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Hope College, Holland, Michigan
Serving the Hope Community for 105 Years
September 2,1992
Library updates for 1992-93 1)y Stephanie Grier •Associate Editor * With the intent of better serving the student population. V a n Wylen Library has enhanced many \)f its services for the 1992-93 school .year. Beginning this fall, five new •photocopiers will be made available •for general use. These machines, which were specifically manufactured for copying library materials, -are expected to prevent d a m a g e to ^books and bound volumes. "The new machines make it ^possible to produce high quality .copies from a book without the need to open it up fully or to place excess i v e or injuring pressure on its spine," »said David Jensen, Director of Libraries. " W e hope that these new copiers will help us to preserve our ^collection and reduce the time and money that we spend on repair and replacement of damaged volumes." However, because the photoc o p i e r s are d e s i g n e d f o r b o o k copying, some features that are fam i l i a r to users may not be available ^on all machines. Library users who wish to make enlargements or reductions or to use paper that is larger ..than letter size may only find such features in the machine on the fourth 'floor. "The library has also installed a copy card system to allow users to 'make multiple copies without con.tinually feeding coins into the ma-
chine. M Jensen added. "These cards further allow students, faculty and staff to make copies at a discount." Jensen stated that in order to meet rising costs, the library has reluctantly raised the cash price of photocopying to ten cents per copy. However, persons using Rediscount copy card will be able to make copies f o r 7.5 cents each. T h e cost of copying from microform will remain the same for all users, at five cents per copy. Discount copy cards may be obtained by presenting a valid Hope l.D. card at the library's main circulation desk. An encoding machine in the first floor copier room will then accept currency in order to place from $1 to $20 worth of copying credit on the cards. As copies are made, the copier unit will display how much credit remains on the card. Value can be added to the card at any time. In addition to the changes made in Van W y l e n ' s photocopying services, several other alterations and improvements took place during the summer. The microform section on the second floor has been expanded and rearranged to accommodate a growing quantity of material, and several library offices have been moved in order to allow for ^staff growth and availability. A new annual fee of $10 has also been established for guest library users to borrow books. This fee will not be charged, however, to
individuals w h o wish to use the materials while within the library. t4 We are not attempting to discourage use by non-college borrowers," Jensen said. "Rather, we are trying to recover a little of the cost to us for providing community lending so that the entire responsibility of paying for library service does not fail upon the students." The library has further made noteworthy changes in its staff over the course of the summer. "This year w e are pleased to announce the addition of a humanities reference librarian," Jensen said. "Through an N.E.H. [National Endowment for the Humanities] grant, we were able to create this position and fill a great many library needs." Faye Christenberry, formerly employed by Berea College in Kentucky, was hired into this post last spring. Her duties now include reference work and bibliographic instruction, as well as the coordination of the library's selection of humanities materials. " W e ' v e also recently filled a vacant position in serials," Jensen continued. "Pat Conley assumed duties as our library associate in that area over the summer." New students will now have an opportunity to get to know these and other library staff members as they learn about Van Wylen in an p h o t o by Rich Blair
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AMY GILES (94) demonstrates the use of the new library photocopiers.
A busy professor gets a lot busier by Scott Runyon editor-in-chief Professor of the Year is a big job which lasts long after the nomination. Harvey Blankespoor, Professor ( of Biology at Hope College, has 'become even busier since being earned 1991 Professor of the Year and making two trips to the White 'House. Throughout his life, and during M s past year in particular, his faith has provided a certain strength and 'guidance which has helped him pro-
vide excellent teaching and research resources to students. In this way, he looks at faith as a sort of springboard for everything else a person does. "We all hold to a skeleton that makes us move and makes us do the things we do," Blankespoor said. "The intrinsic values that a person has are the basis for all of that—1 don't think you c an' t separate those. "I really want to be the best person 1 can be because I grew up thinking that if you were a Christian you were probably always going to be second rale in whatever profession you went into," Blankesooor
reflected. "I no longer feel that is true," he said, adding that he now strives for excellence as a teacher in addition to maintaining a strong faith. Blankespoor also finds his faith helpful in his work as an educator. "[My faith] also gives me an inherent concern for individuals and what they become and how they become filled intellectually, emotionally and spiritually." As he looks back on the events of the past year and the way it was before them, he notices things are different now.
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"It has really changed my life," Blankespoor said. "It has made my year incredibly busy and I'm a very busy person anyway." Blankespoor said that he has given about 40 to 50 presentations and even a commencement address, which he feels he would have never done otherwise. In addition to all the speeches, Blankespoor has been able to reflect on important issues. "It has made me stop and pause to look a little bit
more at philosophical things. It has made me step back and look at some of the things I do." He understands the challenge for all biologists stay on top of all the changes in a quickly growing and changing field. " W e have to change gears and stay in tune with new ideas. W e need to keep current and fresh and keep avenues open to communicate with y o u n g e r a n d younger age
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Police warn against loud parties Disorderly parties in the city of Holland have become a great
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concern of the Holland Police Department in recent years. Officer Bob De Vries, head of Holland Police Department's Community Services, commented on the current policy. "If we receive a citizen complaint in regards to a loud party the officers responding would enforce the city ordinance; which would be a misdemeanor for permitting a loud disorderly party " De Vries said. A letter to students regarding Holland's current law enforcement policy will be distributed this week, according to Richard Frost, Dean of Students. De Vries explained how offenders are prosecuted when involved in such an offense. He said the persons in charge of the party would receive a citation in lieu of arrest. The offenders would then be required to appear at a later court
and the officers were to be called back to the scene a second time the offenders would face physical arrest," De Vries continued. O f f i c e r s , in addition, will monitor parties undercover while following strict law enforcement policy. "Primarily it's going to be an offense for the ones running the party," said De Vries. "And if there are minors in possession of alcohol the persons running the party could be charged with furnishing alcohol to minors." According to De Vries, minors in possession of alcohol are not free from the possibility of prosecution; they could be fined, charged with a civil infraction, or charged with a misdemeanor. Officers also have the option of paying a forming party a visit in order to warn participants to keep the function orderly if the party is getting too loud.
Preoccupation Stephanie Grier • niTnTn.irrf
Elections are always difficult business. Candidates feel that they must struggle to maintain an image that will impress voters; the press feels that it must angle for the hottest information on either side, and the voter must wade through a mountain of propaganda in order to decide what to do when Election Day finally comes. With these encumbrances already in place, it seems strange that anyone would wish to complicate the election process further. However, those participating in this year's presidential race have done so rather beautifully. The average voter now has to move beyond the simple sorting of truth from rhetoric and become an expert in national and foreign policy in order to divine a platform from d e e p w i t h i n the c a m p a i g n speeches. Over the course of the past several months, the people of the United States have been subjected to media coverage of two very confusing campaigns. Both candidates may have the qualifications necessary to become our president, but neither of them seem to have the a s s u r a n c e r e q u i r e d f o r a straightforwardcampaign. Rather, these candidates prefer t o m s e shadows and fog to confuse the voter and harm the reputation of the opponent, the opponent's wife and the opponent's party. Examples of this technique can be seen in many places. Both
candidates have attacked the wife of his opponent, either for staying at home with her children or for leaving them in favor of a career. Both candidates have c o n d e m n e d the party of his opponent, calling the organization either "ultra-conservative" or "ultra-liberal" and censuring its stand on abortion, whatever that may be. Further, mud has been slung into the face of each candidate at every turn, making the escape from perceived image problems more important than outlining an economic plan or foreign policy issue. This opponent-bashing technique has created many problems for the electoral process, and could in turn take its toll on the ability of the American people to govern themselves. Campaigns like these generate feelings of negativity in many voters. Those who are perhaps not as well-educated are unable to differentiate between issues of importance and mere propaganda. This creates a sense of frustration and a loss of interest in the political process. Those who are well-versed in both candidates' platforms, however, become unsatisfied with the political mudslinging and feel that neither candidate is really intei'fested in anything other than victory at the polls. This not only creates a sense of futility, but it also leads to a sense of voting "against" a candidate, rather than voting "for" a desired result. I
Convocation '92: Shaugnessy addresses freshmen by Greg Brown campus editor The I31sl academic year at Hope College began with the address of the freshman class by Dr. John Shaughnesssy. Shaughnessy, 1992's Hope Outstanding Professor Educator, addressed the class of 1996 and their parents at the fall convocation held in Dimnent Memorial Chapel on Sunday, August 30. A change in Hope tradition took place this year with the move of the event to Sunday from Tuesday. This change made it possible for the freshman class to snare Shaughnessy's speech "The Real World of Hope" with their parents. "Hope is a part of the real world and not just the last stop before entering the real world," offered Shaugnessy to the largest freshman class ever enrolled at Hope. "A few of you will know chiefly success; and unfortunately, a few of you will struggle mainly to avoid failure.," Shaughnessy said. "Most of you will know a good deal of b o t h - j u s t like the real world." Shaughnessy also shared with the audience the reality of misunderstanding. "Your professors will evaluate what you write and s a y , but we w o n ' t always know what you meant to write or say." "Hard work will be essential for most of you to succeed but that hard work will not guarantee succ e s s f o r a n y of y o u , " s a i d Shaughnessy. Should success fol-
low effort, he said, the result of acclaim should be kept in perspective, in college and beyond. Potential success aside, Shaughnessy continued on to talk about the choices involved in the real world. He noted the demands of career choices and offered this advice to the students; "Those students I have known who have been most satisfied with their career choices have made their choice considering both what they do best and what they most enjoy doing." In his description of Hope College as a part of the real world Shaughnessy spoke of the existence of a strong sense of community and the dangers that accompany striving to be a community of shared values. " W e risk stifling what we can learn from each other if we strive too hard to agree with each other." "Disagreeing with someone can be the highest form of compliment to that person's ideas," said Shaughnessy. "I hope that we can be a community that cares enough to disagree." He acknowledged that Hope is a caring community in which students must work to f i n d a balance between their need for help and their need l o b e independent. ' "Our hope a s faculty is that you will be a different person because of your experience at Hope," said Shaughnessy. " M y hope is that you will become competent, confident people w h o will see through to each other's basic humanity and respond with compassion," said Shaughnessy.
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Further, in its blatant inattention to touchy political issues and its efforts to hurt an opponent, campaign management of this sort evidently focuses only upon the institution of a particular person into a given office over another candidate. It places all of the importance of the election on the winning, and not in the hopes of the people. This attitude, once ins t i l l e d in a c a n d i d a t e b y a n overzealous campaign manager, cannot f a d e easily. O n c e a person gains an o f f i c e , they must feel that their actions may not be judged according to their own merits,.but h o w they will affect later chances for reelection. The emphasis is then very easily placed upon power and its acquisition, rather than on the c o m m o n good. This y e a r ' s presidential race is a mucky affair, filled with halftruths and difficult accusations. Though it is difficult to see where the truth lies, we as voters must take the reponsibility for doing so in order to make a responsible decision. However, this does not lessen the fact that it remains the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of the n a t i o n a l campaign to bring to the voter through the media a sense of what the issues are all about. It is precisely this action on the part of our candidates that will generate a sense of campaign responsibility and ensure that voters will once again be allowed to have a clearer sense of the alternatives available to them. (Editor's note: The Anchor wishes to assist the students of Hope College in making a wise choice this November. Watch our upcoming issues to see careful analyses of the candidates, their positions, and their voting records.)
NEWS OF THE WORLD
FLORIDA
A massive federal relief effort is underway in south Florida this week as residents attempt to recover from the d a m a g e caused by Hurricane Andrew. Rescuers have set up c a m p kitchens throughout the area in order to aid the thousands w h o lost their homes in the disaster. Many individuals who had been hungry for some time called the effort "beautiful." However, government officials from Florida still criticized President B u s h ' s handling of the hurricane disaster, saying that he was Slow in bringing relief to the area. SOMALIA
Federal aid was also given to the people of Somalia last week as the U.S. pledged to bring over 145,000 tons of food into the starved region. 34,000 tons have already been airlifted into the country and more is arriving daily. IRAQ
The U.N. has imposed a no-fly zone over portions of Iraq. An area below the 32nd parallel is now off-limits to all Iraqi aircraft as a result of the U.S.-led coalition to protect Shiite muslims. Last Friday allied aircraft flew over the region, releasing pamphlets which stated that any Iraqi aircraft spotted within this air zone would be immediately be destroyed. Saddam Hussein responded to this action on Sunday, saying in a televised statement that he believed that the no-fly zone was the beginning of a Western conspiracy to partition Iraq and that he would confront those enforcing the matter. YUGOSLAVIA
Fighting continues in Yugoslavia this week as Serbs and Bosnias battle just outside the city of Sarajevo. Many attacks have been made upon the city itself during the course of the action, the worst taking place as a Serbian bomb exploded in a busy marketplace, killing fifteen and wounding many more. The Serbs have requested that the city be partitioned into cultural sections in order to promote peace. GERMANY
More racial violence took place in Germany over the weekend as a holcaust memorial honoring local Jews was bombed in Berlin. Elsewhere in that nation, a confrontation between authorities and racist youths took place outside of a hostel for immigrants. GRAND RAPIDS
Vice President Dan Quayle visited Grand Rapids arly last week, where he addressed the Economic Club. His speech was concentrated mainly on the Republican plan for economic recovery and on the faults found in the Democrats' theories. Both he and President Bush are expected to make many appearances here in Michigan, where the vole is closely divided between the two parlies.
Biochemistry: biology and chemistry collaborate on complex issues tial support in the form of a $750,000 by Scott Runyon editor-in-chief
" T h e most significant work in biochemistry will be done by collaboration," said Rodney Boyer, professor of chemistry. The departments of biology and chemistry at Hope came together in 1985 to begin talking about the development of a biochemistry program as the result of a shift in the sciences and heightened interest in the area of study. Since then, the twodepartments have worked to obtain national recognition for the biochemistry prog r a m . It w a s a p proved by the American Chemical Society in 1990. "What certification means is that this is a nationally standardized program, " B o y e r said. "If a student tells any c h e m i s t s or biochemists in the country T have a BS degree in biochemistry that is A C S certified.' they will know exactly what courses you took and exactly what kind of program you were involved in." Probably the most significant step the college has taken to further a biochemistry program w a s the initiative to request a grant f r o m the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in 1990. The program received substan-
award which made it possible for the departments of biology and chemistry to meet some needs. Biochemistry uses chemistry to study biological processes. People in the field have been instrumental in researching cancer and AIDS among other illnesses and diseases. They are also dealing with issues ranging from cleaning up the planet's pollution, to identifying c r i m i n a l s based on i n f o r m a t i o n gathered in a single strand of hair or tiny blood sample, to uncovering the whole genetic code of human beings. Boyer cited a current University of Michigan study of cystic fibrosis as an example. "They have been able to isolate the malfunctions in the D N A (deoxyribonucleic acid) that cause this disease and they are now ready to try some experiments using actual human subjects doing what we call gene therapy," Boyer said, "trying to insert the portion of the D N A that is malfunctioning in these individuals and try to cure this disease of cystic-fibrosis." Boyer noted that the field of biochemistry is growing at a significant rate and predicts that in 20 to 30 years there may not be clear distinctions between the natural science disciplines. " T h e r e will be joint departments, programs or institutes," he said. "There will be much less division, because w e see the way to
solve a problem is not just to look af the chemical principles but to look at all aspects of the problem." " N e w techniques are being developed literally on a daily basis," he said. "Instrumentation is being, designed now to rapidly, efficiently and accurately solve specific kind^ of problems." As a result of what is happening in the field today, Boyer has graspetf a perspective of the potential of ^ biochemistry degree at H o p e . "I see a much broader p i c t u r # that goes beyond Hope and Holland* in that our students will be going out, to graduate schools," he said. "They' will be going to national laborato- 4 ries where they will be working oiv the human-genom project." The human-genome project is* one of the largest projects in hicn chemistry today, Boyer explained.^ It has the goal of discovering the* complete structure of DNA in human" chromosomes, which has p o t e n t i a l to lead to the cure of many diseases in the future. * T o help prepare students foiv conducting research in areas like the human-genome project, the depart-* ments of biology and chemistry at* Hope encourage their students to^ take part in research projects "What it really does is open up many new areas of research for our^ students." Boyer explained. "That is really o n e of the most important 1 c o m p o n e n t s of the education a t Hope—to g o into the laboratory and a p p l y t h o s e t h e o r i e s y o u have y learned to problems that have never* been solved b e f o r e . "
JENNIFER HUISKEN ('96) and Cherie Spaulding ('96) exchange llfesavers using toothpicks In one of the many orientation activities which helped new students get to know each other.
SMALL GROUPS worked with their Orientation Assistants to create sections of a quilt that was later displayed at the picnic on Saturday. The quilt also contained a large section which displayed the signatures of the new students' parents.
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The beginning of the school year is for moving in and preparing or the coming year, but also for Orientation. While returning students were busy at home packing up heir belongings for another year at college, new students were settling n, meeting new faces, and getting a sense of college life all in just four days. According to Brian Watkins '93), one of the Orientation direcors, the four days provided "an opportunity for the new students to get o know other people...people they .might not have met otherwise." The new students were shown around t a m p u s by Orientation Assistants .(OAs), which gave them a chance to jneet other students not in their class. O n e new s t u d e n t . S h a n n o n ^ u c k e r t of Centreville ('96), said 'the OAs have been a great help." Tanya Call ('93), also an Ori-
entation Director, said "there is a lot of contact with people at the events we have. The new students will have met at least 50 people each day." Almost 700 freshmen and 100 transfer students moved in to their college housing last Friday. This year marks the largest freshman class Hope College has ever had, bringing the total student body size to about 2750. All four days were packed full of activities, leaving little free time. The activities began Friday night with small group meetings, led by Orientation Assistants. Later that evening in the Pine Grove Orientation Extravaganza was underway with musician Rick Kelley. Orientation continued through Monday with a full schedule of events. A m o n g the many activities were the traditional small group meetings. Picnic in the Pine Grove, Playfair, Convocation, and Activities Fair. Orientation was not only for new students. Parents also were
given a feeling of the college life. "This is as much an adjustment for parents as it is for the students," said Anne Bakker Gras, Director of Student Activities. To help parents understand what f students will experience, they participated in activities similar to those that the students participated in, like Friday evening's Parents Night Out, where they do activities resembling those of Playfair. This year the parents also saw skits, presented by four assistant Orientation directors and had the opportunity to attend panel discussions where returning Hope students talked about their experiences as freshmen. The many OAs played a major role in Orientation weekend. The OAs were responsible for leading small groups, answering questions about Hope, and showing new students around the college. O A s also helped new students adjust to college life. ' T h e Orientation Assistant is the first contact with an upperclassman," said Cail.
GROUPS OF NEW STUDENTS met all over campus to participate In a variety of activities, like forming a human caterpillar.
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ERIC ROSSING ('94), and other members of the co-ed service fraternity provided helpful Information to new students and their parents.
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Learn to Learn Hiere are many ways to take advantage of a liberal arts education, but often it will take a few years for students at Hope to feel in control of their college experience and really understand the great potential of liberal arts. In this first Anchor editorial, we hope to provide some helpful suggestions as to how students can best use their time at Hope and get the most out of their experiences. Dr. Jacob Nyenhuis, Provost of Hope, commented about the role of liberal arts in a recent Hope College special section of the Sentinel. He described a liberal arts education as one that provides a foundation that students can stand on to understand and adapt to change while being able to solve problems using a broad experieatial background. In other words, a liberal arts education, at its best, can help us see the world, in all its complexities, from perspectives we hadn't considered previously. When we are able to do this, we have the freedom to think creatively about things which we may have taken for granted before— we are able to break through stereotypes and see beyond mere appearances to the core of what it means to be human. We may even be able to empathize with others in ways which were never before possible. All these things provide us with new and different opportunities. Also in the story mentioned above, Dr. Peter Schakel, professor of English, said, "It doesn't matter what you are studying. The important thing is the approach you are taking to what you are studying." Here is the essence of the liberal arts. Of course it's important that we study something we are interested in and have some aptitude for, but the point is that the real learning happens in the process of learning. When we are able to use certain "liberal arts skills" to leam one subject, we will then be able to take those same skills and apply them to learning a different subject. Now how does a Hope student best leam these "liberal arts skills"? The key is getting involved outside the classroom. We learn more and have a fuller college experience when we are active in extra-curric ular activities. When you are deciding which activities to get involved with, make sure to get information about all sorts of organizations, even those you don't think you're very interested in at first—maybe the Sailing Club or International Relations Club or Milestone, the yearbook. You'll find that getting involved is very easy, and when you do, you will make friends, be able to budget your time better, perhaps get in shape and even have some fun. A liberally educated person sees the world through different eyes which are opened wider to the things that go on in the world locally as well as internationally.
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GUMSUMGQR Greetings, and welcome to another year at Hope College and The Anchor. For those of you who are new readers, this is the column where I get to write you a few notes every other week or so about the changes, editorial decisions, policies and new developments we have been experiencing on the paper. I will update you on how we are trying to better serve you, the readers of our campus newspaper. These first "notes" of the year include details about things that happened during the summer because I was able to stay on campus and devote some time to issues that would be difficult to deal with in the crunch of the school year. Format changes P r o b a b l y the m o s t o b v i o u s change in the paper this year is the way our front page looks with a new nameplate or " f l a g . " During the summer, 1 coordinated work between a former student of our advisor, named Doug Rieder, from Erie, PA and our very own C h a d Johnson ('93), who is now in N e w York for a semester with the G L C A New York Arts Program. Doug gave us some professional advice concerning the effectiveness of our flag and provided some rough layout alternatives and C h a d drew the anchor that wraps around the letters. All this came together in our o f f i c e as I put them together on our computer system, and voila! Here it is. If you take a closer look inside the paper, w e have improved the format by dropping the page numbers to the bottom of the pages and changing the sectional banners by dropping the c a m p u s and features titles (I think you will agree the stories previously under these categories c o m p l e m e n t e a c h o t h e r nicely when integrated together). W e have also turned the "arts" page into an "A & E " section with the intention covering some other kinds of content including off c a m p u s en-
tertainment. Along with these changes, we have added a few more graphic elements which we hope will help you find things more easily. By making these changes, we not only make the pages more interesting for you but we also make the layout more flexible for us. A vision f o r j o u r n a l i s m I feel The Anchor ought to be focused on serving its primary audience—Hope students. My primary concern editing this paper is to make every decision based on how it will serve you. With this goal the paper will be a place for community discussion on issues that are important to you. Another part of our vision is to keep you informed. That is why we will be working hard to put together a thorough c a l e n d a r of c a m p u s events which will go on the back page. I hope you will use this as a reference guide for activities t h r o u g h o u t the week from Wednesday to Wednesday. Distribution It was a concern of mine that The Anchor be as accessible to you as possible, so we purchased some paper racks to put in the dorms and around campus so that you don't have to worry about not finding your copy. T o be convenient, the papers have been placed in the library, to your left as you enter, Dykstra Hall, in the main lobby; Gilmore Hall, in the T. V. room; Kollen Hall, near the T. V. room; Phelps Hall, on the end of the bookshelves inside each entrance to the cafeteria; Durfee Hall, in the T.V. room; the chapel basement hallway; DePree Art Center, in the main lobby; the Kletz, by the game room and at the door of The Anchor's office on the main floor of DeWitt behind the radio station. Staff enthusiasm I am really very excited about working this year as editor of The
Scott Runyon editor-in-chief Anchor. Part of my e x c i t e m e n t comes from how the staff has come together with one purpose. Individuals who work within any organization that wants a c o m m o n goal among its members, those members need to work together to reach the goal they have their eyes set on. It is just this way with The Anchor. This year, it began as the hired staff returned to Hope early so that we could put together our first issue of the paper and go through an orientation workshop to become familiar with how the paper works, including how all the members work together to produce something that each one can be proud of. During this time, we were able to visit a f o r m e r Anchor editor, George Arwady, who is now the publisher of the Kalamazoo Gazette. He shared his experiences of working on the paper in the late 1960^ and h o w he w a s able to serve the Hope community with a staff and college that w a s concerned about what happened to them. He explained to us some timeless serving principles of journalism which improve the environment of the community. T h e staff is coming together nicely with an excitement and enthusiasm important to a significant community, like Hope. And now, here we are ready to serve you.
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A&E Taurus paintings highlight Plas exhibit by Eric W a m p l e r arts and entertainment editor T h e D e P r e e Art Gallery hits off its tenth anniversary season with an e x h i b i t i o n b y the D u t c h a r t i s t Theodora Plas. T h e paintings of Plas are often abstract molding of color and form. Actual text scrawls its way over and through the blended weaving. These elements, often with the additional depth provided by titles like "the space b e t w e e n , " and " b o d y and soul," s u m m o n a poetic experience in the visual. Plas uses apparent opposites
together to weave interesting,almost paradoxical contrasts. For e x a m p l e , she often creates the feeling of fluidity and composure with bold, harsh colors. Likewise, subdued colors form striking, turbulent i m a g e s that m o v e across the canvas. A certain theme of Plas includes the use of a bull in some paintings. The bull is repeatedly seen solitary in a red haze. Taurus, or Toro, as the bull is depicted, often features a c o n t e m p l a t i v e p o s t u r e that provokes a mood of introspection. The bright colors add an unreal quality to the feeling. , The exhibition f l o w s together as a blended whole, speaking with
glowing force. Jack Wilson, director of galleries at Hope, said her work is "finely balanced and luminous while containing imagery which is e l u s i v e . " Plas is k n o w n internationally. Her p a i n t i n g s h a v e a p p e a r e d in America, Asia, and Europe. T h e exhibition opened on Friday, August 28, a n d will continue through T u e s d a y , September 29. Plas will e n g a g e in discussion a b o u t her w o r k in D e P r e e Art C e n t e r ' s Cook Auditorium on Satu r d a y , S e p t e m b e r 12, at 7 p.m. Following will b e a reception in the art gallery from 7:30 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Elvis backstage for new romantic comedy by Eric W a m p l e r arts and entertainment editor
Seeing " H o n e y m o o n in Vegas" isn't just watching a romantic come d y — i t ' s also viewing an air attack on reality. Several hundred incarnations of Elvis ( l e t ' s face it folks, the real o n e d i e d — g e t it?) provide a surreal b a c k d r o p to what w o u l d n ' t be a normal foreground to begin with. W h i l e all as old as the hills, it isn't often for love, marriage, and gambling debts to all mix in a tu-
m u l t u o u s concoction during one weekend. But following Nicholas C a g e , from the movie " W i l d at Heart", play Jack Singer you can, and should, expect anything. Jack S i n g e r is, as his w i f e wanna-be, Betsy Nolan (Sarah Jessica Parker), puts it, "...a very c o m p l e x and c o m p l i c a t e d g u y . " Throughout the movie he ends up seething and screaming a lot, with a few weird d r e a m s about his mother thrown in, as he strives not to lose what h e ' s spent part of his life trying to avoid: marriage. While it m a y not m o v e as fast
as it could sometimes, the strangeness of s o m e of the scenes keeps you from noticing. Look, y o u ' v e got Elvises hanging around in lobbies, singing on stage, even some glowing in the sky. It's got to be interesting. " H o n e y m o o n in V e g a s " is now showing at the Holland 7 on Waverly Road near Meijers. F o r t h o s e i n t e r e s t e d in the K I N G ' S return, h e will m a k e a special a p p e a r a n c e at the theatre on Friday, S e p t e m b e r 4 from 8:30— 9:30 singing and signing autographs. A truly unusual opportunity.
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SQUARING OFF: The Hope College Football team squares off In a pre-season practice battle. The regular season begins at home, Saturday, September 12, at 1:30 p.m.
Football preview '92 Dutchmen set to kick off by Steve Shilling Sports Editor With leaves beginning to turn their colors and a colder breeze beginning to blow, one can sense that it will soon be time to see the pigskin flying in the fall air once again. That time will be Saturday September 12 when the Hope College Football Squad lines up to smack around a different colored jersey for the first time when-they clash with DePauw University in their h o m e o p e n e r a n d a n n u a l Community Day game at Holland Municipal Stadium. The team, which began practicing on August 24 for coach Ray Smith and his staff, brings together a pre-season roster total of 131 players this year, That total includes 60 first-year players and 27 returning letterwinners. After going 5-4 during the 1991 season, the Dutchmen are hoping to bid for their third consecutive win-
ning season under Smith, w h o is the all-time winningest coach in the history of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. H o p e ' s defense returns seven starters to a unit that led the league by yielding only 237 yards per game to opponents in 1991. N a m e s to look for on defense include tackle Kevin McLeod ('93) and end Chad Ackermann ('94). The two led the team in quarterback sacks last season with 9 and 11 respectively. Also watch for defensive back Kelly Clark ('93), w h o has intercepted 13 passes in the last two seasons including a school record 7 in 1991. Clark also needs only two i n t e r c e p t i o n s to b r e a k M a r k J o h n s o n ' s ( 7 2 ) school record of 14, set f r o m 1969-72. Tim V e r M e u l e n ('93) (29 catches for 469 yards) returns to help lead an offense that averaged 325.5 yards per game last year. Guard John Hetfield ('94) anchors an offensive line that helped the
running game with the likes of halfback Peter Stuursma ('94) (610 yards rushing) average slightly over 202 yards per game on the ground in 1991 .-Both VerMeulen and Hetfield were n a m e d to the First T e a m M.I.A.A. offense last year. Albion College is the pre-season favorite of the M.I.A.A. coaches to win the league title in 1992. Hope and Olivet tied for second, followed by Kalamazoo, Alma and Adrian in the coaches voting.
NOTEBOOK The M.I.A.A. is the oldest coll e g i a t e a t h l e t i c c o n f e r e n c e in America (98 years old this fall)... Hope meets two new opponents in their history this season, travelling to both Illinois Wesleyan (Sept. 19) and Trinity, 111. (Oct 3)... Only three of the D u t c h m e n ' s nine opponents in 1992 had a sub-.500 winning percentage last year. (Trinity, Alma and Adrian).
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I think that almost every little kid who grew up playing some kind of sport or another wanted to be a big league player or an Olympian. I know that I did. I was pretty sure that when Terry Bradshaw was going to retire that I was going to quarterback the Pittsburgh Steelers to their next four Super Bowls. Or if that didn't work out maybe I'd lead the Pittsburgh Penguins to their first Stanley Cup. However, Mario Lemieux kind of beat me to it, but I enjoyed it as if it were my own. So now t h a A ' m in that semiretired, no chance at professional sports, hey where's a pick-up game world where you don't get a $7 million paycheck but still could hit a shot at the buzzer, I realize there's no shot for me at being a professional athlete. But could I be an owner? Well the tax bracket I'm in says no, but maybe in a somewhat make-believe world. I tried one of those call-in, pick your own superstar dream team, r o t i s s e r i e , in t h e n e w s p a p e r superleagues. But by the time I had paid the entry fee and made several phone calls about every week at $1.95 the first minute, 95 cents each additional minute (toexchange for better players), all the big cash prize money that I would have one for finishing first would have gone to Michigan Bell instead of my meager bank account. So no big league owner, but then...the light bulb went on and I had an idea. I had a college basketball computer game with every team from North Carolina to Mississippi Valley State. Then on a cold wintry night in a b a s e m e n t with a rickety old typewriter and a very dim light,
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three letters went out to three friends offering a chance to coach some of the great and mediocre basketball players of all time. N o entry fee, no strings attached. 1 never really thought it stood a chance at the time, but then three letters came back saying that it was the greatest idea since sliced bread. So the league was bom, c o m plete with general manager rules, trading deadlines, league award ceremonies. Even a trophy to sip c h a m p i o n s h i p beverages f r o m , with teams in such cities as Dover. Louisville, Santa Barbara and the island of Maui. N o salaries to be paid, no strikes, suspension, lockouts or contract negotiations. However we kept free agency and mostly talk, joke and make like w e ' r e really doing the others. And then there's perhaps the greatest day in league history and it only happens once a year. I assure though that it's not Christmas. It's Draft Day, the day the teams get revitalized with talent, new people going places, and for just how much fake money are we going to pay them. E S P N even furnishes Berman, Theismann, T J . (from Louisville) and Mel Kiper Jr. for us. (Yeah right). And while there's talk of expansion going into this our third season and handing the league down to our sons, I suppose it will all end sometime for us, the original owners. But I'll always have the league'sfirstchampionshipand this season' s starting front court of Christian Laettner, Chris W e b b e r and Shaquille O ' N e a l . Jeez, where will I get the money or the food to keep those three happy?
Hope College regains All-Sports banner After a three year absence, Hope C o l l e g e w i l l r a i s e yet a n o t h e r Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association All-Sports banner into the Dow C e n t e r ' s rafters this year. The All-Sports award is presented to the M.I.A.A. school that performs the best in the league's eighteen sports for men and women. Hope edged out Calvin College in the point standings for the 199192 award, 137 points to 130. Five Hope College sports teams won outright or co-championships
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Continued from page 1 groups. As he considers what the future holds for education, Blankespoor feels more than academic issues need to be faced. "I think the biggest challenges are going to be to get students in the liberal arts colleges to focus on the complete education and training of the whole person," he said. T h e challenges include "the value of being fulfilled intellectually and not just always thinking that success of an individual is based on how much money they are mak-
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