Author: Gabriel Wolthuis From illustrating and authoring children’s books to producing and acting in television to creating and inspiring murals and everything in between, Hope College alum, Joel Schoon-Tanis (’89) extends his breath of talent across diverse areas of art. Schoon-Tanis’ work has been nationally recognized, including receiving National Telly awards, Emmy awards, and the…
Author: Sydney Hughes Last week, two of Hope College’s sustainability organizations, Green Hope and the Gardening Club, hosted a “Plant-A-Pot” event in the Bultman Student Center to garner support for sustainability on Hope’s campus—creating a space for students and organization members to interact and enjoy an evening of crafts and conversation. Part of the BSC’s…
Author: Gabriel Wolthuis Dr. Daina Robins should not need an introduction. As a director, professor and administrator at Hope College for thirty two and a half years, she has the skills, talent and experience to be directing productions in huge venues and with budgets that would be unthinkable in a town the size of Holland,…
Author: Grace Srinivasan This week, The Anchor sat down with two Hope College students who are fans of singer and songwriter Olivia Rodrigo to discuss her latest album. Rodrigo is an up-and-coming singer, more formally known for starring on the tv-show series, High School Musical The Musical The Series. She has blown the music world…
Author: Dr. Heidi E. Kraus (Associate Provost for Academic Affairs) In her book Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University, Dr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick offers the following: “Generosity lies in part in the force of the commitments that we make to one another, but commitments that are based on an ethical obligation that endures…
Author: Heidi Hudson All summer, headlines screamed of record-breaking temperatures. Fires erupted in Canada, turning the sky in New York City orange. Maui burst into flames. Air quality regressed from progress gained from years of work. A question that has been hanging in the air for years is now too large to ignore— is the…
Author: Ava Bell On May 1, 2023, members of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) voted to go on strike after there was no agreement made to improve a contract called the Minimum Basic Agreement (MBA) which protects the guilds film and television writers. Making this writers strike the second longest and just five days…
Author: Heidi Hudson Every morning, you have a choice. There is a question to be answered: Who am I going to be today? As we go throughout out day-to-day lives, we are faced with endless choices of identity-shaping capabilities. However mundane a choice may seem, it has the opportunity to shape an infinite number of…
Author: Ava Bell Whether it be car keys, a phone or a wallet, it is no shock that humans lose track of their belongings all the time. However, it came as a surprise when a United States Marine Corps jet went temporarily missing after the pilot ejected from it just over a week ago. Around…
Author: Gabriel Wolthuis New York indie-rock band The National released their 10th studio album Laugh Track this past week with hardly any advance notice. Adding to the surprise, this is the second album they’ve released this year, with their 9th album First Two Pages of Frankenstein coming only a few months prior. Factor in the…