Through, around, back. Through, around, back. Through, around and back again. These smooth, methodical motions are not easily recognizable to many born in the 21st century. Despite the art of knitting becoming less common among younger generations, Hope’s own Knitting Club keeps the talent alive and fosters it in new members. In line with the…
As November comes to a close and the cold weather takes campus by force, sickness is common. For some, it’s the never-ceasing annoyance of the sniffles, others feel their chest echo with soul-shattering coughs and yet still others, like the majority of the residents in Durfee Hall, find themselves with their head in the toilet….
Between the April 2007 Virginia Tech shooting and a 2018 evaluation conducted by the school’s newspaper, The Collegiate Times, there were an estimated 122 deaths by shooting and 198 individuals injured by gunfire on college campuses. An additional 26 people committed suicide by firearm on campus in the ten year span. These incidents are not…
At the moment, the world of politics is a complete and utter disaster. Countries are colluding with each other to threaten the global order, science and religion are sworn enemies in the political arena, countries can’t decide whether what they actually voted for is valid, even though their people voted for it (*cough* Brexit *cough*)…
As we encounter families in panic, houses on the brink of destruction and the shoreline disappearing before us, one can feel exhausted by the approach of global warming or helpless altogether. Nevertheless, there are answers to these pressing issues, and there are significant changes that must take place. At the rate of flooding we see…
From down and dirty to something straight out of “Dirty Dancing,” the Nykerk performance and The Pull competition could not be more different. The two events are long-standing traditions at Hope, but few individuals can claim to have been members of both teams as a result of time commitment and differing interests. While both Nykerk…
Every year at Hope College, there is this wild tradition called Nykerk. To an outsider or first time attendee of Nykerk, the event may seem overwhelming, confusing or simply bizarre, but it has held a very special place in the heart of Hope College and the girls involved for over 80 years. Rooted in tradition…
“Holland has a rich heritage of bold ideas and hard work to achieve them,” the site banner reads, catching the reader’s attention with a hook, a straightforward appeal to those who value heritage and tradition. Herein lies the allure of mayoral candidate Nathan Bocks to those who believe adamantly that Disneyland is not, in fact,…
Halloween is a time of light-spirited tomfoolery, but on Thursday on Capitol Hill, one spooky trick went a little further than intended. This past September, Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, initiated an impeachment inquiry in response to emerging information about the president withholding aid from Ukraine in order to serve his own private…
This quote brought to the world by H. Ross Perot demanded attention throughout the Jim Crow Forum on Wednesday evening: “The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.” Dr. David Pilgrim, an applied sociologist, public speaker, leading expert on race relations…