“One of the most important things that tour does is really to get the name of Hope College out there,” Gabe Southard, director of Hope College’s wind ensemble, said. The band began the tour yesterday and will continue traveling until Wednesday, when they return home. Wind ensemble is composed of 39 students who auditioned…
Hope College’s Dance Marathon surpassed the event’s goal, raising $311,442.19 for the kids of Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. The 24- hour fundraiser that started on Friday and ended Saturday was a success not only monetarily, but inspirationally for the miracle families, as thousands of Hope students dedicated their weekends to celebrating and dancing with…
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The Hope squirrels are no longer the only ones who get to use the maple trees in the Pine Grove for resources. A new initiative on campus is underway to promote sustainability. Senior Biology and Spanish double major Monica Elliott had the brilliant idea to extract the sap from our very own beloved maple…
Hope College’s English Department is calling all poets to enter submissions for the Academy of American Poets Prize. The Hope College Academy of American Poets (AAP) Prize award is funded by the University and College Poetry Prize program of the AAP. The academy began the program in 1955 at 10 schools and now sponsors…
This spring break, the Hope College Baker Scholars are traveling to Japan to experience Japanese culture and learn from major companies in Tokyo. The group, led by Steve VanderVeen, is an ambitious group of economics, business and accounting majors. Typically activities include learning from other business leaders and groups from the U.S. and abroad….
Over the past week, President Trump’s proposed tariff plan has begun to take shape. He signed two proclamations that will take effect on March 23. As previously reported, these proclamations will include the 25 percent tariff on steel and the additional 10 percent tariff on aluminum. In the past, tariffs and protectionism have only resulted…
On Monday, US-Bangla Airlines flight BS211, carrying 67 passengers and four crew, crashed upon arrival in Kathmandu, Nepal according to CNN. The accident occurred after the plane had circled Tribhuvan International Airport twice, waiting for permission to land. As the plane approached the landing strip, it again asked if it was clear, to which…
Both the United States and North Korea have been using South Korea as a means of communication since relations between the nations of the Korean Peninsula sparked throughout the winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. On March 8, 2018, both the White House and South Korea released statements saying that President Trump has accepted Kim Jong…