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Terrorist attacks leave campus in shock Hope community unites in wake of destruction in NY, DC Matt Cook EWTOR IN C H I E F

Along with the rest of the world, the Hope College c o m m u n i t y reacted with shock to the terrorist attacks on the United States yesterday morning.

Two hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers of the World Trade Center yesterday morning in N e w York City, levelling each tower.

Another hijacked plane crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. According to Richard Frost, dean

of students, all seven Hope students studying in New York through the Great Lakes Colleges Association Arts Semester are safe. Although the college had some trouble contacting the students in the morning, they were able to reach everyone by 2:00 p.m. yesterday, and every student has been in contact with their families.

Most Hope students had not yet left for their internships downtown at the time of the crashes.

Emily Moellman ( 4 02), a student studying in New York and an Anchor staff member, headed for work from her apartment in mid-Manhattan this morning like it was a regular day.

When she arrived at her j o b at the New York Public Library, her supervisor told her about the attack and instructed her to return home and hurry to a grocery store and buy as much food as she could.

"1 just started crying," Moellman said. "It was just so scary."

On her way home, Moellman got a glimpse of the World Trade Center.

"1 looked d o w n the street and it was smoking, and the next time 1 looked, it was g o n e , " M o e l l m a n said.

Moellman was not immediately able to reach her family either with a phone card or by calling collect

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MOURNING-. Dwight Beal, Tim Brown, Jim Bultman and Glinda Pawls joined with the Hope Community in the Pine Grove for prayer, yesterday at 11 a.m.

Student Congress elections go on-line Student Congress to test internet voting for next week's elections Kurt Koehler STAFF REPORTER

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PULLING FOR IT: Landon Laphom ('05) strains on the rope during pull practice. He is encouraged by moraler Cynthia Blaszak ('05).

Pull teams prepare for war Rebekah O e g e m a C O P Y EDITOR

It is a century old struggle. It has c a u s e d b r o t h e r to turn a g a i n s t brother. Its participants have left their blood, sweat and tears on the ground where this historic battle has been fought. It was listed in Sports Illustrated as "the mother

of all tug-of-wars."

It's time for The Pull.

Founded in 1898, the Pull began as a friendly competition between the men of the freshmen and sophomore classes. T h e two rival classes, odd year against even, lined the banks of the Black River with one goal in mind: to fight for the right

to own the rope. All of it.

In 1930, this contest became more competitive, with synchronized pulling tactics and the digging of pits.

And the tradition continues today, with this year's ' 0 4 and ' 0 5 year men and women training in-

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This year's fall election of student congress representatives will have a different flavor for students residing in the Scott Hall, C o o k Hall, and o f f - c a m p u s districts.

F r o m 8:00 a.m. on S e p t e m b e r 13th to 6:30 p.m. on S e p t e m b e r 14th, residents in these districts will elect their representatives online.

Voters will receive a PIN (personal identification number) in an e-mail prior to the election. They will use this PIN along with their student ID number to log on to the website hosting the election.

If all goes well, the whole campus will vote online next spring.

"We certainly do not expect probl e m s of a n y k i n d , " s a i d M a t t Scogin, S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s president. "But starting with a limited number of students voting over the Internet will allow us to work out any unforeseen difficulties before

we hold elections completely online this spring."

The voting system was designed

by Dr. Ryan Mcfall of the computer science department.

"I had written a system to d o online course evaluations while a graduate student at Michigan State, and this system was designed to be general purpose enough to be used in a v a r i e t y of c o n t e x t s , " s a i d Mcfall. "In particular, it was fairly simple to adapt it for use in the Student Congress elections."

Mcfall said that his two main goals in designing the system were extensibility and security.

"In terms of security, basically, the data that allows the web browser to identify who the user submitting a set of responses is encrypted using an encryption key that is only known to the administrator of the system," Mcfall said. " T h e credentials stored are only valid for a short period of time, so if you authenticate yourself and walk away, it's unlikely that someone else will be able to submit responses for you."

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Cesar Chavez address kicks off Hispanic month J a m e s Pierce STAFF REPORTER

In the next month, Hope students will have a chance to learn m o r e about a minority g r o u p o f t e n o v e r l o o k e d o n c a m p u s and across the nation.

Hope's participation in National Hispanic Heritage Month begins with the fourth annual Cesar E. Chavez Address on Wednesday, S e p t e m b e r 19, and c o n t i n u e s with

DeWitt Center main theatre. weekly events until October 25. "[Hispanic Heritage Month Keynote speaker Daniel provides] a platform of really talkH e r n a n d e z J o s e p h , C u n s u l of ing about relevant cultural isM e x i c o in L a r e d o , T e x a s , will sues," said Glinda Rawls, assisopen the month long celebration tant director of multicultural Life. with the Cesar E. Chavez Address, "This is a good opportunity to ex"Crossing Borders Mending pose Hope to Hispanic culture."

Bridges: U.S.-Mexico ImmigraD. J o s e p h Rawls noted that Hispanic Herition Debates and Challenges" on Wednesday, September 19, at 4 p ,m. in the tage Month is especially relevant in Holland,

where there is a large Hispanic population.

"Hispanic Heritage Month is important for the H o p e College c o m m u n i t y b e c a u s e it gives the college a sense of diversity that it at limes seems to lack," said Abbie Gonzales ( 4 03), president of Hope's Hispanic Student Organization. "It also gives the Hispanic students on campus a chance to recognize their heritage without having to feel ashamed of

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Japanese prof visits Hope Angela Matusiak STAFF REPORTER

It is typical for colleges in different countries to exchange students, but H o p e and its sister c o l l e g e , Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo, Japan, are exchanging faculty.

E v e r y y e a r , H o p e and M e i j i G a k u i n select a faculty m e m b e r from each college (not necessarily in the same departments) to teach at the sister college for a year.

This year, Yo Matsumoto, visiting professor of linguistics was chosen.

However, this is not Matsumoto's first time in the United States. He did his graduate work and took a sabbatical at Stanford University in California.

A l t h o u g h being in A m e r i c a is nothing new to him, Matsumoto is

struck every time by the diversity and widespread mobility found in this country.

44 I come from a very homogenous society where people are more stationary," Matsumoto said. 44 Here in the US, not only are people more diverse, but they are also more mobile and travel more."

So far, Matsumoto is impressed with Hope College.

M a t s u m o t o feels that there are d i f f e r e n c e s b e t w e e n the Meiji Gakuin and H o p e .

"Meiji Gakuin is in Tokyo, so the campus and environment are much larger [but here at] Hope, there is a sense of community," Matsumoto said. "At Meiji Gakuin, we don't feel a sense of being neighbors as much as here."

He also c o m m e n t e d that while

Meiji Gakuin is a Christian institution, the Christian environment isn't as evident as it is here at Hope College.

"In a country where Christians are a minority, it is difficult to maintain a C h r i s t i a n c h a r a c t e r , " Matsumoto said. "We can't select students or faculty based on faith, because then we wouldn't have any students. At Hope, the Christian environment is very alive."

Matsumoto is excited about his year at Hope.

He is teaching an upper level linguistics class, and his goals for the year center around it.

"I j u s t w a n t t o t e a c h a g o o d class," Matsumoto said. "Teaching in English will be a challenge, but I hope to do it well and help my students."

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ON THE BLOCK: Josh Egedy ('03), Daniel Heinz ('03) and Erik Goltz ('03) participate in the Date Auction to raise money for Dance Marathon.

Naked Chapel running tradition continues Jared Gall, Jordy V a n d e B u n t e STAFF REPORTERS

Because of the great size difference, Hope is not often compared to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. T h e similarities do exist, though, and are more plentiful than most students might think.

Both offer top quality education, excellence in athletic arenas, and t h e u n d e r g r o u n d o p p o r t u n i t y to streak on c a m p u s . U of M grads annually celebrate with their "Naked Mile," while H o p e residents

participate in their unpredictable "Chapel R u n . " Chapel runs are a "tradition" that involves, almost exclusively, men in Durfee Hall. A Chapel run is simply r u n n i n g a lap f r o m D u r f e e around Dimnent Memorial Chapel without clothing. " O n c e in a while, w e ' d be looking for fun, and w e ' d run down the hall asking people if they wanted to do it. T h e n someone would hold the door open and w e ' d go," said Bryant Loomis ( 4 03), who estimates

t h a t h e ' s p a r t i c i p a t e d in a b o u t twelve of the runs over the past two years.

Loomis noted that, over the years he's participated, he's seen groups of runners range from solo runs to a giant run last year that included about fifty runners f r o m all dorms on campus.

That one, he says, was planned in advance.

Unlike its Ann Arbor counterpart, the Chapel Run does not happen o n a regular basis, and is not broadcast

most appropriate if we gathered as a community to be consoled by the scripture and to intercede on behalf of all of those who are affected by this tragedy."

Classes were not officially canceled, although many p r o f e s s o r s chose not to hold class.

All Hope College sporting events were canceled as well as all bus transportation "We had groups that are being t r a n s p o r t e d to m a j o r c i t i e s and around major cities," Bultman said.

"We just didn't feel we wanted to have that happen."

The c a m p u s blood drive which was coincidentally scheduled for today had a record turnout, with students lining up for up to three hours for a chance to donate blood that couid possibly be sent to New York.

Student reactions ranged from shock to sorrow.

4 T just think that it's horrible that

somebody would actually do that, that they would actually crash into a building and destroy parts of our nation that are strong points," said M e g a n Wood ( 4 02).

Currently, H o p e student leaders are deciding what they can do to help the community deal with the tragedy. "[Student Congress Vice President Colleen Evans ( 4 03)] and I will certainly talk about if there's anything we can do to help our students in New York, or anybody who has f a m i l y out there w h o ' s been affected," said Matt Scogin ( 4 02), Student Congress president.

S c o g i n h o p e d that t h e a t t a c k would call Hope students and all Americans to prayer.

"It's a horrible tragedy, and it's got the whole nation in shock and I hope that we can be a nation that t u r n s t o G o d and t h a t t u r n s to prayer," Scogin said.

T R A G E D Y from 1 to inform them that s h e w a s all right.

According to Frost, there are currently no Hope students studying in Washington.

As of press time, students with family and f r i e n d s in N e w York were scrambling for news of their loved one's well-being.

Garrison Dyer ( 4 05) has a friend at a university in New York.

4 T v e just been kind of freaked out," Dyer said. "I don't know if t h e y ' r e ok or anything. It really hit me kind of hard."

Hope College held a number of gatherings in support of those affected by the attack, beginning with a meeting for prayer and Bible reading in the Pine Grove, yesterday at 11:00 a.m.

"All of us are stunned about the events that transpired on this day," said James Bultman, Hope president. "We thought that it would be

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before it happens. It therefore rarely draws the attention of the police to the extent of its U of M equivalent.

According to Mike Lafata, Public Safety patrol sergeant, there is very little Public Safety can d o to stop Chapel runs.

"Unless we receive some kind of tip and then lie in wait f o r t h e Chapel runners, there is no action that can be taken to stop t h e m , " Lafata said.

This feeling is reflected in the behavior of the C h a p e l runners.

who insist they are not concerned about encountering Public Safety patrols. ÂŤ Lafata reports that the only incident he can recall in which runners were caught and detained was approximately seven years ago.

In a d d i t i o n to a f i l e d r e p o r t , Lafata says the most likely punishment would be in the form of community service.

Loomis said that he hoped that they never put an end to what he calls 44a great Hope tradition."

Sailing club Ben D e H a a n STAFF REPORTER

The Hope College Sailing Club is off and running, and ready to get another season started underway.

With eight regattas coming up this season, they shouldn't have a problem getting the experience under their belt.

"It's going to be a lot of fun this year. Once we get organized, we'll be ready to roll," said John Leahy C04).

Leahey has been sailing since the age of twelve, and is one of the club captains this year. " W e ' r e going to d o a lot of regattas this year, and we have a lot of kids who signed up for the club, so w e ' r e looking to get them s o m e experience," Leahy said.

Hope just completed a regatta last Sunday at Notre Dame, at the Irish Intersectional.

T h e Dutchmen finished 13th out of 14 teams, contending against division one t e a m s like M i c h i g a n , Michigan State, Purdue, Notre Dame, and powerhouse Southern Florida.

"I thought we did well. We took seven .students to the event, and only three of them had experience, but we stayed with the pack and did well f o r n o t p r a c t i c i n g , " s a i d Leahey.

U n l i k e m o s t o f t h e s p o r t s at Hope, sailing is only a club sport.

H o w e v e r , they are not alone, as most schools, including many division one universities, do not consider sailing a varsity sport.

Sailing is governed by the InterCollegiate Sailing Association

(ISCA), and breaks down even father into regional assignments.

H o p e races in the Midwestern Collegiate Sailing Association (MCSA). '•When we go to a regatta, we usually leave Holland on Friday evening for our destination. On Saturday, we race from usually 8 a.m. to sunset, and then from about 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, and we get back home in the evening on Sunday. It takes up almost all of your weekend, but it's worth it," Leahey said.

Hope practices at the Macatawa Bay Yacht Club and uses the club's equipment. On race days, the host of the regatta is responsible for supplying the boats used in the races.

In a typical regatta, there are two divisions, an A and B division. T h e t w o divisions take turns sailing: Team A starts off by sailing two races, then team B races two. T h e divisions keep alternating until each school has sailed in every boat. The scores from each division are added together and the team with the lowest combined score wins.

Getting the club team isn't too hard. Interested students must attend the meetings, and must pass a swim test in order to participate.

There were over 110 students that signed up for the sailing club this year. M o s t regattas only require four students to make up a regatta team, but you are allowed to bring more to fill in rotations.

H o p e ' s next regatta is at Northwestern this w e e k e n d , for the M S C A Singlehanded Championships.

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Part t w o in t h e series"ls Hope a Christian College?" explores t h e i n t e g r a t i o n of f a i t h w i t h learning. Religion editor Jane Bast invited Donald Cronkite, professor of biology, Rhoda Janzen, professor of English, Chad Carlson COB), j u n i o r class representative t o the A l u m n i Board and Melissa Roop C o 2 ) / president of the U n i o n of Catholic Students, t o participate in a roundtable discussion. A n edited version of t h e i r c o n v e r s t a t i o n is printed below. To hear t h e dis| cussion in its e n t i r e t y , t u n e i n t o W T H S on Sept. 13 and 14 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

EDITOR'S NOTE: THE ANCHOR STRONGLY ENCOURAGES MEMBERS OF THE HOPE C O M M U N I T Y T O R E S P O N D BY W R I T I N G L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R . T H E F O L L O W I N G R O U N D T A B L E W A S M O D E R A T E D BY J A N E B A S T . T H E R O U N D T A B L E W A S R E C O R D E D IN W T H S B Y J O S I A H D Y K S T R A A N D W A S A S S I S T E D BY E R I C A H E E G E .

C O U R T N E Y KLINE DID T H E T R A N S C R I P T I O N . P H O T O S BY R O B O N D R A .

What does it mean to integrate faith a n d learning?

Donald Cronkite: I suppose the things that are important to someone will form some kind of continuous whole. If faith and learning are important to people, p e o p l e will find a way of seeing that their faith c o m p l e m e n t s what they are learning and that their learning complem e n t s their faith. We are a l w a y s learning n e w things and therefore modifying our faith, and as our faith grows, it will change the w a y w e look at the things w e learn.

R h o d a J a n z e n : If w e h a v e faith,

H o l l a n d , so I really e x p e c t e d it.

However, I w a s not sure what exactly to expect as far as the integration of faith in the classroom because I went to a public school for high school. I ' m not sure what level of expectation I had, but I did expfect some faith in the classroom.

M R : I also went to a public high school and there I e x p e r i e n c e d a very secular education. W h e n I w a s looking at colleges, I specifically went to visit colleges that incorporated faith in the classroom. I was expecting it and wished to go to a college that included both faith and

faith is the very thing that bids us worship God with our minds as well as our hearts. For me, this means that as a teacher, I need to seek G o d with all my mind and heart. It also means that in the classroom I need to bring my principles and ideology and my beliefs into play, not only in choosing texts that will be provocative and challenging f o r m y students, but also in pushing s t u d e n t s in t h e w a y they think to m a t u r e their intellect and their own spiritual experience.

C h a d Carlson: I look at it as sort of the pie analogy, w h e r e your life is a pie and you h a v e different slices, learning being o n e of those slices f o r students and professors.

T h e pie crust is our faith. Faith surrounds every part of our life, and to integrate that into our learning only seems natural.

Melissa Roop: W h e n I learn something n e w in a class, I h a v e to either adapt my faith a little bit, or see h o w it plays into my faith and what 1 already believe, or see if I h a v e to adapt what I ' v e learned in the class because of what I believe.

Melissa and C h a d , is t h e integration of faith and l e a r n i n g something you expect from Hope C o l l e g e as a school? How does the reality contrast your expectations?

C C : I definitely e x p e c t e d that c o m i n g to H o p e C o l l e g e . I ' v e grown up with Hope; 1 grew up in

learning.

How does this expectation f r o m s t u d e n t s effect professors w h e n y o u plan y o u r c u r r i c u l u m a n d think a b o u t the m e t h o d s y o u will a d o p t for teaching? H o w does it c o m e into play?

R J : It comes into play in three w a y s . T h e first is that I c a n acknowledge w h o I am and what I b e l i e v e to my students*. F o r me, this is a wonderful privilege and opportunity.

I come from a major research univ e r s i t y in

t h a t in t h e classroom. 1 think it's important for s t u d e n t s to have the best biology e d u cation they can have, and a lot of that resembles the same biological education they would get a n y w h e r e else. T h e r e is a difference, LEARNING CURVE:Me\\ssa Roop ('02), Chad Carlson (*03), Rhoda Janzen but 1 think and Donald Cronkite discuss the integration of fatih and learning in the t h a t in g e n eral, it's m o r e WHTS recording studio. i m p o r t a n t to m e that students' a s s u m p t i o n s be peers with respect? H o w is that it also d e p e n d s on that professor taking responsibility to d o it in an important to us as a college? questioned and my o w n assumpM R : I think that w e should be e f f e c t i v e , m o r a l way. But w h y tions are questioned in class, than that I h a v e s o m e kind of comfort- mature enough by the time w e ' v e bother e n g a g i n g in discussions of able identity as o n e of the " t a m e " reached college that w e can at least faith? Does H o p e t a k e this issue, listen to each other and be respect- this idea that we would integrate ones.

You said there was a difference, ful of each other, but I don't think o u r faith with learning, seriously, that a d i f f e r e n c e did c o m e into that is always the case. For example, or is it s o m e t h i n g w e Just s a y ?

D C : It is s o m e w h e r e in between play. Do y o u want to elaborate on o n e of my friends was in a religion those two. We take it seriously, but class, a required class for core.

T h e that a little bit? it is s o m e t h i n g w e j u s t say, and professor b r o k e the class u p into D C : For e x a m p l e , o n e level in s o m e t i m e s it does b e c o m e simply science has to do with how w e talk three groups: those who follow Rea f o r m u l a lhat w e recite because w e about ethical issues that arise f r o m formed tradition, those who follow are here at H o p e and w e think w e Catholic tradition, and those who knowing about science. I leach ought to.

We are a very complicated embryology, so there's always a lab were Revivalists. They were supplace.

We w o u l d n ' t h a v e to be this w h e r e w e open u p c h i c k e n eggs. posed to pick one of those three that S o m e of t h e m are liny little 24 they belonged to. It left out a whole complicated if w e didn't choose to hours-old e m b r y o s , s o m e a litlle •group of students w h o may not be be, but o n e of the reasons we do lhat

lieve.

D C : I ' m not so sure that I think it's important that I reveal thai

older. While the students are busily looking at t h e m , I make it a practice to walk along behind them and murmur, "I wonder w h e n they bec o m e chicken beings?" That leads into a discussion that goes beyond c h i c k e n s . T h a i is a q u e s t i o n I couldn't even ask at s o m e colleges, or I could ask it, but I'd be maligned for asking it. At H o p e College, w e have the freedom to do that, more freedom paradoxically than we might in a college that is not attached to a religious tradition.

Is it important, f r o m a professorial end, to play almost a devil's advocate with a student? Is that part of the j o b of a professor, to sort of push and stretch?

R J : I think that this issue really does ask for a lot of sensitivity both between faculty and students, and students a m o n g each other. H o p e d o e s n ' t necessarily want all of the students to be the same. We want to encourage them to dialogue with each other, with different groups, different traditions, both religious and non-religious. I think that, like most skills, it is o n e lhat can be

belief to students. I ' m not interested being put in a pigeon hole. I ' m willing to share my world view with people, but I don't necessarily do

learned.

W h a t a b o u t o n the s t u d e n t end? A r e these matters that we can discuss amongst each other as

California w h e r e w e d i d n ' t h a v e that opportunity. To declare that I w a s a Christian in the c l a s s r o o m w o u l d h a v e b e e n to o f f e n d a n d alienate many of my students. T h e second factor is h o w I choose my texts and what I choose to present my students. T h e third factor for m e is that because of my Christianity, 1 feel that I am invited to ask students to c h a l l e n g e all of their a s s u m p tions, not just to recognize them, but to challenge them. I believe that being a Christian means not just believing, but also actively engaging with what we be-

Christians. T h e n , on lop of that, my friend in this class w a s Catholic, and she was the only Catholic student in the class. It b e c a m e a class with mostly reformers kind of attacking my friend, and she c a m e h o m e c r y i n g .

People b e c o m e really picky and said, "You were wrong," and wouldn't bother to listen to her own opinions, and I think that is really sad.

CC: Contrary to Melissa's experiences, I ' v e had only good e x p e r i e n c e s .

M a y b e I ' v e b e e n l u c k y in t h a t sense. I ' v e had professors who have done a very good job of hosting discussions. That has been very imp r e s s i v e to m e , t h a t p r o f e s s o r s w h o m I know on a personal level that do have strong faith have taken a step d o w n to hear what students have to say so they aren't intimidating to the students. It can be quite intimidating for a professor to press his or her views on a student.

R J : It can be alienating too.

C C : Exactly.

S o , it's not j u s t the s t u d e n t s being able to listen to each other.

is because life is very complicated.

You know, there are a lot of people w h o think that if this were really the Christian college w e claim to be. we w o u l d n ' t have any of these arguments. M y view is just the opposite. that exactly the kind of college t h a t H o p e C o l l e g e h o p e s to be would resign itself to having discuss i o n s a b o u t all k i n d s of things.

T h a t ' s because the facels of God with which people can interact are far more and far greater than any of

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T h e terrorist attack on the United States yesterday morning has left us all speechless. W h a t can be s a i d ? No words can bring back the thousands of lives ended yesterday or erase the fear that m a y be with us for the rest of our lives.

J a n e Bast:

Yesterday w e learned that our generation, like every o n e before it. is not i m m u n e to the terrible destruction w e used to call history.

I d o n ' t k n o w h o w to react. I d o n ' t k n o w what to do.

This is not a time for m e to lecture you. We all react in our o w n ways; s o m e with fear, s o m e with anger, s o m e with sorrow. I d o n ' t know what's right.

I wonder if thirty years from now, w h e n my children are completing school projects on the history of America, if they will stop and ask me, " M o m , where w e r e you when . ..?"

M y only hope is that you learn f r o m this what a precious gift p e a c e is and h o w easily it can be broken. Practice peace in your life.

Hatred isn't worth it.

I was sitting in the living room of my cottage, eating breakfast. I usually turn on the Today s h o w to get the weather report. But Tuesday morning, I watched in disbelief as a kamakazi passenger plane crashed i n t o the W o r l d T r a d e C e n t e r . It looked like a scene f r o m a B r u c e Willis blockbuster. T h e n , it dawned on m e that, n o , t h e s e w e r e real people. Real lives.

I m m e d i a t e l y , I t h o u g h t of my friends E m i l y and Meryl, two H o p e students w h o are studying in Manhattan through H o p e ' s N e w York

H e r e is a poem that w a s passed on to m e by poetry professor Jack Ridl. It w a s written by fourth grader C a m e r o n C. Penny. Our best h o p e for peace is ourselves:

A window will appear b e t w e e n t w o armies on a battlefield. Instead of seeing their e n e m i e s in the w i n d o w the soldiers see themselves as children.

T h e y stop fighting and go h o m e and sleep. W h e n they w a k e u p the land is well again.

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program. I knew they w e r e most likely all right- their a p a r t m e n t building is a safe distance f r o m the catastrophe. I waited at the A n c h o r office f o r Dean Frost to call and tell m e that the students were safe, that they were all present and accounted for.

After his call, I started thinking about the thousands of secondary victims effected by the attack. If I, sitting in my house in H o l l a n d , MI, could instantly think of t w o friends in N e w York, h o w many other Hope students are doing the same? Somew h e r e on this c a m p u s , o n e of us may have lost an aunt, o r cousin, or friend in T u e s d a y ' s disaster.

W h e n I start to distance myself f r o m the tragedy, w h e n I start to forget what happened that morning.

I will i m a g i n e the p e o p l e in the United Airlines plane, staring out their w i n d o w s in helpless terror, as they flew closer and closer to the towers.

Real people. Real lives.

In the U 2 s o n g " P e a c e on Earth," a s o n g I d i s l i k e d until T u e s d a y , Bono says, ' T h e y ' r e reading names out on the radio/All the folks the rest of us will never get to k n o w / S e a n and Julia, Gareth, Ann and Breda/ T h e i r lives are bigger than any big idea."

W h e r e w a s I? I was eating breakfast, and the whole world changed.

It c h a n g e d , not because w e lost a landmark building, but because on T u e s d a y S e p t e m b e r 11, 2 0 0 1 , s o m e o n e here lost an aunt, o r a cousin, o r a friend.

lege. I saw groups of p e o p l e praying and comforting each other. M y o w n thoughts and prayers went out to my friend staying in N e w York city this semester. It was not until later while walking to Dewitt that I heard the word war on the lips of m a n y people.

War I thought, on who? You can't d e c l a r e war on a terrorist group.

Unfortunately the past has s h o w n that to most people in America there is probably no d i f f e r e n c e between an irate terrorist group and the entire Middle East not to mention the followers of Islam.

Yet I should be the o n e to talk. If you say terrorist to m e I picture and dark skinned m a n with a long black beard, carrying a machine gun, speaking a language with the only recognizable word being A ^ h . T o m e a n d m a n y A m e r i c a n s this is what a terrorist is. Terrorists are most likely from Palestine. T h i s is w h a t my p r o g r a m m i n g tells m e , after all they hate the U.S. After all

the U.S. only played a major role in m o v i n g a large p e r c e n t a g e of their p o p u l a t i o n f r o m their h o m e land and giving it to somebody else.

H o w w o u l d I feel if I was sent from M i c h i g a n so that the Native Americ a n s could have my h o m e back?

I digress, however, what happened yesterday was not war. It was the murder of thousands o f civilians and it makes m e want to scream in rage. But my rage has no object to find. M y e n e m y is not a Muslim, he or she is a human. T h e y are covered in a cloak of darkness and cannot be seen. I fear my anger and pray it will not cause m e to place blame a n y w h e r e but on those w h o d e s e r v e it. T h e n shall I let this g o ?

Shall I turn the other cheek? But s o m e o n e f r o m my family has not been killed and while I cannot tell th e m to simply bury the dead, I will not h a v e blood o n my hands. S o I say. Oh lord what shall we d o ?

Chad Sampson: After a long M o n d a y night filled with h o m e w o r k and early work o n the p a p e r I w o k e up late and stumbled into the living room of my apartment. T h e first thing I noticed was a smoking building on the television, which my r o o m mate was watching intensely. "Is s o m e t h i n g w r o n g ? " I said in a groggy voice.

I have had m a n y days in my life

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that h a v e felt like d r e a m s and yesterday is not an exception. Walking through c a m p u s everyone w a s talking about bombings, attacks and the m i d d l e east. E v e r y w h e r e around m e people were praying and crying. W h e n I see it, it reminds of what my G r a n d p a told m e about as a y o u n g child w h e n I asked him what it was like during World War n.

It was amazing to see e v e r y b o d y pulling together. F o r o n c e I did not feel the usual tensions on H o p e ' s campus. Nobody was arguing about the G a y Straight alliance o r whether H o p e w a s a Christian col-

Rand Arwady: Sitting in front of my T V for most of the day I saw the pictures and the story unfolding b e f o r e my eyes.

E a r l y in t h e m o r n i n g a r e p o r t e r m a d e the statement that this seems m o r e like information out of a Tom C l a n c y novel.

M y initial thought was concern.

Concern for my oldest sister w h o lives in N Y C but north of M a n h a t tan. After I w a s assured by my father that she was fine my next thought was anger. Anger that s o m e o n e actually had the audacity to c o m e on to A m e r i c a n soil and create chaos on our turf.

T h i s is the first time that has hap-

p e n e d s i n c e Pearl H a r b o r , and I d o n ' t think I need to r e m i n d you about the U S response to Japan with the atomic b o m b . I ' m not saying that I want a h u g e death toll but I want s o m e revenge.

M y last thought and the o n e that I am still upset about 12 hours later is safety. I h a v e always felt safe living in America. Watching C N N and seeing all the fighting g o i n g on in other countries I knew that I didn't h a v e to worry about that because nobody would ever m e s s with the US. I was wrong. N o w I will h a v e to go through the rest of my life worrying about my safety against

terrorist attacks.

I will say that I was happy to hear the response by the country and also the H o p e c o m m u n i t y to the necessity for blood donations in w a k e of the tragedy. At o n e time the wait on H o p e ' s c a m p u s was over three hours. That is great to hear, but it makes you wonder if this huge trage d y h a d n ' t h a p p e n e d today h o w long would that wait have been to

ishness over the fearless years of thinking that nobody can hurt us or steal our freedom. I find it sickening that it took the sight of o u r o w n crumbling country and a streaming "America Attacked" headline a c r o s s o u r t e l e v i s i o n s c r e e n s to bring our c a m p u s into joint prayer.

I am not blind to the fact that w e c a n n o t spend attention on e v e r y little hateful action or tragic event

that happens throughout this world.

But 1 do k n o w that the s a m e hate that flew those planes into the hearts of e v e r y p e r s o n o n this c a m p u s Tuesday morning is the same hate that drives a mother out of her home away f r o m the hands of an outraged husband. M y point is w e as a campus need to rely on the grace of God to shine through for more than just mainstream tragic events.

give blood?

M y thoughts and prayers go out to everyone w h o s e life will never be the s a m e a f t e r the events that took place on September 1 1 , 2 0 0 1 .

A n d y Volk: I feel w e ' v e b e c o m e so used to flipping by C N N passively watching foreign countries attacking each o t h e r m i n d l e s s l y with s e e m i n g l y pointless violence, that w e rarely ever find ourselves thinking twice about the e f f e c t that these tragic events m a y have on these helpless people that so often fall prey to the taste of hate. I say w e Americans have fallen into our o w n sick self-

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Holland Arts Council exhibits iconography Beth L o m a s n e y ARTS EDITOR

The Holland Area Arts Council Conlemporary Icon Painting Exhibit began Friday, September 7th in c o n j u n c t i o n with t h e G a b r a Sellase Exhibit in the Depree Art Gallery. T h e exhibit will run until November 3, 2001.

Don Shepard was the juror for the exhibit, and he chose twentyfive pieces to support the theme of icon painting. Theresa Sproull, the program director, is pleased with the amount and array of talent involved. ' T h e r e is a wide variety of work here. T h e interpretation of t h e theme is really incredible," Sproull said.

On o p e n i n g night, Daniel

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A COMBO: "If I were here" by Christine Olson hangs next to I n God we trust" by Gretchen Deems.

B e r h a n e M e s k e l (*03) d e m o n strated his icon painting talents to all attendees. He encourages Hope students to get involved in this art form, which has visited Holland in full force. " W h e n comparing knowing the history of Africa to the history of E u r o p e , I d o n ' t think they [stu-

dents] know enough about Africa," BerhaneMeskel said. "It's good to know the rich side of Africa- the good things, not just the bad."

BerhaneMeskel began painting at age ten, learning the tradition of icon painting from his f a t h e ^ w h o s e work stemmed from the Eastern Orthodox Church. BerhaneMeskel is currently including bits of m o d e m art, such as surrealism and abstraction, into his own work.

"I would like to explore my o w n style, and to transfer icon painting into s o m e t h i n g m o r e m o d e r n , " BerhaneMeskel said.

Comparable to the Gabra Sellase Exhibit at the Depree Art Center, the Holland Area Arts Council offers more than just a gallery to visit.

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improvise on the spot and to just let the crowd have fun and enjoy the music," Heck said.

Attendee Misha Neil ('02) noted the positive relationship between the audience and the band.

"We were really listening, and they wanted to play harder for us," Neil said. "It was good to see them singing f r o m their hearts. Energy like that makes you want to put everything else aside, go there and

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listen."

Neil w a s n ' t the only o n e w h o struck a chord with the band.

"I play the guitar myself, so seeing guys up there who are also from Hope is pretty inspirational," said J. Barrett Wemlund ( 4 05).

For an entertaining atmosphere plus coffee drinks with names like "Van Minty" and "Flying Dutchman", stop by the Cool Beans Coffee House on Wednesday nights.

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sity will give a lecture entitled, ' T h e Icon in Popular Usage" on September 15, 2001, at 11a.m.

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Faculty Music Recital 9/23 free admission, Knick Theatre Cool Beans C o f f e e House Wednesday nights Kletz

Out & About: Grand Harbor Resort Spring Lake 616-846-1000 Tues: Tacos Wed: Karaoke Thurs: Comedy Fri: Live Music Village Inn on 44lh St. Karaoke Thurs, Fri, Sat Broadway Theatre Guild " S w i n g " 9/25-30, DeVos Hall, Grand Rapids 616-235-6285 " A Night At the O s c a r s " 9 / 2 1 , 2 2 8 p.m & 9/23 3 p.m DeVos Hall Grand Rapids $22 tickets D A N C E - Grand Rapids newest dance club, premiers 9 / 1 4 , 1 0 p.m-2 a.m, 616752-8159 C o m e d y Den, grand open ing Wed., 9 / 1 2 , 8 p.m. Fri, Sat. 8 & 10:30 p.m.

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A COO KIN9 TRIO: Tim Heck ('04), Chris Bryan ('04) and Paul Rabaut ('04) play last Wednesday.

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Cool Beans C o f f e e House, organized by Hope's Student Activities C o m m k t e e , offers coffee, atmosphere, and entertainment every Wednesday night from 9-11pm in the Kletz.

Students h a v e begun to m a k e themselves at home in the Kletz' couches, chairs and booths. But whether they're watching the big screen TV, sipping latte, reading a book, or whispering with friends, the band takes center stage.

This past Wednesday, September 5, the acoustic stylings of Hope stud e n t s C h r i s B r y a n (*04), P a u l Rabaut (*04), and Tim H e c k ('04) seeped into Kletz coffee mugs. The trio has been performing at events such as the Hope College Talent Jam, the All College Sing, and various gigs at the Kletz.

T h e band plays a mix of folk, jazz, and j a m cover songs, while offering a bit of their o w n material w h i c h is written by B r y a n and Rabaut, the guitarists and vocals.

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A CONTAINED APPROACH'. Artist Betz VandenBcg uses pictures to portray his "Stored Past".

T h e start of this y e a r ' s H o p e College Great Performance Series, featuring talented artists in dance, theater, classical and jazz music, is j u s t around the comer. Here is the lineup for the 2001-02 season.

The internationally traveled contemporary dance company Grosso M o d o kicks off the series.

Grosso M o d o is from Holland's sister city, Queretaro, Mexico, and will perform at the Knickerbocker Theatre Thursday & Friday, Oct. 18-19 at 8pm, followed by a special family show on Saturday, Oct. 2 0 at 2 p.m.

This year's classical music performance is by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and will take place on Nov. 9 at 8 p.m in Dimnent Chapel. T h e trio features Lincoln Center Artistic Di-

rector and clarinetist David Shifrin, with pianist Anne-Marie Mcdermott and cellist Fred Sherry.

Seven-time Grammy winner Michael Brecker and his quartet will be performing jazz music Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 8 p.m in Dimnent Chapel.

Brecker has recorded with a number of famous artists and is known for his outstanding shows.

Wednesday & Thursday, Jan. 3031 at 8 p.m in the Knickerbocker T h e a t r e , M i x e d C o m p a n y will present " M y Children. M y Africa"

by Athol Fugard. Fugard has been an advocate for equal rights in South Africa and is considered one of the greatest living playwrights.

Arts Coordinator Derek Emerson urges students to take special advantage of Mixed C o m p a n y ' s performance.

"You don't see plays around here very often," Emerson said.

Trio Voronezh, a classically trained Russian trio, will be playing their interpretations of classic masterpieces Tuesday, March 5 at 8pm in Dimnent Chapel. The group is k n o w n f o r its lively p e r f o r mances.

"They are just a riot to watch," Emerson said. ' T h e y are extremely talented. I think that [they] will really appeal to students."

Two returning artists from the Young Concert Artists series, Czech pianist Martin Kaslik and soprano Courtenay Budd, mark the end of the GPS season. Kasik, who has w o n n u m e r o u s a w a r d s and competitions since 1993, will be performing Tuesday, April 2 at 8pm in Dimnent Chapel. " H e is someone that I know is going to continue to make his name known," Emerson said.

Budd, whose performance will

be in D i m n e n t C h a p e l T u e s d a y , April 16, at 8 p.m, is versed in both o p e r a s and r e c i t a l s and r e c e n t l y played Zerlina in a production of "Don Giovanni." ' T h i s will be a great chance to see an artist w h o really k n o w s what she's doing up on stage," Emerson said.

An added incentive for student attendance at G P S events is cost. Student ticket prices have been lowered to $5 from last year's price of $6.50, and student season tickets are $20.

Other individual prices are $14 for adults, $11 for seniors, and $5 for children. Season tickets are $55 for adults, $45 for seniors, $20 for children. and $115 for families. Season tickets are now available and individual tickets go on sale 2 weeks before each performance. To subscribe or for more information call (616) 395-6006

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: A n c h o r HISPANIC from 1 their differences."

Rawls stressed the significance behind the theme of crossing borders and mending bridges in this y e a r ' s Hispanic Heritage Month events, hoping that goals of creating reconciliation and f o s t e r i n g unity could be met on both a local and a national scale.

O n e w e e k a f t e r the C e s a r E. Chavez Address, a panel presentation will examine "Latinos in West Michigan" on Wednesday, September 26, at 7 p.m. in the Mass Center auditorium. T h e panel includes

Nereida Garcia, principal of Washington E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l ; T i n o Reyes, executive director of Latin Americans United for Progress; and Cliff Welch, associate professor of history at Grand Valley.

"U.S. Immigrants: A Multicultural Journey," a film that examines the past and future of U.S. immig r a t i o n , will be p r e s e n t e d on Wednesday, October 3, at 7 p.m. " T h e Forgotten Americans," an indepth look at Las Colonias, impoverished Latin American communities in the United States, will show

on the following Wednesday, October 10, at 7 p.m. "Understanding Our Differences," which explores the cultural similarities and differences of two neighboring families, will be presented on Wednesday, October 17, at 7 p.m. All three films will be shown in the Maas Center conference room.

The final event in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month will be the academic symposium "Border C r o s s i n g in L i t e r a t u r e , Art, and F i l m " to be p r e s e n t e d by J e s u s M o n t a n o , assistant p r o f e s s o r of

English at Hope, on Thursday, October 25, at 7 p.m. in the Maas Center conference room.

Admission is free for all events.

Another Holland event celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month is the Tulipanes Latino Art and Film Festival. Tulipanes will feature both films performances, which will lake p l a c e at ten d i f f e r e n t l o c a t i o n s throughout the Holland area. For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , log o n to www.tlaff.org.

National Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Saturday, Septem-

ber 15, through Monday, October 15.

Official recognition of the Hispanic Heritage began in 1968 when Congress passed a bill that created National-Hispanic Heritage Week.

T h e r e s o l u t i o n w a s a m e n d e d in 1988 to include the 31-day period beginning September 15 and ending on October 15, creating National Hispanic Heritage Month.

For more information on events and programs sponsored by Multicultural Life, log on to hope.edu/ multicultural.

designated odd o r ^ v e n year.

Dan Hinz ('03), one of *05^ pull coaches this year, remembers his time as a puller both freshmen and s o p h o m o r e y e a r s as o n e of the greatest experiences of his life. He is eagerly anticipating the Pull this year as well. " W e ' r e off to a pretty good start" Hinz said. "We have a solid number of E U V S and eirls. and I'm re-

ally excited. A lot of work still needs to be done, so w e ' r e working hard.

W e ' v e a c c o m p l i s h e d a lot, and w e ' v e still got a ways to go."

Mark Foreman ('02), a pull coach for '04, remembers his time on the '02 pull team.

"It was an e x p e r i e n c e like no other," Foreman said. "I found out a lot about myself, what it means to be a familv and a communitv."

He feels equally as confident as Hinz about his pull team. " I ' m very excited about Pull this year" Foreman said. "This group of guys knows what to expect, and I like what I see. W e ' r e excited to carry on the longtime tradition of the Pull, and we'll be ready on September 22."

The Pull is a contest in which students lie for three hours in a pit hori-

zontally on top of the rope. T h e pullers' moralers k e e p them hydrated, relay pull c o m m a n d s and provide them with encouragement.

Because the rope is continually taut, the physical energy needed by each puller is terrific. Each side d o e s not stop pulling until three hours are up.

The Pull takes place September 22nd at 3:00 p.m. Admission is free.

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T h e boy in the third r o w - 1 thought your insight into Decartes "Meditations" was astounding. Could we meet a n d talk over the Categorical Imperative sometime? -Girl in the fourth row.

PULL from 1 -tensively for a piece of this great tradition.

M e m b e r s of both c l a s s e s a r e training three hours a day for this rivalry.

However, it is not just a competition between the classes of '04 and '05. Members of the '02 and '03 pull teams serve as coaches by leading physical training and commands in order to aid the defense of their

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T h e r e are s o m e n e w rules in college volleyball this year, and I don't like them o n e bit. T h e main rule c h a n g e for this season is the m o v e away f r o m the traditional scoring system that had sideouts and scoring to 15 points. T h e old method of sideout scoring means that a team could only be awarded a point when they were serving.

Ho w e v e r , the sideout scoring is no more, as I learned last Wednesday when I yelled out "sideout Dutch" and received some weird looks f r o m m a n y of the fans.

T h e new scoring system is k n o w n as rally scoring, which used to only take place in the fifth and deciding set in past years to only 15 points.

D u r i n g rally scoring, a point is scored on each serve, and in college the teams play the best out of 5 sets to 30 points. T h e fifth set is then rally scoring to 15 points.

Instead of simply writing this column with my o w n feelings, I talked to s o m e of the girls on the volleyball team to find the pros and cons.

B e f o r e w e look at the negatives of this n e w scoring system that has m e upset, let's first look at the pros. T h i s n e w scoring system rewards the d e f e n s e f o r great play. For instance, a blocked shot at the net is n o w a guaranteed point instead of perhaps just being a sideout.

Another positive thing is that each point is that m u c h m o r e exciting. N o w there s e e m s to be a lot more intensity with each point that is played.

M y question is: d o e s n ' t sideout scoring reward the d e f e n s e in the s a m e w a y ? Perhaps you d o n ' t receive a point, but you m a y give your team a sideout and the ability to serve f o r a point.

M y biggest problem with this scoring system is the w a y the matches s e e m to drag on. Numero u s other college students left the match early last Wednesday because the match was taking too long.

1 also don't like change. T h e fact that the scoring system is different makes the record books change. Records that h a v e lasted for years will not be able to be broken because the g a m e is different now.

D o n ' t look f o r too m a n y c o m e b a c k s with this system either. T h o s e great c o m e b a c k s that I remember from past years in which t e a m s would c o m e back f r o m 13-7 and scores like that are basically out of reach with this rally scoring system.

O n c e a team hits 2 9 points and their opponents have less than 2 0 points, all it takes is o n e bad shot to end the match. I like h o w a team could m a k e a c o m e b a c k by getting that pivotal sideout late in the match to keep the c o m e b a c k going.

I also miss the big time serves f r o m the past. It is so important to get your serve in now because a serve into the net no longer is just a sideout; it n o w is a point f o r the other team. T h i s m a k e s accuracy so much m o r e important than power.

However, the message being sent to the players is to k e e p serving strong so as to k e e p the other team f r o m an opportunity to set u p for an easier point off a w e a k e r serve.

I k n o w that this isn't H o p e College's issue and that they are just d o i n g what the N C A A tells them to do, but 1 really d o n ' t like the change. I just hope that the Flying Dutch will be able to grasp this n e w scoring system and h a v e a great season as they did last year.

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CELEBRATION'. Members of the Hope College men's soccer team celebrate with fans after the teams 1-0 victory over nationally ranked Wheaton College on Friday afternoon in the Calvin J, Bergsma Memorial Tournament. The only goal on the day was scored by midfielder Andrew Riker ('02) on a header midway through the second half on a cross from Adam Chaffee (403). The Flying Dutch are a perfect 4-0 and will be looking to keep that perfect record when they travel to North Park, III on Saturday.

FAITH from 3 us can imagine. W h e n w e begin to see that, w e begin to interact with people on that level, instead of judging them. It's a w o n d e r f u l place to be w h e n w e h a v e that attitude, and every n o w and then we do, when w e ' r e not tired.

C C : A s w e go into the real world, if w e are practicing Christians, we go into the real world and our j o b integrating f a i t h into t h e e x p e r i ences w e talked about at H o p e C o l lege.

M R : I a g r e e with C h a d . I think it is very important for people w h o are p r e p a r e d to teach that t h e y h a v e sense of morality that stems f r o m the Christian faith. T h e r e are so many views on this, but the fact that w e s t r u g g l e t h r o u g h this is very important.

R J : I am reminded of the larger context of the non-Christian, post modern culture in which w e live.

Sometimes Christianity, and indeed all religious systems, get a negative reputation, and the reputation is for

that you should be. Christianity promotes this broad-ranging discussion that w e ' r e talking about.

C C : W h e n I c h o s e to go to H o p e , I looked at other schools that did h a v e the Christian background, and what I liked about H o p e is that it g a v e you s o m e freedom to think. It d i d n ' t really impose moral values on you like s o m e schools that are similar to Hope. You a r e n ' t forced to go to chapel, and I think that allows you to think more maturely on

tures, w e run the risk of shutting ourselves into a very narrow corridor.

It is o n e of those things I ' m excited to see not happening at H o p e .

I think that just by w a y of our sheer c o m m i t m e n t to encouraging independent thinking, it is important f o r m e to t a k e m y C h r i s t i a n i t y and translate that into an invitation f o r d i a l o g u e . I d o n ' t w a n t to c l u b people over the head with it; I want that to be an assurance f o r them that their voices are welcome.

If this is s o m e t h i n g that is imp o r t a n t to us as an institution,

your o w n .

RJ: I was very recently on the job market, and 1 did a big j o b search interviewing at schools that were non-Christian and schools that were Christian. H a v i n g chosen Hope, I clearly f o u n d that it was a better place, a better match for m e than

w h a t is our p u r p o s e as b o t h a Christian institution a n d an academic institution?

D C : It seems to m e that at least in the Western world, it has only been a recent p h e n o m e n o n that institutions of higher learning w e r e not religious institutions. We are not doing something terribly unusual at H o p e , but it might be s o m e w h a t

any of the others.

O n e of the things that pulled m e here was something that I see only in this context of integrated faith and l e a r n i n g . M y c o l l e a g u e s are different to m e than they would be in a non-Christian school. That kind of comradery is incredibly special, and I think it is endemic to the kind

counter-cultural.

T h e problem I find for myself is that I w o u l d n ' t believe what I believe if I didn't think it was true. S o when I run u p against s o m e o n e w h o believes something else, it seems natural to m e to discount their idea.

I ' v e had to work with that, but I

" g r o u p think."

T h e r e is this notion that to subscribe to a religious system and to participate in a religious c o m m u nity, is to forfeit independent and mature thought. I think that if w e do not try to marry faith and learning in the classroom, there is exactly

of school this is.

M R : I think H o p e is really great because you d o n ' t get spoon-fed.

P e o p l e want you to know and to find things for yourself and figure out for yourself what is most important to you. That we are kind of in the middle s o m e w h e r e is really

think I have.

I ' v e c o m e to see Christianity as a religion where everybody interacts with a divine particular. W h o you are is the most important thing

that risk.

If w e d o not insist on dialogue, if w e don't try deliberately to confront other systems of belief in other cul-

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Pal W i e d a likes her j o b as a Phelps greeler, smiling at students as s h e s l i d e s t h e i r I D c a r d s through a machine, but there is \ something that she loves. It is, in her own word, "ball."

Wieda loves two games with a ball; one is her first and favorite passion of fast pitch softball, and the other is bowling.

4 i was about twelve years old, and we played ball every night in a cow pasture," said Wieda.

Wieda can r e m e m b e r being in grade school and getting picked first for the boys' teams. Wieda is not any second rate ball player either.

In her o w n words, she is very competitive, but she has a right to be.

In the 1940's, when most of the m a l e p o p u l a t i o n in this c o u n t r y went to go fight a war, the women were left to pick up the pieces.

T h i s included keeping the socalled America's favorite pastime of baseball alive. Women from all over the country tried out for teams to play, and Wieda was no exception.

She tried out for the Grand Rapids Chicks and made it. She did not get to play a single game, though, because her parents did not want her to play. At the time, she was still under their rules.

"I appreciate their decision now more then I did then," Wieda said.

T h e denial of being able to play with the Grand Rapids Chicks did not turn Wieda from the game she loved. At the top of her fast pitch softball g a m e , she had a batting average of .486, and she is one of the only women to hit a ball over the fence at Legion Field that used to be in Centennial Park.

"I played every position except for 2nd base, including shortstop, 1st base, some pitching and catching and rover," said Wieda. "Rover was my favorite."

W i e d a played on t e a m s s p o n sored by companies and businesses, and she managed teams. She has 22 years' worth of stories and ex-

penences.

"One time I got a concussion [during a play], but I was more worried about that I got the girl out," Wieda said.

Wieda's most memorable play is when she caught a ball in center f i e l d and t h r e w t h e ball to t h e catcher, who was able to get the girl out w h o w a s r u n n i n g for h o m e .

Another experience was defeating an all male team.

"It was kind of sad when they went to slow pitch softball," said Wieda. Her term for slow pitch is "blooper ball."

Wieda changed the name of the game, as she got older, to the sport of bowling. During the mid-1970's she p l a y e d on t h r e e d i f f e r e n t leagues, one of which was the only all female team in the league.

D u r i n g her bowling career, Wieda did almost everything. She played d o u b l e s with Marian Ladewig, one the nation's top bowlers at the time and a native of Grand Rapids, at a national competition in Las Vegas in 1973.

As a member of w o m e n ' s team in a m e n ' s league, her team con-

THEN AND NOWi Phelps greater Pat Wieda's experiences in softball and bowling.

secutively took the state wide trophy from the men. One of those times was in 1979. She had averages of 188, 189, and 182, and at the top of her game in 1974, she averaged a 199 and had a series of 672.

Her highest games included a 277 while bowling for the W o m e n ' s Pro B o w l i n g Association, and a 282 while bowling in open competition. " A l m o s t all of the girls on the team had gotten a 300 in one tournament. and I missed it by the last frame when 1 threw a spare," Wieda said. It was one of few accomplishments that eluded Wieda's

first-half passing attack.

Quarterback, Jason Helsen ('04), of H o p e c o m p l e t e d j u s t 2 of 18 Week o n e has c o m e and g o n e passes and gave up 3 interceptions leaving the Flying Dutchmen barely missing the taste of victory. T h e before Kreps sat him out for the afclock stuck zeros just one yard too ternoon. " H e ' s |Helsen] going to get ansoon for Hope reciever, Brian Adloff ('02) and the rest of the Fly- other shot," Kreps said. "I don't ing Dutchmen, leaving the board know if it was first game jitters or s h o w i n g a 2 1 - 1 4 d e f e a t to what but I know he is a better quarterback than that."

Valparaiso.

Coming in to replace the starter "We got the ball at about the ten yard line that final drive and took it was s o p h o m o r e quarterback Phil 4 the length of the field and the last Butler ( 04). Butler was very effiball was caught on the o n e yard cient with his time completing 12 line," said Dean Kreps, head foot- of 19 passes including one touchball c o a c h . " O n e m o r e play, you down toss.

Hope's defense showed up strong never know."

Hope took on the task of coming h o l d i n g V a l p a r a i s o t o only 202 from behind throughout most of the yards of total offence. Josh (*03) game on Saturday afternoon. This and Matt B a u m b a c h ( ' 0 3 ) comdue to the numerous turnovers that bined for a total of 22 tackles while w e r e a c c o m p a n i e d by d e f l a t i n g Andy Keller ( ' 0 3 ) gathered up 2 penalties and a very i n e f f e c t i v e quarterback sacks to add to the team

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total of 4.

H o p e will be hosting D e p a u w this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. With this being the opening home game for the Flying D u t c h m e n , attendance will be high and expectancies will follow. " T h i s is a b i g g a m e f o r u s , D e p a u w ' s good every year, w e ' v e played them for 31 years straight and w e ' r e 16-15 a g a i n s t t h e m , " Kreps said. "We beat them last year in overtime so I ' m sure they are ready to get revenge for that."

The attitude of the team will play a major role heading into next week and the remainder of the season. " T h e y ' r e t i c k e d b e c a u s e they lost, and so am I, you know? But that is the thing about football; you can lick your wounds until Monday a b o u t 4 : 3 0 w h e n w e get d o n e watching film, and than you must move on," Kreps said.

hopefully start this year.

"I would do anything to catch a b a l l " Wieda said.

Wieda admires the women today who play softball, but she will always believe that her teams were better back then.

"We had good clean fun," said Wieda. "Those were the good old days."

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grasp.

T o d a y , W i e d a h a s retired her bowling shoes due to a foot injury.

She does not want to bowl if she has to give less then her best.

"I was always out to win, but I had to learn to be a good loser," said Wieda.

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Wieda, though, has not h u n g up her bat. This spring she plans on coaching a fast pitch girls' team. Currently, she and some others who would like to see the sport in this area again are trying to get six teams together.

Four of which have already been playing, and two, including the one that W i e d a will c o a c h , that will

mflRcus uoss Voss ('03) has had a great season at goalie for the undefeated men's soccer team. He has only allowed one goal in Hope's first four games, including a shutout against nationally ranked Wheaton College on Friday afternoon.

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