The events of the 2020 spring semester have continued to play a major role in the beginning chapter of Fall 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic notably changed campus life for students last year, resulting in in-person classes being canceled mid-March and students being sent home in order to prevent the possibility of on-campus spread of the…
In 1787 the authors of the Constitution guaranteed Congress the power “to establish Post Offices and post Roads,” as well as the responsibility to protect them (Article I, Section 8, Clause 7). Centuries ago, our Founding Fathers realized the importance of delivering basic necessities, providing means for democratic discussion and connecting over long distances, which…
Discrimination, when it rears its ugly head, often makes people feel that they are less than and undeserving of equal opportunity and fair treatment. It has shaped the legacy of the United States in devastating ways. However, as the never-ending process of healing past injustices continues all across the country, policies and laws are changing….
Ash Wednesday is the most observed Christian service in the world. The number of attendees to services on Ash Wednesday has been recorded to trump both Christmas and Easter services. One Hope student, Cameron Smith (’23), joined the ranks of Christian believers in participating in his first-ever Ash Wednesday service. Upon returning to his dorm,…
When Kathy Khang spoke at the Asian Heritage Lecture on Hope’s campus last week, she had a point to get across: the model minority myth is based on a limited stereotype and is damaging to Asian American rights and respect. The model minority myth is based on the stereotype of Asian Americans as being a…
On Wednesday, all members of the Hope College campus distribution list received an email in their inbox from President Scogin responding to the question that everyone has been asking: what is Hope doing to combat one of the major outbreaks of the millenium? This address comes after Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, made its first…
“This is not an end but a beginning,” Prime Minister Boris Johnson declared as the United Kingdom officially left the European Union at 6pm on Friday, January 31st. He hailed Brexit as the dawn of a new day and the opening scene of the next act in British history. Four years after the close British…
As of Super Tuesday, Bernie Sanders has emerged next to Joe Biden in a two-man race for the 2020 Democratic candidacy. Sanders, a senator from Vermont who also ran for president in 2016, envisions drastic economic, social and environmental shifts for our country. His left-wing beliefs and stance as a self-described ‘democratic socialist’ have faced…
One of the benefits of a liberal arts education is the opportunity for students to develop themselves beyond the classroom curriculum specific to their major or minor. For most students, this looks like the completion of the courses listed under “required” to graduate. However, Hope’s statement on Christian identity and the belief that the knowledge…
Dance Marathon, which is coming up this weekend, is one of the most highlighted events on Hope’s campus. For those students who are not aware, Dance Marathon is a 24-hour dance competition to raise money for children at Helen Devos Children’s Hospital. However, not all students really understand how their money is being used and…