(Photos by Stephanie Arndt) Apple picking is one of Michigan’s signs that fall has arrived. There are several things I can think of that we Michiganders prefer fresh, but our water and our fruit are the most prominent two. This weekend my friends and I took time away from studying to make the trip to…
Rolling out of bed can be the hardest thing for most of us. Although we have classes to attend, we sometimes ask ourselves whether or not we can use our last free absence today to sleep in. The one thing that still gets me up in the morning is my fresh cup of coffee after…
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Though often cheesy and cliché, Once Upon a Time is a show beloved by millions. Since its first season aired in 2011, five seasons of twists and turns, heroes and villains, monsters, magic and mayhem have enraptured fans all over the world. In anticipation of the sixth season, which premiered Sunday, Sept. 25 on ABC,…
For most young adults in the U.S., the war on terror has been an ever-present factor of reality. The attack on the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001 will never cease to remind citizens of a violent massacre caused by terrorism. However, discussions on 9/11 have decreased in the news and in classrooms. Because…
Presidential Nominees Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both came out swinging in Monday’s debate. Between the accusations of poor judgement and leadership capability, both candidates equally targeted each other on issues across the board. Trump and Clinton both stuck to their guns amid cries of flip-flopping with a focus on fact checking for the first…
“Accept War and Terror—or Build Peace and Justice?” is the title for the 2016-2017 A. J. Muste Memorial Lecture, to be presented this year by Dr. Robert C. Johansen, Senior Fellow at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. The lecture will take…
Hope College’s blue and orange are reaching out to a smaller bunch this upcoming Oct. 1 as Hope’s cheer team is hosting kiddie cheer camp. At the upcoming Hope vs. Olivet football game, kids will have the opportunity to cheer with the older cheerleaders at the game. The little ones will be training with the…
First in this semester’s Film Series at the Knickerbocker Theatre is “Our Little Sister,” a poignant Japanese film that focuses on three sisters. The subtitled film opens to sisters Sachi, Yoshino and Chika, who suddenly learn of their estranged father’s death. Their father left their mother for another woman, and then their mother followed suit…