*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.* By: Sam Whitwicky In accordance with the Hope College Campus Safety’s Ten Year Plan for a safer campus, developed in the summer of 2017, there…
The story of the boy who cries wolf is a timeless tale; while it is typically applied when instructing children on the importance of asking for help or accusing someone (likely an older brother) of some heinous crime against them, it is equally applicable in today’s overly sensationalized world. Last week, the media organization Wikileaks…
Upon graduating college, students of all majors, minors and degree specializations must make the choice between private and public sector employment. Whether you are an art or business major, there are career options in both domains. A job in the private sector, generally speaking, pays more with an increased risk of termination depending on both…
On Friday, Donald Trump officially became president of the United States. His term began with somewhat of a rocky start, as his press secretary, Sean Spicer, spoke to the press about a controversy surrounding the estimated attendance of the inauguration and a comparison between two pictures of the crowd. Spicer also blasted the media for…
Donald Trump’s election to the presidency three months ago came as a huge relief for one half of the United States and sent the other into a fearful, teary-eyed, state of emergency. Come Friday, Mr. Trump will become President Trump, starting his so called “illegitimate” presidency without the support of many people who had sported…
Money is a tool, or a unit of account, that is used each and every day by people all across the world to make exchanging goods and services a simple task. Without money, goods and services would be exchanged through barter, the exchange of two similarly valued products. Money, for the last few thousand years,…
Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump’s victory early Wednesday morning, protests in several major cities and on many college campuses began. Opposed to Trump’s victory, the aims of the protests were not immediately clear. In cities where Trump buildings are located, like Chicago and New York, the protests were at or near the buildings….
(The Anchor) Coming down to the wire, the early morning results have finally put an end to the brutal 2016 election At roughly 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, Donald Trump told his supporters in a victory speech that Hillary Clinton had called him, and that she had conceded. In one of the tightest and most divisive…
Anthony Weiner’s alleged “sexting” of a minor may result in the reopening of the Clinton email case On Friday, FBI director James Comey sent a letter to Congress stating that the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails would be reopened following the discovery of new emails in a “separate investigation.” Nearly 650,000 emails were found on…
Economy Clinton wants to boost the economic growth by giving tax cuts to the middle class, small business and fund scientific research. In addition, she wants to help women enter the workforce by requiring companies to pay for family leave. She plans to create fair growth in the economy by raising the minimum wage…