The play Doubt: A Parable by John Patrick Shanley aimed to leave audiences with mixed feelings as they walked out of the room. The play is set in 1964 at St. Nicholas Church School and centers on an accusation by one of the nuns teaching there that the head priest, Father Flynn, has been involved…
This year’s award season is coming to a close. At the 92nd Oscars on February 9th, many spent their night celebrating the groundbreaking and record-breaking winners. South Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-Ho walked away with four Oscars for his film, “Parasite.” This makes it the first film in a language other than English to with Best…
Detective Wright and I visited the Griffiths estate the day following the murder and visited privately with Claire Griffiths. The poor girl, still in quite a sorry state, controlled herself well and helped as much as she could. She and her late father had maintained a strong relationship, at times perhaps too strong. Claire had…
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…
Editor’s Note: Zach Dankert is a junior majoring in biology and English. After working as our Arts Editor last semester, he’s back to share his writing with us in the form of a serial story during his study abroad experience in Ireland. Look for the next three installments in our upcoming print editions this semester!…
This past weekend, many of Hope College’s Theatre majors and minors traveled to Madison, Wisconsin to participate in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region III, a five day extravaganza created to help encourage and teach theatre students across the country. Over the course of the weekend, students were invited to participate in…
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…
The long gray Michigan winter may have settled over our campus, but four talented and nationally-recognized writers are arriving to lift us out of the dullness. Over the next few months, two events will bring our college community together around the power of poetry and story. Get ready to be surprised, moved, bewildered and delighted:…