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New Novelists
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Academy
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Both m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l m a d e it to t h e second r o u n d of NCAA playoffs only to c o m e up short.
Award-nominated
"Another Year" c o m e s to Hope
novelists have finally c o m p l e t e d all 5 0 , 0 0 0 words!
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Model UN encourages political discussion
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busy working toward bettering Hope's c a m p u s this semester by i n t r o d u c i n g i n i t i a t i v e s t h a t directly i m p a c t s t u d e n t s ' a c c e s s i bility t o t h e library, a s well a s t h e c a m p u s ' s ability t o b e c o m e m o r e sustainable. This semester, Congress has been
working
toward
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D A N C E 3 7 — H o p e ' s a n n u a l m a j o r d a n c e c o n c e r t D a n c e 3 7 o p e n e d Friday a n d c o n t i n u e s a t 8 p.m. M a r c h 1 0 - 1 2 at t h e K n i c k e r b o c k e r .
m e m b e r of t h e H o p e L i b r a r y
l i b r a r y a n h o u r earlier o n S u n days was the best extension that could be made. " T h i s is m a i n l y b e c a u s e of c o s t s a n d t r y i n g t o find p e o p l e
Faculty forum addresses discrimination issues Chris R u s s
u t e t i m e limit e a c h t i m e a s p e a k -
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e r w a s g i v e n t h e floor. For t w o h o u r s p r o f e s s o r s
t o w o r k d u r i n g late h o u r s , " A a r d e m a s a i d of t h e r e a s o n s f o r o n l y t h e S u n d a y c h a n g e of h o u r s .
O n Feb. 24, for t w o h o u r s b e t w e e n 5 a n d 7 p . m . in t h e M a a s
Klooster compiled
h i g h s c h o o l s t u d e n t s talk a n d a r g u e a b o u t political issues, a n d
t e r l u n c h i n s t e a d of w a s t i n g a n
w e a r e m o r e d i v e r g e n t in o u r
hour. Graves and other academic buildings are closed o n Sundays,
o p i n i o n s o n s o m e of t h e s e i s s u e s t h a n w e really are. A n d o n c e w e
w e r e a l s o in a t t e n d a n c e . The meeting began with a dis-
around
110 m e m b e r s
of
c u s s i o n of t h e e d u c a t i o n a l e n v i -
p u t o u r s e l v e s t o g e t h e r in a r o o m y o u b e g i n t o see t h e c o m m o n
r o n m e n t at H o p e a n d w h e t h e r or n o t this e n v i r o n m e n t contrib-
ished," said A n n e H a r r i s o n ('13), w h o w o r k s at the main floor
ground, the c o m m o n passion, the c o m m o n commitment to
utes to discrimination. "After t h e s p e c i a l
checkout. H a r r i s o n also said t h a t t h e
our students, to the institution, t h a t w e all c a r e a b o u t t h i s p l a c e
m e e t i n g called a b o u t t h e K K K
s a m e p e o p l e w h o usually o p e n at 1 p m will b e o p e n i n g at 12 p m ,
a n d w e all c a r e a b o u t s t u d e n t s , "
SEE
faculty
flyer i n c i d e n t , it w a s c l e a r t h e faculty h a d m u c h m o r e to talk about relating to discriminat i o n a n d t h e c a m p u s c l i m a t e at Hope," Dr. D a v i d K l o o s t e r of t h e E n g l i s h D e p a r t m e n t said. "At t h a t m e e t i n g , t h e r e h a d
its
responsibilities,"
said. In
that
recently
t h e c o n f e r e n c e itself is always
ing t h e i r o p i n i o n s r e g a r d i n g r a c e a n d e t h n i c i t y as o p p o s e d t o t h e i r
c o o r d i n a t o r for t h e e v e n t . Preparation for the event beg i n s in t h e fall, w i t h p a r t i c i p a n t s
v i e w s r e g a r d i n g sexuality. F a c u l ty m e m b e r s w e r e also f o u n d t o
researching general topics both before and after c o u n t r y assign-
a n i n c i d e n t of racial d i s c r i m i n a tion than reporting an incident
m e n t s a r e d i s t r i b u t e d . E a c h delegate m u s t be knowledgeable
of s e x u a l d i s c r i m i n a t i o n . T h e d a t a w a s c o l l e c t e d last s p r i n g ,
about
through the s u m m e r and during
college. T h e r e w a s n o a g e n d a at the meeting; the only rule was
t h i s p a s t fall. Johnston pointed out that w h i l e m o s t of t h e t i m e at t h e for u m was spent examining issues
that there would be a t w o - m i n -
f o r u m w a s appealing to m e and
of s e x u a l o r i e n t a t i o n , i s s u e s of SEE
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ARTS
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fun," said J a m e s C o l t e n ('11), w h o is t h e s t u d e n t h i g h s c h o o l
be more comfortable reporting
b e e n only a f e w m i n u t e s availa b l e for f a c u l t y c o n v e r s a t i o n , s o t h e idea of a l o n g e r f a c u l t y
NATIONAL
f o r e v e r y o n e involved, i n c l u d i n g
C a m p u s C l i m a t e survey, J o h n ston said that faculty r e p o r t e d a h i g h e r level of c o m f o r t d i s c u s s -
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o f Justice. Though complex, the event is a g r e a t l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e
"This is m y t h i r d y e a r w o r k i n g with Model U N . I enjoy hearing
the faculty were present. Repres e n t a t i v e s of t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
a s well as t o h e l p H o p e s t u d e n t s make m o r e sustainable choices.
c u r i t y C o u n c i l , E c o n o m i c Social Council and International Court
urgent for the faculty to discuss
ination on Hope's campus. " S o m e t i m e s I t h i n k w e feel
C o m m i t t e e is selling w a t e r b o b bles t o b e n e f i t D a n c e M a r a t h o n ,
several f o r m s of U N simulation i n c l u d i n g G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y , Se-
that
"I a m e x c i t e d t o b e abl e t o h e a d s t r a i g h t t o t h e l i b r a r y af-
Professional Interest C o m m i t t e e w h i c h r e p r e s e n t s t e a c h e r s at t h e
of its k i n d in M i c h i g a n , o f f e r i n g
H o p e students w h o help organize a n d m o n i t o r m e e t i n g s .
H o p e College faculty m e m b e r s m e t t o d i s c u s s i s s u e s of d i s c r i m -
T h e e v e n t w a s a n o p e n for u m a n d w a s o r g a n i z e d by t h e
simulated proceedings. Hope's v e r s i o n is t h e l a r g e s t c o n f e r e n c e
c h a n g e d their ideas o n the subject m a t t e r . J o h n s t o n e s t i m a t e d
ees.
about the h o u r increase. In a d d i t i o n t o n e w l i b r a r y h o u r s , S t u d e n t Congress' Sustainability
s i t u a t i o n at t h e c o l l e g e a n d t h e
for high school students, w h o p r a c t i c e b e i n g U N d e l e g a t e s in
of t h e C a m p u s C l i m a t e s u r v e y w e r e r e l e a s e d , it w a s e v e n m o r e
f o r s t u d e n t s b u t also for e m p l o y -
said Dr. D e i r d r e J o h n s t o n of t h e communications department.
to m a n y colleagues as a c h a n c e to understand and process our
r u n by H o p e C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s
r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s w e h a v e a s faculty m e m b e r s . A f t e r the results
C o n f e r e n c e R o o m , a g r o u p of
a n d t h e y also s e e m t o b e h a p p y
d a y a n d Friday. M o d e l U N is b a s e d o n t h e
passed a microphone around a r o o m of t h e i r p e e r s a n d ex-
N o t o n l y is t h i s g o o d n e w s
so 1 always h e a d t o t h e l i b r a r y t o get s t u d y i n g a n d h o m e w o r k fin-
27 d i f f e r e n t h i g h s c h o o l s a c r o s s M i c h i g a n for M o d e l U N T h u r s -
s t r u c t u r e of t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s b a s e d in N e w York City. It is
C o m m i t t e e , w a s t h e first t o b r i n g up the concern. The commit-
t o 11 a . m . H o w e v e r , o p e n i n g t h e
school
to 700 high school s t u d e n t s f r o m
b u t h a s b e e n m o v e d t o 12 p . m . t o give s t u d e n t s a n o t h e r i m p o r -
u p changing weekday closings t o 2 a.m., a n d S u n d a y o p e n i n g s
high
here on Hope's campus. H o p e C o l l e g e will h o s t c l o s e
t i m e o n S u n d a y s w a s at 1 p.m.,
beneficial times for the library to be o p e n . A a r d e m a b r o u g h t
provides
s t u d e n t s with the o p p o r t u n i t y to try solving world p r o b l e m s right
chang-
t e e a t t e m p t e d t o find t h e m o s t
in-
c o m m u n i t y . Teaching about the
ing Van W y l e n Library's Sunday hours. The previous opening
t a n t h o u r of s t u d y i n g t i m e . Christina Aardema (13), a
becoming
c r e a s i n g l y s i g n i f i c a n t in light of t h e g r o w i n g global e c o n o m y a n d
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their
country's
foreign
policy, a s well a s o t h e r c o u n t r i e s t h a t t h e y will b e i n t e r a c t i n g with. Hope student leaders choose certain issues for consideration prior to the event. For e x a m p l e , t h i s year, t h e SEE
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T H I S W E E K AT H O P E Wednesday
March 9
Dance M a r a t h o n Date Auction 9 p.m.. Kletz. 1 2 t h S t r e e t H a r m o n y will p e r f o r m f r o m 9 - 9 : 4 5 p.m.
Thursday
March 10
MARCH 9 , 2 0 1 1
Professors plan next step after Congress supports Dance Marathon with self-filtering water bottle sales productive Faculty Forum CONGRESS, from page 1
• FORUM, from page 1 racial e q u a l i t y a r e still a p r i m a r y f o c u s t o t h e m e m b e r s of H o p e ' s
w a s e n g a g e d in h o n e s t , r e s p e c t -
emphasized
f u l c o n v e r s a t i o n f o r t h e first t i m e in a l o n g t i m e . O u r m o n t h l y fac-
that there n e e d s to be a discuss i o n o f racial a n d e t h n i c a l dis-
u l t y m e e t i n g s a r e relatively b r i e f , a n d t h e y usually h a v e a c a r e f u l l y
c r i m i n a t i o n o n c a m p u s as well. The reaction f r o m faculty
p l a n n e d agenda of p r e s e n t a t i o n s a n d reports. W e rarely have time
M o d e l United Nations
members
the
t o talk w i t h o n e a n o t h e r w i t h o u t
water tastes wa-
Conference
event was generally a positive
a set a g e n d a . T h i s m e e t i n g felt
one. "1 a t t e n d e d t h e f a c u l t y f o r u m
healthy, p r o d u c t i v e a n d neces-
ter bottle fresh. The sustain-
History M a j o r / M i n o r Informational Meeting
community.
1 1 a.m., M a a s Conference R o o m . Learn a b o u t s u m m e r courses, fall a n d s p r i n g courses, Internships a n d o f f - c a m p u s study o p p o r t u n i t i e s .
3 p.m. - 1 1 p.m.. Campus-wide.
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who
attended
b e c a u s e 1 w a n t e d t o h e a r m y colleagues speak o n the issue a n d t o
8 p.m.. K n i c k e r b o c k e r Theater. T i c k e t s are $ 1 0 for adults. $ 7 for f a c u l t y / s e n i o r citizens, a n d $ 5 for students.
Friday
She
March 1 1
Dance M a r a t h o n 5 p.m., c o n t i n u i n g to 5 p.m. Saturday. Dow Center.
sary. " M a n y p e o p l e at t h e f o r u m
t h e y filter t h e water w h e n you drink so that the
ability c o m m i t tee noticed that many students
have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to explore
expressed a desire to c o n t i n u e the conversation, and I agree
w a y s of i m p r o v i n g t h e c l i m a t e at
t h a t w e n e e d m o r e c h a n c e s like
H o p e , " H o p e D i r e c t o r of T h e a t r e
this to u n d e r s t a n d o n e a n o t h e r
M i c h e l l e B o m b e said. "It w a s r e ally e n c o u r a g i n g t o see t h e f a c -
a n d to w o r k together to address t h e i s s u e s of t h e c a m p u s c l i m a t e
is
ulty discuss these difficult issues
a t H o p e " K l o o s t e r said.
w a s t e d plastic; this way b o t h
.
w i t h civility, h u m i l i t y a n d g r a c e .
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The best aspect of t h e s e w a t e r b o b b l e s is t h a t
In c o n s i d e r i n g w h a t t h e n e x t
buy
disposable
water bottles, a n d t h e i r goal to
the
of
money and the
T i c k e t s are $ 1 0 for adults. $ 7 for
s t e p is f o l l o w i n g this m e e t i n g , Johnston said that she saw t w o
f a c u l t y / s e n i o r citizens a n d $ 5 for
c o m m i t m e n t of t h e f a c u l t y t o t h e
m a j o r and feasible goals for t h e
students.
students and the effort to create the best possible e n v i r o n m e n t
college t o w o r k t o w a r d . First, is a n I n c l u s i v e N o n - D i s -
saved. "I b e l i e v e it
f o r o u r s t u d e n t s , " B o m b e said.
crimination
"Just a s w e t e a c h in o u r c l a s s e s , t h e first s t e p t o w a r d s o l v i n g a n y
e n s u r e e q u a l i t y f o r s t u d e n t s in
SAC W e e k e n d Movie "Tangled" 8 p.m., 1 0 : 3 0 p.m.. VanderWerf 102.
SAC presents We Know Jackson
i s s u e is e d u c a t i o n , a n d I t h i n k
9 p.m., Dow Center.
t h e f o r u m w a s a g r e a t first s t e p in h e l p i n g t o e d u c a t e a b o u t h o w
Saturday
March 12
SAC presents Jared M a h o n e SAC W e e k e n d Movie 8 p.m., 1 0 : 3 0 p.m., VanderWerf 1 0 2 .
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can
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be
important P H O T O BY JENELLE H A N V I L L E
Policy t h a t w o u l d
t h e c l a s s r o o m , in a d m i s s i o n s a n d in a t h l e t i c s , r e g a r d l e s s of sexual orientation. Second, s h e said t h e college
to
start
mak-
tainable
life
VAN W Y L E N HOURS E X T E N D E D - Anne ing m o r e suschoices now. This way you a r e m o r e likely
Harrison ('13) not only enjoys w o r k i n g at t h e
c i r c u l a t i o n d e s k b u t f r e q u e n t l y u s e s t h e lib r a r y for s t u d y i n g . S h e ' s e x c i t e d t o use t h e e x t r a h o u r in t h e l i b r a r y o n S u n d a y s .
t o live a m o r e s u s t a i n a b l e life later. T h e s e little
student body. Student Congress
terials, t o e x p l a i n w h a t t h e col-
by
lege e x p e c t s of its s t u d e n t s a n d
steps m a k e a large difference later," said A s h l e y Fraley ('14),
is s p o n s o r i n g a n o t h e r " W h a t D o You W a n t W e d n e s d a y " a c r o s s
Klooster. "To m e it felt like t h e f a c u l t y
t o s t a t e t h a t e v e r y o n e is t r e a t e d
a m e m b e r of t h e S u s t a i n a b i l i t y
c a m p u s . S t o p b y t a b l e s in D e -
well a n d e q u a l l y at H o p e .
committee that organized
the
W i t t and Phelps to make your
fundraiser. W a t e r b o b b l e s a r e available
voice heard. " T h i s u p c o m i n g s u r v e y will
at t h e s t u d e n t c o n g r e s s office,
focus o n community and trying to gauge how students view the
the
"Tangled"
I
should m a k e an effort, o n Hope's w e b s i t e a n d in a d m i s s i o n s m a -
d i s c r i m i n a t i o n is m a n i f e s t e d o n our campus." A s i m i l a r p o s i t i v e r e v i e w of
1 0 a . m . , D o w Center.
planet
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decrease
amount
People talked, people listened. I was most impressed with the
8 p . m . . K n i c k e r b o c k e r Theater.
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forum
was
expressed
OUR SAUCES WILL GET YOUR TASTE
a n d s t u d e n t s c a n s t o p b y at a n y t i m e t o p i c k o n e up; t h e y a r e also being sold d u r i n g the a f t e r n o o n t h i s w e e k in D e W i t t . N o t o n l y is t h e s u s t a i n a b i l ity c o m m i t t e e w o r k i n g t o w a r d s fewer plastic w a t e r bottles o n c a m p u s , t h e t e a m is also t r y i n g t o i n t r o d u c e a b e t t e r p l a n for r e c y c l i n g at H o p e . " T h e c o m m i t t e e is w o r k i n g
Take any one of our
18 S i g n a t u r e Sauces a n d Seasonings for a test flight today!
H o p e C o m m u n i t y . A n u m b e r of our student congress reps have had s o m e questions/ideas concerning the community, and we w a n t e d to see h o w t o best focus o u r efforts and what areas are a priority," said M i c h a e l
Parrish
(11).
S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s is always l o o k i n g for i d e a s a n d o p i n i o n s
on evaluating the residential recycling p r o g r a m a n d suggesting
of t h e s t u d e n t s t h e y r e p r e s e n t . If
changes for the next a c a d e m i c
congress@hope.edu.
you have a concern, please email
year. W e a r e also t r y i n g t o s t a r t a c o m p o s t i n g p r o g r a m in t h e cott a g e s for n e x t year. W e ' r e g e t t i n g s t a r t e d o n t h e p l a n n i n g for E a r t h Jam with o t h e r s t u d e n t groups," said M a r c T o r i ('12). Lastly, a s p a r t of e f f o r t s t o c o n t i n u e to c o n n e c t with the
High school students debate world problems at Hope's Model UN • CONFERENCE, from page 1 G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y is l o o k i n g at
e x c e l l e n c e will b e a w a r d e d . T h e
e n d a n g e r e d s p e c i e s a n d t h e loss of b i o d i v e r s i t y , a s well a s t h e
t o p t h r e e d e l e g a t i o n s will b e rec-
international drug trade.
Del-
e g a t e s will r e s e a r c h t h e s e i s s u e s and t h e n create a resolution to
BUFFALO W I L D W I N G S GRILL & B A R Y O U H A V E TO BE HERE
submit to the General Council. O t h e r issues that M o d e l U N p a r t i c i p a n t s will c o n f r o n t include the Internet and human r i g h t s , global c u r r e n c y , h u m a n
2 8 9 9 W . S H O R E DR.
HOLLAND 616.399.9461 i, facebook.com/bwwholland
r i g h t s of m i g r a n t s , global v a c c i n a t i o n a n d s e c u r i t y in t h e M e x i c a n d r u g war, K a s h m i r a n d t h e G a z a Strip, as well a s oil spills. Delegates w h o demonstrate
ognized based on representation of t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e c o u n t r i e s a n d t h e q u a l i t y of t h e i r p a r t i c i p a tion. Students organizing Model U N are looking forward to the d e b a t e s a n d s o l u t i o n s t h a t dele g a t e s p o s e at t h e c o n f e r e n c e .
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Recent protest m o v e m e n t s across the Arab region, increasingly referred to as t h e Jasmine Revolution, may have sparked revolution in C h i n a . However, t h e C h i n e s e g o v e r n m e n t initiated a severe ; and pre-emptive crackdown 1 m e a n t to p r e v e n t any such movement. The c r a c k d o w n c a m e barely a week after a letter was published anonymously on the Chinese website Boxun.com. The letter, published Feb. 19 and a d d r e s s e d to the National Peoples Congress, asked C h i n e s e citizens t o participate in weekly Sunday protests d e m a n d i n g increased equality, public oversight of g o v e r n m e n t a l p r o c e d u r e s and lessened c o r r u p t i o n . "We do not necessarily have t o o v e r t h r o w t h e c u r r e n t government," a p o r t i o n of t h e letter reads, translated t o English by H u m a n Rights In China, "but we ,are resolute in asking t h e g o v e r n m e n t and t h e officials t o accept t h e supervision of o r d i n a r y C h i n e s e people, a n d w e m u s t have an i n d e p e n d e n t judiciary/This is o u r f u n d a m e n t a l demand." The letter w e n t o n to list rallying p o i n t s a r o u n d C h i n a , asking citizens t o "stroll, watch, or even just p r e t e n d t o pass by. As long as you a r e present, t h e a u t h o r i t a r i a n g o v e r n m e n t will b e shaking with fear." The letter also firmly stated t h e a u t h o r s ' c o m m i t m e n t to "non-violent
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P R E V E N T I O N — Chinese p o l i c e s w a r m a s t r e e t In f r o n t of a M c D o n a l d ' s In B e i j i n g on Feb. 2 0 . The area was a p l a n n e d p r o t e s t s i t e for a Chinese version of t h e "Jasmine Revolution." non-cooperation. The letter quickly spread across Twitter, p r o m p t i n g t h e Chinese government to ban the search w o r d "jasmine" - a w o r d that symbolizes M i d d l e Eastern uprisings - f r o m all search engines and microblogging services. The g o v e r n m e n t also initiated a r r e s t s of a n y o n e w h o r e - p o s t e d t h e letter. Despite a lack of demonstrators and protest signs, o n t h e first S u n d a y of protest t h e g o v e r n m e n t flooded t h e m e e t i n g p o i n t in W a n g f u j i n g with plainclothes police officers
and security t e a m s , interrogating s o m e and checking t h e ID badges of o t h e r s . T h r e e p e o p l e w e r e d e t a i n e d at t h e Shanghai m e e t i n g point. As the second Sunday a p p r o a c h e d , C h i n e s e officials assaulted and d e t a i n e d multiple lawyers, journalists, a n d o t h e r activists, including BBC r e p o r t e r Damian Grammaticas. "My hair was g r a b b e d . . . t h e y tried t o pick m e up and t h r o w me bodily i n t o |a] van," G r a m m a t i c a s r e c o u n t e d to PBS. "1 f o u n d myself lying o n t h e floor as they repeatedly s l a m m e d t h e
d o o r o n my leg." Despite t h e swiftness and ferocity of t h e g o v e r n m e n t c r a c k d o w n , visible protest in C h i n a h a s yet to materialize. It a p p e a r s that t h e following s t a t e m e n t m a d e in t h e protest letter will r e m a i n unfulfilled: "China belongs to every C h i n e s e person, not t o any political party. China's f u t u r e will b e d e c i d e d by every person." A full version of the letter can be found at www.hrichina.org/ public/contents/press?revision_ id=192612&item id=192610
Despite t h e fact that Libya holds only 2 p e r c e n t of t h e world's oil supply, gas prices c o n t i n u e to climb. According to experts, r e p o r t s Time magazine, the c u r r e n t price of oil - $116 dollars per barrel - is about $20 higher than it should be. W h y ? The largest reason, writes Time magazine contributor Rana Foroohar, is fear. "[Oil] is necessary t o our survival," she writes in the M a r c h 4 edition of Time. " W h e n we fear t h a t o u r ability to heat o u r h o m e s and fuel o u r cars might s o m e h o w be in danger, we panic...it is o f t e n fear r a t h e r t h a n reality that drives oil prices." F o r o o h a r also n o t e s t h a t m o r e speculation in energy m a r k e t s may drive u p prices. Investors increasingly see oil as a m e d i u m of trade a n d income. A rising energy d e m a n d also p r o m p t s scares of an oil shortage. According to Foroohar, W e s t e r n c o m p a n i e s have access to only 25 p e r c e n t of t h e world's oil supply. The rest lies with companies throughout the M i d d l e East, Africa and Asia, in c o u n t r i e s that are increasingly seeing a t r e n d toward what she calls "oil nationalism." Oil nationalism is intimately c o n n e c t e d to t h e domestic politics of oil-bearing countries. This m a k e s t h e oil business uncertain. Unfortunately, an u n c e r t a i n oil business causes fear, and fear a b o u t oil m e a n s we pay m o r e at the pump.
P ERSPECTIVES
Collective bargaining does not belong in government M a t t Lee CO-NATIONAL EDITOR
Editor's note: This perspectives column is a response to a letter on page 7 entitled "Collective bargaining is democracy" H o w is fleeing t h e state and leaving your job you w e r e elected to d e m o c r a t i c ? I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t you feel this w a s an a t t e m p t for t h e m to make s u r e t h e p r o t e s t s were h e a r d b u t they d o not just r e p r e s e n t those protestors; they represent every p e r s o n in Wisconsin and it is their d u t y to d o so. They t o o k an oath to serve a n d it is t h e i r d u t y and obligation t o b e in a t t e n d a n c e . To reiterate t h e q u o t e I originally used f r o m FDR, "The process of collective bargaining, as usually u n d e r s t o o d , c a n n o t be t r a n s p l a n t e d into t h e public service... A strike of public e m p l o y e e s manifests n o t h i n g less t h a n an intent o n their part t o p r e v e n t or o b s t r u c t t h e o p e r a t i o n s of Government." To address your second point, private sector e m p l o y e e s d o not make a "great" deal m o r e , in fact
they don't m a k e m o r e m o n e y at all. A recent article in USA Today pointed out that Wisconsin is o n e of 41 states w h e r e t h e public s e c t o r e m p l o y e e s o n average e a r n m o r e t h a n private s e c t o r employees. " W i s c o n s i n is typical," writes D e n n i s C a u c h o n of USA Today. "State, city and school district w o r k e r s e a r n e d an average of $50,774 in wages and benefits in 2009, a b o u t $1,800 m o r e t h a n in t h e private sector." Now, this analysis did n o t take into a c c o u n t specific jobs, age, e d u c a t i o n o r experience. A n earlier j o b - t o - j o b analysis c o n d u c t e d by USA Today did and they f o u n d that, w h e n taking these factors into account, public sector and private s e c t o r employees earn relatively t h e s a m e salary b u t w h e n adding in overall benefits public sector e m p l o y e e s still e a r n m o r e o n average. Wisconsin is n o t t h e only state w h e r e this is t h e case. In Michigan public sector employees earn an average of $58,801 a year w h i c h is $6,436 m o r e t h a n t h e average private s e c t o r employees.
I also fail t o see h o w you d o n o t find t h e s t a t e m e n t of FDR relevant. FDR is t h e f a t h e r of m o d e r n u n i o n i s m ; u n i o n s exist today b e c a u s e of his policies. Therefore if u n i o n s are still relevant today w h a t FDR had to say o n t h e m a t t e r is as well. If 66 years after his presidency things fail to be relevant in today's politics t h e n forget r e f o r m i n g Social Security and welfare (both of w h i c h w e r e also c r e a t e d u n d e r FDR's N e w Deal) lets just get rid of t h e m b e c a u s e apparently they are n o longer relevant. Collective bargaining h a s n o place in g o v e r n m e n t b e c a u s e in g o v e r n m e n t there is n o c o m p e t i t i o n . It w o r k s great in t h e private sector b e c a u s e private-sector unions have c o m p e t i t o r s a n d bargain over profits they help create. The g o v e r n m e n t relies solely o n taxes. They have no profit. T h e r e are also n o c o m p e t i t o r s for g o v e r n m e n t u n i o n s so they have a m o n o p o l y . This m e a n s that t h e representatives w e send t o office must agree o n tax and s p e n d i n g decisions with union representatives. H o w is that
d e m o c r a t i c ? My voice is n o t being r e p r e s e n t e d there. U n i o n s w e r e first established to ensure quality working environments during the industrial revolution and later saw a b o o m in m e m b e r s h i p d u r i n g t h e 1950s following FDR's policies and legal w o r k . It was a way t o prevent e m p l o y e e s f r o m being exploited. That w a s in t h e private sector though; government workers have n o such fear t h a n k s to civil service laws yet they still have unions. A n d since there are no c o m p e t i t o r s or profits in g o v e r n m e n t u n i o n s t h e tax payers shoulder t h e cost of their inflating d e m a n d s . To address the c o m p a r i s o n to Egypt, d o we really w a n t to c h e a p e n that revolution by c o m p a r i n g it to a budget battle in a state t h a t faces a p r o j e c t e d $3.6 billion shortfall? I find it ironic h o w a year ago w h e n Republicans w e r e protesting t h e health care legislation the p r o t e s t o r s w e r e called "UnA m e r i c a n " and selfish, pretty m u c h every t e r m available, but n o w that t h e tide has t u r n e d
p e o p l e are using t h e great revolution in Egypt t o inspire p r o t e s t s over s p e n d i n g cuts. N o t h i n g that these public s e c t o r e m p l o y e e s are being s u b j e c t e d t o is a n y w h e r e n e a r t h e kind of oppression the p e o p l e of Egypt experienced. Budget c u t s are just a part of being a public employee. It is part of t h e risk of w o r k i n g for t h e g o v e r n m e n t . Military personnel have recently had their pay f r o z e n for three years and their pay is already significantly lower, but no soldiers have g o n e o n strike b e c a u s e they realize w h a t they are in t h e job for. Collective bargaining strikes d o not affect t h e private sector b e c a u s e there are plenty of o t h e r goods and services to c h o o s e f r o m . A strike by United A u t o W o r k e r s against Ford m e a n s c o n s u m e r s will t u r n to Chrysler or General M o t o r s . But that luxury d o e s not exist in g o v e r n m e n t . W e can't buy o t h e r teachers, legislators or police officers. The fact is t h e state of W i s c o n s i n and m o s t o t h e r states right n o w face huge budget s h o r t falls and b u d g e t c u t s have to happen.
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THIS WEEK
IN A R T March 9
Wednesday SAC Coffeehouse
MARCH 9 , 2 0 1 1
British dramedy 'Another Year' comes to Knick Katie Schewe
9 - 1 1 p.m. In t h e Kletz
C O - A R T S EDITOR
Friday
March 1 1
S y m p h o n e t t e Concert D i m n e n t M e m o r i a l Chapel
Knickerbocker
Film
r u n s u n t i l M a r c h 19 w i t h s h o w s
7 : 3 0 p.m.. f r e e a d m i s s i o n
Saturday
The
S e r i e s is o p e n i n g its n e x t show, " A n o t h e r Year", o n M a r c h 14. It
March 12
High School Honors B a n d D i m n e n t M e m o r i a l Chapel
at 7:30 p . m . e a c h n i g h t . T h e s y n o p s i s t h e K n i c k gives f o r t h e film is "A m a r r i e d c o u p l e w h o have m a n a g e d to r e m a i n
s e a s o n s of o n e a v e r a g e y e a r b y
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friends, colleagues and family w h o all s e e m t o s u f f e r s o m e
"Career
Sweet"
(1990),
Girls"
(1997),
d e g r e e of u n h a p p i n e s s . " " A n o t h e r Year" is a British
G i l b e r t a n d Sullivan b i o p i c " T o p s y T u r v y " (1999), a n d "All of N o t h i n g " (2002).
d r a m a , written a n d directed by
But his works that received
M i k e L e i g h . Leigh is a d i r e c t o r of b o t h films a n d t h e a t e r . L e i g h
the most praise included: "Naked" (1993), which
s t a r t e d off a s a t h e a t e r d i r e c t o r
w o n h i m t h e Best D i r e c t o r
a n d p l a y w r i g h t in t h e m i d '60s. It w a s in t h e 7 0 s a n d '80s t h a t his
A w a r d at t h e C a n n e s Film
7 : 3 0 p.m.. f r e e a d m i s s i o n
Festival, " S e c r e t s a n d Lies" (1996) w h i c h w a s n o m i n a t e d for a n O s c a r , a n d lastly
Thurs.-Sat.
March 10-12
"Vera Drake" (2004), w i n n e r of
Dance 3 7 K n i c k e r b o c k e r Theatre
the G o l d e n Lion. " A n o t h e r
8 p.m., $ 1 0 . $ 7 . a n d $ 5 a d m i s s i o n
Year" actors Frl.-Sat.
March 11-12
Jim Ruth
SAC W e e k e n d Movie -Tangled." VanderWerf 1 0 2 $ 2 a d m i s s i o n , 8 p.m. and 1 0 : 3 0 p . m .
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downtown. F o u n d e d in 1 9 9 5 by D a w n Mcllhargey-Wigert a n d Terri Filips, I D T
is a
at t h e C a n n e s Film Festival. Yet it
of t h e a c t o r s in t h e film h a d w o r k e d w i t h
d i d play at t h e 54 , h L o n d o n Film Festival b e f o r e its official r e l e a s e
Leigh
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collaboration into building
went the
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characters and
before.
world
this year for an A c a d e m y Award
of t h e film. A g r e a t deal o f i m p r o v i s a t i o n
for b e s t o r i g i n a l s c r e e n p l a y . D o n ' t m i s s y o u r c h a n c e t o see
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this A c a d e m y A w a r d - n o m i n a t e d
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semi-profes-
sional jazz c o m p a n y
r e l e a s e d in F r a n c e in M a y of 2 0 1 0
Lesley M a n v i l l e . M o s t
years are s u r r o u n d e d t h e c o u r s e of t h e f o u r
autumn over
as
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t h e final s c r i p t . " A n o t h e r Year" is
blissfully The
includes such
Laura Helderop: Thursdays. 8 p.m.
affiliated
Radiohead "The King of Limbs"
with H o p e College. T h e c u r r e n t f a c u l t y c o o r d i n a t o r is A m a n d a
Ever s i n c e R a d i o h e a d g a i n e d a r e p u -
Smith-Heynen. The group performs
tation
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each
year to resident and guest c h o r e o g r a p h e d tap and jazz pieces.
for c o m p l e t e l y r e c o n s t r u c t i n g
Daniel Martin M o o r e "In the Cool of the D a y "
v e n t i n g t h e m s e l v e s less a n d less. 2007's "In R a i n b o w s " s o u n d e d like R a d i o h e a d relaxing, n o t taking themselves too se-
According to their website, t h e c o m p a n y is " c o m m i t t e d t o
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e r n a u d i e n c e s . It is a n e s t a b lished e n s e m b l e t h a t s h a r e s t h e
I n 2009, A s o b i S e k s u p u t o u t "Rewolf,"
a s o f t v o i c e o n his last a l b u m , "Stray Age." For h i s n e w a l b u m , h e t h r e w o u t
a n a l b u m o f a c o u s t i c t a k e s of s o n g s
his old a p p r o a c h and r e c o r d e d an as-
"In R a i n b o w s . " T h e y s o u n d e v e n less like a n o r m a l r o c k b a n d t h a n u s u a l a s
artistry of t h e s e d a n c e f o r m s
f r o m t h e i r p r e v i o u s a l b u m s . It w a s w e i r d . D r e a m p o p is d e f i n i t e l y A s o b i
s o r t m e n t of o l d h y m n s a n d s p i r i t u a l s ,
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m i x i n g in s o m e t h e m a t i c a l l y c o n s i s t e n t s o n g s of h i s o w n . T u r n s o u t h i s c o v e r s
by c l a s h i n g r h y t h m s a n d a n x i o u s , jerky
and jazz d a n c e with mid-west-
with audiences f r o m Michigan
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"Congratulations! You've accomplished w h a t 97 percent of people never do w h e n they say they w a n t to write a novel!" Pretty stunning statistic! It is w h a t Professor Elizabeth Trembley says to her students after 28 days of furious novel-writing. The truth is this: Writing a novel is incredibly difficult. The class's goal is to write 50,000 w o r d s in one month. Most students faint at the thought of writing a 10 to 20-page research paper. N o w multiply that by 100, and you've got the typical page count for a novel f r o m this class! And since the novel writing usually takes place in February, the n u m b e r of days decreases by two. Twenty-eight days is all they had, and they did it. Everyone's methods are different for tackling this monstrous task. For me, w h e n I took the class one year ago, it w a s "simple." The word count per day is around 1,700, so I took it a day at a time. 1 devoted a
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make a note of what you have done. You would then go on with the rest of the story as if George was his name all along. After the month of writing, the students gather their stories together and go through an entire workshop together. They prepare a pitch, a 10-second synopsis, and the first 20 pages of the story. Twenty might not seem like that much since you have a 50,000-word story, but it is w h a t publishers typically want from potential authors. So how did this year's group of novelists feel about the whole writing process? Melody Huges ('11) recalls how different it w a s than writing a typical short story. "It w a s painful to write scenes 'quick and dirty.' The luxury of time did not exist in this process, so I couldn't get fancy with words." When asked about the revisioning process, she said: "I agree wholeheartedly with author James Michener w h o said, T a m not a very good writer, but I'm an excellent rewriter.' After completing editorial re-constructive surgery on m y first draft, I hope to end u p with a novel that I am really proud of." Elizabeth Gerometta ('13) said she is excited to get feedback f r o m the other novelists. "I a m a little apprehensive about giving my work to other readers, because it will be rough, even after revision work, but it is worth it to listen to both sides of constructive criticism. It will be great to see my story through the my classmates' perspectives." Another big congratulations to everyone. We hope to see all your novels on the New York Times bestseller list soon.
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Ring by spring. T h e r e is s o m e t h i n g a b o u t those three w o r d s consecutively m a r r i e d within o n e year of g r a d u a t i o n w r i t t e n together that causes a p a r t of m e is far lower t h a n t h e r u m o r s would lead to cringe. Yet, as a s e n i o r at H o p e Colyou to believe; it's kind of like t h a t rulege it's a p h r a s e I've b e e n unable t o o u t m o r w h e r e all Pull moralers and pullers r u n t h e last t w o years. Regardless of o u r get m a r r i e d — t r u s t me, t h a t one's c o m feelings o n the topic, for better or worse pletely false. (pun intended). Ring By Spring is a t r e n d So then, if far fewer H o p e s t u d e n t s that influences this c a m p u s . Here's w h a t get m a r r i e d t h a n we're led t o believe and I w a n t t o know, t h o u g h : W h a t is it a b o u t statistically n o b o d y is getting m a r r i e d g r a d u a t i n g college t h a t leads to p e o p l e for a while, w h y o n earth do w e feel this either getting engaged or w o r r y i n g if ridiculous p r e s s u r e to give or receive a they're single? ring by spring? T h e r e are so m a n y great Now, I'm not a scientist b u t I d o t h i n g s a b o u t being single. Yes, it's nice k n o w t h a t correlation d o e s n o t equal to always have s o m e o n e a r o u n d , but causation. T h a t being said, I s e n s e t h a t there's also an incredible o p p o r t u n i t y for s t u d e n t s o n this c a m p u s feel pressure t o be in a relationship d u r i n g college and if p e r s o n a l g r o w t h w h e n you're n o t e m o tionally c o m m i t t i n g a p a r t of yourself t o t h a t relationship h a s b e e n going s t r o n g another person. for at least a year a n d a half at t h e e n d Being in a relationship is a w e s o m e of j u n i o r year, t o get engaged. M a y b e I'm a n d w o n d e r f u l . Being single is a w e s o m e completely w r o n g , m a y b e I'm not. and w o n d e r f u l . So s t u d e n t s of H o p e A s s t u d e n t s at H o p e , we are called College, I e n c o u r a g e you t o take a d e e p t o excel academically while living lives b r e a t h a n d ignore t h a t pressure to be in of faith and m e a n i n g . You can certainly a relationship b e f o r e April of your gradachieve b o t h of t h o s e things while datuation year. If you're getting m a r r i e d in ing s o m e o n e , b u t t h e urge t o b e in a siga f e w m o n t h s , I sincerely offer m y c o n nificant relationship doesn't necessarily have t o be a p a r t of t h e e q u a t i o n . T h e r e is gratulations. I recognize that while I a m not m a t u r e e n o u g h t o m a k e t h a t s o r t of an absolutely fantastic YouTube video of a c o m m i t m e n t , s o m e p e o p l e are. So w h e r 5-year-old saying, "I don't w a n t to m a r r y ever you are in life, enjoy it! Single, taken you before I have a job." My h o u s e m a t e s or s o m e w h e r e in b e t w e e n — d o n ' t stress and I think it's hilarious b u t we also agree it. We have t o o m a n y things going for us that she's o n t o something. to let ourselves b e d e f i n e d by o u r relaDid you k n o w t h a t in a 2007 c e n s u s tionship status. poll, r e s e a r c h e r s f o u n d t h a t t h e average A m e r i c a n m a n gets m a r r i e d at 27 years Karen thinks Facebook should get rid old and t h e average A m e r i c a n w o m a n of the "Relationship Status" button. It m a r r i e s at 2 5 years? I realize t h a t t h e accauses unnecessary drama. tual n u m b e r of H o p e s t u d e n t s t h a t get-
1 look up. The w o m e n , h e r p u r s e I a m sitting in t h e w i n d o w of Crane's slung over her shoulder, enters a coffee o n Eighth Street. It's s u n n y a n d t h e s h o p d o w n at t h e street corner. I was s n o w is sweating. A n A m e r i c a n flag h o p i n g she h a d d i s a p p e a r e d . waves outside, over t h e store. Across t h e Too late, I could say. street, I watch a w o m a n , w h o steps away W h e r e ' d she go? I could say. I don't f r o m t h e street-side A T M . She w a l k s in know. f r o n t of t h e long stretch of w i n d o w s of I don't r e m e m b e r what she looks like. Teerman's, Teerman's, Teerman's, TeerBut I k n o w w h e r e she is. I h a n g m y man's. As she stuffs her things back into head and jog. She is n e a r and close and her purse, t w o pieces of p a p e r d r o p t o t h e m o n e y belongs to her, and I k n o w t h e sidewalk. She k e e p s walking. w h e r e s h e is.... I sit up straight, put my h a n d t o t h e 1 e n t e r t h e frosted d o o r of t h e cofglass. I imagine she h a s d r o p p e d a bank fee shop. C a f ^ Konditorei. Alpen Rose. card. Her b a n k s t a t e m e n t . H e r social Four-dollar b r o w n i e s and c h o c o l a t e security card. frosted scones. The w o m a n is at t h e This is serious. This could be t h e becounter, p o i n t i n g a finger at t h e glass ginnings of identity theft. case of pastries. I d o n o t k n o w exactly what s h e h a s I t a p h e r o n t h e shoulder. I hold t h e d r o p p e d , b u t I c a n n o t b e a r that she h a s t w o bills o u t to her. "You d r o p p e d this; left s o m e t h i n g behind, a n d it could b e a it's yours," I say. p i c t u r e of her g r a n d d a u g h t e r or a letter She stares at t h e bills, t h e n u p at me. t o her son. She o p e n s her h a n d . "Thank you," she A n d she is still walking. says. I slide o u t of m y seat a n d walk o u t "It's n o problem," I say. I exit, listent h e door. I jog across t h e street, thinking for her, for s o m e t h i n g f r o m her, b u t ing that I a m d o i n g a very g o o d thing for s h e says n o t h i n g m o r e . this w o m a n . That I a m a good m a n . I jog back across t h e street. I sit back I b e n d over t o pick up t h e left-bed o w n and dig for t w o q u a r t e r s o u t of hinds. It is two $1 bills. my pocket. For a refill. I pull o u t a d i m e I hold t h e money. Feel t h e r u b bea n d a quarter, 15 cents s h o r t . I search tween my fingers, t h e rub, t h e weight t h r o u g h m y backpack, pulling o u t m y of m o n e y t h a t is so different f r o m a reblue cap a n d gown t o look in t h e very ceipt or n o t e b o o k paper. Real m o n e y b o t t o m of t h e bag. h a s weight. It's thicker. Denser. But the q u a r t e r and dime. It is all I I think of a 4 7 c e n t refill with 3 cents have. I have n o o t h e r change. of tax at Crane's. Maybe a day-old m u f A n d I w o n d e r if I've m a d e t h e w r o n g fin at LJs. I could get t h e m b o t h and choice. have m o n e y left over.
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"Oye Oye, D u a r t e Duarte," t h e b u s fare collector s c r e a m s as h e h a n g s o u t s i d e t h e m o v i n g vehicle. I signal t h e bus, k n o w n as una guagua, t o s t o p and c l a m b e r o n as t h e driver r u s h e s off t o pick u p m o r e c u s t o m e r s . This is w h a t I go t h r o u g h every m o r n i n g t o get t o class. Each day in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic is exciting because you never k n o w what to expect: t h e guagua can break d o w n in the middle of a downpour, forcing t h e passengers t o push; there could be a bus strike preventing you to go to class, but also forcing the bus fare to increase; a professor can show up 20 minutes late or just cancel class, even though you made the long trek to class; did I mention everyone runs the red lights? Everything is fair game in the D.R. Besides the daily adventures, the culture is very rich as well; everyone is friendly and actually wants to get to know you. Every class, 1 a m greeted by the Latin American cheek kiss. If I'm eating outside, passer-bys say, "Buen provecho," meaning "have a good meal." O n every corner, you see an intense dominoes game going down, where the players slam their dominoes on a professional, green velvet table. The popular music that fills t h e streets consists of meringue, bachata, salsa and Dembow, which is a very popular type of Dominican music. You of course hear the big hits f r o m the U.S., as well. W h e n meringue or salsa is t u r n e d on, magically people start to dance like professionals spinning and twirling their partner like there is no tomorrow. I would love t o move like them; it is so colorful and lively
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and free-spirited! This beautiful country is filled with gorgeous beaches, palm trees, caves and mountains. My most recent excursion was to Cano Hondo.* We visited La Cueva de las Maravillas, t h e Cave of W o n ders, This cave contains m o r e than 500 pre-Columbian pictographs painted by the Tainos onto the cave walls using charcoal and animal fat. Their painting skills are better than I ever could paint! It was also amazing to see what the stalagmites and stalactites formed. There were formations of a heart, a turtle, and even the Nativity scene for the birth of Christ. The other part of t h e excursion consisted of whale watching—not just any whales, but h u m p b a c k whales. D u r i n g the winter season, the whales migrate to the tropical weather, so we were able to see a m o t h e r and her young show off their tails and blow holes w h e n they came up for air. I have never been so up-close to a humpback whale, so this was an incredible experience! My next adventure will be in La Vega, where they have the largest annual Carnaval in the country, celebrated for the entire m o n t h of February. Each weekend, every town has their own parades and festivals with colorful costumes and masks. Carnaval climaxes on February 27, t h e Dominican Independence Day. It is sad to think I have only two m o n t h s left in this beautiful country, but I a m looking forward to learning more about the culture and the language, and also learning some dance moves!
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'Collective bargaining IS democracy' T h e Feb. 2 3 article o n t h e p r o t e s t s in W i s c o n s i n (which have since s p r e a d t o I n d i a n a a n d O h i o a n d p r o b a b l y m o r e t o c o m e ) w a s u n f a i r a n d offensive. Mr. L e e a r g u e s t h a t t h e d e m o c r a t s fleeing t h e state to p u r p o s e l y d o d g e a v o t e t h a t w o u l d kill collective b a r g a i n i n g for t e a c h e r s isn't d e m o c r a t i c . But, h o w is t h a t n o t d e m o c r a t i c ? T h e W i s c o n s i n (and I n d i a n a ) d e m o c r a t s fled t o allow public w o r k e r s , specifically t e a c h e r s , to m a k e t h e i r collective voice h e a r d . T h e y are w o r k i n g in solidarity w i t h t h e t e a c h e r s . Mr. Lee says t h e t e a c h e r s "act c o w a r d l y a n d selfish" and t h e n b l a m e s t h e d e m o c r a t s in office. T h e real s t o r y is n o t a b o u t t h e d e m o c r a t s fleeing office, it is a b o u t t h e t e a c h e r s S T A N D I N G U P f o r t h e i r h u m a n rights, a n d t h e i r right to u n i o n i z e . A n d t h a t is purely d e m o cratic. T h a t is w h a t t h e E g y p t i a n p e o p l e f o u g h t F O R M E R P r e s i d e n t M u b a r a k for a n d t h a t is w h a t e v e r y A m e r i c a n d e d i c a t e d t o d e m o c r a c y s h o u l d S T A N D U P to. Mr. Lee writes that state employees are being asked to pay extra portions of their pensions and health premiums. H e then compares their proposed $200 share to a private sector employee's $330 share. H o w can an average state employee b e c o m p a r e d to the average private sector employee by financial means? N o doubt, private
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A m e r i c a n s to i n t e r n m e n t c a m p s . IS T H A T D E M O C R A T I C ? Mr. Lee e n d s his article " W i t h u n e m p l o y m e n t at 9 p e r c e n t , t h e public h a s bigger p r o b l e m s t h a n to feel s y m p a t h e t i c f o r s o m e c o w a r d l y p u b l i c s e c t o r employees." The m e n a n d w o m e n p r o t e s t i n g in W i s c o n s i n a n d I n d i a n a , a n d s o o n to b e o t h e r states, are in n o way cowardly. T h e y are fighting. They are diligent. T h e y have b e e n u n d e r a p p r e c i a t e d f o r t o o long, a n d r e f u s e to give u p t h e i r collective b a r g a i n i n g r i g h t s . Collective b a r g a i n i n g IS d e m o c r a c y . It allows t h e P E O P L E to d e c i d e i n s t e a d of o n e c o n f u s e d G o v e r n o r . If we, as p e e r s a n d n e i g h b o r s of t h e s e p r o t e s t o r s , are going to r e f u s e to a c k n o w l e d g e t h e i r plight and fight,
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The Flying D u t c h played t h e i r last g a m e of t h e s e a s o n at t h e DeVos Fieldhouse o n Saturday night, b o w i n g t o last season's national c h a m p i o n s W a s h i n g t o n St-Louis 52-56. The loss b r o k e a 7 7 - g a m e w i n n i n g streak for t h e w o m e n , w h o finished their season with a 2 7 - 3 record. The first half consisted of n o n - s t o p fights for possession, with H o p e trailing just o n e p o i n t at t h e buzzer, 26-27. The D u t c h s c r a m b l e d late in t h e s e c o n d half, soaring t h e Bears t o a 9 - p o i n t lead 55-46 with t w o m i n u t e s t o spare. W h i l e AilA m e r i c a n Carrie Snikkers m a n a g e d t o sneak a 3 - p o i n t e r in with seven s e c o n d s left o n t h e clock, it just wasn't e n o u g h for the Dutch. Snikkers e n d e d t h e g a m e with d o u b l e digits, 2 3 p o i n t s and n i n e r e b o u n d s . T h e g a m e was t h e last for five seniors; Snikkers, L a u r e n Geers, Erika Bruinsma, M i r a n d a D e K u i p e r and Rachel Kutney, w h o s e record d u r i n g their four years was an a s t o u n d i n g 117-8. " W e have a great g r o u p of players w h o left their m a r k in m a n y years b o t h o n a n d
off t h e court," said C o a c h Brian M o r e house. The w o m e n claimed a 77-65 victory over D e P a u w (Ind.) Friday night in f r o n t of their o r a n g e and blue fans. "We w e r e blessed to be able to play in f r o n t of t h e fans we have at Hope," M o r e h o u s e said. "The s t u d e n t s are fantastic and so w e r e all t h e o t h e r f a n s w h o s u p p o r t e d o u r team." H o p e led by six p o i n t s at halftime, 39-33. W h i l e D e P a u w did score t h e first t w o points of t h e s e c o n d half, H o p e c a m e back, a c c u m u l a t i n g a 2 1 - p o i n t lead, 58-37 a m e r e six m i n u t e s into t h e second half. The Flying D u t c h shot 54 p e r c e n t overall with t h e ir final 30 points c o m i n g solely f r o m t h r e e p o i n t range. Snikkers o n c e again led t h e D u t c h with 21 p o i n t s overall, while Liz Ellis ('11) a d d e d 16, a n d Bruins m a 12. W h i l e t h e D u t c h u n f o r t u n a t e l y didn't snatch t h e national title this season, three players have received all-conference h o n o r s f r o m t h e league's coaches. Snikkers a n d Bruinsma are first t e a m h o n o r e e s while Ellis is a s e c o n d t e a m h o n o r e e in addition t o being n a m e d t h e league's d e fensive player of t h e year.
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The N C A A t o u r n a m e n t in Rock Island, III. s e e m e d p r o m i s i n g in t h e first r o u n d for the H o p e College FlyingD u t c h m e n o n Friday. The Dutchmen defeated Hanover College (Ind.) 73-70, and advanced to t h e s e c o n d r o u n d against t h e host, Aug u s t a n a College. The D u t c h m e n ' s tough d e f e n s e and quick scoring f r o m c h a n g e of possession gave t h e m an a d v a n t a g e in t h e first r o u n d game. The P a n t h e r s trailed t h e D u t c h m e n t h e entire g a m e , only tying t h e g a m e once, 15 m i n u t e s into t h e first half, while keeping within a five-point margin t o w a r d s t h e e n d of t h e first half. The second half proved p r o m i s i n g for t h e D u t c h m e n as they p u s h e d their lead to 10 points. That lead was quickly slashed w h e n M i k e C a s e for t h e P a n t h e r s hit t w o j u m p e r s and t w o free t h r o w s within 21 s e c o n d s , r e d u c i n g t h e score to 68-64 with only 3:09 remaining. T h e D u t c h m e n kicked it into gear, b u t t h e m a r g i n kept r e d u c i n g . W i t h seven s e c o n d s left, D r a k e H e n d r i c k s for t h e P a n t h e r s hit t w o free throws, closing t h e gap t o 70-68. But t h e free t h r o w m a t c h was o n w h e n C o l t o n O v e r w a y ( 1 3 ) sank t w o and David K r o m b e e n ('12) sank one, e n d i n g t h e g a m e with a final score of 7370 over t h e P a n t h e r s . The D u t c h m e n advanced t o t h e seco n d r o u n d game, c o m i n g into c o m p e t i tion Saturday with A u g u s t a n a , w h o held a 2 4 - 3 record. Kicking off t h e s e c o n d r o u n d g a m e w a s Bowser, hitting a 3 - p o i n t e r eight s e c o n d s into t h e first half. The g a m e looked good until t h e Vikings pulled t h r e e s h o t s in a r o w over t h e D u t c h m e n with 15 m i n u t e s left in t h e first half. T h e r e was a 10-point deficit f r o m t h e n on, resulting in a 4 0 - 3 0 Vikings lead at t h e half. The D u t c h m e n c a m e out firing in t h e s e c o n d half. Bowser hit a 3 - p o i n t e r six m i n u t e s in, r e d u c i n g t h e Vikings lead to one, 47-46. H o p e c a m e alive again, tying t h e Vikings halfway into t h e second half w h e n Logan Neil ( 1 2 ) hit a j u m p e r . The lead went back and f o r t h as b o t h t e a m s fought for a shot. W i t h only 14 s e c o n d s left. Bowser hit o n e of two f r e e throws, p u t t i n g t h e score at 74-71, t h e
D u t c h were leading. The u n e x p e c t e d h a p p e n e d with five s e c o n d s left in play; Vikings guard Brian D e S i m o n e hit a 3-pointer, tying the g a m e 74-74, forcing t h e g a m e into overtime. The D u t c h m e n s e e m e d to lose their fire in overtime, as t h e Vikings led for all five m i n u t e s . The baskets were n o t falling for t h e Dutch, resulting in a final loss of 88-80 t o t h e Vikings. " W e missed s o m e shots a n d we fouled t h e m . T h e y m a d e their f r e e t h r o w s w h e n they had to and that created t h e gap in overtime," coach M a t t Neil said. The road to victory might have been over for t h e N C A A t o u r n a m e n t , but it's not over for t h e men's basketball program. Neil led t h e D u t c h m e n into t h e N C A A t o u r n a m e n t in his first year as head coach and added t o f o r m e r coach G l e n n Van W i e r e n s five straight years in the tournament. T h e end of this season d o e s not mark t h e end of success for H o p e basketball; rather it defines t h e success of H o p e basketball a n d t h e success of a first-time head coach. "I a m completely h o n o r e d to be able to have these m e n call m e 'coach.' W e end u r e d a lot of e m o t i o n a l u p s a n d d o w n s this season, and o u r m e n discovered t h a t mental t o u g h n e s s is necessary t o be successful, n o m a t t e r t h e endeavor," Neil said. Neil also expressed his appreciation for t h e c o m m u n i t y and fans. " O u r basketball p r o g r a m would like t o t h a n k t h e entire H o p e College c o m m u n i t y for t h e s u p p o r t and encouragem e n t d u r i n g t h e season. W e a i m t o serve our college in a way t h a t r e p r e s e n t s t h e loyalty of our f a n s a n d wish to thank t h e D e w C r e w for setting t h e tone," Neil said. As for t h e seniors, they had a great year. Special recognition goes t o Will Bowser, A n d y Venema, Ty Tanis and A d a m Dickerson for their c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o H o p e men's basketball. O t h e r r e c o g n i t i o n s include Bowser m a k i n g M I A A first t e a m honors, as well as t e a m m a t e David K r o m b e e n ( 1 2 ) m a k i n g M I A A second t e a m h o n o r s .