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Charges of new member cducaiion violaiions have been brought against ihe Kappa Beta Phi sororily, and a decision regarding the possible consequences will lake place at a hearing this week. A letter dated March 5 and signed by the women of Kappa Beta Phi was sent out to all Greek organizations stating. "This afternoon our organization was made aware that several charges
have been brought against us. Sometime next week we will be facing a Greek Judicial Board hearing." Members of the sorority and Student Development would neither confirm nor deny the validity of these charges. The possible infractions that result in charges are divided up into three levels, ranging from "requiring pledges to carry items with fear of penalty." "use of blindfolds that are not approved by the Director of Student Activities and Greek Coordinator," to "forced or coerced usage of alcohol.
d r u g s , or f o o d , " a c c o r d i n g t o the adopted r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s from the ad-hoc committee on pledging. "All charges must be brought by A n n e B a k k e r - G r a s , " said Derek Emerson, Director of I lousing and Judicial Affairs. Bakker-Gras is Director of Student Activities and one of her duties is the Greek Life Coordinator. "She (Bakker-Gras), has the right to work out a sanction for level one or two infractions in conjunction with the group, but level three infractions go in front of the Board," Emerson said.
According to Emerson, if an agreement on sanctions cannot be reached, or either the g r o u p or Bakker-Gras chooses to ask. a Board hearing will take place. The hearing will he held in front of a Board consisting of five students, four of which are members of Greek organizations, along with two faculty members chosen from a pool of eligible participants. After the information is presented, the Board deliberates on whether or not mort* D O R I A N on 7
Culture Club • /mages '98 reflects on Ihe variety of cultures anil countries represented by students at Hope. A N D R E W
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Hope basketball continues in NCAA tournament. Sports, p a g e 8.
H o p e and Holland were presented with the cultures of the world on Saturday. March 7. through the fifth annual production of Images. The program was sponsored by Hope College I n t e r n a t i o n a l E d u c a t i o n and t h e O f f i c e of Multicultural Life. Images began earlier that day with an international buffet in the Phelps Dining Hall, which presented a variety of foods to students and visitors. The buffet c o n t a i n e d c h u r r o s and m i n i t a c o s f r o m Latin America, canoli and sweet potato pie from Italy, and wontons and fortune cookies from the Orient. "It was good but there wasn't much variety," said Liz Hall ('00). "The countries were pretty standard for Phelps. I would have liked to see some Russian or Dutch food." m o r e I M A G E S on 7
Spice up the dorm room recipes. Spotlight, p a g e 5.
/\nc/7or p h o t o by J o h n a t h a n M u e n k D R A G O N B R E A X M : The Chinese culture is represented in a traditional dragon dance. Over 150 students, faculty, staff and community members participated in Images '9S.
Diverse selection of acts t o p e r f o r m a t 'Jam' S T A C Y
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The third annual Talent Jam will fill the Knickerbocker Theatre with the student-induced productions of music, comedy and lip syncing on Saturday, March 14. Approximately seven acts, including two bands, a pair of duets, a standup comic and a lip-syncing act will p e r f o r m at the S o c i a l A c t i v i t i e s Coftmmillec(SAC) event beginning at 8 p.m. A band that has yet to decide on a name will open'the show. "It's going to be a good show this
year." said Steve McBride, S A C Special Events Assistant Chair. "We have a little more variety, because last year was mostly bands and music, but this year we also have a comic." Ventriloquist and comedian Lynn Trefzger will emcee the event. She has been nominated as Campus Comedy Entertainer of the Year and was named Ventriloquist of the Year from 199395. She has also been awarded numerous comedy awards and appeared on television shows including Star Sealeh. A&E Comedy on the Road and Good Morning America. Tickets are currently on sale at the
cided to make changes. Air Jam had been held annually for the past fifteen years. According to the April 10, 1996 issue of the Anchor, " T h e acts tried out and then they simply did not show up to perform." To entice more acts, the event was opened to performers that do more than lip sync. Last year, t h e j a / z band Qube. consisting of Malt Baumann ('00). Josh Wheeler COO), and Pat Blake COO), took first p l a c e h o n o r s . R e b e c c a DeVries COO) won second place, and third place was a w a r d e d to the lip syncing septuplet The Awesomes.
Fire causes brief alarm
Women's Week brings writers to Knickerbocker. Intermission, page 6
A Hope-filled look at homophobia. Infocus, p a g e 3.
Student Union Desk in the DeWitt Center for $3 and will be $4 at the door. "We usually sell the most at the door because people decide to come at the last m i n u t e . " said Erin O v e r m e y e r (*99), S A C Special Events Chair. Based on judging by music instructor Dave Pernell. International Education Special Programs Coordinator and Office Manager Amy Otis, and admissions counselor Ismaria Mcdel, awards will be handed out for first, second and third place, as well as Best of Show. Trophies and cash will be awarded. The event was known as Air Jam up until 1996, when the organi/ation de-
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E L . M I M O ' S B A C K : Indies of snow draped Holland in a winter wonderland beginning late Sunday evening. Monday evening classes were cancelled, but were resumed Tuesday morning.
A small l ire on the roof of Dimnent Memorial Chapel set off alarm bells last Thursday afternoon. March 5. The lire began while a crew was repairing a leak a r o u n d the c h a p e l ' s chimney and the torches used to heat the patching tar set some of the roofing materials on fire. The small blaze was quickly put out with the extinguishers the crew had with them, but black smoke alerted people passing by who called Public Safety. An alarm alerted the Holland l ire D e p a r t m e n t and C o l l e g e Ave. was blocked off between 10th and 12th Streets. The building was cleared and the attic was throughly checked to en-
sure there was no remainder of the fire. " There was some sensitivity bccause Of the nature of the building, so they put out a lull alarm," said Tom Renner, Director of Public Relations. Renner said that caution was taken since the incident was similar to two fires in Holland's past. # On Dec. 12, 1995. St. Francis de Sales Church, another historical monument. burned to the ground. A small fire was thought to have been extinguished, but instead the church ended up in flames an hour later. On campus in April of 1980. renovations to VanVleck Hall were almost complete when a fire was ignited as the Italianate roof supports were being stripped of their old paint with the more; C M A PEL. on 7
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campus briefs A I M to p r o m o t e annual 'Safe Spring Break' The annual "Safe Spring Break" nationwide program will be featured at Hope this week by the Alcohol Issues Matter (AIM) group. "May the Force Be With You" is the theme for March 11-18, when students will have the opportunity to pledge to drink responsibly over Spring Break. The reward for filling out the pledge cards on Thursday. March 11. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. outside of Phelps Dining Hall and on Monday. March 16. 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., will be a photo with Darth Vader. "We will be sending the cards and the photos back to the s t u d e n t s
through the mail as a reminder. hopefully before they leave," said AIM m e m b e r Jori Kumpf ('98). Other events include a reception f o l l o w i n g the D a n c e 24 performance on Friday the 13lh, a movie night. Saturday. March 14. in the Cook Residence Hall Lounge beginning at 6 p.m. with popcorn provided. candy in the Pine Grove on Monday, March 16, and an AIM meeting on Sunday. March 15 at 5:30 p.m. in the Otic Room. T h e w e e k will c o n c l u d e with mocktails on Wednesday. March 18 in Phelps Dining Hall throughout dinner, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
D a n f o r t h lecture t o feature n o t e d professor The annual Danforth Lecture will feature University of Arizona professor Dr. Heiko A. O b e r m a n on Monday. March 16. Oberman will present "The Quest for the Historical Calvin: Redrawing the Map of Reformation Europe." beginning at 3:30 p.m. in Winants Auditorium. Admission is free. Oberman is currently the Regents Professor of History and director of the Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies. He is in the process of completing a biography about John Calvin, and is also the author of 30 books and more than 100 articles, some of which have received awards. Oberman has also held positions
at Harvard University and the University of Tubingen. He has also served as a guest professor at the University of Zurich. Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the University of M i c h i g a n , t h e U n i v e r s i t y of WisconsinMadison. and All Souls College at Oxford University. He has r e c e i v e d the 1996 Dr. A.H. Heineken Prize for History, one of the highest awards in international academia. The Danforth Lecture series was established "to deepen and enlarge the religious dimension of the campus family through speakers who can reflect on the broad, interdenominational and yet positive sense of the Judeo-Christian perspectives of life and existence."
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Imagine you were able to influe n c e the o u t c o m e of i m p o r t a n t world issues such as pollution, the a b u s e of w o m e n , and ocean resource rights, while at the same time developing useful skills in research and debate. The annual Model United Nations conference is designed to do j u s t that. O v e r t h e w e e k e n d of March 12 and 13, over 900 students and faculty from 40 high schools will participate in the event in hopes of walking away with one of the many awards. "I am involved in Model UN because it is a good learning tool for students and promotes an awareness of international issues," said Jack Holmes, professor of political science. "The world is becoming more interdependent, and an educated person needs to understand the relationships involved between countries." Participants in the event will act as delegates representing one of the 185 nations within the U N . The conference is made up of two General Assemblies, six Security Councils, an International Court of Justice, and two Economic and Social Commissions, and each group will take part in simulated exercises focusing on current international issues. Students are responsible for researching how their particular coun-
try would stand on a certain issue used and finding j u d g e s for the sesand must then develop arguments sions. " M y role is primarily to adminto support their case. T h e y must also formulate solutions to the is- istrate the conference, make sure sues in a way that will reach an in- that everyone receives the proper materials and e q u i p m e n t , and to ternational consensus. H o l m e s stressed the important generally oversee the process that skills that students involved in the the students go through," Zoetewey said. "Another big part of my job is conference obtain. "When our students design simu- to inform the high schools of their lations they learn a lot about the is- roles in the conference and to give sues involved as well as how inter- them the necessary background inf o r m a t i o n national relations n e e d e d to r e w o r k , " he said. s e a r c h t h e is"Our program sues." e m p h a s i z e s that M o d e l U N Is a g o o d Topics for this delegates should learning tool for year's conferrepresent their s t u d e n t s and ence will include c o u n t r y so that p r o m o t e s an the C u b a n Misparticipants can sile C r i s i s , the understand difawareness of international ferent viewI n t e r n a t i o n a l issues. f l o w of e l e c points." —Jack H o l m e s tronic i n f o r m a The conferPoli. Sci. P r o f e s s o r tion, the abuse of e n c e is run e n women and legal tirely by the human rights to environmental proHope students taking one of the tection. Model UN classes. This year marks the 26th confer" T h e classes themselves cover general information on what the UN ence and students will come repreis and what it does," said Derek senting high schools from MichiZoetewey ('98), Secretary-General. gan, Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. The "It a l s o l o o k s at t h e d i f f e r e n t planning for the event begins improjects it does and the problems mediately after the past one finthat arise within the system. It ex- ishes. "I have enjoyed the experience in amines the ineffectiveness as well a number of ways," Zoetewey said. as the benefits." S t u d e n t r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s r a n g e "It's fun to take on a role you aren't f r o m selecting the issues to be dis- f a m i l i a r with and to learn more about it through research and dec u s s e d and s e r v i n g as s e s s i o n chairs, to preparing materials to be bate."
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Eleven Hope students roleplayed their way into a different world and numerous awards during the Midwest Model League of Arab Stales over the weekend of Feb. 2628.
Hope delegates captured honors while representing Iraq and Algeria on the campus of Grand Valley Stale University. Nasser Al-Faqih ('98), Noah Dale ('99). Matt Kuiper ('98), Car-
rie Tennant ("98), Eric Vogel ('99), and G h a d e e r Yaser ( ' 0 1 ) represented Iraq on the Model's various committees, including social, political, Palestinian economic and security affairs. Palesa Mazamisa ('99), Aurora O ' B r a t e (*98). Jacob Sitati ( ' 0 1 ) , J a m e s Sitati ( ' 0 0 ) , and Mlungisi Sisulu ('98) represented Algeria on similar committees. "It's set up to look exactly like the real life Model Arab League, except that w e ' r e American college students," Kuiper said.. For the tenth year in a row the
"Best Delegation" honors were garnered by the students w h o represented the Algerian delegation, and six individual students also took h o m e a w a r d s . O ' B r a t e and AlFaqih were elected assistant secretary general and secretary general for next year's Model League. The students had participated in a preparatory class since the beginning of spring semester. The course, taught by Dr. Janis Gibbs, associate professor of history, helped students to gather information about their countries and the other nations
S t u r t e v a n t wins national award Faculty members at the master's and doctorate levels, and a student at each level of education were also A n o t h e r m e m b e r of the H o p e awarded for their work. Sturtevant received her award community has garnered more honors thrpugh representing the Col- this past Saturday. March 7, at the Council on Social Work Education lege at the national level. Dr. Deborah Sturtevant, associ- annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. She was honored in particular for ate professor of sociology and social work, was honored by the Na- her Social Policy class project that r e q u i r e s s t u d e n t s to tional Committee for send their ideas and poEducating Students sitions on social policy to I n f l u e n c e S t a t e issues to state lawmakPolicy and E d u c a ers or agencies in hopes tion for her underof having an influence graduate teaching on t h e d i r e c t i o n t h e that aids students in policy is headed. earning a b a c h e l o r ' s The junior-level d e g r e e in s o c i a l course helps students to work. b e c o m e f a m i l i a r with The prospective the policy-making prof i e l d of r e c i p i e n t s cess. which will be benwas large with all D . Sturtevant eficial to them down the faculty members, eiSTACY BOGARD campusbeat editor
ther full-time or adjunct, eligible with an in-candidacy social work programs at their schools.
road. "I hope that this builds c o n f i dence and gives them a sense that
they have a voice and that they will use it on behalf of the people they serve," Sturtevant said. Each student chooses an angle of a particular policy that Sturtevant selects, and writes an analytical paper from the social work perspective and a position statement that is submitted to state or agency officials. "Most students when they do the project are pretty nervous, it's the dreaded assignment, because they are videotaped, but many have said that they are applying what they learned in the class l o their work situation," Sturtevant said. "They say that they are much more likely to volunteer and speak up now because they understand the process more." This year the project will focus on the implementation of welfare reform. Past years have looked at social work licensure, assisted suicide. homelessness and health care reform.
represented by other colleges, and exposed them to Robert's Rules of Order, which are followed in the real Arab League. "We study the other countries so that we have some sense of their stance, h o w they will go on our resolutions, either support or not support," Dale said. The event begins with a plenary session b e f o r e b r e a k i n g up into committees. They then discuss resolutions and debate which will go before the full League. "It's more a time to learn and ex-
perience what it's like to be part of politics, particularly Arab politics," Dale said. Other participating colleges inc l u d e d A q u i n a s C o l l e g e , Calvin College, and Grand Valley Slate University, Students walked away from the experience positively. "I gained a deeper appreciation for and understanding of the Arab world, which a lot of people here in America misunderstand- they're a misunderstood people," Kuiper said.
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Homophobia at Hope The campus exposed Thoughts on homophobia at Hope? "I d o n ' l c o n s i d e r myself homophobic. In no way, however, do I agree with the l i f e s t y l e . B u t il d o e s n ' t mean 1 don't love t h e m . " — Nicholas Knebl ( ' 0 0 ) "1 just think that if a guy ever hit on m e I'd kill him. But no, h o m o p h o b i a is not s o m e t h i n g y o u see
the c l o s e t ? ' " . T h e w o r k s h o p s were the culmination of an i n d e p e n d e n t study Kassuba conducted with Psychology Professor Jane Dickie. In preparation Kassuba p e r f o r m e d library research and had personal interactions with w o r k s h o p facilitators. Approximately 3 0 people attended each
people c a m e to these." According to Kassuba, a better conversation occurred at the later session than did at the first. Attendee of the first session Laura Myers ( ' 9 8 ) wished she had gone to this sec"I'm not ho| m o p h o b i c . B u t as with any c o n s e r v a t i v e s o r t of a r e a y o u ' r e going to have a t e n d e n c y to be more close-minded about people with other lifestyles." — Paula Champion ('00)
ond o n e instead. "I heard that the a t m o s p h e r e w a s m o r e feisty at the second one," Myers said. In part, the second session became more heated due to the p r e s e n c e of a dissenter. Joel terson
"I'm not homophobic'. But 1 d o n ' t think h o m o sexuality is right. In fact I ' m really op^ posed to it, for religious reasons." — Erich Shoemaker ( ' 0 0 )
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J e r r y K a s s u b a ( ' 9 8 ) presented t w o workshops, both entitled, "Confronting Homopliobia," last Wednesday, March 4. In the w o r k s h o p s Kassuba addressed q u e s t i o n s such as. " W h a t is h o m o p h o b i a ? " a n d "What does it feel like to be 'in
workshop. "I was i m p r e s s e d with the t u r n o u t , " Kassuba said. "Students are usually pretty a p a t h e t i c about a t t e n d i n g w o r k s h o p s , but
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"I don't agree with the homosexual lifestyle because Biblically it's wrong." —Seth Gardner ('00
want make it abundantly clear that I did not attend the works h o p to m a k e a s c e n e , " P a t t e r s o n s a i d . "Frankly, I attended because I had to for a class, and [Kassuba's workshop) occurred at a time when I di3n't have to w o r k . " "However, when I heard something |ai (he workshop) that w a s n ' t true. I had to speak up," Patterson said. Patterson was ruffled w h e n he s e n s e d t h a t the workshop attendees were b u y i n g into the belief that homosexuality is condoned
people were interpreting C h r i s t i a n i t y in t h i s way," Patterson said. On o n e hand, 7-8 v e r s e s , l o c a t e d in b o t h the O l d a n d N e w Testaments of the Bible, can be interpreted as anti-homosexual. One such verse, Romans 1:26-27 reads, " F o r this reason God gave them u p to degrading passions. T h e i r w o m e n exchanged natural intercourse f o r unnatural, and in the s a m e way also the men, giving up natural intercourse with w o me n , were consumed with passion for one another. Men committed shameless acts with m e n and r e c e i v e d in their own persons the due penalty for their error." F o r Patterson, t h e s e verses indic a t e t h a t in G o d and Christ's
I loathe homosexuality? Yes." Professor of Religion Allen Verhey interpreted the verses of Romans, as well as the other verses of the Bible dealing wiihTiomosexuality, in a different manner. Verhey put h o m o s e x u a l i t y on the s a m e level as infertility and divorce and remarriage: conditions not necessarily intended by God but which exist as a result of M a n ' s fall. "Homosexuality is not a choice," Verhey said. "Even without evidence proving homosexuality a genetically-determined trait, it still is not a choice." Verhey would like the church to have some kind of ritual that blesses homosexuality — welcomes and accepts il — a s it b l e s s e s re| marriage. Myers agreed. "As a Christian it is my duly not to put up walls and boundaries between people," Myers said. Myers articulated further that Jesus himself never uttered w o r d s c o n d e m n i n g homosexuality; thus, in her view, it is unsupportable to say that Christianity holds the lifestyle to be wrong. Patterson confirmed Jesus' personal silence on the issue. " H o w e v e r , if you believe Christ is w h o he said he is, then you believe he is the son of God as well as God himself. Therefore, he is the same God w h o , in the Old Testament, c o n d e m n e d homosexuality," Patterson said. Associate Professor of English Priscilla Atkins hit on the societal side of the issue. " T h e r e are always going to be gay students at Hope," Atkins said. " K a s s u b a ' s workshops were really a service to everyone." "Students here are going out in the world to s e r v e p e o p l e a n d w o r k w i t h p e o p l e . T h e y ' r e going to need to know h o w to inter-
view homosexuality is a sin. "A phobia is an irrational fear of something," Patterson explained. " D o I have an irrational fear of homosexuals? No way. Do act with f r o m condoning sexuality, but that they nonethei m s less love and reach out to g a y s , lesbians, and biu s i n g s sexuals; other Christians do not c o n d o n e h o m o sexuality, nor do they consider homosexuals deserving of love and re-
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hmmm. 1 have never been homophobic, nor have I ever been condemning of the homosexual lifestyle. I am Caucasian, heterosexual, a Christian — all this, but not h o m o p h o bic or critical of homosexuality. A s I ' v e r e s e a r c h e d a n d discussed homosexuality, lesbianism, and b i s e x u a l i t y w i t h o t h e r s at Hope, I've discovered many who can claim the same combination of self-describing adjectives as I can. However, I have also encountered several who cannot. T h e main conflict seems to be c o m b i n i n g "Christian" and "accepting of homosexuality." Many Christians claim that their religious beliefs prevent them
spect. I had the privelege this past Sunday of attending a meeting of the G.L.O.B.E. (Gay, Lesbian, Or Bisexual E q u a l i t y ) peer group. M e m b e r s of the group allowed m e to q u e s t i o n t h e m c a n d i d l y about what it is like to be homosexual at H o p e , what k i n d s of struggles they deal with on a daily basis, what they think regarding the future of society's attitude to homosexuality, etc. We c h a t t e d f o r a l m o s t t w o hours, half of the time discussing homosexuality and the other half dinkin' around and laughing. Super-cool people. When w e did discuss serious issues, several concerns were raised. O n e m e m b e r wishes that more people would just think about the
homosexuals." issue of homosexuality for themselves, instead of simply locking into defined structures of morality t h e y ' v e either g r o w n up with or been exposed to. S o m e m e m b e r s w i s h the endeavor to prove homosexuality a genetically-determined condition w o u l d cease. "I don't want people to accept il because it's scientifically based. I want people lo accept it out of love and h u m a n e concerns," one member said. Others want the scientific evidence solidified. " M a y b e then the discrimination will stop." O n c e during our conversation I slipped; I compared a homosexual relationship lo a "normal relationship." N o b o d y said anything, but I n o t i c e d my w o r d c h o i c e a n d thought about it for a long lime. W h a t do I consider a " n o r m a l relationship?" A loving, monogamous inlimacy between two people is my answer. And 1 realized, after talking with them, that this is exactly what m e m b e r s of G.L.O.B.E. seek as well. Imagine thai. Hope College. T h e y ' r e normal.
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I am w o n d e r i n g how Miss Schneider can admire my faith in Jesus after a "careful deliberation and intellectual study" of my religious beliefs; I've always thought that faith went beyond human reasoning. So whether or not the Bible is how we know Truth is irrelevant, because Jesus didn't come to teach us to read or reason. Jesus of Nazareth wasn't born to start a religion, either; He came to die, out of love for us. His everlasting love prompted Him to take the initiative and say, "I want a relationship with you. I want you to love me because I A M your God, and not because you feel you have to." " H e didn't drop platitudes on people and k e e p w a l k i n g , " Jim M u r p h y , a m e m b e r of the national Catholic Charismatic service team, has said. " J e s u s a l w a y s tries to talk with people." Honest conversation leads to intimate relationships, not institutions of organized beliefs. He came to start a church, which is different from a religion in that a
r u m o r s b u t r u m o r h a s it w e a r e s u p p o s e d t o h a v e g r o w n o u t o f it. W e l l , a p p a r e n t l y H o p e H i g h S c h o o l a r e e x c l u d e d f r o m growing out of gossip. A p p a r e n t l y , n o t e v e r y o n e h a s g r o w n o u t o f it, a s t h i s past w e e k the r u m o r s h a v e b e e n f l y i n g a n d the lies h a v e been nourishing on H o p e ' s campus. A situation has recently arisen on H o p e ' s c a m p u s that has c a u s e d m u c h ado, but it's not a b o u t nothing. A l t h o u g h the sorority will neither c o n f i r m nor d e n y whether or not charges have been brought against them, t h e f a c t is t h a t t h e y h a v e b e e n a c c u s e d of v i o l a t i n g n e w m e m b e r e d u c a t i o n policies and will face the G r e e k Judicial Board W e d n e s d a y night. W i t h the a c c u s a t i o n s as the sole p i e c e of i n f o r m a t i o n , many people on campus have begun talking about things they k n o w absolutely nothing about. T h e f a c t of t h e m a t t e r is n o b o d y but m e m b e r s of t h e sorority can say with absolute certainty w h a t the charges a r e all a b o u t . T h e f a c t is p e o p l e s h o u l d not s a y a n y t h i n g a b o u t t h i s m a t t e r u n l e s s t h e y h a v e s o m e t h i n g to say, a n d at this point n o b o d y o u t s i d e the sorority has a n y t h i n g substantial to say.
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On a cflmpus as small as H o p e ' s , r u m o r s spread like
around here and a l o n g the w a y the already small a m o u n t o f a c t u a l i n f o r m a t i o n d i s s i p a t e s u n t i l all t h a t is l e f t i s usually just a pile of n o t h i n g . R u m o r s , a l l e g a t i o n s , a n d lies are a lot m o r e d a n g e r o u s than most people realize. Friendships, careers, and families have been disrupted due to nasty rumors. T h e w o r d a r o u n d t h e c a m p f i r e is t h a t r u m o r s a r e a l i v e a n d w e l l h e r e at H o p e H i g h S c h o o l . T h a t i s n o t j u s t a rumor.
Oliver North's speech on campus last year was not part of the Student Congress Speaker Series as reported in the February 11 issue of the Anchor. The Anchor deeply regrets the mistake. .
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After last w e e k ' s article in the anchor regarding W T H S and the firing of Bruce Cain and Brian Paul, 1 feel that I have to respond to the students who question our musical choices. N u m b e r one, the firing of Bruce and Brian was not only app r o p r i a t e but n e c e s s a r y . T h e y were completely disrespecting the station that some of us work dili- gently to create and run. For many years now, W T H S has tried to operate as a professional radio station and to give the students who choose to participate a chance to experience this kind of professional environment along with the fun of a college radio station. If B r u c e and Brian were to act as they did at a commercial radio station, the same action would have occurred. I can g u a r a n t e e you. T w o , B r u c e and Brian do not have a right to voice their opinion over the air at W T H S ,
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be found. I'll admit that we self-proclaimed "followers of Christ" haven't been very loving at times. This is not to say we don't try, but it's not easy. We try to build and maintain relationships that J e s u s would h a v e wanted us to have with our neighbors and with Him. If taking up the cross were easy, Christianity would
Dear Editor, One of the most distinctive and admirable features of Hope College has been its aspiration— frequently attained—to provide a religious atmosphere in which Christians of different traditions could live and worship together in mutual respect. It is my fear that this atmosphere is currently being polluted. It is my fear that ideas that represent but one defensible interpretation of Scripture are being advanced as normative for all Christians. It is my suspicion that these ideas are not in fact normative at all for many Christian traditions, but since I am, on this particular issue, confident in speaking only about the Roman Catholic tradition, I will limit my remarks to what that tradition teaches. The issue to which I am referring is salvation. The Roman Catholic Church clearly teaches that an individual w h o is not a professing C h r i s t i a n m a y n e v e r t h e l e s s be
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they h a v e the P R I V I L E G E , and they abused that privilege. Three. I realize that many students here do not listen to W T H S on a regular basis, but that is only because they choose not to give the station a try. We choose as a format, as almost every other college radio station in A m e r i c a , a v a r i e t y of m u s i c a l s o u n d s all falling under t h e socalled alternative umbrella. T h i s format works and gives W T H S the most listeners out of any format, because w e offer music that no one else does. Let me ask all of the stud e n t s w h o criticize W T H S o n e question. If W T H S would switch to a mainstream alternative format, would you listen to us or W G R D or W K L Q ? You would still listen to thosd commercial stations because they have the money, equipment, and staff to do things that we cannot. The simple fact is that if we would allow the students to choose their own music during their show
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church is alive and dynamic, because it is based on people and not ideas. If we see religion as a set of rules to be followed and concepts to be grasped at, naturally we'll be averse to accepting its validity; we are all sinners and the more we let Satan h a v e a grip on us the less liTcely w e a r e to w a n t to a c c e p t G o d ' s love, forgiveness, and laws. If we see religion as a relationship to be sought with God and with each other, issues like morality, the Truth, and the afterlife seem like details. When this is understood, you can be free to respond to G o d ' s love. Religion, our response to G o d ' s g r a c e , s h o u l d be p r o v e n in the change that our lives experience; there any semblance of Truth can
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not be the most difficult religion in the world to live up to. As it is, believing in Jesus's claims to be God is enough of a gamble (B.T.W., He is the only acknowledged prophet of God to make this claim). So if you really want proof of the validity of Christianity's claim to have the Truth, I invite you to ask Jesus directly (after all. He said it). If you truly'desire evidence of the Truth, experience will have to suffice. No other way will satisfy what I think you want to know. T h e season of Lent is a perfect time to invite Him into your life. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you find Jesus; we Christians may disappoint you, but I solemnly assure you that if your heart is pure. He will not. W h e t h e r or not you believe me, Jesus wants to talk to you. Miss Schneider. He wants to love you for no other reason than to make you happy. Naturally, I would advise you to take Him up on His offer. Let the L O R D love you; therein you will have all the proof you need. P e t e r K i m ('00)
o f Cain and Paul without a specific format, we would get less listeners than we do now because the only people who would listen would be that DJ's friends. Without a specific formal, a radio station will fail, that is a simple rule of radio. I am just asking that the students of Hope College give us a chance; after all we are the cutting edge of music. If you w^re listening, you would know that we were playing such bands as C h u m b a w u m b a , Sublime. Mighty Mighty Bostones, Sugar Ray, Cake, 311, and m a n y m o r e b e f o r e the larger c o m m e r c i a l stations even gave them airplay. Or maybe you could tune into the specialty shows that W T H S c a r r i e s such as The Grateful Dead Show on Tuesday nights or our two Christian Alternative shows. You just may be surprised. M i c h a e l M c C u n e ('99) General Manager W T H S
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s a v e d . For e x a m p l e , individuals who believe in God, repent of their sins, and desire to do G o d ' s will receive what is called a "baptism by desire." Those who suffer and die for some Christian teaching—even if they do not recognize it as Christian—are said to be baptized in their own blood. Such individuals— even if they do not explicitly profess the Christian faith—can receive G o d ' s grace and salvation. Much discussion on this issue centers on the status of believers ot other faiths. Richard P. McBrien offers the following statement of the position of the Catholic Church: T h e o f f i c i a l d o c t r i n e of t h e Church may be summarized as follows: All religions are related somehow to the Christian economy of salvation; apart from this relationship they have no salvific power; yet their adherents can find salvation, even though their religions are not on an equal footing with Christianity (Catholicism: Study Edition,
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p. 274; my italics). I wish, therefore, to state the following to all Catholic students on campus: If someone maintains that followers of other faiths are cut off from salvation merely by the fact that they are followers of other faiths, you should realize that this is one position that some Christians take. You should also realize that it is a view opposed by the Roman Catholic Church. If, however, someone maintains that to be a Christian one must hold that followers of other faiths are cut off from salvation merely by the fact that they are followers of Other faiths, you sliould realize that such a view is false, divisive to our community, and irresponsible. It is also tantamount to maintaining the further falsehood that Roman Catholics are not Christians. A n t h o n y N. P e r o v i c h , Jr. UCS faculty adviser
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All I ever needed t o know I learned in my d o r m Simple pleasures are ihe sweetest • Calories don't count late at night • Sleep is overrated • Sleep is underrated • The rest of the world doesn't operate on a college schedule • Most of your best work can be done after midnight • I ' m really naive • You will never regret sacrificing an hour of sleep or homework for bonding time with a friend • Brothers and sisters grow up without you • Everyone has a different definition of loud • Never take a light blue tray • Morning always comes too early • Sometimes a good cry helps • Save often • Friends are the people you can be stupid around and they still love you • A good parking spot is a precious thing • Everyone has a bad day once in a while • By the first full week of school, all your dishes will smell like Ramen noodles • Laughter makes every part of your body and soul feel better • Somewhere along the line, your parents become more like good friends than your superiors • Always add a little lemon to your water • J.Crew sends half of its catalog subscriptions to Hope • Singing loud relieves stress • Never leave macaroni and cheese in a hot pot overnight • There are a lot of "thin lines" in life • Gossip is. dangerous • It's always more run fun 10 to wear your roommaie roommate'ss
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clothes • Sometimes you need to be alone • Goldfish are cool, but I miss ray dog • Everyone loves a double ring phone call • Most of the learning at college doesn't take place behind a de^k in the classroom • Your roommates can give the best haircuts • Pray • Life goes quick, savor it • Everyone has some " g o o d " in them, learn to look for it • Money goes a lot quicker than it comes • Even when you think you can't do anymore, you always can • Hope really isn't all that "dry" • Tolerating the difference of others is healthy • Forgive and forget • Out of all the people you promised you would stay in touch with after high school, only a few have ever made it out to visit, and for some reason, that's okay • You can never have enough salsa • We are paying a lot more for this education than we realize • Honesty is the best policy • The truth can hurl • Just because you get a bad fry from Wendy's • doesn't mean you shouldn't go back for a frosty • Forwards are not cool • You cannot handle everything alone • Walls are thin • You'll never regret taking lots of pictures • Change is a blessing in the long run • Weekends are too short • Trains are loud • You don't need to be perfect to be loved • I ' m not half as smart as I used to think I was.
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Stir-Fry Express What you need', hot pot, instant rice, can of precooked Stir Fry Vegetables, (optional: soy sauce) What you do: You can whip up a little Chinese dish of your own by just cooking about 1 cup of rice (be sure to* keep the cover on the hot pot while the rice is simmering) and then heating up about 1/2 a can of ready-made stirfry vegetables to pour over the top. Cost estimate (per serving):% 1.50 Preparation time: 15 minutes
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O t h e r ideas: • hardboiled eggs. • cookies from premade dough. • cream of wheat or oatmeal. • flavored rice or noodles. • noodles chilled wilh Italian dressing. • Spagheltio's. • cream of mushroom soup with anything. • half a block of velveeta cheese wilh a jar of bean dip. • whatever your roommaie has.
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What you need: Kool-Aid, ice tray, and popsicle slicks or toothpicks. What you do: Make your desired flavor kool-aid following the package directions. For popsicles, fill the ice tray with kool-aid and put popsicle sticks (toothpicks) in each tray and chill in a freezer. For a slushie, freeze a cup of kool-aid or a juice box and crush the ice after chilling for a refreshing drink. £ost estimation (per seriving): about $0.05 /Preparation time: 4 minutes lo make, over 4 hours lo chill.
If you can still stand the sight of Ramen, there might be flavors that you don't know about. Branch out, try a new flavor : • shrimp • picante chicken
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• Don't leave dirty dishes in the balhroom, for the sake of the cleaning staff and the other people who use the balhroom. • D o n ' t buy the most expensive brands at ihe store. To save money, try the cheaper brands and you may find they taste nearly the same. • Don't leave your hot pot plugged into the outlet when it is empty. Il will burn out. • D o n ' t submerge hot pots, sandwich, or anything with a cord in water.
What you need: A microwave, g r a h a m crackers, marshmallows, and Hershey's chocolate bar. What you do: For a gooey chocolately treat, stack £ up a couple marshmallows and 1/3 of a Hershey's candy bar on a graham cracker (split in half) and slick il in the microwave for about 30 seconds (microwave • cooking times will vary.) Cost estimation (per serving): $0.45 Preparation time: 45 seconds
It's 11:00 p.m., y o u ' v e got at least three hours of sludying yet, and your growling stomach is keeping everyone in ihe entire hall awake. The list of food possibilities is weak; there's Ramen noodles, m i c r o w a v e popcorn, and poptarls. If you're feeling especially motivated you might even lake a bagel lo the loasler in the kitchen (or use ihe one you have hidden in your room). Although you may not be able lo whip up some extravagant treat at every hunger pang, there are more oplions for dorm room cuisine than you might ihink. S o m e s t u d e n t s at H o p e h a v e learned lo use their resources lo the fullest and have cooked up some creative meals within the limited means
of the residence hall. Noah Dale ( ' 9 9 ) treated his Durfee Hall friends lo some salmon earlier this fall. "I went salmon fishing a lot," he said "and I cooked some in ihe kitchen. Usually I just make easy stuff like Ramen and macaroni and cheese. Bui I've made full dinners in ihe kitchen, like spaghetti and sluff, and invited people. We used a flashlighl in ihe middle of ihe table instead of a candle, since we aren't supposed lo have candles. " I ' m letting my boyfriend sample my culinary skills," said Rebecca Zantop ('01). "We made beef tacos once. We went and bought the ingredients and I bought a pan. I've made sloppy joes before, loo. We use the Dykstra kitchen and hot pots a lot." Hot pots, electric sandwich mak-
ers, and utilizing ihe residence hall kitchens provide students wilh the chance to a hoi meal. "Our hot pot is convenient," said Paul Kernstock ('99), "You don't need to lo ihe Klelz for a grilled cheese. Il only costs like $0.35 to make one. My roommaie and I have made hot peanut butter and jelly, have warmed up Arby's roast beef sandwiches, and someone made up pizza pockets once." S o m e W y c k o f f Hall r e s i d e n t s iried some extravagant cooking last year."Wc cooked lobster here once as a practical j o k e for some guys who lived here last year," said Jason Ziemer ('00). We cooked il in a big pot and then we pul the lobsler on the floor for 2 hours, we wanted lo make sure the thing was dead." "Then we hung il in the guys' room and we ate il. It was awesome."
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Jen and L e n z o highlight h u m o r and survival JILL P I E R S O N staff r e p o r t e r
Gish Jen and Lisa Lenzo will focus on living as 4,A Minority Within the Minority" at the annual Meyer Lecture tonight. March 11. This event is sponsored by the Visiting Writers Series in collaboration with Women's Week and will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theater. Live music by the Hope College Jazz C h a m b e r Ensemble will precede the reading, beginning at 6:30 p.m. Jen. best known for her fiction work, has published two novels, Typical American and Mona in the Promised Land. Both have been New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Jen was chosen to read "because of her writing about the profound complexities of a w o m a n from another culture dealing with issues of assimilation into A m e r i c a n cul-
lure," said English professor Jack Ridl. Both Ridl and colleague Pinckney Benedict site Jen's h u m o r as an element that sets her apart from other writers. "We live in a humorless age. particularly in the areas of r a c e and g e n d e r , " Benedict said. Jen deals with both of these issues using her unique sense of humor. G.Jen Jen began her writing career at the age of 30 after earning degrees from Harvard University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop. After a year in China teaching English to coal miners, she received a surprise grant f r o m a Harvard philanthropic program that spurred her to write.
"I can't wear panty hose, so that eliminates a lot of professions," Jen said. Lenzo recently published her first book, a collection of short stories entitled Within the Lighted City. The book has already received much praise, including a national award from the University of Iowa Press. "Lenzo is a new discovery, j u s t o v e r the last m o n t h or s o , " B e n e d i c t said. With a masters degree L . L e f r o m Western M i c h i g a n University, Lenzo has a class roster that includes H o p e C o l l e g e , Grand Valley State University and
Evergreen College in Washington. "[Lenzo's] writing deals with the complexities of spiritual survival amidst the various f o r m s of violence within urban America," Ridl said. She has received a PEN Syndicated Fiction Award, and her first collection of short stories w o n t h e 1997 John Simmons Short Fiction Award. Currently a d r i v e r and disp a t c h e r for the Saugatuck-Douglas Interurban Transit Authority, Lenzo lives with her 17-year nzo old daughter, who provided the photographs for the cover of Lenzo's short story collection.
T h e M e y e r L e c t u r e is an end o w e d lectureship established in 1985 by Pamela White Hadas in h o n o r of her g r a n d m o t h e r . Eve Leenhouts Pelgrim Meyer, a Hope alum. The recognition goes to women who have made exceptional contributions to the arts and humanities, and will serve this year as a postlude to W o m e n ' s Week. Ridl said these authors were chosen because they deal with "being a minority within a minority within the larger context of American life." " B e c a u s e the Visiting Writers Series has such a following, such a reputation, this serves as a great collaboration," said Fonda Green, dir e c t o r of Special P r o g r a m s and Women's Week Coordinator. This event will bring to a close more than two weeks of celebrating women and their contributions through the W o m e n ' s Week program.
A Singular Tradition Dance 24 offers grace and energy Hope musicians prep for annual show SALLY SMITS ntermission co-editor
In its tenth year, the Musical S h o w c a s e has still not b e c o m e mundane or anything close to traditional. The Tenth Annual Musical S h o w c a s e will travel to DeVos Hall in Grand Rapids on March 16 and begin at 8:00 p.m. The Showcase is a fast-paced, energetic concert, collecting in-one p l a c e a n d o n o n e s t a g e all of Hope's major musical performance groups, as well as several smaller ensembles and soloists. "The format is exactly the same as in previous years." said Robert Ritsema, conductor of the orchestra and associate professor of music at Hope College. "But all the music will be new and each year the smaller groups change, and that is what makes the difference." This year, the music moves from pieces by Dizzy G i l l e s p i e performed by the Jazz C h a m b e r Ensemble. to " R e q u i e m " by Mozart from the Orchestra, and then again to "Elijah R o c k " by the Chapel Choir. "There will be music of every type, from semi-popular to gospel
to heavy classical stuff," Ritsema said. T h e f e a t u r e d e n s e m b l e s , too, bring a freshness and variety to the Showcase. The Cello Choir, made up of the thirteen cellists in the orchestra, will perform along with a brass quintet, the Hope Horns, and a percussion trio. Each brings its own distinct sound with different pieces. And though the format is the same f r o m year to year, that's not to say it's a traditional one. One piece is hardly finished when another begins, and the concert flows continuously with no pauses. This requires several groups to be on stage all at once, ready for the next pieces, and it requires some students to shift from one group to another. "It's a logistical nightmare to work out the order so that there are no c o n f l i c t s , " said Dr. Russell Floyd, the coordinator of the event. "There's not any kind of break and we can't afford to take the time to set up." The planning for this concert is time-consuming, and it has been every year of the Showcase's ten. The idea for this one-of-a-kind, inm o r e D E V O S on 8
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In music, style, and form. Dance 24 shows the possibilities of combining the old with the new, and the m o d e m with the classical. T h e nine pieces in the annual dance concert on March 12, 13, and 14 at 8:00 p.m. in the DeWitt Theater will be p e r formed to various mus i c styles, from the Squirrel Nut Z i p p e r s to Elvis P r e s l e y , Pizzicato 5 to the Beastie B o y s , G o s p e l to Tibetan temple music. " A l o n g with m u s i c a l variety. Dance 24 has a variety of dance forms in it: tap, ballet. jazz. and modern." said Jill Donehoo ('99), a participant in the show. "If you don't like one piece, I'm sure you'll like the next one." Donehoo is dancing in a tap piece choreographed by Terri Filips, a former Hope dance student and now a parttime lecturer in the department. "Terri's piece, 'Just for Kicks,' is
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high-energy with a lot of audience interest," Donehoo said. Jodi Kurtze ('01) is also a part of "Jusl-for Kicks." and is a member of another performance in Dance 24 called "Lost Sanctuary" by Hope dance professor Julio Rivera. "Rivera's piece is at the opposite e n d of t h e d a n c e spectrum from Filip's dance; 'Lost Sanctuary' is about a group of women," Kurtze said. Another associate dance professor, Linda G r a h a m , will present two n e w c h o r e o g r a p h i e s in this year's concert. " M y t w o pieces are ' C o m i n g Clean,' a rock ' n ' roll laundromat piece to Elvis music, and a restaging of Anton Dolin's vqrsion of 'Pas De Quatre' which ^ will be performed by four dancers," Graham said. Also featured are pieces choreog r a p h e d by S t e v e lannocone and Dawn Mcllhargey-Wigert. Guest artists Laurel Skousen and KwangSuk C h o i f r o m the Cleveland San Jose Ballet will perform a m o d e r n and classical piece. The dance department has been working on Dance 24 since the first week of
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this semester. Rehearsals have been four to six hours every week, and the effort will show. "It's going to be a wonderful show, as much for the variety as for the high quality of dancing and choreography," Kurtze said. Also contributing t o t h e s u c c e s s of I a n c e 24 a r e E r i k D Alberg and Keith Oberfield, who manage lighting, Anne C. De Velder, who designed the costumes, and Assistant Stage Manager Philip Leete COO). "It is a rush just to be part of the show," Leete said. "There's everything in Dance 24, from the z a r r e to t h e beautiful." "I encourage stud e n t s and faculty to attend Dance 2 4 , " '•) K u r t z e s a i d . "There r e a l l y i s something for everyone and the concert is a way to expose the college and community to varying forms of artistic expression."
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' T o talk about your culture is one thing, but doing it is another," Moua said. M o a u ' s dance, called Pov Pob, portrayed the ritual passing of a ball between a male and a female that signifies courtship. O n e thing that a p p e a r e d f r e quently was poetry in different lang u a g e s . A p o e m in V i e t n a m e s e about the struggle of the boat people touched the hearts of the audience, while a poem about friendship and loss, presented in two different African languages as well as English, spawned different ideas about the continual need for telling people how much you care about them. t4 I think that the students are really happy with what they've done, and I ' m so proud of them," said Amy Otis, Special Programs Coordinator and Office Manager for International Education.
man Club put on a fanciful production of Snow White, featuring a male Snow W h i t e and a f e m a l e p r i n c e w h o s h o w e d u p in a Volkswagen bug, while a group of French students created a parody of "the typical French male." T h e acts were also intended to make the audience think about the cultural richness of life. From the solemn patience of the Japanese fencing technique of Kendo, to the lighthearted m e r i n g u e and salsa dancing from Latin America, the show captivated the Knickerbocker audience. One of the least recognized cultures presented was that of Hmong, a nomadic Asian tribe. Lisa Moua ( ' 9 9 ) , a H m o n g student at Hope College, displayed the traditional garb of her people and led a traditional Hmong courtship dance with the help of some friends.
Following the buffet, a cultural bazaar was held in the Knickerbocker lobby. The bazaar featured displays from the Philippines, France, Peru. Mexico, Japan, Russia, and Germany. Many of the tables were manned by international students from the country, or by students w h o are studying the language at Hope. "We hope that this will stimulate students' interest into breaking their smaller circles," said Todd McKim ( ' 0 0 ) , w h o , s t u d i e s J a p a n e s e at Hope. The show opened to a full house with a poetry reading conducted in a multitude of different languages. The cultural presentations that followed were powerful reminders of the variety that exists in the world outside Holland, Mich. Many of the acts were created to make the audience laugh. The Ger-
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T h e Hope College w o m e n ' s bask e t b a l l t e a m s i m p l y ran out of steam. T h e Flying D u t c h c o m p i l e d an impressive 16-10 season record and upset Calvin College 53-49 to win the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association. However, with their 75-71 loss to Baldwin-Wallace College on March 4, the Dutch c a m e up just short of cracking the second round of the N C A A Division III tournament. " A lot of people expected us to c o m e in here and get w h o o p e d , " said head coach Brian Morehouse. "Baldwin-Wallace has the advantage in every statistical measurement, but what you can't measure is heart and these girls have a lot of heart." Against the Yellowjackets, the Flying Dutch j u m p e d ahead to a 3530 halftime lead but were denied in the paint through m u c h of the second half. Then, costly missed shots d o w n the stretch and big plays by
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S W E E X S H O X : Joel Holstege ('98) fires a shot over an Allegheny opponent in Hope's 80-66 win Saturday. Holstege was named MIAA MVP for the second consecutive year.
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In Hope College's second-round N C A A T o u m a m e n l g a m e with Allegheny. the four season stalwarts put to rest any doubts that might be lingering with the H o p e C o l l e g e basketball team. L e d b y t h e t a n d e m of J o e l Holstege ( ' 9 8 ) , Kris Merrit ('98), Pat Stegeman ('99), and D a n Van Hekken ('98), the Flying Dutchmen were able to advance to the " S w e e t Sixteen" with a 80-66 win over Allegheny College. " O u r go-to four had terrific, terrific games. 1 thought our four stalwarts tonight led the D u t c h m e n in every category," said head coach Glenn Van Wieren. " W e knew Allegheny w a s an outstanding team, but our guys played super." The four combined to score 68 of the team's points and lead a hardc h a r g e d d e f e n s e that s t i f l e d the Gators. S e c o n d - s e e d e d H o p e will also host the G r e a t L a k e s / S o u t h R e gional games in the Dow Center on Friday and Saturday, thanks to John Carroll's 78-59 defeat of Wooster, the number one seed. T h e 23-4 D u t c h m e n will host 261 Christopher Newport. Friday at 8 p.m. in the D o w Center. " W e ' r e g o i n g to play well," Van Wieren said. "Every g a m e w e play here on out, w e ' r e going to play well." Tickets for Friday night's game will go on sale Thursday morning at the D o w Center ticket office. If the D u t c h m e n win on Friday, they will play Saturday at 7 : 3 0 p.m. for the right to travel to Salem, Va. and the Final Four. " W e ' v e been wailing f o r this the
w h o l e year," Holstege said. " I ' v e been looking f o r w a r d to the N C A A Tournament; we didn't look past the regular season, but the tournament is so m u c h f u n . " Hope j u m p e d out to a 14-4 lead to begin the g a m e and never relinquished the lead. T h e Dutchmen led 39-34 at halftime, and an 11-4 run early in the second half g a v e the team enough cushion f o r the win. " W h e n w e play with e m o t i o n , w e ' r e a good basketball team and w e played with our h e a r t s , " Van Wieren said. " T h e r e was 4 0 minutes of effort, of heart, and emotion f r o m absolutely every player." Van W i e r e n a l s o h a d s t r o n g w o r d s f o r Chris Vander Slice ( ' 9 9 ) and Brian Paul ('00), w h o played in t h e a b s e n c . e of K e v i n V a n T i m m e r e n ( ' 0 0 ) , who was suspended for violating team rules. " W e ' v e kind of put Vander Slice and Paul on the back burner all season, but this g a m e had as much to do with them and w e c o u l d n ' t have asked for m o r e , " Van Wieren said. "They stepped it up with emotion and with effort. T h e y showed up big." " T h e y ' v e been ready for this all year," Van Hekken said. "They have been working their tails o f f . " Vander Slice scored six points and grabbed nine rebounds, while Paul had four points and six boards. Hope wasMed by Holstege's 19 points, five assists, and four steals. Stegeman scored 17 and Merrit and Van Hekken had 16 points each. Holstege was also named M I A A Most Valuable Player for the second straight season. Merrit joined H o l s t e g e on the A l l - M I A A first team, while Van Hekken made second team, and S t e g e m a n w a s an honorable mention selection.
BaldwinWallace lost the g a m e for the Flying Dutch. "I thought w e were going to win u p until the last few seconds of the g a m e , " said a t e a r y - e y e d Tara Hosford ( ' 9 8 ) . "I had so much faith in my team that w e would win that I couldn't believe it w h e n we lost." Lisa H o e k s t r a ( ' 0 0 ) scored 23 points against Baldwin-Wallace and Kristin Koenigsknecht ( ' 0 1 ) scored 16 p o i n t s w i t h e i g h t r e b o u n d s . Hosford scored 12 points in perhaps her last g a m e in a Hope jersey. A f t e r H o p e ' s loss to B a l d w i n Wallace, head coach Brian M o r e h o u s e s p o k e highly of Hosford and Hoekstra. " T h e s e girls may not be the prettiest when it c o m e s to scoring o r graceful on the court," he said. "But nobody gets the j o b done better than (Hoekstra and Hosford). S o m e d o it with style but these t w o k n o w h o w to score." T h i s y e a r ' s Flying Dutch team is the first in Hope College history to have three players score more than 3 0 0 points in a season. H o e k s t r a scored 389 points, a record f o r a
s o p h o m o r e , while Hosford scored 317 points, and Koenigsknecht broke the record f o r points in the first year with 330. The All-MIAA teams were riddled with H o p e athletes. Both Hoekstra and Koenigsknecht made the First Team and Hosford m a d e second team, while Christie Eding ( ' 9 8 ) received Honorable Mention. T h e Flying Dutch will lose seven players to graduation, but only two starters are expected to continue to play well next season. Graduating f o r H o p e will be both Tara and Kristin Hosford ('98), Johanna LaGore ('98), Rachel Postmus ('98), Jennifer Costing ('98), Eding, a n d student assistant coach Tara Porter ('98). Both Hosfords have another year of athletic eligibility ahead of them, but at this point their plans for the f u t u r e remains uncertain. " T h e s e seven seniors have taken us a long way," M o r e h o u s e said. " T h e program has moved forward so much in the last two years and a lot of that has to do with these seniors."
S w i m m e r s head t o Nationals S e v e r a l m e m b e r s of t h e w o m e n ' s s w i m team have earned first seeds at this weekends N C A A Division III S w i m m i n g and Diving Ch a m p i o n sh i p s in St. Louis. Llena Durante ( ' 0 0 ) and Laural H o r t o n ( ' 0 1 ) h a v e e a r n e d lop seeds in addition to the 400-yard Medley Relay team. Durante has a top spot in the 100-yard butterfly, and qualifying times in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle. Horton has a top seed in the 100-yard b a c k stroke, and a n u m b e r t w o seed in the 200-yard backstroke. S h e also q u a l i f i e d in the 2 0 0 - y a r d individual medley.
Betsy Vandenberg ( ' 0 1 ) earned number three seeds in the 100-yard and 200-yard breastrokes. Erinn Van A u k e n ( ' 0 0 ) earned spots in the 50-yard'freestyle, 100yard freestyle, and 2 0 0 - y a r d freestyles. Also traveling to Missouri will be Monica Stubbs ('98), Katie B a u m a n n ('01), and Kara Brinkley COl). T h e m e n ' s team also had a number of individuals q u a l i f y f o r the C h a m p i o n s h i p to be held the following week in St. Louis. T h e Flying Dutchmen had three qualify in the 50-yard freestyle. D a n Shelley ( ' 9 8 ) will be s e e d e d 34,
Jarod Lippert ( ' 0 0 ) 39th, and Chris Dattels ( ' 0 1 ) 52nd. Brandon N y b o e r ( ' 9 8 ) also q u a l i f i e d for the 2 0 0 - y a r d freestyle and will be seeded 22nd. Dattels qualified f o r the 100-yard b a c k s t r o k e and 2 0 0 - y a r d b a c k stroke. and Lippert qualified for the 100-yard freestyle. T h e 2 0 0 - y a r d f r e e s t y l e relay, 4 0 0 - y a r d medley relay, 800-yard f r e e s t y l e relay, and 4 0 0 - y a r d freestyle relay teams also qualified for the C h a m p i o n s h i p s . Traveling with the team as part of relay t e a m s will be Troy A u m a u g h e r ('98), Dan Daly ('99), and Joshua Ficke ( ' 0 1 ) .
DEVOS f r o m 6 tensive show c a m e f r o m combining Floyd and R i t s e m a ' s individual ideas. " O n e year the Chapel Choir and S y m p h o n e t t e g a v e a c o n c e r t in DeVos Hall," Ritsema said, " a n d I
t h o u g h t , ' W o u l d n ' t it be n e a t to h a v e all t h e o t h e r g r o u p s involved?'" Floyd gave the originality to the structure of the program. "The format â&#x20AC;&#x201D; this collage thing
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8:00 pm M a r c h 1 2 , 1 3 , 1 4 at t h e DeWitt T h e a t r e T i c k e t s now available Call (616) 3 9 5 - 7 8 9 0 for t i c k e t information. On Friday March 13th Sigma Omicron & AIM will co-sponsor a reception a fter the performance. Please come and support your students, co-faculty members and friends.
f r o m o n e piece into the next â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dr. Floyd initiated that," Ritsema said. Audiences in the past have appreciated the freshness of the concert, and the fine-tuning that goes into it. T h e Musical S h o w c a s e this year will s h o w just as much effort, with new twists and turns. " T h e a t t e n d a n c e e a c h y e a r is steadily i n c r e a s i n g , " Floyd said. "It's becoming an evenl that people look forward to attending."