During the first few weeks of school, I got the email from Campus Ministries about signing up for small group Bible study. I remember thinking about my schedule and going over all the slots, seeing many different options for times, but only two options for type: men’s or women’s. I did see the YoungLife and…
Earlier this semester, I had a professor ask me why I was still here. A little background—I have a rare disability that leads to a bunch of rare comorbidities. It was the first day of class, and I was doing what I usually do: letting my professors know that I am not a conventional student,…
The student body is going through a lot right now with COVID-19, that is undeniable. However, our freshmen are also going through a huge transition: the shift from high school to collegiate life. I interviewed two freshmen, Liliana Fraser-Shade and Brianna Tomczak, from the Hope College Theatre Department’s production of “Twelfth Night” to get their…
In a time of stress, little is better for a person than some really good food. And on October 2nd, Student Activities Committee (SAC) organized a Food Truck Frenzy as a fun way to provide free food for students as the weekend kicked off. The event was held around campus, with trucks and tents all…
Sometimes, political propaganda is just that: propaganda. A flyer or button with a name and a year, something small enough to hand out that offers a casual expression of opinion. Sometimes, it’s a bit more than that. A simple political advertisement, in the right hands, directed toward the right people, can say more than a…
1 Welcome readers to this incredibly momentous article that will leave you feeling a bit funky. Hopefully this intro doesn’t come off too punny. Hey, you like flamingos? If so you will love Sol Lewitt. If you like dreaming you better keep reading! 2 You have happened across this somber sentence blissfully unaware of what…
Maura McCoy is a freshman from a town in the suburbs of Chicago, the oldest child in a family of five and graduated in the top ten percent of her class in high school. She plans to major in Creative Writing with a possible minor in Communication in order to pursue her goals of becoming…
For junior Grace McConaghie, the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic meant scrambling to find a flight home in a foreign airport. For McConaghie, who is pursuing majors in Spanish and sociology with a minor in ministry, studying in Buenos Aires, Argentina was an important part of truly immersing herself in the Spanish language. “I was…
In my life as a musician, I have three primary streams of income: composition, education and performance; most of what I do on a daily basis can be filed into one of those three cabinets. Usually, these things keep me very busy—sometimes to the tune of having performances every day. However, in mid-March, everything changed….
The Pull has been postponed for the Fall 2020 semester. This 123-year-old tradition has yet to be completely cancelled, though. Representatives from both the Even and Odd Year Pull teams have shared that they are working to make the competition happen some time in the Spring 2021 semester. “We are looking for ways to move…