e n o m e n a l things with his Hope spent the team and they whole season on a have improved roller coaster, as so much since they lost their first If t h e r e w e r e a the b e g i n n i n g two g a m e s to o f the year. coach of t h e y e a r tough Division II T h e y are going teams Grand Vala w a r d in this t o be a very ley and Ferris, but league, B r i a n good team next then won four M o r e h o u s e should year for sure." straight to get the Hope forced ball rolling on the g e t it. A l m a to f i g h t season. In their —Charles Goffnet early on, as a first t w o g a m e s , A l m a head coach Lisa T i m m e r the Flying Dutch ( '97) lay-up averaged below from Tara Hosford's ('98) pass gave 20 percent shooting from the field the Dutch a 14-13 lead, but that and m o r e than 2 0 t u r n o v e r s per would prove to be the last time they game. In the championship game would have control. Hope shot better than 38 percent The Scots went on a 11 -3 run over and g a v e up only 16 t u r n o v e r s . the next f e w m i n u t e s and never Thai's quite an improvement. "We cut down on turnovers down looked back. Alma had the lead at the stretch, improved our shooting, halftime, 33-20. "We got really frustrated in the and just got better," M o r e h o u s e said. "I am very proud of my kids first half," M o r e h o u s e said. "We and they have had a great year. They could have easily just rolled over
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and quit. But we just have so much character that we refused to give up." T h e Flying Dutch got into foul trouble early in the second half, as Hosford picked up her fourth foul with 17:32 left to play, and 6 ' 0 " Danielle Hop (*97) was called for her fourth foul just over a minute later. So, with the score already 4027 Morehouse was forced to go to his well stocked bench. Johanna LaGore ('97) and Lisa Hoekstra ('00) came in. but they proved to not be enough, as A l m a ' s
lead did not diminish much at all. LaGore's three-pointer with 7:40 left b r o u g h t the score to 4 8 - 4 2 , A l p a ' s lead and her four-point play with 1:46 to play clipped the Scots' lead to just four. "In the second half we played with more poise, purpose, and passion and we did not quit at all, ever," M o r e h o u s e said. "But, it d o e s n ' t matter how many points you lose by, just simply that you lost." However, A l m a ' s 72 percent free throw shooting proved too much for Hope to handle and they slipped
A C C I D E N T from 6 catching up with missed classes, participating in New Member Educ a t i o n , and s e a r c h i n g for a j o b . S h e ' s already had two j o b interviews since she's been back. Although her life has changed, T h o m p s o n is still determined to graduate on time and participate in Vienna Summer School, although s h e ' s a bit w o r r i e d about being handicapped in a European country. But she isn't looking for people's sympathy. "I would rather have questions on
how I ' m doing, or even an offer of help, but I don't want everyone's pity," she said. T h o m p s o n ' s d o c t o r s say that she'll be able to run normally in a year from now, although she may be hesitant to play the contact sports she loves for awhile after that. Yet T h o m p s o n does h a v e concrete plans for herself, the most important scheduled for May. " M y biggest goal is to make it across the stage at graduation without any aiding walking devices," she said.
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away into night. "They made their free throws and that is what c h a m p i o n sh i p teams do," Morehouse said. "They make their free throws when it counts. (Alma) has the makeup to go a long way. They have a lot of components that should take them far in the national tournament." T i m m e r and LaGore both scored 13 points and grabbed six rebounds. LaGore added four assists off the bench and Kristen Hosford ( ' 9 8 ) s c o r e d 10 points f o r the Flying Dutch.