The Center for Global Engagement hosted the annual IMAGES last weekend to a full audience. Community members and Hope College students filled the Knickerbocker seats so much that some people had to find seats on the stairs to watch the show. Fara Ling (‘23) and John Kim (‘24), two of the Emcees this year, with…
Rhett Luedtke is a visiting professor in Hope’s Theatre Department for the 2022-23 academic year. In most cases, a visiting professor is asked to teach at a college that is not their own, for a set amount of time. Luedtke previously taught in the theatre department at George Fox University in Oregon. George Fox is…
The weeks leading up to the midterm elections predicted a “red wave” throughout the country, especially in historically blue districts. These predictions were the result of increasing dissatisfaction with the Biden administration, especially pertaining to recent events in Afghanistan and widespread inflation. There is also frustration with democratic leaders in states that have high crime…
On Oct. 28, Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, was brutally attacked in the couple’s San Francisco home in the early hours of the morning. Pelosi was attacked with a hammer by the intruder, a man named David DePape. DePape’s attack was politically motivated, saying he wanted to “take them…
The United Kingdom has a new Prime Minister after Liz Truss’ resignation. Truss resigned after a historically short tenure of just 44 days. This makes her the shortest-serving prime minister in the UK’s history. Truss resigned on Oct. 20, after growing calls for her to resign from both inside and outside her party. Poll numbers…
On Oct. 27, Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter was officially completed. He would now assume the role of owner and CEO for the social media company’s foreseeable future. He quickly got to work, changing a number of things about the platform itself, sparking and reigniting conversation about Twitter’s role in our political discourse. Billionaires controlling…
This past week the Sculpture II class at Hope displayed their exhibit titled “What Remains” in the DeWitt staircase. They hosted a closing reception on Thursday, Nov. 3, where students could walk through the staircase at night and see the final show complete with lighting. Each of the five students did one piece in the…
“Silent Sky” is the newest theatre production for Hope College’s 2022 fall semester. The play focuses on Henrietta Leavitt and her work in the field of astronomy. This is the first piece by playwright Lauren Gunderson that the Hope College Department of Theatre will see in this academic year with “The Revolutionists” succeeding it in…
Classes had just let out for the summer, and I was catching up on some work. I needed some staples, and it was late at night, so I drove to the gas station down the street from my apartment. On my way inside the gas station, I walked by two gentlemen sitting on the ground….
Election day is less than a week away, and the intensity of Michigan elections is in full swing. Notably, the gubernatorial election between current governor, Gretchen Whitmer, and her Republican opponent, Tudor Dixon. Whitmer has a five-point lead in current polls, but Michigan has swapped between red and blue in many recent elections, and the…