I am a touchy person. I’m just going to come right out and say it because anyone who knows me knows that I can’t deny the truth of that statement. That’s who I have always been, too. I can’t help it; touch is how I communicate. A hug hello, a pat on the shoulder, a…
Returning on Sept. 20 for the fall semester is the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series (VWS). The kickoff will begin with Hope College alumna Emily Henry (’12), who published her first novel “The Love That Split the World.” Since graduating from Hope, where she studied creative writing and dance, Henry completed a writing residency at…
This past weekend, Hope College had the pleasure of hosting the Jazz Organ Summit on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9 and 10. The two days were jam-packed with clinics, a workshop, reception, presentation, sound check and concerts. At the clinic on Friday, the Organissimo group performed three songs and talked to the audience, while answering…
Take the technicolor dreams of Los Angeles, pair it with the fading memories of a childhood in New Orleans, blend it with drug-fueled wanderings in desolate cityscapes, sharpen it with deep reflection on memory, love and fame and you’ll have a decent, but not altogether satisfactory, view of Frank Ocean’s genre-defying “Blond.” After four years…
The Kruizenga Art Museum is hosting an exhibit called “After the Rupture” that will remain in the building until Dec. 17. The focus is on Mexican artists that make up the “Rupture Generation” and the new direction they were taking Mexican art during the mid-twentieth century. These artists were considered rebellious from the ideas of…
City of Aleppo invaded by deadly chemical weapons that injure several residents, children When Gary Johnson, a presidential candidate for this year’s elections, was asked what he would do about Aleppo, he followed with a question many of us had: what is Aleppo? Aleppo is Syria’s largest city and is currently being torn apart by…
Friday morning on Sept. 9th, North Korea conducted its fifth and biggest nuclear test. A South Korean military official announced this news hours after South Korea noticed unusual ground-shaking activity near its neighboring northeastern nuclear test site. Coincidentally, this was launched on North Korea’s 68th anniversary of their founding, when Korea was divided into two…
With the presidential debates approaching on Monday, Sept.26, we’re heading for the culmination of this election. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will get three chances to debate with each other before Election Day on Nov. 8. According to John Avlon at CNN, the debates provide “the best chance to get their message to the widest…
“Landon Donovan… Can they do it here? Cross… and Dempsey is denied again! And Donovan has scored! Oh, can you believe this? Go, go, USA! Certainly through! Oh, it’s incredible. You could not write a script like this!” LD, Lando, Don Ovan, Landycakes, Captain America, LegenD – whatever you choose to call him, there is…
INNOVATIVE BLUEGRASS GROUP– A unique blend of classical music and Appalachian traditions was presented Sunday in a faculty recital/concert in the Jack Miller Concert Hall on campus. After some classical selections which open the recital, the brand-new Hope College-based quartet called The Field Hymnal took the stage. Highly refined and thoughtful renditions of bluegrass ensued,…