Photos by Kelly Ocock & Melissa Bazany Three hours. Two teams. One rope. To quote the Anchor from Nov. 1898, “Come out and see the tug-of-war between the Sophomores and the A’s and Freshmen.” If you saw the Pull up close, you know the sophomores of the class of 2019 brought the odd year pull…
Scientists finally revealed the world’s first baby who was born from DNA with three parents five months ago. While the couple’s identity remains anonymous, the mother was diagnosed with Leigh syndrome, which meant her DNA in the egg cells of her mitochondria suffered through mutations. This disease is a progressive loss of the ability to…
On Feb. 26, 2012, Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by George Zimmerman. George Zimmerman was acquitted of killing the 17-year-old and from the long and arduous trial sprang what is now called the Black Lives Matter movement, or BLM for short. BLM was founded by three African American women: Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors and…
SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCE — During The Gathering this past Sunday, the Rev. Trygve Johnson baptized five Hope College students. This was the first time a baptism has taken place in the Chapel Gathering. (Photos: Kelly Ocock) Allison Utting (’19) “I had wanted to be baptized for quite a while, and when Trygve offered the…
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The Major League Baseball season has officially ended, and the playoffs have officially started with the Wild Card games Tuesday and Wednesday. If you’re not necessarily a huge baseball fan, or if 162 games makes for too long of a season for you to pay attention, then take this as your one-stop shop for the…
Hope College hockey started their season on the right note this past weekend with two big wins over the University of Michigan. Both Hope and Michigan compete in the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) and Division III of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA). Coach Chris Van Timmeren is entering his 17th season leading…
The Hope College Department of Theatre will present “Roustabout: The Great Circus Train Wreck!” on Wednesday-Friday, Oct. 5-7, and Thursday-Saturday, Oct 13-15, at 7:30 p.m. in the DeWitt Center main theatre. “Roustabout” tells a story of the cost of war, the beauty of humanity and the power of redemption, while it builds a narrative for…
“America, who are you?” Jon Foreman, frontman of Switchfoot, shouted throughout the DeltaPlex. With the flick of a switch, a flashlight beam scanned the crowd where thousands of people from all generations cheered in response. This was only part of what made the Relient K and Switchfoot concert memorable for everyone in attendance. From the…
DONALD TRUMP, the Republican party nominee, has been polling within 4 points of Clinton for the entire month of September and is currently sitting at 41.3 percent according to RealClear Politics. The Trump campaign has raised $168 million this campaign cycle almost exclusively from campaign donations rather than Super Pac groups, according to OpenSecrets. Trump…