If you could travel anywhere in the world right now, doing anything you wanted, where would you go? Odds are good that Hope College has a study abroad program to get you there. In the array of available abroad experiences—from sipping (legal!) wine by the Mediterranean to skyscraper-gazing in Tokyo—personal transformations arise as a constant…
The largest nation in the world is on lockdown. Normally bustling streets are empty, and transport is at a standstill. At a time when China would normally be jubilantly celebrating the arrival of the new year, tragedy has struck. Joy and excitement have been replaced with frustration and fear. The cause: coronavirus. This virus is…
College campuses today are being rocked by the effects of the most recent wave of feminism. First-wave feminism, which focused primarily on suffrage for women, began in the early 1900s, while second-wave feminism arose during the 1960s. The second wave had its sights set on educational equity, economic parity and reproductive rights. Women of all…
As more high school students are opting to enter the workforce to pursue an apprenticeship in a trade field, college admissions numbers are dropping nationwide. In light of this, the courses required to earn a degree at different institutions are being called into question. A consequence and benefit of a liberal arts education is that…
“This is important. It’s really important. For a lot of people these are really core identity issues,” said Hope College President Matthew Scogin to a crowd of attentive students last Tuesday night. He was referencing the Hope College’s Board of Trustees’ decision this past summer to remove Hope’s Position Statement on Human Sexuality. Previously Hope…
Before coming to college I thought I knew dance. After all, how could a person not understand something that they had done consistently for ten years of their life? But I had never actually sat down and thought about what dance really is, or how far it spans. After a year and a…
A martial art created by African Brazilian slaves and disguised as a dance. A theatrical mime show created around sound effects and an imaginary ball. An improvisation on the didgeridoo. All of these were a part of Orchestra director and percussion expert Dr. Christopher Fashun’s recent concert, “Percussao e Mais!” (Percussion and More!), a showcase…