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bond • Student leaders' organize to choose new Director of Student Activities

^Students encouraged to assist in relief efforts for Kosovo crisis.

SARA E LAMERS campusbeat editor

SARA E LAMERS cam pus beat editor The year in review at Hope College Infocus, page 4.

Take a closer look at the shared lives of twins Spotlight, p a g e 8.

Provost Nyenhuis honored by Mortar Board Campusbeat, p a g e 2.

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Student dance concert takes center stage Intermission, page3.

Women's tennis season draws to a close Sports, page I I.

Members of several student organizalions have joined together in hopes that their voices will he belter heard in tho final selection process of the new Director of Student Activities.

"After talking with several students about the process of how we are selecting the new director. I got the sense that many students fell our voices were not being heard by merely an evaluation," said Michael M c C u n e ( ' 9 9 ) , Director of W T H S .

McCune invited leaders from other student organizations, such as Greek Life, Social Activities Committee, the Milestone, the Anchor, Fellowship of Christian Students, W o m e n ' s Issues Organization, Nykerk, Pull, and RISE, to discuss each of the candidates. Each of the students was a member of one of two interview teams who have met with each of the candidates separately beginning on Tuesday, April 20.

On Monday, April 26, the students met to weigh the qualifications of each candidate and reach a consensus of which would be the best for all organizations.

Richard Frost, Dean of Students, feels the interviewing process has been effective and values student opinions.

"There are strengths to all of the candidates and we will look over the evaluations from faculty and students and take their views into consideration," he said.

"Wc were very impressed with the candidates and their qualifications," said Nikkellc Johnson ('99) Co-Editor of the Milestone. "Wc were excited about what each of them can offer Hope."

Final candidates for the j o b include Diana Breclaw, Assistant Director of Student Activities at Elmhurst College, III.; Ann Comerford, Special Programs and Center Events Graduate Assistant at Southern Illinois University, and Melissa Yonan, Advisor and Fraternity/Sorority Specialist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

A f t e r r e v i e w i n g the c a n d i d a t e s , M c C u n e and the students d e c i d e d upon one of the candidates which they feel would be (he best for all student organizations. M c C u n e declined to comment on which candidate the students chose.

"We wanted to agree on which of the candidates would be the best for all of the students and fell this would be a more effective way to choose a candidate, instead of merely filling out an evaluation," McCune said. "The director will be directly involved in many organizations and others will need her on an ad-hoc basis."

From this meeting, McCune drafted a letter recommending the candidate the students have chosen. The letter will be sent to Frost, Kristen Gray, more STUDENTS on 2

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The Kosovo crisis caught the attention of Brent Merchant ('()()). who hopes to raise awareness through a refugee drive on Wednesday, April 28 and Thursday, April 29.

"I wanted to help somehow and decided this would be a way I can give my time," Merchant said.

Donations will be collected at Phelps Anchor photo b y N i k e l l e J o h n s o n and Cook Dining Hall entrances from G A V E L P O W E R : Vice President Malt Scogin ('02), 11 a.m. to I p.m. and in the DcWitt President Louis Can fie Id ('01), and Comptroller Kelly Morrison ('01) Center lobby from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. prepare to lead Student Congress. on Wednesday only.

Merchant stressed that donations of all sizes are welcome.

"1 want to emphasize small donations," he said. "Everyone can afford to donate at least a dollar, and even if " I ' m very excited and grateful that half of our students gather a small M E R E D I T H CARE students are giving me another chance amount of their change it will make a staff writer to represent them," Brax said. "This difference."

Next year's Student Congress presi- cabinet has a lot of potential and exDonators will be able to choose to dent and vice president w e r e both perience, which can do nothing but have their donations sent to one of elected after receiving a substantial good things for Student Congress." three agencies. The agencies selected amount of the votes. President Louis With a new cabinet comes new plans are: O x f a m America Kosovo Relief Canfield ('01) received 396 votes and for next year. One of the main concerns Fund, American Red Cross InternaVice President Matt Scogin received is better communication between Contional Response Fund, and The Chris457 voles on Thursday, April 23 and gress and students. tian Children's Fund.

Friday, April 24. Kelly Morrison ('01) "We're going to do just what we said "I picked what I thought were three was named comptroller by an internal we were going to do," Scogin said. worthwhile organizations," Merchant selection committee.

"We want to keep students better in- said.

"My biggest goal is to restore the formed, so that they learn about a deO x f a m A m e r i c a p r o v i d e s water, trust of the student body to Student cision before it is made, and they can clothing, and shelter for the refugees Congress," Canfield said. "We'll do voice their opinion if they want. We while the American Red Cross helps that by improving communication be- want to make more of a representative meet their food and medical needs.The tween the two." type of Congress."

Christian Children's Fund specializes Scogin feels he and Canfield will Canfield and Scogin propose to imin programs dealing with c h i l d r e n ' s ' complement each other well. prove communication by implementtrauma. " I ' m really excited that Louis and I ing an e-mail system, in which repreDonations received not specifing were elected together," Scogin said. sentatives would send out an e-mail to one of the organizations will be divided "Since we ran on the same ticket, I their constituents after every meeting. equally among all three groups. know we will work well together."

Avery and Z i m b l e m a n agree that The event is co-sponsored by the C l a s s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w e r e a l s o communication needs to be improved.

Political Science Department, the Hiselected. Emily DuBois ('00) and Eric "Most of the people I talked to didn't tory Department, the Chaplain's office, Goodman ('()()) were elected as senior feel connected to Congress, which is the Fraternal Literary Society, the Panclass representatives, Paul Bush ('01) sad to me," Avery said. "I want to make Hellenic Council, the Hope Republiand Megan Brax ('01) as junior repre- people feel that they know what's go- cans and the Hope Democrats. sentatives and Amy Avery ('02) and ing on and that they can have a chance In c o n j u n c t i o n with the drive, a Jessica Zimbleman ('02) as sophomore to voice their opinion." panel discussion on the Kosovo crisis representatives. more ELECTIOMS on 2 more RELIEF on 2

Students elect cabinet and representatives

Fiedlers to speak at commencement MIKE Z U I D E M A editor-in-chief A Hurry of small hands sprouted in front of John Fiedler as he asked if there was any disc u s s i o n on the book he had just finished.

Fiedler had just finished r e a d i n g " A m a zing Grace," a story about accepting disabled chil-

dren, to a group of about 15 six-year old children. Fiedler has come a long way from his days of discussing the m o t i v e s of Captain A h a b in M o b y Dick.

Fiedler has spent the last year student teaching in Room 6 at Lincoln Elementary School. He had been a m e m b e r of H o p e ' s English faculty since 1986. His training began more than a year ago, as he began taking education classes with other students at Hope.

"I was tired of doing what I was doing. I wanted something new and different," Fiedler said. "I had been working with kids for several years through Big Brother and other volunteering.

and 1 was enjoying it.

Fiedler will continue to teach at Lincoln through t h e e n d of the school year when his student teaching will be complete.

J Fiedler He h a s a l ready sent applications to various employers. " I ' m glad I was in a position where I could make this move," Fiedler said. more FIEDLERS on 2

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Anchor pUoXo b y N i k e l l e J o h n s o n F I N A L M O X E S: Robert Ritsema directed the orchestra on Tuesday, April 27 in Dimnent Chapel. This concert marked Ritsema ys last one. He will retire this year after 31 years of teaching.

campus brief H e m e n w a y awarded for teaching excellence Stephen Hemenway, Professor of played on the Y2K abbreviation.

I focused mainly on how we as English received an award for "Ineducators need to have the ability novative Excellence in Teaching, ,4 Learning, and T e c h n o l o g y . " T h e to change constantly," he said. I f e e l that H o p e e n n o m i n a t i o n was c o u r a g e s its e d u c a m a d e , by the tors to take teaching Dean's Council seriously and look for and H e m e n w a y methods to improve w a s o n e of 6 4 teaching." educators world Hemenway gave wide to be honexamples of teaching ored. t e c h n i q u e s he has The award was used in his own classpresented at the room, such as "nontenth Internap a p e r " projects and tional C o n f e r interactive learning ence on College experiences. teaching and 4t l t r i e d to s h o w H e m e n w a y Learning at how my classes can Florida C o m m u vary from day to day," he said. "I nity College in Jacksonville, held think the classroom should be open from Wednesday, April 14 to Satto new opportunities in learning." urday, April 17.

Hemenway has been a m e m b e r " T h e t h e m e of the c o n f e r e n c e focused on technology as well as of the Hope faculty since 1972 and i n n o v a t i v e t e a c h i n g m e t h o d s , " has been h o n o r e d as M i c h i g a n ' s "Professor of the Year" in 1991, and Hemenway said.

"Hope Outstanding Professor EduHemenway gave a presentation on creativity in the classroom titled cator" in 1977. He has also led the " W h y Two K Concepts May Spark Vienna S u m m e r School Program New Millennium Teaching," which since 1976.

^ Provost Jacob Nyenhuis hr.s been named an honorary member of the Alcor Chapter of the Mortar Board Honor Society.

T h e g r o u p of s e n i o r s granted Nyenhuis the award. According to Andrew Norden ('99), this is the first lime the group has welcomed an honorary member.

"This is the first time that our c h a p t e r has d o n e a n y t h i n g like this," he said. "Because of our nature of being made up of seniors, it is different from year to year."

T h e group felt Nyenhuis was the a perfect candidate because he embodies the same ideals as the group, those of leadership, scholarship, and service.

"I've long supported the ideals of the group," Nyenhuis said. ' T h e y have marvelous ideals for which students and life-long learners should have."

Norden felt Nyenhuis did more than reflect the ideals of the group. " H e ' s been our biggest supporter and backer this year," he said. "I get that feeling that he has been involved in the past as well. He held a dinner for the current officers and always wants to get involved. The kind of person who best embodies the leadership, scholarship, and service, these all fit him well."

FIEDLERS f r o m I " I ' m always happy to get up and go to work. I ' m loving it."

Moving from college faculty to the elementary classroom has been a new experience for Fiedler. Everything operates on a much smaller scale and Fiedler is now forced to teach all subjects.

"I get to teach everything, and by getting to teach everything my horizons are b r o a d e n i n g , " F i e d l e r said. " I ' m going back and releaming stuff I was a little shaky on."

Last year, Fiedler was forced to lake classes with students he had once taught. Now he is attempting lo c o m m u n i c a t e those lessons to six-year old children.

"It really is a whole different ball g a m e . My c o n f i d e n c e level h a s been shot," Fiedler said. "You have to ihink back to where they are developmenlally and that has been one of the hardest things and one of the most rewarding."

Fiedler has enjoyed working closely with students six hours a day, five days a week. He enjoys

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gelling to know student's parents, grandparents and other relatives.

It's an aspect he missed at Hope. " I ' m working wilh students in a c o m m u n i t y , " h e said. " T h e r e ' s much more of a communal web that extends beyond the walls that Hope had."

Working with elementary children has been a drastic change for F i e d l e r , but he is a i d e d by the school's close proximity to Hope College. He is able lo use his wife's office and remain in contact wilh former colleagues.

Julie Fiedler has been a m e m b e r of the English faculty since 1986.

She also serves as divisional recruitment coordinator in the humanities.

John and Julie Fiedler will speak at the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 9 at 3 p.m. In Holland Municipal Stadium. Their speech, "Anchors Aweigh," will focus on lifting weights and making decisions.

Fiedler believed that this will be the first c o m m e n c e m e n t that two speakers will share time.

. a support . ... figure, rl . worked _l i TU„ T h e group planned to officially As he with the group throughout the year, bestow the honor on Nyenhuis during the induction ceremonies, but according to Norden. could not. " H e ' s always held the "I was g r o u p in h i g h r e g a r d . out of town Whenever we hit a snag or of C o l l e g e a shortcoming, h e ' s been business," there to discuss our probNyenhuis lems and figure out way to said.

"I help us. He's a great benewasn't able f a c t o r to the g r o u p , " h e to r e c e i v e said. the award."

Since Mortar Board is G u s e part of a national organizasent a letter tion, the honor must go to t o someone whose influence Nyenhuis is felt outside of the camnotifying pus as well, according to Nyenhuis that he was president Lori G u s e ('99). " T h e h o n o r goes to someone with notable service over a period of years whose influence works beyond just Mortar Board," she said. Their impact must reach out into the college and the community."

As a group, the national organization urges individual chapters to make honorary members and approves the choices.

"We are all encouraged to give honors to people in our c o m m u n i t y " Guse said. "It was mentioned at our national conference. Because Nyenhuis has been so involved with us, we thought he was the perfect candidate when membership c a m e up second semester."

the newest member of Morlar board.

"I sent him a letter and he said it was a delightful surprise," he said.

Nyenhuis is pleased to be an honorary m e m b e r of Mortar Board.

"I was completely surprised and very pleased that the students gave me this honor," Nyenhuis said.

During the honors convocation on Thursday, April 29, Nyenhuis will officially receive his award.

He encourages younger students to think about Mortar Board as they get go through their college careers. ' T h e Mortar Board ideals are important for all students. I encourage every s t u d e n t w h o q u a l i f i e s f o r Morlar Board to apply."

ELECTIONS f r o m I Zimbleman agreed. "I want to establish more contacts between me and my constituents, to let them know what's going on."

Other representatives raised different concerns that they hope to address next year.

"I hope that there will be clarification and a redefining of parts of the Student Congress constitution that were interpreted loosely this past year," Bush said.

D u B o i s would also like to see some changes from things that happened this past year.

" M y main goal is to promote diversity and tolerance," she said.

"We're going to have to find ways that will work to do this, and it's s o m e t h i n g I ' m going to h a v e to learn a lot about."

Goodman wants Congress to address money issues next year.

"I would like to see Student Congress address the over inflated costs of long distance calls," he said. ' T w a n t s t u d e n t s to b e c o m e m o r e aware of the different ways in which H o p e extracts money f r o m them once they are on campus, such as

housing costs, meal plans, and phone bills."

With all of these different goals and plans, the new cabinet members all expressed excitement and enthusiasm at working together to serve the students* concerns and needs.

"Everybody in the cabinet will work well together," Canfield said.

"We all have experience at least in student leadership, and some have experience in Student Congress. We have a mix of viewpoints and gender on the cabinet, and I think we will represent the students well."

should help increase awareness of

"My hope is that those who attend will develop a deeply reflective attitude about what we should or should not do in this situation," Kennedy said.

Toppen also hopes students will take advantage of this opportunity.

"This will be a great opportunity for students to raise questions and hopefully get some answers," he

RELIEF f r o m I will lake place on Wednesday. April 28 at 5 p.m. in Vanderwerf 104.

Members of the panel will include Professors of Political Science Joel Toppen and Jack Holmes and Professors of History James Kennedy, Janis Gibbs, Earl Curry, and Larry Penrose.

"I think that wilh the relief efforts being done the panel will compliment things well," Toppen said. "It

the issue."

Each member of the panel will briefly share their personal assessment of the situation and audience members will be able to ask questions after the presentations.

Panel members will address the historical background of K o s o v o and the potential of ground troops entering the conflict.

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STUDENTS f r o m I Assistant Dean, President John Jacobson, Provost Jacob Nyenhuis, and i n c o m i n g p r e s i d e n t J a m e s Bultman.

While each student interviewer is required for filling out an evaluation of each candidate, M c C u n e stressed that the meeting was organized completely by students and the drafting of the letter was not required by Student Development.

"We are writing the letter without the approval or disapproval of the administration," McCune said.

Many students commented on the importance of student voices in this process.

"I think it's impressive that Hope

includes students in this process," said Jill Pierson ('00), President of Women's Issues Organization. "It has been helpful to have the students meet the candidates since they are will work with the director."

Kate MacDoniels ('00), Pan-Hel Vice President e c h o e d these thoughts.

"I liked having this opportunity," she said. " I ' m looking for an individual who will be approachable and that will not work with us to solve our problems but acknowledge the good things we do."

Jenny Trask ('00), of S A C feels it would have been helpful if more time was spent wilh the candidates.

"I think the process went very well and it was nice that the students could be involved," she said. "I would have liked it if we could have had more involvement with them, but I understand that the candidates are only here for a limited time."

Currently Frost and Student Development are in the process of reviewing each of the candidates and then will proceed to make offers to each candidate. " I ' m pleased with the process, it has been long and grueling, but a positive experience," Frost said. "I appreciate the student input and it has been very helpful throughout the process."

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Students explore expression through dance K/VTE FOLKERT" & JAMIE LADE M A M intermission editor & staff reporter

Dante professor Maxine DcBruyn feels thai choreographing gives sludenls ihe chance lo improve iheir skills.

"Il's a chance lo help sludenls improve iheir choreography/' she said. ,4 Wilh encouragemenl and assessmenl, one begins lo shape a way lhal you'd like lo presenl ideas in movemenl, noi words."

For more lhan 20 dance majors, Ihe Spring Sludcnl-Choreographcd Dance Concerl was a chance for I hem lo s h o w c a s e iheir ideas ihrough dance.

Having choreographed in high school all ihe lime, ihis was ihe firsl lime Rachel Flolkoeller ('01) choreographed for Hope College.

The piece Flolkoeller worked on was lyrical, a DANCE combinalion of modO N AIR: ern dance and jazz.

Sarah Anders For F l o l k o e l l e r , COO) performs a c h o r e o g r a p h i n g is ballet piece on like an.

Monday night. "i love lo walch Amy Weis ('99) my d a n c e r s . You. choreographed could compare il lo the dance to arl c l a s s , w h e n selections from people say ' i h i s is "Sleeping whal I made,"* s h e Beautyyy by said, "ll's an experience Tchaikovsky.

10 pul lhal much lime inlo 11 and be able lo walch il progress and come logelher."

In conirasl lo some of ihe olher dances, F l o l k o e l l e r ' s inspiraiion didn'l come from personal experience.

"The mood [of ihe concerl] was very deep, wilh a serious lone," she said. "Some people were pouring oul iheir souls, and I jusl picked ihe music I liked and choreographed lo il. I wenl lo Targel and picked oul ihe coslumes and il worked greal."

Flolkoeller was pleased wilh ihe work her dancers did during rehearsal.

"They were good. They picked il up quick," she said. "I was ihrowing sluff al ihem and ihey were praclicing il unii! ihey gol il."

Caroline Enos ('99) dedicaled her piece lo her four besl friends who are graduating wilh her in May. She c h o r e o g r a p h e d i h e p i e c e and danced in il also.

Enos explained ihe piece as being divided inlo ihree s e g m e n l s : refleclion of ihe synonyms of ihe word big, music from George Win-

for inspiraiion for her piece. After breaking up wilh her boyfriend —O she read a b o o k by Dr. John Gray,. c a l l e d Mars and Venus Starting Over.

In it, he slales lhal there are four slages people go ihrough — after a relationship ends; anger, S X R I K E A P O S E : Dancers perform fear, sadness, Melissa Clancy's ('01) "Jazzy Jig." This was and sorrow. The one ofover twenty pieces performed during the Monday and Tuesday performances piece revolves of the Student-Choreographed around ihese emonelic Dance Concert tions. For Spalding, il solo.

The brought further healing. two dancers join for "I had closure before I started the lasl segmenl. where the w o r k i n g on this p i e c e , but this opposites come logelhej. brought even more closure," she est, they're not hiding anything."

A French and dance double maChoreography is about looking said. jor, Vendramini spent last year in inside for Spalding.

M a n y of t h e f e e l i n g s France, where the difference be"Il gives you a chance to explore Spalding had fell al the tween sally and sugary foods is imtime of the break up your own movement qualities," she portant.

This is where the idea to came back while re- said. "People who slay away from use food lo represent ihe opposites hearsals were going this might be afraid to face themselves. You h a v e lo look inside came from. on.

"They make a big deal between " T h e e m o t i o n s yourself lo do this."

Putting this piece on slage was a sugary and sally," she said. "Al c a m e back. It was w e i r d ; not a s in- bit of a challenge for Spalding be- McDonald's you can order the sugary or sally breakfast." tense, bul like a re- cause il is so personal.

Although she has choreographed "Basically it's my soul shown for c a p , " s h e said. "It w a s c r a z y t o g o the audience," she said. "I try not before, Vendramini feels lhal she lo think about what others think. I learned lo explain her ideas better through it all again."

Ihrough working on this piece.

Spalding has choreo- did this for me."

"I learned how lo communicate P e a n u t b u t l e r and j e l l y g a v e \ graphed two other pieces ideas lo dancers," she said. "You before, but feels that this is movemenl ideas for the dancers in have lo learn how lo explain il for Reina Vendramini's ( ' 9 9 ) piece. her strongest. each person so they understand and "We looked al the textures to see " T h i s j s the most solid, most can recreate the image you have in honest," she said. "The feelings lhal how they move," she said.

The piece is a combination move- your head." come from the movement are honT h e concerts were held al the menl and personality study. It beKnickerbocker Theatre on April 26 g i n s wilh a slow, m e l l o w solo, BEST JUST GOT BETTER. which is followed by a fast and fre- and 27.

slon, and a solo lo " D o n ' l Speak"

by No Doubl. " T h e p i e c e is a b o u l s a y i n g goodbye," she said. "Parting is such sweel sorrow."

While looking for ihe perfeel coslume, she found four dresses lhal her dancers and friends owned lhal depicled ihe people perfeclly for ihe piece.

W i l h only ihree w e e k s lo rehearse, ihe piece came logelher in bolh rehearsals and in Enos's free lime.

"The firsl lwo [segmenls] came idgelher really well, ihe lasl one came randomly," she said. 44I was home on a Friday nighl dancing in ihe living room."

Jen Spalding ('99) reached wilhin

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Hope at the end of the millenium: y/#*? l l f « D A N A LAMERS infocus editor Hope College has been stretched, pulled, and lugged in ways never imagined as freshman and r e t u r n f n g s t u d e n t s p o u r e d back onto campus in the end of August.

"This has been the single most

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• "The events and the discussions of last spring have brought into even sharper focus the question of how we are to carry out our staled institutional mission."—Provost Jacob Nyenhuis, in his address to the faculty on Aug. 27.

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Parties a t t r a c t police attention.

•4i understand that they h a v e to enforce the law, but it s e e m s like t h e I police are only fo| J , | Jjl'-'j K cusing on the purv suit of u n d e r a g e d r i n k e r s . " - Kelly Buwalda('Ol).

•"Students often ask: W e ' r e offcampus. why is this the college's business? But it is a reflection on Hope College and it interferes with the community, and the community expects Hope to take responsibility for its students. And secondly, Hope has high expectations for its students."—Derek Emerson. Director of Housing and Judicial Affairs.

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End of an era: Anne Bakker-Gras, d i r e c t o r of s t u d e n t activities resigns.

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challenging year of m y teaching career," said Heather Sellers, professor of English.

While every individual student, faculty member, and administralor can point to challenges in their personal lives, it is evident that as a college community we have faced an unusual number of battles: some silent, some very outspoken, some

well-known, s o m e barely recognized. ' T h i s was a very difficult year for m e — H o p e College has stopped being so new to me as it was as a freshman," said Jen Frayer COl), and this year I have begun to see that Hope isn't the happy valley filled with smiling faces and skipping people in the Pine Grove, it

dents doing all the work, but I can tell you that she pushes and inspires us to k e e p i m p r o v i n g . S h e h a s taught us the meaning of the word leadership." —Michael "Norm" Mc Cune, W T H S station manager.

"I think that the fact that many people were very unsettled is a sign that we m a y n e e d m o r e c o n v e r s a t i o n on these difficult and emotional issues." — A l f r e d o Gonzales, Assistant Provost and CIS committee member.

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Conflict Sparked: Chapel review t e a m holds open f o r u m • "1 feel, as others do, that there will be no easy solution. 1 think that the chapel p r o g r a m has great strengths, but 1 am concerned about what 1 hear from students whose e x p e r i e n c e s suggest o t h e r w i s e . " — M a u r a R e y n o l d s , D ir e c to r of Academic Advising.

October

30:

Survey unveiled • "Most differences of opinion are not between believers and unbelievers, but between devoted Christians who disagree on the effectiveness of the Chapel Programs in recent years."~Frost Research Center Student and Faculty Evaluation of the Chapel program.

• "Our motivation in these concerns, our deepest desire, is to uphold the holinevss of G o d ' s name and to care for the precious lives of the students entrusted to us. Jesus said, 'If anyone causes one of these little ones to sin, it would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone tied around his neck.' We think the issues we have raised have 'millstone' significance . " — C h a p l a i n ^ s S e l ^

October

7:

'01 c a p t u r e s 101st P u l l

October

G o v e r n o r ' s Race Visits H o p e •"Signs for Fieger and Engler can be f o u n d all over the community and election A fighter talk has for You crept into everyday conversation in classes and among students."—the Anchor

November

4:

N e w M e m b e r Educat i o n P o l i c y a p p r o v e d by C a m p u s Life Board • "It's not really a policy because in essence it's a promise. With this policy the administration w o n ' t make any major changes each year w i t h o u t r e a l l y l o o k i n g at t h e policy."—Adam Hudson, President oflFC.

November

4:

Review t e a m submits r e p o r t on chapel • " T h e t e a m c i t e d a s p e c t s of Hope's environment that they referred to as 'tears in the fabric of Hope College,' saying, "We lament the pain and polarization within the Hope Community in relationship to the Chapel Program."—The Anchor

November • "That's why I love my job. and the hardest part of leaving. When 1 look around my office, at the piclures on the walls, and the years of students I ' v e worked with, I realize where students have gone and what they h a v e d o n e with their lives. Things like that make me excited about what student can do because of extracurricular activities.

Being part of that is really special."

— A n n e Bakker Gras • "Anne has more impact on my life than any other person 1 have met." —Jeff Whitmore ('99), director of Orientation and Director of Kletz events for SAC. • "Over her 12 years here, Anne has f o u g h t f o r the s t u d e n t s and helped us reach levels that most thought never'possible. If you ask her she will say that ii is the stu-

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Tradition Continues: Even Y e a r w i n s N y k e r k

isn't a place that is perfect, and this year 1 have discovered that 1 cannot ignore the struggles that Hope as a whole has gone through."

This page is designed to offer us a chance to take another look at the school year that has shaped our lives over the past eight months. It's an opportunity to reflect, remember, and learn.

November

18:

New Program to increase campus diversity • " S o m e students d o n ' t find a niche where they feel like they belong. This is not «a program for just students of color. Expect a majority of these students to be majority students. The students involved will have made a conscience choice to be involved."—Charles Green, director of the Phelps Scholar Program.

January

20:

B o a r d selects B u l t m a n • "Dr. Bultman b r i n g s to the presid e n c y . of Hope College not only a deep love for his alma mater, but also professional experience and personal qualities that equip him well for this important position of leadership."—Provost Jacob Nyenhuis

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January

20:

Lewis Event: A r t and Faith Intersect •Veritas Forum featured t h e Lewis event w i t h concerts a n d workshops from artists such as Sixpence None the Richer. T h r e e m o n t h s later Sixpence's debut single, "Kiss M e " cracked the top of the pop charts.

February

3:

RISE c o n s t i t u t i o n

• "The chaplain staff seems too big on pushing controversial issues.

I felt uncomfortable being there; it felt so strict, so closeminded. At the chapel I feel like if I don't do something the way they want, they're not g o i n g to a c c e p t m e . " — M i r i a m Khadija ('01).

February

24:

M e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l captures fifth consecutive championship • "This is the kind of thing you dream about as a coach. You win, you lose, you win, you lose, and then our guys made some definite decisions to practice harder. Our guys felt they could be a pretty good team and w e ended up winning seven straight games and that has to do with the heart of this team."— Coach Glenn VanWieren

March

3:

Student Congress to host Mel W h i t e • Student Congress votes to support the visit of Mel White to campus to give a personal testimony on being gay and a Christian.

• "Hope is a liberal arts institution and students deserve to be exposed to all aspects of any issue, be it homosexuality, pluralism, whatever."—Dana Marolt ('99), Student Congress President.

March 10: A campus divided • Student Congress rescinds invitation to speaker Mel White.

• Student organizations pick up where Student Congress leaves off.

"It's a sad day for Hope College when Student Congress fails to support the ideals of a liberal arts education."—Eric Goodman ('99), RISE co-president.

March

17:

C h a p e l Series hosts healed homosexual Mario Bergner

approved • "We provide a place that is supportive and inclusive for students to discuss religious issues in less of a confrontational manner and more of an intellectual manner. This is a place of refuge where we would hope anyone would feel comfortable speaking his or her mind."— Amanda Schneider ('99).

• "There's half an hour left, your body is shaking, the voices of the crowd seem to disappear, the sky turns a different color and all you want to do is end it. But for some reason a rush comes over you from your head to your toes and an instant shock wave is sent from Pit one straight to the Anchor. It's a feeling only a puller can understand." — D r e w "Machine" Mackay

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October

7;

Critically speaking: Annual symposium a d d r e s s e s w o m e n ' s issues

February

24:

C h a p e l series: " S e t t i n g • "This is one of the best years of competition we've ever had. Both year's have learned and grown from the experiences w e ' v e enjoyed together."—Roxanne Pascente ('99), Nykerk General Chair.

Love in O r d e r " announced • "The series is about understanding the order, foundation, and structure God laid when he made us."— Dean Ben Patterson.

• "Homosexuality and Christianity are in opposition because homosexuality is one of the sins that Jesus came to redeem. I'm not trying to build a bridge, I just want to show that we can live with our differences and l o v e e a c h o t h e r . " — M a r i o Bergner.

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The Year- in -Review, continued from Mario Bergner, con't •"I Ihink he was graceful With his leaching as anyone I have heard on ihe subject. I trust that God has worked through his life and experiences to leach others; I agree with his position."— Emily Ratering ('99).

• 'I found a lot of what he said to be at odds with the facts. 1 found that a lot of his discussion of male and female sexes, as well as the nature of sexuality, to be stereotypical. The characterization of women was truly offensive." — Deirdre Johnston, Professor of Communications.

March

17:

• "A col lege can't be afraid of any issue. It is where we go to open our minds and hearts Right now we have to lower the volume of our argument. We have to quit yelling across an ever-widening chasm."— Rev. Dr. Mel White.

• "I think that it was important to hear both views. (White) wasn't trying to scare anybody, his focus was love. It encouraged me to do some more reading and thinking on it."

— Kathleen Gazda ('02).

• "It hasn't given me any answers, but a lot of good questions."— Brad Chassee ('01).

April

14:

Rev. D r . M e l W h i t e shares p e r s o n a l

Campus prepares to say g o o d b y e t o

experience

retiring faculty • " T h e r e t i r e m e n t s of N a n c y N i c o d e m u s , John Wilson, Robert Ritsema, Sylvia Boyd, Jeanne Jacobson, and Marcia Smit will be effective at the end of the semester."— The Anchor • "The classroom for me is the most important and what I'm proudest of." — Nancy Nicodemus, professor of English.

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April

14:

K a t i e K o e s t n e r raises campus awareness of sexual assualt

• "It's always nice to get together and remember all the battles won, and to celebrate, and be happy." — Jane Dickie, psychology professor and director of Womerr's Studies.

April 21: Candidates c o m p e t e for p o w e r of S t u d e n t Congress

• "We all have a responsibility to prevent sexual assault and the way to do that is to become educated about it. We need to be changing attiudes, changing beliefs, confronting others, and taking a stand on these issues." — Christa Collins, C.A.A.R.E. advisor.

April 21: Outstanding Hope W o m e n Honored • "For the first lime, Hope honored ihree women for their contributions to the c a m p u s : Kristen Gray, J a n e D i c k i e and A m a n d a Schneider." — / h e Anchor

• Louis Canfield ('01) and Mall Scogin ('02) claim the presidency and vice-presidency.

• "Student Congress is in desperate need of change. The events of the past year have convinced me that it is no longer enough for the organization to continue doing business as usual. W h a t is needed is more communication between Student C o n g r e s s and the s t u d e n t body."—Louis Canfield ('01).

the sense that many students felt our voices were not being heard by merely an e v a l u a t i o n — W e wanted to agree on which of the candidates would be best for all the students, and felt this would be a more effective way to choose a candidate." — Michael " N o r m " M c C u n e ('99), W T H S Station Manager.

To be continued: Class o f 1999 graduates

April 28: Student Organizations b a n d t o g e t h e r i n select i o n of new D i r e c t o r of Student Activities • "After talking with several students about the process of how we are selecting the new director, I got

Overheard: Final thoughts on another year in Hope's History •President John Jacobson 'I continue to learn more of what I h a v e been learning for twelve years; the talents and energy of Hope faculty, staff and students, and the love that Hope alumni have for their college."

•Jen Prayer (VI) "I have been somewhat stuck in the middle of of many important issues on H o p e ' s campus: I have benefitted from H o p e ' s chapel, but also fell alienated by persons and issues that represent

the Chaplain's office. . . . It is my o p t i m i s t i c h o p e and p r a y e r that s o m e h o w Hope might be able to learn from this year and see that we don't have to be carbon copies of each other to be a community that impacts others, a c o m m u n i t y that makes a difference."

•Nate Hart ('01) "This year I learned that God puis troublesome times in our lives (and on this c a m p u s ) for a reason: we can't have struggle-free lives without growing.

• Heather Sellers

(English)

"The coolest thing T saw during this exceedingly difficult year was this: a group of graduating senior women passing down their strength, wisdom, and support, to next year's women."

• Adam Hudson ('99) "Through the tears and the laughs I have gained much from my exlracurricular involvements. 1 found myself delving into the politics of this school very often, bul there was one main difference this year: it was

my last time."

• Marc Baer (History) "1 believe that teaching is a moral enterprise: you. should not take me seriously merely because I have a Ph.D., have published a book, have taught for two decades or am a tenured, full professor.

You should respect me because of the above, but you should only pay attention if I walk the walk as well as talk the talk. The faculty would be wise to spend this summer pondering whether their

lives bear witness to what they profess."

• Amanda Schneider "This year has been an explosion of growth in a rain of voices. On the tide of this cacaphony, the clear inspiration of the mountainlop has rolled d o w n into an equally dark and trying valley. I feel I have lived and died and begun to breathe again time and lime again over the past year. I am left with hope, bul I am left wondering how many lives I have left to live."

T H E P A P E R : The Anchor staff finishes off another year of late nights and constant deadlines. (L to R, top to bottom): Julie Green {'02), Andrew Kleczek ('02), Kate Folkert ('99), Meredith Care ('02), Tiffany Ripper ('02), Amanda Black ('99), Stacey Slad ('00), Dana Lamers ('01), Dong Sweetser ('00), April Greer ('02), Carne Arnold ('02), Christine Trinh ('00), Sara Lamers ('01), Mike Znidema ('00), and Paul Loodeen ('99).

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A WORD

A p r i l 28, I 999

FROM THE EDITOR...

Hope's newest chapter

A real student union It is about time that the student organizations at H o p e C o l l e g e b a n d e d together. A g r o u p of students have taken it upon t h e m s e l v e s to unite in an effort to be sure that their voice is heard in the selection of a n e w Director of Student Activities.

T h e idea of o r g a n i z i n g students is long overdue. T h e r e has long been a rift a m o n g several g r o u p s of individuals that have existed d u e to p e r s o n a l b e l i e f s and lack of interest. It is time f o r these d i f f e r e n c e s to end.

T h e v o i c e of t h e s t u d e n t s can a l w a y s b e heard o n c a m p u s , if o n e listens close e n o u g h . Most of the time it c o n s i s t s of r a n d o m s t u d e n t s g r u m b l i n g , m u m b l i n g , c o m p l a i n i n g and not voicing their c o n c e r n s in a m a n n e r that w o u l d help them.

T h e reality that students are finally b a n d i n g together should be w e l c o m e . Students at H o p e need a strong voice to express concerns, thoughts and ideas. T h e r e is no better place to turn than the representatives of the organizations which represent so m u c h of this c a m p u s .

Students need to be able to e x p r e s s these c o n c e r n s so that the c a m p u s and c o m m u n i t y understand these. T h e a t m o s p h e r e at H o p e is s u c h that t h e s e c o n c e r n s are m u f f l e d . T h e college should a l w a y s b e intended for the students, u n f o r t u n a t e l y the c o n c e r n s of those students are rarely heard.

By u n i f y i n g these student organizations, it will e n s u r e that the students are unified and o f f e r a collective voice that faculty and administration c a n n o t ignore.

The advantages of organising student organizations are endless. T h e a m o u n t of r e s o u r c e s that each organization

Things become hazy when I look back al the events of ihe year. I'm not sure if it's the blur of events meshing together, or my bloodshot eyes.

This year has been one of the hardest years of my life. Early first semester I battled a bout of major depression. During Winter Break I fought to maintain a "decent" GPA. And this semester, Hope College and I have been battling perhaps its biggest issue to date.

And the Anchor has been there through it.

Through every single event, the Anchor staff has been there. I am confident and arrogant enough to say that this newspaper was on top of virtually everything this campus did.

And while this staff didn't always like the workload, the leadership, or the late nights, we persevered.

We beat the laziness. We beat the deadlines. We beat the nay-sayers.

Buzz words fill my head, describing the staff this year. Terms like Learning. Digging. Quality. Respect. Improvement.

It was never the easiest thing to deal with. At the height of the religious controversy, which still hasn't

completely subsided, we were in the thick of it.

We were able to put out a special issue devoted to the controversy.

We were able to cover all the major threads that were involved with it.

And 1 believe, quite frankly, that we outperformed the local newspapers.

Our coverage of the religious controversy w a s m o r e in-depth and more researched than the Holland Sentinel or the L a k e s h o r e Press.

And that was because the Anchor staff was forced to deal with the same issues the campus community was.

After working with this Anchor staff, I know that there is not a topic that we wouldn't be able to handle.

As the issues continue lo boil on the campus (no matter who tries to deny their existence), the Anchor will be there. This is beginning to sound like an advertisement, but the Anchor has become a voice on campus.

In some small way, hundreds in the Hope community has let us into their lives. Members of the Anchor h a v e gotten close to individuals within the faculty, staff, administration and students.

A n d in allowing us to capture

Michael Z u i d e m a apart of their lives, they have allowed the readers into their lives as well.

The issues that are important to this campus will continue to flare and burn in the next year. But by letting us into their lives, they are reminding us that we are human.

We are each other. And we are together.

Hope College has had to deal with m a j o r issues throughout the year. There are several individuals who w o n ' t be able to return to fight the battles that need to be handled, and that is unfortunate.

I, along with most of the staff, are devoted to staying with this college.

As journalists we are dedicated to communicating to the readers the thoughts, the feelings, the issues, of Hope. We are dedicated to telling Hope's story.

The Anchor is not about the writers that script the articles. It isn't about me. It isn't about making H o p e look good or bad. It isn't about raising hell.

The Anchor is about our lives.

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can add are endless. T h e m a s s n u m b e r of b o d i e s that o r g a n i z a t i o n s h o l d , e n s u r e that e v e n t s w o u l d g o off without a hitch.

The students that o r g a n i z e d the m e e t i n g to voice their opinions should be c o m m e n d e d .

T h e c u r r e n t v o i c e of t h e

students

is e i t h e r

misrepresented or ignored. T h e current system of voicing student c o n c e r n s is either i n e f f e c t i v e or inaccurate.

It is o b v i o u s that t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , f a c u l t y a n d s t u d e n t s are w o r k i n g o n t h r e e d i f f e r e n t l e v e l s . By organizing and u n i f y i n g , students are m a k i n g sure they are protecting the rights of the most important individuals on this c a m p u s ; the students.

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To the Editor, B e i n g an e d u c a t e d individual, one of my favorite activities is to sift through a magazine and read the interesting stories. Last summer, I came across an engaging tale about a small Christian college in the Northeastern United States that was not much different from our wonderful school. The main gist of the article detailed their Dean's requirement that all administration m e m bers refer to the students as "customers." What a superb idea!

When you think about it, we are customers. We shell out $20,000 a year to have a great learning and social atmosphere. For that much money, don't you think we should have a serious opinion in what happens at this school, especially when it concerns student activities?

We are in the midst of choosing a new Director of Student Activities to replace Anne Bakker-Gras who resigned from the position last fall. A number of students were asked to participate in the process, but our only input was in the form of a v a g u e evaluation form that could easily be ignored when the final decision came around. Many of the students involved were also concerned with the presence of an

intention

of organizing

administrator in the room while we were allowed to ask questions. It was my opinion, along with others, that this process was set up to the students disadvantage and we decided to take action.

On Monday night after the applicants had been interviewed, a group of student leaders gathered together in a classroom and had an open discussion forum about the three candidates. After all was said and done, we had come to a consensus about the best applicant for the position and sent an official recommendation to the Dean of Students, Richard Frost.

Although we feel it is inappropriate to release the nam^ of the individual we placed at the top of the list, we would like to assure the student body that we have r e c o m mended someone that will fulfill their needs and motivate us to reach new goals in leadership.

I would hope that the Administration accepts our recommendation for Student Activities Director because we are the ones that will be working with the director on a daily basis. A strong group of student leaders s p e a k i n g with o n e clear voice was my goal when I gathered individuals from SAC., Greek Life, The Milestone, The Anchor,

students

W T H S , Pull, Nykerk, WIO, HAPA, C.A.A.R.E, Orientation, FCS., R.I.S.E., and the Hockey Club to participate in the recommendation committee, and that is what we have given to the administration.

At first, we considered that this issue could be keep in a private context between the c o m m i t t e e and Dean Frost, but as we moved on, we felt that a more public forum should be explored. It was our wish that the Hope's students know the recommendation of it's own representatives; that is why I am writing this letter. We h a v e given Dean Frost our recommendation to consider while the final decision is being made. I hope in the end that the administration makes the correct choice, the student choice. After all, the customer is always right.

Michael "Norm" M c C u n e ('99)

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GUEST COLUMN Amanda Black

Making Memories S l u d c n l s learn a lot in the classroom.

Bui m o s l of us s l u d c n l s d o n ' l

T h e m y s t e r i e s of lime m a n a g e m e n t , m o n e y doling, c o m p u t e r

lhal strange time. T h e p e o p l e m a k e this j o b so w o n d e r f u l .

Just s o you all know. I w a s n ' t silling in the S l u d e n l C o n g r e s s o f f i c e

with ihe a d m i n i s t r a t i o n ' s help against the staff, ihe student orga-

t h i n k i n g lhal 1 d i d n ' l have e n o u g h

nizations against the administration, the C h a p e l a g a i n s t ihe s t u d e n t s ;

on my plate with g r a d u a t i o n , gelling a j o b . saying g o o d - b y e lo my

w h a t this all m e a n s is lhal ihe slu-

sorority sisters, f i n i s h i n g my classes, and 80 million other things.

For the r e c o r d . I d i d n ' t r a n d o m l y say, "I think I need m o r e to do. w h y

d c n l s lose. T h e battle lhal h a s beg u n . and I c l a i m my fair share of its i n i t i a t i o n , is at the s t u d e n t s ' expense. I am at a point w h e r e I can

d o n ' t I invite a gay minister lo speak

h o n e s t l y say that I a m grateful for

in the C h a p e l to mix things u p a

the e d u c a t i o n I h a v e r e c e i v e d at

b i t ? " T h i s w a s I h e last t h i n g I

H o p e , both in the c l a s s r o o m and

thought that I would be d e a l i n g with at this point in my life. It h a s n ' t been

especially outside of it. I would also like lo say lhal the m o s l incredible

repair, w o r k i n g in g r o u p s , r e t u r n i n g m e s s a g e s , respect,

S o m e of the best f r i e n d s that

lives in c l a s s r o o m s . Even i h o u g h m a n y w a n t lo be

dependability, c a r i n g , and

stint as part of student organi-

l e a d e r s h i p b e c a m e m o r e than

leachers, ihere are s o m e lhal will slep inlo a c l a s s r o o m for

c o n c e p t s . A t my internship, they a r e very c o n c e r n e d about recent

zations.

T h e y ' v e m a d e m e cry too.

ihe lasl l i m e ihis w e e k . N o more homework, no more

c o l l e g e g r a d u a t e s b e c a u s e they are too green. I h a v e m a d e d e c i s i o n s

up struggling to m a k e an A n c h o r or M i l e s t o n e d e a d l i n e s

papers, no m o r e lesls.

T h e n ihe real c h a l l e n g e

that high-level m a n a g e m e n t h a v e

h a v e b e e n less than pleasant.

things can get better so that we all can m o v e on and d e v e l o p an envi-

m a d e . I k n o w it is a m u c h smaller scale, bul I h a v e been f a i t h f u l

Fixing p r o b l e m s , d o i n g w o r k for several editors, ignoring my

r o n m e n t for the s t u d e n t s , f a c u l l y

with lillle. W h e n a lot is given lo m e , I intend to use the skills that I

f r e e t i m e , and being dead broke w e r e not the best times in m y

learned as part of a student

life. T h e y taught m e lessons

organization.

W h e n 1 look back at my college

i h o u g h . I am ready to deal with

e x p e r i e n c e , that time 1 spent b e i n g a part of student o r g a n i z a t i o n s

For those of you lhal still h a v e t i m e left at H o p e C o l l e g e ,

will a l w a y s c o m e lo m i n d . 1

m a k e the best of it. You still

"real w o r l d . " I d i d n ' l learn

c a n n o t s e p a r a t e those e x p e r i e n c e s

h a v e the c h a n c e t o get in-

e v e r y t h i n g lhal I k n o w in ihe

f r o m the w h o l e . 1 w o n ' t forget

volved. D o n ' t worry a b o u t the

c l a s s r o o m ; ! w a s a sludenl

the times that t a u g h t m e so m u c h . ( A w o r d of w a r n i n g : seniors

d i f f i c u l t i e s or b e i n g u n d e r -

plan on s p e n d i n g ihc rcsl of o u r

begins.

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I ' m a lillle s c a r e d , bul I h a v e had e x p e r i e n c e s lhal m i r r o r ihe

leader. T h e M i l e s t o n e , A n c h o r , W T H S , A I M , N y k e r k and F C S have filled my t i m e , bul p r o v i d e d an i n v a l u a b l e e x p e r i e n c e . S o m e h o w , t h o s e idle h o u r s s e e m e d filled with things y i q do. T h o s e h o u r s o u t s i d e of

I ' v e e v e r had c a m e f r o m m y

S o m e late nights when I stayed

the p r o b l e m s to c o m e .

tend to gel a little s a p p y w h e n the

qualified. You are talented; there is s o m e w h e r e and

c a l e n d a r turns l o April. An

s o m e o n e w h o k n o w s the

e p i s o d e o f that will follow.)

T h o s e times h a v e m a d e m e

o p p o r t u n i t i e s . T h e l e s s o n s lo be learned will c h a n g e w h o you

laugh. For years. I will tell stories a b o u t m e d i a c o n f e r e n c e s in

are. M e m o r i e s await, a s d o

O r l a n d o and C h i c a g o . T h e

plenty of g o o d friends. You never k n o w w h a t can happen.

lo get d o n e and h a v e s o m e fun

M i l e s t o n e staff m a d e an appeara n c e in the a u d i e n c e of the Jenny

Take a c h a n c e .

I did. I will never be the

loo.

J o n e s show. 1 will n e v e r forget

same.

the c l a s s r o o m b e c a m e filled with d e c i s i o n s lo m a k e , things

f u n . it h a s n ' t b e e n nice, a n d lo be

resource at H o p e C o l l e g e is the fac-

q u i t e frank it's been a living hell.

ully. S h a m e on all of us w h o d o not

Bul 1 h a v e no regrets. I c o m p l e t e l y

realize this. T h e y are fighting for the rights of students t o get the e d u -

b e l i e v e in this c o l l e g e and h a v e all the c o n f i d e n c e in the w o r l d that

and staff w h e r e t o l e r a n c e and c o m passion and u n d e r s t a n d i n g and

cation they d e s e r v e . T h e y struggle with Ihe s a m e issues that have conf r o n t e d the students, the a d m i n i s tration, the C h u r c h , the nation, and yet they still r em ai n f a i t h f u l lo their

hell's bells, a n d m a y b e a little bit

responsibility to the learning proc e s s . W h e n we a r e t a u g h t s o m e -

of l e a r n i n g can lake p l a c e a g a i n .

thing and lake it to be true, it is easy

S i n c e m y f r e s h m a n year, I h a v e

t o spit it b a c k out o n a test. Bul

b e e n c o n c e r n e d a b o u t the " r e l i g i o u s n e s s " o f this i n s t i t u t i o n . I

w h e n w e are e n c o u r a g e d lo chal-

c a m e to H o p e with the u n d e r s t a n d -

and s t r u g g l e with it, then believe it to b e true, then we will hold on lo it

ing that this w a s a religious college, if and w h e n I w a n t e d it t o be. T h i s

lenge it, d i s c u s s it, d e b a t e about it

a n d cherish it. Faith is far loo im-

m o s l certainly is not the case, e s p e -

p o r t a n t . It is n o t a f a c t t h a t w e

cially this p a s t year. M a y b e t h i s

s h o u l d learn lo regurgitate for an e x a m . T h e lime has c o m e to reward

m e a n s we need to r e - e v a l u a t e the m e t h o d s used by the a d m i s s i o n s o f -

t h o s e w h o h a v e e n l i g h t e n e d us.

fice to r e c r u i t p o t e n t i a l s t u d e n t s .

c h a l l e n g e t h o s e w h o i m p e d e this

M a y b e that m e a n s w e should s t o p

p r o c e s s and get rid of those indiv i d u a l s w h o c o n d e m n it. We c a n -

and think a b o u t the kind of person H o p e w a n t s to recruit. W h e n the

not sit on the f e n c e any longer. T h i s

C h a p e l hosts a series that is o f f e n sive and hateful lo s o m e , m a y b e we

is o u r s c h o o l , the p l a c e we will g r a d u a t e f r o m , the institution lhal

should c h a l l e n g e the c h a p l a i n s that

will be affiliated with and the h o m e we will h a v e had for f o u r years.

allow this to h a p p e n o n o u r c a m p u s . If the s t u d e n t s h a v e a p r o b l e m trusting the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , m a y b e they s h o u l d look lo the o n e m a n w h o has m o r e contact with s t u d e n t s

tKonks to- oiL wKo-

on year

W h a t h a p p e n s in t h e n e x l f e w m o n t h s will d e t e r m i n e the destiny of hope. H o w d o we w a n t this story lo e n d ?

than any other and ask him w h y the student b o d y d o e s not h a v e faith in the college. W h e n the a d m i n i s t r a tion c r i e s d i v e r s i t y a n d t u r n s its

helped!

• ihe. zeeLand record • provost jack, nyenhuis •torn, renner and the. puWic reLa-tions staff • tKe mit&stone staff • andy Kuisman. and tKe mail room, staff • steven. dejong, pauime rozehao* clave eisbury, and tKe c.Lt. staff •student union cteslc staff • anne bakker-grous and katKy waterstone • and finaj[iy...tKe students of Kope coiLege • a n d anyone

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Professor

D a n a M a r o l t ('99) S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s President

clears implication

To the Editor:

f o r m e r C h a p l a i n w a s not evangelical. H e w a s a m a n w h o went about

M u c h of the praise for the cur-

b e i n g there, not for a t h o u s a n d at o n c e , but for e a c h of us one or t w o

rent Chapel p r o g r a m includes s o m e cruel - e v e n if unintentional - im-

at a lime. H e e m b o d i e d the deepest

plications regarding the former

u n d e r s t a n d i n g of " w h e r e t w o or

C h a p l a i n and his p r o g r a m . We h e a r of a " r e v i t a l i z e d " chapel p r o g r a m ,

three g a t h e r together..."

one w h e r e " m o r e than 1,000 p e o p l e attend chapel regularly."

T h e implication lhal ihe f o r m e r program w a s not vital is unjust. 'Hie

Students

thanks

Jack kid!

D e p a r t m e n t of English

CASA helpers

To ihe Editor:

Bigelow ('01). Amanda Peters

T h a n k you s o m u c h for your participation with ihe C A S A parly on

( ' 0 1 ) . Krislyn S u n d s e d l ( ' 0 1 ) . Sarah W e r n e r ( ' 0 1 ) . Ben K a p e n g a ( ' 0 0 ) . A n d r e a Apol ( ' 0 0 ) . Brian

Friday the 23rd. We greatly a p p r e -

G r a b i n s k i ('()()). A n d e e S p a m a n

ciated your e n t h u s i a s m and willing-

('00),

ness lo help: Betsy Gibbs

S t e p h a n i e J o h n s o n ('02), S a n d y Bos ( ' 0 2 ) . Mary Klokkerl COO),

('00).

Glenda

Barnharl ( ' 0 0 ) . A m y C h a m p a i g n e ('00). Katie Sine ('00). Tina

Chris

Winkler

('02),

and Lisa Purcell ( ' 0 2 ) .

D a m p h u i s ( ' 0 0 ) , Kayrl Stead ( ' 0 0 ) , Belli Artman ('00), Betsy VanderLind (*01), Laurie Hutchenreulher ( ' 9 9 ) . Melanie Hall ( ' 0 1 ) . M e l i s s a M i l l e t ( ' 0 1 ) , Seth P a l m e r ( ' 0 2 ) . M i k e Rusk ( ' 0 2 ) . Jim Hull ( ' 0 2 ) . M a l l Nchs ( ' 0 2 ) . Rachel

K c m b c r l c c Pease C00) Llcna D u r a n t e C00) C o - C h a i r s of the S t u d e n t Social W o r k O r n a n i z a t i o n

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M i r r o r Images: twins reflect different sides CARRIE A R N O L D

a b o u t h e r twin. Mary A n n e . " W e ' r e so m u c h alike. O u r interests

spotlight editor

w e r e the s a m e — we d i d n ' t want to ex-

If I ' m b y m y s e l f , p e o p l e d o n ' t r e a l l y n o t i c e m e , " L i n d s e y said. " B u t if Lesley and I w a l k in a r o o m , p e o p l e are a l w a y s

c l u d e e a c h other. So we w o u l d do the For t w i n s L i n d s e y and L e s l e y Woodall (*01), life has always been twice as much fun.

Born in Holland. Mich., they h a v e a l w a y s been together.

"It w a s really cool b e c a u s e y o u ' r e a l l o w e d to share eve r y t h i n g , " L i n d s e y said.

S i n c e they lived in a n e i g h b o r h o o d w h e r e there w e r e not

T h r o u g h it all, Lesley and L i n d s e y love b e i n g t w i n s . " I ' d be on my o w n and I w o u l d

lege life. " W e ' v e c h a n g e d so m u c h since high

h a v e a d i f f e r e n t perspective on life [if I d i d n ' t h a v e a t w i n ] , " Lesley said. " T h e r e w o u l d be n o unconditionally

s c h o o l , " L i n d s e y said. "I think I h a v e

m a n y kids, the t w i n s a l w a y s had s o m e b o d y to play with. " T h a t ' s the best thing a b o u t b e i n g t w i n s . " Lesley s a i d .

an a d v a n t a g e in h a v i n g Lesley a r o u n d .

If she were a f e w y e a r s y o u n g e r , our

"I feel G o d has blessed m e with the g i f t of a special friend

relationship would be different. I would

w h o is a l w a y s t h e r e . " As they w e r e g r o w i n g up. L i n d s e y and Lesley w e r e c o n -

be going t h r o u g h c o l l e g e a l o n e . "

stantly m i x e d up. T h e y w o u l d h a v e the s a m e outfits, but in

larities they s h a r e , the twins h a v e also

d i f f e r e n t colors, so p e o p l e c o u l d tell t h e m apart. T h i s sys-

f o u n d b e i n g identified as only one of a

t e m . h o w e v e r , led to an easy w a y to trick p e o p l e . " W e w o u l d g o into the b a t h r o o m and switch c l o t h e s at

pair to be frustrating.

"People are constantly asking me

e l e m e n t a r y school a n d at b i r t h d a y parlies." Lindsey said.

w h o I a m . " L i n d s e y said. " I ' m paired

loving p e r s o n . I w o u l d n ' t want not to be a twin. I ' m s o grateful for the closeness."

L i n d s e y has f o u n d that her and her

A l t h o u g h the girls treasure the simi-

A l t h o u g h the twins.are very similar, they also stress that

in a c l u m p - w e ' r e d i f f e r e n t p e o p l e . I

they are totally d i f f e r e n t p e o p l e . " P e o p l e e x p e c t us to be the s a m e - but w e ' r e n o t . " Lesley

d o n ' t h a v e my o w n i d e n t i t y s o m e -

said. "Biologically, we h a v e the s a m e D N A . but we e a c h

like ' W o w ! A r e you t w i n s ? ' It's really fun for p e o p l e to ask q u e s t i o n s . "

s a m e stuff a n y w a y . " W h a t e a c h pair of t w i n s shares, h o w ever, is the c o m m o n e x p e r i e n c e of col-

sister are so c l o s e that they h a v e what she calls the "twin c o n n e c t i o n . " " S o m e t i m e s she k n o w s w h a t I ' m t h i n k i n g or feeling," Lindsey said. "I g u e s s we h a v e this c l o s e n e s s that no* Anchor

Lindsey Woodall

times."

W h i l e L e s l e y is a l s o q u e s t i o n e d

h a v e a distinct p e r s o n a l i t y . " S h e attributes s o m e of the similarities b e t w e e n her and

about w h o she is, she has turned it into

her sister t o the fact that they both g r e w up in the s a m e

" W h a t b u g s m e is that p e o p l e see one

D O U B L E X R O U B L E r A v Z / f s Lindsey & Lesley Woodall ('01) share life at Hope

s o m e t h i n g she can identify herself with.

College.

person and not t w o i n d i v i d u a l s , " Lesley said.

K a m i n s k a s has run into similar q u e s t i o n s a b o u t her identity,

h a v e entered college, L i n d s e y h a s d e c i d e d t o seek a psy-

which is one of the main r e a s o n s she and her twin o p t e d t o at-

c h o l o g y d e g r e e , while L e s l e y p l a n s on s p e c i a l i z i n g in so-

tend d i f f e r e n t colleges. A l t h o u g h both the sisters elected nurs-

cial w o r k .

Identical twin Christina K a m i n s k a s ( ' 9 9 ) disagrees about

ing m a j o r s , M a r y A n n e a t t e n d s C a l v i n C o l l e g e .

E v e n though b e i n g a twin can c a u s e c o n f u s i o n and frustration for the girls, they also enjoy the attention it has s o m e t i m e s brought them.

one else s e e m s to h a v e . " L i n d s e y h a s f o u n d the best part of b e i n g a twin to b e being able to confide in h e r sister.

B e i n g a twin has taught Lesley and L i n d s e y l e s s o n s that no other experi-

house. W h i l e both of the girls w e r e active g r o w i n g up, they e a c h played d i f f e r e n t sports. N o w that L i n d s e y and Lesley

being so d i f f e r e n t f r o m h e r twin. " W e w e r e b e s t f r i e n d s g r o w i n g u p , " K a m i n s k a s said

pftoXo c o u r t e s y

ence could have.

"It's e n h a n c e d m y f r i e n d s h i p s , " L e s l e y said. "I k n o w w h a t it m e a n s to really l o v e s o m e b o d y . It's helped m e see w h a t true f r i e n d s h i p is all a b o u t . I ' d d o a n y t h i n g for Lindsey."

L i n d s e y a g r e e s with her t w i n . " S h e u n d e r s t a n d s m e better than a n y o n e else," she said. " I t ' s nice to h a v e s o m e o n e w h o shares your life."

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Hope swaps students with sister university JULIE G R E E N spotlight editor

J u n e are Katie G i p s o n (-02), A n d y

T h e p r o g r a m is jointly s p o n s o r e d

F r e n c h ( ' 0 2 ) , Steven M o l e s a ( ' 0 ! )

by T e c h n o s U n i v e r s i t y and H o p e College, so

and

Laurel

T h e y d o n ' t k n o w the l a n g u a g e ,

Monette ('00),

and they d o n ' t k n o w the culture, but

and the a d v i s o r

that isn't s t o p p i n g four H o p e stud e n t s and a H o p e p r o f e s s o r f r o m

will

taking a s u m m e r trip t o Japan.

E v e r y year. H o p e has a trade-otl

f e s s o r of G e o l -

be

with its sister college, T e c h n o s Uni-

ogyT h i s year, the

versity in T o k y o . J a p a n . T h e t w o

Japanese

c o l l e g e s h a v e set up an a c a d e m i c

d e n t s h a v e al-

agreement. " A s a result of that a g r e e m e n t , we

ready

a n d an a d v i s o r , " s a i d A l f r e d o

c a m e to stay with

Gonzalez. Assistant Provost.

In the s u m m e r , the g r o u p and an

m e m a j o r e d in

a d v i s o r g o to J a p a n for t w o w e e k s .

Tourism,"

" T h e y will be hosted by the s a m e students w h o were here," Gonzales said.

T h e s t u d e n t s g o i n g t o J a p a n in

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and staying at the college. " F o r o n e w e e k w e get t o sit in

o n e m o r e c h a n c e to build bridges and m a k e c o n n e c t i o n s with Japan.

We

things,"

in other places.

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Peterson is an advisor. In the spring he m e t w i t h T s u t o m u M i u r a , the

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lours a n d living their way. W e ' r e

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staying in a hotel and for a c o u p l e

s t u d e n t s w h o c a m e here.

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Tennis nears win record A N D R E W KLECZIEK staff r e p o r t e r

L E A D I N G X H E T E A M : PaulUllie ('00) the men ys tennis team as the.nUmber one seeded player.

leads

Ullie sparks Dutch A N D R E W KLECZIEK staff r e p o r t e r

tent of Lillie's abilities.

"In the first m a t c h of his f r e s h m a n y e a r against Western M i c h i g a n

F r o m his f a v o r i t e spot a l o n g ihd base line. Paul Lillie ( ' 0 0 ) has been

University, Paul played n u m b e r five

calmly m a k i n g short work of

p l a y e r the set of his life, he (Paul)

H o p e ' s o p p o n e n t s for the last three years, while b e i n g a s t r o n g l e a d e r

w a s in it s t r o k e for stroke. He c a m e darn c l o s e to taking that first set,"

for the m e n ' s tennis team.

"Paul is the c o r n e r s t o n e of o u r

Gorno said.

Lillie h a s a n o t h e r m o m e n t f r o m

p r o g r a m . H e carries h i m s e l f with

his f r e s h m a n year that sticks out for

a maturity b e y o n d his c l a s s stand-

him. " M y f r e s h m a n year on Spring

ings. T h e team consider^ him un-

singles. Paul g a v e their n u m b e r one

Break the m a t c h w a s lied and I w a s

flappable, in that w h e n he g o e s out on the court they have a c o n f i d e n c e

the deciding m a t c h out there against

that h e ' s g o i n g to w i n , " said head

Wisconsin-Oshkosh, I ended up

coach Steve G o r n o .

w i n n i n g that in three sets, it w a s a real c l o s e m a t c h , " Lillie said.

G o r n o also added: " H e ' s not

T h e ability to remain c a l m is o n e

afraid to v o i c e his o p i n i o n , e s p e cially with the c o a c h . I c h e r i s h the

quality that Lillie feels is an asset

fact that Paul has c o n f i d e n c e to disagree with m e and c h a l l e n g e m e in

t o his tennis g a m e . " I ' m fairly laid back on the court,

situations w h e r e he d o e s n ' t feel it

fairly calm. I think for m e I ' v e alw a y s been able to p e r f o r m best

will benefit the t e a m . " .

T h e r e ' s no s h o r t a g e of praise f o r Lillie's abilities a s a t e a m l e a d e r f r o m his peers either. " H e ' s a l w a y s got the best inter-

w h e n I r e m a i n c a l m , " Lillie said.

Besides

his

calm

nature,

B o l l i n g e r is q u i c k t o p o i n t o u t

ests of the g u y s o n t h e t e a m at

Lillie's skill as a m e n t a l player. " H e ' s not only physically gifted,

heart, h e ' s o u r protector, h e ' s al-

but h e ' s mentally g i f t e d , his m e n t a l

ways looking.oul for u s like that." said Kevin G i n g r a s ( ' 0 1 ) .

strength and e n d u r a n c e set him apart

Teammate Chad Bollinger ('00)

f r o m other players. H e ' s incredibly s m a r t , " B o l l i n g e r said.

W h i l e Lillie set w i n n i n g a con-

agrees. " P a u l is not a very vocal leader,

f e r e n c e c h a m p i o n s h i p as a goal for

but w h e n he s p e a k s he m e a n s w h a t

the t e a m to a c c o m p l i s h b e f o r e he

he s a y s , " Bollinger said.

graduates it's not the wins and losses that h e will r e m e m b e r the m o s t , it's

Lillie's p o t e n t i a l b e c a m e c l e a r early on in his c o l l e g i a t e career.

"I think at the first p r a c t i c e I re-

the c a m a r a d e r i e . " W h a t I'll r e m e m b e r of tennis at

alized I c o u l d be c o m p e t i t i v e with

Hope, it's not so m u c h w h a t hap-

the rest of the t e a m , " Lillie s a i d .

Gorno remembers a different m o m e n t w h e n he realized the ex-

pened on the c o u r t , it's w h a t happened off the court with the team, " Lillie said.

Blustery w e a t h e r and o p p o n e n t ' s

ent h i g h l i g h t of the season. " B e a t i n g C a l v i n , this year we really beat up on t h e m , " said Gingras.

There have been players w h o

ning p e r c e n t a g e d u r i n g the regular

l o s i n g the m a j o r i t y of t h o s e key points, that's the d i f f e r e n c e between winning and losing." G o r n o said.

season, and they would lie for the m o s t wins in a regular season with

Defeating Kalamazoo wasn't s o m e t h i n g the c o a c h e s and p l a y e r s

the 1997 squad with 15.

Despite h a v i n g been unable to de-

set as a goal. i think w e set o u r s e l v e s on a

has excelled. He has m a d e tremend o u s i m p r o v e m e n t over w h e r e he

f e a t K a l a m a z o o o n c e a g a i n this

two- year plan. W e ' r e just l o o k i n g

w a s last year in high school," G o r n o

year, head c o a c h G o r n o by no m e a n s c o n s i d e r s this an u n s u c c e s s -

for o n e m a t c h . A n y person on the t e a m can step u p and play for us to

said.

T h e biggest strengths that G o r n o

ful s e a s o n . He d o e s mention, h o w ever, that w i n n i n g the mental g a m e

r e a c h o u r g o a l , " G o r n o said.

T h e c o a c h e s and p l a y e r s are

s e e s in the t e a m is unity and youth.

is the biggest hurdle the t e a m will h a v e to o v e r c o m e b e f o r e they can

pleased with their p e r f o r m a n c e s o

H e stated that " t h e s e g u y s hang out t o g e t h e r " and that they h a v e a team

far this year. " W e ' v e m a x i m i z e d o u r potential

that b e l i e v e s they can win.

T h e lennis team will be in action

and beat all the l e a m s w e s h o u l d

at the M i c h i g a n Intercollegiate Ath-

have, m i n u s one," said C h a d

letic A s s o c i a t i o n finals this w e e k -

Bollinger ( ' 0 0 ) .

end in K a l a m a z o o .

defeat Kalamazoo. " I t ' s very difficult to win a m a t c h w h e n you c a n ' t see yourself winning one m a t c h , " G o r n o said.

A N D R E W KLECZIEK staff r e p o r t e r With D i M a g g i o - l i k e fashion Carrie Scott ( ' 0 1 ) has b e e n hitting.

hard."

f e e t , a n d t h a t ball had t o travel

Wolters s a w

a b o u t 2 2 5 feet, w h i c h is over m o s t

ting

ter," Wolters said.

record of 3 3 held by A n g i e A d a m s ,

t e n t i a l in

d u r i n g the O h i o Northern Tournam e n t on April 30th. It's b e e n a l o n g

Scott's

po-

B r e a k i n g the streak w o u l d mean a lot to S c o t t , h o w e v e r she isn't

g a m e prior to

p l a c i n g it o v e r t e a m goals.

h e r A C L ( a n t e r i o r c r u c i a t e liga-

her arrival

m e n t ) late last s e a s o n .

"It think it's a s h i n i n g e x a m p l e

at H o p e .

g o a l s , I hit to get the t e a m runs, if I get w a l k e d to get o n b a s e and that

of h o w hard w o r k has paid off. H o w

watched

s o m e t h i n g that w a s n ' t in a very

her play w h e n she w a s c o m i n g off a w e e k

and hard road for Scott, w h o tore

g o o d situation, tearing up h e r k n e e , has turned into a positive o n e , " said

"I d o n ' t like to f o c u s o n personal

c. s c o x x

I

e n d s the streak it w o n ' t m a t t e r to me, w h a t ' s m o r e i m p o r t a n t is what more SCOT T on I 2

head c o a c h Karla W o l t h e r s . "It s h o w s h o w G o d w o r k s in very mysterious w a y s . " There was some question after the injury if Scott would be a b l e to play s o f t b a l l again, m u c h less play catcher. T h r o u g h hard w o r k and discipline Scott w a s a b l e to beat the o d d s and return to play.

A c c o r d i n g to other players, Scott is n o stranger to hard work or the weight r o o m . " S h e ' s very, very d r i v e n , s h e ' s probably put in the m o s t h o u r s of a n y o n e . S h e p u t s 110 percent into it. H e r h e a r t ' s in it," s a i d L i s a

c e s s this y e a r has b e e n their g o o d

P a g e a g r e e s . " W e h a v e a lot of

t e a m chemistry.

"This year our team's gotten

t e a m unity, g o o d leadership f r o m o u r seniors, and great c o m m i t m e n t f r o m all ten of the girls."

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament this Friday.

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Despite d o m i n a t i n g the league for the last few years, P a g e w a r n s that

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tournament. She's improved a l o n g better than ever. It's a lot of

all s e a s o n , " P a g e said.

F o r G r e e n , a s with many colle-

t h r o u g h this w e e k e n d . We w a n t to

fun to see how 10 girls can get along so well and have s o m u c h fun e v e n

giate players, seeing the end of their careers is a bittersweet m o m e n t .

keep p u s h i n g ourselves," Page said.

One of (he keys to the t e a m s suc-

t hough w e ' r e all d i f f e r e n t . " said Joy Green ('99).

played. We have to stay f o c u s e d , we want to play f o c u s e d . W e ' r e at o u r peak and we w a n t to stay there

as a " r o l e m o d e l of h o w to w o r k

h o p p e d a 2 3 0 foot fence. M o s t of the f e n c e s in the N C A A are 2 0 0

G i n a Zanin ( ' 9 9 ) referred to Scott

will surpass the N C A A Efivision III

feated A q u i n a s Tuesday evening, to

nothing is certain. " T h e r e ' s a f e w m a t c h e s yet to be

and a half with m o n o , she one

Larzelere ('99).

of the f ences w e play on. It was then I had a f e e l i n g s h e ' d be a g o o d hit-

In l o o k i n g back on the sea-

taking on league o p p o n e n t s in the

prised m e with h o w consistently he

strong hit-

If she c o n t i n u e s with h e r streak of c o n s e c u t i v e g a m e s with a hit she

W o m e n ' s T e n n i s t e a m as they de-

15-3.

T h e team is l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to

have surprised G o r n o this season. " R a j ( M a l v i y a ) ( ' 0 2 ) h a s sur-

Scott making run at record

shols c o u l d n ' t d e t e r the H o p e

bring their regular season record to

ning 15 g a m e s would be a very sat-

is f e w e r than a d o z e n points. T h e reason we c o n t i n u e to lose, is w e ' r e

Tennis maintains M I A A lead A N D R E W KLECZIEK staff r e p o r t e r

and K a l a m a z o o isn't that m u c h . " T h e d i f f e r e n c e between winning

isfying accomplishment."

Kevin G i n g r a s ( ' 0 2 ) has a differ-

another.

Defeating Cornerstone would g i v e them a school record for win-

courtesy of PR

He also adds, "We will look back on the season and be satisfied. Win-

and losing a match to K a l a m a z o o

With a win on W e d n e s d a y night. the H o p e College m e n ' s tennis team will lie one school record and set

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A p r i l 28. I 999

THE END Paul Loodeen

T i m e flies fast This is il. The end is here; the nd of the school, ihe last issue of ihe Anchor for the year, ihe last sports page edited, and the last column I will writen for the )aper.

A lot of has happened this year in the Hope sporting world.

Teams that were once dominate became not so dominate, some continued their streak of excelence and some teams improved to a new level of excellence. It has been kind of weird if you ask me.

Let's look of a recap of the year.

The football team was picked to win the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association crown or the second straight year, but were beat by those Britons. njuries hurt the team throughout the season and that hurt them in different games.

The volleyball team had another great year, a year in which they built on the success of ast years team. This year the team finished with a 33-8 record, an M I A A championship, and a birth in the N C A A Division III tournament.

How about the Flying Dutchmen basketball team. T h e y started off slow but came on in the end, not expected to be as good as they were last year but it they proved in the end that they have heart and that to beat them the other team would have to play their best game.

The Flying Dutch basketball team raised the bar of expectation this year. T h e y improved in the regular season wins category, and made Ihe N C A A Division III tournament for the second straight year before losing in the first round to Capital University.

The team seems a little hungry for next year with their early tournament exit.

Now what can be said about the m e n ' s and the w o m e n ' s swim teams? T h e women had another

Feeling a little

outstanding season, what's new?

The men thought this was the year to knock off Kalamazoo, but they couldn't quite do it because of the lack of depth and not lack of talent. In addition to regular season success both teams sent a number of competitors to the N C A A Division III championships.

That brings us to where we are now, the spring. The sports of s u m m e r like track, tennis, softbal and baseball.

Thus far the Softball team has been up to the usual season on the way to their sixth straight 20 win season, after wining eight straight games. T h e only thing in the way of the Flying Dutch is Alma who is unbeaten in the M I A A .

Baseball has struggled this season after being favored to repeat as M I A A champions. They just haven't been able to click like they did last year.

Both of the tennis teams, m e n ' s and women's, have been excellen thus far. The men look to the runners up in the M I A A to Kalamazoo. The women seem to be on their way to winning in the MIAA. Track has a little different story as the men struggled in dual meet action to a 3-3 mark. The women are going to be runner-up to Calvin in M I A A dual meet competition.

The excellence can be seen all the way through the year. It has spread to every sport. However, it is not something new to Hope.

Since I have been here 1 have seen athletic and academic excellence that is difficult to match at any institution of higher learning in the nation.

So, the last thing I have say as this year's sports editor is that it has been fun to write about and watch all the sports this year and years past and I hope that, if you have not had a chance, or if you frequent events, that you get out and cheer for the orange and blue

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B A T T E R U P : Sean Bateman 26,14-4 win at the baseball fields.

('01) steps into a pitch delivered

p\-\oXo by Nikelle Johnson

by an Olivet pitcher

on April

Baseball struggles in t h e M I A A PAUL L O O D E E N staff reporter It was a warm, overcast spring day, with smell of pollen in the air as the Flying Dutchmen went to G r a n d Valley for an a f t e r n o o n baseball game.

The Flyjng Dutchmen struggled throughout the game as the Lakers beat Hope 16-4. " W e d i d n ' t play w e l l , " M a t t Klein ('99) said. 44 Tonight's game, you can't say much about."

Grand Valley is a Division II program and play tough.

"It's Grand Valleyr" Jeremy Gasper ('00) said. " T h e y ' r e a pretty tough team."

In the game, Hope fell behind early but stayed close through the bottom of the fifth inning. Going into the fifth inning the score was 5-3, Grand Valley until the Lakers went on a tear, scoring three runs in the fifth and then finishing the Flying Dutchmen off when they scored eight runs in the sixth.

In this weekend's baseball ac-

tion the Flying D u t c h m e n w e r e end up in sole possession of first in downed in both games of a double- the M I A A .

"We have a chance to tie if we header against Olivet.

T h e l o s s e s t h r o w t h e F l y i n g take care of our business," Klein Dutch even farther away from first said.

If Hope s w e e p s their weekend in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athseries with Kalamazoo they could letic Association, putting them behind Alma and Defiance who are go into the Alma series a game or a game and half back with a little tied for the lead in the conference.

T h e finals of the two game series luck.

"We need help from some people, were 6-4 and 8-6 respectively.

Pitching in the loses were Adam but we're in good shape," Gasper Labbe ('99) and Kevin Kittle ('02). said.

The team and the coaches are reHope got revenge for these loses ally starling to focus on these next when the two teams met Monday, two weekends.

April 26 by crushing Olivet 14-4.

"It is in our hands and we have W i t h t h e t h r e e l o s e s in f o u r games, Hope's overall record stands to go out and just do our thing," at 13-16. In Michigan Intercolle- Fritz said.

The seniors are also looking to g i a t e A t h l e t i c A s s o c i a t i o n they stand in second behind D e f i a n c e go out on high note after having and Alma going into their weekend e x p e c t a t i o n s of returning to the N C A A tournament this postseason. series with Kalamazoo.

"We are really focused," Klein " W e ' r e still in the hunt for our said. " We have a lot of seniors and third consecutive M I A A title," said a chance to go out on top." head coach Stu Fritz.

Hope's games against With a little help the Flying Dutch could end the season at least in a Kalamazoo start Friday, April 30 at tie for the championship but could the baseball fields at 4 p.m.

TENNIS from I I " The season went as good as can be, but it's just kinda, of sad that it's coming to an end. I've learned a lot from our coaches, both Coach Page and Coach Teusink are awe-

some, I'm gonna miss them.

T h e y ' r e great as coaches, leaders and friends." Green said.

Page is happy with the teams performance.

"We feel good about the season, we're really proud, we know we did the very best that we could and we hope it shines through this weekend," Page said.

SCOTT from I I happens to the team," Scott said.

She d o e s add h o w e v e r that it would be " a w e s o m e " to break the streak. Her coach and teammates agree surpassing the record would be significant.

"We celebrate together, and we support each other in our troubles and so I think it would be a great thing for the team to celebrate if she could get the record," Wolters said.

Scott finds that being a catcher, and being part of a team with such strong pitching has helped her to develop her skills as a hitter.

"Being a catcher has helped me, I can see what kind of pitch it is and

where the releasees, and if it will be a ball or strike," Scott said.

She also added that the different Hope pitchers with their different speeds and styles helped her become a better hitter.

The last game Scott went hitless in was a matchup during her freshman year against Division II Grand Valley State University. At the time Scott was splitting time with another catcher.

Zanin eludes to Scott's future role as a team leader, regardless of beating the record or not.

"Next year she'll be a cornerstone of the team," Zanin said.

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