Daily Archives: March 8, 2017
Hope student recognized as activist for South Africa
Hope College senior John Luke Hawkins of Tipton, Indiana, has been honored as a finalist in the inaugural Global Citizen of the Year Awards presented by IES Abroad. The awards recognize students who studied on an IES Abroad program in 2016 for making an impact through academic, philanthropic or personal efforts during their experience studying…
Amber Ramble: How to converse with your friends in the morning (when they hate mornings)
Step 1: Keep your voice low If your friends aren’t fans of being awake in the mornings, odds are that they aren’t ready to be assaulted with loud noises yet. While you might want to share your excitement for the new day ahead, it might be best to speak in quieter tones, while not expecting…
Speaker confronts and achieves racial acceptance
Asian Heritage lecture to explore diverse intersections of faith, race and identity The intersection of faith, race and identity will be the focus of Hope College’s 2017 Asian Heritage Lecture on Tuesday, March 14, at 4 p.m. in the Martha Miller Fried Hemenway auditorium. The presentation will be by Robyn Afrik of Holland. Using an…
Angry Adam: Importance of participation
The other day I was sitting in my Secondary Literature class and listening to a student present a piece that he had found for our “critical issues” that we all had to sign up to talk about. His was about participation trophies in sports and other activities, and how they’re sending an incorrect message to…