Where were you as the clock counted down and the ball dropped to mark the beginning of not only a new year but a new decade? Were you sipping something bubbly? Lip-locked with a special someone? Or perhaps you were asleep at 10:00 p.m. and totally unaware of the festivities. Regardless of how you spent…
When to begin celebrating Christmas is a loaded question between Halloween and Thanksgiving. Many people will argue passionately about the right time to listen to Christmas music or when people should put up their tree. But what do people on Hope College’s campus have to say about it? Grant Wagner (’20) believes that Christmastime can…
Waking up is a grueling and discouraging process for a lot of people, especially, I would argue, college students. The warmth and safety of a bed are powerful when faced by the opposing force of academic responsibilities. Why get out of bed and sit through another lecture when you can just lay under the covers…
Numbers of “non-vaxxers,” or people who choose to not vaccinate themselves or their children, have risen dramatically in the last few decades under the false impression that vaccines cause autism. In an age of constant media updates and social media groups, nearly any idea (regardless of its truth or morality) can gather a following, and…
Essential oils have risen in popularity as a natural health remedy for a variety of ailments, including headaches, sore throats, colds and even mental health issues like anxiety and stress. Despite many people claiming success with essential oils as a treatment, others have yet to be convinced that plant-based oils can truly cure (or help)…
If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new popular way to define your personality: step aside StrengthsQuest and Zodiac signs, we have the Enneagram. The Enneagram Institute defines personalities with types ranging from 1 to 9, with each type having a unique personality, and each person having one type as a basic personality and others…
The scents, flavors and annual activities of fall are iconic aspects of life in Michigan, but these often sugar-coated and static activities can leave those who partake feeling groggy and ready to hibernate for a long winter. Holland, with leaves already beginning to blush and pumpkin spice filling the downtown coffee shops, makes for a…
Fall break, for some of us, is a time to leave campus and visit home, friends, or perhaps take a little road trip. But for others of us, fall break means staying on campus without the hustle and bustle of normal college life. If you find yourself in the latter group you may ask yourself:…
If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new popular way to define your personality: step aside StrengthsQuest, we have the Enneagram. The Enneagram Institute defines personalities with types ranging from 1 to 9, with each type having a unique personality, and each person having one type as a basic personality and others as “wings.” Of…
Just a few weeks into the summer after my sophomore year at Hope College I began to feel sick. “Nothing serious!” I reassured myself. I was just tired, a bit crampy, a tad achy here and there. Nothing I couldn’t handle! Unbeknownst to me, my body was already pushing forward into a life-changing experience: I…