This month Hope College is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15. Hispanic Heritage Month is a celebration of the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans with ancestors from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. It began as a week-long celebration in 1968 under President Lyndon B. Johnson but…
When thinking of human trafficking—the world’s second most profitable criminal industry—what comes to mind? Dirty faces peeking out from a shack? Women dancing on a bar in Thailand? Liam Neeson busting down a brothel door? Sure. But expand that picture to include the local nail salon, Grand Rapids Art Prize, and the Michigan/Michigan State football…
Shya Designs is a non-profit run by Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship. We sell different hand made products made from widows who survived the genocide. Shya Designs is their primary way of supporting their families. Our products range from duffle bags to small keychains, and everything in between (to see some…
200,000 people are chronically forgotten in Western reporting on the Rwandan Genocide. Most articles cite an early UN estimate putting the death count at 800,000, ignoring a Rwandan Government census that identified 1,074,017 victims by name, profession, and method of murder. We continuously forget, be it intentional or unknowingly, a fifth of the murdered. From…
Matthew Scogin is not the only fresh face to be found on Hope’s campus this year. Recently, the college brought in a crowd of new faculty members in a variety of departments. In an effort to get to know the latest hires, The Anchor reached out to some of them to learn about their lives…
It’s easy to fall back on what is already known or what we can see when learning about something new. When we do this we use old experiences to form impressions of people or places before we even encounter them. In order to truly comprehend a group of people, one can’t just rely on what…