Millions of fans around the world were ecstatic to hear Nov. 25 would bring about four more episodes of the beloved show “Gilmore Girls.” The revival spanned a year, with each hour and a half long episode marking one season. Fans were doing alright until they heard the last four words of the finale, “Fall.”…
As a petite woman, I’ve heard it all. I look like a middle schooler or a 12 year old boy. I’ll be thankful for my looks when I’m older. Someone even asked me if I was anorexic…but I’m not. In fact, I was born three months early and barely survived. But since people usually don’t…
The magical world of Harry Potter was revisited in J.K. Rowling’s original screenplay “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” The story follows the one and only magizoologist, Newt Scamander, and his journey through both wizard and No-Maj (non-magical folk) America in New York City. Scamander, played by Eddie Redmayne, is on a trip to…
People filed into the DeWitt Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 3 to experience “Sonder,” a Theatre 490 project written by Sydney Luse (’17) and Laura Schmidt (’17). It was also performed the previous two days, on Dec. 1 and 2. On the final night, there was not even enough space on the bleachers to suit…
(Photos by Kelly Ocock) This past weekend Hope College hosted an event in the Knickerbocker theatre that none will soon forget. It was called “IMAGES” and provided a mouthpiece for the minority groups that inhabit Hope. At 7 p.m. on Nov. 12, students, faculty and community members crowded into the theatre to watch a passionate,…
A new gallery has been set up at De Pree that began on Oct. 21. It contains pieces of artwork by Chris Cox, a Hope College alumna who graduated in 2012. His show is called “Infinite Replica” and will be on display through Nov. 18. Upon entrance to the art gallery, one will notice the…
Saturday night, starting at 8 p.m., one could have walked by Dimnent Chapel and heard the voices of Michigander and Ra Ra Riot floating out from the open windows. Both bands performed high-energy songs that kept the audience dancing throughout the evening. While their crowd was on the small side, that did not prevent the…
The Big Read is an annual event that started in 2014 in Holland. Every year the Holland area picks a book to read and throughout November there are discussions, workshops and other events about the chosen work. The past two years they covered “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee and “The Things They Carried”…
*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.* British novelist, J.K. Rowling, not even close to finishing the franchise that sparked millions of imaginations J.K. Rowling: the author who will write about…
*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.* A harsh reality is settling into the lives of millions of girls around the world, from babies just out of the womb that suck…