Caitlin Babcock ('23) is from Fort Collins, Colorado and wrote for the Anchor in the spring semester of 2020. She is planning to double major in Global Studies and Writing and is looking into a career in journalism. She enjoys taking walks, sunny days, Phelps deep-fried pickles, binge-playing the piano, sunrises, hot chocolate, spending 80% of her dining dollars on Kletz cookies, listening to The Piano Guys, and working for the Anchor! She dislikes cloudy days, Phelps chicken, airplanes, spicy food, snakes, eggnog, and math.
As I write this, I can hear muffled chords floating through the wall from where my sister practices her trumpet in her room upstairs. The fire is on in our living room, despite the fact that it’s mid-April—in Colorado we’re still recovering from a blizzard two days ago. Piles of homework, sketches and half-completed puzzles…
Switching to online school can be a huge adjustment, to state it lightly. Time management skills are taken to a whole level. There is bandwidth to think about since not everyone has the same functions on their computer, and teachers have to adjust plans made around in-class interactions. That’s not to mention some students who…
The brilliant colors and intriguing cultural stories of the Yoruba people in Nigeria are now on display this semester at Hope College’s Kruizenga Art Museum.The Yoruba consist of more than four million people, which makes them one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. Their art, which portrays scenes of daily life and religious…
When Kathy Khang spoke at the Asian Heritage Lecture on Hope’s campus last week, she had a point to get across: the model minority myth is based on a limited stereotype and is damaging to Asian American rights and respect. The model minority myth is based on the stereotype of Asian Americans as being a…
The ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and Yang was the inspiration for this year’s Dance 46, an annual exhibition of the talented Dance Department at Hope College. The philosophy of yin-Yang is symbolized with a circle containing two opposite colors, white and black, representing light and dark. It is based on the idea that the…
Dance Marathon, which is coming up this weekend, is one of the most highlighted events on Hope’s campus. For those students who are not aware, Dance Marathon is a 24-hour dance competition to raise money for children at Helen Devos Children’s Hospital. However, not all students really understand how their money is being used and…
Before learning about Project Rosie, senior student and Anchor Lifestyle Editor Megan Grimes didn’t know she had rights as a pregnant student.. When Grimes found out she was pregnant, she noticed a flyer with the picture of Rosie the Riveter, which read, “Pregnant? Need help?” Followed by, “Pregnancy and parenting don’t have to mean the…
When Mukhtar Mai was gang-raped by four men, her community expected her to commit suicide. Instead, she took her rapists to court in what was a groundbreaking move in her home country of Pakistan and has since spent her life promoting education for women. Hers was one of the seven true stories of women around…
The play Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley aimed to leave audiences with mixed feelings as they walked out of the room. The play is set in 1964 at St. Nicholas Church School and centers on an accusation by one of the nuns teaching there that the head priest, Father Flynn, has been involved…
The Hope College Resident Assistants (RAs) hired for the 2020- 2021 school year were announced at the end of January after a long application process beginning in November. For most students, the RA in the hall is the person who is supposed to be there for you. They welcome students at the beginning of the…