Hope College’s STEP program (Students Teaching and Empowering Peers) is bringing awareness of interpersonal violence to fraternities here on Hope’s Campus. They are working together to shed light on this topic and how it influences Hope. As a relatively new peer education group, this is an exciting new way to empower students to become more…
Tragic deaths in the late summer from high waves at Holland State Park The sun was just beginning its beautiful downfall into the horizon when 17-year-old Christopher Mimis, 14-year-old Vincent Green and two other teens ages 19 and 17 were swimming at Holland State Park. The water was bearable on account of the blazing summer…
According to the Office of Multicultural Education, “GROW means Growing Relationships through diverse Opportunities to strengthen involvement in an ever-changing World.” Last Wesnesday, Sept. 14, the GROW Annual Kick-off was held in Maas Auditorium. GROW is a campus- wide movement with the goals of strengthening community through diverse relationships, civic responsibility and deepening cultural competency….
According to NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, last month was the warmest August on record globally. NASA uses scientists located in about 6,300 stations around the world to determine the average daily temperatures. Scientists gather this data in order to be able to perform a detailed analysis of our environment throughout time and propose…
Unexpected departure from the September 11 memorial service leaves several confused On the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, one of our highly polarizing presidential candidates stole the spotlight yet again. Lately, it has been Donald Trump inserting himself into the front pages of newspapers, websites and evening news segments around the country, but…
In the midst of the ongoing armed conflict, are neighboring countries allies or enemies? Syria has been a topic of conversation around the world for a while now: the country’s living situation, the refugees, terrorism. Syria’s neighbor, Turkey, has someway or another, been part of all the events that have happened in Syria lately. Even…
*If you are in crisis, call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for the Suicide Prevention Lifeline.* Suicide and mental illness affect millions. It doesn’t have a race, an age or a gender; it touches everybody. On Sunday, Sept. 18, Hope College’s Psychology club partnered with the American foundation for suicide prevention (AFSP) in a suicide prevention walk for…
The Pull is approaching rapidly–Oct. 1 to be exact–and this year’s coaches are as excited as ever. However, the considerable amount of work the coaches put into The Pull each year is underappreciated. An interview with a new Even Year coach, Emily O’Connor (’18), shed some light on the planning and expectations she has as a coach. While she was not able to reveal…
Mortar Board Honor Society awards national distinctions During the national organization’s annual summer conference held July 22-24 in Indianapolis, Indiana, the Mortar Board National College Senior Honor Society presented Hope College’s Mortar Board chapter with multiple honors, mainly the Gold Torch Award. Each year the Gold Torch, a national distinction, is given to the most…
Polls of libertarian and green political parties show increase in supporters Throughout the political history of the United States, no candidate from a third party has ever won a presidential election. Regardless of their multiple efforts to win more voters, third parties often encounter huge difficulties in this process. From unequal access to ballots to…