(Photos by Kelly Ocock) The popular art competition is already underway in Grand Rapids ArtPrize Eight is underway in Grand Rapids, Michigan and will continue on until Oct. 9. For 19 days in the fall, around 400,000 attendees trek across downtown GR looking at art in over 160 venues. Museums, galleries, bars, restaurants, theaters, hotels,…
Emily Henry, the first writer in this semester’s Visiting Writers Series (VWS), is a Hope alumna who graduated in 2012. Less than four years later, she has become an author with her debut novel “The Love that Split the World.” Currently she is halfway through her second book, “A Million Junes,” which will be released…
The Dakota Access Pipeline is a large $3.7 billion oil pipeline project that could transfer more than 470,000 barrels of oil in a day from North Dakota to Illinois. However, this project would run near the Native American reservation of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe located on the border of North and South Dakota. This…
Hope College’s influence on us as students is significant and will be a constant mold that shapes us into the future leaders we are destined to become. Even though many of us will graduate in the next four years or so, we still should take the time to see what Hope has to offer in…
The Hope College Critical Issues Symposium (CIS) takes place on Sept. 27 and 28 this fall. The topic is Economic Inequality in a Democratic Society and will feature several speakers and local organizations to provide discussion on this subject. For almost 30 years, Hope has set aside a day each year with no daytime classes…
HOLLAND, Michigan- The Hope College volleyball team improved their record to 5-0 in the MIAA and 12-1 overall with a win over St. Mary’s College on Friday night. Though the Flying Dutch swept their opponent, they still had to grind out all three games winning by scores of 25-21, 25-22 and 27-25. Leading the way…
I’ve been a football fan for a long time. I remember saying I was a Bears fan when I was young, but then, when they reached the Super Bowl in the 2006-2007 season, I really started to embrace the fan inside of me. It was around this time that I began playing the Madden football…
In the previous issue of The Anchor, my Co-Editor-in-Chief Adam, self-titled “Angry Adam,” decided to use his platform to gruesomely roast most of The Anchor staff. As a preface to his previous column, it is important to note the contents of the roast were only Adam’s opinions and could hardly be said to be based…
The world of soccer is always changing. Scandals erupt daily and news is always breaking. If you’ve found yourself falling behind due to homework overload, we’ve got you covered. Here are some of the biggest stories to shake the soccer world in the past week. La Liga looking for shades of green The grass is…
José Fernandez, the 24 year old pitcher for the Miami Marlins, was killed early Sunday morning in a boating accident. Emilio Jesus Marcias, 27, and Eduardo Rivero, 25, died alongside Fernandez when the 30 foot fishing boat crashed into rocks off a beach in Miami just after 3:00 a.m. Thoughts and prayers go out to…