Over the last year, there is no doubt that each department at Hope College has been forced to make some major adjustments to the way their courses are taught. Being thrust into an online-only COVID-19 world last spring and continuing to navigate safety protocols on campus has not been a simple task. One area of…
“There was something about me that I had believed was preventing me from encountering or being able to be a part of the people of God, and it was that I was gay,” Reverend Kevin Slusher told a packed Dimnent as part of the story he was invited to share at Chapel this past Friday,…
The Pull is about tradition, hard work and family. It is an experience that bonds people together unlike any other. For the Odd Year Pull team, this year meant all of these things and more after their victory on Saturday, September 28. Pull rep Rachel Wishop uses the word “unprecedented” to describe the occurrences of…
Any well-written memoir, poem or story can make a reader feel as though they are speaking directly to the author themself. While this is often the case, readers can sometimes still be left with some questions and ponderings answerable only by the author. Fortunately, this opportunity will soon be possible. Authors Heather Sellers and Mira…
When the stomachs of students at Hope start to rumble, the following question is imminent: “Cook or Phelps?” The debate rages as to which is superior. There runs a long list of characteristics in question when deciding where to feast: more options? better food quality? more choice in seating? What could be a daily decision…
Hope is in transition. We as a student body, faculty and staff are in the midst of change in more ways than one. I had the opportunity to discuss the beginnings of these transformations with one of Hope’s changes himself: President Matthew Scogin. A week from today, Scogin will be inaugurated as Hope’s 14th President…
The realm of politics and voting may seem worlds away. Our minds usually go straight to Washington, D.C., when we hear the word “Congress.” While there are big-ticket decisions going on many miles away, there are topics being discussed right on this campus by our own student body’s personal Congress. Recently, elections took place for…
To most people, it isn’t news that our planet is growing warmer with time. There have been movements and attempts to make everyone more Earthfriendly, often alongside catchy slogans we’ve all heard: “meatless mondays,” “there is no planet B,” “reduce, reuse, recycle,” etc. What does all of this alliteration and word play actually mean? These…
Spring has sprung! Michiganders everywhere are celebrating the first few weeks of spring with glorious partly cloudy, 40 degree days. Venturing out of hibernation after a chilly winter into the slightly less bitterly cold outdoors is wonderfully refreshing, especially if you happen to be outside for the beautiful ten minutes of sunshine a day. Is…
Editor’s note: The subject of this interview will be referred to as SM (sidewalk monitor), as she prefers anonymity for the sake of undercover work. “The reign of pushy longboards and obnoxious scooters is over,” says SM. This Hope College hero has been hired to “return the sidewalks to all common walking pedestrians, protecting them…