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" C l e a r l y t h e r e is a s t r o n g c o n s e n s u s a m o n g t h e m e m b e r s that b o t h Dr.
" W h i l e at H o p e , 1 a p p r e c i a t e d that athletics c o m p l e m e n t e d academics, but did not r e p l a c e it," he said. "I a l s o
c a t i o n . a n d e x p e r i e n c e s in e d u c a t i o n h a v e been in the a r e a of l e a d e r s h i p a n d it's been a p r i v e l e d g e f o r m e to be at Northwestern."
to a s e l e c l i n g H o p e ' s f u t u r e l e a d e r by
B u l t m a n a n d Dr. M u y s k e n s a r e c a p a b l e of p r o v i d i n g strong l e a d e r s h i p
loved t e a c h i n g a n d the students, and left H o p e with a bit o f a h e a v y
n a r r o w i n g i h e s e m i - f i n a l i s t s lo i w o final c a n d i d a t e s . C a n d i d a t e s Dr. J a m e s
for H o p e in t h e next p h a s e of its d e velopment."
h e a r t , t h o u g h I k n e w it w a s w h a t G o d w a n t e d m e to d o . "
E. B u l t m a n o f I o w a a n d J a m e s L M u y s k e n s of G e o r g i a , a r e e x p e c t e d to
B u l t m a n is c u r r e n t l y p r e s i d e n t of N o r t h w e s t e r n C o l l e g e in O r a n g e City,
W h i l e at N o r t h w e s t e r n , " B u l t m a n ' s c o n c e r n s h a v e included i m p r o v i n g aca-
visit the c a m p u s in m i d - N o v e m b e r and
I o w a a n d is a 1963 H o p e g r a d u a t e with
d e m i c s in a n u m b e r of aspects. H e feels
the B o a r d of T r u s t e e s is e x p e c t e d to c o n s i d e r the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the
a m a j o r in c h e m i s t r y . He r e c e i v e d a m a s t e r of arts d e g r e e f r o m W e s t e r n
f o r t u n a t e to h a v e been able t o assist the c o l l e g e in m o v i n g in a p o s i t i v e di-
s e a r c h c o m m i t t e e in D e c e m b e r . " W e are p l e a s e d with t h e p r o g r e s s
M i c h i g a n U n i v e r s i t y . B u l t m a n re-
rection. "I h a v e been p l e a s e d with t h e in-
role has been b e i n g i n v o l v e d in student life a n d I e n j o y i n g d o i n g t h i s t h r o u g h
c r e a s e in the stature of our a c a d e m i c
m a n y e v e n t s , " h e said. "I feel strongly
p r o g r a m s , " he said. " M y interests, e d u -
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of the s e a r c h a n d l e o k f o r w a r d to the final p h a s e , " said Joel B o u w e n s , Presi-
t u r n e d to H o p e , w h e r e he w a s active as an assistant football c o a c h a n d as assistant p r o f e s s o r of e d u c a t i o n
B u l t m a n s t r e s s e d that if he received the position for p r e s i d e n c y at H o p e , his highest priority w o u l d lie within the s t u d e n t s t h e m s e l v e s . H e e n j o y s the role he p l a y s in student life on the N o r t h western campus, and hopes he could d o t h e s a m e at H o p e . " I ' v e a l w a y s said that m y g r e a t e s t
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D i s c u s s i o n on issues c o n c e r n i n g o f f - c a m p u s parties w a s f o s t e r e d at a f o r u m held on T u e s d a y . Oct. 2 7 at the K n i c k e r b o c k e r T h e a t e r by S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s . T h e f o r u m w a s held in r e s p o n s e to student c o n c e r n of police h a n d l i n g in b r e a k i n g u p such p a r t i e s . T h e p a n a l w a s c o m p r i s e d of D i r e c t o r of P u b l i c S a f e t y D u a n e T e r p s t r a , D i r e c t o r of J u d i c i a l A f f a i r s D e r e k E m e r s o n , D e a n of S t u d e n t s R i c h a r d Frost, Hol-
7.
land P o l i c e D e p a r t m e n t H o p e liason L i s a B a n c u k , Ottawa County Assistant Prosecutrer Craig Bunce, D e p u t y City A t t o r n e y J a s o n Milston, Police C h i e f John K r u i t h o f f . a n d p a t r o l m e n Billy W a l l a c e a n d D a v e Gillem. At the f o r u m , s t u d e n t s w e r e able to w r i t e any q u e s t i o n s they h a d on cards, w h i c h w e r e read by t h e m o d e r a t o r a n d t h e n a d d r e s s e d by the p a n a l . S t u d e n t s c o u l d a l s o ask t h e panal direct q u e s t i o n s . A n u m b e r of issues w e r e a d d r e s s e d , s u c h as h o w
Halloween happenings to spook campus. Spotlight, p a g e 9.
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s t u d e n t s w h o call r e q u e s t i n g m e d i c a l attention for in-
MIKE ZIUIDEMA
toxicated students, a n d public s a f e t y ' s relationship with Holland Police.
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i n g his b e l i e f s on the issues. A n d a l t h o u g h he w a s a b o u t 9 0 m i n u t e s late ( d u e lo s i g n i n g a u t o g r a p h s a f t e r a c a m p a i g n s l o p in B e n t o n H a r b o r ) , a b o u t
"We w a n t to e n c o u r a g e s t u d e n t s to talk t o p o l i c e , "
T h e c h a l l e n g e r is a b r a s h lawyer, m a d e f a m o u s
2 0 0 s t u d e n t s a n d c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s arrived at
said T e r p s t r a . " W e a r e all w i l l i n g to c o m m u n i c a t e a n d answer questions."
for his d e f e n s e of Dr. Jack K e v o r k i a n . T h e in-
the P i n e G r o v e lo h e a r w h a t F i e g e r h a d lo say. "It's w h a t y o u d o that c o u n t s , not what you said,"
M a n y of the q u e s t i o n s raised by the s t u d e n t s c o n -
c u m b e n t h a s been the G o v e r n o r of M i c h i g a n for the past eight y e a r s .
c e r n e d their o w n p e r s o n a l rights a n d the rights of both H o l l a n d Police and P u b l i c S a f e t y . F o r e x a m p l e , dis-
T h e M i c h i g a n g o v e r n o r race b e t w e e n G e o f f r e y F i e g e r a n d J o h n E n g l e r h a s m a d e - f o r o n e of the
s o m e it m a y s e e m like m y w o r d s are t o o harsh a n d l o o loud, but that is b e c a u s e I c a r e a b o u t the
c u s s i o n w a s initiated on t o p i c s s u c h as the rights of
m o r e interesting c a m p a i g n s in r e c e n t years. T h a t
people I represent."
u n d e r c o v e r police to e n t e r parties, w h a t c o n s t i t u t e s as
.interest h a s also m a d e its w a y into ihe daily life
" p r o b a b l e c a u s e " to i n v e s t i g a t e a party, to w h a t d e g r e e f o r c e c a n be used to e n t e r a party o r against a
of the H o p e C o l l e g e c o m m u n i t y . T h e interest w a s p i q u e d w h e n F i e g e r m a d e his
T u e s d a y , N o v . 3 m a r k s e l e c t i o n day, and as lhat dale nears, the interest h a s i n c r e a s e d . S i g n s f o r
s t u d e n t , a n d w h a t kind of activities o f f i c e r s look for w h e n they b r e a k u p p a r t i e s .
way t h r o u g h c a m p u s Friday, as he c o n t i n u e s lo m a k e s t o p s c a m p a i g n i n g for v o t e s a n d e x p r e s s -
F i e g e r said, d r e s s e d in black f r o m h e a d lo toe. "To
F i e g e r a n d E n g l e r c a n be f o u n d all over the c o m m u n i t y , a n d e l e c t i o n talk h a s c r e e p e d into e v e r y more GOVERNOR on 6
Political debate raises interest
h a v e been v i o l a t e d , this n e e d s lo be b r o u g h t to the attention of the p o l i c e d e p a r t m e n t . "
A L L Y S O N BOGGESS
H o p e C o l l e g e a d m i n i s t r a t o r s s t r e s s e d that their inv o l v e m e n t a n d c o n c e r n with o f f - c a m p u s parties is in the best interest of t h e s t u d e n t s .
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" A n y t h i n g in t h e j u d i c i a l p r o c e s s is not a secret a n d
Volleyball approaches the end of a successful season Sports, p a g e 12.
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Governor's race e x a m i n e d
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S p o t l i g h t ,
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p u b l i c s a f e t y r e s p o n d s to 911 calls, h o w they h a n d l e
respect for the p e o p l e w e a r e d e a l i n g w i t h , " W a l l a c e said. " I f t h e r e are s i t u a t i o n s in w h i c h y o u feel like y o u
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W H A T T I M E I S I T ? : Geoffery Fieger, candidate for the Governor gan, addressed an anxious crowd on Friday, Oct. 23 in the Fine Grove.
D e m o c r a t B o b S h r a u g e r look on R e p u b l i c a n C o n g r e s s m a n Peter H o e k s t r a in a political d e b a t e W e d n e s d a y . Oct. 21, in P h e l p s d i n i n g hall.
T h e C o n g r e s s i o n a l c a n d i d a t e s a t t e m p t e d to d o j u s t lhat as t h e y r e s p o n d e d lo q u e s t i o n s read by the m o d e r a t o r , A m a n d a P r i c e , lo a large c r o w d c o m p o s e d of a b a l a n c e of c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s and H o p e s t u d e n t s . B o b S c h r a u g e r , h a v i n g w o n the coin loss p r i o r t o t h e d e b a l e , o p t e d to b e g i n first. E a c h c a n d i d a t e g a v e a t h r e e m i n u t e o p e n i n g
w e w a n t to a n s w e r q u e s t i o n s , " E m e r s o n said. " P o l i c i e s a r e created t h r o u g h t h e student g o v e r n i n g s y s t e m . If a student is not h a p p y with a policy, he s h o u l d g o t h r o u g h the p r o c e s s of g e t t i n g it c h a n g e d . "
S u p p o r t e r s and u n d e c i d e d alike w e n t lo listen lo the 2nd C o n g r e s s i o n a l District c a n d i d a t e s discu ss a n d c o n f i r m their v i e w s on e l e c t i o n issues. " A t t a c k politics are w r o n g . H o e k s t r a d e f i n i t e l y
S t u d e n t s w e r e also c o n c e r n e d with the legalities of M I P ' s a n d o t h e r citations. T h e panal a n s w e r e d q u e s -
s l a l e m e n t to u n d e r l i n e t h e i r key b e l i e f s a n d intentions. T h e series of q u e s t i o n s used in the d e b a l e c a m e
c a m e o f f as the b e t t e r m a n h e r e , " s a i d H o l l y Russcher ('00). "Schrauger danced around some
t i o n s s u c h as, h o w long such i n f r a c t i o n s stay on o n e ' s
f r o m s u b m i s s i o n s by v a r i o u s s t u d e n l o r g a n i z a tions. F a c u l t y f r o m the H o p e C o l l e g e Political Sci-
of the issues. I f o u n d m y s e l f a g r e e i n g m o r e with Hoekstra."
e n c e D e p a r t m e n t s e l e c t e d the q u e s t i o n s f r o m s u b m i s s i o n s r e c e i v e d . A f e w of the q u e s t i o n s w e r e
T h e H o p e C o l l e g e D e m o c r a t s and H o p e C o l -
d i r e c t e d to s p e c i f i c a l l y either c a n d i d a t e , yet e a c h w a s e n l j l l e d e q u a l l i m e lo r e s p o n d lo e v e r y q u e s -
r e c o r d , u n d e r w h a t c i r c u m s t a n c e s a student can r e f u s e a b r e a t h i l i z e r test, a n d w h a t the r e p r e c u s i o n s are for legal d r i n k e r s c a u g h t d r i n k i n g o f f - c a m p u s . H o l l a n d Police s t r e s s e d that they m u s t r e s p o n d to all c a l l s t h e y r e c e i v e a n d that they will i n v e s t i g a t e the
lege R e p u b l i c a n s s p o n s o r e d the d e b a l e with high h o p e s lhat it w o u l d attract and i n f o r m a n u m b e r
of H o p e C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s and faculty, as well as more FORUM on 7 m e m b e r s of the s u r r o u n d i n g c o m m u n i t y .
tion. more DEBATE on 3