Changing our habits is the first way to change our carbon footprint. Hope College is dedicated to providing students with the education and resources they need to make an impact on the Earth personally as well as campus-wide. The Hope College Cupanion Initiative is one of the practical ways Hope plans to do this; this…
Whether due to an upcoming test, a looming cloud of responsibilities, an awkward social situation, or a general feeling of disquiet, many people have experienced anxiety in their life to some degree. In college, this is only exacerbated by the busy lifestyle that is required of a student. According to the American Psychological Association, roughly…
“There was something about me that I had believed was preventing me from encountering or being able to be a part of the people of God, and it was that I was gay,” Reverend Kevin Slusher told a packed Dimnent as part of the story he was invited to share at Chapel this past Friday,…
Whether due to an upcoming test, a looming cloud of responsibilities, an awkward social situation, or a general feeling of disquiet, many people have experienced anxiety in their life to some degree. In college, this is only exacerbated by the busy lifestyle that is required of a student. According to the American Psychological Association, roughly…
“Our primary focus is to prepare students for the Church as grateful lifelong followers of Jesus Christ,” proclaims the introduction of the Campus Ministries’ mission statement. For many students, the tri-weekly event of Chapel nurtures discipleship and encourages mindfulness in the midst of busy college schedules. However, there are also a number of students that…
Shya Designs is a non-profit run by Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship. We sell different hand made products made from widows who survived the genocide. Shya Designs is their primary way of supporting their families. Our products range from duffle bags to small keychains, and everything in between (to see some…
200,000 people are chronically forgotten in Western reporting on the Rwandan Genocide. Most articles cite an early UN estimate putting the death count at 800,000, ignoring a Rwandan Government census that identified 1,074,017 victims by name, profession, and method of murder. We continuously forget, be it intentional or unknowingly, a fifth of the murdered. From…
Matthew Scogin is not the only fresh face to be found on Hope’s campus this year. Recently, the college brought in a crowd of new faculty members in a variety of departments. In an effort to get to know the latest hires, The Anchor reached out to some of them to learn about their lives…
It’s easy to fall back on what is already known or what we can see when learning about something new. When we do this we use old experiences to form impressions of people or places before we even encounter them. In order to truly comprehend a group of people, one can’t just rely on what…
Dance marathon, if you haven’t yet heard, is a year-long fundraiser that involves much of the student body at Hope College. The annual Dance Marathon event itself, held on March 6-7 this upcoming spring, is a 24 hour dance-a-thon that raises money for and stands in solidarity with Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital and the kids…