The play Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley aimed to leave audiences with mixed feelings as they walked out of the room. The play is set in 1964 at St. Nicholas Church School and centers on an accusation by one of the nuns teaching there that the head priest, Father Flynn, has been involved…
It’s commonly said that when sports spectators enter an ice rink to watch a fight, somehow, a hockey game breaks out. Unfortunately for Hope’s hockey team, a fight is not the most controversial part of their sport at the moment. Despite being a commonly advertised and wellfollowed team on Hope’s campus, the hockey team is…
Alessia Mainardi (’21), an international student from Bologna, Italy, came to Hope College with the class of 2020 but chose to leave school after her sophomore year to pursue personal growth through travel. Many students choose to take gap years but often do so between schools—like between high school and college, or between undergraduate studies…
This year’s award season is coming to a close. At the 92nd Oscars on February 9th, many spent their night celebrating the groundbreaking and record-breaking winners. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho walked away with four Oscars for his film, “Parasite.” This makes it the first film in a language other than English to with Best…
Detective Wright and I visited the Griffiths estate the day following the murder and visited privately with Claire Griffiths. The poor girl, still in quite a sorry state, controlled herself well and helped as much as she could. She and her late father had maintained a strong relationship, at times perhaps too strong. Claire had…
Oh, the great dilemma of Black History Month! I know there is a Hispanic Heritage Month and an Asian American Heritage Month, but when is White History Month? That is often the response of too many Americans to the question of why our nation (and several others) celebrate Black History Month. Some respond in that…
The fastest-growing church in the world isn’t a suburban megachurch. It doesn’t have a trendy Instagram or a famous pastor. Instead, it’s underground, it’s mainly led by women, and it’s in Iran. A documentary film, “Sheep Among Wolves,” reveals how the hidden roots of Jesus’ followers are exploding in the centuries-old, culturally Muslim country. In…
The Hope College Resident Assistants (RAs) hired for the 2020- 2021 school year were announced at the end of January after a long application process beginning in November. For most students, the RA in the hall is the person who is supposed to be there for you. They welcome students at the beginning of the…
The building itself is not what makes a house a home, but instead, it is the people within the walls of the house: the living, beating hearts that make it a safe and welcoming space in which to reside. It is this concept that eased the minds of many when the new Campus Ministries building…