“She has gripped the attention of the entire nation” – Ryan Ruocco, NCAA Sports Analyst With 53.7 seconds remaining in the second half of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship game, the cameras are not fixed on the soon-to-win Louisiana State University basketball players, but on the disappointed face of Iowa Hawkeyes’ Caitlin Clark,…
The emergence of Artificial Intelligence. has been at the cornerstone of many nuanced conversations of 2024. Open AI’s Chat GPT and DALL·E 3 software has created many new opportunities for users to explore all that AI has to offer. However, as the line between AI as an academic tool and AI as an academic crutch…
It’s no secret that Hope College’s Student Congress is the backbone of productivity around campus, but many students do not realize just how much Student Congress has done to change campus for the better. Student Congress is Hope College’s student voice and representation. It allows students to share their opinions on issues and to find…
TEDxHope College is a student-driven organization whose mission is to “spread ideas worth sharing” through live speeches prepared and delivered by Hope students. The fourth annual TEDxHope event took place this year on Saturday, February 10, at 7 pm in the Knickerbocker Theater downtown. The night included a line-up of nine student speakers across all…
Cover image: The Mannequins: Carter Bulthuis, Grant McKenzie, and Michael Sherman. Credit: Adrian Van Stee. Grant McKenzie (‘24) says, “All right, guys, let’s ROCK!” as he and the rest of The Mannequins [Carter Bulthuis (Previous Hope Student), Michael Sherman (‘24)] prepare for their daily jamming session. Sparks fly as McKenzie rips a sick riff, Bulthuis…
Beyond the spotlight’s glow and the curtain’s rise lies a community of performers whose stories often remain untold. While the performing arts often unite audiences, it is the intricate tapestry of camaraderie, competition and collaboration among those on stage that truly reveals the community of those who perform. I talked to two performing arts minors…
Tiktoker Camille Munday went viral for her daughter’s attachment to a wad of hair. In this video, Camille is out on a mission to Target in hopes of finding her daughter a doll to replace her strange attachment to the tangled wad of human hair she carries with her everywhere. Though most children do not…
Over fifty percent of American college graduates end up in positions that do not demand a bachelor’s degree or make use of the knowledge gained during their education. They may even remain in these roles for the duration of their professional lives. The recent study conducted by The Burning Glass Institute and the Strada Institute…
Photo credit: Hope College website Hope College’s annual Dance Marathon is coming up! This year it will be held on March 1-2 at the Dow Center. Despite how it sounds, Dance Marathon is more than just dancing. It is a 24-hour dance-a-thon that also includes tons of other activities such as bounce houses, lip sync…
Photo credit: Hope College website On Friday, Feb. 23, the Hope College Swing Club hosted one of their most popular events of the year, the Black Light Swing. Students and club members came to the Maas Auditorium dressed up in neon and white apparel to dance under black lights. The club also provided face paint,…