A few weeks ago, the Anchor published an article on the Chinese oppression of Uighur Muslims. Despite its massive scale, this human rights crisis still isn’t widely known or condemned. The government of China has gone to great lengths to make sure that these abuses stay under the radar and to quiet international criticism. That’s…
Hope College has no shortage of sanctimonious annual food events, but one of their most prominent surpassed its expectations on Feb. 23: The International Food Fair. Hosted in the Maas Auditorium from 6-8 p.m., the event drew a massive crowd composed of community members, staff and students alike. The smorgasbord of delicacies ranged in origin…
As human beings, we all have something incredible and intricate in common: the possession of a complex, powerful brain. Happy National Brain Awareness Week everyone! The neurosciencefocused week was introduced a few weekends ago on March 2 with the campus event Brain Day, open to the Holland community. For the third consecutive year, families were…
For weeks and months leading up to last Friday, posters, fundraisers and word-of-mouth advertising have helped raise awareness for the annual event known as the 24-hour Dance Marathon. This is Hope’s 20th consecutive year participating in the Dance Marathon, affiliated with Miracle Network Dance Marathon. For some, the concept of a dance marathon may warrant…
Last Thursday, students, faculty and staff gathered to learn about a forgotten part of AsianAmerican history. Journalist, producer and director Frank Abe gave an empowering and valuable lecture about Japanese internment camps and World War II. Through Roosevelt’s Executive Order 9066 in 1942, individuals of Japanese descent were forced into isolation because of the fears…
Welcome to the fifth episode of Humans of Hope! This week we interviewed Professor Susan Cherup. She talks about her amazing traveling adventures, life experiences, the Rose-Bud May term, and much more!
This past weekend at the NCAA Division III swim and dive meet in Crawfordsville, Indiana, three Flying Dutchmen were recognized in the top ten. This meet determines who continues onto the NCAA Championship held in late March. From the women’s team, senior Sara Plohetski finished in tenth place during the one-meter dive. In addition, she…
The men’s hockey team played last weekend in the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference Championships (UCHC), battling Grand Valley State University on Friday and University of Michigan on Saturday. The team went into the championship with a record full of strong wins at 16-1-1, with one conference loss against Grand Valley in January. The team didn’t…
A copious amount of college students run on coffee. This delicious drink is what fuels some of Hope’s most ambitious scholars, some of whom wouldn’t be caught dead without a mug within arm’s reach. Coffee drinkers may wonder, however, as they sip this glorious nectar of the gods, what effect is this having on my…
Finding themselves restless, bored and drowning in end of-the-semester assignments, a group of friends ventured out to the Dow on a chilly November evening. It was there that they fell in love with racquetball, a sport that involves hitting a ball at a wall and sometimes at your friends. What started out as a lark…