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Gone Missing

Senior Farewell

Hope Baseball suffers losses

Hope College Theater ends season strong

Hope says good-bye to the Class of 2 0 1 1

The Dutchmen fall to Adrian over the weekend In a double-header.

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Earth Week challenges campus to 'think green' Madalyn Muncy CAMPUS NEWS CO-EDITOR

To raise awareness about environmental issues and to educate the Hope College c o m m u n i t y on environmental ethics and energy conservation, the college celebrated Earth Week April 15-21.

A variety of events marked the celebration, f r o m music to lectures to meet and greet with local farmers.

Events were sponsored by several c a m p u s organizations, including Student Congress, Sustainability Committee, Environmental Issues Group, Social Activities Committee, Residential Life, Green Cottage and Concert Series, in an attempt to reach out to all students as well as the public.

Hope has continuously been a continuously p a r t of the sustainability discussion. Efforts to make H o p e s ecological footprint smaller have been put in place t h r o u g h o u t the past few years, with b o t h Phelps and Cook dining halls going tray-less, the introduction of recycling bins in d o r m rooms and the reduction of energy used on campus, as

well as reducing the a m o u n t of paper used in the library and residence halls by double-siding copies and encouraging students to print to PDF files.

The week kicked off with Earth Jam on April 15 in the Pine Grove. Despite somewhat chilly and gusty weather, students t u r n e d out to listen to Hope's o w n "Idelide" and Joshua Davis, a Michigan-based musician and songwriter w h o is currently finishing a solo album. Organic and vegetarian food and the opportunity to create a recycle T-shirt were part of the event.

The film "Climate Refugees" was shown Monday, followed by a panel discussion. "Climate Refugees" is a d o c u m e n t a r y about global warming and population displacement directed by Michael Nash, who spent two years traversing the globe visiting hot spots where rising sea levels are threatening people's survival.

To expose t h e c a m p u s to the benefits of vegetarian food, dining services hosted a vegetarian lunch at Phelps, Cook and the Kletz. For o n e meal, students were asked to

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G I V I N G B A C K — In an effort to engage In sustainability and to recognize the importance of Earth Day, a t r e e was planted In the Pine Grove near Graves Hall during Easter weekend. Students are encouraged to get Involved with campus groups' efforts to promote " g o i n g green" on campus. helps save money, as well as the it was interesting to learn that give up meat and try vegetarian environment," Mindy Carlson eating vegetarian isn't just about options. ('13) said of her vegetarian "Though what I ate is eating healthy. Actually, eating experience. commonly offered at Cook as vegetarian can help reduce S E E EARTH, P A G E 2 a vegetarian option, I thought fossil fuel emissions, which

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Jon Huisken to retire after 42 Huisken was a 1965 graduate of Calvin College and spent his first few years after college Midway through my interview working as a middle school and with Jon Huisken, Gary Camp, junior high school teacher.

"What I keep telling people w h o is the associate director of is that I sort of just fell into this admissions and international recruitment at H o p e College, job. I've always wanted to work at the college level. This opporstrolled in. He greeted Huisken while referring to him as a leg- tunity came along, I looked at it and d e t e r m i n e d that it was inend and told h i m that his son, teresting to me. I c a m e at a point Michael Camp, was currently in time when there was a lot of teaching English and philosophy transition here, and I was able in Cambodia.

Huisken, who will retire as to build from there. So it's been sort of a progression of responregistrar and dean of acadmic sibilities. W h e n I started here I services this semester, told C a m p had an office of two people and to keep in touch and asked him now it's considerably more." to relay a message to his son.

W h e n he first joined Hope's "Tell him 1 r e m e m b e r him; I staff he was the assistant regisr e m e m b e r him well." trar and was p r o m o t e d to regisThis dedication to the students of Hope College has marked the trar a year after that. In 1989 he career of Jon Huisken, w h o be- was p r o m o t e d again to dean of academic services and registrar. gan working at Hope in 1969. " W h e n 1 see students who I've In those years, one thing has really worked hard with, stu- stood out as the highlight of his dents w h o were struggling, stu- job.

"What do I like best about dents w h o often came in here, it? Probably my work with studidn't see any prospect of gradudents. It's always been front and ating, of success- seeing them cross the stage and graduating center in my work, advising stuhas given me great pleasure," dents, helping students progress through the institution and their Huisken said.

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academic programs so they can graduate."

W h e n asked about the least enjoyable aspect of his job, a clear answer also arose. "Meetings. Yeah, meetings, I enjoy some, but s o m e are not productive. I will not miss meetings."

Even while his responsibilities grew at Hope, he took on another position, a part-time teaching job at Davenport University, where he taught business math and business writing. These talents eventually transferred to Hope where he teaches a business writing course that he has taught to this day. Huisken discussed the two primary benefits this position brings.

"One is staying in touch with students but also putting myself in the place of a faculty m e m b e r to see what a faculty m e m b e r goes through, and what we ask them to go through in this office, because we have a lot of things that we need faculty to do for us."

Since he began his work at the college, Huisken has seen the student body develop and go through a n u m b e r of changes.

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served is simply the students interaction with technology; the fact that they are constantly connected and electronically tuned in to what is going on around them.

Another change he noted is in t h e way students learn, saying that they have transitioned f r o m a system of lecture and response, to one of active learnine and critical and interactive

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W h e n he has time away from his many duties at the college, Huisken makes some time for reading and classical music, a m o n g other things. He listed three books that recently had made an impact on him. These works were "The Book of Negroes" by Lawrence Hill, "The SEE

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Wednesday April 27 Jennifer Young Tait Memorial Service 6 p.m., D i m n e n t Chapel.

First Annual Hopeys 7 p.m.. DeVos Fleldhouse. A night c e l e b r a t i n g Hope College a t h l e t i c s a n d senior athletes. A d m i s s i o n Is f r e e to s t u d e n t s .

SAC Coffehouse featuring Luminescence and 12th Street Harmony 9 - 1 1 p.m., Kletz.

Thursday Honors Convocation

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7 p . m . . D i m n e n t Chapel

Friday Last Day of Classes

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Spring Fling 3 p.m., Pine Grove. Sponsored by SAC.

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PHI BETA KAPPA H O N O R E E S ANNOUNCED

Fifty-nine of Hope's seniors have been named to the Phi Beta Kappa scholastic honorary society. Election to Phi Beta Kappa has been a recognition of intellectual capacity in the liberal arts and sciences. Members of Hope faculty that are a part of Phi Beta Kappa elected the new members on merits of high grade point average and broad cultural interests, as well as their independent and scholarly activities outside the classroom.

The formal initiation ceremony took place April 17.

HOPE HONORS A L U M N I WITH A W A R D S

At the college's annual alumni banquet on Saturday, April 30, Hope will honor three alumni with awards: Dr. William Heydom ('55), Dr. Jon Soderstorm ('76) and Connie Boersma ( , 49).

Heydom and Soderstorm are receiving distinguished alumni awards, which recognize the awardees' contributions across decades or careers of service to Hope. Boersma is receiving a meritorious service award, which recognizes contributions to Hope through personal service and long-time involvement with the college. Both awards are presented by the Hope College Alumni Association.

POETRY B O O K EXPLORES KOREAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE

Dr. David Cho's book, Night Sessions," was published this month and explores his experiences as a KoreanAmerican.

Writing about his parents, relatives, friends and community, Cho seeks to honor the past, even as it clashes with the present to form an American hybrid. Of the work. Dr. Mona Lisa Saloy, who wrote the forward of the book, said, "Cho makes magic of the mundane."

Cho has received many scholarly and poetic honors. He is assistant professor of English.

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Hope to graduate largest class to date Courtesy of Hope PR Hope College is anticipating that a record n u m b e r of graduating seniors will cross the Commencement stage on Sunday, May 8.

The approximately 730 seniors surpass the previous high of 718 in 2007. The figures reflect that the Classes of 2007 and 2011 were also the largest incoming classes in the fall of 2003 and fall of 2007, respectively.

The college's 146th Commencement will be held at 3 p.m. at Holland Municipal Stadium.

Baccalaureate will be held earlier in the day, at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. in Dimnent M e m o rial Chapel.

The C o m m e n c e m e n t speaker will be Dr. Jesus Montano, associate professor of English at Hope. The Baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by the Rev. Dr. Blaine Newhouse, currently pastor of preaching and leadership at Calvary Reformed Church in Holland and newly appointed executive director of Geneva C a m p and Retreat Center.

M o n t a n o joined the Hope faculty in 1999 as an assistant professor and was p r o m o t e d to associate professor in 2004. The graduating class presented him with the "Hope Outstanding Professor Educator" (H.O.P.E.) Award in 2010.

His primary academic interests are Latina/o literature and Medieval English literature, and he has written and delivered invited addresses in both fields. In 2002 he received a Sluyter Fellowship from Hope to explore the literary and cultural issues of the border lands through a focus on Mexican American literature for children and young adults.

Montano's work resonates with students, and his courses are always packed. W h e n the college's cultural heritage course requirements were adjusted to

include more cultural traditions, he introduced a new course that explored the cultural encounters of Native Americans, the Spanish colonies and N o r t h e r n European settlers in the American Southwest.

Through his course "Routes and Roots," part of the capstone senior seminar program through which graduating seniors articulate their life view, he encourages students to understand that even though their point of origin may be known (their roots), their journey is on-going and their destination unknown.

His attention to gender-specific learning styles also marks his awareness of student needs, and he has incorporated new types of writing assignments, research opportunities and presentation m e t h o d s in his classes.

M o n t a n o has also developed new research and artistic inquiries in recent years. He is an accomplished photographer, using his camera to d o c u m e n t his frequent road trips to the West and Southwest. He follows the linguistic and artistic migration of words and symbols of Mexican Americans as they travel across the North American landscape.

During a recent Critical Issues Symposium o n immigration, M o n t a n o offered a lecture about his own immigrant experience, illustrated with his photographs.

Student and faculty interest in the presentation was so great that it had to be moved to a larger room so that more than 300 people could witness his work and hear his stories.

M o n t a n o graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 1991 and from The Ohio State University with a Master of Arts and a doctorate in English in 1996 and 1999 respectively.

Newhouse, who is a 1986 Hope

Earth Week activities include coffeehouse, lectures, music • EARTH, f r o m page 1 The Green Cottage also hosted an open house on April 19. Smith Cottage, the college's green living house, houses six students committed to recycling and other sustainability efforts.

At the event, students enjoyed locally grown snacks and chatted with local food producers.

Live music and free CoolBeans coffee were part of the Green Coffeehouse in the Kletz on April 20.

O n and offcampus representatives from environmental groups set up booths around the Kletz.

Students were invited to bring their own reusable coffee mugs for half-priced Coolbeans beverages. Students who spoke with representatives at the booths were treated to free coffee.

In addition to the coffeehouse, Peter Garforth, founder and leader of an environmental

consulting firm based in Toledo, Ohio, and Brussels, Belgium, presented a lecture entitled "City of Holland - D e v e l o p i n g a World Class C o m m u n i t y Energy Plan."

His goal is to advise the city on making competitive approaches to reduce the economic and environmental impact of energy use.

Earth Week came to a close with Dr. Karel Rogers, professor emeritus of biology at Grand Valley State University, presenting "Thinking Green: Ethics for a Small Planet" on April 21. Rogers' lecture was derived from his book of the same title in which he discusses environmental ethics.

Hope is continually trying to find new ways to be more responsible stewards of God's gifts to us. Earth Week celebrates the work that has been done and the work left to do.

graduate, will begin serving as executive director of the Geneva Camp and Retreat Center at the beginning of May. Dedicated in the s u m m e r of 1948 through the vision of Reformed Church in America pastors and lay leaders for a place for Christ-centered s u m m e r programs for youth, the center now hosts up to 4,000 children and youth in its summer programs as well as more than 12,000 adult retreat guests annually.

He is concluding a tenure with Calvary Reformed that began in 1995. During his service, the church has emphasized outreach to the community. A m o n g other initiatives. Calvary Reformed has partnered with two other churches in "Heights of Hope," a Christian community developm e n t partnership that focuses on empowering the neighborhood's residents to make social, physical and spiritual life change; established Blacktop Rec., a recreational ministry for neighborhood K-5 grade children; and developed a community vegetable garden on the front lawn that also serves as a neighborly meeting place.

His on-going community involvement also includes serving as a m e n t o r through Kids Hope and for at-risk youth in HollandHeights and as a m e m b e r of the spiritual care advisory board of Holland Hospital. A m o n g other activities, in May 2010 he was a moderator during the Lakeshore

Summit on Racism.

Prior to coming to Calvary Reformed Church, he was with Forest Grove Reformed Church in Hudsonville, serving as director of Christian education and youth from 1986 to 1991 and as co-pastor from 1991 to 1995.

Newhouse has held leadership roles in the Reformed Church in America as well. He was vice president and president of the Synod of the Great Lakes in 2006 and 2007 respectively.

From 2000 to 2009 he chaired the denomination's Multiracial Congregational Team, and from 2001 to 2008 he chaired the Holland Classis's Student Support and Supervision Committee.

Since 1994, he has also served as a teaching church mentor for Western Theological Seminary.

Newhouse majored in religion at Hope, where his co-curricular activities included serving as president of the college's chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and captaining the football and wrestling teams. He completed his M.Div. at Western Theological Seminary in 1991, and his D.Min. at the seminary in 2006.

In the event of rain. Comm e n c e m e n t will be held at the Richard and Helen DeVos Fieldhouse. Admission to Baccalaureate, and to C o m m e n c e m e n t if indoors, is by ticket only.

Huisken talks inspirations, favorite books, life after Hope • HUSIKEN, f r o m page 1 Book Thief" by Markus Zusak and "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini. George Gershwin and Aaron Copland were mentioned as musicians whose work he had been enjoying recently.

As inspirations for his career, Huisken mentioned three individuals in particular.

"You have to refer to your parent of course, my parents were both eighth grade educated people. My dad was a taxidermist by hobby, so his love of animals and nature was transferred to us as kids."

His mother was a mostly self-

taught soprano soloist w h o also inspired him greatly. He listed as a third influence a philosophy professor at Calvin, Nicholas Wolterstorff.

While his retirement will provide the opportunity for Huisken to take some time to relax, he will undoubtedly remain busy and occupied as he has throughout his career at Hope College.

"I don't what to be idle, I don't believe in that," Huisken said.

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IMF pledges efforts against economic threats

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T A L K I N G M O N E Y — Treasury Secretary Timothy Gelthner (I) meets w i t h French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde and IMF Managing Director Domonlque StraussKahn at the 2 0 1 1 Spring Meetings of the World B a n k / I M F In Washington.

Fund more heavily involved in W A S H I N G T O N (AP) monitoring currency rates.

Soaring oil prices that threaten The U.S. goal: bringing more to worsen unemployment and poverty added a sense of urgency pressure on China to move more to talks Saturday a m o n g global quickly to allow its currency to rise in value against the dollar, a financial leaders.

They wrapped up three development that has helped to push the U.S. trade deficit with days of talks with pledges of China up to record levels. closer cooperation and better Treasury Secretary Timothy surveillance of the global Geithner argued in his speech economy. However, it was uncertain just how far countries to the IMF's policy-setting panel would be willing to go in on Saturday that the 187-nation reforming their domestic policies lending agency should exercise in response to international the powers it already has to prod nations such as China to move pressures. more quickly to adopt flexible The United States, which is facing plenty of criticism exchange rates.

He said the failure of for its soaring federal budget a major country such as China deficits, campaigned to get to reform its currency system the International Monetary

is putting u n d u e strains on other emerging nations that have adopted flexible currency systems.

"The IMF has the capacity and the responsibility to play a critical role in solving this problem and should do so by significantly strengthening its surveillance," Geithner said.

The IMF did not address Geithner s appeal directly in its concluding statement Saturday.

China has strongly resisted previous U.S. efforts to increase the IMF's role in advising countries on currency policies.

U.S. critics contend that China is manipulating its currency to keep it as m u c h as 40 percent undervalued against the dollar to gain significant price advantages for its products.

IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn said it would be critical for all nations to guard against complacency, especially in the face of new threats from higher oil and food prices, which were exacting a particular toll on the world's poorest nations.

"We are one shock away from a full blown crisis," Zoellick said at a news conference wrapping up the three days of discussions.

Zoellick said the World Bank was pursuing a variety of programs to provide support to poor countries struggling with high food costs.

But MaxLawson, a spokesman

for Oxfam, the international aid advocacy group, criticized the finance officials for putting off any action on increased support until a meeting of G-20 agricultural ministers in June.

"Leaders today said the food crisis is desperately urgent, so urgent they will act on it ... in June. That's 66 days away. Nearly half a million children will have died of hunger by then," Lawson said.

A European debt crisis which engulfed Greece a year ago and then Ireland has now ensnared Portugal, forcing that country to request financial support from European nations and the IMF. Geithner met with top finance officials from the European Union, Portugal and Greece on Saturday to get an update o n the unfolding crisis.

The talks Saturday followed meetings on Friday of the G r o u p of 20 nations, a group that includes traditional economic powers such as the United States and European nations, and emerging economies such as China, India and Brazil.

The G-20 reached agreement on a plan to provide increased monitoring of countries in the G-20, starting with seven of the largest nations, to make sure that their government debt, trade balances and investment flows were not rising to levels that posed a risk to the global recovery.

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"What happens when the A r a b spring t u r n s to summer? Hosni Mubarak deserves to b e on trial, but the Egyptian people can't eat transitional justice."

- H e a d l i n e f r o m ForeignPolicy. com

"The C I A includes m a n y very s m a r t people, s o m e of w h o m take e n o r m o u s risks for a country. But I would urge caution a b o u t blindly accepting its conclusions."

- Peter Galbraith, f o r m e r U.S. a m b a s s a d o r to Croatia a n d f o r m e r U.N. D e p u t y special r e p r e s e n t a tive for A f g h a n i s t a n , expressing skepticism a b o u t the CIA.

"The n e w geopolitics of food looks a whole lot m o r e volatile and a whole lot m o r e c o n t e n t i o u s t h a n it used to. Scarcity is the n e w norm."

- Lester R. Brown, president of t h e E a r t h Policy Institute, and a u t h o r of " W o r l d o n t h e Edge: H o w to Prevent E n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d E c o n o m i c Collapse."

Libya: 'Certainly moving toward a stalemate' Matt Lee C O - N A T I O N A L EDITOR

Last m o n t h when President Barack O b a m a sent the U.S. military into action in Libya, the involvement held the promise of being quick and decisive.

Now a m o n t h later, with the Libyan leader M u a m m a r Qadhafi not showing signs of backing down anytime soon and the NATO coalition unwilling to commit ground troops to drive him out, the Obama administration faces a possible deadlock that could last for months.

The Obama administration is also facing increased criticism that the goals and possible repercussions of U.S. action were not thoroughly thought through.

"We've intervened in someone else's civil war but we've not intervened with sufficient force to change the outcome to our liking," James Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations told Politico. Lindsay also outlined this possible scenario: "Likely the fighting is going to continue, the death rate will be high, the T V images are going to be awful, the d r u m b e a t of criticism from the news corps, the punditocracy and the intervention caucus on Capitol Hill will get really loud," Lindsay told Politico. "Should we get to that point, Obama's going to

not an objective of the military remove him from power, doesn't have a choice: Do more or find campaign, which remains create a functioning economy, a way out." solve humanitarian From the beginning, O b a m a focused on preventing attacks doesn't problems of people being out of promised that the U.S. would act on civilians. their homes, out of work — all Politico reports that Obama quickly and decisively with air of which strikes and then comes from move to support having this other militaries. war drag But Defense on and on," Secretary Robert Anthony Gates said in a Cordesman, press conference a defense last Thursday that analyst at the the transition Brookings took longer than Institution, expected. Gates t o l d also claimed that Politico.

U.S. forces are still "What very much needed gets totally and admitted that lost here is U.S.-controlled you have drones continued PHOTO COURTESY OF ASSOCIATED P R E S S this week to go S T A L E M A T E — Supporters of Muammar Qadhafi remain hundreds of after Qadhafi strong, including these reacting to an alrstrike in Tripoli, Libya, t h o u s a n d s of people loyalists. displaced Politico reports justified military here — refugees ... you're losing that Adm. Mike Mullen, originally involvement on the grounds economic opportunity, losing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of that it was needed to avert jobs, the educational system Staff, said Friday that the Libyan imminent humanitarian is breaking down, the whole situation is "certainly moving an infrastructure is coming under crisis there, including the toward a stalemate." possibility that large n u m b e r s pressure."

"The regime forces have "The problem we face, is, of civilians would be killed if changed their tactics and having started this without changed them in a way where forces loyal to Qadhafi overran evidently any clear plan as to the rebel-held city of Benghazi. they essentially look like the Now critics see the current what the outcome would be, we opposition forces," Mullen told Politico. "It's become a stalemate as leading to a possible are making this worse. These slow-motion crisis that could are not casual costs: W h e n you much more difficult fight." don't have medical services, you While Obama and other leaders last for months.

"Deterring Qadhafi's forces may not see people killed, but have demanded that Qadhafi they're dying," Cordesman said. step down, forcing him out is from moving forward doesn't

"There is a lack of professionalism that s e e m s to have taken hold in the controller workforce."

- Bill Voss, p r e s i d e n t of t h e n o n profit Flight Safety F o u n d a t i o n in Alexandria, VA., air traffic controllers falling asleep o n t h e job.

"It's a miracle o u t of all the devastation. There were absolutely no fatalities, a n d very few injuries."

- Terry Hayes, victim of t h e torn a d o that d e s t r o y e d or d a m a g e d h u n d r e d s of h o m e s a n d r i p p e d t h r o u g h the a i r p o r t in St. Louis over t h e w e e k e n d .

"We have been looking at GSM [Global System for Mobile Communications] technology for a while and we find it to be pretty much outdated in every aspect of security and privacy."

- Karsten Nohl, a security researcher for mobile devices, discussing h o w cell p h o n e s can fall prey to hack attacks.

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SPRING FLING HEADLINERS W I L L ' R O C K THE PARTY'

They'll play "Kiss" by Prince.

They'll "Get Down Tonight," courtesy of KC & the Sunshine Band. And you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll "Take You There," like the Staple Sisters.

You're dying to find out which chart-topping cover band is playing on the coveted stage of Spring Fling 2011.

It's Oregon Dreamchild, and they like to rock the party.

"Providing versatile non-stop music from all eras," this band will try to "provide any style of music that you request," according to their website.

Their repertoire is concise yet somehow impressive. These guys rocked in the New Year at Battle Creek Country Club, j a m m e d out at Spring Fest for the Kirby Grill in Grand Haven and, according to their website, they're supposedly well-known around the West Michigan night club scene.

Their website (oregondreamchild.com) reads, "Lead singer Rich Burkholder is a full time musician whose goal is to satisfy every client, regardless of their musical needs." Rest assured that Burkholder will tend to your Spring Fling musical needs with his trusty band mates.

Oregon Dreamchild, whose name's origin is unbeknownst, consists of four guys who just really love music. Burkholder has his own project that he has cleverly titled Cash Diamond.

"Cash Diamond's tribute show is two h o u r s - one hour of Johnny Cash, costume change, then one hour of Neil Diamond," reads his website. At your request, maybe Burkholder will tap into o n e of these alter-egos at our very own Spring Fling.

Starting off serious with popular dance songs, they might open with "Gin and Juice" by Snoop Dogg - the country version, of course. They'll slow it down with their spin on "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. Tending to guests' musical needs, they can play a party favorite like "Superfreak" by M C Hammer, then close off the night with some s m o o t h funk, like "Lady M a r m a lade" by Patti LaBelle. "Voulezvous coucher avec moi, ce soir?"

If you aren't convinced that Oregon Dreamchild is worth your time, there is nothing else that will convince you. Check them out at Spring Fling this Friday!

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The talented performers, designers and leaders of Hope College's Theatre D e p a r t m e n t brought a b o o m i n g year to a close with a musical full of feeling.

"Almost Maine" swept us off our feet in a love story from the middle of nowhere. "Street Scene," Hope's first fully produced opera, set the stage (literally) for years to come. "Under Milk Wood" gave the departm e n t the difficult task of adapting a 1954 radio drama into a theater production.

With a full year behind them, the theatre d e p a r t m e n t was

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best suited to close it off with something quaint but m e m o rable. That's where we got "Gone Missing," a musical by investigative theater company The Civilians.

The cast, including seniors Jackie Richards, Jenny Trem-y f: — ^ blay and Christine Worden, bid adieu to the DeWitt Theatre. Some will return in the fall; others are leaving Hope for good. "'Gone Missing' was a perfect way to cap off my four years at Hope." said Worden.

"What made this production special was its ensemble feel.

Every cast m e m b e r was onstage at all times, supporting S A Y I N G " A D I 0 S " — Cast members of "Gone Mlssing"boogie down to "La Bodega" In the last production of t h e year. whoever was in the spotlight at the time. I've never felt such support from fellow Bahle, Michelle Bombe, Daina the end of "Gone Missing" itself.

Something has been lost - the cast m e m b e r s before, but it is Robins and John Tammie were something that 1 will take with all recognized at the arts and time spent on plays as well as me into my career."

Humanities luncheon in the fall. the play-going experience - but with nostalgia's help, they can W h e t h e r saying goodbye Bombe, director of theater, was also honored at a faculty lunlook back on the year with pride forever or just for a few summer months, all m e m b e r s of cheon in January for 20 years of and fondness. While Hope Sumservice to the college as well as mer Repertory Theatre takes the theatre d e p a r t m e n t can look back on the 2010-11 her work as a performing artist. over, the m e m b e r s of the theatre school year as a success. Senior The d e p a r t m e n t of theatre has d e p a r t m e n t are resting up for Sarah Ashcroft, w h o played a also been renowned for its fall the fall. production of the opera "Street Next year, we can all look forlead character named Anna M a u r r a n t in "Street Scene," Scene" after receiving support ward to another season of drawon the 2011 Opera Grand from the Kurt Weill Foundation mas, laughs, tears, musicals and monologues. But for now, the Rapids Collegiate Competition for Music. on Sunday.

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Critic's Corner: Panda Bear's 'Tomboy' has a sacred religious feel Joel Hofman STAFF W R I T E R

Coming off of the widespread critical acclaim of 2007's solo effort "Person Pitch" as well as Animal Collective's 2008 epic "Merriweather Post Pavilion" Noah Lennox (AKA Panda Bear) was faced with the tough task of creating a new record that would continue to push the boundaries of p o p music for his evergrowing 'Tomboy' fan base.

After four years and several 7" singles dating back to last year. Panda Bear does anything but disappoint on this sprawling LP by crafting a very cohesive body of songs that showcase his ability to create atmospheric, reverb-drenched pieces that beg for repeated listens to fully comprehend each track.

Most of the music sounds like it is well suited for a cathedral seeing as all of the reverb and subtle complexities to each track need so much r o o m to breathe.

In a recent interview with Pitchfork.com, Lennox even mentioned that the recording of this album had an almost "religious or sacred feeling" because of the solitary process in which he made "Tomboy" and

this vibe certainly reveals itself throughout the LP. I have read from n u m e r o u s sources that Panda Bear's records are far more suited for h e a d p h o n e listening due to the sonic intricacies within each track, yet by cranking this music on a nice set of speakers, it almost feels as if you are in the middle of a spacious c h u r c h - Panda Bear by letting Lennox's dense and instrumentation harmonically layered voice simply wash over you.

This is especially true in one specific section of the standout track "Last Night at the Jetty." At about the 1:50 mark, Lennox pushes the various guitar effects to the forefront of the mix and lets them pan across the speakers, creating a haunting swirl of noise as Lennox's voice simply floats above the track—holding it all together.

The churchy vibe continues on "Surfer's Hymn," as Lennox uses a plinking synth pattern (though he claims to mainly

use a guitar effects box) and the noise of crashing waves to build a soundscape that slowly crescendos into a breezy chorus that echoes the wall of sound technique used so prevalently in the 1960's. For many, the comparison to the Beach Boys classic "Pet Sounds" is an easy one to make yet Lennox rarely creates chorus-driven songs like Brian Wilson once did.

The tight harmonies and noise experimentation sound more like pop suites reminiscent of the Beach Boys later material (think "Good Vibrations" and "Heroes and Villains") as opposed to the compact song structures of "Pet Sounds" material.

Though "Person Pitch" was generally more hyped than "Tomboy" currently is, the new record offers more variety and shorter songs that allow the listener to see Lennox's knack for melding different musical styles. "Slow Motion" is a prime example of Lennox's ear for different genres as the song is anchored by a J-Dilla-esque d r u m pattern that gives it the rhythmic pulse of late 80s hiphop.

As a listener, if you have enjoyed the m o s t recent work of Animal Collective/Panda Bear or have a knack for richly detailed pop music, "Tomboy" is an essential buy.

PERSON PITCH' OR TOMBOY?' - Either way you go, this Is one panda t h a t ' s not going extinct any t i m e soon.

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Pine Grove on the first day of spring. I don't mean to get all sentimental on you, but I like your face.

Friends are so incredibly important to a person's wellbeing in a given environment, and you have b e e n a good one. Maybe not to me specifically but to someone. You have made the last four years at Hope memorable, hilarious, significant, influential, refining, noteworthy, mindand heart- expanding and just plain old fun.

Whether you know it or not, you have blessed me big time. You have blessed the people you have come in contact with— classmates, friends, professors—just by being you. To all my fellow graduating seniors: Hope will b e the less without you next year, but the rest of the world will b e more.

1 would like nothing more than to s e e you at our 50th class reunion and hear all about the life—the authentic, sincere life—that happened from now till then.

You're going to b e

Last week I went grocery shopping at Meijerwitha couple of friends. I was alone in the frozen food section when my phone rang.

"Come to aisle 13" whispered the mysterious raspy voice on the other end before hanging up. 1 walked to aisle 13 to find it completely deserted—not a soul in sight. OK, what's going on? All of a sudden my dear friends whipped around the far corner riding hot pink bicycles and waving plastic lightsabers, both bellowing a barbaric war cry at the top of their lungs.

S^ve t h e P^te: Does this sort of April 28 - Honors Convocation, 7 p.m, Pimnent Cbgpel thing happen after college?

April 29 - Last 4ay of classes.

Here we are teetering on the e d g e May 1 - Last Gathering o f t h e 2 0 1 0 - 2011 academic year, 8p.m, Pimnent chapel of our freshmen May 4- - Mandatory commencement year of life. Can you rehearsal, 5 p.m, PeVos FieldHouse believe it? The time you used to go to May 6 - "The Last Hurrah,* an evening dedicated t o the senior class, t o en|oy o n e last carefree evening together before you g o off into t h e world, 4- p.m. Camp Geneva b e d is almost the same time as you're May 8 - Baccalaureate, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m, Pimnent Chapel. going to start wakMay 8 - Commencement Ceremony, 3 p.m, Holland Municipal Stadium Cin case of ing up. rain, relocated t o PeVos Reldhouse) Lunch at the Kletz will soon b e reT o r more information on any o f t h e s e events, visit www.hope5enlors.tumblr.com placed with a granola bar at the office. In addition to all great. these "grown-up" changes that are miss: but what I am going to miss Until then, I am unashamedly and sure to strike with a smack come more than anything else are the unequivocally yours, all kinds of exciting opportunities people. I am going to miss you. for growth. Still, the farewell to colI am going to miss seeing your Bryant Russ, Class of 2011 l e g e life is bittersweet. There are face in Phelps, or on the way to so many things about Hope that I Chapel, or across the room in am going to class, or sitting with friends in the

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Four years ago I began my very first column with these words: "Before we get started, I feel I should apologize for writing this column. You see, 1 want to write about Jesus. 1 have to write about Jesus. Like the leper in the Bible had to talk about Jesus after being healed by his hand, or how a man who has been to outer space can't help but talk about the moon—this thing astounds him, inspires him, and wakes up his heart. But there's a problem, and that's why I have to say, "I'm sorry." I'm apologizing because the words I'll be using won't be enough to do justice to his name."

It's four years later and I'm still having trouble talking about Jesus. He's difficult to describe: O n e minute he says he won't perform magic tricks for the leaders to see, and the next minute he's raising a friend f r o m the dead. He could be running the town and showing the world who's boss, b u t instead we find him dining with the least and the lost. This Jesus character has consumed my imagination since I met him for the first time as a little ADD sixth grader who couldn't sit still long enough to pray. Since then 1 haven't been able to keep my mouth shut.

But try as I might, I never have been able to say as much as I mean.

I have been thinking about what to write for my last column, and have decided to end just like I started: rambling about Jesus. Let me be shamelessly honest for just one second and say that I want nothing more than for you to know him better. It's a pretty poor tactic to just come out and say it, I know. But at this point, I might as well be frank with you: Fear him, honor him, obey him, respect him, seek him, trust him, enjoy him, follow him. More than anything else I pray that you might grow in love for him. Start your prayers with "Dear Jesus", and in the middle, "DEAR JESUS!" and at the end, "dear, dear Jesus."

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And we all have our free coffee, that one thing that is here, geez." so essential to our well-being that we must have it whatI ran.

Honey packets from the Cup and Chaucer. I think ever the cost. This stealing thing: it might be the ultimate they're free, but stolen honey is always sweeter than free moral failure of mine, my true colors showing. Maybe honey (just ask the black mama bear from the Life se- for you it's pizza or number 2 pencils, paperclips, office supplies. For others it's diamond rings and gold bracelets ries).

Coffee from the Haworth Inn: but I was caught, in and other trinkets of varying value.

Sure, there's all this talk of absolutes and uncrossable mid-February, by a tricky tricky Haworth staff. "Are you moral lines. But hey, when the coffee runs out—I'm sora Hope student, sir?" the lady asked, smiling and wiping ry to say that that moral fiber, well, I don't have it. off the table I was at.

I'm sorry to say that the stupidity of stealing a pizza 1 looked out over the paper I was reading. I knew 1 had to deny, but 1 didn't know who else I could be besides slice during the Gathering is somehow more appealing a Hope student. My backpack. My flannel. My sockless than not stealing. If it wasn't wrong—if the possibility of getting caught wasn't so hilarious, then maybe I would Sperrys. "Um, I am." 1 said.

She smiled. "You know you're not supposed to be stop stealing these things.

But until Ben Broekhuizen meets me in the doorway here, right?" and says, "Stop stealing my pizza" and then Scott Kuyper "Oh," 1 said. Oh, as in. You mean I wasn't supposed to kicks out my crutches from behind and says, "Chew on slip past the front desk, being sure to avoid eye contact, that," well, 'til then: it's too funny to stop. and then pour myself coffee from the canisters in the continental breakfast lounge? That's, you mean... bad?

"IH let you go this time," she said. She smiled. She was so nice. 1 hated that. I haven't been back since.

It'll do that to you, getting caught. It disrupts. It calls into question your morals. The very things you stand on.

1 said, "Relax. I'm just showing it to this little kid over

One Kletz cup. It just slipped into my backpack.

Pizza, freshman year, from a biology seminar for interested majors. Sitting with 70 potential majors. It was a two-part session, the first one had the pizza. The second part was break-out sessions. 1 broke out of there.

Pizza. Jet's. Petrino's. Papa John's. Every Sunday night during the Gathering from the basement of the chapel, where the praise band eats beforehand. True to my unselfish nature, I shared the good news with a few others.

The door was locked, only once.

Mountain Dew Three-Point Sign: from DeVos, freshman year. After a game, I was taking the sign off the wall.

A senior Dew Crew member yelled to me, "Hey, you can't take that."

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To the Editors: This spring break 1, along with six other w o m e n from Hope College, embarked on an Immersion Trip to the far side of the mitten, to Detroit. O u r trip's focus was on urban agriculture, but this trip exposed us to a variety of new situations and concepts.

(Ever heard of gentrification?) We worked in a soup kitchen and in a garden that supplied the fresh produce to an adjoining soup kitchen. We spent time talking with local community m e m b e r s about changes in Detroit, from the automotive industry to "white flight." And finally, we spent a lot of time working the dirt.

Now imagine with me: you are standing in a warm greenhouse, your fingers covered in soil, holding a fragile seedling in your hands. This thing is green! you think, and you are awestruck by the fact that there is organic life in this world. Now imagine exiting the greenhouse, out onto a parking lot, in the middle of a city, next to a freeway alive with midday traffic. It's surreal to experience this juxtaposition.

Ecclesiastes 3 says, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens;...a time to plant and a time to uproot." Life is full of opposites, like greenhouses in the middle of a cement city. Times of growing and times of pruning.

O n e lesson from the week was how to p r u n e grape vines. A few things we learned: sometimes it's necessary to p r u n e to get a good yield, and when you do it well your plant will flourish. Pruning may seem counter-intuitive, but sometimes it is the best thing for the plant, because when you remove the excess, less healthy parts, then the other vines will receive more nutrients and will grow and produce in abundance.

The leanie Wylie Community, who hosted us for the week, is a community of six 20-somethings committed to justice, hospitality, non-violent resistance and urban agriculture. I was impressed by the choices that they have made about how they spend their time and money. They raise chickens and have gardens in their small backyard. They buy produce at local farmers markets. They spend time each week in their community volunteering, eating with friends and encouraging each other.

Seeing a community committed to living out certain values made me wonder, what values do I agree with and what values am I actually living out? If you think about it, you exert a certain a m o u n t of energy into every value that you have, and those values that you do not agree with but those that you are still living into are sucking some of the nutrients from the other values that you have.

O n e value that I live into is consumerism. As Kate says in chapel, "I am a consumer, and I consume. Because that is what consumers do." It is ingrained in my mind and heart. But this value takes away from the values that I think are true, the values that Jesus asks us to take on. How is my hoarding of stuff justified when there are so many with so little or when the hands that made it cannot afford to buy it? So little thought goes into a purchase, but in the end so much of my money, thoughts and identity go into my "stuff". Imagine if my life was pruned, removing these dead-weight, ingrained ideas of consumerism. How m u c h more money, thought, and identity would be free for God to fill, and what other areas of my life, strengthened with added nutrients,

Jolene Jeske Sports Editor I could sit at my computer and type away all of the meaningful things that have happened to me over the last four years.

I could write about all the great memories and experiences that I had with my friends. I could fill this column with cliche Hope College memories like Wednesday nights. Tunnel Park, Goodtime Donuts, Captain Sundae, warm days out in the grove and, well, you know. But, most of you already know what those memories feel like; you can relive those moments in your mind and laugh at unexpected moments of the day to bring back the joy of that one moment.

So, what is left to write? Perhaps time, and how it has slipped by so fast. How every one of those moments we relive in a two-hour lecture, gazing out through the window at the whipping flags outside the Martha Miller or watching the rain drip off from the shaded window in the Science Center, yeah, we all do it. How time has sped up from freshmen orientation to senior life papers, so fun.

Or, perhaps I could write about friendship, and all the wonderful people I have met at Hope. How friends have grown tighter or withered away the last four years, but I have never been alone. How these friends have provided me with a family away from home, a family that texts you an inside joke from the night before during class, (yes it happens, and we do get away with it), a family that sends you YouTube videos of wacky cat ladies (don't ask) or funny photos on your Facebook wall, a family that celebrates your birthday the day before, day of and day after. These are the friends that you'll never forget, not just because of the memories but because of who they are and how they have been there for you.

Or, perhaps I could write about controversy and change. How as a student at Hope I have encountered a community that has struggled with its identity and policies, a community that is strengthened to overcome discrimination and hate with students who are passionate and ea-

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ual persons is that when we were at Hope College, there were many known homosexuals among the student body, faculty and administration. Two of our fraternity advisors were openly gay. Nobody ever made an issue of their being gay or called for discrimination against them.

However, when there were injustices on campus we as students became involved in opposing the injustices and worked for fairness on campus. It was this involvement on campus that prepared all of us for the civil rights era of the '60s and '70s and later in life.

W h e n we arrived on campus there were things that happened that the administration tolerated, and though they were unfair and lacking in justice, they were the way of things at Hope.

While on campus we opposed freshmen harassment, disrupted their accepted practices and worked on bringing about respect for all students.

This carried over into our experience of required chapel. Chapel rarely dealt with topics of student life. The messages and the leadership protected the administration and the status q u o but failed to speak to the way students w h o were "different" were treated on campus. It was during our years that mandatory chapel attendance was ended.

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We believe Hope College's BOT Policy of sexual discrimination is showing you a significant example of institutional injustice and is a good target for you to step up and be a part of finding openness and acceptance within the traditions of Hope College. Seek out your champions among the faculty and student leaders and show your strength in n u m b e r s and in advocacy for fairness.

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ger to create change. How these students have changed my life and opened my eyes to a world of acceptance and ownership of voice. How these students urge those who turn their shoulder to welcome the stranger with open arms and accept people for who they are and not their lifestyle or skin color. These students make me proud to be part of Hope College, no matter what the stereotypes are.

I could write about preparation and the future, because the future is pretty much here. How we have prepared ourselves for the "outside" world, which really is "outside" because we all know life is not like the Hope bubble; well at least I hope you know now. We have fine-tuned and pressed knowledge into our brains, preparing us for grad school, a career or what ever it is we do after we grasp that degree in our sweaty (not saying you'll sweat, but you might) palm on Sunday. I could write about how the future is something us seniors think about each day as Sunday approaches. Do I go home? Get an apartment? Take that job in Grand Rapids? Or maybe just take that summer job I had last summer? Whatever it may be, we have thought of it at one point this year.

Yes, I could write about all of these things and jerk your memory of times gone by or moments of "oh yeah." I could write about all of this for pages and pages and make you feel as though a tear is about to crown the bottom lip of your eye or a curl of a smile is about to come over your top lip. I could write for hours on end about these last four years, but what's the point? You seniors already know.

You know that these times are unforgettable and you have made friends you'll never forget, friends that will pop up in your life unexpectedly in the grocery store or in the line of a movie. You already know that time has flown by, so who am I to share my memories? You have your own.

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During those years, "different" was about discriminatory dress and behavior codes for w o m e n . It also was racial. If persons of mixed race origins dated female students who were not of their own race, these persons were ill-treated, prejudiced against, and would likely have to appear before the dean of students. This happened to a fraternity brother of mine. He finally chose to leave school.

Such prejudice was met with silence and accommodation on campus as well as in chapel. Later, when we learned the whole story of how our fraternity brother was regarded because of an unspoken policy, we wished we could have supported him. This was truly a matter of fairness and injustice that should have been addressed then.

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To the Editors, Students: Margie and I, 1961 graduates of Hope, were first stunned and then shocked when we heard about the 1995/2001 Hope College Policy on sexual discrimination. We are hopeful that this policy and its rewritten statement approved in 2010 will be overturned by a new generation of Hope family members who see this issue as a matter of fairness. We believe you as Hope students are exposed to a progressive educational program, exceptional faculty, and have a great opportunity to become aware of and respond to institutional injustice even as we were in the late 1950s.

Like many of you, Margie and I came from conservative families. Margie's parents were missionaries in the Reformed Church in America, and my parents were m e m b e r s of that church also. O u r parents were graduates of Hope and they sent us to Hope College because, even though they were politically conservative, they believed being at Hope would help us become better people and prepare us to personally and professionally be part of responding to h u m a n needs and work to help solve the problems that so many people were facing.

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Dutchmen take a hard hit to MIAA leader Adrian Jolene Jeske SPORTS EDITOR

The D u t c h m e n suffered two big losses t o A d r i a n over t h e w e e k e n d , h a n d i n g t h e Bulldog's t h e n u m b e r o n e spot in t h e M I A A .

The d o u b l e h e a d e r got off to a r o u g h start, resulting in a 6 - 0 s h u t o u t , favoring A d r i a n .

The second g a m e didn't go any better; t h e D u t c h m e n lost t o t h e Bulldogs o n c e again 12-4.

W h i l e t h e Bulldogs i m p r o v e d their overall record t o 17-1, t h e D u t c h m e n d r o p p e d t o a 16-13 season record. A l t h o u g h t h e D u t c h m e n s e e m t o be in a r u t this season, they still have m u c h t o offer a n d t i m e t o i m p r o v e t h e i r 9 - 9 M I A A record.

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in t h e first game. By t h e fifth inning Adrian t o o k a big lead as they scored four of their six r u n s . The D u t c h m e n w e r e d o w n 0-6 by t h e b o t t o m of the fifth and couldn't gain a run to prevent the shutout.

A l t h o u g h t h e o p e n i n g loss was upsetting, it wasn't a setback for t h e D u t c h m e n ; they still had th e ir eyes o n Saturday night's g a m e t o i m p r o v e their M I A A standings. " O n e of t h e biggest things you have to d o mentally is be ready to go after a loss, and p u t t h e past b e h i n d you quickly," said C o a c h Stu Fritz.

The nightcap g a m e o n Saturday s t a r t e d o u t p r o m i s i n g for t h e D u t c h m e n with t h e score 2 - 2 after t h e first inning. In t h e s e c o n d inning Adrian scored a single run, p u s h i n g t h e m o m e n t u m for t h e Bulldogs. In t h e t o p

of t h e t h i r d i n n i n g t h e Bulldogs scored five r u n s , placing t h e deficit 1-7, favoring Adrian.

The D u t c h m e n didn't score their last two r u n s until t h e b o t t o m of t h e s e v e n t h inning, resulting in 4-12 loss t o t h e M I A A - l e a d i n g Bulldogs.

Scoring for t h e D u t c h m e n were TJ Klein ('13), C o l t o n Bodrie ('11) and Joey Carty ('14) with t w o r u n s . H o p e had 11 hits o n t h e night, led by Klein D r e w C a r m o d y ('11) with t w o a piece.

The D u t c h m e n take the field again o n Thursday, April 28 a n d Saturday, April 30 against Kalamazoo. Thursday's g a m e h a s h o m e field advantage, while Saturday will be away.

T H I S W E E K I N SPORTS

Thursday Baseball

April 28

vs. Kalamazoo at 2 p.m

Track and Field Hillsdale Relays at 1 0 a.m.

Friday Women's Golf

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NCAA Qualifiers at Saint Mary's at 2.p.m

Men's Golf vs. Calvin at 9.a.m.

Track and Field Hillsdale Relays at 1 0 a.m.

Men's Tennis MIAA Tournament at Albion

Women's Tennis MIAA Tournament at Kalamazoo

Hope Baseball by the numbers

Saturday Women's Golf

April 3 0

NCAA Qualifiers at Saint Mary's at

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The number of r u n s H o p e College scored in each g a m e against T r i n e d u r i n g t h e i r d o u b l e h e a d e r this seaon.

Seven is also t h e n u m b e r of r e c o r d e d wins d u r i n g their spring break trip. The Flying D u t c h m e n have app e a r e d in t h e N C A A Division III c h a m p i o n s h i p t o u r n a m e n t four years, including 2007.

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The n u m b e r of r u n s H o p e College scored o n Calvin this season.

The Flying D u t c h m e n t u r n e d a triple play in an 8-1 victory over K a l a m a z o o o n April 15, 2005. Willie Rink ('54) s t r u c k o u t 15 b a t t e r s against Olivet College in 1954, giving t h e D u t c h m e n a 22-0 w i n over the Comets.

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Adam Clements (12) ERA so far this season, w h i c h is c u r rently t h e third lowest ERA for a season in Hope's history.

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Track and Field Hillsdale Relays at 1 0 a.m.

Men's Tennis MIAA Tournament at Albion

Women's Tennis MIAA T o u m a m e n t at Kalamazoo

Men's Lacrosse CCLA Quarterfinals

M I A A PLAYERS OF THE

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The number of r u n s H o p e College h a s scored this season, averaging over five r u n s a game.

L E A D I N G O F F — Colton Bodrlo ( 1 1 ) looks to advance to second base earlier this season.

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Softball Position Player of the week: Laura Tkepkema ('13) Pitcher of the week: Andrea Reinecke ( ' 1 1 )

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Men's golf wraps up spring season Friday at home InvitatationallastThursday,scoring a c o m b i n e d 36 hole 641.

A S S T . S P O R T S EDITOR L e a d in g H o p e for t h e day w a s A n d y T h o m s o n ('12) 76-76—152, After a M I A A t h i r d - p l a c e finish in t h e followed by C h r i s Ansel ('11) 82fall, t h e men's golf t e a m h a s b e e n c o m p e t i n g • ••ti 77—159, John C a n n o n ('13) 86-80in their f i v e - t o u r n a m e n t s p r i n g season, w i t h ^ • v - . ..

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-166, Jason Vanderklok ('14) 82h o p e s of r e t u r n i n g to t h e N C A A c h a m p i o n 8 5 - 1 6 7 and A d a m Peplinski ('13) ships o n an individual basis only. v 83-86-169.

"As a t e a m our goal h e a d i n g into t h e Medalist h o n o r s w e r e awarded spring was t o gain s o m e playing experience t o T h o m s o n last Saturday at t h e o n s o m e different courses and hopefully get T r i n e Invitational, w h o s e score of s o m e c o n f i d e n c e t h a t could b e carried over 69 c a p t u r e d first place a m o n g a 15to the fall," said c a p t a i n and M I A A fall m e d t e a m field. alist C h r i s Ansel ('11).

The D u t c h m e n finished fifth The Flying D u t c h m e n kicked off their overall for the day, with scores of s e a s o n w i t h a seventh place finish in t h e 12t e a m A.C. Eddy Invitational. A f t e r having a o t h e r H o p e golfers f r o m Ansel 73, Peplinski 79, Austin Farah 80 ('13) t o u r n a m e n t cancelled d u e to weather, t h e a n d Vanderklok 81. m e n c o n t i n u e d their play at t h e Spring A r b o r T h e men will c o m p e t e in th e ir final to u r n a m e n t this Friday at S T R A I G H T T O T H E F L A G - Junior Andy Thomtheir h o m e son c a p t u r e d f i r s t place at t h e Trine I n v i t a t i o n a l course, t h e last Saturday w i t h a score of 6 9 .

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IN BRIEF SOFTBALL TEAM CRUSHES NATIONALLY RANKED ADRIAN

The softball t e a m sh o w e d their talents Saturday against Adrian, defeating t h e nationally ranked Bulldogs 7 - 2 in t h e o p e n e r and 8-4 in t h e closing game. A l t h o u g h Adrian is r a n k e d 16th in Division 111 national standings, Hope's outs t a n d i n g pitching and aggressive h i t t i n g w a s t o o m u c h for t h e Bulldogs.

Scoring for the D u t c h in t h e o p e n i n g g a m e w e r e Abbey Phillips ('11) a n d A m m a Page (T4).

H o p e h a d six stolen bases raising t h e s c h o o l - r e c o r d total t o 87 in 99 atte; Scoring in t h e closii w e r e Stephanie Fal three r u n s . Am ('11) with two run; CoUins (13), Phi tin Higgs ('13) run.

The Flying to 9 - 1 in u n d e r first-yeai Vande Hoef are all.