The word “quarantine” has always possessed a powerful connotation, something that stands testament to itself in today’s reality. When Hope College students hesitantly prepped for this semester, many considered the worst case scenario and wondered what would happen if they or someone they were in contact with contracted COVID-19. Students knew that Hope had prepared…
Events that might at first appear to be the plot of an intense action movie actually unfolded in the state of Michigan over the past few months. Thirteen men, all but one from Michigan, were arrested last Thursday, October 8, for a number of charges relating to the planned kidnapping of Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer….
The first half of the fall semester has ended, and it is increasingly evident how different things are on campus. Online classes, constant mask use and six-foot distances are just a few of the changes Hope College students have had to adjust to. Students, for the most part, were able to return to campus this…
Although many see November 3 solely as the day Trump might be voted out, or as the day Congress may or may not flip, there are plenty of other elections happening. Even though they might not be as dramatic, these elections also deserve Michigan’s acknowledgement and preparation. One of the most important elections that Ottawa…
Shortly after the first presidential debate, President Trump announced via Twitter that he and his wife had tested positive for COVID-19. This news came after the president criticized Vice President Joe Biden for taking the pandemic too seriously: “I wear a mask when needed… I don’t wear masks like him. Every time you see him,…
Strike Time Dance Theatre, one of Hope’s two pre-professional dance companies, recently wrapped up filming for “The Adventures of Adela: Galapagos Girl,” the new children’s show that they produced this fall. The show was created as a part of the company’s outreach work to expose children in the community to the arts. Normally, the main…
Big green tractors. An ice cold beer. Blue jeans and dirt-covered work boots. This imagery might make you think of the early 2000s. You might be transported to your grandfather’s truck with artists like Jason Aldean and Kenny Chesney singing their Southern-accented hearts out through the car radio. On the other side of things, you…
“To this world, you will never be enough, but with God, you are always more than enough” (Whispers of God, Chapter 4). When I was a five-year-old girl, if you would have told me that my future consisted of trauma, a divorce, abuse, bullying, a near-death illness and an eating disorder that almost killed me…