09-20-2000

Page 1

anchor

S e p t e m b e r 2000 B a c k Tmva f u t u r e

Hope College •

Holland, Michigan •

A s t u d e n t - r u n n o n p r o f i t p u b l i c a t i o n • Serving the Hope College C o m m u n i t y for 114 years

Student creates alternate website K n o w H o p e . o r g is an unnofficial site for student organizations

I

C A M P U S BEAT EDITOR

g i o u s p u b l i c a t i o n e d i t e d by John Brandkamp ('Ol). These groups

quickly t u r n e d into a u s e f u l w e b

chose to go o n K n o w H o p e . o r g be-

presence for several H o p e C o l l e g e

cause there is less regulation from

student organizations. K n o w H o p e . o r g ( w w w . k n o w h o p e . o r g ) is a website

the school on a non-college server. D y k s t r a s a i d , a n d b e c a u s e their

o w n e d a n d o p e r a t e d by J o s i a h Dykstra ( ' 0 2 ) .

pus. Knowhope.org also includes a link to W T H S . o r g , the unofficial

It is not officially affiliated with

website operated by the college, and BY

M E

HEAVING: 04 Anchor Matt Ciaus ('04) strains on the rope as he is coached by (left to right) Seth Palmer ('02), Dave Cochran ('02), and Matt Boyle ('02).

Pull teams prepare to meet

Sarah Wilkinson and Erin

teams have endured daily three hour

w h a t they call a " b e a c h p a r t y . "

BUSINESS M A N A G E R AND STAFF REPORTER

long practices. T h e s e practices in-

T h e rain d i d n ' l s l o p the chains of almost 100 m e n and w o m e n

c l u d e a lot of running, and pulling on the rope. It also includes at least

This is nothing like a typical beach party. T h e pullers and morale girls

g a t h e r e d o u t s i d e of Kollen and

an hour of calisthenics: push- ups and sit-ups as well as sprints. T h e y

Forbes

DeWiu lasi M o n d a y to begin praclicinu ior ihe Pull. H o p e ' s annual

also learn c h a n t s , c o m m a n d s ' a n d

l u u - o l - w a r c o n i e s i b e t w e e n the

what it m e a n s to be part of the Pull

I reshmen and s o p h o m o r e classes. For the past w e e k , students try-

tradition. O n Saturday m o r n i n g , prospec-

in«i out lor odd and e v e n year Pull

tive pullers get up early to attend

also provides a place for unofficial

W h a t started of as a p a r o d y ,

H o p e C o l l e g e or K n o w H o p e (www.hope.edu/knowhope), a P H O T O

on a d d i n g sites for R.I.S.E. and the Delta O m i c r o n M u s i c Fraternity. It student organizations like V a n d e r p r o v , and I n k l i n g s , a reli-

Matt C o o k

ANCHOR

Students and O p u s , and is working

only available to students, faculty and staff. T h e n a m e K n o w H o p e is currently not t r a d e m a r k e d . " K n o w H o p e was a n a m e that stu-

websites can be accessed off c a m -

w e b s i t e of H o p e ' s r a d i o station. Dykstra, w h o is the station's technical director, also m a i n t a i n s that site. B e c a u s e a student organization is n o t a l l o w e d t o h a v e an o f f i c i a l w e b s i t e off of H o p e C o l l e g e serv-

dents k n o w already and alumni c o u l d r e c o g n i z e as a H o p e related

ers, W T H S . o r g is c o m p l e t e l y u n o f ficial and a c c o r d i n g to Dykstra, his

site," D y k s t r a said. Dykstra. a c o m p u t e r science m a -

o w n personal site with a lot of in-

get do calisthenics in the sand, run

j o r . p u r c h a s e d the r i g h t s to K n o w H o p e . o r g with the o r i g i n a l

f o r m a t i o n about W T H S . A c c o r d i n g to Dykstra, administration m e m b e r s have expressed

up and d o w n the d u n e s , and d o

intent of m a k i n g it into a satirical

reservation about W T H S . o r g . T h e

sprints across the beach. T h e first account of the Pull w a s

website, but his plans c h a n g e d . "I w a n t e d to m a k e it a p l a c e

biggest d i s p u t e is o v e r w h o o w n s

o v e r o n e h u n d r e d y e a r s a g o in 1898. That year it w a s m e n t i o n e d

w h e r e organizations c o u l d u n o f f i -

more PULL o n 3

sites for the Fellowship of Christian

cially have p a g e s , " Dykstra said. Currently, K n o w H o p e . o r g hosts

the rights to the call letters. A c c o r d i n g to the law, a r a d i o station's call letters b e l o n g to who-

more KNOWHOPE on 3

Students and groups to march against leukemia Light the Night raises m o n e y for research Megan Krigbaum

ing w e e k e n d this year, these orga-

r e s e a r c h as well a s for p r o g r a m s

the Night in Holland, but the e v e n t has b e e n t a k i n g place e l s e w h e r e

p r o v i d e d for c a n c e r p a t i e n t s and

around the country for years.

b a c k f r o m t h e f r o n t line of t h e m a r c h . H o w e v e r , the C o s m o s will

m o n e y for leukemia and l y m p h o m a

a role in t h e w a l k . T h e C o s m o s

on Friday.

tain Kathi O ' C o n n o r , w a l k in sup-

helped in the setup of the e v e n t a s

"It's a g o o d cause, a c h a n c e to meet n e w people, and a w a y to try

port of Margie C o h e n , w h o was di-

T h i s I riday. over 4 0 0 p e o p l e will

p a t i e n t s and s u r v i v o r s will carry

hii the streels of Holland c a r r y i n g

white balloons that have a red blinking light inside, while s u p p o r t e r s

f u n d r a i s i n g event called Light the Night. T h e i r purpose will be to raise

M a r g i e ' s M a r c h e r s will play a large

h e l p set up the c o u r s e of the march

Last year, the C o s m o p o l i t a n Fraternity and Delphi Sorority played

balloons. T h e y a r e w a l k i n g as part of a

C o s m o p o l i t a n fraternity. A n o t h e r organization on campus, role o n c e again in the march. T h i s g r o u p of walkers, led by team cap-

their families. T h o s e w h o are currently c a n c e r

SlAFF WRIIER

nizations have had to take a step

w h o h a v e raised at least $ 2 5 w i l l

well as in directing the m a r c h e r s w h e r e to go, and the Delphis w e r e

carry red balloons. T h i s is the second year for Light

m a r c h e r s in the event. As the event falls o n H o m e c o m -

to c h a n g e the i m a g e of G r e e k s in the c o m m u n i t y , " said John M c D o n a l d ( ' 0 1 ) , president of the

a g n o s e d with l e u k e m i a a year ago, and is the w i f e of William C o h e n , p r o f e s s o r of history.

m o r e LIGHT o n 3

Hispanic Heritage Month will celebrate culture Activities range f r o m a piano recital to s p e a k e r s

h a v i n g speakers, films, and a piano recital to celebrate the Hispanic culture,

Danielle K o s k i

Address. "It is important to celebrate c u l t u r e s , "

STAFF REPORTER

including the third annual C e s a r C h a v e z

\ c c o r d i n g to Miguel De La Torre, p r o f e s -

said Glinda Rawls, assistant director of

sor of r e l i g i o n , H o p e C o l l e g e ' s H i s p a n i c Heritage month activites will celebrate about

multicultural life. T h i s y e a r ' s c e l e b r a t i o n is e n t i t l e d Cesar Chavez Celebration 2000, and

5 0 0 years of Hispanic hertiage. and will e d u cate those w h o are not H i s p a n i c a b o u t that tradition. From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 H o p e C o l l e g e is

*

J d

Power". O n T u e s d a y night, Sept. 19, at 7 : 0 0 , t h e r e w a s a

will g i v e the third annual C e s a r C h a v e z Address, " T h e Doctrine of Sacrifice and Social

L a t i n o p i a n o r e c i t a l at

Chavez". T h u r s d a y , Sept. 2 0 in the Dewitt T h e a t e r

D i m n e n t Chapel. D e b o r a h De La T o r r e of the H o p e music faculty w a s the pianist. O n Sept. 2 0 at 4 p.m. in the Dewitt Theater. Luis D. Leon, a religious studies

started off with the A. J. Muste Speaker, ll_. Leon Father R o y B o u r g e o u i s on S e p t e m b e r seventh. He spoke on " S p e a k i n g the Truth to faculty m e m b e r at A r i z o n a State University,

J u s t i c e in t h e L i f e a n d W o r k o f C e s a r

at 4 p.m., De La Torre will present the serm o n "Jesus Christ: A R a c i s t ? " " T h e s e r m o n is not j u s t g e a r e d to the Latinos, but also to the d o m i n a n t culture, to o p e n a w i n d o w to the issues Latinos struggle

m o r e HISPANIC o n 3

Inside A n c h o r ® Hope. Edu (616) 395-7877

Hispanic Pianist performs Arts, Page 6.

Public Safety Spotlight, Page 7.

One-woman show Page 8.

Women's soccer loses in OT Sports, Page 12.


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.
09-20-2000 by Hope College Library - Issuu