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Appeals committee reinstates Delta Phis Delphis still lose next year's pledge class Matt Cook CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR
T h e Student S t a n d i n g and A p peals C o m m i t t e e recently revoked the suspension of the Delphi Sorority. " [ T h e c o m m i t t e e ] decided that the sanctions were too severe for the incident, and we w e r e given n e w sanctions," said M e g a n Brax ( 4 01) Delphi president.
Brax w a s informed of the decision on Friday, and passed it on to her sorority the next day. In March, the Delphis were susp e n d e d f o r d e v i a t i n g f r o m their N e w M e m b e r Education Program. T h i s c a m e a f t e r being placed on probation in the fall of 1999 for an alcohol violation. T h e suspension f o r b a d e the sorority f r o m holding any formal meetings, displaying their letters, and participating as a group in any college events.
After the suspension, the Delphis had a week to submit an appeal. T h e appeal w a s then presented to the Student S t a n d i n g and Appeals C o m m i t t e e to make a decision. "It took a little while," Brax said. Although the sorority is active again, they still h a v e s o m e sanctions against them. Next year, they will not be allowed to participate in Rush. T h e new m e m b e r s that w e r e not able to finish N e w M e m b e r Education will finish next semester.
" W e will be w o r k i n g with the administration to c o m e u p with a program," Brax said. " T h a t ' s exciting and that's something w e would love to lake care of right away, but because the semester is almost over, we have to wait until next year." W h e n Brax informed the sorority, they were ecstatic. T h e y gathered on the lawn of their c o t t a g e M o n d a y night and cheered. "Everyone is thrilled," Brax said. "The hardest part was the fact that w e couldn't meet at all this year. It's
exciting to not have to be scared to see each other." Brax said that the senior sorority m e m b e r s are happy with the decision, because they w o n ' t be graduating from a suspended sorority, and the new m e m b e r s are happy to finally be able to b e c o m e full m e m bers. "It nice for this to happen before the end of the year," Brax said. A m b e r Garrison, assitant director of housing and coordinator of Greek life, did not return messages.
Campus Life Board speaks out about GSAA Matt Cook CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR
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JAMMING-. The band Azrian performmed as part of the Earth Jam in the Kletz on Saturday. The event, which brought together four different bands, was held by Hope's Environmental Issues Committee in support of environmental awareness.
On April 17, the C a m p u s L i f e Board voted not to adopt the Extracurricular Activities C o m m i t t e e ' s recommendation that the Gay/Straight Alliance for Awareness b e c o m e an official student organization. T h e proposed constitution for the Alliance states "It is the goal of our organization to create an open and understanding atmosphere in which the gay and straight s t u d e n t s of H o p e College can c o m e together to talk about issues related to sexual orientation, with the goal of understanding, increasing awareness and
fostering j u s t i c e . " T h e vote was 5-3, but since it was held in executive session, the vote of each individual m e m b e r was not released. However, the A n c h o r has since talked with s o m e of the m e m bers. M a r k Christel, reference librarian. voted yes. "I w a s encouraged that the group had been f o r m e d b e c a u s e of the [gay and lesbian) film series," Christel said. "Students c a m e away wanting to continue the discussion. I think w e should e n c o u r a g e this discussion." Carl Daniel ('02), a m e m b e r of
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Matt Scogin wins Student Congress election Matt Cook C A M P U S B E A T EDITOR
Elections were held f o r Student C o n g r e s s executive positions last Thursday and Saturday. Malt Scogin ( 4 02) w a s elected as president, and Colleen E v a n s ( 4 03) was elected as vice president. "I feel humbled and privileged to h a v e the o p p o r t u n i t y to serve as next y e a r ' s president," Scogin said. "It was a little nerve racking run-
ning f r o m o f f - c a m p u s , but I had a lot of loyal helpers on c a m p u s w h o w e r e essential in h a n g i n g signs, s p r e a d i n g the w o r d , a n d getting people out to vote." Scogin has served in Student C o n g r e s s for three y e a r s , i n c l u d i n g o n e as vice-president. H e is currently studying politics in Washington, D.C.
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"For the past three years, I have had the c h a n c e to o b s e r v e and l e a r n f r o m past [ S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s ) presidents, so I feel that I ' m well e q u i p p e d to hit v. the g r o u n d r u n n i n g next fall and h a v e a productive year," Scogin said. Scogin's priorities for Scogin next year include improving c o m m u n i c a t i o n b e t w e e n Stu-
dent Congress and the student body, and i m p r o v e ments for the D o w Center. A c c o r d i n g to L o u i s Canfield ( 4 01), current Student Congress president, 1,092 students voted. Canfield is pleased with the turnout. "It's better than usual," q E v a n s Canfield said. "It's a little more than 36 percent [of the stumore
d e n t b o d y ) , which f o r a college election is pretty good." Canfield said that Student Congress representatives have visited student government conferences, where they found that for many colleges, a turnout of 10 percent is considered strong.
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Senior class to say goodbye to Hope next Sunday Maura Reynolds chooser) as commencement speaker Danielle Koski S T A F F REPORTER
On Sunday, M a y 6th, nearly 6 0 0 seniors will walk out onto the Holland Municipal Stadium football field to participate in H o p e C o l l e g e ' s o n e h u n d r e d thirty sixth c o m mencement.
T h e speaker for this y e a r ' s C o m m e n c e m e n t , chosen by the class of '01, was M a u r a Reynolds, director of advising and associate professor of Latin at Hope. "I get to work with a lot of students and it is nice to be a part of their day," Reynolds said. The title of Reynold's speech is "Survivor," though Reynolds would not give details as to what the actual speech is going to be about.
Reynolds r e m e m b e r s her college graduation as a time of looking ahead to her future as a teacher in high school and preparing for graduate school, though she admits that path has not been a straight road. "The path I have as a 54 year old was not a straight path f r o m when I was 2 0 something and graduating f r o m college," Reynolds said. R e y n o l d s also r e m e m b e r s h e r c o l l e g e graduation as being a time to spend with fam-
ily. She wants people to remember that rather than r e m e m b e r i n g that she was the s p e a k e r " I ' m h a p p y to do it, but the day is really about the students," Reynolds said. Reynolds joined the H o p e faculty in 1974 as the director of the A c a d e m i c Support Center, and four years later she was appointed the director of advising. mVrer6,Br/{SO<Xtlte,onp210,,hc
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Health Clinic provides relief from Spring fever Brock Fegan S T A F F REPORTER
As the school year nears its end, and the wealher is c h a n g i n g , stud e n t s may f a c e n e w health c o n cerns. Springtime o f t e n acts as a catalyst for things as small as the c o m m o n cold, and things as serious as depression. It is during this lime of year that the Hope College Health Clinic sees many students w h o are in need of t r e a t m e n t of a l l e r g y r e l a t e d illnesses. According to the Health Clinic, the c h a n g e in wealher can easily trigger allergy s y m p t o m s such as runny nose, watery eyes, coughing, sinus c o n g e s t i o n and p l u g g e d up ears. T h e Health Clinic has a variety of prescription allergy medicines to treat these s y m p t o m s . According to Ann McKay, Health Clinic director, d e p r e s s i o n is another problem s o m e students f a c e as the year ends. Deciding what to
do next can often lead students to depression. Seniors, in particular, may feel increased stress during this time of year, as they experience "seniorilis," anxiety over what to do after college. "If depression is not treated, it will only w o r s e n , " M c K a y said. M c K a y wanted students to know that they can use the Health Clinic as a resource. "You d o n ' t have to suffer if you are experiencing any of these health p r o b l e m s , " M c K a y said. " T h e Health Clinic staff is here to meet student needs." T h e Health Clinic staff is made up of t w o nurse practitioners and four registered nurses with a variety of health related areas. T h e r e is a l s o a H e a l t h C l i n i c website available through K n o w H o p e that is currently being developed further to include biographies of the entire Health Clinic staff.
GSAA from 1 S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s , a l s o voted in support of the proposal. "I felt that it w a s necessary to have a group in which open discussion could take place," Daniel said. " H a v i n g it l o c a t e d in a s p e c i f i c place and time is a better idea than the dorm room discussions that c a m e out of the film series." Kelly Morrison (401), Student Congress comptroller, voted against the proposal. " M y j o b is to represent the students on c a m p u s , and the majority of students I h a v e c o m e into contact with - and I think I c o m e into contact with a wide range of students - have not been in favor of an advocacy g r o u p on this issue," Morrison said. Morrison felt that, although the Alliance calls themselves an awaren e s s g r o u p , it w o u l d be hard to avoid the group turning into an advocacy group. Paul B u s h ( 4 0 l ) , S t u d e n t C o n gress v i c e - p r e s i d e n t a g r e e d with Morrison. Bush voted no. "I felt that a lot of what they pro-
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p o s e d s o u n d e d like a d v o c a c y , " Bush said. "I think it would have been more likely to pass if it w a s n ' t so much like advocacy." Richard Frost, dean of students, and Paul Boersma, chaplain, had no comment. C h a r l e s Aschbrenner, professor of music, Diana Breclaw, director of student activities, and D. Wesley P o y t h r e s s , assistant dean of m u l t i c u l t u r a l life, did not return p h o n e calls. John Yelding, associate professor of education, and chairperson of the committee, did not vote. T h e chairperson of the C a m p u s Life Board never votes except in the case of a lie. According to the minutes f r o m the meeting, J a m e s Bultman, Hope C o l l e g e president, is c o n s i d e r i n g establishing a task force to review h o w discussions of homosexuality could best take place at Hope College. "I think that with the task force, the school is taking a step in the right direction," Daniel said.
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FIRST CLASS CAR WASHz Members of Hope's Mortar Board washed cars Saturday to raise money for deaf children in the Gaza Strip. They raised over $400 from customers such as the driver of this limousine. ELECTION from 1 " W e h a v e pretty good involvement here," Canfield said. S c o g i n received 8 6 7 votes (79 percent of votes cast). H i s o p p o nent, R a n d A r w a d y ( 4 03) received 225 (21 percent). A r w a d y d o e s not regret his decision to run. " I ' m h a p p y I decided to run bec a u s e I feel I g a v e students an opportunity to c h o o s e b e t w e e n t w o candidates, b e c a u s e that w a s n ' t the case last year," Arwady said. L a s t year, C a n f i e l d ran u n o p posed. "I congratulate Matt Scogin on the victory and I feel he will do a very good j o b representing the students," A r w a d y said. Although he feels Scogin ran a fair c a m p a i g n , Arwady questioned the need f o r seniors to vote in the election. A c c o r d i n g to C a n f i e l d , seniors have always voted in the election because the Student C o n g r e s s constitution calls for an all-campus ballot, and that has been interpreted to include seniors. "I understand in this election, d u e to the lopsided victory against me. the senior vote m a y not h a v e affected the o u t c o m e , " A r w a d y said. "But I feel Student Congress should
look into perhaps d o i n g a w a y with the seniors voting, because t h e y ' r e voting for the candidate to represent the students the next school year, a school year they c o u l d n ' t even be a part o f . " S c o g i n also a c k n o w l e d g e d the need for that to be e x a m i n e d . "I believe that seniors are very genuine in voting for what's best for the future of Hope College," Scogin said. "Yet since the new Student C o n g r e s s l e a d e r s h i p will not directly affect t h e m , I think there is a very valid argument to be m a d e for not allowing seniors to vote." According to Canfield, o n e of the reasons seniors are allowed to vote is because incoming f r e s h m e n are not. "We think it's better to have more students involved than fewer," Canfield said. " S e n i o r s aren't going to vote in any appreciably different w a y than any other class." Colleen E v a n s is currently in her first year in Student Congress as the G i l m o r e Hall representative. S h e won 78 percent of the vice-presidential vote over her opponent Carl Daniel ( 4 02). " I ' m very excited and very honored," E v a n s said. "It's was a really f u n c a m p a i g n . "
E v a n s is l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to working with Scogin, with w h o she campaigned. " H e ' s j u s t a p h e n o m e n a l guy," E v a n s said. " H e ' s got a lot of int e g r i t y a n d a lot o f e x p e r i e n c e . W e ' r e going to get a lot done." E v e n t h o u g h he lost, Daniel is also glad he ran. "It was a good experience. I learned a lot," Daniel said. After finishing up at H o p e and turning the reigns over to Scogin, C a n f i e l d p l a n s o n e n t e r i n g law school. H e will take with him the lessons he has learned in his two years as president of H o p e ' s Student Congress. "It's been a lot of work, but it's been a lot of f u n too," Canfield said. "It's the kind of work I enjoy, so I'll m i s s it a lot. T h e people I ' v e w o r k e d with have been great." Other winners were A m y Avery ( 4 02) and Tanner Smith ( 4 02) for senior class representatives, A m b e r B e e s o n ( ' 0 3 ) and C h a d S a m p s o n ( ' 0 3 ) f o r j u n i o r class representatives, and Rhonda Armstrong ( 4 04) and Jill DeVries ( 4 04) for sophomore class representative. Jessica Droste ( 4 02) was selected by Student Congress for comptroller.
G R A D U A T I O N from 1 faculty, Jacob N y e n h u i s j o i n e d too, as dean f o r humanities. N y e n h u i s will be retiring this y e a r as P r o v o s t . H e will be the speaker at the Baccalaureate. H i s s p e e c h will be "Let Your L i f e
Speak." He will also be receiving an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters at the c o m m e n c e m e n t . Leonard and Marjorie M a a s will be receiving honorary d e g r e e s of
Doctor of H u m a n e Letters. T h e Baccalaureate will be held in D i m n e n t Chapel at 9 : 3 0 and 11:30 a.m., and is by ticket a d m i t t a n c e only. C o m m e n c e m e n t will be at 3:00 p.m.
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Jazz and Winds CD to be released soon
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In a collaborative effort, the Hope College Jazz E n s e m b l e and Wind S y m p h o n y are p r o d u c i n g a j o i n t CD. " T h e title of t h e C D will be 'Resolution' and will feature music of A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n c o m p o s e r s " said Steven Ward, director of the Wind S y m p h o n y and assistant professor of music, " S o m e of the most important c o m p o s e r s of the twentieth century are featured on this recording." A m o n g the j a z z s e l e c t i o n s recorded by the Jazz E n s e m b l e for "Resolution" are, " R e s o l u t i o n " by John Coltrane, a j a z z c o m p o s e r of the late 1950s and 1960s who was an important yet controversial figure in j a z z . 'Haitian Fight S o n g ' by Charles Mingus, one of j a z z ' s greatest bass-playing composers, "Psalm
2 3 " and "Transblucency" by Duke Ellington, another of j a z z ' s important c o m p o s e r s w h o s e career s p a n n e d fifty y e a r s , and ' B l u e s Connotation' by O m e t t e Coleman, a leading contemporary composer in the f r e e j a z z m o v e m e n t which conveys emotional content in voice like tones. Selections recorded by the Wind Symphony include "From the Delta" by William Grant Still, w h o is considered by many to be the dean of American Black comN posers, and "American G u e r n i c a " by A d o l p h u s Hailstork, a professor of music and C o m p o s e r - i n - R e s i dence at Norfolk State University in Virginia. T h e Jazz Ensemble is directed by Brian Coyle, associate professor of music, while the Wind S y m p h o n y is directed by Ward. Other faculty involved with the project are Margaret Kennedy-Dygas, professor of
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music, and Linda Dykstra, assistant professor of music, as voice soloists with the Jazz Ensemble. Susan A t e f a t - P e c k h a m , assistant prof e s s o r of E n g l i s h , is f e a t u r e d in " A m e r i c a n G u e r n i c a " with t h e Wind Symphony, reading an original piece. T h o s e involved are very excited about ' R e s o l u t i o n ' . " W h a t is e s p e c i a l l y e x c i t i n g about this project is that it is not s o m e 'special' effort on the part of these e n s e m b l e s to p r o g r a m this m u s i c , but r a t h e r a natural outgrowth of the p r o g r a m m i n g that already exists with these groups," Ward said, "This is a very special project, that will benefit the entire H o p e community." " R e s o l u t i o n " will be available through the H o p e - G e n e v a B o o k store and the music department will use the C D f o r recruiting purposes.
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Warm fuzzies Step. Step. Step. C l u m p ! M y b r a v e t w o - y e a r old f e e t w e r e l e a r n i n g to n a v i g a t e t h e stairs in my house, a c c o m p a n i e d by s k i n n e d k n e e s , a k n o c k e d a r o u n d n o g g i n , and my t r u s t y baby blanket. Although my mother was convinced I was going to trip and kill myself, this blanket gave m e the c o u r a g e to pull myself over that o n e last step to the top landing. T h i s b l a n k e t w a s an i n s t a n t hug, a s o u r c e of c o m f o r t a f t e r nightmares of the monster under the bed (his name is Fred). We did everything together, and my blanket certainly showed the wear of my love. Over the next few years, my feet began to take m e m u c h beyond the top of the staircase, and my blanky was there every step of the way. Even though its magical p o w e r s w e r e b e g i n n i n g to wear off, just knowing it w a s beside m e allowed m e to o v e r c o m e new challenges in my life. 1 tackled obstacles like eating Brussels sprouts, tying my own shoes and learning h o w to tell lime. Eventually, however, it c a m e time f o r the t w o of us to part ways. M y blanket was simply too f l u f fy to fit in my backpack f o r the first day of kindergarten. S o 1 went on alone, leaving my blanket folded on the bed, hugging its soft folds and leaving a fond farewell kiss. T h e time has c o m e , too, for the Anchor and I to part ways. I credit the newspaper with giving me the guts to go out and ask those tough questions. T h e Anc h o r w a s my c o m f o r t t h r o u g h long nights of loneliness, through controversies and conversations. In a real sense, the Anchor is the
reason I am here today, since it was the only reason 1 remained at H o p e after my first year. Since my first week at Hope, I h a v e b e e n a s s o c i a t e d with the Anchor.The fluorescent-lit hole of an office in the bowels of DeWitt has been my primary address for many more days than 1 would like to a d m i t . I h a v e b o n d e d with people with w h o m I never would h a v e had a c h a n c e to a sso c i a t e outside of the confines of journalism. M e m o r i e s of all-nighters to make deadline and flurries in the Kletz give m e endless hours of joyE a c h w e e k has b r o u g h t n e w stories, n e w tasks, and new challenges. M y weekly page gives m e both j o y and heartache, but above all, the sense of accomplishment that m a y b e , j u s t m a y b e , 1 perf o r m e d a service to the H o p e College community. It is, undeniably, time for the two of us to part ways. T h e A n c h o r has b e c o m e my c o m f o r t zone. After all, I know I can write, edit, and design page each week. This has been a wond e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y f o r me, but there are so many other mountains to conquer just over the horizon. And the A n c h o r simply w o n ' t fit in my backpack. I ' m not usually o n e for farewells, but I c a n ' t part with my y e a r s of newsprint without o n e last adieu. T h a n k y o u . A n c h o r staff, for giving m e s o m e t h i n g worth remembering for the rest of my life. You have taken me to unbelievable heights and helped me out of plummeting lows. Without you, I would never have made it this far. But f r o m here, I must go on alone.
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HOPE E3E-BOP: Jazz Ensemble, pictured here in rehearsal, will add to the soon-to-be-released Jazz Ensemble and Wind Sympony compilation CD.
The Sigma Omicron, Hope College's dance fraternity, will be extending their artistic talents to the residents of F r e e d o m V i l l a g e on M o n d a y April 3 0 with a f r e e student choreographed concert. O r g a n i z e d by S i g m a O m i c r o n m e m b e r Angela L e e ( 4 01), the concert is an o u t r e a c h e f f o r t of the dance fraternity to e x p o s e the senior citizens living at Freedom Village in Holland to the m a n y sides of dance. "We hope to promote d a n c e as an art a n d a l s o as something that can be e n j o y e d as an artistic process " said Lee. L e e ' s organization of the concert is not only part of the service aspect of the dance fraternity. It also fulfills part of her senior internship as a psychology major. L e e has organized the twelve dancers and choreographers as well as setting up the
p e r f o r m a n c e space and preparing a program. ' T h e most difficult part of the process so far has been getting all of the dancers together and scheduling the event with all of the other d a n c e performances going on," L e e said " I t ' s been a very busy time for dancers right now with o t h e r c o n c e r t s be scheduled for the s a m e time." T h e formal student choreographed concert will be held today, Wednesday. April 25 at 8 pm in the Knickerbocker Theater, and the informal student choreographed concert will be held on Monday, April 3 0 in the Dow second floor dance studio. Both concerts are f r e e to the public. T h e p e r f o r m a n c e at F r e e d o m Vill a g e will c o n s i s t of s i x s t u d e n t dances, with a short talk given by e a c h c h o r e o g r a p h e r b e f o r e each piece. T h e program of the concert will r a n g e f r o m tap to m o d e r n to waltz and ragtime dances. At the end of the concert, the residents will be invited to j o i n the d a n c e r s in the
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waltz and the tango. Lee believes that the educational aspect of the concert will be especially interesting to the residents, and she hopes that they will want to participate with the dancers at the end. " T h e seniors living at Freedom Village are self-sufficient m e m b e r s of the community. Many of them are from Holland and are very supportive of H o p e College and anything that w e can bring to them." D a n c e major Hannah Bira ( ' 0 2 ) is excited about sharing her dancing and her time with the seniors at the village. "I think its a good thing. Its really great f o r them to have a perf o r m a n c e that they d o n ' t have to leave for," Bira said. " Its good to show them that y o u n g people are still interested in the arts and have c o m m o n interests with them. Hopefully, we'll be able to bridge the generation g a p with our dancing."
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N u m b e r s can be very revealing. Recently, the Anchor has b e c o m e aware of two numbers that reveal a lot about the student body of H o p e College. One is encouraging and the other is disappointing. T h e first number is 36. According to L o u i s C a n f i e l d , president of Student Congress, that is the percent of the student body that participated in the recent election for student congress executives and cabinet m e m b e r s . Although 36 percent m a y not seem like a lot, in comparison to elections in past years, and especially in comparison to other colleges, it is huge. 36 percent is encouraging because it m e a n s that a large number of students are taking an interest in the H o p e College community. Too often m a n y students get so caught up in the day-to-day living of college life - classes, grades, social activities- that they forget they are living in a c o m m u n i t y of people like and unlike them. T h e y forget that there are decisions being m a d e that affect that community, and they forget that they can have a voice in those decisions. That is what Student C o n g r e s s is all about - giving a voice to the students. That voice is strongest w h e n the most students possible participate in things like the elections. However, students cannot make the best decisions without being informed. That is where the second n u m b e r c o m e s in: four. Recently, Student Congress conducted a poll of the student body. O n e of the questions dealt with sources of information for students about Hope. T h e Anchor was ranked fourth, behind K n o w H o p e , word of mouth, and Phelps table tents. This is disappointing not because w e are the Anchor staff and w e feel sorry f o r ourselves. T h i s is disappointing because the Anchor serves an invaluable role for the students of H o p e college, and the students are not taking advantage of it. K n o w H o p e and table tents are basically advertising. T h e y are biased sources of information. T h e Anchor is in a unique position to cover everything that goes on at H o p e , f r o m Greek scandals to Jazz Band concerts, f r o m Student Congress elections to baseball games. As dedicated journalists, the A n c h o r s t a f f ' s primary concern is to provide the students of H o p e College with the most information possible about the H o p e community. T h i s information allows the students to m a k e i n f o r m e d decisions about their opinions and h o w
Student comments on Gay Straight Alliance G a y - S t r a i g h t A l l i a n c e . All stu-
To the Editor: I breathed a heavy sigh of relief last Wednesday evening when I read the headline on the front page of the Anchor. To k n o w that the Hope College C a m p u s L i f e Board has saved us, the student body, from having to deal with the issue of homosexuality on campus w a s a great weight lifted off my mind. To think that a group w h o a d v o c a t e s d i a l o g u e and seeks to help others understand h o m o s e x u a l i t y actually w a n t e d the support of the college is preposterous to me! Thank you Hope College for keeping our bubble intact! I h o p e you sensed the sarcasm. I w a s laying it on pretty thick. I find it strongly disheartening that the college will not support the
dents, gay or straight, deserve the support of the college. To not support this group by saying that the time is not right is ludicrous. It is sad to think that, even though it is the year 2001, Hope College s e e m s stuck in the c o n s e r v a t i v e closed mindedness of the 1 9 5 0 ^ . D e a n Frost said, "The m e m b e r s of the C a m p u s L i f e Board did not find it was in the best interest of the college to have that group right now." Well, w h e n W I L L it be the right time? It is time to face reality. T h e world is not flat. It is insulting that the C a m p u s Life Board does not think the student body can handle the Gay-Straight Alliance. I think this type of discussion is exactly the kind w e need to continue at Hope College. We are already a pretty h o m o g e n o u s mix-
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having a big impact on the lives of a number of people on this c a m pus." Well, that e n d s here, at least w e are trying to d o o u r part in clearing up all the rumors about the "violation". T h e reason that w e have not been more open about this all before is because w e were trying to be respectful towards the appeals process w e were suddenly a part of. We are thankful for the decision of the Student Standings and A p p e a l s C o m m i t t e e to o v e r t u r n the suspension and want you, as the c a m p u s c o m m u n i t y , lo realize why w e are grateful and why it was
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the first weekend of N e w M e m ber E d u c a t i o n , our sorority has been in the middle of allegations c e n t e r e d a r o u n d and s a n c t i o n s rendered as the result of a "pledging violation". As the front page article and the "Our Voice" colu m n of the March 7 , 2 0 0 1 Anchor about this "violation" were published, it b e c a m e m o r e and m o r e evident that, yes, "the c a m p u s is filled with different stories, too many and so varied that...the students, faculty, and staff of H o p e College, are left with an incomplete picture of e v e n t s that are
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subsequently was considered a violation of our program since this time together w a s not an "approved event". To be honest, not o n e of us actives and new m e m b e r s - thought this w a s an event. During their time together, which did not even last all night, the new m e m b e r s made cupc a k e s f o r the C o s m o actives (our b r o t h e r s ) and they m a d e c o l l a g e s a b o u t t h e m s e l v e s to better get to k n o w each other. T h e r e , n o w you know, kind of a let d o w n , isn't it? N o naked w o m e n , no people dying, just
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way. Perhaps it is out of fear, perhaps f r o m being u n c o m f o r t a b l e around the issue. That can be understood, but it is time to o v e r c o m e that. It is an issue that will not disappear by simply ignoring it. T h e semester is almost over, but the issue will still be around in the fall. H o w long can you i g n o r e it? 1 think m a y b e the C a m p u s L i f e Board should reconsider its decision.
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ture of just plain white Dutch kids. Diversity breeds' discussion, which in turns breeds thinking. Last time I checked, thinking w a s a good way to learn. Without discussions like this on c a m p u s , w e will not b e challenged to g r o w intellectually, and remain narrow minded children w h o see the world as only working o n e
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Pluto Project organizers feel forced silence To the Editor: T h e intent of this letter is to address a problem of forced silence. C e r t i a n d i s s e n t e r s to t h e P l u t o Project h a v e taken it upon themselves to r e m o v e the articles f r o m the designated areas accessible to all students. In recent years Hope College has been vigorously exercising its inclination toward toleranceâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;of vario u s races, of gender, and of religion. Though it is questionable in the eyes of many concerning the degree to which w e need to improve our attitude toward eyes of many concerning the degree to which w e need to improve o u r attitude toward those w h o are of different backgrounds, it seems that our progress is slow but sure. Tangible p i e c e s of evid e n c e for this i m p r o v e m e n t can clearly be seen. For e x a m p l e , the Images production at the Knickerbocker is an attraction that has impressed a sizable crowd every year. In this production all races are lauded as creations of God that reflect His glory, each in their o w n way. Take Back the Night is another such example of such a program. It
is d e d i c a t e d to the abolition of h a r m f u l c o n d u c t toward w o m e n and also the r e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of healthy realtionships between men and w o m e n as equals in the eyes of our Maker. T h i s program has supporters of both male and female gender. Finally^ the Rise meeting provied the w a r m t h and f e l l o w ship, not only of those with parti9ular religous affliction, but to those w h o are seeking insight to
f r o m a Biblical perspective. Since w e believe that the Bible is the Word of G o d , and not our o w n word, w e consider ourselves to be sinners justified only by the grace of G o d ' s Son, and servants who are called to spread
His Word. If those w h o d i s a g r e e with o u r stance on moral issues will not hear us in the n a m e of Jesus Christ, w e ask them to hear us in the n a m e of tolerance: please perimet us to obey our God according to our conscience the truth. W h y is H o p e supportive of spe- and allow t h o s e w h o are s e e k i n g cial group interests? A s o n e of our spiritual truths to read our articles. fellow students put it, "The world Our goal is similar to that of the Rise needs all kind of p e o p l e . " H e is organization: we want to cultivate a r i g h t . H o p e C o l l e g e is m a k i n g deeper k n o w l e d g e of the truth in our p r o g r e s s t o w a r d d e m o n s t r a t i n g lives and in the lives of others. We acceptance of all people. That is w o u l d n e v e r steal o r d e s t r o y the why we, the supporters of the Pluto tracks of others even though w e m a y Project have decided to voice our not a g r e e with t h e m . W h y , t h e n , concern: our voice at present has should anyone steal or destroy ours? In closing, we ask those w h o radibeen limited d u e to the frequent cally believe in tolerance for themr e m o v a l of our issues f r o m o u r selves to practice tolerance toward c o m m o n property by those who do others. On a concrete level, w e ask not share our opinions. T h e Pluto Project is an organi- that everyone's freedom of speech zation of Christian students with be respected. T h a n k you. an intention to voice our opinions Lynette Wehmer ('03), Winston concerning the purpose of life and 4 its implications on o n e ' s lifestyle Rowlett ( 01), Jessica D o r e ( ' 0 3 )
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I got a letter in the mail the other day, form addressed to " D e a r Graduate of the Class of 2001." A quick scan of the letter informed m e that there are people very excited that I was so soon to b e c o m e an alumni. I got over my initial happiness that this group of people 1 didn't know was proud of my accomplishment when I reached the part of the letter that asked me to contribute to s o m e sort of "legacy." That word opened my mind to a ravening horde of questions, all clamoring and shouting for my attention. W h a t is my legacy at H o p e ? Does it matter? Will I return to a class reunion twenty years f r o m now and look at a sea of faces that I r e m e m b e r but don't r e m e m b e r m e ? D o 1
Gay Straight decision a disappointment To the Editor: G r a v e d i s a p p o i n t m e n t in t h e H o p e College C a m p u s Life Board sits heavily u p o n my chest. Last w e e k the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n to app r o v e the G a y S t r a i g h t A l l i a n c e asan official student organization was voted down. T h e idea that the C a m p u s Life Board "did not find it w a s in the best interest of the college to have that group right n o w " makes for only a small part of my frustration. Perhaps what caught my attention was the board's concern that the Reformed Church might not a p p r o v e of s u c h an " a l l i a n c e . " M a y b e it was even the board's fear that a group of H o p e College students having an open dialogue may not be " a n appropriate f o r u m f o r approaching the issue of homosexuality." I s u p p o s e I could even be worked up about the board's decision d u e to the questions that have arisen about the possibility of underlying motives. 1 cannot help but w o n d e r if the C a m p u s L i f e Board c o n s i d e r e d a l u m n i f u n d i n g and other donations to the college when casting the final votes. A l t h o u g h they would never admit to it, could the m e m b e r s of t h e b o a r d h a v e thought that even if the G S A would be in the best interest of the students, acknowledging and support-
ing its e x i s t e n c e could possibly c h a n g e the a m o u n t of cash that pours into the school every year from donors? If so, was money "an appropriate angle for approaching the issue of homosexuality?" How much backing would truly be lost and how much has now been lost by voting the c o m m i t t e e d o w n ? H o w ironic that our guest speaker, M a y a Angelou, spoke last w e e k about rainbows the evening b e f o r e the iron fist c a m e d o w n upon the concept of a discussion group that might lead to a God-forbidden alliance between gays and straights. S h e must not have known that neither the leaders of H o p e ' s c a m p u s life nor the leaders of the R e f o r m e d Church like to even talk about the symbolism of a rainbow let alone pay money to hear about the possibility of H o p e actually being a "rainbow in the clouds." If it is not in the best interest of the college to make the G S A an official organization right now I want to know when it will be in our best interest. I thought the C a m p u s Life Board was supposed to do what is right for the campus of students not the college of administration. I feel that the s t u d e n t s are m o r e t h a n ready f o r open conversation about the issue of homosexuality and the only thing standing b e t w e e n the
students and the school's support is the apparent h o m o p h o b i a and ulterior motives present in the decisionmakers. Rejection of the G S A c a m e as no surprise to many d u e to the said "nature of this college." If unacceptance is this college's nature then I find it high time that H o p e finds its "second nature!" Separation from important w o r l d w i d e issues is not the way to handle uncertainties about such topics as homosexuality. It only results in the c o n t i n u a t i o n of ignorance. Education and civil discussion a m o n g s t peers is the only way to reach tolerance, understanding and eventually acceptance. Let us lift the b u r d e n of disapp o i n t m e n t f r o m the great chest of H o p e College by opening our eyes and minds to humankind as it is, not as w e wish it to be. T h e Gay Straight Alliance is an appropriate f o r u m , it is in the best interest of the college and it deserves the approval of this institution just as every student-gay, straight, black, white, b r o w n , or pink-deserves H o p e ' s approval. Let us add another piece of the puzzle to the H o p e College quest for diversity. It can only happen by working and talking together.
Quincy T. Marr ( ' 0 2 )
Vanderprov 4 out of 5 Amys agree that Vanderprov is the thing to do on May Day. 8:00 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium. After a long day of alcohol, foxy boxing, and sunshine, who are you to resist?
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a legacy. S o I ' m going to give money to Hope, and it will go to build m e a legacy that will stand for the ages. I'll donate money to put a plaque in the middle of 13th street w h e r e I d u m p e d a bucket of pickle brine on s o m e o n e ' s head. T h a t ' l l etch my legacy at H o p e in stone. M y money will be used to build a gigantic doughnut in College East, m a r k i n g the time when I chased my r o o m m a t e down the hall, hitting him with a sack of powdered doughnettes. I'll give money for a statue of myself in the Anchor office, and another in Lubbers hall. M y m o n e y will create the Andrew Lotz m e m o rial flag football field. M y money will make H o p e a place filled with my legacy - my n a m e will be on plaques everywhere. It will be on the trays and Phelps care? and the desks in the basement of It was then that I decided to the Chapel. I'll have Andrew read onward in the letter, to Lotz memorial trees, statues, find out how to create this sostages, sidewalk tiles, textbooks, called legacy. It turns out that and s u m m e r nights... everywhere I can purchase a genuine, that I left my memories, my bonified legacy at Hope money will deposit a legacy. And College f o r only a set of fiscal s o m e h o w , w h e n 1 die, I'll be able donations (a variety of pricing to look back on my life and say plans and income-linked that I am r e m e m b e r e d , that sliding scales are provided). m e m o r y of m e exists, that I have T h e answer is so simple, it's a legacy at H o p e College. astonishing: money equals T h e r e ' s only o n e flaw in my your very own legacy. And not p l a n - I ' m poor. Four years at only that, but the alumni H o p e have left m e with a legacy associations of H o p e are m o r e of being broke. S o it looks like than willing to help you plan I'll h a v e to send a note to the out h o w much legacy you alumni legacy people, apologizwant to give, to tell you how ing f o r my lack of leaving a many times a year it would be mark on this campus. I'll just feasible to create legacy with have to be content knowing that I your budget, and how it may have left no legacy at Hope be time to consider signing College, no monetary mark of over a portion of your will to my presence. H o p e College for an eternal Someday, when I ' m on my legacy. And I thought you had deathbed, and I look back at my to do something. college days, I will remember I used to think that Napocertain things. I'll remember the leon, Winston Churchill, and j o y of ignoring h o m e w o r k on Jimi Hendrix had great sunny spring days. I'll remember legacies in this world. But I my friends, and the good times d o n ' t know if any of them that w e shared together. I'll ever gave money to the Hope r e m e m b e r the smile of my College alumni fund. I guess girlfriend, and the laughter of the my aspirations at being crowd at Vanderprov. I'll see s o m e o n e w h o could shape and myself walking along campus, affect the world were too whistling a tune as the fall leaves much focused on my ideas change to orange-red around me. and desire to make this earth a I'll recall all this and so many better place, and not enough other memories, and I'll smile, focused on h o w to earn even without a "legacy." e n o u g h money to leave behind
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THE LATE BIRD DOESN'T GET THE WORM: Rand Arwady ('03), Sports Editor, laments an unfinished page after getting another late start on Tuesday night.
WE WW rn KU tVEpy WEE jjsw r i PME12 WW ACT IK. The Anchor is more than just a newspaper for its staff members. The Anchor is our live?. Each and every week, we make countless phone calls, fix computer problems, write, edit, and layout our pages, and make numerous Kletz runs in the process of putting out an issue. From start to finish, we oversee every aspect of the Anchor, from website production to copy editing, and from ad design to photography. We have dedicated ourselves to journalism...at least for lYiesday night. Here is a random sampling of how our hard work brings you the latest news. PHOTOS BY C A R R I E A R N O L D A N D R O B O N D R A
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in either of t h e m , " he said. T h r o u g h o u t his years here, he has had the o p p o r t u n i t y to d o extensive
as d e a n of arts and h u m a n i t i e s . . D u r i n g his t i m e as p r o v o s t , N y e n h u i s said h e has e n j o y e d his
of H o p e ' s faculty, f r o m m a n y d i f -
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t i m e to " w o r k with, and o n behalf o f , the faculty t o d e v e l o p a vision
ferent d e p a r t m e n t s , will b e retiring at the e n d of the s e m e s t e r . T o g e t h e r
m e n t s at other c o l l e g e s and universities, a s well as w r i t i n g s e v e r a l
f o r a c a d e m i c e x c e l l e n c e a n d the pleasure of w o r k i n g with colleagues
t h e y h a v e w o r k e d a total of 2 3 4
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years at H o p e C o l l e g e . T h o s e retiring include: W i l l i a m
H e s a y s that he will m i s s the discipline of t e a c h i n g and its s c h e d -
t o c h a n g e t h e c o m p o s i t i o n of the f a c u l t y to i n c l u d e w o m e n a n d
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p e o p l e of color m a k i n g this a better place for both students a n d faculty." N y e n h u i s has m a n y plans for his retirement and looks f o r w a r d to
business administration; Peter Jolivette, p r o f e s s o r of p h y s i c s ; Jo-
travel t o visit his t w o d a u g h t e r s , as well as c a m p , garden and bird
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his c o l l e a g u e s o v e r t h e years. " T h e y ' r e a g o o d g r o u p . W e think
get t o w a t c h t h e t r a n s i t i o n f r o m
t h o u g h h e retires at the e n d o f t h e semester, he will c o n t i n u e t e a c h i n g half t i m e for t w o m o r e years. H e
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students is that of a w e and wonder."
part of h e r life, as she e n j o y s hav-
on
A l t h o u g h he will not b e f u l l y retired until the e n d of next s e m e s t e r .
ing d i n n e r s and parties for t h e m in her h o m e a s i d e f r o m t e a c h i n g t h e m
Van I w a a r d e n is a l r e a d y m a k i n g
in t h e c l a s s r o o m . S t r a n d - H a l e s has e n j o y e d teach-
his
book, " M y t h and the Creative
for 29 years. H e has played several roles
history at H o p e f o r 30 years. Al-
write
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plans for his r e t i r e m e n t . A s t h e f a ther o f s e v e n children, he has m a n y
ing literature a b o v e all because e a c h
vited to teach in Z a m b i a , w h i c h he
places to travel in t h e United States. H e is currently l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to
t i m e h e r c l a s s reads a p i e c e of lite r a t u r e they find s o m e t h i n g s h e has
is still c o n s i d e r i n g . H e is m o s t ex-
a s u m m e r trip to C h i n a . B e i n g very
cited have more time for reading
involved in sports, he will c o n t i n u e
n e v e r seen b e f o r e . " S o m e t i m e s you will w a l k o u t of
and reflecting and spending time
t o v o l u n t e e r in that area.
N y e n h u i s h a s b e e n in-
with his family. N y e n h u i s c o m m e n t e d that h e will m o s t m i s s the daily interaction with p e o p l e w h o m he c a r e s deeply about
H e a c k n o w l e d g e s that a l t h o u g h h e is retired a n d will m i s s s t u d e n t s a n d his c o l l e a g u e s that h e will n o t s i m p l y d i s a p p e a r , but h e will b e
a c l a s s r o o m and y o u will fly - you will feel like you h a v e w i n g s bec a u s e of t h e e n e r g y and e n t h u s i a s m of the s t u d e n t s . " S t r a n d - H a l e s will t e a c h part t i m e
around H o p e ' s c a m p u s . " [ M y w i f e a n d 1) h a v e b o t h
f o r the next year, but has many
their o w n initiative." H e describes H o p e as b e i n g tre-
at the c o l l e g e and the e n g a g e m e n t in c o n v e r s a t i o n with students. Van I w a a r d e n h a s b e e n at H o p e
w o r k e d very hard and w a n t t o r e a p
M c K i m and will potentially explore
m e n d o u s l y collegial allowing inter-
in the field of m a t h e m a t i c s for 4 0
m e d i a t i o n w o r k in the f u t u r e , b u t will n o t plan too m u c h until h e is
a c t i o n b e t w e e n p r o f e s s o r s f r o m all
years, which is longer than any other
t h e b e n e f i t s now. W e h a v e b e e n s o thankful for good kids and good
s h e is t a k i n g c l a s s e s in F r e n c h and I t a l i a n . S h e is p a s s i o n a t e a b o u t
p e r s o n w o r k i n g at H o p e in any ca-
fully retired. H e a l s o intends to
d e p a r t m e n t s at the college. M a c D o n i e l s p l a n s t o w o r k in in-
s p e n d m o r e t i m e with his c h i l d r e n .
t e r i m positions f o r t h e next five to
pacity. Interactions with bright s t u d e n t s
Jolivette, a n u c l e a r physicist, has
six years and will c o n t i n u e to w o r k
has b e e n t h e best part o f the j o b for
s p e n t 2 5 y e a r s as a p r o f e s s o r o f
as l o n g as he has an interesting j o b
p h y s i c s at H o p e . H e h a s taken m o s t p l e a s u r e in the duality of his p o s i -
in an interesting place. Nyenhuis has been a faculty
Van I w a a r d e n . " T h e r e is a c e r t a i n thrill a b o u t
tion. " I t ' s b e e n a m i x t u r e o f research
m e m b e r at H o p e for 2 6 years. H e
t e a c h i n g w h e n s t a n d i n g in f r o n t of a classroom, teaching a concept
h a s spent 17 of those y e a r s as P r o -
w h e n you c a n a l m o s t see the light
jobs." Strand-Hales, a faculty member in the G e r m a n d e p a r t m e n t at H o p e ,
p l a n s for r e t i r e m e n t . T h i s s u m m e r
w o o d c a r v i n g and h o p e s to b e a b l e to d o that as well. S h e is c u r r e n t l y t r a n s c r i b i n g and translating, f r o m G e r m a n to E n g l i s h , letters written
figures she taught over 8 0 0 students d u r i n g h e r 22 y e a r s here. It is the
in World War II b e t w e e n her mother
students that she has loved the m o s t
s o m e traveling. Unfortunately, Conway
in h e r j o b a n d the w a y s h e has had t h e c h a n c e t o i n t e r a c t with t h e m both in and o u t of the c l a s s r o o m and
and father. She also plans to d o and
J a p i n g a w e r e u n a v a i l a b l e for c o m ments.
Still no Provost or Chaplain chosen checked references and are doing
"I am sensitive to the students and
representatives o n each search com-
faculty. E v e r y o n e would like to
mittee w h o will c o n t i n u e t o w o r k
T h e search for a n e w Provost and
research. T h e search c o m m i t t e e s for these
h a v e it o v e r s o o n e r than later, but
with their r e s p e c t i v e c o m m i t t e e un-
D e a n of C h a p e l will c o n t i n u e into
p o s i t i o n s h a v e b e e n m e e t i n g regu-
w e w a n t t o do it well a n d get the
the s u m m e r , as the c a n d i d a t e s a r e
larly s i n c e the b e g i n n i n g of the se-
right person for P r o v o s t a n d D e a n
til t h e p o s i t i o n s h a v e b e e n filled. B u l t m a n said that the n u m b e r of
still b e i n g r e v i e w e d . "I c a n ' t say h o w many candidates
m e s t e r and b e g a n l o o k i n g over ap-
of C h a p e l , " B u l t m a n said. In response to c o n c e r n s about stud e n t s not b e i n g a b l e to b e i n t r o -
c a n d i d a t e s is s l o w l y b e i n g nar-
d u c e d to and interview c a n d i d a t e s , B u l t m a n said that the search c o m -
time. S i n c e P r o v o s t N y e n h u i s is finished with his position o n J u n e 30
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there are for these positions, but 1 c a n tell y o u that w e a r e m a k i n g p r o g r e s s and are currently w o r k i n g with r e f e r e n c e s of very q u a l i f i e d p e o p l e , " said J a m e s B u l t m a n , presi-
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plications in F e b r u a r y . T h e r e is no d e a d l i n e for applic a n t s and the c o m m i t t e e s are still a c c e p t i n g applications. B u l t m a n is f o c u s e d o n m a k i n g sure that t h e s e a r c h p r o c e s s is per-
dent. B u l t m a n said that t h e r e is a large pool of a p p l i c a n t s in both searches
formed thoroughly and carefully so that t h e right p e o p l e for these positions are f o u n d . H e is less concerned
b e f o r m e d and will b e invited back to c a m p u s f o r i n t e r v i e w i n g p u r -
t h e e x p e c t a t i o n is t h a t t h e n e w p e o p l e f o r these positions will be
and that the c o m m i t t e e s h a v e
with d o i n g the search quickly.
poses. T h e r e are currently student
d e c i d e d b y July 1.
Weekend
Friday, S a t u r d a y , and Sunday, May 4-6, 2001.
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a n d T i m B r o w n will b e f i n i s h e d s e r v i n g as interim d e a n of c h a p e l ,
c a n d i d a t e s . G r o u p s of students will
Accepting reservations f o r Graduation
m i t t e e s will d e f i n i t e l y m a k e it possible for s t u d e n t s to m e e t with the
r o w e d d o w n and the c o m m i t t e e s are w o r k i n g with a smaller g r o u p at this
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Thank You Dear HopeCollege athletes and coaches, I would like to thank all of you for the impressive year in sports that you have given not ust to the H o p e College community, but to m e as your sports editor. Your impressive winning ways helped m a k e my irst year working as a sports editor so easy and so m u c h m o r e fun. It's a known fact that writing sports stories is a lot easier if your team is winning. I ' m so impressed that s o m e other M1AA school newspapers stay up all Knight laboring just to finish their sports page. So let's take a look back on the year that w a s sports at H o p e Colege. T h e football team got H o p e off on the right foot this fall by winning the M I A A outright and hosti n g the p l a y o f f g a m e a g a i n s t H a n o v e r in t h e s n o w . I d i d n ' t mind the s n o w o n e bit, b e c a u s e I drank hot chocolate while watching the game f r o m my c o m f y seat in the healed press box. H o p e star quarterback J.D. Graves ended his collegiate career by being named the M I A A o f f e n s i v e player of the year, and he also went on to play in the Aztec Bowl. T h e H o p e volleyball team won the M I A A as well, losing only once in conference play. T h e team then went on to the N C A A Tourn a m e n t w h e r e it w o n its f i r s t round match against D e P a u w University b e f o r e falling in the second round to eventual N C A A tourney runner-up WisconsinWhitewater. T h e m e n ' s golf team took first in t h e c o n f e r e n c e , a n d t h e w o m e n ' s team was second behind Albion. Freshman Lacey Wicksall and senior Aaron V a n d e n B e r g w e r e h o n o r e d as c o n f e r e n c e m e d a l i s t and m o s t valuable golfer, respectively. T h e cross country teams finished their season in second place f o r the men and third place for the w o m e n . T h r e e r u n n e r s f o r the m e n , and o n e f o r the w o m e n , w e r e n a m e d to f i r s t t e a m allM I A A honors. The men's soccer team was t h i r d in t h e M I A A , a n d t h e women were fifth. W h e n winter rolled around in Holland, Hope teams continued w h e r e they left o f f , led by the w o m e n ' s basketball team. H e a d coach Brian M o r e h o u s e led his Flying Dutch to a perfect
14-0 record in M I A A play, and 253 overall. At the end of the season, the team was ranked third in the nation for Division III, which e a r n e d t h e m a # 1 s e e d in the m i d w e s t region f o r the N C A A tournament. After a first-round bye, however, H o p e was shocked in t h e s e c o n d r o u n d by O h i o Wesleyan, 72-71. Sophomore Amanda Kerkstra was named most valuable player. T h e team will stay mostly intact next season, losing only o n e player, K - 1 3 (Kristin Koenigsknecht) to graduation. T h e m e n ' s basketball team had an i n t e r e s t i n g s e a s o n that s a w them finish second in the M I A A . For the second year in a row the t e a m w a s s w e p t by C a l v i n in g a m e s that appeared to belong to the Flying Dutchmen. I ' m praying that I will see us beat them b e f o r e I graduate. In fact I ' m going to c o m e out and say it: "I will not graduate/leave Hope College until I see the m e n ' s basketball team beat Calvin." M y highlight of the year c a m e against Adrian on J a n u a r y 6 w h e n senior Kyle V a n d e r W a l l w e n t 8 - 9 on three pointers, b r e a k i n g the H o p e single-game record. I had an awes o m e time with the D e w Crew, and I must say that they rocked the house. I ' m looking forward to next season when my fourth cousin-inlaw, Josh R u m p s a ( ' 0 3 ) and I will take over the D e w C r e w and keep ' e m rockin. Both the m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s swim teams finished second in the c o n f e r e n c e . H o p e Senior Betsy VandenBerg was named most valuable s w i m m e r in the M I A A , and she also w o n the 2 0 0 - y a r d b r e a s t s t r o k e at the Division III championships. Senior Josh Boss won both the 100- and 200yard breaststroke events at the championships by a wide margin. Boss w a s also named N C A A Division III s w i m m e r of the year. Oh yeah, his picture w a s in S p o r t s Illustrated, too. S p r i n g t e a m s are d o i n g well also, so m a k e sure you get out there and support them the rest of the year. S o n o w there is closure on another Anchor, another school year. I can honestly say that it's been f u n following all of you a w e s o m e people this year. I only wish I had the talent levels that you possess. T h a n k s again, and I'll see y'all next year. -Rand Arwady, Sports Editor
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READY TO ROLL-Kathi Grotenhuis ('03) is ready to make her move for third bace during Hope's doubleheader victories over Calvin on Saturday.
Sisters lead Flying Dutch Rand Arwady S P O R T S EDITOR
T h e G r o t e n h u i s f a m i l y of Hamilton, Michigan is represented very well at H o p e College. Senior K i m and s o p h o m o r e Kathi are both well k n o w n by the student b o d y when they walk on campus. T h e y are also well known by other M I A A schools for their performances in athletics. Kim is a star on both the volleyball and softball teams. In volleyball as a setter, she received first team a l l - M I A A honors twice. A s a pitcher in softball it will be three times, assuming she is honored this year as well. Kathi has been a m e m ber of the Hope basketball and softball teams for t w o years. At H a m i l t o n high school, K i m and Kathi spent o n e season playing together in basketball and softball. This past week, Kathi was named M I A A Player of the Week f o r softball. This w a s her first player of the
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week honor since she has been at H o p e , and ironically it c a m e just o n e w e e k after K i m w o n M I A A pitcher of the week. " I ' m really flattered and it's definitely an honor," Kathi said, ' i t ' s really nice to get it a w e e k a f t e r Kim, and it's an honor that we both could gel it in a single year." Kathi had eight hits in 11 at-bats as H o p e w o n three, and lost o n e l e a g u e g a m e last w e e k , w h i c h moved them into first place in the M I A A . T w o A l m a v i c t o r i e s on Tuesday moved the t w o teams into a tie at 11-1 at the t o p o f the M I A A . On Saturday afternoon, the Flying Dutch defeated Calvin, largely in part to the Grotenhuis sisters. In the first g a m e , K i m p i t c h e d h e r twelfth complete g a m e of the season, leading H o p e to a 5-3 victory. T h e win raised her record to 10-3. Kathi had t w o hits for the Flying Dutch. H o p e got off to a quick start thanks to a three-run h o m e r u n by Carrie Scott ( ' 0 1 ) in the first inning.
In t h e s e c o n d g a m e A n d r e a A d a m s ( ' 0 3 ) pitched H o p e to the 74 victory. K i m c a m e into the g a m e late to finish off the last Calvin batter with a strikeout. In the victory Kathi had f o u r singles for H o p e . Leadoff batter Milly VanderMeulen ('02) had two hits, one of which was a triple. After Scott's homerun in her first at-bat, she went on to be walked five times in the doubleheader. Kathi has really e n j o y e d playing softball with K i m here at Hope. "It's been an awesome experience f o r me, and a real blessing because it's been so f u n to be a part of the team and K i m ' s s u c c e s s , " Kathi said. " A n y t i m e you can play with your sister is a lot of f u n , and she's taught m e a lot about work ethic, and definitely e n t h u s i a s m . " T h e softball team travels to Olivet W e d n e s d a y at 3 : 3 0 to f i n i s h out M I A A regular season play. A Hope victory would guarantee at least a share of the M I A A regular season title.
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