Author: Castle Dettinger Have you ever noticed that there are certain things in America, specifically when it comes to our government and public policy, that just about every single reasonable person agrees is broken? And nothing ever gets done to fix them? Allow me to highlight one in particular: water pollution. I spent most of…
On Wednesday night I watched the GOP debate and to be completely honest I thought it was a relatively unremarkable debate compared to ones I’ve watched in the past. However I think there were some clear winners and losers of this debate and I’m going to break down how I felt every candidate fared in…
Author: Dr. Heidi E. Kraus (Associate Provost for Academic Affairs) In her book Generous Thinking: A Radical Approach to Saving the University, Dr. Kathleen Fitzpatrick offers the following: “Generosity lies in part in the force of the commitments that we make to one another, but commitments that are based on an ethical obligation that endures…
Harvey Chapel, Photo by Nico Kaz There are two spaces at Hope College dedicated to prayer: the Saint Anne Oratory and the Harvey Prayer Chapel. No one would study or do homework in the Saint Anne Oratory for several reasons. Mainly because it is a space that feels holy and features a lowered ceiling and…
Academic pluralism, what is it? According to Wikipedia, pluralism as a political philosophy “is the recognition and affirmation of diversity within a political body, which is seen to permit the peaceful coexistence of different interests, convictions and lifestyles.” Thus, pluralism in the academic setting must mean all of those things, but on campus. Yes, I…
Have you ever taken a look at yourself in the mirror and realized you need more hobbies?My reflection dropped that lovely truth bomb on me a couple months ago and since then I havebeen on a self-motivated and difficult journey of finding out what it is I actually like to do.As a growing child you…
Mainstream thinking leads to mainstream results. Many people follow these preordained rules of society. However, someone who intends to leave his mark on the world by advocating against this philosophy is Max Marchione. Max is a young founder, investor, creator, and contrarian based in Sydney, Australia. At the young age of 22, he graduated from…
I applaud anybody who watched the full State of the Union Address by President Biden who clocked in a speech that lasted over an hour. Much of it was filled with ramblings of policies and veto threats that didn’t touch on topics that many Americans were expecting to hear. Instead of discussing China at length,…
By: Tori Rathkamp ’25 Stop and reflect upon your life as a Hope College student. You’re attending a prestigious institution of higher learning. Life presents challenges, but they’re mostly manageable. You’re excited about getting some R&R (rest and relaxation) over the weekend or maybe you’re anxious about exams. Perhaps you’re nervous about how the four-to-three…
Written by: Emily Damstra (‘23) Hope College promotes the slogan: “The Hope Difference.” Hope’s website gives the definition of the difference as “the rigorous Christian academics and Christian community prepare Hope grads for a life of leadership and service.” As I am a senior preparing to graduate this May, I have thought about what has…