These days, it is a common sentiment across every demographic that we live in an age of political polarization rarely seen in politics. The ability to reach out and communicate about daily events to any given stranger has become notably strained, boding poorly for the common American and their ability to come to a reasonable…
As Jaipur, the city that has welcomed me since I first arrived, spins with the lights and life of Diwali, I feel myself trying to hang onto a constant, to slow down. I know I just got over the halfway point. I know I still have a month and a half left. I know there…
“In high school I started really getting into politics, but our politics club wasn’t that fantastic. I knew Hope Republicans was a thing that existed. I emailed them, no response, emailed them again, no response, and then I had to ask seven people to find the advisor in charge. “I met Professor Pocock, who is…
The death toll from the Camp Fire in Paradise, the most destructive fire in the history of California, has surged to 25 people, with more than 100 people still missing in the northern part of California. The scenes are disturbing. Abandoned cars with melted tires errantly scattered in front of motorists who were fleeing their…
On Tuesday, the midterm elections proved to be yet another thrilling, “made for TV” political event. As of right now, it looks like the Democrats have taken the House as they have picked up around 32 seats, a supposed referendum on Trump, and the Republicans have held and expanded their lead in the Senate by…
There has been a lot of talk on the midterm elections that occurred last week. It has varied from optimism to complete disillusion Several students voiced their opinions, which were both positive and negative, including this student, who wishes to remain anonymous. He said that “the original Republican party is not the same Republican party…
“IMAGES” began with an optional dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the Phelps Hall dining room and featured cuisine from many places around the world. Attendees and performers alike enjoyed the food, which prepared them for the performance. The international showcase, to which admission is free, began at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker…
About 20 teams of eight gathered in the BSC last Friday night for a battle of wits, furiously writing answers and working hard to maintain hushed voices during collaboration. “Nerdology,” hosted by Kevin Branick and Sherman Edwards, put pop culture knowledge to the test as teams competed for Hope gear, gift card prizes and intellectual…
This past Thursday, Dr. Davia J. Crutchfield visited Hope College to deliver her lecture, which was titled “Faith, Intersectionality, and Black Masculinity: Kendrick Lamar’s Urban Theology.” The lecture was given in the Fried-Hemenway auditorium and was very well attended. Every seat in the venue was taken, while others sat on the floor in the aisles…
Nothing says “unity” quite like a rebellion. On Thursday following a long summer and semester of faculty changes and unanswered questions, dozens of students in the Hope College music department organized a rally to show support for their professors, several of whom have been suspended, investigated, demoted and asked not to return for the current…