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THE SOCHI GAMES AT A GLANCE— At top left, an unprecedented bird’s-eye view of a ski jump indicates the depth of courage held by Olympians. In the
upper-middle photo, an Olympic gold medal unique to the Sochi, Russia 2014 Games is depicted. In the upper-right corner, Team USA enters proudly during the opening ceremonies. In the lower right, Sochi’s Olympic rings are pictured. In the lower left is a beautiful waterfront view of Sochi at night.
The buzz on new events, the fall of heroes and finding love at the Sochi 2014 Winter Games Claire Johnson Campus News Co-Editor
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USA BOBSLED TEAM GETS BRONZE— The bobsled
team for the USA took bronze on Monday in the two-man bobsleigh event. Pictured here is the four-man team.
Now that the hubbub has finally died down about Bob Costas’ pinkeye and that one stubborn snowflake in the opening ceremonies that just refused to morph into the final Olympic ring (although rumor has it some countries got an edited version of the ceremony in which that little blip didn’t even happen), anxious American sports fans can spend their time doing more productive things, like avoiding the Internet just in case they accidentally see what place Meryl Davis and Charlie White finished in ice dancing before it shows on primetime in America (in case you were wondering, they got a gold medal and a world record on Monday) and ripping their pristine Shaun White posters off the ceiling. He didn’t look like the same loveable teenager with his short hair anyways. This Olympic season has been
one of high drama, from the addition of 12 new events (including men’s and women’s ski halfpipe and women’s ski jumping, to name a few), to concerns over American safety to upsets in the sporting events themselves. Speculation over the safety of the Sochi Games was widespread before the opening ceremonies, and though government officials have stated their confidence in the safety of both the Olympic athletes and also Americans visiting Sochi to watch the games, the fear of attack is still widespread. Recently, airlines with direct flights to Russia, which mainly originated in Asia or Europe, became aware of the possibility of passengers carrying toothpaste bombs to allegedly detonate at the Sochi Games. CNN reported this week that 57 percent of Americans think a terrorist attack is likely at the Sochi Games, an astounding
number when considering the amount of security that goes into an event as public as the Olympics. The drama has been just as heated on the Olympic stage as off of it. Some notable upsets from the games thus far include Shaun White’s fourth-place finish in the men’s halfpipe, Bode Miller’s bronze-medal win in men’s super-G skiing and Shani Davis’ eighth-place finish in speed skating. After day five of USA’s Sochi Olympic venture, the athletes weren’t the only Americans sweating the scores. With America pretty low in the medal count (for America), everyone was wondering if this wasn’t going to be the dream Olympics—for Russia. Fortunately, in the last few days things have turned around for the American athletes, and not everyone has been quite see
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My Chemical Romance releases final song before farewell.
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Flying Dutch stay perfect at 23-0 and take the conference title after a 50-point victory over Trine.
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This Week at Hope Wednesday Feb. 19 “Life After Hope” Series with guest speaker David James, organized by Global French Studies Colloquium Fried-Hemenway Auditorium, 4 p.m.
Trio Upward Bound fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings Buffalo Wild Wings, 10:30 p.m.-2 a.m.
Thursday Feb. 20 G.R.O.W. video series
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Friday Feb 21 SAC Event: Dodgeball Tournament DeVos Fieldhouse, 8 p.m.
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Monday Feb. 24 Danforth Lecture: “How Is the Bible True?” Maas Center Auditorium, 4 p.m.
“Last Lecture Series” with Dr. Donald Luidens Maas Center Auditorium, 7 p.m.
In Brief DANCE 40 APPROACHES Hope College’s annual major dance concert, Dance 40, will be showing at the Knickerbocker Theatre on Feb. 28, March 1 and March 6-8 at 8 p.m. This year marks the 40th year of the event, which debuted in March 1975, when dance first became an academic minor at Hope. Dance did not become an academic major at Hope until 1984. This year, Dance 40 will artfully blend classic favorites from past programs along with the introduction of new material. In total, 65 Hope dance students will perform over the course of the nine pieces presented. The second concert weekend of Dance 40 will include some alumni events designed to honor Hope’s dance program.
HOPE LIBRARIAN THANKFUL In a recent interview, Hope College librarian Rachel Bishop reported feeling blessed over her diagnosis in 2011 of a congenital heart defect. An active runner, Bishop has learned much about staying healthy while being mindful of her condition over the last three years. She recently spoke at an event for Go Red for Women, a branch of the American Heart Association that educates women about heart disease. Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in women. Bishop now lives each day with gratitude and cherishes her position at Hope.
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Jake Buikema
Campus News Co-Editor
Surveys. The college life is filled with them. There’s the Phelps Cafeteria wave-atantalizing-candy-bar-in-yourface survey that assists Dining Services with perfecting their craft. There are those wonderfully tedious SALTs that punctuate the end of each semester. The SIRs entrust students with the power of bubbles and pencils to either spitefully exact revenge on a difficult professor or praise one who cultivated interest and growth from an unexpected content area. Of course each college student is destined to come across one of those wonderfully awkward taste tests or tricky surveys set up by needy statistics students perched at the top of the steps in the library.
Winter Olympics a source of entertainment and procrastination w SOCHI, from page 1 so upset about the upsets. In women’s hockey, USA women defeated Sweden on Monday to land a berth in the goldmedal match against Canada on Thursday. Canada has played in every Olympic women’s hockey final and has won the last three gold medals in women’s hockey, so while the USA has a formidable challenge ahead in its quest for the gold, its victories thus far deserve recognition. Another notable upset (which still has Russian fans fuming) is the shootout win in USA men’s hockey against Russia on Saturday, Feb. 15. The disputed call, which involved a hockey net being off its peg and a winning goal for Russia being nullified, still has people talking. For those few Americans who have managed to stay away from the buzz over the Sochi 2014 Winter Games, don’t worry, you still can tweet at USA’s bronze slopestyle medalist Nick Goepper for a belated Valentine date. Though this young, Indiana-born casanova would be a catch for American ladies, apparently there are two better options in the world if slopestyle skiing is really your thing.
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Van Wylen Library Never before has your choice of which color M&M to toss back been so eagerly watched. It will soon be time to take on a unique survey, one that Hope College’s academics have invested in, and the participation of students is crucial to its success. This spring, beginning in mid-March, the opportunity to participate in a survey will be extended to all first-year students and seniors. Those suddenly disappointed students who lie between these bookends are asked to jealously wait along the sidelines for their opportunity to participate in the coming years. It is the HEDS Research Practices Survey, and its title in no way indicates how long or complicated it intends to be. Offered across the nation
among colleges similar to Hope, this quick but productive survey allows colleges to assess several aspects of their first-year academics process. As described in the name, the survey helps to gauge the information literacy skills and research experiences of a student after one year of college. It then places this information in comparison to an evaluation of information literacy skills and research practices reported by four-year students. Participation in this survey is an opportunity for students to help Van Wylen Library and Hope faculty evaluate the situation of research practices and to assist students in acquiring adequate research skills by the time they enter graduate school or the workplace.
“When students are seniors,” says Kelly Jacobsma, a research librarian at Van Wylen Library, “we often hear them say, ‘I wish I had known that [about the library] when I was a freshman.’ We want to fine-tune our research facilitation to meet the needs of Hope’s students.” It is crucial that this survey receives as much participation as possible in order for the results to accurately represent Hope’s students. You there, sitting, reading through this article about a survey. Take courage. There is no grade attached to the results of this survey and there is no academic merit to be gained or lost. Your participation will not reveal to your professors your tendency to push off the research and writing process into an all-night crusade where the two are compressed into one marathon that ends in a groggy congratulatory breakfast at the Windmill. Surveys are an important part of the college life. If you are amid your first academic year with something to prove or a senior who is quickly falling into academic apathy, Van Wylen and all of Hope academics encourage you to take the HEDS Research Practices Survey.
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Lab announces a fusion breakthrough Alex Belica
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The future of science just got brighter, literally. On Feb. 12, the scientific journal Nature published the results of experiments conducted by U.S. Department of Energy’s National Ignition Facility (NIF) that were conducted last fall which resulted in a fusion reaction that produced more power than was put in, if only for a few brief seconds. The achievement was the first step in achieving the long-sought “holy grail” of a self-sustaining fusion reaction. Using an ingenious method certain to delight 8-year-old Star Wars fans everywhere, the researchers fired 192 lasers into a fuel capsule containing a mixture of two hydrogen isotopes, deuterium and tritium. The fuel cell, which was only the size of a pea, was placed in a specially designed cylindrical capsule that caused the lasers to produce a massive amount of pressure on the concentrated area. The pressure then crushed the inner fuel capsule to 1/35 of its radial size, forcing the fuel inside to converge at pressures and temperatures greater than those in the core of the sun. The heat and pressure forced two atomic nuclei to fuse together, briefly pro-
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FIRING THEIR LASERS— Cupe Pinto, a precision optics manufacturer at Optimax, watches a demonstration of the target chamber at the National Ignition Facility (NIF).
ducing more energy than was expended on the capsule. Researchers are quick to note that although this is a significant milestone, they are still far from the goal of harnessing fusion power to commercially generate electricity. “It’s very hard. We’re sort of pushing ourselves to the limit to make this happen,” Dr. Omar Hurricane, the lead author of the scientific article, told The Wall Street Journal.
The researchers theorize that if they are able to increase the amount of pressure in the center fuel capsule, they may be able to generate enough heat to create a self-sustaining reaction. One of the ideas researchers are exploring is changing the shape of the outer capsule from a sphere to an elongated oval, similar to the shape of a rugby ball. The challenge is making sure an equal amount of pressure is applied to all sides of the fuel capsule
inside. “It’s like putting your fingers around a balloon and trying to squeeze it until it’s a thousand times smaller without distorting it too much,” said Dr. Steven Cowley, director of the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in the U.K. Despite the challenges of creating a self-sustaining reaction, the potential applications are too great to ignore. The heat from a fusion reaction could be
used to power steam turbines to generate electricity the same way power is currently generated from nuclear or coal plants. Unlike these existing forms of energy, however, nuclear fusion would have virtually no waste products. There would be no radioactive waste material like current nuclear reactors produce nor would there be dangerous emissions like those produced by fossil fuels. Additionally, the fuel needed for such a reaction is extremely plentiful on Earth. The breakthrough comes at a good time for the scientists at the NIF. The center, which cost $3.5 billion to construct, much more than originally budgeted, takes millions of dollars a year to operate. Since the facility came fully online in 2009, little progress had been made and many were questioning the wisdom of its continued operation. Some called for cuts to the NIF’s funding after the U.S. joined 35 countries in a collaborative effort to build a competing reactor in France that attempts to use magnets instead of lasers to achieve fusion. Last fall’s breakthrough, however, gives those involved in the project hope and a good argument for the facility’s continued existence.
Will US troops remain in Afghanistan?
A “Bilateral Security Agreement” would see U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan beyond 2014 withdraw Shubham Sapkota Staff Writer
As the new year began, so did speculation about post2014 Afghanistan. This is a pivotal point for Afghanistan as the United States forces are scheduled to withdraw at the end of the year. All of the U.S. troops may be removed from Afghanistan unless the Afghani government negotiates the bilateral security agreement. The Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA) will allow the U.S. to leave troops in Afghanistan even after 2014. Due to the fragile political situation in the surrounding region, the added security of a U.S. presence may be necessary. Afghanistan is going through a political transition; Hamid Karzai, the current president, will be replaced in a few months after the general elections are over. This will be the first time that a democratically elected president will be replaced by a democratically elected president, which shows a tremendous achievement in Afghanistan’s political system. However, the stalling of BSA negotiations has been a talking point in the elections. Karzai has refused to sign the agreement before the end of the elections, which frustrated the U.S. administration. It has
been speculated that perhaps Karzai is using this elongation of BSA negotiations to somehow influence the elections. The U.S. has made it clear that without an agreement on the BSA, they might completely pull out of Afghanistan. Without the negotiations, it would seem that U.S. troops are violating the sovereignty of Afghanistan. Moreover, without an internationally recognized agreement as such, foreign troops in Afghanistan may not
be held accountable for their actions. In the midst of all this, one might ask why Afghanistan even needs U.S. troops to be present beyond this year or in the foreseeable future. This is a very tricky situation as Afghanistan is going through an economic transition along with a political one. The country has made a significant amount of progress in the past 12 years since the American troops came in and overthrew the Taliban. However,
the Afghani people do not want the progress that has been made to be lost after the troops leave. The Taliban is still a strong force to reckon with, and a country in transition may not be able to handle their constant insurrection. Social institutions and policies in Afghanistan are not what westerners would actually call adequate but they are much better than they were five years ago. Development has been made in terms of education, human and women’s rights and
the rule of law, and the Afghans do not want to jeopardize this. A lot will depend on the outcome of the elections as well. Most of the candidates support the agreement on BSA, but it is still too early to say if the successor of Karzai will go along with it. The elections will be taking place in April. Hopefully by the end of that month, Afghanistan will be able to figure out a sustainable plan for the region, along with the U.S.
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ON PATROL— U.S. forces patrol near the scene of an attack by militants on a U.S. base in the Torkham area near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Jalalabad province east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013.
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Court strikes down gun restrictions Andrew Gomez-Seoane World Co-Editor
In what has been hailed as a major victory for gun rights advocates in the state of California, a federal appeals court last Thursday struck down a series of rules that permitted counties to restrict as they saw fit the right to carry a concealed weapon in public. In a 2-1 ruling, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned restrictions on carrying these concealed handguns in many of California’s majors urban centers, including Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and San Francisco. The court’s decision was based on the belief that these restrictions violated the Second Amendment’s guarantee of the right to bear arms because they denied any citizen who followed the law the constitutional right to carry weapons in public unless they demonstrated the need for protection under specific reasons. “We are not holding that the Second Amendment requires the states to permit concealed carry,” Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain, a Reagan appointee, wrote for the panel. “But the Second Amendment does require that states permit some form of weapon for selfdefense outside the home.” Advocates for gun rights hailed the court’s decision, stating that citizens must have the right to protect themselves in public. Meanwhile, proponents of the ruling described it as aberrant and a reckless expansion of law that would inevitably lead to more gun violence. In the meantime, California’s rules will remain in
Today in History 1674— The Netherlands and England signed the Peace of Westminster, by which New Amsterdam passed to the English (and was renamed New York). 1807— Aaron Burr, vice president under Thomas Jefferson, was arrested for treason. He was later acquitted. 1878— Thomas Edison patented the gramophone (phonograph). 1968— The first nationwide broadcast of Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood aired on PBS. 2008— Fidel Castro resigned as President of Cuba after 49 years in power. Raúl Castro, Fidel’s brother, succeeded him as president. Source: www.infoplease. com/dayinhistory/
effect for the foreseeable future, pending appeals. Some officials in San Diego County said that they may seek a rehearing before a larger panel, and legal experts believe that the issue will be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision last Thursday stems from a change in state law in 2012 that took away the right of the residents to carry unloaded firearms in public, with ammunition separately. Before such a ban was enacted, courts in the state routinely held that restrictions on carrying concealed weapons were in fact lawful. Immediately after, gun owners began to argue that the ban and restrictions on concealed weapons made it impossible to defend themselves in public. In general, California leaves it to counties to decide on permit requirements for carrying concealed weapons in public. The rules in many of the major cities are even more restrictive than those in other areas. Gun owners who were denied permits by San Diego County officials sued, charging that their federal constitutional rights were being infringed upon with no legal basis or specific reasons regarding the right to defend oneself. “Given this requirement, the typical responsible, lawabiding citizen in San Diego County cannot bear arms in public for self-defense,” wrote O’Scannlain, who was joined with Judge Consuelo Callahan, an appointee of former president George W. Bush. The ruling, by two of the 9th Circuit’s most conservative judges, has conflicted with the
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ARMED AND PROUD— Gun rights advocates are pleased with the federal appeals court
ruling that California’s sometimes draconian restrictions on carrying guns in public violate the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. findings of other circuit courts and established rights beyond what the Supreme Court has guaranteed. Experts say that the high court has applied the Second Amendment in the context of possessing guns in the home, not the streets. Judge Sidney Thomas dissented, arguing the decision “upends the entire California firearm regulatory scheme” and “endlessly intrudes and disrupts valid and constitutional legislative choices.” Judge Thomas, a Clinton appointee, said that the Second Amendment was never interpreted to protect concealed carrying of guns in public and also noted that the state of California was not named a defendant. Senior Deputy San
Diego County Consul James Chapin, who represented San Diego in the case, called the lawsuit an “end run” against the state’s new ban on carrying guns in public. “What they really want to do is strike down California’s open carry ban,” Chapin said. “That’s really what this is about.” UCLA professor Adam Winkler, an expert on gun laws, called the ruling “a huge victory for gun owners in California.” “They have been seeking the right to carry concealed weapons for years now,” Winkler said. He said that even though the ban on open carry affected very few individuals (as most gun owners do not want the attention), many more people
might want to apply to carry concealed weapons. Chuck Michel, who represented the gun owners in the case, said that the suit targeted the San Diego sheriff because the county has a large base of Second Amendment supporters. The rules set forth by the county discouraged gun owners from even applying for a permit. In this case the ruling affects only California and Hawaii among the 9th Circuit states, due to other states granting permits for carrying guns in public. According to Eugene Volokh, a professor of constitutional laws at UCLA, “California rules are essentially unconstitutional because the rule is, your right to carry a gun is at the mercy of the sheriff.”
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My Chemical Romance releases final song Jimmy Champane Arts Co-Editor
Thirteen years and four studio albums later, My Chemical Romance has officially debuted their last song. Titled “Fake Your Death,” the track will be featured on the band’s upcoming greatest hits album, “May Death Never Stop You.” Band front-runner Gerard Way released a statement about the song on Jan. 20, giving some backstory for the track, saying, “I consider ‘Fake Your Death’ to be the ‘last MCR song,’ and to me, it is absolutely the final fully realized collaboration between the members of the band.” Later in the statement, he talks about his feelings toward the song as the band’s parting word. “What was not so obvious at the time was that the song was, and would serve as, a eulogy for the band, though I should have known it from the lyrics,” Way said. “I think internally I did, as I felt an odd sense of sadness and loss after hearing back the words on top of the music. I also felt a strange sense of pride in how honest it was, and could not remember a band recording a song of this nature, being so self-aware. Ending felt like
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THEY AREN’T FAKING— Despite their greatest hits album title track’s name, “Fake Your Death,” it doesn’t look like My Chemical Romance will be returning any time soon.
something honest, and honest always feels like something new.” The band’s backup guitarist, Frank Iero, shared his thoughts on the new song over Twitter on Feb. 17. The tweet reads, “Tomorrow fake your death will be released. it's bitter/sweet..i'm happy it will finally reach you all. its one of my favorites we ever did.” My Chemical Romance officially broke up on March 22, 2013, posting a statement on
This Week In Art AQUILA THEATRE— Hope College Great Performance Series will feature two different productions by Aquila Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 18-19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Knickerbocker Theatre. ‘MIDDLETOWN’— Hope College Theatre will present “Middletown” by Will Eno in the DeWitt Center main theatre on Wednesday-Saturday, Feb. 19-22 at 8 p.m. EXHIBITION OF PHOTOGRAPHY— The gallery of the DePree Art Center at Hope College is featuring photography by Stephen Milanowski in the exhibition “Portraits of Strangers: Design on the Fly,” from Friday, Feb. 21 through March 21. JUNIOR RECITAL— Leah Marie Peterson is a junior instrumental music education student from Holland, Mich. She will be showcasing her flute-playing skills on Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium. SPRING PRESIDENTIAL COLLOQUIUM— The documentary titled “One Day After Peace,” will be shown in Fried-Hemenway Auditorium. It will be followed by a panel discussion with faculty and students who have visited South Africa. One night only, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m.
their website that read, “Being in this band for the past 12 years has been a true blessing. We've gotten to go places we never knew we would. We've been able to see and experience things we never imagined possible. We've shared the stage with people we admire, people we look up to, and best of all, our friends. And now, like all great things, it has come time for it to end. Thanks for all of your support, and for being part of the adventure.”
In the time since they parted, Way has revealed that he is working on solo music, and he is also going to return to his comic series “The Umbrella Academy” this year. Iero has been working on advancing his solo career, releasing a fair number of tracks in 2013. The band’s lead guitarist, Ray Toro, has also been concentrating on his solo career with a full album coming later this year. Over the band’s 13-year ca-
reer, they released four studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, six EPs, 24 singles and 15 music videos. The band came together in 2001 shortly after the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center. Way witnessed both planes collide with the buildings, and this inspired him to start the band. In 2002, they released their debut album, “I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love,” but they didn’t gain much mainstream success until they released their sophomore album, “Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge.” Their second album featured some of the biggest hits of their career, including “Helena,” “The Ghost of You,” “I’m Not Okay (I Promise),” “Cemetary Drive” and “Thank You For The Venom.” “May Death Never Stop You” is available for pre-order now on the band’s official website, and from iTunes in both a standard editon and a deluxe edition that includes more content. Those who order from the band’s website will receive a multitude of extra goodies, including a Tshirt that reads “THANK YOU FOR THE VENOM,” identical to the one Way wore at the band’s first live performance.
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Hope Jazz Arts Collective: a JAC of all ‘Tranes’ Mallory Lectka Guest Writer
Feb. 4 was certainly grooving as the Hope Jazz Arts Collective, Mainstream Ensemble and Contemporary Ensemble performed a concert in Dimnent. Directed by Brian Coyle and Robert Hodson, these three ensembles are comprised entirely of Hope students who play jazz tunes by a wide range of jazz composers, from the classics like John Coltrane to modern composers like John Hollenbeck. But they don’t stop there. The ensembles also often perform originals by Hope students and faculty, and collectively rearrange tunes to add an original spin. “Playing in JAC offers a collaborative experience in which the students are encouraged to contribute to make the music unique,” Matt Milliken (’15) said. “I enjoy being able to provide input to shape the music that best fits the group.” For those who haven’t taken Survey of Jazz, a jazz ensemble usually consists of a rhythm section—guitar, bass, drums, piano—and any combination of saxophones, trumpets, trombones, vocalists and even violins.
Hope’s ensembles feature all of these instruments, and many students are proficient in more than one instrument. For example, Meghan Stagl (’14) showed her talents in both piano and singing. Jazz is unique in that it is characterized by its emphasis on improvisation. Typically, each song will start with a theme, or chorus, then break off into improvised solos. In the moment, the soloist must create a melody that fits within a specific number of measures and stays in the proper key. Mainstream Ensemble, Contemporary Ensemble and Jazz Arts Collective all featured solos from most of the musicians. “Improvisation is the name of the game,” Milliken said. “Brian [Coyle] picks great tunes that allow each player to manage unique changes. Each tune offers a new platform to improvise in which the improviser can construct a brand new melody that fits perfectly with the mood of the composition.” Hope’s jazz department also places a heavy emphasis on group communication, which was evident during the concert. Watching the musicians revealed little signs of constant communication: eye contact,
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IMPROV EVERYWHERE— The Collective works hard getting to know each other in order to send each other off on solos without missing a beat. nods, hand gestures and purposeful movements with the instruments. Like a well-oiled machine, these students read each other’s minds to create a memorable jazz experience for the audience as well as themselves. And beyond the technical
stuff, the music is simply fun. Audience members are encouraged to clap and whoop for solos in the middle of songs, and it’s hard to keep from grooving along to the tunes. Students, faculty and friends interested in experiencing this tradition of excellent
musicianship should keep their eyes on Knowhope for future concerts. A warning though: Attendees of future concerts may find themselves snapping their fingers on the off-beats in chapel and attempting to scat-sing during instrumental breaks.
Albums to get you through the mid-term rush
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HAIM — “DAYS ARE GONE”
LORDE — “PURE HEROINE”
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ANAMANAGUCHI — “ENDLESS FANTASY”
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JIM GUTHRIE — “SWORD & SORCERY LP: THE BALLAD OF THE SPACE BABIES”
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LONDON GRAMMAR — “IF YOU WAIT”
TWENTY ONE PILOTS — “VESSEL”
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Winter Olympic Trivia
Do you have the knowledge to get on the podium?
3. Which state was home to the first Winter Olympics held in the United States? A) New York B) Vermont C) California D) Alaska 8. In what year did snowboarding become an Olympic event? A) 1990 B) 1994 C) 1998 D) 2002 9. The movie “Cool Runnings” is about a team from which country competing in the 1988 Winter Games? A) Mexico B) United States C) Jamaica D) Barbados 10. Which sport received a new scoring system in 2002? A) Figure Skating B) Skeleton C) Curling D) Ski Jump
5. Which Winter Olympics event counts a broom as part of its equipment? A) Ice Hockey B) Snowboard Cross C) Luge D) Curling 6. True or false? Athletes in the Winter Olympics can’t compete in the Summer Olympics. A) True B) False 7. Which is not a Winter Olympic sport? A) Swimming B) Figure Skating C) Skeleton D) Curling
Answers: 6. B) False 7. A) Swimming 8. C) 1998 9. C) Jamaica 10. A) Figure Skating
2. Which of these Winter Olympic events is Canada’s national winter sport? A) Curling B) Luge C) Bobsledding D) Ice Hockey
4. The Winter Olympics were cancelled in two different years because of World War II. Which years were they? A) 1940 and 1944 B) 1938 and 1942 C) 1942 and 1946 D) 1938 and 1940
1. B) 1924 2. D) Ice Hockey 3. A) New York 4. A) 1940 and 1944 5. D) Curling
1. When were the first Winter Olympic Games? A) 1900 B) 1924 C) 1942 D) 1952
How many did you get correct?
Silver 4-7
GOLD 7-10
Bronze 0-3
Trivia Source: http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/ games/puzzlesquizzes/quizyournoodle-winter-olympics/
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Ask and you May be advised Stop, drop and listen
Lauren May
Staff Columnist I’m sure most of you would consider yourselves busy people. I know I definitely consider myself one! Let’s face it. Between schoolwork, clubs, volunteering, working and more schoolwork, we don’t have a lot of time in the day to just sit back and not do anything. Although it’s probably not a good idea to sit around and do absolutely nothing all day, sometimes it’s good to take a little bit of time every so often to just rest. Even just sitting back for 10 minutes putting our minds at rest and allowing ourselves to take in the moment can be really good. During this week, try to give yourself a little time to kick back and relax. Also, to go along with this advice, I have a unique weekly challenge. Weekly challenge #5: Come up with your own weekly challenge by listening. Isaiah 30:21: “And your ears shall hear a word behind you saying, ‘This is the way, walk in it,’ when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.” John 5:30: “I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge, and my judgment is just,
because I seek not my own will but the will of him who sent me.” Psalm 32:8-9: “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.” 1 Samuel 3:10: “Then the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, ‘Samuel! Samuel!’ And Samuel said, ‘Speak, for Your servant is listening.’” Alright, so what exactly do I mean by “come up with your own weekly challenge”? I promise it’s not me being lazy and not wanting to create another challenge on my own, but instead it is a way for me to link the above Bible verses with the realization that our days are sometimes just too crazy. I’m sure many of us have heard the saying “God has a plan for you,” and it definitely is true! Ask yourself though, “When was the last time I stopped to listen for what that plan might actually be?” God is talking to us each and every day, yet many times God’s voice is drowned out with the busyness of our hectic lives. So for this week’s challenge, I thought I would suggest taking some time out of the busy day to listen to what God is saying. When you go to take a break from all of your papers and assignments, try to spend just a couple of minutes in silence, working to hear God. In other words, for this week, be like Samuel. Let God know you are listening to Him and let Him provide you with your challenge.
Excuse me as I ramble on I can’t quit you, baby
Ryan Backman Columnist
I start with a question, and it is one that I am certain will displease a very adamant, hard-set group of people similar to a person I once knew: What’s wrong with the
friend zone? You must believe me when I say that I’ve heard all of the arguments. I’ve even used many of them myself, time after time after time. In the case of men in the friend zone, the first argument is usually that the guy she’s dating is a jerk, followed by how good of a person (we’ll call him the “nice guy”) is. This is less about self-aggrandizement and more about suggesting how nice they’ve been to her and how she should really appreciate it more. It makes a lot of sense, when you don’t stop to think about it.
February 19, 2014
Letters from Nana and Gramps This one’s to everyone who can listen
I’ve become a big fan of listening lately. I was never the best listener myself, and I still wouldn’t consider myself a tremendous listener. There has been improvement, though. Listening is difficult. It takes focus. When listening, you really have to zone in on one thing and take it in, trying to understand it. I’ve been told to be aware of the difference between hearing and listening. You can hear a person talking, for example, but listening requires you to make sense of what that person is saying. Back in my middle school days, I remember taking the occasional listening test. These tests would require each class member to listen to an audio recording or the teacher reading from a booklet, and then each student would have to answer questions in relation to what they just listened to. The listening test was my weakest portion of these
standardized tests. I would get sidetracked and daydream about getting home after school and playing baseball in my backyard with my dad, and because of that, my listening grades would suffer. Listening takes focus. As I continue to grow older, I become more aware of the importance of listening. I remember reading an article about listening during my freshman year at Hope, and it inspired me to listen better. It talked about the deep appreciation people have when you simply listen to them. “Simply listen” is tough to grasp because, as I’ve mentioned, listening skills require practice and application. Ever since reading that article, I’ve noticed my appreciation for those who listen. I guess I’m thinking deeper about this recently because I have just about two-and-a-half months left of college. I think the anticipation of graduation and the image of my last days at Hope have elicited a lot of good conversations. Several talks have occurred regarding where I’ll be after I graduate and what internal struggles I deal with that often go unnoticed by others. And what I’ve realized with these talks is that I love it when the other person or people just listen. I do my best to return the favor,
giving them my full attention. There’s no need to shift the focus on me or offer a kind word or piece of advice after every sentence they deliver, but rather I try to just let the other person talk. Let them go, let them take weight off their shoulders and let myself listen. Maybe you’ve already been intentional about letting others talk with no interruption while you listen, and maybe you consider yourself a good listener. But if you think you can improve in this area, take the time to admire those who listen and try it yourself. I think you’ll be amazed by the power listening has. A connection will develop, and you’ll learn quite a bit about not just others, but also yourself. So the next time someone asks you why you’re so quiet in class, tell them that you like to listen and you learn more from listening. Tell that someone to try listening more. Listening works wonders.
But wait! Let us, for the sake of argument, take a moment to think about it. We’ll examine the first point, which states that the guy she’s currently dating is a jerk, by which evidence it should further be postulated that she should not be dating this guy. This enters into the noman’s-land of “ifs” and “shoulds” and “cans” and “won’ts,” yet this argument can proceed more quickly if we simply assume that the guy is a poor match. Fair enough? Now take a look from this perspective: Even if your friendgirl shouldn’t be dating Mr. Loser, what have you to say on the matter? Are you the final arbiter of all her romantic decisions? Clearly, you are not. If you were, you would not be invoking the friend zone complaint to begin with. Therefore, nice guy, it is evident that any woman you lust after is making her own life decisions and that these plans do not intimately involve you. The second point enters into similar terrain; you are a good
guy. The implicit assumption beyond this is that, if you are a nice guy, she should date you. This is a classic post hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy. Just because you are such a good guy, as I will assume that you are, does not necessarily mean that she should date you; it just means that perhaps it would be in her interest to. Yet you, as we have discussed, are not her lovearbiter. You are not even her love-vizier. At best, nice guy, you are simply a love-consultant, a Dear Abby, if you will. I enter into a final frame of discussion. The friend zone argument is simply not compelling because it states that, by virtue of the guy she’s dating being a jerk and you not being a jerk, she should dump him and favor you with her wiles. But, friends, take some of my unsolicited advice: This is not the case. The sooner you get over your sorrow and self-pity, the better things will become. That’s been my experience, anyway. That person I used to know? I refer
to the person I used to be, a nice guy. I’m still a nice guy in the sense that I’m nice to people, sure, but I’ve moved past attempting to use it to get my way. Which brings me back to my initial question: What’s wrong with the friend zone? Think about that question for what it actually means. What, if anything, is the problem with friendship? Having a friendgirl, or a girl-bro, or what-haveyou is really an excellent thing. She can be your confidant for all things feminine: The needs, wants and dreams of the fairer sex are all there for you to ask about! A friend-girl also serves all the normal functions of a friend. For all times—good and bad—she will be there to laugh, confide, comfort and, in general, support you. In my mind, nice guy, the quarrel should really have started and ended with this pearl: Friendship is great, and you shouldn’t waste it worrying about what could otherwise be.
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All the ruckus How to (still) get your ring by spring: A single girl’s guide
Claire Call
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Lauren Madison Columnist
Hello, readers, and a happy mid-winter day to you. Ah, February. What a terrible, terrible month. Yes, we know, readers: Your classes are in full swing, your roommates are officially bugging the crap out of you, you can’t remember ever seeing a color other than the milky gray that’s swallowed Holland, Mich. with one large, malicious chomp, and you can’t quit the cycle of trying
and forgetting to make a Health Center appointment, because there’s no way it’s normal to have a cough for this long, is it? (Very Important Note to Readers: It’s not. It’s not normal.) Face it: Your life is in shambles. You know it. I know it. That one writing professor who gives you all of those sympathetic looks totally knows it. Yes, it’s February, and you are an empty, joyless shell of a human, except that one night when Ingrid Michaelson came to town. What a beautiful redhaired angel goddess. You felt really alive that night. (Second Very Important Note to Readers: We really hope you feel alive more often than this, and if you don’t, we’d recommend a CAPS appointment as well.) But never fear, Hope students, for spring is on its way. And we all know what that means—the air will soon warm, the flowers will bloom and love shall spring forth from the hearts of fourth-year men who suddenly recognize, Well, shoot. I’ve yet to find me a wife at this wellspring of unusually welldressed, marriageable young ladies. Yes indeed, it’s the final countdown to Hope’s “Ring by
Spring” cutoff date, and we’re here to help you snag a partner before time runs out. What follows is a set of guidelines, nay, suggestions from a pair of best friends to you, dear reader. A couple of super-single, totally-not-in-a-position-to-bewriting-this best friends. We hope you enjoy our words of absolute wisdom. (Third Very Very Important Note: We’d like to assert that, though our words are directed at our fellow ladies lookin’ to snag one of the menfolk, women can also take the initiative to be a “Ring by Spring” proposer! DIVAS GETTIN’ HUSBANDS and all that. Furthermore, if you’re a man looking to marry a man, or a woman looking to marry a woman, go you! Do that! We’d hate to be heteronormative in our perpetuation of 1950s-era marriage customs.)
line elsewhere. Branch out. Try sitting in JP’s and waiting for someone to sweep you off your feet there. It’s a totally different sea of marriageable fishes over there. There’s like, fishes in suits. With jobs and stuff. • ...No, don’t try LJ’s. Too many fishes in beanies. They’re entirely less marriageable, not unlike the fish-boys of WTHS. (What? Who said that? YOU’LL NEVER KNOW WHICH ONE OF US SAID IT.)
• It’s time for a change in priorities—homework, no more! Focus all of your energy on finding that Mr. Right. (Or, Mr. Good-Enough. Or, Mr. He’sSometimes-Alright-I-Guess, Sometimes-He-Texts-Me-Back, He-Was-Nice-At-First, He’llTotally-Change-Right?!?) • Make sure you look
your best at all times. This is crucial. Jeans and a cute scarf? Not going to cut it. Try sweatpants and the hairdo you slept in last night instead. • Carry a ring around with you everywhere you go. That way, if ever a gentleman is so inclined to propose spontaneously, you’re already prepared with sparkly swag to show all your friends. • Break into a dorm and sing loudly at the piano for hours. Angsty, drawn-out ballads are probably your best choice. You just might trick one of those underclassmen boys into proposing. • Have your wedding entirely planned out on multiple Pinterest boards. If all else fails, looking at your would-be dress, flowers and destination locations could only make you feel better… right? Oh! And don’t forget the guest list! • Have you tried wearing a sundress and sitting in the Pine Grove? Wait, you have?... And it didn’t work?... And it’s winter right now so you can’t even do such a thing? (Who is giving you this advice? Do they even go here?) • If those Hope boys just aren’t biting, it’s time to cast your
laws against homosexuals since Putin’s rise to power (once again) is one of many ongoing reforms that the newly elected president has pursued. Putin’s return to the presidency has been marked by an overwhelming expansion of the president’s powers and his control over the Russian Federation. Putin has systematically eliminated any opposition to his rule, be it unsavory reporters who would dare to question his leadership or a group of rambunctious youth singing of the injustices perpetuated by his regime. Putin has made it very clear that he is back in charge and no one will be allowed to stand in the way of his dreams. That is why it is necessary to come back to Sochi. If we take the time to leave behind our emotions about the sports and the political rhetoric, we can see a hidden message being played
over and over before our eyes. You see, the West has forgotten that the very nation that claims to be about a new Russia is in fact returning to its old ways under its forceful leader, while trying to hide its image as a former dictatorial state. Sochi proved the greatest example of this, with a price tag of close to $50 billion to turn a subtropical city resort into a winter wonderland, with grave consequences to its natural environment and the livelihood of its economy. If you were one of the millions in America who watched the opening last Friday, you would have been greeted by images of splendor, from the ballet dancers to the colorful tops of St. Basil’s floating in the sky. But while the hammer and sickle made a brief introduction as representations of Russia’s industrious history, let us not forget those millions of innocent Russians who perished
under the Soviet Union’s 77year existence. This year’s Winter Olympics were sure to cause a stir in many people and rightfully so. But the key to remember here is that it was orchestrated by a man who seeks to embody the old ways of the Soviet empire with the new modern capitalist system. Putin and his corrupt oligarchs are now the new rulers of the Russian Federation, and they will use everything at their disposal to change the world’s perception of their regime. Thus, while we cheer on our athletes and wish them the best in their respective sports, let us remember that beneath the veneer of these games lies a much more sinister goal. To forget this is more than a tragedy of ignorance, it provides legitimacy to the evils that still exist in this world.
Welp. That’s all we’ve got. It should be enough to snag you a gentleman caller—you won’t even have to spend your dowry on booze and pills to numb the pain of singleness! You are welcome. So, to wrap this thing up: DIVAS GETTIN’ HUSBANDS, IF YOU AIN’T GETTIN’ HUSBANDS... then you’re fine, you’re 22 years old for Pete’s sake. Oh, alright, Very Important Note #4: All of the WTHS gentlemen are actually quite alright, we guess, sometimes. It’s whatever. Column done. Claire and Lauren out.
Desert storm
The real spectacle at Sochi
Andrew Gomez-Seoane World Co-Editor
There are a few events throughout the world that have the power to unite people of all walks of life in the spirit of camaraderie and competition. If you mentioned the World Cup, then you would be correct, but I am talking about another globalized event which has its roots (albeit loosely) in the ancient sports played by the Greeks. The Winter Olympics may be a new concept, but like any event, it has the potential to
bring out the worst and best of humanity. In this year’s case, we have the Sochi Olympics hosted by Russia for the first time in over 30 years. Under the watchful eye of President Vladimir Putin, the event has transformed itself into a showcase of the “new” Russia under his premier leadership and the country’s glorious future. Overshadowing this theatrical display is the recent abuse of human rights and strict laws that were passed by the government banning homosexual acts. Many saw this as an opportunity to boycott such an event and send a message to Putin and his government officials that intolerance toward others will not be accepted during these international games. But it seems that once again, the West misses the actual point in this case. The mere fact that Russia has passed these archaic
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Letter to the Editor Kelly Adamson Nearly 20 million new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) occur each year in the U.S.—half of those new cases occurring in people age 25 and younger. When not treated, STIs can lead to serious health outcomes, like increased risk of infertility and cervical cancer. Having an STI can also increase your chances of contracting HIV. Most people who have an STI don’t even realize it, since many STIs cause no immediate symptoms. For example, 75 percent of women and 50 percent of men with chlamydia have no symptoms. The best way for sexually active people of any age to prevent both STIs and unintended pregnancy is to use condoms correctly and consistently along with another highly effective method of birth control, like the IUD, implant, shot or pill. Take a moment during National Condom Month in February to discuss with your partner whose responsibility it is to get condoms. Be open and honest about your desire to protect each other’s health. This is one of the most important conversations you can have. Your health—and your partner’s—depends on it.
Comic by Jessica Gaines
Austin’s Thought Process: Gregordog Night Austin Elluru Guest Writer
Wednesday has different meaning to people. To some, Wednesday is the day of nothing but sadness and heartbreak with
the weekend seemingly so far away. To others, it’s a chance, a slight sliver of hope that they may come out of the week unscathed for a fulfilling weekend. For me, it means hot dogs. Since the start of the school year, my roommate, Ryan Boxeth, and I have made the weekly Wednesday night
pilgrimage to a sacred site of wieners and buns known as Gregordog. I feel it safe to say that these trips have not only filled our stomachs but our souls as well. Any strife between me and Ryan seems to vanish once the clock strikes 11 p.m. on Wednesdays, no matter how large.
I have even had the pleasure of taking The Anchor’s CoEditor-in-Chief James Rogers to this delightful place where we tried the new burrito dog. Even though the name has changed to Holland’s Downtown Dogs, I hope to continue this tradition with my roommate for the rest of my life at college.
February 19, 2014
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Hockey records a pair of wins Steven Skawski
Gueset Writer
Dutchman Defeat Spartans The Flying Dutchmen took on Michigan State University this past Friday in the first round of the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference playoffs at Southside Ice Arena. The tournament is a one-round elimination format. The teams were familiar with each other, as Hope College had swept the weekend series earlier this season. Despite its No. 2 seeding and prior history, Hope was reeling from two key losses to assistant captains Drew O’Brien (’15) and Rob Calvert (’15). Last Friday, O’Brien underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his knee, and Calvert suffered an upper-body injury on a dangerous hit he took last weekend against Aquinas. After two periods of hockey, the score was locked at 1-1. With approximately 15 minutes remaining, and after the puck bounced to the middle, MSU swarmed the net until it was rewarded with the go-ahead goal. Hope responded shortly after in a similar manner when Elliott Digison (’17) jammed the puck home for his second goal of the afternoon. With limited time left to play, the score was once
again deadlocked: The next goal would be pivotal. The hero proved to be Austin Bremer (’16). After winning the battle along the wall, Bremer emerged from the sideboards, cut to the middle uncontested and buried his shot on the screened goalie. With just four minutes to play, Hope held off the Spartan surge to claim the win. The final buzzer sounded, sending Hope to the quarterfinals and State back to East Lansing. The teams will be meeting once again in the separate, and arguably more important, regional tournament next weekend. The two teams left standing from that weekend will qualify for the national tournament, which will be held in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Hope Walks the Bulldogs The boys were back at Southside the following afternoon, with Adrian Black in their sights. It didn’t take long for the Dutchmen to score, as Caleb Morgan (’15) followed up a rebound and lifted it up and over the Bulldogs’ tendy. Just two minutes later, Adrian knotted it up. E. Digison kept his scoring streak alive when he fired the puck top corner to give the Dutchmen the lead again.
Among others, goalie Drew Cook (’14) made an important stop with a sprawling glove save. Christian Leathley (’14) corralled the puck off an offensive zone faceoff and lifted a wicked backhander short side that earned an admiring and collective “YUUUCK” from Hope’s reserve players. Adrian didn’t waste any time in the second period, scoring a fluky goal that certainly did not warrant the ensuing wild celebration. Justin Glick (’14) buried a feed across the crease from Bremer to make it 4-2. But the Bulldogs would simply not let go, scoring to make it a onegoal game. The very next shift, Hope responded by working the Bulldog defense with a terrific cycle behind the net, until Ryan Restum (’16) snuck to the middle and shoveled the puck top shelf. Captain Caleb Digison (’14) let loose a bomb from the point to cap the scoring at six. Cook made several more noteworthy saves to preserve the lead, including stoning a shooter that broke in on him alone. The buzzer sounded with the scoreboard reading 6-3. Press members eager to discuss E. Digison’s impressive play swarmed him after the game, and for good reason. Since moving up to forward, he has tallied four goals in three
games for an offense struggling to produce. He explained, “The biggest thing has been moving my feet. If you move your feet, it tends to make up for any mistakes you make. My linemates Ryan [Restum] and Jared [Lehman] have really eased the transition to forward.” Coach Van Timmeren also offered his thoughts: “It was a good weekend to build on for Regionals. Especially the third period—we were executing the little things correctly: moving our feet, making the right pass, and shooting the puck when we had the opportunity.” The semifinals of the MCHC playoffs resume Feb. 28 at Southside Ice Arena in Grand Rapids as Hope looks to compete against one of its more prominent rivals, Davenport University. Tensions will be high, and the game will definitely be played with an incredible edge and intensity. If the Dutchmen were to win the game, they would advance to the MCHC finals, where they have had great success in recent years. This current team knows how to deal with adversity and will have to use that skill to accomplish their season goal of being national champions. Be sure to keep up with the playoff action via the team’s Twitter account @HopeHockey.
Swimming and diving finishes second Nicole Metzler Guest Writer
Hope College’s swimming and diving teams headed to Calvin College last week to compete in the MIAA Championships. The event lasted from Feb. 12-15. Both teams finished second. Hope’s women’s swim team started the meet with a secondplace finish in the 800 freestyle relay. The team of Hannah Larson (’16), Klare Northuis (’16), Lindsay Wiederhold (’16) and Luisa Burgess (’15) swam in a time of 7:43.87, scoring 34 points. The women’s team finished the day in second, six points off of rival Calvin. The men’s team finished third overall on Wednesday. Zach Diener (’17), Jake Hunt (’14),
Duncan MacLean (’16) and Ryan Johnson (’17) finished the 800 freestyle relay with a time of 6:48.79. Thursday started off with men’s one-meter diving. Hope’s Jean-Luc Miralda (’17) finished second with a final score of 423.15. In women’s threemeter diving, Sarah Sheridan (’16) finished at the top of the competition with a score of 480.85. Michelle Hance (’16), Molly Meyer (’17), Mikayla Freyling (’17) and Northuis came in first in the women’s 200 freestyle relay, breaking the school record with 1:35.32. The women’s 50yard freestyle saw Northuis finishing second in 24.00. The Dutch took home another relay later in the meet.
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TOWARD THE FINISH— Molly Meyer (’17) nears the finish line in Saturday’s meet at Calvin.
This time it was the 400 medley. Maria Kieft (’14), Jorgie Watson (’16), Meyer and Northuis swam in 3:51.54, securing 40 points for the team. This finish also broke a school record set in 1998. The previous fastest time was 3:52.33. In the men’s 200 freestyle relay, the team of Hunt, Will Greenlee (’15), Johnson and Andrew Larson (’14) took second with a time of 1:23.84. Hunt and Larson also performed well in the 50-yard freestyle, taking second and third, respectively. Hunt finished in 20.98 and Larson in 21.03. At the end of the second day, Hope’s women were in first with 280 points, and the men were in second with 243. Hope kicked off the third day of competition with a secondplace finish in the women’s 200 medley relay. Hance, Watson, Meyer and Freyling finished less than a second behind Calvin with 1:46.94. Wiederhold finished second in the 400 IM with a final time of 4:38.52. It was a first-place finish for Meyer in the 100 butterfly. The freshman finished in 58.47. Watson came in second in the 100 breaststroke in 1:05.65. In one-meter diving, Sheridan and Erica Dunham (’15) took the first two places. Sheridan scored 423.35 and Dunham scored 406.30.
Hunt placed second in the men’s 100 butterfly with a final time of 50.25. Jeff Zita (’16) took second in the 100 breaststroke in 56.43. Alex Perkins (’14) finished less than a second later in 56.58. Hope’s women’s team fell to second in the team rankings at the end of Friday’s events with 544 points. The men stayed in second with 437 points. Hope continued to do well in Saturday’s events. The women’s 200 backstroke saw Meyer finish second in 2:05.23. Northuis came in second in the 100 freestyle. She finished in 52.53. Watson only needed 2:23.65 to place first in the 200 breaststroke. Wiederhold again showed her skill when she beat out her competitors for the 200 butterfly. She finished in 2:09.22. The team of Hance, Larson, Meyer and Northuis came in first in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3:30.87. Diener swam in 46.19 to take second in the men’s 100 freestyle. Hunt wasn’t far behind with 46.28. He took third. Miralda scored 474.80 in the three-meter diving and placed second. The final team rankings had both the men’s and women’s teams finishing in second. The women earned 768 points and the men 669.5. Hope will look to make an even stronger appearance next season in the MIAA Championships.
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This Week In Sports Wednesday Feb. 19 Women’s Basketball vs. Albion at 7:30 p.m.
Friday Men’s Tennis
Feb. 21
Saturday Men’s Tennis
Feb. 22
vs. Elmhurst (Ill.) at 6 p.m.
vs. Luther (Iowa) at 1:30 p.m. vs. Ohio Northern at 6 p.m.
Women’s Basketball vs. Rochester (Mich.) at 3 p.m.
In Brief MEN’S BASKETBALL OVERCOMES ALMA On Saturday, Feb. 15, the men’s basketball team played a nail-biter against the Scots of Alma College at the DeVos Fieldhouse and inched closer to capturing the MIAA title. Not only was this a primetime game, but it was also Senior Night, where four seniors were honored for their dedication and hard work over the past four seasons. Suprisingly, the Flying Dutchmen made the contest rather interesting considering they only defeated the Scots by a score of 70-67. Going into the matchup, the Dutchmen expected to roll past Alma and cruise through the rest of the MIAA season. Little did they know that the Scots would provide such strong competition. Much of the night was characterized by rather sloppy play from both teams. Hope shot only 23.1 percent from behind the three-point arc and had 16 turnovers on the night. Luckily, the Dutchmen were able to get it together late thanks to stellar individual performances. Nate VanArendonk (’14) made his Senior Night memorable by leading the Dutchmen in scoring by recording 21 points on the night. Alex Eidson (’16) impressed once again by having 13 points, and his classmate Ben Gardner (’16) finished the night with 11 points and was 9-10 from the free-throw line. Hope travels to Kalamazoo tonight to hopefully gain a win and a share of the MIAA title.
MEN’S TENNIS COMPETES THIS WEEKEND On Friday and Saturday, the men’s tennis team continues their play by competing in the Hope/Kalamazoo Shootout. The Flying Dutchmen will host three separate opponents this weekend with the hope of capturing three early-season victories. Elmhurst (Ill.), Luther (Iowa) and Rochester (Mich.) will be the three schools the Dutchmen have to try to take down. Last season, Hope shared the MIAA title with Calvin and Kalamazoo after defeating Calvin in the last regularseason dual matchup. There is no doubt that the Dutchmen can repeat their incredible feats.
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February 19, 2014
Women’s basketball claims MIAA title Kyle Bernaciak
Assistant Sports Editor
The Hope College women’s basketball team remained perfect after a commanding 9040 win over Trine University at home on Saturday, Feb. 15. This win was No. 23 for the Flying Dutch, and it also gave them the outright MIAA conference title. Hope has not won a completely outright conference championship since 2010, thus an incredible feat was achieved. The Dutch went into the game knowing that one of their preseason goals was just 40 playing minutes away, yet they could not assume that the title was going to be handed to them easily. Instead, Hope needed to play the consistent game that it did all season: a series of brutal offensive attacks, followed by lockdown defense. Fortunately, this did come true and with the help of a variety of key players, the Dutch were able to easily cruise past the Thunder by 50 points. For the first 10 minutes of the
contest, both teams battled with one another and the lead went back and forth. Anna Kaufmann (’14) and Mandy Traversa (’17) set the pace early with quick and dominating scores. Both of them would eventually go on to have stellar performances. With 10 minutes remaining in the first half, Hope led by a score of 19-9. If the Dutch wanted to take the conference title with force, now was the time to kick their play into high gear. Brittany Berry (’14) and Kaufmann set the tone for Hope as Berry made a series of threepointers and Kaufmann made many convincing jump shots from within the arc. At the 5:45 mark in the half, Hope called a 30-second timeout to regroup in order to secure its momentum after being ahead of the Thunder by a score of 29-12. Traversa scored nine points within the next five minutes, all coming off three-point shots. She created a presence from behind the arc that allowed Hope to enter the locker room at halftime leading 46-19. The score
Photo by Nick Byma
TITLE-CLINCHING WIN— Anna Kaufmann (’14) drives past
a Trine defender on her way to the basket. Kaufmann scored nine points in Hope’s 90-40 victory on Saturday.
not only shows the prevalence of the Dutch offensive attack, but it speaks volumes for the defense. To hold an opposing team to under 20 points in the first half is something that is not done very often in MIAA conference play. The second half went back and forth to begin, but Hope maintained a 58-24 lead four minutes in. Megan Kelley (’14) picked up the tempo early by making a pair of three-pointers and then a layup. Both the team and the DeVos faithfuls knew that the Dutch had this game in the bag, and there was still 15 minutes to play. That remaining time would be used to pad the stats and get a variety of players in the game. For five minutes, Hope denied the Thunder from scoring and kept bringing the offensive heat. Finally, the game ended with a Dutch victory, 90-
40, and an outright conference championship. “MIAA championships are special because once they’re in the books, they’re in indelible ink,” said coach Brian Morehouse. “It’s not a cochampionship, it’s an outright championship and that makes it even more special.” Hope’s 11th outright MIAA title and 14th league championship overall came in front of a DeVos Fieldhouse crowd of 1,346 loyal fans. Ten of the outright titles and 12 of the overall championships have come since the 1999-00 season. Traversa scored a career-high 17 points to lead Hope. She sank a career-high five three-pointers in eight attempts. Traversa came within one three-pointer of the DeVos record her teammate Berry set against Wheaton (Ill.) during the 2013 national tournament.
The Dutch made 13 threepointers as a team at 54.2 percent (13-of-24). Hope broke the team record for three-pointers at DeVos of 12 that was set against Trine (then Tri-State) during an 81-52 win on Feb. 26, 2008. After this win, Hope is still ranked second overall in the USA Today Sports NCAA Division III Coaches Poll, a spot that they have held for almost the entire season. Tonight, Hope will take on the Britons of Albion College in an MIAA game, then they will host Rochester College on Saturday at DeVos. After these two matchups, the Dutch will enter the MIAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed, and they hope to take their current momentum into the NCAA Tournament after that. “Our first goal was to win the conference outright. Now that we’ve achieved this goal, it is on to the next,” Kaufmann said.
Track and field competes at Calvin Caitlin Rivera Sports Editor
On Saturday, Feb. 15, Hope’s men’s and women’s track and field teams competed at the Calvin Indoor Invitational at Calvin’s impressive indoor track facility. This was the team’s second meet of the season with only a month of training. The Flying Dutch finished second to Calvin after all the events were completed. The distance medley relay was won by a team of Casey Campbell (’16), Emma Ropski (’17), Emily Wrozek (’15) and Sheri McCormack (’14) with a time of 12:27. Hope’s ‘B’ team took third place with a time of 13:16 composed of Miranda Ulmer (’16), Anna Leikert (’14), Katie Afton (’15) and Erin Herrmann (’17). McCormack took first place in the half-mile run with a time of 2:21.99. Ropski and Herrmann also placed, taking fourth and fifth with times of 2:27.67 and 2:28.08, respectively. Campbell took a close second in the one-mile run with a time of 5:19.58, just under threetenths of a second to the firstplace Calvin finisher. Teammate Wrozek took fifth with a time of
5:24.97, and Leikert took 12th with a time of 6:02.93. Catie White (’14) took third in long jump with a distance of 4.89 meters, and Karina Winkelman (’16) placed eighth with her furthest jump being 4.65 meters. Caitlin Schwark (’14) led the team in triple jump with a distance of 9.93 meters, taking third. Not far behind Schwark was Winkelman with 9.82 meters. Lindsay Nichols (’14) led the team in shot put with a furthest distance of 10.56 meters, placing fourth. Jane Pearson (’16) took ninth place in shot with a distance of 9.31 meters. On the men’s side, Steffon Mayhue (’14) took first place in long jump with a winning distance of 6.57 meters. Dion Goliday (’16) took third in long with a distance of 5.99 meters. Out of only two competitors, David Dolfin (’14) took first place in triple jump at 12.88 meters. In men’s high jump, Zach Brandwein (’15) recorded a second-place finish with a final height of 1.85 meters. Not far behind was teammate Jesse Henkel (’14) in sixth, with a height of 1.70 meters.
Zach Zandbergen (’15) ran an impressive 3,000 meters, with a time of 9:12.84 taking second. Tim Lewis (’14) clinched fourth place, with a time of 9:38.94. Boone Marois (’16), Bryce Richards (’16) and Mayhue displayed a remarkable performance for the Dutchmen in the 60-meter dash. Out of the MIAA teams competing, they took top three with times of 7.08, 7.26 and 7.33, respectively. Cameron Jones (’17) dominated the 800-meter run, taking first place with a time of 2:00.56. James Rogers (’14) ran a thrilling mile run, pulling ahead of a Spring Arbor competitor along the last stretch of the track, clinching first place. Rogers’ time was 4:24.89. Overall, the men’s team took third place at the meet behind Aquinas and Calvin. Both teams only have two more indoor meets before they travel to Tennessee and Georgia during spring break to kick off the outdoor season. On Friday, Feb. 21, the men’s and women’s teams will be traveling to Grand Valley for the annual GVSU Indoor Tune-Up starting at 3 p.m. Both teams have high goals for the weeks to come.
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