Last Wednesday the women’s soccer team played Albion College, a team they beat two weeks earlier in double overtime, in the MIAA tournament semifinal. The team repeated their victory with a score of 3-1, securing their place in the final that took place last Saturday. The team played Adrian College, whom they beat earlier this…
Two weekends ago the Hope College men and women X-C teams ran at the MIAA Championship meet in Kalamazoo. The women’s team took their fourth consecutive MIAA title, breaking the school record, while the men’s team placed fourth with their top five finishers keeping in a tight pack. The women’s team won the MIAA championship…
The cold season is upon us, and anyone familiar with West Michigan knows that it is not a brief season. Sadly, the snow begins in November and ends in March (sometimes April). To some, playing outside in the snow or participating in winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding is highly appealing. This is a…
The Hope College Dance department has several different dance companies, one of the biggest being the H2 Dance Company. Auditioned in the spring semester for the following year, the H2 Dance Company has been rehearsing since the beginning of school for their fall concert, which opened on Oct. 26 and ended on Nov. 2 at…
The newest exhibit of the Kruizenga Art Museum, “The Lure of Ruins,” is available to students and the public for free from now until Nov. 16. It explores different perspectives of some famous and lesser known ruins. It was assembled as a part of the 2018 Big Read project in order to supplement this year’s…
I grew up in the flatlands of Indiana with little reference to just how high a mountain could be. I have been given the opportunity to travel around and see the rocky skyline of Arizona and the winding pine-covered mountains of the Adirondacks. However, neither of these experiences could have prepared me for the Himalayas….
Sports Evangelism to Equip Disciples (SEED) is an immersion trip opportunity offered to student-athletes at Hope College. Through this trip, athletes are able to travel to locations such as Africa or Costa Rica to share their love for sports and Jesus. According to SEED’s website, the group’s mission is “to equip Hope College student-athletes to…
Last month, in accordance with a recent audit of the Student Handbook undertaken by the Campus Life Board, an email was sent out detailing the changes made to the handbook all students agree to when entering Hope. This email detailed changes in the descriptions of Hope’s medical exceptions and amnesty, as well as its judicial…
Yesterday, the last of the November midterm votes had been collected, bringing a close to one of the most coarsely polarizing elections in the United States. By now, much of the United States has either seen the results of a predicted “blue wave” or not. In the weeks leading up to this political event, the…
This past weekend, President Donald Trump held a rally in Montana in which he stated, “We have our military, now, on the border. And I noticed all that beautiful barbed wire going up today… Barbed wire, used properly, can be a beautiful sight.” The President repeated similar remarks in his Florida rally as well. This…