Every once in a while, artists who perform at Hope College will return to host another concert. However, up until Friday, no artist had performed at Hope four times. Paul Galbraith finished up the 2018-2019 Guitar Series on Friday when he played for students, faculty and community members in the Jack H. Miller Concert Hall….
Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Hope College Dance Department premiered their 45th annual showcase the weekend of March 1. Dance 45: “The Elements” featured fifty-two talented Hope students, and dances were choreographed by Hope faculty and guest artists alike. The showcase is comprised of seven dances…
Getting involved has never been easier here at Hope College. The amount of organizations and clubs at every student’s disposal are numerous—all you need to do is show up. Some of these organizations have been around for years and others are just getting started by students who saw an interest gap that needed to be…
Editor’s note: The following interview was with members of the the Family Relations Committe for Dance Marathon: Addison Duda, Anna Brady, and Riley Schmitz What does your committee do for the families? Duda: Our committee puts on events throughout the year for the families, so in the fall and the spring we have one event…
Michiganders who enjoy ice fishing, skating or simply walking on the frozen surfaces of the state’s many freshwater lakes may find that these pastimes are no longer possible if current warming trends continue. A study recently published in the journal Nature Climate Change reveals that more than a thousand Michigan lakes that typically froze over…
When Hope College professor Holly DeVivo’s mother left for the Mexican Consulate one morning, she hoped that she might finally be able to get help achieving permanent resident status in the United States. Instead, she missed her exit and ended up at the Canadian border, where she was arrested and placed in deportation proceedings. Since…
While Markets & Morality has long invited prominent speakers to Hope and regularly travels as a group to thought-provoking seminars, it has never had the chance to host an in-house conference of its own. Several logistical stars must align for such a gathering to take place, with a certain level of work required to gain…
Meet Your Media was a great opportunity for members of various media organizations on Hope’s campus to mingle and meet other members of the community. Intrigued students were able to to learn more about groups they might be interested in joining. Members of the media staff took turns in 30-minute shifts, playing games and engaging…
The Student Activities Committee (SAC) brought back a taste of the 70s on Friday with a fresh new twist on the classic disco. Instead of a crowded room of people pulling out their best dance moves to the sounds of a DJ, the silent disco consisted of a crowded room of people pulling out their…
Dr. Austin Channing-Brown, author of “I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness,” came to campus and delivered one of the year’s most powerful speeches in the Jack H. Miller Auditorium. She began her speech with a simple phrase: it is real talk. Too many times in conversations about race, the conversation…