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October I ?98 Whose side is time on?

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check Opening up • Student Congress to address it out. student concern on Holland Police's handling of off-campus parties with open forum.

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campusbeat editor

In r e s p o n s e lo sludenl e o n c e r n about the hand l i n g o f parties by the Holland Police DepartCampus prepares for 1998 homecoming Campusbeat,

m e n t , S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s h o p e s to hold an o p e n

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Morolt ('99), Student Congress president.

f o r u m on T u e s d a y , O c t . 27. " T h e r e is student c o n c e r n about h o w the Holland Police D e p a r t m e n t is h a n d l i n g parties and w e are r e s p o n d i n g to that c o n c e r n , " said D a n a t4

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think there is a lack of respect on both e n d s , w h i c h is u n f o r t u n a t e / ' T h e details of the f o r u m will be planned by the C o n s t i t u e n c y C o n c e r n s Task C o m m i t t e e . " W e d e c i d e d to h a v e the f o r u m to d i s c u s s the c o m m u n i t y ' s relationship with H o p e , " said Steve M c B r i d e ( ' 0 0 ) , C h a i r m a n of C o n s t i t u e n c y C o n c e r n s and J u n i o r C l a s s R e p r e s e n t a t i v e . " T h i s should give p e o p l e a better u n d e r s t a n d i n g a b o u t c o m m u n i t y roles and c o m m u n i t y i n v o l v e m e n t . " T h e f o r u m will g i v e both students and Hol-

/Anchor photo by Johnathan Muenk

S X R A I M T O G A I N : Dave "Killer" Kurht ('01) struggles Kelly "Pain" Chamberlain ('01) relays words of encouragement.

43 inches determines Pull result

land Police an o p p o r t u n i t y to r e s p o n d to e a c h Presidential

other's concerns. " W e h o p e to open the lines of c o m m u n i c a -

actions

tion," Marolt said. " W e a s s t u d e n t s can find out

examined by Hope commu-

w h a t o u r rights are a n d w h a t we can d o t o h e l p

nity.

In-Focus,

page 3.

storm Intermission, page 8.

gal p r o f e s s i o n a l s to the f o r u m .

"In the past w e ' v e h a d p r o s e c u t o r s c o m e in to

contest in history.

Three w e e k s of grueling practice was c o m p o u n d e d

such f o r u m s , which is great because students can learn a b o u t the legal p r o c e s s e s and r e s p o n d to

into three hours of strain and pain for a gain 4 3 inches

t h e m . " said D e r e k E m e r s o n . Director of H o u s ing and Judicial A l f a i r s . "I h o p e that if such a f o r u m is held, they f o c u s on c o m m u n i t y - p o l i c e

by only 2 ft. 10 inches. S a t u r d a y at the Black river those s a m e ' 9 9 pullers, s o m e n o w '01 c o a c h e s , w o n

and what they can and cannot d o , " M c B r i d e said, " A s we know of right now the crime rate is d o w n to p l a c e e m p h a s i s on parties."

Student C o n g r e s s plans to invite other m e m bers of the H o p e C o m m u n i t y , such those f r o m

Safely is involved directly in O f f - C a m p u s parties. We h a v e a l w a y s had a g o o d relationship with the Holland Police D e p a r t m e n t and at times w e h a v e assisted them w h e n they h a v e asked for help, while they h a v e also helped us w h e n

Web • Spotlight, p a g e 9.

we n e e d e d assistance."

•more • • FORUM ^ —on 2

to their ability to pull together a s a team. " W e w e r e m o r e together this y e a r , " said Jodi " M y s t e r y " K u r t z e ( ' 0 1 ) . " W e w a n t e d to win, but w e our first priority w a s lo pull together as a team. T h a t happ e n e d with the first h e a v e b e c a u s e w e pulled together right f r o m the start." more PULL on 6

T h e s e c o m p a r i s o n s will hypothetically show BEN D O W N I E staff r e p o r t e r

w h e t h e r or not this y e a r ' s practices w e r e a d e q u a t e in

F o r m a n y people, the ' 9 8 Pull has c o m e to an e n d .

F o r Paul M c K e e ( ' 9 8 ) , S a r a h Sexton ( 4 99), and faculty advisor Dr. Mark Northuis, the excitement of pull is about to begin.

Later this w e e k , M c K e e and Sexton will start to a n a l y z e the e x p e r i m e n t a l data they b e e n collected during the past three w e e k s of Pull. " O n Saturday, we put heart m o n i t o r s on 12 of the pullers, six on e a c h t e a m , " said M c K e e . " W e took the heart rates o f t h o s e same kids during 3 of the prior practices as well. A f t e r we graph the data on the c o m puter, w e ' l l be able to look at and c o m p a r e the heart rates of the practices with the heart rates of the Pull

p r e p a r i n g the pullers for the actual stress of the Pull.

"Last year, we only m o n i t o r e d heart rales during the pull and d u r i n g the last Saturday practice b e f o r e it," M c K e e said. " T h a t g a v e us only one c o m p a r i s o n . Our results s h o w e d that d u r i n g the practice, the rates never w e n t over 120 or 140, while during the pull, the rates never w e n t u n d e r 180," M c K e e said.

T h e s e s e e m i n g l y low rates d u r i n g the practice do not necessarily m e a n that the pullers w e r e not physically r e a d y for the actual Pull. Rather, the low rales d u r i n g the practice c o u l d simply a c c o u n t for the fact that m a n y of the pullers w e r e not e x p e r i e n c i n g the a d r e n a l i n e r u s h e s and e x c i t e m e n t that they felt during the pull itself, as indicated by the h i g h e r heart rates. more RESEARCH on IO

1111. itself.'

Keynote mixes patriarchy, f e m i n i s m and faith CARRIE A R N O L D staff r e p o r t e r

T h e 19th a n n u a l C r i t i c a l I s s u e s Symposium began Tuesday, Ocl. 6 with the k e y n o t e s p e a k e r Dr. Allan J o h n s o n . Dr. J o h n s o n . P r o f e s s o r of S o c i o l o g y at the H a r t f o r d C o l l e g e of • W o m e n of the U n i v e r s i t y of H a r t f o r d , Uses of performanceenhancer Creatine receives a closer look Sports, page I I.

ing the other w a y . " M a n y O d d Year t e a m m e m b e r s attributed Ihe win

Health effects of Pull researched

f r o m last year so police s e e m to h a v e m o r e t i m e

said D u a n e Terpstra. Director of Public Safety. " T h e r e has been a myth in the past that Public

Students find love on the World Wide

T h e '01 and ' 0 2 Pull t e a m s m a r k e d the start of an-

by the O d d Year Pull t e a m on Saturday, Oct. 3.

In 1995. the present senior class of ' 9 9 w a s beaten

Public S a f e t y and Judicial A f f a i r s . " I ' d be interested in attending such a f o r u m , "

X

w h o l e t i m e , " said D a v e " K i l l e r " Kuhrt ( ' 0 1 ) , w h o pulled for his second year. "I d i d n ' t feel any rope go-

other century of t u g - o f - w a r with the second closest

nity lo h a v e their q u e s t i o n s a n s w e r e d . " " W e feel students need to k n o w their rights Swing dancing takes Hope by

their first Pull of their f o u r y e a r s at H o p e . " T h i s y e a r w e h e a v e d instead of j u s l straining the

S LAMERS, D LAMERS, JULIE GREEN c a m p u s b e a t e d i t o r , in-focus e d i t o r a n d staff r e p o r t e r

the p r o b l e m . " S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s also h o p e s to invite area le-

relations. It's hard for m e to talk to all of the students and this should g i v e them an opportu-

to hold the rope as moraler

discussed the many aspects of a patriarchal society in his presentation titled, " L i s t e n i n g to H e r e t i c s : P a t r i a r c h y .

F e m i n i s m , and Faith."

T h e 1998 Critical I s s u e s S y m p o sium,. tilled " F e m i n i s m and F a i t h , " w a s called by H o p e College President Dr. J o h n J a c o b s o n an event " w h e n the

w o m e n , " said 2). woiucii. said A n n a K o h l s ( ' 002).

To Dr. J o h n s o n , g e n d e r inequality

In his address, J o h n s o n said that he

i_iifVMr,,i».> w a r n e d sciif*H it.i H o w e v e r , he u c h a'.i c h a l lenge to popular belief w o u l d not be easy. P e o p l e w h o usually d o ihis are treated

" w a n t e d to inspire the exception to the rule [of

a s h e r e t i c s , e v e n in a s e c u l a r s e n s e , and ridi-

o p p r e s s i o n h a p p e n , but that also

patriarchy]." He hope d that he would raise is-

c u l e d for their " d a n g e r o u s " i d e a s , he said.

s u e s that seem impor-

T h e s e topics are addressed in his book. The Gender Knot: Unravel-

•• . entire c o l l e g e c o m m u n i t y can c o m e together to d i s c u s s a particular topic.

tant and give the audience new ways of thinking about them.

Johnson's address

intf

our

Patriarchal

Legacy." ' I w a s kind of put off w h e n he s t a r t e d t a l k i n g

hinged on the fact that A . J o h n s o n although the current about m e n at first because generation did not create a patriarchal I thought f e m i n i s m w a s more a b o u t society, it is their responsibility to fix

a f f e c t s and hurts men and w o m e n .

"People m a k e gender inequality and m e a n s they can d o s o m e t h i n g about it," Jie said. " E v e r y o n e f a c e s the decision of w h e t h e r t o be part of the solution or j u s l part of the p r o b l e m . " T h e Critical Issues S y m p o s i u m continues o n Wednesday, O c t . 7, with a k e y n o t e a d d r e s s by C a r t e r H e y w a r d .

Small g r o u p discussion will be held over lunch, and a panel discussion foll o w s at 1:00 p.m.

T h e S y m p o s i u m c o n c l u d e s with a meditation service.

the

C a m p u s Beat

campus brief

Anchor

O c t o b e r 7, I 9 9 8

Dating Doctor dishes advice

C a n d i d a t e s for presidency n a r r o w e d T h e P r e s i d c m i a l S e a r c h C o m mi lice m c l o n S e p t . 16 lo finalize a lisi

v i e w e d , the c o m m i t t e e h o p e s lo c h o s e 3 - 4 final c a n d i d a t e s .

WMADANEK staff r e p o r t e r

of s e m i - f m a l i s l s after c o n s i d e r i n g

" W i t h i n 10 d a y s o f t h e s e inter-

the r e s u l t s o f the r c l c r c n c e c h e c k s

v i e w s w e h o p e to m a k e an a n -

Dating Doctor Dave Coleman

o f i h c poicniial candidates.

n o u n c e m e n t of w h o these candi-

offered his prescription for success-

dates are," B o u w e n s said.

ful r e l a t i o n s h i p s on F r i d a y . O c t . 2.

Presidential Search C o m m i t e e C h a i r J o e l B o u w e n s e x p r e s s e d the

T h e finalists will be invited to

c o m m i u c c ' s salisfaction with the

c a m p u s in N o v e m b e r t o m e e t w i t h

s e a r c h t h u s far. " T h e n e x t s l e p is t o talk t o t h e

college representatives.

s e m M m a l i s i s at a n e u t r a l s i l e olT-

things are going." B o u w e n s said.

r e l a t i o n s h i p is s u p p o s e d l o w o r k , "

c a m p u s during the u p - c o m i n g

" T h e c o m m i t t e e is f u n c t i o n i n g well

C o l e m a n said. "Television and

w e e k e n d . " he s a i d .

and I feel w e h a v e very strong can-

m o v i e s m a k e it s e e m c i t h e r t o o

didates."

s i m p l e o r p o r t r a y it in the w r o n g

A l t e r the s e m i - f i n a l i s t s are inter-

"I'm extremely happy with how

v

in P h e l p s C a f e t e r i a t h r o u g h his C r e ative Dating p r o g r a m .

"Most students don't have any g o o d role m o d e l s t o s e e h o w a g o o d

light. I t h i n k I s h o w s t u d e n t s a b e l -

FORUM f r o m I

ter w a y l o g o a b o u t s o c i a l i z i n g w i t h

Student Congress m e m b e r s are

O c t . 5. L i s a B a n c u k and. J o e S o t o

my program. Effective communica-

hopelul

o f the H o l l a n d P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t

tion is very i m p o r t a n t . "

that all i n v o l v e d will

b e n e f i t I r o m the f o r u m .

"were a v a i l a b l e t o listen to s t u d e n t

" W h a t I h o p e t o s e e c o m e o u t of

concerns and answer questions.

The evening began with students jotting d o w n their thoughts about

t h e f o r u m is that s t u d e n t s u n d e r -

" M a n y residents were asking me

the best and worst pick up lines

stand the c o n s e q u e n c e s of their

q u e s t i o n s a b o u t w h a t the p o l i c e c a n

t h e y ' d heard and describing their

actions and that the guide lines of

and c a n n o t d o . " said Scott Hall

fantasy date on an index card.

police action be m a d e clear." said

Resident Director Lisa Knapp.

Scott Hes ('00). Student C o n g r e s s

" W i t h the n e e d of the s t u d e n t s t h e r e

Comptroller.

A l t h o u g h t h e f o r u m is not f i n a l -

and P u b l i c S a f e t y ' s desire to create

i t e m s w r i t t e n o n the c a r d s t h a i w e r e

these types of programs, w e decided

collected

ized. m a n y m e m b e r s of the H o p e

l o m a k e it a h a l l e v e n t . "

C o l e m a n - w a s assisted by " C a n d y

c o m m u n i t y a p p e a r i n t e r e s t e d in the

A b o u t 4 0 Scott Hall residents

issue. " W e h a v e held f o r u m s in the p a s t

w e r e a b l e t o a t t e n d the e v e n t .

that h a v e i n c l u d e d o u t s i d e p r o f e s -

f o r m a t i v e , " said Kelly Morrison

"I felt that t h e e v e n t w a s very in-

Throughout

the

evening.

C o l e m a n w o u l d r e a d s o m e o f the from

the

audience.

Bandit" Glyn Williams ('98) who rewarded good responses with candy.

E m i l y S m a l l C 0 2 ) s a i d that s h e

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p\-\oXo by Johnathan Muenk

P I C K - U P L I N E : Dave Coleman presented his sure-fire methods for landing dates to a crowded Phelps Hall on Friday, Oct. 2 at SAC's annual Creative Dating. telling the c r o w d that h e " g a v e t h e m

and

1996 and 1997 Lecture Pro-

sionals." said R i c h a r d Frost. D e a n

( ' 0 0 ) . " O n e o f the o f f i c e r s t h e r e h a d

thought the Jahari W i n d o w activity

p e r m i s s i o n to a s k s o m o n e n e w out

g r a m o f the Y e a r b y " C a m p u s A c -

of Students. " W h e n e v e r you estab-

b e e n d i r e c t l y i n v o l v e d in b r e a k i n g

o n a d a t e " a n d a l s o e x p l a i n e d that

tivities T o d a y " m a g a z i n e .

lish t h e s e r e l a t i o n s h i p s o f c o m m u -

u p p a r l i e s . I fell they w e r e v e r y f a i r

was interesting.

"Mine was so accurate." Small

h e ' d t a p e d a t w e n t y d o l l a r bill u n -

" I g o t i n v o l v e d in t h i s t y p e of

nication. each party benefits be-

and rational w h e n they r e s p o n d e d

said. " W h e n I w a s a s k e d to write

d e r s o m e o n e ' s chair for them to use

thing way back when I was work-

cause they go a w a y with m o r e

lo the s t u d e n t s . "

down my favorite animal and char-

to take s o m e o n e n e w out on a date.

ing in a s t u d e n t a c t i v i t e s o f f i c e a n d

a c t e r i s t i c s that I a s s o c i a t e d w i t h it,

Small said that she w a s glad she

k n o w l e d g e . I t ' s i m p o r t a n t that s t u dents understand the p r o c e d u r e s that p o l i c e m u s t t a k e . "

K n a p p fell the event w a s very informative for students.

"Students got a different perspec-

E m e r s o n s t r e s s e d that s t u d e n t s

t i v e o n p a r l i e s . " s h e s a i d . "It w a s a

I i m m e d i a t e l y t h o u g h t of m y cat a n d the words cuddly, friendly, and a

"It w a s i n t e r e s t i n g a n d f u n n y a n d

tion," C o l e m a n said. " ' G l a m o u r '

g r e a t l i s t e n e r c a m e to m i n d . I w a s

I l e a r n e d w h a t not t o u s e a s a p i c k

m a g a z i n e w r o t e an article about m e a f e w y e a r s a g o a n d after that, m y b u s i n e s s really started to take o f f . "

will still b e h e l d r e s p o n s i b l e f o r

v e r y c o m f o r t a b l e e n v i r o n m e n l lo

s u r p r i s e d to find out that repre-

u p l i n e , " s h e s a i d . " I h o p e all o f

their actions.

h a v e d i a l o g u e and lo disagree.

sented h o w I think other p e o p l e see

those g u y s there were p a y i n g atten-

me."

C o l e m a n also w a r n e d of the high

t i o n . T h i n g s like i f b e a u t y w e r e a

"If s o m e o n e b r e a k s the law. he

Holland Police also gave students

will b e in t r o u b l e , b u t that c a n b e ^ a h a n d out l i s t i n g i n f r a c t i o n s a n d h a n d l e d in a p o s i t i v e a n d r e s p e c t ful w a y . " h e s a i d .

A s i m i l a r e v e n t w a s held a s a hall a c t i v i t y in S c o t t Hall on M o n d a y ,

their consequences

O c t o b e r

1 5 .

glass of milk, y o u ' d be a c o w ' are t h i n g s b e s t left u n s a i d . "

Dates," w h i c h highlights the rea-

Great

hol a n d d a t i n g a n d e x p l a i n e d t h e

Coleman's program. Creative

sons why relationships succeed or

and s o m e of i h e m were surprised

d a n g e r s of R o h y p n o l , c o m m o n l y

D a t i n g , w a s v o t e d the 1997 L e c t u r e

fail a n d p r o v i d e s i n n o v a t i v e s o c i a l

b y t h e t h i n g s t h e y did n o t k n o w .

r e f e r r e d t o a s the " d a t e r a p e d r u g . "

P r o g r a m o f the Year by the N a t i o n a l

i d e a s . C o l e m a n is a l s o k n o w n a s a

T h e e v e n i n g e n d e d with C o l e m a n

Association of C a m p u s Activities

nationally syndicated columnist.

f i r s t

H o m e c o m i n g flashes back t o t h e 'SOs

a r e / d u e s on/ T o t y y w a r e /

( w c i d x z h l e / i v v t h e / t n g l i ^ V e p c u t m e r i t (av

risk i n v o l v e d w i t h c o m b i n i n g a l c o -

C o l e m a n is a l s o t h e a u t h o r of the best selling book, "101

" S t u d e n t s l e a r n e d a b o u t the l a w

S u h n u 4 > f r o y \ & f o rt h e / o f OpiA&

w a s a k e d t o d o a s h o w like t h i s f o r a g r o u p of students during orienta-

w e n t t o the p r o g r a m .

L u b b e r y H c d i .

C d H S c d i y ^ 4 8 4 5

w i t h /

q u e t t i e m f r .

^ The 1 9 9 8 fly lie rk Committee thank/ flnne Bokker-Gro/ (or her c o n l r i b u t i o n / to flykerk. We uii/h her the b e / t in her . future e n d e o v o r / .

( 5 m i l e s ; a g e s 18 a n d o v e r ) ; o r a 3 /

a n d f a c u l t y w h o d o n o t w a n t a T-

4 mile repeat course.

S w i m m e r s a g e s 14 a n d u n d e r c a n

shirt.

F o l l o w i n g the R u n - B i k c - S w i m -

T h e 1998 H o m e c o m i n g w e e k e n d

p a r t i c i p a t e in the 4 0 0 m e t e r s w i m

W a l k is t h e a n n u a l H o m e c o m i n g

lies a h e a d w i t h a c t i v i t i e s f o r H o p e

( 1 / 4 m i l e ) , a n d a g e s 15 a n d o v e r

p a r a d e . B e g i n n i n g at 1 p . m . , the

s t u d e n t s , a l u m n i , a n d the g e n e r a l

p a r t i c i p a t e in the 8 0 0 m e t e r s w i m

p a r a d e will start at 13th S t r e e t ,

(1/2 mile).

m o v e d o w n C o l l e g e A v e n u e t o 10th

MEREDITH CARE staff r e p o r t e r

public.

T h e fun begins on Friday. Oct. 9

A 3 , 2 0 0 m e t e r w a l k (2 miles) be-

Street, then to C o l u m b i a Avenue,

w i t h the 5th a n n u a l H o m e c o m i n g

g i n s at the D o w C e n t e r , a n d is o p e n

b a c k t o 13th S t r e e t , a n d t o the f o o t -

H o e d o w n at T e u s i n k ' s P o n y F a r m .

T h i s event, c o o r d i n a t e d by S A C ,

to e v e r y o n e .

C o o r d i n a t o r s f o r the R u n - B i k e -

ball s t a d i u m .

T h e f o o t b a l l g a m e t h e n b e g i n s at

i n c l u d e s h a y r i d e s . line d a n c i n g , h a y

Swim-Walk

Glenn

2 p.m.. with Hope College playing

m a z e s , animals, and a food barn.

VanWieren and D o n n a Eaton of the

against Kalamazoo College. The

Shuttle busses begin leaving f r o m

Kinesiology department.

p r e - g a m e and halftime shows fea-

arc

Dr.

D e w i t t C i r c l e at 7 p . m . , a n d line

"It's a h o m e c o m i n g tradition."

d a n c i n g l e s s o n s at the f a r m start at

s a i d Dr. G l e n n Van W i e r e n . " W e ' v e

7:30 p.m.

A d m i s s i o n is f r e e , a n d e v e r y o n e

b e e n d o i n g t h i s f o r 21 y e a r s , a n d it

A l s o at h a l f t i m e , the 1998 H o m e -

s t a r t e d w i t h the c o n s t r u c t i o n o f t h e

c o m i n g C o u r t will b e p r e s e n t e d , a n d

D o w . It g i v e s p e o p l e in t h e H o p e

the K i n g and Q u e e n will b e - a n -

and Holland c o m m u n i t y a c h a n c e

is w e l c o m e .

SAC member Jennifer Trask

ture the

Belding High School

Marching Band.

COO), w h o h e l p e d o r g a n i z e t h e

t o p a r t i c i p a t e in a n y o f f o u r p h y s i -

nounced.

T h e c o u r t is c o m p r i s e d o f s e n i o r s

H o m e c o m i n g H o e d o w n , said "I e n c o u r a g e e v e r y o n e t o a t t e n d . It's

cal a c t i v i t i e s . " " T h e e v e n t really e m u l a t e s w h a t

Carrie

g o i n g t o be a f u n n i g h t . "

w e ' r e a b o u t in the k i n e s i o l o g y a n d

Mistcn \yceldreycr, Mike Adamski.

physical education departments

Mike M c C u n c , Dan Patterson, Josh

h e r e at H o p e C o l l e g e . " h e s a i d .

Schicker, and Brent R o w e .

H o m e c o m i n g activites continue o n S a t u r d a y . O c t . 10. T h e 2 1 s t a n -

Gina Buwalda. Andrea Johnson.

Koop, Sara VanHoose,

nual R u n - B i k e - S w i m - W a l k b e g i n s

R e g i s t r a t i o n is r e q u i r e d , a n d

A c t i v i t i e s a r c p l a n n e d all w e e k -

at 8 a . m . R u n n e r s p a r t i c i p a t e in a

t h o s e p a r t i c i p a n t s w h o r e g i s t e r e d by

end for H o p e a l u m n i as well. M a n y

5 . 0 0 0 m e t e r (3.1 m i l e s ) r a c e .

F r i d a y , O c t . 3, will r e c e i v e a T-shirt.

of the f r a t e r n i t i e s a n d s o r o r i t i e s arc

Bikers have three different op-

T h e r e g i s t r a t i o n fee is $ 6 p e r e v e n t

holding open houses, luncheons,

tions. d e p e n d i n g o n l e n g t h o f c o u r s e

for n o n H o p e s t u d e n t s and faculty,

a n d c o o k o u t s f o r t h e i r a l u m n i . Re-

and age: 5,600 meters (3.5 miles;

and $3 for students and faculty w h o

u n i o n a c t i v i t i e s are a l s o p l a n n e d for

a c e s 17 a n d u n d e r ) ; 8 . 0 0 0 m e t e r s

want a T s h i r t , and free for s t u d e n t s

the c l a s s e s o f 1983, 1988, a n d 1993.

Anchor

I 998

In F o c u s

GUEST COLULMN Julie Zwart

the White ('00). "He should have a private

his p e r s o n a l life a p p r o p r i a t e l y .

LESLIE MERRIMAN staff r e p o r t e r

P r c s i d c n l C l i n i o n is a n a m e t h a i is e v e r y w h e r e in s o c i e t y t o d a y e v e n if o n e d o e s n i w a t c H Hie n e w s .

T h e media has plastered Clinion a n d his s c a n d a l s all o v e r T V a n d t h e front page of n e w s p a p e r s .

T h e issue h a s s p a r k e d c o n v e r s a l i o n s a n d a r g u m e n t s all o v e r c a m pus between sludents and faculty

o f the A m e r i c a n P u b l i c . " s a i d J a c k

T h e P r e s i d e n t is a l w a y s in the

H o l m e s Political S c i e n c e P r o f e s s o r .

p u b l i c e y e a n d the S t a r r R e p o r t let

"We

need

separate policy

his from

what done

the

to

he

A person in t h e w h i t e house should be one w i t h integrity and s o m e o n e to look up to.

has

wrong."

H o l m e s said.

But s o m e students remain of the opinion that

and administration.

life like a n y o t h e r c i t i z e n . "

" H e h a s c l e a r l y b e t r a y e d the trust

'I d o n ' t s u p p o r t P r e s i d e n t C l i n t o n

Clinton's public

as a p e r s o n , but h e d o e s h i s j o b a s

office and pri-

P r e s i d e n t . " said A m a n d a A n d e r s o n

v a t e life are t w o

('02).

separate mat-

—Jack H o l m e s Professor o f Polical

American

Public

into

a

very

private

view of President Clinton's life.

"It

was

graphic, maybe loo graphic for

Crossing t h e Line P r e s i d e n t C l i n t o n is a n

country w a s founded upon.

e m b a r a s s m e n t t o the c o u n t r y a n d

Lately morality and Christian

he n e e d s to resign.

values have become obsolete

I a m d i s a p p o i n t e d b y the c u r r e n t s i t u a t i o n in W a s h i n g t o n .

Yes. the e c o n o m y is d e c e n t , the

w i t h i n o u r g o v e r n m e n t . If G e o r g e W a s h i n g t o n and T h o m a s J e f f e r s o n w e r e a l i v e n o w . they

b u d g e t is at a s u r p l u s a n d the

w o u l d b e a n g r y at the s t a t e o f

u n e m p l o y m e n t r a t e is d o w n , b u t

a f f a i r s g o i n g o n in the n a t i o n .

s o m e t h i n g e l s e is v e r y w r o n g .

President Clinton's actions are

In a r e c e n t s u r v e y . 2 / 3 o f the c o u n t r y s a i d they c o u l d o v e r l o o k

the public, but

a m o r a l d i s g r a c e t o the c o u n t r y

C l i n t o n ' s s e x life if he c o n t i n u e d

not f o r t h e c o u r t

and they s h o u l d n ' t be tolerated

to do a g o o d j o b as president.

case." said Car-

b y the A m e r i c a n p u b l i c .

rie T o n n ( ' 0 0 ) .

Science

It is i m p o s s i b l e f o r m e to b e l i e v e that h e c a n b e a s t r o n g leader a f t e r this incident.

stu-

C l i n t o n a s a role m o d e l a n d I

basic

d e n t s h a v e not

w i s h h e w o u l d a c t like it. T h e

H i s p l a c e in h i s t o r y is f i x e d .

g o o d j o b m a n a g i n g the g o v e r n m e n t

t a k e is I d o n ' t

read the Starr

P r e s i d e n t o f the U n i t e d S t a t e s

P r o m i s c u i t y a n d l i e s will b e w h a t

e f f e c t i v e l y , but h e is n o t m a n a g i n g

t h i n k it's a s t o r y . " said H o p e D e m o crat Marc

M a n y o t h e r s t u d e n t s feel the s a m e w a y . that C l i n t o n is d o i n g a

ters.

"My

Arnoys ('99).

"1 t h i n k i t ' s b e -

R e p o r t . N e v e r l h e l e s s . but m o s t

n e e d s t o b e an e f f e c t i v e p o l i t i -

h e will b e r e m e m b e r e d for.

k n o w a b o u t its c o n t e n t t h r o u g h the

cian, but he also n e e d s lo b e a

R e s p e c t f r o m the n a t i o n w i l l

recent news.

r e p r e s e n a l i v e o f the U n i t e d

n e v e r be e a r n e d b a c k n o w t h a t

Slates. Wilh as m u c h influence as

t h e e x p l i c i t d e t a i l s of h i s s e x l i f e have been publicized.

"I can't believe they published

t w e e n h i m , his

i t . " said Kristin B r o w n ( ' 0 1 ) . r e f e r -

the P r e s i d e n t h a s o n t h e c o u n t r y

wife, and his

r i n g t o the n e w s p a p e r s a n d m a g a -

a n d the rest o f t h e w o r l d , w e n e e d

T h e t h i n g that b o t h e r s m e m o s t

l o ask o u r s e l v e s w h a t k i n d of

is the f a c t that 2 / 3 o f the c o u n t r y

e x a m p l e is b e i n g s e t f o r o u r

are c o m p l a c e n t o f his a c t i o n s . It

p o r t will n o w g o o n l o be a n a l y z e d

y o u t h . P r e s i d e n t C l i n i o n is a s f a r

m a k e s m e w o n d e r w h a t is g o i n g

by C o n g r e s s . T h i s i n f o r m a t i o n will

from a role m o d e l as w e can

on with people these days. D o

wrong. But Ken

h e l p C o n g r e s s d e c i d e if they w a n l

t h e y j u s t n o t c a r e that the

Starr was just

t o p r o c e e d with t h e i m p e a c h m e n t

possibly gel.

T h e actions of our president

process. " I t w o u l d b e b e s t if w e c o u l d p u t

d o n ' t i l l u s t r a t e w h a t the f o u n d e r s

a liar a n d u n f a i t h f u l t o h i s w i f e ? t h i n g , s h o w i n g m e h o w not l o

daughter.

I

zines publishing graphic content.

don't condone

The Independent Council's Re-

what he did, I think

was

it

d i g g i n g until he found

some-

P r e s i d e n t o f the U n i t e d S t a t e s is I can thank Clinton for one

o f t h i s c o u n t r y b e l i e v e d in. " O n e

the i s s u e b e h i n d u s . " s a i d A u d r a

nation u n d e r G o d . " and "In G o d

con-

Davis ('01). "But I don't know

We Trust." were both mottos our

live.

tinue to believe

w h e t h e r or not it w i l l t a k e h i s r e s -

that C l i n i o n c a n

i g n a t i o n t o d o that. B u t . p e r s o n a l l y

c o n t i n u e to run

I d o n ' t see a p r o b l e m , except for

t o the G r a n d J u r y , but n o t o n a c -

n o t fit l o r u n the g o v e r n m e n t a n y

t h e fact that he l i e d . "

c o u n t o f his m o r a l a n d p e r s o n a l is-

longer.

sues.

"In 1974, C l i n i o n told N i x o n lo

s h o u l d be o n e with inlegrily and one

' " . . . s p a r e the c o u n t r y . . . ' " , C l i n i o n

w h o can be looked up lo." said Holmes.

thing."

Some

the country ef-

O t h e r s t u d e n t s t h i n k very d i f f e r -

fectively.

"The

thing has noth-

whole

ently. " I f h e d i d lie, h e s h o u l d be p u n -

ing lo d o with

ished like any other," said Tiffany

should lake his o w n a d v i c e , " said

his a b i l i t y t o be

Ghent ('02).

Holmes.

president," said Chris Photo

Many

Y o u n g children see President

Frenlz

M a n y s t u d e n t s s e e m e d to sup-

A n u m b e r of s l u d e n t s a g r e e d ,

p o r t i m p e a c h m e n t if C l i n t o n lied

c o n f i r m i n g that P r e s i d e n t C l i n i o n is

" A p e r s o n in the W h i l e H o u s e

A c c o r d i n g to a n u m b e r o f H o p e s t u d e n t s . C l i n t o n m a y n o t fit t h i s role.

c o u r t e s y of W h i t e H o u s e . w e b

&

een

eard

m "If he resigns, then G o r e ' s

"J t h i n k that h e s h o u l d stay in

" H e s h o u l d be i m p e a c h e d .

In lieu of the Starr report, what do you believe President Clinton should do?

"I t h i n k it will j u s t like w i t h

"I t h i n k he s h o u l d r e s i g n a n d

is P r e s i d e n t a n d t h a i j u s t

o f f i c e . I d o n ' t t h i n k the r e p o r t s

W h a t he d i d w a s m o r a l l y w r o n g

Hillary should divorce him."

N i x o n . T h e y will h o l d a n i m -

stinks. So I guess just leave

against h i m have a n y t h i n g lo d o

a n d h e ' s not a g o o d r o l e m o d e l

—Todd Corslange ('01)

p e a c h m e n t hearing, but he'll

h i m in o f f i c e . " — M i k e Messink ('01)

wilh his j o b as president. W e

for o u r country."

—Marisol Lemus (Project

d o n ' t n e e d l o b e i n v o l v e d in his

resign."

— C u r t i s Tyler ('02)

Teach High School student)

personal life."

—Erica Simpson ('01)

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Opinion

September

I 6,

I 998

your voice.

our voice.

Student urges campus to examine faith, survey

The Cost ofVictory

To ihe Editor:

" v i o l e n c e " in t h e i r q u e s t t o p r o l i f -

a n d e a c h life t o b e h e a r d but d o not

erate their beliefs and h a v e refused

f o l l o w the C a m p u s Ministries'

T h e thrill of v i c t o r y a n d t h e a g o n y o f d e f e a t h a s l o n g

Firsl a n d f o r e m o s t 1 n e e d t o stress

t o d i a l o g u e in a n y w a y w i t h t h e

h a n d b o o k on

d r i v e n a t h l e t e s t o e x t r e m e m e a s u r e s . A s i m p l e w i n or

the g r e a t i m p o r t a n c e Tor .ill s t u d e n t s

H o p e C o l l e g e c o m m u n i t y as a

t i a n ? " A n d w e c a n n o t f o r g e t that by

team position forces s o m e athletes toward questionable

a n d f a c u l t y w h o h a v e not read t h e

w h o l e . T h e o n l y d i a l o g u e that h a s

the c a m p u s m i n i s t r i e s g u i d e l i n e s , if

r e s u l t s of t h e C a m p u s M i n i s t r i e s

taken place so far has been through

t h e r e h a v e b e e n t h i n g s s a i d in

m e a s u r e s f o r t h a t thrill o f v i c t o r y .

44

H o w t o be a C h r i s -

survey and the C h a p l a i n s ' Self

t h e e f f o r t s , a n d at t h e e m o t i o n a l

c h a p e l that m a d e y o u s h i f t in y o u r

T h e u s e of C r e a t i n e h a s leapt i n t o t h e p u b l i c ' s a t t e n t i o n ,

E v a l u a t i o n t o d e v o t e o n e h o u r to

expense, of students and faculty.

s e a t , if t h e r e h a v e b e e n t o o m a n y

a n d in t h e s o m e t i m e s s h e l t e r e d H o p e c o m m u n i t y , i s s u e s

seeing the facts for themselves.

T h e chaplains have responded with

s t a t e m e n t s p r o f e s s e d that y o u c o u l d

l i k e t h i s a r e s e e n a s u n a p p l i c a b l e to t h e a r e a . B u t H o p e

M a n y students will be quite sur-

" d i a l o g u e " like the Pluralism Gath-

n o t b e l i e v e r e s i d e d in the C h r i s t i a n

has traditionally b e e n an athletic p o w e r h o u s e . T h e

p r i s e d . T h e s u r v e y s c o n t r a d i c t the

e r i n g S e r v i c e s last s e m e s t e r w h i c h

faith - like the r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of

c h a p l a i n s ' c l a i m last s e m e s t e r , that

o f f e r e d o n e T r u t h , o n e side, o n e w a y

w o m e n l o n o t w e a r c l o t h i n g that

it w a s o n l y a " s m a l l g r o u p " o f s t u -

o r p a t h to H e l l . T h e r e w a s n o d i a -

e n t i c e m e n t o r a p e t h e m , o r the fact

coaches,

d e n t s w h o f o u n d f a u l t in the c h a p e l

logue. T h e chaplains prefer o n e on

that G o d c a n o n l y b e r e f e r r e d t o in

administration and faculty. A n d this has e x p a n d e d to the

p r o g r a m and c a m p u s ministries.

o n e d i a l o g u e in the c o m f o r t o f t h e

m a s c u l i n e t e r m s o r that w e s h o u l d

u s e of p e r f o r m a n c e - e n h a n c i n g d r u g s .

The poignant written responses

Keppel House, which has resulted

p r a y for h o m o s e x u a l s lo be "nor-

f r o m b o t h s t u d e n t s a n d f a c u l t y re-

in m o r e e m o t i o n a l " v i o l e n c e " c o m -

mal" or that because you love your

veal a p a i n f u l r i f t t h a t b e g a n t o di-

mitted behind closed doors than I

gay neighbor, your M u s l i m neigh-

v i d e the c a m p u s a l m o s t five y e a r s

c a r e to a d m i t .

bor, y o u r H i n d u , Buddhist and

s u c c e s s that F l y i n g D u t c h t e a m s h a v e a t t a i n e d h a s a d d e d some

measure

of

pressure

onto

the

T h e u s e of C r e a t i n e is n o t b a n n e d in c o l l e g e a t h l e t i c s , a n d is n o t r e g u l a t e d by t h e F D A . P r o f e s s i o n a l s s u c h a s M a r k M c G w i r e g r a b h e a d l i n e s w i t h its u s e , a n d c o u n t l e s s

a g o , n o t last s e m e s t e r a s c h a p l a i n s

T h e o n s l a u g h t o f this d e r i s i o n h a s

feminist neighbor as m u c h a s you

others hide b e h i n d the scenes, even using anabolic

h a v e i m p l i e d . 1 a m tired of s i d e -

been o v e r w h e l m i n g and taken un-

love your Christian neighbor and

s t e r o i d s and o t h e r illegal d r u g s to g a i n an a d d e d

stepping the issue and treating the

expected avenues of discrimination.

y o u r e s p e c t t h e i r b e l i e f s a n d faith

advantage.

c h a p l a i n s as though they w e r e un-

I ask y o u , f o l l o w e r s of C h r i s t ,

as m u c h

able to d e f e n d their o w n beliefs, so

would Jesus have thrown homo-

C h r i s t i a n ' s n e i g h b o r ' s , that y o u a r e

Creatine and other p e r f o r m a n c e e n h a n c i n g drugs are

as you

respect

your

I'll f r a n k l y lay it o n t h e line. T h e

sexuals, truly the outcast on this

d e f i n i t e l y not a C h r i s t i a n , b u t a n

relatively n e w to the c o l l e g e athletic scene. S e v e r a l

d a m a g i n g rift that h a s torn t h r o u g h

c a m p u s , out of the c h u r c h ? W h e r e

equivocating, "lazy p o w e r ranger,"

s t u d i e s h a v e b e e n c o n d u c t e d a n d r e s u l t s s h o w that t h e r e

c a m p u s a n d d i s f i g u r e d all that H o p e

in the B i b l e d o e s it say that G o d ' s

even the "anti-Chrisl" as a delicate

are f e w side e f f e c t s . A n d n o w C r e a t i n e h a s crept into

w a s m e a n t to be was not b e g u n by

all e m b r a c i n g l o v e a p p l i e s t o e v e r y

l e t t e r s t a l e d last s e m e s t e r , w h o is

m y h a n d s o r the c o u n t l e s s o t h e r s t u -

one but homosexuals, oh, and those

" c l o u d i n g s t u d e n t s ' m i n d s " a n d is

dents and faculty w h o w e r e willing

i n d i v i d u a l s w h o r e s p e c t o t h e r reli-

h e a d e d s t r a i g h t t o t h e b o t t o m o f ihe

Hope College locker rooms.

T h e a m o u n t of p r e s s u r e t h a t H o p e a t h l e t e s e n d u r e m a y

to stand up for their beliefs, but by

gions (pluralist), and people w h o

H o p e College pond with a millstone

b e l e s s t h a n t h o s e of l a r g e c o l l e g e s a n d p r o f e s s i o n a l s ,

c a m p u s ministries and their belief

follow Christ's teachings, goodness

around your neck.

b u t that will n e v e r p r e v e n t s t u d e n t s f r o m e x p e r i m e n t i n g .

that they e n c o m p a s s the o n e and

a n d l o v e , b u t m a y n o t p r o f e s s the

G o and read w h a t has been writ-

And s o m e H o p e C o l l e g e c o a c h e s have e n d o r s e d the

only " T r u t h . " T h e y h a v e b e g u n lo

Christian faith, and those Christians

ten a n d f o r m o p i n i o n s a n d t h o u g h t s

u s e of C r e a t i n e d u r i n g w e i g h t t r a i n i n g . A n d n o d o u b t

p r o p a g a t e an a u t h o r i t a r i a n i n t e r p r e -

w h o w o r s h i p t h e s a m e G o d in a d i f -

of y o u r o w n . W h a t e v e r you d o ,

tation of Christianity that "tears the

ferent way, and those w h o believe

t h i n k a n d act, y o u f a i t h c a n n o t g r o w

h e a r t o u t " o f all t h a t C h r i s t i a n i t y

in the s h e k i n a h o f G o d , a n d p e o p l e

if y o u d o n ' t c h a l l e n g e it. B e w i l l -

w a s a n d is t r u l y m e a n t t o be.

w h o d o not b e l i e v e that h u m a n s

ing t o d i s c u s s o t h e r b e l i e f s r a t h e r

T o p r o f e s s o n e ' s b e l i e f s in t h e

h a v e the r i g h t l o p a s s j u d g e m e n t o n

than l i s t e n t o a n d p r o f e s s y o u r o w n

m a n n e r of dialogue, w h i c h listens

a n o t h e r life, o r c o n s i g n p e o p l e l o

views time and again. Be chal-

t o a n d h e a r s o t h e r ' s o p i n i o n , is truly

Hell, and those w h o think that w e

l e n g e d , y o u s i m p l y c a n ' t get a n y -

is d i f f e r e n t f r o m m a n i p u l a t i n g a n d

c a n n o t f u l l y g r a s p , let a l o n e p r o f e s s ,

w h e r e s t a n d i n g still.

t h e p r e s s u r e f o r s u c c e s s a n d w i n n i n g h a s r e a c h e d the c o a c h i n g staff as well.

S t u d e n t s ' p r i o r i t i e s c a n s o m e t i m e s b e c o m e a little tainted. W i n n i n g b e c o m e s important, body and m i n d b e c o m e forgotten.

S c h o o l s l i k e H o p e a r e e x p e c t e d t o c o n t i n u e its a t h l e t i c

a f f r o n t i n g a n o t h e r p e r s o n of un-

the "Truth," and strong-willed,

p r o w r e s s , m a i n t a i n t h e l e v e l t h a t it h a s c r e a t e d . W i n n i n g

k n o w n or o p p o s i n g r e l i g i o u s v i e w s .

unsubmissive individuals who de-

is e x p e c t e d t o c o n t i n u e , s o m e t i m e s n o m a t t e r t h e c o s t ,

1 b e l i e v e that C a m p u s M i n i s t r i e s

f e n d t h e o p p r e s s e d a n d w o u l d fight

no matter the student.

have used verbal and emotional

t o the d e a l h the r i g h t o f e a c h v o i c e

Very little s t u d y h a s b e e n d o n e on t h e s u s t a i n e d u s e of c r e a t i n e a n d its l o n g t e r m e f f e c t s . W i t h o u t t h e s e s t u d i e s ,

Engler "fighter for the people/' T o the E d i t o r :

o n e h a s t o w o n d e r w h e t h e r t h e u s e of t h e s e d r u g s is in

A m a n d a Schneider ('99)

freshman says

700.000 new jobs, making Michi-

from the higher education budget,

gan the state with the fastest j o b

making

a

college

education

T h e U n i t e d S t a t e s o f A m e r i c a is

g r o w t h . W e a l s o lead the c o u n t r y in

unaffordable for m a n y Michigan

a p r o u d c o u n t r y like n o o t h e r , w i t h

r e d u c i n g the tax b u r d e n o n f a m i l i e s ,

f a m i l i e s . H e h a s h u r l e d i n s u l t s at

C o l l e g e students h a v e e n o u g h pressure to deal with on

our government standing uniquely

as E n g l e r has s a v e d o v e r $11 bil-

e v e r y o n e f r o m J e w s to A f r i c a n

a d a i l y b a s i s . T o h a v e t h e p r e s s u r e o f w i n n i n g at a n y

at the c e n t e r o f t h e w o r l d . A s the

lion - m o r e t h a n $ 2 , 0 0 0 f o r the a v -

A m e r i c a n s lo Christians. Fieger

c o s t is a w e i g h t t h a t n o s t u d e n t s h o u l d h a v e t o b e a r .

s t r o n g e s t s u p e r p o w e r in e a r t h ' s h i s -

e r a g e f a m i l y . In a d d i t i o n , M i c h i g a n

l a c k s c h a r a c t e r . l e a d e r s h i p , a n d is

t o r y , o u r e v e r y m o v e is c l o s e l y

l e a d s the n a t i o n in w e l f a r e r e f o r m ,

a n y t h i n g but a " f i g h t e r for the

monitored and copied by m a n y

a n d in f u n d i n g f o r p u b l i c s c h o o l s .

people."

the student's best interests.

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government, would only continue

try a n d o u r g o v e r n m e n t . T h i s e l e c -

m o r e e m b a r r a s s i n g is t h e a p a t h y

to e m b a r r a s s and d e m o r a l i z e o u r

t i o n will not o n l y i n f l u e n c e A m e r i c a

t o w a r d s c h a r a c t e r that fills the

g o v e r n m e n t . He h a s no political

but will i m p a c t the e n t i r e w o r l d . O n

h e a r t s of s o m a n y A m e r i c a n s .

e x p e r i e n c e a n d is e v e n u n i f o r m e d

E l e c t i o n D a y , the w o r l d will be

As the election on N o v e m b e r 3

on s o m e issues. W h e n asked re-

watching as Americans decide what

a p p r o a c h e s , w e m u s t fight to u p h o l d

c e n t l y if h e w o u l d s u p p o r t a n in-

k i n d of p e o p l e w e w a n t t o be o u r

o u r g o v e r n m e n t ' s i n t e g r i t y by re-

c r e a s e in the d i e s e l tax o n t r u c k s ,

leaders.

electing Governor John Engler.

Fieger responded. "I have n o idea.

With strength, courage, and honor

I haven't explored the issue." He

Engler has fought to c h a n g e Michi-

plans to cut $2.3 billion for public

g a n f o r t h e better. H e h a s c r e a t e d

school funding, and $ 6 0 0 million

M a t t Scogin ('02)

Correction.

h

o

regrets any confusion or inconvenience.

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your voice.

Frost C e n t e r director

explains

survey and statistic

process with chaplain

survey ferent from random samples.

f l u e n c e the r e s u l t s by s e e k i n g o u t

r e d u c e d the m a r g i n of e r r o r a bit,

tion b e i n g s t u d i e d s h o u l d h a v e a n

either supportive or unsupportive

but w e c h o s e 4 0 0 b e c a u s e it is a

e q u a l o p p o r t u n i t y t o b e i n c l u d e d in

N o s u r v e y w i l l a n s w e r all t h e

I a p p r e c i a t e d the g o o d w o r k D a n a

students. Rather, we contacted a

p o i n t o f d i m i n i s h i n g r e t u r n s . If w e

the s a m p l e . N o n - r a n d o m s a m p l e s

questions p e o p l e have about the

L a m c r s (.'()l) d i d in w r i t i n g a b o u t

r a n d o m s a m p l e of s t u d e n t s ( c o n t r o l -

had interviewed 500 students, we

are u s u a l l y not r e p r e s e n t a t i v e . A

c h a p e l p r o g r a m s or a n y t h i n g e l s e .

l i n g o n l y f o r g e n d e r a n d y e a r in

w o u l d h a v e h a d a m a r g i n of e r r o r

r e c e n t Holland

included a

But asking questions of a represen-

ter c o n d u c t e d f o r the r e v i e w o f the

s c h o o l ) s o that w e c o u l d talk w i t h

of p l u s - o r - m i n u s four points. We

l e t t e r t o t h e e d i t o r in w h i c h a

tative s a m p l e can provide a good

chapel programs. She did a nice j o b

s t u d e n t s w h o r e p r e s e n t e d the stu-

w o u l d h a v e to interview 1200 stu-

Z e e l a n d resident questions the va-

p i c t u r e of the v i e w s o f a larger

d e n t s t o g e t a m a r g i n o f e r r o r of

lidity o f n a t i o n a l p o l l s that s h o w

population of people.

plus-or-minus three.

m o s t A m e r i c a n s w a n t P r e s i d e n t Bill

T h a n k s for the opportunity to

To ihc Editor:

the s u r v e y s the F r o s t R e s e a r c h C e n -

of s u m m a r i z i n g s o m e of the key findings

dent body as a whole. T h e chapel staff e n c o u r a g e d u s to get a s accu-

from our report.

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I n t e r e s t i n g l y , the s a m p l e size y o u

C l i n t o n t o r e m a i n in o f f i c e . T h e

e x p l a i n a bit a b o u t o u r s a m p l i n g

tions c o n c e r n i n g the p r o c e s s by

student and of faculty viewpoints.

n e e d is not r e l a t e d t o the s i z e o f the

w r i t e r p o i n t s o u t that h e h a s t a l k e d

p r o c e d u r e s . T h e r e is m o r e i n f o r m a -

which students were selected to

But w h y did w e interview only

population being studied. T h e Frost

with 9 0 different people around

tion in the r e p o r t itself f o r those w h o

p a r t i c i p a t e in t h e s u r v e y . H e r e ' s

'400 people? Because random sam-

C e n t e r often uses a s a m p l e of 400,

Zeeland and has found only a hand-

are i n t e r e s t e d .

s o m e i n f o r m a t i o n that m a y b e u s e -

pling, w h e n it's done correctly,

e v e n when w e are studying very

ful of C l i n t o n s u p p o r t e r s . H o w t h e n ,

ful t o t h e m .

First, w h i l e the s u r v e y s w e r e c o n -

w o r k s a l m o s t a s well as interview-

large g r o u p s o f p e o p l e . I t ' s the s i z e

h e a s k s , c a n the n a t i o n a l p o l l s b e

ing e v e r y o n e - a n d it's a lot e a s i e r .

and

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e n e s s of the

c o r r e c t ? N o d o u b t Z e e l a n d is a n i c e

d u c t e d at the r e q u e s t of t h e C h a p -

N i n e t y - f i v e p e r c e n t of the t i m e , a

s a m p l e that c o u n t s , r e g a r d l e s s of the

e n o u g h p l a c e t o live, b u t it is h a r d l y

r a n d o m s a m p l e o f 4 0 0 p r o v i d e s re-

s i z e o f the p o p u l a t i o n .

r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of the nation as a

Some people have asked ques-

l a i n s ' o f f i c e , the F r o s t C e n t e r w a s responsible for c a r r y i n g out the project, and we did so without bias

rate a reading a s possible, both of

s u l t s that w i l l b e w i t h i n f i v e per-

O f c o u r s e , a s a m p l e m u s t b e ran-

w h o l e . A n d his f r i e n d s h i p n e t w o r k

c e n t a g e p o i n t s of the p o p u l a t i o n

d o m l y s e l e c t e d in o r d e r t o b e rep-

in Z e e l a n d p r o b a b l y is not r e p r e s e n -

Charles W. Green Director, Carl Frost Center for Social Science Research

either for or against their office. We

(i.e., the w h o l e g r o u p b e i n g s t u d -

r e s e n t a t i v e o f the larger g r o u p . T h a t

t a t i v e of t h e city. N o n - r a n d o m

m a d e a b s o l u t e l y n o a t t e m p t t o in-

ied). A l a r g e r s a m p l e w o u l d h a v e

m e a n s that e v e r y o n e in the p o p u l a -

s a m p l e s can yield results quite dif-

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actions

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t a x e s s u c h a s the s a l e s tax a n d g a s o -

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Engler has p r o v e n over and over

line tax w h i c h h u r t s the p o o r m u c h

l e s s if it m e a n s that the l e a d e r s h i p

a g a i n that h e really h a s n o he a rt. H e

m o r e t h a n his w e a l t h y c r o n i e s w h o

of that s t a t e is c o n c e r n e d w i t h the w e l l - b e i n g o f its f u t u r e .

were sick, I said s c r e w you."

f o r the last e i g h t y e a r s , w e h a v e h a d

To the Editor:

E n g l e r ' s heartless and i m m o r a l acA f t e r r e a d i n g last w e e k ' s A n c h o r

John Engler

t i o n s t o live w i t h in t h i s s t a t e .

in w h i c h a letter b y C l i n t o n R a n d a l l

J e s u s s a i d in M a t t h e w 2 5 : 3 5 . 3 6 :

is not g o v e r n i n g o v e r p e o p l e , but

c o u n t o n h i m t o line t h e i r p o c k e t s

( ' 0 0 ) w a s p r i n t e d . I felt a n e e d t o

"For I was hungry and you gave me

numbers. W h e n he stopped inspec-

with m o r e s t a t e f u n d s .

r e s p o n d . R a n d a l l i m p l i e d in his let-

s o m e t h i n g to eat. I w a s thirsty and

t i o n s of n u r s i n g h o m e s a n d c l o s e d

Finally, everyone k n o w s what

as this r u n n i n g o u r state for four

ter that G o v e r n o r J o h n E n g l e r w a s

y o u gave m e s o m e t h i n g to drink...I

m e n t a l h o s p i t a l s he s a v e d the s t a t e

Engler has done to e d u c a t i o n . A s a

m o r e y e a r s ? I k n o w that y o u d o n ' t .

w a s sick a n d y o u l o o k e d a f t e r m e . . . "

m o n e y , but a t w h a t c o s t ? T h o u s a n d s

f u t u r e teacher, I r e f u s e to e v e n ap-

P l e a s e , v o t e w i t h y o u r heart on

F r o m the a c t i o n s o f E n g l e r , 1 as-

o f t h e s e p e o p l e w e r e left t o w a n d e r

ply f o r a j o b in t h i s s t a t e a s l o n g a s

N o v e m b e r 3 and elect G e o f f r e y

s u m e that his t r a n s l a t i o n of the

the streets or die b e c a u s e E n g l e r h a s

E n g l e r is g o v e r n o r . M y c o n s c i e n c e

F i e g e r t o b e the f i g h t e r f o r y o u .

s l a m m e d the d o o r in their f a c e s .

will not a l l o w m e t o w o r k f o r a m a n

a m o r e m o r a l m a n t h a n his o p p o nent G e o f f r e y Fieger. W h i l e the q u o t e s that R a n d a l l b r i n g s u p s e e m

D o we want a heartless man such

to implicate Fieger, they w e r e taken

Bible m u s t have Jesus' w o r d s be-

out o f c o n t e x t .

ing: " W h e n y o u w e r e h u n g r y , I s a i d

Engler also claims that he has

get a j o b . W h e n y o u w e r e h o m e l e s s ,

l o w e r e d t a x e s w h e n in all a c t u a l i t y ,

ing h i s r i c h b u d d i e s t h a n e d u c a t i n g

M a r c A r n o y s ('99)

h e s i m p l y s h i f t e d t h e m into o t h e r

the y o u t h o f o u r state. I a m w i l l i n g

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l e a r n e d a b o u t h i s t o r y f r o m b e i n g in

while studying

that is m o r e c o n c e r n e d "with h e l p -

in Vienna

what being an outsider m e a n s .

b e i n g a n o u t s i d e r m e a n t . " I did s o

p r e s s u r e s at h o m e i n s t i t u t i o n s , f r o m

A t t i m e s , I r e a l l y felt like a n o u t -

w h i l e in E u r o p e t h r o u g h r e f l e c t i o n

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answer " H o w was it?" - a question

learned h o w warped my perception,

had a hard time finding m y niche,

m y s h a r e o f e x p e r i e n c e s in E u r o p e

(w/parents, significant others, etc.)

o f t e n p o s e d t o m e a s o f l a t e a n d in

a p e r c e p t i o n w h i c h w a s and" si ill is

getting close to those a r o u n d m e .

that the fact that I w a s a f o r e i g n e r ,

w e r e c o m m o n r e a s o n s f o r o t h e r s of

r e f e r e n c e t o m y fall s e m e s t e r ' 9 7 in

strongly influenced by A m e r i c a n

m a k i n g f r i e n d s . I w a s put off by d i f -

but I t h o u g h t b a c k to the t h r e e y e a r s

m y f e l l o w s t u d e n t s t o b e in E u r o p e

B u d a p e s t . H u n g a r y , a n d s p r i n g se-

m e d i a , o f A m e r i c a a n d its p o s i t i o n

f e r e n c e s in the m a n n e r s a n d a t t i -

o n - c a m p u s at H o p e a n d r e a l i z e d

b u t w i t h t i m e I r e a l i z e d that I w a s

m e s t e r ' 9 8 in V i e n n a , A u s t r i a , w i t h

in t o d a y ' s g l o b a l s o c i e t y w a s ( a n d

t u d e s of those a r o u n d m e , a n d d i d n ' t

that t h e r e t o o I h a d h a d e x p e r i e n c e s

trying to e s c a p e a life I d i d n ' t think

is). 1 l e a r n e d t h a t i t ' s c o n s i d e r e d

u n d e r s t a n d the c u l t u r a l s i g n i f i c a n c e

w h i c h I t o o k t o m e a n that I d i d n ' t

i n t e r e s t i n g e n o u g h , m y life at H o p e

a r r o g a n t b y s o m e t o c a l l it A m e r i c a

of such differences. Feeling s o out

fit in. In E u r o p e , l i k e m a n y of m y

as s o m e o n e on the "outside."

f e l l o w A m e r i c a n - e x c u s e m e , it's

H a v i n g g i v e n it s o m e t h o u g h t , I ' d

a n a n s w e r j u s t i f y i n g the 15 m i n u t e s I ' m usually given to explain a y e a r ' s

the spots history

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i n s t e a d o f t h e U n i t e d S t a l e s of

of p l a c e , I f i n a l l y f i g u r e d that it w a s

I l e a r n e d a lot.

A m e r i c a . I l e a r n e d that E u r o p e c a n ' t

t i m e to l e a v e - s o I l e f t H o p e c o l -

such a habit - students f r o m the

I learned two languages. I learned

be c o n d e n s e d into Y.E.B.: Youth

lege for Europe.

U.S.A., I w a s trying to e s c a p e .

w i t h all 5 s e n s e s . I l e a r n e d t h a t

H o s t e l s , E u r a i l , a n d beer. I l e a r n e d

worth of experiences.

Senior-quetions

tolerance

of chaplain

lain s t a f f d o e s n o t h a v e the r i g h t t o

T o the E d i t o r : T h e Hope College Chaplain staff h a s w o n the T a l i b a n a w a r d f o r t o l erance. O n e must r e m e m b e r that Jesus never said a w o r d c o n d e m n -

staff w h a t J e s u s h a s to say o n this: " D o

(Luke 6:37-38).

not j u d g e and you will not be

" W h y d o y o u l o o k at t h e s p e c k

speck from your brother's eye"

am tolerant of others and their be-

judged. D o not c o n d e m n and you

o f s a w d u s t in y o u r b r o t h e r ' s e y e

( L u k e 6 : 4 1 - 4 2 ) . I u r g e the C h a p l a i n

liefs. J e s u s s a y s . " L o v e y o u r n e i g h -

will not be c o n d e m n e d . F o r g i v e a n d

a n d p a y n o a t t e n t i o n t o t h e p l a n k in

s t a f f t o t a k e the p l a n k out of its o w n

bor as y o u r s e l f ( M a r k 12:31). T o

y o u w i l l b e f o r g i v e n . G i v e a n d it

y o u r o w n e y e ? H o w c a n y o u say to

e y e b e f o r e it tries to take the s p e c k

b e i n t o l e r a n t is t o b e u n c h r i s t i a n ,

will be g i v e n t o y o u . A g o o d m e a -

y o u r b r o t h e r , ' b r o t h e r let m e t a k e

out for those of us more tolerant.

ing h o m o s e x u a l s o r h o m o s e x u a l i t y .

e s p e c i a l l y o n a c a m p u s that w a n t s

sure pressed d o w n , shaken together

J e s u s w a s t h e m o s t a c c e p t i n g per-

and r u n n i n g over will be poured

y o u fail to s e e the p l a n k in y o u r o w n

s o n of H i s t i m e a n d H e is w h o m

diversity.

T o t h o s e w h o j u d g e m o r e toler-

i n t o y o u r lap. F o r w i t h the m e a s u r e

e y e ? Y o u h y p o c r i t e , first r e m o v e the

G o d w a n t s us t o i m i t a t e . T h e c h a p -

a n t C h r i s t i a n s e t c . I r e m i n d y o u of

y o u u s e . it will b e m e a s u r e d t o y o u "

p l a n k f r o m y o u r o w n e y e a n d then

Engler, questions

T o the E d i t o r :

y o u will s e e c l e a r l y t o r e m o v e the

say I a m not a C h r i s t i a n b e c a u s e I

the s p e c k o u t of y o u r e y e ' , w h e n

Senior supports

T o n y Bull ('98)

T o e s c a p e f r o m the a c a d e m i c

W h e n I say that, "I learned w h a t

Rebecca de Velder ('99)

Fieger's stance on issues

the n a t i o n in tax c u t s a n d w e are a l s o n u m b e r o n e in m o v i n g p e o p l e f r o m

not having a firm stance on a single

h i s o p p o s i t i o n t o the s m a l l b u s i n e s s

p a r t y m e m b e r s a n d the l i b e r a l m e -

issue, d o e s not k n o w w h a t h e is talk-

tax, s o m e t h i n g M i c h i g a n d o e s not

d i a w h o are all s t o p p i n g s h o r t o f supporting him.

As a Political S c i e n c e major, I

w e l f a r e c h e c k s t o p a y c h e c k s . If

ing a b o u t . His " i s s u e s " i n c l u d e

have prided myself on understand-

• E n g l e r is d o i n g s u c h a h o r r i b l e j o b ,

m o v i n g all l o t t e r y m o n e y c o l l e c t e d

even have.

T h i s is j u s t t h e tip of the i c e b e r g .

to education, w h i c h has been d o n e

T h e m a n is s o radical that m e m b e r s

t h e m , a n d I pray that y o u , as an e d u -

e v e r s i n c e a l a w w a s e n a c t e d in

o f his o w n p a r t y a r e e v e n r e f u s i n g

c a t e d adult will c o m e to a rational

1 9 8 1 , a n d h o w a b o u t the i s s u e o f

t o s u p p o r t h i m . P e t e r B a t t a n i , the

d e c i s i o n w h e n p l a c i n g y o u r vote. In m y v i e w the f a c t s s p e a k f o r t h e m -

ing the f a c t s b e f o r e p l a c i n g m y v o t e in a n y e l e c t i o n , a n d I w a s a b h o r r e d by the u n f o u n d e d a t t a c k s a g a i n s t

w h y is it that a l a r g e n u m b e r of g o v e r n o r s in o t h e r s t a t e s l o o k t o h i m for guidance and ideas? T h e man

T h e s e a r e the f a c t s as I k n o w

G o v e r n o r J o h n E n g l e r in the p a s t

l o o k a s tate that w a s on a f a s t t r a c k

solid and hazardous waste. Fieger

Kalamazoo County Democratic

i s s u e . If s o m e o n e r e a l l y w a n t s t o

to n o w h e r e , and c o m p l e t e l y turned

h a s c a l l e d f o r the i m m e d i a t e c e s s a -

C h a i r m a n w a s q u o t e d in the F e b r u -

s e l v e s a n d t h e r e is no r e a s o n t o re-

k n o w the f a c t s w h e n it c o m e s d o w n

tion o f the i m p o r t a t i o n of this w a s t e

ary 2 7 t h i s s u e o f the K a l a m a z o o

sort t o n a m e c a l l i n g , E n g l e r is the

to t h i s y e a r ' s e l e c t i o n b e t w e e n

us around.

Let m e a s k y o u this, w h a t d o y o u

from other states and countries,

G a z e t t e t h a t , "if b y s o m e f l u k e ,

b e s t c a n d i d a t e f o r the j o b , p e r i o d .

Engler and Fieger, here they are.

w a n t in a l e a d e r ? T y p i c a l l y the a n -

which the U.S. S u p r e m e Court

( F i e g e r ) w e r e a b l e t o w i n the n o m i -

M i c h i g a n is o n t o p w h e n b e i n g

s w e r w o u l d be s o m e o n e w h o k n o w s

r u l e d in a 1 9 9 2 c a s e that s u c h a c -

nation, as a D e m o c r a t , I would be

c o m p a r e d to t h e o t h e r s t a t e s in t h i s

the i n s - a n d - o u t s of p o l i t i c s , h a s a

tion v i o l a t e d the C o n s t i t u t i o n , a fact

glad to v o t e for J o h n E n g l e r ten

country. We h a v e the fastest j o b

firm stance on issues and wide sup-

that o n e w o u l d h o p e a l a w y e r is fa-

t i m e s o v e r . " If y o u d o n ' t w a n t t o

g r o w t h r a t e in t h e n a t i o n , w e l e a d

p o r t f r o m all s i d e s . F i e g e r , b e s i d e s

m i l i a r w i t h . M y p e r s o n a l f a v o r i t e is

listen t o m e , then listen t o his o w n

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the

T h e Pull

An

A Day on t h e Rope: Pull PULL f r o m I "We know we pulled our

" A s a t e a m w e had a m o r e

head to y o u r toes and an instant

positive o u t l o o k , " said m o r a l e r

s h o c k w a v e is sent f r o m Pit I

hardest,"

Libby "Glycerin" Stancik

s t r a i g h t to the A n c h o r . I t ' s a

Samantha "Steam" Sandro

( ' 0 1 ) . Last y e a r w e w e n t in

f e e l i n g that o n l y a puller can

( ' 0 2 ) . " W e only lost by 3 ' 7 " -

l o o k i n g to loose by as little as

understand."

t h a t ' s not a lot of r o p e . T h e y

possible and this y e a r w e went

Despite

were a good

in f o c u s i n g on w i n n i n g . We

their loss,

Pull T e a m ,

had a whole different mind

the Even

and w e w e r e

set."

Odd

T e a m held

a g o o d Pull

on

until

T e a m , they

the

very

j u s t pulled a

Year

coaches

also

s h a r e d the glory.

"It w a s is m o r e s a t i s f y i n g for puller," said c o a c h M i k e " R i p -

moraler

l i t t l e

end.

harder."

" W e all

m e as a c o a c h than for m e as a

said

knew

Nonethe-

it

less, the loss

tide" Z o l n i e r o w i c z ( ' 9 9 ) . " O u r

was

still

t e a m h a d set t h i s g o a l a n d

c o s e

w o r k e d on it for three w e e k s .

said

T h e t e a m hud a lot of c a m a r a -

" S t o n e "

derie and w o r k e d well to-

H

gether. T h i s y e a r w e h a d a lot

( • 0 2 ) .

lot

of heart a n d w a n t e d t h e w i n

" W h e n

they j u m p e d

m o r e . We c a m e in k n o w i n g il

they told

in t h e r i v e r

w a s g o i n g to be a fight and

u s w e lost

and

t h a t ' s w h a t it w a s . " T h e three h o u r battle re-

by 3 ' 7 " it

chanted '01

r e a l l y

Pull T e a m '

m a i n s to b e o n e of both m e n -

hurt. But w e k n e w that w e had

tal and p h y s i c a l t o u g h n e s s . " T h e r e ' s a h a l f - a n - h o u r left,

a really g o o d t e a m . " E v e n Year w a s d i s c o u r a g e d

y o u r b o d y is s h a k i n g , t h e

by the lost, but w e r e c o n f i d e n t

said DeVos. Odd year celebrated made

voi ces of the c r o w d s e e m to

that they w e r e a g o o d t e a m and

their w i n real w i t h the t r a d i -

disappear, the sky t u r n s a d i f -

had d o n e their best.

tional plunge into the Black

u

h a r d to a c -

Jay f

cept.

"It hurt a

f

when

we

[to t h e m ] , " said H u f f . " W e ' l l kill t h e m next year."

ferent color, and all y o u w a n t

" [ L o s i n g ] w a s pretty d e v a s -

R i v e r a f t e r the t e a m reeled the

to d o is e n d it." said D r e w

t a t i n g , " said A a r o n " M a n t i s "

" M a c h i n e " M a c k a y ("01).

D e V o s ( ' 0 2 ) . " B u t w e had a lot

r o p e in. " I ' l l l i v e in that s w i m f o r -

" B u t f o r s o m e r e a s o n a rush

to be p r o u d o f - w e g a v e it o u r

e v e r . " said J e a n n e t t e J o h n s o n

c o m e s o v e r you f r o m y o u r

all."

COI).

l_l K E A R O C K : (above) '01 Anchor Nick "House" W with help from his moral girl Kali "Brick" Forquer ('01) and am

L

G I R L P O W E R z (above) Emily "June" Hutchins ('02) cringes in the pit beside moraler LeAnne "Mary" Cook (y02). Hutchins pulled for the even-year side as the third woman puller in history.

A L L I N X H E F A M LY : (above) The odd year leant lives the moments they had been waiting for.

"The higlights were the first half-an-hour and last 10 minutes,"said Coach Ann Byland('99). "But the river was the best."

O c t o b e r 7, I 9 9 8

m o t h e r century THE FRONT L I N E S : (left) '02 Coaches Chris "Keyser Soze" Cappa ('00), Jon "Cyrus the Virus19 Kopchick COO), and Josh "Castor Troy" Strand ('00) encourage their team in the final heaves of their final moments on the rope.

REFUELING: (left) Moraler Megan "Spasm" Brax COI) refreshes her puller Jeremy "Muscle" Nickels COI) with water and encouragement as he prepares for the next heave.

B I G M O U T H : (above) Jeff "Jobby" Sankiewicz ('02) releases his anguish as he throws his whole body into a heave.

BRINGIN* IX HOME: (left) y01 coach Toi v Ijtsorsa (y9 ') keeps the int> nsity at a peck as he leads them on to i close vie ory.

EYE T O E Y E : (left) Cara "Piston " Klapp ('02) gives Steve "Shaft" Haulenbeek (*02) all her physical and mental support as they work in tight connection for the entire three hour event.

Anchor

photos by

Johnathan Muenk & Page Layout by Kristin and Dana Lamers

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O c t o b e r 7, I 9 9 8

Jump, Jive, and W a i l : Swing craze hits H o p e Retro forties fad shows up

"The

on Hope College campus

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ity.

W h a t is it that d r a w s people out

S w i r v ^

T h e r e is a n e w irend taking ihe stage, and for those of y o u w h o ex-

in h e r d s for this e x p e r i e n c e ?

For s o m e it is the music, for oth-

perienced your lasl p a r t n e r d a n c e

ers the f a s h i o n . For Kim Morgan ( ' 0 0 ) , il is a little bit of everything.

DAVID FLEM N G

wilh J o u r n e y ' s " F a i l h r u l l y , " il is lime l o inlroduce y o u l o s w i n g .

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whole

I

a n o t h e r

sVe p u s K

C r 4 ^ .

"It g i v e s you a c h a n c e to step is a c h a n c e to step back in l i m e . " M a n y H o p e students spent their

w a s a period full of slyle. d a p p e r

s u m m e r nighls d a n c i n g al c l u b s in Benny

D e t r o i l , C h i c a g o , and e v e n Wesl

G o o d m a n , L o u i s P r i m a , and many others p u m p e d out t o e t a p p i n g hits,

Michigan.

G r a n d R a p i d s , K a l a m a z o o , and

couples m a d e their w a y to the dance

even Holland are also b e c o m i n g hoi

f l o o r to d a n c e the j i t t e r b u g and the

spots for s w i n g d a n c i n g .

P e r h a p s the greatest part of the

of

lindy.

Now. p o p culture is again find-

learn the basic m o v e s , and half the fun is trying to c a t c h up on n e w

c o u n t r y are Hocking in g r o v e s to swing c l u b s in their area to e x p e r i -

d a n c e steps. A l s o many swing clubs o f f e r free lessons before their danc-

ence the style first hand. Men

ing hours.

T h e Cenlurian Fraternity and S i g m a O m i c r o n will also be hold-

d e c k e d out in zoot suits and f e d o r a hats, w o m e n in red d r e s s e s and the

u p the

s w i n g d a n c i n g lessons, Thursday.

Instructors will teach d a n c e

charts with their o w n u n i q u e blend

m o v e s at 7 p.m. in the M a a s A u d i -

rD t sA vV x s Ii D rt F K=IL E E= M I N G staff r e p o r t e r

S o y o u are r e a d y to e n t e r the scene. You are suited up and look-

D a d d i e s , Big Bad V o o d o o Daddy,

couple.

R e g a r d l e s s of what y o u ' r e look-

and the Brian S e t z e r Orchestra have

ing for, the main f o c u s is f u n .

been p r o v i d i n g their u n i q u e b l e n d s

" Il has turned into a trend," said

of horn induced s o u n d s lo the m u sic scene for s o m e time. A n d with

Matt M a h a f f e y COO). " L i k e b i b o v e r a l l s and yo-yos. But I hope that

this n e w g e n e r a t i o n of s w i n g e r s .

this one d o e s n ' l e n d . "

ASa

Van A n d e l A r e n a in D o w n t o w n G r a n d R a p i d s , h o u s e s swing d a n c -

B a c k s t r e e t R e s t a u r a n t betvv between

ing f r o m 9 p.m. to m i d n i g h t every

rant by day, it transforms into a club f o l l o w i n g dinner hours on Saturday

T u e s d a y night. T h e y also o f f e r free

Sixth and Seventh Streets. A restau-

l e s s o n s from 7 to 9 p.m.

T h e Intersection L o u n g e , better k n o w n for ils allernative music, is

nighls around 10 p.m. There is a $3 c o v e r charge.

also h a v i n g swing M o n d a y nighls through N o v e m b e r , and o f f e r f r e e

4220.

T h e N u V e a u R o o m , has n o w be-

lessons.

F o r more i n f o r m a t i o n , call (616)

c o m e a r e g u l a r spot for m a n y H o p e S t u d e n t s . O n c e u n k n o w n , il h a s

459-0931.

For live music, S a y f r e e ' s Resiaurant, located nexl to the O r b i l

n o w b e c o m e a hot spot.

dancing.

In G r a n d R a p i d s , there are num e r o u s places lo test y o u r d a n c i n g

R o o m , has the H o r n s - A - P l e n t y

s w i n g f r o m 9 p . m . l o 2 a . m . . as

skills.

T h e Big Old B u i l d i n g ( B O B ) ,

Swing Band playing M o n d a y s from

S w i n g e r s , S w i n g Kids, and various

7 to 10 p.m.

A litter closer t o c a m p u s is the

Rat Pack m o v i e s are displayed on m o n i t o r s a r o u n d ihe building.

ing sharp. But where d o you go. that is the question.

W e s t e r n M i c h i g a n h a s the answer. G r a n d R a p i d s , K a l a m a z o o , and Holland are b e c o m i n g h o m e s t o s w i n g c l u b s , and are o f f e r i n g

torium. Cost is $ 3 a person, or $5 a

of n e o - s w i n g .

B a n d s su c h as C h e r r y P o p p i n '

faLi

A variety of clubs cater to the swing set

ing t h e i r s e c o n d i n s t a l l m e n t of

the music b e g i n s .

Besides the s o u n d s o f the past, flying

LJll

craze is the fact that it is easy lo

ing n e w life in this p e r i o d .

S t u d e n t s and adults all over the

current bands are

^

X

o u t s i d e y o u r s e l f , " Morgan said. "Il

The Swing era, cenlralized around (he lime of World W a r II, clothing, dancing.

While ihe b a n d s

M/rJ

m o r e and more places to try s w i n g

located across the street f r o m the

For m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , call 394-

L o c a t e d behind W i n g s Stadium in K a l a m a z o o , il p l a y s n o n s t o p

Don't just make a face.

intermission briefs

Write a letter t o the editor.

Book by John Cox receives two prizes

Do you suffer from Depression?

T w o prizes have been a w a r d e d to

Higher Education awarded C o x ' s

S h a k e s p e a r e a n P l a y s " lo an essay

a book published recently by J o h n

b o o k the 1998 prize for "outstand-

in C o x ' s book. T h e c o m m i t t e e h o n -

C o x of the E n g l i s h faculty.

ing b o o k l e n g t h s t u d y in i h e a t r e

ored Peier B l a y n e y ' s " T h e Publi-

Serious

cation of P l a y b o o k s . " C o x is an 1967 graduate of Hope.

year, but only one-third

D r a m a " is a collection of 2 6 origi-

p r a c t i c e a n d p e d a g o g y . " C o x received a cash prize and a c o m -

nal essays, and w a s p u b l i s h e d by

m e m o r a t i v e plaque.

.He has laughl in the d e p a r t m e n t of

" A N e w History of Early English

C o l u m b i a University Press in 1997.

C o x c o - e d i t e d the b o o k with David

E n g l i s h s i n c e 1 9 7 9 , a n d is t h e D u M e z E n d o w e d P r o f e s s o r of E n -

In E n g l a n d , the n e w G l o b e T h e atre a w a r d e d ils S o h m e r - H a l l Prize for "the best w o r k published each

Kastan of C o l u m b i a University.

T h e A s s o c i a t i o n for T h e a t r e in

glish and director of interdisciplinary studies al H o p e .

year on the original s t a g i n g of

Joint Archives to open new exhibit T h e exhibition " S e a r s F. R i e p m a : An E c u m e n i c a l I m m i g r a n t " will open al the Joint A r c h i v e s of Holland, o n Friday al 3 p.m.

T h e public is invited a n d a d m i s sion is f r e e .

T h e display f e a t u r e s interpretive materials f r o m R i e p m a ' s life and

depression

treatment Depressive

affects

more than 11.6 million

of those suffering

actually

adults

every

seek the

they need. illnesses

are physical

imbalance in the brain. certain neurochemicals

illnesses

involving

a chemical

Factors include too much or too little of in the brain; a biological vulnerability

which can be inherited: environmental factors, such as stress: and psychological make-up-people having low self-esteem or people

easily

overwhelmed

are vulnerable

to depression.

ministry.

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1900 a n d f r o m the s e m i n a r y in

Additionally,

1903. He died in 1977.

medication

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Library. T h e exhibition will be fea-

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Episcopal Churches.

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Spotlight

Food services listen to cards E. A N D E R S O N

Andrew Lotz

staff r e p o r t e r

"I m i s s the c l a m c h o w d e r . Is it still on the m e n u ? " " C o u l d you please h a v e f r e s h fruit at m o r e m e a l s ? " " T h e sundae bar styrofoam bowls are bad

King Kong Gyro H u t

f o r the e n v i r o n m e n t . W h y d o n ' t y o u j u s t u s e the p l a s t i c b o w l s o n s u n d a e night?" "The apples have too much

r e s e a r c h on m y a n c e s l o r s . I

of a glassed-in booth.

•'Well B o b . that p a s s r e a l l y ,

m i g h t p u l l QUI a f e w o l d f a m i l y

s h o u l d a b e e n Caught. H e ' s b e i n g

f o r e p u t t i n g t h e m on d i s p l a y . "

trees, p e r h a p s consult a g e n e a l o -

p a i d six m i l l i o n d o l l a r s a y e a r t o

g i s t . a n d m a y b e s t a r e at the

pull d o w n p a s s e s w h e n b e i n g

o t h e r s a r e r e c e i v e d in the c o m m e n t

)lurry p h o t o s of a n c i e n t D u t c h

guarded by three d e f e n d e r s and

c a r d b o x e s by t h e d o o r s o f P h e l p s

i m m i g r a n t s o n the w a l l s o f m y

playing with a strained wrist."

D i n i n g Hall e a c h w e e k , totaling

I ' v e d e c i d e d l o d o a lillle

g r a n d m o t h e r ' s h o u s e . I n e e d to

S u m m e r has a w a y of m a k i n g t h i n g s e a s i e r in the s a m e

s e e w h a t t h e y did w r o n g .

s k i n on t h e m . P l e a s e r e m o v e it b e T h e s e c o m m e n t s , and about 50

about 800 cards each semester.

detached manner. The problems

desk of Richard Balfour, F o o d Ser-

sometime, my ancestors must

and pressure of winter d o n ' t

vice Production M a n a g e r . A s part of

Somehow, somewhere,

Anchor photo

F r o m the b o x e s t h e y m o v e t o the

by Johnathan Muenk

C O M M E N T B O N A N Z A : These little cards decide the food choice fate of many Hope students.

l a v e w r o n g e d the a n c e s t o r s of

e x i s t . It's a t i m e o f o u t s i d e

his job, Balfour reads the complaints

my professors, and now I ' m

c o m m e n t a r y , w h e r e t h e spirit of

a n d c o n c e r n s o f the P h e l p s d i n e r . I n i -

The c o m m e n t cards with merit

w h o receive a r e s p o n s e like

p a y i n g the c o n s e q u e n c e s .

relaxation and c a l m infuse any

tial s o r t i n g h e l p s h i m d e c i d e w h i c h

d o c a r r y s o m e w e i g h t , yet all re-

" T h a n k s for your c o m m e n t " or " W e ' l l l o o k i n t o it".

a n d all m e m o r i e s . A n d t h a t ' s

c o m m e n t s merit a response. A com-

quests cannot be met. S o m e , such

homework I am being assigned

why I'm adopting a new

m e n t like " W h y is t h e c o u n t r y f r i e d

a s a r e q u e s t f o r Kix c e r e a l c a n n o t

M o r e space would give Balfour

this s e m e s t e r can only be

s t r a t e g y . I t ' s s u m m e r all y e a r

s t e a k really c h i c k e n ? Is it kind of like

be met because certain products

and his staff the o p p o r t u n i t y to

e x p l a i n e d a s the f u l f i l l m e n t o f

long now.

h o w y o u c a l l t h i s f o o d b u t it r e a l l y

are not available through the ven-

generate a m o r e lenghty, satisfy-

i s n ' t ? " ' m a y or m a y not get a re-

dor Phelps uses.

Others, such as a request for

ing response.

B u t o f t e n the c o m m e n t c a r d s d o

T h e unbelievable a m o u n t of

s o m e ancient v e n d e t t a o w e a to

If y o u ' r e s t u c k in c l a s s w h e n

one of m y forefathers. T h e

y o u f e e l the s t r e s s p i l i n g on a n d

s p o n s e . N o n e of t h o s e c o n t a i n i n g

v e n g e a n c e is a c t e d o u t in all

your professor's ancestors

p r o f a n i t y a r e p o s t e d o n the b u l l e t i n

f r e s h f r u i t d u r i n g the w e e k ( l i k e

cause change. Think how often

board, although even the censored

at S u n d a y b r u n c h ) c a n n o t b e s a t -

y o u s e e d i s h e s l i k e liver a n d o n i o n s o n the m e n u . T h a t is b e c a u s e they were taken out of rotation be-

l a u g h i n g in the b a c k o f y o u r

those c o n v o l u t e d . 2:00 a.m. p a p e r s that l o o k m o r e l i k e a

head, remember what s u m m e r

c a r d s are s c a n n e d f o r l e g i t i m a t e c o n -

i s f i e d b e c a u s e o f the t i m e s p e n t in

written Dali p a i n t i n g than a

w a s like. R e c a l l a m e m o r y of a

preparing certain items.

study of Israeli f o r e i g n policy.

sunny s u m m e r day when you

cerns. " A l l c a r d s that c o n t a i n a c o n s t r u c -

Still o t h e r s , like the c o n s t a n t d e -

c a u s e o f s t u d e n t s ' n e g a t i v e re-

It's behind each and every

had m o r e fun and m o r e laughter

tive c o m p l a i n t or criticism receive a

mand for m o r e chicken sand-

s p o n s e . B a k e d p o t a t o e s , pasta, a n d

recital 1 a m f o r c e d t o a t t e n d f o r

and m o r e relaxation than any

response right away, usually within

wiches m o r e often, cannot be met

h o t d o g s at e v e r y m e a l , t h e v e g -

class to " b r o a d e n m y h o r i z o n s " ,

o t h e r t i m e in y o u r l i f e .

four d a y s , " B a l f o u r said.

b e c a u s e of t h e m e n u r o t a t i o n

etarian bar, and bagels and c r e a m

schedule.

are

c h e e s e a r e all n o w P h e l p s r e g u l a r s

t i m e s c a l l s o n o t h e r m e m b e r s o f the

p l a n n e d in a d v a n c e a n d r o t a t e o n

as a result of students' c o m m e n t s

f o o d service team to help, i n c l u d i n g

a 10-week cycle.

o v e r the last f e w y e a r s .

a s if s e e i n g s o m e b o d y r u n n i n g

M y e s c a p e is r e m e m b e r i n g

a r o u n d a s t a g e i n t e r p r e t i n g the

King K o n g G y r o Hut, a restau-

cycle of w o m a n h o o d through

r a n t in O m a h a , N e b r a s k a , w h e r e

dance can do anything but m a k e

I make a pilgrimage each

He answers most cards but s o m e -

Phelps Dining Service Manager Tim

m e s e a r c h f o r t h e little w h i t e b a g

s u m m e r . Just envisioning their

in the s e a t p o c k e t in f r o n t of m e .

sign, a giant m o n k e y holding

B l a c k b u r n and " C h e f B o b " Willey.

Phelps

meals

E v e n t h o u g h all r e q u e s t s c a n n o t

B a l f o u r d o c s t h i n k the c o m m e n t

be m e t , "I d o take t h e m to h e a r t , "

cards are generally helpful and T h r o u g h their use, H o p e C o l l e g e

uses them as a l e a r n i n g tool.

So I hope you're happy great-

t w o h u g e , g y r o s a n d w i c h e s in

a s B a l f o u r s e e s it is t o r e c e i v e s t u -

Balfour said.

B a l f o u r is a l s o c o n s i d e r i n g re-

great-great-granddaddy, because

his oversized hands alleviates

dent feedback including suggestions,

v i s i n g the c u r r e n t c o m m e n t c a r d

Dining Services hopes to make

I'm paying for you fued.

my stress. King Kong j u m p s

itself s o that t h e r e is m o r e s p a c e

students' dining experiences as

i n t o m y m i n d w i t h m e m o r i e s of

c o n c e r n s , and n e w ideas. " O u r p h i l o s o p h y is. ' T h i s is y o u r

f o r his r e s p o n s e . T h i s m a y e l i m i -

healthy, p l e a s a n t , a n d e n j o y a b l e a s

p r o b l e m . T h e papers w e r e easy.

friends and roadtrips and bad

f o o d s e r v i c e . " ' B a l f o u r said.

n a t e the f r u s t r a t i o n felt b y s t u d e n t s

possible.

T h e r e w a s a lot o f f r e e t i m e .

food for c h e a p prices and a lack

H o m e w o r k w a s a b r e e z e o n the

of suitable b a t h r o o m facilities.

rare t i m e s it w a s a s s i g n e d .

Kong chases away my profes-

Bedtime came before midnight.

s o r s ' a n c e s t o r s and p r o v i d e s an

B a c k in J u l y , c o l l e g e w a s n o

I guess it's the s a m e s y m p t o m that all f o o t b a l l a n n o u n c e r s a n d spectators e x p e r i e n c e . It's really

e s c a p e f r o m the a s s i g n m e n t s ,

T h e p u r p o s e of the c o m m e n t c a r d s

C o m p u t e r lab love c o n n e c t i o n CARRIE A R N O L D staff r e p o r t e r

d e a d l i n e s , a n d d r u d g e r y o f life.

It's an a m a z i n g thing,

T h e I n t e r n e t is o f t e n s t e r e o t y p e d

M o r e and m o r e people are dat-

http://www.yahoo.com, which

ing, and even m a r r y i n g p e o p l e

r a n g e in t o p i c s f r o m e n t e r t a i n m e n t

they have met online are growing,

to a c a d e m i a , sports, and fashion.

t h a n k s in p a r t t o e a s i e r a c c e s s t o

S i n c e p e o p l e o n l i n e r e s i d e in

e a s y t o c a t c h the p a s s , pull d o w n

m e m o r y . It c a n c h a n g e o u r

as a place for pedophiles and geeks

the I n t e r n e t a n d t o t h e i n c r e a s i n g

m o r e t h a n j u s t the U n i t e d S t a t e s ,

the i n t e r c e p t i o n , o r m a k e t h e

m o o d s a n d o u r l i v e s in an

alone. But there are m a n y

n u m b e r o f sites d e v o t e d t o h e l p -

meeting people from different

f i e l d g o a l w h e n y o u ' r e s i t t i n g in

i n s t a n t , a l t e r t h e p a s t a n d the

w h o u s e t h e i n t e r n e t f o r o t h e r rea-

ing p e o p l e m e e t .

c o u n t r i e s is a l s o p o p u l a r .

people

Al-

a seat c h e w i n g d o w n a hot d o g

f u t u r e , a n d m o s t of all, b r i n g u s

s o n s . T o k e e p in t o u c h . T o d o r e -

A l t h o u g h the I n t e r n e t b e g a n a s

t h o u g h the l a n g u a g e b a r r i e r d o e s

with extra ketchup or c o m m e n t -

b a c k t o a t i m e w h e n w e are truly

search. To check slock quotes. And

a w a y f o r the D e p a r t m e n t o f D e -

p r e s e n t a bit o f a p r o b l e m , it c a n

ing o n the p l a y f r o m t h e s a f e t y

happy.

even to find love.

f e n s e t o c o m m u n i c a t e , it h a s q u i c k l y g r o w n i n t o a w a y f o r the

be easily overcome.

M e e t i n g p e o p l e o n l i n e is o n e

world to c o m m u n i c a t e and get to

a d v e n t u r e , b u t m e e t i n g t h e m in

k n o w each other better.

Some

p e r s o n is q u i t e a n o t h e r . S a r a h m e t

sites are e v e n d e d i c a t e d to help-

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Sarah, a H o p e student, met her

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current boyfriend. Michael, on s w o o n . c o m . M i c h a e l , a s t u d e n t at

gan from California.

While most people on-line

C i t r u s C o l l e g e in C a l i f o r n i a ,

s h o u l d not b e c o n s i d e r e d d a n g e r -

p l a c e d an a d o n t h e s w o o n . c o m

ous, s o m e precautions should be

message board.

"1 j u s t s i g n e d u p a n d c l i c k e d o n

taken w h e n giving people per-

what 1 was looking for." Sarah

n e v e r give out i n f o r m a t i o n lo

s a i d . " I t j u s t p o p p e d u p a list. A n d

p e o p l e o n l i n e that it w o u l d not b e

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rales d u r i n g t h r e e p r a c t i c e s instead

p e o p l e in g e n e r a l that t h e p r a c t i c e s a r e an e f f e c t i v e m e a n s of p r e p a r i n g

of just one.

In a d d i t i o n , they m o n i t o r e d d i f -

p u l l e r s f o r the p u l l , " M c K e e said.

T h o u g h t h e m o n i t o r i n g of t h e

f e r e n t p h y s i c a l e v e n t s , such as cal-

hearl rales w a s not e s p e c i a l l y e f f e c -

isthenics and running.

These activities could produce

tive lasl year, o t h e r a s p e c t s of the testing were beneficial.

h i g h e r heart r a l e s than j u s t p u l l i n g

" L a s l y e a r w e tested t h i n g s like

agrees.

"It d i d n ' t b o t h e r m e lo w e a r the

blood pressure, e n d u r a n c e , and

t h i n g at all," he said. " I think it is a

s t r e n g t h . " said N o r t h u i s . " O v e r t h e c o u r s e of t h r e e w e e k s d u r i n g t h e

g o o d idea to d o the tests."

practices, w e f o u n d that m a n y of the

on a rope.

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m

"I think i t ' s a great way to s u p port w h a t w e d o in p r a c t i c e , " s h e said.

Bill S e r r a n o ( ' 0 1 ) , an o d d yeal* puller w h o w o r e a hearl m o n i t o r ,

T h e r e s u l t s of t h e c o m p a r i s o n s

d u c t e d o n e of t h r e e p r a c t i c e tesls

p u l l e r s got into better s h a p e . T h e

a r e yet lo be p u b l i c i z e d . " W e ' r e g o i n g lo d e c i d e a f t e r w e

d u r i n g the a l u m n i Pull.

training, t h e n , w a s d e f i n i l e l y e f f e c -

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Sports

S c m i d t leads volleyball t e a m in h e r final c a m p a i g n as t h e b a c k b o n e of t h e t e a m d u r i n g PAUL LOODEEN

competition. " S h e is an inspiration on the court

sports editor

p r e s s u r e of b e i n g six in the national r a n k i n g s . S h e sees the p r o b l e m s as

" S h e is the heart ol" the p r o g r a m a n d ' it m a k e s it fun for the rest of u s , " said L a n g l a n d .

In her fifth and final year, a n d third year as a c a p t a i n , S c h m i d t will leave a t e a m of m o s t l y s o p h o m o r e s

for c o a c h e s lo find. Volleyball h e a d

b e c a u s e she has f u n , " said Kim G r o t e n h u i s ("01). " S h e is great role

having a quick remedy.

"I pulled the c a p t a i n s a s i d e a n d talked to t h e m a b o u t it a n d they will

coach Maureen Odland has found lhal in c o - c a p l a i n B e c k y S c h m i d l

model."

W i t h a t e a m w i t h as m u c h talent

h a n d l e it," O d l a n d said.

With strong leadership skills.

(*99). " S h e leads by e x a m p l e , " O d l a n d

as t h e D u t c h h a v e it is d i f f i c u l t not to b e c o m e c o m p l a c e n t . A f t e r starting the s e a s o n on a role the Dutch

S c h m i d t will be the o n e that the Hying Dutch look to f o r g u i d a n c e on the court w h e n it c o m e s to battling

h a v e hit a lull lately a f t e r losing t w o of f o u r in thd W i t t e n b e r g Invita-

these recent p r o b l e m s . " S h e is the l e a d e r , " O d l a n d said,

fill," G r o t e n h u i s said.

T h e t e a m is c u r r e n t l y 18-4 and getting ready to finish off the last

tional T o u r n a m e n t .

O n e of thos'i l o s e s c a m e to the n u m b e r o n e t e a m in t h e c o u n t r y ,

' She lives for this p r o g r a m , " M o r e than that, s h e m a k e s it f u n for the

half their 4 0 g a m e s e a s o n . O d l a n d e x p e c t s to be back in the national

t e a m by her e n t h u s i a s m a n d d e d i -

Washington University of Saint

cation.

H e r e n t h u s i a s m is not only appar-

t o u r n a m e n t a n d il t h e t e a m c a n .battle t h r o u g h s o m e c u r r e n t p r o b -

F i n d i n g a iruc, learn leader is hard

said.

Nol only is ihis a q u a l i t y thai is seen by c o a c h O d l a n d . bul i h e rest ol ihe t e a m i n c l u d i n g h e r c o - c a p tains Kristi L a n g l a n d ( ' 9 9 ) and H e a t h e r Veiling (*99). s e e this as well. " S h e is a g r e a t l e a d e r o n t h e c o u r t , " L a n g l a n d said.

E v e n the y o u n g e r p l a y e r s s e e her

L o u i s . T h e o t h e r l o s s c a m e to unranked Muskingum. Ohio.

O d l a n d attributes the losses to the

a n d j u n i o r s to deal with the void of leadership and experience. " S h e l e a v e s s o m e b i g s h o e s to

ent to the c o a c h O d l a n d bul a l s o to

l e m s the F l y i n g D u t c h will l o o k g o o d d o w n t h e stretch a n d into t h e

her t e a m m a t e s .

conference tournament.

B. S C H M I D T

Briefs: Fall s p o r t s t e a m s busy w i t h a u t u m n a c t i o n a g a i n s t A d r i a n at 2 p . m . at B u y s

T h e F l y i n g D u t c h host A l m a tod a y at 4 p . m . and D e f i a n c e at noon

Athletic Field on S a t u r d a y Oct. 10.

W o m e n ' s Soccer-Saturday, the

on S a t u r d a y , O c t . 10.

Volleyball-The Flying Dutch

F l y i n g D u t c h b o u n c e d back f r o m a 5 - 0 loss to K a l a m a z o o by b e a t i n g

f i n i s h e d f o u r t h at t h e W i t t e n b e r g I n v i t a t i o n a l t o u r n a m e n t o v e r the

C a l v i n 2 - 1 in d o u b l e o v e r t i m e at

weekend.

T h e record for the tournament

T h e next g a m e

for H o p e is

c o u n t r y t e a m finished s e c o n d at the

F r i d a y O c t . 9, at M i c h i g a n S t a t e University for the Michigan

83, E l i z a b e t h Y a r e d ( ' 9 9 ) at 87, G i n a Pellerito ( ' 9 9 ) at 9 2 . M e l o d y

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic A s s o c i a t i o n J a m b o r e e on S e p t e m -

Collegiates.

M e n ' s G o l f - O l i v e t is slowly pull-

O o n k at 94, Katie Miller ( ' 0 2 ) at

ber 26. C a l v i n finished first at the m e e t . H o p e ' s t o p f i n i s h e r s w e r e Joe

ing a w a y f r o m H o p e for t h e M I A A title. M o n d a y , Oct. 5, H o p e fell to O l i v e t by t w e n t y s t r o k e s at Water

a 109.

T h e F l y i n g D u t c h ' s next t o u r n a m e n t will be S a t u r d a y O c t . 10, at

M a r k C o u n t r y C l u b in G r a n d R a p ids. T h i s e x t e n d e d the lead of the

Adrian.

M e n ' s Soeeer-The Dutch have

Calvin.

G r e t c h e n S c h o o n ( ' 9 9 ) scored the

Childs ('01) sixteenth.

T h e final s c o r e of the m e e t w a s

C o m e t s to 4 0 s t r o k e s o v e r the Flying D u t c h m e n g o i n g into t h e last

h a d an u p and d o w n s e a s o n with a

g a m e w i n n i n g g o a l . It is the first win for the Flying D u t c h o v e r

ing f r o m top-ranked Washington U n i v e r s i t y of S a i n t L o u i s . T h e y

Calvin

t o u r n a m e n t . L e a d i n g the w a y for Hope was Andy Neietring ('01)

C a l v i n in five s e a s o n s .

T h e g a m e w a s light with all t h e

posted w i n s against B l u f f t o n , Ohio,

M e n ' s X - C o u n t r y - T h e cross

V e l d m a n ( ' 0 1 ) w h ofinishedfifth, D y l a n W a d e ( ' 0 2 ) s e v e n t h . Paul B e r k e ( ' 0 0 ) tenth, and Garrett

19.

Hope

53,

and

Kalamazoo 90.

T h e next m e e t for the F l y i n g D u t c h m e n i s F r i d a y O c t . 9 , at

with a 78, M a r k P i e r s m a ( ' 9 9 ) with 80, B e n F e l l o w s ("00), C h r i s Rutan

M i c h i g a n State U n i v e r s i t y f o r t h e

( ' 0 1 ) w i t h a 83, and M i k e E v a n s

Michigan Collegiates.

W o m e n ' s X - C o u n t r y - T h e Flying D u t c h finished s e c o n d in the

('01) with a 89.

T h e n e x t a c t i o n f o r the t e a m is

M I A A J a m b o r e e on S e p t e m b e r 26.

on M o n d a y Oct. 12, at K a l a m a z o o .

W o m e n ' s G o l f - U n l i k e the men,

T h e y fell t o C a l v i n j u s t as t h e m e n did. H o p e w a s r a n k e d ninth g o i n g

t h e w o m e n a r e in a solid lead in t h e

into the meet. T o p H o p e finishers

stroke lead o v e r rival A l b i o n . M o n day, Oct. 5, w a s a g o o d d a y f o r the

w e r e : J e n n y E r n s t ( ' 0 1 ) third, E l l e n S c h u l t z ( ' 9 9 ) sixth, B e c k y T i m m e r

win W e d n e s d a y , Oct. I . o v e r defending M I A A Champions Alma, with a 3 - 2 c o m e b a c k w i n . Saturday, Oct. 3, they hit a low with a loss to K a l a m z o o at K a l a m z o o 2-0.

The Flying Dutchmen now have an M I A A record of 1-2-1 a n d an overall record at 2 - 6 - 2 .

Flying

Dutch

as t h e y w o n

sevententh.

T h e final s c o r e of the m e e t w a s

lead going inio the final tourna-

C a l v i n in s h o t s at 2 1 - 1 9 .

T h e F l y i n g Dutch h a v e an M I A A r e c o r d of 1 - 2 - 0 a n d 7 - 4 o v e r a l l .

and O h i o Northern.

T h e N e x t m a t c h f o r the F l y i n g D u t c h is t o d a y at St. M a r y ' s . O n Friday Oct. 9, through Saturday Oct. 10, they are a w a y at W a s h i n g ton, M o . T o u r n a m e n t .

SWING

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at

K a l a m z o o C o u n t r y C l u b by I 1 s t r o k e s lo give t h e m a c o n s i d e r a b l e

s c o r i n g c o m i n g in t h e s e c o n d half and overtime.With Hope edging

w a s 2-2 with o n e of the losses c o m -

The C e n t u r i o n Fraternity a n d S i g m a O m i c r o n present...

M I A A . T h e y c u r r e n t l y hold a 3 5

('99) eighth. Cyndi Bannink ('99) tenth, and A n d r e a E g e l e r ( ' 0 1 )

Calvin 2 3 and H o p e 4 4 .

T h e F l y i n g D u t c h a r e u p next

101, a n d Jessica C a r p e n t e r ("00) at

ment.

T h e l e a d e r s f o r the F l y i n g D u t c h w e r e E l l e n C o l e n b r a n d e r ( ' 0 0 ) at

in Itlaas fiudihnum dance so nice we're doing it twice!"

Jhursday October 8,7 p.m.

" A Night of Scenes"

Learn Swing moves!

Saturday. 7 p.m. Studio Theatre

Impress your friends!

(Downstairs DeWitt).

Have a Zoot Suit Riot!

Presented by the Forum. Those nuts who brought you "The Line that Picked up 1000 Babes."

$3 a person

^ O r i g i n a l Comedy. Dramo. Music. Free of charge^

swing partner and save a buck!

$5 a couple

Influenza.

I t ' s Coming.

How do you tell if ifs the flu or just a cold?

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IL

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nchor

October

7,

I 998

T H E BABY B O O M Paul Loodeen

T h e M o m m a ' s & Papa's S o m e t i m e s il is h a r d lo be

really h a v e lo pick and c h o o s e

collcge student.

T h e t i m e s p e n t in g l a s s e s a n d

what you do."

Priorities c h a n g e f r o m o n e

the l i m e spent o u t s i d e o f c l a s s e s preparing for those classes

t h i n g to a n o t h e r . N i c h o l s priority last y e a r w a s f o c u s i n g

t a k e s u p a lot of t i m e . N o w t h r o w in s o m e e x t r a - c u r r i c u l a r

on f o o t b a l l . N o w it is on his f a m i l y a n d his little girl. E v e n

activities, a sport f o r e x a m p l e , to m a k e y o u a m o r e well

t h o u g h he is t h e n u m b e r t w o r u n n i n g b a c k on i h e f o o t b a l l

rounded student and you can

t e a m , he a l w a y s h a s his f a m i l y

w a t c h the l i m e y o u h a v e

on t h e back of his m i n d .

disappear.

m o v e d into our n e w p l a c e il w a s h a r d l o

they also h a v e a f a m i l y to support.

H o w o f t e n is it that y o u f i n d a Hope college student

Anchor

"During two-days when we

Not m a n y c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s c a n s a y that

concentrate

I w o u l d n ' t change it for t h e w o r l d . It is t h e best t h i n g t h a t ever happened t o me.

on f o o t b a l l because I was always t h i n k i n g of w h a t they

photo by April Greer

GET T I N G B I G : The number of athletes that use Creatine has increased in recent years.

The drug speeds up muscle recovery and increases weight gain.

Creatine creeps into campus CHRIS WINKLER staff r e p o r t e r

the liver that s p e e d s the p r o c e s s of

The two coaches have varying

c o n v e r t i n g A D P back into ATP. The s u b s l a n c e is s t o r e d in the m u s c l e s .

v i e w s o n h o w to a d d r e s s the issue. " H i g h l y motivated athletes are a l w a y s l o o k i n g f o r s o m e t h i n g lo

C r e a t i n e is a p o p u l a r nutritional s u p p l e m e n t that b a s e b a l l s l u g g e r s

A c c o r d i n g lo a o n e - y e a r s t u d y rel e a s e d in A p r i l b y R i c h a r d B .

Mark M c G w i r e and S a m m y Sosa

K r e i d e r of the U n i v e r s i t y of M e m -

h a v e used. But il is not limited lo p r o f e s s i o n a l sports.

phis, t h e only n e g a t i v e side e f f e c t is w e i g h t g a i n .

c o m m i t m e n t s lo his f a m i l y a n d lo his s p o r t , he a n d his w i f e ,

Phosphocreatine has become

" T h e r e h a s been an a w f u l lot of

c o m m o n a m o n g college and high

negative press about crealine,"

knowledge."

full linie s t u d e n t s , a n d w h o a r e

K y l e e , are still e n r o l l e d as full-

also fathers.

B o t h Eric N i c h o l s ( ' 0 0 ) a n d

l i m e s t u d e n t s at H o p e a n d a r e w o r k i n g hard to g r a d u a t e .

s c h o o l athletes, a n d H o p e C o l l e g e is n o e x c e p t i o n .

P a l n o l l said. " N o l o n g - t e r m s t u d ies o v e r a y e a r h a v e b e e n d o n e , but

" I ' m not into p e r f o r m a n c e - e n h a n c i n g d r u g s , " O d l a n d said. " I

John Palnoll, s w i m m i n g coach

so far a Couple of very p o s i t i v e s i d e e f f e c t s h a v e been f o u n d . "

d o n ' t g i v e m y o p i n i o n to the t e a m

married? Some are e n g a g e d but not m a n y a r e

â&#x20AC;&#x201D; E r i c N i c h o l s ('00)

Yet, even

m a r r i e d . Yet, the football t e a m h a s t w o p l a y e r s on the roster t h a i are,

Mall H a n d z o ( ' 0 0 ) have

were doing, N i c h o l s said. with t h e s e

"Your not on y o u r l i m e

b e c o m e f a t h e r s in the p a s t six

a n y m o r e , y o u ' r e on the b a b y ' s

m o n t h s , but h a v e r e t u r n e d to

l i m e all the l i m e , " N i c h o l s said.

H o p e C o l l e g e for an e d u c a t i o n in the c l a s s r o o m , on the f o o t b a l l f i e l d , a n d at h o m e .

"It is like h a v i n g t h r e e f u l l time jobs; school, football and a f a m i l y , " said t e a m m a t e a n d friend Tony Petkus ('99).

N i c h o l s said t h i n g s are, " G o i n g w e l l , " Il is a b i g c h a n g e f o r p e o p l e lo m a k e . P r i o r i t i e s are m o d i f i e d a n d it l a k e s a toll in t h e b e g i n n i n g .

H a n d z o , for e x a m p l e , is a

T h e s a m e c a n be said for H a n d z o and Emily Dubois ( ' 0 0 ) w h o a r e j u s t a d j u s t i n g to their n e w b o r n d a u g h t e r .

It is a b a l a n c i n g act that w e c o u l d all l a k e a lesson f r o m .

S e l l i n g priorities f o r life and d e a l i n g w i t h real life s i t u a t i o n s .

S o m e t i m e s w e take for g r a n t e d t h e f r e e d o m that w e h a v e as c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s a n d these a r e t w o e x a m p l e s as lo w h y w e s h o u l d think a b o u t priorities

n e w d a d a n d his t e a m m a t e s c a n

a n d w h a t is i m p o r t a n t f o r us,

already see a difference.

a n d a c t i n g on t h o s e r e f l e c t i o n s .

" H a n d z o l o o k s a little tired at

"I w o u l d n ' t c h a n g e it for the

p r a c t i c e , " said P e t k u s . " Y o u r p r i o r i t i e s get s t r a i g h t -

w o r l d , " N i c h o l s said, " I l is the

e n e d o u t , " said H a n d z o . " Y o u

me."

best t h i n g that e v e r h a p p e n e d lo

and, said that t h e s u p p l e m e n t d i d n ' t c o m e o n t o t h e H o p e s c e n e until

H o p e volleyball c o a c h M a u r e e n

help t h e m b e c o m e belter," P a l n o l l said. " I e d u c a t e m y s w i m m e r s on the healthy and the unhealthy t h i n g s . T h e r e is c a s e a f t e r c a s e of kids using steroids wilhout c o a c h e s '

o n e w a y o r another . T h e a t h l e t e s i h o u g h , h a v e f o u n d that it d o e s

three or f o u r y e a r s a g o . T h a t is not

O d l a n d , p e r f o r m e d research on cre-

help."

surprising, as c r e a t i n e use e x p l o d e d

a t i n e as part of her m a s t e r s d e g r e e t h e s i s at M c M a s t e r U n i v e r s i t y in

A s o p h o m o r e football player, w h o us es creatine heavily in the off-

O n t a r i o . T h e s t u d y w a s d o n e in

s e a s o n but m i n i m a l l y d u r i n g the

1993, when the s u p p l e m e n t w a s still new.

s e a s o n , e q u a t e d u s i n g c r e a t i n e lo e a t i n g a 1 2 - o z . s t e a k e v e r y day.

a f t e r i h e p u b l i c a t i o n of test results in 1990. By the l i m e w o r d of p o s i tive results m a d e ils w a y lo c o l l e g e and high s c h o o l s l u d e n l s , the c o s t w a s relatively i n e x p e n s i v e . " C r e a t i n e is not r e g u l a t e d by t h e F D A . " P a l n o l l said. " S o y o u can gel r i p p e d o f f . I talk a b o u t t h e s e kind of things with my t e a m . "

O d l a n d used ten p e o p l e o v e r a pe-

" T h e football coaches and training

riod of t i m e , o n c e taking a p l a c e b o ,

staff h a v e n o p r o b l e m with us tak-

once taking creatine, and a final t i m e t a k i n g n o t h i n g . T h e y r o d e an

i n g it, a s l o n g as i t ' s l e g a l " t h e p l a y e r , w h o w i s h e d lo r e m a i n a n o n y m o u s said.

Palnoll has used creatine during

e x e r c i s e b i k e for 3 0 s e c o n d s , a n d r e v o l u t i o n s of t h e b i k e w h e e l w e r e

w e i g h t training.

measured for power output.

the a t h l e t e s c a n n o t be s u p p l e -

To put it s i m p l y , c r e a t i n e h e l p s an athlete w o r k out more effec-

" T h e r e w a s n o c h a n g e in p o w e r , " O d l a n d said. " W e a s k e d t h e m if

tively. W h e n the body b u m s energy,

they fell a n y d i f f e r e n t f o l l o w i n g the

ments," Palnoll said. " Priorities h a v e to be in this order: G o d , attitude, w o r k ethic, nutrition, a n d rest.

a m o l e c u l e called A d e n o s i n e Triph-

tests. T h e y said, ' n o . '

If n o t , t h e c r e a t i n e is o f n o h e l p .

o s p h a t e (ATP) is b r o k e n aparl. T h e

" M o r e receni s t u d i e s h a v e s h o w n

r e s u l t i n g m o l e c u l e is A d e n o s i n e D i p h o s p h a t e ( A D P ) . C r e a t i n e is

lhal c r e a t i n e h e l p s in m u s c l e r e c o v -

a c t u a l l y an a m i n o acid p r o d u c e d by

" T h e most important things for

" T h e t r a i n i n g h a s lo be r i g h t . "

ery a f t e r short b o u l s of h i g h intensity."

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