Finding themselves restless, bored and drowning in end of-the-semester assignments, a group of friends ventured out to the Dow on a chilly November evening. It was there that they fell in love with racquetball, a sport that involves hitting a ball at a wall and sometimes at your friends. What started out as a lark…
College is hard. There are so many factors impacting students on a regular basis, causing a rollercoaster of emotions. Stress from classes, issues back home, conflict with friends and the panic of looking into an uncertain future are just a few challenges Hope students may face in their daily lives. Luckily, Hope provides resources that…
So you’ve heard about everything that went down in the music department – you saw the students protesting, heard responses from the faculty and administration and read the news coverage. Unless you’re a music major, you’ve probably been left wondering how this pertains to all of you and why it matters in the grand scheme…
Most people would be incredibly delighted to hear that they had access to an entire endless buffet of food for every meal. That dream is a reality for Hope students with meal plans; we have access to Phelps Hall every day of the week for every meal of the day. True to our nature, unfortunately,…
It’s that time of year when all undeclared freshmen and sophomores begin to collectively freak out, utterly directionless regarding what field of study they’re going to concentrate in. I get it – practically everyone you’ve run across for the past four years of your life has been asking you what you’re going to major in,…
Winter is a beautiful season. Watching the snow fall outside your window as you curl up under a warm blanket is one of the best feelings in the world, and there are few things more entertaining than a snowball fight with your friends on a day off. This chilly season, however, isn’t all snowmen and…
Hello, friends. It’s me again, back to bring you another installment of health and wellness related stories from across Hope’s campus. This week I had the distinct pleasure of discussing workout routines with a good friend and reallife fitness fanatic, John VanderVliet. Faced with the decision of who to feature in this edition, John came…
This weekend, a crowd of Hope students flooded the old Kletz to try their hands at painting- Bob Ross style. People who have never watched Bob Ross may wonder why so many college-aged students would be interested in watching an older man with an afro and a deeper than average love for squirrels teach painting…
The feeling of scrolling through photos, reading comical captions and appreciating messages sent from friends and family is one of familiarity to most people these days who have access to modern technology. The use of social media has skyrocketed within the last decade, a phenomenon with implications that are still being uncovered to this day….
Twenty-five women. One man. Eight million viewers. ABC’s “The Bachelor” is a spectacle that the public can’t seem to resist. The show is a barrage of theatrics and conflicts, all in the name of love. Each season introduces the bachelor, usually the second or third runner-up on a previous season of “The Bachelorette,” and a…