It’s no secret that winter in Michigan is dreary. The sun only comes out when it wants to, and when it does, its heat is dampened by the cold wind. Sunny days are miracles that cannot come often enough. So far this winter, we have been lucky to have a decent amount of them, but…
For decades, the Catholic community on Hope’s campus has fallen into the margins of our campus. Jacob Mazur-Batistoni from Lapeer, Michigan, saw this problem and decided to do something about it. Mazur-Batistoni is a senior at Hope College who’s planning to enter the Dominican Priesthood after graduating. When Mazur-Batistoni arrived on campus as a freshman,…
Look into any Dykstra hall closet and you’ll find brands like Shein, Forever 21 and H&M. Who can refuse their wall-to-wall, $5 t-shirts? As college students, the only thing that we love better than “cheap” is “free.” But brands like these often use their pocket-friendly price tag to conceal a heavy cost to the environment…
As we live, learn and socialize among peers our age, we also partake in our fair share of political agreements and disagreements. Cafeteria meals and late-night lobby talks can easily become among the hottest of climates on campus. In the Trump era, many of us recognize that we are living through one of America’s most…
When I was seventeen and looking at colleges, I was ready to venture beyond the happy city of Apple Valley, Minnesota. So naturally, when I stumbled upon Hope College, I was over the moon to be going to school close enough to home that my family wouldn’t worry and far enough from it that I…