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H o p e C o l l e g e • H o l l a n d , M i c h i g a n • A n i n d e p e n d e n t n o n p r o f i t p u b l i c a t i o n • 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 109 y e a r s

check it out.

Leapin' liijardsl Exotic pe(s pop up across campus.

SpotLight, p a g e 6.

Mock trial re-enacts date rape case JENN D O R N cam pus beat editor

"All rise for the Honorable Susan Jonas."

T h u s started PeopIe-vs-Stevens, the rape trial re-enactment, sponsored by C . A . A . R . E . last night in the Maas Auditorium.

"This is as close to a court room as we can g e t " said Fonda Green, Special Events Coordinator and C.A.A.R.E faculty advisor. "It offers a different angle on the issue of sexual assault.

It's a new way to expose people to thinking about the topic in a new way."

Maas Auditorium was turned into a courtroom, complete with furniture made especially for the event by Physical Plant. The attorneys and the j u d g e were from Ottawa County. The

participants who took the stand were members of the Hope community, both students and faculty.

The entire trial was pre-written, taken from a script that was originally used at Mankato University. The script was based on actual cases.

The attorneys were the only participants that did not have a script; they were to handle the case as they would handle any other case that would come to them.

"The attorneys worked with the participants," Green said. "They coached them to answer as though they are that person and to get them close to the role. We did not want this to be theatrical."

The story was one that is all to familiar. Boy meets girl. Boy and girl are attracted to another.

Suddenly the boy who seemed so nice, isn't what she thought that he was. Boy rapes girl, but denies it. The girl reports the rape to the police and it goes to trial.

The attorneys commenced the trial with their opening statements, each summarizing the story as they believed it to be.

The victim, played by Kristin Vink ('96), was the first to take the stand. She conveyed the stature of a victim well, eyes wide and full of fear.

She had a nervous style and hesitated in her responses.

Her attorney, Ronald Frantz, Ottawa County Prosecutor, pummeled her with questions to give background about herself and the night that the attack occurred. He asked probing questions more TRIAL, on 8

Model U N makes "reallife decisions" JEN ZERRIP staff reporter

Reading a poem, sipping Java helps f r e e the oppressed.

Intermission, p a g e 5.

Computer sci. guy f l i e s h i g h chasing d r e a m job.

SpotLight, p a g e 6.

S T D s are more common than you think. Keep them from creeping into y o u r life.

InFocus, p a g e 3.

Over 700 students from 48 high schools will travel from four different states to attempt to fix the world's problems—in theory at least.

Model United Nations will invade H o p e ' s campus tomorrow and extend through the afternoon on Friday. High schoolers from over 48 different schools will participate.

Imitating discussions that actually occur at a United Nations meeting, the students will be given the opportunity to take on the roles of professional diplomats with the goal of achieving a particular country's objectives. " T h e students will be simulating want the real United Nations is doing," said Karsten Voskuil ('96), Secretary General in charge of this year's events. "They will come and discuss issues and try to figure out a peaceful settlement. Basic communication, that's the main emphasis."

Topics that the Model UN students discuss range from year to year, based on the hottest topics that the UN is currently talking about. This year's topics include how to handle refugees, the conflict between China and Thailand, the status of women, and Bosnia.

"We try to pick conflicts from around the world," Voskuil said. "We want real-life, hot topics that are still being dealt with so that the students can try to resolve them without already knowing the outcome."

T h e preparation for the annual event takes over a year. The topics are selected in late summer. In the fall, every high school in the state is contacted by the Hope students who coordinate Model UN. Schools that are interested in attending then contact the College and are sent more information. Several months later, the coordinators know who is serious about attending and can narrow down the numbers. " W e have a really diverse group of schools," Voskuil said. "Each group has different levels of preparation. Some take it really seriously and others don't." more UM on 8

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W H E N Y O U W I S H U P O N A S T A R : Cindy Achterhof

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Party of ^ e '' Radio win flies students to LA. JIM RIEKSE D.CZ. correspondent

A trip to Blockbuster video really did bring h o m e the s t a r s f o r C i n d y ( ' 9 7 ) and Shari Achterhof ('95).

During the three- minute drive to the video store two weeks ago, they caught a radio promo where the tenth caller would be entered into a drawing to win an all expenses paid trip for two to Los Angeles to hang out with the cast of Fox's Party of Five.

Cindy, a political science major who is currently on the Washington, D.C. Honors Semester, was ecstatic since Party, a drama following the trials and tribulations of the five Salinger children after the death of their parents, is her favorite show. "I watch it religiously," Cindy

said. "If I am not home, I tape it."

Party of Five, which once languished in the cellar of television ratings and was almost axed, is e n j o y i n g a s u r g e of popularity in its new Wednesday time slot after 90210 .

Although it follows Fox's popular zip code, Cindy was careful to distance the show from the network's usual line-up of schlock dramas such as Melrose Place and the much-mourned Models, Inc. "Party of Five won the Golden Globe, beating out ER and NYPD Blue," Cindy said. "They are not all rich and going to the same school.

They deal with issues and do more than scratch the surface. You see how situations affect the characters."

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Panel confronts questions on smoking ban JENN D O R N campusbeat editor

Sixteen's never been sweeter.

Men's b-ball shimmies to N C A A tourney.

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Students and members of Student Congress exchanged barbs at a town meeting last Wednesday in the Kletz over the recent passing of a ban on smoking.

Despite the fact that Congress claimed that the students were not interested in placing a ban on smoking, the Academic Affairs Board proposed a ban to prohibit all smoking in all public buildings and this time it passed.

Tyler Smith ('97), who is a representative of Student Congress and also sits on the Board, voted in support of the ban and feels that he represented his constituents well in his vote.

"I see smoking as a health hazard," Smith said.

"If it affects me, then there is not reason that you should do it around me. The ban went through because smoking is hazardous. Everyone that I have c o m e into contact with is for the proposal."

The students who turned out for the meeting, on the other hand, were very expressive about their disapproval of the ban.

"It seems to me that the majority opinion is getting pushed over onto the minority," said Rob Andrctz ('97), Student Congress representative. "I don't smoke, but I think that smokers' rights should be protected."

Students also argued that the Kletz is the only place that they can go to smoke, especially when the temperatures are still lingering in the single digits.

"I cannot go to the library to study," said Nasser Al-Faqih ('98), "because they do not allow smoking there. The Kletz is the only place that my friends and I can go to study."

The Kletz was originally intended to include a smoking section, according to Larry LeFever, a m e m ber of the Kletz custodial staff.

"You may not remember this," LeFever said.

"but when they remodeled the Kletz, the area where the booths arc was supposed to be the smoking section. They spent hundreds of dollars to put in a ventilation system, but then moved the section because of the carpet."

Upon hearing this revelation, students wondered why the administration, w h o seemed concerned with proper ventilation didn't switch the ventilation when they switched the smoking section.

S t u d e n t s w e r e c u r i o u s about w h e t h e r there had been a survey or a forum where they could have voiced their opinions on the ban. " T h e proposal w a s not publicly anh:, n o u n c e d to s t u d e n t s , " s a i d N i n a Bieliauskas ('97), Student Congress President. "Nothing was specified. We didn't miss an open forum; there was no open forum."

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GettiiV a break Cash-strapped

students spring for cheap escape

lar and inexpensive way to enjoy a money right now," Kranz said. " I ' m vacation. Stephanie Haggard ('98) only taking a couple of days for my staff reporter recognized this fact and decided to friend to show me around Chicago t a k e a train to the University of and just see everything. It's a really The homework jusl keeps comWisconsin for her boyfriend's for- inexpensive vacation." ing, the paper that w a s due is now Still, others have daring plans to mal. " M y round-trip ticket only eleven days late, and both the phone t r a vel across the entire United and the credit card bills arrived on costs me about $75," Haggard said.

States by car. Kara Gebben ( ' 9 8 ) " T h e cost is a relief for me, but I the same day. kind of wish I were going some- and 14 other girls from Hope are It's time for spring break. splitting the cost for gas and headplace w a r m . " If the bills, parking tickets, and Covering the cost of airfare or a ing for Port St. Joe, Florida. Rentlate-night indulgences of strombolis have depleted that savings account, train ticket is sometimes difficult if ing a condo on the Gulf of Mexico a p a c k a g e deal or reduced rates will be inexpensive, thanks to the it could put a damper on vacation prove difficult to find. Therefore, large number of people traveling plans. most students traditionally tend to together.

Not to worry.

"The condo is only costing us $68 pile in their cars and head for the Conscious of the constraints on per person," Gebben said. "We also open road. cash, many students have found fun are lowering other costs by bringDan Capps ( ' 9 8 ) found this to be places to travel and w a y s to get ing our own food and taking two around without burning holes in very effective when he went to Kenmini-vans." tucky last year for spring break. their pockets.

Several condos and hotels have " A couple of other guys and I Katie Dangel ( ' 9 9 ) is one student who has the advantage of having drove out to the Appalachian Moun- such deals in vacation spots like successfully sweet-talked her par- tains and camped around in a tent Florida. " I ' m glad we were lucky in Mammoth Cave and on the Ap- enough to find a fun place for such ents into helping with the cost of palachian Trail," Capps said-. Due a modest price," Gebben said. her spring break. Dangel has plans Also travelling across the counto their tent lodging, Capps claims to fly out to N e v a d a to visit her try is Sara Vanderlind ('98), who is that " w e only spent about $ 1 0 0 friend at UNLV. 14 going with three friends from Hope My parents and I agreed that each, and most of that went towards to Flagstaff, Arizona. they would pay for half the cost of gas for the car."

"We have always gone to Florida Not wanting to be that close to my ticket," Dangel said. "I pay for the other half and whatever else I nature, Lisa Kranz ('99) is going to for Spring Break, and this year we buy while I'm out there. It works drive to Chicago for spring break, wanted to do something different," out well because I have a free place to visit her friend who lives near Vanderlind said, "the cost will be relatively cheap, but the only downthere. to stay in my friend's dorm." fall is the 30-hour drive."

"It's not a long drive, which is Other students have also found that staying with friends is a popu- good because I don't have much

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"There are things both internal allowed to make the decisions or have a say in matters pertaining to and external that need to be done to Student C o n g r e s s , " said Van Ek. the Kletz.

However, the way in which the "Congress needs to do more to dee n t i r e m a t t e r w a s h a n d l e d h a s fine their role in the administration."

In an effort to try to do just that. prompted both students and Student Congress representatives to feel like Student C o n g r e s s has decided to the administration went over their organize an ad-hoc committee. The heads in the decision-making pro- c o m m i t t e e will attempt to determine what S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s is, cess. what powers they hold, and why it "It's clear that the administration d i d n ' t d o a n y t h i n g w r o n g , " exists.

"There is nothing in writing as to Bieliauskas said. "There is nothing the role that Student Congress plays that says that the administration has at H o p e , " B i e l i a u s k a s said. " S o to go through Student Congress. there are not a lot of answers."

However, the administration norM e m b e r s of the administration mally comes to Student Congress first. This time they asked for the also seem to adhere to the idea that the decision of the administration opinion of Student C o n g r e s s and wanted us to agree and when we not to go through Congress on this proposal undermines them. didn't, they went around us."

Jim Allis, who sits on the CamThis procedure has raised quespus Life Board, sent a m e m o to factions regarding the role of Student ulty m e m b e r s which states that the Congress in the administration.

In a letter sent to each Student decision of the s m o k i n g ban is sayCongress member, Jeremy Van Ek ing that Student Congress is irrel('96), Student C o n g r e s s evant in their role as a government p a r l i m e n t a r i a n , o u t l i n e d h i s on this c a m p u s .

Student Congress welcomes any thoughts on the internal obstacles that are present in Congress. These and all s t u d e n t o p i n i o n at their p r o b l e m s include the m a n n e r in meetings, which conclude with a which the Congress representatives "Speaking Frankly" session, where are elected, the awareness that the students are encouraged to speak student body has about Congress their minds.

Student C o n g r e s s m e e t s every and the issues that they deal with, T h u r s d a y at 8 p.m. in the Maas and the attitudes of Student ConConference Room. gress members themselves.

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person, they rushed home to try to qualify for the trip, feeling a little c o n f i d e n t b e c a u s e , a c c o r d i n g to Cindy, "For s o m e reason I have good luck at getting through to radio stations."

Once an hour, listeners of D.C. 101 heard the sound of a jet engine, their signal to call in and qualify.

Cindy was ninth the first hour, second and ninth the second hour and seventh the third hour. While lesser fans might have crumbled, her persistence paid off after four hours of trying and she finally w a s magic number ten.

Preferring to play the percentages than trust in destiny, the Achterhofs tried to qualify again. T h a n k s to the s t r o n g o b s e r v a t i o n a l s k i l l s with which Hope e n d o w e d them, they d i s c o v e r e d that the jet e n g i n e sounded like clockwork at ten to every hour. Armed with this knowledge, Shari was able to qualify on Saturday.

T h e drawing for the trip w a s on Monday morning, and Cindy listened intently to the cheesy sound bite of a bag shaking, hoping for the next words from the D.J.'s mouth to sound really Dutch.

"Whoa... Look at this last name," the D.J. laughed. "Shari Achterhof."

Dutch it was.

"We freaked," Cindy said. "We w e r e told w e w e r e l e a v i n g that Thursday."

Cindy told a disgruntled Professor Jack Holmes, the Washington s e m e s t e r faculty leader, that she would be missing a few days. Surprisingly, he was not a Party of Five

j u n k i e , but d e s p i t e his protests, Cindy and Shari were off to sunny California.

Friday they toured the Party of Five set. T h e Achterhofs watched them tape a scene where Brenda Stowe, who plays Catherine, talked on the phone. "This 15 second scene took a long time, ten minutes just to get the lighting right," Cindy said.

"It is amazing how much effort goes into it."

After the scene, Stowe came over and chatted with them. "She was really nice, really tall and really thin," Cindy said.

They spent that night on a tour of Beverly Hills. "We saw the store Julia Roberts was thrown out of in Pretty Woman and Cindy Crawford waved at our bus after she wrapped up a Nexxus commercial," Cindy said.

S a t u r d a y w a s the big event, where they actually got to meet with the cast. T h e y got free passes to Universal Studios where the reception was being held.

Cindy and Shari made a bee line to get pictures with Scott Wolf, who plays Bailey, since he is "very good looking."They lingered, packing in photo-ops, despite the studio's efforts to get them off the stage. "We w e r e n ' t going anywhere," Cindy said.

Eventually the big, bad studio folks made them leave, but not before the Achterhofs had a camera full of memories. "From what we saw of them they are really nice people with great attitudes," Cindy said. "It was an incredible trip."

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M U S I C T O M Y EARS: The Musical Showcase features Hope's major performing groups and numerous other smaller ensembles and soloists.

Concert showcases performance groups M. H A S E L T I N E staff reporter

President Jacobsen introduced the performers of the Hope College Musical Showcase as the "cream of the crop," on Monday, March 4 at De Vos Hall in Grand Rapids.

The audience was immediately captivated by Michael See's performance of Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor, Op. 118, No. 6 by Brahms.

The Percussion E n s e m b l e followed See's p e r f o r m a n c e , taking over with the presentation of a Navajo Greeting. The intertwining of bells and marimba set the stage for a collage of rhythm and voice .

Guitarist Robert Lunn's nimble fingers waltzed the fretts of his guitar, filling the hall with the sound of strings on classical wood. Robert Abbott's organ performance let

loose a bevy of low-belly melody as he played Tocatta Giocosa, Op. 36, No. 2 by William Mathias.

The Jazz ensemble frolicked with the fat jazz sound of a big band.

B r y a n C o y l , J u s t i n F r e n c h and Joshua Quinlan took turns strutting their stuff on the sax. A n n Scheiber's superior recital of a piece

by Giacomo Puccini jolted listeners with awe. The cello quartet echoed warm vibratto and the Collegium Musicum shed strange harmonies.

Robin Bolt and Gwen Veldhof dueled piano performances b e f o r e James Morrow conducted the chapel choir through angelic bliss.

The wind symphony danced through curious timings and volume changes.

Sarah W e n t z l o f f ' s solo trumpet was followed by the college chorus

singing a s o n g of longing. T h o m W o r k i n g led t h e H o p e H o r n s t h r o u g h a p i e c e by G u s t a v Guentzel, and Chikako Katsuyama masterfully tumbled through intricate notes, that mimicked the sound of the wind.

Interstelar Gel funked it out with grooves and chops of late night jazz rock. Laura Clark played a high speed piano piece wired with tension and interspaced moments of fury. Chad Gifford performed a Romanian Dance on the violin with Lynka Hakken on the piano, followed by a percussion trio performing a John Cage piece using tin cans and a conch shell. Peter Kurdziel took listeners on a carnival ride with the organ at his fingertips, and the orchestra performed a grand finally which spun a whirlwind before the thunderus conclusion.

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In Focus

Sleeping with the enemy STDs silently strikes unsuspecting college students HEATHER B O S C H Infocus editor

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ex heads out to the bars on the weekends, spending hours hitting on chicks in a d r u n k e n stupor. A c c o r d i n g to what he tells his buddies, he gets lucky with about three different womdtTa week.

Laura, a talented pianist, has a spot on the Dean's List and a year of college under her belt. On the weekends, she likes to hang out with her faithful boyfriend, Ryan— the only guy she has ever gone out with.

Though you would never expect it, Rex and Laura have something very intimate in c o m m o n .

They both carry sexually transmitted diseases. For life.

S T D ' s are here. They are real.

And they do not discriminate.

STDs are a g r o w i n g threat at Hope, according to Ann McKay, Nurse Practitioner and Director of Health Services at Hope.

Three cases of chlamydia, two cases of genital herpes, and three cases of genital warts have been dealt with at Health Services so far this year.

No big deal, right?

Wrong. " T h o s e n u m b e r s d o n ' t look very threatening overall, but some diseases, such as chlamydia, can be asymptomatic," McKay said.

"People are not c o m i n g in to get tested—so the numbers could be higher."

T h e fact that chlamydia has reared its ugly head on campus reveals that the problem may be severe.

A silent but d a n g e r o u s intruder, diseases such as chlamydia often are not revealed by symptoms until it is too late to repair damage.

Those infected, therefore, often share the wealth unknowingly.

This makes STDs like chlamydia spread like wildfire.

"At the rate w e ' r e going, w e could expect an epidemic of S T D s in general," said Nancy Bates, a R . N . with t h e O t t a w a C o u n t y Health Department who led a disc u s s i o n on S T D s f o r w o m e n ' s w e e k last T h u r s d a y in the O t t e Room.

Health S e r v i c e s o f f e r s f r e e testing for chlamydia along with a general w o m e n ' s exam. It also offers tests for gonorrhea, genital warts, and herpes.

But few take this step which could so easily halt the warpath of the bacterial beast.

Of 46 w o m e n who have c o m e into Health Services in the past t h r e e d a y s , 2 2 should have had a pelvic exam but haven't, and half of those were sexually active.

Testing for men is generally not o f f e r e d , b e c a u s e of men's tendency to show symptoms before women will and also because of the general expense

and difficulty of the procedure.

"Because of these factors, I think these few cases are really not representative," McKay said.

T h i s is a f f i r m e d by Jo A n n Lemmen, »Communicable Disease and A I D S coordinator for (he Ottawa County Health Department.

"We have students from Hope c o m i n g in a b o u t e v e r y w e e k .

People feel more comfortable coming here because they don't see their friends."

And, perhaps, because the Ottawa County Health Department offers much more extensive services than the Hope Health Clinic.

Recognizing that this is an issue, Health Services is surveying the student body to gather input on whether Hope's services should expand. " A c r o s s the board, everyone surveyed wanted contraception dispensed at the clinic," McKay said.

At the Ottawa County Clinic, along with other testing, " w e ' v e done a lot of HIV testing on Hope students," Lemmen said.

Some may find that fact in itself shocking. But what is truly frightening is that some of the results are positive.

T h e statistics Bates gave are m o r e to loose sleep over. Twothirds of all STDs are found to lurk in people under 25, and, in this age group, there are ten million new cases each year.

The huge mistake that students make is assuming that it w o n ' t happen to them, said to Bates, McKay, and Marcy Ellis, a nurse at Western Michigan University's Sindecuse Health Center.

"There is a lot of naivete out there, and college students feel so invincible," Ellis said.

Many students trust that the people they associate with wouldn't be tainted with such a thing as an STD. However, contrary to popular imagery, people with STDs do not carry the mark of Cain.

"Most of our S T D cases are very nice, upright people," Lemmen said.

A n d m a n y of t h e s e p e o p l e show no symptoms—and have no clue that they are carrying an STD. This has turned sex in the 9 0 ' s into a dangerous game of Russian roulette.

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exception of those who are mutual virgins, can contract an STD. According to the nurses, "serial m o n o g a m y " is one of the most common ways people contract STDs. This refers to people who have m o n o g a m o u s r e l a t i o n s h i p s , but with different people at different times in their lives.

"It's not that they're promiscuous," McKay said. "But with serial monogamy you end up having several partners."

For college students, this is a common phenomenon. The high school sweetheart, then the college romance, then the fiance.

"Whoever you're sleeping with, you're sleeping with everyone else they slept with before," Ellis said. "So even someone involved in a very conservative, monogamous relationship could be at risk for an STD." To deal w i t h this p r o b l e m , condoms and other such methods of protection are recommended to reduce the risk of contracting a disease.

College students o f t e n have good intentions, but, according to sources in college health centers, end up practicing safer sex in a hapazard manner.

To make any difference at all, these methods must be used at every sexual encounter.

A n d even t h e n , t h e n u r s e s stress the fact that these methods do not free you from risk.

"Condoms are better than nothing, but they are not 100 percent f o o l p r o o f by any means," Bates said. "Even if you used a condom every time you had sex, you could still contract an STD," Bates said.

"Abstinence is the only 100 percent sure thing," Bates said.

But for those who are going to have sex regardless of the risk, the nurses have some suggestions.

"You need to be responsible for your own health and get tested," Bates said. Many diseases have no symptoms, and many take a long time to even show up.

Partners also need to not be afraid to talk about it. " O n e of the best tools for S T D prevention is communication," Ellis said. "There is a need to talk about it and take the proper precautions to protect each other."

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that this is not something to be taken lightly. "For one moment of passion, ydu may find out five to ten years later you are going to die. Are you willing to take that risk?" Bates asked.

"A person can contract a disease with one sexual encounter," Lemmen said. "You're in charge of your life, and people need to

learn to say no and take this serio u s l y — i t ' s a m a t t e r of life and death."

"You need to make a conscious decision about sex. You need to predetermine your behavior," Bates said.

"You're sleeping with the ene m y — a n d it could change your life forever."

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The Bare Facts: STDs Uncensored

• •Beware: Many of these diseases can be carried and spread without a single symptom.

• G O n O r r h e a—bacterial infection One t o two million new cases a year How y o u g e t it: Through sexual contact T h e p r o b l e m : If left untreated, gonorrhea can cause arthritis, dermatitis, heart problems and reproductive problems S y m p t o m s : Unusual discharges, and, in women, pain when urinating.

Can occur in urethra, rectum, throat or reproductive organs Is it c u r a b l e ? Yes T r e a t m e n t : Easily treated with antibiotics if caught • C h l a m y d i a —bacterial infection The most prevalent STD. Three t o four million new cases yearly.

How y o u g e t i t : Through Sexual contact T h e p r o b l e m : Causes painful infections of t h e reproductive organs and is the leading cause of male and female sterility and infertility. It can also harm newborns of infected mothers.

S y m p t o m s : As many as 7 5 percent of people with chlamydia have no symptoms.

Is it c u r a b l e ? Yes. T r e a t m e n t : Antibiotics t h a t destroy the bacteria.

• G e n i t a l H e r p e s — v i r a l infection A million new cases a year, one in six people infected How y o u g e t i t : Direct skin-to-skin contact.

T h e p r o b l e m : Herpes causes painful outbreaks of lesions and may lead to cervical cancer in women.

T h e s y m p t o m s : Blisters or bumps and pain or itching. Flu-like symptoms—swollen glands, head and muscle aches, and fever. Painful urination.

Is it c u r a b l e ? No. T r e a t m e n t s : Outbreaks can be controlled with medication.

A w o r d of e x p l a n a t i o n : There are two t y p e s of Herpes out t h e r e Type I, which is shown in t h e common cold sore, and II, which is t h e genital version. However, a type I carrier can give a person type II through oral sex.

This can be spread whether there are open sores or not.

• H e p a t i t i s B—viral infection Three hundred thousand new cases yearly, one hundred times more transmittable than HIV. How y o u g e t i t : Sexual contact or contact with infected blood or body fluids.

S y m p t o m s : Nausea, tiredness, and jaundice. Often without symptoms.

T h e p r o b l e m : Hepatitis B can cause chronic liver disease, cirrhosis of the liver, or liver cancer. Most people form antibodies and it may be gone in six months. Ten percent of those infected, however, become chronic carriers—and five percent of these will die.

Is It c u r a b l e ? Hepatitis B has no cure, but a vaccine does exist.

T r e a t m e n t s : Rest.

• HPV—Human papillomavirus One million new cases a year How y o u g e t i t : Surface t o surface contact—Genital, oral, and anal sexual contact.

T h e p r o b l e m : Causes genital warts and cell changes, which can lead to precancerous condiditons. The warts may spontaneously disappear.

Is It c u r a b l e ? No. T r e a t m e n t s : Lesions can be managed by several different treatments and medications.

• HIV—Human immunodeficiency virus One in 3 0 0 1 9-24 years olds already infected with the HIV virus How y o u g e t It: Infected blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk.

Sexual contact and sharing intravenous needles.

T h e p r o b l e m : HIV can cause acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or AIDS. AIDS weakens t h e immune system, allowing life-threatening infections and certain cancers t o develop.

S y m p t o m s : The virus is carried for an average of ten years before showing symptoms.

Is it c u r a b l e ? No T r e a t m e n t s : There are new medical t r e a t m e n t s and self-care strategies that can slow down the progression of HIV infection and prevent or modify some complications.

• S y p h i l l is—bacterial infection How y o u g e t it: Sexual contact.

T h e p r o b l e m : May damage brain, heart, pregnancies, or cause death.

T h e s y m p t o m s : A usually painless sore may appear in the primary stage.

This can appear virtually anywhere on your body you have had intimate sexual contact.

Secondary stage: swollen lymph nodes, skin rash, hair loss, flu-like symptoms.

Is it c u r a b l e ? If caught in time. In the later stages, syphillis can cause death or permanent disability. ^ T r e a t m e n t : Antibiotics |

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A c c o r d i n g to t h e H o p e C o l l e g e c a l e n d a r , W o m e n ' s W e e k c a m e to a close yesterday. T h e Clothesline project has m o v e d o n t o a n o t h e r c o m m u n i t y and the d i s p l a y in t h e A r c h i v e s is w r a p p i n g u p . M a n y of us t o o k t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to t a k e in lectures o n t h e S u p e r w o m a n o r d a t e r a p e a n d p o n d e r t h e role of w o m e n in o u r c l a s s e s .

A n d t h a n k s t o d i s c u s s i o n s s u c h a s t h e s e o v e r t h e past f o u r d e c a d e s , the e x p e c t a t i o n s a n d r o l e s o f w o m e n h a v e s h i f t e d t o o n e of g r e a t e r e m p o w e r m e n t a n d , in t u r n , a c c e p t a n c e of this e m p o w e r m e n t . L o o k d o w n the hall in y o u r d o r m and in y o u r c l a s s r o o m s and y o u ' l l s e e e v i d e n c e of the p o s i t i v e i m p a c t : A c c o r d i n g t o t h e R e g i s t r a r , 5 7 p e r c e n t of c u r r e n t H o p e s t u d e n t s a r e n o w w o m e n . A l a r g e n u m b e r are m a j o r i n g in the s c i e n c e s and p r e - m e d track. A w o m a n is the p r e s i d e n t of S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s . W o m e n run the c a m p u s m e d i a o r g a n i z a t i o n s .

T h e r e a r e m o r e w o m e n p r o f e s s o r s in t h e c l a s s r o o m s than e v e r b e f o r e a n d s t u d e n t s c a n g r a d u a t e h a v i n g d o n e w o r k in W o m e n ' s Studies.

But t h e v i c t o r y r e m a i n s b i t t e r s w e e t .

Of the w o m e n professors, f e w are tenured. M a n y w o m e n on c a m p u s say t h e y f e a r w a l k i n g t h r o u g h the P i n e G r o v e a l o n e a f t e r d a r k . A n d w h i l e P r o f e s s o r D i c k i e ' s P s y c h o l o g y of W o m e n class is r e g u l a r l y p a c k e d , the c h a i r s are filled o n l y b y w o m e n — e v e n w h e n m a n y m e n say t h e y w a n t t o b e c o m e t h e r a p i s t s w h o deal at least p a r t i a l l y w i t h w o m e n .

E v e n t h e n e e d f o r a s p e c i a l t i m e r e s e r v e d to c e l e b r a t e w o m e n is t e l l i n g o f t h e i m p o r t a n c e a n d c h a l l e n g e s that lie a h e a d of a m o v e m e n t that i m p a c t s all of society, not j u s t those b i o l o g i c a l l y a b l e to b e a r c h i l d r e n . T h e w o r d " W o m e n ' s " in W o m e n ' s W e e k i m p l i e s it i s n o t a u s u a l w e e k , b u t e x t r a o r d i n a r y a n d i n d e e d v e r y m u c h o u t s i d e of t h e n o r m .

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Dear Editor, After reading the weekly debate in The Anchor that has ensued Dean Pallcrsons' lesson on God as both father and mother, I'm intrigued to think how foolish self-proclaimed and open-minded people really are.

For the majority of Hope students, God plays a role in their lives. However, in the real world, truly openminded people must accept that God is a relative term. I think that is the major hang up with the current debate being argued here at Hope.

People can bash the conservative Christians all that they want. Other people can bash the people bashing the conservative Christians all that

they want. Unfortunately, none of this bickering promotes openmindedness, it actually points out the flaws in individuals'judgments of themselves. To be truly openminded a person must first do three things: First the person must develop a strong conviction in what they do or don't believe. Second, that same individual must accept the fact that their convictions are not the same as others. Finally, the individual must respect others for their differing convictions. I feel that respect is the path to "true" openmindedness. I'm not claiming to be one hundred percent bias free (I don't like cannibals for example) but I try, especially in regards to

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Dear Editor, As a philosopher I am happy to see the editorial page of The Anchor used for spirited debate about important issues. Many of the letters on the issue of Rev. Patterson's sermon on calling God Mother have

keen examples of such spirited debate. And for that feature of those letters I am grateful. But as a Christian, I wince when I see Christians making ill-considered personal attacks on one another as several of these same letters have done .

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Avoiding personal attacks can keep our attention on the kind of issue which should be being debated o n t h e Anchor's editorial page; that issue is not who, is fit or not fit to be the Dean of the Chapel, or who is or is not close minded, or w h o is humble and who is hypocritical, but whether calling God Mother is or is not compatible with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Anyone w h o has read broadly in the scholarly literature on this issue, or paid attention to the best parts of the campus debate on it, will see that humility demands acknowledging this issue's complexity. That doesn't mean being vacuously open minded; it d o e s m e a n f o l l o w i n g James' advice: "Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak." Listening well might take longer than a half hour listening to a sermon or reading an article in Christianity Today or even a couple of hours in Maas Auditorium — it might take, in fact, many hours of study before one was better off speaking than listening.

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Not following the God of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam would not be seen by Zen Buddhists as a practice of "arrogance and self-delusion." In addition, I think that Jews and Muslims might take issue with being told their beliefs make them close-minded as well. They don't believe Jesus is the Messiah, just the one that Christians believe in. It's j u s t a point that I think people should consider before proclaiming their own openmindedness.

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" L o v e Made the Violence in My Cells." An appropriate title for the reading made by husband-and w i f e - R u s s e l l B a n k s and C h a s e Twichell, presented by the Hope College Visiting Writers Series on the evening of Friday. A perplexing phrase at first glance, its meaning soon became clear during Heidi A r o n s o n ' s ( ' 9 6 ) i n t r o d u c t i o n of Chase Twichell, the first reader of the evening. Aronson, co-editor of the Opus literary magazine, spoke of TwichelPs love of nature and her t intolerence of cruelty and destruction.

TwichelPs poetry reflects the influence of both in its reality and relevance to all people by taking nature, both the beautiful and the atrocious, and making it accessable.

TWitchelFs reading consisted of selections from her latest book Ghost of Eden, and f r o m a new, u n f i n i s h e d b o o k . Ghost of Eden was written t w o years ago. Its release, however, was postponed because she felt its subject matter was loo "trendy." It consists of images m e a n t to, in T w i t c h e l l ' s w o r d s , "bring you d o w n , " and "of nature as we know nature to be." These themes were the foundation of all the poems she read.

In "The City In the Lilacs," she expressed her view of the secret spoiling of the world away from our observations. In "Isle of Days," she continues along the same theme of the loss of innocence. Here she recounted her experience of seeing animals beaten and helplessly waiting to die in a shelter. Her account of the realistically horrific state of the world was captured in the poem "Silver Slur." Seemingly set at a filthy train station, it depicts heroin

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Twitchell then altered her tone, blending the already prevalent theme of nature with drastically different form and presentation. These new poems, taken f r o m her unfinished book, were written after a transformed life perspective.

Twitchell related in stark honesty that the tone of Eden was influenced by a deep depression she fell into during its conception. Upon completion she still suffered from depression and found herself disassociated from her writing.

A reaffirmation and reembracing of the Buddhist religion she had followed in college led to this new style and mood. She be^ a n modeling her writing after a "basterdized" form of ancient Japanese haiku poetry. O n e brilliant

poem read by Twichell, "Initials," explores the intricate balance between the thrilling experience of having her initials carved into a beech tree at the age of six, and the feelings of pain at wounding a tree.

Twichell is an eloquent reader w h o p r e s e n t s her m a t e r i a l in a classy way. She read with passion and honesty, emphasizing the importance of realizing that nature is a necessity while observing, caring, and loving its beauty. Twichell concluded her reading by challenging everyone not to waste their lives.

Russell Banks, also a professor at Princeton, followed his wife with a reading of an unfinished historical novel about the abolitionist John Brown. The book, CloodSplitter, is narrated from the perspective of t h e a b o l i t i o n i s t ' s s o n , O w e n Brown. The historical novel is set

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T h e retro living room furniture of the Leaf and Bean served as a strange contrast to the joint Amnesty International/Opus Thursday night. Entitled Voices of Freedom, this event was the first time the anti-oppression g r o u p Amnesty International, and the poetic forces of Opus, Hope's literary magazine, have joined enterprises. Part of the reading's initial goal was to inspire participation in Amnesty's Urgent Action bulletins, which use the medium of letter-writing to oppose human rights violations around the world.

Participants were asked to read poetry and prose that addressed the issue of human oppression.

Steve Sundbeck, president of Hope College's Amnesty International chapter, spoke first, introducing Priscilla Atkins, a librarian at Van Wylen Library and an accomplished poet who has been p u b l i s h e d in o v e r 2 0 literary magazines. Atkins read " T h e P l e a s u r e of P e r s i m m o n s , " an original poem dealing with Korean women who were captured

by the Japanese milatary and forced to become sex slaves prior to World War II. This tragic piece used forceful i m a g e r y to c o n v e y the catastrophy that occured. The poem is written from the perspective of one of the Korean women, who lam e n t s her f a t e , s p e a k i n g of her hope, "that I can sew up the door of transgression...that those first stars were really father's eyes."

Jane Dickie, professor of psychology and head of Women's Studies at Hope, read a poem by Marge Percy dealing with the subject of abortion and a w o m a n ' s right to c h o o s e . "A w o m a n is not a pear tree," began the poem which firmly takes a pro-choice stance.

Co-president of Amnesty International, Sally Pavlik ('97), read aloud a poem written by Hope English professor Jackie Bartley.

Community members Chris D e L o n , Ben P e a c o c k , and Seth Rutan read original poetry and Jesse K o s k e y ( ' 9 8 ) read a t r a n s l a t e d poem done in folk-tale form about the symbolic fate of an oboe.

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presented with no hesitation, notes that enveloped explosive grace and intermission editor thunder. Climaxing with a pause of Pianist S e u n g - U n Ha illus- silence and then another quick attack. trated sheer musical perfection on Sonata No.l 3 juxtaposed itself as Ha the night of Saturday, March 2, in played lolling notes which emerged D i m n e n t C h a p e l . B e a u t i f u l l y like a lullaby. H a ' s fingers gathered dressed in a gown of shimmering speed; the conclusion of the song a gold. Ha emerged on stage with r a p i d b l a s t o f v o l u m e t h a t w a s genteel calm, sitting down at the smooth and tender.

Jeaux d'eau by Ravel, and L'isle bench of the grand piano and gathering focus by staring at the ceil- j o y e u s e by D e b u s s y incorporated complex harmonies and dissonance ing.

The evening commenced with with melody that wound higher and Ha's performance of Sonata No. higher and then crumbled down to low thunder. Ha's performance was more POETS on 8 12 in F Major, K. 332 by Mozart.

Flawlessly executing the trills, lilt- stainless, as she combined ferocious power with ing staccato grace, her upand triple per body ofsets of ten s w a y i n g c h o r d s that with a gentle rose and fell movement ilwith the 1 ustrati ng e m o t i o n of that she unthe piece. Ha deniably felt set the prethe beauty of cedent for what was bewhat was to ing played. be a concert Followunsettling in ing a brief inits faultlesst e r m ission. ness. Sonata Ha played No. 12 bethe last piece came a of the night. gentle, lollSonata No. 3 ing m e l o d y in B minor, that again Pianist: S e u n g - U n H a .

O p . 5 8 by evolved into Chopin.

Her left hand executed notes a furious movement that sounded that b r i m m e d with the sound of a like c o l l i d i n g bells, as Ha perd r i v i n g m o t o r , w h i l e t h e r i ght formed a running of scales, and touched keys in lightness and a tragic precise accented chords.

Ha's professional training at soaring of song. Sonata No. 3 beT h e J u i l l i a r d S c h o o l a n d t h e came a purgin of explosive emotion Peabody Conservatory of Music with r u m b l i n g f u r y b l e n d e d into was evident in her second perfor- c h o r d a l p r o g r e s s i o n s of p r e c i s e mance of the night, Sonata No.13 melody.

In the end Ha was rocking back in C minor. Op. 13 by Beethoven.

This famous piece began with Ha and forth on the bench, the gold folds bringing down her nimble fingers of her dress catching the light, throwin an emphasized bang on the key- ing her body into the playing of the board. This melody evoked half- notes, her energy sustaining a level angry, half-sorrowful emotions, of sound that tore and healed, then firing up rapid harmony that Ha soared again.

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Exotic pets snake into hearts of Dutchmen L i k e any g o o d m o t h e r , Carrie looks out for her t w o little reptiles. spotlight editor W h e n a n y o n e lights u p a s m o k e , Otto alftj^Liz are the typical she is sure to cover the tank with a towel. " I don't want them to take in couple.

O t t o k e e p s / t o h i m s e l t a y i t i l he any of the second hand s m o k e . " wants attention. Liz pl£ys Jiard to And of course, Liz and Otto never stay in the tank w h e n c o m p a n y is 8et " I\ around. T h e y enjoy the c o m f o r t of Together U ^ a o d - O t l o share a ten gallon tank in a-roofp f o r t w o X c r a w l i n g into C a r r i e ' s sleeve and Its an a r r a n g e ^ n f a ^ r f c e a b l e fc p o k i n g their heads out to enjoy the all the residents. view.

Two Hope College studejits^alsb—^ A c c o r d i n g to Curious World Pet share Otto and Liz's a c c o i j i m o d C ^ ^ S | O r a i n Holland, reptiles are an up tions, m a k i n g w h a t ^ o p e ^ o i ^ i n g j ^ a f l ^ c o m i n g f a d a m o n g t h e t w e n t y s o m e t h i n g age bracket becalls a double into a quadruple. cause they don't need full time atOtto and Liz are just two of man; f r e e l o a d i n g exotic pets living tention. a m o n g on c a m p u s students.

"In the fall is w h e n w e sell the And although the housing policy most reptiles," said Curious World states clearly that only underwater e m p l o y e e , Rhonda Ecker. "Young animals and seeing-guide d o g s are people are getting into them (repallowed to reside in residence halls, tiles) more."

Although Curious World carries these t w o six inch A n o l e s moved their ten gallon lank and h u n g their an entire line of reptiles and other exotic pets, c h a m e l e o n s are the best home sweet home sign with pride.

"They (Liz and Otto) d o n ' t need s e l l i n g d u e to their low m a i n t e AMY HALVERSON

UP, UP, A N D /WWVY: A.t right: Sitting on the edge of the Goodrich balloon JejJ Re stun ('96) hangs out with the pilot before the big race. A.hove: Pestun poses with his trusty van, which he uses to follow the balloons while they are in flight. A. fter the race, the balloon will convenientlyfold up and fit in the hack endfor easy transportation.

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full of hot air Trading in his degree, Hope student takes flight - l o o p i n g trip to date has been flying KIM P O W E L L staff reporter

Jeff Pestun (*96) is flying high about g r a d u a t i n g this May. While most of his fellow classmates are d o n n i n g suits and briefcases, h o p i n g to land that d r e a m office j o b , Pestun, a c o m p u t e r scie n c e major, is trading in his keyboard for the thrill of soaring above the clouds.

Immediately after g r a d u ation, Pestun takes to the road as part of a twoperson team flying hot air balloons for General Motors. Pestun and his partner will travel ] around the country in a j van c a r r y i n g a hot air balloon, p r o m o t i n g G M products both in the air and on the road.

P e s t u n ' s love for ballooning started ten y e a r s ago when his family volunteered to w o r k on a c r e w at t h e B a t t l e Creek Balloon Championships.

From that time on he w a s hooked and began g o i n g to balloon c o m p e -

over Niagara Falls f r o m the U.S. into C a n a d a . " W e f l e w right d o w n into the falls," Pestun said. " W e w e r e soaking wet, but it w a s really exciting."

A typical day on the road isn't easy. G e t t i n g u p at 4 : 3 0 a . m . to check weather reports and equip the balloon, Pestun's

start working until after graduation, Pestun is already traveling with his hot air balloon. Just last February Pestun w a s flying at the Daytona 5 0 0 , and f o r S p r i n g B r e a k h e ' s headed to Maken, Georgia.

T h i s year alone he will be on the road for 4 2 w e e k s at 3 8 events in 2 8 different states.

But what about Pestun's $ 8 0 , 0 0 0

college degree?

"I had to come to a decision about c o m p u t e r science or ballooning," Pestun said. "This (ballooning) is a unique and special opportunity.

T h e r e a r e o n l y a b o u t half a dozen j o b s like this across the country."

Even though the pay is considerably less than a career in ^ computer science, both Pestun s and his parents are excited that he'll have the opportunity to do what he loves.

"This is it," Pestun said. "I have every o p p o r t u n i t y I am g o i n g to day have n o w and I have to make the begins before sun- most of it."

But the realist in Pestun knows rise.

Pestun that his high life can't last forever. then a n s w e r s the For now, it works...besides balonslaught of questions

titions.

He started m a k i n g c o n n e c t i o n s and friends in the business.

In 1992, Pestun landed a s u m m e r job giving balloon rides. O w n e d by Nancy and Mark Van Dis, Free Indeed Balloons funneled Pestun in the right direction and started his love for the sport.

T h e Van Dis r e c o m m e n d e d him for a full time Crew Chief position, ballooning for the General Motors C o r p o r a t i o n . T h e position entails travelling around the country with a G M balloon and flying at events ranging from car races to balloon competitions, while advertising f o r GM Goodwrench.

"I knew right away that 1 liked it (ballooning), but I didn't know it would be a career," Pestun said. "I was in the right place at the right

f r o m interested spectators.

After the pilot gets in the air, Pestun j u m p s in a van covered with G M G o o d w r e n c h logos to f o l l o w t h e b a l l o o n f r o m t h e g r o u n d . Pestun keeps in constant

time."

P e s t u n ' s most m e m o r a b l e bal-

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Even though he d o e s n ' t officially

contact with the pilot by radio. A f ter the balloon reaches its destination safely, Pestun will load the ball o o n i n t o t h e t r u c k o n l y to g o through the s a m e process at sunset.

A l t h o u g h the next c o u p l e of months are mapped out for Pestun, he still needs to stay focused as a student.

He is busy juggling 17 credits of elective classes. He is also working at C I T 16-20 hours a week as a Student Support Specialist. Whenever c o m p u t e r problems are reported on campus, or new c o m p u t e r s need to be installed, Pestun is the man C I T

looning is addicting.

In the future, Pestun wants to earn his pilot's license and take off in the basket flying his own balloon.

Or maybe even b e c o m e a worldclass competitor.

L o o k i n g to t h e c o m i n g y e a r , Pestun knows his track will rise and fall with the winds, but he's ready to t a k e on the c h a l l e n g e of life above the clouds.

"I look f o r w a r d to m e e t i n g all kinds of people f r o m New Jersey to Los Angeles," Pestun said.

"It's an opportunity to work with the best in the world and to learn from these people."

Pestun contends that ballooning is the best way to fly.

"It's peaceful, quiet and smooth.

It feels like you are looking d o u n at a map because the balloon is so stable,"

anything," said Carrie*. "They have nance. a tank, a palm tree and each o t h e r " But c h a m e l e o n s aren't the only Anoles, a close relative to the liz- o n e s w h o are low maintenance.

Meet Obi, a five feet long boa ard, a r e a s p r i n g y reptile w h i c h c h a n g e colors f r o m a bright green constrictor. U n l i k e Liz a n d Otto, to a dark b r o w n in order to blend O b i is the king of h i s castle. O r rather he, too, is king of his ten galinto their environment. lon tank. But this king is just vacaEven though they reside amongst a hundred other Hope students. Otto tioning here at Hope. When Obi and his o w n e r Leo* go home on holiand Liz's d o m e s t i c a t e d skills are days, Obi moves back into his perless than p e r f e c t . l Remnants of list n i ^ t ' s candle- m a n e n t address, a 4 0 gallon tank. )ugh Obi shares the room light dinner are scattered around the w i / n n w a x ^ t u d e n t s , hardly anyone a s t r o - f t u r t x : a r p e | c l ^ p f e g s and : n o w x $ e s around. m e a j ^ o m i g u t s U W r thefgrc ' h i s l w o year old boa, is about b i Q t r e twCKdon't sbem l o l n i n d . as lazy and lethargic as his devout A typicaJ d i y ^ S p c n t ^ n the ttfeat o w n e r and s p e n d s most of his d a y s rock, n a p p i n g i n the w a t e r b o w l a) laying around the tank or hanging hanging f r o m UiFT)fanche§of the! around L e o ' s neck. plastic plant. At nigra, O t t o l m d Li] KeefiXafo/Kimself, Obi is never know that they are safe by tiJe coi loves fast only to stant glow of the florescent lighl H i n c e ^ a ^ i w m n e r , which is made which keeps the tank at 80 degrees. of one rat or several mice.

Frisky when he w a n f s to be, Qlto :rature rises. Obi hangs out on the plasti(>palm t r e e ^ W1 branches and pays attentiotL to his b e c o m e s a rQmbling-man traveling ipus"ft>£lassfes and other lover Liz when he's "in the m inds that Leo might rteve.

T h e high strung Liz runs a f o u n d 'He makes a great oDrnt pet," Leo the tank trying to earn the r lid. " H e d o e s n ' t m a k e / i n y noise, of Otto, only to turn him do luse any problems J ) e e on the rug he finally looks her way. or c h e w up the furmture."

Otto bobs his head u p an But w h y a boa?, revealing a red flap under his drtfm, " S o m e people likefcats, some like letting Liz know that he's ready for dogs," Leo said. *1 like snakes.' good loving. Liz, returns his ges* Editor's note: Names have been tures only about 5 0 percent of the changed to protect th^jaentity of the time. Just g o e s to s h o w that some students featured in thi.

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The w e b thai the Hope College m e n ' s basketball team has woven thus far in the N C A A Division III tournament has been a tangled one.

For the first time since 1957, the Hope C o l l e g e Flying D u t c h m e n have advanced to the Sweet 16 of the "Big Dance" after first defeating Kalamazoo College 65-62 and then slapping John Carroll University silly 80-61 last Saturday night.

T h e 19 point victory over John Carroll w a s n ' t supposed to c o m e easy. The 19-7 Blue Streak team was not only the best three-point team in the nation, but also has the single best three-point shooter in all of Division III basketball.

Despite all this, John Carroll's only lead of the g a m e w a s 11-10 with 15:16 left in the first half.

"We have great respect for John Carroll," Coach Glenn Van Wieren said. "They won a conference (Ohio Athletic C o n f e r e n c e ) that had, at one point or another, five nationally

ranked teams."

The Dutchmen began by utilizing the inside, as power forward Kris Merritt ('98) and All-American c e n t e r D u a n e B o s m a ( ' 9 6 ) scored Hope's first ten points. From there Marc Whitford ('97) took over off the bench, scoring all of the Dutchmen's next ten points, to put Hope ahead 20-15 with 13:07 left in the first half.

Hope's flawjess execution of the inside and outside g a m e did not deter John Carroll as they battled back to tie the score at 22-22 with 9:40 left. From there Hope took over with an 18-3 run that ended with the Dutchmen being ahead 4025 with just 3:42 left until halftime.

Hope led at halftime, 45-37.

Joel Holstege ('98) led all scorers in an almost flawless performance with 20 points off of 8/12 s h o o t i n g , f i v e a s s i s t s , f o u r rebounds, and only two fouls.

Holstege averaged 11.6 points during the regular season, he is averaging 21 points a game off of 65 percent shooting from the field, and

four assists in the tournament.

Whitford had a perfect first half, scoring 15 points off of 5/5 shooting from field, 3/3 from the foul stripe, and three rebounds. All this in a m e r e n i n e m i n u t e s off the bench. He has increased his season average of 7.7 points per game to a shocking 13.5 in the tournament.

Bosma rounded out the high scoring trio as he finished the game with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and one foul in 35 m i n u t e s of play.

Merritt played most of the game in foul trouble, and finished the game with eight rebounds.

In short, Hope played seemingly perfect basketball. The Dutchmen shot 46 percent from the field for the game, 53 percent in the first half, held the Blue Streaks to only 39 percent shooting from the field, outrebounded John Carroll 50-28, and blocked a stunning 10 shots, compared to John Carroll's single rejection.

"This is a typical Hope College game," Van Wieren said. " T h e r e haven't been many typical Hope College games in the tournament.

We've played big league g a m e s .

We've played big league tournament games. But up until now w e haven't played big NCAA tournament games."

Up next is the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (19-8), this Friday at 6 p.m.at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio.

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P O E T R Y I N MOTION: Joel Holstege ('98) drives past all comers in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

W i n lunch on TheAnk GREG P A P L A W S K Y sports editor

It is now officially March, which means only one thing for College hoops fans: March Madness. Hope is already deep into the National Division III tournamnet and the Division I melee is just about to get underway. T h e tournament is a time for thousands of office and dorm pools and millions of games that all mean something. There are literally hundreds of hours of playoff basketball to be watched by all. Now is truly the best of times for the hoops junkies of the world.

We have some business to attend to, you and I. The Anchor, as it traditionally does, is having a fun and exciting contest to see which one of you closet swamis can pick the Final Four teams and the national champ.

You may be s c r e a m i n g at m e , "But the pairings have yet to come out and you want me to pick the winner, are you mad?"

I say "No." The contest must be run this w a y b e c a u s e our spring

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M I A A Championships raked in the gold for Hope College swimbreak is right when the pairings mers last week and they're not fincome out and the tournament starts ished yet. so it must be done this way if we T h e s w i m t e a m will f a c e t h e are going to do this. greatest of 90 Division III colleges So here is how to play. You must and universities across the United pick which teams you think will be States this month during the Nain the Final Four and then pick the tional Competition, which will be national champ. The entry with the held at Emory University in Atlanta, correct national champion wins. In Georgia. the case of a tie, the entry with the Hope swimmers plan to flatten most Final Four teams correct will the competition, as they are known win. And in the unlikely event that to do. "We're hoping to finish in the no one wins, I get to keep all the t o p ten, m a y b e even t o p f i v e , " fabulous prizes.

Coach John Patnott said.

What are those prizes you might " O u r m e n ' s Nationals team is ask? Well, it's a five dollar gift cer- much smaller this year," said Jens tificate to the Kletz and your name Milobinski ('96), "Since five qualiin Cosby's Pick as the best predic- fiers graduated last year." tor of games since the Cos himself. " W e ' v e had a lot of personal All you have to do to enter is bests this season" Aaron Hoffman write your Final Four picks on the ( ' 9 6 ) said. "Hopefully that trend Anchor or some old scrap of paper will continue through Nationals," and drop it off at the Anchor office T h e men hold the title of second in the box outside the door. in t h e M I A A c l o s e b e h i n d If you don't know where the of- Kalamazoo. The women will step fice is, it is at the end of the hall of into the Emory natatorium with the student organizations in the DeWitt power that comes of being MIAA Center. champions for the 13th year in a In the case my directions failed, row. ask a friend.

The w o m e n ' s meet will be held March 14-16. T h e names on the roster have not changed much since last year since the team had no seroom so I will get down to niors last season. are Kentucky, U. Conn., Utah, T h e academic sacrifice is now as my national champ. We being justified as team members through in the clutch with recover from classes missed during failed before. the M I A A c h a m p i o n s h i p s . " A s

Cosby's Pickof t h e W e e k T h i s w e e k I have not much business. My Final Four teams and Georgetown. I pick Utah shall see if I can c o m e t h e s e p i c k s , as I h a v e

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soon as we get caught up with our school work it'll be time to miss some more classes," Lamkey said.

But the challenges of the classroom w o n ' t b r i n g t h e s e w o m e n down. "We're pumped up and ready for another fun-filled weekend of paper suits and full-body shaving," Schere said.

"We have a strong team," Dana Horner ('96) said. "I think we could rack up some points."

As the end of the season draws near, emotions run high and team spirit sounds full blast.

Others look forward to their seniority in the pool. " I ' m more excited about Nats this year than any other year since I'm a senior," Nykamp said. "We lost a lot of good swimmers from last year but w e ' r e still really strong."

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The men have a bit more time to prepare for the big meet down south. M e n ' s S w i m m i n g Nationals will be held March 21-23.

Last Friday and Saturday, some n i n e m e n f r o m H o p e and o t h e r MIAA rivals competed individually in a Second Chance meet held at Hope's pool. The meet made a diff e r e n c e for s w i m m e r s like J e n s Milobinski in the 50 free and 100 breaststroke and Shawn Kinser in the 100 free.

Until now, Hope's competition w a s comprised of the schools in Hope's league. This is when the rivalry turns to camaraderie. "At this point," said Patnott, " T h e rivalry is gone when it comes to other schools in the league."

"We're just going to go to Atlanta and do our best," Kinser said.

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"It was really hard being up there and answering those q u e s t i o n s , " Vink said. "I cannot imagine having to answer questions like that for real. I'm a theatre major and I perform all the time, but this was different; this was personal. It really hit home."

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The jury, after a half an hour of deliberation, returned with a unanim o u s guilty d e c i s i o n . " T h i s may h a v e b e e n a r e - e n a c t m e n t , but sexual assault is something that is very real," said Carla Scherpenisse ('96), C.A.A.R.E. Intern and Coordinator.

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