As I am writing this, it’s 11:38 P.M. on Saturday night, almost two hours after the girls of Odd Year were announced as the winners of this year’s Nykerk Cup Competition. I am bursting with energy and the buzz of victory. I am humming Mamma Mia, which has been stuck in my head since practice…
(Photos by Kelly Ocock) The Pull is Hope College’s longest standing tradition, as well as one of the nation’s oldest. It takes place every fall semester on the Black River with odd- year against even-year, freshmen versus sophomores. This year’s Pull took place Saturday at 3 p.m. Each team had 40 members. Three hours and…
2020 Play – “Full House” Coached by Melanie Burkhardt (’18) and Caitie Kieser (’18), twelve Even Year Play girls performed a play that combined both Hope College tradition and the popular 1990’s television show, Full House. DJ, the eldest daughter in her freshman year at Hope, is preparing to see her rambunctious family during Family…
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…
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The Pull is approaching rapidly–Oct. 1 to be exact–and this year’s coaches are as excited as ever. However, the considerable amount of work the coaches put into The Pull each year is underappreciated. An interview with a new Even Year coach, Emily O’Connor (’18), shed some light on the planning and expectations she has as a coach. While she was not able to reveal…