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VOLUME 9 4 - I S S U E 5

OCTOBER 8,1981

Convocation Honors Former President

Lt. Governor to Speak Tonight M i c h i g a n ' s Lt. Governor, J a m e s Brickley, and State Representative Paul Hillegonds will be speaking at the Hope College Republicans meeting on Thursday, October 8. The meeting will be held in Phelps Hall, in the lounge adjacent to the main cafeteria entrance, and will begin at 8 p.m. Brickley attained a law degree at the University of Detroit, and a masters at New York University and has served as Lieutenant Governor off and on since 1970. He also served as a special agent for the FBI and as U.S. Attorney for Eastern Michigan. State Representative Hillegonds has served in the Michigan State Legislature since 1978. He is a native of Holland and

his father was chaplain at Hope for many years. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Michigan. At the meeting, Brickley will be add r e s s i n g h i s p e t i t i o n to s h o r t e n Michigan's voting ballot. His plan is to change the present system so that judges and university board chairmen will no longer be elected, but instead will be appointed through a check and balance system between the Governor, the Senate, and a nine-member board. After serving for three years, the judges would face a simple yes-no confirmation vote from the people. Anyone is welcome to attend Thursday's meeting.

by Timothy Shaffer On Friday, October 8th, a convocation honoring former Hope College President Calvin Vander Werf will be held. The official dedication of the College's physicsmathematics building to be named after Dr. Vander Werf will immediately follow. Dr Vander Werf will speak at the convocation on the topic, "Mindpower, Plus." In addition, Dr. Vander Werf's wife, Rachel Good Vander Werf, will r e c e i v e t h e B o a r d of T r u s t e e s Distinguished Achievement Award. Dr. Vander Werf, Hope College's eighth President, received his B.A. from Hope College in 1937, graduating valedictorian of his class. His extracurricular activities included being editor of the anchor, president of student government, and a participant in forensics. From Hope College, Dr. Vander Werf went to Ohio State University, where he served as a graduate assistant and assistant instructor in chemistry while pursuing his doctorate, which he attained in 1941. Upon receiving his Ph.D., Dr. Vander Werf took a position as chemisty professor at the University of Kansas, receiving his full professorship in 1949 and chairing the department from 1952 untill he accepted the Hope College presidency in 1962. Dr. Vander Werf's tenure at Hope College saw a period of unprecedented growth. During his seven y e a r s at the helm, Hope's enrollment increased 31%, with the faculty skyrocketing from 86 to 147, a growth of 79%. In addition, the College's operating budget more than doubled. Among the projects Vander Werf initiated under his Centennial Decade Master Plan were the construction of Dykstra Hall, the concept of the DeWitt Cultural Center, the construction of the Wichers wing to the Nykerk Hall of Music, the purchase of B r u m m l e r House, and the procurement of a $500,000 challenge grant for the construction of the Peale Science-Academic Center.

In addition to building projects, Dr. Vander Werf secured more than six million dollars in special gifts for Hope College. Improvements by Dr. Vander Werf to the Hope c a m p u s also included the construction of Hoebeke Greenhouse, the acquisition of a 55 acre biology field station, the purchase of a 37 foot research boat for oceanographic study, and the conversion of the National Buscuit Company into a facility for the art department. Dr. Vander Werf also initiated m a j o r changes in the academic life at Hope, creating the new departments of geology, communication, and theatre; creating a computer center to serve as a teaching tool as well as a statistical aid for all phases of the College's operation; recommending that the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa establish a chapter at Hope; and receiving full accreditation for the music p r o g r a m f r o m the National Association of Schools of Music. Dr. Vander Werf resigned from his presidency in 1970, citing personal reasons. "I feel that I have made my major contributions and have given my best new ideas to Hope College." he said. "I am eagerly looking forward to a new phase in my professional life, and this move should not be delayed any longer." Dr. Vander Werf accepted a position as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida at Gainesville in 1970 and now serves there as a professor of chemistry. The festivities on Friday will commence at 11 a.m. with a formal convocation in Dimnent Chapel. Immediately following, a ceremony will take place in front of the physics-math building during which the Board of Trustees will officially dedicate the building and unveil the plaque bearing Vander Werf's name. F r o m thence on, the building will forever bear the name Vander Werf Hall, carrying into the future the legacy of a man who literally changed the face of Hope College.

Rape Seminar Warns Prospective Victims by Tom Wagner "The potential of being sexually assaulted on Hope's campus is as great as in some parts of Grand Rapids," said Glenn Bareman, Hope's Director of Public Safety, at a seminar on sexual assault, "Safety in the Streets," held September 30 on Hope's campus. The main speaker was Maureen Mallette of the Center for Women in Holland. The s e m i n a r ' s thrust was along three lines: first, to explain the risks of sexual assault; second, to explain what sexual assault is and the motivation behind it; and third, to explain methods of prevention and protection. Mallette began by saying, "One's resDonsibllitv as a woman is to be aware

of the physical possibilities of assault. There is no way to completely avoid all possible assault situations," she said, "but one can limit the 'high risk' situations." "The problem," Mallette continued, "is that high risk situations happen everyday and cannot be avoided. One half of the rapes that occur happen in residences. One half of these residences belong to the victim." Sexual assault by husbands and boyfriends also happens frequently. "One out of five women have been; or know someone who has been, sexually assaulted," Mallette said. Sexual assalut is broken into four degrees by federal law. First and third degrees deal with penetration of the body

during the assault. Contact for sexual pleasure is covered under second and fourth degrees. Rape is first degree sexual assault. In general, rape is broken into three groups based on motivation. The first is "power r a p e " which occurs 65% of the

time. "The motivation is to assert power and is not necessarily for sexual gratification," Mallette said. The second type, which occurs about 30% of the time, is " a n g e r r a p e . " The motivation in this case is anger with self

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