Arkansas hurries to implement a line of executions before its supply of sedatives expires On April 20, late Thursday night, Arkansas carried out its first execution following a series of 7 more in the next week. The state will continue its efforts to execute capital punishment be fore its supply of sedatives expires. Arkansas Governor…
A roundup of what did, did not get done; and what are the implications of the actions, inactions? The election of Donald Trump will be go down in history as one of the more decisive moments of the last decade, barring any drastic changes that he may enact while serving in our nations top office….
Although many people find the subject uncomfortable, the Population Reference Bureau said that “suicides have become the second leading cause of death among teenagers in the United States” as of June 2016. Suicide is not pleasant and is depicted in an authentic, painful way in Netflix’s new series “13 Reasons Why,” based off of the…
On April 22, people across the world celebrated Earth Day. Originating in 1970, this national holiday provides focus on the environment and sustainability. Over 20 million Americans gathered in massive coast to coast rallies to demonstrate their support against the deterioration of the environment. Environmentalists have been fighting against oil spills, polluting factories, power plants,…
The Dutchmen faced-off against Trine University in two sets of double-headers This past weekend, Hope College baseball battled it out with Trine University in two doubleheaders. The Dutchmen faced them on the road on Friday and then battled them at home again on Saturday. The Flying Dutchmen were, unfortunately, unable to bring home a win…
Dr. Daina Robins’ hands fly as she speaks, and her silver ring with a dangling feather jingles. “There’s a famous Russian playwright, Anton Chekhov, of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, and I have six degrees of separation from him.” Her statement sets up two important details about Robins. First, she knows theatre, and…
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In just three years, Holland’s Big Read event has put on book discussions in hop-scented bars and cozy church basements. The community-wide book club has connected nearly 900 area students with literature and art and has also hosted authors, such as Tim O’Brien of “The Things They Carried.” The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)…
Last week, I forced the entire Hope College community to read through my predictions for the first round of the playoffs, in the Western Conference. Instead, this week I won’t necessarily have predictions, but I will highlight certain key components, which I think would have a significant impact in the shaping up of the series,…
It’s difficult to believe that this is going to be my last issues of The Anchor ever. After two years here, I’ve become very accustomed to giving up my entire Monday and a resemblance to anything even remotely close to sleep. I don’t know if I’m going to be able to actually fill up my…