On Tuesday, Nov. 7, Mayor Nancy DeBoer won her first re-election as the Mayor of Holland. Along with precise and calculated goals for the Holland community, DeBoer plans to continue encouraging opportunities for young people in Holland and Hope College students despite her alma mater, Calvin College. In a brief interview, DeBoer said that if…
It is on to nationals for the Flying Dutch Cross Country team as this weekend they were crowned champions of the Great Lakes region. After winning the regional title in 2015, but not last year, the team knew both victory and defeat and were determined to taste the primer once more. The Flying Dutch wanted…
On Nov. 2, President Donald Trump nominated Jerome H. Powell to be the next chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve. Powell is currently the governor of the U.S. Federal Reserve, but would be next to replace current Chair Janet Yellen in February. Despite Powell’s stance as a Republican, former President Barack Obama appointed him for…
Over the past two weeks, the Saudi Arabian “Anti-Corruption Committee” has arrested over 500 House of Saud royal family members and government officials in an attempt to crack down on corruption in the oil rich nation. The chairman of the committee is the recently appointed Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad bin Salman (MbS), who…
By Demogorgan An investigation went underway on Tuesday when Hope College students reported suspicious screeching noises coming through the halls of the A. Paul Schaap Science Center. Campus Safety responded and inspected the center, finding traces of blood in the greenhouse. The Science Department states the noises and blood were caused by machine malfunctions and…
By Will Byers The place for business, wealth and power is located right in the heart of New York City. People who strive to pursue such a niche location tend to fall in the streets of Manhattan where every other block is an opportunity for a new entrepreneur to plant their business. What would happen…
By Keith Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love my DynaTAC 8000X from Motorola. Even though it only takes me about 10 hours to recharge, which work outs nicely with my sleep schedule, I get an astounding 30 minutes of talk time every time I recharge my cell phone all the way. While you may…
By Joyce Byers For the past few weeks, a frenzy of rumors about telepathic activity has been brewing on campus. Last Friday, Nov. 3, the rumors were, quite literally, brought into the light when an event was held in the Pine Grove at 8 p.m. Hundreds of students gathered together to hang Christmas lights among…
By Nancy Wheeler Barb Holland. Many of you know her as a friend, a classmate or a friendly face in the hall at Hawkins High School. While by no means the most popular among us, Barb is well known by me and her other close friends as one of the kindest, smartest and most loyal…
What started out as a harmless trend has blown into what can only be described as a rapture at Hope College. Who’s to blame? Bueller? Bueller? One cannot watch “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” without being charmed by Matthew Broderick’s acting and astounded by this ultimate cinematic masterpiece, blowing Spielberg out of the water with its…