On Saturday, Nov. 11, at the age of 64, William “Billy” Mayer, a professor of art and art history at Hope College, died unexpectedly in his home. The Hope community invites all to a memorial service on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 4:30 p.m. in the Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts. Billy joined the…
Investigators identified 71 people who died in London as a result of the Grenfell Tower that caught last summer on fire on Jun. 14. Since then, London’s Metropolitan Police have been searching every apartment and communal area of each floor of the 24-story building. Officials estimated 15.5 tons of debris had fallen on each floor….
Leeann Tweedan, a radio host, claimed that Al Franken, current Minnesota’s junior Democratic senator, inappropriately groped her years ago and forcibly kissed her during a reversed skit for U.S. troops overseas. Since then, Franken has apologized, writing in a statement “While I don’t remember the rehearsal for the skit as Leeann does, I understand why…
On Nov. 16, the House legislation passed a $1.5 trillion tax bill that will decrease tax rates on businesses, reduce the individual tax code and reduce estate taxes, which may affect wealthy heirs. Republicans supported this bill, claiming for the tax code to become simpler as it may eliminate deductions, benefit U.S. companies competing overseas…
Last week was Meg Peel’s (’21) first week of MIAA competition as a swimmer for Hope College, and the freshman has already claimed MIAA “Swimmer of the Week” honors. This award comes after Peel clinched three first-place finishes in Hope’s dual meet against Albion College last Saturday, winning the 200-yard backstroke with a time of…
A new band has entered the music fray and they are off to a strong start. Who are they? Almost Monday, a San Diego-based band comprised of Dawson Daugherty, Luke Fabry, Cole Clisby and Michael Leto. The widely popular Christian rock band, Switchfoot, first mentioned Almost Monday last fall across social media. Switchfoot consists of…