It truly was a successful year for Hope College Athletics, shown by the outstanding performances from individual student athletes and teams. Through not only their athletic performance, but their academic endeavors, courage and devotion to teammates, Hope athletes stand out as strong characters. The HOPEYs have a nostalgic atmosphere to them, bittersweet to those…
There are plenty of ways to make your workouts less of a drag – take some of these ideas for starters We all know that working out can be a drag. A lot of people lack motivation and desire to get up and moving. Some people, however, cannot wait to get to their workout…
The Art Institute of Chicago has received a cash gift of approximately $70 million combined from the Duchossois and Levy families. Member of the museum’s board of trustees, Janet Duchossois, and her husband donated $50 million. The chair of the museum, Robert Levy, and his wife donated an additional $20 million, making for a…
For the last few weeks of the semester, the De Pree Art Center is featuring a collection of senior pieces in the exhibit “Out of Touch”. Art majors Saem Cho, Carolyn Ellis, Julia Hines, Hannah Jacobs and Brianne Munch have all contributed to the exhibition, centering their pieces around the same theme. To quote…
This past spring break, I had the amazing opportunity of traveling to Guatemala with a group of 20 Hope College students for an immersion trip. Immersion trips are exciting ways to get to know other students, travel (whether nationally or internationally) and have a faith-oriented experience. My team only met once or twice before the…
Both traditional assault and sexual assault are flagrant violations of our endowed rights, however, the wounds of sexual assault are often far more difficult to heal. #MeToo has created an avenue for both men and women to begin to heal these wounds. In this aspect alone the movement is historic. However, the culture of…
A Waffle House restaurant was the setting of a real-life drama around 3 a.m. last Sunday when a 29-year-old man by the name of Jeffrey Reinking, wearing a green jacket and nothing besides, walked in with an AR-15 assault-style rifle. The suspect drove to the breakfast restaurant, killed two people in the parking lot and…
The weekend brought another interesting turn to the complex web of U.S. and North Korean relations, as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un announced that his country would be suspending their nuclear and missiles tests, and eliminating their nuclear test site in favor of enabling more economic growth. This statement marks a move in…
The end of the school year brings with it a frenzy of emotion that range from excited and full of anticipation for the next step to sad and anxious to leave friends, chapel, events, sports teams and familiarity. For seniors about to graduate from Hope College, these emotions are even more extreme. This is…
The “#MeToo” movement took flight into the media spotlight in January of 2018 as Hollywood quickly aligned it with their own “Time’s Up” efforts at the Golden Globes and on social media, keeping true to the mission of “supporting survivors and ending sexual violence.” Over the past two weeks, I have been interviewing and…