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Hope College, Holland, Michigan

Serving the Hope Community for 105 Years

October 7,1992

Keynoters add fiery debate to Critical Issues Symposium Hope's student

by Julie Blair campus editor Applause and hisses greeted the three keynote speakers during the fiery keynote session at DeWitt Theatre during Wednesday afternoon s Critical Issues Symposium.

Scholars John Mearsheimer, Howard Zinn and Michael Novak addressed the topic "The U.S. Impacts the World: Moral Dilemmas l Itof the Newest World Order."

The speakers explored different theories on how a democratic g o v e r n m e n t should deal with Anchor phoio by Rich Blair conflicts, questioning and inquiring about the pros and cons of military MIKE NOVAK, Dr. Jack E. Holmes, and Dr. John involvement on foreign soil. Each Mearsheimer take notes as Dr. Howard Zlnn speaks. provided Hope students with a "We should use a military option violence... radically different perspective on and stop the S e r b i a n s f r o m We must distinguish between a the issues. massacring Bosnian M u s l i m s , " just cause and a just war. We get Mearsheimer began

by Mearsheimer said. lured into war as a solution to moral discussing the role of the United "There are so-called cease fires problems; wars lead to other wars."

Stales after the Cold War, stressing but no unbroken windows," Novak Z i n n a s k e d the s t u d e n t s to need to intervene when foreign added. "The people of the world are consider national leaders: governments mistreat citizens. doing nothing. Not intervening is "Do you trust them to use force t4 War is not a bad thing given the morally lame." in a major way? Have their motives monstrosities, there is such a thing Zinn, however, argued war is only been moral?" as a good war. Although tremendous an unwise short term alternative to B ut Novak was pessimistic about sacrifices were made (during World solving conflicts. human nature, calling humans weak, War 11,) it was good for the US and "I despair about the future," he f r a g i l e and u n a b l e to avoid for England, France, the USSR..." said. "War is an endless cycle of controversy.

Kletz recognized nationally for quality and style of service

by Rachel Karpanty staff reporter The Kletz participated in a contest sponsored by the National Association of College and University Food Services (NACUFS).

The Kletz, newly renovated in 1990, offers a place of retreat and fellowship for students and staff. Its name is derived from the Dutch for "to socialize" or to "converse with others".

The NACUFS contest offered seven categories of competition, ranging from small to large size school sections. The Kletz fit into two categories and placed in each of them.

The first award, "Cash Sales Standard Menu," was based on menu presentation, food variety, food presentation, marketing and merchandising, and the snack bar's overall presentation. Sandy Harmon, Kletz manager and her staff spent five weeks preparing essays, pictures, recipes, logos (cups and t-shirts), and marketing (Anchor ads). The Kletz received the first runner-up award in the small section category.

The Kletz received the second runner-up award in the "Cash Sales Special Promotion Category .".The Kletz held an International Food Fair on April 9,1992. Harmon spent six weeks preparing for the actual food fair and then submitted an essay, pictures, and menus. Harmon attendee the NACUFS Lpyal E. Horton Dining Award Contest, held in Cincinnati, Ohio. "Even though I was the one who accepted the award, I would like to thank all my

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RICHARD VANDERVELDE buys a food card from Diana Perez at the award-winning Kletz student union. employees for all their hard work," Harmon said.

This year, the Kletz is running a "Munchie Menu," which ranges from typical snack foods to the 1990 , s health c o n s c i o u s f r e s h veggies and other non-fatty foods.

Many students, athletes and others, count their calories, therefore making this addition essential to the Kletz.

The Kletz is beginning preparation for this year's NACUFs contest, by sponsoring a "Harvest Celebration" on October 27, 1992. It will begin before lunch and continue until 4:00 p.m. T h e Kletz will be arranged like a Farmer's Market, w h e r e s t u d e n t s m a y purchase pumpkins,caramelapples,ciderand other "harvesty" foods.

judicial process explained

by Susan Adkins staff reporter What is the judicial system at Hope? How does it work? Understanding the program may assist students in fully comprehending how laws and regulations are handled here on campus.

The judicial process takes many steps, from an actual incident report to the preliminary hearing, the appeal, and finally to the sanctions. Each step details its own variations, and may change slightly with each individual case.

Violating a Hope College regulation is the fastest way to get involved with the judicial board, although this approach is not recomm e n d e d . For the unfortunate student who is caught in violation of a particular policy, an incident report is filled out.

Most incident reports are submitted by a member of the Residence Life S t a f f , but anyone on campus, including faculty, students and staff members, may submit one.

Incident reports can be drawn up for the following offenses: possession and/or consumption of alcohol on campus, possession of empty alcohol containers on campus, violating parietal hours, noise disturbances, failure to cooperate with a College official, public consumption of alcohol, damage to property, misuse or tampering with fire safety equipment, or disorderly conduct.

Not only are violations reported on campus, but also in the Holland area. Hope College works in conjunction with local law enforcement, and therefore, will take action in confronting inappropriate behavior.

The second step taken once a student has had an incident report filled out against him/her is the notification to meet with a Resident Director for a preliminary hearing. The preliminary hearing is for the student to be able to review the incident report and be given the chance to provide other evidence, request witnesses which the Residence Life staff may not be aware of for the hearing, ask questions about the hearing process, be made aware of his/her rights and responsibilities and of what could happen if found guilty of the violation and to learn about the exact charge and how it relates to the incident.

The student is then asked to plead "guilty" or "not guilty" to the charges brought against him/ her, and the case is then either tried before the Student/Faculty J udicial Board, consisting of four students and two faculty members, or before an administrator, who will hear the case, determine whether or not the student is guilty of the allegations, and, if found guilty, what sanctions are to be imposed.

If found guilty of a crime by either board, tMf student may want to appeal the case. An appeal process is not just another hearing and appeals are not given to everyone.

There are two means of appeal for Hope students.

One is through the Student Standing and Appeals Committee, which is only for disciplinary decisions that result in suspension or expulsion of a student. The second one is by the Dean of Students, to which all other decisions are appealed.

Both of the boards review the appeal on the three criteria: whether the evidence warranted a finding of guilty, whether the sanction was too severe, or whether due process was followed.

The last step in the judicial system at Hope is the decision concerning sanctions. Any student found guilty could receive any one of the following: a letter of warning, probationary status, community service, participation in an alcohol education program, alcohol assessment, fines, and/or restitution. Sanctions are often combined for different levels of misconduct.

When a student fails to follow though on a given sanction, additional sanctions are applied.

The Student Judicial System is set up to be educational. Protecting the rights of the students, dealing with student behavioral problems in an effective manner, facilitating and encouraging respect forcampus governance, and providing learning experiences for students who participate in the operations of the judicial system are the most important goals of the judicial system.

For more information about Hope's judicial system,brochures are available in the Student Development Office.

Hope students aid inner-city youth

by Debbie Kramer staff reporter W h i l e s o m e s t u d e n t s were working or vacationing this summer, two Hope students were doing mission work in Camden, New Jersey.

Carl Schneider ('95) and Dori O'Brien ('95) worked with E.A.P.E (Evangelical Association for the Promotion of Education) summer camps in North Camden.

North Camden is considered a p o o r n e i g h b o r h o o d not only economically, but also due to drugs and gang problems.

The neighborhood consists of 60 percent L a t i n o , 39 p e r c e n t A f r i c a n American, and less than one percent Caucasian.

On every block in North Camden one in two houses is vacant or boarded up, and one-third barely meet standard living conditions.

There are usually two families living in each "row house." A row house is about two to three stories.

Comparing sizes, two "spacious"

row houses would fit into one Van Vleck Hall.

The "danger zone" of the city has better housing, due to the drug money which supports this area of the city. Yet the living conditions are worse, because people live in constant fear of fights over drug territory, according to Schneider.

Schneider's c a m p theme this summer was "I can ...(Phil 4:13)."

"By showing the kids G o d ' s unconditional love, they were geared toward the idea that they can do things and it is important," Schneider said.

The camp ran daily from 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. "Once a week we had trip day. We would go to L o g a n ' s Square, Atlantic City or Soupy Island," Schneider said.

His interest was stimulated two summers ago when he heard Toni Campolo speak. As he put it, "It sounded neat."

"Then Dori talked with me about it," said Schneider. "She said they needed people. I also prayed about it."

"In the midst of the city the hope

of Jesus helps people to live there and to change the community," Schneider said of his experience.

"E.A.P.E trier to expand hope, give kids the chancc to be people, not gang members, to d o well in school, to provide opportunities to get a real job, have a positive self i m a g e and to f e e l good about themselves."

According to Schneider and O'Brien, one of the most memorable moments was the National Night Out against crime, during which a prayer meeting was held in the heart of the "danger zone."

Another high pointof Schneider's had to d o with attitude changes in two of the most uncooperative kids in his camp.

Of the big show at the end of camp, O 'Brien said, "For many kids it was the first time to be praised and applauded by parents. They had more self-esteem that night than they'd had in their whole lives."

As both Schneider and O'Brien realized in this experience, there is hope for Camden and for the children who live there.

Public Safety News • The U.S. Congress recently passed a bill that would impact law enforcement and security measures on college campuses nationwide.

The bill is "The Student Right To Know and Campus Security Act" and was assigned into law Nov. 8, 1990. The Act contains several requirements for all colleges and universities participating in Title IV Federal Student Aid Programs.

• In response to the Act, Hope College published and distributed a brochure entitled "Campus Security, Safety, And You 1992-93." The b r o c h u r e a d d r e s s e s security measures and policies adopted by the college and describes certain education programs available to the college community primarily in the area of alcohol and drug abuse.

S t a t i s t i c s c o n c e r n i n g selected serious crimes which occurred on campus and in the City of Holland are also included in the brochure.

This brochure is available to all students, faculty and staff; copies may be obtained at the Public Safety Office.

• The Public Safety Department in conjunction with the Departments

of Student Development and College Relations intends to continue to make everyone from students to top administrators aware of crime and security on campus. When acriminal incident occurs that impacts the campus community, coverage of the incident will be placed on the Hope

Information System (HIS), a campus-wide computer network, and written advisories will be circulated through the c a m p u s media. In addition. Public Safety i n t e n d s to s u m m a r i z e c r i m e occurrences in The Anchor under \he heading ^Public Safety News."

Statistics reported These statistics are published to comply with the Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990. This act requires that the following six crime categories be reported to the campus community.

All information iscalculated from the beginning of the 1992-93 academic year. The following offenses have been reported to the Hope College Department of Public Safety: Murder Sex Offenses Robbery Burglary Assault Motor Vehicle Theft

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Hope College is experiencing an unusual that students take special precautions to protect their vehicles and the valuables within.

Also, the Holland Police are experiencing vehicle thefts and vehicle break- ins in the vicinity of Hope College.

Senate and House cut federal grants (CPS)—A budget-conscious U.S. Senate this month approved a $ 100 reduction in the maximum Pell grant next year, virtually assuring final congressional approval of the plan.

Meanwhile, financial aid advisors are warning that broader eligibility for the grants, coupled with lower funding levels, means that the competition will be greater than ever for smaller amounts of money.

The Senate bill would reduce the maximum grant in the fiscal year 1993 f r o m $ 2 , 4 0 0 to $ 2 , 3 0 0 .

Lawmakers blamed some of the problems on previous shortfalls in the program, and the committee that developed the bill said it "deeply regrets" having to lower the award.

Nonetheless, the $2,300 maximum grant is far below the $3,700 Pell grant envisioned in the r e c e n t H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n Act r e a u t h o r i z a t i o n bill. C o n g r e s s e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y a p p r o v e d the reauthorization bill earlier this year, although members now admit they lack the money to support many of its goals.

During the summer, the House voted f o r the $ 1 0 0 cut in the

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maximum Pell grant, also citing budget constraints.

In addition to the Pell reductions, the Senate bill cuts funding for several other higher education programs, including a small reduction in aid to historically black colleges and universities. But the Senate and House did vote to save the State Student Incentive Grant program, which was singled out for elimination by the Bush administration.

Coming on the heels of the HEA reauthorization bill, the Pell grant cut could substantially alter the nation's major student grant program. Under HEA, more middleclass families will become eligible for aid next year, which could create a scramble for the available funds.

"We know there will be expanded eligibility," said Dallas Martin, president of the National Association of Student Financial Aid A d m i n i s t r a t o r s . Yet M a r t i n expressed hope that the p r o g r a m with its limited funds-will continue to support low-income youth.

"Ithinkthere'sarealcommitment (in Congress) not to erode access for low-income students," Martin said.

"People with the greatest need should get served first."

Still, he said a major goal of the expanded eligibility is to build greater national support for Pell. "If you have fewer students eligible, people will not feel they have a stake in it," Martin said. "But if they can get even a grant of $200 or $300, people will consider it an important program." .About 3.8 million students will receive Pell grants in 1992; the Education Department says. The average grant award is $1,452.

HEA also created a new system to judge a student's need for financial aid. Already, some colleges have complained that this new, simplified needs analysis may hurt independent students who lack family resources for college.

Martin said this issue-and many others in H E A - m a y be left until after the November election.

The Senate also approved a provision in the spending bill that would m a k e part-time students eligible for Pell grants for the first time. Previously, part-time students

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N E W S OF THE WORLD AMSTERDAM An Israeli 747 cargo jet crashed into two adjoining nine-story buildings shortly after take-off on Sunday. Preliminary police reports estimate 200 deaths resulted from the crash of the 747 which had reported engine trouble on take-off. Eyewitnesses reported the plane being on fire as it crashed into the structure destroying over 50 apartments.

ROME The 16 year civil war in Mozambique was ended Saturday with the signing of a peace treaty by president Chissano and rebel leader Dhlakama. The agreement, pushed for by Italian negotiators, should allow the flow of relief to start as well as the free elections in 1993.

GERMANY Sachsenhausen— 5,000 people gathered at the site of a Nazi concentration camp on Sunday to protest the anti-Semitic and antiforeigner attacks on refugee shelters perpetrated by young right-wing militants. In Nuremberg, Frankfurt, and Berlin 25,000 protesters demonstrated on Saturday in support of foreign refugees.

KUWAIT "Democratic" elections took place on Monday for the first time in six years. Of650,000 Kuwaits only 81,500 can vote. The men, in order to vote, must be 21 and be able to trace their ancestry back to 1921. No women can vote in this election that has on its ballot 278 independent candidates who will decide how to stimulate overseas investment and streamline the multilevel citizenship laws, and determine whether or not women should be given the right to vote.

TENNESSEE On Thursday, Oct. 1 Alex Haley's published and unpublished manuscripts were auctioned off at his home. Included in the collection were the original manuscripts of Malcolm X ' s autobiography with X's handwritten corrections. The proceeds were used to pay for the almost two and one half million dollars owed by Haley's estate.

FLORIDA Tampa Bay residents were faced with tornadoes on Saturday which killed three people in their mobile homes. At least 25 others were injured and hundreds were added to the lists of homeless caused by hurricane Andrew. National Weather Serviceofficials are investigating why no bad weather warnings were issued before storms reached the Tampa Bay area.

Student loans become major campaign issue (CPS)—Financial aid- - is emerging as a major campaign issue for college and university students as P r e s i d e n t B u s h and his Democratic rival Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton actively court the youth vote.

R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s of c o l l e g e organizations for the Democratic and Republican parties agree that student l o a n s and f u n d i n g for h i g h e r education are fundamental issues facing both candidates. What they disagree about is how to make college more accessible to more people.

"The biggest problem students face right now is funding and student loan debt," said Jamie Harmon, president of the College Democrats.

"We now have a situation where some people aren't able to go to their school of choice or school at all because of lack of money. If they can get through, they're burdened with debt."

Tony Zagotta, president of the College Republicans, agreed that loans are a major issue facing students, but d e f e n d e d B u s h ' s a d m i n i s t r a t i o n and its highere d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m s . Bush has proposed increasing the availability of student loans, but wants to cut back on the funding for grants. " D e m o c r a t s charge that this administration has been unfavorable to student loans. This is simply

false," he said. "More is being givei! out than (in) any othei; administration."

Zagotta also slammed Clinton'^ proposed national trust for highe* education.

Clinton has proposed a two-fol J program to make higher educatiort affordable. Students taking out government-guaranteed loans could pay them off t h r o u g h payroll' deductions, or they could perforn^ community service for two years.

"These don' t have a lot of appeal?

Young people want to enter the j o b market when they get out of college.

They want choices and opportunity,'^ Zagotta said. "While community service may sound fine, many would, want to do other things."

Harmon described Clinton's plarf as "revolutionary," saying the plan, should "harness student idealism."

If the plan is enacted, students coulcf get jobs they really want to take, after graduating from school, rather than feeling pressured to take a high-* paying job they don't want in ordep to pay off school debts, Harmon^ said. "Debt affects their first jobs," he said. ^ Also looming for Bush and t h a Republican Party are national polls that indicate young people art? favoring the Democratic ticket,* although some of the resident's # supporters refute those findings.

Women's Issues Organization presents

'92 Encounter with the Poor of Mexico An infomal discussion of women's issues, poverty, and liberation theology

Thursday, October IS at 11:00 a.m.

Editorial

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Letters to the editors

•Gay and Lesbian Student Union ft

Dear Editor, Strength is bom from unity. Look <around y o u . T h e e v i d e n c e is everywhere. From a college football team uniting for a victory, to a study group uniting for a perfect grade.

F r o m p r o t e s t o r s uniting for a c o m m o n c a u s e , to s u p p o r t e r s \initing for a presidential candidate. £)n any level, from local to national, people can be found uniting together Tor strength. * On a more intimate level, support groups exist so that members can find not only strength in uniting ^vith one another, but also to find the strength within themselves. For that reason, the Gay and Lesbian Student Union exists on Hope's pampus.

The Union's main objective is to b e of service to those students who are both "out" and comfortable with their sexuality, and to those who are still questioning and wrestling with <heir sexual orientation. The Union does not attempt Id offer any easy answers on such an important and

intimate issue, but it does offer the opportunity to share ideas, opinions, and life experiences with others who can relate to your point of view.

The Gay and Lesbian Student Union is easily accessible and privacy is the number one priority. The faculty listed below serve as liaisons for the group. Your first name and number will be exchanged with the first name and number of the Union's president. You will then be contacted, and it will be entirely up to you if you want to meet other members of the group or keep it one on one. It's that easy. Contact faculty members are there to help you, so don't be afraid or embarrassed to make that initial call or visit. What's more, if you would feel better talking only to a faculty member and not contacting the group, that's okay too. It's all up to you.

College is a time for personal g r o w t h , both s p i r i t u a l and intellectual; a :ime to find out what path in life you will choose to follow.

It is a time when one finds the strength

within themselves to make decisions and become an individual. If you are out there, and you feel a lack of unity when it comes to your sexuality, then contact the Gay and Lesbian S tudent Union. We are here for unity.

We are here for strength.

Contact Faculty: •Charles Aschbrenner (Music department) •Jane Bach (English department) •Jane Dickie (Psychology department) •Derek Emerson (Student Development) •Donald Luidens (Sociology department) •William Mayer (Art department) •James Piers (Sociology department) •Gerard Van Heest (Chaplain's Office) •Boyd Wilson (Religion department)

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Response to threatening letter Dear Editor, This letter is primarily addressed fo the anonymous individual who stent me an obviously unsigned lejter expressing his, or her, personal feelings about my attitude. For those ®f you not sure what I am referring ^o, please read on.

The subject being dealt with here fs the freedom to express your own opinion, and to have enough courage to stand by it. Late last year, in the fast issue of The Anchor, I wrote a tetter to the editor regarding the treatment I received at the hands of the Public Safety Office and the a s s o c i a t e d A p p e a l s Board f o r parking where I had a legitimate

right to park. I did not advocate m a s s i v e s t u d e n t u p r i s i n g s , or storming the Public Safety Office, but simply wrote down what had been occurring, and my viewpoint on the subject. No rallying cries for anarchy, no threats to demolish the administrative offices, no hostage taking, just freedom of expression and the courage to voice my opinion.

Tom O ' C o n n o r did this in the previous edition of The Anchor.

Where is this all heading, you might say. On the day the issue containing my letter was distributed, 1 received, through campus mail, even before most of the issues were in place, an unsigned letter suggesting that I might not want to return to

Hope. I have several personal thoughts as to where the letter originated, but that will remain with me. To the person who did not have the courage to stand by his/her opinion, that is exactly what you look like—a coward. I would be happy to discuss my attitude with you, but you are going to have to contact me. You probably still know where I live.

To everyone else, all of you are allowed to have opinions, and that is what they are; no one is more right or wrong than someone else because they are what you believe.

college staff. It smells faintly like the old refrain of "not in my backyard."

"It isn't a crisis until it happens to me." I wonder how long we the student body would have waited to get a memo or notice about this activity had a staff person's property not been affected...or if we would have even heard about it at all.

I am disappointed in the lack of what should be consistency in our college officials. If this is supposed to be a school which upholds the teachings of Jesus Christ and respects the value of each individual, then why does pertinent i n f o r m a t i o n information that should be made available to all students as soon as possible—get withheld? Do our college employees have more worth than the average student? If so, then why does the school even have a statement like the above in the student handbook? It looks nice on paper and keeps trustees happy, but Jesus Christ practiced what he preached.

In fact, much of his teahing was in the form o f h o w he lived and what he

The Anchor staff EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ASSOCIATE EDITOR CAMPUS EDITOR FEATURES EDITOR NEWS EDITOR

Peace, Andrew Toering ('93)

Vehicle break-ins t)ear Editor, • I am writing this as concerned j t u d e n t of this c a m p u s . I am disturbed with certain recent actions, t r rather non-actions, that have occurred within the Student D e v e l o p m e n t s t a f f and o t h e r t)Owers-that-be. I am a cottage RA and have just learned from my bweekly meeting that there is a rash of automobile break-ins around eampus. "Big deal," one may say. ^That's bound to happen in any town of fair size." I readily admit to fhis fact. But it is when it is announced that this "rash" behavior is amounting to an average of two cars a day in THIS area that it becomes a deal worth noticing. To make matters worse, it is not just recently that this has happened. As it was explained to me, this has been going on for a while now. Just lost week a Student Development staff member'scar was broken into.

T find it strangely coincidental that We are told about this crisis after it ^as happened to a member of our

1 i « . Critical Issues Symposium has now come...and gone—but let's not forget what we have experienced. If we truly want to grow as a result of the Symposium, we will continue to tajk about, and wrestle with, the issues raised.

There was a wealth of knowledge and experience at our finger tips for a couple days and now we are faced with the question: "What do we do with it?"

This is really a tough question. Surely, we all feel the weight of it. We have experienced a Symposium filled with the spirit of academia which will never again be repeated.

We have been challenged, moved to emotion, enraged and even uplifted at points.

We often only remember these specific emotions, a person's face or a topic when we look back on an event like this after a couple years. Instead of growing more important with time, the issues generally fade slowly and the concepts, which were fresh and new during the event, become difficult to remember.

It seems a shame that we don't often look back and see these as events that changed our lives.

So, is there anything we can do now to stop this cycle from happening again with this year's Critical Issues? Can we still gain from the Symposium?

We certainly can!

Sometimes the most significant things in life are those that we wrestle with after the fact. (The key word here is "wrestle.")

Important change in life doesn't come easy. We've all heard this before, but it's true. We need to wrestle with critical issues for our livelihood and we need to wrestle with the issues that were raised during the Critical Issues Symposium in order to gain anything significant from them.

During the keynote debate on Wednesday afternoon only a couple people had the opportunity to ask questions, but probably everyone in the theatre had a question or thought on their mind.

The biggest challenge now is to boil down all the ideas and concepts we heard during the Symposium to a few concretes which we find worthy of action. This will happen as we take the initiative to wrestle with the issues.

Now is the time to ask those questions and make those comments and really wrestle. Add your voice to the continued discussion in Phelps, dorms, classes and even inThe Anchor with "letters to the editor."

The discussion of these issues is essential if we are going to reap long-lasting benefits from the Critical Issues Symposium. Don't wait until it's too late to remember.

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did. He was truly accountable for his actions. Can the people who withheld this information from us, the student body, really profess that?

I wonder. I also wonder why students who have paid good money for a parking permit were not notified either. It is also well-and-good for us R As to tell our residents, but what about those students who commute?

They don't have an R A and were not notified. I feel that this is an unfair situation to the student body as a whole.

In fairness to those officials, perhaps a memo will already be circulated by the time this letter is printed, but the principle remains.

We were not notified when this activity began to become more that just the average break-ins. That we were notified after it happened to a college official is disturbing and causes one to question the integrity and honesty of our staff. Who knows how many other situations are being kept from us?

Donald A. Peterson

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Letters to the editors cont

The Pull and sexism 'Equally important' Dear Editor, I am writing in response to Dr. Christine Oswald'seditorial entitled "Racist Activities Dehumanize People," in the September 30 issue.

Dr. Oswald, using a wonderfully constructed hypothetical situation, claims that the Pull is a sexually discriminating and otherwise unchristian event.

I beg to differ with both Dr. Oswald's view on the Pull and the relevance of the situation she used as an analogy. Judging from the hypothetical situation, she believes that the morale girls play a lesser role and are subservient to the male pullers. Having been a '95 puller myself, I must disagree on both

counts. The puller and the morale girl share equally important roles.

The morale girl and the puller share a mutual relationship, a very strong one at that. A puller is as useless without a morale girl as is the morale girl without her puller. They woric together towards one common goal, to pull as much rope as possible.

They try to unite, to become "One Mind, One Body, One Soul." No part of the unit is any less important, as was often preached by Christ, with whose opinion Dr. Oswald seems quite concerned.

I've spoken to many former morale girls concerning this editorial, many of whom hold strong feministic beliefs. At the mention of the content of the editorial, a look of shock and disbelief is usually cast upon their faces. The morale girls, as well, feel that Dr. Oswald's beliefs are un-

founded. The morale girls felt respected and uplifted in their position. When considering the opinions of the women who chose to tfe morale girls, I hoped that they were not upset with their decision. I was pleased to find that they were actually very proud to call themselves "Morale Girls."

As far as women being excluded from being pullers, I know of no such rule. If you are a woman and want to pull and feel that you have the ability to do so, I can see no reason why you should not do just that. I'm sure that Christ wouldn't mind.

Robert J. Enbody

TMissed the point' Dear Editor, The headline that you provided

for my letter to the editor (30 September) surprised me. It seemed you had missed the point.

Then I read your version of my letter and saw that it had been edited in such a way that it had lost much of its point The letter I wrote to you stated that Hope can be satisfied that it does not support activities that discriminate against people on the basis of "race, SEX, ethnicity, or religion" (capitalization added). H i e word "sex" was omitted from the published version. I'm not sure why.

Does The Anchor have a policy against printing the word? Or is it that the editorial staff recognized that our community does in fact discriminate against people on the basis of their sex? Perhaps it was merely an oversight, but combined with the absurd headline, the meaning of the letter seems to have been

lost on the editorial staff, and perhaps on others as well.

For anyone who might have missed it, the letter is a criticism of sexist as well as racist activities.

Your paper devoted part of the front page and two full pages with photos to a recent event right here at Hope College that "made assumptions about...individual abilities on the basis of sex." Get the point?

Christine Oswald (Editor's note: We don't have a problem printing the word "sex."

The omission was an oversight on our part. The fact that the omission was dealing with the main point of the letter is coincidental. We will make every effort to prevent this from happening in the future.)

Grier's column raises topics for debate The Bible Dear Editor, We would like to thank Stephanie Grier for her thought-provoking column in the Sept. 16 issue, "A Question of Interpretation." However, the article contained several apparent misconceptions about the Bible and Christianity which we wish to discuss.

The main thrust of Ms. Grier's article was that the Bible is an equivocal book, in some places preaching "strict adherence to the laws set down therein" while in others p r o c l a i m ^ Christ's "philosophy of love and acceplance...without paying much attention to the rules." This idea results primarily from a misunderstanding of Christ's message and purpose.

Christ's purpose was not to abolish the laws of God, but to fulfill them (Matt. 5:17-18). The Ten Commandments and other laws which the Israelites (at limes) attempted to follow tediously were simply pointers to Godâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a guide to show us right from wrong until Christ came (Gal. 3:19). But we no longer need the laws to show us what God is like, because God himself came to this world in human form about 2000 years ago and walked with us, talked with us, and lived out the very character of God (John 14:6-9, Gal. 3:23-27, Heb. 8:8-11). Reaching God through following a set of laws is hopeless because no one can perfectly obey all the laws (Gal. 3:10-14, James 2:10, 1 John 1:8,10). Christ offers

us a much better way: having a personal relationship with God and receiving forgiveness for our sins (2 Cor. 5:17-19).

Here is where the second misconception arises: Ms. Grier gives the impression that forgiveness means Christ (God) doesn't care what we do, i.e. he simply "looks the other way" when we sin. But in Biblical use, forgiveness is i n s e p a r a b l e from repentance. Repentance involves not only "being sorry" and acknowledging to God that what we have done is wrong, but also the sincere intent to change our ways and stop sinning (2 Cor. 7:10, Eph. 4:21-24). Indeed, God loves us dearly and is more than willing to forgive us, but we must turn away from ourold,sinful life, towards him (Ps. 51:17, Joel 2:12-13). Being free from the laws does not mean we are free to sin (1 Peter 2:16). God's standards of right and wrong have not changed.

To better illustrate these concepts, the issue of homosexuality deserves to be discussed in the context of a proper understanding of both God's expectations and his love and forgiveness. The Bible, in both Old and New Testaments, clearly indicates that a homosexual lifestyle is a sin w h i c h is d i s p l e a s i n g to G o d .

Leviticus 18:22, Romans 1:26-29, and 1 Cor. 6:9-10 are perhaps the

most explicit passages on this subject. But homosexual sin is no worse than any other sin; it just happens to be less socially acceptable. Homosexuals are real people with feelings just like any of us. We believe that their lifestyle is wrong, but that does not justify us to make insensitive jokes about them or in any way make them feel unloved. As Christians, especially, we should do just the opposite. There is a difference between condemning a p e r s o n ' s l i f e s t y l e and condemning the person. Regretfully, the widespread belief that the former implies the latter has caused many harsh words and hurt feelings.

In closing, we would like to discuss how to handle the matter of the hypothetical homosexual Sunday school teacher. This is our personal opinion, but we feel it is Biblically based: the church should be open to all who seek God, for he desires everyone to know him (2 Peter 3:9).

However, church members (professed Christians) are called to the high standards of leading a Christlike life, set apart for God's purposes (Romans 12:1-2, Col. 3:10).

Anyone who lives in continual, unrepentant sin is not a member of God's family (1 John 3:9) and should not be a member of the church (1 Cor. 5:9-13). People in positions of leadership especially are to be beyond reproach (1 Tim. 3:2-12, Titus

1:7-9). To allow this person to continue in an active capacity in the church would be to compromise G o d ' s requirements for the body of believers. The church must make it clear it does not approve of his lifestyle, and yet it must not turn him away either, since the person apparently wishes to know G o d .

Rather, the church should encourage him to attend worship services and/ or counseling so that he feels the church still loves him and cares about him (2 Cor. 2:6-7).

Our purpose in writing this letter was to show that Biblical Christianity is neither crippled by ambivalence nor without compassion. Our intent was to do so with gendeness and respect for all concerned (1 Peter 3:15). We.hope we have succeeded.

Sincerely, Ryan Bennink ('95) Kevin Dahlman ('96)

Homosexuals Dear Editors, In his recent letter, InterVarsity leader Joel Perry continues a discussion begun by columnist Stephanie Grier about the place of homosexuals in the church. Grier had suggested that Christians should be open to differing interpretations of the Bible,'since it is often unclear, or seemingly self-contradictory.

Perry challenges this point, saying that there are no "grey areas" in the Bible, only in our limited human understanding. But if our understanding is limited, how can Perry be sure enough of himself to impose

his interpretation on others?

He accuses Grier of "misunderstand[ing] the Bible and the context of these passages." But those who condemn gay and lesbian people can make the same mistake, and usually have misunderstandings about homosexuality itself.

Do they recognize that most gay people are not the rapists, prostitutes or indecent hedonists condemned in the Bible? Do they know that the Bible says nothing about lesbian and gay couples living in committed, loving relationships?

Many people dismiss these distinctions, because that would force them to re-evaluate their treatment of lesbian and gay people. Perry, for his part, advocates "tough love" to keep gay Christians in line with his interpretation of the Bible.

If the goal is to drive gay men and lesbians out of the church, to undermine supportive loving relationships, t)r to foster self-hatred, the condescending tough-guy approach will work quite well. (Trust me, I've seen it in action.) But if your goal is to actually help gay people to deal with their situation and to grow as individuals, a more humble approach works better.

God gave each of us two ears, and only one mouth. Perhaps many heterosexual Christians should spend less time telling gay people what they assume is best for us, and a little more time listening to us about who we are and how we relate to our God. Sincerely, Todd VerBeek

I hoped some Svould have learned something' at Critical Issues Dear Editor, In the wake of the Critical Issues Symposium, I assumed that at least some people would have learned something and maybe even changed their ways, but we all know what happens when we assume.

I was most impressed with Bill Miller's speech, "About Being Native American on Columbus Day." He told us what life is like growing up on a reservation with an alcoholic father, and how he has had to deal with racism for most of his life. I walked away from Graves that Wednesday afternoon thinking how I would react if I was in his shoes.

Two days later, I decided to go see Patriot Games which was showing on campus. As the theater

darkened, 1 became excited since I knew the cartoon was coming on before the movie, and I love cartoons.

I hadn't seen this cartoon before, and I don' t even remember the name of it, but the content is what I remember.

Basically, we have an old, white woman with her dog, hot-rodding around the desert in a red convertible.

She sails into town and is stopped by the white sheriff who warns her to stay away from Injun whomever who is on the warpath again. She thinks nothing of it and goes on her merry way. As she drives by a rock, out pops an Indian who immediately covers his mouth and yells as all children do when they play cowboys and Indians. The Indian tries

many different ways to scare the old woman off his land, but the woman's dog always defeats the Indian.

Finally, he gives up and goes into town to sign a peace treaty with the sheriff. The Indian says something like, "Me, Injun give up," showing us that he can't speak English. Next, he signs the peace treaty with an "X," showing us that he can't write.

Then he smokes his peace pipe, shakes hands with the sheriff, and runs off to his "reservation," which he tells the audience as the cartoon ends.

Now, I would like to know why SAC let that cartoon go through.

Besides the fact that it was racist, the cartoon wasn't even funny.

One explanation might be that

SAC doesn't watch the cartoons that are sent to them, they just put them on the screen. That scares me. I would recommend that SAC start screening the cartoons before they show them, and if they do already, why did we watch a racist one?

The thought that scares me the most is that if I hadn't heard Bill Miller speak, I might not be writing this. I might have even thought the cartoon was funny. It's ironic to me that Bill Miller spoke of racism in Winants and two days later, in the same room, a racist cartoon was shown concerning Indians.

Dan Furman ('94)

The Anchor welcomes "letters to the editor," but due to space limitations letters of 250 words or less and those of timely nature will be given preference.

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A&E Students produce thoughtful, original theatre entertainment

by Eric Wampler arts & entertainment editor — The auditorium of the student theater was packed last Friday night, O c t o b e r . 2 , w i t h an e x p e c t a n t audience, most of which included students. They were waiting to see the combined talent of their peers on siageinaTheaterForumPresents... production that was written, directed and acted by students.

The audience was given a treat, The opening night of this two-day show was concise, entertaining, and thoughtful.

Ashes, Ashes, Ashes was the first play shown of the trio featured in this production. Written by Judy Murray ('93) and acted by Rasa Hollender ('94) and Murray, it is a

comical yet thoughtful look at how the living view the dead. With a toilet flush that resounded through the auditorium, the climax of this play established itselfas a good lead into the night's performance.

The next play, was written by Scott Mellema ('93), acted by Jeremy Boersma ('96), Mike Miller ( ' 9 5 ) and Claudia Bolton f 9 6 ) , and directed by Julie Mann ('94). It jumps into zaniness head first, and one only need read thecharactersintheplay—Zap,Onk and Evil Clown—to realize that a quick dip into the surreal is in order, Interesting power struggle between two loonies.

Interesting psychopathic, self-righteous clown, Interesting.

The final play of the evening was First Instinct, written by Joann

Schma C93), acted by Todd May ('94), Carl Haan (*95), Mantu Joshi C95) and Clayton Gibson (*96), and directed by Chris de Haan ('94).

Engaging and thoughtful, it unfolds over two scenes in a display of realistic d i a l o g u e a n d vigorous e m o t i o n . T h e p l a y f o l l o w s the character Kevin Williams as he confronts his hidden homosexuality, and how he fears his friends might react to it. This play treats the role of friendship and homosexuality in a work very much conducive to future thinking.

O v e r a l l , t h e e v e n t w a s an e n j o y a b l e e x a m p l e of s t u d e n t theater. T h e next such Theatre Fonim Presents... is on November 13 and 14. If anything like this night's performance, it should be well worth attending.

Mr. Saturday Night, an intelligent semi-autobiographical comedy

by Mellissa Endsley staff reporter There are some pleasures in life that are really difficult to put into w o r d s . T h e s e pleasures include things like the perfectly popped bag of microwave popcorn (sans any burnt kernels); forgetting to study for a quiz, only to find out the next day in class that it has been cancelled; and paying $5.50 for a movie that you thought looked like it was going to be pretty good, only to find out that it was truly one of the best movies that you had ever seen. This final pleasure was a reality for me, asl have recently seen Billy Crystal's latest movie, Mr. Saturday Night.

From the previews, I could tell right off the bat that this movie was

going to include plenty of the classy, intelligent humor that Crystal is famous for. What I did not anticipate however, was the wonderful, semia u t o b i o g n p h i c a l s t o r y of a comedian's reflections on his career and on his growth as a person.

Due to the brilliant work of modem makeup we are able to see Crystal'scharacterof Buddy Young Jr. at the ripe age of about 65.

The movie is almost entirely done in flashbacks, and from them we learn about B u d d y ' s warm and devout Jewish upbringing, as well as the original stage for his comic act: the family living room. We also learn about his unusual but loving relationship with his brother, who is portrayed wonderfully by David Paymer.

This movie lakes a holistic look

at the life of a stand-up comedian, good times and bad. It focuses on the feelings of a comedian as he matures and looks back at his life. It takes the viewer inside the mind of Buddy Young Jr. and allows the audience to share in his catharsis. It also takes a serious look at human nature as well as the cause and effect p r o c e s s of e x c h a n g e in human relationships.

All and all, the movie is a pleasure to watch. Crystal is to be once again commended for his classy humor and his outstanding acting. He should also be recognized for his sharp directing skills and his ability to appeal to such a large audience.

Mr. Saturday Night is now playing at the Holland Star and as I said earlier, it is well worth the $5.50 ticket price.

Singles doesn't live up to expectations

by Sarabeth Robie and Sarah Nyenhuis, staff reporters I expected great things from the movie Singles. It had all the right ingredients. The cast, for example, includes Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Kyra Sedgewick, and that guy from Dying Young (the one with the phenomenal blue eyes), Campbell Scott. The movie also was directed and written by Cameron Crowe, who wrote Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and one of my favorite flicks of all t i m e — S a y Anything.

The publicity folks at Warner Brothers label Singles as "a romantic comedy which takes an affectionate look at a group of young people searching for—and running f r o m — true love."

I'm told that after seeing this movie one girl was moved to break up with her longtime boyfriend.

Someone else told me that they had a friend who said that this movie changed her life.

Me? Well, let's just say that his movie did not inspire any earthshattering transformations in my life.

In fact, let's say that this movie did little to inspire me at all. O.K., so maybe it wasn't as excruciatingly painful as watching a Brady Bunch marathon weekend, but it wasn't as much f u n as watching M u r p h y Brown dis. Dan Quayle either. I'd say that this movie should be classified as a if-you-must-see-it-do-the-

CAMPBELL SCOTT and Kyra Sedgwick portray a young couple In a scene from Warner Bros.1 Singles. matinee-thang movie, or a bring-adate-and-mash-through-the-boringparts movie, or even an all-aloneon-the-weekend-have-to-rent-acheesy-tape movie.

The best part of this movie was the soundtrack. If you like alternative music (fairly mainstream, not really radical) then this soundtrack is your cup of tea. It includes all sorts of nifty groups—mostly the type that fit the "Seattle Sound" brand of music. There is an especially nifty song by Paul Westerberg called "Dyslexic Heart." Check it out.

Speaking of music, if you do ignore my advice and see this movie, watch for a cameo appearance by Soundgarden. An early version of Pearl Jam can also be sighted in the b a n d f r o n t e d by Matt D i l l o n ' s character.

Frankly, my advice is to skip the movie. It's really disjointed and doesn't really meld into a cohesive film at all. If you haven't seen the previously reviewed Honeymoon in Vegas, or Sneakers, step Singles and see one of these instead.

Robie Rating: * *

Robie Rating System * Even wet kelp holds more interest than this movie " This movie was better than Ishtar * " This movie was much much better than Ishtar **** If Elvis lived, he would worship this movie ***** I liked It!!! I really really liked It!!!!

All too often Eric Wampler All too many people are seduced by the romantic view of artists. They complain that their muse failed to look them up that day, that perhaps tomorrow the lightning bolt of divine inspiration will strike.

And they put all too little effort into whatever art form they're endeavoring to call themselves artists in.

I believe it was Sylvia Plath that said that people should want to "make art," not "have made art" or "be an artist."

The point is well taken: the doing, not just the done, should possess you and occupy your desires.

My point is not to berate the struggling artist, the painter, writer, sculptor that continually tries, but with no luck, at gaining recognition. If a good honest effort at artistic exploration is continually being made, it can be no fault of the artist that others don't appreciate whatever results arc gained.

In any case, recognition shouldn't be there to determine whether or not you should proceed in some artistic field; it

should merely confirm it. You, all by yourself, should want to dance or sing or act. If you need outside forces to get you to d o it, maybe you should think about taking up something else.

Being the next Shakespeare or Mozart shouldn't concern you at all—being the person you are, with the artistic interests you have, is all you can do. Too many are paralyzed by the need to excel beyond everyone else; they usually end up believing in the inspiration gimmick.

Gimmick? Is this artistic blasphemy that I utter? No, d o n ' t get me wrong; I believe in inspiration too. But it isn't inspiration bom of ignorance, blind chance grabbing any old fool that picks up a paint brush.

And although I realize that that does happen, artistic genius like that is much, much more rare then can be relied upon.

For the rest of us, working continually at it, striving to learn the ropes and the fine nuances of our art—that is the best we could want or need to facilitate the all too often misunderstood strike of inspiration.

Game addiction runs rampant fell into the snare. The one that esby Eric Wampler caped hid for two weeks in his locked closet to escape the desperate searts & entertainment editor "" — duction. We weren't so lucky.

We were all healthy, socially The game has a simple enough r e s p o n s i b l e m e n living in my premise. You guide a civilization apartment. We ate well,exercised— from its beginnings as a stone-age 1 even took my vitamins. nomadic tribe to the threshold of All this,ofcourse, wasof nothing inter-stellar travel in a post-modem when it hit. Three out of four of us world. Simple is no longer the word were struck d o w n , to use once you get hooked up, junkied. beyond the c o l o r f u l W e had b e c o m e graphics—a broad and addicts. varied world is waitNo chemical ing to be explored and dependence here, conquered. ' though. Electronic.

This game has the We had fallen prey to perfect blend of stratthe sweet ravishing of egy and historical the computer game depth. You strive to Civilization. develop such enlightI was the first lobe ened aspects of civiliinfected. Jolly Old zation as writing, asCIVILIZATION Saint Nick stuffed the tronomy, physics game under the tree while I slept like a helpless lamb in my bed.

That was the last sleep I had for a while; the night ofChristmas I spent staring at the unholy light of pixels moving across a video screen. It was only dawn that finally broke me from my electronic trance.

Introduced to the game, two out of my other three roommates quickly

while maintaining the edge on your military. Remember, your borders have to remain safe to prosper, Heavily researched, this game boasts several informative books that went into its creation, including A History of Scientific Ideas, by Charles Singer; Man, God and

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Option S e p t e m b e r / O c t o b e r This is yet another of the many music magazines lor sale today, but sofarit'sthebestonel've picked up.

The feature on Thurston Moore (Sonic Y o u t h ) and M i k e D. (Beastie Boys) was hilarious.

It was reminiscent of the mid-

even a story on gospel music and its powerof"spiritual frenzy." The Eric b. and Rakim article tells how long h i p - h o p has really been around. Option also covers m u s i c i a n s , like W a y n e Horowitz, a " p r a g m a t i c " keyboardist.

Music is not the only art covered in this magazine. I have been thinking about 80s and the Beastie days. OPTION getting a tatoo for years and There isalsoan intricately the article "The Beauty of detailed article on Haiti's most Body A n " has me just dying to run popular band BoukmanEksperyans. out and get one.

Option covers all music; there was — T . Stollenmaier

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Cash Call "Damn this stupid game" - Crash Davis Welcome to the millionaires' club.

Magic Johnson will makp $14.6 million this year.

Ryne Sandberg will make $7.1 million next year.

Dan Marino is currently making $5.4 million.

Mario Lemieux just signed on for $5 million on Monday.

All of that cash in one year, more than I'll make in my lifetime.

Kind of makes you wonder where all the cash comes from, doesn't it?

Besides, is any one sports star worth that kind of money?

Take your average family of four, for instance. How many times do they have to go to the ballpark to satisfy the needs of a team to pay Joe Superstar? Four tickets in the second best section of the park will cost $104 dollars.

Parking, $5; programs, $6; four hotdogs, a pretzel, nachos, four drinks and a tub of Italian Ice will run $31. And two souvenirs (say pennants or something), $7.50. Is Joe Average Businessman going to be able to afford to come to the ballpark three times a week?

I am beginning to wonder where sports is headed in the nineties.

The first Pittsburgh Penguins game that I attended was in 1977.

The seats were in the first row, just behind the bench, at a price of $17.

I was just informed that this

year it will cost me $38 to see my favorite team take the ice. I won't be able to sit there anyway unless I get really lucky, because every businessman in the city of Pittsburgh is sitting in Section A. Why? Because they are the only ones who can afford to do so night in and night out.

Eventually, that seat is going to cost $50, but will I ever get to the point where I can afford that?

I hope.

But will the salaries keep escalating until we see the first $20-million-a-year man? Or will money seemingly continue to come from nowhere until maybe there will be no more sports because every team has gone bankrupt? 1 don't see sports ever stopping, but I don't see the salaries leveling off either. 1 may see the day when 1 can't attend an event anymore because I can't afford to.

I just wonder what I would do with a six year, $42 million contract. When would I be financially secure enough?

And why, when a player is in contract negotiations with his team and they offer a five year, $28 million contract, doesn't he take it? Because he wants $31 million? What's the difference between $28 million and $31 million? Besides $3 million.

New ReUgion Professor Will Challenge Students

by Dan Acker staff reporter "I want to get students to think critically about what they believe and why they believe it," said Lynn Japinga, new assistant professor of religion at Hope College.

Japinga comes to Hope from Western Theological Seminary where she was a professor and finished the research for her doctorate degree.

Japinga, a Hope College Alumni ('81), enjoyed how Hope College challenged her and gave her an education that has and will last a lifetime.

She received h e r M a s t e r of Divinity degree from Princeton Seminary and was ordained a minister in the R e f o r m e d Church. Japinga then went to Union Seminary in N e w Y o r k , where she received her doctorate in church history.

Japinga filled the spot open after Dr. Elton Bruins retired from the religion department last year.

She met the criteria for the position by holding a doctorate, showing a dedication to teaching and scholarly

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work and by demonstrating an enthusiasm for working with students.

In addition, Japinga has been a pastor, which was seen as a plus.

She wr.5 chosen by a committee of religion faculty and present religion majors.

"We were impressed by her doctorate and seminary work, and by her teaching," said Dennis Voskuil, chairperson of the religion department. Japinga is the first Hope College graduate to be hired as a faculty member in the religion department.

J a p i n g a is t e a c h i n g several courses such as Christian Origins, Rise of Christianity I and II, Religion in America, and a new course c a l l e d Christian Feminism, which will look

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Thinking about Graduate School?

As you continue your education at Hope, or as your Hope College career is coming to a close, you might find yourself considering going to graduate or professional school. Many careers now require training even after the Bachelor's degree to fine-tune skills for a particular profession or provide a stepping stone for advancement.

With a competitive job market, many people see graduate/professional school as a way to obtain additional training which may make them more marketable.

If you yearn to keep learning, graduate/professional school may be just what you're looking for. To help you get started on the graduate/ professional school decision process, s o m e basic steps are outlined b e l o w . A l t h o u g h this process is ideally started during your junior year, do not panic if you have not started it yet, but also do not let another day go by before you do begin this process.

S T E P I: Decide whether or not graduate/professional school is for you. Some questions to ask yourself are: What am I hoping to gain by entering graduate/professional school? Does my field of interest r e c o m m e n d or r e q u i r e work experience before I attend graduate/ professional school? Do I need to go

to graduate/professional school to " advance in my chosen field? After you explore these questions you will have a better understanding of your n e e d s and w h e t h e r g r a d u a t e / professional school will help you fulfill those needs.

STEP 11: After you decide that graduate school is a stop in your path of life, you must then decide which school to attend. There are some obvious criteria that your desired school should meet, such as how close (or far away) it is from your parents and/or significant other, what the ratio is between men and women; and how close your intended school is to the snow-covered mountains or the sand-covered beaches!

Less "obvious" d e t e r m i n a n t s which should be considered are: Does it have your intended area of concentration? Are there work or e x p e r i e n t i a l opportunities available? And how do they assist with placement? To find information on these "less pertinent" questions, talk with your professors or the staff at Career Planning and Placement.

STEP III: When you decide exactly where you want to spend the next two or more years studying, you must then take standardized tests s p e c i f i c to y o u r field ( L S A T , G M A T , GRE, NTE, MCAT, etc.).

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S T E P V: U n l e s s you h a v e " c o n n e d Mom a n d / o r D a d t o ^ underwrite yet another leg on your ^ educational j o u r n e y , your next concern for going to g r a d u a t e / * professional school may be financial.

Besides winning the lottery and collecting returnables off t h e f highway, there are other options for financing your education. Banks and private foundations offer student * loans, asdoes the government. Many , graduate am^professional schools offer teaching or research" fellowships, resident assistantships, * and work-study p r o g r a m s . For^ f u r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n on t h e s e programs consult graduate school 4 catalogues and brochures. ^ This is a condensed version of the graduate school decision-making * process. See Career Planning a n d .

Placement for more information.

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Sports Briefs Football team evens record vs. Trinity Score early and often.

That's what the Hope College football team did last Saturday by using two first quarter touchdowns to beat Trinity (II.) College 12-0. Hope (2-2) forced five turnovers and held off the Trojans (1 -3-1) the rest of the day.

Quarterback Mike DenBraber ('95) opened the scoring on a 10 yard run with the help of halfback Jon Slagh's ('94) important block.

Fullback Brent Barth ('95) plunged in from a yard out later in the quarter and gave the Dutchmen their 12Olead.

The Flying Dutchmen open up MIAA play this

Saturday at Alma, but coach Ray Smith still sees room for the team to improve.

"We are still waiting for someone to step forward. We need a quarterback who can create something out of nothing," Smith said.

NOTEBOOK Kelly Clark ('93) intercepted a pass in the fourth quarter, tying Mark Johnson's ( 7 2 ) school career record....defensive back Doug Hulett ('94) had two interceptions on Saturday....Hope returns home Oct. 17 in their Homecoming contest.

—S.Shilling

Men's soccer team pulls ahead in MIAA Unbeaten met unbeaten in MIAA play when the Hope College men's soccer team met defending champion Kalamazoo College in a clash last Saturday, Hope tallied their eighth shutout of the year to raise their record to 9-1-1 overall, and 4-0-1 in MIAA play, as Kalamazoo (7-2, 5-1) fell to the Dutchmen 2-0.

Brad Pagratis ('95) scored a first half goal for the Dutchmen while Paul Rosenbrook ('96) had a second half score.

Goalie Lee Schopp ('95) had nine saves against the Hornets.

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NOTEBOOK The eight shutouts for the season already ties a Hope College record....Rosenbrook's goal was his first as a collegiate player.

Anchor photo by Rich Blair*

BRETT VANDERKAMP ('94) controls the —S.Shilling ball against Kalamazoo last Saturday.

VOLLEYBALL: Fri.-Sat., Oct. 9-10 at RIT Tournament

FOOTBALL: Sat.,Oct. 10,1:30p.m.

• at Alma

MEN'S SOCCER: Sat., Oct. 10,1:30 p.m.

• Calvin

Wed., Oct. 14,6:30 p.m.

•Olivet

Sat., Oct. 17,2 p.m.

•Albion

Wed., Oct. 14,4 p.m.

• at Alma

Fri., Oct. 16,6:30 p.m.

• at Adrian MEN'S GOLF: Mon.,Oct. 12,1 p.m.

• at Adrian WOMEN'S GOLF: Tues.,Oct. 1 3 , 1 p.m.

• at Alma Fri.-Sat. Oct 16-17,1 p.m. at Alma

WOMEN'S SOCCER: Sat., Oct. 10,1:30 p.m.

• at Calvin Wed., Oct. 14,4 p.m.

•Alma

Sat., Oct. 17,1:30 p.m.

• at Olivet Tues., Oct. 2 0 , 4 p.m.

• Adrian

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•Olivet

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•David James (English d e p a r t m e n t ) — " T h e P a r a b l e s of Christ A p p l i e d to Our L i v e s . " Thursdays,8:00-9:00p.m.,beginning October 15 in Van Zoeren 295 (Using a Bible study by John White).

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•Shirley Browne (Computer Science department) with Laura Meyer (Assistant Chaplain)— <4 C.S. Lewis: What Christians Believe." Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., beginning October 20 in the Dimnent Lounge (rm.l5-C).

•Charles Huttar (English department)—"Discussing Devotional Poetry (Reflecting on readings of Herbert's work)."Thursdays,4:30-5:30 p.m., already begun in the Van Wylen lounge.

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The full Senate approved the bill Sept. 18 after three days of floor debate in which members talked about the merits of transferring more money from the Pentagon for use in education.

Game Continued from page 5 Civilization, by John G. Jackson; The Blade and theChalice,byR ia.ne Esler; and others.

W h i l e p l a y i n g , you quickly d e v e l o p certain philosophies of survival for yourcullivatingsociely.

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Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) wanted to transfer $4.1 million from defense spending to education and h u m a n services p r o g r a m s . T h e windfall would have been used to increase funding for Pell grants, child care, health care and several other key programs, but the plan failed by a 62-36 vote.

A c t i o n now m o v e s to a conference committee that will meet to resolve discrepancies between the House and Senate bills. \ / i t h both c h a m b e r s in a g f b e m e n t on Pell grants, aides say it is unlikely that lawmakers will revisit the issue this year.

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Arts & Entertainment

Campus Events

SAC movie Oct. 16-18 The Cutting Edge,

Alcohol Awareness Week Oct. 19-23; various events

Knickerbocker Oct. 9-15 On the Black Hill 7:00 and 9:15 nightly Oct. 16-22 4th Animation Celebration 9:00 and 9:00 nightly, plus Sat. 5:00 & 11:00 p.m.

Arts and Humanities Colloquium Oct. 20, 3:30 p.m. in Cook Auditorium

Art Exhibition Art of IEveryday Life in Ethiopia and Northern Kenya, Oct. 17-29 in Depree

Campus Events Philadelphia Center Meeting Oct. 7, 4:00 p.m. in Lubbers 107 Strategies for choosing a Major and Career Wed. Oct. 7 & 14, Pnelps 1st floor lounge, 8 p.m. (x7950 to register) Preparing Your Resume Tues. Oct. 6, 11 a.m. Placement Office (x7950 to register) Assessing Your Career Interests Tues. Oct. 6, 7-3:30 p.m. VWF 104 (x7950 to register) Hispanic Student Organization Speaker Thurs. Oct. 8^ "Hispanics and the Role of Education' Aden Ramirez Thurs. Oct. 15 "Minorities and the Work Force", Ana Ramirez Great Performance Series Derek Lee Ragin, countertenor, Oct. 16, 8 p.m. Chapel Student Recital Thurs., Oct. 8, 7 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium Senior Orientation Session Thurs. Oct. 8,11:00 a.m. in Cook Auditorium, DePree Cell Groups Starting after Fall Break; (x7829 for info) Homecoming - Oct. 17

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Student Organizations

Christian Education for all ages SUNDAYS at 10:45 A.M. Worship in the Sanctuary Pastor Bob Jared and Daniel Kozmiuk, R e v . Bob Jared, P a s t o r

Minister of Worship and a Hope student,

D a n i e l J. K o z m i u k , M i n i s t e r of W o r s h i p 3041 96th A v e n u e

Sign Language Club Thursdays, 9:00 p.m. in Voorhees Basement (Maas Rm) call Cindy Keip or Jen Minier (x7826) for info.

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship Fridays, 8:30 in Maas Conference Rm.; prayer meetings daily 5:30 p.m. in Lubbers 108 Students for Christ Tuesdays 9:00 p.m. in Maas Conference Rm.; prayer meetings 5:00 p.m. M, W, R, F in Graves Hall lower level classroom Debate Team Mondays, 7-9 p.m. in Lubbers 103 Forensics Association Mondays 9:00 p.m. in Lubbers 103 (Contact Alspach x7594)

invite you to worship with us. *Van transportation avaiable upon request.

Z e e land, M I C H I G A N 49464 Phone:616-772-2480

"A CHURCH THAT TRULY CARES!"

Fellowship of Christian Students Mondays, 9:00 p.m. in Maas Auditorium

The Anchor is looking for a few dedicated people who want to write

SPORTS!

ACOA - (Adult Children of Alcoholics) Tuesdays 9:00 p.m. Sligh building rm.

201 (Contact Darell Scnregardus (x7945) BACCHUS (alcohol education) Thursdays, 9 p.m. in Lubbers 106 Environmental Issues Group Wed. Oct. 7, 6:00 p.m. in Lubbers 101 Amnesty International Wed. Oct. 7, 8:00 p.m. in Barber Rm., Phelps Black Coalition Tues. Oct. 20, 6:00 p.m.

Student Congress Thursdays, 9:00 p.m. in Maas Conference ic welcome Rm

Please call the Anchor (7877) to include meeting times of other student : • ' organizations .

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