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That Takes Ovaries' opens women's studies week 20th anniversary celebration begins with open mic night Eva S a g a s t u m e GUEST WRITER

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f e l l t o Illinois Wesleyan Saturday n i g h t 1 0 8 - 1 0 1 In a grueli n g double o v e r t i m e g a m e . The loss o u s t e d Hope f r o m t h e NCAA Division III t o u r n a m e n t a n d ended Its 2 3 - g a m e winn i n g s t r e a k . Here, Josh Holwerda ( ' 1 3 ) reaches over a Titan f o r t h e ball Saturday.

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Writing this article takes ovaries. N o t b e c a u s e I a m a female, n o r b e c a u s e I a t t e n d e d t h e event, but b e c a u s e years ago 1 would not have been allowed t o publish w r i t t e n w o r k . Bobbi Ausubel brought "That Takes O v a r i e s " o p e n m i c night t o M a a s A u d i t o r i u m o n Feb. 27. The b o o k is a collection of stories w r i t t e n by w o m e n to inspire and empower them.

The event kicked off a n u m b e r of events that c o n t i n u e this week to mark t h e 20th anniversary of w o m e n ' s studies at Hope.

Four H o p e College s t u d e n t s read stories f r o m t h e book, t h e n 10 were c h o s e n to hold a balloon in celebration of t h e t r i u m p h of w o m e n over time. Everyone at t h e event was invited t o share their o w n stories of bold a n d c o u r a g e o u s acts.

Befofe these stories were shared, A u s u b e l w a s introduced and started off t h e event by s h a r i n g h e r personal struggles as a w o m a n , as well as disclaimers to various stereotypes, t w o of w h i c h w e r e "feminist" and "courage."

She instilled in the audience to not stray f r o m declaring themselves feminists b e c a u s e it d o e s n o t m e a n a bitter, power-thirsty,

hippie. It simply m e a n s believing in equal rights for m e n a n d w o m e n ; m e n can be feminists too!

Also, t h a t c o u r a g e d o e s not have to c o m e with a trophy: it can be t h e simplest act that inspires you to persevere. C o u r a g e is not the a b s e n c e of fear in your life, b u t instead, doing s o m e t h i n g even if you are afraid.

A l m o s t every w o m a n w h o read a story and shared a personal experience w a s afraid. The m o s t heartr e n d i n g story w a s "Saving M o m m y , or The Night I Lost My Childhood," read

by Raquel Giron. W r i t t e n by D.H. W u , the story begins at age 6, w h e n she saves her mother from committing suicide, a n d took u s t h r o u g h t h e j o u r n e y of their lives as they a r e abused by their father.

Second m o s t compelling was a story w h i c h h a s a n o t - s o - h a p p y ending. "Not

M i n d i n g My O w n Business"

by M a r y A n n M c C o u r t , read

by Liz M a r t i n , tells the story of a 7 4 - y e a r - o l d - w o m a n w h o saves a high school girl f r o m a violent episode of r a p e by her b o y f r i e n d of t h r e e years, takes her t o the police station to r e p o r t t h e incident, only to have t h e y o u n g girl be t o o afraid t o do so.

After giving a preview t o the book, 10 s t u d e n t s passed f o r w a r d with a balloon and stated w h a t each balloon celebrated: the right t o o w n property, vote, take birth control, attain a profession, wear p a n t s in all public locations, publish literature, o p e n i n g of r a p e crisis centers and hotlines, women's shelters, "Myth of the Vaginal O r g a s m " p a m p h l e t , and having w o m e n ' s studies be legitimized as a major.

Soonafterthiscelebration, e v e r y o n e was invited to share a c o u r a g e o u s story, and r e w a r d e d with golden ovaries. M a n y w o m e n , a n d o n e m a n , took a s t a n d and shared their courageous story. M o s t of w h i c h were h a r d to share and h a r d t o hear. That Takes O v a r i e s t a u g h t a very valuable lesson to w o m e n and m e n . W e m u s t celebrate t h e progress of our world's femininity by leading c o u r a g e o u s and bold lives, a n d inspiring o t h e r s to d o so too.

Hope United for Justice backs 'Beyond Coal' campaign and h a s p r e v e n t e d t h e o p e n i n g of over 150 coal-fired power plants.

This success p r o m p t e d "Beyond Coal" to "(turn their) efforts to m a k i n g sure that t h e existing fleet of o u t d a t e d coal plants gets cleaned up or p h a s e d out," according t o

Lauren Madison CAMPUS CO-EDITOR

The d o c u m e n t a r y " C a r b o n Nation" w a s s c r e e n e d Feb. 22 in t h e F r i e d - H e m e n w a y A u d i t o r i u m of M a r t h a Miller for m e m b e r s of t h e H o p e College and Holland communities.

The film is m a r k e t e d as "a climate c h a n g e solutions movie that doesn't even c a r e if you believe in climate change." It foregoes t h e o m i n o u s t o n e t h a t is o f t e n typical of the "eco d o c u m e n t a r y " g e n r e to instead f o c u s positively on t h e actions of individuals and organizations passionate about p r o t e c t i n g t h e e n v i r o n m e n t and developing sources of clean energy. " C a r b o n Nation" also provides its viewers with practical ideas for ways to live m o r e sustainably; e x a m p l e s include participating in "Meatless Mondays" and raising allowances for children w h o save energy and r e d u c e utility costs. In its o p t i m i s m , " C a r b o n Nation" is a breath of f r e s h air.

The Sierra C l u b and its Holland Beyond Coal volunteers h o s t e d t h e screening, which was also c o - s p o n s o r e d by t h e s t u d e n t organization H o p e United for Justice.

As p a r t of its mission, t h e Sierra C l u b works t o help transition A m e r i c a away f r o m t h e use of fossil fuels.

Its nationwide "Beyond Coal" campaign has b e c o m e a force to b e r e c k o n e d with.

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t h e campaign's webpage.

It was in this spirit that the "Beyond Coal" campaign c a m e to Holland last fall. The James DeYoung p o w e r plant, o w n e d by the Holland Board of Public W o r k s and situated only blocks f r o m Hope's c a m p u s , p r o p o s e d a twofold expansion of its coal facilities.

"Beyond Coal" recruited c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s , local business o w n e r s and H o p e s t u d e n t s t o join a g r a s s r o o t s c a m p a i g n . S t u d e n t volunteers helped petition m e m b e r s of t h e Holland c o m m u n i t y , f o r m business coalitions, and organize events and m e e t i n g s at H o p e .

O n e of these s t u d e n t s , e n v i r o n m e n t a l e n g i n e e r i n g m a j o r Evelyn Ritter f l S ) , says, "I w a n t e d to get involved in keeping the e n v i r o n m e n t clean so I can still go sailing and hiking in 50 years."

As Holland faces i m p o r t a n t questions about its energy future, t h e screening of " C a r b o n N a t i o n " was timely. Holland City Council has yet to make a decision o n the f u t u r e of the James DeYoung plant b u t will likely d o so in the c o m i n g m o n t h s . To weigh in o n t h e debate, c o n t a c t a City Council m e m b e r or visit hollandbeyondcoal.org.

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T H I S W E E K AT H O P E Thursday

March 8

Special Guest Concert a n d Global Coffee Hour

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Romney victorious in Michigan primary Rick Santorum comes in a close second place and earns nearly as many delegates as the winner Cory Lakatos W O R L D CO-EDITOR

O n t h e evening of Feb. 28, M i t t R o m n e y was declared t h e w i n n e r of Michigan's Republican presidential p r i m a r y election. F o r m e r Sen. Rick Santor u m , w h o visited t h e c a m p u s of H o p e College o n Feb. 24 and had h o p e d t o pull off an u p s e t w i n over Romney, took second place.

Ron Paul c a m e in third, with N e w t G i n g r i c h in f o u r t h place.

T h o u g h R o m n e y did c o m e o u t o n top, t h e margin b e t w e e n h i m and r u n n e r - u p Santor u m was small. The N e w York Times reports that Romney won 409,899 votes, or 41.1 p e r c e n t of t h e total, e a r n i n g 16 delegates to t h e Republican c o n v e n t i o n .

S a n t o r u m g a r n e r e d 377,521, or 37.9 p e r c e n t of t h e total, and e a r n e d 14 delegates. The race was close, w i t h o t h e r sources such as C N N indicating t h a t t h e two c a n d i d a t e s will split Michigan's 30 delegates evenly.

T h o u g h Paul and Gingrich w o n 115,712 (11.2 percent) and 65,016 (6.5 percent) votes respectively, neither c a n d i d a t e received any delegates f r o m t h e primary. All o t h e r Republican c a n d i d a t e s c o m b i n e d only m a n a g e d t o w i n 29,024 votes, or 2.9 p e r c e n t of t h e total.

So far in t h e Republican presidential p r i m a r y race, C N N e s t i m a t e s t h a t R o m n e y leads t h e pack with 181 delegates. Sant o r u m currently h o l d s 80, G i n grich has 39, and Paul h a s e a r n e d 38. Jon H u n t s m a n , w h o d r o p p e d

o u t of t h e race in January and end o r s e d Romney, m a n a g e d to sec u r e two delegates b e f o r e a d m i t ting defeat. A c a n d i d a t e will have to secure t h e s u p p o r t of 1,144 delegates to w i n t h e Republican presidential n o m i n a t i o n .

A c c o r d i n g to exit polls p o s t e d

by CBS N e w s , R o m n e y w a s m o s t p o p u l a r w i t h Republicans w h o r e p o r t e d an i n c o m e of $200,000 a year or m o r e . He g a r n e r e d 55 p e r c e n t of t h e votes in this d e m o g r a p h i c , while Rick S a n t o r u m e a r n e d only 29 p e r c e n t .

A m o n g Republicans w h o r e p o r t e d an annual i n c o m e of $100,000 to $200,000, there w a s a significantly n a r r o w e r gap: 37 p e r c e n t voted for Sant o r u m and 44 p e r c e n t v o t e d for Romney. S a n t o r u m actually beat o u t R o m n e y a m o n g Republicans w h o e a r n less t h a n $100,000 a year; S a n t o r u m w o n 39 p e r c e n t of t h e v o t e while R o m n e y e a r n e d 35 p e r c e n t .

Earlier o n Feb. 28, R o m n e y also achieved victory in t h e Arizona state primary. Exit polls based o n i n c o m e w e r e r e m a r k ably similar in Michigan a n d Arizona, as well as in o t h e r states that have already held their Republican p r i m a r y or caucus.

So far, R o m n e y h a s e n j o y e d m o r e success in t h e race t h a n any of t h e o t h e r c a n d i d a t e s . O n M a r c h 1, h e a d d e d a n o t h e r victory t o his total by w i n n i n g the W y o m i n g caucuses. Both S a n t o r u m and f o r m e r Speaker of t h e H o u s e G i n g r i c h have b e e n m a r keting themselves as conservative alternatives t o m o d e r a t e

Romney, with limited success.

Gingrich a d m i t t e d at a c a m paign s t o p in Atlanta t h a t h e n e e d s to w i n in t h e state t h a t h e o n c e r e p r e s e n t e d in Congress. "I have to win Georgia, I think, to b e credible in the race," h e said.

T h u s far, G i n g r i c h has w o n only o n e primary, in n e i g h b o r i n g

S o u t h Carolina. R o m n e y h a s w o n the p r i m a r i e s or caucuses of seven states: M a i n e , N e w H a m p s h i r e , Michigan, Florida, Arizona, N e v a d a and Wyom i n g . T h o u g h Mitt R o m n e y ' s o d d s look good. Rick S a n t o r u m ' s c a m p a i g n has been gaining m o m e n t u m recently. H e currently

holds three states: M i n n e s o t a , Iowa and Colorado. Paul h a s n o t achieved victory in any state.

At this stage in t h e race, it r e m a i n s unclear w h i c h Republican will face President Barack O b a m a in t h e presidential election in N o v e m b e r .

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N.Korea freezes nuclear program Nigerian attacks continue Shubham S a p k o t a W O R L D CO-EDITOR

There h a s been a lot of speculation o n w h a t t h e n e w leader of N o r t h Korea w o u l d d o a b o u t nuclear w e a p o n s , and o n Feb. 29, Kim J o n g - u n a n n o u n c e d that N o r t h Korea will f r e e z e its nuclear w e a p o n s p r o g r a m .

Moreover, t h e nation h a s given p e r mission to the International A t o m i c Energy A g e n c y to m o n i t o r t h e activities of t h e i r m a i n nuclear sites.

This a n n o u n c e m e n t has allowed t h e international c o m m u n i t y to see h o w n e gotiations regarding d i s a r m a m e n t will go in t h e f u t u r e u n d e r t h e n e w leader.

These developments contrast sharply with the stance North Korea h a s had for years.

If we a r e thinking t h a t N o r t h Korea is simply willing t o give u p its a r m s a n d negotiate, t h e n we are w r o n g . This whole ann o u n c e m e n t m a y b e t o o good t o be true.

N o r t h Korea h a s h i n t e d t h a t with negotiations over d i s a r m a m e n t of t h e nuclear w e a p o n s , they will require exchange of a lot of f o o d . This h a s b e e n a s s u m e d t o be a signal that the isolated c o m m u n i s t nation w a n t s t o go t h r o u g h with an e x c h a n g e for their controversial d i s a r m a m e n t .

The last t i m e N o r t h Korea was at t h e negotiation table w a s m o r e t h a n three years ago, and t h e deal fell a p a r t d u r i n g t h e last few weeks of t h e Bush presidency.

The o u t c o m e of this negotiation could influence President Barack O b a m a ' s

c a m p a i g n in t h e election in N o v e m b e r .

Furthermore, while tension bet w e e n Israel and Iran is increasing in t h e M i d d l e East a n d while t h e U n i t e d States is f o c u s e d o n halting Iran's n u clear w e a p o n s , peace with a n o t h e r d e viant nuclear state could c h a n g e t h e shape of international politics in 2012.

W h a t has c o n f u s e d m a n y in t h e international c o m m u n i t y is w h y t h e n e w leader is m a k i n g this m o v e right now.

O n l y a few w e e k s ago, Kim Jongu n w a s t h r e a t e n i n g a "sacred w a r " against n e i g h b o r i n g South Korea, a n d n o w N o r t h Korea has agreed t o m o r a t o r i u m s o n testing n u c l e a r weapo n s as well as long-range missiles.

Moreover, t h e nation has w e l c o m e d t h e International A t o m i c Energy A g e n c y for i n s p e c t i o n s after m o r e t h a n t h r e e years even t h o u g h a s t a t e m e n t released Feb. 25 said t h a t N o r t h Korea h a s " m e a n s t o war m o r e p o w e r f u l t h a n t h e U.S. nukes."

W h a t e v e r t h e i n t e n t i o n s of Pyongyang might b e at t h e m o m e n t , it m a y be a strategic m o v e t o s h o w China and Russia they are not t h e only ones w h o can help N o r t h Korea.

O n the o t h e r h a n d , it m a y be m o tivated by t h e massive n e e d for f o o d aid in the impoverished country.

O n l y t i m e will be able t o tell what will take place in this u n e x p e c t e d t u r n of events in t h e N o r t h K o r e a n nuclear saga.

Cory Lakatos W O R L D CO-EDITOR

O n Feb. 26, a suicide b o m b e r drove a car packed with explosive materials into t h e h e a d q u a r t e r s of t h e C h u r c h of C h r i s t in Jos, Nigeria. Four p e o p l e w e r e killed in t h e b o m b i n g , with m a n y o t h e r s emerging alive f r o m t h e wreckage. At least 38 w e r e taken t o nearby hospitals.

The casualties included t h e driver himself, a w o m a n he struck b e f o r e r a m m i n g into t h e c h u r c h building, and a f a t h e r and his child w h o w e r e killed in t h e blast. The explosion was p o w e r f u l e n o u g h t o be h e a r d for kilometers and blow o u t t h e glass w i n d o w s of a b o u t 30 n e a r b y cars.

N e w s of t h e attack spread quickly, causing C h r i s t i a n s across t h e c o u n t r y t o r e s p o n d with fear. "It's p a n d e m o n i u m . T h e r e are a lot of p e o p l e w h o a r e c o n c e r n e d - s o m e are o n their way t o c h u r c h " a n d fear t h a t o t h e r c h u r c h e s could be attacked, said M a r k Lipdo, a m e m b e r of t h e c h u r c h and t h e p r o g r a m c o o r d i n a t o r for t h e Stefanos Foundation. The organization c o m e s t o t h e aid of p e r s e c u t e d C h r i s t i a n s in a variety of locations, Nigeria included.

The b o m b i n g t o o k place approximately 15 m i n u t e s into t h e first service of t h e day. Lipdo w a s p l a n n i n g t o at-

tend t h e s e c o n d service a n d w a s therefore not p r e s e n t d u r i n g t h e attack.

C N N r e p o r t s t h a t t h e car m a d e it t h r o u g h a security c h e c k p o i n t w i t h o u t being s t o p p e d a n d w a s able to drive t h r o u g h a gate t h a t h a d been left o p e n .

This incident is only t h e m o s t recent in a string of violent p e r s e c u t i o n s t h a t have taken place over t h e past year in Nigeria. The area s u r r o u n d ing Jos h a s been particularly p r o n e to ethnic a n d religious violence, a n d h u n d r e d s of p e o p l e have been killed in t h e region in t h e past few years.

The largest such attack took place o n C h r i s t m a s Day 2011, w h e n 35 people w e r e killed in a string of c h u r c h b o m b i n g s . Thirty-two of t h e victims w e r e killed at a single C a t h o lic c h u r c h in t h e city of Mandalla.

Nigerian President G o o d l u c k Jonat h a n felt it w a s necessary t o declare a state of e m e r g e n c y in several n o r t h ern states in r e s p o n s e t o t h e attacks.

Boko H a r a m , a militant Islamist group, claimed credit for t h e C h r i s t m a s Day b o m b i n g s . T h e organization has targeted churches, m o s q u e s , a n d police stations that d o n o t live u p to its vision of an Islamic society b e c a u s e they display t o o m u c h W e s t e r n influence.

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O n Feb. 26, a w e e k b e f o r e t h e Russian Presidential elections t o o k place, d o w n t o w n M o s c o w was filled with t h o u s a n d s of p r o t e s t e r s w h o had g a t h e r e d to o p p o s e Vladimir V. Putin, Russia's p r i m e minister w h o was r u n n i n g t o reclaim his f o r m e r position of p r e s i d e n t .

Putin served as president for two, four-year t e r m s f r o m 20002008. Formerly, Russian laws held this to be t h e m a x i m u m length of t i m e t h a t a p e r s o n could hold t h e nation's highest office ( m u c h like A m e r i c a n laws).

However, Putin's political p a r t y c h a n g e d t h e law. Now, an individual is legally allowed to serve back-to-back six-year t e r m s , a f t e r w h i c h they m u s t take a o n e - t e r m break. A f t e r that break they may again serve backto-back six-year t e r m s a n d t h e o retically, t h e y could c o n t i n u e rep e a t i n g this p a t t e r n indefinitely.

D u r i n g these p a s t four years, P u t i n has b e e n taking t h a t break, however, he h a s r e m a i n e d very active at t h e top of Russian politics in this role as p r i m e minister.

Now, t h e highly c o n t e s t e d election results have c r o w n e d P u t i n as t h e victor with close to 6 3 p e r c e n t of t h e vote. French Foreign M i n i s t e r Alain Juppe told r e p o r t e r s "The election h a s n o t b e e n exemplary, t o say t h e least."

S o m e spoke m o r e harshly about t h e results and a c c u s e d Putin of succeeding as a result of conspiracy and fraud.

O p p o s i t i o n activist G a r r y Kasparov claimed t h a t Putin s u p p o r t e r s "simply a d d e d n e w voters t o t h e register using socalled supplementary voter rolls. At o n e of the polling stations, t h e n u m b e r of extra voters even exceeded t h e n u m b e r of registered voters," h e said.

P u t i n completely denies these claims, and after wiping tears f r o m his eyes, h e told a crowd of s u p p o r t e r s w h o had a s s e m b l e d in M a n e z h n a y a Square, " W e have w o n an o p e n a n d h o n e s t fight."

Four c a n d i d a t e s ran against Putin, and t h e next closest c a n didate was G e n n a d y Zyuganov of t h e C o m m u n i s t p a r t y w h o received slightly m o r e t h a n 17 percent of t h e vote. Polls b e f o r e t h e election s h o w e d that Putin did

have a good c h a n c e of w i n n i n g t h e election, and even his opponents do not d e n y his p o p u l a r ity. However, those pre-election polls indicated that the f o r m e r KGB officer w a s set to receive a r o u n d 4 0 p e r c e n t of t h e vote. In a Russian presidential election, if a c a n d i d a t e receives less t h a n 50 p e r c e n t of t h e vote in t h e first r o u n d of t h e election, a s e c o n d round run-off must PHOTO COURTESY OF ASSOCUTED PRESS be held after t h e field RUSSIAN ELECTIONS— Prime Minister Putin speaks In a meeting of Russian is n a r r o w e d

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Downtown Mosc o w saw t h o u s a n d s of Russians g a t h e r e d to p r o t e s t t h e election results. W h i l e this protest was s a n c t i o n e d by t h e g o v e r n m e n t , t h e r e w e r e still 12,000 police sent o u t into t h e city t o act as security forces. At o n e point, p r o t e s t leader Sergei Udaltsov asked t h e crowd, "If it was a f r e e election, w h y have they f l o o d e d

t h e entire city of troops?" The crowd replied, "They fear us!"

Any n o n - s a n c t i o n e d p r o tests t h a t took place across t h e c o u n t r y w e r e shut d o w n by police forces. In St. Petersburg, a p r o t e s t that w a s rep o r t e d being a r o u n d 2,000 p e o p l e large was s t o p p e d after 100 p r o t e s t e r s w e r e a r r e s t e d .

P r o t e s t e r s w e r e n o t only u n h a p p y with t h e results, they w e r e also q u e s t i o n i n g t h e fairness of t h e election process.

Putin's opponents claimed t h a t s t a t e - r u n television heavily favored Putin and gave h i m significantly more airtime.

Syrian violence and protests continue; elections seen as farce M e g a n Stevens STAFF W R I T E R

T h e BBC r e p o r t e d last w e e k t h a t at least 30 Syrians w e r e killed in c o u n t r y w i d e violence as o t h e r s voted o n a c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r e f e r e n d u m . The n e w c o n s t i t u tion would call for a m u l t i p a r t y p a r l i a m e n t a r y election at s o m e p o i n t in t h e next t h r e e m o n t h s .

A m o n g t h e voters w a s Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, w h o has spoken in favor of t h e r e f e r e n d u m . BBC c o r r e s p o n d e n t Lina Sinjab r e p o r t e d t h a t

the president sees t h e n e w c o n stitution as m a j o r r e f o r m over t h e c u r r e n t system. The m u l tiparty election would elimin a t e t h e c u r r e n t political m o nopoly held by t h e Baath Party.

The referendum's opponents say t h e election is a farce. M a n y activist g r o u p s have already p o i n t e d out h o w easy it would b e for t h e c u r r e n t r e g i m e t o ign o r e any n e w c o n s t i t u t i o n . T h e p r e v i o u s c o n s t i t u t i o n , Sinjab wrote, "guaranteed p e r s o n a l a n d political f r e e d o m s and b a n n e d torture." T h e old r e g i m e i g n o r e d a n d violated these provisions.

A c c o r d i n g t o Syrian activist H u s e i n Saqer, "people don't w a n t to vote b e c a u s e they see n o difference b e t w e e n this o n e and t h e o t h e r constitution."

Sinjab also r e p o r t e d interviewing a housewife, w h o v o t e d yes in s u p p o r t of t h e p r e s i d e n t in spite of t h e fact t h a t she h a s n o t read t h e constitution.

M o r e t h a n 13,000 polling places have b e e n set up, t h e BBC r e p o r t e d , w h i c h would serve 14.6 million voters.

Meanwhile, shooting bet w e e n rebels and g o v e r n m e n t forces c o n t i n u e s o n all sides.

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The city of H o m s , in particular, h a s taken m u c h shelling, m o s t of it in its Baba A m r neighborh o o d . The U.K.'s Syrian O b s e r vatory for H u m a n Rights estim a t e s t h a t n i n e civilians and four Syrian soldiers have b e e n killed so far in H o m s alone.

The C B C says at least 16 were killed in t h e city o n Monday.

The Red C r o s s is trying to evacuate injured Syrians a n d foreign journalists. It w a s also atable to recover the b o d ies of t w o journalists, M a r i e Colvin and Remi Ochlik, w h o w e r e b o t h killed in H o m s .

Both journalists had extensive experience r e p o r t i n g in war zones. Ochlik, a p h o t o g r a pher, was k n o w n for his p h o tos of t h e A r a b Spring. Colvin had r e p o r t e d o n w a r s for 30 years and was, according to The G u a r d i a n , "credited with saving t h e lives of 1,500 w o m e n a n d children" in East Timor.

The U N estimates t h a t 5,400 p e o p l e have been killed in t h e last 11 m o n t h s . The n u m b e r may have increased t o 7,300, t h o u g h sources differ. The ca-

sualty n u m b e r s c a n n o t be c o n f i r m e d d u e to t h e Syrian government's strict restrictions on foreign correspondents.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary C l i n t o n w a r n e d t h e nation Feb. 26 that s e n d i n g t r o o p s to Syria m i g h t only worsen t h e situation. The country, she told The Australian, is o n t h e brink of civil war, and "outside intervention would n o t p r e v e n t that, it would probably expedite it."

She did, however, call for t h e Syrian a r m y to rebel, saying that the troops cannot continue to s u p p o r t a dying g o v e r n m e n t .

O n Feb. 27, the O b a m a adm i n i s t r a t i o n s u m m o n e d the senior Syrian envoy t o t h e U n i t e d States. The president later called for Assad t o s t e p d o w n . This is t h e second t i m e h e has m a d e such a request, having d o n e so last A u g u s t . Assad, said Presid e n t O b a m a , is s t a n d i n g between Syrians and the f u t u r e .

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Hope artist profile: photographer Chris Cox D o you develop your own film then?

Ben Lemmen GUEST WRITER

You're currently finishing a sfudio arts m a j o r h e r e at Hope, with a focus on film photography.

When and how did you get started with photography? sophomore school. My d a d gave itax 3 5 millimeter t o o k a black and w h i t e iphy course, and that's »lly started getting into photography. I started thinking of it outside of just a "taking pictures for fun" t y p e of thing. I've always been kind of into pictures a n d visual things.

G r o w i n g up, I always did art: painting and d r a wi n g a n d things like that.

C o m i n g to H o p e , I wasn't s u r e if 1 was going to d o art or not. That was p a r t of my reason for c o m i n g to H o p e actually. 1 was like, well, I could m a j o r in English or history, or w h a t e v e r I w a n t . Probably s o p h o m o r e year h e r e I really d e c i d e d that I'm interested in visual culture: m a k i n g images and w h a t t h a t m e a n s . So, for t h e last three yeafs-Tve b e e n pretty d e v o t e d to p h o t o g r a p h y a n d image making.

A r e you exclusively a film photographer? W h a t are your r e a s o n s b e h i n d u s i n g film a s o p p o s e d t o digital?

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Well, I s h o o t all color negative p h o t o s . You can really process color with h a n d chemicals like you could with black and white, so 1 just ship it all out. W h e n 1 get it back, I scan my work into a c o m p u t e r with a film scanner, and then edit it as you would with any o t h e r p h o t o g r a p h . It's kind of like a mix of b o t h worlds: I c a p t u r e o n film, bring it into t h e c o m p u t e r , then edit and print it f r o m there.

Looking at your work, there's a unique balance between p h o t o g r a p h s of p e o p l e , as well as landscapes a n d i n a n i m a t e o b j e c t s . W o u l d y o u say t h a t t h i s is a n i n t e n t i o n a l b a l a n c e , o r j u s t n a t u r a l l y c o m e s o u t in your work?

I don't really categorize my work as "landscape" or "portrait." I kind of see it all m o r e like o n e w h o l e thing. I'm really interested in t h e relationship b e t w e e n myself taking pictures, and whatever I'm taking a p i c t u r e of. I'm interested in what happens when the photographer is taking a picture of a p e r s o n w h o is in a landscape, or a space, and what h a p p e n s with the relationship between t h e p e r s o n , t h e landscape, a n d myself. This three-way relationship and t h e conversation t h a t evolves liiMlml •luliiiiiiiiill srncuy portraiture, landscape, are j u s t

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be a landscape, but you'll notice s u b j e c t s in it interacting with t h e land.

Is t h e r e a n y t h i n g s p e c i f i c a l l y that you enjoy capturing m o r e than anything?

I'm interested in people. I'm really into visual culture, and w h e n a subject is c a p t u r e d on film, h o w their w h o l e a w a r e n e s s of visual ideas, culture, a t t i t u d e and m o o d is c a p t u r e d and p o r t r a y e d t o t h e c a m e r a . So I'm really interested in t h e p e r s o n and h o w p a r t s of t h e m can c o m e t h r o u g h o n film.

How do you decide what to c a p t u r e ? Axe y o u a p l a n n e r , o r d o y o u r u n m o r e off of f e e l i n g and spontaneity?

Recendy, what I've b e e n doing h a s been quite intentional.

Everything has b e e n pretty contrived. So, even if you see an image t h a t a p p e a r s t o be s p o n t a n e o u s and loose, m o s t likely I've s p e n t s o m e t i m e really thinking a b o u t h o w it's going t o c o m e together visually. Usually, before I d o a s h o o t I really think a b o u t what's going to h a p p e n but m o r e so for the overall picture, not necessarily the individual compositions.

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h o p i n g t h e viewer can really get into it a n d f r a m e themselves in t h e images. They're so big that w h e n you get u p close, they'll be t h e only thing you can see on t h e wall. There's a m i x of work too.

It's all stuff f r o m N e w Zealand.

There's a mix of straight up landscape, figurative stuff, and s o m e portraits. It's really an overall look at m y t i m e studying there, Jacob Bullard, w h o g r a d u a t e d a year ago, h a s r e c o r d e d a s o u n d t r a c k for t h e work too. It's a b o u t a 3 0 - m i n u t e long piece t h a t h e c r e a t e d in r e s p o n s e to t h e pictures that will b e played t h r o u g h o u t t h e exhibition. The m u s i c should hopefully e n h a n c e t h e m o o d a n d feeling of t h e imagery. We'll see h o w p e o p l e r e s p o n d to it. For m e , I really like t h e m u s i c b e c a u s e I have such a personal c o n n e c t i o n to t h e w o r k . It will b e interesting t o see s o m e o n e w h o is n o t related t o it and h o w they engage with b o t h aspects.

T h i s e x h i b i t i o n is i m a g e s of y o u r s e m e s t e r in N e w Z e a l a n d .

H o w m u c h of y o u r t i m e t h e r e c o n s i s t e d of a c t u a l l y g o i n g o u t and shooting?

M y c o u r s e w o r k out there was all studio stuff. I did an a r t h i s t o r y course, a p h o t o course and a classical t y p o g r a p h y course. I spent a lot of t i m e taking pictures too. All of t|ie n are c m t h e travels that I did there.

The w o r k s a^e a mix of b o t h t h e n o r t h and Zealand. I stayed a b o u t a m after ray classes to just travel a r o u n d . 1 s p e n t a lot of studying, b u t also e n o u g h t o travel and see t h e

country.

D o you h a v e c a r e e r in p h o t o g r a p h y ?

Yeah, we'll see what h a p p e n s (laughs). I t h o u g h t I was going to be doing c o m m e r c i a l p h o t o g r a p h y after school, li p o r t r a i t u r e for a m a g a z i n e company. But over t h e m o n t h I've been reconsideri that. I'm t h i n k i n g of p u r s u i n g fine a r t now. Possibly d o i n g exhibition and gallery w o r k , kind of what I'm doing here.

I'm also doing a l b u m design and directorial stuff with Jacob Bullard. He's doing a n e w full length that will c o m e o u t in the m i d d l e of June. I'll b e doing a lot of p h o t o g r a p h y with h i m .

I'm excited a b o u t that. I'm m o r e interested in p r o j e c t - b a s e d stuff, if it's like the c o m m e r c i a l a s p e c t s of doing a r t w o r k for artists. I'm not going to h o p e or plan for a n y t h i n g too m u c h . We'll see what happens.

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Is music piracy a 'rip off or 'cool' marketing tool?

Chris Russ CO-EOITORHN-CHIEF

In r e c e n t m o n t h s , t h e n e w s h a s b e e n full of stories d o c u m e n t i n g t h e controversy surr o u n d i n g t h e Stop O n l i n e Piracy Act, a bill i n t r o d u c e d in the H o u s e , a n d a similar bill introd u c e d in t h e Senate, t h e P r o t e c t IP Act. The s t a t e d goal of t h e bills n o w o n hold is t o m a k e it m o r e difficult for websites t o spread pirated materials, b u t a n u m b e r of c o m p l a i n t s w e r e raised a b o u t c o m p l i c a t i o n s t h a t could arise f r o m t h e i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of this policy.

The debate s u r r o u n d i n g these bills o n c e again b r o u g h t t o t h e f o r e f r o n t , t h e always controversial subject of m u s i c piracy, a subject t h a t is particularly relevant to college s t u d e n t s .

A 2011 University of N e braska study p u b l i s h e d in "Psychology, C r i m e and Law" f o u n d t h a t while s t u d e n t s largely felt t h a t shoplifting was w r o n g , they did n o t feel nearly t h e s a m e way a b o u t digital music piracy.

In fact, t h e majority of those polled had no m o r a l o b j e c t i o n to d o w n l o a d i n g copyrighted m u s i c for free.

The music i n d u s t r y h a s seen firsthand t h e results of this view-

p o i n t . Even t h o u g h record sales rose slightly in 2012, t h e overall totals for r e c o r d s sales are d o w n by m o r e t h a n 50 p e r c e n t p r i o r t o t h e d a w n of easily accessible illegal d o w n l o a d i n g .

Steve, o w n e r of T h e Full Circle r e c o r d store in d o w n t o w n Holland, w h i c h first o p e n e d in 2003 h a s seen t h e decline of record sales first h a n d . " W h a t gets t o me, a f t e r seeing t h e effects of Napster, Limewire, C D b u r n e r s being included in all c o m p u t e r s , is t h a t p e o p l e have b e e n t r a d i n g m u s i c for so long t h a t they feel that they're entitled t o it. It doesn't have a stigma anymore."

Steve also explained that piracy might have m o r e p r a g m a t i c downsides. "People have accepted a lower quality s o u n d of m u sic, it's c o m p r e s s e d . You're kind of ripping yourself off."

S o m e take a different stance, and feel that t h e music i n d u s t r y is so v e h e m e n t l y against piracy, not b e c a u s e they s u p p o r t artists, b u t b e c a u s e they are afraid of not being able t o profit off of those artists.

"Well as we can see, 'piracy' is just o n e of those scare w o r d s used by big business like Victory Records w h e r e t h e b a n d s w h o p r o d u c e t h e p r o d u c t don't

see any of the profits. It's just ano t h e r e x a m p l e of t h e 'haves' att e m p t i n g t o keep t h e 'have-nots' f r o m having," Nicholas Pillsbury ('12) said.

Pillsbury is r e f e r e n c i n g t h e d i s p u t e s Victory R e c o r d s h a s had with s o m e of t h e artists signed to t h e label. O n e of t h o s e artists, Streetlight M a n i f e s t o , e n c o u r a g e d their f a n s t o pirate their m u s i c or p u r c h a s e it directly f r o m t h e b a n d website, d u e to d i s p u t e s over royalties.

W h i l e the i n t e r n e t h a s h u r t overall sales, it h a s given artists an opportunity to connect more directly with fans. Jake Kalmink is a s o p h o m o r e at H o p e a n d a musician w h o uses a variety of m e t h o d s to distribute his m u s i c . " W h e n I release m y music, I personally p r e f e r either b u r n i n g C D - R s (to give away free t o just get my n a m e o u t there) or p u t ting songs online o n a website called B a n d c a m p . The coolest p a r t about b a n d c a m p is that it h a s t h e o p t i o n of "Pay W h a t You Want." This allows for t h e d o w n loaders of my m u s i c to decide w h e t h e r they w a n t it for free, for a dollar, or for $20! It's really cool t o m e , b e c a u s e it allows m e to get my m u s i c o u t there at n o cost, a n d at a fair cost to anyone.

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I d o feel really great w h e n s o m e o n e thinks my music is good e n o u g h t o purchase," Kalmink said.

But along with e m b r a c i n g t h e I n t e r n e t as a m e a n s t o share m u sic, Kalmink o p p o s e s piracy as an irresponsible r e s p o n s e to this sharing.

"I t h i n k that t h e ability t o d o w n l o a d helps p e o p l e h e a r a lot of great music, b u t t h e laziness a n d lack of c o m m i t m e n t to actually p u r c h a s i n g m u s i c really bugs m e . Music has as m u c h value as f o o d d o e s to me. A n d I love f o o d . I don't like t o d o w n l o a d m u s i c illegally mostly b e c a u s e I don't feel as t h o u g h I'm supp o r t i n g t h e artist, and it doesn't feel like I actually o w n t h e m u sic," Kalmink said. He a d d e d t h a t he d o e s feel that t h e penalties for music piracy are excessively harsh.

M a t t Costello ('14) serves as a music director at Hope's radio station, W T H S and also has mixed views o n illegal d o w n loading.

"Piracy h a s taken a lot of m o n e y o u t of t h e h a n d s of t h e artist, there's n o question. It m a k e s it h a r d e r for smaller, ind e p e n d e n t musicians to get their feet off t h e g r o u n d . But t h e r e is m o r e music available t o t h e av-

erage p e r s o n t h a n ever before.

This has c r e a t e d a sense of c o m petition. A l m o s t every previous g e n e r a t i o n s h o w s r e c o r d labels trying to cash in o n o n e particular craze by p r o d u c i n g h u n d r e d s of c a r b o n - c o p i e s , f r o m t h e British Invasion to Boy Bands. But n o w t h a t we have easy access to conceivably anything, w e as t h e c o n s u m e r get to dictate what w e listen t o a n d w h o we s u p p o r t . So I s u p p o s e m y m a i n p o i n t is t h a t despite t h e p r o b l e m s it brings to artists it's had an overall positive effect o n t h e m u s i c industry."

Despite t h e overall lack of a c o n s e n s u s o n t h e issue, t h e o n e point everyone seems comfortable agreeing o n is t h a t illeglal d o w n l o a d i n g has c h a n g e d t h e music i n d u s t r y p e r m a n e n t l y and will c o n t i n u e t o c h a n g e it in t h e years t o c o m e . ""In my opinion, artists are going to have to t o u r m o r e to make a living, a n d they'll get used t o smaller paycheck, they probably already have," Steve said.

H o w and w h e n t h e governm e n t plans t o step in a n d i m p a c t this c u r r e n t system r e m a i n s t o be seen.

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"Although it's not the easiest read, especially the first time through. I've read it at least four times and it gets better everytime. I think a really good book is one you can read any number of times and get something new out of it everytime and , Catch-22' definitely fits the bill."

Sam Hirt ARTS CO-EDITOR

"A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway "Hemingway rewrote the ending 47 times. 1 read the ending and was floored. Great novel."

Aleesa Ribbons FEATURES EDITOR

"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee "To date, I've read this book almost 20 times. The way that Lee writes about big life issues through the eyes of a child takes me back to my childhood every single time. It's a timeless American classic that will always remain my favorite book."

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A w e e k and a half f r o m now, t h e s t u d e n t s of H o p e College's eyes will be a little bit brighter, their smiles will be a little bit wider and they will b e able t o b r e a t h a little bit lighter. By t h e e n d of next week, m i d t e r m s will have c o n c l u d e d a n d s t u d e n t s will be seen r u s h i n g back t o their d o r m s to pack their bags a n d flee t h e c a m p u s as M a r c h 16 m a r k s t h e last day of classes and t h e b e g i n n i n g of spring break.

For many, t h e past f e w m o n t h s have b e e n s p e n t d r e a m ing, discussing, p l a n n i n g a n d finalizing spring break plans.

For s o m e , plans to go h o m e are either exciting or d a u n t i n g . A n d t h e n there are t h o s e last m i n u t e p l a n n e r s w h o completely d r o p p e d t h e ball on p l a n n i n g a trip.

Unless you w a n t t o r e m a i n o n c a m p u s with n o t h i n g t o do, you might w a n t t o c o n s i d e r p u t t i n g together a trip quickly. Here are s o m e ideas of w h a t could soon be awaiting you.

Plan a road trip Spring break doesn't n e c e s sarily have to be a b o u t w h e r e you go or what you do. Hitting t h e o p e n r o a d s for an a d v e n t u r e could be just as exciting and m i g h t even be m o r e m e m o r a b l e .

G a t h e r s o m e friends, p u r c h a s e a m a p , stock up o n snacks, m i x a c o u p l e of C D s with your favorite t u n e s and hit t h e road a n d see w h e r e it leads you b e f o r e you have to r e t u r n to Michigan.

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This spring break, a r o u n d 170 s t u d e n t s will b e heading out across t h e nation and world to take p a r t in H o p e College's imm e r s i o n trips.

There are 14 trips with W a s h ington D.C; Detroit, Mich; East Palo Alto, Calif; Tegucigalpa, H o u n d u r a s and Blue Fields, N i c u r a g u a being s o m e of t h e places t h a t s t u d e n t s will visit.

These trips serve t o i m m e r s e s t u d e n t s in a different culture, challenge their ideas a b o u t injustice, d e e p e n their faith, stretch their relationships a n d c h a n g e t h e way they see t h e world.

According to Kate K o o y m a n , director of o u t r e a c h and social justice t h r o u g h H o p e College C a m p u s Ministries, s t u d e n t s will benefit f r o m these trips because "students develop s t r o n g relationships with students they never would have m e t b e fore, they get t o m e e t p e o p l e w h o are p a r t of t h e K i n g d o m of G o d w h o will challenge t h e m t o ask q u e s t i o n s they've never asked a n d to see G o d in a n e w way and they challenge s t u d e n t s t o discern their o w n call t o b e a p a r t of w o r k i n g for justice in t h e world."

W h i l e it may b e t o o late t o sign up for the national a n d int e r n a t i o n a l i m m e r s i o n trips, t h e r e is a local i m m e r s i o n trip that still h a s spots available.

S t u d e n t s w h o participate in t h e Holland i m m e r s i o n trip will visit various o r g a n i z a t i o n s and ministries in Hope's backyard.

They'll stay at different c h u r c h e s a r o u n d t o w n a n d see firsthand

road t r i p s h o w G o d is already w o r k i n g in Holland t o address injustices that are here.

The cost is $100 and s p o t s are filling quickly, so c o n t a c t Kooym a n at k o o y m a n @ h o p e . e d u today!

Hit the great outdoors W h e t h e r you're based out of Holland or decide t o r e t u r n t o your h o m e t o w n , c h a n c e s are high that there is a good c a m p ing site within driving distance f r o m your h o m e . A week s p e n t enjoying M o t h e r N a t u r e with f r i e n d s requires a marginal a m o u n t of m o n e y and very little planning. A l t h o u g h it m a y still b e a little chilly, a w a r m fire a n d a heavy sleeping bag can easily m a k e t h e winter w i n d s bearable.

Borrowing equipment from f r i e n d s w h o are Florida b o u n d will spare you t h e high costs of c a m p i n g gear.

O n c e you have d e c i d e d o n c a m p g r o u n d a n d set u p c a m p , you and your f r i e n d s can s p e n d t i m e hiking, fishing, playing cards, sitting a r o u n d t h e c a m p fire talking or roasting m a r s h mallows.

It is sure to b e a low-key week filled with b o n d i n g and making m e m o r i e s you won't soon forget.

Last-minute traveling If you absolutely m u s t spend your spring break lying on the b e a c h s o m e p l a c e w a r m , it's a possibility that you might be able to find s o m e l a s t - m i n u t e deals o n tropical vacations. Priceline a n d Last M i n u t e are two c o m panies that help you find hotels and airfare at r e d u c e d rates.

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Life after basketball Sports C o - E d i t o r

In "The Love S o n g o f ) . A l f r e d Prufrock," T.S. Eliot m e n t i o n s m e a s u r i n g one's life o u t in c o f f e e s p o o n s . I'm n o t m u c h of a coffee drinker, so t h a t a n a l o g y d o e s n ' t d o m u c h for m e . M e , I've m e a s u r e d m y life o u t in b a s k e t b a l l g a m e s .

T h a t m a y s e e m like a s t r a n g e s t a t e m e n t c o m ing f r o m t h e girl w h o s e basketball c a r e e r consisted of t w o u n i m p r e s s i v e s e a s o n s of B t e a m m i d d l e s c h o o l basketball, w h e r e s h e n e v e r q u i t e g r a s p e d t h e c o n c e p t of a play a n d h a d a c a r e e r - h i g h t h r e e p o i n t s o n o n e - o n - o n e in e i g h t h grade, b u t h e a r m e out.

I g r e w u p in t h e g y m of C o m s t o c k H i g h S c h o o l i n C o m s t o c k , Mich., w h e r e o n T u e s d a y a n d Friday nights, m y dad, a t e a c h e r at C o m stock, b r o u g h t m e to the boys' varsity g a m e s . I sat at t h e stat table night a f t e r n i g h t , w a t c h i n g h i m fill o u t a b o o k of p o i n t s a n d fouls a n d all s o r t s of o t h e r t h i n g s t h a t m a d e n o s e n s e to m e .

I may not have k n o w n what was going on, but I loved b e i n g at t h o s e g a m e s . I loved w a t c h i n g all t h o s e big high s c h o o l kids play.

I s p e n t m y t e e n a g e y e a r s in t h e g y m of Kal a m a z o o C h r i s t i a n High S c h o o l , t h e "biggest little g y m in Michigan," a c c o r d i n g to t h e r a d i o ann o u n c e r s t h a t c o v e r e d o u r g a m e s . 1 did n o t m i s s o n e h o m e g a m e for f o u r years, a n d it w a s in t h a t g y m t h a t I f o u n d my p a s s i o n .

T h e d r i n k i n g s c a n d a l of 2005, w h e n t h e Intoxicated Ten, i n c l u d i n g f o u r of o u r s t a r t e r s , w e r e b e n c h e d f o r six g a m e s a n d t h e S o b e r Six s t e p p e d up, s p a r k e d in m e a love f o r s p o r t s j o u r n a l i s m .

U n d e r my b e d at h o m e , t h e r e is a b i n d e r t h a t h a s e v e r y single article a b o u t K a l a m a z o o C h r i s t i a n b a s k e t b a l l t h a t r a n in t h e K a l a m a z o o G a z e t t e f r o m t h e b e g i n n i n g of F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 5 until t h e

c o m e t o a close.

T h e t h i n g a b o u t s e n i o r year, t h o u g h , is t h a t you can't look at e v e r y t h i n g as e n d i n g s a n d lasts.

It's t o o o v e r w h e l m i n g . I try ( s o m e w h a t u n s u c cessfully, b u t t r y n e v e r t h e l e s s ) to look at m y exits as e n t r a n c e s into s o m e t h i n g new. W h e n 1 h e a r d t h e e a s t d o o r of DeVos click closed a f t e r I w a l k e d into S a t u r d a y night, 1 e n t e r e d into a n e w p h a s e of my b a s k e t b a l l - l o v i n g life. I d o n ' t k n o w w h a t t h a t p h a s e will look like, b u t there's n o d o u b t in m y m i n d t h a t it will still involve a lot of w i n t e r n i g h t s in g y m s . Basketball h a s b e e n a p a r t of m e since I w a s a little girl, a n d I i n t e n d to k e e p it t h a t way.

Bethany w o u l d like t o thank every single Hope College basketball t e a m member, from coaches t o players t o managers, for four fantastic

Marc Tori Staff Writer

I love nature. There's s o m e t h i n g inside m e that pulls m e to the wild every so often. 1 have a desire to go o n grand adventures exploring the vastness of creation. I'm n o t t h e m o s t "outdoorsy" guy, b u t I've learned to enjoy roughing it.

S o m e t h i n g about the wilderness speaks to m e . It might be the old, tall trees that have seen a n d heard so m u c h .

M a y b e it's the endlessly flowing stream with source unseen o r t h e thrill of imagining what the land looked t h o u s a n d s of years before.

There's n o t h i n g like sitting in the w o o d s watching the sunrise. The forest c o m e s to life slowly. Birds begin to sing as d a w n approaches. Squirrels w a n d e r d o w n f r o m their nests to play in the crinkly leaves and look for hidden acorns. All the while, 1 sit quiedy marveling at creation.

T h e light, the s o u n d s , the plants and t h e animals all over-

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I think this is o n e reason I've separated the first five days of creation f r o m the sixth. Isn't it easier to find irresistible t h e u n t o u c h e d pieces of wilderness, t h e o n e s m a n hasn't

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Marc really w a n t s t o m o v e o u t west a n d explore t h e o t h e r side of this continent. Bring on t h e Rocky Mountains!

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I'm n o t saying c h a n g e y o u w h o are. I n fact, y o u n e e d t o be y o u r self! But if you are t h e type of girl w h o w a n t s to go o u t every w e e k e n d o r c o m p l a i n a b o u t # f i r s t w o r l d p r o b l e m s , don't e x p e c t a C h a n n i n g T a t u m in y o u r life a n y t i m e s o o n .

O h a n d an a d d i t i o n a l n o t e for guys- If y o u w a t c h "The Vow," you'll see t h a t T a t u m d o e s n ' t o p e n t h e car d o o r for M c A d a m s at t h e very b e g i n n i n g a f t e r t h e y leave t h e m o v i e theater. 1 d o n ' t c a r e if it's y o u r first d a t e o r you've b e e n d a t i n g f o r five years, y o u s h o u l d still be

c o n t a m i n a t e d yet? Isn't it u n d e r s t a n d a b l e I w a n t a p e t dog because it can't argue with me? If I don't have to engage with the flaws of humanity, they can't h u r t me.

But G o d has called m e to so m u c h more. He's called each o n e of us to love all seven days of creation together.

T h e r e is n o escaping creation. From the c o n c r e t e jungles of u r b a n skyscrapers to the golden plains of the west, G o d w a n t s us to embrace, care for and cherish what H e has made. H e sent his son Jesus to r e d e e m humanity, a n d o n e day H e will restore creation to its intended state.

There are so m a n y reasons to be cynical towards p e o ple; I don't need to n a m e any. O u r world is broken. But like Derek W e b b said in chapel last Friday, "There is no excuse for cynicism because Christianity is all a b o u t hope."

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k n o w that better than m o s t .

People are tough to love. W e should love t h e m anyways.

G o d once destroyed all of creation to save N o a h and his family, showing us that p e o p l e are w o r t h a lot. I pray we all, including myself, begin to see other people as the jewels they are, and that we w o u l d love t h e m like our G o d loves

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to win her heart.

That's all g o o d a n d d a n d y ladies, b u t I w a n t t o s h a r e a piece of advice t h a t I h a v e h e a r d w h i l e listening t o a series of talks called "Love, Sex, a n d D a t i n g " by A d a m Stanley. G u y s like T a t u m are l o o k i n g f o r a special girl too. T h e y w a n t a girl w i t h w h o m it is w o r t h being t h a t h e a d - o v e r - h e e l s in love with. You t h i n k T a t u m w o u l d t r y t o w i n back t h e love of a girl w h o t r e a t e d h i m like c r a p , o r w h o c o m p l a i n s t h a t h e r c a m e r a isn't g o o d e n o u g h , o r t h a t h e r cell p h o n e isn't t h e n e w est? D o e s h e w a n t a girl w h o h o o k s u p w i t h r a n d o m guys every o t h e r w e e k e n d , o r is failing half of h e r classes? N o . He's g o i n g t o w a n t a girl w h o t r e a t s h i m r i g h t a n d r e s p e c t s herself a n d o t h e r s .

So if y o u w a n t a guy like C h a n n i n g T a t u m t o s w e e p y o u off y o u r feet, y o u n e e d to a c t like a girl w h o d e s e r v e s t h a t k i n d of guy. Look nice, e v e n if you're just g o i n g to class. D o n ' t act like you're d u m b b e c a u s e y o u t h i n k guys find it cute. W e don't. You n e e d to b e "the p e r s o n t h a t you're l o o k i n g for is l o o k i n g for." ( Q u o t e d f r o m t h e talk series m e n t i o n e d above. It's a g r e a t series for a n y o n e i n t e r e s t e d in

Genesis 1 tells us Creator G o d spoke the world into being f r o m n o t h i n g in six days. Each day H e a d d e d s o m e t h i n g n e w a n d good. The Psalms tell us that creation displays t h e glory of G o d . I agree wholeheartedly. From the shores of Lake Michigan to the A n d e s M o u n t a i n s , I've seen the natural w o r k s of G o d ' s h a n d s in so m a n y beautiful ways. T h e r e is n o way to deny His work.

Did you notice 1 left o u t the m o s t i m p o r t a n t p a r t of creation? I've only written a b o u t h o w I love the natural beauty in t h e world a r o u n d us. I've only w r i t t e n about the first five days of creation. G o d did his best w o r k o n Day Six! H u m a n s are t h e crowning jewels of creation. W e are all u n i q u e a n d created in the image of the G o d . Admittedly, I don't always have the love for other people like I have the love for nature. Don't m i s u n d e r s t a n d m e t h o u g h . I love people. 1 love being a r o u n d t h e m at Waffle House, giving t h e m tours of H o p e , o r speaking Spanish with t h e m .

But people aren't always as easy to love as a quiet m o r n ing in the w o o d s . They let m e d o w n . They don't clean u p after themselves. People are selfish a n d rude. W e tear d o w n o u r b r o t h e r s and sisters with o u r words. W e are so

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I finally m a n a g e d to d r a g my girlfriend to see "The Vow" t h i s w e e k e n d (and yes, in this relationship, 1 a m t h e o n e w h o w a n t s to see chick-flicks. G u y s s h o u l d n ' t be afraid to a d m i t that.) For t h o s e of you w h o don't know, the m o v i e is a b o u t a h u s b a n d ( C h a n n i n g T a t u m ) a n d wife (Rachel M c A d a m s ) w h o get in a car a c c i d e n t . W h e n t h e w i f e w a k e s up, she h a s no m e m o r y of t h e p a s t five years, i n c l u d i n g h e r h u s b a n d . T h e rest of t h e m o v i e is a b o u t T a t u m r e - d a t i n g h e r a n d w i n n i n g b a c k h e r love.

It's b e e n in t h e a t e r s f o r t w o w e e k s , a n d in t h a t t i m e I saw plenty of F a c e b o o k s t a t u s e s a n d t w e e t s f r o m girls saying t h e y w e r e a m a z e d w i t h T a t u m (and n o t just b e c a u s e of his excellent w a r d r o b e o r abs t h a t every guy w a n t s to have by s p r i n g break.) Girls w a n t a guy like T a t u m b e c a u s e h e didn't stop loving her, a n d against all r e a s o n tried to win back h e r love again. A girl usually w a n t s a guy w h o is t h a t crazy in love with her, w h o w o u l d b e willing to d o w h a t e v e r it takes

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I didn't c o m e t o H o p e f o r t h e D e w Crew, b u t I've said since f r e s h m a n year t h a t I c o u l d n ' t i m a g ine g o i n g to a s c h o o l t h a t d i d n ' t care a b o u t its basketball t e a m . I t h i n k it's safe to say I e n d e d u p at t h e right place. T h e d e d i c a t i o n I've s e e n a n d b e e n a p a r t of over the p a s t f o u r s e a s o n s f r o m s t u d e n t s , faculty, staff a n d all s o r t s of c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s has redefined passion for me.

You c a n have y o u r I z z o n e . You c a n h a v e y o u r C a m e r o n C r a z i e s . If I c o u l d d o it all over again, there's n o q u e s t i o n in m y m i n d : I w o u l d always c h o o s e to s p e n d my f o u r college basketball seas o n s in t h e D e w Crew.

Leaving DeVos last S a t u r d a y n i g h t w a s as g r e a t of a c h a l l e n g e f o r m e as leaving t h e Civic C e n t e r a f t e r N y k e r k this year, w h i c h , if you k n o w m e at all, is a p r e t t y h u g e s t a t e m e n t . 1 lingered until well p a s t 10 p . m . b e c a u s e I k n e w o n c e I left, I c o u l d n ' t go b a c k . Sure, I can r e t u r n t o t h e building, a n d 1 c a n go back to m o r e H o p e b a s k e t ball g a m e s â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a n d you b e t t e r believe 1 willâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;but my t i m e as a d e d i c a t e d D e w C r e w m e m b e r h a s

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Lessons learned while wandering I a m convinced that 1 am living in o n e of t h e most b e a u tiful places in the world. I m u s t be. If I'm not and there are m o r e s t u n n i n g lands t h a n o n e I am in, I m n o t sure my heart could take it. I'm certain that it couldn't.

Scotland's cities are lovely, of course. A b e r d e e n buzzes with that international excitement, t h e airspace b r i m m i n g with t h e s o u n d s of a h u n d r e d different languages. Edinburgh is majestic, rich in culture a n d history, a sprawling t o w n of cobblestone a n d cathedrals a n d bagpipes. But there is s o m e thing a b o u t this h u m b l e countryside, s o m e t h i n g subtle a n d breathtaking. It's t h e way that the sun is positioned in the sky, streaming t h r o u g h thin, white clouds t h a t h a n g low over the hills. It's the way that the s h a d o w s move steadily across the face of the m o u n tains. It's the way that the color of t h e land shifts from green to red to b r o w n to tan, the dirt a n d the pastures a n d the f a r m l a n d creating an e n o r m o u s quilt t h a t blankets the e a r t h as far as t h e eye can see. T h e black birds d a n c i n g in the breeze, the sheep speckling the landscape, the smell of pine needles a n d d a m p w o o d and rainwater, the s o u n d of waterfalls and white water and the c r u n c h of pebbles b e n e a t h your feet. It is everything gigantic, a n d it is n o t h i n g at all - certainly beauty in w h a t w e see as Ordinary and b e a u t y

backpacking b o o t s - n o n e of which are ideal for the everyday. O n a daily basis, I walk at least 5 miles, and o n the weekends, 10 miles p e r day at m i n i m u m . M y feet are already bruised, swollen a n d sore. This, in p a r t , is a blessing, for with each step I a m r e m i n d e d of the travels I have h a d t h e privilege to take and the e n o r m i t y of the place in w h i c h I am present. O n the o t h e r hand, though, it's easier to just buy the right kind of shoe.

2) Travel-sized gear is w o r t h t h e small investment. W h e n your backpack is heavy, your back will h u r t , and you will b e n o cleaner o r fresher for it. W o m e n , leave your plethora of p r o d u c t s at h o m e . If you disagree with this, I beg you to read s o m e Thoreau.

Your back and your m i n d will t h a n k you later.

3) Never book the latest b u s possible. Few things will be o p e n past six o n a Sunday anyway, so there's little use in staying those extra five hours. T h e r e will, without a doubt, be d r u n k old m e n shouting obscure things at inappropriate m o m e n t s , filling the b u s with the scent of stale alcohol and an overwhelming sense of discomfort. Just book t h e 7 p.m. trip.

4) Revel in the small things. Listen hard, b r e a t h e deeply, a n d keep your eyes focused on the world a r o u n d you rather than on your o w n t w o feet. There is so m u c h to be seen, so m u c h to enjoy, a n d an incomprehensible a m o u n t for w h i c h to be thankful. The s o u n d s of t h e streets, the fly sitting o n your forearm, t h e smell of w a r m spring air - all of these are w o r t h y of your time, of your acknowledgment. Relish in these subtleties, a n d

in w h a t G o d has m a d e extraordinary.

A s I w a n d e r the city streets a n d r o a m the rolling hills, I a m ever m i n d f u l of t h e lessons I am learning. 1 c a m e to this place knowing little, a n d t h o u g h I still have an incredible a m o u n t to learn, each day I grow a little wiser a n d a bit m o r e w o r n . I a m still an a m a t e u r after these five s h o r t weeks abroad, but I will share with you, readers, a few of

be grateful for it.

I feel that it is officially time to consider myself a weary traveler. M y feet are bruised, my b o d y sore a n d dehydrated, my hair u n b r u s h e d . W h a t a privilege it is to be lost in this

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place, to attribute my fatigue to t h e u n e q u a l e d beauty of this land.

1) W e a r t h e right shoes. You've heard it before, a n d I'll say it again: for heaven's sake, wear t h e right shoes! I b r o u g h t three pairs w i t h m e to Europe: Sperrys, ankle boots, and

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ing a c u l t u r a l heritage class o r n o t this semester, it'll b e a lot m o r e ) . A n d o u t of t h o s e t h i n g s you access plus t h e m i l l i o n s of e v e n t s you've w i t n e s s e d or h e a r d a b o u t , that's w h a t y o u talk a b o u t w i t h y o u r f r i e n d s , family, a c q u a i n t a n c e s a n d you've accessed.

A n d w i t h t h a t i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t y o u relay, you are also relaying y o u r o p i n i o n b a s e d off you experiences.

G r a n t e d , n o t all t h e e v e n t s t h a t you w i t n e s s d e s e r v e w o r l d recognition, however, t h e y a r e e v e n t s t h a t m o r e t h a n likely y o u r f r i e n d s will listen to a n d will w a t c h just as closely as w h a t e v e r e v e n t s are o n t h e television.

Just as a j o u r n a l i s t h a s a responsibility t o p r o j e c t n e w s objectively, I w o u l d suggest t h a t w e all have t h e s a m e responsibility as the j o u r n a l i s t s to genuinely relay t h e inform a t i o n a n d d e s c r i b e it in a r e s p o n s i b l e m a n n e r .

For t h o s e w h o are C h r i s t i a n s I w o u l d suggest t h a t w e s h o u l d d o as Paul s u g g e s t e d in 1st T h e s s a l o n i a n s 2:4: "For w e s p e a k as m e s s e n g e r s a p p r o v e d by G o d to b e e n t r u s t e d w i t h t h e G o o d N e w s . O u r p u r p o s e is to please G o d , n o t p e o p l e . H e a l o n e

d u m b t a p e r e c o r d e r t h a t I've since t h e n t h r o w n away.

O u t of t h e 8 0 of us, I'm p r o b a b l y o n e of five failures t h a t didn't e n d u p going t o N o r t h w e s t e r n , C o l u m b i a , o r o n e of t h e o t h e r t o p 10 j o u r n a l i s m s c h o o l s a c r o s s t h e

e x a m i n e s t h e m o t i v e s of o u r hearts."

Unlike m e d i a j o u r n a l i s t s , o u r responsibility lies in g l o r i f y i n g t h e k i n g d o m in all t h a t w e say a n d do. W e are b r o a d c a s t i n g t o t h e w o r l d c o n s t a n t l y in e v e r y t h i n g w e do.

T h e r e m a y n o t b e a c a m e r a , Katie C o u r i c is n o t o n t h e o t h e r e n d a s k in g q u e s t i o n s , a n d o u r r e p o r t will n o t b e o n the O'Reilly Factor o r q u o t e d by David Rich, b u t o u r

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A n y h o w , o u r c o n v e r s a t i o n e n d e d u p being a b a r r a g e of q u e s t i o n s of w h y I n e v e r c o n t i n u e d t o do j o u r n a l i s m . I d o d g e d t h e q u e s t i o n , a n d to tell y o u t h e t r u t h , I m n o t quite sure I h a v e t h e b e s t answer, b u t I t h i n k t h e title of the c o l u m n is t h e b e s t a n s w e r I'll e v e r give.

Here's w h a t I m e a n .

N o t a w e e k p a s s e s w i t h o u t s o m e o n e telling m e h o w awful t h e n e w s m e d i a is today, w i t h a c o m m e n t o n h o w b i a s e d it is or h o w w o r t h l e s s half t h e stories are. A s t h e n e w s m o v e s away f r o m p r i n t a n d t o w a r d s a n electronic version, t h i s will b e c o m e m o r e app a r e n t ; e a c h journalist's bias will b e c o m e m o r e a p p a r e n t in b o t h their writing, as well

w o r d s definitely m a k e a n i m p a c t b e y o n d w h a t w e i m a g i n e .

- I'm also n o t d i s c o u n t i n g the p r o f e s s i o n of j o u r n a l i s m . T h e w o r l d n e e d s p r o f e s s i o n als in this area t o c o n t i n u e t o relay i n f o r m a t i o n . I'm just saying along t h e way t h e r e is n o r e a s o n w h a t s o e v e r t h a t w e can't a n d s h o u l d n ' t be p r o c e s s i n g a n d r e g u r g i t a t i n g i n f o r m a t i o n t h a t w e have l e a r n e d a n d have access to a n d d o i n g it in a loving m a n n e r as C h r i s t w o u l d .

I n s t e a d of b e i n g an o c c u p a t i o n a l j o u r n a l i s t , I w o u l d suggest w e are all v o c a t i o n a l j o u r n a l i s t s : individuals c h a r g e d w i t h s p r e a d i n g t h e g o o d n e w s of t h e gospel, a n d p r o m o t i n g o t h e r e v e n t s in a loving m a n n e r . This s h o u l d be d o n e as Paul d e s c r i b e s in 1st C o r i n t h i a n s C h a p t e r 13: W i t h o u t love w e are c l a n g i n g c y m b a l s , an o b n o x i o u s s o u n d t h a t n o o n e w a n t s t o listen to. It's t h e love t h a t h e l d C h r i s t t o t h e cross t h a t w e n e e d

as m e d i a b r o a d c a s t s .

But t h e p u r p o s e of this c o l u m n is n o t t o call Fox N e w s as F a u x N e w s or you to assert t h a t C N N is really C o m m u n i s t N e w s N e t w o r k (Disclaimer: I d o n ' t s u p p o r t e i t h e r of t h o s e claims) I n s t e a d I w o u l d suggest t h a t you yourself are a j o u r n a l i s t o n a n e w s n e t w o r k .

W e b s t e r d e f i n e s a j o u r n a l i s t as o n e w h o collects a n d d i s s e m i n a t e s i n f o r m a t i o n to t h e general public. E a c h a n d every day, w e c o m e a c r o s s h u n d r e d s of stories, w i t n e s s t h o u s a n d s m o r e e v e n t s , a n d r e a d t h o u s a n d s of w o r d s a day ( p e n d i n g o n if you're tak-

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â&#x20AC;˘ Letter t o t h e editor, f r o m page 9 I w e n t to t h e panel, and saw tolerant and e d u c a t e d faculty m a k i n g incredibly well-stated a r g u m e n t s that could n o t be defied, a n d w a s full of h o p e t h a t equality in this area may be m a k i n g progress.

A n d w h a t h a p p e n e d ? T h e s t a t e m e n t was not removed, and still leaves L G B T s t u d e n t s s e c o n d class citizens. In addition, t h e CIS issue for this year o n Islam was an incredible idea, especially with so m a n y stereotypes circulating a b o u t M u s l i m s in this country.

But, as I e x p e c t e d , rates of a t t e n d a n c e for m a n y discussions d u r i n g CIS w e r e less than exemplary, and I experienced m a n y s t u d e n t s taking things in o n e ear and o u t the other.

Efforts to internalize diversity, be o p e n m i n d e d and e n c o u r a g e t h e self to consider n e w ideas a n d accept others' belief systems w e r e dismal, and r e m a i n dismal in this s t u d e n t body.

All in all: t h e panel of H o p e Colleges official s t a t e m e n t o n homosexuality, healing dialogues for racist events, CIS o n Islam, Stand Up, walks a r o u n d c a m p u s and i m p r o m p t u s t u d e n t meetings. All of these g r a s s r o o t s m o v e m e n t s , all of t h e m initiated by s t u d e n t s and faculty that are sick and tired of being stuck in a c u l t u r e n o t consistent with tolerance that exists in our 21st c e n t u r y life o u t in the real world.

All of these, ideas t h a t could have c h a n g e d c a m p u s life for t h e b e t t e r forever, a n d c r u s h e d by an invisible, heavy h a n d . If we have p o w e r f u l s t u d e n t organizations rising up h a n d in h a n d , o v e r w h e l m i n g faculty s u p p o r t , and even shockingly high c o m m u n i t y s u p p o r t , w h o is left to for t h e d e c i m a t i o n of all t h e progress we've a t t e m p t e d ?

T h e college h a s b e e n able t o m a i n t a i n a shockingly p u r e image of peace, h a r m o n y , and diversity t h r o u g h all of t h e t u r m o i l t h a t s h a p p e n i n g inside t h e walls. I k n o w my a t t e m p t s to voice this serious p r o b l e m will fall s h o r t of t r u e publicity, b u t if I can get a few p e o p l e thinking, I'll have at least d o n e s o m e t h i n g .

I w a n t real progress, I w a n t real, institutionalized, p e r m a n e n t l y progressing m o v e m e n t s against racism, h o m o p h o b i a , intolerance against o t h e r religions and cultures, a n d ignorance.

But h o w m u c h can we do, even as a c o m b i n e d s t u d e n t body, faculty, and c o m m u n i t y w h e n t h e p o w e r f u l , shadowed, wealthy h a n d s of d o m i n a t i n g influence pull t h e strings, collapsing and destroying t r u e , palpable success.

Think a b o u t it. I'm o u t of suggestions, out of ideas, out of r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s . W h a t else can we d o that we have n o t already d o n e ? I'm asking you t o o faculty, I k n o w t h e f r u s t r a t i o n m a n y of you feel is m y o w n .

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TTTC men's basketball t e a m h o s t e d t w o r o u n d s of N C A A t o u r n a m e n t play over t h e w e e k e n d , defeating Westminster, Mo. 79-65 b e f o r e falling t o Illinois Wesley an in a grueling d o u b l e o v e r t i m e g a m e . 108-101. £ H o p e got off to a slow start in the beginning of t h e M a r c h 2 g a m e as t h e y struggled t o o v e r c o m e t h e Blue Jays' lead. H o p e finally t o o k t h e lead with less l h a n four m i n u t e s left in the first half a n d m a i n t a i n e d that lead t h r o u g h o u t t h e game. ^ 4j " G o o d t e a m s find a way to win.'' H o p e h e a d coach tylatt Neil said. "And we certainly h a d t o w o r k h a r d this g a m e to find a w a y to win." * W e s t m i n s t e r ' s h e a d coach M a t t Mitchell w a s p r o u d of his team's overall p e r f o r m a n c e , especially h o w they held H o p e off in t h e first half.

"I t h o u g h t our kids played absolutely as h a r d as t h e y could," Mitchell said, "Just to s h o w (Hope! | and to get t h e m o u t of their rhythm." f t T h e Flying D u t c h m e n c o n t i n u e d t o play s t r o n g in t h e s e c o n d half s t e p p i n g u p its offense to s h o o t 52 p e r c e n t .

"It w a s t h e establishment of s o m e t h i n g in t h e p a i n t ; t h a t c a u s e d t h e m to have t o collapse," Neil said. " I think t h a t is w h a t got u s going. We got s o m e baskets in t h e

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Junior f o r w a r d N a t e Snuggerud was t h e leading scorer with 37 p o i n t s for t h e Flying D u t c h m e n .

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T h e Flying D u t c h m e n a n d ' t h e Titans played a close first o v e r t i m e and a late field goal by Hope's Josh Holwerda ('13) in t h e w a n i n g s e c o n d s tied u p t h e first o v e r t i m e at 86-86.

The Titans offense, c o u p l e d with a significant a m o u n t ively. of foul trouble that b e n c h e d four H o p e players, thi jthe win, t h e D u t c h m e n advanced to t h e seco of w h o m were starters, p r o v e d to be t o o m u c h r o u n d ' o f t h e N C A A T o i ^ n a m e n t o n Saturday, M a r J score 2 D u t c h m e n , and Illinois Wesleyan went o n w h e r o t h e y played Illinois Wesleyan at DeVos. p o i n t s in t h e s e c o n d overtime, claiming a 10J After an excruciatingly close b a t d e with Illinois T h e loss e n d e d t h e Flying D u t c h m e n ' W e s l e f a n t h a t w e n t in t o d o u b l e overtime, t h e Titans f w i n n i n g streak and its r u n in the N C A A Toui d e f e a t e d t h e Flying D u t c h m e n 108-101, b r e a k i n g H o p e ' s ^ ggerud Although there w a s n o t e a m victory, w i n n i n g consistency. achieved a personal victory with a n e w c a r e e r high H o p e o p e n e d t h e Saturday night g a m e with a h u g e of 40 p o i n t s to e n d his record season a n d joined the 15-2 lead, keeping t h e Titans f r o m scoring m o r e t h a n 1,000-point club, m a k i n g this t h e first season of H o ps o n e basket for a l m o s t a full q u a r t e r of t h e first half. basketball w h e r e t h r e e players have achieved th; "They c a m e o u t a n d kind of took our b r e a t h away," milestone.

Illinois Wesleyan head coach Ron Rose said. "At first, f "I w a s just trying to s t e p u p a n d go o u t there and t n wasn't s u r e we w e r e going to g e t a basket."

1 could go t o t h e basket," S n u g g e r u d said. "It m a d e my job a l o t j a s i e r . I just had to p u t t h e ball in t h e b a s k e t ^ 5tf\ac 1 K r o m b e e n ( 1 2 ) and Peter Bunn ('12) also hit igures for t h e D u t c h m e n w i t h 12 and 11 poin

The Plying D u t c h m e n struggled t o m a i n t a i n its lead over t h e Titans. Tllinbis W e s le y a n m a d e a s p e e d y c o m e b a c k a f t e r being d o w n b y as m a n y as 12 p o i n t s , c u t t i n g Hope's lead to t w o by halftime.

T h e second half of t h e g a m e left t h e t w o t e a m s battling to m a i n t a i n t h e lead. H o p e led 52-41 at t h e 13:47 m a r k , while Illinois Wesleyan had a 7 0 - 6 3 lead with 6:44 to go.

"It's h a r d n o t t o see things h a p p e n you h o p e wouldn't happen," Neil said. "It was just a t o u g h night for us all t h e way around."

W i t h 2:30 left in regulation, t h e t e a m s w e r e tied at 76-76, and this led t h e m into their first of two 5:00 overtimes.

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t o h e l p " S n u g g e r u d said. j | L N e x t ' t o S n u g g e r u d . B u n n and C o l t o n O v e r w a y ( 1 3 ) also Jscored d o u b l e figures for H o p e with 19 a n d 12 points, respectively.

"I c o u l d n ' l b e p r o u d e r of m y t e a m . I'm incredibly d i s a p p o i n t e d that we didn't win," Neil said. "I'm not going t o let i t t a k e away t h e m e m o r i e s t h a t we have h a d this s e a s o n " " W e feel extremely f o r t u n a t e t o c o m e o u t of here with a win tonight," Rose said. "I have a t o n of respect for H o p e College, C o a c h Neil a n d their p r o g r a m — h o w they do things, they d o things right, a n d I c o n g r a t u l a t e t h e m o n a great season."

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BAREFOOT/MINIMALIST RUNNING LECTURE SET FOR MARCH 12 T h e Distinguished Lecture Series in S p o r t s M e d i c i n e at H o p e will bring Dr. Paul Langer o n M o n d a y , M a r c h 12 at 7 p.m. to W i n a n t s A u d i t o r i u m of Graves Hall. Langer will deliver t h e address entitled "Barefoot and M i n i m a l i s t R u n n i n g : Is Less Really M o r e ? " Langer is, a m o n g m a n y o t h e r things, an a d j u n c t clinical faculty m e m b e r at t h e University of M i n n e s o t a M e d i c a l School.

Langer will speak of t h e scientific research o n r u n n i n g gait, the effects of f o o t w e a r and t h e differences b e t w e e n r u n n i n g b a r e f o o t a n d r u n n i n g in c o n v e n tional shoes.

The lecture will be o p e n t o t h e public and is free of a d m i s sion.

ALL-MIAA BASKETBALL TEAMS ANNOUNCED T h e M I A A h o n o r e d six H o p e basketball players to t h e All-MIAA t e a m s .

O n t h e men's side, David K r o m b e e n ('12) and N a t e Snuggerud (13) were honored with first t e a m A l l - M I A A selections, and Peter B u n n ('12) w a s n a m e d t o t h e A l l - M I A A second t e a m .

K r o m b e e n w a s also n a m e d the m e n s basketball M V P of t h e M I A A , b e c o m i n g t h e 23rd H o p e player t o receive t h e award. K r o m b e e n averaged 14.7 p o i n t s per g a m e in c o n f e r e n c e play, w h e r e t h e D u t c h m e n w e n t undefeated.

For t h e w o m e n , Liz Ellis ('13) and C o u r t n e y Kust ('13) w e r e n a m e d t o t h e A l l - M I A A first team, a n d M a d d i e B u r n e t t ('12) was selected t o t h e s e c o n d t e a m .

Ellis also was voted as t h e M I A A defensive player of the year, m a k i n g it t w o years in a r o w receiving t h e award.

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urday n i g h t In a nall-blter a g a i n s t Illinois Wesleyan.

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p o i n t s per g a m e In t h e NCAA Tournament and increased his season t o t a l t o over 1 , 0 0 0 .

See f u l l story on page 1 1 .

Tennis teams continue indoor seasons Bethany Stripp SPORTS EDITOR

The m e n ' s a n d w o m e n ' s t e n n i s t e a m s c o m p e t e d last w e e k e n d , with t h e w o m e n suffering their first loss of t h e season to Ferris State a n d t h e m e n splitting th e ir M a r c h 3 m a t c h e s , first d e f e a t i n g O b e r l i n and t h e n losing to C a s e Western.

The w o m e n ' s tennis t e a m played its s e c o n d m a t c h of t h e season o n M a r c h 2, traveling t o Big Rapids t o t a k e o n t h e Bulldogs of Division II Ferris State. C o - c a p t a i n Shelby Schulz ('13), Stephanie H u f f m a n ('14), and a d o u b l e s t e a m of A n d r e a Pickelman ( 1 3 ) a n d H a n n a h Schulz ( 1 5 ) picked u p wins for t h e D u t c h , b u t Ferris State's six victories gave t h e Bulldogs an overall edge.

"I t h i n k t h a t overall we did well (on M a r c h 2)," Shelby Schulz

said. "While s o m e t i m e s a D2 school can be intimidating, we c a m e t o play s o m e g o o d t e n n i s and w i n s o m e m a t c h e s . W e w e r e d o w n 2 - 1 after doubles. W i t h a t e a m like Ferris you m u s t act o n every o p p o r t u n i t y . If they give you a c h a n c e to p u t t h e ball away you have t o or else they're going to find a way t o w i n t h e point."

H o p e w a s 1-1 o n t h e season after t h e loss at Ferris, having d e f e a t e d A q u i n a s 8-1 o n Feb. 25.

The w o m e n c o m p e t e d in th e ir last m a t c h of t h e i n d o o r season o n M a r c h 6 against D a v e n p o r t . Their season will c o n t i n u e with the a n n u a l five spring break m a t c h e s in Florida against t e a m s f r o m W i s c o n s i n , Iowa a n d W a s h i n g t o n . " W e are w o r k i n g o n keeping our d o u b l e s t e a m s s t r o n g s o w e c a n get a lead early o n in o u r m a t c h e s b e f o r e t h e singles matches start," co-captain

Melissa Bieri (13) said.

"I think that we just have t o go into every m a t c h k n o w i n g we have w h a t it takes to win," Schulz said. "We need to believe in ourselves and just go out t h e r e and, d o w h a t we k n o w h o w t o do."

The men's t e a m traveled t o O h i o over t h e w e e k e n d to play b o t h O b e r l i n and Case W e s t e r n o n Saturday. H o p e beat O b e r l i n 5-4 off singles wins f r o m Bobby C a w o o d (13), G a b e C a s h e r (14), Kyle K r e p s (13), Davis V a n d e r v e e n (13), and d o u b l e s wins from a Cawood-Casher t e a m and a K r e p s - V a n d e r v e e n team. " W e t o o k c a r e of business and got t h e w i n over Oberlin," K r e p s said. "I t h i n k o u r t e a m s intensity d u r i n g b o t h m a t c h e s w a s great."

T h e D u t c h m e n did n o t fare quite as well against Case W e s t e r n later in t h e day, falling

9-0.

"Beating Case W e s t e r n would have b e e n really nice, but they are o n e of t h e best t e a m s we will play all year and a r e currently r a n k e d fifth in t h e region," Kreps said.

Hope's men's t e a m has three matches remaining before spring break: two o n M a r c h 10 and o n e o n M a r c h 14. All of these m a t c h e s will be played at h o m e in the DeWitt Tennis Center.

"As a team, we can h a n g with every t e a m w e play," Kreps said.

"It's a m a t t e r of taking advantage of t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s we get and capitalizing o n them."

"This t e a m is d e d i c a t e d t o working h a r d in practice," Vanderveen said. " W e hold each o t h e r accountable for o u r actions, o u r play, and m o s t i m p o r t a n d y our e f f o r t every t i m e we take t h e court."

Hockey denied by MSU, preparing for national tourney James Rogers ASSISTANT S P O R T S EDITOR

Hope's h o c k e y t e a m d r o p p e d t w o g a m e s to M i c h i g a n State University in t h e Michigan Collegiate H o c k e y C o n f e r e n c e divisional playoffs this p a s t weekend.

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suffered a 5-1 loss t o t h e S p a r t a n s and c a m e u p s h o r t again o n Saturday night, losing 4-2.

H o p e c o n c l u d e d its regular season with t h r e e g a m e s against two of t h e t o u g h e s t t e a m s in t h e conference.

O n Feb. 2 5 Saginaw Valley State h a n d e d t h e D u t c h m e n a 3 - 1 loss in t h e title g a m e of t h e M C H C Blue Division championship.

That was the last g a m e played by t h e D u t c h m e n b e f o r e its two c o n t e s t s with MSU, a t e a m that H o p e faced twice earlier in November.

Hope's first game in N o v e m b e r against M S U was a k n o t t e d battle d e c i d e d in a s h o o t o u t in w h i c h M S U w o n .

H o p e t h e n c a m e up s h o r t t h e next day, being o u t s c o r e d in a 4 - 3 loss t o t h e Spartans.

T h r e e and a half m o n t h s passed b e f o r e these two s t e p p e d o n the rink together again, a clear sign that t h e t e a m s probably

c h a n g e d , in m o r e t h a n o n e way since t h e last two meetings.

M S U proved to be n o t h i n g s h o r t of d o m i n a n t o n Friday night, firing f r o m start t o finish and outlasting H o p e 5-1.

Justin J o h n s t o n (13) was t h e lone scorer for t h e D u t c h m e n .

Jake G r e e n (13) a n d Caleb Digison (14) w e r e each awarded an assist o n Johnston's netter.

D r e w C o o k (14), o n e of three goalies o n t h e team, d e n i e d 20 of 25 s h o t s that flew his way.

The D u t c h m e n were looking for m o r e f o c u s on the ice o n Saturday night, taking on t h e S p a r t a n s at t h e Edge Ice A r e n a in Holland. Michigan State w a s a h a n d f u l again, claiming t h e 4-2 victory at Hope's h o m e rink.

C h r i s K u n n e n (12), w h o leads t h e t e a m in goals this season, p o u r e d in t h e first goal for t h e D u t c h m e n , w h i c h was assisted by Digison.

D r e w O'Brien (14) slapped in Hope's final goal of t h e w e e k e n d .

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A n t h o n y G a s p a r o t t o ( 1 3 ) aided O'Brien o n t h e goal.

A C H A 1 st t e a m All-American Dave Nowicki ( 1 2 ) o c c u p i e d t h e goalie position for H o p e , w h e r e h e s t o p p e d 31 of 34 shots o n t h e night.

The American Collegiate Hockey Association national t o u r n a m e n t begins M a r c h 14 in Vineland, NJ. Last year t h e D u t c h m e n h o s t e d t h e national t o u r n a m e n t at its h o m e rink, t h e Edge Ice Arena located in Holland.

H o p e finished s e c o n d in the t o u r n a m e n t in 2011, which was t h e third t i m e in nine years t h e D u t c h m e n took r u n n e r - u p h o n o r s in t h e t o u r n a m e n t .

After being swept by Michigan State, Hope's record d r o p p e d to 25-6-0-1 o n the season.

The D u t c h m e n will ride this record into t h e national t o u r n a m e n t that begins M a r c h 14.