Many times, we passively order a soda when we go out to eat or down a bottle while watching our favorite Dutch win MIAA championships. A large CocaCola with our McDonald’s burger; why not? Let’s unpack some of the reasons that maybe a soda really isn’t your best option. The majority of people already…
Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams were victorious this weekend, winning the conference championship games and heading into the NCAA tournament. The men’s team won their 12th conference title against Olivet College with a score of 106 to 94, while the women beat Trine University in overtime 68 to 62 on the home court….
Lately, the sun has been shining around Hope College’s campus. More and more people are starting to run outside again and shedding the heavy winter layers. Although snow could hit again at any point because we live in Michigan, there are many perks to soaking up the sun while it’s here and finding time…
The author of “Swamplandia!” is coming to Hope College this Thursday. She will be in the Fried-Hemenway Auditorium in Martha Miller for a Q&A and a reading at Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts in the recital hall. Russell is a novelist and short story writer. Her book “Swamplandia!” was a finalist for …
As the first Marvel movie to come out this year, “Black Panther” has already made over twice its budget in box office success on opening night. The film starts out with an artistic introduction on the historical and regional tensions going on in the hidden, highly advanced fictional nation of Wakanda. After these creative…
The Winter Olympics’ closing ceremony was held on Sunday, where all attending could see a brilliant display of fireworks, coordinated light shows with drones and people alike, K-Pop, and the phenomenal performance of young Yang Tae-Hwan to celebrate the achievements. While the main attention was on the medals and athletic displays by representatives of…
In the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting that left 17 dead, the student survivors of the massacre are looking to use their experience to voice their concerns and thoughts on gun control. President Trump invited the victims and their parents to meet with him and continue the sparked and previously media based…
Hope College’s Dance Marathon event is a year- long fundraiser for the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital that rounds off with a 24-hour dance- a-thon from March 9 to 10. Hope’s students, faculty and community comes together to dance, play games and meet the families of survivors. Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan,…
Gratitude: is it your attitude? This February, Hope College students put gratitude into practice during the first ever Hope Gratitude Project, hosted by the Annual Giving Team. “We are always looking for ways to educate students and get them involved; expressing gratitude for scholarship gifts really seemed to fit,” shared HopeFund. The Hope Gratitude…
The aroma of freshly-cooked foods and spices wafted through the Maas Center on Saturday as students filled the room to showcase meals from around the world. The International Food Fair is an annual event sponsored by the Fried Center for Global Engagement. From 6-8 p.m. Hope students were given the opportunity to sample delicious…