The Student Activities Committee (SAC) brought back a taste of the 70s on Friday with a fresh new twist on the classic disco. Instead of a crowded room of people pulling out their best dance moves to the sounds of a DJ, the silent disco consisted of a crowded room of people pulling out their…
Dr. Austin Channing-Brown, author of “I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness,” came to campus and delivered one of the year’s most powerful speeches in the Jack H. Miller Auditorium. She began her speech with a simple phrase: it is real talk. Too many times in conversations about race, the conversation…
At the center of what it means to be human is a desire for hope, and that same word resides at the center of our college. In the fall semester of this academic year, the hope of music students faltered. Lately, though, their beloved department has continued to progress in a tentatively positive direction. Provost…
The government of China has a longstanding tradition of religious persecution that can be traced back to the 1949 expulsion of foreign missionaries under the Communist party. This tradition continues today under President Xi Jinping, who in recent years has ramped up the surveillance and “reeducation” of regional Muslims in the northwestern part of the…
This January three Democrats took key leadership positions in Michigan’s government. Over the past two months Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson have worked to change the policies of the Republican-controlled state legislature. Here are some of their most recent efforts. Earlier in February Governor Whitmer issued an…
This year almost two billion voters will elect their leaders— more people than ever before, according to an Aljazeera News report. Citizens of several democracies cast their votes recently or are heading to the polls in the coming months. At the same time, American voters are considering their options as new candidates come forward to…
“Hypnosis? Wait, is this for real?” “I don’t believe in hypnosis.” “Hypnosis is so fake…just a lot of people acting like fools.” “Dude, hypnosis is definitely real. There’s no way people could act that realistically in front of a crowd.” On Friday, Hope College was visited by a hypnotist named Chris Jones, and as the…
Valentine’s Day is one of the most hotly debated celebrations in recent history. Many people relish the opportunity to celebrate love, while others scoff at the idea of this particular holiday. Regardless of the debate, the Men’s Enrichment Network of Color United group decided to host an event for the women of color. The celebration…
In celebration of Black History Month, Colin Kaepernick was included in the Wisconsin GOP Black History Month resolution. But, like many other unfortunate situations in the history of the fight for racial equality, this couldn’t have been done without a fight. With that being said, Wisconsin Republicans erased Kaepernick, the former NFL quarterback, from any…
The question on everyone’s mind right now is: what is next? While most of the changes within the music department and the resulting upheaval died down last semester, there is still a sense of unease regarding what will occur within the next semesters and the following years. Much will rest on how President Scogin addresses…