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'Courage, wisdom and grace': Hope College remembers English Professor David Klooster Brooke McDonald

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Establishing good neighbor relations Brooke McDonald

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The world contains many brilliant scholars, leaders, and tireless advocates for justice, but it takes an extraordinary individual to leave a legacy that embodies all three.

According to the testimonies of many H o p e College students and faculty, English Professor David Klooster did just that.

After 14 months spent battling brain cancer, Klooster died June 2.

The H o p e community is still grieving the loss of a m a n whose passionate care for cultivating relationships with students and colleagues, studying and appreciating American literature, practicing and examining the Christian faith, and promoting global education in literacy led h i m to action.

During his 12 years at Hope, Klooster advised and m e n t o r e d countless potential and c u r r e n t students in his role as English D e p a r t m e n t chairman.

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ONE OF HOPE COLLEGE S F I N E S T — David Klooster began In 2 0 0 0 as a professor of Engllsh at Hope and also served as Chalrman of t h e English Department and a Faculty Moderator.

Sarah Krueger ('13) met with Klooster in Lubbers Hall while visiting H o p e as a high school student. She was "astounded" at his genuine interest in her.

"We talked multiple times

before I had declared my major, while 1 still w o n d e r e d if 1 was 'English major material.'"

Klooster's "encouragement" and faith in her, she says, hugely influenced her decision to

p u r s u e an English major.

O n e of Klooster's major contributions to H o p e was his involvement as director of the "Writing C o r n e r " in Van SEE KLOOSTER, PAGE 1 0

Music, Worship, Life: Welcome Week 2012

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KICKING OFF THE FALL S E M E S T E R -

Welcome

Week 2 0 1 2 kicked off last Monday with the t r a d i t i o n a l Groovln' In the Grove where Hope's worship t e a m led a packed Pine Grove In song. On Tuesday, t h e Fall Fan Frenzy at DeVos Fleldhouse ushered In t h e f a l l sports season.

Alex & Janel, a s i n g e r / s o n g w r i t e r duo from New York City, (see photo at rlght)brought a slice of the B i g Apple to Holland when they performed for students at SAC's Coffehouse, which has moved from Its previous Wednesday nights to Thursday. Friday night was movie night at Hope w i t h SAC's Drive-In Movie In the Pine Grove where Hope students were treated t o "The Hunger Games" on the big screen. SAC will continue hosting movies on Friday and Saturday nights In VanderWerf 102. The week came to a close on Saturday w i t h the t r a d i t i o n a l Holland Community Day (see photo above). A picnic on the DeVos lawn, admission to Windmill Island, a cross country meet, and t h e Flying Dutchmen's first home f o o t b a l l game was widely att e n d e d by Hope students and community members alike.

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As Hope College upperclassmen settle into onc a m p u s cottages or assume offc a m p u s leases in the Holland community this m o n t h , many are discovering their nextdoor neighbors are not H o p e students.

Some students have been proactive about establishing good neighbor relations for the school year.

Shelby Smallbone ('13) brought cookies and a card containing her housemates' names and p h o n e n u m b e r s when she met the neighbors, a blind w o m a n , her husband and their watchdog Franklin, early in the summer. Smallbone and her neighbors live on College Avenue between East l ^ and IS111 Streets.

The gesture has paid off, as the girls' relationship with their neighbors is great, she said.

A few times, the couple has knocked on the girls' d o o r after a noisy night to request that the music be kept down.

Smallbone said she and her housemates understand, adding that she realizes the couple is "an actual family living here."

On the other side of Smallbone's neighbors live the men of O m i c r o n Kappa Epsilon, the Fraternal Society.

Her next-door neighbors are "not a fan of them, I guess," because of all the noise, said Smallbone.

Juanita G o m e z has lived kittycorner f r o m Smallbone and the Fraternal house for about 15 years, o n and off. N o H o p e students have ever introduced themselves to her.

The first week of school she said it was noisy at night with students around and about, likely because her house is close to the liquor store on IS"1 Street.

G o m e z said she has called the police a few times when parties have gotten out of hand in the neighborhood.

A neighbor waiting for the bus on the sidewalk in front of her house on 15 th Street moved to Holland in 1966 and has watched many H o p e students c o m e and go in her neighborhood.

"They've had parties," she SEE NEIGHBORS, PAGE 2

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Indie Flicks at Knlck

Real talk from seniors

Dutchmen beat North Park

Four new free films play at the Knlck this Fall.

This year's graduating class passes on time-tested wisdom to underclassmen.

Hope College football wins their season-opener for the first time since 2004.

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Wednesday Sept. 5 Fulbright Info Session V a n W y l e n R a r e Books R o o m . 4 p . m .

Friday Sept. 7 Dr. Jan Peter Balkenende, "Europe: Risk or Opportunity" W i n a n t s Auditorium. 4 p.m.

SAC: Mentalist Christopher Carter Knickerbocker Theatre. 8 : 3 0 p . m .

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IN BRIEF NURSING STUDENT RECEIVES S C H O L A R S H I P

Hope College nursing major Christina Bello ('12) is the recipient of a 2012 American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) Janssen Student Scholarship. Bello is one of only 15 students in the entire nation to receive the scholarship.

Hello's scholarship includes all expenses to the APNA annual conference in Pittsburgh and a one-year membership in the APNA. Bello intends to complete graduate studies and be certified as a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in the coming years.

Labor Day classes: here to stay Claire Call CAMPUS NEWS CO-EDITOR

W h e n s o m e large universities offer a three-day weekend early on in the school year or do not begin classes at all until after the first weekend of September, students at H o p e College may wonder why they have to attend classes on Labor Day. "A lot of people w h o arrive at H o p e probably scratch their heads a bit," Provost Richard Ray admitted in regards to such classes. Although H o p e students are not the only o n e s attending class on Labor Day, "we're actually not that unusual among better liberal arts colleges."

Hope's holding classes on Labor Day is not a recently established policy. "This is a practice that dates back to 1973," said Ray. "That was a b o u t t h e time when H o p e changed its academic calendar."

Ray explained that prior to 1973, Hope's school year was structured m o r e like the calendar a d o p t e d by many public schools: beginning classes the first week of September and finishing the year in early or mid-June.

In 1973 the academic calendar was modified. It was decided that school would begin around August 28 and finish the first week or so of May. These changes were implemented in order to allow m o r e time for

More students than ever before are living within the Holland community • NEIGHBORS, f r o m page 1 said, "but I didn't know it until the next morning, when I'd see the signs of it... a cup or something, and they'd clean it up."

She also said H o p e students rarely introduce themselves.

Chad Wolters, director of C a m p u s Safety, believes that meeting non-collegestudent neighbors p r o m o t e s understanding and gives the neighbors the impression that students care about them and the neighborhood they are inhabiting.

That way, said Wolters, should any issues c o m e up related to noise, trash or parking issues, the neighbors are much m o r e likely to call the student rather than the police.

Sgt. Lisa Bancuk of the Holland Police Department works closely with C a m p u s Safety and supervises officers working in the community. She said students will not know what bothers neighbors if they don't establish open communication, because students often expect their neighbors to understand

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their college habits.

"Little things go a long way," she said.

"Know where each other's coming from," a d d e d Wolters.

"If [students] know they're having a n u m b e r of people over, let [the neighbors] know."

Wolters also c o m m e n t e d that having a relationship with your neighbors improves their potential to look out for you and report anything suspicious in the neighborhood. Considering that there have been m o r e larcenies from vehicles and bikes stolen this year than usual, it helps to have an ally next-door.

For students who approach their neighbors and engage t h e m in conversation, Wolters said it works "so well."

Julie Brdicka ('14) and M a r y Kelso ('14) live in Beck Cottage near Columbia Avenue and IS1*1 Street, next door to an elderly single woman. They have not introduced themselves yet.

"I definitely w a n t to (meet them)," said Brdicka of her neighbors. But she added that continuing neighbor relations would "depend on t h e neighbor, after you m e e t them."

s u m m e r classes. It was because of this change that Hope was able to offer May, June, and July terms, something that many H o p e students either have or will, at s o m e point, take advantage of.

"We could start class after Labor Day, but we would have s o m e difficult decisions to make if we did that," said Ray. "We would have to either extend the fall semester into C h r i s t m a s vacation or we would have to push the whole school year back a week o r 10 days which would cut into our ability to offer May, June, and July terms."

Although this answers the question of why classes begin in late August rather than early September, the question of why we have class on Labor Day itself still remains. This question Ray answers in two parts. "We've just gotten our students here; we've just taken them through the first phases of a very big transition in their lives. There is a hesitancy to interrupt the progress that is m a d e through that transition by sending people away for a long weekend."

Especially for freshmen, Ray explains, a long weekend so early in the year would interrupt their a d j u s t m e n t to Hope and to college life, especially given that "when we have a long weekend, students are occasionally

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S T U C K I N S I D E — Instead of enjoying a day off In the lovely weather, students M l c h u l Kim ('15) and Natalie Allen (*15) study In Martha Miller after class on Labor Day. t e m p t e d to extend it."

The second reason is that each semester, Hope makes sure to allow for 70 class days, not including final exams. The breaks that H o p e plans every five to six weeks (fall recess.

Thanksgiving, winter recess and spring break) are strategically placed so that students and professors of classes which may only meet once or twice a week are able to meet a sufficient

n u m b e r of times during the semester.

Considering the fact that Labor Day Monday is always needed to finish up advising, orientation and any other admistrative tasks, it looks like H o p e students can continue to look forward to attending class on a holiday. "We like the academic calendar we have and the opportunities it affords students," said Ray.

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GOP convention held in Tampa, Florida Romney, Ryan accept applause and nominations Michael Kroneman BUSINESS M A N A G E R

The Republican National Convention c a m e to a close on Thursday, August 30, in Tampa, Fla., and to no o n e s surprise.

Mitt Romney accepted the G O P presidential nomination.

The acceptance comes four years after Romney failed to clinch a spot on the Republican ticket, and he is now determined to continue his success and earn his place in the Oval Office.

Aside from being pleased with their presidential candidate, many Republicans left the convention feeling ^ delighted about how encouraging many of the speakers at the event had been.

Former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, who addressed topics such as her disappointment in the K-12 public education system, spoke

out against illegal immigration, and provided her audience with an uplifting personal account of h o w she, despite growing up in the segregated South as an African American female, was able to lead a successful political career. Several news outlets, including the Houston Chronicle, coined her as t h e best speaker of t h e week.

W h e n it was Romney's turn to speak to his fellow Republicans, he v was met with equal acclaim. The newly confirmed presidential candidate focused on Obama's weak points, such as slow economic recovery and p o o r foreign policy. US News reports that Romney used success stories f r o m the days when his venture capital firm.

Bain Capital, backed companies such as Staples, to prove that he was able to create jobs.

Additionally, Romney criticized O b a m a for not standing up to countries like Iran and Russia, and vowed to have m o r e of a "backbone" when handling foreign matters.

Romney impressed his peers.

No stalling Iran's nukes Israel threatened as Iran crosses the "red line" Shubham Sapkota W O R L D N E W S CO-EDITOR

It has been a while since controversy emerged regarding Iran's nuclear program but that does not mean that the international c o m m u n i t y has ceased worrying a b o u t it. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced that regardless of harsh sanctions on Iran, the nuclear program has not slowed down; what worries the international c o m m u n i t y m o r e is that the nuclear program is actually speeding up.

Iran is crossing what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a "red line," or an unacceptable point that Iran must not cross, which should be decided by the international community. Netanyahu has expressed his worries about how the crossing of this red line means not only that Israel is threatened by Iran, but also that the nuclear weapons will be invulnerable to Israeli attacks.

The IAEA reported that Iran has operated more than 2,100 centrifuges in a practically untouchable underground laboratory. With this n e w development the Israeli government fears that Iran's nuclear capabilities may soon be beyond the reach of Israel's o w n military strength. Both President O b a m a and Netanyahu have voiced their fear o n how time might be running out to stop Iran f r o m being invulnerable.

Despite how Israel appears to be intimidated by Iran in this situation, Washington has assured that the American military will back Israel in any

situation. While stating their full support for Israel, American officials have also reminde d t h e international community that in case of a full-on war, Israel does not have the ability to destroy the facilities of Iran beneath t h e m o u n t a i n s outside Q u m .

There is no d o u b t that the United States has t h e ability and the w e a p o n r y to destroy t h e supposedly impenetrable lab, but President O b a m a still believes that there is "time and ' space" for diplomacy or m o r e sanctions. The Israeli government on the other hand has stated that all these measures will.be insufficient to stop Iran.

A former adviser of President O b a m a has recently stated that "Israel can't do it right without us. A n d we are trying to persuade t h e m that a strike that just drives the program m o r e u n d e r g r o u n d isn't a solution; it's a bigger problem."

As m u c h as the Israeli government is glad to have the United States backing them up, they believe that this s u p p o r t will loosen after the N o v e m b e r election, regardless of which presidential candidate comes out as the victor.

O n e of the top Israeli officials noted that it will only take the United States hinting that they might go to war in order to stop Iran f r o m commencing a military strike against Israel.

With the elections coming close, it will indeed be very challenging for the international c o m m u n i t y to deal with conflict in the Middle-East, considering that the tension continues to escalate between Israel and Iran.

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P R E A C H I N G TO T H E C H O I R - M i t t Romney accepts his formal presidential nomination at the GOP convention. however, when he successfully stripped himself of the image of the cold, unsympathetic businessman and portrayed himself as a gentle family man, with the help of both his own charismatic acceptance speech, and personal testimony f r o m his wife, A n n Romney, and other speakers at the convention.

According to the Los Angeles Times, many Republicans were relieved to see Romney in this

positive light, as they feared undecided voters would not be able to relate to a multimillionaire businessman. O n e delegate f r o m San Diego stated that he was sure Romney would see a spike in his approval ratings in Southern California, after his well-received showing at the convention.

The convention was not without its shortcomings, however. Actor Clint Eastwood

caused quite a stir when he spoke to an empty chair, pretending that O b a m a was seated in it.

While many audience m e m b e r s were confused by Eastwood's appearance and message, news organizations have criticized the film star for his off-color speech.

The Romney c a m p has also distanced themselves f r o m the actor's remarks with A n n Romney simply labeling both Eastwood and the event as "unique," according to The Christian Science Monitor.

Despite the Eastwood incident, most Republicans have high hopes for November.

The Convention proved that Romney and the G r a n d Old Party have a large a m o u n t of m o m e n t u m going into the election, and the race for the Presidency is any man's game.

As the Democratic party meets this week in Charlotte, North Carolina for their respective national convention.

President Barack O b a m a and other p r o m i n e n t supporters will attempt to gain their share of positive public opinion.

Non-aligned movement draws global attention 7 , 0 0 0 delegates to meet in Tehran, Iran to talk international relations Wesley Rleth W O R L D N E W S CO-EDITOR

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon m a d e a distinct statement earlier this week by choosing to attend, and therefore legitimatize to a certain extent, a summit meeting of over 100 states focused on intentionally refraining f r o m staking alliances with major powers. The N o n Aligned M o v e m e n t (NAM), with a history dating back to its founding during t h e Cold War, will draw over 7,000 delegates this week in Tehran, Iran.

The United States, under the leadership of the Obama administration, was instrumental in voicing s u p p o r t for Ban's second t e r m as Secretary General.

His decision to attend the s u m m i t offers a significant setback to United States foreign policy in t h e midst of allegations concerning Iran's possible nuclear weapons program.

The Obama administration has made significant efforts to diplomatically isolate Iran through sanctions and public opinion, both domestically and internationally, especially with other nations in the United Nations.

Iran holds a distinct position within the United Nations, currently acting as the Vice President of the General Assembly. This past July, Iran once again m a d e international news by refusing to cooperate with UN-administered investigations concerning possible h u m a n rights abuses.

Coupled with their questionable nuclear ambitions, diplomatic relations between t h e U.S. and

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Iran remain less than amiable.

Iranian leaders were quick to set the tone o f t h e N A M s u m m i t this past Sunday, calling on attending delegates to support their opposition to sanctions spearheaded by the United States and Israel. In an attempt to gain sympathetic support f r o m attendees, Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran's foreign minister, highlighted that Iran remains the biggest victim of terrorism in the world. He cited examples f r o m the Islamic Revolution of the 1980s and the downing of an Iranian passenger jet by a U.S. Navy ship in 1988. Salehi painted a bleak picture that portrayed Iran as the victim of hegemonic rule by the U.S. and its allies.

Further c o m m e n t s , including an accusation that the United States had "exploited" the Sept.

11, 2001 terrorist attacks to f u r t h e r its "hegemonic goals" have m a d e venue security a notable aspect of the events in Tehran this week. Backed by a force of 30 helicopters.

3,000 patrol cars, and over 110,00 personnel, the Iranian government seeks to prevent all possible violence over the course of the s u m m i t . Security checkpoints have also been installed along all highways leading in and out of Tehran.

"Despite the evil intentions of our enemies, our secret service has taken all necessary measures in order to hold the non-aligned meeting in an absolute secure environment," Iran's minister of intelligence, Heydar Moslehi, told state news agency IRNA. While the actions of the Non-Aligned movement may seem hostile, even threatening at times, it is important that t h e United States continue to realize that these countries are occupying the same globe that we are. Many of them serve as our trading partners.

By significantly ignoring the legitimacy of the movement's summit meeting, America r u n s the risk of distancing itself f r o m possible diplomatic and economic opportunity.

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Neil Armstrong, American hero, dead at 82 A pioneer of spaceflight, Armstrong's humble and graceful legacy continues to live on Wesley Rleth W O R L D N E W S CO-EDITOR

Neil A r m s t r o n g , a p i o n e e r a n d h e r o of t h e A m e r i c a n space p r o g r a m , died Saturday, Aug. 25 f r o m h e a r t surgery c o m p l i c a t i o n s . K n o w n as t h e first m a n to walk o n t h e m o o n , Armstrong humbly quoted that his actions w e r e "one small step for m a n , o n e giant leap for mankind." He was 82.

S p u r r e d by t h e space race b e t w e e n Soviet Russia and t h e U n i t e d States d u r i n g t h e 1960s, President John F. K e n n e d y called o n t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e t o place a m a n o n the m o o n b e f o r e t h e d e c a d e w a s out. The Apollo space p r o g r a m , led by e n g i n e e r s and astronauts, including Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin a n d o t h e r s , c u l m i n a t e d o n July 20, 1969. The Apollo 11 mission successfully placed their l u n a r landing spacecraft, n i c k n a m e d Eagle, o n t o a s e c t i o n of t h e m o o n referred to as t h e "Sea of Tranquility." T h e mission w a s c o m p l e t e d a m e r e five m o n t h s b e f o r e t h e d e a d l i n e set

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99 12 A m e r i c a n a s t r o n a u t s walked o n t h e m o o n b e t w e e n t h e n and t h e Apollo 17 mission in 1972.

Neil w a s also n o t e d t o be a m a n t h a t carried himself in an exemplary fashion, h u m b l y accepting his role as an iconic a s t r o n a u t . N e v e r o n e t o seek f a m e or excessive attention, h e would o f t e n gracefully a d m i t t h a t h e w a s just "doing his job." President O b a m a e c h o e d these s e n t i m e n t s in a s t a t e m e n t released f r o m t h e W h i t e H o u s e earlier this w e e k , stating "Thank you, Neil, for s h o w i n g u s t h e p o w e r of o n e small step. [He] was a m o n g t h e greatest of American heroes"

Many space program officials are quick to e m p h a s i z e A r m s t r o n g s u n i q u e skill set as an a s t r o n a u t , notable even b e f o r e joining t h e a s t r o n a u t c o r p s . G r o w i n g u p in Ohio, A m r s t r o n g took his first ride in an aircraft at age 6, a Ford T r i m o t o r also k n o w n as a "Tin Goose." Asserting his priorities f r o m an early age, h e o b t a i n e d his pilot's license by t h e age of 15, m u c h b e f o r e he could drive an automobile.

His t i m e a t t e n d i n g P u r d u e University as an e n g i n e e r i n g s t u d e n t w a s i n t e r r u p t e d by t h e K o r e a n War, in w h i c h A r m s t r o n g flew 78 c o m b a t missions. As an e x p e r i m e n t a l test pilot, he h e l p e d lead m a n y technological a n d e n g i n e e r i n g b r e a k t h r o u g h s while assigned to t h e X-15 aircraft.

Following t h e success and public affection after the

c o m p l e t i o n of t h e Apollo 11 mission, A r m s t r o n g gradually w i t h d r e w f r o m t h e public eye.

A l t h o u g h h e s p e n t several years as b o t h an assistant a d m i n i s t r a t o r to t h e space p r o g r a m as well as a university professor, h e eventually m o v e d to a rural area outside Lebanon, Ohio, a n d p u r c h a s e d a f a r m .

"As m u c h as Neil c h e r i s h e d his privacy, he always appreciated t h e expressions of g o o d will f r o m people around the world and f r o m all walks of life," his family said, in a s t a t e m e n t issued after his death. "While we m o u r n t h e loss of a very good m a n , we also celebrate his remarkable life a n d h o p e that it serves as an e x a m p l e t o y o u n g people a r o u n d t h e world to w o r k h a r d to m a k e their d r e a m s c o m e t r u e , to be willing to explore a n d push t h e limits, and t o selflessly serve a c a u s e greater than themselves."

Global military spending: a waste?

Shubham S a p k o t a W O R L D N E W S CO-EDITOR

All of us have had a t i m e w h e n we have gained t h a t s u d d e n realization of going " W o a h h ! That is a lot of For s o m e of us t h e blank can be filled by "money," for s o m e , "cars," and for o t h e r s (namely, t h e guys o n - c a m p u s ) , the blank might be filled by t h e n u m b e r of girls at H o p e College. A b o u t 5 - 1 0 m i n u t e s ago t h a t blank was filled with " m o n e y " for me.

I k n e w h o w m u c h t h e nations a r o u n d t h e world s p e n t o n their military b u t it is always a s t o n i s h i n g t o recall it again.

Right now, t h e total military

"This Thursday night, I will offer y o u what I believe is a better path forward - a path that grows this economy, creates more g o o d jobs, strengthens the middle class."

Aldrin, d o n n e d their iconic w h i t e space suits and p r o c e e d e d to explore t h e surface of t h e m o o n for t h e very first time, experiencing a l u n a r gravity t h a t is o n e - s i x t h t h e s t r e n g t h of Earth's. Their m o o n w a l k lasted over t w o h o u r s , w h i c h offered plenty of t i m e to take scientific measurements and capture s a m p l e s of t h e fine and p o w d e r y surface they h a d invaded. In all.

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e x p e n d i t u r e s t a n d s at over $1.7 trillion. The global e c o n o m i c crisis has f o r c e d m a n y nations t o c u t back o n all sorts of s p e n d i n g , yet military s p e n d i n g s e e m s t o be increasing year-by-year. Are t h e g o v e r n m e n t s all over t h e w o r l d so t h r e a t e n e d t h a t they are willing to m a k e themselves safe, all t h e while j e o p a r d i z i n g t h e wellness of their people? The a n s w e r should certainly b e yes if t h e p a t t e r n of e x p e n d i t u r e h a s not at all c h a n g e d .

I a m definitely n o t saying that t h e r e should not b e international security; our history h a s m a d e us fully aware that p e o p l e will constantly try t o h a r m o n e another. However, just

forget a b o u t all t h e international t h r e a t s and d a n g e r s for half a m i n u t e t o think a b o u t h o w even just half of the m o n e y t h e world is s p e n d i n g on t h e military could benefit p e o p l e so m u c h m o r e in o t h e r ways. T h e r e is n o d o u b t that t h e international community would able t o eradicate poverty a n d hunger.

M o r e o v e r t h e world could try to promote environmental sustainability-we would be so m u c h ahead in m a k i n g sure that the Millennium Development Goals w o u l d be achieved. W e all k n o w t h a t t h e goals a r e s u p p o s e d to b e achieved by 2015, b u t there is certainly n o h a r m in m a k i n g t h e world a better place 3 years

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From t h e $1.7 trillion that t h e world s p e n d s of military. U n i t e d States c o m p r i s e s 41 p e r c e n t of it while o t h e r c o u n t r i e s like C h i n a and Russia have 8.2 p e r c e n t and 4.1 p e r c e n t respectively. I have never been really g o o d at M a t h e m a t i c s b u t if you are and you are reading this right now, you k n o w that 41% or even 8.2 p e r c e n t of t h e total is a lot of money.

Regardless of w h a t t h e f u t u r e brings, military e x p e n d i t u r e will " p r o c e e d in d e b t and taxes a n d n o n a t i o n could preserve its f r e e d o m in t h e m i d s t of c o n t i n u a l warfare." I may not b e a genius b u t I am c o n f i d e n t t h a t James M a d i s o n was c o r r e c t in having such an o p i n i o n a b o u t w a r f a r e in 1795; h e surely k n e w w h a t h e was talking a b o u t .

D o n ' t get m e wrong—I am in n o way trying to criticize any c o u n t r i e s ' foreign policies and I a m definitely n o t a brilliant e c o n o m i s t or politician. M a y b e t h e officials w h o c a m e up with t h e policies have always k n o w n that it will b e a h a p p y ending; b u t t h a t would m e a n t h a t M a d i s o n was w r o n g . I would rather believe w h a t M a d i s o n said, c o n s i d e r i n g that things have t u r n e d o u t exactly h o w h e predicted, and t h e f u t u r e doesn't s e e m to be getting any better.

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Indie flicks play at the Knick Knickerbocker Theatre to show four independent movies free to students this season Leigh Clouse ARTS CO-EDITOR

Movie lovers who do not live in major cities such as Los Angeles or New York City might find it difficult to catch independent and foreign films when they hit theaters.

In most cases, these movies spend several weeks (or even months) in areas that are more metropolitan before they make their way to smaller cities, where they leave the multiplex in the blink of an eye. However, the Hope College-owned Knickerbocker Theatre located on Eighth Street in downtown Holland has become a place for both Hope students and the public to come together and watch recently released movies produced by independent and foreign film companies.

Dubbed as "your independent film connection," the Knickerbocker Theatre has played host to a bevy of movies over the years, which are looking for a wider audience.

This fall, the Knick will offer viewers a selection of four such films, the lineup kicking off with "Moonrise Kingdom" (running from Sept. 10-15). Director Wes Anderson's latest quirky

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of variety to the table, beginning with the documentary "Pina" (running from Sept. 17-22), which explores the life and work of the late German modern dance choreographer Pina Bausch and also features her dancers performing her most creations. The biopic, "The Last Ride" (running from Oct. 15-20), which portrays musician Hank William's final days will follow, and the foreign film "Where Do We Go Now?" (running from Nov. 5-10), a story of a group of Lebanese women trying to ease religious tensions in their village, will close the series.

One major highlight of the Knickerbocker Film Series is the fact that admission is now free for Hope students. Regular admission is six dollars and it is five dollars for senior citizens.

Derek Emerson, the director of events and conferences at Hope, said of the price change, "More students [are] coming to [the movies], but (the Hope events staff] would love to see more. The program ultimately provides a unique indie moviegoing experience that cannot be found everywhere. As Emerson concludes, "Great films, free tickets and cheap concession prices ... [it's] hard to beat."

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Friday Sept. 7 Brown Bag Concert: Andrew Le and Adam Clark Holland A r e a Arts Council 1 2 p . m .

Thursday Sept. 13 HCCS Presents: Sondre Lerche wsg Fancy Colors DeWitt Theatre 8 p.m.

Friday Sept. 14 Great Performance Series: DePue Brothers Band Dimnent Chapel 7 : 3 0 p.m.

Monday Sept. 17 Wind Ensemble Concert D i m n e n t Chapel 7:30 p.m.

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On Sept. 13, 2012, at 8 p.m. in the DeWitt Theatre, musician Sondre Lerche will visit Hope College. Lerche has released seven albums including the live album "Bootlegs" which was released on Sept. 4. The New York City band Fancy Colors will open the concert.

The Hope College Concert Series will also sponsor an open conversation with Lerche on the day of the show.

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out for in the coming season.

Television this season is all about comedy. Typically, cheaper to produce than dramas, networks are filling their schedules with comedies they hope can replicate the fast-paced wit of "30 Rock" and the longevity of "The Office."

With so many comedies on their last season or unlikely to be renewed, the fall 20122013 season will be the season that defines the next couple of years of comedy and television as a whole. Although, comedy is everywhere (NBC alone is introducing 10 new comedies this season), the network drama is also still in the mix, with CBS, ABC and even NBC investing in high-concept dramas that push past the litany of p r o c e d u r a l to tell innovative stories. Here are some of the new shows to look

"The Mindy Project" (FOX, Sept. 25, 9:30 p.m.)

FOX has created a 2-hour comedy block on Tuesdays, beginning with "New Girl" and ending with "The Mindy Project." "The Mindy Project" stars Mindy Kaling (from "The Office") as an OB/GYN trying to live out her rom-com dreams in the real world. Kaling is the creator, star, executive producer and writer of her new singlecam sitcom, and her humor and voice are needed in a T V landscape filled and dominated by men. It is also important to note that this is one of the few shows on television today whose lead is a person of color ("Scandal," created by Shonda Rhimes, on ABC is another).

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"The Mindy Project" will be her opportunity to showcase not only her writing skills, but her skills as an actress as well.

Kaling's singular voice in "The Mindy Project," like Louis CK on "Louie" and Lena Dunham on "Girls," is an encouraging sign of things to come in TV. Hopefully the success of her show and shows like it will reveal to networks that creative visions are the future of television, and not cheap ratings ploys and cookie-cutter plots. While NBC passed on "The Mindy Project" (previously tided "It's Messy"), FOX is sure to find a hit with this charming sitcom.

"Revolution" (NBC, Sept.

17, 10 p.m.), "Nashville" (ABC, Oct. 10, 10 p.m.) and "Elementary" (CBS, Sept. 25, 10 p.m.)

While dramas on cable television are on the rise, with even more people tuning into USA, A M C and premium cable channels like HBO and Showtime, the network drama seems to be a thing of the past. Hoping to change those views, NBC and ABC are both introducing shows that break from the proceduralin-a-different-city format.

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NBC's new drama "Revolution" centers around a catastrophic event that disabled all of the world's technology for good. Fifteen years after this event, Charlie Matheson (played

by Tracy Spiridakos) goes on a quest to find her family and discover the secrets behind the blackout. She treks through abandoned cities, avoiding the militia and warlords that now rule the countryside, like Captain Tom Neville (played by Giancarlo Esposito of "Breaking Bad" fame), and sword-fighting anyone who gets in her way (apparently, in the post-apocalyptic future, swords are the weapons of choice).

"Revolution" has incredible television pedigree: produced by J.J. Abrams ("Alias," "Fringe, "Lost"), written by Eric Kripke ("Supernatural")

and directed by Jon Favreau ( r r o n Man"), the pilot has been one of the most interesting new shows since its extended preview during the Superbowl in February.

Hopefully "Revolution" will become the heir apparent to "Fringe" and "Lost", and not a sad mid-season experiment like "Alcatraz."

Two other dramas premiering this fall season are "Nashville "and "Elementary."

"Nashville," starring Mrs. Coach herself, Connie Britton, plays an aging country star named Rayna threatened by a younger teenage starlet played

by Hayden Panettiere. While southern dramas are all the rage thanks to the popularity of the rebooted "Dallas," "Nashville" has a tough road ahead of it to make sure it maintains SEE T V , PAGE 1 0

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The first few months of college are a great period of change. During that time, you'll meet h u n d r e d s of people, but not all of t h e m will give you what you need socially. You may, like I did, make several friends with people who live in your hall, or are your roommate's friends, but they don't quite click with you. This is okay, and you should feel no guilt in seeking friendships that feel right.

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I would say embrace the awkwardness. You are going to be uncomfortable often and things will not go right all the time, but that is what's so great about freshman year. You will learn so much from all your mistakes, mishaps, inconveniences, confusions and frustrations—so just take them as they come—welcome them even.

Remember too, every other freshman feels as lost and confused as you do at times and every upperclassmen was once in your shoes. Use that knowledge as a resource and talk to people when you need it. It is always okay to ask for help.

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People walk onto a college campus with their heads held high and personal standards even higher (which is good). They recognize that there is responsibility and the rest of their lives at hand and every move matter (which is also true). But the thing is, these are also some of the best years of your life. It breaks my heart to see my peers stress and burn out over now what seems to be the most seemingly innocuous 8

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Tests, quizzes, reputation... sure that matters. But that does N O T define you. When you are an elderly wise ol' man/woman someday, you will N O T think back to your glory days and think, "wow, that A- on my English paper sure took me on a life-changing adventure that helped me identify what my passions are." No. It's the conversations, the relationships, the moments in between... The things that are only given the chance to blossom and happen if and when you don't take yourself too seriously and recognize that there is more to college than "growing up" and becoming boring.

My personal goal in life is to never lose touch with my inner child. There are enough grown ups around.

We need more 'life' in this life we live. And honestly, we are not promised tomorrow. So choose JOY in your day!

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My race with Superman 1 have a n e w m o t t o in life.

C o n s i d e r i n g the facts that a) i t s S e p t e m b e r , b) t h e r e a r e five syllabi in my backpack and c) the O l y m p i c s have e n d e d , so I can't live vicariously t h r o u g h G a b b y Douglas a n y m o r e , it's p r i m e t i m e for a m o t t o .

It's fall s e m e s t e r 2012 and it's t i m e to e a r n our o w n m e d a l s .

Because I k n o w I n e e d m o t i v a t i o n , and m a y b e you do too, I'll share my m o t t o : Do things that make you proud with people who make you proud.

N o copyright o n that bad boy.

N o w for a s t o r y to explain t h e inspiration b e h i n d m y m o t t o .

This p a s t spring, my dad, w h o is a good, g o o d m a n , asked if I would r u n a race with h i m w h e n I got h o m e f r o m H o p e .

He told m e t h a t this would, in fact, fulfill an aspiration o n his b u c k e t list, t o r u n a race with o n e of his d a u g h t e r s . Of course, I was t o u c h e d t h a t r u n n i n g with a d a u g h t e r m a d e t h e bucket list.

So I said yes.

Little did I k n o w what was ahead.

First of all, w e signed u p for a 10k. This, my n o n - r u n n e r l y friends, is 6.2 miles, a distance I feared. I a m like an e l e p h a n t while r u n n i n g ; in addition to being slow a n d c u m b e r s o m e , b o t h m y p a r e n t s say I r u n funny.

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Michigan muskmelon Yesterday, m y housemate tossed a T u p p e r w a r e c o n t a i n e r o n t o t h e table as I w a s eating dinner. " M u s k m e l o n anyone?"

W h o n a m e s s o m e t h i n g edible, "muskmelon" anyway?

W h e n I hear, "musk", 1 t h i n k of m o t h b a l l s and G r e a t A u n t Sally's p e r f u m e t h a t oozes all over y o u r favorite sweater w h e n she claws you for a hug. "Musk" is not a pleasant w o r d . There's a r e a s o n we don't say, "Gee, t h a t m u s k is quite distinct today!" or " M m m m . . . t h a t m u s k y s c e n t g e t s m e every time." W e don't say that, b e c a u s e t h a t would b e grbss. W e would all v o m i t . In unison. " W h a t is m u s k m e l o n , any= way?" I g r a b b e d t h e c o n t a i n e r and stuck m y n o s e into t h e o r a n g i s h pieces b o b b i n g in o r a n g i s h juice. "It looks like can= taloupe."

My Michigan-residing h o u s e m a t e s all c h o r u s e d that, yes, m u s k m e l o n and canta= l o u p e w e r e basically o n e a n d t h e same. I wrinkled my n o s e at their u n a n i m o u s p r e - k n o w l e d g e of t h e w o r d "muskmelon", tried saying it a c o u p l e times, felt nau= seous, t h e n gave up and t h a n k e d my h o u s e m a t e for t h e canta^ loupe.

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taloupe, " m u s k m e l o n ? " M a y b e only W e s t Coasters call it "cantaloupe." O r m a y b e it's a M i d w e s t thing, like bAAAYYYYg and CAWLege. I knew that American English greatly diverges f r o m British English, b u t s o o n into c o m i n g to H o p e College, a f u r t h e r vein w a s branchedâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; o n e I like to call Michenglish, The s u m m e r b e f o r e college, I c o n s u l t e d an O r e g o n - r a i s e d H o p e s t u d e n t . His advice: w h e n they say you're f r o m O r e - g o n e , m a k e s u r e to tell t h e m that it's pronounced Ore-gin. Otherwise y o u r ears will start t o bleed f r o m all t h e m i s p r o n u n c i a t i o n and n o o n e will w a n t to b e your f r i e n d , b e c a u s e w h o w a n t s to b e f r i e n d s with potential bloodborne p a t h o g e n s ? A n d then, you'd def= initely die a slow, very expensive, four-year isolated d e a t h .

Tucking this pearl of w i s d o m in my pocket, 1 h o p p e d o n a plane, t o u c h e d d o w n in GR, and had m y suitcases r i p p e d o u t of m y h a n d s by extremely c h i p p e r p e o p l e w e a r i n g o r a n g e shirts a n d b a c k w a r d s t r u c k e r hats. I t i p t o e d u p t h e d o r m steps a n d m e t m y RA. She h a n d e d m e a pile of p a p e r s and asked for my driver's license. S o o n e n o u g h s h e excitedly gushed, "Oh! You're f r o m Ore-gone!"

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I only run b e c a u s e t h e calorie b u r n is substantial. Plus, 1 like t h e challenge of trying t o stay alive, b e c a u s e usually while r u n n i n g , 1 want t o die.

At this p o i n t I d o u b t e d t h a t a 10k was within m y skill range, but D a d assured m e I could do it. "If you can r u n a 5k, you can r u n a 10k," h e said. "Plus, we get T-shirts. A n d pancakes."

P r o m i s e f o o d at any event, and my d a d and I will be there.

So we signed u p for a June race.

D a d w a s invincible and p r e p a r e d o n t h e trail. S u p e r m a n wearing a water bottle belt and a G P S w a t c h . Ironically, w e did n o t stop to drink t h e w a t e r or check the watch, even w h e n w e ran t h r o u g h a very uphill a n d buggy w o o d e d area because, as m y d a d p u t it, "I w a n t to see w h e r e this leads."

O n t h e m o r n i n g of t h e race, we got t o t h e r o u t e s u p e r early.

D a d b r o u g h t p o w e r d r i n k s for us to d r i n k fifteen m i n u t e s b e f o r e t h e race.

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troverted m e w a s a b o u t to contradict m y first college authority figure. M a y b e m y f r i e n d was w r o n g . M a y b e I s h o u l d just let it slide. 1 closed m y eyes, imagining myself curled in a dusty c o r n e r clutching my e a r s a n d w e e p i n g lonely tears, as even t h e V o o r h e e s G h o s t skirted a r o u n d my grisly, c r u m p l e d f o r m .

"Actually, it's p r o n o u n c e d , 'Ore-ginT That's right, folks. I did it. The weight of t h e world w a s lifted off m y shoulders, a n d instead I p r o u d l y w o r e t h e invisible b a d g e of Official Pacific N o r t h w e s t A m b a s s a d o r . I gleefully trained my roommates until they s o u n d e d like p e r f e c t little Portland p a r r o t s , and, guess w h a t , I m a d e a c o u p l e friends. A n d m y ears never bled.

So all you out-of-staters, especially t h e f r e s h m e n w h o m i g h t still be getting u s e d to t h e W a y of t h e M i t t e n , I salute thee. R e m e m b e r if s o m e o n e says their h o m e t o w n w i t h o u t following with a state, t h e y ' r e f r o m M i c h i g a n . S c r e a m your h e a d off w h e n you're attempt= ing your first M i c h i g a n Left while driving y o u r r o o m m a t e ' s car. C o n t o r t your h a n d into t h e shape of your state or c o u n t r y , so t h a t o t h e r s c a n see w h e r e you're f r o m too. Enjoy being t h e exotic one, even if you always t h o u g h t you w e r e "just a n o t h e r o n e f r o m California" W e are t h e 30%.

Annalise consulted Wikipedia while about muskmelons.

No "official" cantaloupes are grown commercially in the US. They're all muskmelons.

Her mind was blown (but did not bleed).

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w e r e off. It w a s a clear blue skies kind of day, a n d t h e route took us alongside o n e of M i n n e s o t a ' s 10,000 lakes. W e ran strong for t h e first few miles. It was actually pretty f u n . T h e n a r o u n d mile four my legs started aching.

O u t of his s h o r t s pocket. Dad pulled o u t two little squeeze packets a n d held t h e m out.

"Energy goo," he explained.

"Chocolate or orange?"

Leave it to Dad. The c h o c o l a t e g o o must've m a d e a difference, b e c a u s e by t h e e n d of t h e race I was b o o k i n g it, d e t e r m i n e d to beat o u r goal of sixty m i n u t e s . D a d , w h o had always p u s h e d m e t h r o u g h o u r training runs, was breathing hard. I could see t h e finish line, and I said, "Dad, we can d o this!"

D a d was sweating like a teenager.

W e finished just barely u n d e r sixty m i n u t e s .

A n d it hit m e t h a t I'd successfully finished m y first 10k with my d a d by my side, a n d I was proud.

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o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o be p r o u d of ourselves. N o t i c e I a m n o t advocating an egotistical a t t i t u d e with your pride being solely directed toward yourself, but rather, living a life o u t of w h i c h joy in your a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s alongside others is an organic p r o d u c t . I'm advocating a life that is an intentional, day-by-day existence f o r m e d by carefully chosen activities that are w o r t h doing, with p e o p l e w h o m a t t e r to us.

In o t h e r words, my m o t t o is all a b o u t d r e a m i n g big d r e a m s a n d then acting - living y o u r d r e a m s alongside p e o p l e w h o m a k e you better.

For all his quirks, my dad really d o e s m a k e m e a better person. A n d I'm so p r o u d to have c o n q u e r e d t h e challenge of a 10k with him.

H e c k - m a y b e we'll r u n a n o t h e r next s u m m e r .

Brooke wishes she owns a pair of neon pink Nike running shoes.

If you happen to have a pair of size 11 lying around, run her down.

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Japanese Pottery "And whoever wants to be first must be slave of all." (Mark # 10:44) # M y f r i e n d .Natsumi o n c e asked m e what I thought about # n o n - C h r i s t i a n s a n d t h e first # t h i n g that c a m e o u t of m y # m o u t h was, " W e are all c r e a t e d # in t h e image of God." Just like a # ceramic pot has the permanent i m p r i n t of t h e potter, all p e o p l e # h a v e G o d ' s i m a g e engraved in # them. # I s t u d i e d a b r o a d last spring o n t h e island of Japan, h o m e # of Hello Kitty and AKB48. # M o r e importantly, h o m e t o # an a m a z i n g w o m a n w h o h a s # l e a r n e d t o serve.

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breakfast a n d while I d r a n k M i s o soup, she p u r e e d m y h o s t dad's veggies in t h e blender. She'd g u i d e my host f a t h e r w i t h t h e spoon.

M o s t nights after d i n n e r I'd watch T V with t h e m ; f u n n y Japanese c o m m e r c i a l s b r o k e m y dad's silence a n d m y m o m m a ' s h a n d always f o u n d his. This subtle gesture of d e e p affection m a d e m e giddy. The Bible says t h a t m a r r i a g e reflects t h e love t h a t C h r i s t h a s for t h e church. Despite t h e fact that M i e k o - s a n is n o t a Christian, her actions s h o w that she is created in God's image. O f t e n I w a t c h e d h e r take h e r h u s b a n d ' s tired b o d y f r o m t h e wheelchair. Her small a n d able m u s c l e s lifted h i m a n d t u c k e d h i m into bed, and I saw Christ.

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What's your name again?

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For me, remembering a person's n a m e after meeting t h e m once is as likely as the sun creeping out from behind t h e clouds on February day in Holland: a rare occurrence.

With the start of a new school year, h u n d r e d s of new students, faculty, and staff have arrived on campus. It should c o m e as no surprise that this influx of n e w faces is often a source of considerable angst for those of us who struggle with names.

I ask myself: Should I keep asking people to remind me of their name? Is it better just to avoid names all together? W h a t if I want to friend s o m e o n e on Facebook or follow h i m or her on Twitter? (Self-plug: @ dronation) W h a t if s o m e o n e greets me warmly by my n a m e and I have no idea what letter their n a m e starts with?

My usual fallback has been to say hello and leave names out all together unless I am certain I will get it right. I thought this was an acceptable strategy for those of us w h o are name-challenged; then I went to Rwanda for four weeks this past summer.

In Rwanda, I was "mzungu," the Kinyarwandan word b o r r o w e d f r o m Swahili for "white person" The prevalence of the term was magnified in the rural area where I lived because there was only a smattering

of white people in the entire district, making me a true novelty. W h e n e v e r 1 went for a run, played soccer, or walked around town, 1 had calls of m z u n g u directed at me as if that was my name.

After spending last fall semester studying in South Africa as a "mlungu" (Zulu for white person) my new identity as a m z u n g u was not unfamiliar.

I found it entertaining on occasion, but frustrating m o r e often than not. Being a local celebrity had benefits—a personal translator at church and VIP t r e a t m e n t wherever I went.

Yet the term m z u n g u is also synonymous with power, wealth, and European colonialism—all things that inhibited my ability have open, honest conversations with a broad cross-section of Rwandese. The fact that I rode in a car around town while most people walked or pushed bikes along the road only reinforced the separation I felt because of my race. Also, being simply a m z u n g u forced me to represent "white people" as a group rather than just myself. Finally, and most importantly, I like my name, and I missed hearing it.

During my third week in Rwanda, I went out to a field to play soccer. Much of the S E E NAME, PAGE 10

That's the way it is Madalyn Muncy Co-Editor-in-Chief

Unplug to recharge As h u m a n beings, we have a tendency to want to shut off our brains, to just fade away into a world far away f r o m our own. There are many ways in which we do this: video games, the Internet, movies, a m o n g others. If I had to pick the most p r o m i n e n t way of shutting off in the U.S. today, it'd be television.

Ever since it m a d e its debut in American living r o o m s in t h e 1950s, television has changed the way we entertain ourselves, the way we shut ourselves away f r o m the rest of the world. After a long, tiring day of thinking at work or school, many of us plop ourselves d o w n on the

couch and turn on that screen in our living room. W e can watch virtually anything, idly escaping to the realities of t h e characters before us.

I spent seven m o n t h s this past year without cable television.

From January to July, I did not have the 100-plus channels that most Americans enjoy o n a regular basis. To some, this may seem like a terrible situation: what in the world did she do to relax? W h a t did she do for fun?

I'll be the first to a d m i t that I appreciate a good T V show.

"Mad Men"? I was hooked f r o m

"If you don't create at least one lasting relationship with a professor then you have truly missed something of the H o p e College education." O h boy. I widened my eyes slightly and nodded along earnestly with the admissions rep. Tucked into a corner of the red brick admissions office, early August sunshine quietly toasting campus, I attended my first Hope College visit day, poised and prepared to begin my senior year at Hope.

Naturally, after three years of class and the college lifestyle, I really didn't need m o r e statistics championing this little Midwestern, Liberal A rts college, but when my cousin expressed interest in Hope, as a senior in High School this year, I volunteered to come along.

My senior year of high school, four deliciously long years ago, I t o o m a r c h e d to campus, pen in hand, ready to impress and be impressed. Then, c a m p u s shut down, professors canceled class, and students fled home.

Norovirus struck with a vengeance. Being f r o m the east coast, this was my o n e chance to see this school, but 1 didn't get a tour, I didn't sit through a class, I never ate in Phelps, and 1 probably saw about 15 students.

Welcome to Hope!

Well, one thing leads to another, and I attended H o p e College anyway, despite a few protests. The years flew by.

They tell you they will—your parents, professors. The Anchor columns, but they're right—blink and you'll miss them. However, my lack of formal introduction to H o p e College m e a n t there were going to be a few gaps. I discovered the Pull and Nykerk with mystified fascination, I knew nothing about Greek life (what's rush?), and who knew G o o d Time equated donuts?

With my cousin's interest, I felt d e t e r m i n e d to prepare her further, to ensure that she could truly grasp the essence of Hope, the good, the bad, and the Dutch.

So there I sat. "If you don't create at least one lasting relationship with a professor, then you have truly missed something of the H o p e College education." Anyone can stumble into Round Robin to discover large groups of singing girls and be introduced to the sororities of Hope. But this little thing, "one lasting relationship with a professor," this seemed important. I b e a m e d at my cousin and the rep, nodding enthusiastically, hoping we would move o n so I wouldn't be questioned. Did I have "one lasting relationship"?

We left the office, we toured the leafy sidewalks and academic buildings, and we ate lunch in the Kletz. Stuffed with information, my cousin went h o m e to start filling out her C o m m o n Application for H o p e

the very first episode. "Grey's Anatomy"? I just can't get enough. "New Girl"? I want to be Zooey Deschannel. "Glee"?

My guilty pleasure. But after spending so m u c h time without the ability to just turn on "House Hunters" at a moment's notice, I find myself adjusted to the unplugged lifestyle.

Having literally no watchable television options, I found other ways to occupy my time. I read books. I listened to music. 1 went outside. I crafted. Most importantly, I spent my precious free time in c o m m u n i t y with those around me. W e played board games.

W e talked about life. We lounged in the sunshine. O u r time was spent recharging in a way that was refreshing; I had never gone this long without having cable.

W h e n cable c a m e back into

my life at h o m e this summer, 1 didn't feel the need to watch it. I no longer wanted to waste my time shutting down. 1 liked being unplugged from the world, being able to occupy my time in ways that actually fulfilled m e in spirit.

Sometimes we need to recharge ourselves, to just remind ourselves of what actually matters. A good conversation, a laugh with friends, a relaxing day at the beach; unplugging ourselves can actually help us recharge our batteries, helping to refresh and renew our sense of well-being.

Does this mean we need to completely throw out our cable T V packages and cancel our Netflix accounts? No. But we do need to r e m e m b e r that turning the switch to off is sometimes the best thing we can do for

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August crawled by, and that nagging thought wouldn't leave my head. "If you don't create at least one lasting relationship with a professor than you have truly missed something of the Hope College education."

Suddenly, I worried that I had missed something.

But of course, classes began last week with the usual rush and whirl of handouts, syllabi, and creeping Moodle to figure out who's w h o in class. An English major at Hope, 1 spend lots of time running between the library and Lubbers third floor, and this week, I hadn't had time to pause and reflect on the endless possibilities of what's missing in My Education.

Instead, I caught up with the administrative assistant of the English department, eagerly exchanging summer news. 1 met with a new professor to talk about my future and her past, I delightedly greeted a favorite prof f r o m s o p h o m o r e year, 1 reminisced about a favorite class f r o m last fall with another, and 1 got a big hug f r o m my advisor, with promises for a coffee date.

I think it happened.

Sure, you can cruise through college or anywhere really, and not bother to make "lasting relationships." But here at Hope, with my professors, I realize I like these people. I want to get their Christmas cards, and read their n e w books, and poke my head into their offices on t h e third floor w h e n e v e r I happen to stop through campus. N o matter h o w old you get, who doesn't like to grab a c u p at LJ's? I might have one year left here, but surely many m o r e stretch ahead with "at least one professor."

Card's up for coffee anytime, with or without professors.

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expansive, generous vision of a flourishing life well-lived," said Wylen library (the program Gruenler.

Faculty members noted how later became the "Center for Writing and Research" in 2011). Klooster was incredibly generous Krueger worked there under with his time, prioritizing important conversations and Klooster's leadership, as did contributing wise Melody Hughes ('13) who says always she knows he would be proud of insights.

"He was an amazing listener," its success.

"Klooster's investment in said Michelle Bombe, director Hope students and dedication and professor in Hope's theatre department. She said many came to education is inspiring. I'm proud to have known him," said to Klooster seeking knowledge or guidance, and "his wisdom Hughes.

Klooster's academic interests rubbed off on you like gold dust."

Biology Professor included 19th Century American Barney said literature, composition, Christopher especially enjoyed pedagogy, literature of the Klooster American Civil War, American listening to "Christians who conversion and travel narratives, had different insights into our shared faith" as he valued the Hawthorne and Melville.

"David Klooster loved ecumenical nature of Hope's American literature, particularly Christian commitment.

One of Klooster's especially the works of Herman Melville, important characteristics, to but more than that, he loved many faculty members and teaching students," said William Pannapacker of the English students, was his courage to department, "cultivating pursue justice both locally and their skills as writers while globally.

"He was invariably gracious contemplating the deep complexities and deeper unity and even-tempered, but he was not soft. He cared deeply about of our purpose in life."

English Professor Curtis justice," says English Professor Gruenler called Klooster a John Cox. Klooster's care for justice friend and "enjoyed the sense of took him to Africa and Eastern shared delight in contemplating Europe, where he participated and doing what we both loved."

"Teaching was, 1 think, part of in the Reading and Writing friendship for him and involved, for Critical Thinking Project (RWCT), which focuses on through love of books and words, imparting to students an developing informed democratic • KLOOSTER, f r o m page 1

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premiere • T V , f r o m page 5 balance between the soapy and the sincere. But the promise of another show full of music and song that isn't "Glee" or "Smash" is enough to get excited about "Nashville. " Elementary, CBS' attempt to introduce Sherlock Holmes to a television audience, is passable, as Johnny Lee Miller brings a winsome charm to his Sherlock and Lucy Liu plays Watson. Far superior is the BBC Sherlock, written by Steven Moffat (Doctor Who) starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the titular role. While Elementary does interesting things by placing Sherlock Holmes in an American setting and turning the show into a procedural, Sherlock is the show that truly captures Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's manic, mysterious detective and his thrilling adventures.

citizens in countries like Liberia, Sierra Leone and the Czech Republic. His wife. Dr. Patricia Bloem, and he volunteered for the project together.

"David believed that helping people to construct narratives in the reliving and retelling of experience was a way to make sense of loss or trauma and to transform lives," said Communication Professor Deirdre Johnston.

David Myers, Professor of Psychology, began exchanging abundant correspondence with Klooster and others in 2009, over a "shared desire that Hope College be a welcoming place to all, regardless of sexual orientation."

Myers said Klooster's "faithinspired courage, wisdom, and grace" as well as his pursuit of justice was evident in his admonition to the campus community: "Hope College is too good not to be better."

"He was a man of integrity," remembered Peter Schakel of the English department, who has stepped up to take Klooster's place as English department chair. "That is why he was so widely respected by so many people, those who did not agree with his ideas and positions as well as those who did."

"I miss him because I relied on him," recalled Cox, "and because 1 was deeply fond of him."

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Serving one another with impact • LOVE, f r o m page 8 selfishness. Instead, with a humble heart, look for those people on campus that need God's love. Remember, although our time at Hope College doesn't last forever, the time we spend serving one another in Christ leaves a lasting impact.

Lastly, as students of Hope,

one of our missions is to recognize the fingerprints of God in all places, especially outside of the church. Then we will be enabled to serve God as ambassadors of Christ and vessels of God's love. We are clay jars, and to our Maker, we are all the glory.

Learning names a critical step • NAME, f r o m page 9 neighborhood soon joined, and "mzungu mzungu!" rang in my ears as 1 traversed the field.

In response, I began telling the kids "my name is Daniel, what's your name?" Despite their limited English, nearly all of them responded with their name—many were shy, some hesitant.

This exchange of names helped me feel less like an object of fascination and more

like a kid out playing soccer.

As I walked through the same field a few days later, I heard "Daniel, Daniel". W h e n I turned around, I realized it was some of the kids I had met during the soccer game. I smiled and waved; they waved back.

Names matter, and in order for Hope—students, faculty, and staff—to develop into a true community, learning the names of our members is a critical step. Won't you join me?

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The Anchor is always looking for interested students to get involved in writing, taking photographs, drawing cartoons, sending in letters to the e d i t o r whatever way you want to get involved we would love to have you!

We meet Sundays at 6 p.m. in our office in Martha Miller. We'll b r a i n s t o r m story ideas for t h e upc o m i n g issue, and s t u d e n t s are always w e l c o m e to j o i n ! Come check out t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e s to get your n a m e in print as a writer.

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Fall sport teams launch 2012 campaigns James Rogers SPORTS EDITOR

Fall sports have returned and student athletes are back in the grind of balancing busy sport schedules with academic workloads.

Excitement is in t h e air as expectations are high and H o p e is ready to produce yet another sensational season of athletic achievement.

Football - The D u t c h m e n squad is coming off a 7-3 season in 2011 and looks promising again. Picked to finish fourth in the MIAA, H o p e is seeking to improve their finish in the M I A A after ending up second in the conference a year ago.

Two returning All-MIAA selections f r o m last season include linebacker Tim Klaus ('14) and r u n n i n g back Shawn Jackson ('14).

Quarterback Michael Atwell ('14) started every game last season and is expected to play that part again this time around.

Mark Karam ('13), Brain Lynn (13) and Ben VanAusdall ('13) will captain the charge. With 33 returning letterwinner's and a n e w h o m e turf, t h e D u t c h m e n have a solid outlook on the season.

A 42-24 t r i u m p h over N o r t h Park on Saturday gave H o p e a 1-0 record to begin head coach Dean Kreps's IS* year at the helm.

Volleyball - The Flying Dutch m a d e it seven straight years of 20 wins or more with a 25-7 record in 2011.

Becky Schmidt is entering her ninth year as head coach and is seeking a post-season t o u r n a m e n t appearance for the fifth consecutive year. Hope was ranked eighth in the pre-season Division III national poll.

Greer Bratschie ('13) and Jenna Grasmeyer ('15) are returning All-MIAA first teamers and Jessica Maier (?13) was a second team selection.

Bratschie, Courtney Earles ('13) and Mari Schoolmaster

('13) are captains for the Dutch this year.

The N C A A Division III volleyball championships will be hosted by H o p e at DeVos Fieldhouse on Nov. 15-17.

Watching the Flying Dutch vying for a championship on the h o m e court would be something you would not want to miss.

Over the weekend in Ohio the Dutch impressively opened the season with four victories over Mt. Union, Otterbein, Transylvania and Capital.

Men's Cross Country - The D u t c h m e n runners are building off a second-place finish in t h e M I A A and a sixth-place finish in t h e Great Lakes Region a year ago. Mark N o r t h u i s returns for his 24 ,h year as head coach.

Blake Rottschafer ('13) and Ben Zank ('15) were AllMIAA second teamers in 2011.

Rottschafer, Will Hewitt ('13) and Chris Ryan ('13) are set to captain the harriers for the 2012 journey.

A first-place finish a f t h e season-opening Bill Vanderbjlt Invitational on Saturday -was 'a solid showing 1)y t h e Dutchmen', t u t there is also r p o m to gro\V. •"From team ? c a m j K and Vanderbilt I saw our team come together as family," Hewitt said.

"That was my goal for this year, to build an atmosphere of unity and family. This unit will only get faster and grow closer as a team. The sky is the limit right

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Sept. 7

Friday Volleyball vs. A d r i a n a t 7 p . m .

Men's Soccer vs. Aurora. III. at 7 p.m.

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vs. K a l a m a z o o a t 1 1 a . m . vs. C h i c a g o , III. a t 3 p . m .

Women's Soccer vs. Illinois Wesleyan a t 5 p.m.

Men's Soccer vs. D o m i n i c a n , III. a t 7 p . m .

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A W I N FOR H O P E — Ryan Boxeth ('16), Frank Moen CIS), and M a t t Hughes (*15) help the men's cross country team clinch first place at the BIN Vanderbilt Invitational.

This year's squad will be cocaptained by McCardel and Taylor Mattarella ('13). The w o m e n also have Sharon Hecker ('13) back after she studied offc a m p u s last season. Hecker was an All-MIAA p e r f o r m e r in 2010 and posted the top Hope times in the 3000- and 10,000-meter r u n s in track last spring.

The w o m e n began the 2012 season with a strong first-place finish at the Bill Vanderbilt Invitational last Saturday.

Men's Soccer The Dutchmen have high expectations after coming off a 17-5-4 season and advancement to the Elite Eight in the N C A A Division III t o u r n a m e n t . Head coach Steve Smith is back for his 23 rd season leading the successful H o p e program. now."

Captaining the squad this W o m e n ' s Cross Country season will be Luke Dishnow Also coached by Northuis, the (13), Jeff Ekdom (13) and G r a n t Flying Dutch look forward to Neil (14). Even with the loss of another successful season. In s o m e impactful seniors f r o m 2011 t h e w o m e n captured the last season, including goalie M I A A title for the first time Logan Neil and All-American since 2004 and clinched a spot in the N C A A championships for David Whitaker, t h e D u t c h m e n have lofty goals for 2012. the third consecutive season.

"A national championship is a H o p e returns a strong core goal, but we know it takes m o r e paced by Sheri M c C o r m a c k than just winning," Dishnow ('14), who was an All-MIAA first teamer last season. Camille said. "It takes trust, camaraderie, chemistry - those make up a Borst ('14), M o r g a n McCardel ('13) and Meredith Busman ('14) good team. If you w a n t to go d e e p into a t o u r n a m e n t , you each landed All-MIAA second need to build off the stability of team h o n o r s in 2011. those characteristics."

H o p e returns All-MIAA first teamer Nick Heyboer (14) and second-teamers Tarwo Konbloa (15), Jason Muller (13) and G r a n t Neil (14). Heyboer put in eight goals last season and Muller was the team's leading scorer in 2011 after recording seven goals and eight assists.

The D u t c h m e n started the promising 2012 journey in Indiana with a double-overtime loss to DePauw on Friday and a 2-1 overtime victory against Wabash.

W o m e n ' s Soccer - The Flying Dutch are seeking to improve on a 12-8 season from a year ago with a team that includes the 2011 team MVP Megan Altieri (13) as goalie.

Team offensive MVP Erin P H O T O BY C H R I S T I A N LEATHLY Jipping (15) is back along with P U M P E D UP AND READY TO RUMBLE— The Flying team defensive MVP Kylie Clark Dutch make their way onto the field before their season open- ('13).

Leigh Sears is back for her 12th er, ready to defeat North Park 42-24.

season coaching the Dutch and enters 2012 with 113 victories, the most in H o p e women's soccer history.

Altieri, Clark, Lindsay Jipping (13) and Sara Lang (13) are captains for the w o m e n this year.

H o p e returns two All-MIAA second team selections from 2011 in Clark and Erin Jipping.

The Flying Dutch launched the 2012 season in Illinois with a 1-0 loss to Elmhurst on Friday and a 3-1 win over Dominican on Saturday.

M e n ' s Golf - Bob Ebels enters his 22 nd year as head coach of the D u t c h m e n while seeking his 11* M I A A championship title. H o p e will be aiming to ride the m o m e n t u m gained f r o m last season after finishing as champions of the MIAA and claiming a trip to the N C A A Dili championships last spring.

The 2012 unit will be captained by John C a n n o n (13).

Five of the 10 team m e m b e r s are sophomores, including Collin Breit (15), w h o posted the top individual score for the D u t c h m e n at nationals last season. C a n n o n and Evan Telzerow (15) also c o m p e t e d at nationals.

O n Saturday the men opened the season by finishing seventh in a 15-team field at Olivet's Collins Memorial T o u r n a m e n t .

Breit shot a 79-74—153 to lead Hope. The Dutch will begin MIAA play at Kalamazoo on Sept. 8.

W o m e n ' s Golf - The Flying Dutch are aiming for more improvements f r o m 2011 after finishing second in the M I A A standings. The w o m e n entered the final season t o u r n a m e n t in first place in the conference standings.

Head coach Greg Stafford enters his third year at the helm .

Maggie M a n g a n (13) and Charlotte Park (13) will captain the 2012 squad. Park and Brittany Haight (15) return as All-MIAA first teamers f r o m last year.

Mangan and Park are the lone seniors on the roster comprised of nine players. S o p h o m o r e s are the most-represented on the team with four.

The Flying Dutch began the 2012 season with a Division III Preview T o u r n a m e n t at Trine.

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VOLLEYBALL W I N S ALL F O U R IN O H I O

Over the weekend H o p e started its season strong with four straight wins at the Ohio Invitational.

O n Friday Hope defeated M o u n t Union in a four-set match (25-17, 27-25, 22-25, 25-16), then went on to dominate Otterbien in three straight sets (25-17, 25-22, 25-14).

The Flying Dutch continued with the winning streak the next day of the tournament, starting with defeating Transylvania, Pa. in three sets (25-19, 25-18, 25-23).

H o p e then finished the tourn a m e n t with a win over Capital (25-9, 25-13, 22-25, 25-16).

Hope (4-0) continues its season with three h o m e games this weekend at DeVos Fieldhouse, taking on Adrian on Friday at 7 p.m.

O n Saturday, Kalamazoo will visit at 11 a.m followed by a match against Chicago, 111. at 3 p.m.

MIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

Volleyball Jenna Grasmeyer ( 1 5 ) Outside Hitter

W O M E N SOCCER SPLITS IN I L L I N O I S

The Flying Dutch started out its season this weekend on Friday at Elmhurst, III. The result was a 1-0 loss, but HopecamebackonSaturdaywith a big 3-1 win against Dominican.

Raisa Yewah (14) assisted Nora Kirk (15) for the lone goal in t h e first half.

To seal the victory, Erin Jipping (15) and Lindsey Bieri (15) each scored, both assisted by Lindsay Jipping (13).

Hope (1-1) will travel to University of Chicago on Sept. 5, and will h o s t its first h o m e game on Saturday, Sept. 8, against Illinois Wesleyan at 5p.m.

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Football opens season with 42-24 win over North Park James Rogers SPORTS EDITOR

The football team launched the 2012 season on Saturday's Community Day at home with a 42-24 victory over North Park University.

This year 4,250 spectators watched the first regular-season

victory played on the brand new Holland Municipal Stadium turf.

The game was a part of the HopeHolland Community Day event schedule.

"With this win it feels great to give back to the people who helped make this turf," Fluarry Jackson ('13) said. "We also represented for the Hope

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community today."

Hope got things rolling early with a six-yard touchdown rushed in by Shawn Jackson ('14) at the 11:26 mark in the first quarter.

Evan Finch ('14) added the extra point to give the Dutchmen a 7-0 lead.

Finch went 6-6 on pointafter attempts for the game after coming off a solid year of kicking last season.

After North Park knotted the game at 7-7 with 2:51 remaining in the first quarter, Shawn Jackson burst through again with a big 45-yard run, leaving 2:06 on the clock to put the Dutchmen ahead.

The Vikings knocked in a field goal early in the second quarter to cut the lead down to 14-10, but Fluarry Jackson displayed some more running game force with a nine-yard score to increase Hope's lead to 21-10 with 9:40 to play in the first half.

North Park answered with a touchdown about midway through the second quarter, narrowing the lead to four again.

Michael Atwell ('14) threw his first passing touchdown of the season to Christian Subdon ('14) with 3:13 to go in the first half.

Hope led 28-17 at halftime.

The third quarter saw just one score by the Vikings on a passing touchdown to make it 28-24 going into the fourth quarter.

The fourth quarter was all Hope's as the Dutchmen poured in two unanswered touchdowns

to cap off a 42-24 victory.

Brian Lynn ('13) ran in a twoyard touchdown at the 12:32 mark and Atwell added a rushing touchdown to his stat line with a one-yard sneak in with 4:50 remaining in the game.

"We've been coming out and working hard and this was an all-around good effort," Fluarry Jackson said.

Although the Vikings outrushed the Dutchmen 261 yards to 230, Hope showed its strong running game with three separate running backs producing solid yardage on the day.

Shawn Jackson led the way with 15 rushes for 115 yards and Fluarry Jackson carried 12 for 79 yards. Reggie Duncan ('14) had seven rushes for 38 yards.

"It's like a three-headed monster," Fluarry Jackson said.

"It's going to be a big year. We have something special with the running game."

Atwell had a nice showing going 19-30 for 176 yards with one passing and one rushing touchdown.

Hope's defense held North Park to just one touchdown in the second half. Tim Klaus ('14) led the charge as he recorded 10 tackles. Cory Lindemulder ('15) tallied nine tackles.

Gregory Bird (' 14) crushed out two sacks and Mark Karam (' 13), JT VanLaan ('13) and Santino DiCesare ('14) each added six tackles to the defensive mix.

"We wanted to keep the momentum rolling into the second half," Karam said. "A great defense is a great offense.

The offense helped us out a lot today."

Hope racked up 410 yards of total offense and went two of three on key fourth-down conversions.

The victory for the Dutchmen was the first season-opening win since 2004 when they defeated John Carroll 21-20 on opening day.

"We had big expectations coming off last season's 7-3 record," Karam said, "and this is a great way to get things started."

The new turf that was installed over the summer did not disappoint the fans or the players on the field. Players noticed the different while on the field.

"I felt faster and stronger and it gives us another reason to play," Fluarry Jackson said.

Karam enjoyed the defensive side of things on the new turf as well.

"It's a great feeling and we're blessed to have it," Karam said.

"It's good to get a win on the turf for the season opener.

"Thanks go to President Bultman for getting it [stadium improvements] done in a year.

This is a big win for him and for us."

The Dutchmen will ride this momentum into Millikin, III. on Saturday as they take on the Big Blue at 1 p.m. CST.

Men's and women's cross country raise trophies at first meet CaKlln Rivera ASSISTANT S P O R T S EDITOR

Hope's cross country teams started their season off on Saturday by hosting the Vanderbilt Invitational. Both the men's and women's teams placed first out of four teams.

Hope's men's team scored 39 points, defeating Albion College, C o r n e r s t o n e University, and Muskegon C o m m u n i t y College in the SK race.

The team was led by Blake Rottschafer ('14), who crossed the line in 26:26. Sam Pederson ('14), Kyle Gibson ('13), Will Hewitt ('13) and lames Rogers ('14) r o u n d e d out the top five to score points for the victorious D u t c h m e n . Rollin Cook ('14), and Zach Zandbergen ('15)

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placed sixth and seventh on the team, respectively.

Rottschafer, who finished fifth overall, c o m m e n t e d on his team's outstanding p e r f o r m a n c e on Saturday.

"Key factors that I feel went into today's solid p e r f o r m a n c e were consistent training, enthusiastic camaraderie c o m i n g out of c a m p and the drive to beat Albion," Rottschafer said.

Albion was their top contender, winning the invitational the past two years.

With H o p e winning by only a few points, every step mattered, especially in pre-season.

"It really was the consistent training th ro ughout the summer," Rottschafer said.

"Everyone out there put in the work this s u m m e r to make a

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S O L I D S T A R T — Blake Rottschafer ('13), left, led Hope's t e a m and finished f i f t h overall. Sharon Hecker ('13), right, finished second overall. time cut, and now they are just proving even m o r e so that they are ready to bring our team to the next level and hopefully that level is qualifying for nationals at the regional meet."

As H o p e takes big strides throughout the season, the regional meet and national m e e t s are major focuses.

"We run for each other and we run for the team and school that we represent," Rottschafer said. "That should be enough motivation to bring us on through to Terra Haute [the site

of nationals)."

The m e n will head to Calvin for the Calvin Invitational on Saturday at 10:45 a.m.

The H o p e women's cross country team did an outstanding job on Saturday, scoring just 18 points, and almost perfectly sweeping the t o p seven spots in the 5K race.

Sheri McCormack ('14) finished first overall for the Flying Dutch in a course-record time of 18:17.

"The first meet exceeded my expectations," M c C o r m a c k

said. "I didn't expect to win without having to race s o m e o n e over the last 800 meters and I didn't expect to finish within five seconds of my PR [personal record]."

As McCormack's season continues, she advances towardsgreater achievements.

"I wrote down my goals at the end of the summer, and they said '6k under 21:30 and 5k under 18.' Being All-American is a loftier goal, but it's still a target that I'm aiming for."

O t h e r s scoring points for Hope included Sharon Hecker ('13), Meredith Busman ('14), Julia Stock ('16) and Camille Borst ('14). Morgan McCardel ('13), and Katie Carlson ('14) took sixth and seventh on the team, respectively.

O n Friday the women's cross country team will race at the Western Michigan University Invitational.

Less than a m o n t h away is the MIAA Jamboree hosted by Saint Mary's.

The gun will go off on Friday, Sept. 21, at 5 p.m. for the w o m e n and 5 p.m. for the men.

"As a team, there would be nothing better than winning conference and qualifying for nationals," M c C o r m a c k said about the season and the team..

"One trait I love about our team is that we get excited when we win, but we are able to stay humble."