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STUDY DEBUNKS ALCOHOL MYTH M a t t Oosterhouse C A M P U S N E W S E DIT OR
Movies such as "Animal House" or "Old School" portray a perceived side of the college lifestyle: alcohol consumption by students. A popular stereotype is that the majority of college students across the nation consume alcohol on a regular basis. A joint effort by the Counseling Center, the office of Residential Life and the office of the dean of students is aiming to dispel the alcohol consumption stereotype as a myth on Hope College's campus. According to the posters around campus, the majority of Hope students do not consume alcohol on a regular basis. Statistics from a research survey conducted during the fall semesters of 2005 and 2006 found that 60 percent of students surveyed indicated that they do not drink alcoholic beverages on a regular weekly basis. The survey was coordinated by Dean o f Students Richard Frost and Dr. John Jobson, assistant dean of students and director of Residential Life and Housing, and was confidentially administered via Hope's e-mail system. The survey asked two direct questions, from which statistics were obtained. "What is the average number of alcoholic drinks that you consume per week (a drink is a bottle of beer, a glass of wine, a shot glass of liquor, or a mixed drink)?" the first question asked, in a self-reporting method, giving multiple choice answers in increments ranging from " 0 " to "Over 30." In the 2005 survey, 920 of 1,502 respondents and 805 of the 1,330 respondents in the 2006 survey answered the first question with " 0 " drinks per week. The statistics show that 60 percent of students who reported said that they do not have an alcoholic beverage on a weekly basis. The second question, which included the same possible multiple-choice answers as the first, asked students their perception of alcohol consumption among Hope students. The resulting statistics indicated that students perceived that only 3 percent of students in 2005 and 5 percent o f students in 2006 did not consume alcohol on a regular weekly basis. S E E ALCOHOL, P A G E 9
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M O V E - I N M A D N E S S — On Friday, Aug. 2 4 , first-year s t u d e n t s , parents and O r i e n t a t i o n s t a f f lugged boxes, r e f r i g e r a t o r s , T V s , and other d o r m room e s s e n t i a l s i n t o r e s i d e n t i a l halls across c a m p u s . Pictured Is a view of move-in f r o m Dykstra Hall.
2011:'LETTHETHE JOURNEY BEGIN' M a t t Oosterhouse C A M P U S N E W S EDITOR
"Let the Journey Begin" was the central theme for the 2007 Hope College Orientation, and for many, the journey dampened when rain briefly fell during a busy stretch of the moving in process. Despite the adverse weather on Friday, Orientation 2007 proceeded without a further weather-related hitch, apart from the Orientation Extravaganza being moved from the Pine Grove to inside the Dow Center for first time in many years. According to the Registrar's office, 823 first-year students are registered for classes, making the class of 2011 one of the largest incoming classes to attend Hope
"I was expecting the typical College. short-term orientation — one day, The weekend for the new then go to classes," Brady said. "1 students was chock-full of like how they treated us as adults activities and events, ranging and not just like children." from Orientation group meetings With many to PlayFair, events to from the Luau — choose from. to Orange and 7 was expecting the typical Orientation's Blue for You short-term orientation—one appeal reaches and other small day, then go to classes. I like many different activities. Hope's types of people. orientation how they treated us as adults Christina weekend is and not just like children. Bowles ('11) unique from many M a x Brady ( M l ) of Dykstra Hall other schools, = specifically = = = = = particularly enjoyed PlayFair. state • colleges "1 really liked PlayFairbecause and universities, often lending a you got to know people in an personable side to the process. active setting," Bowles said. One first-year student. Max Whether it was PlayFair, the Brady ( ' I I ) , noticed such a Luau, or any other event, students difference.
spent the weekend getting to know not only the campus but other people as well. Kollen Hall resident Jon Kinsey ('11) enjoyed the weekend as a whole. "I enjoyed the opportunity to meet new people, seeing as I only knew one other person, my roommate," Kinsey said, "so it put me in an environment where meeting new people was kind of forced upon you, which was beneficial.'* The orientation assistant's side of things went equally well. "[Orientation] went well. The staff this year was really great. We've had kind of a small staff, so move-in was more difficult than usual," said Anna Finger S E E JOURNEY, P A G E 10
NOT FORGOTTEN; HOPE MOURNS STUDENTS M a t t Oosterhouse C A M P U S N E W S ED I T O R
With the painful loss of life still fresh in the minds and hearts of many in Hope College's community, orientation weekend carried on as previously planned, albeit missing significant participants. For the second consecutive year the Hope community, and the student community in particular, has been forced to deal with the loss of loved ones during summer recess. Paul Baeverstad ('08) and Darcy Quick ('06) passed away in accidents that occurred during the summer months of 2006. On Aug. 10, Sam Meengs (MO) and
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Karen Linder (MO) were involved in a car accident in Ravenna Township that took both of their lives. Meengs was pronounced dead at the scene and Linder a day later from injuries suffered in the crash. The accident occurred enroute to .Meengs' family cottage on Hess Lake. Meengs and Linder were involved in campus activities, Meengs with the m e n ' s swimming and diving team and Linder with campus ministries. Both were scheduled to be assistants for this year's orientation. A funeral service for Meengs, a resident of Zeeland, and Linder, a native of Sioux City, Iowa, was held on Aug. 15 in Dimnent
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Chapel. A separate memorial service was held for Linder in Sioux City on Aug. 21. Memorial scholarship funds have been arranged via the Karen Linder Scholarship, 2912 Chambers St., Sioux City, Iowa, 51104, for Linder, and the Holland/Zeeland Community Foundation for Meengs. To honor the lives of Karen and Sam. The Anchor plans to publish a tribute in its Sept. 12 issue. We welcome reflections on the lives of Karen and/or Sam from anyone who would like to contribute. Please e-mail submissions to anchor® hope.edu or drop them off at The Anchor's office in Martha Miller Center 151.
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