Claire Buck ('22) is a Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Hope College Anchor. As an English major and a pre-med student, she gets excited whenever she finds places where science and storytelling intersect. When she's not editing articles or wrestling with WordPress, she enjoys wandering around farmers' markets, writing sonnets, and baking bread for her housemates.
Of all the things to go missing off of supermarket shelves during the pandemic, I didn’t expect it would be yeast. The lysol wipes, the pasta, even the toilet paper—that made sense. But yeast? In these days of isolation, everyone seems to have had the same idea as me: this is the perfect time to…
On the days my mother goes into work, the driver who shuttles workers between the parking garage and the hospital hands her a mask as soon as she boards the bus. When she arrives, she changes into hospital-issued scrubs right away. Before entering her patients’ rooms, she must go through all the careful steps of…
The long gray Michigan winter may have settled over our campus, but four talented and nationally-recognized writers are arriving to lift us out of the dullness. Over the next few months, two events will bring our college community together around the power of poetry and story. Get ready to be surprised, moved, bewildered and delighted:…
In November of 1960, three sisters and a wrecked jeep were found at the bottom of a 150-foot cliff in the northern region of the Dominican Republic. Although the official newspaper reported that their deaths were an accident, nobody was fooled. Throughout the Dominican, the people knew these young women as Las Mariposas, the Butterflies,…
When my doctor suggested I try antidepressants, I was pretty skeptical. Sure, I understood that there was plenty of solid scientific evidence for their effectiveness, but it didn’t seem like something as simple as a pill taken nightly could solve something that felt so complicated, existential and close to the core of who I was….
If you’re looking for a way to engage with great literature, talented writers and thoughtful community, the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series (JRVWS) might be the perfect opportunity. This fall, Hope College will be hosting three award-winning authors—Mira Bartók, Heather Sellers and Julia Alvarez—to give readings of their work and share insights in a Q&A…
In 2016, President Trump’s narrow win in Michigan helped him secure his presidential victory. In 2018, voters elected a wave of Democratic candidates in the midterms. Now, both parties have already begun to focus their attention on Michigan, which they predict may be a critical swing state in 2020. During a rally in Warren, Michigan…
When congratulating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his reelection last week, President Trump also suggested that Netanyahu’s win improved the chances of establishing peace in a region long troubled by conflict. According to experts quoted and published in the New York Times, Al Jazeera News, and the Council on Foreign Relations, the actual chances…
With 39 confirmed cases as of Friday, Michigan is currently experiencing its worst measles outbreak since 1991. All but one of the infections reported has been in Oakland County, where the outbreak likely began when a traveler from New York City contracted the disease and brought it to Michigan during March 6-13. The Oakland County…
Faced with deteriorating infrastructure and a tight budget, the governor of Michigan has come up with a new plan to fill potholes without an unpopular hike to the gas tax: make every Michigander responsible for fixing and maintaining their own ten-foot stretch of road. “If Michigan residents don’t want to pay more taxes, they’re going…