On Friday April 15 around 4:30 p.m., Hope College’s student-run radio WTHS 89.9 FM was notified of a Summary Suspension under Title IX. The news of the suspension was surprising to the station’s executive board and not much is known concerning the reason for the suspension. “We’re working on resolving this properly and promptly,” WTHS…
Calvin College’s Festival of Faith and Writing Conference on Monday, April 16. The conference, which started in 1990, brought together writers, publishers and editors to the college in Grand Rapids on April 14-16. Bessey’s discussion, entitled “Unqualified: Why Everyone Can Write About Theology,” took place in the school’s Covenant Fine Arts Center auditorium. Bessey, a…
On April 8, the DePree Art Gallery opened one of its key exhibits of the year: the graduating senior exhibition. This event occurs annually and is intended to showcase the talent of those graduating from Hope College’s art department. It is sponsored by the Arts and Humanities, Art and Art History Programs. Starting in…
House of deputies votes to impeach Dilma Rousseff amid massive civil protests Over the past year, Brazil has gone through political upheavals that were once hoped to be bygones of the past. As early as August 16, 2015, thousands of Brazilians demonstrated across 200 cities against the current President Dilma Rousseff due to…
New law to fill legal void from Supreme Court decision to overturn the criminalization of the practice Justin Trudeau, the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Liberal Party who assumed office on November 4, 2015, has made numerous changes in Canada’s governing bodies. His cabinet consists of an equal number…
On Saturday, April 16, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the coast of Ecuador, killing at least 350 people and injuring over 2,500. Death and injury tolls are expected to rise as rescue efforts continue. Saturday’s quake was the strongest to hit the country since 1979, bringing down over 250 structures. These included overpasses, an air…
Department to receive school funding for club in the coming semester For those who are a kinesiology major, minor or anyone interested in the field of human movement, be sure to look for the Kinesiology Club, which will start in the fall semester of 2016. The Kinesiology Club is dedicated to showing students what…
At noon on Friday, April 15, dozens of students, faculty and alumni gathered in the Pine Grove to hold a silent protest in support of Hope College President John Knapp. According to a short speech by Aaron Goodyke (’16), an organizer of the demonstration, the protest was called “to support the president and administration in…
Rumors flooded the Hope College campus after Provost Rich Ray abruptly stepped down at the request of President John Knapp on Monday, April 11. Students, faculty and alumni took to Twitter to express their affirmation of Knapp as president after rumors soon spread that his job, too, was at risk. Many students called for greater…
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