*This is part of The Ranchor issue of The Anchor, which is a satire edition of our student newspaper. None of this article is meant to be taken as fact.* Hey there Dutchmen, Gossip Squirrel here, giving you the inside on the lives of Hope College’s elite student body. Many of you may have…
The recent reports of sexual assault that have been happening on and near college campus prompt many students’ reactions. When hearing about these attacks, you may find yourself feeling emotions from empathy to sadness to fear to disbelief. How could this happen so close? President Knapp’s response to the sexual violence has said a lot…
The Panhellenic Council is throwing Hope College’s annual Greek Week. Greek Life takes up a significant part of the student body, and this is the time for those students to come out and show what being greek is all about. Greek students aren’t just in Greek Life, they are in so many other activities on…
Photos by Kelly Ocock & Melissa Bazany Three hours. Two teams. One rope. To quote the Anchor from Nov. 1898, “Come out and see the tug-of-war between the Sophomores and the A’s and Freshmen.” If you saw the Pull up close, you know the sophomores of the class of 2019 brought the odd year pull…
Hope College’s influence on us as students is significant and will be a constant mold that shapes us into the future leaders we are destined to become. Even though many of us will graduate in the next four years or so, we still should take the time to see what Hope has to offer in…
Hope College’s blue and orange are reaching out to a smaller bunch this upcoming Oct. 1 as Hope’s cheer team is hosting kiddie cheer camp. At the upcoming Hope vs. Olivet football game, kids will have the opportunity to cheer with the older cheerleaders at the game. The little ones will be training with the…
Hope College’s STEP program (Students Teaching and Empowering Peers) is bringing awareness of interpersonal violence to fraternities here on Hope’s Campus. They are working together to shed light on this topic and how it influences Hope. As a relatively new peer education group, this is an exciting new way to empower students to become more…
*If you are in crisis, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for the Suicide Prevention Lifeline.* Suicide and mental illness affect millions. It doesn’t have a race, an age or a gender; it touches everybody. On Sunday, Sept. 18, Hope College’s Psychology club partnered with the American foundation for suicide prevention (AFSP) in a suicide prevention walk for…