Hope College’s dance professor M. Linda Graham, MFA, presented “The Necessary Art of Liberal Arts” on Monday in Winants Auditorium. Graham addressed the innovative possibilities inspired by a liberal arts education while connecting the body to the mind. Graham began teaching at Hope in 1983 and currently teaches dance history, historical social dance, career skills…
(Kelly Ocock) The Fraternal Society partnered with the Sorosis, Sibylline, Dorian and Delphi sororities put on a fundraising event for Hope College’s Children After School Achievement (CASA) program Tuesday in the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center. The event sought to bring awareness for CASA, as the program is always looking for volunteers, while also…
The Relay for Life is part of a national fund-raising initiative for the American Cancer Society. Hope College’s chapter of Colleges Against Cancer sponsored the annual Relay for Life this past Friday. The event took off with its opening ceremony at 7 p.m. and continued for 12 hours. The overnight fundraiser involved individuals from all…
By Demogorgan An investigation went underway on Tuesday when Hope College students reported suspicious screeching noises coming through the halls of the A. Paul Schaap Science Center. Campus Safety responded and inspected the center, finding traces of blood in the greenhouse. The Science Department states the noises and blood were caused by machine malfunctions and…
The Latino Student Organization (LSO) at Hope College partnered with the Kruizenga Art Museum to present a Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Community Day celebration Saturday. The festivities were showed in the museum alongside the current exhibition “After the Rupture: New Directions in Mexican Art 1960s-1980s.” The collaborative event featured family-friendly Day…
Hope College’s Jack Ridl Visting Writers Series presented best-selling writer, Paisley Rekdal. Rekdal is the author of a book of essays, “The Night My Mother Met Bruce Lee” and four books of poetry: “A Crash of Rhinos,” “Six Girls Without Pants,” “The Invention of the Kaledidoscope” and “Animal Eyes.” She was part of a Q&A…
Homecoming weekend gave Hope College Greek organization, The Fraternal Society, a chance to reconnect with alumni. Frater James Bultman (’63) came to Hope’s new student center, named after him and his wife Martie, to give a speech to his old college fraternity. The Jim and Martie Bultman center went underway in 2015. It was built…
Have you ever considered taking a gap-year after time at Hope College? Perhaps a little panicked when deciding what to do next? Many graduates are finding that a gap-year gives young adults the freedom to spread their wings and take a step back before deciding what to do next. Hope’s Career Development Center is hosting…
(Photos by Kelly Ocock) The Pull is Hope College’s longest standing tradition, as well as one of the nation’s oldest. It takes place every fall semester on the Black River with odd- year against even-year, freshmen versus sophomores. This year’s Pull took place Saturday at 3 p.m. Each team had 40 members. Three hours and…
The Jack Ridl Visting Writing Series featured Shann Ray and Hope College Alumnus Chris Dombroski for its first event. Both authors were showcased on campus Sept. 19 in the Fried-Hemenway Auditorium and Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts for a question- and-answer session and reading, respectively. Shanley Smith (’19) introduced Ray, and Erica Sarvis…