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Inquiring Ines scouts o u t her first worship mission.

Religion, page 3.

R o o m fire empties Kollen STACY BOGARD cam pus beat editor

Residents of Kollen and surrounding collages slood oulside in Ihe rain as smoke billowed from ihe w i n d o w of R o o m 304 East Kollen Hall.

Holland firefighlers were called lo the scene al 8:58 p.m. w h e n papers on ihe floor of Fred Isaacs' ( ' 0 0 ) r o o m igniled. T h e fire's cause has nol yet been deiermined.

Siudenls wailed oulside ihe hall or in ihe Klelz while ihe firefighlers w e n l in lo extinguish Ihe f l a m e s lhal shol f r o m ihe window. " P e o p l e were nol very pleased lo leave," said Ellen Awad, Kollen Resident Director.

Court Buchanan ( ' 0 0 ) w h o lives across the hall in Room 303, w a s confronted by smoke billowing f r o m the door across the hall when he heard the fire alarm.

"I could see s m o k e just billowing f r o m the door, and I w a l k e d d o w n the hall lo call and say that this is a real fire, but there was no dial tone," Buchanan said. He saw Isaacs w h e n he wenl d o w n the hallway.

"I literally w e n l u p lo him and said 'Your r o o m is on fire,'" he said. Isaacs ('00), the sole

resident of ihe room, w a s nol on scene when the fire began. W h e n reached later, he declined to c o m m e n t .

T h e sound of ventilation fans filled the silence as four engines and two ambulances were on scene and helped lo successfully contain the fire to Isaacs' room. S m o k e w a s cleared from the room by positive pressure removal, when high-powered fans pull clean air in to help push the smoke oul of the w i n d o w on the other end.

S m o k e streamed d o w n the side of the building and oul over the third floor balcony. A burnt bookcase and trash can sal solitarily oul in the snow, while fire inspectors sought to determine the f i r e ' s cause. T h e stench of h e a v y s m o k e hung in the hallway oulside the room, whose blackened, soot-covered walls and carpel inside will need replacement. A f t e r the fire was extinguished, a m o b of curious residents crowded around the axe-marked door.

"We had lo use forcible entry lo get through the door because it was locked," said Holland Fire Captain David Serrano.

S o m e of Isaac's books and a fan w e r e sacrificed, but a majority of items in the r o o m were only smoke d a m a g e d .

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S P E A K I N G O U T : Chris Briggs ('92) addresses questions from the red and black audience at Monday fs forum.

Congress forum questions Pull STACY BOGARD campusbeat editor

Dance company t o p e r f o r m in t h e Knick.

Intermission, page 5.

Worldtravelers come t o Hope t o roost.

Spotlight, page 6.

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Marable sees past d r e a m Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream can no longer be deferred, according to Dr. M a n n i n g Marable, Director of the Institute f o r Research in African American Studies al C o l u m b i a University.

Marable spoke lo approximately 6 0 0 people M o n d a y night w h o filled D i m n e n t Chapel lo c o m m e m o r a t e Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. T h e Gospel Choir rocked the house once again with their musical addition lo the special event under the direction of D a m i s h a Taylor and the accompaniment of Deshaun Allen, their new seven year old drummer.

Professor H e m e n w a y of the English Department, w h o has attended six of the seven annual services, rated this y e a r ' s speaker at the top.

"Dr. M a r a b l e ' s message was both eloquent and meaningful, filled with a mixture of inlel-

H a w o r t h center opens doors t o businesses and students STACY BOGARD campusbeat editor

Nursing students learn by television.

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G R E A T E X C A V A T I O N S : Tressa Kendall (y00) digs her car out from under snow Thursday in preparation for a trip to Wisconsin. See blizzard story, page 2,

MIMDY SHILTS staff reporter

Flying D u t c h beat C o m e t s by 36, take on K - Z o o tonight.

Sports, page 8.

lect and emotion. I was impressed with his challenges," H e m e n w a y said.

Marable urged listeners lo c o m b a t the tend e n c y lo freeze Martin Luther King, Jr. on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he g a v e his f a m o u s "I H a v e a D r e a m " speech. King's vision continued to thrive for five m o r e years until his assassination in 1968.

Marable believes that King would preach the s a m e things today, almost 29 years after his assassination. King would c h a n g e fiscal priorities, shifting f u n d s f r o m nuclear w e a p o n s lo education, public health care, inner-city prog r a m s and j o b s . H e would fight for politics grounded in ethics.

T h e problems we face aren't just problems of race, but those of humanity, according to Marable. "Hunger knows no color," he said.

Although the n e w Student Congress forums are aimed at airing constituent concerns, only the Pull teams showed up in force al M o n d a y ' s event.

T h e event, designed lo give constituents lime lo voice questions or concerns, w a s dedicated largely lo the queries of Pullers and Moralers regarding ihe f u t u r e of their tradition.

T h e f o r u m was the first of f o u r — o n e convening each m o n t h of the semester — that will c o n f r o n t prevalent issues on campus.

T h i s m o n t h ' s panel consisted of a faculty member, an a l u m n a , t w o administration representatives and four students who answered questions posed by m e m b e r s of the audience. T h e questions addressed issues including physical well-being of the puller, time commitment, similarities with varsity sports events and suggestions for changes to the event formal. N o n e of the participants s p o k e against Pull, and s o m e voiced concern that changes might detract f r o m the true spirit of the event. All of those gathered advocated a high degree of student input c o n cerning any possible changes.

T h e f o r u m w a s conducted by Student C o n gress representative Matt Fretz ('99), who served as monitor. Fretz read questions f r o m a n o n y m o u s 3 x 5 cards that had been provided earlier f o r students to fill out.

T h e f o r u m p r o v id e d an o p e n i n g statement period f r o m each of the panel m e m b e r s . M a n y in the audience were upset during this time by a c o m m e n t m a d e by Richard Frost, Dean of Students.

"If o n e person gets hurt, this tradition will end," Frost said. T h i s statement led lo a frenzy of pencils upon nolecards as pullers questioned why they were nol capable of looking oul for their own physical safety.

Another panel m e m b e r w h o received m a n y

A f t e r 17 long m o n t h s of c o n s t r u c t i o n , the smell of fresh while paint and new green and coral carpet greeted those w h o celebrated the g r a n d o p e n i n g of H a w o r t h C o n f e r e n c e and Learning Center yesterday.

T h e $ 15 million building at 225 College Ave. broke ground on Aug. 17, 1995, and already has begun to host guests and conferences, such as ihe Reformed Church in America of New York and the H o p e Board of Trustees. Students will be able to see the changes when the new dining facility is up and running. T h e center is profitgenerating, so students will not carry any of the coming financial burden in running the center.

T h e ribbon cutting c e r e m o n y on T u e s d a y sought to open Haworth visually through a short speech and prayer followed by guided tours throughout the center. Guests were allowed lo enter all rooms and see the phenomenal progress that has been made on this facility. More time will be spent on expressing thanks to all involved at the formal dedication on May 21. T h e attached C o o k Residence Hall will also open

by May 1 lo coincide with Tulip Time visitors.

T h e C o l l e g e h o p e s the facility will bring many important people and conferences lo the Holland area. Faculty m e m b e r s have already invited their professional conferences lo be held here.

"We are trying to highlight H o p e ' s presence by b r i n g i n g g u e s t s lo c a m p u s , " said G r e g

Maybury, Director of Operations and Technology f o r the site.

T h e hotel and conference rooms are open lo the public. T h e r e are a total of 5 0 single and double b e d r o o m s with c o m p u t e r hook-ups, bigscreen televisions and exercise rooms nearby.

C o n f e r e n c e r o o m s seal up to 4 0 0 people, but can be broken d o w n for smaller groups. T h e ballrooms are expansive and beautifully lined with w i n d o w s facing towards campus.

T h e main goal for the center is lo build a greater bridge between the college and the community.

"The Haworth Center is here lo fulfill a dream that w e ' v e had to bring the community and Hope College together," said G.W. Haworth, foundmore HAWORTH on 2

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Snow slows D e w i t t renovations JEMN DORN staff reporter

" H i e thee lo the Old P h y s i c a l Plant" may be the d i r e c t o r ' s call heard by Hope thespians — at least for another couple of months.

Completion of the DeWitt T h e atre renovations has been p u s h e d back at least another t w o m o n t h s d u e to weather delays. T h e renovations include a new and expanded scene shop, new lighting and seating. and a refurbishing of the main stage.

O r i g i n a l l y , the target d a t e f o r completion w a s set f o r m i d - F e b r u ary. but now hopes of finishing u p by the end of March are looking doubtful.

"It will probably be later," said Perry Landes of the Theatre Department.

Construction initially got off lo a slow start, due to the booming cons t r u c t i o n b u s i n e s s in W e s t e r n M i c h i g a n , a c c o r d i n g to Greg

Maybury, Director of Operations and Technology for the project.

"West Michigan has a good economy," Maybury said. "So other businesses had other projects."

T h e e c o n o m y was not the only thing that set back the construction.

Upon gouging a m a m m o t h hole in the g r o u n d w h e r e the n e w s c e n e shop is to be, workers discovered they had g o n e just below the water table, which meant floods, floods, and more floods. Students may have vaulted the pipe laying across the sidewalk on Columbia Avenue used to remove the water while on their w a y to Phelps or Health D y n a m i c s .

T h e water continually needs to be r e m o v e d to allow construction to continue, so students will have to c o n t i n u e to h u r d l e the pipe until completion of the project.

Mother Nature also had a hand in contributing to the delay. In addition to rains earlier in the season, last w e e k ' s hellacious blizzard also stopped workers in their tracks d u e

to m o u n t a i n s of s n o w and frigid temperatures.

"The weather conditions just shut us d o w n , " Maybury said. "Fortunately, the high winds did not cause any d a m a g e . We do not anticipate any damage, just a slowing of the process."

T h e delay leaves theatre productions in the s a m e place they w e r e last semester — the old Physical Plant building.

"We are hoping to have our fourth production [The Comedy of Errors] on the main stage," L a n d e s said.

"But we are just not sure yet. Unfortunately. w e do not feel like w e can do our spring production here [on the main stage]."

T h e third play of the year. Soli's Story, will take place in the Physical Plant. T h e alternate venue, of course, p r o v e s c h a l l e n g i n g to all involved, but the change of pace is welcomed. " I t ' s a w h o l e n e w set of chalmore DEWITT on 7

Officers t o begin ticketing N B D lot JODI MCFARLAND editor in chief

Although the entire lower level of the N B D Bank Building is occupied by Hope classes, none of its parking lot is meant for H o p e students' cars.

Students that park their car in the lot d u r i n g their classes will f i n d warning letters on their windsheilds placed by Public Safety officers.

T h e College purchased the property at 100 E. Eighth St. Oct. I, and will continue leasing the space to

businesses as a profit maker. Public Safety will begin e n f o r c i n g that although o w n e d by the College, the lot is f o r private use for patrons of

While ticketing is still the most o f t - h e a r d c o m p l a i n t about Public Safety, the n u m b e r s of tickets issued has been steadily declining,

the b u s i n e s s e s t h a t l e a s e o f f i c e space in the building.

T h e nearest lot lo the building is the city lot on the c o m e r of Ninth Street and College Avenue behind Vogelzang Hardware. But this lot is a l r e a d y a very busy one, said Duane Terpstra, Director of Public Safety.

After two weeks the officers will begin ticketing student vehicles.

Terpstra said.

In annual surveys taken by the department, many students suggest that Public Safety has " m o r e important things to do," but faculty m e m bers complain that students are not ticketed for parking violations

Long-distance classroom reaches nursing students JESSICA NELSON staff reporter

Fall of 1997 will bring a shorter journey to class for students of the

Hope-Calvin Nursing Department.

"You can do as m u c h through distance learning as you can in a real classroom."

T h e new facilities will eliminate the 54-mile round-trip that nursing students now travel many times a week between the two c a m p u s e s .

"It will save a lot of time," said Shelly Wilcox ('99), w h o plans to

Nursing Department, with the introduction of a distance learning classroom.

T h e department will be the first to use the n e w r o o m at 100 E. Eighth Street, enter the nursing the N B D buildprogram next fall. " B u t I think ing, that allows it will be strange f o r s t u d e n t s to It will save a lot of t o t a l k to a n d attend classes t i m e , b u t I t h i n k it right on c a m p u s learn f r o m a television." that have tradiwill be s t r a n g e t o The facilities tionally been t a l k and l e a r n f r o m will be installed taught at Calvin a television. w i t h i n the n e x t College in Grand Rapids.

— Shelly W i l c o x ('99) few weeks so that Hope reprofessors can begin training in ceived a grant of preparation f o r next semester. $15,000 in an Ameritech Foundation competition that strives to deEventually the distance learning velop easier access through a diswill be used f o r the natural scit a n c e l e a r n i n g c l a s s r o o m . T h e e n c e s through the C o o k Institute high-tech method provides c o m f o r Research and Education, loputer and television links so that cated in G r a n d Rapids. T h e C o o k Institute also has a distance learnstudents can interact with instrucing teleconference system, a meditors and fellow classmates located elsewhere. Calvin also received a cal simulation lab. an interactive learning center and a 3-D virtual grant through the same competition and already has their facilities reality laboratory. Eventually, advanced foreign language classes in place. will also be held, which will allow "I think that s t u d e n t s will be quite interested," said M a r g i e courses with lower d e m a n d to be Viehl. chairman of t h e offered.

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Public Safety will issue warning letters lo all cars in the lot before cracking d o w n .

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S M I P , S N I P : G.W. Haworthf President John H. Jacobson and Jerry Haworth slice ribbons for the official opening of the Haworth Conference Center Tuesday.

H a w o r t h ready t o open HAWORTH from I ing c h a i r of H a w o r t h , I n c . T h e Haworth family and c o m p a n y c o n tributed financially to the center and also supplied all of its furniture.

So far impressions of the center have been full of praise.

"Guests have been absolutely w o w e d , " said Cindy Little, Director of Marketing for the center. " W e had no idea that it w o u l d be this

nice.

H a w o r t h h a s b o o k i n g s set u p through 1999, including some college-related events like Winter Happening this w e e k e n d .

T h e H o p e - o w n e d facility will be m a n a g e d by Creative Dining Services of Zeeland, which also supplies food and catering to Phelps Dining Hall and the Klelz.

L i b r a r y in business w i t h m i s s i n g b o o k s JODI MCFARLAND editor in chief

Repairs to the library sprinkler system that damaged between 5 and 7,000 books last Saturday are well underway, but n o w the library has a n e w enemy. Library e m p l o y e e s are racing against entrenching mold in the lower level.

T h e library was closed Saturday as workers continued clean up.

"It was essentially a hard hat area Saturday," said David Jensen, Director of Libraries.

Workers have been spraying fun-

gicides on ceiling tiles and carpet, and will begin tearing out carpet Monday.

Estimates f o r the sprinkler d a m age are coming in around $250,000, according to Kevin Kraay, associate business m a n a g e r f o r the College. T h e bill for freeze-drying the damaged biology and chemistry journals and texts in Illinois will be nearly $100,000.

A mini-deluge caught workers by surprise last Wednesday on the second floor when o n e of the pipes released more water onto the floor. N o materials were damaged, however.

"There obviously were some mistakes m a d e in the installation," Jensen said. T h e sprinkler system w a s installed by Great Lakes Fir P r o t e c t i o n S y s t e m , w h i c h is no longer in business. " T h e biggest problem is that the books at the freeze-dry place now are almost our entire stock of bound biology j o u r n a l s , w h i c h is really distressing because it hurts our biology program," Jensen said. "They are highly used." T h e first shipment of freeze-dried books will return on Jan. 31, with s h i p m e n t s arriving every t w o weeks.

Classes canceled for blizzard STACYBOGARD cam pus beat editor

For only the fourth time in the past 6 0 years, Hope closed its doors Fast Thursday and Friday due to a blizzard warning and m o u n d s of s n o w already on the ground.

Classes were dismissed at 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning after Provost Jacob E. Nyenhuis, in consultation with President John J a c o b s o n , m a d e the d e c i s i o n to close. Faculty members and commuters found it difficult to safely drive d u e to the terrible road con-

ditions, and had been advised not to make the drive in even b e f o r e classes w e r e officially canceled.

T h e last time Hope closed due to blizzard conditions was almost 20 years ago, for t w o days in January of 1978, according to the February 1994 issue of News from Hope College. M o r e r e c e n t l y on Jan. 28.

1994, classes were canceled for the day because of an ice storm that blanketed the majority of western Michigan. A delayed o p e n i n g in D e c e m b e r of 1995 pushed back final classes f o r that day.

Many students c h o s e to remain

in the toasty confines of their rooms while they waited out the weather with movies and hot chocolate, or there was a " S n o w D a y " provided by the Social Activities C o m m i t t e e in the Kletz both Thursday and Friday. Free food accompanied class i c m o v i e s s u c h as Footloose, Pretty Women, Princess Bride and others, that were played on the television s c r e e n s in the Kletz. T h e Friday night comedian performed as scheduled.

Others, likeTressa Kendall ('00), chose to make the trek home to visit friends and family

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Muslim students celebrate m o n t h of Ramadan SPREADINGTHE WORD: Hasan Choudry ('97) tells the story of his faith.

RYAN P/VZDUR staff reporter

Finding a place to pray may not seem like a big deal lo most students at Hope, but for Jalaad A b d e l w a h a b

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A b d e l w a h a b and M u s l i m s around the world are n o w fasting f r o m sunrise to sunset to celebrate the m o n t h of R a m a d a n , a c c o r d i n g to the lunar calendar.

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the religion

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R a m a d a n is the month set aside for gracious r e m e m b r a n c e of the blessings of G o d and for r e m e m b e r i n g the revelation that was given to the p r o p h e t M u h a m m e d and later rec o r d e d in the Koran.

A b d e l w a h a b , Hasan C h o u d r y ( ' 9 7 ) and other M u s l i m students at Hope face difficulties practicing their faith in an indifferent c o m m u nity. /Anchor photo by Z a c h J o h n s o n

" B a c k h o m e it is such an ordeal. It is the time of year I m i s s h o m e the most. The w h o l e a t m o -

norance as an e x c u s e , " A b d e l w a h a b said. ' T h a t ' s the hardest, those last

H o p e , if j u s t to learn about Christianity," C h o u d r y said. " M u s l i m

s p h e r e is d i f f e r e n t , " A b d e l w a h a b

three d a y s w h e r e n o o n e really feels

students should l o o k f o r a college

s a i d . " E v e r y t h i n g s t o p s with the

a n y t h i n g e x c e p t f o r three or f o u r

like this. 1 m e a n , it will train them

b r e a k i n g of the f a s t . P e o p l e visit each o t h e r all night, there is prayer

p e o p l e on c a m p u s . "

for their f u t u r e if they want to b e

A b d e l w a h a b is f r o m Ramallah,

a w a r e of not o n l y their religion, but

until 2 or 3 in the m o r n i n g . O n the thirtieth day, there are three d a y s of

a city n e a r J e r u s a l e m that is both

of Christianity. T h a t ' s how you d o

Christian and M u s l i m .

God's work."

holiday. E v e r y t h i n g is closed, and

He first heard about Hope

"You c a n ' t j u s t d o it by telling

you give gifts and m o n e y . "

w h i l e a t t e n d i n g an A m e r i c a n

p e o p l e a b o u t y o u r r e l i g i o n . You

A Hope experience

Q u a k e r Mission high school.

c a n ' t d o it u n l e s s y o u c a n relate to t h e m , " C h o u d r y said. "You can't re-

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F I N D I N G T I M E T O PRAY: Jalaad Abdelwahab (*97) and Hasan Choudry ('97) face east in their residence hall as they pray on their prayer mats.

m o r e than a little different.

4t No one will say anything to you. You s o m e t i m e s have to take ig-

WI11<U1< IN HOLLAND IS S T . F R A N C I S DE S A L E S C A T H O L I C C H U R C H ?

G u m s h o e I n q u i r i n g I n e s is o f f t o d i s c o v e r h e r first congregation in t h e H o l l a n d area. H e r task t h i s w e e k is t o v i s i t a C a t h o l i c c h u r c h H o p e s t u d e n t s call h o m e .

Indifference vs. tolerance S o m e students are surprised to

late unless you k n o w what the other

find a M u s l i m student at a p r e d o m i nantly Christian school, he said.

people believe."

C h o u d r y has m a n y opportuni-

W h i l e A b d e l w a h a b has not experienced any direct c o n f r o n t a t i o n

ties lo share his faith with curious

or discrimination, he said h e

fasting praying.

d o e s feel d i f ferent when h e

"When I pray, p e o p l e ask

walks around

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lege c a m p u s . home

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the H o p e Col" B a c k d o e s n ' t matter

S t e p h e n D u d e k . W o r s h i p s t y l e is p r o g r e s s i v e , b u t

as m u c h what religion you m o g e n o u s be-

larly.

tween Chris-

d a y M a s s a t 8 : 3 0 a n d 10:30 a . m . , D i m n e n t C h a p e l .

a r e . I t is so homogeneous

are. It is so ho-

B e t w e e n 30 a n d 40 H o p e s t u d e n t s a t t e n d reguS a t u r d a y Mass a t 5 : 3 0 p . m . . T h i r d R e f o r m e d C h u r c h ; S u n -

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it

T h e 9 0 0 f a m i l y c o n g r e g a t i o n is l e d b y P a s t o r still r e t a i n s t r a d i t i o n a l feeling of Mass.

s t u d e n t s w h o notice his devotion to

" T h e y a c k n o w l e d g e H o p e s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h o u t t h e year.

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W h e t h e r y o u c o m e h e r e all t h e t i m e o r a r e j u s t a v i s i t o r , t h e y m a k e y o u feel w e l c o m e " â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Melissa H a r r i g e r ('97)

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I fast, people ask questions," C h o u d r y said.

Taking a stand Last semester,

Choudry

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speaker

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lot of t h e prejudices on campus are hidden. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; H a s a n C h o u d r y ('97)

said. "A lot of

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and

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talked about the " c o m m o n ground"

be-

tween Christianity a n d Islam.

Choudry also played a

the p r e j u d i c e on c a m p u s is hidden."

u n i q u e r o l e in the student d a n c e concert by per-

Few in number, strong in spirit

f o r m i n g t h e a d h a n , an I s l a m i c

A b d e w a h a b and C h o u d r y both refrain f r o m eating d u r i n g the day

p r a y e r call, d u r i n g o n e of the stu-

as a r e m i n d e r of the blessings they h a v e received f r o m G o d .

S i n c e C h o u d r y c a n n o t eat a regular meal at Phelps d u r i n g the day, the d i n i n g staff p r e p a r e s b a g g e d m e a l s f o r t h e m to b r i n g

dent d a n c e s .

T h e a d h a n is a reminder to stop and pray and w a s sung by C h o u d r y in Arabic.

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All are e v i d e n c e of the s t r i d e s o u r c o u n t r y has t a k e n to become one.

T r u l y w e h a v e m a d e great p r o g r e s s in r e a l i z i n g Dr. M a r t i n L u t h e r K i n g ' s d r e a m . B u t it is still a d r e a m .

N a t i o n a l l y l a u d e d s p e a k e r Dr. M a n n i n g M a r a b l e c a m e to H o p e f o r t w o r e a s o n s . T h e first w a s to r e m i n d u s w h a t Dr. K i n g w a s a b o u t . T h e s e c o n d , to r e m i n d u s w h a t w e should be about.

M a r a b l e ' s m e s s a g e w a s not to pat u s on t h e b a c k f o r h o w f a r w e h a v e c o m e . It s h o u l d s p u r u s on to c o n t i n u e d p r o g r e s s . B e c a u s e w e still h a v e a w a y s to go.

T h e r e a r e still t h o s e of us w h o a r e w o n d e r i n g w h y mail n e v e r c a m e on M o n d a y . T h e r e still e x i s t t h o s e of u s w h o m a k e v a l u e j u d g m e n t s b a s e d on color. T h e r e a r e still those of us w h o , d e s p i t e o u r P.C. talk to t h e contrary, still find it a p p r o p r i a t e a n d p e r h a p s m i l d l y s t i m u l a t i n g to m a k e racial j o k e s .

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Dear Editor, This is in response to Miriam Beyer's letter regarding the Veritas Forum in your Jan. 15lh issue. To summarize, she said that Dr. Ross' speech was too technical and was arrogant in promoting Christianity as the only truth. I was on the planning committee and was responsible for inviting Dr. Ross, and I would agree with her that he covered too many topics and didn't explain himself well. And you are also right that he came across as arrogant and sometimes too sure of his conclusions. As a scientist I know that he has some good data behind many of the things he says, even though he overstated himself sometimes.

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C e l e b r a t i n g t h e b i r t h d a y of Dr. K i n g is not solely a b o u t l o o k i n g b a c k at t h e M o n t g o m e r y B u s B o y c o t t , o r rer e a d i n g t h e "I H a v e a D r e a m " s p e e c h . I t ' s not j u s t a b o u t w h e r e w e h a v e b e e n . It's a b o u t w h e r e w e a r e g o i n g . A n d h o w w e are g o i n g to get there.

A r e w e riding in t h e b a c k of the bus, d r a g g i n g o u r f e e t to p r o g r e s s w i t h o u t r e c o g n i z i n g it? Is o u r c l a n d e s t i n e h u m o r m o r e d a m a g i n g than w e r e a l i z e ?

T h e key to f o r w a r d m o m e n t u m is not p r e t e n d i n g w e are all t h e s a m e . It is r e c o g n i z i n g that w e a r e d i f f e r e n t , and l e a r n i n g h o w t h o s e d i f f e r e n c e s c o n n e c t . T h e k e y to m a k i n g t h e g o o d w i l l of M L K D a y last l o n g e r than 2 4 h o u r s m a y b e as s i m p l e as t a l k i n g to e a c h other.

I write in response to Matthew Barton's letter in last week's Anchor.

After hearing unanimous praise of the Veritas Forum from students, faculty, alumni and others who attended, it was refreshing to encounter a critic, especially one so forthright as Mr. Barton, whose complaint is that the Forum's presenters "consisted of (only] Christians."

The importance of truth-seeking is universal across time and culture (see C.S. Lewis. The Abolition of Man. appendix part VI). Mr. Barton favors the adversarial model, in which opponents go after each other. Now as he himself

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ated the universe actually took human form and walked on earth. If no God exists, and we humans are just bags of biochemicals that will run down and die in a few years, than no amount of "believing" will make Christianity true and we are being stupid and deluded to believe in a heaven or the afterlife. Conversely, if the creator of this universe actually did walk on earth and we will meet him face to face when we die. that even if we don't believe it, it will still come true, and we better prepare ourselves. So discussing whether Christianity is true is a very important question.

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admits, since at best only one of these can be right, it would have been disingenuous for us to have set up opponents to pit against those Christians who presented. In other settings where the adversarial model is used — the courtroom (think of the O.J. Simpson trial), or political debates, or venues on television — is there really much light, as opposed to heat, generated? And finally, why privilege just two sides; why not three, or eight? In this instance, would not more have been less?

There are occasions when other models provide interesting insights. The Veritas Forum model allows participants to explore the possibility that the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ unites

the disciplines and endows all of life with meaning and beauty. We left it to those who attended to use the tools the Forum provided to work out answers for themselves. We trust that they will do so, in much the same way they do with the tools they are provided in Hope College courses.

May I take this opportunity to offer thanks on behalf of the planning committee to all those who helped make the Veritas Forum the remarkable event that it was. We are and will remain grateful.

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Whether or not our advertisements made it clear, the point of the Veritas forum was to discuss two questions: Does "truth" exist? and does Christianity have merit as actual "truth"? Historically Veritas fora have been at state universities, and this generates a lot of skepticism and questions from the audience. but also generates an interesting discussion, which was not our intention.

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The following was written at approximately 9:00 pm. December 9.

1996. If you'll remember. Dec 9th was the beginning of exam week.

We all have needs. In our culture we may need food, water, clothing, and transportation. Each of these can have common-sensical applications. In the last 18 hours I have witnessed a great deal of common sense, and I would like to share it.

We'll start at Phelps, the hotbed of hot food, congealed soup, and whiny students who don't know how good they really have it. Now apply the first need: water. I witnessed a stuck-onhimself jock drinking a glass of water in front of the glass holders. I didn't think anything of it until he finished his water and then nonchalantly but very deliberately placed his cup back into the holder. He was kind enough to put it in lip-side up. since we all know that a cup right-side up is the international sign for "I'm done. Now your turn." Never you worry, 1 pulled it out.

Earlier I witnessed some young man of roughly the same description except that this guy was a bit taller. A friend and I saw him leave Phelps with a cup filled with his favorite soft serve. It appeared to be chocolate. I know that Phelps would like us to only take two cookies or a fruit, but somehow I wonder if reading between the lines we might find the words. "Please take a glass cup filled with chocolate ice cream with no intention of returning it."

We would be blind to accept anything less.

Taking ice cream (and a cup) is one thing (or two), but sour cream is an entirely different story. I guess I can see how throwing sour cream is appropriate under normal circumstances. But this is exam week! Have we no respect for the weary of mind? What about those wearing clothes caught in the cross fire?

Speaking of clothes. I think it is most appropriate to be completely naked underneath choir robes during the nationally televised Hope College Christmas Vespers. I think that this portrays Hope College and its students to the world as it should — a body of worshipping believers, spiritually (and physically, of course) naked before the Throne of God. If word of this "commando Vespers" gets out, I'm sure that admissions will skyrocket. After all. Jesus just wore a peplos. and He was naked under it.

Now that we've got the daily essentials out of the way. we can move on to the more "cultural" needs. It is almost assumed that you need a vehicle to be a mobile and free person. This may be true. Some are brilliantly displaying the responsibilities that go along with the luxury of mechanical transportation.

This evening as I was walking to the dinner in which I witnessed the water and sour cream incidents. I observed a truck. This was not your ordinary truck, mind you. The owner of this truck apparently parked in a snow removal space and then went to the trouble of removing the snow removal sign only

to put it in front of the space next to him. Since this was completely logical.

I was not startled to notice in all of this that the parking lot was almost completely empty.

This person must have taken some advice from the man whom I saw driving across the Pine Grove. He left his parking space between Voorhees and the President's House and made a beeline towards Western Theological Seminary's library. Luckily he dodged the trees and the innocent pedestrians on the sidewalks who were minding their own business while he sideslided into 12th Street. We all owe this man a debt of gratitude. If I understand the situation correctly, a safe-driving award is in the works to be presented as part of the Commencement ceremony in May. Are people inherently stupid or are we born that way? Perhaps our stupidity is because of our fallen, sinful nature. Or perhaps we ate some bad eggs for breakfast. Maybe we're just ticked off because it snowed before Thanksgiving. Whatever the reason, common sense is a lost art. But if we understand that some people are naturally artistic, some learn it. but most are ignorant of it, then we are sure to realize that only some and not all will come upon common sense.

Oh yeah, and if by cliance you do throw sour cream during an exam week, a flippant "I'm really sorry about thai" will suffice for a heartfelt apology.

James VanNoord ('97)

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"Turning the inside of the body into a m a c h i n e is an extremely big problem. It introduces the danger of not being able to establish o n e ' s identity. I believe that at the end of specialization there is gentle death."

Director Mamoru Oshii's observation is the focus of his recent work "Ghost in the Shell." Fans of other anime (Japanese word for animation) such as "Akira" are already familiar with the capabilities of animation. Yet even the uninitiated will be impressed with the stunning quality of "Ghost in the Shell."

In Japan, "Ghost in the Shell" is called Koukaku Kidoutai and is based on parts six to eight of the manga (comic book) of the same name by Shirow Masamune. The story takes place in a future where the exchanging of body parts for mechanical equivalents is possible.

This technology gives rise to new classifications of people, and forces everyone to redefine what makes a human human. The title expresses the crux of the problem: ghost refers to the soul, w h i l e shell is merely a covering, occupied as circumstances dictate.

In the setting of "Ghost in the Shell" the exchange of body parts has left, in some cases, only the brain and spinal cord. This is a world where the creation of complex machines and the simulation of memories and experiences is possible. T h e s e a d v a n c e m e n t s close the gap between men and

explores new lifeforms

" G h o s t in t h e Shell" pulls these ideas to the surface and forces us to consider what problems specialization can cause.

To c o m p l i ment the idea of a m e l d i n g of man and machine, Kenji Kawai has written an ethereal, mist-like score which combines J APAMIM/VTIOM DARLIMG: Girl-cyborg Major Motoko e e r i e f e m a l e Kusanagi fights the futuristic forces of evil in the film 'Ghost in a Shell1 chanting voices, traditional Japanese instruments, and illegal information gathering. machines. "Ghost in the Shell" exand the metallic echo of the elecAlthough her cyborg capabilities plores the fundamentals of how we t r o n i c d i m e n s i o n.

The interpret our existence. T h e story make her the most qualified memplaces heavy scrutiny on redefining ber of the "Section 9" team, she is soundtrack is a compliment to plagued with the need to establish the movie and helps create the birth and death. environment of a world which is Rain and water play an impor- her own identity. " G h o s t in the S h e l l " subtly no longer purely physical. tant role, hinting at a primordial Although the dubbed versoup out of which yet another new suggests that perhaps there is no life appears..The opening scene of existing classification f o r M a j o r sion of "Ghost in the Shell" is the movie shows the creation of a Kusanagi: she is a new type of life- adequate, the subtitled version is significantly better. T h e actor n e w c y b o r g , its e m e r g i n g b o d y form.

The most disturbing part of the Atsuko Tanaka, who reads the f l o a t i n g t h r o u g h c h a m b e r s and movie is how near this future could v o i c e o f M a j o r K u s a n a g i , tanks of liquid.

T h e main character is M a j o r be to us. The manga and the anime achieves higher accuracy in the Motoko Kusanagi, who struggles focus on the invisible network, yet subtitled version than the westwith these questions as she realizes extremely real world of cyberspace. e r n d u b b e d v e r s i o n , w h i c h that her existence may not be what "Ghost in the Shell" presents the net makes Kusanagi sound only like she had assumed. She has been al- as an entity, virtually alive with in- a cyborg.

A n o t h e r sad n o t e o n t h e m o s t c o m p l e t e l y " a u g m e n t e d , " f o r m a t i o n , f i b e r s c o u r s i n g with western release is the splicing of raising the question of whether or data.

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U j s this conception of the net not she has a "ghost." Motoko funcIn Holland, " G h o s t in the tions as a cyborg-employee of the which creates a new life-form, caMinistry of Foreign Affairs, other- pable of existing between the physi- Shell" is currently available at wise called "Section 9." The Min- cal world and the world of creative Blockbuster. It is unrated. Due istry mostly concerns itself with energy. Where such a life-form be- to violence and partial nudity, it is not suitable for children. fighting terrorism, computer crime, l o n g s is n o t c l e a r l y a n s w e r e d .

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As a boy. Julio Enrique Rivera would dance for visiting company in his living room. "Julio is a good d a n c e r , " h i s f a t h e r w o u l d say.

"Watch him now."

Rivera, who now splits his time as a dance professor at Hope College and Princeton University, will be performing with his brainchild.

Contemporary Motions Dance Company, on Friday, Jan. 24, and Sat., Jan. 25 in the Knickerbocker Theatre. Based in New York City, Contemporary Motions is the professional dance company-in-residence of Hope College.

Despite Rivera's obvious dancing talent, he studied psychology at Princeton University, only occasionally showing up in salsa clubs or cutting a rug at Princeton's many dance festivals.

He began pursuing the craft of d a n c i n g f u l l f o r c e at Princeton when he was. "the ripe old age of 22," j o k e d Rivera.

The dance world was not entirely supportive, telling him. "Your body is too brittle; its loo late to start d a n c i n g . " But Rivera w o u l d n ' t listen. A l r e a d y conditioned as a gymnast, he kept surprising those w h o underestimated him.

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"I told myself that if I didn't try to succeed, I would always regret it," he said. "I took it upon myself to take every challenge 1 was presented with one step further."

Rivera's persistance paid off.

Contemporary Motions, which will celebrate its 25th anniversary this February, has since made an international name for itself.

The Company includes Jesus Miranda, an original m e m b e r and c h o r e o g r a p h e r , and more recently, Lyulma C. Rivera.

Both j o i n e d the company from the ballet ranks of Puerto Rico. Lyulma Rivera is no relation to Julio Rivera, although "we share the same passion for dance," he said.

Of t h e u p c o m i n g performance, Rivera promises a t a s t e of t h e old and the new. "We like to connect our dance pieces," he said. "We'll be doing some old favorites, like, 'Cold,' and 'Ether.' but we'll have some new surprises."

Several new pieces will be fea-

tured. among them, "Milonga del Angel," which loosely translated means, "sad music of the angel."

"Jesus Miranda choreographed this t a n g o piece, and he will be dancing with Lyulma," Rivera said.

"Most people don't associate the tango with sadness, so the piece has a twist."

Rivera recommends that audience m e m b e r s keep, "...an open mind. These pieces are here to intrigue you, and stir you. We want to bring you joy with our craft."

With c o n c e r n , R i v e r a m e n tioned a piece called. "Mountain of Needles" that has been performed at Hope in the past. " ' M o u n t a i n of N e e d l e s ' is a male duet." he said. "In the past, some people were offended by the primative costuming of the piece.

For some reason, people have come to assume that if two men are dancing in the same space, it is a homosexual piece. Assumptions are risky.

This piece seeks to give a sense of ritual. Audience members should approach these pieces as the dancers do: with a good heart and a professional attitude."

For Rivera, dancing is as much about the brain as it is about the body. " W h e n I leach, I stress big thinking," he said. "When my students come out of my class, rather than complaining about their limbs, they say, 'My brain hurts!'"

Firfa all your weekly art p i c k s inside.

Speaker Phillip Arnoult, ^ international theatre ^ producer, Thursday, Jan. 23 in DeWitt studio theatre; 11 a.m. & 3:30 p.m. Free.

Exhibition of Salvadore Dali lithographs, prints by Joan . Miro, Karel Appel, Henry 1> Moore, and others at the DePree Art Center until Sunday. Feb. 2. Free.

Visiting Writer's Series, Billy Collins, Ellen Gilchrist at the Knickerbocker Theatre, on Wednesday. Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. Free.

Contemporary Motions iv Dance Company at the Knickerbocker Theatre. 8 p.m Friday. Saturday. Jan. 24-25. $5 at the door. ^ Opus J a m in the Kletz on ÂŁ Thursday. Jan. 23. 8 p.m.Free.

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While the blizzards may be hard for some of us to lake, for Dana Jensen ( ' 9 7 ) they're a true shock to the system.

Jensen, a biology major, has just returned from a semester in Kenya, Africa. Our three feet of snow is a drastic change from a long dry season that left Kenyans waiting for rain to quench the drought.

Jensen is one of over 90 Hope students w h o h a v e spent, or are spending, part of this year o f f - c a m pus, exploring the world outside the bubble of Holland, Michigan. In five continents, residing everywhere from Aberdeen to Jerusalem.

H o p e s t u d e n t s h a v e m a d e their mark and changed their worldviews, a change that makes it difficult to readjust to sedate college life.

Neil Sobania, Director of International Education and professor of history, says that's a common problem for students returning from a semester away.

Sobania, w h o has just returned himself from a semester in Japan, cites some advantages to resuming college life: it's an organized regimen that students recognize. However, for students like Jensen who lived a more experiential lifestyle abroad, textbook assignments may be difficult to adjust to.

While students in Holland were frolicking in the first snow of the season last semester, Jensen was l i v i n g o n a K e n y a n r a n c h and s p e n d i n g w e e k s in t h e " f i e l d , " where she shared her campsite with the animals of Africa.

"We would game-drive around, observing the wildlife. It was really too dangerous to walk — we saw hyenas, lions, giraffes, jackals, elephants," Jensen said.

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Now, Holland's social life may seem a bit tame. "If you're used to meeting friends for coffee in Zimbabwe or conversing over sushi in T o k y o , H o l l a n d is D u l l s v i l l e , " Sobania said.

Besides adjusting to a slower social life, Peter Emery ( ' 9 8 ) finds himself viewing classroom technology differently after his semester in Salamanca, Spain.

"In Salamanca, students had to go to Internet bars and pay to get on the Web," he said. "In my school, computers were practically nonexistent."

Emery worked on his Spanish major during his time in the ancient city outside Madrid. He attended the third oldest university in the world along with 39,000 other students.

Emery lived with a host family and was surprised to find that he wasn't even responsible for making his own bed. ' " T h e mother runs the house in S p a i n , " he said. " M e a l t i m e s are very structured, and after lunch, the city shuts down as everyone takes a two-hour siesta, or nap."

While the naps may be familiar to Hope students, the pace of life is much slower in Spain.

"While we live for our work, the Spanish just work to live," Emery said. "They enjoy life. There isn't as m u c h c o m p e t i t i o n . T h e y take walks; they appreciate their surroundings...and no one ever does h o m e w o r k on the weekends!"

Spending Sundays in the library isn't the only thing Emery has had to readjust to at Hope. Besides getting to know new fraternity brothers and discovering just how materialistic A m e r i c a n c u l t u r e is, he f i n d s himself constantly fielding questions from well-meaning acquaintances. " E v e r y o n e asks, ' H o w was

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Jane Dickie may be spending her semester in South Africa, but she definitely isn't observing any wildlife.

"I haven't seen a lion lately and few Africans ever see a lion in their lifetimes," said Dickie, a professor of p s y c h o l o g y a n d d i r e c t o r of women's studies at Hope. She and her husband are adapting to a semester in South Africa, due to her work with a program called C A C E .

CAGE is the Center for Adult and Continuing Education, part of the Education Faculty at the University of W e s t e r n C a p e . A c c o r d i n g to Dickie, U W C is one of the most progressive campuses in South Africa, and has a history of fighting the Apartheid regime.

Dickie's work with the organization is to consult with and help ihem evaluate their integration of issues of race, class, gender, and culture into their programs.

"This is basic anti-bias work and is related to work that most US universities and colleges are doing in modifying teaching and curriculum to be more multicultural and more

inclusive. I am learning a lot and hopefully sharing some of the insights that I have gained in this work in the U S A , " Dickie said.

Dickie said that Americans have mistaken ideas about Africa. " T h e idea that wild animals are r o a m i n g around c o m e s no doubt f r o m all the nature shows on TV," she said.

She also explained that Americ a n s understand very little about South Africa's political climate. In an open Christmas letter via email to family and friends, Dickie addressed the many questions she has received on this issue.

Many aspects of South African life are as bad as before the transition to democracy. The Dickies experienced widespread crime firsthand when their car window was smashed and radio stolen.

A l o n g with crime, u n e m p l o y ment in some areas is at 60 percent, poverty is increasing, and there is a lack of adequate housing for millions.

In spile of the many problems South A f r i c a n s f a c e . D i c k i e explained that they have a sense of hope for the future.

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WE'RE MOT IN HOLLAND ANYMORE: (above) Dana Jensen ('97) gets friendly with a cheetahin Kenya, while Peter Emery ('98) (left) has the FrenchSpanish border at his back.

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Spain? Did you like it?' And it's tough to describe in a f e w sentences," Emery said.

Sobania agreed. "Friends ask yes or no questions, and those are hard to answer," he said.

C o n v e r s a t i o n m a y be a bit strained at first. "What's important

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South A f r i c a ' s slow but steady progress. " W h e n we drive into N y a n g a T o w n s h i p it l o o k s the s a m e as eight years ago. with its rows of dilapidated shacks, food stalls and spaza shops lining unnamed potholed streets. But we know now that the storm drains have been repaired and cleaned out so that the streets no longer flood. Soon repaving and then house construction can begin," she said.

"Also, if Cape Town wins the 2004 Olympic bid. Khayelitsha, a sprawling, almost ungovernable t o w n s h i p and a n o - g o area for many Capetownians. will be the location of the boxing arena. We see brigades of residents cleaning trash from the streets. Beneath the fears and frustrations, people sense the change and know there is reason to hope," Dickie said.

Political trials and work aside, the Dickies are enjoying their time in South Africa with long hikes and new f r i e n d s . W e d d i n g c e l e b r a tions, holidays and other normal happy everyday events are creating wonderful memories for them to carry as souvenirs when they leave.

to your friends has become irrelevant to you. Pledging seems inconsequential if y o u ' v e been involved with the plight of Moroccan women or with striking students in Paris," he said.

But it's not only students who have studied abroad that have

trouble readjusting. Jennifer Mancini ('97), newly relumed from the N e w York Arts Semester, is experiencing her own culture shock as she slows down her pace and gets back into classes.

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PULL from I questions w a s chemistry professor Dr. Don Williams, w h o wrote an "ill-tempered letter" following last year's Pull. Williams apologized for the letter's language, and directed his c o m m e n t s towards a c o m p r o mise concerning the p u l l e r ' s best interest and standing traditions.

"We should never take a w a y the fine aspects of this tradition, but could it be brought about with less costs?" Williams questioned.

Many felt that trainers provided f o r each of the practices m a y help to monitor the health and safety of each Pull team member. T h e problem with this solution is that there are not e n o u g h trainers available because of the 500 athletes that participate in fall sports. Pullers also

emphasized the logging of injuries and health monitoring d o n e by this y e a r ' s staff of coaches.

T h e fear of change or elimination of this longstanding tradition w a s felt by many in the audience and on the panel, but no changes w e r e finalized by the end of the f o r u m .

M a n y of the q u e s t i o n s w e r e not even reached because of time constraints. Anne Baker-Gras, Director of Student Activities, gathered all of the questions to take to the Campus Life Board ad-hoc c o m m i t t e e on Pull. " B o t h sides h a v e to be unders t a n d i n g of o n e a n o t h e r f o r an a g r e e m e n t to b e r e a c h e d , " s a i d Chris Briggs ( ' 9 2 ) Pull alumni and panel member.

l e n g e s w o r k i n g in the P h y s i c a l Plant," Landes said. "But challenging in a good way. It's invigorating to work in the other space."

Clearly, the Physical Plant w a s not designed to house theatrical production, so the Theatre Department b r i n g s in their o w n lighting and seating, as well as constructing sets right t h e r e in the b u i l d i n g . T h e noisy blowers, which heal the building, are turned on full blast prior to the performance to make the building toasty warm for audience m e m -

bers, and then must be shut off so audience m e m b e r s can hear the actors dialogue. But nothing can be d o n e about the trains that roar by during performances.

Even with all the adaptations, "it has not been o v e r w h e l m i n g , " Landes said.

Despite the delay, p e r f o r m a n c e s will go on as scheduled, and all involved are making the best of it.

"Delays are part of construction," Landes said. " W e ' l l make it work whatever happens."

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M L K service celebrates progress MARABLE from I This is shown by the statistics that A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n s are still f i v e times more likely to be arrested and nine times more likely to be victims of homicide, according to a study by the Child Defense Fund.

In M a r a b l e ' s h o m e t o w n of Harlem, the average life expectancy of a black male is only 49, lower than that of Bangladesh.

"We must c o n t i n u e to live the dream with our heart until we can all say together that w e have overc o m e , " M a r a b l e said. A standing

ovation followed the conclusion of his speech.

The litany, "Let M y People Go!," was read in six different languages

by H o p e students, faculty and Holland High School students. T h e offertory went towards Holland Urban Resource Development League, specifically for the African American Scholarship Fund.

Following the service, the G o s pel Choir led a candlelight processional around c a m p u s singing " W e Shall Overcome."

Andrew

VanEden ( ' 9 7 ) , w h o has attended f o r the past three years, said the m a r c h was much belter than past years and he was excited to see so many people involved.

"I look forward to the memorial service every year," VanEden said.

D a r n i s h a T a y l o r w a s also i m pressed with the excellent selection of speakers that Multi-Cultural Life has been able to provide. " T h e c a l i b e r j u s t k e e p s getting better, as do the m e s s a g e s , " Taylor said.

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ADJUSTMENT from 6 York was a m a j o r reality c h e c k , " Mancini said. "I passed the same homeless people on the c o m e r every day. In Holland, w e talk about those kind of things, but I lived them."

A dance major, Mancini had an internship with the renowned Martha Graham School of Dance, working as a company manager and taking daily d a n c e classes.

"Working in the real world makes it weird to be back in the classr o o m , " she said.

Sobania offers s o m e advice f o r dealing with the problem of readjustment.

H e r e c o m m e n d s that returning students inform their professors of their situation. This w a y profs can

be sensitive to any problems with g e t t i n g b a c k i n t o t h e s w i n g of things.

Interested f r i e n d s w h o want to k n o w about the returning student's experiences need to learn the right questions to ask. "Instead of asking yes or no questions, be more specific. D o n ' t ask, Did you have a good time? Instead, ask about the food or the w e e k e n d activities. Let the student really relate his or her experiences," Sobania said.

Sobania wishes that more c a m pus organizations would invite these readjusting students to speak about their experiences. ' T h e y have so m u c h to o f f e r to other students.

T h e y can teach them a lot," Sobania said.

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IS I T T I M E FOR A BREAK: Hope swimmers (I to r) Colleen Doyle COO), Jenn Gliesman COO), Erin Najjar COO), and Lien a Durante COO) take a short break from swim practice.

W o m e n swimmers take phone m e e t MIKE ZUIDEMA staff reporter

Despite blizzard conditions that canceled the classes of the rarelyclosed Hope, the w o m e n ' s s w i m ming and diving team were able to compete with Olivet on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Although the winter conditions prevented Olivet f r o m travelling to the D o w C e n t e r N a t a t o r i u m , the t w o t e a m s w e r e able to c o m p e t e with the aid of the telephone.

T h e teams stayed at h o m e and c o m p e t e d a g a i n s t t h e m s e l v e s in their h o m e pools, and telephoned the l i m e s to each o t h e r the n e x t morning.

T h r o u g h t h e " h o n e s t y of t h e phone," the w o m e n ' s team defeated the C o m e t s by a score of 9 4 - 6 7 .

Olivet does not have a m e n ' s s w i m team. T h e victory raises their record to 3 - 0 in the M I A A and 4 - 0 overall. T h e m e n ' s team is currently 20 in league and 3-0 overall.

S w i m m i n g c o a c h John Patnott

had strong words for Adrienne Prince ('00), w h o took first in the butterfly with a lime of 1:03.93. " I w a s really pleased with h e r breastslroke, it w a s her first time and she did very g o o d , " he said. "I think it surprised her."

Patnott also praised divers Kari Jackson ( ' 9 9 ) and Laura Mihailoff ('97). " I w a s p l e a s e d with h o w w e competed under the circumstances, with basically no competition except against ourselves," Patnott said.

T h u s far this season the s w i m t e a m s h a v e w o n at A l m a , G r a n d Valley, and Calvin, in addition to second place finishes f o r both teams at the U n i v e r s i t y of I n d i a n a p o l i s Invitational on Jan. 10 and 11. ' T h a t was a nice m e e t , " Patnott said. " T h e r e is a broad r a n g e of competition with s o m e Division II schools and a few Division I schools."

A l t h o u g h the team has perf o r m e d well, the season is only at

the halfway point. " I ' m pleased with h o w w e have done as a team," he said. "We still have to gel as a team, and w e still have a long w a y to go."

This season Patnott has been pleased with the progress of Cindy Bannink ('99), Megan C l a p p ('00), Llena Durante ('00), and Prince. " C l a p p has s h o w n nice improvement and Prince has struggled but is c o m i n g along now," Patnott said. " B a n n i n k j o i n e d late b e c a u s e of cross country and Durante has handled the work load well."

Patnott also had strong wofcjs f o r some of his m e n ' s s w i m m e r s . ' T o m B o u w e n s ( ' 0 0 ) is a workhorse, and it's paying off and he's s w i m m i n g well," Patnott said. " B r a n d o n N y b o e r ( ' 9 8 ) and A d a m Wesseling ('00) are starting to c o m e along, and Jason Harris ( ' 0 0 ) and Jarod Lippert ( ' 0 0 ) are d o i n g well."

Both s w i m teams h a v e a tough meet this afternoon, Jan. 22, against Kalamazoo, the probable favorite to win the M I A A .

H o p e athletic t r a i n e r s o f t e n go u n n o t i c e d break, f o r as long as there are sports in session, there is a need for train ers.

Jeff DeWilt ( ' 0 0 ) attends m a n y T h e y go f r o m being out at Lugers sporting events, but rarely as a fan. F i e l d h o u s e d u r i n g the fall to the He is o n e of those incognito people c o n f i n e d walls of the D o w Center w h o helps things for the winter run smoothly besports. hind the scenes.

"The time The athletic c o m m i t m e n t is t r a i n i n g staff at pretty big," Hope College D e W i t t said. "I has been deemed t r y to c r a m i n o n e of the best in things I want to the area. L e a r n do, but at times ing under the tuit g e t s i m p o s telage of Dr. Risible." chard Ray proP a r t of t h e vides trainers education of the with the privilege athletic training of a c q u i r i n g a program inwealth of knowlvolves going to edge, but at the d i f f e r e n t places same time a and applying J e f f D e W i t t ('00) t r a i n i n g s k i „ s . wealth of stress.

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"It is a tough thing telling someone that they c a n ' t play," DeWitt said. "Sometimes it feels like we are the o n e s w h o c a u s e d the injury, when all we are there to do is help people."

Trainers undergo an intense process of learning throughout the entire year. T h e y never really get a

The trainers also offer their services to s o m e of the local high schools, rehab centers, and d o c t o r ' s offices.

Interacting in the area is one of the most important ways to learn.

T h e trainers not only get information f r o m outside sources and practices, but also get contacts for their future after Hope.

"In the end w e m a y c o m e out ahead a couple hundred dollars, but w e d o n ' t d o it f o r the m o n e y , " DeWitt said.

H o p e ' s program allows its student trainers to combine their love f o r w h a t they do along with the k n o w l e d g e to make athletes' aches and pains go away.

After the gameonSaturday coach B r i a n Morehouse couldn't say enough about his team and the convincing 36 point win.

"My team goes out there and plays hard all g a m e , " h e s a i d .

"That's why people c o m e and w a t c h us — because w e play hard f o r 4 0 minutes."

T h e g a m e featured every m e m b e r of H o p e ' s roster playing f o r at least 14 minutes and all but one player scoring at least two points. M o r e h o u s e cleared his bench with plenty of time left in the first half. By the half, everyone on the team had played at least five minutes. ' T h e r e is not o n e player I feel bad about putting into the g a m e right now," M o r e h o u s e said. ' T h a t is the kind of depth and c o n f i d e n c e w e are d e v e l o p i n g . " T h e Flying Dutch were led e m o tionally by co-captain L i s a T i m m e r ('97), w h o had the g a m e ' s first f o u r points, first four steals, and first four rebounds.

T h e 5 ' 11" center went on to score nine points and bring d o w n seven r e b o u n d s , along with t w o b l o c k s

with the e x t e n d e d w e e k e n d .

Kendall left on T h u r s d a y m o r n i n g to head for Wisconsin. " T h e first t w o h o u r s w e r e bad with blowing snow on the road, but after I got out of that it cleared up, the sun c a m e out, and it was gorgeous," Kendall said.

Road conditions in Holland prevented shuttle v a n s f r o m running Thursday night, forcing m a n y students to walk h o m e in the cold.

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T i m m e r is also fifth in the league in r e b o u n d s , averaging 6.7 per game, and is one of three players in the M I A A avera g i n g f o u r assists p e r game.

Tara Hosford ( ' 9 8 ) is currently the league leader in thefts, with 3.7 per g a m e Tonight the Flying Dutch (8-6) will host a tough K a l a m a z o o team that has a 6 - 8 overall record. Tipoff is Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 7 : 3 0 p.m. in the Dow.

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J o h a n n a L a G o r e ( ' 9 8 ) led all s c o r e r s with 15 points, all f r o m t h r e e - p o i n t e r s . D a r c y Zeh ( ' 9 9 ) added eight points from the outside and Renee Carlson ( ' 9 8 ) finished with 10 points and t w o steals.

T h e Flying Dutch inside g a m e a c c o u n t e d f o r 2 9 p o i n t s , 13 rebounds, and nine steals, led in part by b a c k - u p center Lisa Hoekstra ( ' 0 0 ) w h o s c o r e d 11 p o i n t s and g r a b b e d t w o boards.

M o r e h o u s e credits much of the win to his coaching s ta f f ' s pregame scouting reports. " W e had an idea of what they w a n t e d to do and w e took away s o m e of the things they wanted to do with our scouting reports, and that is good basketball," he said. "I tell my team, 'failure to prepare is to p r e p a r e to fail,' and w e prepared very well f o r this g a m e . " H o p e f e a t u r e s t w o players w h o are in the top seven in the M I A A in scoring. Hoekstra is fifth in the league in scoring, a v e r a g i n g 14 p o i n t s p e r g a m e , w h i l e T i m m e r is s e v e n t h , a v e r a g i n g 12 points every outing.

T h e reason behind this, according to Ron Hale, Director of Transportation, w a s that the state police had ordered all traffic off the road. " W e d i d n o t w a n t to take the chance of a student being injured," H a l e said.

T h e van w a s back in action on Friday e v e n i n g as weather condit i o n s c o n t i n u e d to i m p r o v e a n d c a m p u s returned to normal over the weekend.

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