The Anchor, Volume 128.19: March 11, 2015

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VOL. 128 NO. 19 H O P E COLLEGE ♦ HOL L A N D , M I C H I G A N

Dance Marathon raises record $182,187.30 H o p e students forego sleep to raise m o n e y for the Children’s Miracle Network

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H o p e a l u m n a e uses exercise to create a multi-faceted market in fitness and health Fonda's friends, all of w h o m were celebrities. Fonda end­ ed up getting married and no longer needed Kaehler as her trainer. Marketing herself be­ came one of Kaehler’s strongest suits as she trained one celebri­ ty after another and grew a pool of contacts that she would use throughout her personal train­ ing career. She has appeared on various radio stations and T V shows like “Goodmorn­ ing America" and has been a spokesperson for several ath-

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Jennifer Aniston, Julia Rob­ erts, Rob Lowe and Samuel L. Jackson are just a few celebri­ ties who have been personally trained by Hope College alum­ nae Kathy Kaehler (’85).

This past Thursday and Fri­ day, the Hope alumnae graced us with her presence and pre­ sented her life story in the Fried-Hemmingway Audito­ rium. She began by discussing her education at Hope, saying that she had always “wanted to take exercise to another place.”

Whether it was being a T A in dance classes or teaching soror­ ity friends in the Delphi base­ ment new exercises, Kaehler s^t herself on the fast track to gtow in Exercise early on.

Her 'next stepping stone ii^to the: exercise and personal training world began right af­ ter graduating Hope. She ex­ plained ,to the audience that opportunities, no matter how odd they might seem, need to be taken. “W h y not me?” was a phrase she used throughout the presentation to encourage stu­

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Kathy Kaehler gave students an In­ side look at her life through the stepping stones she took led by her passion for exercise. dents to take chances that will appear in their lives.

An internship at Coors Brewing Company was this stepping stone. She thought that a beer factory of all plac­ es was initially an odd place to work for an aspiring fit­ ness professional. As she read the internship description, it became a clear choice. Coors Brewing Company was one of the first major corporations that wanted employees to be

fit and healthy. Kaehler took on the position to organize exercise classes for employees to try and maintain a healthy lifestyle while working at Co­ ors. Kaehler then proceeded to work in a similar position at a gym in Colorado after her internship. She was later con­ tacted by her old boss with an opportunity to work with Jane Fonda in California.

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letic companies. She is now the lead spokesperson for Usana, a nutritional supplement brand.

Kaehler is the quintessential saleswomen for her own prod­ uct, personal training. She has grown with technology and has a presence on all major forms of social media such as Instagram, Facebook and Twitter (@ kathykaehler).

“I’m creating over and over again with that passion [for ex­ ercise]." Kaehler said.

Dance 41 gets down to business.

Whether you’re basking in the sun or shredding the slopes, enjoy your break.

Men’s Lacrosse takes a long-distance tripand brings home the win.

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March 23

Chapel Choir Concert T h e C h a p e l C h oi r will p e r f o r m a c o n ­ cert at St. Francis d e S a l e s Catholic C h u r c h . T h e public is w e l c o m e , a n d it will b e g i n at 7 : 3 0 p. m.

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March 24 Stammtisch German Conver­ sation Group Alt levels of G e r m a n s p e a k e r s are w e l c o m e to h e a d to N e w H o ll a n d B r e w e r y at 4 : 3 0 p. m.

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March 24 Cesar Chavez Lecture Dr. A i d a Isela R a m o s will p r e s e n t “C e s a n M y A c a d e m i c C o m p a s s " in M a s s C e n t e r a u d i t o r i u m at 7 p . m . T h e public is w e l c o m e to attend.

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“KCYMAERXTHAERE" Depree Art Center continues to feature Eames Demetrios exhibition.

The exhibit will be open from 5-6 p.m.

“Kcymaerxthaere” is an ongoing work that is 11 years old. The project isspread across the globe, each piece different from the rest.

There are 104 markers of this project in 22 countries around the world. Demetrios works with interpretations using drawing, weaving and other assorted crafts. The public is invited, and admission is free.

SPRING RECESS Hope College spring break begins Thursday after classes end. Students are to report back for classes Monday, March 23.

Enjoy the break, get some rest, catch a tan and fuel up for the final push to summer. There will be no Anchor issue over break.

Do not panic; we will be back with a fresh issue when we all return week after next.

HOPE UPDATE Hope College’s only broadcast news program is waiting for you to tune in. Check out Hope Update on YouTube for weekly updates on news, lifestyle tips, entertainment buzz and Hope athletics results. A new show airs every Wednesday with hot new information and light-hearted coverage of all things Hope College. Tune in after spring break. Consider yourselfupdated!

Taking a page from EJ. Levy and Joe Wilkins Alexander Carpenter

G uest W riter

Hope hosted two remarkable writers in the Visiting Writer Se­ ries this past week: E.J. Levy & Joe Wilkins.

Levy, a graduate of Yale, earned an Master of Fine Arts from Ohio State University and held a Presidential Fellowship.

She now teaches in the M F A Program at Colorado State Uni­ versity. Levy’s writing has been featured in “Best American Es­ says," "The New York Times,”and the “Paris Review,” among other publications and has received a Pushcart Prize. Her anthology, “Tasting LifeTwice: Literary Les­ bian Fiction by N e w American Writers” won a Lambda Liter­ ary Award. Her debut story col­ lection, “Love, In Theory”, won her the 2012 Flannery O ’Connor Award and the 2014 Great Lakes Colleges Association’s New Writers Award. “Love, In Theo­ ry” takes her readers on an ama­ tory journey through 10 stories, each offering a modern and pro­ found take on the age-old theme oflove.

Wilkins was born and raised in eastern Montana. He gradu­ ated from Gonzaga University with a degree in computer en­ gineering and spent two years with Teach For America teach­ ing ninth graders algebra. He went on to earn his M F A in cre­ ative writing from the University

♦ MARATHON, from page 1 Over 900 students participat­ ed in the Marathon as dancers, morale boosters and organizers to raise this incredible amount of money. The $182,000+ brings Hope’s total amount raised since the inaugural Dance Mar­ athon to over $1.5 million.

This year’s team of 900 stu­ dents selected from a total of fewer than 4,000 undergrad students out-raised significantly larger teams and schools who hosted a marathon this week­ end. Division One juggernauts University of Wisconsin- Madi­ son and the University of Texas hosted similar marathons in conjunction with the Children's Miracle Network. The money raised at Hope will go to the Helen DeVos Children’s hospi­ tal in Grand Rapids. They rep­ resent the Children’s Miracle Network of hospitals in Michi­ gan. The Miracle Network is dedicated to bringing top-notch medical care to children with serious diseases regardless of af­ fliction or ability to compensate ibr services.

The 24-hour event is a gru­ eling one. No sleep or sitting from 5 p.m. Friday until 5 p.m.

Saturday. Dancers, with the help of a slew of morale boost­ ers, stay on their feet and dance the night away to raise money.

Throughout the evening, there are events, games, competitions and organized dances to keep it interesting.

The big competition of the night pits the teams against each other in a battle of show­ manship and coordination.

Levy wondered about life sus­ taining illusions; if the hospital was restoring the Christ’s sanity or refining to a more sustainable crazy. These examples hardly do Levy or her story justice, but read only one of her stories and her simple complexity might re­ veal itself.

Wilkins then read several pieces of his writing, but the excerpts from his memoir The Mountain and the Fathers paint­ ed an insightfulpicture ofthe tal­ ented author. Wilkins bounced between distanced reflective ■'hoto C ourtesy of EJ. Levy P hoto courtesy of Joe W ilkins and highly specified m e m ­ LEVY AND WILKINS— Both authors have been honored pieces ories, each highly autobiographi­ fortheirliterarywork multipletimesintheircareers. cal, mostly regarding his father of Idaho where he worked with stories entitled “The Three figures after the death ofhis own the poet Robert Wrigley and the Christs of Moose Lake Minne­ when he was nine. Realism bled memoirist Kim Barnes. Wilkins’ sota.” Set in a mental hospital, an through his prose, as he read a memoir “The Mountain and the orderly narrates the story about story of his grand father helping Fathers” captures life in the Big three patients who each believe a sheep to give birth. When he Dry, a desolate region in eastern themselves to be the son of God read about his sixth grade teach­ Montana that shapes the men returned. Levy demonstrates her er, his writing resonated with in­ who live there and rarely lets remarkable skill of characteriza­ spiration, a teacher who told him them go. He also the authored tion through her narrator, and not to apologize for intelligence the poetry collection “Killing you could not help but become or shy away from greatness. the Murnion Dogs,” a finalist for attached to each of her charac­ Wilkins took an insightful look the Paterson Poetry Prize and ters. She also displayed a gift for into the lives of teenagers telling the High Plains Book Award, imparting wisdom and asking a story of 14 year olds drinking and a “Notes from the Journey profound questions nonchalant­ heavily-adult problems lead to Westward” (2012), winner of the ly, disguising the serious nature adult responses. To understand White Pine Press Poetry Prize of her words with comical con­ fully the insights of Joe Wilkins and the High Plains Book Award. versations and rambling mono­ and E.J. Levy into the human Wilkins now lives with his wife, logues. Using an element of the condition you have but to read son and daughter in western Or­ supernatural, Levy snuck in “If a single page of their writing; I’ll egon, where he teaches writing you give a man a mystery you’ll guarantee you’lllearn something at Linfield College. either get a cop or a philosopher.” new and stunningly true.

Levy read one of her short Examining the three Christs, Each team choreographs a lip- miracle family, and that was ♦TRAINER, from page 1 sync performance to a song of probably the coolest part.” said their choice and performs for Abigail Cunningham (‘18), a Kaehler spoke again on Friday the crowd. This year’s lip-sync Greek student who participated primarily about her newest busi­ battle proved to be exciting. The this year. ness, Usana. There are thousands Emersonian Fraternity came Dance Marathon has become of athletes who are using Usana out on top. an ingrained piece of spring at products. These products that The annual “So You Hope Hope over the past 15 years. have never failed in testing for You Can Dance” was held once It is here to stay. Planning for illegal substances used in perfor­ again during Dance Marathon. Marathon 2016 will get under­ mance-related activities. Kaehler This year Co-Athletic Director way soon, check out the Dance explained how the business isdi­ Tim Schoonveld and his daugh­ Marathon Facebook page and vided into franchises that people ter Ericka Schoonveld melted their Hope website for informa­ sellhow they want to. the hearts of the crowd with a tion on how to get involved.

Kaehler’s advice spanned father-daughter duet. They took throughout the presentation and W a n t to write z x m for the gold medal and the hearts of left the attendees with two main C a m p u s ? W e are o p e n many sleep deprived students. points - be open and explore all for writers o f a n y level.

Marathon 2015 also featured possibilities, and don’t sell your­ performances from the Hope E m a i l d u n c a n . m a c l e a n or selfshort. Kaehler isa wonderful Chapel band, as well as Doran representation of Hope and used aleksandrs.molenaar @ Robin, a cancer-survivor and her passion for exercise to get h o pe .ed u with a n y stories musician. where she is today. or experiences.

Teams representing all Anchor Issue 19 puzzle corners and organizations of Hope student life contributed to Dance Marathon this year.

From Greek organizations to sports teams and residence halls, everyone got a piece of fundraising for a wonderful cause. Mortar Board led the way, raising the most out of any organization. Delta Phi claimed the title for highest raising Greek organization, while Dykstra Hall raised the most money of the residence halls. All con­ tributions large and small will change the lifeof a child in need of medical care.

At the conclusion of Dance Marathon, the students in­ Across Down volved get a chance to meet 2.Engages in war combat 1. The Hornets some of the families who will 3. me offa piece of thatKit-Kat Bar 4. Native American sport be benefiting from the money 7. Chapel’ s _istouring thisspring 5.“The beautiful game" raised. "It was exhausting, but 8. _forward. Time.

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Homeland Security fundingriftsHouse Alex Bellca

Staff W riter

After a landslide victory last fall that gave Republicans con­ trol ofthe US. Senate and a large majority in the House, the party has struggled so far to gain con­ sensus among itsown members.

The bickering came to a public head in the days leading up to the March 3 passage of a budget bill needed to fund the continued operation of the De­ partment of Homeland Security (DHS).

Many Republicans hoped that they could use the passage of D H S funding as leverage against President Obamas sweeping ex­ ecutive order that directed D H S to halt deportations for many il­ legal immigrants.

While implementation of the president's executive order has been halted due to a lawsuit concerning its constitutionality Republicans hoped to include a provision within this year’s DHS funding to bar the executive or­ der from ever taking effect.

This plan was derailed when it became apparent that D e m o ­ crats would use the senates unique procedural rules to block a vote on any funding proposal that interfered with the Presi­ dent’s executive order.

As the deadline when exist­

ing D H S funding was set to ex­ pire approached, Senate leaders opted to pass a “clean bill” that funded the department but did not include any strings. Conser­ vative Republican members in the house balked at making such a concession on Friday, Feb. 27, 6dAZ * they voted down a tem­ porary spending bill proposed

by House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) that would have fund­ ed the department for two weeks while negotiations continued.

The defeat of Boehner’s tem­ porary funding proposal was mostly symbolic in nature as another short term week long funding measure was passed later that night. However, the in­ ner party dispute highlights how even a majority party can have trouble governing.

The rebellion of conserva­ tive members within the party hoping to create a showdown with President Obama forced Boehner to rely on the aid of 182 Democrats to help 75 more moderate Republicans pass the Senate's clean bill on March 3 to fund DHS for the rest of the fis­ cal year.

Boehner and his allies argued that playing a game of chicken with the Senate Democrats and the president was risky to na­ tional security and could po­ tentially smear the Republicans

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D O N E D E A L — President Barack O b a m a signs the D H S Funding Bill In the Oval Office. House Republicans were looking to attach a m e n d m e n t s that would block President O b a m a ’s execu­ tive amnesty for 5 million illegal immigrants to gain access to work permits and benefits. After falling to secure a Senate vote a clean bill w a s passed Instead. public image.

“The Senate has now done all itcan do given their unique pro­ cedural constraints,” Rep. Mike Simpson (R., Idaho), told the Wall Street Journal.

“It is clear that the legisla­ tion before us, while not exactly what the House wanted, is the only path forward to avoid a po­

tentially devastating shutdown,” Simpson said.

Will Adams, a spokesmen for Grand Rapids Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) who opposed passage of the clean bill, howev­ er disagreed, “House leadership promised that we would fight the president’s unconstitutional, unilateral order on immigration

‘tooth and nail'.The strategy was to give up without doing any­ thing substantial to stand up for Congress' constitutional duty to determine where appropriations are spent”” Adams told “Mlive."

Two months into a new Congress, it remains to be seen whether Boehner can build a consensus among his troops.

Security increased in K a l a m a z o o College Leads being chased after post threatens to “start systematically executing faculty” in Google shared doc students use for file sharing and carry." The entire posting was anonymous editing. not included in either email.

Editor in Chief According to an email to the In the president's email, the Kalamazoo College officials campus community, “The entry Kalamazoo Department of Pub­ met with students and stepped is racist, anti-Semitic, sexist and lic Safety and K-College were up security patrols last Wednes­ homophobic.” taking the threat seriously, but day after being tipped off to Also included was “vitriol KDPS officers didn’t believe it an anonymous, “anti-Semitic” aimed at a wide range of cam­ came from someone connected online posting that included a pus members,” was the fol­ to the campus and that itwas un­ threat to shoot faculty. lowing line, a fact stated in an likely they would follow through K-College officials learned email from the president’s staff with the threat. “Rather these early Wednesday morning that to K-College faculty and staff: vitriolic rants and threat are the a “highly inflammatory entry" “At 900AM 3/5/15 I am going action of a coward spreading had been posted in an online to start systematically executing hate and fear,” itstated. collaboration tool, the Student faculty at Kalamazoo U, that will On Wednesday morning, KCommission Google Doc, which teach them the value of campus College administrators met with Jimmy Champane

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Nearly 1 0 0 Kalamazoo students marched on the W e l m e r K. Hick’s Student Center auditorium Saturday morning. They shared their personal experiences and voiced their concern regarding racism and safety to Kalamazoo faculty administrators, and staff.

over 40 concerned students and relayed various safety measures for students who may have had their contact information iden­ tified by the person who posted the entry. A campus-wide meet­ ing happened that afternoon.

“The College and KDPS con­ sider the inflammatory entry a hate crime, and KDPS is inves­ tigating it as such,” the campus­ wide email stated. “Police inves­ tigators also have informed the FBI and enlisted the agency’s support in the matter. (K-College) Information Services per­ sonnel are attempting to deter­ mine the identity of the source of the anonymous entry. Ka­ lamazoo College and KDPS take all threats seriously. Our cam­ pus security staff and the KDPS will be on heightened alert with more patrols through the cam­ pus until further notice.”

The threat is believed to be related to a student commission meeting that happened a week prior. A K-College student asked commissioners to support his concealed carry student organi­ zation. A student felt threatened by the request and subsequently started a #UnsafeAtK social m e ­ dia campaign to call attention to minority students who felt un­ safe on campus.

Detectives believe that an IP address will allow them to track down the person behind the threats. Assistant Chief Don Webster said detectives are

working with K-College’s infor­ mation technology department and are hopeful that an IP ad­ dress will help them identify a suspect. He said that the IP ad­ dress could trace the threat to a public place like a library or cof­ fee store.

In the wake of this incident, security has been heightened on campus.

“W e ’ll be doing more direct­ ed patrols, be more visible to students there,” Webster said.

Officers have been talking to students and conducting follow­ up interviews for the investiga­ tion. Students, faculty and stafff have expressed outrage that the online threats. They came to­ gether Wednesday afternoon for a meeting with K-College Presi­ dent Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran, packing more than 500 students into Stetson Chapel.

“Don’t let them win,” Wil­ son-Oyelaran told the crowd at Stetson Chapel as the meeting concluded. “Love is hard work.

Struggle is hard work. Building community ishard work, and we allhave to work hard at it.”

Hope College does not derate any form of ra­ cial harassments. More information on this on Hope’sPolicy Statenent on Racial Harass­ ment on Knowhope.

N A S A study confirms Mars once had ocean Planetary scientists believe that Mars once contained an Arctic Oceans worth of water Andrew Gomez-Seoane

Timeline of Mars Exploration Nov. 28,1964 -Mariner 4 M a y 28,1971 -Mars 3 Aug. 20,1975 -Viking 1 Sept. 9,1975 -Viking 2 Nov. 7,1996-Mars Global Surveyor lec. 4,1996 - Mars Path‘ inder April 7,2001 - 2001 Mars lyssey June 10,2003 - Spirit July 8, 2003 - Opportunity Aug. 12, 2005 -Mars Recconnaisance Orbiter Nov. 26, 2011 - Mars Sceince laboratory Nov. 18, 2013 -M A Y E N

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For hundreds of years, astronomers have gazed with wonder at the red planet, fascinated by its landscape and the secrets it may hold. In the last 30 years, multiple probes have relayed detailed images of a dry Martian surface littered with ridges and deep basins that show a profound similarity to rivers found here on Earth.

Embarking on a quest to answer these questions, N A S A has finally found evidence that Mars may have had an ancient ocean in the distant past. It is believed to have been the size of the Artie Ocean, spreading across the planet's northern hemisphere along a low-lying plain.

“The existence of a northern ocean has been debated for decades, but this isthe firsttime we have such a strong collection of data from around the globe,” said Michael Mumma, a principal investigator at N A S A ’s Goddard Center for Astrobiology.

But while many are enthusiastic about such a discovery, there are some planetary experts who see more questions than answers.

According to Ashwin Vasavada, a project scientist for the Curiosity rover mission at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, the ocean remains “a hypothesis.”

Other N A S A scientists such as Dr. M u m m a and Geronimo Villanueva have measured two slightly different forms of water in Mars’atmosphere. The more common type of water on the surface ofMars being H 20 as well as the slightly “heavier” version of water, HDO, which contains a nucleus of one hydrogen atom with a neutron.

These two forms exist in fairly predictable ratios on Earth and have been found in meteorites from the red planet.

The heavier water (as much as eight times more than is found in water on Earth) on the planets surface today could indicate that itslighter counterpart dissipated from its surface long ago. As much as eight times H D O in the Martian atmosphere than is found in water on Earth.

Dr. Villanueva said the findings “provide a solidestimate of how much water Mars once had by determining how much water was lostto space.”

The measurements, he said, pointed to an ancient Mars that had enough water to cover the planet to a depth of about 450 feet nearly 4.5 billion years ago.

The researchers have estimated, a northern ocean would have covered roughly 19 percent of the Martian surface compared to 17 percent of the Atlantic Ocean on Earth.

“This ocean had a maximum depth of around 5,000 feet or around one mile deep," Villanueva said. "It’s deep - not

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Ancient mars w a s thought to contain s o m e rivers and lakes. But n e w evidence has s h o w n light on the possibility of an ocean covering the northern half of the planet more than 4.5 billion years ago.

as deep as the deepest points of our oceans, but comparable to the average depth of the Mediterranean Sea.” These estimates were based on observations conducted by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile in conjunction with the W.M. Keck Observatory, as well as the N A S A Infrared Telescope Facility in Hawaii. The recent launch of the Curiosity rover measured lighter and heavier water molecules in the Gale Crater. It indicated among other things, that there may have been more water on the planets surface than what had previously been observed.

“With Mars losing that much water, the planet was very likely wet for a longer period of time than was previously thought, suggesting it might have been habitable for longer,” senior Goddard scientist Michael M u m m a said.

The team behind the Curiosity rover held it first discussion of the ancient ocean.

Scientists have generally agreed that lake existed for millions of years in Gale Crater, but it was not well understood how they were replenished or their extent on the surface.

“For open lakes to remain relatively stable for millions of years — it's hard to figure how to do that without an ocean,” Dr. Vasavada said. “Unless there was a large body of water supplying humidity to the planet, the water in an open lake would quickly evaporate and be carried to the polar caps or frozen out.”

However, Mars must have lost avolume ofwater 6.5 times larger than the present polar caps to provide such a large enrichment.

Based on calculations, the scientists estimate that Mars lost 87 percent of its ancient ocean to space with the remaining 13 percent stored in the polar ice caps. So far climate scientists have had difficulty understanding how Mars could have been warm enough in its

early stages to keep water from freezing. Meanwhile greenhouse gases that could have trapped the heat, have not been detected.

James Head, a professor of geological sciences at Brown University agrees.

Saying “climate models have great difficulty in reconstructing an early Mars with temperatures high enough to permit surface melting and liquid water.”

As the planet lost its atmosphere over billionsofyears researchers believe it lost the heated pressure to keep water liquid on its surface. Gradually, this caused the ocean to recede northward. The remaining water condensed over time and froze over the north and south poles to form similar polar ice caps present on our planet.

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Millman said,just as “each sepa­ Choreographed by Crystal Fra­ rate raindrop isa part of the sea, zier to music by The Piano Guys, Saturday, March ?• was the so are we a part of the Ocean of this piece created a dark and last performance of Dance 41, Awareness." The ballet in many mysterious atmosphere. Strobe the Hope College annual stu­ ways illustrated this idea, as lights and the dancers' dark dent dance concert. Sixty-two their choreography was smooth red, corset-like leotards and Hope students were featured in and flowed like the ocean. The masquerade masks intensified this performance ofseven differ­ performers’ light blue dresses, the mysteriousness. The Queen ent unique works. along with the pink and blue hue stood apart from the other The Knickerbocker Theatre backgrounds, further produced dancers in her dark blue corset wasg | i y full at 7:00 p.m., 20 a calming atmosphere. At the and apparent dominance. All of mini^|0 before show time. M u ­ end of the piece, the dancers re­ the dancers did a great job por­ sic l!^§ilen Branca immediately turned to the middle ofthe stage traying both fear and jealousy of set | p mood, creating a tense and once again intertwined, be­ the Queen, as they mockingly and§§suspenseful atmosphere. coming one as the music faded danced behind her back and fled Therpbunding beat of a drum and the lights dimmed. before being spotted. The wellwas the most prevalent sound “One thing Iwould have liked crafted atmosphere made iteasy thabcommunicated the anxiety and terror of the dancers.

“Edge of a N ew Order: Re­ mix,” choreographed by Steven lannacone, was originally pro­ duced at the Vlaamse Dansacademie in Brugge, Belgium in 1993 and examines the plight of dis­ placed people and the chaos of conflict. In this piece, the danc­ ers simulated what seemed like training exercises by running >' ‘ in place and around the stage.

Later on during the dance, the performers used flashlights, first searching for something on the stage, then patrolling the aisles and pointing their lights into the audience. This was an interest­ rHOTO COURTESY < nOPE COLLEGE UANCE UEPARTMENT FACEBOOK ing prop that I had never seen before, and it increased my ap­ DANCE 41 SHOWCASES HOPE STUDENTS- Choreo­ preciation for the dance number. graphed by Sharon Wong, “Fractured” features photos and The last half of the dance was quotes of social reformists, such as Martin Luther King, Jr. to an elaborately choreographed communicate present-day issues of social injustice through stage fight. It began with a few dance. performers running toward a spotlight, while the others staid to have seen was a climax in Julie to get lost in the performance, as away. However, the first group Powell's piece,” Sarah Hilsman it seemed to perfectly imitate a drags the other dancers to the (T8) said. “The dancers all did royal masquerade ball, complete light with twists and flips sig­ an excellent job with the chore­ with displays of superiority via nifying struggle. It ended with ography, but without an appar­ tap battles and an air ofelegance all the performers falling to the ent climax, the largely flowing suitable for a Queen. ground until a few moments movements all melded together The next performance sur­ later, when some awakened and into one long, seemingly contin­ prised met with its originality. attempted to rouse the others. uous motion. Perhaps this was “IfIt Rained Color” was choreo­ A few of the dancers stayed on the Powell's intention, but for graphed by Angie Yetzke in col­ the ground and were dragged off me, itled to a lack in interest.” laboration with the dancers and stage. However, three of the pre­ The next performance, “Re­ guest artist Jessica Joy London. viously unresponsive dancers quiem and Wonder,” was cho­ The piece was choreographed suddenly rose and attacked the reographed by Matthew Farmer to show how London’s art would others. The stage fightcontinued with music by the Italian pianist come to life ifitwere on stage. and was dramatically resolved and composer Ludovico EinThe stage was designed to with the three dancers breaking audi. This contemporary dance look like a white canvas, with the the necks of three other dancers. explored the relationship be­ dancers laid out on the ground The second performance, “As tween music and wonder. A fog and covered with shrouds. Clear One,” which was a contempo­ machine was used for this piece, balloons were littered about the rary ballet piece choreographed and it created a sense of aloof stage to be later used as props.

by Julie Powell, and is meant to mystery, perhaps illustrating The performers slowly rose and illustrate the idea that although the complexity of music and the interacted with the stage to rec­ we are all separate beings, we challenges associated with inter­ reate London’s paintings, bal­ are all connected. Inspired by preting the music. ancing the balloons on a white the music of Parijat's “Reiki’s Halfway through the piece, sheet and becoming one with Healing Waves,” the perfor­ the dancers also illustrated the the art. mance was a refreshing contrast reverence and praise that is The background music was, from the suspenseful tone of the sometimes placed towards the in my opinion, quite weird and previous. The music was serene art of music. Four of the danc­ a bit off-putting. During some and relaxing, consisting of calm­ ers stood like statues, and their parts of the dance, the m u ­ ing chimes and nature sounds. orientation looked similar to’a sic was similar to white noise, The dancers began in a huddled temple. This similarity was fur­ which wasn’ttoo distracting and mass in the middle of the stage, ther reinforced as a single danc­ created a relaxing atmosphere intertwined with each other and er walked between the four and similar to the art it was meant moving as one. The dancers’ imitated movements associated to portray. However, there movements were relaxed and with prayer and worship. This were other times in the dance peaceful, seeming to emulate the display might have been intend­ where it sounded like someone tranquility and unity of nature. ed to reference the importance was chewing glass, which was This imitation of nature that music holds in many cul­ very distracting. There were helped to feed the theme of tures and religions. also times where a woman was unity. Dance 41 chose to quote The following performance, humming or singing, which was American author and self-help and my personal favorite, was unique but thankfully not as dis­ lecturer Dan Millman in the in­ a contemporary tap piece titled tracting as the previously men­ A rts Co-Editor

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tioned sound. Overall, the piece offered a new and unique look into the essence of London’s art.

The second to last piece of­ fered a touching and necessary focus on social prejudice and how it is ignored by some, yet prompts others to action. “Frac­ tured” was choreographed by guest artist Sharon Wong and contained a mix of music, from artists Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin and Sounds of Black­ ness.

This modern dance began with the dancers moseying onto the stage in groups, acting out normal interactions and con­ versations. As the performers began their dance, a slideshow started on the back wall that showcased incidences of social prejudice, such as racism and hate towards different religions.

During the slideshow, dancers ran up to the screen and mi m ­ icked writing quotes that ap­ peared below the photographs.

Each quote appeared in a differ­ ent font, as if it was a different person’s handwriting each time.

The final performance of the night was titled “Where Future Memories Dwell” and was cho­ reographed by guest artist Wil­ liam Charles Crowley with m u ­ sic by Peter Gabriel. This piece explored the idea of venturing into vast open landscapes and laying claim to new uncharted territories.

“William Charles Crow­ ley's ‘Where Future Memories Dwell’was my favorite piece as the movements, costuming, and music came together in a well flowing and cohesive number.

Martha Graham's influence was apparent in the dancer's ground­ ed movements and emotional expression,” Hilsman said.

Each dancer was dressed in a different colored dress, perhaps symbolizing the different areas the characters have come from to explore the new land. The projector was used once more in this piece to form a mountain behind a solitary dancer as she awoke to enter the new land.

The performers’ movements were smooth and graceful, with all dancers creating a balanced performance.

Overall, Dance 41 was a won­ derful performance that show­ cased a variety of genre. From the abstract symbolism appar­ ent in “As One” to pieces that focused on social commentary such as “Fractures,” the annual student dance concert was a wonderful experience.

Next on the list of student performances are the D o w Stu­ dent Dance Showcase on April 17 and 18 and the Knickerbock­ er Student Dance Showcase on April 20 and 21. Both shows are not only performed by students, but choreographed by them as well. Based on the abundance of talent that Dance 41 had to of­ fer this year, I wouldn’t suggest missing these upcoming perfor­ mances. For more information about future event dates and lo­ cations, visit hope.edu/arts.

CHAPEL CHOIR, SYMPH0NETTE SPRING BREAK TOUR DATES The Hope College Chapel Choir and Symphonette will both go on tour over Spring Break, bringing the talent of the Hope music department to many locations across the United States. Symphonette kicked offitstour with a home concert on Tuesday night in Dimnent Chapel. Chapel Choir will give its home con­ cert on Monday, March 23 at 7:30 p.m. The concert will be held at St. Frances de Sales Catholic Church.

C h a p e l C h o i r D ates: March 12, 7:00 p.m.

St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Perrysburg, O H

March 13,7:00 p.m.

Starmount Presbyterian Church Greensboro, N C

March 14, 7:00 p.m.

Starmount Presbyterian Church Greensboro, N C

March 15,11:00 a.m.

Worship Service Sardis Presbyterian Church Charlotte, N C

March 15, 5:00 p.m.

St. Paul's Lutheran Church Durham, N C

March 16,10:00 a.m.

Duke University Chapel Durham, N C

March 18,7:30 p.m.

Westminster Presbyterian Church Charlottesville, V A

March 23, 7:30 p.m.

St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church Holland, M I

Sy m p h o n e t t e D ates: March 13, 7:00 p.m.

Ridgefield Presbyterian Church Crystal Lake, IL

March 14, 7:00 p.m.

Ridgefield Presbyterian Church Crystal Lake, IL

March 15,10:00 a.m.

Worship Service Presbyterian Church of Palatine Palatine, IL

March 15, 6:00 p.m.

First Reformed Church South Holland South Holland, IL M a r c h 16, afternoon Northwest Middle School Chicago, IL

March 17,11:30 a.m.

Foundations of Music Chicago, IL

March 18,12:00 p.m.

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Hey God, I have done this all of my life,but for some reason, I have never written my prayers or questions down.

I mean Idon't really need to because you already know what I am thinking, right?

God, 1don’tknow what isgoing on with me right now. Ihave been offat college for almost a year now, and Istillhaven’t figured out what your plan isfor me. Ijust started to take this religion class, and itismaking me start to question you. M y beliefin you has stayed constant, but now I don’t know ifyou can even hear me anymore. I told a friend last night that I don’tthink your son was real, that scared me. Not the fact that he may not be real. That iswhat Ihave been thinking deep down for a very long time.

Hey God, ifIdoubt you and fall away from you, can Icome back?

I thought I knew you. M y heart was certain of your presence. It aches now to think that I doubt you. H o w can I doubt you? You have given me the world. You have given me life, right? Iwent to chapel the other day. I always do, searching for your presence. Last week, a nun spoke about Mother Teresa and how we are called by you to forgive our transgressors. I often think about you in chapel because that’swhere you are supposed to live. Ikeep telling myself that Iwill find what Iam looking for when Ican finally open my eyes and see you, but Imay as well be blind, and you may as well be Waldo.

Are you there God? Do you care about me? M y grandma always has had a faith as solid as a diamond, where mine might as well be sandstone. Where is my faith? Mother Teresa tells me to “give the best that I have” but itwill never be enough.

H o w can I learn to give my best anyway?

I want to love you and Iwant to know you, Ijust haven’t figured out what my motivation isyet. I am surrounded by believers at Hope, but Ihave never feltmore doubtful. Maybe this isbecause Ihave experienced truly loving people who do not believe in you, or maybe itis because I see too much hate in those who do believe.

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Alexander Sw a i n Guest Columnist “Where is it, this present?

It has melted in our grasp, fled where we could touch it, gone in the instant of becoming.” I came across this quote by Wil­ liam James, an American psy­ chologist and philosopher, over the weekend, and it inspired a barrage of thoughts regarding the flow of time and, more spe­ cifically, my perception of time,

particularly within the last three or so years at Hope College. Ibe­ gan to remark, almost reflexively on how rapidly time has passed since I became a freshman and how now the seasons blink past one another in stampede-like fashion.

As cliche as it sounds, it seems like yesterday that I was a freshman, getting my dorm ready and feeling as though the world was at my fingertips, as I entered the fanfare of college.

Now, semesters come and go, without the pomp and circum­ stance that once accompanied my experiences several semes­ ters ago. What is this strange memory dilation— this feeling that certain events seem to last so long, while others seem to

come and go without so much as a gasp?

It seems that human percep­ tion of time is subjective. Time continues to move at the same pace as it always has, even ex­ istent without an observation.

However, the experience of time is something that is subject to the constructs and wills of our brains. I’m sure we are all famil­ iar with the slow flow of time that corresponds to a particu­ larly heart-stopping experience, how everything seems to move in slow-motion and the event which may be but seconds feels like it stretches for minutes on end. Compare that to times of stress-free enjoyment and how time seems to simply fly by.

Obviously, time itself doesn’t

change, but our perception cer­ tainly does, making our m e m o ­ ries of the events seem longer or shorter than they actually are.

Apparently, part ofthe reason for these time warps is the way our memories store the experi­ ences, such as when we retro­ spectively experience the events again. Aggravated and fearful events tend to stick in our heads with a much firmer grasp than a joyful, fun experience. I can only assume that this has something to do with evolution and itbeing advantageous to humans, or any living creature for that matter, to remember those events that almost ended a life or severely damaged a life, rather than con­ tinued itwithout deterrence.

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get into a dissertation about m y complete thoughts regard­ ing time, its subjective nature to our experience-7654132 and the potential of us as individu­ als who shape our experience of time through attempting to exist in the present rather than within the memories of the past or the projections of the future. H o w ­ ever, I think that a key compo­ nent to our experiences, what­ ever they may be, will of course be the memory with which we encode those events.

I have to wonder, whether consciously acknowledging the world from a standpoint of sim­ ple interestwill extend the expe­ riences that I direct and there­ fore slow the relentless march of my experience of time?

More tips for getting into comics from Jimmy

Jimmy Champane Editor-In-Chief Last week I gave my first set of tips for getting into comics.

It doesn’t matter ifyou left for a littlewhile and are coming back, or ifyou’re reading them for the first time. These tips should be helpful in any case.

Play Catchup: Most people who already read comics will try and tell you that you can’t get into a series without start­ ing from issue one. With a series like “Hawkeye,” that’s not a hard task since it only has about 21 issues. But when you’re talking about some­ thing like, oh I don’t know, Spider-Man for instance, you’ve suddenly got a back­ log of over 700 issues to catch up on. Not only is the idea of reading that many issues of one comic impractical, it’s also outrageously expensive.

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fix things is to start over. This has happened with tons of pub­ lishers in the past, but it’s always a big deal when it happens to Marvel or DC. For example, back in 2011 D C decided to tweak its entire universe and bring things into the 21st century. All existing se­ ries were canceled, and only 52 remained. “Detective Comics,” the series where Batman made his debut, and “Action Comics, “ where Superman first showed up, received their first re-num­ bering since the 1930’s.

At the time, these reboots can be kind of annoying. Great series either get put on hold or

get canceled, and someone’s al­ ways left disappointed. It's not allbad, though. One of the great things that came out of DC's N e w 52 initiative and Marvel’s Marvel N O W ! reboot in 2012 was that every issue of every published comic would be on ComiXology the day it was re­ leased. Also, Marvel took things one step further by including a free digital version of every comic with the purchase of the physical edition.

Reboots can be good because they give you a new fresh start to jump onto, and then you won't have to worry about get­ ting much back story straight.

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superheroes have their own Wikipedia page with a detailed origin story, and at the very least a publication history. If you want to just jump in at the latest issue, the condensed his­ tory that Wikipedia can pro­ vide almost always provides a good enough starting point. If a character drops a reference you don't understand, Google it and you’re guaranteed to find a nice little summary of whatever it is you don’t understand.

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Austin’s thought process The inner-workings of governments inside college cottages

Austin Elluru Columnist One thing that interests me is how different houses of college students govern themselves.

In the beginning of the year, a meeting was held. Itwas a dip­

lomatic gathering that rivaled the gravity and intensity of the Camp David Accords— argu­ ments over where shoes should be allowed and the frequency at which we do chores. The argu­ ments dragged on, begging to be quashed by some Jimmy Carter figure. Miraculously enough, an agreement was reached. A chore wheel was hastily erected and modified, and allwas well in the kingdom.

The first test for our govern­ ment came when one of the upstairs residents refused to perform his prescribed duty-

cleaning the bathroom. He rea­ soned that cleaning the down­ stairs bathroom should not be a responsibility of someone residing upstairs. The govern­ ment dealt with this insolence quickly and efficiently and the transgressor was derided.

As the semester dragged on, rules became more and more relaxed. The chore wheel was rotated less frequendy. The se­ mester ended, and the figura­ tive courts of our government adjourned.

Upon our return, I awaited the return and restructuring of

our government. However, this return to organized rule would be short lived. Quickly the chore wheel returned to itsdowntrod­ den and unused state. Now, the house has eliminated any sort of organized rule. Trash lines the rooms. The vacuum lays unused and untouched, never again al­ lowed to sing the song ofitspeo­ ple. The only place food is safe is in your drawers. The borders of the refrigerator are routinely violated. The chore chart stands in complete neglect. I secretly moved myself to the “free” space for the majority of the semester,

Right to work for all citizens

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W h o is going d o w n south to a w a r m beach for spring break? I a m jealous!

W h i l e y o u will b e lounging be a c h side, soaking u p the sun, I’ll be here in g o o d ‘ole Holland, Michigan. Th at being said, I’m sure I’m not the only o n e stuck u p north, but as the saying goes, “distance m a k e s the heart g r o w fonder.” T h e longer I a m separated f r o m m y favorite season, the m o r e I will appreciate it w h e n it does arrive in the Mitten. M a y this pin bring w a r m h a p p y thoughts o f w h a t to look forward to this s u m m e r !

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With a simple stroke of his pen, Governor Scott Walker made Wisconsin the 25th rightto-work state, ending a long four-year standoff with union opponents. Citizens of Wiscon­ sin can rest assured that their freedom to choose will bring more prosperity to their state and end the forced practice of joining unions. N o w that half the nation lives in a state with right-to-work legislation, its time for congressional lawmak­ ers to expand workers’ rights across the nation. Republicans have a clear incentive to dem­ onstrate to the American people that growth and prosperity will come, ifwe choose to make our workforce more competitive in the national arena.

Right-to-work legislation has a proven record of improving state economies while lowering the tax burden on workers and their employers. In fact, in the last decade more than 3.6 mil­ lion new private sectorjobs were created, compared to 1.5 million new jobs in non-right-to-work states. The average growth in G D P for states with right-towork laws was 26.2 percent com­ pared to 13.8 percent in other states. At the same time, average wages for workers increased by more than 15 percent. Millions of Americans in states with high levels of unionization have fled south seeking better employ­

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absolving myself from cleaning duties for the rest of the year.

This degradation has granted me an epiphany about the nature of human civilization: It’s doomed to fail.

Ifeight college friends cannot govern themselves in some sort of reasonable fashion, there is no way the world’s governments all filled with stuffy politicians, representing people who hate each other can do it. Enjoy this fleeting feeling of organization and civil stabilitywhile itlasts— mankind’s peak ishere. The only place we can go is down.

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Quite simply the proof is in the pudding: right-to-work makes common sense.Itnot only guarantees a workers freedom to choose a union membership, but also instillstrue competition among the businesses. For near­ ly 100 years unions enjoyed a monopoly on vast sectors of the economy, while openly advocat­ ing for more power from their Democratic supporters. The de­ cline of unionization began long before these laws were put into place at the end of the 1990s. A globalized economy calls for a flexible and highly skilled work­ force that must adapt to chang­ ing markets at the blink of an eye. Its no wonder more than 80 percent ofAmericans approve of laws such as right-to-work.

Throughout their long his­ tory, unions have evolved from a force for necessary change for promoting decent working con­ ditions, to political propaganda machines for the benefit of a se­ lect few. Many unions today no longer care for their individual members as they do for them­ selves. As their reign contin­ ues to diminish, expect a fierce backlash from union leaders as they fight for their last vestiges of power.

However, even as gridlock continues in the halls of Con­ gress, governors across the na­ tion are taking matters in their own hands. Setting the stage for a national conversation on America’s economic future. If leaders like Scott Walker emerge as the next presidential nomi­ nee, they would be wise to taut such polices. For in 2015, Amer­ ica needs bold leadership, if it wishes to remain a vibrant force in the world. Our nation has the tools at hand to continue to re­ invent itself,but firstwe must let go of the nostalgia of the past.

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M L S rebrands for their 20th season

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Orlando and Mix Diskerud for end of last season due to a lack rest of the world and bought Hockey NYCFC. of support and funding. There into it. More people will have vs. N o r t h e r n C o l o r a d o Major League Soccer (MLS) In front of a sold-out crowd are now 20 teams competing in access to ML S games, mean­ at P e l h a m , A L kicked off its 20th season last of over 60,000 people at the Cit­ the league. ing more people will become weekend. While the official rus Bowl, it was Kaka and Dis­ With Orlando City and fans of the beautiful game. So Thursday March 12 start to the season happened on kerud who found the back of the N Y C F C added to the Eastern ifyou thought you could escape Hockey Friday with L A Galaxy taking net for their teams on Sunday, Conference, Sporting Kansas vs. B r y n A t h y n “football culture" by living in the on Chicago Fire, all eyes were ultimately ending in a tie. After at P e l h a m , A L on the Orlando City/NYCFC the game had finished, eight of M e n ’s Lacrosse matchup on Sunday featuring the top 10 trending topics on vs. B e t h a n y ( W V ) at 5 p.m. world-famous stars Kaka and Twitter for the United States David Villa. were either about the game or Friday March 13 The game marked the start MLS, something unheard of for W o m e n ’s Basketball for these two new franchise ex­ the relatively new league. vs. St. T h o m a s ( M N ) at 5 p. m. pansions. Orlando had spent The 20th season marked at T h o m a s M o r e , Ky. previous seasons in the NASL many changes for the league. In before being bumped up to an effort to maintain their grow­ MLS, while N Y C F C was cre­ ing fanbase, M L S went through In B rief ated two years prior by Premier a rebranding process, which in­ Image courtesy of M ajor League S occer League club Manchester City FC cluded a new logo, and added W O M E N ’S LACROSSE OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW— M L S ’ old logo and the N e w York Yankees. Both two expansion teams. One team, FALLS ON FRIDAY (left) gets a face-lift for the 2 0 1 5 season. teams brought in world class however, did not make the cut. players and United States inter­ Chivas USA, stationed in Los City and Houston Dynamo United States, you may need to The women’s lacrosse team nationals, namely Brek Shea for Angeles, became inactive at the made the move over to the find a new hiding spot. opened their season with a Western Conference. The West­ There were plenty ofother ex­ loss on Friday in Ohio against ern Conference has been said to citing games last weekend out­ Otterbein.

Unfortunately, be more of a challenge than the side of Florida. As mentioned the Dutch did not get off on Eastern, especially considering earlier, reigning champions LA the right note and were outthe reigning Western Confer­ Galaxy took on the Chicago Fire scored by their opponent 14-6. ence champions, LA Galaxy, for the first match of the sea­ Even though this was not have won five of the possible 19 son at LA’s Stubhub Center. The the ideal outcome that the Fly­ M L S Cups.

Stubhub Center recently went ing Dutch were hoping for, it This season also starts up under a renovation to install allowed the team to evaluate the eight-year partnership that the largest video board in the various aspects of their game the league has with ESPN, FOX, league at just over $15 million. that needed improvement. and Univision. The deal ensures The home team, despite losing Despite falling by eight goals, that each network must show a American legend Landon Dono­ there were some higher points minimum of 34 regular season van to retirement at the end of of Friday’s game. Molly Green­ games. ESPN will be making use last season, handily defeated the field (15) led the Dutch with of their internet streaming ser­ Fire 2-0. three goals on Friday. Abby Casvice, ESPN3, and have planned P hoto C ourtesy of O rlando C ity S occer C lub International star Jozy Alti- sella (’16) had a pair of goals.

MAKING THE RECORD BOOKS— In their M L S debuts, to feature over 200 games a year. dore made his Toronto FC debut Erin Caton (18) ended the day Kaka and Mix Diskerud scored the first goals In thelr Individu­ This is huge news for the soccer on Saturday; In a Canadian clash with the first goal of her career. community in the United States against the. Vancouver' Whiteal franchises histories.

Hope was supposed to play who have had to suffer through caps, Toronto was able to come .a contest against Indiana Tech fuzzy - oftentimes illegal - on­ out on top with a-final'score of on Saturday. However, it was line streams for the past several 3-1, Altidore scoring two of the postponed due to the weather. years. three goals for his team. That At, the- end of this week, The deal came after the net­ doubled the amount of goals the Dutch • will take their ... works noticed a spike in view- he’d scored at previous club spring ,,.trip to Florida. ership for international games. Sunderland AFC in the Premier When the United States Men’s League where he spent his twq • W O M E N ' S TENNIS ROUTS National Team (USMNT) ac­ years warming the benefit • Nationally r a n k e d quired head coach Jurgen Klins­ The Seattle Sounders toppled opponent mann, their results began to reigning Eastern Conference I improve and the country took Champions, the Ne w England Q m Thursday, March 5, notice, especially during the Revolution on Sunday. After the Hope women’s tennis World Cup qualifiers and the winning the Supporters Shield team blew past 18th ranked C O N C A C A F Gold Cup in 2013. but failing to make the M L S Cup DePauw by a score of 6-3.

These networks saw the po­ final last season, the Sounders This was an incredibly im­ tential for soccer in the United had a lot to prove from the first pressive victory for the Fly­ States to finally catch up to the whistle. U S M N T captain Clint ing Dutch, especially because Dempsey secured two goals it was accomplished on the for the Sounders, one coming road in Greencastle, Ind. from a first-half penalty kick.

Hope began the day by win­ When home-grown DeAndre ning all three doubles match­ Yedlin left the Sounders for Pre­ es. This allowed the team to mier League side Tottenham compete with confidence dur­ . u p Hotspurs this January, many ing the rest of the afternoon.

The teams of Carli Capestany pundits and experts debated L o n d o n Donovan: whether the team had lost it's (15) and Nancy Benda (17) at Goals -144 defensive edge. By their 3-1 vic­ No. 1 doubles, Claire Cooper /' tory, the Sounders have seem­ (16) and Kelly Daniel (17) at Assists - 136 ingly quieted the critics.

No. 2 doubles and Anna Garcia ^HCRBAt It only took 20 years, but it (16) and Marie Holaway (16) at Nick Romando: looks as ifM L S has finallygained No. 3 doubles allwere victorious Shutouts - lt5 v m m After the victory, the Dutch the traction that itso desperate­ earned themselves a national l y needed.

And with Atlanta and Kevin Hartman: rank of 33rd. This was a great Los Angeles FC both coming in G a m e s played - 416 victory that truly set the stage 2017 as expansion franchises, Saves -1474 * k there is much to look forward to for the rest of the year. Addi­ for this growing league. Ifyou’re tionally, it allowed the Dutch to Bradley Wright-Phillips, Chris Wondolowski, interested in keeping up with ev­ face a highly-competitive op­ R o y Lassiter: erything M L S related, be sure to ponent. They improved to a 2-1 M o s t goals in a season - 27 follow the league on social m e ­ overall record. Their next match dia, Snapchat, or on mlssoccer. comes on March 16 as they take on St. Lawrence in Orlando, Fla. com.

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W o m e n ’s basketball wins two in N C A A Tournament Kyle Bernaclak

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Over the weekend, the Hope College Flying Dutch basketball team snatched a pair of victo­ ries in the N C A A Tournament in Wheaton, 111. Their first vic­ tory came on Friday night as they took on Bethel University (Minn.). The Dutch slipped past the Royals to take a 75-63 vic­ tory. Then on Saturday, Hope blew past Wisconsin Lutheran for a 72-47 victory. These vic­ tories propelled the Dutch into N C A A Tournament Sectional action, which will take place this upcoming weekend.

Going into Friday’s matchup, the Dutch thoroughly scouted the Royals. This was a team that came into the game with a solid 21-6 record. Bethel played some impressive opponents, but the Dutch had the confidence that they could counter anything that was thrown at them.

For the first 10 minutes of the contest, the teams were knotted up. Each squad had an answer for the other’s scoring, and loose defense was played

all around. Then, just under the 10-minute mark, Maura McAfee —£16) made a layup and two jump shots to put the Dutch ahead 2219. McAfee hit another jumper with 8 minutes and 10 seconds to play.

Paris Madison (T7) can be credited with turning the m o ­ mentum in the favor of the Dutch. At the 3 minute and 28 second mark, she hita deep three pointer. She followed up her im­ pressive shot with a layup on the ensuing possession. This scoring drive gave Hope a 10-point lead, 35-25. A few missed shots later led to the end of the first half.

The Dutch walked into the lock­ er room with a 38-30 lead. The team knew that no single-digit lead was comfortable, especially in the preliminary round of the N C A A Tournament.

Entering the second half, the Dutch were more confident and knew that they had to play better defense. This would allow their potent offense to work to its full potential. To begin the half, Hope’s lead slipped slightly as the Royals attempted to mount a

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comeback. With under 15 min­ utes to play, the Dutch only led 47-44.

At the 11-minute mark, the Dutch began to pull away.

Mandy Traversa (T7) nailed a three pointer, and then Rebekah Llorens (’15) sank a pair of free throws. To bring the game to a close and seal the deal, Brit­ tany Berry (’15) made a three pointer and two free throws.

Even though Bethel tried some unsuccessful final drives, the Dutch came up with the 75-63 victory.

The Royals proved to be a very formidable team and gave Hope tremendous competition in the first round of the tourna­ ment. McAfee led the team with 22 points on the day while Llo­ rens was justbehind her with 18.

The speedy Autumn Anderson (T6) recorded three steals and was a tremendous factor for the defense.

McAfee recorded a recordbreaking performance with her impressive 11 rebounds. This put her at 298 total for her ca­ reer at Hope, which is a new

school record.

“I thought we had great in­ teraction with our players and our coaches,” Coach Morehouse said. “I thought [the coaches] kept our calm amidst their comeback. I thought our kids responded with similar calm."

O n Saturday, the Dutch were back at it, this time taking on the Warriors of Wisconsin Lu­ theran. Hope had a tremendous amount of momentum after Friday night’s victory. They put this energy to action against the Warriors. Their offensive came alive, and their defensive was as good as ever.

To start the game, Berry pro­ pelled Hope to a 22-5 lead by hitting four three pointers. This was one of the most dominating performances to start a game that the Dutch had seen allyear.

At this point, Hope knew that if they kept up their heavy-duty offensive performance, a victory would come easy.

As Wisconsin Lutheran crept closer, Tyra Smith (’17) made sure the Warriors were silenced by hitting a clutch three pointer.

This brought Hope’s lead to 3115. The first half came to a close with McAfee making a jump shot and a layup. The Dutch led 37-20 going into the half.

In the second half, Hope was led by Anderson who played a huge roll on both sides of the ball. She came out with lockdown defense and made a game­ changing three pointer at the 17 minute mark. The game carried on in much of the same way; Berry, Anderson, Llorens and Traversa were great contribu­ tors to Hope’s offense.

The Warriors simply did not have what it took to keep up with a stellar team like Hope.

The Dutch eventually obtained an impressive 72-47 victory.

McAfee finished the day with 19 points and Berry was right be­ hind her with 15. Berry was also a helpful teammate by recording nine assists on the day.

In light of this victory, the Dutch will now enter sectional play against St. Thomas (Minn.) on Friday at Thomas More in Crestview, Ky. This game will be held at 5 p.m.

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Coach Brian Morehouse directs his t e a m (left). A u t u m n Anderson (’16) furiously drives the lane against Wisconsin Lutheran (center). Brittany Berry (’15) weaves past a defender on Friday night (right).

M e n ’s lacrosse easily relinquishes D u bu qu e Cullen Smith

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In their second game of the season, the men’s lacrosse team took a road trip to compete against the Dubuque Spartans.

With a 2-1 deficit in the first quarter, the Dutchmen pulled

away from their opponents in the second quarter, eventually crushing the Spartans 17-4. The game also brought away a tie for the second-most goals in a single game by sophomore Zack Weber (T7) who scored 7 goals to lead the team.

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bling for the Dutchmen, as they assisted by Sam Hansel (16), tried to coordinate their strate­ scored his second of three goals gy. Dubuque opened up scoring only 15 seconds later to give the with a goal in the fourth minute. Dutchmen the lead. Another 30 A second goal in the quarter left seconds later, Miedema sealed the Dutchmen scoreless at 2-0. in another goal. Weber also Captain Gunnar Elder (’17) ac­ chipped in three goals through­ knowledged the early deficit. out the period, closing scoring “W e played hard and fought for the Dutch with a goal in the through a slow start and kept the last two minutes of the quarter. pedal down," he said. Faced with Dubuque only managed to put a near shut out in the first pe­ one goal on the board by the end riod, Hope College swelled the of the period, eventually leaving offensive pressure, Ty Miedema a 8-3 scoring gap for the Spar­ (17) chipped in a last minute tans. goal to close scoring for the pe­ The third and fourth periods riod behind Dubuque 2-1. saw more offensive and defen­ The second period brought sive domination for the Dutch­ a shift in energy for the Dutch­ men.

Weber came close to men. Powered by their first goal making a record-breaking eight late in the first, the Dutchmen goals, scoring once in the third went on an offensive rampage. quarter and three times in the Scoring for the period was ig­ fourth. The third period also nited by the Dutchmen in the saw two goals from Grant Bro­ 11th minute. After a high shot, gan (18), who was able to assist Elder picked up a group ball in a goal from Parker Osterink and fired it again, sneaking it (16). Scoring was capped off past the Dubuque goalie. Elder, for the Dutch with goals from

Adam Vander Ploeg (17) and Miedema. Throughout the third and fourth period, Dubuque was only able to scrape in two goals, indicating the fierce defensive efforts of the Dutchmen.

The win leaves the Flying Dutchmen at an even 1-1 re­ cord. O n the team's perfor­ mance in the game, Weber said, “The beginning of our season helps us get a great look at not only our skills as a team but also the areas we need to work on.”

Elder agreed, and said, “W e re­ ally need to keep working hard and using these non-conference games as little‘pretests’to get us ready for the M I A A conference play. W e are capable of beating everyone on our schedule.”

The Dutchmen play at home this Thursday, March 12, when they host Bethany College (West Virginia). The game beings at 5 p.m. Hope starts M I A A Con­ ference play on April 4 as they travel to Trine.