Sophia Vander Kooy ('20) is a political science and international studies major with an unofficial passion for taking creative writing classes. She was the Production Manager at the Anchor during the spring semester of 2020, and previously served as the Editor-in-Chief. She is also a member of the Women's Track and Cross Country teams at Hope, the STEP Community Outreach Student Director and the Co-President of Hope Yoga. Sophia loves writing, being outside, cooking, running and connecting with all kinds of people. She has found the space to be herself at The Anchor and knows that she is not alone in that.
By Eleven Thanks to the Holland Board of Public Works (HBPW), the new Holland Energy Park Power Plant has been completed with state-of-the-art equipment that surpasses citizen expectations of sustainability and style. However, a recent inspection by Region 5 of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) showed a rather high level of Technology Enhanced Naturally Occurring…
Can Earth be a synergistic system, allowing organisms to interact with their inorganic surroundings? By Eleven President Ronald Reagan has fueled his political fan base by seeking to deregulate all bureaucratic institutions. The root of this desire is held in his most celebrated quote: “The most terrifying words in the English language are ‘I’m from…
Hope College’s newly created Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) chapter held its debut event outside of Phelps Dining Hall from 8 to 9 a.m. Carter Masek (’19), Matt Middleton (’21), Jake Williams (’19) and Luke Stehney (’19) handed out pocket constitutions, stickers, flyers and pins to educate passing students on the 16th anniversary of the…
On Monday, Oct. 16, Hope College students groups worked in unison to host the candidates for the upcoming mayoral election in a town-hall style debate of civil discourse in the Knickbocker theater in anticipation of the Nov. 7 election. Vox Populi, a club organized to encourage civil discourse on controversial issues, Hope Democrats and Hope…
Last Thursday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. in the A. Paul Schaap Science Center, the Hope College student organization Growing Respect, Authentic Community and Education on Sexuality held a Transgender Panel, commonly known as GRACES, which opened dialogue for students to talk about creating a community more equipped to welcome transgender individuals. The ads for…
The school year began in a familiar swing of busyness but the casual and cozy Thursday evenings of weekly SAC Coffeehouses have brought mixed emotions out of students. The new location, in the Program Area of the Jim and Martie Bultman Student Center, can hold a larger audience but the bright lights and audience –…
As new faces emerge within the Title IX areas of campus and the the topic of sexual harassment in colleges and universities moves to the national media spotlight, these modifications may not always seem translucent. On Sept. 22, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the removal of the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter, enacted by the…
Last Wednesday, Sept. 27,the Hope Democrats club hosted Dr. Abdul El-Sayed,the former Detroit HealthCommissioner, Michigan native and Democratic gubernatorial candidate for the 2018 election. Club President Julia Fulton (’19)and vice-President Irene Gerrish(’19) organized a student leader panel with Dr. El-Sayed prior to a town hall, a meeting open to the public’s concerns. Fulton and Gerrish…
Sept. 28-30 brought color to the Holland Community as Hope Church hosted the 2017 National Room for All Conference. The conference is devoted to recognizing ways to create a more open and affirming environment in the Christian community for individuals that identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) community. The…
Children’s After School Achievement, CASA, proclaims the motto, “Promoting success at school and in life – one child and one afternoon at a time.” Since 1987, the community program at Hope College has linked the at-risk children of Holland with Hope students to form a partnership in education. Through emphasizing one- on-one tutoring, school work…