This past Thursday, Dr. Davia J. Crutchfield visited Hope College to deliver her lecture, which was titled “Faith, Intersectionality, and Black Masculinity: Kendrick Lamar’s Urban Theology.” The lecture was given in the Fried-Hemenway auditorium and was very well attended. Every seat in the venue was taken, while others sat on the floor in the aisles…
Nothing says “unity” quite like a rebellion. On Thursday following a long summer and semester of faculty changes and unanswered questions, dozens of students in the Hope College music department organized a rally to show support for their professors, several of whom have been suspended, investigated, demoted and asked not to return for the current…
Yesterday, the last of the November midterm votes had been collected, bringing a close to one of the most coarsely polarizing elections in the United States. By now, much of the United States has either seen the results of a predicted “blue wave” or not. In the weeks leading up to this political event, the…
This past weekend, President Donald Trump held a rally in Montana in which he stated, “We have our military, now, on the border. And I noticed all that beautiful barbed wire going up today… Barbed wire, used properly, can be a beautiful sight.” The President repeated similar remarks in his Florida rally as well. This…
The 2018 Great Lakes College Association (GLCA) Student Conference was held this past weekend in Albion, Michigan. The colleges in the GLCA that were present included Hope College, Albion College, Allegheny College, Wooster College, Earlham College and several others. The theme for the 2018 GLCA Students of Color Leadership Conference is, “This Isn’t Anything New:…
It is a time to reflect. It is a time to be in awe, and it is a time to celebrate life. This event put on by the Latino Student Organization was meant to be a public opening to the Holland community. People from all walks of life were invited to come to campus and…
International Relations Club asked the unthinkable last Friday night, challenging students to surrender an hour and a half of the start of the weekend for a cultural event of modest size. However, 30+ students were happy to do so, and it created a fantastic evening event filled with laughter, thoughtful questions about culture and wide…
Medical science, Shakespeare and survival skills have more in common than it seems. These topics are all featured in events created by the NEA Big Read Lakeshore. This past week was the beginning of a month-long series of public events designed to revitalize the role of reading in the Holland-area community. The selected novel for…
Are you prepared? Election day is almost here! Although it may feel like filling out a piece of paper doesn’t do a lot, it’s a crucial way to weigh in on issues that are important to you and your family. Voters have an equal say in dictating their future, so it’s important to get out…
At an exciting rally in Texas this past week, Donald Trump was seen making remarks to a crowd of misfit deviants. Trump made sure to endorse his best friend, Ted Cruz, and his wonderful wife, Heidi Cruz. Mr. Trump did not forget to mention that everyone needed to get out and vote to make sure…