There is no shortage of Bible studies on Hope’s campus, many of them officially sponsored by Campus Ministries and many others run informally in small groups. Most of these Bible studies are targeted at a specific group of people: men or women, religious skeptics, members of a certain denomination, people with a certain job or…
Each month, the Kruizenga Art Museum hosts a different special exhibit to coincide with the holidays of the month. For April, the exhibit was centered around sexual assault and spreading awareness on its different shapes, forms and impacts upon people who have experienced it. Hope College’s very own STEP organization—Students Teaching and Empowering Peers—teamed up…
Shanghai, the largest city in China, has been under yet another intense lockdown in recent weeks after numerous local outbreaks of COVID-19, specifically the Omicron variant. The city and China as a whole have been experiencing record numbers of COVID-19 infections, though their numbers are significantly lower than other countries, such as the US, mainly…
On Thursday, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was confirmed by the Senate to the Supreme Court with a 53-47 vote. Jackson replaces Justice Stephen Breyer, and she is President Biden’s first nomination to the Supreme Court. Back in January, Justice Stephen Breyer announced his plans to retire. Justice Breyer was the court’s oldest member at 83…
On March 28, the Floridian governor approved bill number 1557, entitled “Parental Rights in Education,” officially establishing the bill as law. Since its introduction on January 11, the bill has been a source of extreme controversy. Despite only affecting education in Florida, the bill has drawn nationwide criticism, with opponents calling it the “Don’t Say…
This past Thursday, April 7, 2022, the Women’s Empowerment Organization (WEO) held a panel on feminism in VanderWerf Hall at 7:00 p.m. The topic for the night was, broadly, “What Is Feminism?” The panelists spent an hour discussing the different education that they received on feminism, the opinions they had formed on it during their…
Never been taken out to the ball game before? Always had to guess what your buddy meant when he said his batting average was better than Ty Cobb? Have you been more obsessed with America’s real favorite pastime instead of its “boring” brother? Well, it’s time to get on the bandwagon before baseball season starts…
Back for the 48th time since its debut, Dance 48 returned to campus in person for the first time in two years. The dancers have been preparing for months as faculty and guest choreographers turned their ideas into productions for this incredible show. Taking place on March 4-5 as well as March 10-12, the dancers…
On March 8, six teenagers were arrested in Des Moines, Iowa for shooting outside of a high school, killing one and injuring two others. One of the suspects was a 14-year-old boy. All are being tried for first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. The police later gave more information about the killing, saying…
Every day, millions around the world play the game Wordle. But since it only just exploded in popularity in late 2021, the game has taken the world by storm. After it was acquired by the New York Times earlier this year, the game has become even more popular. The premise of the game is very…