According to her friend and fellow Anchor staff member, Claire Buck, Douma is a night owl. -Molly Douma, Staff Writer “I wish I were more of a morning bird, but I’m definitely a night owl. Whenever I’m forced to get up too early, I’m exhausted for the rest of the day. At night it’s quiet…
The men’s and women’s swim teams competed last Saturday in the Michigan Illinois Quad at Wheaton College while the divers competed the Friday before at Wabash College, with strong performances coming across the board. The women’s swimmers took the victory at Wheaton with a total score of 605 points, ahead of second place Wheaton at…
Coming back strong over break, the men’s and women’s basketball teams both played valiantly against rival Calvin College last week. Yet the fall semester end didn’t hold much rest for the teams; the men’s team played six games while the women’s team played eight over break. The women’s team played Calvin on Saturday in an…
With winter in full swing and gloomy days taking over, it can be challenging to stay positive. Combine that with the stress of a new semester starting, and you have a concoction of negative brain fog. Here’s something that can benefit you and your brain in the midst of stress: art. “I think [art] can…
The first few weeks of a New Year leave many wandering back to the first day of school: the goals have been written out, the books have been purchased, and the schedules are highlighted to greet the unexpected with ease. The management firm of FranklinCovey predicts that, on average, the majority of New Year’s resolutions…
A new year brings lots of new and exciting things to Hope’s campus, including a new art exhibit in the DePree Art Center Gallery. “Middle Grounds,” by Jonathan Clyde Frey, explores the idea of national identity and what that has come to mean in the United States. Frey, currently an assistant professor at Bucknell University,…
Philadelphia-based band Mothers, along with local openers Alex Perez and HOOM, performed Hope College Concert Series’ very first show of the year this past Saturday night at Park Theatre. Inspired by artists like Neutral Milk Hotel and Sufjan Stevens, Mothers is an experimental indie rock group that seeks to create a musical experience that leaves…
In a shocking video announcement on Twitter, President Donald Trump informed the world of his decision to pull all U.S. troops from Syria. In the statement released on December 19th, Trump claims that “we’ve beaten [ISIS] badly, we’ve taken back the land, and now it’s time for our troops to come back home.” ABC News…
As Americans across the country feel the effects of the longest government shutdown in the nation’s history, a Hope College student finds that it could impact one of the most important decisions of her life: where she goes to graduate school. Senior chemistry student Grace Kunkel has applied for a graduate fellowship, which could make…
Phelps Scholars were treated to a wonderful skating experience in Grand Rapids over the weekend. An annual trip, it typically follows this schedule: busses are loaded with interested students from the program and driven to Rosa Park Circle Ice Rink. After arriving, students are allocated a pair of skates . As all college students would…