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Time to Serve continues to grow

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Julie Lancaster S T A F F REPORTER

Time lo Serve, the annual orientation service project held Saturday, was deemed a success by organizers and participants. Coordinators set a goal of having 5 0 0 students participate and that goal was met.

In the spirit of the good Samaritan, groups of students traveled to more than 52 sites in the Holland

New minor in environmental studies H o p e r e c e n t l y unveileil a n e w minor program in Environmental Studies lo he added to its list of a c a d e m i c proe a m i n g this minor will take courses f r o m several departments; a combination of new and old courses are required f o r minor. More information can IK found in the 2004-2005 College Catalog or by contacting Steven Bouma-Prcdiger. professor of religion.

Alann testing Fire drills are scheduled to take place in buildings across c a m p u s this week. O f f i c i a l s f r o m C a m p u s Safety and the Holland Fire Department will be on hand during drills. Students are asked to exit buildings quickly when alarms sound. See K n o w H o p e f o r d e t a i l s on w h e r e and w h e n alarms will be tested.

Ticketing to begin Sept. 13 C a m p u s Safety will begin ticketing students for parking violations, including lack of registration on Monday.

Visit the C a m p u s Safety office to purchase registration o r learn more about the rules.

S e r v i n g t h e H o p e C o l l e g e C o m m u n i t y f o r 118 y e a r s

Hope students turned out Saturday to serve the community in one of the final activites of orientation.

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T h e organizations serviced included local churches, the Holland Rescue Mission, local schools, the library, the nature center, and many other groups, both prominent and often overlooked, in the Holland community.

Behind the success of the event were the group leaders, who had the responsibility of encouraging freshmen and setting an example for others to follow.

To prepare f o r their leadership duties, w h i c h for s o m e included transportation, some leaders had to become van-certified. Other

g r o u p s rode a H o p e b u s or walked to their service locations.

Group leaders picked up informational packets on Saturday, that included their g r o u p numbers, service sites, what to bring, wear, lists of the group members* names, and a description of the day's events.

T h e m o r n i n g of t h e e v e n t , they met in Maas Auditorium, had b r e a k f a s t , a n d r e c e i v e d helpful instructions. Each group had t w o to three group leaders.

G r o u p leaders, all returning students, included orientation assistants and many others.

Katie Miller ('06) explained how she ended u p helping with the event.

"My friend Jamie T h o m p s o n (a Residence Life staff member) asked m e if I wanted lo lead a group with her, and then we sent an e - m a i l to D i a n a B r e c l a w .

Later w e received a thank-you letter c o n f i r m i n g that our

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A new year, a new student congress Amanda Zoratti STAFF REPORTER

As the school year begins. Student Congress begins again as well. T i m Fry ( ' 0 5 ) and Jen Yamaoka ( ' 0 5 ) are heading the ' 0 4 - ' 0 5 team as president and vice-president, respectively.

Student Congress also i n c l u d e s J e s s i c a Johnson ('05) as comptroller and class representatives Samara

Hutchins (both '05), Chris Meeusen and Brandon M e r s m a n (bolh '06), and Will Nettleton and Chelsea Kramer (both ' 0 7 ) .

Elections for residence hall representatives will be held today and Thursday.

"I really encourage people lo vole," Yamaoka said.

T h e mission of Student Congress is "to serve as a mediator between the administration and the student body of Hope College," according to the Student Congress website, which can be found at www. hope, edu/ student/congress/about, html.

Student Congress m e m b e r s meet with the Hope College Board of Trustees and provide student input to the issues at hand in each of the three

areas of ihe Board: Academic Affairs, Campus Life, and Administrative Affairs.

T h e Student Congress Cabinet consists of the six class representatives w h o advise the Task F o r c e s f r o m each resiTim Fry dence hall on campus.

According lo Fry and Yamaoka, Student Congress has been working hard f o r Hope students all summer. " W e m e t w i t h k e y m e m b e r s of t h e

L Olympic games of housing: Greeks on campus Jen Yamaoka

Caroline Coleman STAFF REPORTER

Comparing the sorority and f r a ternity housing system at H o p e to the 2004 O l y m p i c G a m e s in Athens would be a disjointed analogy.

However, some of the rules, regulations, and procedures are quite similar.

For example, there is an honor code involved, accountability on the part of the different organizations, and communication between the Greeks and certain authorities at H o p e — n a m e l y Richard Frost,

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dean of students, Ellen Awad, director of Greek life, and the Residential Life department.

First it is appropriate to look into the purpose of this type of housing and where the fraternity and sorority houses are located.

T h e idea behind Greek housing is to have a place for business meetings, rush and pledge events, and the opportunity to g r o w closer to o n e ' s respective brothers and sisters.

T h u s , these houses are a symbol of the sororities' and fraternities'

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presence on campus, and their location provides a convenient place for everyone lo convene. Most of the Greek cottages are on 13* I4 ,h , o r 15lh streets with a f e w farther away.

Recently, Residential Life g a v e several cottages to fraternities and sororities that did not previously h a v e them.

In the past, the college has relocated most of the fraternities and sororities around lo different houses for various reasons.

For instance, the Greeks are en-

tirely responsible for filling their own house with m e m b e r s of their specific organization. If they fail to fill the spots, they incur the charges of the e m p t y r o o m s o r lose the house.

A c c o r d i n g lo Residential Life, Greeks m a y not have non-Greeks living in the cottage.

Does this perpetuate the standoffish way in which Greeks are often viewed on c a m p u s ? Or does it put a d a m p e r on unnecessary housing disputes?

In the summer of 2003, the Cos-

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mopolitan fraternity was given Schuppert Collage, which belonged lo the Promethean fraternity until they had problems filling it.

"We had the Cosmopolitan d o r m until there were some issues filling it," said Ben Sanders ('05), a m e m ber of the C o s m o fraternity.

"We had a collage on campus that we had lo m o v e out of because of the already poor condition of it," said Kal Ramsey ( ' 0 6 ) of the Alpha G a m m a Phi sorority.

T h e Alpha G a m m a s were given

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Hope meets Moodle Christy Hug STAFF REPORTER

A s Hope students begin this sem e s t e r , the n u m b e r of f a c u l t y m e m b e r s using M o o d l e . H o p e College's online course m a n a g e ment system (CMS), has risen to roughly thirty, doubling since last spring.

M o o d l e was introduced in the spring o f 2 0 0 3 by Barry Bandstra, professor of religion. According to Tom Ludwig, professor of psychology, several faculty members w h o w e r e u n s a t i s f i e d with the s l o w n e s s and c o s t of e x i s t i n g C M S p rogram s such as W e b C T and Blackboard, began looking for an alternative.

"It's advantageous that (Moodle) is O p e n Source (softw a r e ) without an a n n u a l f e e . " Ludwig said.

Moodle's features include online discussion f o r u m s , quizzes, journals, surveys, and realtime chat rooms. Personal prof i l e s and s t u d e n t p h o t o g r a p h s help instructors mathc f a c e s with students' names.

Why was this C M S not used by more m e m b e r s of the faculty af-

ter its introduction in 2003? " M o o d l e w a s n ' t widely available, even on campus, and you had to go to some effort to set it u p , " L u d w i g s a i d , ' i t ' s a lot easier to use now."

A c c o r d i n g to L u d w i g , t h e w o r k s h o p s o f f e r e d for faculty m e m b e r s have also contributed to M o o d l e ' s increasing popularity.

T h e system was developed by Martin Dougiamas, w h o says on t h e o f f i c i a l w e b s i t e (http:// nioodle.org) t h a t he " s t a r t e d (Moodle) in 1999 out of frustration with the existing c o m m e r cial software at the time."

A s k e d about M o o d l e ' s main advantage, Ludwig said, ' i t allows the students to have only one u s e m a m e that gets them into all resources f o r the course. All course material is together in one place f o r easy access."

"It saves a lot of time," said Leslie Austin ("08) a b o u t the online C M S .

In fact, L u d w i g says most stud e n t s " f i n d ( M o o d l e ) easy t o u s e " and " s e e it as s o m e t h i n g beneficial."

services could be used." Miller said. i felt that we accomplished a lot (on Saturday). We m a y not have finished everything that w e wanted to, but everything that w e did was something that needed to get done.

What w e did w a s very helpful for the people that run the mission," said Miller.

T h e event was open to anyone w h o wished to participate, but the m a j o r i t y of n o n - l e a d i n g participants were f r e s h m e n .

Students helped individual h o m e o w n e r s as well as c o m m u n i t y c h u r c h e s and non-profit organizations.

The inclusion of A T i m e to Serve in the orientation activities helped to f a m i l i a r i z e the new students with the local c o m m u nity. After all, ' ^ t h e r e is m o r e to Holland than Hope L a n d s c a p i n g was a popular project for College. student service g r o u p s this year.

O n e of the Jenna Mulder ( ' 0 8 ) agreed that purposes of orientation is to give by serving in Holland, her sense of new students a sense of direction c o m m u n i t y w a s broadened. S h e and purpose.

A Time to Serve helped to ful- served at a w o m e n ' s shelter called Harbor House. fill this purpose by showing stu"It was nice because the students d e n t s the w a y s they c a n serve were dispersed throughout the comtheir community, and some of the munity. We were thrown into the benefits of doing so.

Holland c o m m u n i t y and given a Service also helps students to way to connect to it," said Courtney make Holland a part of their lives, Miller ('08). Miller served at Maple w h i c h , in return, g i v e s th e m a Avenue Ministries, a local church. sense of belonging to their new Every year the number of particicommunity.. pants in A Time to Serve grows and ' i think A Time to Serve m a d e the trend showed no sign of stopthe freshmen realize that our presping this year. T h e students w h o ence here is part of the c o m m u participated were able to help the nity. not just Hope," said Megan community, make connections with Kistler ( ' 0 8 ) . Kistler went to a their n e w h o m e , and p r o m o t e a disabled m a n ' s house to help with positive image of Hope. housework.

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CONGRESS from 1 administration, planned f o r the school year, and did a few things that Student Congress had not done in a while like updating the website, checking voice mail, and responding to emails." said Fry. " N o n e of these separately are necessarily h u g e a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s but t o g e t h e r they form the basis of what w e are trying to accomplish. We want to be responsive to stu-

here at the library, so basically they displaced the entire library staff. Trying to find a parking space is definitely a challenge." said Carla K a m i n s k i . Circulation Supervisor at the library.

Yamaoka explained the reasoning behind

the decision. " W e were hoping faculty could park on the road so we could have some overnight spaces for the s t u d e n t s , " s tmmmmmmmmmmmammmammmaaammmBmamomBsammmmmmm Yamaoka said.

Parking spaces w e r e also added at the Peale Science Center and Fifth/ Third Bank lots as well as in c o t t a g e driveways. " C o n g r e s s w o r k e d with C a m p u s Safety and Student D e v e l o p m e n t to asdents." sess the parking spaces available at the camT h e most noticeable changes tire the addipus cottages. E a c h cottage is assigned a spetional parking spaces. New spaces are availcific n u m b e r of spaces in the driveway and able to students in old faculty lots, such as given permits at a reduced price," Yamaoka the lot behind the library. said. T h e d o w n s i d e ? Students with cottage "They took a w a y all the faculty/staff parkpermits are unable to park in other student ing behind the building. We lost up \o 25

We realize this is not a fix-all solution to the problem because parking is such a huge problem on campus.

—Jen Yamaoka ('05), Student Congress Vice President

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"We realize this is not a fix-all solution to the problem because parking is such a huge problem on c a m p u s , " Yamaoka said. " I t ' s more of looking for relief until next year, w h e n there will be even more spots with Martha Miller and the De Vos Center opening up. and this is a segue to that."

The main focuses of Student Congress this fall are getting students to vote in the November election and getting students more involved. " O u r biggest (goal) this year is to increase c o m m u n i c a t i o n between students, faculty, and administration," Yamaoka said. "(We want to) get the word out about Congress. W e ' r e also working to make things easier for students, like setting u p Meijer runs f o r students without cars so they are able to get to the store once a week o r so. W e ' v e also set u p a D V D machine in Phelps to give students easier access to movies."

"I have heard from many students that they had been upset about a number of school issues but never knew w h o to c o m m u n i c a t e with. I want to make sure that is changed, said Fry. " M y n u m b e r o n e priority this year is to make sure that students feel like we, as a Con-

gress, are reaching out to them and that they feel like they can come to us with their concerns." Fry said.

"With three thousand students there are countless ideas that are waiting to be tapped to improve the campus. But w e can only get these ideas if Student Congress shows itself to be more adept at communicating and allowing students the opportunity to come forward."

Student Congress is currently working on the m a s s e-mail difficulties.

"The best way to deal with this is f o r students to not push 'reply a l l , ' " Yamaoka said.

While Student Congress searches f o r a solution to the problem, they appreciate y o u r patience and cooperation.

"Student Congress is a great way to get involved and hall reps are very important.

Tim and I have really enjoyed the work w e ' v e been able to do, and w e really encourage people to send us emails and questions and just keep in contact with us," Yamaoka said.

Visit the Student Congress website to stay current with Congress happenings. Fry can be contacted at timothy.fry@hope.edu and Yamaoka can be reached at jennifer.yamaoka@hope.edu.

GREEKS from 1 D o e s b u r g C o t t a g e t h i s s u m m e r . Phi S i g m a K a p p a , w h i c h m a d e its debut at Hope a few years ago, also has a n e w cottage this year.

In the past, fraternities and sororities have rented houses o f f - c a m p u s if they did not have an on-campus house.

Sanders and Ramsey both affirmed that there are not stricter rules f o r the Greek division of- residential life, but they are d e f i n i t e l y w a t c h e d m o r e c a r e f u l l y because of the reputation of Greek life in general..

Shane Ostermeier, the RLC for cottages, lives in between the Greek houses on I3 ,h street.

"The location of the RLC does not have to do with the Greek cottages—although some cause more problems than others," said Emily Liang ('05), w h o lives on I3 ,h Street.

D i s c i p l i n a r y m e a s u r e s are t a k e n when Greek organizations do not follow regular College policies, particularly regarding drinking.

Every cottage has a Greek R A w h o is responsible for making sure the resid e n t s c o m p l y with H o p e ' s h o u s i n g policies.

Independent (non-Greek) students have different opinions and knowledge of the Greek housing system.

"I think it is a great social system that the college offers, but I do think it can be problematic if there is a lot of partying going on. Nevertheless, they have a right to live together like people in the French house, basketball house, o r any o t h e r ( h o u s e ) , " said M a r g a r e t Fylstra ('07).

T h e Greek cottages are supposed to be outlets for the leadership, service, and

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Doesburg Cottage (above) and Schuppert Cottage recently became the h o m e s of A l p h a Gamma Phi sorority and the C o s m o politan fraternity, respectively. c o m m u n i t y that Greek life offers.

This summer, citizens of different countries have the privilege and honor to represent their team in the Olympics.

In the same way. but on a much smaller scale. Greek organizations on c a m p u s are able to make their pride and presence known if they play by the rules.

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Changes at CIT greet students with new features, provisions IN F O C U S Nick Engel STAFF REPORTER

The deparlmenl of computer information and technology has been around for many years to help students with possible technological problems, and now they are expanding their services for students. Not only have they added free antivirus protection software t o the list of provisions for computers that use the campus network, but they have also

protect personal computers from viruses.

The license also comes with a subscription service that keeps the program updated and p r o t e c t s a g a i n s t recently d e v e l o p e d threats.

Students can download a copy of the utility from CIT 4 s website www.hope.edu/cit/.

They can also slop by the C I T office in Durfee during office hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, to pick up a CD. Richard Frost, Dean of Students, was upbeat about the promise of the new antivirus system.

"For those not tech-savvy, it is very ' helpful," Frost said, adding it would help insure the functionality of the campus network.

A virus is a computer program that produces copies of itself and spreads to other computers via email, a floppy or zip disk, or through the Internet.

Viruses typically perform some malicious action such as destroying data. " T h e biggest problem (with viruses) is that students aren't running antivirus software, of any kind," said Jeff Pestun, project manager at CIT. -Students may use their own software, but "they are free to use ours."

Other than downloading the free software, CIT suggests that students exercise caution when opening email attachments, including emails f r o m friends.

The department also recommends refraining f r o m installing file-sharing programs such as KaZaA or LimeWire, as these can transmit viruses, and encourages running AdAware and Spybot regularly to scan for spy ware. These precautions will help ensure that personal computers slay secure and functioning.

Recently Hope College webmail services were impaired due to an email sent Aug. 31.

The biggest problem is that students aren't running antivirus software, of any kind. —Jeff Pestun, project manager replaced H o p e ' s webmail server and will continue to repair computers.

The new antivirus software, along with bandwidth monitoring and possible charging for computer repairs arc other improvements that students might sec in technology on campus this coming semester, but none of these prevented a webmail server overload that occurred last week.

CIT has been busy all summer working and certifying that everything is up and running for the school year.

One of the major changes in campus technology is the addition of a c a m p u s - w i d e antivirus system. CIT has purchased a license from Systemac Corporation, a leading name in computer antivirus software that will give students free access to tools that can help

T h e h e a d e r of t h e email contained a substantial list of s t u d e n t email addresses, causing the message to be sent to hundreds of students and a l s o p r o l i f e r a t i n g that mailing list of student a d d r e s s e s to e v e r y o n e who received the email.

T h e problem was compounded when some

students used the mailing list to send emails of

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CIT n o w o f f e r s free a n t i v i r u s p r o t e c t i o n f o r all Hope s t u d e n t s w h o use c o l l e g e internet access.

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The net effect of all these emails was an Said one CIT employee, when asked about impairment of the web server for a short time. the webmail incident, "We try to make the Some students experienced overflow mesbest use of the resources we have available." sages which prevented them from sending Students should be reminded that mass and receiving mail for some time on Tuesemailings of this nature are prohibited under day. college policy.

Pestun noted that there was a "huge spike" The new academic year may see changes in email traffic that day. on CIT's computer repair policy as well. In "This is a big deal,"Pesiun said, but not in years past, computer repairs were free of terms of the servers c h a r g e . But t h i s or bandwidth. "Evyear, C I T is in the iZSaOBBMItaHWB erylhing withheld all process of developright, but there was a ing a new policy relot of abuse." garding computer repairs, possibly C I T s e n t o u t an email i m m e d i a t e l y even charging for after the incident, them.

"I disagree (with asking students to decharging students lete all of the mailing for repairs), because list emails "It was a waste of w h e n I c a m e last my time. I couldn't check my email," said year. (CIT) boasted about it. It was a selling Patrick McMann ('07). point," said Holly Nestle ('07).

Carl Heidcman. director of computing, was "It's bold of them, seeing as half the probunavailable for comment. lems come from their system," Nestle said. "(CIT) is very busy right now," Frost said, However, "nothing's for sure " according adding that they do a "great j o b " at managto Pestun, and as of yet C I T has reached no ing campus technology. definitive decision regarding this matter.

I disagree (with charging for repairs) because when I came last year, (CIT) boasted about it.

It was a selling point. —Holly Nestle ('07)

G R O W A ( S O C I A L ) CONSCIENCE

C a m p u s Beat Editor

It's time to step outside the Hope bubble and into the real world. I'm not talking about the corporate-job-withadvancemenl-prospects world.

In fact, I'm not even talking about the single-motherworking-two-jobs-to-supporther-children world.

No, the world I want to introduce.you to is the one that is reality for approximately 45 percent of the people on this planet, who are living on less than $2 per day. The world where you're lucky if you get two square meals a day square meaning tortillas arid beans, not one or the other.

The real world is a harsh place. Six billion humans inhabit this world and an unbelievable number live in conditions that we. as First

Welcome to the Real World World citizens, would consider unlivable.

Approximately a billion people suffer from hunger and malnutrition in a world that produces more than enough food to fill the bellies of all its inhabitants.

Eighteen percent of the world lives without a safe water supply; diseases caused by this result in the death of one child every eight seconds. In addition to this, 40 percent of humanity lives without basic sanitation.

A full third of the world's population lives without electricity; this in turn prevents access to basics such as media networks, refrigeration and other simple and fundamental technology.

Thirty-eight million people, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, suffer from H1V/A1DS. In 2003, almost 3 million died of this

disease, and the epidemic shows signs of worsening if no action is taken.

Income inequality is worsening.

Currently 6 percent of the world's people control 60 percent of the world's wealth.

By rough estimates, more than one million people have been forced out of their homes and 50,000 have been killed in the Darfur region of Sudan in the past 18 months; the situation has yet to be recognized as genocide.

Women and girls the world over are still victim to rape. sexual trafficking, domestic violence, oppression, infanticide and unfair laws.

Why am I shattering your vision of a perfect, happy world?

Because the tragedies I just described do not - should not have to be. Each of us has the

ability, and the responsibility, to create powerful social change.

How? The first step is to shed our ignorance and educate ourselves about reality.

Secondly, we need to believe that change is possible and maintain hope for humankind.

Third, we need to follow the advice of Mahatma Ghandi. one of the great leaders and peacemakers of history: "Be the change you wish to see in the world."

Start small and be a part of the movement.

My goal with this column is not to provide answers; it is to ask the questions we fear and too often ignore.

I don't have enough space here to give you the whole story, but I will provide resources to help, and 1 encourage you to take the initiative to inform yourself about

the issues that interest you.

Through this column. I hope to raise the level of social consciousness on this campus and promote dialogue on the important issues that face all of us. Thus, I ask for your input: opinions, stories, creative ideas, whatever you have to offer.

Let the discussion begin!

Action of t h e Week: Have a conversation about a real issue with a friend this week.

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A little bit of everything at the DePree gallery Art show features range of works from Mexican paintings to Japanese pottery Shannon Mee STAFF REPORTER

There are many different exhibits to choose f r o m at the DePree Art Gallery this fall. T h e r e are those which inspire curiosity of the past and those that readily embrace the future artists of this world.

From Thursday through September 12. one can experience the exhibit "From One Generation to Another: A Retrospective of the Hope College Permanent Collection/* Unlike other gallery shows, this exhibit showcases the h i s t o r i c a l a s p e c t of H o p e ' s collection of artworks. All m a n n e r of artworks will be displayed, some f r o m as far a w a y as the Eastern Hemisphere, and s o m e as local as Holland.

"What makes this s h o w different is t h a t t h i s o n e is c o m p l e t e l y

in c o n j u n c t i o n to the town. Her series What makes this show is n a m e d " T h e different is that this one Unreachable World is completely curated by of Susan San Juan."

Yampoksky's an undergraduate art series, "On the major, Katrina Herron Edge of T i m e , " is also „ being - J o h n Hanson d i s p I a ye d .

Yampolsky's curated by an photography celebrates the lives of undergraduate art major. Katrina ordinary people in Mexico.

H e r r o n . s a i d John Hanson, P r o f e s s o r of Art, about the "(This show is also) important because it is done in conjunction uniqueness of this show. with Tulipanes, a Latino art and September 24 through O c t o b e r film festival," Hanson said.

22, DePree will host " T w o Eyes on Oct 29 through Nov 24. the Mexico," featuring Josephine exhibit " N e w Vessels: Recent S a c a b o and M a r i a n a Yampolsky, A d d i t i o n s f r o m the M a u r i c e t w o Mexican Artists. Both of these K a w a s h i m a C o l l e c t i o n " will be w o m e n have used their talents to r e f l e c t t h e p e o p l e of M e x i c o through artwork.

Sacabo's series in this exhibition is c o m p o s e d of p h o t o g r a p h y , i n s p i r e d by t h e n o v e l Pedro Paramo, a story of a haunted town in Mexico and people's m e m o r i e s

shown. " N e w Vessels" is an exhibit of Japanese ceramics. This exhibit will involve newly r e c e i v e d artworks.

Viewers can expect "an introduction to Japanese aesthetics.

Great Performance Series begins with Nai-Ni Chen dancers 2004-2005 series offers something for everyone

They are interested in things being appropriate," according to Hanson.

Last, but not least is the Juried Student show. T h e Juried Student Show will begin Deer 6 and end Jan 7.

A n y Hope student is welcome to submit artwork, even non-art m a j o r s . J u d g i n g will be on an a n o n y m o u s basis so t h e r e is no reason not to submit a piece Each

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The Nai-Ni Chen Dance C o m p a n y ; performing Sept 15-16 for t h e Great Performance Series.

B e i n g f e a t u r e d w i t h t h e e n s e m b l e is clarinetist Todd Palmer w h o appeared at G P S in 1992.

On February 25. Nnenna Freelon will fill Dimnent Chapel with her unique voice and style. F r e e l o n has had five G r a m m y n o m i n a t i o n s a n d t w o Soul T r a i n a w a r d nominations. She recently released her first live recording to great critical acclaim.

Concluding the Great P e r f o r m a n c e Series will be the C a n a d i a n C h i l d r e n ' s G r o u p .

D y n a m o Theatre. T h e g r o u p was founded by actors with backgrounds in gymnastics, mime, and theatre. " D y n a m o T h e a t r e is s u c h an u n u s u a l g r o u p . . . b u t they really are a riot to watch.

T h e theater department is very excited about this group. I think people will really like them, but it will be different", Emerson said.

For Hope students and children eighteen and under, tickets are only $5. Adults are $ 14 and s e n i o r c i t i z e n s are $ 1 2 . T h e G r e a t Performance Series is f o r everybody, not just theater, music, and dance majors. For a night of top quality entertainment, attend any part of the Great Performance Series. It just might expand some horizons.

year a known artist o r overseer is invited to j u d g e student's artwork.

It is not yet known w h o the j u d g e will be this year.

T h e DePree Art Gallery is open M o n d a y through Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p . m . On w e e k e n d s , D e P r e e is open f r o m 1 pm to 5 pm. All these exhibits are free to all. For any questions call the Art Department at (616) 395-7500.

James Diaz to perform in annual Donia concert Unique organ will undergo restoration after concert.

Andrea Vandenburgh For over thirty years, Hope College has been bringing w o r l d - f a m o u s acts spanning all areas of the arts to the college and the H o l l a n d c o m m u n i t y , e n t e r t a i n i n g and amazing all w h o attend. This y e a r ' s Great P e r f o r m a n c e Series will certainly be o n e to remember. " O n e thing you can always expect f r o m the G r e a t P e r f o r m a n c e Series is a w h o l e range of things. Not too many series h a v e put together dance, jazz, classical and theater all in one. You can always expect top-quality e n t e r t a i n e r s , " said Derek E m e r s o n , Great P e r f o r m a n c e Series coordinator.

"You get the c h a n c e to see things you w o u l d n ' t normally see. You go to college to expand your horizons. S o c o m e to the show a n d s e e w h a t h a p p e n s w h e n y o u see a Chinese dance group. You can't expand your horizons by hearing things y o u ' v e already heard," Emerson said.

T h e e n t e r t a i n e r s p e r f o r m i n g this y e a r include: T h e Nai-Ni Chen Dance C o m p a n y , an innovative d a n c e company that c o m b i n e s the p o w e r and elegance of ancient Chinese art with contemporary dance. They will be performing at 7:30 p.m. on September 15 and 16 in the Main Theatre in DeWitt.

On N o v e m b e r 4 at 7:30 p.m., the Vienna Choir Boys, perhaps the most well known g r o u p in the series, will take the stage at Dimnent Chapel to perform a wide range of sacred and secular works with their unique charm and exceptionally beautiful singing.

Taking the stage at Dimnent Chapel the t w o weeks later is the Brahms Piano Trio; a Russian e n s e m b l e that has been receiving rave reviews f o r their solid performances of works by classic composers.

On January 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent Chapel, the St. L a w r e n c e String Quartet will be performing with clarinetist Todd Palmer.

The St. Lawrence String Quartet has garnered universal acclaim including C a n a d a ' s "Juno A w a r d " and t w o G r a m m y n o m i n a t i o n s .

One of the many painting featured in the DePree Art Gallery Exhibit, "Two Eyes o n Mexico,"

full gear.

E v e r y year, a n o t h e r h i g h l y t a l e n t e d Organist is brought to Hope, fulfilling the wishes of the Tom Donia Memorial Fund, created by the family of Tom Donia, a H o p e g r a d u a t e a n d f o r m e r d i r e c t o r of c o m m u n i c a t i o n s for the A m e r i c a n Red C r o s s w h o had a l i f e - l o n g interest in music, before passing away in 1990.

His p e r f o r m a n c e at the D o n i a O r g a n Recital will include " F a n f a r e " by John Cook. Marcel D u p r e ' s "Carillon Op. 27. no 4 , " Eugene Gigout-'s " S c h e r z o " and 'Fileuse, Op. 21. no 2." He will also play excerpts f r o m "Suite Francaise" by Jean Langlais, as well as other works. " N o t h i n g seemed too difficult for this masterful young organist," reviewed "The Calgary Herald" after a Canadian performance.

B o m in New Jersey, Diaz and his family m o v e d to O h i o w h e n he w a s ten. H e developed an early talent for the piano, and an active interest in J.S. Bach. Diaz would eventually take interest in the organ during his college years. He received his B a c h e l o r of M u s i c d e g r e e f r o m t h e University of Michigan, where he studied with Robert G l a s g o w , a world f a m o u s organist in his o w n right. Diaz then went on to receive his M a s t e r ' s Degree f r o m the Cleveland Institute of Music. Diaz was n a m e d First Prize winner at the second Dallas International Organ Competition on March of 2000. In 1994, he won both the Gold Medal and the Concerto Prize at the C a l g a r y . I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n Competition in Canada.

Diaz's talents have been featured on a recording of the Calgary P h i l h a r m o n i c O r c h e s t r a on the N e w World R e c o r d s

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C u r r e n t l y , h e is o r g a n i s t a n d choirmaster at St. Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church in Dallas. During his 2005-2006 season he plans to make his debut in Asia with performances in South Korea.

"You d o n ' t win two c o m p e t i t i o n s without having a rare g i f t , " Said Huw L e w i s , P r o f e s s o r of M u s i c and O r g a n Instructor. Dr. Lewis and J a m e s Diaz share the same agent, and J a m e s Diaz received his Bachelors at the University of Michigan around the same time that Dr. Lewis w a s working on his Doctorate.

Lewis and Diaz also worked at the same Episcopal Church, where L e w i s was the choir director and Diaz w a s the organist.

The organ that Diaz will be playing on is the main organ inside Dimnent Chapel, but most cannot even see it because its pipes are hidden behind the walls in the front of the Chapel. This organ, which was installed many years a g o around the lime when the Chapel w a s being built, w a s a very special organ manufactured by the Skinner Company. Skinner organs were to other organs as the Rolls Royce was to other cars. This organ is unique, but sadly this concert is the last time that juniors and seniors will be able to hear it played, because the organ will soon be dismantled and taken apart to be restored.

So. come to the Donia Organ Recital on September 14 at 8 p.m in the Dimnent Chapel to hear a world-famous organist play upon a world f a m o u s organ.

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"The original Ox Roasts were interesting because you don't go out a n d e a t an o x e v e r y d a y , " H e m e n w a y said.

In addition, the first C o m m u n i t y Day w a s celebrated during Homecoming weekend. T h e annual football g a m e has b e c o m e a central event to Community Day, although currently the event coincides with Office. the first h o m e football g a m e of the P o w e a d d e d that H o p e P r e s i d e n t Cal season.

VanderWerf and Holland Mayor Nelson In the past, approximately 2 7 0 0 people Bosman decided to host an O x Roast to celhave attended C o m m u n i t y Day at the Holebrate H o p e ' s anniversary as well as the land Civic Center. close-knit relationship between the city and T h e celebration is now scheduled to alterthe college. nate locations every year between the Hope Hope and the city of Holland have enjoyed College c a m p u s and historic Windmill Island. wrrmmmrntmffmmmmmmmmmstmm " W e rotate between H o p e ' s c a m p u s (and the island) so w e can have community members learn m o r e about H o p e and every other year w e have the picnic on Windmill Island so our students get to experience that city jewel so near to campus." P o w e said.

"The location of the picnic is very symbolic. It brings toa healthy partnership, due largely to the fact gether t w o diverse e l e m e n t s in H o l l a n d , " H e m e n w a y said. that the town and the college have the same H e m e n w a y a d d e d that the C o m m u n i t y f o u n d e r , the R e v e r e n d A l b e r t u s C. Van Day experience complements the freshman Raalte. orientation service project, A Time to Serve.

"In some communities where the college Last weekend participating students, w a s f o u n d e d by an outsider, the t o w n i e s mostly freshmen, served local organizations looked down upon the wealthy students of on various teams to give back to the comthe college. That is just not the case in Hol-

T h i s Saturday, C o m m u n i t y Day will feature p e r f o r m a n c e s f r o m local b a n d s and varieties of f a m i l y friendly entertainm e n t w i l l be provided. Flying Dutchman sports fans can cheer o n b o t h t h e f o o t b a l l a n d s o c c e r teams as they c o m p e t e o n separate fields f o r victory.

A s a t r a d i t i o n a l event d a t i n g back t o the year 1966, Hope affiliates a n d Holland residents w i l l collaborate in t h i s celebration o f t h e f o u n d i n g of the college.

W h e t h e r il be T h e Pull, Nykerk v or the Hope-Calvin rivalry, almost every activity at Hope College has roots tied deep in the past.

C o m m u n i t y Day, which will take place on Saturday is no different.

C o m m u n i t y Day is a Hope tradition that started in 1966 and "originated when Hope was planning a celebration of the 1OO^ anniversary of the founding of the college," said Lynne Powe of Hope's Community Relations

I get to meet old friends, students, and even the children and grandchildren of my former students at the picnic.

It's fun for people of all ages.

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land," said Stephen Hemenway, professor of English.

"The purpose of c o m m u n i t y day is to celebrate the positive relationship between Hope College and Holland." Powe said.

In the past. C o m m u n i t y Day has also provided a time f o r reconciling differences between rowdy college students and neighbors who m a y have complaints agains them.

munity. " C o m m u n i t y Day brings the c o m m u n i t y in after our students went out. C o m m u n i t y Day lets new students know that the community d o e s appreciate students and it also gives the locals a chance to experience college life and helps them to feel more welc o m e on c a m p u s , " H e m e n w a y said.

Students and c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s are not

Livestock at Hope: Not an everyday sighting When asked to demonstrate a u n i q u e talent t o t h e class, Geralyn Eadie t u r n e d t o her experience g r o w i n g u p o n her f a m i l y ' s dairy ¥ • farm. O n Monday, s h e b r o u g h t her c o w Cherry to sculpture class with her. D u r i n g her day i n the sculpture studio, t h e heifer w a s v i s i t e d by s t u d e n t s , professors, and publicity representatives.

Cherry is a p r o d u c i n g dairy c o w ; w h e n at h o m e , s h e is m i l k e d t w i c e a day, a l o n g w i t h t h e families other 300 c o w s .

the only participants in the festivities; many alumni attend as well.

Hope College graduate and retired professor Alton Bruins e n j o y s c o m i n g back to Hope f o r C o m m u n i t y Day year after year.

"I get to meet old friends, students, and even the children a n d g r a n d c h i l d r e n o f my former students at the picnic.

It's f u n f o r people of all ages," Bruins said.

T h r o u g h the years. C o m m u nity Day has grown and evolved into what it is today: a celebration of the ties between Hope College and the city of Holland.

Many interesting events have shared the stage with C o m m u n i t y Day, including a stadium dedication, magic shows and lectures.

Spectators at last year's football g a m e were even witness to a marriage proposal.

This year C o m m u n i t y Day will be, " . . . a fun-filled day f o r everyone, beginning with a picnic. T h e n , people can enjoy any of the home Hope athletic contests or enjoy the ac-

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—Stephen Hemenway, professor of English tivities on Windmill Island. The Student Activities C o m m i t t e e is sponsoring a student o u t d o o r m o v i e in the P i n e G r o v e t h a t evening," Powe said.

C o m m u n i t y Day has a rich history and a long future ahead. Hope athletics. T h e men's soccer team will play a home tournament and the football team will meet John Carroll at Holland Municipal Stadium at l;30 p.m.

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Volleyball team looks to rebound from opener New coach brings hard work and discipline to Hope volleyball program.

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The Hope College volleyball team is already m o v i n g into the 2004 season. Starting off this year with a close loss to Kalamazoo, the team is that m u c h more fired u p about winning the next one. " I ' m expecting us to play with a little more consistency on o f f e n s e and anticipation on defense," sraid B e c k y S c h m i d t , head volleyball coach. " T h o s e w e r e t w o areas that K a l a m a z o o got the best of us on Wednesday night, and w e w o n ' t let Tri-State do the s a m e . " Schmidt, a 1999 Hope graduate, assumed the position of head vol-

leyball coach over the summer. Previously^ S c h m i d t had c o a c h e d in C a l i f o r n i a at t h e U n i v e r s i t y of Redlands for three years.

However, w h e n Schmidt heard Hope was looking for a new coach, she returned to Holland to take the position.

Schmidt has many goals in sight f o r her team this year and realizes what it will take to follow through on them.

"We will accomplish our goals through a lot of hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm for this prog r a m and for each other." Schmidt said.

According to co-captain Shawna Buche ("06), one of the team's main goals is to be the hardest working team in the M I A A conference.

T h e volleyball players met for t w o to three practices a day during the preseason.If the players keep up this work ethic, the team will be

well on its way to a c h i e v i n g its goal.

The team has been focusing heavily on f u n d a m e n t a l s as well as on implementing its defensive strategies. serve-receive techniques, and its offensive system.

"They have been a lot of f u n to coach so far, and I am looking forward to helping them reach their potential as a team," Schmidt said..

M a n y team m e m b e r s h a v e returned f r o m last y e a r ' s 21-13 season. However, two n e w f r e sh m e n , Marianne Hinken ( ' 0 8 ) and Jenn Ivanoff ( ' 0 8 ) have j o i n e d the team.

C o - c a p t a i n s S h a w n a B u c h e and Kelley H u t c h i n s are leading the t e a m with g r e a t e n t h u s i a s m a n d commitment.

"We are all very excited and fired up about o u r season," Buche said.

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Cross Country gets off to a fast start at home Both teams fall one spot short of the winner's circle at first home meet Chris Kirby S T A F F REPORTER

H o p e ' s m e n and w o m e n cross c o u n t r y teams got its 2004 seasons underway Saturday at h o m e , h o s t i n g the Bill Vanderbilt Cross Country Invitational.

Both teams were knocking on the door for a team title in their first appearance of the year, but fell painfully short as they both finished the meet with second-place finishes.

"I am very pleased with h o w both teams performed." said Mark Northuis, cross country head coach.

"We used this meet as a tune u p for the season, not wanting to race at 100% intensity. T h e heat and rough footing make the meet a challenge so we didn't want to extend ourselves too far that it would take too long to recover f r o m it."

T h e m e n ' s team w a s right in the thick of things, as it finished a heartbreaking three

finished 10th in a time of 27:43 to round out the top five finishers for the m e n ' s team in this meet.

On the w o m e n ' s s i d e , H o p e f e l l to Cedarville, Ohio w h o w o n the meet w i t h 22 p o i n t s .

Hope's women scored 38 points to ft capture second place, b e a t i n g o u t A l b i o n (73), A l m a (123). and C o m e r stone ( 1 3 2 ) in the

points behind Albion, who won the meet with 26 points, finishing a h e a d of C o r n e r stone (93 points) and A l m a ( 9 9 ) in t h e standings.

Hope was led by Malt Casillas ( ' 0 6 ) who finished as runner-up in the race in a t i m e of 2 6 : 3 0 . team standings.

Tyson Warner ( ' 0 6 ) First-year comc a m e in third place, p e titor Cedarville right behind Casillas m a n a g e d to g r a b with a time of 26:52.

J u l i e K i n g ('05) a n d A m a n d a H u c k v i c tory with their Kyle Morrison fO?) sprint t o w a r d s the finish. t o p two runners, ( ' 0 5 ) placed sixth Samantha Maat and Christina Reyes, finishoverall and finished in a time of 27:03, while ing first and second respectively.

Co-Captain Kyle Barnes ( ' 0 6 ) finished eighth H o p e ' s leading runner in the w o m e n ' s race in a time of 27:34, and Ryan Ter L o u w ( ' 0 7 )

was co-captain Tina Pike ('05), who finished third in a time of 18:58.

Emily Wandell (*07) placed seventh in a time of 19:23, followed by Anne Hoekstra (*08) in eighth place at i9:24.

Heather K a m p s (*06) w a s ninth in a time of 19:35,and eleventh place finisher Charlotte M e e k e r ( ' 0 8 ) finished in a lime of 19:46 to help ihe Flying D u t c h m e n team solidify its second-place finish in the Bill Vanderbilt Invitational.

Northuis said his runners wanted the win badly, but the Dutchmen can take plenty of good f r o m their experience on Saturday " W e w a n t e d t o win the c h a m p i o n s h i p , " Northuis said. "But we didn't want to over extend ourselves. I am very pleased with our team effort and pack running. We are on the right path for a very successful season."

Both Flying D u t c h m e n teams will race again on Friday at the Aquinas Invitational at 5 p.m. and again on Saturday at the Mel Brodt Invitational at Bowling Green, O h i o at 9:30 am.

Golf program looking for dual MIAA titles Men's program looking for its fifth title in six years Amanda Zoratti STAFF REPORTER

Fore! Or, in this case, four. Four is the number of conference crowns the m e n ' s golf team have won during the last five years, and this year, it is ready f o r another. T h e golf team has been training at the driving range and practicing its swings f o r the majority of the summer.

"The s k y ' s the limit," said Kody Taylor ('05), o n e of the team captains.

Taylor has achieved All-MIAA second team distinction last year, along with sophomore Ryan Otto ( ' 0 7 ) . Taylor is also one of the top ten golfers f o r the last two seasons, closing last season in sixth and concluding the 2002 season in ninth.

Ryan Shedd ('05), the other team

captain, reports the t e a m ' s strong point is its depth. " W e h a v e five incoming freshmen, all of which have a lot to contribute to the team. W e ' r e also very consistent," said Shedd.

The new f r e s h m e n are Matt Lapham ('08), Steve Martindale ('08), Ryan Sheets ('08), T o m m y Yamaoka ( ' 0 8 ) , and David Z u i d e m a ( ' 0 8 ) . T h e team lost o n e senior f r o m last year but has three juniors returning this year; G a b e Hall ( ' 0 6 ) , Brian H a m m e r ( ' 0 6 ) , and Alden Hoksbergen ( ' 0 6 ) . Nate G o l o m b ( ' 0 7 ) is a s o p h o m o r e class golfer, along with Otto.

Shedd returns as a senior, ready to defend last s e a s o n ' s M I A A C o n f e r e n c e medal. Returning senior Justin Spyker ( ' 0 5 ) holds this honor f r o m 2002. C o a c h Bob Ebels is going on his fourteenth year as the golf t e a m ' s leader. " H e ' s (Ebels) a legend in his o w n

right." Shedd said.

T h e team c o m p e t e d in the Olivet C o m e t Classic on September 3 and 4 and finished the tournament in ninth and 13* a m o n g the 21 t e a m s present. T h e h o m e conference will be held Monday, September 27 at the Wuskowhan Players Club.

T h e w o m e n ' s golf team is also looking forward to a n e w season. " W e ' r e very excited," said team c a p t a i n s Julie Pollock ( ' 0 6 ) and Brittany Philo ( ' 0 6 ) .

T h e t e a m ' s g o a l is to be the M I A A C h a m p i o n s this season, and s i n c e w o m e n ' s g o l f b e c a m e an M I A A sport 12 years ago, Hope has not finished below second place.

With five freshmen and only four reluming players, the team is relatively new and still uncertain about its strong points. The general feeling is o n e of excitement as it prepared for the Grand Valley Division 2 Laker Valley t o u m a m e n l . T h e

f r e s h m e n on the team are Tarin Coulas ('08), Natalie G r a n d ('08), Malinda Lasaler ('08), Vanessa Phan ( ' 0 8 ) , and Alisha Philo ('08).

Holly Sneller ('07) and Kim Harrison ( ' 0 7 ) are the team sophomores, and the juniors are serving

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as the captains.

"I think this will be a rebuilding year. We'll help each oiher on the best parts of our g a m e to make a really s t r o n g t e a m , " said Philo. " I t ' s a good environment to be a part of."

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