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• Hope College and the Holland area celebrate relations at 34th annual Community Day picnic at Windmill Island ME L A M IE L O F Q U I S T staff reporter

This year's Communily Day was anolhcr succcssful demonsiralion of ihe great r e l a l i o n s h i p b e t w e e n Holland and Hope College. On Saturday S e p t e m b e r 11. H o p e C o l l e g e and the eity of Holland held the 34th annual C o m m u n i t y Day celebration.

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Holland citizens, H o p e s t u d e n t s , and o u t - o f - t o w n visitors

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w e r e a b l e to attend a variety of activities t h r o u g h o u t the day. " W h e n e v e r we can get together with H o p e and the c o m munily. it's a l w a y s a w i n - w i n situation." said R i c h a r d Frost, Dean of Students. President J a m e s Bultman and his w i f e , Martie, w e r e also found m i n g l i n g with s t u d e n t s and c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s on Saturday. T h e y e n j o y e d the d a y and liked the fact that one low-price ticket w a s g o o d for football and f o o d . "It's a w o n d e r f u l day. S o m u c h goodwill and h a p p i n e s s , "

/Anchor p h o t o by S a r a h Hooker

P U L L O M T H I S ! : Hopeful even year pullers do sit-ups on their first day of practice. start of three weeks of preparation

Four H o p e athletic t e a m s c o m p e t e d in C o m m u n i t y D a y matches. T h e w o m e n ' s volleyball t e a m hosted a f i v e - t e a m t o u r n a m e n t and took third place. T h e m e n ' s s o c c e r t e a m played W a b a s h C o l l e g e , w i n n i n g 4-1, while the w o m e n ' s team hosted Augustana College, being defeated 3-1. T h e main sporting e v e n t of the a f t e r n o o n w a s the football h o m e o p e n e r

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Oct. 2.

Tying it together: 102nd Pull

Bultman said, ' i t ' s interesting h o w m a n y p e o p l e m a k e this an annual event. For all us D u t c h , it's a really g o o d d e a l ! "

for the Pull on Saturday,

CARRIE A R N O L D , JULIE GREEN campusbeat co-editors

It's that time of year when f r e s h m e n and s o p h o m o r e s s t o p w o r r y i n g a b o u t getting hit by flying frisbees and start

gain the m o s t rope, but for a t e a m to m o v e the c e n t e r of the r o p e closer to

nates w h o g o in for the first half hour. Already, K o p c h i c k is m a k i n g plans

their shore, s i n c e the rope will stretch a

for his 2 0 pullers. " W e h a v e to m a k e sure w e ' r e not

n u m b e r of feet u n d e r the strain. " I ' v e w a n t e d to d o this f o r a f e w y e a r s , " said M i n d y C h a m b e r l a i n ( ' 0 3 ) ,

t o o o v e r c o n f i d e n t , " K o p c h i c k said. " A n y b o d y can w i n . " T h e w i n n e r s a r e n ' t necessarily the

w o r r y i n g about m a k i n g it t h r o u g h the

w h o is trying out for Pull M o r a l e . " A f ter w a t c h i n g Pull last year, 1 k n e w I

next Pull practice. A f t e r 102 years, the Pull tradition, like the r o p e , is still go-

w a n t e d to d o it." Even K o p c h i c k is still f e e l i n g the ex-

o n e s w h o can w o r k best a s a team. "Being a Puller isn't about

ing strong with the C l a s s of 2 0 0 3 . " W e had a good turnout at the rally,"

citement of Pull, a f t e r t w o years of be-

s t r e n g t h , " Vanderwel said. "It's a b o u t

DcPree Art Center. B o l d o is an abstract painter f r o m the A u -

ing in the pits and going into his second

b e i n g a b l e to b e a part of a team and

t o n o m o u s University of Q u e r e t a r o , M e x i c o and the exhibit

said A n n e Vanderwel ( ' 0 1 ) , o d d - y e a r

year a s a c o a c h . " F r e s h m a n year you d o it. You just

l e a v i n g e v e r y t h i n g y o u have on the

against A u g u s t a n a . A c r o w d of 3 3 0 0 w a t c h e d as A u g u s t a n a defeated the Flying D u t c h m e n 34-32, in o v e r t i m e . T h e Jordi B o l d o art e x h i b i t c o n t i n u e d this Saturday at the

more COMMUNITY on 2

T h e beef o n p r o t e i n diets

Pull C o a c h . " W e ' r e h o p i n g we can get e n o u g h g u y s to turn out and stay o u t . " Even year also has the c h a l l e n g e of recruiting and training first-time pullers. " W e had a g o o d n u m b e r f r o m last year, but we a l s o h a d a lot of n e w people," said Jon Kopchick ( ' 0 0 ) , even

D A N A LAMERS

year Pull C o a c h . Held every year in October, the Pull

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is a three-hour t u g - o f - w a r b e t w e e n the Darren B u u r s m a ( ' 0 1 ) has lost 4 0 p o u n d s since M e m o r i a l Day by e a t i n g m o r e b a c o n , s a u s a g e , steak, and h a m b u r g e r s .

f r e s h m a n and s o p h o m o r e classes o v e r the Black River. T h e o b j e c t i s n ' t t o

d o it. You go to the rally and m e e t s o m a n y p e o p l e , " he s a i d . " S o p h o m o r e year you c o n t i n u e . We w o n o u r f r e s h m a n year, and that w a s so m u c h incentive to go b a c k . " Vanderwel agrees. " I t ' s u n e x p l a i n a b l e . C o m p l e t e l y une x p l a i n a b l e , " s h e s a i d . " Y o u h a v e to e x p e r i e n c e it to k n o w . " T h e r e are 18 pits for e a c h team, with one Puller in e a c h pit. T h e t e a m s take twenty pullers e a c h t o h a v e t w o alter-

o n e s w h o a r e strongest. T h e y ' r e the

rope." P r a c t i c e for both t e a m s began this past M o n d a y , with r u n n i n g and calisthenics. "Your basic get in shape s t u f f , " said J u s t i n S a v a r a ( 4 0 1 ) , o d d - y e a r Pull coach. He is excited about the n u m b e r s at the first t w o d a y s of practice. "We have a good turn-out. There are a lot of enthusiastic f r e s h m e n , " Savara said. " W e ' v e b e e n really h a p p y with the past few d a y s . "

B u u r s m a is just one of the H o p e s t u d e n t s w h o h a v e j o i n e d the latest diet b a n d w a g o n — protein dieting. Protein diets have been p o p p i n g up recently u n d e r m a n y n a m e s , but Dr. Robert A t k i n ' s diet w h i c h first appeared in 1972 is back in circulation with his " N e w Diet R e v o l u t i o n , "

T h e days of Hope's c a m p u s lives erary L e a g u e ( L L L ) w a s e n j o y i n g increased m e m b e r s h i p ,

a rehash of his earlier b o o k . T h e basic idea of the A t k i n s Diet is to cut d o w n on c a r b o -

JULIE GREEN, CARRIE A R N O L D

hydrates while increasing protein intake. Atkins bases his diet on the p h i l o s o p h y that sugars and

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refined c a r b o h y d r a t e s su ch a s b r e a d s , pastas, and cereal in-

examining

crease the b o d y ' s p r o d u c t i o n of insulin w h i c h , are readily converted into b o d y fat in the f o r m of triglycerides. A t k i n s

the college enters the year 2000. XjLUL Freshmen moving in. Bible studies, Anchor, C o s m o s and Fraters: they are f r o m both the H o p e of

calls insulin "the h o r m o n e that m a k e s you fat." T h e A t k i n s Diet also publicizes that cutting d o w n on carb o h y d r a t e s increases b o d y fat b u r n i n g , d e c r e a s e s h u n g e r

cam pus beat co-editors

note: The first in a series of articles Hope's past, present,

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as w a s the Fraternal Society, and the C o s m o p o l i t a n Fraternity w a s finishing up its first d e c a d e o f existence. H a z i n g had b e c o m e a m a j o r p r o b l e m on c a m p u s . In the D e c e m b e r 1899 A n c h o r , the L L L took o v e r the n e w s p a p e r for their first-ever annual issue. In their issue, the w o m e n c o m m e n t e d on all s or t s of current issues, f r o m Prohibition to N a t i v e A m e r i c a n relations, and f r o m racism in

today and the one f r o m 100 years ago. W h i l e student life has u n d e r g o n e many drastic

c h a n g e s over the past century, the heart of H o p e ' s between meals, and i m p r o v e s overall health. activities remain forever linked to the c a m p u s . i started the diet t o lose w e i g h t and h a v e a healthier In the fall of 1899, Dr. G. J. Kollen w a s president, and lifestyle." said Meredith K o s h g a r i g a n ( ' 0 1 ) . " M y m o m is w o m e n ' s s u f f r a g e w a s the issue of the day. T h e L a d i e s Litmore BEEF on &

the South to w o m e n ' s p l a c e in society. " W e believe there are certain duties which a w o m a n is as capable of p e r f o r m i n g as any m a n , " they wrote. " B u t again there are others to which she has no right, which more MILLENNIUM on 2

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Knickerbocker film series beginning Intermission, page 3.

Veggies for me, veggies for you Infocus, p a g e 6.

Boxers or Briefs? Spotlight p a g e 5.

Women's Volleyball Tourney Sports p a g e 8.


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