On Oct. 21, countless fans stayed up until late hours of the night to be one of the first to listen to Taylor Swift’s new album, “Midnights.” Within days after the new album release, Swift announced her next tour which would include songs from all eras of her music. Fans were over the moon as…
Holland’s annual Kerstmarkt is open again for the 2022 season. Kerstmarkt, or Christmas Market in Dutch, is a favorite Holland area tradition to celebrate the holiday season. This year’s market will be open on weekends from November 19 to December 10. The Kerstmarkt is located where the Holland Farmers Market is located, the 8th St….
On Nov 15, former president Donald Trump officially announced that he will be running for president in the 2024 election. The news came as a shock to many who assumed that the rumors were just speculation, but Trump had been dropping hints up to the day of the announcement. Three weeks ago, during a rally…
On November 15, a serious development in Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine occurred when a Russian missile landed in Poland. The missile landed in Przewodow, a rural village in Poland about four miles across the border from Ukraine. The missile strike killed two people, and sparked fears that the war in Ukraine could expand further…
On November 30th, 2021 a mass shooting at Oxford High School took the lives of four students: Hana St. Juliana, Madisyn Baldwin, Tate Myre, and Justin Shilling. Six students and one teacher were also injured and nearly 1,800 students were left traumatized. We, Natalie Schiller and Rachel Wozniak, are both survivors of the Oxford School…
Andy Stanley, a pastor in Atlanta, says “Difference is inevitable, but division is a choice.”Our nation has clearly chosen division. Tragically, the Christian Church seems to have made the same choice. I believe difference is not just inevitable: It is beautiful. God uniquely knit each of us together, and His vision is that we would…
Some may remember the “Scenes from ‘Rabbit Hole’” presentations that the Directing 1 class produced this October. The students in the Directing 1 class recruited several auditioning actors and then tried their hand at directing. Now the class has progressed to producing a showcase of 10 Minute scenes called “Doritos, Love, and the Lack Thereof”…
Elon Musk buying Twitter is like if the least funny person you know started running a comedy club. Elon Musk buying Twitter is like when your friend’s rich dad tells you “John Wick” is the greatest movie of all time. Elon Musk buying Twitter is like “CODA” winning Best Picture. I’ve thought about tweeting all…
If you ask students what three Hope College traditions are around campus, most would probably answer the Pull and Nykerk but blank on the third. This third tradition is IMAGES, a beautiful production of multicultural celebration held at the Knickerbocker Theatre downtown. IMAGES takes place every November and is put on by the Fried Center…
During the midterm elections, things did not pan out the way that Republicans hoped. In the words of philosopher and historian Samuel O’Nella, the red wave “went from torrential downpour to incontinent poodle” over the course of the night. While a few races still have yet to be called, the Democrats seem to have only…