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WHAT'S INSIDE Rise In Substance Abuse Drug and alcohol use Is up among college students ARTSEE' Preview the senior art show

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On Monday morning, April 16, tragedy struck the small town Dance, Dance, Dance!

4 of Blacksburg, Va. and the VirConcert Is culmination of stuginia Polytechnic Institute and dent choreography efforts State University. A lone gunman wrecked havoc in an academic Boots are Made for Hiking 5 building, Norris Hall, on the uniOutdoor enthusiasts recomversity's campus, and killed 30 mend best hiking trails people. The gunman, who took his own life, also shot and injured Going t o the Chapel 6 at least 15 others.

Dating and marriage at Hope In an alleged related event, two other victims died of gunshot Beyond t h e Bubble 7 wounds in a dormitory building.

Job outlook 'promising' for The situation is under investigaseniors tion and has been linked to the Norris Hall events.

Athlete Profile 11 While the full list of deceased Meet Kylee Brouwer, Ail-Amerivictims was not released by press can softball catcher time, it has been confirmed that four professors were among those Spring Sports Update 12 killed. The gunman, 23-year-old Find out what is going on this Cho Seung-Hui, a resident alien spring athletic season from South Korea who was studying English at Virginia Tech, took his own life as well. In all, the IN BRIEF death toll reached 33 people.

COMMENCEMENT The tragic events at Virginia SPEAKERS Tech caused parallel reactions among the Hope College comApproximately 718 seniors munity. Faculty, staff and stuwill graduate on May 6. Adjunct dents alike have voiced a sense of associate English professor, Dianne shock, horror and sadness.

Portfleet, will speak at this year's commencement. General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, the Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia of Geneva, Switzerland will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at both services in Dimnent Memorial Larissa M a r i a n o STAFF W R I T E R Chapel.

"Rose and the Rime" is the fiFACULTY AND STAFF nal Hope College student theatre SURVEYED production of the year. Opening weekend for the show is April 20 On April 3, the Professional' -21, and the show will continue Interest Committee of Hope ColApril 25-28. lege met to discuss the recent Without giving too much of results of the faculty survey. The the show's premises away, cast survey, which was administered by member Dane Clark ('08) said, PIC last fall, consists of a series of " ' R o s e and the Rime' is about a questions regarding the work atmogirl w h o battles an ice witch to resphere of Hope faculty members. trieve a magic coin that will save According to PIC chair and her town." professor of theater, Michelle This production is particularly Bombe. "The purpose of the surspecial because of its connection vey is to find out the pulse of the to visiting artist Nathan Allen. faculty. The survey gives the facAllen is from Chicago, where ulty a v o i c e / ' he founded The House Theatre Faculty from the arts, humaniCompany. He has written and ties, natural sciences and social helped produce several shows sciences participated in the surat The House, most recently, vey to give th^ir opinions on the show he scribed, " T h e overall j o b satisfaction and areas Sparrow," has received praise that may need improvement. from critics and theatre-goers across Chicago.

ALUMNA TURNS 105 Two months ago, Allen announced his cast and crew for Alice Mae Brower Hoffs Hope's production.

The cast becelebrated her 105th birthday gan to meet, collaborate with one on Feb. 25.

Brower currently another and create a script for the resides at Friendship Village in production. Cast members were Kalamazoo. A charter member able to create their own characters of the Sibylline Society, Brower for the show. Now, the cast is two graduated from Hope College in days away from opening night of 1923.

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P R A Y I N G FOR H E A L I N G A N D P E A C E - Students, faculty and staff. Including Erlka Howell ( 0 8 ) (left), g a t h e r e d In t h e Pine Grove on Tuesday t o mourn t h e v i c t i m s of t h e s h o o t i n g t h a t o c c u r e d Monday at Virginia Tech.

Laura Malpass ( ' 0 9 ) w a s especially affected by events. Her hometown, Roanoke, Va., is approximately 30 miles east of Blacksburg.

"Initially I was shocked. 1 couldn't believe it. A n y school shooting is a tragedy, but it has never hit this close to home, been this real, before," Malpass said. "I

HOPE-CREATED PLAY OPENS "Rose and the Rime" and the energy is building.

When students enter DeWitt Theatre, they should be prepared to enter winter weather once again. The stage has been transformed — it has been painted completely white and resembles a stage as seen on the M T V music awards. A central walkway juts from the main stage, creating two pits for members of the audience who wish to stand.

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Huge white icicles hang from the catwalks and the lighting conveys a bitterly cold and perpetual winter season.

Allen wants to make the space more welcoming and have audience members feel a part of the show. He would also like the

audience not to dress up for this production; he would rather that they just come as they are and be a part of the community that the ensemble creates.

Students will feel welcome the minute they walk into DeWitt Theatre. From the ushers welcoming you to the town of Radio Falls, to the actors making one fe6l a part of the show, to the outgoing concession workers, students will feel at ease.

The production is an hour long, though it seems shorter.

All the seats in the house are great, but for audience members who really want a great experience, be sure to take a spot in the standing-room-only section in either of the pits.

The actors use the pits as part of their stage space, and they need the audience to be in the pits just as much as they need people to be in the seats.

Tickets cost $5 and can be purchased at the ticket office in DeVos Fieldhouse. The show starts at 8 p.m. Be sure to get there early to get a tour guide to Radio Falls, dance on stage, purchase concessions and browse the production's T-shirt table.

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'Raise Your Voice:'

Hope to Observe Day of Silence Students around campus will be silent from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18 for the annual Day of Silence to show support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.

According to the official website, www.dayofsilence.org, this national event is "held to bring attention to anti-LGBT bullying, harassment and discrimination in schools. Students and teachers nationwide will observe the day in silence to echo the silence that LGBT and ally students face everyday."

Hope's Day of Silence is paired with a Day of Dialogue on Thursday, April 19* which will feature a variety of events to give voice to the concerns of the LGBT community at Hope. The Triangle Foundation is presenting on "The Politics of Homosexuality" at 11 a.m. in Cook Auditorium, and Hope students will share their stories about the impact of sexuality in their lives at 4 p.m. in the Fried-Hemenway Auditorium. At 7:30 p.m. a "Rent" sing-a-long will be held at the Knickerbocker Theatre; guests are invited to come dressed as their favorite "Rent" characters.

The events are sponsored by the Sexuality Roundtable: A Forum for Gay and Straight Students.

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COLLEGE SUBSTANCEABUSE RISING Survey shows that nearly half of America's college students use drugs or binge drink at least once a month Kaitlin Kessie STAFF W R I T E R

A survey released last month by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse showed that college binge drinking and drug use is on the rise nationally.

Currently, nearly half of America's college students use drugs or engage in binge drinking at least once a month.

Binge drinking is defined as having five drinks for males or four drinks for females during one "drinking occasion."

In 2005, 22.8 percent of students surveyed reported binge drinking three or more times during the previous two weeks compared to 19.7 percent in 1993.

However, the number of students

who occasionally drink has stayed steady at 70 percent in 1993 and 68 percent in 2005.

Nationally, other drug use is up as well. Marijuana use is up from 27.9 percent in 1993 to 33.3 percent in 2005 while illicit drug use rose from 30.6 percent in 1993 to 36.6 percent in 2005.

Increased stress and work loads may have led to the increased drug and alcohol use. Nearly half of the students surveyed said they drank or used drugs in order to relax, reduce stress or forget about problems.

Although Hope College is a dry campus, some students choose to drink alcohol and use drugs.

Predictably, though, Hope students do not abuse drugs and alcohol to the same extent as the national

average.

Part of this reason may be that religiously involved individuals are consistently less likely to use alcohol and other drugs.

A comparison study conducted in 2001 found that 36.3 percent of Hope students drank beer in the previous year compared to 49.6 percent of students in a comparison group. The same study showed that 45.7 percent of Hope students drank wine or liquor in the previous year compared with 55.8 percent of the comparison group.

The comparison group consisted of colleges like Hope which were highly selective, non-sectarian colleges not owned or supported significantly by a religious organization.

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S U B S T A N C E A B U S E — According to the National Center on A d d i c t i o n and S u b s t a n c e Abuse, c o l l e g e binge d r i n k i n g Is on t h e rise in A m e r i c a . The average n u m b e r of Hope s t u d e n t s t o d r i n k a l c o h o l is s i g n i f i c a n t l y lower t h a n t h e n a t i o n a l average however.

MMDS IN THE MORNING' CANCELLED Gordie Fall STAFF W R I T E R

When radio host Don Imus began his radio program. " I m u s In The Morning," on April 4, even he could not have known that his comments that morning would create a national furor.

In a seemingly throwaway conversation, Imus brought up the previous night's Division I N C A A Women's Basketball Championship Game with Tennessee and Rutgers.

After a co-host described the Rutgers players as " s o m e hardcore hos," Imus replied back with "That's some nappy-headed hos there."

Over the next couple days, the

controversy surrounding the comment grew into a major racial issue.

For two days, Imus dismissed the words as "an idiot c o m m e n t . " However, by the end of the week, prominent African-American, w o m e n ' s groups and others were demanding Imus' firing.

Prominent leaders such as Rev. A1 Sharpton began campaigning for Imus to be dismissed, and both N B C and CBS, Imus' employers, began going on spin control.

Five days after the comments, the story began building into a crescendo.

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station that simulcasts " I m u s In The Morning," announced that the station would cease airing the program, effective immediately.

On April 12, C B S Radio, the corporation that nationally syndicates I m u s' show, announced that they were pulling the plug as well.

Paul Whalen ('09), a disk jockey for Hope College's 89.9 W T H S , expressed his thoughts.

"Based on my radio experience, I've learned to be careftil of what I

say," Whalen said. "I need to hold certain standards."

Ironically, all of the events occurred a milestone for equality was about to be celebrated.

April 15, 2007, marked the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, complete with players from every team wearing Robinson's universally retired #42 for one day only. There were already plans in place to discuss how far the United States has come in breaking down racial barriers throughout society.

Now, the country is still discussing them, albeit in a far different context.

GLOBAL W A R M I N G CONVERSATION HEATS UP Gordie Fall STAFF WRITER

Throughout the last couple years, concern over global warming has increased drastically.

Now, with ice caps melting at both poles, scientists are beginning to reveal some of the concrete results of human actions.

In Canada, Inuit explorers and scientists are seeing the effects of global warming first hand, reports the Associated Press. New

creatures are being observed, such as dolphins, in places that are very unusual being that far north.

Igloos cannot be built, due to a lack of snow on the ground.

Inuit hunters are falling through the thinning ice and dying at remarkable rates.

According to the AP article, explorer Will Steger, "A lot of the elders will no longer go out on the sea ice because their knowledge will not work anymore. What

they've learned and passed on for 5,000 years is no longer functional."

All of this is caused by global warming slowly destroying the ecosystem upon which all this knowledge is based.

Meanwhile, climatologists in Washington are explaining the dramatic impact that global warming is predicted to have in the coming years. Locally, here are some of these expected changes.

according to the Philadelphia Inquirer: - By 2039, North American average temperatures are expected to rise by 1.8 to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit.

- A lack of water in the Great Lakes will cause water levels to drop. This will affect ship navigation and fishing, expose buried pollutants, and can hurt Michigan's economy even further.

- Lakes and rivers will grow warmer, which will threaten fish and spread pollution. For example, surface temperatures in Midwestern lakes could potentially reach up to 86 degrees.

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8 p.m. Wlnants Auditorium.

Jazz Ensemble Concert 7:30 p.m. Dlmnent Chapel.

Comedian: Steven Horeni 9-10 p.m. Kletz. Sponsored by SAC

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Thursday April 19 Film: "Last King of Scotland" 7 p.m. Science Center 1000.

Friday April 20 Film: "Catch And Release" April 2 0 & 21: 7: 9:30 p.m.; midnight.

April 22: 3 p.m. Wlnants Auditorium. $2. Sponsored by SAC.

Wind Symphony Concert 7:30 p.m. Dlmnent Chapel.

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'STORIES FROM THE COLLEGE RULED MARGINS' Prof. Beth Trembley's English 358 Intermediate Creative Writing: Memoirs class will see their works come to life in a collaborative effort between creative writing and theatre students.

Fifteen five-minute excerpts from the student's work will be read by members of the theater department.

The subject matter ranges from faith and sexual orientation to love, self-image and death. The performance will begin at 8 p.m. in the DeWill Theatre on April 24. Admission is free.

JAPANESE DRUMMING GROUP TO PERFORM Icko Daiko will perform in the Knickerbocker Theatre Saturday, April 21. The group is sponsored b y the Cleveland chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League.

It was named after the gingko trees that line Oberlin's Main Street. The group builds its own drums. Its mission is to strengthen Asian-American communities by instilling pride and cultural awareness and to build bridges between Asian-Americans and other groups through the dynamic expression of taiko.

HSRT HOLDING AUDITIONS The Hope Summer Repertory Theater, a professional company based in Holland for 35 years, is seeking one boy/young man for the role of "Arty" in this summer production of "Lost in Yonkers" by Neil Simon.

Auditions are open to boys of any age and ethinicity who can convincingly look 13-years-old.

Auditions are Saturday, April 21 at 10 a.m. in DeWitt Theatre.

Please call (616) 395-7600, weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. to schedule an audition appointment.

Auditionees should prepare a short poem or monologue, preferably something comic and light.

Callbacks will take place April 22 after 1 p.m. Questions can be e-mailed to hsrt@hope.edu.

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C L A S S OF 2 0 0 7 — Range of artistic talent expressed through varying mediums in Depree Art Gaiiery.

J A C K I PECKENPAUGH GUEST W R I T E R

After countless hours of work, thought, strategic placement of objects and dedication, graduating Hope College senior art majors are showing off their creative juices. Fourteen exhibiting studio art majors are displaying their work at the DePree Art Center.

The Senior Art Show exhibitiontitled " A R T S E E " remains open

until Sunday, May 6.

The work represented in the show ranges f r o m installations to paintings and photography to furniture.

Mediums such as Chinese food take-out boxes, pots made out of plastic wrap and tape, and images of Sesame Street characters are all displayed. Many students chose more than one medium and completed several pieces.

The piece "Fire A n t s " created

by Cullen Kronemeyer ('07), consists of a similar image displayed in both a steel model and charcoal on paper. He also completed a large scale pencil piece titled "Liverpool."

One of Jessica Gipson's ( ' 0 7 ) pieces, "Untitled," consists of fabric built dresses on painted canvas. Three different three-dimensional dresses line the wall

and are made up of army camouflage, brown chiffon and polka dot fabrics.

"Every piece of art was distinct and uniquely different from all the rest, which shows (that) each artist's work is their own and they're not trying to be someone else," attendee Becca Olsen ( ' 0 9 ) said.

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Combined choirs tour New York City K A T I E BENNETT SENIOR WRITER

The Chapel Choir, under the direction of Dr. Brad Richmond, is featured every year as part of the Christmas Vespers service, but its work isn't limited to the Christmas season.

The choir spends spring break louring the U.S. and Canada. This year the students journeyed to N e w York City, stopping along the way to perform.

"Choir tour is probably my favorite event that we do," Kara Scheuerman ( ' 0 8 ) said. "It's fun to grow closer as a group and we get to highly refine the songs because we perform them so

many times."

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Choir, its members boast a wide range of majors.

"I've only been in a semester, but I love it," said Ross Knoll ('09), a chemistry and psychology they perform. double major "When the choirs are together the "Homestays' with a minor sound, is really confident" are a lot of both in — Chris Dekker ('08) fun — you Japanese and get to stay _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ neuroscience. with really "I was worried great people and see how they coming in. I'd always heard that live," Matt Minkus ( ' 0 9 ) said it was all music majors and they " I ' d never been to New York were really good and kind of out before this tour. It was pretty there, but everyone is really cool. awesome."

I fit in and I've made a lot of good Although a number of music friends." majors make up the Chapel On Tuesday, April 24, the

Chapel choir will perform for the last time this year with College Chorus in the C o m b i n e d Choirs Concert.

"Chapel Choir concerts are usually acapella and small and intimate. The Combined Choirs concert will be big and festive," Scheuerman said.

Chris Dekker ('08), a m e m b e r of College Chorus, said, "We work the semester on the music for the combined concert. When the choirs are together, the sound is really confident."

Hope College students will be able to enjoy next Tuesday's concert in Dimnent Chapel.

Admission is free to the public.

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Dance students present original choreography in annual Spring Concert Tara Kuhnlein STAFF WRITER

PHOTO EDITOR DAVID M O O R E

Rebecca Fort T I O ) ^ADVERTISEMENT IN M O T I O N ' d e p i c t s a f a s h i o n m o d e l in a dance piece c r e a t e d by Amy P r u t z m a n ('07).

The Hope College 2007 spring Student Dance Concert was performed Monday and Tuesday evening at the Knickerbocker Theatre.

The concert was coordinated by dance professor Steven lannacone, along with visiting professor Matthew Thornton.

A small cast o f Hope students consisting of dance majors, minors and non-dance majors alike, conducted and performed the impressive choreography.

"This is one of my favorite Student Dance Concerts I ' v e been in and seen. There are a lot of very strong and entertaining pieces," said Jeanine Schulze ('07), one of

the concert's performers.

"It's nice to see and learn from other students' style. It's also a great opportunity to choreograph your own dances," Schulze said.

One of the main goals of the Student Dance Concert is to help students develop strong choreography skills and receive feedback in a safe environment.

In addition to the oppotunity to present their work, student choreographers receive notes from outside adjudicators, or judges, in order that they might learn from the experience and improve upon it in the future.

This semester's adjudicators are Katherine Sullivan, local artist, and Cindy Alberg, Hope dance aluma.

The concert consisted of a

variety of dance styles ranging from tap, m o d e m jazz, hip-hop, silent interpretive, ballet and lyrical pieces.

"1 love how diverse the pieces were! What can be better than one minute, watching students dance in Meijer plastic bags and the next, pink ballet slippers and tu-tus? The entire concert was extremely creative and enjoyable to watch," an audience member said.

On April 23 at 8 p.m., there will be a smaller Studio Concert featuring dance "pieces-inprogress" in the Dow room 207.

There will also be a Senior Dance Concert on April 27 at 8 p.m. at the Knickerbocker.

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As Hope College studentsbegin digging their way out of a long winter's hibernation, a certain group of boot-wearing, Goretex-sporting, shaggy-looking outdoor enthusiasts shared some of their favorite hiking destinations.

Get outside and enjoy the beautiful spring days!

Saugatuck Dunes State Park is about a 20-minute drive from Hope's campus. With 1,000 acres of land and 2.5 miles o f Lake Michigan Shoreline, this park offers 13 miles of trails for day hiking (camping is not permitted) and secluded beaches for picnics or swimming. The trails are sandy and wind through hardwood forests and parabolic dunes, through wetlands and along a stream.

Fifteen miles north of Holland, Pigeon Creek County Park encompasses almost 300 acres, with 150 acres of adjacent county open space land. The park, which has 10 miles of trails for hiking and biking along the Pigeon River is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Camping is also available at this park.

The Outdoor Discovery Center is a 120-acre preserve with about four miles of hiking trails. The trails lead hikers through wetlands, forests, remnant dunes and

ponds. H o m e to an abundance of wildlife, the Outdoor Discovery Center offers opportunities for hikers as well as photographers.

Within Bike-able. distance of Hope's campus, DeGraff Nature Center provides boardwalks and trails through marshes and woodlands on an 18-acrc preserve.

DeGraff often offers classes and nature programs such as "Wading in a Frog Pond" on April 27 and "Wildflowers of Sanctuary Woods" on April 27. Call 3551057 for more information.

A local favorite close to campus. Van Raalte Farms is a 155-acre park with hiking trails through forests, wetlands and fields. A wide array of trails through hills, extensive boardwalk system through mashlands.

The back trails of Van Raalte Farms are the favorite of many locals. And, if it happens to snow again this spring. Van Raalte features lit sledding hills.

Within walking distance from Van Raalte Farm are the trails of Ridgepoint Community Church.

Used as a cross country running course, the trails cross through fields, a small wooded area and a large hill. The trail system is currently undergoing a wetland restoration project and adding and renovating trails.

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chemistry professor Michael Seymour said.The rapidly growing treasure-hunting hobby, called geocaching, is gaining popularity across the globe. The point of the game is to follow GPS coordinates to a cache hidden by other geocaching enthusiasts who post the coordinates online.

"For me, geocaching is just another reason to get outside," Seymour said. "I've discovered parks I would have never known were there if I hadn't started geocaching."

Hope student Emily Scatterday ('09) also enjoys geocaching in her spare time. ' i became interested in geocaching after my parents got me a personal G P S for Christmas," Scatterday said. "It gets people out in nature exploring. Sometimes it's pretty good exercise because ypu have to hike = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

In late 2000, www.geocaching.com was launched. The website offers a comprehensive list o f caches in locations across the globe. There are about a dozen caches within two miles of Hope's campus at Window on the Waterfront, Holland Municipal Stadium and downtown.

In the dozen or so caches Seymour has found, many have contained trinkets, pencils, buttons, coins or simply a log book. Seymour said he often leaves a credit card-sized periodic table with a Hope logo in caches he finds.

"A person 1 know once found 50 bucks in a cache," Scatterday said.

Seymour often geocaches with kinesiology professor Richard Ray. When the pair sign the log at caches they find, they sign "pair-adocs."

There are only a few rules for ' ,, /• J E/) L L geocaching. First, if you A person I know once found 50 bucks in take something f r o m the

to the cache."

Geocaching a cache. cache, leave something in officially began — Emily Scatterday ( ' 0 9 ) . the cache. Caches are never in 2000 when buried, and are always on highly accurate public property. Items found satellite GPS and left can be children's technology betoys, DVDs, notes, magnets, pictures, jewelry, came widely available to the general populatools—basically anything. tion.

Since GPS coordinates are accurate within Originally used for navigational purposes, 30 feel or so of where an object is actually hidGPS technology started gaining popularity den, finding geocaches can often be difficult. with recreational users shortly after the techSeymour said it took him a few outings to denology was released. velop a sense of where a typical hiding place In 2000, a GPS user excited about the new might be—in the hole of a tree, in a stump, technology decided to test just how accurate inside a hollowed out fence post or velcroed the new system was. He hid a target in the to the underside of a walkway. woods near his home and posted the location G P S units range anywhere from S I 0 0 for on a GPS-users website and challenged users a basic model to $ 1,000 for a more advanced to go find it. Soon, GPS users were hiding a variety. plethora of items, and posting their locations for other people to find on websites or in mass mvw.geocaching.com emails.

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An interview with Mr. and Mrs. Steven ('07) and Joanna ('07) (Leeman) Rodriguez (above Ift.) W h e n did you get m a r r i e d ?

August 5, 2006, right before our senior year.

W h e n a n d how did you first meet?

It was an indirect result of Hope's best dating service: Nykerk.

How did you decide to get m a r ried while still in college?

A lot of people said that we were crazy for getting married without having jobs. Our philosophy was that by getting married before senior year, w e ' d have a year to enjoy living together and work out some of the difficulties before we had bills to pay, and j o b s and apartments to find.

How did y o u r p a r e n t s a n d f r i e n d s r e s p o n d w h e n you told them?

Both of our sets of parents got married young (19-21), so

they couldn't really tell us that it wouldn't work. Our friends just screamed. Well, mostly the girls.

Is being m a r r i e d similar or diff e r e n t to w h a t you t h o u g h t it w o u l d be like?

We have sex both more often and less often than we were expecting. Take from that what you will.

W ; hat is t h e best p a r t of being married?

A marriage is the smallest unit of Christian community. There is nothing in the world like teaming up with someone for a life of Christian service together. In our case, we get to make art together - playing inside of natural revelation has never been this much fun.

T h e most c h a l l e n g i n g p a r t ?

Well, since w e ' r e in college and pretty passionate about our majors, there are some days that we don't see each other from 8 in the morning until about 11 at night. That's pretty rough, especially if there are lough issues SEE

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He's 19. S h e ' s 19. Some people may say they're too young to get married, but they know they'll be together forever.

Many of us have seen M T V ' s reality show "Engaged and Underage."

The show follows young couples, often between the ages o f 18 and 22, through the last few weeks of their engagement as they finalize their wedding plans. Episodes often include a pregnant bride, drama with the in-laws to-be and tension between the engaged couples.

But is that what being engaged is really like? Megan Leigeb ( ' 1 0 ) disagrees. She recently became engaged to her boyfriend of three and a half years and from her eyes, being engaged looks a little different.

Leigeb's boyfriend Mike Gall proposed on Dec. 23, 2006. Gall, who had been in South Carolina for basic training, took her shopping and bought Leigeb new

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Meghan Follen STAFF W R I T E R

An interview with Mr. and Mrs. Noah ('07) and Kristen ('07) (Post) Livingston (above rt.)

W h e n did you get m a r r i e d ?

June 17 of last summer. (Just in time to clear the FAFSA deadline.)

W h e n a n d h o w did you first meet?

K: Health Dy, the first couple of days of our freshman year.

We didn't date or anything until halfway through our sophomore year, though.

N : I found her hanging upside down over a burning tar pit in Botswana.

H o w did you decide to get m a r r i e d while still in college?

We were pretty convinced that we were going to get married shortly after we began dating. Then, it was just a question o f when. After a lot of conversations, though, number crunching and prayer, we felt that last summer was the best time. We had

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lllneaeecl shoes and a dress. He told her they would be going out to a nice place for dinner and to be ready at 7:30 p.m.

At 7:15, a limo u s i n e pulled into Leigeb's driveway.

The driver got out, gave her roses and instructions on what to do next.

"I didn't think he would propose. It didn't cross my mind," Leigeb said.

The limo took her to Gall's house where a path of candles and roses had been set up. Each rose had a note attached and combined they told the fairytale story of Leigeb and Gall's life together so far. The path led to Gall's room where he proposed.

"I cried," Leigeb admitted.

Friends and family joined the couple later in the evening to cel-

share

and

ebrate. " M y parents and friends were excited," Leigeb said. " M y parents told me to finish school first, but they were excited because we had been dating for so long."

Thecouplemet during their freshman year of high school but didn't begin dating until the following summer.

Leigeb and Gall will probably wed in August of 2008, making their engagement about a year and a half long.

Getting engaged at a young age has its pros and cons. Leigeb and Gall's situation is unique because of Gall's job. " H e ' s in the Army, so you don't know what going to happen," Leigeb said.

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to consider whether we would be better together than apart for this senior year.

How did y o u r p a r e n t s a n d f r i e n d s r e s p o n d w h e n you told them?

We really couldn't have felt more supported in our decision.

We involved our parents early on, because we wanted to have six of us going in the same direction from the start. So, when we finally told them that we had decided on the s u m m e r before our senior year, they were totally with us. As far as friends go, it really amazed us how supportive everyone was.

Is being m a r r i e d similar o r d i f f e r e n t to w h a t you t h o u g h t it would b e like?

It's both, like most things in life. It has carried all the benefits and challenges that we anticipated, as well as quite a few that we didn't. One thing that has surprised us is how w e ' v e felt even more connected to our friends now than ever before.

More on that later.

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(Jnderaged being married to a soldier. Married couples are allowed to live on base together and married soldiers are paid a higher salary.

These are just added bonuses to the sense of commitment Leigeb feels now that she's engaged.

However, getting engaged at this time in their lives has a few disadvantages for Leigeb and Gall. Planning a wedding while going to school has been no easy task for Leigeb. Plus, Leigeb and Gall go to separate schools—Gall will begin attending Ferris State in the fall—which means once they're married each of them will have to commute about a half hour.

Yet the pros far outweigh the cons for Leigeb. She's known for three years now that Gall was "the one."

"I wanted to marry him, spend the rest of my life with him," Leigeb said. "I know that sounds dumb because I was 15, but I knew senior year that I wanted to marry him for sure."

For any Facebook user, being alerted to when people change their relationship statuses is common.

College students are constantly bombarded by images that put pressure on entering relationships for the sake of enjoyment and pleasure.

Over the past several years, the idea of courtship has been gaining popularity in Christian circles.

Several books have been written on the subject, and Hope students have responded both negatively and positively.

According to Joshua Harris, author of " B o y Meets Girl: Say Hello to Courtship," courting is "old-fashioned, but it evokes romance and chivalry." Harris writes that young people should approach courtship not by asking how to do courtship, but by thinking about their motives for being in a relationship.

The book " B o y Meets Girl" focuses on courting. When young people are willing to take on a long-term committed relationship with someone, they should view dating as having a clearly defined direction and purpose, the book states.

"I think it stresses the point that we shouldn't date just for the heck of it," Julie VanLaan ('09) said, having just finished Harris' book. "It encourages us to get to know each other belter with the intent of asking ourselves ' C a n I marry this p e r s o n ? " ' "Courting should focus on our behavior as protecting our future spouse, even if the person you are dating isn't going to be your spouse," she said.

Still, some may see courtship as too far in the future for them, or simply not an option.

"I think courting is too oldfashioned and out o f date," Rachele Thomas ( ' 0 9 ) said. "It's unrealistic for today's dating scene."

But dating comes with its own set of unwritten rules, which many find difficult to navigate.

The book "Boundaries in Dating," by Henry Cloud and John Townsend,- is aimed to help people think about taking a healthy approach to dating with a Christian perspective.

Brandon Smith ('09) is currently reading "Boundaries in Dating" based on the recommendation of a friend.

"It's helped me to become selfless in the way I approach dating," Smith said.

His favorite advice from the book is to "fall in love with Jesus and be actively patient with dating."

To keep dating in a Christian light and resist the seductive temptations of society, "It is essential to seek G o d ' s kingdom together. It's good to have fun and enjoy God together," Smith said.

NEWS

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N Katie Harper GUEST W R I T E R

For many Hope College students, this spring marks more than just tKe end of another academic year. These students must come face to face with the real world.

As the campus* anticipation grows as the semester draws to close, many graduating students are facing M a y ' s commencement services with the pressure of establishing career plans.

"It's definitely nerve-racki n g " Sara Henry ( ' 0 7 ) said.

"It's always hard to know what to expect from the j o b search and interview process."

Henry said that she started her j o b search last fall. After conducting both phone and inperson interviews, Henry received a j o b offer in the comput-

Hope students have been successpanding corporations and retiring er-technology field. However, she ful in their job searches this spring. baby boomers. While recent colis currently planning on attending Graduating students have received lege graduates often lack experigraduate school at the University jobs within the accounting, law, ence and skill, many employers of Michigan in the fall. educational andfinancialfields. appreciate their motivation, en"It really wasn't as bad as I Austin also said that the nathusiasm and innovative ideas. thought it would be," Henry said, tional j o b market is continulooking back upon her j o b = ing to improve for recent search and interview process. college graduates.

Students According to the Nation"It really wasn't as bad as I thought'it do need to have initiative in al Association of Colleges would he" order to be successful in the and Employers* "Job Out— Sara H e n r y ( ' 0 7 ) local j o b search process. look 2007," many college "Michigan's economy is graduates will face a prom- _ _ not that healthy," Austin said. ising j o b market this spring.

"Even though employers can . "Only Mississippi has a higher Employers intend to hire 17.4 unemployment rate." easily cite the shortcomings of percent more graduates from the Fortunately, Austin has advice new college graduates^ they're class of 2007 than they did from to help students successfully relooking for people they can mold the class of 2006. Students with ceive a job.

Graduating students into future leaders within their ordegrees in business, engineering need to have a career focus, or an ganizations," the report said. and technology are expected to be idea of the type of work that they Many employers have shown in especially high demand. would like pursue.

Next, students interest in Hope's class of 2007.

The report also stated that the need to develop a resume and j o b According to Director of Cagrowing demand for new college search plan. Lastly, students need reer Services Dale Austin, many graduates is a reflection of ex-

to prepare for the interview process. Career Services offers assistance with all of these steps.

"We see a lot of students for a variety of issues," Austin said.

"We can help with graduate school preparation, resume preparation, alumni networking and mock interviews."

Austin strongly recommends that graduating students utilize Career Services and j o b fairs frequently held in the area.

Austin also said that graduating students currently without career plans should not despair because many students are in the same position. These students should make an appointment with Career Services to develop a plan.

"Take advantage of these opportunities," Austin said. "Initiative is the key word."

B I S T R O FELIPE: S L I C E O F LIFE AT P H E L P S Corina Socaciu STAFF W R I T E R

If you eat at Phelps Dining Hall, you'll certainly know him.

You may never have spoken with him, but he's one of those people you see every day, without consciously noticing him.

While he hands you a dish, you might exchange a polite smile. The next minute y o u ' r e sitting with your friends, chatting about life and enjoying your meal.

Felipe Dominguez is used to that phenomenon.

"People sometimes don't really see you," he acknowledged, "but I do like the work here."

After starting work at Phelps in February, Dominguez quickly adapted to the catering team.

A cook by trade, Dominguez worked at a Holland restaurant for some years, then a friend recommended he apply at Phelps.

"I had to think about my family," Dominguez said. "For working here I get benefits that allow me to pay my family's medical insurance. My former workplace didn't offer me this."

Speaking about his former work as a chef, the 42-year-old became a little nostalgic.

"We had this screen that showed us the orders and there were always people who wanted to have their dish different than in the menu. I liked that about the job, it had more variability," Dominguez added, absorbed in thought.

Dominguez twitched his cap and stared for a second over the counter of the bistro that is his regular workplace at Phelps.

At the bistro, which is behind the main • entrance to the dining hall, students can get snacks,

sandwiches or sometimes special dishes, like waffles. Fiona Eraud ( ' 1 0 ) is one student who prefers the bistro.

" I ' m a vegetarian and here I can always ask to get the ingredients that I like in

my burger. And I prefer a croissant for the sandwich, because I ' m from France," Eraud said.

This is much to the joy of Dominguez, who likes taking those special orders, as it gives his work a little more variety and reminds him of his time as a chef.

Despite his j o b at Phelps where he works until 7 p.m., he is trying to find time for his family. His two daughters Litzy, 6, and Vanessa, 10, are especially looking forward to Sundays.

"On Sundays I don't work. Me

and my wife, we spend time with the kids and go for a walk in the park. During the week it's a lot more difficult to find that time," Dominguez said.

Besides his work at Phelps, every Tuesday Dominguez goes to class at Thompson M-Tec, the Grand Rapids Community College. He is studying to become a mechanic.

As Dominguez wipes swiftly over the counter, he confides that if his future plans work out he will try to open his own business, a car repair garage.

The dining hall is almost empty now. Today Felipe is looking forward to the evening.

"It's my wife's birthday. She is turning 3 8 , " he adds.

Some staff workers clean up the counters, while the last students are leaving and Felipe closes the bistro.

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Safety Discussion In response to this week's tragedy at Virginia Tech, Student Congress invited Dean of Students Richard Frost to discuss the safety procedures in place at Hope.

Frost explained that law enforcement officials worked with school administrators to train and prepare for a worst-case scenario by simulating a multiple hostage situation on campus. He also outlined many of the safety features of the campus such as electronic lockdown capabilities of the campus buildings and the college's ability to reach' out to struggling students and prevent problems from developing.

Constitution Changes The Student Congress constitution underwent a major facelift under the leadership of Parliamentarian Ryan Lincoln ('07). The changes included combining the bylaws and the constitution, which had previously been two documents.

Additionally, the comptroller position is

now being referred to as the controller position to more accurately reflect the j o b description. The secretary position was expanded to include treasurer duties, and several changes were made to procedure to improve the overall effectiveness of Congress. Finally, the cap for ad-hoc requests that can be approved by the Appropriations Committee was doubled from $500 to S1,000.

The changes were approved with only one dissention.

Election Results Student Congress held its annual spring election for executive board and class representatives for the 2007-2008 academic year. To receive information about next year's leadership staff, contact Congress at congress@hope.cdu.

Dorm reps will be elected in the fall.

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Musings of a wandering environmentalist — To: A lackluster audience in the Pine Grove's vacant auditorium Stephen Cupery

m i s s i o n , w h e t h e r e x p r e s s e d t h r o u g h film

voluntary n e g l i g e n c e upon y o u r s e l v e s as

or paint, is to at least a l l o w p e o p l e the c h a n c e to feel alive. But c o u l d it be that

o u r s o c i e t y ' s soul is b e c o m i n g strangled

o u r culture has taken w h a t w a s o n c e art and s o o b s e s s i v e l y indulged its c o n f i n e s that increasingly w e h a v e forgotten w h a t

find b e l o n g i n g in o n e ' s place, for our attitude m a y very well d e t e r m i n e w h e t h e r

in the b u s i n e s s o f personal i n v o l v e m e n t .

Inadvertent i g n o r a n c e or a v o i d a n c e is not

or not w e will be able or e v e n w a n t t o

a c u r e for this d i l e m m a , but b y investing

us c o n s i d e r the exquisite p l e a s u r e s in o u r very midst - t h o s e that require c o n s c i o u s

e n c o u n t e r its c o n t e x t u a l m e a n i n g .

So let

experienced

p u r p o s e d interest in b o u n d l e s s d e l i g h t s o f e a r t h ' s o u t d o o r s h o w w e can e n c o u n t e r

head/ear/mouth-

the e x t r a o r d i n a r y o f f e r e d h e r e e v e n if by

further that if w e c a n ' t

a t t e m p t i n g to perceive t h e i m a g i n a b l e s o u n d a s n o w f l a k e m a k e s u p o n landing.

R e a d it again. G i v e it s o m e thought.

take t h e t i m e in o u r lives to m e r e l y stay

O u r s e n s e s h a v e e x c e p t i o n a l resilience, but w e m u s t c o n d i t i o n t h e m to r e c o g n i z e

surf.

Written b y t h e Welsh poet W.H. D a v i e s ,

p u t a m o m e n t or t w o or e v e n longer a n d listen, will w e g r o w w h o l l y d e s e n s i t i z e d

o p e n c o n c e r t seat a m o n g n a t u r e ' s perpetual symphony.

exuberant What is this life i f , full of care.

outside

We have no time to stand and stare.

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cultivation a n d t h o s e existing within our p e r s o n a . Take t i m e to listen and talk a b o u t the v o i c e s o f s t r e a m s a n d rivers, the genteel b r e e z e s w h i s k i n g t h o u g h p i n e n e e d l e s or t u m u l t u o u s w i n d s that s w e e p a c r o s s the W h o k n o w s , y o u m a y j u s t find a n

this succinct yet p r o f o u n d c o u p l e t a d d r e s s e s the q u e s t i o n o f a societal p r o b l e m m y m i n d

t o the t r a n s c e n d e n t influence o f s i m p l e

m o r e than j u s t a p o p u l a r tune. W h e n w a s the last t i m e you h e a r d the w o o d t h m s h ' s

s p l e n d o r ? R a r e or c o m m o n t h o u g h it m a y

ethereal call o r felt the p u l s e o f silence for

has b e e n c o n s i d e r i n g at length.

Has the

be, w h a t h a v e and are w e m i s s i n g by such

its o w n s a k e ?

in o u r m o d e m

irreverent d i s m i s s a l if in the surge o f l i f e ' s m o m e n t u m w e a r e o v e r p o w e r e d b y task-

it requires an observer, a participant, an a w a r e n e s s . O n l y then can I g u a r a n t e e y o u

is well-versed in a plethora of literature, thanks to his employment at the Van Wylen

a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s and s c h e d u l e priorities?

will b e n o u r i s h e d .

A f r i e n d o n c e r e m i n d e d m e to really

Library's

a p p r e c i a t i o n f o r beauty

w o r l d been s u b j e c t e d to d i s r e g a r d a n d t h u s b e c o m e irrelevant to m a n y o f us?

F o r a great n u m b e r o f artists, t h e i r

Seniors

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Livingston

a career in advertising; each career incorpo-

as H e r m a n Miller and Steelcase in his table

rating artistic values leamed at Hope. "(The senior art show) is a c h a n c e for

displays and wall pieces.

the seniors to show what they have leamed

inspired by local furniture c o m p a n i e s such

"I try to keep things simple and function-

throughout their lives about art, but also a

al. It's important to do things you like to do,

w a y to express themselves and their per-

but keep in mind that it must be appealing to others a s well. Also, having s o m e business

sonal style in art," Laura Kinnas ( ' 0 7 ) said, ' T h e art a person m a k e s displays a lot o f

sense is important. If you d o n ' t know h o w to

the artist and their beliefs so in the end the

sell your artwork and yourself, then you will

senior s h o w is kind o f like a b i o g r a p h y o f

g o n o w h e r e fast," Schuler said.

each o f the artists t h r o u g h their w o r k . "

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to having

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W h a t is t h e b e s t p a r t of b e i n g m a r r i e d ?

It's an incredibly f r e e i n g thing. A lot o f p e o p l e talk a b o u t getting "tied d o w n " by marriage, but I ' v e f o u n d just the opposite.

Sure, there are s o m e chos en restrictions, but f r e e d o m a b o u n d s in chos en restrictions.

T h e most challenging p a r t ?

You can n o l o n g e r h i d e the ugliest parts o f y o u r soul b e c a u s e n o w t h e r e is s o m e o n e

together b y o u r j u n i o r year, for e x a m p l e . and so w e had s o m e practice in s o m e of the practical K: I think for us w e h a v e just sped up s o m e o f the post-graduation mentalities reg a r d i n g the future ramifications o f our present spending decisions.

W h a t a r e y o u r p l a n s f o r a f t e r college?

A r e y o u g r a d u a t i n g in M a y ?

S o m e students plan to be art teachers, oth-

w h o k n o w s y o u r interior m o t i v e s . T h i s is

We are going to be living and w o r k i n g in Holland (specifics yet to be established on

ers intend to go to graduate school or pursue

difficult but it is also o b v i o u s t o a r e d e m p tive quality that i m b e d s itself between the

the j o b front) W h a t a d v i c e w o u l d y o u give t o t h e e n -

two of you.

H o w h a s y o u r college life c h a n g e d ?

gaged couples at H o p e about m a r r i a g e ?

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K: W h e n w e w e r e engaged, it s e e m e d

that w e h a v e t o w o r k o u t but d o n ' t h a v e

W h a t a r e y o u r p l a n s f o r a f t e r college?

O n e o f the m o s t beautiful surprises this

that m u c h of the generic m a r r i a g e a d v i c e

the t i m e t o talk a b o u t it.

y e a r has been h o w included and essential

w e ' r e o n b r e a k , w e find that w e c a n ' t get

A r e y o u g r a d u a t i n g in M a y ?

W e ' r e not afraid o f hard w o r k . In fact, if

we h a v e felt a m o n g o u r c o m m u n i t y here.

I w a s given w a s that a) it w a s g o i n g to be hard and that b) w e ' d have to l e a m to c o m -

e n o u g h o f h a n g i n g o u t with e a c h o t h e r -

y o u ' v e got an opening, w e can be r e a c h e d

We h a v e b e e n a b l e t o begin o u r m a r r i a g e

m u n i c a t e really well. Instead I say listen to

e v e n m o r e than w h e n w e w e r e dating. A n d

at s a v o r t h e s o u n d @ g m a i I . c o m . No, but se-

C a l v i n ' s January Series talk on " M a r r i e d

n o w w e can c u d d l e on the c o u c h in f r o n t o f o u r parents and it's not a s a w k w a r d ( f o r

riously, w e ' v e got all kinds o f crazy ideas

with the certainty that w e exist for m o r e than ourselves. We c o u l d n ' t have anticipat-

for stuff w e w a n t to do - dancing, m u s i c -

ed h o w key it w o u l d b e to have to start o u r

S e x " by Lauren Winner.

N : Be certain that you like the other per-

us a n y w a y ) .

H o w h a s y o u r c o l l e g e life c h a n g e d ?

m a k i n g , writing, graduate studies. We figure until the kiddies start c o m i n g , the s k y ' s

m a r r i a g e surrounded by s uch an incredible

son e n o u g h that you w a n t to b e c o m e m o r e

g r o u p o f friends.

How do you handle your finances? Was

like them. I guess this w o u l d ideally happen prior to e n g a g e m e n t , but it's g o i n g to

that a hard transition?

W e ' v e b e c o m e m o r e diligent in bud-

h a p p e n , s o it's worth thinking about. A l s o , I really c a n ' t i m a g i n e a m a r r i a g e without

But then w h e n

the limit.

W h a t a d v i c e w o u l d you g i v e t o (he e n -

We get m o r e s l e e p n o w b e c a u s e all o f o u r late night ta lk s are in bed, and t h a t ' s

gaged couples at H o p e about m a r r i a g e ?

just so much more ergonomic.

H o w d o y o u h a n d l e y o u r finances?

Read the Bible every day together. Also,

geting, but I w o u l d n ' t call it a hard transi-

h a v i n g (or at least striving to have) Christ

m a k e sure that y o u r identity is not based

tion. T h e r e w e r e s o m e things that w e did to

at the center.

too m u c h or loo little on y o u r relationship.

prepare for it, too. We started b u y i n g f o o d

Was

that a hard transition?

T h e hard transition is c o m i n g in oh, say.

WHAT D O YOU THINK ABOUT THE SENIOR SCRAMBLE? "I t h i n k it's r i d i c u lous.

People

need

that

sary

pressure

because the

end

time —Jon

THE

don't

"I n e v e r t h o u g h t I'd b e a

"I t h i n k it's a n u n -

p a r t o f i t , b u t it t u r n s o u t

realistic

that I am. g e t t i n g m a r r i e d

tion of society out-

r i g h t o u t o f c o l l e g e . II p e o -

side

ple find t h e right p e r s o n ,

I don't

it s h o u l d n ' t m a t t e r if" it's at

p e o p l e f e e l it's i m -

t h e v e r y e n d o f c o l l e g e . It

portant to get mar-

doesn't matter what people

ried by 22."

-Gra-

t h i n k . " — J e n n i f e r Blair ( ' 0 7 )

ham

('09)

unnecesjust

it's

near

of

their

at Kay

Hope."

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APRIL 18, 2 0 0 7

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Rumbleweed Regarding the p o e t r y blitz chapel incident ivy.

-In art. W h e n I look at a Klimt or a

instruments, I ' m sorry, and I'll pay for

P i c a s s o or a J i m b o J o h n s o n f r o m the K e n t u c k y w o o d s , I feel c l o s e to Her. W h e n

w o r s h i p p i n g on that M o n d a y m o r n i n g , I a m p a i n f u l l y sorry. But if you think p o e m s

with m y family, n o t to e x p e r i e n c e G o d . I h a v e n ' t e x p e r i e n c e d H i m / H e r during a

I create a d r a w i n g or construct a p l a t f o r m for the next theater p r o d u c t i o n , I feel c l o s e

in the chapel are d i s r e s p e c t f u l to G o d , I ask that y o u think a b o u t it f r o m m y point o f

service in years.

T h a t ' s not to s a y I ' m in a spiritual crisis.

to Him. -In poetry.

view, and m o r e importantly, f r o m H i s / H e r

N o t ^t all. I feel closer to him than I e v e r did d u r i n g m y 2 0 y e a r s o f c h u r c h i n e s s . I

m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f the a c c e p t a n c e o f d e a t h and life a s o n e in the s a m e . But it's also

night o f April F o o l s ' . I c l i m b e d u p to the stage and placed a c o p y o f R o b e r t B l y ' s

k n o w G o d on a deeper, m o r e personal

the trust in s o m e t h i n g m o r e . W h e n I w r i t e

level, finding H i m / H e r in places o t h e r than

" T w o W a y s to Write P o e m s " o n a s n a r e

an u l t r a - n e o - g o t h i c building: - I n tears, in break u p s and b r e a k d o w n s ,

poetry, no m a t t e r the topic or structure or s o u n d , I feel like I a m w o r s h i p p i n g G o d .

h a v e n ' t b e e n to chapel or the G a t h e r i n g in quite s o m e t i m e . I h a v e n ' t b e e n to any church service in H o l l a n d since last October. W h e n I ' m at h o m e I'll g o to b e

Jeremy Benson

It w a s m e . I did it. I w a s the bandit w h o plastered the chapel with p o e t r y on the

d r u m . I taped A. Van J o r d a n ' s " i n c h o a t e " on the o u t s i d e o f the organ. I d i d it. It w a s

For

me,

poetry

is

the

A n d I ' m not the only one. W h o e v e r

any d a m a g e . If I prevented a n y o n e f r o m

point o f view.

D u r i n g her r e a d i n g

m a n y w a y s t o w o r s h i p the L o r d , m a n y w a y s t o obey, m a n y w a y s t o e x p e r i e n c e Him/Her.

in c a n c e r cells and f u n e r a l s . Ironic, I k n o w — I guess its m y w a y o f c o p i n g

w r o t e the O l d T e s t a m e n t loved t o b r e a k out into v e r s e : P s a l m s is one giant b o o k

before you

with all the n a s t y c r a p that g o o d p e o p l e

o f poetry s m a c k - d a b in the m i d d l e o f the

Jeremy worshipped

c o n d e m n m e , listen to m y d e f e n s e : T h a t night w a s the first t i m e I s t e p p e d

inevitably g o t h r o u g h .

-In the obstetrics floor o f the hospital, in

Bible, a n d w h o k n o w s w h a t to d o with S o n g

rattling

into t h e chapel since Jack R i d l ' s p o e t r y

the feet o f children p l a y i n g t a g at C A S A , in m u d and t w i g s a n d m o u n t a i n s and poison

o f S o l o m o n , it's so full of poetic breath.

If y o u ' r e a n g r y about the p o e m s in

about Jeremy's spiritual Anchor@hope.edu or

the chapel b e c a u s e I c o u l d ' v e hurt the

hope.edu.

all m e .

B u t please,

I beg

you,

r e a d i n g in S e p t e m b e r . In other w o r d s , I

Response there; t h a n k f u l l y , she w a s not on c a m p u s (on M o n d a y ) . " Emily McConnelly

('09),

a

resident o f A r l i n g t o n , Va., had at

" T h e r e a r e n ' t any w o r d s or e x -

a d d e d , " W e need t o feel the sor-

currently studying and discussing a b o o k , " D e v i l in the W h i t e City."

r o w and hold our w o r d s to not

pened

j u d g e t h e m to q u i c k l y . " H o p e C o l l e g e President J a m e s

T h e b o o k is a b o u t a 19th century

Bultman expressed a deep sympathy for the Virginia

c o n s i d e r e d to be A m e r i c a ' s w o r s t serial o f f e n d e r . T h e discussion in

anywhere,

especially

at

4

i appreciate Hope

that, had she not c o m e to H o p e , she c o u l d ' v e b e e n a m o n g s t t h o s e

w h e r e students c a n g o

w h o w e r e victims. " O n e o f the b o y s injured w a s

to for support."

O n Tuesday, Hope held a special vigil to

' T o d a y was not

meant to give answers. S o m e t i m e s the best t h i n g is to say n o t h -

an institute o f h i g h e r l e a r n i n g "

v i r o n m e n t and h a v i n g the c o u n s e l i n g c e n t e r

_ _ _ _ _ _

-

"Blessed are those who mourn JOT they will be comforted" —

Matthew 5:4

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= = = = =

remember and pray for t h o s e a f f e c t e d by the Virginia Tech s h o o t i n g s . T h e vigil w a s led b y D e a n o f the C h a p e l T r y g v e J o h n s o n , a n d it f o c u s e d o n pers o n a l reflection and an invocation for G o d to b e s t o w his b l e s s i n g s

=

m u r d e r e r , H . H . H o l m e s , w h o is

Tech a n d B l acks bur g

T u e s d a y ' s class f o c u s e d o n per-

community. " I t ' s an u n s p e a k -

Tech

abl e t r a g e d y f o r the families, for the c a m p u s , and for that small

community,

sonality traits that the Virginia gunman

may

have

pos-

sessed. " I t ' s hard t o d o ( h o w e v e r ) , because we don't know much about this m a n y e t , " R o e h l i n g said.

With s t u d e n t s interacting with

ing and t o j u s t b e g r i e v i n g . " Johnson provided some words

but I think t h a t all o f us feel it," B u l t m a n said. " S o w e uplift the

o f h o p e that m a y be o f c o m f o r t

families and campus community

Tech events, c o n c e r n s a b o u t stu-

for s o m e p e o p l e . " ' B l e s s e d are t h o s e w h o m o u r n

in o u r p r a y e r s a n d pray that s o m e w a y G o d will b r i n g p e a c e and

dent m e n t a l health arise. Kristen Gray, director o f the C o u n s e l i n g

for

Center, has noticed that the trag-

and p e a c e u p o n Virginia Tech and

J o h n s o n said, q u o t i n g a p a s s a g e

comfort."

In a n irony o f sorts, H o p e stu-

at Virginia. Tech, including m a n y

t h o s e w h o are p r a y i n g for that

E n g l i s h p r o f e s s o r s and a d m i n i s -

community.

f r o m M a t t h e w 5.

In his o w n w o r d s , J o h n s o n

d e n t s in P r o f e s s o r Patricia R o e h ling's b e h a v i o r d i s o r d e r s c l a s s are

J e n n i f e r Y o u n g , a n English p r o f e s s o r , k n o w s several p e o p l e

health? Write to jeremy benson@

J o h n s o n said.

being a peaceful en-

h a v e n ' t b e e n a b l e to c o n t a c t . "

Questions/concerns

p l a n a t i o n s as t o w h a t h a p p e n e d , "

ginia Tech, b e f o r e d e c i d i n g u p o n attending Hope. She recognizes

d o w n there. M o s t o f t h e m are O . K . , b u t there is one w h o I still

eggplant.

once with a

tration.

"I a m s a d d e n e d that it h a p -

Y o u n g said.

said. " I h a v e a lot o f c l a s s m a t e s

Benson, a junior, God every Sunday

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one point applied t o attend Vir-

a s o p h o m o r e b i o - m a j o r , w h i c h is the s a m e as m e . T h a t really hit home with my dad," McConnelly

last Wednesday,

writer Joan Silber said, ' T h e r e are all sorts o f w a y s t o b e h u m a n . " L i k e w i s e , there are

they

will

be

comforted,'"

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VOICES

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A m i 18. 2 0 0 7

Sanctus Sanctus — A senior reflects on H o p e and religion a life t h a t w a s g o i n g pretty g o o d , and I d i d n ' t m i n d b e i n g d i s t r a c t e d with w o r l d l y things. W h e t h e r w e are h a p p y in this life h a s a b s o l u t e l y n o b e a r i n g o n w h a t is true

Joe Vasko

or not.

U l t i m a t e l y t h e c o m p a t i b i l i t y o f faith a n d h u m a n r e a s o n a n d a lot o f p r a y e r is Heritage

w h a t led to m y r e v e r s i o n . R e a s o n w a s key.

I fail t o u n d e r s t a n d h o w r e a s o n , if it is not

c l a s s o n the s e c o n d floor o f the A n d e r s o n -

m a n i p u l a t e d in s o m e w a y , c a n c o n t r a d i c t

Werkman Financial building gazing out the w i n d o w , a d m i r i n g the n a t u r a l b e a u t y

G o d w h i c h is the a r b i t e r a n d c r e a t o r o f

o f a tree ( o f all t h i n g s ) , 1 b e c a m e atheist.

still n e e d faith, this is u n d e n i a b l e . 1 f o u n d t h e r e t o b e a lot o f m i s c o n c e p t i o n a b o u t

D u r i n g m y s o p h o m o r e y e a r at H o p e C o l l e g e , as

People

I sat in C u l t u r a l

tell

me

its

strange

that

I

all e x i s t e n c e . H o w e v e r , a f t e r r e a s o n , y o u

r e m e m b e r an e x a c t m o m e n t w h e n I c a m e to a c o n c l u s i o n that t h e r e w a s n o G o d , but

faith in G o d e v e n at a C h r i s t i a n i n s t i t u t i o n

its true t h a t in a m o m e n t . I fell into t h e

and s u p e r s t i t i o u s w h i c h j u s t i s n ' t true.

That kind o f t h i n k i n g is b l i n d n e s s , a result

like H o p e ; p e o p l e c l a i m faith is irrational

u n d e r piles o f t h a t c o n t e m p o r a r y v a n i t y

I ' d like to e m p h a s i z e h o w m u c h i m p a c t it

that t h e m e d i a p r o d u c e s . F e l l o w H o p e S t u d e n t s : w e live in a p o s t - m o d e r n i s t

has had on m y life.

M y t i m e at H o p e is n e a r l y over. I ' m

s o c i e t y w h e r e r u l e s are q u e s t i o n e d — t h e s e a r c h for C h r i s t has s u f f e r e d b e c a u s e o f

j o y f u l that I w a s b l e s s e d with a n e w and r e f r e s h e d faith in the M e s s i a h , J e s u s

it. a s y m p t o m o f h u m a n a r r o g a n c e — d o not b e a f r a i d to learn m o r e and t a k e m o r e

C h r i s t a n d g i v e n the g r a c e o f s u c h a great o p p o r t u n i t y for a h i g h e r level e d u c a t i o n .

inspiration f r o m the early m a r t y r s w h o

T h e j o u r n e y is n e v e r easy. Truth m u s t be

s u f f e r e d c r u e l d e a t h s for C h r i s t . W e r e t h e y

p u r s u e d . S a l v a t i o n w o r k e d o u t "in f e a r a n d t r e m b l i n g . " ( P h i l i p p i a n s 2 : 1 2 ) But

d e l u s i o n a l ? N o , they w e r e inspired by G o d h i m s e l f . S o m e t h i n g the m o r e r e c e n t g e n e r a t i o n has lost.

It's t w o y e a r s later. I ' m a m u c h m o r e spiritual p e r s o n . H o p e C o l l e g e h a s n o

r e w a r d e d with rest.

God Bless

d o u b t b e e n a big p a r t o f that. I ' m not a typical H o p e s t u d e n t . Instead I ' m a n o n r e f o r m e d L a t i n Rite C a t h o l i c , but t h r o u g h

d e c e p t i o n o f the priests a n d p r e a c h e r s .

A s 1 look back n o w , I c a n tell y o u

o f not s e e k i n g o u t a n s w e r s but m e r e l y

t h e c a m p u s o r g a n i z a t i o n called U n i o n o f C a t h o l i c S t u d e n t s , I w a s a b l e t o m e e t not

a s s u m i n g that t h e r e a r e n o n e .

just o t h e r C a t h o l i c s but o t h e r T r a d i t i o n a l

w ith c o n f i d e n c e that it had n o t h i n g to d o

C a t h o l i c s with w h o m I d e v e l o p e d very

w i t h a lack o f e v i d e n c e f o r G o d . it w a s

E v e n at H o p e the C h r i s t i a n m e s s a g e o f s a l v a t i o n , t h e s a l v a t i o n o f a h u m a n soul

j u s t apathy. I d i d n ' t need a G o d . I had

a n d o f the love o f G o d h a s b e e n b u r i e d

d i s b e l i e f that I had e v e r c o n f o r m e d to t h e

t h o s e w h o seek find, t h e m o u r n e r s are comforted, the righteous—the faithful—

close friendships. I c o m m e n d the College f o r its s u p p o r t o f that o r g a n i z a t i o n , a n d

Joe Vasko is setting aside an illustrious career in the NBA to pursue philosophical endeavors through the written word. He and his twin can say the rosary twice as many times as the averageJella.

Assuming 'the norm' at The Gathering Trygve, I ' m w r i t i n g this letter t o e x p r e s s m y

r e e l i n g a n d c o n f i r m e d t h a t I will n e v e r

ask

f e e l c o m f o r t a b l e e n o u g h t o sit d o w n w i t h

d i s a p p o i n t m e n t in y o u r m e s s a g e g i v e n at

y o u to h a v e an o p e n , h o n e s t , m e a n i n g f u l

extreme, narrow-minded visions for Hope College. Setting the bar so high

you to reconsider preaching such

discussion.

Listening to you speak, saying that

hear—the "typical" sex waiting until

"sexuality w a s never meant to define us,"

t o e n c o u r a g e p e o p l e t o s e e k h e l p if t h e y

w a s i n t e r e s t i n g b e c a u s e t h a t is e x a c t l y

b y s o m e s m a l l c h a n c e y o u ' l l l a k e into

marriage and promoting h e t e r o s e x i s m —

w h a t s e x u a l i t y a l l o w s us t o do. A s a

n e e d it. T e l l i n g s o m e o n e t h a t t h e y a r e w r o n g a n d that t h e y u l t i m a t e l y l a c k s e l f -

a n d I w a s n ' t a m i s s in m y a s s u m p t i o n .

g i f t f r o m G o d , sex is g o o d a n d a l l o w s u s to feel a n d c o n n e c t . T h r o u g h s e x w e

c o n t r o l f o r " g i v i n g in to t h e i r t e m p t a t i o n s

t i m e b e m o r e s e n s i t i v e to y o u r a u d i e n c e a n d g i v e m y f e l l o w c l a s s m a t e s the

t o h e a r y o u s p e a k a b o u t sex w i t h an idea of what I w o u l d messages about

To a s s u m e h e t e r o s e x u a l i t y is t h e n o r m , to e x c l u d e s e x u a l m i n o r i t i e s , t o a s s u m e

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immoral?

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.that h a r d l y

The Gathering a few weeks ago. I went

anyone

t o listen a n d t o p r a y w h e n n e e d e d , r a t h e r t h a n t e l l i n g s o m e o n e t h e y ' r e w r o n g or

g o i n g to g a i n f o l l o w e r s , n o r is it g o i n g

and l a c k i n g s e x u a l d i s c i p l i n e , " is g o i n g to m a k e p e o p l e d e f e n s i v e , a n g r y a n d lost.

w e e k s a n d m y v o i c e will no l o n g e r b e h e a r d o n c a m p u s , h o w e v e r I h o p e that consideration

these

words

and

next

benefit of the doubt that, though w e m a y o c c a s i o n a l l y s l i p , w e still h a v e t h e

that all s i n g l e p e o p l e s h o u l d c o n t r o l t h e i r

can b e c o m e one with another person, or n a t u r e , w i t h a g r e a t b o o k , o r w i t h

sexual

our passion and w h e r e we feel called.

In o r d e r to r e a c h t h o s e o f u s in t h e m a r g i n s w h o h a v e d o u b t s or q u e s t i o n s ,

Everything, when w e have that m o m e n t

something

needs to c h a n g e about the

the future students on this c a m p u s will

concrete,

absolute

is t h e u l t i m a t e g o a l a n d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t

t h a t w e k n o w w e ' r e not a l o n e in t h e w o r l d , w h e n w e feel that t u g , t h a t pull

a c t u a l l y p r a c t i c e l i v i n g a n d l o v i n g like Christ, despite the state of our virginity.

of

t o s o m e o n e o r s o m e t h i n g e l s e , c a n be a

and leaks out over campus. T h e j u d g m e n t

sexual experience.

I ' m not writing

a n d c o n d e s c e n s i o n n e e d t o s t o p . If w e a r e truly a Christian c a m p u s , s h o u l d n ' t the

u r g e s by

finding

s o l a c e in t h e

c h u r c h , to r e p e a t e d l y p r o c l a i m that premarital sex (which implies that marriage every

able-minded

individual)

is

w r o n g , and that o n e cannot h a v e a ' h a p p y , healthy, successful marriage' unless one is c h a s t e until t h e w e d d i n g night l e f t m e

promiscuity.

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l o v e o f G o d in o u r h e a r t s . I h o p e t h a t in

Sincerely, Briana Galbreath ('07)

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S p o n s o r e d b y t h e W o m e n ' s Studies D e p a r t m e n t

Wednesday, April 18, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.

Maas Auditorium Featuring artistic representations from Hope students, information on local organizations that provide reproductive healthcare, a keynote speaker from Planned Parenthood, a roundtable discussion including issues of sexuality, and personal testimonies.

Begin at 4 p . m .

W a l k t h r o u g h u n t i l 4:15 p . m .

"Back Alley D e t r o i t " d o c u m e n t a r y at 4:15 p . m .

K e y n o t e S p e a k e r at 5 p . m .

W a l k t h r o u g h at 5:45 p . m .

R o u n d t a b l e discussion at 6 p . m .

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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SPORTS APRIL 18, 2 0 0 7

ATHLETE PROFILE: KYLEE BROUWER Junior Ail-American plays softball for the love of the game sprinted to the m o u n d . S h e w a s d r e a m i n g o f playing in the big leagues, j u s t like every other M a n y of us r e m e m b e r our Little L e a g u e r does. first Little L e a g u e g a m e s as " W h e n I was 10, 1 k n e w 1 a kid: hitting the ball and wanted to be a pitcher," B r o u w e r accidentally r u n n i n g to third, . f O S ) said. " B u t getting o n the s a m e after I broke my t e a m as all o f our c a t c h e r ' s n o s e and friends, picking our k n o c k e d m y dad favorite n u m b e r s out during a n o t h e r for our j e r s e y s , and episode, I just d a n c i n g circles in started to c a tch." the last inning at T h a t w a s not a t h e thought of ice bad idea as it turns cream a f t e r the out.

A f t e r batting game. .448, e a r n i n g AllLittle League M 1 A A and AUin Georgetown Brouwer A m e r i c a n honors, ( J e n i s o n area) w a s Kylee and placing fourth all-time at n o d i f f e r e n t f o r K y l e e Brouwer.

H o p e C o l l e g e in batting a v e r a g e With her b l a c k and red glove, for a season as a s o p h o m o r e , K y l e e took to the field, tripping B r o u w e r and the team h a v e high o v e r her s h o e l a c e s a s s h e R.J. Thebo STAFF W R I T E R

e x p e c t a t i o n s for the season. A s captains, B r o u w e r and Laura T a n o u y e ( ' 0 9 ) lead t h e team, w h i c h has no seniors. " S h e is interested in getting to k n o w all the n e w f r e s h m e n , and she is a l w a y s s o positive and friendly to e v e r y o n e , " second b a s e m a n Tara H a m m i n g (MO) said.

B r o u w e r ' s bat h a s proven to b e a h u g e asset to the D u t c h lineup, but her leadership h a s proven equally valuable. " S h e ' s also b e c o m e m o r e vocal as a leader. W h e n I first met her, I ( t h o u g h t ) she w a s kind of quiet, but n o w s h e ' s very vocal both o n and off the field," first b a s e m a n Kelli Duimstra ( ' 0 9 ) said.

B r o u w e r h a s proven to be a leaden through and through.

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"Aside from Brouwer's big bat and big n u m b e r s , her leadership is reflected with her c o m m i t m e n t to the t e a m on and off the field. She is there for s u m m e r ball, fall ball and leading the c o n d i t i o n i n g b e f o r e the season starts," H a m m i n g added. " B o t h m y brothers taught m e to w o r k h a r d , " B r o u w e r said.

However, working hard i s n ' t the only thing y o u ' l l find B r o u w e r d o i n g . Winter b a c k p a c k i n g , collecting C o c a -

Cola m e m o r a b i l i a , e n j o y i n g G o d ' s b e a u t y o u t d o o r s and eating some occasional c h o c o l a t e highlight s o m e o f B r o u w e r ' s interests. It is clear, though, that softball is her love.

"I love softball. M y grandpa is 75, and he still plays in a slowpitch l e a g u e , " B r o u w e r said.

With such a c o m m i t m e n t to the sport and her team, Kylee will, like her grandpa, surely b e o n the field for y e a r s to c o m e , w h e t h e r as an A l l - A m e r i c a n or j u s t a lover o f the g a m e .

STUDENTS RUN FOR FITNESS, FUN, RELAXATION in Davenport, Iowa, is another student w h o e n j o y s running various road races.

She Want to find a f u n way to stay b e c a m e interested in road races in shape? T h e Drumstick D a s h , during high school in order to the Bix 7 or the Pigeon Creek accumulate points to make the Trail Run might be the answer. varsity cross country team.

These are j u s t a few favorite Although Freshour competes road races a m o n g s o m e Hope on H o p e ' s cross country and College students. track teams, she notices the Although Hope has plenty of relaxed atmosphere at road races athletes w h o participate in the gives her an opportunity to m a k e M I A A , many students decide n e w friends. to participate in some of these "You get to meet a lot road race events. M e g h a n Fore of different people because ( ' 1 0 ) , Kate Freshour ( ' 0 9 ) and of the age range," Freshour Jon K o o p m a n s ( ' 0 9 ) are Hope said. " E v e r y o n e is friendly to students w h o enjoy running e v e r y o n e else even if they do not road races ranging from 5Ks to k n o w each other." marathons. T h e y regularly run In preparing for races, races a n y w h e r e f r o m Holland to Freshour likes to cross train Chicago. by s w i m m i n g and biking.

She Fore c o m p e t e d on her high = also r e c o m m e n d s checking s c h o o l ' s cross country team = online and downtown but found she did not enjoy "It's almost like meditation. I guess it's a Holland for information the competitive atmosphere. way to just chill out. I just put on my music about what races are When describing the ' • H and go." c o m i n g up. competitive experience in Both Fore and Freshour Jon K o o p m a n s ( ' 0 9 ) high school. Fore said, " T h e also enjoy running with = pressure is on to do well. family. Fore runs with her twin Although Fore continues to W h e n I am not competing, I sister and father, while Freshour train for the marathon, she is still enjoy it m o r e . " e n j o y s running with her brother.

The relaxed training for seeking a training partner.

Whether it is- the Chicago " M y goal for the marathon road races also o f f e r s Fore an Marathon, Drumstick Dash or is j u s t to finish," Fore said. "I opportunity to run w h e n and the Bix 7, road races provide will need s o m e o n e to train with h o w m u c h she wants. students a f u n way to stay in during fall semester."

"I wanted to do my own shape.

W h i l e Fore continues to thing," Fore said. "I try and run "It is different than track prepare for Chicago, K o o p m a n s the most I can depending on m y season. The people w h o c o m e is training for the 25K River schedule." are so dedicated. It is amazing Bank Run in May. K o o p m a n s also e n j o y s the PHOTO BY W A L K E R V A N WAGONER j u s t to watch," Freshour said A l o n g with Fore and relaxation and f r e e d o m running S T R I D I N G F O R W A R D — Meghan Fore ('10) runs along the in describing the Bix 7 race K o o p m a n s , Freshour, w h o s e provides, while listening to the s t r e e t s of H o l l a n d in p r e p a r a t i o n for t h e Chicago M a r a t h o n atmosphere. favorite road race is the Bix 7 Grits on his iPod. w h i c h w i l l be held on Oct. 7.

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"It's almost like meditation," K o o p m a n s said. "I guess it's a w a y to chill out. I just put on my music and go."

O n average Fore tries to run at least three miles every day, while K o o p m a n s seven to eight miles every other day. Fore's favorite race is the four-mile Drumstick Dash in Indianapolis, Ind.; however, this s u m m e r Fore's training will increase as she prepares for the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 7.

Instead of using competition for motivation.

Fore uses preparation for events such as Chicago to stay motivated. " H a v i n g an u p c o m i n g race drives me," Fore said. "I need to workout so I can be ready for the next race."

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Pigeon Creek Trail Run Distance: 5K r u n / w a l k Date: April 2 1 Time: 8:30 a.m.

Location: West Olive Web: www.ghyfc.org

Borgess Run D i s t a n c e : 13.1 mile run, 5K run/walk

Date: April 2 8 Time: 8 : 1 5 a.m.

Location: Kalamazoo Web: www.borgessrun.com

Beat t h e Grandma 5K Distance: 5K run Date: April 28 Time: 9 a.m.

Location: Grand Rapids W e b : www.beatthegrandma.myslte.com

Tulip Time Run For Habitat

Fifth Third River Bank Run

Distance: 8K run, 5K r u n / w a l k Date: May 5 Time: 8 a.m.

Location: Holland Web: www.classicrace.com

Distance: 25K run, 5K run/walk Date: May 12 Time: 8 a.m.

Location: Grand Rapids Web: www.53riverbankrun.com

SPORTS

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TENNIS STARTS STRONG Gordie Fall

AIRBORNE

STAFF W R I T E R

— Steve Malvitz ('08) tosses t h e ball up for a serve In t h e ir match a g a i n s t Aquinas M a r c h 2 9 .

The D u t c h m e n lost t h e m a t c h a g a i n s t Aquinas 8 - 1 , t h e lone point came from John Schlotz ('09) who won number three singles 6-4, 0-6, 119 . The m e n ' s t e n n i s t e a m is r a n k e d t h i r d in t h e MIAA w i t h a 3-0 record.

They have t w o MIAA m a t c h es remaining i n c l u d i n g a matchup a g a i n s t MIAAleading Kalamazoo.

This year, both Hope College tennis teams have started the season off very strong, and both are contending for MIAA titles.

The m e n ' s team currently has a 3-1 record in the M I A A and are 8-9 overall.

Led by captain Steve Malvitz ('OS), the Dutchmen are ranked third in the MIAA. Hope's w o m e n ' s team is also having a good year, with a 5-1 conference record and a 12-7 overall record. The team recently defeated Olivet College 5-4 to move up to second place overall in the conference.

One factor that some team members have attributed to their winning play is the annual trip to Hilton Head, S.C. taken each March. The trip helped to bring team members together while allowing them to play other teams that would not normally appear on the schedule.

"We have a very young team this year, with seven freshmen out of our ten members.

This season, we began the season as mostly acquaintances, but over the course of the season, we have became a very close team," Alison Roth ('10) said.

"I have never been on a tennis team that has been built on such solid friendships."

These two close teams will continue play until the end of the month, when conference tournaments will begin.

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S W I N G I N G FOR FIRST IN M I A A Jenny Cencer EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The Hope College baseball team split an M I A A home doubleheader with Albion on Monday. Hope lost the opener 3-5.

Although the Dutchmen stranded 10 base runners from home over the seven-inning game, Scott Sommavilla ( ' 0 8 ) collected a pair of hits.

Hope rallied to capture the nightcap 10-

5, with the entire starting lineup collecting a hit. Led by the 3-for-3 effort by Matt VanBeek ('07), while Mike VanderVelde ('07), Brian Baker ( ' 0 8 ) and Joey Goeb ( ' 0 8 ) connected twice. Pitcher Shawn Grose (MO) improved his season record to 3-0 with relief help from Matt Richardson ( ' 0 9 ) and Kurt D e H o m ('07).

In M I A A standings, second place Hope (9-5) chases Adrian, yet a Dutchman was

named M I A A pitcher of the week. Mike Rodgers ('07) pitched a pair of threehit victories against league opponents.

He pitched a 2-0 shutout against Albion and followed with a 6-2 triumph over Kalamazoo on Saturday. Over 14 innings he allowed one earned run, struck out 14 batters and walked five.

Hope will host Tri-State for a doubleheader at 2 p.m. today.

HOPE'S MIAA STANDINGS Baseball Overall Record: 14-9 M I A A Record; 9-5 M I A A Standing; 2nd

Softball Overall Record; 18-7 M I A A Record; 6-0 M I A A Standing; 2nd

Men's Tennis Overall Record; 8 - 9 M I A A Record; 3-1 M I A A Standing; 3rd

Women's Tennis Overall Record; 12-7 M I A A Record; 5-1 M I A A Standing; 2nd

UPCOMING HOME EVENTS Track Wednesday

April 1 8

vs. Calvin and Olivet 2 p.m. Buys Athletic Complex

Baseball April 18

Wednesday

vs. Tri-State 2 p.m. (DH) Buys Athletic Complex

Women's Tennis Saturday

April 2 1

vs. Tri-State 1 p.m. Columbia Tennis Courts

Softball Monday

April 2 3

vs. Calvin 3:30 p.m. (DH) Buys Athletic Complex

PERFECT LEAGUE START

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Softball opens season with 6-0 MIAA record Jenny Cencer EDITORHN-CHIEF

PHOTO EDITOR DAVID MOORE

I N C O M I N G — Center fielder M a t t S a t t l e r ( ' 0 8 ) a n t i c i p a t e s t h e p i t c h f r o m A l b i o n on April 1 6 . The D u t c h m e n s p l i t t h e g a m e s 1 0 - 5 , 3-5.

On Tuesday, the Flying Dutch played a doubleheader against the University of Chicago. Losing by three runs in the first match-up, Hope c a m e back to win the final g a m e 3-2.

At the Illinois Wesleyan tournament last w e e k , the team w o n four of five games. On Friday, the Dutch posted a dramatic 3-2 victory over the Wesleyan Titans. The nationally ranked host's shutout bid ended when Maddie Garcia ( ' 0 9 ) hit a leadoff homerun. The tying and winning runs came with two outs behind an RBI double by Jessica Regnerus ( ' 0 8 ) and the game-winning RBI single by Tara H a m m i n g (M0). Deidra Enochs (MO) pitched the victory allowing eight hits

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The m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s track teams will have their first M I A A meet on April 18. The M I A A season has been condensed into a two week span because of cancellations due to weather. The teams face Olivet and defending MIAA champions Calvin, who won the title for both men and women in 2006.

Wednesday April 18

The w o m e n ' s golf team had two tournaments either canceled or postponed due to weather. They will open the spring season with the Olivet Invitational on April 20-21. They will then compete in the Tri-State Tournament on April 24 which was rescheduled from the original April 12 date.

The m e n ' s golf team placed third out of nine teams at the Bill Gettig Invitational hosted by Tri-State.

The team was led by Don Kring ( ' 1 0 ) 7 6 - 7 3 - 1 7 9 . They have two tournaments remaining to prepare for the N C A A championships, which they qualified for in the fall.

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while striking out four and walking three.

The Dutch then defeated Maryville, Mo. twice, 3-2, w h e n Ashley Hoogeveen (M0) came in relief to gain her first collegiate save, and finished the day with a 5-0 win.

The shutout was the third for Sara Fisher (M0) who remains undefeated (6-0) on the season.

On Saturday the team split its games, defeating Webster, Mo. 9-6 but losing to Washington, Mo. 5-0. Hope collected three homeruns against Webster. Kelli Duimstra ( ' 0 9 ) hit her fourth of the season while Angie Randall ( ' 0 8 ) slugged her second o f the weekend. Hamming became the eighth Hope player to hit a homerun this season with her first collegiate fourbagger. C o a c h Karla Wolters' Dutch have a 18-7 season record.

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