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In Congress: Ready for a new year Gretchen Baldwin STAFF WRITER
"To serve as a mediator between the administration and the Student Body of Hope Col-. s lege." Taken directly from their website, this statement commissions the organizational student voice that is Student Congress. Hope's Student Congress has quite the hierarchal melange. The executive board consisting of a president, vice-president and controller, as well as class representatives, is intermingled with cottage, apartment, dorm and off-campus representatives in addition to a secretary, webmaster and parliamentarian. Currently Student Congress has every position accounted for, but all seats are not full as some spots, like Kollen Hall representative, have multiple seats available. Within these representative and executive positions are committees and boards. Every member of congress is required to be on some sort of academic or faculty committee or board in order to promote discussion with Hope's administration with as many student perspectives as possible. Also within these positions are more action-bas^d committees created for specific projects that Student Congress decides to work toward. Rachel Syens ('11), one of the two senior class
speaker series and put together teams for both Dance Marathon and Relay for Life. This year Congress will be starting "What Do You Want Wednesdays," an event intended to make the student body more aware of Student Congress's role on campus as a means to "help give administration and faculty the student perspective," as Syens puts it. The first "What Do You Want Wednesday" will take place at tables set up across campus on Oct. 27 beP H O T O BY H O L L Y E V E N H O U S E tween 10 a.m. and 1 W H O ' S Y O U R R E P R E S E N T A T I V E ? — Hope s Student Congress Executive Board p.m. Representatives consists of (left to right): Senior Representative Rachel Syens ('11), Vice President Alex Yared ('12), will be handing out Junior Representative Michael Parrish ('12), President Katie Sawyer ('11), Sophomore Representative treats and encourMark Donkersloot ('13). Controller Chelsea Lynch ( 1 1 ) , Senior Representative Seth Coffing ('11). Sopho- aging students to give suggestions and more Representative Alicia Wojcik ('13) amd Junior Representative Marc Tori ( 1 2 ) . complete short surveys to help Student Congress better serve its peers. representatives, has been work- ture has been working as part of informed. If students are interested in Congress members have the committee that got recycling ing toward a number of camseeing more of what Hope's Stupus-wide sustainability projects bins placed in every Hope dorm. also worked in recent years to dent Congress is about. General in her going-on three years on She and the rest of Congress also change visitation hours during Congress meets from 9:30 p.m. work with RAs across campus long school breaks, add a second Congress. to 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday nights through recycling seminars in guest pass to student meal plans "It's one of our main commisand organize a Battle of the in Martha Miller 239 and ensions to make Hope more sus- hopes that eco-awareness and conscious sustainability will in- Bands benefit event for Haiti. courages the general student tainable," said Syens. crease as more people become They also hold an annual spring body to attend. Syens' most successful ven-
Greek Life? Nope! It's Geek Life! Chris Russ
early participants in Geek the 2009-10 school year after official, it established When w e were trying to beLife and I'm kind of a nerdy working facingasmallamountofdifficulty. a kid. I enjoy playing video come a club, the head of Greek and "When we were trying to constitution Everyone at Hope College games and hanging out with Life at the time felt that the knows about Greek Life, the become a club, the head of Greek elected an executive friends and all of that stuff which term Geek like was offensive organization of fraternities Life at the time felt that the term board, so I like it, it's fun," Geek and sororities that has been a Geek Life was offensive and was contains the standard and was too close to Greek Lite. Life member Josh Brubakerstaple of Hope's extracurricular too close to Greek Life so I said club positions of —NICOLAS PILLSBURY Salcedo said, describing how activities for years. I would think about changing secretary, treasurer, C 1 2 ) , , he came to join the club. president and so on. But comparatively few people it. But when 1 brought the idea As the club has grown, In addition, the are familiar with Geek Life, a new back to our members, everyone it has taken on new appointed member on Hope's list of clubs said it needed to be Geek Life. club responsibilities. "We have to accommodate the event. In fact when people hear about a head of public relations to andorganizationsthatarequickly The organization's larger public meetings once a month help them gain exposure. making a name for themselves. us, they seem to be attracted to throw out ideas to the general While they were still events typically draw between President of the organization by the name." Pillsbury said. unofficial, the group began a 30 and 50 students Pillsbury public and get votes on them." He added that just when Nicolas Pillsbury ('12) explained "At our last public meeting, tradition they now call "The said and take place roughly that early into his freshman year looking at the publicity the we had a merger with the Nerf organizations on Last Day of Summer," a day once a month. In addition to at Hope, he and a few of his different group of Hope College. They these larger events, the club friends began meeting to play campus receive, there is a in which participants bring were unofficial, and after an in and share with other club also organizes more specialized board games and role-playing bias against Geek Life. If you incident where they weren't are a smaller organization, member their favorite video- events like "Lord of the Rings games. He said this group able to organize themselves, Move Night." These more specific is particularly difficult games and board games. This now forms the majority of the it we were asked to organize events attract fewer students. get information about year, the event drew more than executive board of the club. to them. They are now a subset "My freshmanyear roommate, The group became an official yourself out to the students. 50 students and rooms were of Geek Life," Pillsbury said. Nate Snyder, was one of the very Once the group became reserved in the science center Hope organization at the end of
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Who doesn't love food?: CIS wrap-up Meagan Dodge STAFF W R I T E R
about recent changes to reserving a c a m p u s vehicle.
Thursday Seminary Day
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1 1 a . m . - 2 p.m.. M a a s Center. Meet with representatives from s e m i n a r i e s a n d g r a d u a t e schools. S p o n s o r e d by C a r e e r S e r v i c e s a n d Crosswords.
Math Colloquium 4 p . m . , V a n d e r W e r f 1 0 4 . "A H a n d s - O n Introduction to Knot T h e o r y " p r e s e n t e d by Forrest G o r d o n , L o u i s i a n a S t a t e University.
Friday Oct. 1 5 Lutheran Volunteer Corps recruiting 1 0 : 3 0 a . m . - 2 p.m., M a a s Lobby. Learn about one y e a r / g a p opportunit i e s . S p o n s o r e d by C a r e e r S e r v i c e s .
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NSF GRANT CONTINUES SUPPORT OF RESEARCH INTO PULSARS Hope PR - Featuring distances so vast and detailed calculations so precise and complex that they each in their way seem to approach the infinite, the astronomical research conducted by Dr. Peter Gonthier of the Hope College physics faculty provides a stellar learning opportunity for the students who work with him. Gonthier, working in collaboration with Hope students, has been studying the rotating stars known as pulsars for nearly 20 years. His research is currently supported by three federal grants—two from NASA, the second of which he received this summer; and a third, awarded this fall, through the "Research in Undergraduate Institutions" program of the National Science Foundation (NSF-RUI). He is engaged by the opportunity to address fundamental questions about how the universe works, but— like his colleagues throughout the division of the natural and applied sciences at Hope—he is particularly driven by providing a chance for students to learn how science works by involving them in the process. Students are regularly coresearchers with him, working on campus during the school year and summer as well as at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., for a number of weeks each summer; making presentations at professional conferences; and even earning co-author status on publications.
For s o m e students a day without classes was supposed to mean rest and relaxation. O c t . 6 quickly went into reverse when students were assigned to attend the Critical Issues Symposium. For 30 years CIS has been a part of Hope College's academic layout. A c o m m i t t e e of faculty, staff and students decides on a topic worthy of taking a full day from classes. H o p e College takes the issue seriously and provides a day of events and speakers to get students informed. This years CIS topic was "Good Food for the C o m m o n Good." To prepare students for the u p c o m i n g CIS events, several film screenings and speakers c a m e to better educate Hope's c a m p u s before the official O c t . 5 kickoff. Film screenings of "Food, Inc." and "King Corn" showed students the underbelly of our nation's food and fast food industries. A dietician, Jennifer Hinkle, spoke with freshman about ways to fight the f a m o u s "Freshman 15." Tuesday evening the event was underway as Bryant Terry, an eco-chef and food justice activist, gave the keynote address. He is a strong activist for healthy living and uses cooking as a tool to illuminate the intersections a m o n g poverty, structural racism and food insecurity. While talking to students he gave examples of the good food that should be added into our every day diet. Karlen Annette ('10) said, "It helped me realize that healthy food doesn't have to be disgusting like carrots and broccoli. Healthy food is a well-balanced meal." Wednesday morning the day started off with another keynote address f r o m Joel Salatin. The farmer and author raises livestock using holistic m e t h o d s which are free f r o m potentially h a r m f u l chemicals. He has received many awards for his achievements toward alternative farming, including a Heinz Award, and his family farm has been featured in wellknown magazines. The rest of the day was followed up by speakers discussing how to make cuisine creative, why Christians should care about eating, our nutritional intake, and transforming t h e food and fitness environment in Chicago schools. The afternoon segments were sponsored by d e p a r t m e n t s within H o p e College. The dance d e p a r t m e n t sponsored a speaker w h o discussed good eating habits for performers, athletes and movers. The religion department's speaker discussed how first century Christians r e m e m b e r e d Jesus talking about
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F O O D F O R A L L — Kevin Soubly ('11) gives a presentation "Genetically Modified Foods in America (and Everywhere Else) Lessons from Study Abroad: Public Policy, Food Safety and Populist Perceptions." d e p a r t m e n t s such as sociology, nursing and philosophy had speakers whose topics solely focused on how healthy food reflects a person's life. Tania Habbouche ('12) attended "The Effect of Nutrition on Health and Learning" for her exercise science major. "I learned
m o r e about what our country is going through and how we can make an effort to reverse it through daily exercise and a healthy diet." A day off for students was not in the cards. Hope's c a m p u s was no different than any other day. But instead of being educated
in their everyday classrooms, students were unified while learning about an issue that is strongly reflected u p o n our society. Students learned ways in which they can reverse their lives and make healthy choices in the future.
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As this year's Nov. 2 elections draw near, both Republicans and Democrats scramble to gain an edge over the other party. Every two years one-third of the 100 U.S. Senate seats come up for re-election, which means that at least 36 Senate seats are being contested this November. According to Gallup's analysis of key indicators relating to the elections. Republicans are projected to make significant seat gains. Frank Newport wrote for Gallup.com that, "President Barack O b a m a s job approval rating is below 50 percent, and both congressional job approval and satisfaction with the way things are going in the U.S. are well below 40 percent - all levels that generally predict large seat losses for the party of the sitting president." Currently the Democrats hold a majority in the Senate, with 58 seats to the Republicans' 40 seats. However, if the Democrats lose 10 or m o r e seats this fall then they will lose Senate control. Several seats that they currently hold - seats in Arkansas, Indiana, and North Dakota - are expected to turn Republican. Several other Senate races remain toss-ups. Democrat
Roland Burris of Illinois, who was appointed to replace Barack O b a m a when Obama became President, will not be running for re-election. The race comes down between state Treasurer Alexi Giannoulias, a Democrat, and Rep. Mark Kirk, a Republican. According to polling by RealClearPolitics. com, undecided voters are beginning to break along party lines, though Kirk retains a minuscule lead. A Republican win in such a predominantly Democratic area would be an historic upset. The other toss-up race comes f r o m Nevada, where Democratic Senator - and Senate majority leader - Harry Reid faces Republican challenger Sharron Angle. Angle, a conservative and self-avowed Tea Partier, is a former m e m b e r of Nevada state legislature. Six other Senate races remain close and could change from Democrat to Republican: California, Cotorado, Pennsylvania, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Democrats Barbara Boxer of California and Patty Murray of Washington lead the current polls in their respective states. Gallup's generic Congressional ballot for the week of Sept. 20-26 showed the national race tied among all registered voters. This generic
ballot is based on more than 3000 interviews and is meant to provide a summary of America's voting intentions. According to Gallup.com, the generic ballot showed 46 percent of voters in favor of a Democratic
when it comes time for the actual election this November. Historically, congressional seat turnover has been associated with congressional job approval - low ratings mean high turnover, and high
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GET OUT T H E VOTE — W o r k i n g A m e r i c a v o l u n t e e r s f i l l o u t p o s t c a r d s o n M o n day, In Las V e g a s , t o be s e n t t o p o t e n t i a l v o t e r s e n c o u r a g i n g t h e m t o g e t o u t t o v o t e In t h e Nov. 2 e l e c t i o n s . W o r k i n g A m e r i c a , a n o n - p a r t i s a n g r o u p , h a s s t e p p e d up Its e f f o r t s t o e n c o u r a g e v o t e r p a r t i c i p a t i o n . candidate, and 46 percent in favor of a Republican candidate - a perfect tie. However, Gallup also notes that the GOP's typical higher voter turnout could tip the scales in favor of Republicans
congressional ratings mean less turnover. The magic number appears to be around a 40 percent approval rating. If the approval rating climbs higher than 40
percent. This number, as well as the Gallup poll mentioned above, all suggest that the Republicans may make significant seat gains this November.
UN warns of a growing global refugee crisis go (annually), only 10 percent of them have a possibility of finding STAFF W R I T E R a stable living environment. As a result of conflicts Guterres requested that occurring in Afghanistan and developed countries need Africa, a new "global" refugee to take more action to deal burden is being created with with the increase in demand an alarmingly large refugee for refugee resettlement. population. The United Nations "We need to increase international solidarity and burden sharing. A better understanding and recognition by the international community of the efforts of host countries is absolutely necessary," he said. Unfortunately, many of the host countries - countries like Pakistan, Syria, j f f d a n , Iran, and Guinea, are only willing to take a fraction of the individuals who have been forced to flee their h o m e state due to crisis and warfare. More than half are fleeingconflictofsomekind, with the majority living in developing countries such as Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq and Sierra Leone. Some of the most urgent refugee crises come from Afghanistan and Somalia. U R T E S Y OF H0T0 The Afghan refugees H E L P .STOP G E N O C I D E — A Sudanese refugee boy looks over a banner while t a k i n g part in a are scattered over 63 celebration in honor of World Refugee Day. Each year the united Nations High Commission for Refu- countries (one-third of gees celebrates June 20 as World Refugees Day. all the countries in the Amy Atvfne
High Commissioner for Refugees is an U N agency whose mission is to protect and support these refugees. Antonio Guterres, UNHCR chief, said to the UNHCR's governing executive committee on Oct. 4, "As a result of
never-ending conflicts we are witnessing the creation of a number of quasi-permanent, global refugee populations." In 2009, the UNHCR was responsible for 15 million refugees. O u t of the 800,000 refugees who need somewhere to
world) where they are pleading for asylum. Many others live in refugee camps located in Pakistan and Iran. Currently, 1.7 million Afghans have sought asylum in Pakistan and 1 million in Iran. For the Somalis, the anticipation of a future peace that could allow their return home is far from realistic. Last year, only 61 Somalis were able to return to their h o m e country. Discussing these refugees from Afghanistan and Somalia, Guterres said, "I do not believe there is any group of refugees as systematically undesired, stigmatized and discriminated against." Elizabeth Campbell, senior advocate at the United States nongovernmental organization Refugees International, believes that the highest number of refugees and asylum seekers in the world are likely to be in the Middle East. Campbell and many others believe it is time to address this crisis. "Any time that people remain uprooted and have not been afforded basic rights or pathways to durable solutions, it is a humanitarian crisis," Campbell told Guardian reporters.
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Hope for Peace talks surface in Afghanistan miners Taliban representatives and the Afghan government president secretly meet to discuss peace
being p r o m o t e d within their rank and file o u t s i d e their c o n t r o l ... All these things are m a k i n g t h e m absolutely s u r e Post The Washington t h a t , regardless of [their success r e p o r t e d O c t . 5 that Taliban in] t h e war, they are not in a representatives w i n n i n g position." and the Afghan The t o p U.S. c o m m a n d e r government in Afghanistan, G e n . David p r e s i d e n t Petraeus, said t h e Taliban have b e g u n to officials have m a d e n e w efforts secretly m e e t to to save t h e g o vernment. discuss e n d i n g "There a r e very high-level the war in Taliban leaders w h o have Afghanistan. s o u g h t t o reach o u t to t h e Afghan and highest levels of t h e A f g h a n Arab sources g o v e r n m e n t and i n d e e d have cited by the d o n e that," Petraeus told Post claim that r e p o r t e r s in Afghanistan. for t h e first Last week t h e A f g h a n time Taliban g o v e r n m e n t set u p a peace representatives council of 70 members are a u t h o r i z e d in an effort t o reconcile to speak for FTTV <CZ*> t h e g o v e r n m e n t and lure the Quetta Taliban foot soldiers off the Shura, the battlefield. P H O T O COURTESY OF A S S O C I A T E D P R E S S A f g h a n Taliban A s p o k e s m a n for Karzai, o r g a n i z a t i o n G A I N I N G S U P P O R T — Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai speaks t o Afghans b a s e d in Pakistan. , n Argandab district of Kandahar province, south of Kabul, Afghanistan. This month W a h e e d O m a r , told Fox N e w s T a l i b a n Karzai has met with close to 2 0 0 t r l b a l l e a d e r s In an e f f o r t t o broaden his support, that President Barack O b a m a ' s t h e withdrawl of U S and N A T O forces. "They are very, very serious a b o u t finding a way out," o n e source close t o t h e talks said of
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SAN JOSE MINE, Chile (AP) — After more than two months trapped deep in a Chilean mine, 33 miners are tantalizingly close to rescue. Drillers have completed an escape shaft, and Chile's mining minister says a video inspection shows the hole's walls are firm enough to allow the men to be hoisted out as early as Wednesday. Officials said late Saturday that workers first must reinforce the top few hundred feet (almost 100 meters) of the tunnel and had begun welding steel pipes for that purpose. The completion of the 28-inch diameter escape shaft Saturday morning caused bedlam in the tent city known as " C a m p Hope," where the miners' relatives had held vigil for an agonizing 66 days since a cave-in sealed off the gold and copper mine Aug. 5. Miners videotaped the piston-powered h a m m e r drill's breakthrough at 2,041 feet underground and could be seen cheering and embracing, the drillers said. On the surface, the rescuers chanted, danced and sprayed champagne so excitedly that some of their hardhats tumbled off. Later, a video inspection of the shaft gave rescuers enough confidence in the tunnel's stability that they decided they will encase only its first 315 feet. The plan is to insert 16 sections of half-inch thick steel pipe into the top of the hole, which curves like a waterfall at first before becoming nearly vertical for most of its descent into a chamber deep in the mine. That work would begin immediately. Mining Minister Laurence Golbome said. Then an escape capsule built by Chilean naval engineers, its spring-loaded wheels pressing against the hole's walls, can be lowered into it via a winch and the trapped miners brought up one by one. "All rescues have their risks," G o l b o m e said. "You can never say that an accident couldn't happen." While the possibility of an accident can never be ruled out, the hole "is in very good condition, and doesn't need to be cased completely," G o l b o m e said. Chile's success story would evaporate if a miner should get stuck on the way up for reasons that might have been avoided. Contractor Jeff Hart of Denver operated the drill that created the exit route, pounding through solid rock and the detritus of the collapsed mine, which corkscrews deep below a remote hill in Chile's Atacama desert. "There is nothing more important than saving — possibly saving — 33 lives. There's no more important j o b than that," Hart said. " W e ' v e done our part, now it's up to them to get the rest of the way out."
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general c o n s e n s u s a m o n g A r a b a n d A f g h a n s o u r c e s is t h a t t h e talks are preliminary a n d there is still m u c h m o r e t o b e done. They also expressed c o n c e r n t h a t any
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representatives have always rejected past p e a c e negotiations, insisting t h a t all foreign t r o o p s first leave t h e country. The Q u e t t a Shura has b e g u n to talk a b o u t an a g r e e m e n t that would include t h e p a r t i c i p a t i o n of s o m e Taliban officials in t h e g o v e r n m e n t a n d
t h e Taliban, according t o t h e Post. Karzai has always claimed that he will work with t h e Taliban if they end t h e violence, cut off all ties with t e r r o r i s t s a n d abide by the Afghan constitution. The Post r e p o r t e d t h a t t h e
press coverage or talks'about t h e secret discussion could have a drastic effect o n t h e o u t c o m e . Taliban leadership k n o w s "that they a r e going t o b e sidelined," t h e Post q u o t e d a source as saying. "They k n o w t h a t m o r e radical e l e m e n t s are
goal withdrawing troops f r o m A f g h a n i s t a n by July 2011 had little effect in b e g i n n i n g this effort. W o r k i n g t o w a r d peace with Taliban leaders is being p u r s u e d by t h e A f g h a n leadership at t h e very highest levels," Petraeus said.
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A new White House report severely criticizes Pakistan's efforts t o w a r d militants stating that t h e g o v e r n m e n t a n d military have b e e n unwilling to deal with al-Qaida and o t h e r terrorists. The h a r s h language in t h e r e p o r t - w h i c h also addresses t h e leadership of President Asif Ali Zardai - could have a serious
i m p a c t o n t h e United States' relationship with a vital ally and diminish s u p p o r t in C o n g r e s s for providing billions of dollars in aid t o Islamabad. The r e p o r t , w h i c h was viewed by t h e Wall Street Journal, also e x a m i n e s t h e U.S.-led coalition's progress battling t h e Taliban and i m p r o v i n g t h e g o v e r n m e n t in A f g h a n i s t a n . This r e p o r t c o m e s two m o n t h s b e f o r e t h e W h i t e H o u s e will e x a m i n e its
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S E C U R I N G B O R D E R S — A P a k i s t a n i t r u c k driver shows his c u s t o m passes as he goes i n t o Torkham, A f g h a n i s t a n . war strategy. T h e W h i t e H o u s e h a s always b e e n careful a b o u t m a k i n g their criticism of Pakistan secret b u t t h e recent public r e p o r t shows t h e growing f r u s t r a t i o n . An O b a m a a d m i n i s t r a t i o n official told Fox N e w s , "The r e p o r t reflects that there a r e real challenges we have with Pakistan." Officials at all levels a r e in talks with Pakistan t o address these issues, t h e official a d d e d . President Barack O b a m a stated, in a letter t o C o n g r e s s that c a m e with t h e r e p o r t , that h e doesn't see t h e n e e d to adjust the Afghanistan-Pakistan strategy "at this time." W h i l e W h i t e H o u s e officials c o n t i n u e to play d o w n t h e n e e d for a c h a n g e in strategy, they c o n t i n u e 10 m a k e changes, including an increase in t h e use of C I A u n m a n n e d d r o n e attacks against militants w h o m t h e US
sees Islamabad as unwilling or u n a b l e to attack. Pakistani officials d e n y t h e claim t h a t they a r e unwilling t o deal with terrorists a n d they also claim t h a t they have increased their efforts in r e s p o n s e t o t h e U n i t e d States' request, t h o u g h they gave little credit to it. Pakistani officials also e m p h a s i z e t h e that their a r m y is s t r e t c h e d thin especially after t h e r e s p o n s e to t h e flood this past s u m m e r . "The Pakistan military c o n t i n u e d to avoid military e n g a g e m e n t s t h a t would put it in direct conflict with A f g h a n Taliban or al-Qaida forces in N o r t h Waziristan," t h e W h i t e H o u s e stated, referring t o t h e Pakistani tribal region that U.S. officials say is being used as a staging g r o u n d for attacks o n t r o o p s in Afghanistan, as well as t o plot attacks o n targets in Europe.
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The next writer for Hope's Visiting Writers Series has arrived! The C u b a n - A m e r i c a n novelist Cristina Garcia will be at the Knickerbocker Thursday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. Garcia is t h e a u t h o r of five novels: "Dreaming in Cuban," "The Agiiero Sisters," "Monkey Hunting," "A H a n d b o o k to Luck" a n d "The Lady Matador's Hotel." She also published a collection of poetry, "The Lesser Tragedy of Death." In 2008 she published two books for a younger crowd, "The Dog W h o Loved the M o o n " a n d "I W a n n a Be Your Shoebox." Garcia was born in Havana,
Cuba. At the age of 2, her family fled to America after Fidel Castro c a m e into power. Garcia and her family settled in N e w York City, w h e r e she was raised most of her life.'Although her family moved to America, their v Cubarv roots stayed strong within theirhome. Qarcia was constantly surrpurided by her native language, a n d stories f r o m Cuba. This C u b a n influence spread into her writing as she m a t u r e d . Garcia attended Barnard College where she studied political science. She then went o n for a master's degree at John Hopkins University in international relations. After graduating, she spent a short period in Europe for w ork, but t h e n r e t u r n e d to the United
Critic's Corner A critique of the latest indie music After 2 0 0 8 s double album "Microcastle/Weird Era C o n ti n u e d " brought t h e m to the forefront of the noise-pop genre, Atlanta-based D e e r h u n t e r had quite a reputation to live u p to with their most recent release, "Halcyon Digest." Since they arrived on the scene in 2005, D e e r h u n t e r has . been k n o w n for noisy, cluttered p o p records that force the listener to dig out t h e melody amidst-the distortion and feedback on the track. Though their earlier records are m o r e akin to *90's shoegaze like My Bloody Valentine, " H a l c y o n Digest" makes the progression to clearer a n d m o r e accessible songs that could likely Deerhunter expand their popularity outside of the indie world. U p o n first listen, "Halcyon Digest" seems like a slow, woozy dream in which the listener is stuck in a lull for the full 45 minutes of the album. The o p e n i n g track "Earthquake" is anything but a typical album starter, with its creeping d r u m machine and slow rolling guitar pattern that make the listener feel as if they are slowly slipping into a dreamy trance. The rest of the album contains many subtle sonic elements within each song that make the record far more musically varied than one might initially presume. W h e t h e r it is the saxophone solo on "Coronado" or the cricket chirps that provide the ambiance to the minimalist "Sailing," D e e r h u n t e r knows how to make a record that becomes m o r e satisfying with repeated listens. The way they evolve a n d b e c o m e more accessible with
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"Halcyon Digest" shows u p in the way that lead singer Bradford Cox makes his melodies stick out m o r e within the mix. Songs like " M e m o r y Boy" and "Revival" represent short bursts of jangly '60's pop with a hazy backing, while others such as "Don't Cry" s h o w that the band still has a knack for using noise to e n h a n c e the c o n f u s e d feelings of its lead singer. Vocally, Cox evokes feelings of loneliness and isolation that are usually complemented by the cold and cloudy b a c k i n g s of his band mates. This sentiment is best presented on the second single "Helicopter." Throughout the song, the chime-like g u i t a r
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States. Garcia began her career in writing t h r o u g h journalism. Garcia worked at the N e w York Times a n d interned at the Boston Globe, before landing a reporter/researcher position at Time magazine. After seven years with Time magazine, Garcia's life took a turn and she took a leap into the world of fiction. Garcia was a finalist for the National Book Award after her first book "Dreaming in Cuban" was published. Garcia also received a Guggenheim Fellowship, a W h i t i n g Writers' Award, a H o d d e r Fellowship at Princeton University and an NEA grant. Currently, Garcia is a visiting p r o f e s s o r at t h e
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Balloon - "Maximum Balloon' Maximum Balloon is David Sitek, a member and producer of TV On The Radio who has recently made a name for himself by putting a direct, futuristic sheen on records by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Foals and other New York indie acts. This is his first solo album, and it's very different from his other projects, but parallels b e seen. Every track on Maximum Balloon has a irent guest vocalist. On the tracks where singers of TV On The Radio or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs contribute, the music resembles their respective b a n d s ' poppier, more danceable tracks. But it always sounds like David Sitek - even when singers from hip-hop and electronic scenes participate.
Our music director friends at 89.9 W T H S have meticulously listened to the following six albums. S o m e are "poppy," s o m e are "slinky," s o m e are "contemplative," and others are just "sporadic and energetic." All are worthy of a listen or two. Check them out!
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Shad - "TSOL" Like any other genre of music, the most creative rap acts are usually a little hard to find - since they're a bit more challenging, a little less like what the average person expects, they don't tend to show up on pop charts or radio stations. Shad's third album, "TSOL," is the first Shad album to be promoted and distributed outside of his native Canada. His lyrics demand full attention, interweaving humor and startling spiritual depth in his skillful flow. The music ran es from triumphant, soul-sampling triumph to slinky, qui bass jams to a capella verses. With guest appearances from other Canadian rappers and members of Toronto's Broken Social Scene, Shad is solidifying himself as a name to be taken seriously outside of his local sf
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Superchunk - "Majesty Shredding" Superchunk have been around for a couple decades now. In that time, they've recorded 15 albums, started a successful record label (Merge), and defined a city's music scene (Chapel Hill, N.C.). Their first album since 2004, "Majesty Shredding" is a blast of energy that sounds like it should be coming from a band several years younger, but is tempered with a maturity that keeps the album vital - they've been around too long to leave any dead weight on these tracks. If you like upbeat rock but you've grown out of your pop-punk phase, this is where you might go next.
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Breathe Owl Breathe - "Magic Central" If you saw them at the Knick, you know what this band is capable of. With diverse instrumentation, lyrics that are silly but inexplicably enthralling and two singers whose voices could not be more different (imagine Bill Callahan and Feist), Breathe Owl Breathe present a completely unique take on indie folk. This album takes their style and twists it in new ways as they try out haunting chants, soft electronic textures and jazzy world music, all successfully.
Junip - "Fields" Jose Gonzalez, a talented acoustic folk musician of Argentine decent. The music on this album reflects a fine balance between the rhythms and sounds of both Junip's propulsive energy and Jose Gonzalez's contemplative hush. It is rhythmic, folksy, and impactful. There is frustration and patience, love and hate, peace and chaos.
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Fall break is finally here! Many students are taking time to catch up on some much-needed rest, while others are seizing the opportunity to travel around the world. We asked a few students to share what they will be doing this weekend. "I'm going h o m e for fall break to spend s o m e t i m e my family and spend s o m e t i m e relaxing. 1 w a n t to go to the local apple o r c h a r d which has p r i z e - w i n n i n g cider and really good apple cider d o u g h n u t s . I ' m going to make a s t e w " - Ella Vandervlugt ( 1 1 ) "My m o m is m e e t i n g m e in Chicago f r o m D e n v e r so w e ' r e going t o hang o u t . T h e r e is a kid w h o w e n t to my youth g r o u p w h o goes to school there so w e ' r e going to see him. W e ' r e going to get s o m e g o o d food and see 'Billy Elliot'. It should be fun! - Cara G r e e n (' 1 3) " O v e r fall b r e a k , my m o m and I are going to d e c o r a t e the house for fall and t h e n hopefully get a chance t o d o a little hiking." - Emilee A n d e r s o n (' 12) "I shall be going to C h i p p e w a n n , Ind., with my family for the day and doing my h o m e w o r k on the side." - Daniel DeVries ("12) "I'll be going back to my h o m e t o w n in Sandusky, O h i o . T h e r e 1 will be playing t h r e e shows with my band - I play bass, b a n j o and guitar. Between shows I will probably get the best grilled cheese on the planet f r o m Melt Bar & Grill (sorry. M o m ) . And as my housemates used to say, 1 will be chilling unreasonably hard." - A n d r e w Fleck ( ' 1 1 ) "I am going to Chicago via train to visit my b o y f r i e n d . I ' m probably going to go d o w n t o w n and maybe g o t o a m u s e u m . I k n o w he has a c o n c e r t so I m going to go to that because he's a musician." - Katie Wilkie ( ' 1 3 )
What about The Anchor staff? We asked the staff what they were up to this October. The results were mixed: a lot of "Chicago!" and "Nothing." We appreciate the energy, Anchor staff. "Well, I ' m n o t doing anything cool, b u t my h o u s e m a t e Lia H o l w e r d a is going camping at Sleeping Bear Dunes!" - Brittany Lapham ( 1 2)
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True community? W e live in a b r o k e n world. It's impossible to go to any news media site, watch t h e evening n e w s or glance t h r o u g h a n e w s p a p e r w i t h o u t seeing e x a m p l e s of b r o k e n n e s s . But t h e brok e n n e s s isn't just "out there." I would argue t h a t Hope's c a m p u s h a s p e o p l e h u r t i n g and suffering just as m u c h as those w i t h o u t clean food and w a t e r in A f r i c a or t h o s e u n d e r o p p r e s s i o n in t h e M i d d l e East, as diff e r e n t as t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s m a y be. W h y then, d o w e s p e n d h o u r s of o u r t i m e and give p o r t i o n s of o u r b u d g e t s t o h e l p p e o p l e we'll never m e e t while we ignore t h e p e o p l e w h o live just a few h u n d r e d feet away? Last w e e k 1 h a d coffee with s o m e o n e t h a t I b e c a m e a c q u a i n t e d with last school year. She is n o t s o m e o n e w h o is in m y i m m e d i a t e f r i e n d group, but we are in a s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n t o g e t h e r a n d have things in c o m m o n , so we d e c i d e d t o m e e t and develop our friendship. O v e r coffee, s h e revealed t h a t within t h e last m o n t h , h e r e x - b o y f r i e n d h a d forced h e r to have sex with h i m against her will. In layman's t e r m s , h e r a p e d her. I was s t u n n e d . To m o s t p e o p l e she probably a p p e a r s happy, laid- back and generally carefree. The average p e r s o n would never guess t h e sort of e m o t i o n a l h u r t t h a t lies b e n e a t h t h e surface. I k n o w in m y h e a r t t h a t she is n o t t h e only p e r s o n in this situation. C a m p u s M i n i s t r i e s has d o n e s o m e great things since my f r e s h m a n year, a n d this year, with the H o p e Way 2.0, t h e idea of real c o m m u n i t y is being e n c o u r a g e d like never before. However, t h e fact r e m a i n s that a significant p o r t i o n of t h e s t u d e n t b o d y will never a t t e n d a C a m p u s Ministries s p o n sored event, join a Talmidim g r o u p or p a r t a k e in a Spring Break M i s s i o n s Trip. W h a t are we as s t u d e n t s d o i n g to minister to those w h o d o n o t participate in these activities? W e are m o s t certainly called t o b e Global Christians, going o u t a n d helping those w i t h o u t t h e s a m e re-
sources a n d privileges is a very real a n d i m p o r t a n t p a r t of o u r faith. But we are also called t o love t h o s e in o u r own community. H o w can we really s h o w Christian love w h e n Phelps h a s b e c o m e t h e equivalent of t h e " M e a n Girls" cafeteria and s t u d e n t s don't feel c o m fortable talking to t h o s e not in their friend group? D o we have t h e c o u r a g e t o s t e p o u t a n d ask s o m e o n e w h o we m a y not k n o w very well h o w G o d is w o r k i n g in his o r her life? 1 love H o p e College so m u c h . M y first t h r e e years have b r o u g h t s o m e of t h e greatest challenges a n d joys I may ever experience. This year h a s been o v e r w h e l m i n g , but filled with w o n d e r f u l m o m e n t s of f r i e n d s h i p a n d love. W h i c h is why I feel t h e n e e d t o challenge this college to s t o p just talking a b o u t o u r faith and begin applying it h e r e o n c a m p u s as well as elsewhere. Instead of asking the p e r s o n you've b e e n f r i e n d s with since f r e s h m a n year t o coffee to discuss t h e s a m e old thing, ask s o m e o n e you don't k n o w as well. Take a risk a n d b e spiritually vulnerable with t h e m ; hopefully they'll b e t h e s a m e with you. M y prayer w o u l d be that s t u d e n t s a r e h e a r d saying, "I'm having a h a r d t i m e right now, b u t I feel so uplifted" r a t h e r t h a n , "My f r i e n d s don't s e e m to u n d e r s t a n d why 1 can't just 'be happy."' This is a slow and s o m e t i m e s painful process, a n d c h a n g e doesn't h a p pen overnight. But that doesn't m e a n t h a t c h a n g e is impossible. O f t e n , it s t a r t s with a s i m p l e "Hi, my n a m e is..." W h e n we truly take t h e t i m e t o look b e y o n d t h e surface and invest in o n e another, t h e b r o k e n n e s s can b e healed o n e piece at a time.
nature, it is a t i m e of sowing, of scattering a b r o a d " (Edwin W a y Teale). I'm curling up, settling in, calming d o w n , a n d t h e world o u t s i d e is b u r s t i n g at t h e s e a m s with change. That m a k e s m e wonder, a little, if I should be d o i n g that too. Should I be a little less c o m f o r t a b l e in my routine? Should I be like nature a n d give a little of myself t o t h e world a r o u n d m e instead of reeling it all in? H m m . . . maybe a little. I really love t h e way e v e r y t h i n g c o m e s together in aut u m n , b u t m a y b e p a r t of t h e c o m i n g in is in letting go. Maybe I should spread myself o u t , with smiles and laughs and kind w o r d s t h a t flutter gently to h e a r t s t h e way leaves float softly to t h e g r o u n d . Curling up at h o m e and settling into a r o u t i n e is good. But so is reaching o u t a n d giving of myself to o t h e r s . . . like a tree. An apple tree. A n apple tree that g r o w s all s u m mer, t h e n gives its f r u i t to eager h a n d s in t h e o r c h a r d . A n d those h a n d s take t h e apples h o m e a n d m a k e t h e m into a pie, w h i c h is g o n e in u n d e r 24 h o u r s b e c a u s e that apple pie w a s shared.
I really like t h e way t h e w o r d s "apple pie" look together. M a y b e it's all t h e "p"s in it: aPPle Pie. I don't know, b u t I s u r e think it looks good. I first n o t i c e d this w h e n I was b o a s t i n g proudly of m y o w n c r e a t i o n over my Facebook status. It w a s t h e first apple pie I'd m a d e w i t h o u t parental guidance, and I figured t h e world o u g h t to k n o w a b o u t it. I also really like t h e way apple pies go with fall. They fit, s o m e h o w , t h e way all t h e "p"s fit in "apple pie". A n d n o w t h a t it's October, I'm starting t o t h i n k of all t h e o t h e r lovely things t h a t go with this season. Trees that b u r s t into flaming gold a n d red, a n d then d r o p leaves for m e to c r u n c h t h r o u g h o n my way to class. Frost gilding t h e grass. M i t t e n s , or a n o t h e r w a r m h a n d , t o tuck your o w n into to keep your fingers w a r m . Sweaters, scarves, coats. Halloween candy. Squirrels that act just a bit crazier t h a n usual b e c a u s e they're busy gathering in th e i r winter supply of food. Bonfires in t h e backyard. Hot drinks s t e a m i n g in yellow Lemonjello's m u g s . But w h a t 1 like best a b o u t fall is t h e d r o w s i n e s s that it brings. 1 can just h u n ker d o w n and relax; n o rush, no pressure to be out and about. 1 have a r o u t i n e , and while it may b e busy, it's a kind of busy I'm familiar with. "For m a n , a u t u m n is a t i m e of harvest, of gathering together. For
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...and you, the readers. To the Editors: Just like every amateur photographer goes through the oversaturated, super-contrasty phase (don't deny it—we all have been there), every music listener goes through the music snobbery phase. My music is better than yours. That is all good and fine. It helps you de te rm i ne what you like and why, but my problem is when people never grow out of that phase. W h o says your music is better? Is m u sic these days measured more by the fact that it may not be in 4 / 4 time, or that it has intricate chords to back up the super-intelligent lyrics rather than the m e r e value a listener gets f r o m it? No. Music is special to each individual who listens to it. Perhaps my appreciation of various music styles is merely f r o m exposure, but 1 firmly believe that getting over the music snobbery phase of life will make you a happier person. Believe me. I've been there. My middle school and high school careers consisted of finding the most obscure bands 1 could and being the allegedly cool kid that boycotted pop radio stations (imagine my dismay when "Hey There Delilah" hit the radio hard, two years after the album c a m e out), but in four years at H o p e College, I've been exposed to so many music styles that 1 would have immediately written off, and it makes me ; appreciate the art of music so much more. I used to judge rap music. My affinity to what I label in iTunes as ; "ghetto gangsta beats" is a direct result of working with Kari for two ; summers. Living with Lisa for two years has opened my eyes to t h e ; beauty t h a t is the Jonas Brothers (and no, I'm not referring to the ; physical attractiveness of Joe Jonas). Had I not branched out and ; listened to other music types, 1 may still be in my indie bubble, hat; ing on mainstream music. Now, I love me some Gaga, and I'm not ; ashamed to tell you that in addition to a whole lot of indie, Eminem ; and Nelly are on ALL of my r u n n i n g playlists. The larger problem is when organizations as a whole reject the ; voice of an entire population on this issue. W h o s e right is it to state ; that my choice in music and my right to free speech are less impor• tant simply because I rock out to Backstreet Boys on my way home, ; or because I can sing you every word to "Should've Been a Cowboy," ; or because my ringtones are Luda and the Magnetic Fields? How is ; it t h e sole responsibility of one entity to decide what is "good" music ; and what is substandard? Listen to others. Appreciate their opinion. ; Your music is not better t h a n mine, nor is mine better than yours. ; W e have the same Constitutional rights, and the same right to an ; opinion. You love your music. I love mine. Perhaps we love t h e same • music, but don't dismiss my opinion or suppress my right to it. • Holly Evenhouse (11) I Photo Editor
The other October rule Like most stories, t h e column for this week grass once they fall to t h e ground. This, simply c o m b i n e d with where O c t o b e r falls on the caljust c a m e to me randomly. O n e night I was o n my way to M a r t h a for a late night of studying; I endar, makes it a notorious break-up m o n t h . As M a x Steel o n c e explained to me, people walked across t h e train tracks by DePree. And break up in O c t o b e r because well, if you wait it was there that I was startled by a girl sitting t o o long it's Thanksgiving, and next thing you alone in t h e dark, talking o n her phone. know your significant other is going h o m e with N o w I thought to myself, there is only o n e you to meet t h e family. Then o n c e you go h o m e reason you c o m e to an area like this to talk on t h e phone. And as 1 walked by, 1 heard t h e infa- for Thanksgiving, it s only a couple weeks to finals and well, no o n e wants to be d u m p e d t h e m o u s "It's not you it's me w line: my inclination night before their chemistry final. Then o n c e was right. Let m e be clear that I was not intentionally eavesdropping on this conversation; it you make it past finals, C h r i s t m a s and N e w was just one of those m o m e n t s w h e n you are so Year's are right around t h e corner and once again you are celebrating with each other's close you can't help but overhear. I walked away smiling not because s o m e o n e families. After returning f r o m winter break, Valenwas being d u m p e d , but because I was thinktines Day is approaching; before you know it, ing about a rule a wise professor once shared it's spring, and if you are a senior we all know with me. (For his protection, so that he is not what pressures c o m e with spring. If you are in blamed for any break ups, 1 will use his alias, a happy c o m m i t t e d relationship, good for you. Max Steel.) As O c t o b e r begins we are entering 1 don't mean to cause you h a r m and I apolowhat can be known as "the break-up month." Sure, t h e season of fall can be seen as a gize for wasting your time. If your relationship is o n the rocks, I am simply giving you food for beautiful and romantic time with all t h e changthought. Take it or leave it. If you end up sufing colors and occasional perfect weather that make going for an evening's walk with your sig- fering t h r o u g h to spring don't say I didn't warn you. nificant other very pleasant. But let's face it: fall, in all of its glory, is a Matt cannot be blamed for any break-ups season of death. The leaves are changing colors that occur after reading this. October is the reabecause they are dead, and though it has been son, not this column. beautiful this past week, most of fall's weather is filled with d o w n - p o u r i n g rain and sleet. The leaves do nothing but collect m u d and kill t h e
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To the Editors: I'd like to m e n t i o n this fear I have (and what I imagine many others might have, as well): what people out there in t h e world really think, when words c o m e out of my m o u t h that don't make complete sense, that confuse rather than explain, that muddle rather than clarify. W h a t if what I say sounds funny, or wrong, or just plain stupid? Then again, what should 1 care what people think? Well this is a question, isn't it? I wonder: do we hold ourselves back f r o m speaking because we're afraid our ideas will be shot down, that our thoughts will be juxtaposed with another, "better" thought f r o m a "better" person? W h a t if the look on a person's face says "that was idiotic, and you should really be quiet now, dude" ? Sometimes people speak up when they shouldn't, and say things that intentonally hurt others. And sometimes people hold back words that would give insight, and present an opportunity for someo n e else to share their thoughts, which would in t u r n open up m o r e discussion. W h o knows what brilliant knowledge might be unearthed if we only had bravery to say things besides what was "good" or "easy" or "what a college-aged person might say." There are times when we speak too much. There are times when we speak too little. But this o n e thing is important: if we evaluate what we say before we speak, and feel that then, it is worthwhile saying...then we should not be afraid of pushing it out there, in saying it with confidence. Think, then speak, and be not afraid of t h e looks f r o m the peanut
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Graves Hall adaptive restoration honored by architects group Courtesy of Hope PR The recent adaptive restoration of Graves Hall at H o p e College has earned honorable mention in the G r a n d Valley American Institute of Architects 2010 H o n o r Awards program The award was presented during a ceremony on Sept. 25, held in conjunction with a reception at the 38 C o m m e r c e building in Grand Rapids that recognized projects by area architects in several categories.Graves Hall was recognized for Historic Preservation/Adaptive Reuse. Dedicated in 1894, Graves Hall re-opened in August 2009 after a year-long, $5.7 million, adaptive restoration that has emphasized a return to the building's original character while updating the 19th-century landmark for use in the 21st. The architect was Philip M. Davis of Fishbeck, Thompson, C a r r & Huber Inc. of G r a n d Rapids. C o n s t r u c t i o n manager for the project was Lakewood Construction Inc. of Holland. Graves was constructed as the college's chapel and library, but ceased serving as first one and then the other when Dimnent Memorial Chapel and Van
Zoeren Library o p e n e d in 1929 and 1961 respectively. Renovations in 1962 and 1980 reconfigured the building for new use, but at the expense of much of its beauty. In both updating and restoring the historic structure, the latest work was informed by original blueprints as well as photographs and even living memory. Remade were the distinctive art-glass windows that were once a fixture in W i n a n t s Auditorium, a connection to the space's original use as Hope's chapel but removed in 1980 due to their deterioration. As when the building o p e n e d in 1894, the second floor features four large classrooms, the varnished w o o d e n doors and wainscoting without suggesting the classic elegance of a bygone era. The main staircase, isolated behind metal doors in the 1962 redo, again greets visitors to t h e main lobby. As prior to the restoration, the ground floor of the building continues to house the Upward Bound and CASA programs, as well as the Schoon Meditation Chapel, all in improved space. A major new addition - built of stone to match the rest of the
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GRAVES GETS RECOGNITION — The Graves Hall adaptive restoration received honorable mention In the Grand Valley American Institute of Architects 2 0 1 0 Honor Awards program. building and facing the Pine Grove - includes an elevator that provides access for t h e first time to the top and ground floors for those with mobility impairments. O t h e r features where the library stacks o n c e stood include an additional classroom and the
"Presidents' Room" conference room featuring portraits of all of Hope's presidents. Additional amenities undreamed-of when the structure was built include wireless Internet service and wiring througho u t for access to the complete
array of technologies that exist in support of education and air conditioning. Graves Hall Resoration Project Website: http://www.hope. edu/pr/campusdev/graves.html.
Memoir reflects on face blindness, family and forgiveness Courtesy of Hope PR In her newly published m e m o i r "You Don't Look Like Anyone 1 Know: A T r u e Story of Family, Face Blindness, and Forgiveness," Dr. Heather Sellers of the H o p e College English faculty explores how an apparent handicap turned out to be a remarkable gift that allowed her to "see" people as they truly were and gave her unexpected insights into the nature of family, forgiveness and love. The book is being released on Thursday, O c t . 14, by Riverhead Books. The publication will be celebrated locally with a book launch party o n Saturday, Oct. 23, f r o m 5 to 7 p.m. at the Washington Square Art Gallery, 453 Washington Ave., in Holland. Hosted by Literary Life Books
of G r a n d Rapids and Pereddies Restaurant, the event will feature musical entertainment by Three Five Four, a duo of H o p e students Charlie Walter and Colin Hoogerwerf. The public is invited to the reception. Admission is free. Sellers has a highly unusual neurological condition known as face blindness, or prosopagnosia. The disorder, which is believed to affect about 2 percent of the population, prevents the brain f r o m interpreting the information that it receives f r o m the eyes, with the effect specific to the section or process that deals with face recognition. The eyes function correctly, but the brain can't make sense of what is being seen. "I have failed to recognize my step kids, my best friends, even
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my then-husband," said Sellers, who has taught at H o p e since 1995. "I can't even recognize myself in a p h o t o or video unless I r e m e m b e r what I was wearing that day, although my huge hair helps." The book is about her experiences coming to terms with the disorder, which was undiagnosed until about five years ago. In the memoir, she describes her childhood in Florida, and h o w the strange circumstances of that upbringing m a d e it impossible for anyone to realize she had the bizarre, troubling condition. She was working about a memoir about her family when she discovered she had the condition after coming across the t e r m "face recognition" in an article. She eventually connected with the Prosopagnosia Research Center at Harvard University, where researchers confirmed that she had a severe degree of face blindness. Simply having a diagnosis was an e n o r m o u s relief that profoundly affected her life. But as the researchers also confirmed, to her disappointment, there is no cure for face blindness. To help o t h e r s w h o suffer with the condition in silence. Sellers has appeared on NBC's "Today" show and on ABC's "Primetime." In 2007, she gave a presentation about face blindness during the Winter Happening event coordinated by the college's office of public and c o m m u n i t y relations. Every time Sellers speaks on the topic, at least o n e person in the audience approaches her and tells her they believe they are also face-blind.
As she has reflected on her condition, she has found, unexpectedly, that face blindness has provided her with a perspective that she might otherwise have missed — a way of looking at people, and life, which she hopes will help others. "I'm isolated by this condition," she said. "And at the same time, it's what connects me so deeply to other people: we all have this experience of trying to love others and that is basically a process of attempting to see' someone, know which person they are." "Love is recognition," she said. "My whole life - while it was a very odd childhood - t u r n e d out to be this kind of school in vision, in knowing, in some other kind of recognition. A deeper kind of knowing." She hopes that others who read about her journey may find help in their own. "In s o m e ways, we all are keeping part of ourself even f r o m ourselves," she said. "I h o p e that it helps s o m e o n e who is struggling to fit together parts that maybe don't all fit. That's my hope, that it's a positive story." Sellers is the author of several other books, including three volumes of poetry, a collection of short fiction, three books on t h e writing process and a children's book. She has had poems.
short fiction, memoir and creative nonfiction appear in journals, anthologies and magazines around the country. In 2000, she was one of only 41 writers nationally to receive a National E n d o w m e n t for the Arts grant for 2000-02 to create original work or translate work; the resulting volume, "Georgia Under Water," was n a m e d a finalist in the 2002 "Paterson Fiction Prize" competition and in 2001 was recognized in the "Discover Great N e w Writers" program of Barnes & Noble bookstores. Copies of "You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know: A T r u e Story of Family, Face Blindness, and Forgiveness" will be available t h r o u g h the college's HopeGeneva Bookstore as well as through other area book sellers and online.
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Both golf teams finish season in third Bethany Strlpp
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T h o i n s o n ('12)»also finished in t h e top 10. Both had a score of 75, w h i c h p u t t h e m in a sevenway tie for sixth place. Hope College's mens Ansel finished the season golf t e a m c a m e in second at Saturday's M I A A j a m b o r e e in - as the top golfer in the M I A A , averaging 72.5 strokes per Alma. The second place finish t o u r n a m e n t a n d was n a m e d put the Flying D u t c h m e n in to t h e first-team All-MIAA for third place overall in the M I A A the second time in his career. and e n d e d the team's c h a n c e s Campbell ('12) also m a d e the at making a second a p p e a r a n c e All-MIAA first team. in as m a n y years at t h e N C A A The golf t e a m also has a spring t o u r n a m e n t in t h e spring. portion of The race for the its season. If M I A A men's golf 66 the t e a m had title has b e e n tight qualified all season b e t w e e n I'm h a p p y w i t h t h e for the M several teams.
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Though Trine led turned for m u c h of the — BOB season they were n o t able t o establish a large e n o u g h lead t o retain the title after Saturday's jamboree, which Calvin won with a score of 296. That score moved Calvin into first place with a season-long total of 2,411, giving t h e Knights its first M I A A title. Trine finished just t w o strokes behind Calvin at 2413, while H o p e finished nine strokes away f r o m the title with a final season score of 2420. "I'm happy with t h e way t h e season t u r n e d out," h e a d coach Bob Ebels said prior to Saturday's j a m b o r e e . "I'm happy with the season yet I'm also .disappointed because we lost o n e of our b e s t players t o Bowling Green, w h i c h caused a hole in the lineup." That player was Charlie Olson, a first-team All-MIAA selection. Olson e n d e d last season with a 74.1 average. All t h r o u g h the season the Flying D u t c h m e n posted similarly consistant scores at M I A A j a m b o r e e s , with 21 strokes separating their lowest score of 295 f r o m their highest of 316. Captain Chris Ansel (11) said this was o n e of t h e team's biggest accomplishments. " W e never really t o o k it t o o low or had a bad day," Ansel said. "We just consistently p u t a good n u m b e r up." Ansel ('11) shared medalist h o n o r s for the j a m b o r e e with David Veen of Calvin, w i t h b o t h golfers shooting 71 o n t h e day. Nick Campbell ('12) and Andy
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The H o p e College women's golf squad was staggeringly consistent this fall season. They c o m p e t e d in four Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association j a m b o r e e s and each t i m e they finished in third place. In each competition, rivals Olivet College and St. Mary's College in Indiana finished either first or second. In the two-day, 36-hole final t o u r n a m e n t of the season, on O c t . 9, the Flying D u t c h once again took third and e n d e d the season 78 strokes
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99 nationals by finishing on top of the M I A A title, the spring season would have b e e n used as a w a r m - u p for t h e N C A A t o u r n a m e n t . Even w i t h o u t the national t o u r n a m e n t to look forward to, the spring season is still i m p o r t a n t to the team. "We will play t o u r n a m e n t s t o keep interest alive with the golfers," Ebels said. "It gives t h e m the o p p o r t u n i t y to play against players a n d schools they wouldn't normally play against."
behind Olivet and 115 strokes b e h i n d St. Mary's. Rival Calvin College finished 231 strokes behind Hope, finishing seventh in the MIAA. W o m e n ' s golf is a r a t h e r u n i q u e collegiate sport in that it has t w o seasons. The first season, in the fall, is played t o d e t e r m i n e the first a n d second place t e a m s in the M I A A . The c o n f e r e n c e c h a m p i o n s get to host a 36-hole t o u r n a m e n t in the spring. The second place t e a m is given a shorter, 18-hole tournament t
T h o u g h the focus of the fall season is M I A A jamborees, the golf t e a m d o e s play in nonc o n f e r e n c e t o u r n a m e n t s as well. O n O c t . 7, the t e a m traveled t o D e a r b o r n w h e r e t h e y placed second in t h e Red Poling Classic with a score of 320. Ansel led the Flying D u t c h m e n at that t o u r n a m e n t as well, shooting a 73 on t h e day. Campbell a n d T h o m s o n were second a n d third w i t h scores of 79 a n d 82 respectively. Sean La D o u c e ('13) a n d Austin Farah ('13) r o u n d e d o u t Hope's score for the day, each shooting 86.
host. These t w o t o u r n a m e n t s m a k e u p t h e spring season. After these t w o contests, the t e a m with t h e lowest cumulative score is granted the conference's lone a u t o m a t i c bid t o the National T o u r n a m e n t w h i c h takes place in May. T h e last t i m e t h e H o p e w o m e n finished o n top of the M I A A w a s in t h e 2001 season. So regardless of h o w t h e H o p e w o m e n finished their fall season, a s h o t at t h e National t o u r n a m e n t is still a possibility. Katie Blodgett, t h e only senior o n the women's roster, discussed
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W e really w a n t to m a k e it t o n a t i o n a l s a n d we have t h e tale n t a n d p o t e n t i a l to d o so if w e c a n p u t three good rounds t o g e t h e r this spring. — EMILY ATSMA ( ' 1 2 )
95 the team's f u t u r e h e a d i n g into the off-season. "For next season I think we n e e d to keep playing o u r o w n g a m e and t h e rest will fall into place. We are a s t r o n g team," Blodgett ('11) said. A highlight for the D u t c h as their fall season c a m e to a close was t h e a n n o u n c e m e n t that t w o of their players, Lauren Z a n d s t r a ('12) a n d M e g a n Scholten ('12), had achieved All-MIAA second t e a m h o n o r s . They e n d e d the season with 85.4 and 86.0 stroke averages respectively. T h e AllM I A A first t e a m was occupied solely by m e m b e r s of the St. Mary's and Olivet teams. Scholten, w h o co-captains the t e a m with fellow junior Emily Atsma ('12), spoke on the struggles the t e a m faced and also examined their ability to c o m p e t e in the u p c o m i n g season. " W e have an i m m e n s e a m o u n t of potential on o u r t e a m and I know that we have the ability t o d o better. However, we are right w h e r e we w a n t t o be going into o u r spring season. W e have a spring season in w h i c h the m a i n focus is qualifying for nationals. C o m i n g f r o m a very t o u g h conference in which t h e r e are two t e a m s that are ranked in t h e top 10 in t h e nation, it has b e e n difficult for u s t o qualify the past t w o years," Atsma said. "We really w a n t t o m a k e it t o nationals a n d we have t h e talent and potential to d o s o if we can put three good rounds together this spring. W e are planning on working h a r d in t h e off-season individually t o p r e p a r e us t o m e e t the goal of qualifying for nationals in the spring."
vs. C a l v i n a t 6 : 3 0 p . m .
Saturday Men's Soccer
Oct. 16
vs. A l m a a t 2 : 3 0 p . m .
Tuesday Women's Soccer
Oct. 1 9
vs. Calvin a t 7 p . m .
Saturday Football
Oct. 23
vs. Trine at 2 p . m
Men's Soccer vs. Trine a t 7 p . m .
Women's Soccer vs. A l m a a t 2 p . m .
Volleyball vs. A d r i a n a t 4 p . m .
Tuesday Men's Soccer
Oct. 2 6
vs. A d r i a n a t 7 p . m .
IN BRIEF
FOOTBALL EARNS SECOND VICTORY W i t h its 35-24 win over instate rivals Kalamazoo, the Flying D u t c h m e n Football squad advanced its overall record to 24 and now hold a 2-0 M I A A record. H o p e now stands alone o n top of the M I A A . This season's win over Kalamazoo marks the 15th consecutive season H o p e has beat the H o r n e t s . The a n n u al m a t c h is k n o w n as The Battle of the W o o d e n Shoes. Shawn Jackson ( 1 4 ) s t e p p e d u p for the second straight week, rushing for 146 yards over 31 carries and earned a t o u c h d o w n . Chris Feys ('11) t h r e w t h r e e t o u c h d o w n passes, t w o of which were caught by Jared H u d s o n . O n e of t h e s e t w o t o u c h d o w n s c a m e as a result of a 88-yard pass r e c e p tion r u n by H u d s o n , which was a H o p e College record. O n O c t . 16, H o p e plays its next g a m e against Albion w h o also holds a 2 - 4 overall record. Albion is 1 - 1 in conference play.
MIAA PLAYERS OF THE Football: Kyle Warren ( ' 1 2 ) Free Safety
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F O U R Y E A R S O F I M P R O V E M E N T - As a m e m b e r of Hope's volleyball t e a m for four years, Cassidy B u l t h u i s has seen t h e Flying D u t c h go f r o m 24-9 in 2 0 0 7 t o 3 4 - 4 in 2 0 0 9 .
Cassidy Bulthuis ('11) has quite literally g r o w n up a r o u n d t h e s p o r t of volleyball. Born to a volleyball coach in D e c e m b e r w h e n volleyball was played in t h e w i n t e r at t h e Michigan high school level, Bulthuis had her first e x p o s u r e to volleyball b e f o r e she could even walk. "As soon as I was b o r n I was in t h e gym," Bulthuis said. " | M y m o m ] used to put m y car seat in t h e ball rack so I would just sit t h e r e d u r i n g practice and watch." Given her family's history, it's not a s u r p r i s e that volleyball h a s c o m e to play such a large role in Bulthuis' life. Her p a r e n t s m e t playing together o n a co-ed volleyball team, and her sister and cousin b o t h played at t h e collegiate level. "Volleyball's just a huge t h i n g in my family so I didn't really have a choice, but I love it," Bulthuis said. After playing volleyball for four years at Spring Lake High School, Bulthuis received offers f r o m multiple schools t o c o n t i n u e playing at t h e collegiate level. She k n e w she w a n t e d to play Division III volleyball
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IIIâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;at h o m e , in front of a crowd that, a c c o r d i n g to t h e N C A A , was bigger t h a n any Division II g a m e f r o m all of 2009. For t h e H o p e College men's soccer t e a m it wasn't a d r e a m , it was a reality. Beating Calvin College 2-1 o n Sept. 25 w a s s o m e t h i n g n o n e of t h e players will ever forget. U n f o r t u n a t e l y for t h e Flying D u t c h m e n , m o s t of t h e g a m e s since have b e e n s o m e t h i n g they w a n t to forget. In Hope's four MIAA m a t c h e s since, t h e t e a m is 1-3. Their sole w i n was a 2-0 victory over Albion o n O c t . 6. The o t h e r t h r e e g a m e s were all 1-0 losses, the m o s t recent against K a l a m a z o o o n O c t . 9. "This has b e e n a very difficult season in t e r m s of results," head
t h o u g h and H o p e h a s been just right for her. "I'm so glad I c a m e to Hope," Bulthuis said. "This is t h e p e r f e c t p r o g r a m for me. I had offers f r o m o t h e r schools and I just really w a n t e d to play at a D-III school w h e r e I k n e w t h e t e a m w a s there to work h a r d and to win." Last year, s h e and t h e rest of t h e volleyball t e a m e x p e r i e n c e d the N C A A Division III Final Four for t h e first time. Bulthuis c o u n t s this, along with every victory over Calvin, as o n e of her favorite m e m o r i e s of H o p e volleyball. . "Last year all together, having a (34-4) record is a l m o s t u n h e a r d of," Bulthuis said. "The h a r d work and e v e r y t h i n g last year really paid off and this year it is, too." Hard w o r k , in fact, is o n e of t h e biggest lessons Bulthuis h a s learned f r o m playing volleyball. "You've got to work for e v e r y t h i n g you get in college volleyball," Bulthuis said. "No o n e gives you a single p o i n t that you're not going to earn." Bulthuis is o n e of three captains o n t h e volleyball t e a m this year. She, along with fellow captains Sara D e W e e r d t ('11) a n d Kara V a n d e G u c h t e ('11),
have played varsity volleyball together at H o p e for their entire collegiate careers. Having played with each o t h e r for so long has helped t h e t h r e e of t h e m work together to lead t h e team, Bulthuis said. "We're used to playing with each other," Bulthuis said. "We k n o w what each o t h e r likes t o h e a r w h e n we're f r u s t r a t e d . Us three as tri-captains work really well together." The d y n a m i c of the t e a m as a whole also c o n t r i b u t e s t o their r e c e n t a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s , Bulthuis said. "After practice and o n t h e w e e k e n d s [the t e a m is) always together, a n d I think that is s o m e t h i n g that really makes us so successful," Bulthuis said. The volleyball t e a m e n t e r e d t h e second half of their season o n O c t . 8 with a win over Albion. This put t h e t e a m o n t h e right track t o w a r d s fulfilling Bulthuis' goal for t h e rest of the season. "My goal is to win every g a m e f r o m h e r e o n out," Bulthuis said. "To win all t h e games we have left in our conference, all t h e g a m e s in the conference t o u r n a m e n t , w h i c h if we d o that will give us an a u t o m a t i c bid into t h e N C A A tournament."
coach Steven Smith said. "The guys are training hard and we're h o p i n g t h e results will follow." The t e a m s captains, Logan Neil ('12) and John T u r n e r ('11) had similar feelings but r e m a i n o p t i m i s t i c a b o u t t h e rest of t h e season. "Every t e a m experiences a 'slump' at s o m e p o i n t in the season," Neil said. "The true test is h o w you r e s p o n d to the adversity. Despite o u r lull, we have worked h a r d and c o n t i n u e d to believe we will win the M I A A championship." "We can b o u n c e back," T u r n e r said. " W e need s o m e help f r o m o t h e r t e a m s in t h e c o n f e r e n c e b u t we will d o o u r part." The Flying D u t c h m e n are 3 - 3 in t h e M I A A and 6-4-2 overall. W i t h nine p o i n t s in c o n f e r e n c e play (three points for a win, o n e for a tie) H o p e is only four points b e h i n d first place Calvin. Unfortunately, Adrian, Kalamazoo, T r i n e a n d Olivet are also b e t w e e n the D u t c h m e n and Knights. In fact, there are only t w o teams, Albion and Alma, b e h i n d H o p e in t h e M I A A standings. "Right now I feel like we are improving every t i m e we step o n t h e field w h e t h e r that be a training session or a game," Neil said. "We are starting t o get back to full s t r e n g t h with guys r e t u r n i n g f r o m injuries and o u r league is still very wide open." W i t h a roster that's getting stronger a n d s t r o n g e r each game, the Flying D u t c h m e n should have m u c h t o look f o r w a r d to. They have already o u t s c o r e d their o p p o n e n t s 2210 this season, averaging a goal m o r e per game.
S h a u n G r o e t s e m a ('12) and A n d r e w Nichols ( 1 1 ) have m a d e large c o n t r i b u t i o n s to t h e D u t c h m e n ' s scoring. G r o e t s e m a has six goals this season and Nichols h a s three. Neil added that David Whittaker ('12) and Luke D i s h n o w ( 1 3 ) have played "very well" o n defense. Although t h e f r e s h m a n class has only supplied t h e D u t c h m e n with a few goals this season, their presence o n t h e field is still felt by t h e u p p e r c l a s s m e n . Also i m p o r t a n t to the t e a m are t h e players c o m i n g off the bench and producing. "The i n c o m i n g f r e s h m e n are playing significant m i n u t e s and players like Brayden W e s t ( 1 4 ) and Nick H e y b o e r ( 1 4 ) have even started for us at t i m e s this year," Smith said. "Matt VanZytveld ( 1 4 ) is really settling into his own," Neil said. "I think what makes our t e a m so d y n a m i c is that we are able to play against the best t e a m in t h e league day in and day out. "We may have a starting g r o u p and a 'second group,' but o u r s e c o n d group' could give any starting g r o u p in t h e league a r u n for their money." Looking ahead, H o p e has a slew of M I A A g a m e s remaining b e f o r e a season finale at Olivet o n Nov. 6. The c a p t a i n s aren't looking that far ahead however. " O u r cancer f u n d r a i s e r g a m e [Tuesday] is very i m p o r t a n t to us," T u r n e r said. " O u r next Calvin g a m e is another." Neil e c h o e d Turner's t h o u g h t s saying, "As cliche as it s o u n d s , we have no choice but to take our season o n e g a m e at a time. The league is a slugfest and it is really up for grabs right now."