It’s no secret that winter in Michigan is dreary. The sun only comes out when it wants to, and when it does, its heat is dampened by the cold wind. Sunny days are miracles that cannot come often enough. So far this winter, we have been lucky to have a decent amount of them, but…
For decades, the Catholic community on Hope’s campus has fallen into the margins of our campus. Jacob Mazur-Batistoni from Lapeer, Michigan, saw this problem and decided to do something about it. Mazur-Batistoni is a senior at Hope College who’s planning to enter the Dominican Priesthood after graduating. When Mazur-Batistoni arrived on campus as a freshman,…
When most people think of jazz, they think of the American masses dancing away the stresses of World War II. The reality is that the public perception of the art form was far from the actual forces that were at work in its creation. If you take nothing else from this writing, know this: jazz…
Oh, the great dilemma of Black History Month! I know there is a Hispanic Heritage Month and an Asian American Heritage Month, but when is White History Month? That is often the response of too many Americans to the question of why our nation (and several others) celebrate Black History Month. Some respond in that…
Nothing is more disappointing than fresh powder snow that turns from snow to slush to ice. The snowplow will roar its fury at being pulled from its warm bed at 6am to remove the sugary flakes from the road, and since misery loves company, it will wake us with its ruckus. It is days like…
One in five women and one in 71 men will experience sexual assault in their lifetimes. On college campuses, 11.2% of all students will be victims. Many of us have heard statistics like this before, but when Melody Posthuma of the Army of Survivors told students about the scope of sexual violence, the numbers struck…
As January comes to a close and we enter the first Black History Month of this new decade, it is right to give tribute to some of the greatest leaders in the fight for equal rights. To kick off the memorable and celebratory month of what has been such a long and necessary fight in…
College campuses today are being rocked by the effects of the most recent wave of feminism. First-wave feminism, which focused primarily on suffrage for women, began in the early 1900s, while second-wave feminism arose during the 1960s. The second wave had its sights set on educational equity, economic parity and reproductive rights. Women of all…
Blake Parmer (’18) went home to meet his Heavenly Father unexpectedly in his sleep on December 29, 2019. Many students and faculty on campus were blessed by his presence. As we grieve the tragic loss of a dear friend, we can only scratch the surface of what his beloved family is feeling. Blake continuously showed…
Millennials are becoming more and more prone to taking a step back before buying into the “pressures” that universities can exert. Many students have confidence in why they are on campus studying, but others would rather figure it out through hands-on experience before accumulating college debt. Both resolutions are viable. According to the Gap Year…