Last Friday, The Kruizenga Art Museum held its opening reception for the 2019 fall semester. First opened and dedicated in Sept. 2015, the museum is celebrating its fourth year as a medium of cultural celebration and an inspiration to Hope College students and faculty alike. The museum was named after Richard and Margaret Feldmann Kruizenga…
Love it or hate it, the language and attitude about marijuana use is evolving as legislators vote to legalize the sale and possession of the drug for recreational purposes. The debate is still incendiary and divisive, particularly across generational lines, and marked by arguments about bolstering the economy versus the supposed ill effects within a…
Andrew Yang is a 44-year-old entrepreneur, lawyer, author and now democratic presidential candidate. Yet in spite of ranking sixth in polling among the democratic candidates, he is somewhat of an unknown. Yang has non-standard policy positions that allow him to stand out from the pack of Democratic candidates, but few voters know what UBI –…
Hope is in transition. We as a student body, faculty and staff are in the midst of change in more ways than one. I had the opportunity to discuss the beginnings of these transformations with one of Hope’s changes himself: President Matthew Scogin. A week from today, Scogin will be inaugurated as Hope’s 14th President…
As this new school year begins, Hope College is in the process of welcoming and inaugurating a brand new president. The student body was sad to say good-bye to Dennis and Betty Voskuil at the end of last semester, but it is already apparent that the campus is a-buzz about President Scogin and his family….
While most Hope students were squeezing in time with family and friends during the last week of summer, Kelly Peregrine, a senior here at Hope and captain of the cross country running team, was bonding with her teammates on the mosquito-filled cross country trails. Peregrine stuck to her strict workout plan this summer, despite nursing…
Orienting back to campus life (or experiencing it for the first time!) can be jarring for many students coming off of a relaxing or work-filled summer vacation. Thankfully, Hope College is filled with people willing to share tips and tricks to living your best life around Hope’s campus! Phelps Dining Hall is a fine choice…
Hello friends, and welcome back! I hope that you’re all settling in with relative ease and minimal homesickness. Before getting into the hard and fast news, I want to be sure to reach out and express my desire to get as many of you involved with the Anchor as possible. Allow me to elaborate before…
As most are already aware, the summer of 2019 was one marked by mass shootings and horrific stories of the harrowing moments after an individual opened fire in a WalMart, at a garlic festival or in a municipal building. Communities all across the nation have been left shattered by the sudden loss of their members,…
The beginning of a new school year means new course loads and new friends, but also…new art! On August 30, the exhibit “Deities and Devotion in Mongolian Buddhist Art” found a temporary home in the Kruizenga Art Museum. With over 100 artifacts on display, one could easily spend hours enjoying every painting, sculpture and devotional…