PARODY ADVISORY *Please note that this article is part of the Ranchor (the Anchor’s satirical edition)! This Fall, the campus welcomed the long awaited 4,500 square foot addition to the DeWitt Student Center – the Jim & Eileen Heeringa Dance Wing. Beginning back in the summer of 2023, students witnessed the evolution of the construction hole by…
PARODY ADVISORY *Please note that this article is part of the Ranchor (the Anchor’s satirical edition)! Beginning late March, sightings of a monkey-like, agile creature have been spotted on campus. Appearing in dorm rooms, Cook’s courtyard, and even in dorm showers, the animal’s presence has puzzled many. According to experts from the Illinois Zoo, the mysterious creature…
Many historic theatres that were once popular weekend spots have been torn down throughout the decades. However, vintage buildings bring so much charm to local cities and deserve to be treasured and preserved. Park Theatre in Holland, Michigan has beaten the odds and has been turned into a flourishing non-profit music venue right across the…
With less than two months into President Trump’s second term, he has already begun implementing significant changes. With the new Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, many officialgovernment corporations have faced layoffs and major budget cuts. On Wednesday, March 5,federal judges barred an executive order issued on February 15 that would cut funding…
On March 10, Hope College students, faculty, and community members crowded into Winants Auditorium for a fascinating talk on one of the most pertinent and far-reaching technologies of our day: artificial intelligence (or AI). As religion professor Dr. Jared Ortiz noted in his opening comments, the wide range of co-sponsors for this event (including the…
Guest Writer: Eliana Riemer (’26) With all that is going on in America today, it is so easy to get lost in the weeds— deciphering the contradictory messages in the media, and deciding whose interpretations of policy changes to trust. Whose voices are speaking the loudest, whose voices are not being heard, and where the…
The arc of radio has certainly passed its peak. The medium that gave rise to the radio star not only had to compete with video but is now fighting music subscription services. Yet even in the era of Bluetooth and Spotify, radio continues to grip listeners. According to Pew data from 2022, 82% of Americans…
This past week alone over 1,000 park rangers were fired from their jobs all across the country due to severe budget cutes. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) implemented under the Trump administration was established to limit spending in areas deemed excessive to promote government efficiency and productivity. According to new online trackers on the…
Guest Writer: Maddison Wilder (’25) February 25, 2025 marks one year since I landed in my second home in Santiago, Chile. The last year has been filled with so many amazing and unique experiences from the pre-abroad process to my experience in Chile to reacclimating myself to life in America after living in another country…
At a local Walgreens, a few days before Jan. 19, two store clerks discuss their social media habits. One remarks on the difficulty of understanding other users while using Red Note, a Chinese social media app with short-form content, with majoritively Chinese-speaking users. The other clerk claims that they’ve returned to Instagram, namely, Instagram reels,…