I first saw this movie when it came out in 2016 and have yet to see a movie that has challenged me and stuck on my mind as much as this one has. Mark Ross, writer and director, gets his audience to ask many questions on technology, lifestyle and society as they get a glimpse…
The brilliant colors and intriguing cultural stories of the Yoruba people in Nigeria are now on display this semester at Hope College’s Kruizenga Art Museum.The Yoruba consist of more than four million people, which makes them one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. Their art, which portrays scenes of daily life and religious…
“I wish I was just an art major,” is a phrase I have heard multiple times throughout Hope College’s campus. Or, similarly, “All you do is draw, I have to do…” It’s quite common for students to ‘one-up’ one another with issues innate to their particular major. In other words, students love to have meaningless…
The ancient Chinese philosophy of yin and Yang was the inspiration for this year’s Dance 46, an annual exhibition of the talented Dance Department at Hope College. The philosophy of yin-Yang is symbolized with a circle containing two opposite colors, white and black, representing light and dark. It is based on the idea that the…
It’s gotten to the point in the semester where students are listening to the same five songs on repeat for weeks on end. With midterms and half-semester classes beginning and ending, schoolwork is packed to the brim. There’s no time to scour the internet for new artists, albums and singles, so the staff here at…
When Mukhtar Mai was gang-raped by four men, her community expected her to commit suicide. Instead, she took her rapists to court in what was a groundbreaking move in her home country of Pakistan and has since spent her life promoting education for women. Hers was one of the seven true stories of women around…
It is often difficult for a college student to keep completely up to date with the world outside campus. Some might feel as if they are living in a bubble for four years before waltzing back out into the real world. Also, it is hard to come by cable TV. Because of these obstacles, many…
“I think everybody’s angry and quite rightly so. I can’t believe it’s happened again, but I don’t really know how to solve it. I don’t know what the answer is, other than we’re talking about it.” Florence Pugh, who played Amy in “Little Women,” made this comment in response to what many perceive as Greta…
Before coming to college I thought I knew dance. After all, how could a person not understand something that they had done consistently for ten years of their life? But I had never actually sat down and thought about what dance really is, or how far it spans. After a year and a…
A martial art created by African Brazilian slaves and disguised as a dance. A theatrical mime show created around sound effects and an imaginary ball. An improvisation on the didgeridoo. All of these were a part of Orchestra director and percussion expert Dr. Christopher Fashun’s recent concert, “Percussao e Mais!” (Percussion and More!), a showcase…