Chloe (’23) was a staff writer for the Campus and Sports sections of the Anchor during the 2019-2020 academic year. A former athlete and yearbook editor at Edwardsburg High School, she stays connected with her passion for sports and the individual student experience by covering them weekly in her articles. Chloe is a biochemistry and English double major with hopes of pursuing a law degree following her time at Hope. In her free time she enjoys working out, volunteering at Renew Therapeutic Riding Center and reading. She is also a writing assistant at the Klooster Writing Center, where she hopes to help infuse her peers with the same enthusiasm and confidence writing has offered her.
There are not many beautiful things about a Michigan January. The snow is no longer fluffy and festive; rather, it bites at the exposed ankles and fingers of Hope’s students as they trudge to class, trying to avoid slipping on ice patches from the storm the night before. The wind no longer offers reprieve for…
Championships are won in the offseason, or at least that is what can be gathered after talking to three of Hope’s softball players. According to Halle Carpenter (’22), diamonds aren’t really a girl’s best friend, but her teammates are. It is their chemistry makes all the difference once they get on the field. She revealed,…
As more high school students are opting to enter the workforce to pursue an apprenticeship in a trade field, college admissions numbers are dropping nationwide. In light of this, the courses required to earn a degree at different institutions are being called into question. A consequence and benefit of a liberal arts education is that…
Where were you as the clock counted down and the ball dropped to mark the beginning of not only a new year but a new decade? Were you sipping something bubbly? Lip-locked with a special someone? Or perhaps you were asleep at 10:00 p.m. and totally unaware of the festivities. Regardless of how you spent…
If you have ever had the pleasure of watching the movies Pitch Perfect, Neighbors or Legally Blonde, you are privy to the cinematic depiction of sororities. However, these dramatized displays are nothing close to the tight-knit, philanthropic organizations found on Hope’s campus. Because of the Greek life stereotypes in movies and the media, students on…
You may see them slinking along the side of a building in the shadows late at night, assessing the best vantage points. Always approach with caution and stay very quiet. In most other places, the scene described may prompt thoughts of robbery or vandalism; however, on Hope’s campus, we know these figures to be frolfers….
Through, around, back. Through, around, back. Through, around and back again. These smooth, methodical motions are not easily recognizable to many born in the 21st century. Despite the art of knitting becoming less common among younger generations, Hope’s own Knitting Club keeps the talent alive and fosters it in new members. In line with the…
As November comes to a close and the cold weather takes campus by force, sickness is common. For some, it’s the never-ceasing annoyance of the sniffles, others feel their chest echo with soul-shattering coughs and yet still others, like the majority of the residents in Durfee Hall, find themselves with their head in the toilet….
When you hear the word “birdie,” what do you think of? A golf term? A childish reference to an individual of the avian kind? Or are you one of the rare few who immediately associates it with the sport of badminton? For the quartet that makes up one of the four teams in the intramural…
From down and dirty to something straight out of “Dirty Dancing,” the Nykerk performance and The Pull competition could not be more different. The two events are long-standing traditions at Hope, but few individuals can claim to have been members of both teams as a result of time commitment and differing interests. While both Nykerk…