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Proposed federal '07 budget cuts $ 3 . 7 billion GPS success
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Concert sells out In record time Holland gangs
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Local restaurant starts urban ministry Writer's block? Never again! 5 Student writers dash out 175-page novels
N E W S SNIPPETS
Shannon Craig
a s k e d for the c o m p r e h e n s i v e plan
ethnic diversity o n I l o p e ' s c a m p u s
than one language, an e n h a n c e d
STAFF W R I T E R
t o be r e v i e w e d . T h e specifics o f
and a s s e s s i n g the c o m p r e h e n s i v e
u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f cultures and the
the petition and w h a t motivated
plan in place. T h e plan a d d r e s s e s minority student r e c r u i t m e n t and
capacity to w o r k with individuals f r o m every c o r n e r o f the w o r l d , "
retention, increased m i n o r i t y fac-
Z u i d e m a and Yelding said in a letter to President J a m e s B u l t m a n .
O n T u e s d a y , Feb. 2 8 , H o p e C o l l e g e faculty and staff m e t t o d i s c u s s the final report f r o m the
t h e petition is u n k n o w n . . C o n v e n e d A u g u s t 2 0 0 5 , the
ad h o c c o m m i t t e e to review the C o m p r e h e n s i v e Plan t o I m p r o v e
c o m m i t t e e w a s led by G e o r g e D. Z u i d e m a o f the H o p e C o l l e g e
R e p o r t e d l y c o m m e n t s last w i n ter at the Board o f Trustees meet-
sor J o h n Yelding o f the e d u c a tion d e p a r t m e n t . Faculty, staff,
society a n d nation, living in a n inc r e a s i n g l y c o m p l e x global w o r l d .
ing p r o m p t e d a request t o review
students and a representative of
t h e c o m p r e h e n s i v e plan. Last spring, a petition w a s circulated
t h e b o a r d o f trustees m a d e up the
As a c o m m i t t e e , h o w e v e r , w e d o not b e l i e v e the c o l l e g e is fully
"If diversity is to b e c o m e an institutional value, then we
students
m u s t match o u r public rhetoric
to live and w o r k in a world that
with o u r act i ons , " Z u i d e m a and
c o m m i t t e e o f 20. The committee was charged
positioned
a m o n g faculty that w a s g i v e n to the b o a r d of trustees. T h e petition
with e x a m i n i n g both racial and
will increasingly d e m a n d
has
EDITORHN-CHIEF
Voorhees
( N S B E ) was approved yesterday by C a m p u s L i f e B o a r d to be a f u n d e d student organization
Hall,
frisbee golf hole n u m b e r eight,
prepare
more
w o r k is needed.
SEE ADMIT,
PAGE
1
T h e National Society of* Black E n g i n e e r s
toppled after high wind storm.
next fall. Erika H o w e l l ( ' 0 8 ) p r o p o s e d N S B E
A flagpole b y D i m n e n t C h a p e l which served as Frisbee golf
a s a student o r g a n i z a t i o n to the Extra C u r r i c u -
was
to
H o p e has m a d e progress t o w a r d a m o r e d i v e r s e c a m p u s but m o r e
Student Congress accepts
throughout the year. In N o v e m b e r , a t r e e b e t w e e n
nine
that
Minority Participation.
Erin L H o t t a
number
found
tural u n d e r s t a n d i n g . " W e are currently, a s a college,
has undergone some alterations
hole
committee
Profes-
new group, ups activity fee
Graves
The
Board o f T r u s t e e s and
recently expressed concern because the frisbee golf course
and
ulty and s t a f f p r e s e n c e , and cul-
BUDGET BATTLES:
CAMPUS LIFE BOARD EVALUATES FRISBEEGOLF Board
H O P E COLLEGE • H O L L A N D . M I C H I G A N
COMMITTEE RE-EXAMINES MINORITY RECRUITMENT
W H A T ' S INSIDE
Life
N O . 17
"SPERA IN D E O "
M A R C H 8. 2 0 0 6 • SINCE 1887
Campus
V O L . 119
also
r e m o v e d last w i n t e r . As spring nears, C L B hopes to d i s c u s s t h e c h a n g e in f r i s b e e golf holes, although they were u n a b l e to d i s c u s s t h e m a t t e r at their meeting yesterday.
lar Activities C o m m i t t e e in January. N S B E is the only n e w organization a d d e d next y e a r t o be f u n d e d t h r o u g h the Student Activity Fee. H o w e v e r , D e a n o f S t u d e n t s R i c h a r d Frost c o n f i r m e d y e s t e r d a y that the C L B a p p r o v e d the Triathlon C l u b to be a n official organization next year, p e n d i n g a m e e t i n g with h i m s e l f a n d Ellen A w a d , director o f student activities and G r e e k life. T h e
TOWELS SPARK FIRE IN PHELPS DRYER
Triathlon C l u b , h o w e v e r , will not b e f u n d e d
O n M a r c h 6, P h e l p s d e l a y e d lunch service until 11:15 a . m . b e c a u s e o f s m o k e in the b u i l d i n g caused by towels that caught on fire in a dryer in the b a s e m e n t o f Phelps Hail. . The towels belonged to H o p e Catering Services. Three fire trucks arrived to the scene after a custodian notified the college of the fire. T h e fire w a s put out quickly, although s m o k e lingered in the building for several hours after.
Lakeshore
Monday,
official o r g a n i z a t i o n . A a r o n H a w n ( ' 0 6 ) , p r e s i d e n t o f the S e x u a l ity R o u n d t a b l e : A F o r u m for G a y and Straight Students, said his g r o u p took " a f e w s t e p s " this y e a r t o w a r d s b e c o m i n g a n official org a n i z a t i o n o n c a m p u s . T h e g r o u p created a constitution, b u t did n o t appeal to E C A C to b e c o m e a f u n d e d o r g a n i z a t i o n . A c c o r d i n g to H a w n , the g r o u p has a t t e m p t e d t o b e c o m e a
becoming official." E v e n t hough student l e a d e r s like H a w n d e c i d e not to b e c o m e officially f u n d e d organizations, Josh P a y n e ( ' 0 7 ) , Student C o n g r e s s comptroller, said that t h e r e is an increase in student g r o u p i n v o l v e m e n t this year. T h i s increase, c o m b i n e d with large deficit and
JACK RIDL WINS "UGLY" CONTEST On
ty c o n c e r n s be a d d r e s s e d " b e f o r e b e i n g an
"in all honesty, w e w o n ' t gain that m u c h by
benchmark,
according to the E c o n o m i c Index.
s u p p o r t , but a s k e d that " s o m e f u r t h e r s a f e -
to appeal to E C A C this year b e c a u s e , h e said,
Ottawa County's economy's health dropped 2.3% from 2004,s
g a n i z a t i o n at this t i m e . T h e board e x p r e s s e d
f u n d e d organization in y e a r s past, a l t h o u g h t h e y w e r e d e n i e d f u n d i n g . H a w n c h o s e not
OTTAWA ECONOMY SUFFERS SLIGHT DROP
January
t h r o u g h t h e S t u d e n t A ctivity Fee. C L B did not a p p r o v e Water-ski C l u b to b e an official or-
Jack
SEE BUDGET,
Ridl,
was confirmed the "ugliest p r o f e s s o r . " In an e f f o r t t o r a i s e
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BREAKING RECORDS
— On M a r c h 4, both m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l t e a m s advanced to t h e NCAA " S w e e t 1 6 . " See page 8.
6
WTHS PROGRAM REACHES OUT TO SPANISH-SPEAKERS ta y N u e v e Punto N u e v e : La Ra-
- h a v e a lot to o f f e r one a n o t h e r . " The students' language profes-
higher in the c o m i n g years. Without any regular S p a n i s h F M radio broadcast in the Hol-
m o n e y for Dance Marathon, A l p h a Phi O m e g a s p o n s o r e d an
"La Radio Que te Mueve" brings S p a n i s h
"ugly" contest. Students donated m o n e y t o o n e o f five p r o f e s s o r s
music, conversation
You," b r o a d c a s t s
news,
sor, M a r i a C l a u d i a A n d r e , also realized the need for a program t o
to Hope radio
c o n v e r s a t i o n , weather, sports and c o m m u n i t y e v e n t s t o H o p e and
serve H o l l a n d ' s nearly 8 , 0 0 0 H i s panic or Latino residents.
Evelyn D a n i e l
the s u r r o u n d i n g c o m m u n i t y , en-
A c c o r d i n g to the U.S. C e n s u s B u r e a u , 17.5 p e r c e n t , or 5 , 6 7 4
being overlooked. A n d r e and the Spanish dep a r t m e n t o f f e r e d the s t u d e n t s
p e o p l e in H o l l a n d speak S p a n ish at h o m e . O f those, nearly half
upper-level c o u r s e credit for taking on the c h a l l e n g e . W h i l e they
speak
very
w e r e uncertain o f the w o r k l o a d it
w e l l . " If trends in the U.S. continue, that n u m b e r c o u l d g r o w e v e n
would require. L i b e r B e z m e r t n e y
based on which looked "ugliest" in h u m o r o u s g e t - u p . The
event
raised
$280
in
total. Ridl r e c e i v e d b a l l o o n s , t i a r a a n d b e a u t y kit c o m p l e t e w i t h l o o f a a n d lotion. H e a l s o received an official certificate t h a t s a i d , " Y o u r u g l i n e s s is a n inspiration to us all."
FEATURES EDITOR
H o p e student radio b e c o m e s bilingual S a t u r d a y a f t e r n o o n s as six S p a n i s h s t u d e n t s take o v e r the a i r w a v e s . Their show on W T H S , "Ochen-
dio Q u e te M u e v e , " or, roughly, "89.9: The Radio That Moves music,
tirely " e n espaftol." "I feel like H o p e really n e e d s t o get involved with the c o m m u n i t y a lot m o r e , " said G e r a r d o R u f f i n o ( ' 0 8 ) , one o f the p r o g r a m ' s hosts. " W e both -
H o p e and Holland
E n g l i s h "less
than
land area, the s t u d e n t s realized a m a j o r portion o f the a u d i e n c e w a s
SEE
WTHS,
PAGE
4
NEWS
2
MARCH 8 , 2 0 0 6
PROPOSED EDUCATION CUT PROMPTS DEBATE Kurt Pyle SENIOR STAFF W R I T E R
T u c k e d inside t h e $2.7 trillion b u d g e t request by the B u s h a d m i n i s t r a t i o n for
a m o n g c o l l e g e students. S t a b e n o w argued education s p e n d i n g is
until they get them. " T h i s is a b o u t o u r values and priorities,"
a relatively small sliver o f the b u d g e t , b u t one w i t h h u g e implications for students.
she said, " a n d I d o n ' t think w e should s h o r t c h a n g e o p p o r t u n i t i e s for A m e r i c a n s ,
the 2 0 0 7 fiscal y e a r is a line item that has p r o m p t e d sharp criticism from D e m o c r a t s
T h e $2.1 billion cut is the e q u i v a l e n t o f
and a s t r o n g d e f e n s e f r o m R e p u b l i c a n s ; the
Iraq, S t a b e n o w said. "1 think w e h a v e
b u d g e t for the D e p a r t m e n t o f E d u c a t i o n . U n d e r the p r e s i d e n t ' s proposal, t h e E d u c a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t w o u l d see a cut o f S3.7 billion, or 6.4 percent, from its b u d g e t , a n increase f r o m the 1 p e r c e n t cut
o n e w e e k o f military s p e n d i n g
p r o p o s e d for last y e a r ' s b u d g e t . T h e cuts h a v e D e m o c r a t s u p in a r m s ,
the
light
particularly a f t e r a D e c e m b e r 2 0 0 5 b u d g e t
forward
bill d e c r e a s i n g f u n d i n g for student loans b y $ 1 2 . 7 billion p a s s e d 2 1 6 - 2 1 4 in the H o u s e
are n o t
We
shouldn't
have
to
as
such
income
students
considers
Bound
were
slated for cuts in last y e a r ' s
" t h e a m o u n t spent per pupil in e l e m e n t a r y
stagnant." T h e u p c o m i n g m o n t h s will d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r President B u s h will be a b l e to see his cuts t h r o u g h in a b u d g e t year. T h e p r e s i d e n t ' s prestige is at n e a r all-time l o w s , with r e c e n t polls putting his approval rating
programs.
in the high 3 0 s . U n e a s e over
said H o p e grad Pete Hoekstra
president is evident within Republican ranks. " T h e p r e s i d e n t ' s annual b u d g e t r e q u e s t
duplicative
the P e r k i n s student loan p r o g r a m for l o w e r
sacrifice
holding
firm
with
the
R-Holland.
is only a r e c o m m e n d a t i o n , " said H o e k s t r a .
"Despite reducing f u n d i n g in s o m e a r e a s , "
" M e m b e r s o f C o n g r e s s take the p r o p o s a l
among
said, " t a x p a y e r dollars spent on e d u c a t i o n
into c o n s i d e r a t i o n d u r i n g negotiations, and they h a v e certain priorities that o f t e n result
D e m o c r a t s is that the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n will
w o u l d still b e up $ 1 2 billion, or 29 p e r c e n t , since 2001." M o s t o f this i n c r e a s e is
actual dollars spent o n specific p r o g r a m s . "
b u d g e t but w e r e saved.
M i c h i g a n student n e w s p a p e r s T u e s d a y . S u c h t e l e c o n f e r e n c e s a r e part of* a n opposition to the p l a n n e d cuts, particularly
he
Programs
Upward
the of
Education and would reduce funding for
day."
new.
o p p o r t u n i t y for s t u d e n t s , " said Sen. D e b b i e S t a b e n o w ( D - M I ) in a t e l e c o n f e r e n c e with
e f f o r t b y C o n g r e s s i o n a l D e m o c r a t s to rally
programs within Department
the cuts put in the B u s h plan
o f R e p r e s e n t a t i v e s a f t e r intense d e b a t e . 4t
a n d s e c o n d a r y s c h o o l s has nearly d o u b l e d , yet a c a d e m i c a c h i e v e m e n t has r e m a i n e d
them
of
is
budget. "The president's proposed budget would streamline them
Many of
funding
n o t necessarily the a n s w e r t o i m p r o v i n g education. "In t h e last 30 y e a r s , " H o e k s t r a said,
c h a n c e at s t o p p i n g t h e m , "
w h e n you s h i n e
L e f t B e h i n d A c t in 2001. R e p u b l i c a n s argue that
y o u n g or o l d . " Republicans have been equally strong in their d e f e n s e o f the
a
the s e n a t o r said. " I t ' s very hard to j u s t i f y
c o n n e c t e d to the p a s s a g e o f the N o Child
Stabenow
said
the
worry
c o n t i n u e to p r o p o s e cuts t o t h e s e p r o g r a m s
Hoekstra
in revisions to t h e p r e s i d e n t ' s b u d g e t a n d
PORTS CONTRACT OUTRAGES CONGRESS D u b a i Ports World w a s g i v e n
Chris Lewis
about
run b u s i n e s s a c q u i r e d the British
Bush administration approved of
E m i r a t e s a c q u i r e d rights t o o p e r a t e
firm for $ 6 . 8 m i l l i o n .
all m a j o r facilities at six A m e r i c a n
T h e United A r a b E m i r a t e s has b e e n linked to s u p p o r t i n g
the situation. " W e n e e d e d to k n o w that this
In late F e b r u a r y , a c o m p a n y owned
Right in your Backyard!
74 L 8 t h Street
by
the
United
Arab
seaports. T h e a n n o u n c e m e n t w a s f o l l o w e d b y o u t r a g e in C o n g r e s s , as m a n y d o u b t e d w h e t h e r a
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396-9000
including t h e
the
Sept.
world,
11 attacks.
S o m e o f t h e 9/11 h i j a c k e r s used
run the s e a p o r t s , w h i c h are vital
the
Arab
company's
t a k e o v e r o f t h e six p o r t s until the
w a s a d o n e deal, given the state of
where
we
are
concerning
security," Ehrlich said. A n o t h e r s t a t e m e n t that a r o u s e d uproar amongst
the l e a d e r s o f
national
T h e U n i t e d A r a b E m i r a t e s also
the nation w a s B u s h ' s p l e d g e that a n y legislation b l o c k i n g
security c h a l l e n g e t o c o n f r o n t u s
transferred shipments of smuggled
the transaction o f t h e p o r t s deal
is a w e a p o n o f m a s s d e s t r u c t i o n
n u c l e a r c o m p o n e n t s sent t o Iran
would be vetoed. The statement
g o i n g o f f in a U.S. city. Well, it c o u l d c o m e in a seaport. S o w e
and North Korea. Both Democratic
was especially surprising since P r e s i d e n t B u s h has yet t o v e t o
s h o u l d f o c u s o n w h a t it w o u l d take t o m a k e sure that d o e s n ' t
R e p u b l i c a n leaders w e r e s h o c k e d
any legislation d u r i n g his five
that
y e a r s in o f f i c e . " D o n ' t c o n f u s e m e with the
t o n a t i o n a l security. " T h e n u m b e r one
happen," Stephen Flynn, former C o a s t G u a r d c o m m a n d e r said.
the
same
president
and who
v o w e d t o d o a n y t h i n g h e c o u l d to protect the c o u n t r y w o u l d a p p r o v e
facts, m y m i n d is a l r e a d y m a d e
o f t h e port situation. " E n s u r i n g the security o f New Y o r k ' s port o p e r a t i o n s
u p , " B u s h said recently. M a n y Bush supporters
from
is p a r a m o u n t and I a m very c o n c e r n e d with the p u r c h a s e o f
c h a n g e p l a n s will a f f e c t his p o p u l a r i t y e v e n m o r e t h a n the
party leaders f r o m both h o u s e s o f
Peninsular & Oriental Steam b y
Iraqi
Congress. A British
D u b a i Ports World. 1 h a v e directed
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n s e e m s to feel very c o n f i d e n t a b o u t its decision. N o w that the deal is final,
the
surprise
of
many.
President Bush has been s u p p o r t i v e o f the deal t o g i v e the A r a b c o m p a n y control o f the despite
opposition
worried
are
that B u s h ' s r e f u s a l t o
war
has,
but
the
Bush
company
called
Oriental
Steam
t h e Port A u t h o r i t y o f N e w York and N e w Jersey t o e x p l o r e all
N a v i g a t i o n has m a n a g e d all d a y -
legal o p t i o n s that m a y be available
D u b a i P o r t s World will b e c o m e
t o - d a y operation o f p o r t s in N e w
to t h e m , " N e w York Gov. G e o r g e
the second-largest ports terminal
York, N e w Jersey, Philadelphia,
Pataki said, a c c o r d i n g to B l u f f
Baltimore, Miami and New O r l e a n s recently, a c c o r d i n g to
Country News. M a r y l a n d Gov. Robert Ehrlich
in the w o r l d a n d a portion o f the security o f the n a t i o n will lie in
PBS News.
w a s upset that M a r y l a n d o f f i c i a l s
Peninsular and
Now Looking for Part-Time Sales Assistant
around
t h e United A r a b E m i r a t e s as a n operational a n d financial base.
ports
• w i t h activation, other restrictions
terrorism
M i d d l e E a s t e r n c o u n t r y should
To
Cases ~ Clips ~ Chargers
r e c e i v e d n o n o t i c e in a d v a n c e
authority to run all six o f these ports o n F e b . 2 2 , a f t e r the state-
SENIOR STAFF W R I T E R
NE WS AROUND
THE
the h a n d s o f a c o u n t r y with past ties to terrorism.
WORLD
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T h e b o m b i n g o f a Shiite M o s q u e ( a b o v e ) has s p a r k e d v i o l e n c e
The
t h r o u g h o u t Iraq.
This bombing
v o t e d 2 8 0 - 1 3 8 in f a v o r o f r e n e w -
has caused discussion o f the p o s -
ing the Patriot Act yesterday. T h e v o t e r e n e w e d 16 p r o v i s i o n s o f the
ing with Sunnis. B y M a r c h I, the
Mon-Thur: 11:00am-l :00am Fri-Sat: n : 0 0 a m - 2 : 0 0 a m Sunday: 12:00pm-l 2:00am
ONWARD PATRIOT
sibility o f civil w a r in Iraq as outr a g e d S h i i t e ' s h a v e b e g u n fight-
2 8 0 N. River Road Holland, M I
DELIVERY
IRAQ CIVIL WAR
CARRYOUT
death c o u n t w a s at 3 7 9 and 4 5 8 w e r e injured in the violence.
T h e S u p r e m e C o u r t ruled in fav o r o f a l l o w i n g military recruiters on a n y c a m p u s that receives
House
of
Representatives
controversial act. "It ( T h e Patriot Act] will m a k e A m e r i c a m o r e secure, and t h a t ' s the b o t t o m line," S e n . Jon Kyi ( R - A Z ) said.
g o v e r n m e n t f u n d i n g o n Monday. T h e c o n t r o v e r s y w a s rooted in the m i l i t a r y ' s " d o n ' t ask, d o n ' t tell" policy c o n c e r n i n g h o m o s e x u a l i t y . A l t h o u g h s o m e c o l l e g e s considered this discrimination, the S u p r e m e C o u r t voted u n a n i m o u s l y in f a v o r o f c o n t i n u i n g recruiting.
A r t s
3
MARCH 8 , 2 0 0 6
GPS event sells out in record time
T H I S W E E K IN A R T Wednesday March 8 Coolbeans Entertainment Luminescence: 9 : 1 5 p.m 1 2 t h Street Harmony: 1 0 : 0 0 p.m.
T h e final event f o r the G r e a t
Kletz. Free.
P e r f o r m a n c e Series recently sold o u t in record t i m e . L a d y s m i t h
Knickerbocker Film Series "Balzac and the Uttle Chinese Seamstress" Knickerbocker Theatre.
Black M a m b a z o is set to p e r f o r m o n Wednesday, M a r c h 15, at
March 6-10: 7 and 9 : 1 5 p.m. $6.
Used Book Sale VanWylen and Music Libraries. Prices vary. Now through March 24.
Thursday Dance 3 2
March 9
Main Theatre. $ 5 for students.
March 1 0
C h a p e l . T h e tickets for this s h o w sold o u t t h r e e w e e k s in a d v a n c e , a feat n e v e r b e f o r e a c c o m p l i s h e d
is an a l l - m a l e a capella g r o u p
SAC Movie: "The Chronicles of Namia" March 5: 3 p.m: Graves. $2.
March 1 1
on
stage
with
Leah B l a c k n e y - C e l l o
D e s p i t e the f a m e o f L a d y s m i t h ,
DePree Art Center. Through March 1 2 .
is
not
unusual.
E v e n t h o u g h this is t h e earliest sellout w e ' v e h a d , the tickets are m o r e a v a i l a b l e n o w t h a n they h a v e b e e n in past y e a r s d u e to o u r
BOOK SALE AT VAN WYLEN LIBRARY holding
a
Wylen book
Library
sale
[;.
SOLD-OUT -
said.
" M a n y p e o p l e h a v e seen
L a d y s m i t h in o t h e r c o n c e r t s a n d w e k n e w that this s h o w w o u l d sell o u t q u i c k l y . " A c c o r d i n g t o E m e r s o n , there
through
M a t t Oosterhouse A f t e r the
recent
concert
successes
of
both fiction a n d n o n f i c t i o n , inc l u d i n g m a n y art catalogs, K - 1 2 e d u c a t i o n a l m a t e r i a l s a n d travel
A m o n g r u m o r s that h a v e b e e n floating a r o u n d the H o p e c o m m u n i t y , is the possibility o f
b o o k s . Prices vary.
b r i n g i n g a l u m n u s and f o r m e r A n c h o r A r t s Editor, S u f j a n S t e v e n s ( ' 9 7 ) , t o c a m p u s .
A CAPELLA GROUPS TO PERFORM AT COOLBEANS Tonight, M a r c h 8, the w o m e n ' s a capella g r o u p . L u m i n e s c e n c e , will p e r f o r m at t h e C o o l b e a n s C o f f e e h o u s e E n t e r t a i n m e n t in t h e Kletz at 9:15 p . m . The nine-member group consists o f Jess S c h m i d t ( ' 0 6 ) , Claire Tyner ( ' 0 7 ) , H a y l e y K e e l e r ( ' 0 7 ) , Bethany
Wichman ('07), Chantelle Kramer ( ' 0 8 ) , K e l l y Sina ( ' 0 8 ) , M a g g i e H e l l n e r ( ' 0 8 ) , Ally M c L e o d f O S ) and Mary Davis ('09). S e l e c t i o n s will i n c l u d e " D e s p e r a d o , " " W a l k i n g on B r o k e n and " Y o u Raise M e U p . " F o l l o w i n g L u m i n e s c e n c e will be t h e n i n e - m e m b e r m e n ' s a capella g r o u p , 12th Street H a r m o n y , w h o will p e r f o r m at 10 p.m.
VWS TO HOST POET College
Visiting
o n Wednesday, M a r c h 15, at 7 p.m. at the K n i c k e r b o c k e r T h e atre. A d m i s s i o n is free. R o e s e r is the w i n n e r of the 2 0 0 5 G r e a t L a k e s Colleges A s s o c i a t i o n ' s N e w Writer Award and is c u r r e n t l y the J e n n y M c K e a n M o o r e Writer-in-Washington at G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n University. H e r first b o o k o f p o e m s , Motion,"
won
the
. S a m u e l F r e n c h M o r s e Prize given by N o r t h e a s t e r n U n i v e r s i t y Press. T h e H o p e C o l l e g e Jazz E n s e m b l e will p r o v i d e m u s i c b e g i n n i n g at 6 : 3 0 p.m.
first 6 0 0 w e n t t o classes, Phelps Scholars and G P S subscribers. Another
2 0 0 w e n t quietly
and
requested by
s t u d e n t s and
the
p u b l i c for y e a r s , but tickets t o this p e r f o r m a n c e are m u c h less
quickly. By the t i m e tickets w e n t on sale, there w e r e only 2 0 0 left,
e x p e n s i v e than
and those w e r e g o n e in 2 4 hours.
elsewhere.
mater. A l e x Griffith ( ' 0 9 ) , a f a n o f S t e v e n s ' m u s i c , e x p r e s s e d his c o n c e r n o v e r S t e v e n s '
what
it w o u l d
n o r m a l l y c o s t to see L a d y s m i t h
Sufjan Stevens cannot perform within two to three months and SO miles oja venue that he last played at.
2 0 0 5 , w h i l e he has n o t yet p l a y e d at his a l m a
[ p e r f o r m at] C a l v i n instead o f H o p e , " he
students,
Leman
('09),
shared
in
Griffith's
frustration a n d e x p r e s s e d his o w n c o n c e r n o n
a n invitation t o h i m , " L e m a n said. Q u i t e the contrary, a c c o r d i n g to J o n O m e e , H o p e ' s c o n c e r t coordinator. " H o p e has been trying really hard to get S u f j a n S t e v e n s , " O m e e said.
since h e p l a y e d at C a l v i n C o l l e g e t w i c e in
Hope College
said. Mike
t h e matter. "I h a v e heard that w e h a v e n ' t e v e n e x t e n d e d
choice of venue. "I a m upset that a H o p e a l u m n u s w o u l d
discussion among
" C a l v i n simply
got to h i m b e f o r e w e d i d . " O m e e a d m i t t e d that S t e v e n s has an u n u s u a l SEE
SUFJAN,
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Tulip Time Festival to host Jars of Clay at the DeVos Fieldhouse Silver, a local b a n d , will b e the
2 2 for limited-seating r e s e r v e d
be hosting the G r a m m y Award w i n n i n g b a n d . Jars O f Clay, o n
o p e n i n g act. T h e concert will be the first
floor tickets. G e n e r a l a d m i s s i o n tickets will g o on sale o n M a r c h
W e d n e s d a y , M a y 10 in the D e V o s
ever t o b e held at H o p e C o l l e g e ' s
15.
Fieldhouse. T h e concert is at 6 : 3 0 p . m ,
n e w fieldhouse. Tickets for t h e e v e n t will be
e x c l u s i v e l y o f f e r e d to c h u r c h e s . Christian ministries, and H o p e
with d o o r s o p e n i n g at 6 p . m . A g
o n sale f r o m M a r c h 1 t o M a r c h
C o l l e g e students.
T h e Tulip T i m e festival will
T h e p r i m e floor s e a t s a r e
T i c k e t prices are $ 1 8 ( p l u s $ 3 . 2 5 h a n d l i n g f e e p e r ticket). T i c k e t s m a y be ordered o n l i n e at w w w . t u l i p t i m e . c o m / j a r s , via p h o n e at 1 . 8 0 0 . 8 2 2 . 2 7 7 0 or b y visiting the Tulip T i m e o f f i c e at 171 L i n c o l n Ave (Train D e p o t ) .
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MARCH 8 , 2 0 0 6
Local restaurant ministers to gang youths Cromartie experienced
Jenny C e n c e r
g a n g activity
first h a n d as a f o r m e r d r u g d e a l e r in Phila-
SPORTS EDITOR
After a recent desecration of Holland's
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W i n d o w o n the W a t e r f r o n t p a r k , q u e s t i o n s
C r o m a r t i e b e l i e v e s that
b e g a n to re-arise c o n c e r n i n g g a n g activity
t o h e l p kids, y o u ' v e gotta g o into their
in the area. T h e graffiti
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seen on b e n c h e s , m o n u m e n t s and s i d e w a l k s o f
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the p a r k
all
consisted
going to help kids,you've
gotta go into their world."
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Lisa C r o m a r t i e ,
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delphia. A y o u t h g r o u p o r g a n i z e r for 16 years,
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gang. C r o m a r t i e h o p e s that t h e police o f f i c e r s o f H o l l a n d b e c o m e stronger leaders a n d
b e l i e v e s that this c y c l e o f g a n g activity c a n
e n c o u r a g e r e f o r m e d m e m b e r s o n their ac-
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be o v e r c o m e . C r o m a r t i e o p e n e d a Phillystyle d i n e r in N o v e m b e r called " L i s a M o V
complishments. " C o p s s h o u l d b e l i e v e in t h e s e s k i d s so
on W a s h i n g t o n Ave. S h e e m p l o y s y o u n g p e o p l e , m o s t o f w h o m are f o r m e r or ac-
t h e y b e l i e v e in t h e m s e l v e s , " C r o m a r t i e said. " L e a d e r s in this c o m m u n i t y m a k e m y
tive g a n g m e m b e r s as an e x t e n s i v e y o u t h
j o b harder. T h e r e ' s s o m u c h d o u b l e talk
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I first a i r e d F e b . 18. W T H S ' s m o v e t o t h e
Bruggers ('09), Alain
Galindo ('06), Jacob Holton ('07),
Martha Miller Center may enable them
Mark
to i n c r e a s e a i r t i m e to t w o s h o w s e a c h
Panaggio ('09) and
Ruffino
w e e k and m a k e the show more polished
W h i l e w o r k i n g on the s h o w
by a l l o w i n g the hosts to r e c o r d and edit
is
t h e p r o g r a m s in a d v a n c e .
coun-
While a single radio program m a y
tries, the b e n e f i t s are not j u s t for
not be enough to bridge the gap between
t h o s e a l r e a d y f l u e n t in t h e l a n g u a g e .
the
are
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C A L V I N VS. H O P E
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Holton
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to
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t h e d a y of t h e p e r f o r m a n c e . Series Tickets a r c available for S50.00. LIGHT FOOD AND BEVFRAGES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT EACH SHOW.
B o a r d o f D i r e c t o r s ; M i c k B a r n e y , M a r y G e o r g e , M i t c h H a l l . Lynn K o t c c k i . C a l L a n g e j a r u , B i l l M c A n d r e w , fay Pclt-rs, B o b S c h u l / e , j o h n T a m m i General Manager: Brian Dykema
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can get a
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s e e it a s a s t e p in t h e right direction. By promoting cultural
greater awareness
a n d o p e n i n g u p the line of c o m m u n i c a -
Jacob Holton ('07) = = = = = = = = = = = =
t i o n , t h e s h o w is o n e small w a y to lessen the language divide.
without in m y
" T h e r a d i o s h o w is a v e h i c l e t o p r o -
o p i n i o n it is a lot m o r e e n j o y a b l e
m o t e cultural awareness, and cultural
than doing h o m e w o r k or labs."
a w a r e n e s s is w h a t c a n b r i d g e t h a t g a p , "
tive S p a n i s h speakers as well.
are $ 1 2 . 0 0 advance and $ 1 5 . 0 0
and
view of Hope."
The p r o g r a m serves H o p e ' s na-
General Sealing ticket prices for each show
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c o m m u n i t i e s in H o l l a n d , t h e s t u d e n t s
radio program provides a
great opportunity for every Spanish
skills,"
Munrrngton
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Spanish-speaking
to improve their
RIVALRY
tickets may be purchased at the theatre one-hour prior to each show.
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Tickets for all Live At The Park shows may be purchased on-line al www.parktheatre.org or in person at Reliable Sport at 250 South River Avenue, next to The Park Theatre in Downtown Holland. Based on availability,
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v o l u n t e e r e d as hosts.
Show Sponsor.
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REACHING HOLLAND YOUTH - Lisa C r o m a r t i e offers j o b s to former and c u r r e n t g a n g m e m b e r s a t her restaurant, "LisaMo's," on W a s h i n g t o n Avenue.
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Holton said. " W e provide a sort of window through which the Latino c o m m u -
" M y Spanish-speaking friends en-
nity can get a d i f f e r e n t v i e w of H o p e .
j o y t h o s e t w o h o u r s a n d a r e g l a d to
T h e y can s e e six H o p e C o l l e g e students,
h a v e s o m e p r o g r a m m i n g that t a k e s
all c o m i n g f r o m v e r y d i f f e r e n t b a c k -
their interests
grounds, and each representing a difter-
into consideration,"
Holton said. The show, written, designed and
ent s i d e o f H o p e . "
p r o d u c e d c o m p l e t e l y by the students.
d a y s f r o m 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
" L a R a d i o Q u e te M u e v e " a i r s S a t u r -
FEATURES
5
MARCH 8 , 2 0 0 6
Not just textbooks: Faculty, staff craft masterpieces Lindsay M a n t h e i COPY EDITOR
Evelyn Daniel FEATURES E D I T O R
d e n t s b e g a n their n o v e l s with a w r i t i n g
w o u l d finish," T r e m b l e y said. " A m a z i n g l y ,
party i m m e d i a t e l y after m i d n i g h t o n Feb.
no o n e a s k e d . "
In an a c a d e m i c setting like H o p e C o l lege, it's o f t e n easy to f o r g e t that p r o f e s sors are c a p a b l e o f r e a d i n g or w r i t i n g a n y t h i n g but t e x t b o o k s . H o w e v e r , several
F o r f o u r w e e k s , 12 creative writing
1. B e c a u s e they w e r e not p e r m i t t e d to plan w h a t they w o u l d w r i t e until j u s t the w e e k
The taste of success
s t u d e n t s sacrificed it a l l — t h e i r social
b e f o r e , m a n y w e n t in a l m o s t entirely blind.
E a c h o n e o f her s t u d e n t s finished a novel
ten a n d published s u c c e s s f u l n o v e l s dur-
lives, their sleep, and n e a r l y their sanity. T h e i r t a s k w a s to w r i t e a c o m p l e t e n o v -
T h e y had until 6 p.m. M a r c h 1 t o c o m p l e t e
b y M a r c h 1. S o m e finished early, ( C o r n e l l
e l - 5 0 , 0 0 0 w o r d s , or a p p r o x i m a t e l y 175
the task. A s the m o n t h p r o g r e s s e d , t h e g r o u p
finished in j u s t eight d a y s ) w h i l e o t h e r s w r o t e right u p to the d e a d l i n e ( S c h r o t e n -
ing their t e n u r e s at H o p e . A l b e r t Bell, a history p r o f e s s o r at
p a g e s - i n j u s t one m o n t h . T h e s t u d e n t s are enrolled in the E n g -
g r e w c l o s e , s h a r i n g e x p e r i e n c e s o f sore e y e s , sore wrists and o c c a s i o n a l w r i t e r ' s
boer w r o t e 15,000 w o r d s in the last 24
lish d e p a r t m e n t ' s c r e a t i v e fiction writing
block. T h e y m e t regularly t o write t o g e t h -
hours). N o v e l writing is an a c c o m p l i s h m e n t that
c o u r s e . T h e novel had j u s t t w o requirements: to meet the word count, and to
er, both in c l a s s a n d o u t at p l a c e s like J P ' s
m a n y a s p i r e to, but f e w actually a c h i e v e . In
ing w h e t h e r to p u r s u e a history or a n E n g lish d e g r e e . T h o u g h he e v e n t u a l l y sided
a n d L e m o n j e l l o ' s , a s a w a y to k e e p one an-
2 0 0 4 , for e x a m p l e , 4 2 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e signed
with history, w r i t i n g has continued to b e
h a v e a c o m p l e t e story a r c — a plot with a
other o n task.
u p online f o r N a N o W r i M o , but o n l y 6 , 0 0 0
a h o b b y for Bell. " W r i t i n g c a n b e c o m e a d d i c t i v e , " Bell
s u c c e s s f u l l y finished. " A lot o f p e o p l e w h o say they w a n t to be
beginning, middle and end. They would w r i t e for quantity, not quality. P r o f e s s o r Elizabeth T r e m b l e y o f t h e
"People are always saying, 'I'm going to write
E n g l i s h d e p a r t m e n t heard a b o u t the N a -
a novel before I die,' We've actually
tional N o v e l W r i t i n g M o n t h p r o g r a m
done it."
— Jeremy Benson ('08)
( a b b r e v i a t e d N a N o W r i M o ) , w h i c h inv i t e s t h o u s a n d s o f participants a n n u a l l y
writers hit 5 0 or 6 0 pages and then s t o p , " T r e m b l e y said. " T h e g l o w fades. T h e y hit that w a l l . " For m a n y o f the students, w r i t i n g their first f u l l - l e n g t h n o v e l is the a c h i e v e m e n t o f
t o w r i t e a n entire n o v e l b e t w e e n Nov. 1 W h i l e w o r k i n g t h r o u g h their novels,
and N o v . 30. "I learned a b o u t it last fall and t h o u g h t ,
t h e y w e r e not a l l o w e d to look b a c k or re-
' W h a t a great c e n t e r p i e c e for a 300-level writing c o u r s e , ' " T r e m b l e y said. H e r d e p a r t m e n t agreed, a n d she b e g a n
a lifelong goal. " P e o p l e are a l w a y s saying, ' I ' m g o i n g
p r o f e s s o r s and staff m e m b e r s h a v e writ-
H o p e , has written several s u c c e s s f u l n o v els. H e b e c a m e interested in writing in high school and had a t o u g h t i m e decid-
said. " S o m e t i m e s you w r i t e a p a g e a n d y o u sit back and think ' D a m n , t h a t ' s good.'" F o r Bell, writing a novel usually t a k e s a b o u t a year and a half f r o m b e g i n n i n g t o s e n d i n g it t o the publisher. Bell's m o s t recent b o o k , " D e a t h G o e s D u t c h , " w a s p u b l i s h e d b y C l a y s t o n e B o o k s , a small
vise in any way, e v e n if internal inconsis-
to w r i t e a novel b e f o r e 1 d i e , " ' said J e r e m y B e n s o n ( ' 0 8 ) . " W e ' v e actually d o n e it,
p u b l i s h i n g h o u s e out o f N o r t h Carolina. "I w o u l d r e c o m m e n d w o r k i n g with
tencies arose. A s a result, m a n y quickly
m a n y o f us b e f o r e w e ' r e e v e n 2 1 . "
a s m a l l e r press. E v e r y o n e is personally
W h i l e all o f the s t u d e n t s a g r e e that the
interested in your w o r k . It's m o r e like w o r k i n g with f r i e n d s than with a busi-
p l a n n i n g H o p e ' s o w n v e r s i o n o f a novel
d i s c o v e r e d a u s e f u l plot device: killing o f f c h a r a c t e r s w h e n e v e r they got too b o r i n g .
writing m o n t h for the s p r i n g s e m e s t e r in
" N o t h i n g w a s really h a p p e n i n g , so I de-
c o u r s e should be o f f e r e d again, T r e m b l e y b e l i e v e s it is unlikely that it will b e c o m e
h e r English 3 5 4 class. First, h o w e v e r , she b e l i e v e d it w a s important t o take on the
c i d e d t o kill m y m a i n c h a r a c t e r " said Erin
an annual u n d e r t a k i n g . M o r e likely, the
W i c k e n s ( ' 0 6 ) . " A f t e r that, I w r o t e 15,000
c o u r s e will be o f f e r e d e v e r y f e w y e a r s in
w o r d s in o n e d a y . " T h e s t u d e n t s w e r e e n c o u r a g e d t o tell
response to demand. T h e n e w n o v e l i s t s h a v e learned to s e p a -
their f r i e n d s a n d f a m i l i e s a b o u t w h a t they w e r e d o i n g well in a d v a n c e as " a g e n t s o f
rate the glory f r o m reality to gain a g r e a t e r understanding of what professional writing
y o u ' r e g o i n g to write w h a t y o u w a n t t o w r i t e o r if y o u ' r e g o i n g t o write w h a t will
guilt a n d terror" t o hold t h e m a c c o u n t a b l e
is truly like. "It is a thrill, if a n y t h i n g , " said N a t h a n D e Y o u n g ( ' 0 6 ) . " I t ' s like r u n n i n g a r o u n d
sell," he said. " B e h o n e s t with y o u r s e l f
c h a l l e n g e herself. "I believed it w a s very important that I do this w i t h t h e m , " T r e m b l e y said. " T h e m o r e 1 t h o u g h t a b o u t it, t h o u g h , the m o r e I realized it w a s i m p o r t a n t to b e attending to t h e m as their c h e e r l e a d e r as they w e n t t h r o u g h this p r o c e s s . "
Making the commitment Trembley completed her own 30-day n o v e l t h e N o v e m b e r b e f o r e t e a c h i n g the c o u r s e . W h e n it c a m e t i m e f o r the stud e n t s ' turn, she w a s ready. S h e m e t with e a c h s t u d e n t in a n individual c o n f e r e n c e
w h e n sticking with it b e c a m e difficult. "I d i d n ' t w a n t to h a v e to look p e o p l e
a b o u t h o w to write. You need t o d e c i d e if
and b e p r e p a r e d for a l o n g and difficult process." Bell's c o l l e a g u e . P r o f e s s o r Fred J o h n -
in the w i n t e r without s h o e s on. It's f u n for
Chelsea Schrotenboer ('09). A s the d e a d l i n e g r e w nearer, c o m p l e t i n g
a b o u t 10 s e c o n d s , a n d then it's just cold.
son has p u b l i s h e d several n o v e l s with
F i n i s h i n g is like g o i n g inside a n d getting
their n o v e l s g r e w i n c r e a s i n g l y stressful.
hot c h o c o l a t e — a w a r m and f u z z y feel-
N e w York-based R a n d o m H o u s e . J o h n s o n ' s said he r e m e m b e r s first w r i t - •
"I w a s s o stressed I g o t physically s i c k t w o d a y s b e f o r e it w a s d u e , " S c h r o t e n b o e r said. "I w a s t h r o w i n g up, I w a s s o n e r v o u s . That had its benefits, t h o u g h , b e c a u s e I had
getting t h e m s e l v e s into. 4 i d o n ' t think d o i n g s o m e t h i n g like this is a d e c i s i o n that c a n be m a d e light-
spend my whole time writing." T h e students w e r e not told w h a t the
ly," said K a t i e C o r n e l l ( ' 0 8 ) , one o f the
ish their n o v e l s in t i m e . W h i l e T r e m b l e y had w o r k e d out a g r a d i n g scale in a d v a n c e
a commitment." After almost a month of preparation f o r w h a t they w o u l d u n d e r t a k e , the stu-
t i n u e w r i t i n g for f u n . " D o n ' t listen t o w h a t a n y o n e tells you
in the eye a n d tell t h e m 1 h a d f a i l e d , " said
b e f o r e t h e c o u r s e b e g a n t o m a k e sure they w e r e fully^ a w a r e o f w h a t they w e r e
novelists in the c o u r s e . "It is f o r p e o p l e w h o are really ready to m a k e that kind o f
n e s s , " he said. Bell e n c o u r a g e s y o u n g writers to c o n -
a legitimate e x c u s e t o m i s s classes and just
ing." T h e students n o w h a v e an e x p e r i e n c e they c a n carry with t h e m for t h e rest o f
ing in third grade. His h o b b y b l o s s o m e d into a passion t h r o u g h o u t his s c h o o l i n g and in g r a d u a t e school he w o n several
their lives. T r e m b l e y c o u l d n o t be m o r e pleased with her c l a s s ' s a c c o m p l i s h m e n t .
a w a r d s for fiction, nonfietion a n d poetry.
"1 felt like a p r o u d g r a n d p a r e n t , " T r e m -
writing seriously, h e n e e d e d t o find an agent. S i n c e that t i m e , h e Has published
bley said. "I a m very p r o u d o f t h e m . "
S o o n , he realized that if h e w a n t e d to take
successful
c o n s e q u e n c e s w o u l d be if they did not fin-
novels,
including
"Bitter-
sweet" and "Other Men's Wives." J o h n s o n said the p r o s a n d c o n s o f large
Ready to try for yourself?
a n d small p u b l i s h i n g h o u s e s are r o u g h l y
she t a u g h t the class as though a c o m p l e t e d
Check out
equal. H e said the trick is finding a g o o d
n o v e l w a s the only o p t i o n . "I w e n t o n the a s s u m p t i o n that e v e r y o n e
www.nanowrimo.org
in c a s e s o m e did not reach the w o r d limit,
editor. " S o m e editors h e l p t o g r o w a u t h o r s and really invest in e a c h author," h e said. J o h n s o n a d v i s e s y o u n g writers t o k e e p d o i n g w h a t they love. " N u r t u r e y o u r s k i l l s — p u t f e e l i n g and passion into y o u r w o r k . R e a d e r s c a n s e n s e it c o m i n g o f f the p a g e , " J o h n s o n said. P r o f e s s o r s a r e n ' t the only p e o p l e at H o p e w h o h a v e s u c c e s s f u l l y w i e l d e d the pen. F o r m e r H o p e staff m e m b e r J a c q u e line C a r e y is a f a n t a s y novelist w h o has written several s u c c e s s f u l novels. C a r e y started writing in high school a s a h o b b y and realized she w a n t e d to be a full time a u t h o r w h e n she spent six m o n t h s w o r k ing in a b o o k s t o r e in England a f t e r college. C a r e y w o r k e d for 10 y e a r s in D e P r e e Art C e n t e r as she p u r s u e d her passion for writing. H e r first s u c c e s s f u l fantasy novel " K u s h i e l ' s D a r t , " published in 2 0 0 1 , m a d e a splash in the p u b l i s h i n g w o r l d . O t h e r
j e r e m y b e n s o n
titles include " K u s h i e l ' s Avatar," " K u s h iel's C h o s e n , " " B a n e w r a k e r : Part O n e o f the S u n d e r i n g , " " G o d s l a y e r : Part T w o o f the S u n d e r i n g , " and " K u s h i e l ' s S c i o n " is slated to c o m e o u t in J u n e 2006.
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The countdown is officially 50 days T h e c o u n t d o w n is officially 5 0 days. F i f t y d a y s b e f o r e 8 4 4 o f us s e n i o r s bust o u t o f H o p e . W h i c h m e a n s , the a v e r a g e s e n i o r r e c e i v e s the q u e s t i o n , " w h a t are you d o i n g a f t e r g r a d u a t i o n ? " 6.5 l i m e s a day, 4 5 . 5 t i m e s a w e e k . I ' m b o r e d with this q u e s t i o n . B o r e d with the f u t u r e . W h a t I really w a n t is p e o p l e t o r e c o g n i z e , hell y e a h , I ' m g r a d u a t i n g in 50 d a y s , then ask, " W h a t a r e y o u d o i n g , Erin, right here, right n o w ? " B e f o r e I shake Bultman's hand, receive m y paper diploma, I ask m y s e l f , what haven't
I done that could
T h i s b e n e v o l e n t act m i g h t s i l e n c e o u r halo-wearing, navel-gazing consciences.
make my Hope
College career complete? F o u r y e a r s a g o I w r o t e a little list o f 101 t h i n g s I h o p e t o d o b e f o r e I die. Yesterday, I f o u n d it, f o l d e d and r e f o l d e d in a s h o e b o x u n d e r m y b e d . L o o k i n g at this list
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m a d e m e sad. O u t o f 101 t h i n g s o n m y list, 1 c o m p l e t e d
r e l a t i o n s h i p with Calvin C o l l e g e , despite g r a d u a t i n g
O m e e listed L i f e h o u s e a n d S w i t c h f o o t a s potential
nine. O n l y n i n e a m a z i n g l i f e t i m e e x p e r i e n c e s w i t h i n m y
c o n c e r t s , but a d d e d t h a t H o p e m a y h a v e t o stick with
f o u r y e a r s o f c o l l e g e . I h a v e t o say, t h a t ' s pathetic. I ' m
from H o p e C o l l e g e . O m e e credits a " r a d i u s " c l a u s e in S t e v e n s ' contract
21 y e a r s old. I ' m at m y p r i m e in life. Yet, I ' v e d o n e only
with C a l v i n C o l l e g e for the lack o f a S t e v e n s ' 2 0 0 5
n i n e t h i n g s t h a t m y heart has e v e r really y e a r n e d t o d o ; the rest is all e v e r y d a y m e m o r y , t h e r i s i n g a n d setting o f
fall s e m e s t e r visit t o H o p e .
contract c l a u s e d o e s not a l l o w for S t e v e n s t o p e r f o r m
a p p e a r a n c e at the D e V o s fieldhouse. " W e are p u r s u i n g a big s h o w b e f o r e the end o f t h e
a student, editor-in-chief. In c o m i n g t o this realization, I a w a i t g r a d u a t i o n with
w i t h i n t w o t o three m o n t h s o f a 5 0 m i l e r a d i u s o f t h e p e r f o r m a n c e ; C a l v i n C o l l e g e is 3 0 m i l e s f r o m H o p e ' s
s e m e s t e r , " h e said. " W e h a v e a w i s h list o f b a n d s that w e w a n t to see. H o w e v e r , w e h a v e to c o n s i d e r w h e r e a n d
m a d d e n e d u n d e r s t a n d i n g . I k n o w I ' m not t h e only o n e
Campus. E v e n t h o u g h S t e v e n s p e r f o r m e d at Calvin, h e is no
w h e n t h e y are touring, as well a s o u r b u d g e t . "
l o n g e r a n o p t i o n for H o p e to p u r s u e for the 2 0 0 6 s p r i n g
f a c t o r in d e t e r m i n i n g w h o t o p u r s u e . Students c a n send
out o f 8 4 4 s e n i o r s w h o f e e l s this way. You k n o w it too. W e ' r e the m a d w h o kick o u r s e l v e s for not t a k i n g the
small b a n d s d u e t o b u d g e t restraints. H o w e v e r , O m e e is n o t ruling o u t a b i g - n a m e b a n d m a k i n g a H o p e
According to O m e e , the
O m e e stressed that s t u d e n t s u g g e s t i o n s are a m a j o r
t i m e for that tenth a m a z i n g l i f e t i m e e x p e r i e n c e . B u t I
semester. S t e v e n s is c u r r e n t l y o n tour, t h o u g h O m e e is
in s u g g e s t i o n s for b a n d s b y e - m a i l i n g c o n c e r t s @ h o p e .
s a y this in b e l i e v i n g m y H o p e C o l l e g e c a r e e r is far far f r o m c o m p l e t e . I ' m t a k i n g t h e s e 50 d a y s and d o i n g it
h o p i n g t o get h i m f o r the fall s e m e s t e r o f 2 0 0 6 . In addition t o p u r s u i n g S t e v e n s , O m e e is also
edu. " O u r v i s i o n is to b r i n g in t h e b a n d s that s t u d e n t s
all. I ' m g o n n a paint the t o w n red. D r e a m the b i g d r e a m .
l o o k i n g for a b i g n a m e t o fill the D e V o s fieldhouse.
like," O m e e said.
R u n with the heart o f t h e u n t a m e d . I stare at m y list o f 101 t h i n g s , a n d start the a d v e n t u r e . . .
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The Olympics: a perspective from a student abroad To the Editor: The Olympics: a time for athletes from around the world to gather in a celebration of sport. But the Olympics are about far more than just seeing w h o will get the gold. After all, the Olympics are no normal sporting event. After watching the commentators on N B C every two years, one can become disillusioned with the games. Being here in Germany has given me a look at the games from a different perspective. For those w h o were keeping track, Germany picked up the most medals at this year's Olympics. Here, however, the focus is not the medal count or the touching back stories o f athletes. It's simply sport. In most sports, nearly every athlete made it onto television, no matter how far back they were seated. As I watched many an hour of coverage, I realized it: this was the chance for these athletes not just to do what they do best, but to let people see that a small nation like Estonia can be just an important as any other country in the world. However, it was the experience o f the games in person that really made me feel the spirit of the games. People
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come to the Olympics with a love not just for sport, but for their nation. I could especially notice this at speed skating. The Dutch supporters had taken over the stadium, creating a sea o f singing and cheering orange. I stood there with my American flag, waving it whenever a skater from my home team came up. The Americans did not do so well in comparison to the Dutch, but somehow I did not feel isolated in the crowd. Rather, I was at home with others w h o felt their national pride swell and could let that feeling come out in the one place where each nation has the chance to shine. The motto of the 2006 Winter Olympics was "Passion Lives Here." Personally, I could not have chosen a better slogan. It is passion that drives the athletes to compete and passion that drives the people to cheer them on. But passion lives everywhere, and with the Olympics, we all have the chance to share it. Stephanie Beach ('07)
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Yelding said in the same letter. The impact that the reviewed plan will have on Hope's campus is uncertain at this time. The committee hopes a change in campus climate will be discussed further as well as an increase in accountability in situations regarding diversity. In the end, the development for a more coherent and collaborative approach
to both diversity and international education was called for. "Little things will go a long w^ys. We need to learn and remember from our mistakes.... Being nice in and of itself is not enough," Yelding said in his presentation of the committee's review of the comprehensive plan.
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The message I heard last Wednesday from Dr. Robert Bullard was moving. My kudos to Student Congress for inviting a talented speaker on a relevant topic. However, as the event w a s n ' t particularly well-attended, I would like to share some of it here. "There is no black air, or white air or Hispanic air" Bullard said. "There is air." He was speaking on Environmental Racism and Environmental Justice. " H a v e n ' t we beaten the topic of racism to death? And what does it have to do with the environment anyway?" I ' m sure you are just as afraid to ask these socially impasse questions as I am. Yet in response, I say that the day we cease to talk about these topics - which are indefinitely intertwined - is the day we declare that we are perfect, that we already know everything about each other. I cannot speak for everyone, but I am not comfortable making this claim. Environmental Justice is about being good stewards not just of our own natural resources, but also of the environment in general, regardless of the race or ethnicity of the people who live there. Statistics reported by Dr. Bullard show that a garbage d u m p in the U.S. is much more likely to be located in a black neighborhood than in a white one. Other points of discussion (and often conflict) included the amounts of air and water pollution in certain living areas, as well as working conditions and the likelihood to receive sufficient aid in a natural disaster (Katrina). And when global warming and ozone depletion catch up with us, who will be affected the most? Of course - those w h o cannot afford to buy their way of its consequences. But what does any of this have to do with Hope College? The issues discussed above expose a different kind of racism, one that is harder to see than blunt, individual events or poorly worded slurs. It is the kind of racism that is engrained into the structures of acceptable society. It gives a benefit or advantage to a certain group of people, although you may never notice that anything is amiss until, one day, you are the one getting the short end of the stick. Of course we don't go dumping our trash into other people's backyards, just as we do not purposefully send them polluted air or dirty water. But it happens. The problem, which pertains to Hope College just as much as anywhere else, is that we are so far removed from the adverse effects of our own lifestyles (environmental and otherwise), that such problems simply do not occur to us. To quote Dr. Bouma-Prediger, as John Davisson did when he introduced Dr. Bullard, "There is no 'away.' We can never throw anything ' a w a y . ' " Trash, like all matter, is conserved. The question is, who will get the desired product, and who the organic refuse left sitting in the beaker? The action to be taken? Wake up to your own lifestyle. What and how much do you consume? What do you toss in the garbage? Do you really need that Styrofoam cup? In the bathroom, do you use one paper towel, or five? What do you buy, and how often? Visit Shea Tuttle's recommended responsibleshopper.com. Perhaps Hope were to charge you for your energy use, per kilowatt hour. Would you turn off the light, take a shorter shower? Do these things anyway. Furthermore, think academics. Environmental Justice makes its way into every discipline. How does it make its way into yours? Distract your professor for awhile - raise your hand and ask.
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MARCH 8, 2 0 0 6
HOPE TEAMS VANQUISH NCAA RIVALS Greg Reznlch STAFF W R I T E R
Hope
H o p e C o l l e g e is the o n l y t e a m in t h e c o n f e r e n c e with both m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s t e a m s a d v a n c i n g t o the S w e e t 16. T h i s a c h i e v e m e n t
Destined to play o n the r o a d , the Dutch will f a c e W a s h i n g t o n , M o .
most of the g a m e
( ' 0 7 ) , both with 16 points. At h a l f t i m e , the D u t c h m e n had a
has n e v e r b e f o r e h a p p e n e d in H o p e history.
led
thanks to leading scorers Greg Immink ('06) and Stephen Cramer
solid lead o f n i n e points. E a r l y in the s e c o n d half, Josh M e c k e s s p a r k e d the K n i g h t s with a d u n k that pulled
D u t c h m e n will c h a l l e n g e W i t t e n b e r g
C a l v i n w i t h i n t w o points. Hope answered by building
at their h o m e court in S p r i n g f i e l d , O h i o o n F r i d a y at 8 p.m. T i c k e t s
a n o t h e r g o o d lead, b u t o n c e a g a i n C a l v i n pulled w i t h i n t w o with
for
less than a m i n u t e left. O n a fast-
at D e P a u w o n Friday at 5 p.m. T h e
both
teams
will
be
sold
on
b r e a k steal, C a l v i n had a c h a n c e
W e d n e s d a y starting at 10 a.m. O n Saturday, the D u t c h m e n posted
to tie t h e g a m e but w a s called for
a p e r f e c t 18-0 h o m e record in the
an o f f e n s i v e f o u l . I m m i n k drained t w o free t h r o w s to m a k e it a t w o
DeVos Fieldhouse. The H o p e m e n ' s basketball t e a m d e f e a t e d rival Calvin to
advance
Division
in
III
the
2006
Men's
f
p o s s e s s i o n g a m e for C a l v i n with less than 2 0 s e c o n d s left.
NCAA
Hope
Basketball
defeated
the
Calvin
Knights 70-67. E a r l y the very s a m e day, the Dutch d e f e a t e d the
Championship. T h e m o o d w a s electric in the stands during the second round of
C a p i t a l s 7 5 - 5 6 . Both t e a m s m o v e o n in the c o n f e r e n c e this w e e k e n d .
the N C A A t o u r n a m e n t .
PHOTO EDFTOR JARED W I L K E N I N G
STEPHEN CRAMER ( ' 0 7 ) ON A BREAK AWAY
- D u t c h m e n d o m i n a t e d t h e Calvin Knights in front of a sold-out crowd on Saturday to move on In t h e NCAA.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S TENNIS DEFEND THE COURT This year H o p e ' s team consists o f
Valley next T u e s d a y . Nick Hinkle STAFF W R I T E R
T h e H o p e M e n ' s Tennis t e a m has o p e n e d their indoor s e a s o n
H o p e beat A l m a 8 - 1 by w i n ning
five
singles m a t c h e s
and
t h r e e d o u b l e s m a t c h ups. The Dutch defeated Wabash in similar f o r m by w i n n i n g five
with p e r f e c t i o n . The Dutchmen defeated Alma
singles and t w o d o u b l e s m a t c h e s .
and W a b a s h and will f a c e G r a n d
with a t e a m lineup unlike most.
T h e s e victories w e r e a c h i e v e d
seven
freshmen
m i x e d with five
s e n i o r s and a single j u n i o r . Cameron DeHaan ('09) offers
" T h o s e first t w o w i n s felt really g o o d , but it also s h o w e d a lot o f p e o p l e the m i n i m a l level w e ' l l h a v e to play at if w e w a n t
his insight on t h e t e a m ' s u n i q u e
t o c o n t i n u e o u r streak b e c a u s e the
m a k e up. " W i t h s e v e n freshmen and five
m a t c h e s will be m o r e intense a s
s e n i o r s in t h e lineup it definitely m a k e s this season a big l e a r n i n g
said. On t h e w o m e n ' s side, H o p e
e x p e r i e n c e , and I think that o u r
has s t r u g g l e d in their first t w o
y o u t h g i v e s a lot o f e n e r g y t o the t e a m , " D e H a a n said. "The upperclassmen have really s t e p p e d up and s h o w n s o m e great l e a d e r s h i p in h o w to play t e n n i s at the college level."
the s e a s o n
proceeds,"
DeHaan
upperclassmen and four underc l a s s m e n . C o a c h Karen Page, h o w e v e r , is not c o n c e r n e d b y t h e numbers. " T h e small n u m b e r s are easier for c o a c h i n g and h i t t i n g , " P a g e said. " M a n y girls are saying they are getting a lot m o r e t i m e t o hit balls this y e a r . " The w o m e n ' s team
will
be
m a t c h e s . T h e D u t c h lost to top ranked teams, Wheaton and De-
p l a y i n g their first h o m e M I A A
P a u w , both 8-1.
day, M a r c h 11 at 1 p . m . T h i s will b e o n e o f the last i n d o o r m a t c h e s
The women's
t e a m is still c o n f i d e n t despite the scores. " W e had a t o u g h s c h e d u l e at the b e g i n n i n g last year t o o , " c a p tain A n n e l i e s e Fox ( ' 0 6 ) said.
m a t c h against A d r i a n this Satur-
b e f o r e the t e a m b e g i n s their outd o o r season. A p p r o a c h i n g the o u t d o o r sea-
G r a n d Valley o n T u e s d a y ,
"Our
f o c u s is on the
son, C o a c h P a g e insists e v e r y o n e will deal with the o u t d o o r ele-
M a r c h 14. progresses,
M I A A t o u r n a m e n t at the e n d o f
m e n t s ; it is just s o m e t h i n g t h e y
the y e a r . "
m u s t practice. " Y o u m u s t deal with t h e s u n ;
Hope
will
soon
face
A s the season the D u t c h m e n
primary
c o n d i t i o n s to the m o r e chal-
U n l i k e the m e n , the w o m e n h a v e a rather s m a l l t e a m with
lenging outdoor elements.
only eight p l a y e r s including f o u r
will m o v e f r o m the i n d o o r
w i n d a n d c o l d , " P a g e said. " I t ' s the M i c h i g a n weathfer."
WOMEN'S LACROSSE RE-SOLIDIFIES FOR SPRING indoors at night in the t e n n i s center. T h e w o m e n ' s first g a m e is M a r c h 14 at
Greg Reznlch STAFF W R I T E R P H O T O EDITOR JARED W I L K E N I N G
GOIN* FOR LOVE
â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dutch Tennis c a p t a i n Anneliese Fox ( ' 0 6 ) serves to her t e a m m a t e In t h e D e W I t t Tennis Center.
MEN'S LACROSSE STRIVES TO REPEAT SUCCESS Greg Reznlch STAFF W R I T E R
A n t i c i p a t i n g t h e s e a s o n ' s first c o n t e s t s , the L a c r o s s e t e a m s strive t o i m p r o v e their r e c o r d in a n e w c o n f e r e n c e . O n e o f the longest s t a n d i n g collegiate lacrosse p r o g r a m s , the D u t c h m e n are
" I t w a s t h e first t h i n g I really got involved with h e r e and I a m really c o m m i t t e d to it.
O n t h e w o m e n ' s side, t h e D u t c h e n t e r a n o t h e r lacrosse s e a s o n with t h e mentality to play and h a v e t u n d o i n g it. " W e w a n t to be a b l e to w o r k together a s a t e a m a n d see i m p r o v e m e n t s e v e n if we don't win," Kayla Katterheinrich ('08)
W e are all a b o u t w o r k i n g hard and w o r k i n g
said. T h e t e a m has a b o u t 35 m e m b e r s o f
t o g e t h e r a s a t e a m , " T r o j n i a k said.
all a g e s a n d e x p e r i e n c e levels a n d is still
T h e m e n ' s first g a m e is M a r c h 11 at A l m a C o l l e g e . T h i s early s e a s o n g a m e will
developing.
h e l p the m e n get back into c o m p e t i t i v e
T h e t e a m is c o a c h e d b y the
141 E 12TH
ST
club'spresident
p r e p a r e d to d e f e n d their history o f w i n s in
Sydney Konny
P O
the C e n t r a l C o l l e g i a t e L a c r o s s e A s s o c i a t i o n
f o c u s w h e n the s e a s o n m o v e s to g a m e s .
HOLLAND, M I
c o m p e t i t i o n this season, w h i c h is a c o n f e r e n c e o f the United States L a c r o s s e
L o o k i n g a h e a d to the current season, captain Ryan J a c k s o n ( ' 0 6 ) and others a r e
('07) and vice-president
Intercollegiate A s s o c i a t e s . " L a s t s e a s o n w a s a valuable e x p e r i e n c e f o r all o f us and has laid a f r a m e w o r k for
e x c i t e d t o h a v e a c o a c h i n g staff c o n s i s t i n g
the t e a m this y e a r and has given us a goal
year, w e look t o be a lot stronger and m o r e
o f c o n t i n u e d i m p r o v e m e n t in this s e a s o n , "
c o m p e t i t i v e . W e ' r e very excited for this
the warm w e a t h e r t o set
Keith T r o j n i a k ( ' 0 8 ) said. H o p e ' s L a c r o s s e t e a m s are k n o w n for
season, o u r second with head c o a c h M i k e S c h a n h a l s (^90) and assistant c o a c h Jim
they
have
their intense s e n s e o f c o m m u n i t y .
B u d d e ( 4 8 9 ) , " J a c k s o n said.
hold
practices
of Hope alumni. " W i t h almost all p l a y e r s returning this
('08). The women are
in.
ready
for
Currently, to
g a m e s are p l a y e d at B u y s Athletic Fields. "We
have
sweet
new
uniforms
9 0 0 0 4 9 4 2 2 - 9 0 0 0
so
e v e r y o n e should c o m e t o o u r g a m e s and c h e c k t h e m o u t , " Katterheinrich said. " I t ' s t h e little things t o look f o r w a r d to that m a k e the s e a s o n . "
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