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J a n u a r y 2000 P o l i t i c s as U s u a l
S e r v i n g t h e H o p e C o l l e g e C o m m u n i t y f o r 113 y e a r s
Praters charged • Two members of the Fraternal Society charged with selling alcohol to minors.
Throwing punches
were
• Hope students invent Fight Club of their own in dorm lounge.
w e r e u n d e r x 2 1 , a Jan. 25 n e w s reJULIE GREEN campusbeat editor
A d d i n g lo a c h a r g c a g a i n si ihc^
lease slaled. T h e c h a r g e is a m i s d e m e a n o r wilh a p o s s i b l e p e n a l l y of a $ 1.000
Fralcrs a n d D c l p h i s o r g a n i z a l i o n s f o r a H a l l o w e e n p a r l y h e l d in
f i n e , u p lo 6 0 d a y s in jail, a n d c o m -
O v e r i s e l T o w n s h i p on O c i . 3 0 . i w o i n d i v i d u a l s of i h e IValernily h a v e
T h e s e c o n d c h a r g e is a g a i n s l ihe f r a l e r n i l y a n d i h e sororily u n d e r a
heen c h a r g e d wilh selling " T h e invesligation pari is d o n e , "
M i c h i g a n law lhal c a n c h a r g e i h e organizalion or person w h o pro-
said F r e d e r i c k A n d e r s o n , p r o s e c u t ing A l l o r n e y for A l l e g a n c o u n l y .
vided ihe s e l u p and localion for
spotlight editor
munily service.
Two separale charges have been
u n d e r a g e d r i n k i n g . T h e p e n a l l y is a p o s s i b l e six m o n l h s i n c a r c e r a l i o n
issued. T h e n e w e s i c h a r g e is a g a i n s l i w o
a n d / o r a $ 5 0 0 line. T h e c h a r g e s slem f r o m p r o d u c t
individuals w h o w e r e nol yel
of an O c l t 3 0 p a r l y w h e r e b u s e s
named. "The iwo individuals charged
were charted, a $15
p l a n n e d a n d p r o v i d e d ihe a l c o h o l lor p e r s o n s u n d e r 2 1 , " A n d e r s o n
w e r e also hit by a vehicle h a u l i n g a
said. T h e c h a r g e is a g a i n s l i w o f r a l e r -
U-Haul. " N o w lhal t h e r e h a v e been for-
niiy m e m b e r s w h o p a r l i c i p a i e d in
mal c h a r g e s , i h e c o l l e g e c a n seek lo d e t e r m i n e lo s e e if t h e r e are a n y
a l c o h o l w a s p r o v i d e d lo p e r s o n s u n d e r 21, o r i n q u i r i e s w e r e failed lb be m a d e as lo w h e l h e r s l u d e n l s
M a y b e y o u c a u g h t s n i p p e t s of a c o n v e r s a t i o n in the c a f e t e r i a . M a y b e t h e r e w a s a g u y in y o u r m a t h c l a s s w h o l o o k e d a little b r u i s e d a n d c o m p l a i n e d a b o u t a recent b l o o d y nose; or m a y b e you h a v e n ' t h e a r d a b o u t it y e t : H o p e College has a Fight Club. A group of students w h o meet late at n i g h t to get rid of stress a n d f r u s t r a t i o n s by s p a r r i n g w i t h each o t h e r in t h e b a s e m e n t of o n e of
fee was
charged, and alcohol w a s served. D u r i n g t h e parly, i w o H o p e s l u d e n l s
ihe o r g a n i z a l i o n of a parly w h e r e
A M D R E W UOTZ
v i o l a t i o n s of s t u d e n t [ c o n d u c t ] , " s a i d T o m R e n n e r , D i r e c t o r of Pubm o r e PRATERS on 7
H o p e ' s r e s i d e n c e halls. T h e underground boxing organiz a t i o n on H o p e ' s c a m p u s g o t its slart wilh a g r o u p of b o x i n g e n t h u Anchor photo b y C a r r i e A r n o l d
REACHING Taylor, director of the group in song during M o r e on Gospel Fest
F O R "THE L O R D : Darnisha Hope College Gospel Choir, leads her the annual Gospel Fest on Jan. 22. on p a g e 2.
M A X t r a n s p o r t s s t u d e n t s across t o w n staff r e p o r t e r
Instead o f b e g g i n g for r i d e s f r o m friends, sludenls without
f i g h t i n g , " said a f e m a l e friend of the o r g a n i z e r s , w h o w a s a s p e c t a t o r at t h e first e v e n t . " T h e y got g l o v e s , and had a ref. Just a few people watched. Everyone was cheering t h e m on a n d l a u g h i n g . It w a s fun to watch them box."
a - M A X . C a t c h - a - M A X will be the m o s t c o m m o n o p t i o n , with r e g u l a r
M o n d a y t h r o u g h Friday, 6 a . m . t o 7 p.m., a n d S a t u r d a y , f r o m 9 : 3 0 a . m .
A f t e r that initial fight, a n u m b e r of o t h e r p e o p l e e x p r e s s e d interest
Manager. " A l s o , a study w a s d o n e in the area, and it
r o u t e s a n d b u s s t o p s at s c h e d u l e d
to 5 : 3 0 p . m . Since the M A X service began last
in
times. T w o of the slops, o n e at R i v e r A v e n u e a n d 8lh Street, a n d o n e at
week, the c o m m u n i t y has had
O r g a n i z e r s of the F i g h t C l u b d e -
mixed reactions. " W e ' v e received m a n y positive
v e l o p e d a set of r u l e s for t h e fights. E a c h m a t c h w a s c o m p o s e d of t h r e e
r e s i d e n t s ' r e q u e s t s , a c c o r d i n g to MEREDITH CARE
s i a s t s w h o got b o r e d . " O n e n i g h t t w o g u y s j u s t felt like
Greg Robinson, Assistant City
fighting,
a n d the H o p e C o l l e g e
Fight C l u b w a s b o r n .
s h o w e d that
R i v e r a n d 9ih Street, a r e e s p e c i a l l y
transportation option
because the
c o n v e n i e n t f o r H o p e C o l l e g e stu-
w h e n lhey n e e d to
commu-
dents. A n e x a c t f a r e of $1 is r e q u i r e d
c o m m e n t s so f a r , " R o b i n s o n said.
o n e - m i n u t e r o u n d s , w i t h an official
"But there has also been some con-
for C a t c h - a - M A X . M o n t h l y p a s s e s and p u n c h p a s s e s are also available.
fusion about the c h a n g e s from the old way. T h a t c o n f u s i o n will p r o b -
timekeeper and referee. Both contenders w o r e b o x i n g gloves, and
m u c h , there was
B u s e s run M o n d a y t h r o u g h Friday,
a b l y be e l i m i n a t e d as p e o p l e learn
7 a . m . to 7 p.m., a n d S a t u r d a y 9 : 3 0
about the new s y s t e m . "
a need for expanded
a . m . to 5 : 3 0 p.m. R e s e r v e - a - M A X is a n o t h e r n e w
cars n o w have a new
travel off c a m p u s . The new Macalawa Area
nity h a s grown s
Express (MAX), f o r m e r l y k n o w n as Dial-a-Ride, has expanded public transportation services for ihe C i t y of H o l l a n d , Holland T o w n s h i p , and Zeeland Township. The new iransporlalion system h a s been i n t r o d u c e d in r e s p o n s e to
o
m o s t used m o u t h g u a r d s . N o b l o w s w e r e a l l o w e d b e l o w t h e belt. 41 lf a g u y started b l e e d i n g pretty
W h i l e m a n y H o p e s t u d e n t s d o not
b a d , t h e y ' d stop t h e fight. T h e y ' d b r e a k it u p if it got out of h a n d , "
p u b l i c
o p t i o n . R i d e r s c a n call the M A X
even realize any c h a n g e s h a v e b e e n t a k i n g p l a c e in H o l l a n d ' s p u b l i c
transporta-
a n d m a k e r e s e r v a t i o n s for a o n e -
t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , m a n y a l s o think the
t i m e or r e g u l a r l y - s c h e d u l e d p i c k -
M A X is a g o o d idea.
t i c i p a t e d in a fight. T h e r i n g w a s m a d e by s p e c t a t o r s
l i o n , " R o b i n s o n said. The M A X service has two options: C a t c h - a - M A X and R e s e r v e -
up, for a f a r e of $ 2 e a c h ride. E x a c t fare a m o u n t is r e q u i r e d . R e s e r v e - a - M A X is a v a i l a b l e
" I ' l l p r o b a b l y u s e it j u s t to g o to M e i j e r ' s or M c D o n a l d ' s , " R a c h e l m o r e M A X on 7
s a i d a m a l e s t u d e n t w h o h a d par-
s t a n d i n g in a circle. If they got t o o c l o s e to t h e s p e c t a t o r s , t h e fighters m o r e B O X I M G on 5
S t u d e n t Congress chooses speaker w h o c l i m b e d ing, a l t h o u g h n o l n e c e s s a r i l y fa-
After contacting speaker agen-
d i d n ' t f e e l that t h e t o p i c h a d t h e
staff r e p o r t e r
mous. " W e w e r e v e r y i n t e r e s t e d in
cies a n d r e v i e w i n g b i o g r a p h i e s , t h e task f o r c e p r e s e n t e d S t u d e n t C o n -
s a m e d r a w that W o o d did. C o n g r e s s agreed with them and decided to
When Student Congress was choosing a speaker for this year,
b r i n g i n g a w o m a n to c a m p u s b e c a u s e it h a d n ' t b e e n d o n e in this
gress with two choices: Sharon W o o d , t h e first N o r t h A m e r i c a n
b r i n g W o o d to c a m p u s as the C o n -
they d e c i d e d that b i g g e r w a s n ' t al-
series b e f o r e , " said M e g a n Brax ( ' 0 1 ) , c h a i r of t h e t a s k force. " W e w a n t e d s o m e o n e f u n a n d interest-
w o m a n to c l i m b M o u n t E v e r e s t , a n d Will Miller, a c o m e d i a n w h o
M. L O F Q U I S X
w a y s belter. The Student Congress Speaker Task F o r c e w a n t e d s o m e o n e w h o w o u l d be interesting a n d e n t e r t a i n -
ing w h o w o u l d not c a u s e a c o n t r o versy."
talks on t h e i m p a c t of the m e d i a on A m e r i c a n s ' lives. A l t h o u g h t h e r e w a s interest in Miller, the task f o r c e
g r e s s ' S p e a k e r for 2 0 0 0 . Wood hails from Canada and r e a c h e d the s u m m i t of M o u n t E v e r e s t on M a y 2 0 , 1986. S h e h a s also served as a helicopter sky m o r e S P E A K E R on 8
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Infocus, p a g e 3.
Student teaches martial arts in club Spotlight, page 5.
InSync performs in annual dance concert. Intermission, page 6.
Women's basketball wins two games in a row. Sports, p a g e 8.