Zach Dankert ('21) is one of the Campus Co-Editors at the Anchor.
The following interviews were with Chandler Alberda (President for the 2019-2020 year), Aubrey Wilson (VP for the 2019-2020 year), Chris Wood (Parlimentary) and Mattie Miktika (Junior class rep) What are you excited for as you step into your new position next year? Wilson: I haven’t been on the executive board yet, so I’m excited to…
A well-known Hope College professor of dance took the campus by storm when a dance she had choreographed was performed for the first time for the public eye. Audience members flocked to the Knickerbocker Theatre on March 29 to witness the performance, and none were disappointed. “What an amazing performance! I was sobbing halfway through,…
On Thursday evening, the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series (JRVWS) put on its final event of the semester, ending the year with two fantastic authors and a celebration of creativity. Hope College played host to writers Hilary Plum and Chen Chen, both of whom demonstrated their literary prowess when they gave live readings to students…
Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Hope College Dance Department premiered their 45th annual showcase the weekend of March 1. Dance 45: “The Elements” featured fifty-two talented Hope students, and dances were choreographed by Hope faculty and guest artists alike. The showcase is comprised of seven dances…
Editor’s note: The following interview was with Justin Merriman, a senior and music minor at Hope College. How have the changes within the music department affected you as a music student? Fortunately, I completed my music minor a semester before any of these changes started to occur. Thus, my [music] education was not impacted. What…
The question on everyone’s mind right now is: what is next? While most of the changes within the music department and the resulting upheaval died down last semester, there is still a sense of unease regarding what will occur within the next semesters and the following years. Much will rest on how President Scogin addresses…
On Feb. 15, the five students who won the 47th annual Concerto-Aria Competition had a chance to showcase their talent and musical prowess while being accompanied by the Hope College Orchestra, directed by Dr. Christopher Fashun. Winners include clarinetist Kailtlyn Rustemeyer, cellist Miquel Fuentes, pianist Deborah Blackmon, and sopranos Emma Clark and Gabrielle Barber. The…
The Showa period of Japan’s history is one of mounting tension and dramatic change, as well as artistic birth. It began with economic crises in the late 1920s and evolved to ultra-nationalistic philosophies that culminated in invasions of China and Manchuria in the 1930s. At Japan’s 1945 surrender to Allied Forces during World War II,…
In 2015 Dr. Larycia Hawkins, a professor of political science at Wheaton College, began a religious revolution. Disturbed by the phobia and bigotry that was and still is inflicted upon Muslims all over the globe, Hawkins donned a hijab and posted a picture on Facebook that was captioned: “I stand in human solidarity with my…
An interview with Miles Pruitt (’19), Campus Co-Editor: How do you feel that students of color are treated on Hope’s campus? When I first came to Hope, there were a lot of issues with students of color being part of the community. A lot of students of color didn’t feel comfortable in Hope’s spaces, because…