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SPORTS • Kickers win big • 7 Volume 108. Number 8 Hope College, Holland, Michigan

November 2, 1994

Serving the Hope Community for 108 Years

Congress commits to developing task force on racism f o r u m held at the end of the C o n g r e s s meeting.

T h e c o m m i t t e e , with Yoli Vega a c t i n g

by CJrcg B r o w n staff reporter

Student C o n g r e s s e s t a b l i s h e d a new ad hoc c o m m i t t e e on c a m p u s r a c i s m in res p o n s e to a s t u d e n t ' s letter printed in the Oct. 26 issue of The Anchor.

T h e c o m m i t t e e w a s f o r m e d at t h e W e d n e s d a y C o n g r e s s m e e t i n g in r e s p o n s e to s t u d e n t s ' c o n c e r n s a b o u t r a c i s m o n H o p e ' s C a m p u s . T h e o R o b e r t ' s ( ' % ) letter s p a r k e d the c o n c e r n of the c a m p u s including a w o m e n ' s issues class. Peer Multicultural Educators, Black Coalition and H i s p a n i c Student O r g a n i z a t i o n .

"1 felt it w a s n e c e s s a r y to r e s p o n d quickly to the issues raised in T h e o R o b e r t ' s letter to The Anchor" said Student C o n g r e s s president, Joel Plantinga ( ' 9 6 ) .

T h e f o r m a t i o n of the c o m m i t t e e w a s ann o u n c e d f o l l o w i n g the S p e a k i n g F r a n k l y

as advisor, will include members of H S O , BC, P M F and Student C o n g r e s s . " T h e g o a l s of the c o m mittee are t h r e e - f o l d , " said Plantinga. "First, to identify what is the s t a t u s m inority s t u d e n t s on c a m p u s , second, to identify g o a l s — what can we do, and finally, c o m i n g up with a specific proposal. "We need to establish what is really going on." said P l a n t i n g a . " W e are a s k i n g s t u d e n t s to s h a r e their expe-

d a n c e . O n e C o n g r e s s m e m b e r called it the largest turnout ever. Several s t u d e n t s in ait e n d a n c e at the S p e a k i n g Frankly f o r u m shared their insights into the situation, a s k i n g w h e r e mi"We need a nority s t u d e n t s can go with their c o n c e r n s . racial "Is t h e r e s o m e o n e that discrimination policy-one that students can turn to a n s w e r their q u e s t i o n s ? , " asked Is available to Kirsten W i n d f u h r ( ' 9 5 ) , of the whole Peer M u l t i c u l t u r a l E d u c a tors. W i n d f u h r expressed campus. There there s h o u l d be a racial haIsn't a place for rassment policy to a d d r e s s people to go." racial issues on c a m p u s that —Tara Pearson aren't being addressed.

O t h e r s t u d e n t s e c h o e d this sentiment. " W e need a racial dis-

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T h e r e s p o n s e to the issue of race w a s evident at the Student C o n g r e s s m e e t i n g with o v e r fifteen s t u d e n t s in atten-

crimination policy," said Tara Pearson ( ' 9 6 ) , " O n e that is available to the w h o l e c a m p u s .

T h e r e isn't a place for p e o p l e to g o . " " A p e r s o n a l i n v o l v e m e n t is w h a t is n e e d e d , " said Rafael D i a z {'98). " T h i s iss u e n e e d s to he a d d r e s s e d in an o p e n tor u m . I n d i v i d u a l s need to get i n v o l v e d and m a k e a positive e f f o r t . " The c o m m i t t e e will s e e k w a y s to m a k e H o p e an e n j o y a b l e e x p e r i e n c e for minority s t u d e n t s . It s e e k s s t u d e n t s to share their exp e r i e n c e s on c a m p u s in h o p e s of f i n d i n g t h i n g s particular to the c o l l e g e that they can do.

T h e c o m m i t t e e also looks to d i s c o v e r w h y the minor ity student retention rate is so low.

T h e c o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s are A n d y Van E d e n ( ' 9 7 ) and Plantinga of C o n g r e s s , John M o l i n a ( ' 9 5 ) of H i s p a n i c S t u d e n t O r g a n i zation, Jason Gaston ( ' 9 6 ) and Tony W i l k e r s o n ( ' 9 7 ) of B l a c k C o a l i t i o n . Liz R e y n o l d s ( ' 9 5 ) and D a w n i t a Vander Roest ( ' 9 7 ) of Peer M u l t i c u l t u r a l E d u c a t o r s .

Republicans rally for votes at one-on-one bv Julie Blair c a m p u s editor A handful of H o p e C o l l e g e s t u d e n t s and c o m m u n i l v m e m b e r s fired p u b l i c p o l i c y q u e s t i o n s at U . S . C o n g r e s s m a n P e t e r l l o e k s t r a and other area R e p u b l i c a n c a n d i d a t e s slotted on the Nov. S election ballot at :: freeslvle o p e n f o r u m in the M a a s C o n t e r e n c e C e n t e r M o n d a y . Oct. 24.

T h e H o p e C o l l e g e R e p u b l i c a n s and Ottawa Countv Commissioner Luciano H e r n a n d e z , s p o n s o r s of the event entitled " O n e on O n e With the C a n d i d a t e s . " a s k e d Attorney General candidate John S m i e t a n k a , S t a t e S e n a t o r W i l l i a m Van R e g e n m o r t e r and State R e p r e s e n t a t i v e J e s s i e D a l m a n . to s p e n d t i m e a n s w e r i n g public policy q u e s t i o n s raised by c o n s t i t u ents.

A f t e r g i v i n g short p l a t f o r m s t a t e m e n t s , c a n d i d a t e s s t a t i o n e d t h e m s e l v e s at s m a l l discussion tables. Voters then floated f r o m table to table talking about specific c o n c e r n s with c a n d i d a t e s .

D e m o c r a t Karsten Voskuil ( ' % ) said he s t e p p e d o v e r party lines M o n d a y night to get a n s w e r s he f eels R e p u b l i c a n s have neglected to a d d r e s s . " H o w can w e k e e p e x p e c t i n g to lower the tax base to f u n d s c h o o l s in the f u t u r e ? " Voskuil asked. " W e need f u n d i n g for people and w e ' r e not at a point in w h i c h w e can g i v e up w e l f a r e . T h e R e p u b l i c a n p a r t y n e v e r gave us a way to be self reliant, they are all talk but no a c t i o n . " T h o u g h Mary C r a n m e r ( ' 9 5 ) said s h e ' s already m a d e up her mind to vote R e p u b l i can, she c h a l l e n g e d o f f i c i a l s to p r o v i d e solutions to the current j o b crisis s u r r o u n d i n g young graduates.

"I see a lot of o p p o r t u n i t i e s f o r l o w skilled j o b s , but not e n o u g h entry level positions for those with higher skills," C r a n m e r s a i d . " S u r e t h e r e is s o m e t h i n g o p e n at M c D o n a l d ' s , but t h a t ' s not w h e r e I w a n t to g o . " O n c e s t u d e n t s land a j o b they must then c o n s i d e r in w h i c h w a y they w a n t r e p r e s e n tatives to allocate hard e a r n e d f u n d i n g . " I ' m not o p p o s e d to p a y i n g t a x e s , " said R o b A n d r e t z ( ' 9 7 ) . "I just w a n t the m o n e y to g o to s o m e t h i n g w o r t h w h i l e . " C a s t i n g a vote m e a n s all the d i f f e r a n c e in the o u t c o m e of g o v e r n m e n t a l policy, cand i d a t e s said.

"I s p o k e to 18 high s c h o o l s in the district recently and all I heard w a s that 'all politicians are s c u m ' , " said H o e k s t r a in his o p e n i n g r e m a r k s . "It is i m p o r t a n t to f o r m u late your v i e w and h o w you w o u l d like to sec the c o u n t r y . I w a n t to c h a n g e the w a y

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LEAVING BEHIND A LEGACY: Ray Smith talks with quarterback Pete Sumlnskl ('95) In the fall of 1992. Smith stepped down from his position as head football coach of the Flying Dutch Sunday after 25 years of service. Smith was named the "Wlnnlngest Coach" in the hlstroy of Michigan intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) football and co-coach of the year in NCAA Division III

by Football News in 1984. Smith will coach the final game of the season against Olivet Saturday, at the HoHand Municipal Stadium.

'97 and '98 to battle for Cup Pull rope found

by Mimi Do staff reporter

wmmmnasmmsKumm been busy preparing for the competition.

Members of Song, Play and Oration have been together with their respective Hope College freshman and sopho- coaches on a daily basis working on learnmore women are preparing to showcase ing and improving their performance, their talents in the 59th annual Nykerk Last Thursday the alumnae of '96 Cup Competition this Saturday.

S o n g met with Freshman S o n g at The members of the sophomore and Dimnent Chapel to pump up the spirits freshman classes will take their places on of the '98 song girls.

The alumnae were opposite sides of the Holgiven a pre-show preview land C i v i c Center to "Nykerk has of W s song and were enbattle it out for the Cup. traditionally been tertained by the freshman The students will be and alumni Morale guys giving their best perfora showcase for mance in the areas of women with talent who were eager to cheer on the Song girls in any Song, Oration, and Play I see a lot of talent way they could, even if it in hopes of winning the this year—this meant stripping down to prestigious Nykerk Cup, should be a really boxer shorts during a skit. currently held by the The freshman Song Even Year. good show," girls were also treated to The tradition of —Lisa Meengs, an a capella rendition of Nykerk was created by '97 Oration Coach the ' 9 6 Nykerk s o n g , Dr. John Nykerk as a way "Muddy Water." to showcase womens talT h i s is a chance for ents. t h i s year the theme of Nykerk will be "The Circle of life." us to get together with our old friends "Nykerk has traditionally been a from Nykerk and cheer the'98 song girls showcase for women with talent," said on," Song alumna Andrea Hartman (*96) Lisa Meengs (*95), the '97 Oration coach, said.

M I see a lot of talent this year, this should The Nykerk Cup Competition will be be a really good show." held at the Civic Center at 8 p.m, Admisy For three weeks both classes have : sion is free.

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by Julie Blair c a m p u s editor An a n o n y m o u s p h o n e tip led P u b l i c S a f e t y to the r e c o v e r y of the O d d Year Pull p r a c t i c e rope stolen f r o m K r u i z e n g a C o t t a g e Sept. 19.

Public S a f e t y d i s c o v e r e d the 150 f o o t line Oct. 2, the day a f t e r the Pull c o m p e t i tion, c o i l e d in the o p e n field area b e h i n d t h e P i l g r a m H o m e C e m e t e r y l o c a t e d on 16th St. near H o l l a n d M u n i c i p a l S t a d i u m .

V a n d a l s hauled the naval r o p e used during the three w e e k long training period f r o m the g a r a g e of the 12th St. c o t t a g e . P u b l i c Safety hypothesizes thieves gained access to the s t o r a g e a r e a by s m a s h i n g o p e n a s m a l l , b o a r d e d up w i n d o w . N o other e q u i p m e n t w a s taken f r o m the site.

P u b l i c S a f e t y c o n t i n u e s to m a k e inquiries a b o u t the c a s e .

A c h a l k d r a w i n g at the s c e n e of the c r i m e i m p l i c a t e d W o m e n ' s Issues O r g a n i zation, a H o p e C o l l e g e interest g r o u p lobb y i n g f o r equal t r e a t m e n t of m a l e and f e m a l e participants and against " n e g a t i v e g e n der i s s u e s " p e r p e t u a t e d by Pull. W I O leade r s issued a s t a t e m e n t at the t i m e of the incident d e n y i n g the a c c u s a t i o n s .

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Smith steps down after 25 years of Flying Dutch football

by Greg Paplawsky sports editor T h e news shocked the entire Hope College community, almost a s m u c h as S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a w a s r o c k e d b y its latest flirt with e a r t h quakes.

H e a d football c o a c h R a y S m i t h a n n o u n c e d to t h e p u b l i c M o n d a y his intention to retire a f t e r the e n d of this s e a s o n .

T h e Hope College football season c o n c l u d e s t h i s S a t u r d a y with a h o m e g a m e against O l i v e t . H e inf o r m e d his assistants o f the n e w s on S u n d a y , Oct. 3 0 .

S m i t h , 55, h a s b e e n head f o o t ball c o a c h at H o p e for t w e n t y - f i v e s e a s o n s . H e h a s led t h e F l y i n g D u t c h m e n to a record n i n e M I A A c h a m p i o n s h i p s in 1 9 7 3 , 1 9 7 5 , 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984,

1QR6 mn rprp.ntlv in 1986, aa nnH d m o ss tt recently in 11 Q 9 88 77 .

T h e 1 9 8 7 s q u a d w a s the o n l y t e a m in H o p e C o l l e g e s 8 5 y e a r s of f o o t ball to e n d the s e a s o n u n b e a t e n a n d untied.

N o p e r s o n h a s served a s h e a d f o o t b a l l c o a c h in the M I A A , the n a t i o n ' s oldest c o l l e g i a t e c o n f e r ence, longer than Coach S m i t h . O n l y t h r e e other c o a c h e s in M I A A history have e v e n h e a d e d a prog r a m f o r t w e n t y years. In those years as head coach, Smith has guided the F l y i n g D u t c h m e n to a 147-69-9 record.

C o m i n g into this season he w a s the e i g h t h " W i n n i n g e s t " c o a c h in N C A A Division 111 f o o t ball. In 1984 he w a s n a m e d N C A A Division III c o - c o a c h of the year by

football integrity, and faith,"and saidfaith, Nyenhuis.

Fnnthnll Npw? VW* te-Am nd-program f o o t b a l land D r othe c r a ihundreds n a n d the hundreds integrity, said Nyenhui Football News, His 1986 team adof young men who have passed "He has challenged and guided v a n c e d to the N C A A D i v i s i o n III through that program. While he has hundreds of student-athletes into playoffs. decided to conclude his involve- maturity. He has helped to shape the A l t h o u g h S m i t h will b e retiring a s f o o t b a l l c o a c h , he will c o n t i n u e a s a m e m b e r of t h e f a c u l t y , s e r v i n g as p r o f e s s o r o f physical e d u c a t i o n and director of a t h l e t i c s for m e n . He has pref o r m e d the dual role of f o o t b a l l c o a c h and athletics director s i n c e 1980. " R a y S m i t h is a legend at H o p e Coll e g e , in t h e M I A A a n d in t h e f o o t b a l l w o r l d b e y o n d , " said Dr. John J a c o b s o n , President of H o p e College. " F o r t w e n t y - f i v e y e a r s he has given o u t s t a n d i n g l e a d e r s h i p to our

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PLAYING THE BLUES: The Hope College Jazz Ensemble will appear Friday at Moynlhan Gallery and Framing, 48 E. Eighth St., from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Members of the Jazz Ensemble are, from left: David Evenhuls ('95), Matthew Fouts ('95), and Andy Lorenz ('95).

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c a r e e r s and the m e n t in H o p e f o o t l i v e s of h i s players. ball, w e are h i g h l y "[Smith] has H e h a s u p h e l d the p l e a s e d that h e will h i g h i d e a l s of the upheld the high continue on our facs tudent-athlete, ulty a n d will c o n ideals of the e v e n while pursutinue to give leaderstudent-athlete, ing v i c t o r y with ins h i p at H o p e C o l even while tensity and tenaclege in o u r athletic pursuing victory ity." ' p r o g r a m and in s o with intensity Smith intends many other w a y s . " to t a k e a y e a r off Provost J a c o b E. and tenacity." f r o m c o a c h i n g , but Nyenhuis reflected —Provost Jacob c o u l d r e t u r n in that S m i t h will b e E. Nyenhuis s o m e f o r m , as an remembered for assistant or coach m o r e than his s t r i n g of a n o t h e r sport. of i m p r e s s i v e v i c t o T h e s e a r c h f o r a s u c c e s s o r will beries.

He h a s m o d e l e d f o r his p l a y gin i m m e d i a t e l y a c c o r d i n g to coiers c o m m i t m e n t , sportsmanship,

Greek life: more than parties

by B e c k y P o n k a staff reporter G o i n g G r e e k m e a n s m o r e than attending formal dances and wearing letters—it provides a unique n e t w o r k of s u p p o r t , actives say, that lasts a lifetime.

Sororities s h a r e d their h e r i t a g e s w i t h p r o s p e c t i v e r u s h e e s S u n d a y at P r e - R u s h Fall o p e n h o u s e s , a c h a n c e f o r w o m e n to c h e c k out H o p e ' s six local s o r o r i t i e s b e f o r e the official Rush process begins next s e m e s t e r . H o p e ' s six local f r a t e r n i t i e s k i c k e d o f f their P r e - R u s h s e a s o n last w e e k e n d , i n v i t i n g m e n into their h o u s e s f o r f o o d a n d f o o t ball.

T h e d e c i s i o n to rush a n d p l e d g e is an invaluable e x p e r i e n c e , a c t i v e s say. M e m b e r s say it not o n l y g i v e s y o u a g r o u p of f r i e n d s that s h a r e t h e s a m e ideals, b u t it a l s o t e a c h e s l e a d e r s h i p and s e r v i c e .

T h i s y e a r the O K E ( F r a t e r ) f r a ternity celebrated 1 6 0 years of s u c h kinship, the O T N (Emersonian) f r a t e r n i t y and I I B ( S i b y l l i n e ) sorority h a v e w o r n t h e i r letters f o r 7 5 years. " I t ' s an u n e x p l a i n a b l e f e e l i n g to b e a b l e to call s o m e o n e brother, and m e a n it," s a i d C h r i s V e r m u e l l e n ( ' 9 6 ) , p r e s i d e n t of t h e F r a t e r s . " I t ' s a w a y t o get m o r e i n v o l v e d , it t e a c h e s y o u a b o u t f r i e n d ship and sticking together," said K e l l y R a y m o n d ( ' 9 6 ) , an a c t i v e m e m b e r of the 2 2 ( S i g m a ) s o r o r ity.

A c t i v e s a r e put in l e a d e r s h i p p o s i t i o n s w h e n t h e y are a s k e d to o r g a n i z e G r e e k e v e n t s . E v e n t s like pledging and fundraisers teaches m e m b e r s to w o r k w i t h p e o p l e in a d m i n i s t r a t i v e p o s i t i o n s and f a c i l i tate g r o u p d y n a m i c s .

"It t e a c h e s you a b o u t l e a d e r s h i p and m a k e s you accept diversity w h e n w o r k i n g with a large g r o u p of p e o p l e , " said E l i s e A b e r n e t h y ('95), a KAX (Kappa Chi) active. • In a d d i t i o n , a l a r g e portion of G r e e k life is helping out in the c o m munity regularly by participating in community service projects.

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" W e are mainly about serving others through different projects and o t h e r t y p e s of c o m m u n i t y service," said Eric Dettman ('95), P r e s i d e n t o f the O K A ( C o s m o p o l i tan) F r a t e r n i t y .

P r o j e c t s that h a v e b e e n d o n e in the past include youth lock-ins.

Mission Clean-up, working oneon-one with grade school children, p a r t i c i p a t i n g in t h e A I D S W a l k , s p o n s o r i n g a f o r e i g n child, and w o r k i n g at a r e a c h u r c h e s .

T h e X 0 2 ( A r c a d i a n ) Fraternity recently had one of their bigger f u n d r a i s e r s of the y e a r on H o m e c o m i n g W e e k e n d . T h e y participated in t h e Bike f o r H o p e b i k e - a thon. M e m b e r s bik ed f r o m H o l l a n d to G r a n d H a v e n — s o m e 4 2 m i l e s — a n d c o l l e c t e d p l e d g e s . T h e y have s o far c o l l e c t e d o v e r $ 3 0 0 0 and are w e l l o n t h e i r w a y to their $ 5 0 0 0 goal. Last year they received $ 3 5 0 0 . All o f the m o n e y raised g o e s directly to H a b i t a t f o r H u m a n i t y .

"Our fraternity means service, love, a n d w i s d o m , and w e w e r e just f u l f i l l i n g t h e s e r v i c e part of it," said Arcadian Phil Torrence ('96). "We all h a v e b u s y s c h e d u l e s , b u t w e n e e d to j u s t t a k e t i m e out to g i v e back to the community."

D e s p i t e t h e p o s i t i v e a s p e c t s of G r e e k life, m e m b e r s s a y t h e y still f a c e the p r o b l e m of s t e r e o t y p i n g , i m a g e s p e r p e t u a t e d by p a r o d i e s like "Animal House" and the

ditzy "Saturday Night Live" "Delta D e l t a D e l t a " s k i t s . In a d d i t i o n , Greeks say many independents j u d g e the t r a d i t i o n a l p l e d g i n g processes without ever inquiringabout them. " T o o o f t e n p e o p l e put it d o w n b e f o r e t h e y really k n o w w h a t it is all a b o u t , " s a i d D o m i n i c R e i s t e r ( ' 9 5 ) , p r e s i d e n t of the E m e r s o n i a n Fraternity.

Many organizations are worki n g to t u r n a r o u n d s u c h n e g a t i v e perception. " P e o p l e s a y w e are c l i q u i s h but it is just a g r o u p of f r i e n d s . E v e r y o n e has their g r o u p of f r i e n d s , " said Stephanie Kimble ('95), a member of t h e K B O ( D o r i a n ) sorority.

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H E N R Y F O R D H E A L T H S Y S T E M in D e t r o i t is a n e w partner w i t h C a s e W e s t e r n R e s e r v e University ( C W R U ) M e d i c a l S c h o o l of C l e v e l a n d .

lege o f f i c i a l s .

ference if you get involved."

But not e v e r y b o d y has a love for political f i r e w o r k s , especially busy c o l l e g e s t u d e n t s b a l a n c i n g school, w o r k and relationships. " J u s t d o n ' t e x p e c t c h a n g e if y o u ' r e not g o i n g to do anything about it," said A m y Ferris ( ' 9 5 ) .

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" W e assumed the rope might be hung in the trees or at least returned," said D u a n e Terpstra, assistant director of Public Safety, referring to the six sets of G r e e k letters stolen b y p r a n k s t e r s a n d h u n g in t h e P i n e Grove earlier this semester.

Though the theft hindered both Odd and Even year Pullers by keep-

ing them out of the pits f o r the afternoon, c o m p e t i t o r s were back in action the f o l l o w i n g day a f t e r coaches cut a new line f r o m stockpiled rope.

T h e d i s a p p e a r a n c e of the practice rope appeared not to phase the ' 9 7 team. Odd year brought h o m e victory for t h e first t i m e in three years Oct.

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Jovo's Dogs offered a chance at the big time

by Nina Bieliauskas staff r e p o r t e r

Focus group promotes dialogue

g e s t e d that J o v o ' s D o g s get an alb u m t o g e t h e r by e a r l y N o v e m b e r , b e c a u s e of t h e possibility that t h e y could open for other bands. Jovo's D o g s , h o w e v e r , has d e c i d e d to wait u n t i l t h e y h a v e s o m e truly g o o d m a t e r i a l together. " W e felt w e w o u l d n ' t b e a b l e to d o it to the standard w e w o u l d w a n t it to b e , " said H u l t g r e n . " A n d it

• •/ T h e d o o r of s u c c e s s o p e n e d to a band c o m p o s e d of H o p e students f o l l o w i n g the All College Sing w h e n a b o o k i e g a v e t h e m his c a r d , T i m J o h n s , a b o o k i e f r o m the C r a m e r Institute, t o o k a special interest in " J o v o ' s D o g s " S a t u r d a y , O c t . 2 2 at t h e All College Sing.

"We're not J o h n s , an All C o l polka." lege S i n g j u d g e , -F. Ward waited for the Holloway ('95) m e m b e r s of t h e band outside the back e n t r a n c e of t h e K n i c k e r b o c k e r T h e a t r e and o f f e r e d t h e m his c a r d .

Eric Hultgren ('96), Mike Fish ( ' 9 7 ) , Matt M i l l e r ( ' 9 7 ) , F. W a r d Holloway ('95) and Chris Vanenzs got t o g e t h e r last y e a r to play f o r f u n . T h e r e w a s talk of f o r m i n g a b a n d a n d p e r h a p s p l a y i n g f o r All College Sing, but nothing w a s m a d e d e f i n i t e . In S e p t e m b e r of this year t h e idea b e c a m e a reality a s they got t o g e t h e r a g a i n and w r o t e the s o n g " F a d e A w a y . " A c c o r d i n g to H u l t g r e n , J o h n s said that the b a n d did e x c e p t i o n ally w e l l , o f f e r e d h i s c a r d , a n d a s k e d that t h e y call h i m on M o n d a y to try to set s o m e t h i n g up.

"It w a s b i z a r r e , " s a i d H u l t g r e n , o n e of t h e g u i t a r i s t s f o r the b a n d .

"It w a s out of s o m e m o v i e . H e w a s just waiting for us."

Over the phone, Johns sug-

by A m y V i v i o staff reporter

Although many students don't k n o w that it exists. P e e r M u l t i - c u l tural E d u c a t o r s ( P M E ) is p l a n n i n g to m a k e an i m p a c t at H o p e .

"Dialogue about multic u l t u r a l i s m is k e y , " s a i d S o p h i a W i l l i a m s ( ' 9 6 ) , c o - f o u n d e r of P M E .

W i l l i a m s and Y o l a n d a Vega, director of t h e m u l t i - c u l t u r a l life o f f i c e t e a m e d up to c r e a t e the g r o u p last year.

w o u l d take $ 1 , 5 0 0 o r s o to g e t it started." " W e didn't even think w e ' d b e a b l e to g e t into t h e All C o l l e g e S i n g , " said Holloway, lead singer

M e m b e r s have been meeting this y e a r in p r e p a r a t i o n to facilitate c a m p u s - w i d e , and e v e n t u a l l y c o m munity-wide conversations about m u l t i - c u l t u r a l issues. " R a c i s m , s e x i s m , c l a s s i s m , discrimination against the disabled, r e l i g i o u s issues, g a y and lesbian iss u e s — I h o p e w e can d o all of t h e m justice," P M E member Brandon H a y a s h i ( ' 9 7 ) said.

W i l l i a m s b e g a n the g r o u p b e c a u s e s h e had participated in a similar o r g a n i z a t i o n in high s c h o o l and s a w the need f o r o n e like it at H o p e .

"The encounter with cultures c l a s s i s n ' t e n o u g h , " s h e said.

of t h e b a n d .

D u r i n g the All C o l l e g e S i n g tryo u t s , o n l y t h r e e of t h e five m e m b e r s s h o w e d up. V a n e n z s , their d r u m m e r , w a s sick, and Miller, the o t h e r guitarist, did not k n o w h o w to p l a y the s o n g . Fish had o n l y been p l a y i n g b a s s since S e p t e m b e r . " W e t h o u g h t w e ' d never m a k e it, but w e d i d , " Hultgren said. " ( A f ter t r y o u t s ) w e k i c k e d it into high g e a r and started p r a c t i c i n g . " C u r r e n t l y , the b a n d has p l a n s to practice through November. They will play at W T H S ' T o y s f o r T o t s B a s h at T h e A r m o r y on N i n t h St. and R i v e r A v e . on D e c . 2, a n d at F o o d s t o c k , a n area e n t e r t a i n m e n t a n d f u n d r a i s i n g e v e n t at t h e C i v i c C e n t e r D e c . 10 and 11.

O v e r b r e a k , the m e m b e r s will

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ROCK & ROLL, DUDE: F. Ward Holloway ('95) and Eric See BAND page 8 Hultgren ('96) enjoy the spotlight at All College Sing.

Class of '24 alumna and retiree keeps ties to alma mater

by J o d i M c F a r l a n d features editor I s l a Van E e n e n a a m , 9 2 , h a s b e e n a part of H o p e C o l l e g e f o r s o long that it is n o w a part o f her. T h e n a m e s a k e for the I . V E L e a g u e (pron o u n c e d Ivy), a w o m e n ' s g r o u p d e s i g n e d to p r o m o t e f e m a l e l e a d e r s h i p on c a m p u s , s h e h a s lived b y t h e m o t t o of a l w a y s m o v i n g f o r ward.

Van E e n e n a a m w a s a g r a d u a t e of H o p e ' s class of 1924, and s e r v e d a s H e a d R e s i d e n t of V o o r h e e s Hall and later the D e a n of W o m e n f o l l o w i n g her h u s b a n d ' s d e a t h , f r o m 1960 to 1968.

"I d o n ' t l o o k o n m y s e l f a s a leader, particularly. I d i d n ' t set out to be o n e , " Van E e n e n a a m said. "I think t h a t ' s s o m e t h i n g y o u g r o w into if y o u k n o w w h o y o u are, a n d

I n e v e r had a n y p r o b l e m with that."

B e c a u s e of her l o n g association w i t h the college, s h e h a s seen H o p e g r o w and c h a n g e .

W h e n she was a student, she l i v e d in t h e a l l - f e m a l e V o o r h e e s H a l l . S h e c a n recall d i n i n g e v e r y l u n c h and d i n n e r in the V o o r h e e s d i n i n g r o o m , w h e r e all the residents w o u l d r e m a i n standing until the H e a d Resident entered and sat.

W h i t e - j a c k e t e d hosts and h o s t e s s e s w o u l d s e r v e the m e a l . A f t e r the m e a l , the w o m e n w o u l d sing a r o u n d the upright p i a n o .

W h e n Van E e n e n a a m b e c a m e H e a d R e s i d e n t of V o o r h e e s , s h e w a s able to watch the w o m e n ' s m o v e m e n t s w e e p into the c a m p u s , which resulted in the d i s c o n t i n u m e n t of t h e position of D e a n of W o m e n . " T h e need for a D e a n of W o m e n

as a sort of d i s c i p l i n e role a s w e used to e n v i s i o n it isn't n e c e s s a r y a n y m o r e , " s h e said.

Van E e n e n a a m ' s h u s b a n d a l s o g r a d u a t e d f r o m H o p e , a s did her three children and ten of her g r a n d children.

H e r ties to the c a m p u s r e m a i n c l o s e , as s h e h a s b e e n a f e a t u r e d speaker for W o m e n ' s Week. She retired in 1968, but h a s r e m a i n e d in H o l l a n d .

"I k e e p u p w i t h a c t i v i t i e s on campus, and the college plans a g a t h e r i n g of retirees. We really appreciate t h a t , " s h e said.

Van E e n e n a a m supports the purp o s e of t h e I . V E L e a g u e , w h i c h b e g a n in 1 9 9 2 . T h e invitation-only organization meets monthly, and brings in s p e a k e r s to d i s c u s s t o p i c s of r e l e v a n c e to w o m e n today, such as w o m e n in politics and the w o r k -

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place. T h i s year the g r o u p will b e planning m o r e small g r o u p w o r k on v a r i o u s p r o j e c t s . Van E e n e n a a m h a s s p o k e n at the L e a g u e ' s k i c k - o f f m e e t i n g f o r the past t h r e e y e a r s , giving a speech which group coordinator Fonda Green, director of special p r o g r a m s , c h a r a c t e r i z e d in a letter to Van E e n e n a a m as " g i v ing these w o m e n a c h a r g e , a vision, an u n d e r s t a n d i n g to be all that t h e y c a n be."

"1 think a s e n s e of h u m o r is a b i g plus, a n d you h a v e to be m o r e or less s u r e of y o u r s e l f and interested in t h i n g s to be a leader," Van E e n e n a a m said.

"I have e n j o y e d every m i n u t e of m y contact with H o p e , " s h e s a i d .

A s her m a n y c o n t r i b u t i o n s to the college show, Hope College has e n j o y e d a n d b e n e f i t t e d f r o m its contact w i t h her, a s w e l l .

H o p e . . .

Rumors of Wizard of Oz author have foundation of truth

by Jodi M c F a r l a n d features editor Like every college town, H o l l a n d h a s its s h a r e of tall t a l e s and c r a z y s t o r i e s that a r e p a s s e d on f r o m c l a s s to c l a s s . ' D i d you k n o w that...' and ' S o m e o n e told m e . . . ' is a p h r a s e that e v e r y o n e h a s u s e d at s o m e p o i n t . P e r h a p s y o u ' v e h e a r d the o n e a b o u t t h e a u t h o r

of The Wonderful Wizard ofOz l i v i n g in t h e H o l l a n d area.

But w a i t — t h a t o n e is t r u e , according to the book

Macatawa Park: A Chronicle,

by D o n a l d L. v a n R e k e n , h o u s e d in t h e J o i n t A r c h i v e s of Holland.

L Frank Baum, whose nove l s r e c e i v e d m u c h a c c l a i m at t h e turn o f t h e c e n t u r y , s u m m e r e d w i t h h i s f a m i l y in t h e resort area of M a c a t a w a f o r a

p e r i o d of e i g h t years, f r o m 1 9 0 0 to 1 9 0 8 . His c o t t a g e , n a m e d " A t the S i g n of t h e G o o s e , " w a s a large b e a c h f r o n t s t r u c t u r e in w h i c h he did both h i s vacationing and wrote a l a r g e n u m b e r of h i s c h i l d r e n ' s stories.

L o n g t i m e area resident Dorothy M . H a l l , n o w deceased, spent s u m m e r s at the cottage next door to B a u m ' s , sitt i n g in h i s p o r c h s w i n g as he told her h i s s t o r i e s .

S h e is r e p u t e d to b e * a n d d e s c r i b e d herself t o t h e Sentinel a s the y o u n g girl u p o n w h i c h B a u m later b a s e d h i s c h a r -

acter ' D o r o t h y . ' B a u m ' s c o t t a g e burned in 1927, and the land o n w h i c h it stood h a s b e e n r e c l a i m e d by L a k e Michigan.

An unsubstantiated part o f the r u m o r is that B a u m got the idea f o r a y e l l o w brick road in part b e c a u s e of the w a y the sun set on - the Macatawa boardwalk, i l l u m i n a t i n g it in a golden hue. While this cannot be p r o v e n , the 2 0 f o o t b o a r d w a l k on L a k e Michigan was constructed while Baum was a resident. Holland resident M a r k C o p i e r rec a l l s a w o o d e d p a t h at M a c a t a w a that w a s c o m m o n l y referred to as t h e " y e l l o w brick r o a d . "

In 1 9 0 7 , B a u m w r o t e a slender t w o - p a r t novel that t o o k place in the M a c a t a w a resort area, t h e c h a r a c t e r s and e v e n t s of w h i c h w e r e b a s e d on those of t h e a r e a . T h e r e s e m blance of c h a r a c t e r s w a s so c l o s e to B a u m ' s n e i g h b o r s that they w e r e able to e n j o y m a k ing c o n n e c t i o n s .

In 1 9 5 7 , a f a n c l u b w a s f o r m e d to h o n o r L. F r a n k B a u m in t h e C a s t l e P a r k Dist r i c t . T h e r e w e r e r u m o r s in 1 9 8 9 that N B C p l a n n e d to f i l m B a u m ' s l i f e story in M a c a t a w a , but N B C a n n o u n c e d t h a t t h e plan w a s c a n c e l l e d b e c a u s e the u n p r e d i c t a b l e w e a t h e r is u n suitable f o r f i l m i n g .

A fan c l u b f o r B a u m w a s f o r m e d in 1 9 5 7 in C a s t l e P a r k , a n d it held t w o t h r e e - d a y g a t h e r i n g s f o r f a n s in 1 9 8 7 a n d 1988.

" H o p e C o l l e g e is not a true repr e s e n t a t i o n of the w o r l d that lies o u t s i d e of t h e c a m p u s , " H a y a s h i s a i d . " W e a s s t u d e n t s n e e d to realize this b y b r o a d e n i n g o u r h o r i z o n s a n d k e e p i n g an o p e n m i n d w h e n dealing with cultures and people unlike ourselves."

T h e 2 2 m e m b e r s of P M E h a v e been meeting weekly and discussing n e w s e v e n t s a n d m u l t i - c u l t u r a l i s s u e s w h i c h h a v e c o m e to m e m b e r s ' a t t e n t i o n b o t h in a n d o u t s i d e of their c l a s s e s . " W e a r e by no m e a n s e x p e r t s on e v e r y s u b j e c t . H o w e v e r , w e each o f f e r u n i q u e e x p e r i e n c e s to t h e g r o u p , o p e n m i n d s , and a b o v e all a sincere d e s i r e for c h a n g e , " H a y a s h i said of P M E ' s m e m b e r s .

N o w t h e y a r e r e a d y to t a k e s o m e action on c a m p u s . O n e of their g o a l s this y e a r is to lay t h e g r o u n d w o r k for t h e e n a c t m e n t of a racial h a r a s s m e n t policy.

H a y a s h i also m e n t i o n e d that iss u e s s u r r o u n d i n g the p r a c t i c e of hiring only Christian professors must be a d d r e s s e d . " C o l l e g e is s u p p o s e d to b r o a d e n y o u r h o r i z o n s , " he said.

T h e c u r r i c u l u m is a l s o a c o n c e r n . " W i t h its c u r r i c u l a r e m p h a s i s on Western culture, H o p e is not f u l f i l l i n g its p r o m i s e as a liberal arts s c h o o l , " H a y a s h i said. T h e f a c u l t y and a d m i n i s t r a t i o n h a v e b e e n looking into r e s t r u c t u r i n g the C o r e Curr i c u l u m f o r o v e r a year n o w .

P M E m e m b e r s plan to reach out to s t u d e n t s , p r o f e s s o r s , a n d a d m i n istrators in a variety of w a y s . O p e n f o r u m s and skits a r e b e i n g c o n s i d e r e d , a s w e l l a s the p u b l i c a t i o n of a monthly newsletter.

W i l l i a m s also suggested the possibility of the o r g a n i z a t i o n of a " m i n i - C r i t i c a l Issues S y m p o s i u m " which w o u l d focus on a pertinent m u l t i c u l t u r a l issue each year. " W e ' r e really j u s t b e g i n n i n g to consider our on-campus outreach program possibilities," Williams said.

T h e g r o u p h o p e s to e v e n t u a l l y r e a c h o u t to the s u r r o u n d i n g c o m m u n i t y . " W e ' r e e a g e r to b e g i n s p e a k i n g at area high s c h o o l s , " W i l l i a m s said.

A c c o r d i n g to W i l l i a m s , P M E is a l w a y s o p e n to i n p u t f r o m o t h e r s , a n d interested s t u d e n t s s h o u l d c o n t a c t Y o l a n d a V e g a at e x t e n s i o n X7867.

November 2; 4994 The Anchor 3

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EDITORIAL

Breaking & bettering traditions Recently, Hope College has been under attack.

As an institution we have been accused of being sexist, racist, biased against non-Christians and discriminatory against homosexuals. In a recent letter to the editor, one person went so far as to say that Hope College has earned a reputation for having, upper middle class, politically narrow minded, religiously narrow minded, ultra conservative, snobbish students."

This is an unsettling review of our university, to say the least—unsettling in many ways.

First, not everyone is at fault for perpetuating the negative stereotypes that exist, and it is upsetting to be blamed for that which you are not the culprit.

Secondly, there are a plethora of great things that en on Hope's campus every single day that we here at The Anchor would venture to say, supersede even the worst of accusations. As a result of these great happenings, people have come to have very high expectations of Hope College and when these expectations are not met, it is disappointing for all.

Finally, Hope College is a place that was built on a foundation of tradition and unity, and when this foundation and the attitudes of the people representing it are challenged and asked to change, it is bound to ruffle a few tail feathers.

Having traditions and unity within a community such as the one here at Hope College is a very comforting thine, much like having tradition and unity in a family.

Ana much like a family, our community here at Hope is always learning and growing and changing.

Unfortunately, change is often difficult, especially when strong tradition is involved.

We can all remember a time in our family life where a tradition was amended or altered due to new ideas and circumstances.

Take for example a family that has decided to stop serving beer, brats and other highly caloric treats at the traditional Fourth of July picnic.

They have made a change not because they were trying to sabotage a tradition or take away from the way things always have been, but instead because they simply now more now than they did 10 years ago about ho\ ow to be healthy—they are more aware. Maybe they were enlightened by magazines or their doctors or maybe as a result of Uncle Joey's heart attack, or whatever—but the point is, they know better than to do this sort of thing now. And because they are all valuable to each other, they made a positive change for the better.

This is the way that we as Hope College community members should look at the calls for change around us.

We should see them as ways to make things better for our "family" here at Hope. We need not to let tradition define our college community. We must work to define our community like more or a family—a family that values love, commitment and acceptance above all— even if that means making some changes.

letters to the editor...

Homosexual support group makes statement Dear Editor, Strength is bom from unity. Look around you. The evidence is everywhere. From a college football team uniting for a victory, to a study group uniting for a perfect grade.

From protestors uniting for a common cause, to supporters uniting for a presidential candidate. At any level, from local to national, people can be found uniting together for strength.

On a more intimate level, support groups exist so that members can and find not only strength in uniting with one another, but also to find strength within themselves. For that reason, the Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Student Union exists on Hope's campus.

The Union's main objectives is to be of service to those students who are both "out" and comfortable with their sexuality, and to those who are still questioning and wrestling with their sexual orientation. The Union does not attempt to offer any easy answers on such an important and intimate issue,

but it does offer the opportunity to share ideas, opinions, and life experiences with others who can relate to your point of view.

The Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Student Union is easily accessible and privacy is the number one priority. The faculty listed below serve as liaisons for the group. Your first name and number will be exchanged with the first name and number of the Union's president. You will then be contacted, and it will be entirely up to you if you want to meet other members of the group or keep it one on one. It's that easy. Contact faculty members are there to help you, so don't be afraid or embarrassed to make that initial call or visit.

What's more, if you would feel better talking only to a faculty member and not contacting the group, that's okay too. It's all up to you.

C o l l e g e is a time for p e r s o n a l growth, both spiritual and intellectual; a time to find out what path in life you will choose to follow. It is a time when

one finds the strength within themselves to make decisions and become an individual. If you are out there, and you feel a lack of unity when it comes to your sexuality, then contact the Gay and Lesbian Student Union. We are here or unity. We are here for strength.

Sincerely, C o n t a c t F a c u l t y : J i m Allis, C h a r l e s A s c h b r e n n e r , Jane Bach, Wes Ball, B r u c e Blaine, Michelle Bombe, Don Cronkite, Jane Dickie, Bob Elder, Derek Emerson, Evelyn Hart, Lynn Japinga, Lorna Jarvis, Thomas Ludwig, Carol Mahsun, Bill Mayer, J a m e s Motiff, Lori Hertel, G r e g Murray, Kathy WinnettMurray, Judith Motiff, David Myers, Nancy N i c o d e m u s , Jim Piers, Pat Roehling, John Shaughnessy, Carol Simon, Deb Sturtevant, Allen Verhey, Leslie Wessman, Boyd Wilson.

VanEden responds to response letter Dear Editor, I feel it necessary to again make my point considering racism on campus. It seems that Collin Anderson did not agree with what I had to say. I have an easy explanation for part of that.

Collin quoted me as saying "the two communities do not need to interact with each other," referring to the Hope College and Holland communities. If Collin had read the article more carefully he would have noticed that I did not say that. I said that they D O need to interact with each other. Having said that, there are a few other points I would like to address as well.

First of all, I would like to address the issue of gangs in Holland. In my original editorial I mentioned that a lot of the gang members came here for the sole purpose of joining gangs. I admit that 1 was wrong. However, I do have to disagree with Collin when he stated that 90% of the gang members were from Holland. I feel, and 1 am not going to try to guess at any numbers, that many present gang members are people

who moved here from other states and cities. Their intentions may not have originally been to join a gang, but many of them join. I do not say this to make up excuses or to blame citizens who are not from Holland for causing harm to our city. Gangs are formed for a reason, to feel a sense of belonging.

If a person does not feel a belonging in his or her community then the next best thing may be a gang. The problem must be addressed with constructive solutions. As a side note, I would encourage everyone to attend the seminar ongangs in the community tonight, Nov. J , at 8:00 in the Maas Auditorium.

The second issue I would like to address deals with a comment made

by Collin that really upset me. It seems he feels that programs such as C A S A and Upward Bound are "not the type of community interaction which is needed." Collin, have you ever been a part of one of these? I have worked with both of them and feel they are valuable to this community. The im-

pact a good role model has on elementary and even high school aged children is phenomenal. I applaud Hope for continuing these programs. These are the constructive solutions needed to combat the gang problems. Another program just started by Hope student Seth Dale, entitled "Partners in Promise," get good role models to interact with the youth.

Hope College does in fact have a problem with racism, I would never deny that. But making generalizations and pointing fingers solves nothing. We need to get involved and take action.

The efforts recently made by Student Congress President Joel Plantinga to form an Ad Hoc Committee to deal with the issue is a step in the right direction.

I encourage every concerns, to get involved with community and college organizations that deal with the issue of racism, gangs, and programs which try to end both of those barriers. We need to be leaders and role models, not finger pointers.

Andrew VanEden ( , 9 7 )

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Dear Editor, As a student who chose to pursue a liberal arts education at Hope College, I am deeply concerned about the exclusive hiring policy the administration p r o m o t e s u n d e r the guise of "Christian education." While official policy may not state explicitly a ban on the hiring of non-Christians, it seems clear that the present administration does not allow this to occur. I am disappointed in these practices not only because I find them narrowminded, but primarily because they are limiting our educational experience.

Not only are we losing talented poten-

tial faculty, but there is also much to be learned through an encounter with other faith.

I must take issue with President Jacobson's statement that the current policy is "vital to assure that the college will continue as a Christian institution." Do we, as modem Christians, still need to live our lives fearfully protecting our faith against the dangers of outside views? Beyond the confines of Hope College, this will be impossible.

Living in a world of religious pluralism, I hope that the Hope College Christian is firm enough in his/her beliefs to hold onto them once they en-

counter the views of other religions.

Such encounter leads not only to a strengthening of one's faith through reexamination, but also to a deepening of it. Education at a Christian college should not only consist of affirmation of one's faith by other Christians, but of a challenge to it also. Encounter with other religions serves not only as a test of Christian insights, but a source of e x p a n d i n g and sharing one's faith through inter-religious dialogue.

Sincerely, Richard Broadhagen ('95)

Student addresses community racism Dear Editor, Recently, there has been a series of letters discussing racism on campus.

There seem to be two attitudes which are common in the letters. The first is that the "youth" of Holland (i .e. minority, low income kids) lack pride, selfesteem, and have "strong feelings of worthlessness" The second is that we as Hope College students have no responsibility or connection to the community. I did not know how to respond to these ideas which in my experience are untrue. A letter is not going to change opinions. Something concrete might. This all leads me to the Holland Area Arts Council's last photography exhibit, "Expanded Visions," which showed through October 15.

I have had the good fortune of being acquainted with two of the young women whose photographs appear in this exhibit. Both of these artists were participants in the Upward Bound Program here at Hope College.

When you look at the pictures, you get a glimpse into the life of the *

tographer. Words alone can not fully explain someone's life. And as one of the students wrote to me, "feelings are hard to express." So they chose to let us see into their world through their pictures.

I looked at the pictures, hanging neatly on the wall in their simple black frames, and thought about the differences between their lives and mine. The pictures showed a Holland that is different from the one that you and 1 share.

To us, H o l l a n d is H o p e C o l l e g e , beaches. Eighth Street, parks, tulips, and churches - an all around warm community. To them, however, Holland is a community which would rather pretend that they are not there.

There is nothing that anyone can tell me that would convince me that Holland's problems are not my problems. Nothing you can say will dissuade me from working to help those who need it.

Holland is part of our community.

Its problems should be a concern to us every day, not just when it hits too close

to home. It should become an issue no matter who is involved. I believe that we should be outraged when anyone is in danger, not just those who pay seventeen thousand dollars a year are.

The youth of Holland is not a group of people that we should be ashamed to consider part of our community.

They are not bringing our standard of living down and ruining "our" neighborhood. No, they are innocent victims, caught in a struggle. They do not all belong to gangs. They do not all drop out of high school. They do not alI work in the blueberry fields. They are intelligent, hard working, and determined.

They are proud of their heritage. They are proud of all of their accomplishments.

They are our future. So the next time someone talks about the youth of Holland, discusses their gang involvement, and says that they are hopeless, tell them about the photography exhibit for an expanded vision.

Sincerely,

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by J a s o n U p c h u r c h staff r e p o r t e r Last F r i d a y ' s r e a d i n g b y p a r t time lecturer J a c k i e Bartley w a s the brightest j e w e l in a t r e a s u r e - c h e s t w e e k f u l l of p o e t i c g e m s .

Bartley read f r o m her n e w c h a p b o o k , a r e f l e c t i o n of her r e c e n t e x p e r i e n c e s in S o u t h A m e r i c a titled " W h e n P r a y e r is F a r F r o m O u r L i p s . " T h e e v e n t o p e n e d w i t h a rec e p t i o n at 3 : 3 0 , a l l o w i n g e v e r y o n e e n o u g h t i m e to g r a b a c o p y of the c h a p b o o k and p e r u s e the c o l l e c t i o n of p h o t o g r a p h s and p o e t r y .

At 4 : 0 0 , the r e a d i n g b e g a n with an i n t r o d u c t i o n by J a c k Ridl, prof e s s o r of E n g l i s h , w h o p o i n t e d out the " w o n d e r " in B a r t l e y ' s w r i t i n g .

With f a b u l o u s clarity. P r o f e s s o r Bartley w a s then able to c a p t u r e the native c o l o r of the c i t i e s s h e s p o k e a b o u t . S o m e of her p o e m s w e r e ref l e c t i v e , o t h e r s s e e m e d r a t h e r ele g i a c t o w a r d t h e p e o p l e s h e had met, w h i l e all the p o e m s read e x hibited B a r t l e y ' s n a t u r a l ability in drawing pictures with words.

T h e r e c e r t a i n l y w a s a s e n s e of w o n d e r a b o u t the r e a d i n g — i n the w r i t i n g i t s e l f , in t h e a n e c d o t e s shared by the author, and in the e y e s of l i s t e n e r s w h o a l l o w e d t h e m s e l v e s to be t a k e n a w a y into t h e m o u n t a i n s of S o u t h A m e r i c a .

From noticing c a m p f i r e s on early d a w n m o u n t a i n s i d e s , to w a i t ing h o u r s in a l t i t u d e - t h i n n e d air f o r a d e l a y e d train, the p o e m s that w e r e read c a r r i e d on in a m u s i c a l m o n o l o g u e that n e v e r tried to h i d e e m o tions.

Bartley's reading unashamedly bared the m a n y f a c e s of a l i e n a t i o n and a s t o n i s h m e n t that c o m e w i t h travel to f o r e i g n l a n d s . F o l l o w i n g the p o p u l a r s u c c e s s of t h e y e a r ' s first O P U S j a m o n W e d n e s d a y , a n d the inaugural B a b b l e - O n P o e t r y Project reading on Thursday, Professor B a r t l e y ' s r e c e p t i o n a n d r e a d -

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THE GOOD WORD: Nate Greenwood ('97) reads from a sampling of his own works at the Opus Jam.

Wednesday night's Opus Jam w a s a supercharged s u c c e s s for lyric i s t s and m u s i c i a n s a l i k e . R a r e l y d o e s o n e get to see s u c h an e c l e c t i c variety of wit and talent c o n v e r g e d on a single stage.

M e m b e r s of the H o p e C o l l e g e J a z z E n s e m b l e played b e t w e e n sets of readers on the o p e n m i c r o p h o n e , s o m e t i m e s even along with the w i l l i n g reader, and kept the a t m o s p h e r e c l o s e and f r e e .

Combined, the evening was s u c c e s s f u l l y e n t e r t a i n i n g a n d inspiring, h o l d i n g attention at e v e r y c u r v e . T h e five piece j a z z e n s e m b l e played a variety of their o w n m a t e rial a l o n g with the s o u n d s of s o m e m o r e f a m i l i a r and c l a s s i c j a z z .

T h e m o o d w a s in a c o n s t a n t f l u x , d e p e n d i n g on w h o took c o n t r o l . S t u d e n t w r i t e r s read a f e w s a m p l e s of established poets w h o m they t h o u g h t the r e a d i n g could not

d o w i t h o u t . A l o n g w i t h p o e t s of

fame and reknown, many budding y o u n g w r i t e r s p r e s e n t e d their o w n crafted poems.

"I t h o u g h t the m i x t u r e of poetry a n d j a z z w a s a nice c o m b i n a t i o n and I w a s g l a d p e o p l e r e a d their o w n w o r k s , " said Carrie T a m m i n g a ( ' 9 8 ) , w h o read a work s h e descibes a s " a story to read to c a l m y o u r fears before bedtime."

T h e readers chose from a wide s p e c t r u m of t h e m e s , r a n g i n g f r o m h u m o r o u s to s e r i o u s , s o m e e v e n d e l v i n g into t h e surreal. W h i l e one a u t h o r read a b o u t a f a n t a s t i c a l land of f a i r i e s and f o r e s t s , a n o t h e r read of his v i e w s o n right or w r o n g .

W i t h o u t a m a s t e r f o r m a t and c l e a r l y w i t h o u t an i n h i b i t i o n , the i n s p i r a t i o n of the n o v i c e p o e t s and p r o s e w r i t e r s c a m e t h r o u g h in a w a y not o f t e n seen on s u c h a scale a s this. K u d o s to the b a n d , r e a d e r s and the receptive audience. The s c e n e and s o u n d s of the e v e n i n g w e r e e x c i t i n g ; it w a s truly a prod u c t i o n that d e s e r v e s a n u m b e r of encores.

Duo pianists to appear with symphony orchestra • •

A m e r i c a n E m b a s s y in L o n d o n .

T r a i n e d in both D a l c r o z e w o r k and the T a u b m a n M e t h o d (alternative p e r f o r m a n c e techniques).

Nationally r e k n o w n e d d u o piaA s c h b r e n n e r has l o n g b e e n internists C h a r l e s A s c h b r e n n e r and Joan ested in the use of the b o d y in its C o n w a y will m a k e an most e f f i c i e n t , u n i f i e d a p p e a r a n c e with the and c r e a t i v e m a n n e r .

Hope College OrchesBoth techniques, he b e l i e v e s , lead to v i r tra as part of the annual tuoso and m u s i c a l P a r e n t s ' W e e k e n d act e c h n i q u e f r e e of limitivities on Friday, Nov. tations, s t i f f n e s s , pain 4, at 8 p . m . in D i m n e n t and injury. He f r e Chapel. q u e n t l y p r e s e n t s lecW e l l - r e s p e c t e d in ture-demonstrations the musical c o m m u on the a p p l i c a t i o n s of nity, A s c h b r e n n e r and Dalcroze and C o n w a y are p r o f e s s o r s Taubman procedures of m u s i c at H o p e and have played together C. Aschbrenner to all a r e a s o f p i a n o performances and as a two-piano team

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f o r m o r e than 2 0 y e a r s . T h e i r perf o r m a n c e will highlight an e v e n i n g of m u s i c p r o v i d e d by a joint c o n cert of the H o p e C o l l e g e S y m phony Band and Orchestra.

A s c h b r e n n e r is an a c t i v e pianist and lecturer throughout Michigan and the M i d w e s t . H e h a s p e r f o r m e d in M e x i c o and a l s o t o u r e d P o r t u gal u n d e r t h e a u s p i c e s of the j

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ers participated in thefirstround, AboVt half were asked to return

Amanda Schuld ( ' 9 7 ) brought music to Ontario, Canada where she represented Hope College in the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) regional auditions last weekend.

Schuld was initially chosen along with two other Hope singers to attend the auditions, but when the others backed out, Schuld was left to perform on her own. It left her pretty nervous, she said.

"Everyone said that I was representing Hope College, and that made me feel pressure to do better," Schuld said.

NATS is made up of private voice instructors, and the competition allows teachers to select their top students to perform at the audition. Schuld's private teacher is Laura Sutton Floyd, a part-time lecturer of music at Hope.

"She (Floyd) chose me because it would be a good experie n c e for me, and a way to excel in singing," Schuld said.

for the second round, while a select few sang in the third and final round. There were 15 categories of singers, and first, second, and third place winners were recognized. Scholarship money was awarded to the top performers, Schuld competed with other college and university sophomore women in her category, Although Schuld did not advance to the second round, she looks at it as a learning experience, "I thought 1 did okay," Schuld said. 'There were 26 other girls in my category and a lot of them were older and from bigger universities."

Schuld, a soprano, sang three selections: "Heart, We Will Forget Him," by Aaron Copland;m "Le Violette," by Alessandro Scarlatti; and "Deh, vieni non tardar," an aria from the "The Marriage of Figaro" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Her piano accompanist was Lynda Hakken ('95).

At Hope, Schuld participates in the C o l l e g e Chorus and Colleaum Musicum.

teaching.

Conway was named State T e a c h e r of t h e Year by the M i c h i gan M u s i c T e a c h e r s ' A s s o c i a t i o n ( M M T A ) in 1992. A c t i v e in the org a n i z a t i o n , w h i c h is c o m p r i s e d of college and independent music t e a c h e r s and has nearly o n e t h o u s a n d m e m b e r s , s h e is past M M T A p r e s i d e n t . H e r pupils, w h o i n c l u d e

both c o l l e g e and high school students, are f r e q u e n t contest w i n n e r s .

S h e h a s p e r f o r m e d in N e w York, i n c l u d i n g at C a r n e g i e Hall, and is w e l l - k n o w n t h r o u g h o u t the M i d w e s t as a s o l o i s t , c h a m b e r player and accompanist. Her collaborations with other area m u s i c i a n s include her m e m b e r s h i p in t h e Floyd-Conway Trio.

A c c o m p a n i e d by the o r c h e s t r a , C o n w a y and A s c h b r e n n e r will perform Francis Poulenc's "Concerto for T w o Pianos."

The Symphony B a n d , c o n d u c t e d by ^ Dr. S . R u s s e l l F l o y d , p r o f e s s o r of m u s i c , will o p e n t h e p r o g r a m , p e r f o r m i n g "Jubilant P r e l u d e " by C l a u d e T. S m i t h ; F i e s t a f r o m " S y m p h o n i c D a n c e No. 3 " by C l i f t o n W i l l i a m s ; and " F a n d a n g o "

by F r a n k P e r k i n s .

O f special interest will be a p e r f o r m a n c e of Kurt W e i l l ' s " T h r e e P e n n y O p e r a S u i t e " b y the H o p e College Chamber Winds. The work

p r e m i e r e d in Berlin in 1928, and w a s W e i l l ' s f i r s t i m m e d i a t e success.

T h e C h a m b e r W i n d s is a small c h a m b e r e n s e m b l e c o m p r i s e d of selected students f r o m the Symphony Band.

F o l l o w i n g intermission, the 70-piece o r c h e s t r a will o p e n its p a r t of t h e p r o g r a m w i t h the i n t r o d u c t i o n t o t h e t h i r d a c t of " L o h e n g r i n " by Richard W a g n e r .

T h e o r c h e s t r a will also perform "Lions," w r i t t e n by A m e r i c a n composer Ned Rorem.

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In t h e p i e c e , t h e orc h e s t r a is c o m p l e m e n t e d by a s m a l l " c o m b o " c o m p r i s e d of p i a n o , alto s a x , d r u m and bass. T h e piece describes a dream in w h i c h i m a g e s of p l a y f u l lion c u b s a r e j u x t a p o s e d with i m a g e s of r o a r i n g adult l i o n s .

T h e c o n c e r t will c o n c l u d e with R o s s i n i ' s " W i l l i a m Tell O v e r t u r e , " k n o w n f o r its f a m i l i a r t h e m e used in the " L o n e R a n g e r . "

Dance company presents 'fresh choreography' T h e B e b e Miller C o m p a n y will perform a dance concert through the Hope College Great Perform a n c e S e r i e s on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, at 8 p . m . in the DeWitt Theatre. " T h e Christian S c i e n c e M o n i t o r " h a s hailed Miller as " A s t r o n g n e w f o r c e in d a n c e . T h e p e r f o r m a n c e s of her y o u n g c o m p a n y o f f e r s o m e of the m o s t f a s c i n a t i n g and f r e s h c h o r e o g r a p h y of the post modern movement. Unless Ms. Miller t a k e s a totally u n e x p e c t e d t u m b l e s h e will surely be a m a j o r n e w talent f o r the ' 9 0 s . " M i l l e r ' s interest is in f i n d i n g a p h y s i c a l l a n g u a g e f o r the h u m a n condition. H e r previous w o r k s have s h o w n relationships a s desperate, or w o r k i n g out p r o b l e m s at an e n o r m o u s cost. S h e is n o w p r e s e n t i n g a n o t h e r point of v i e w : a r e s o l u t i o n , of p e o p l e u l t i m a t e l y d e t e r m i n e d to get a l o n g .

Miller h a s a l s o b e e n q u o t e d a s " f e e l i n g a great i m p a t i e n c e with the p o w e r s of control today. Not to proselytize, but there are m a n y pressing issues w h i c h are b e i n g virtually i g n o r e d : h o m e l e s s n e s s , t h e environment and many others. I f e e l m y d a n c i n g n e e d s to r e f l e c t those c o n c e r n s in s o m e way—^without handing out flyers."

A native New Yorker, Miller studied dance with Murray Louis

at the H e n r y Street Settlement f r o m a g e f i v e to 12. A f t e r a p a u s e in h e r t r a i n i n g s h e started d a n c i n g a g a i n in c o l l e g e .

She has perf o r m e d • ' ^ f in the c o m p a n i e s ofNina Weiner and Dana Reitz.

She h a s b e e n m a k i n g dances since 1978 and f o r m e d the B e b e Wl Miller C o m p a n y in 1 9 8 4 .

Miller has produced works for the Boston Ballet, P h o e n i x D a n c e C o m p a n y Creach/Koester Company, ReperAlvin Ailey se m b 1 e tory Encert D a n c e and ConT h i s year s h e Company. graph new will c h o r e o the Oregon works for atre and the Ballet TheDance ThePennsylvania atre.

Collabo- J * J ration has become an i n c r e a s ingly i m - ^ ^ portantpartofher w o r k . S h e h a s m a d e w o r k with s e v -

eral artists, i n c l u d i n g c o m p o s e r s Fred Frith, Christian Marclay, Hearn Gadbois, Christopher Hyams-Hart and Lenny Pickett, a m o n g others.

M i l l e r h a s received fellowships from vJhe Nat i o n a l ^ ^ • t E n d o wment the Arts and t h e N e w York F o u n d a t i o n f o r the Arts, ^ as w e l l a s t w o " B e s s i e " N e w York D a n c e a n d P e r f o r m a n c e A w a r d s , an A m e r i c a n C h o reographer Award and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship.

Season tickets for the Great P e r f o r m a n c e S e r i e s a r e still available, and cost

$100 for a family, $40 f o r s e n i o r citi— zens, $50 for other adults and $20 for students.

T i c k e t s will b e a v a i l a b l e to the general public through Saturday, Nov. 5.

Tickets m a y be obtained through the D e W i t t Center theatre ticket office or by calling 3956996.

T h e ticket o f f i c e is o p e n f r o m 10 a . m . until 5 p.m. M o n d a y t h r o u g h F r i d a y , a n d f r o m n o o n until 5 p . m . o n S a t u r d a y .

—Hope College News Service

November 2 V 1994 The Anchor 5

An article in last week's ^ A ^ d i s c u s s e d the Gay and Lesbian Support Group, an unofficial student organization on Hope's campus. The hypothetical question posed for the following columns was "If the Gay and Lesbian Support Group should ask for funding and status as an official Hope student organization, should the college grant the request?"

BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS

Karsten Trahms In a recent d i a l o g u e b e t w e e n a f r i e n d and m y s e l f , the t o p i c of H o p e C o l l e g e and its p o l i c i e s o n h o m o s e x u a l i t y w a s b r o u g h t up.

When this typically c o n s e r v a t i v e friend asked w h e t h e r I w a s a h o m o s e x u a l , m e r e l y b e c a u s e 1 s t o o d u p for the r i g h t s of e v e r y student and e v e r y f a c u l t y m e m b e r at H o p e , reg a r d l e s s of their s e x u a l o r i e n t a t i o n , 1 k n e w that the u n s p o k e n , t a b o o t o p i c of t h i s s c h o o l n e e d e d to he d i s c u s s e d .

To b e g i n any d i s c u s s i o n ot the a l l - e m b r a c i n g t o p i c ot h o m o s e x u a l i t y , o n e m u s t first a n s w e r the q u e s t i o n of h o w a C h r i s t i a n s h o u l d live his or her life. I n c r e a s i n g l y in t o d a y ' s q u i c k - f i x s o c i e t y , s o m e of us are t e m p t e d to settle for cut a n d dry s o l u t i o n s for e v e r y t h i n g . U s i n g the Bible and the s o m e t i m e s e v e n higher s t a n d a r d of faith " f a m i l y values doctrine." Christians have quickly c o n d e m n e d a h o i t i o n , e u t h a n a s i a , and h o m o sexuality.

H o p e C o l l e g e is in d a n g e r of d o i n g the s a m e u n l e s s we e n g a g e in a c a m p u s - w i d e exploration and d i s c u s s i o n on the m o r a l i t y of h o m o s e x u a l p r a c t i c e s . It is i n t e r e s t i n g to note that the R e f o r m e d C h u r c h in A m e r i c a , h a s m o v e d aw ay f r o m its f i r m l y e n t r e n c h e d " o f ficial s t a n c e " on h o m o s e x u a l i t y w h e n earlier this s u m m e r it a g r e e d to " e n t e r into a season of d i s c o v e r y and d i s c e r n m e n t [regarding h o m o s e x u a l i t y ] , g u i d e d hy study, prayer, listening, and d i s c u s s i o n " ( R C A General S y n o d of 1 ^ 9 4 ) .

H o w c a n a c o l l e g e that o p e n l y c e l e b r a t e s

p a r t i c i p a t e in w a r ? T h e p r o b l e m r e m a i n s that w h e n w e use s o m e p a s s a g e s w o r d - f o r - w o r d , and o t h e r s g e n e r a l l y , w e b e c o m e hypocriti-

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If the B i b l e w a s as clear as m a n y want to m a k e it s e e m , then w h y is there s u c h a p r o b l e m ? I d o not k n o w w hy I a m a h e t e r o s e x u a l .

It c o u l d he d u e to my g e n e t i c m a k e - u p or the e n v i r o n m e n t I w a s raised in, hut I honest l y do not k n o w . With this in m i n d , H o p e College s h o u l d not use its cut and dry policy as a r a t i o n a l e in t u r n i n g its h a c k to h o m o s e x u als.

B e i n g o p e n minded has to he the first step in the d i s c u s s i o n r e l a t i n g H o p e C o l l e g e and h o m o s e x u a l i t y . This m e a n s s t e e r i n g a w a y f r o m the potentially c o n d e m n i n g practice of only hiring h e t e r o s e x u a l s or c o n d u c t i n g " h e a l i n g t h e t a p y " to alter o n e s s e x u a l orientation. If t h e o l o g i a n s can not f o r m u l a t e the c o r r e c t v i e w of sexual o r i e n t a t i o n , than h o w can H o p e C o l l e g e p a s s j u d g m e n t ?

A h o m o s e x u a l p e e r g r o u p can only help e s t a b l i s h s t u d e n t r e p r e s e n t a t i o n in this "disc o v e r y and d i s c e r n m e n t " process. T h i s g r o u p b e c o m e s a v o i c e for the s t u d e n t s f o r c e d und e r g r o u n d and out of sight hy the s a m e polic i e s that turn a w a y p e r s p e c t i v e h o m o s e x u a l t e a c h e r s . T h e r e f o r e , H o p e C o l l e g e n e e d s to m a k e this g r o u p an a u t h e n t i c s t u d e n t o r g a nization with full f u n d i n g and s t a t u s rights.

A s l o n g - a s w e k e e p this peer g r o u p out on the f r i n g e s of c o l l e g e life, the l o n g e r we per-

L I K E O I L AND W A T E R

Eric Easier The reality as n now s t a n d s with the c o n troversial Gay and L e s b i a n S u p p o r t G r o u p on c a m p u s is p e r f e c t l y fine with m e . W h y ?

B e c a u s e the reality is that a l t h o u g h they exist as a g r o u p , they are not an o f f i c i a l o r g a n i zation r e c e i v i n g f u n d s to p r o m o t e b e l i e f s w h i c h 1 b e l i e v e are polar o p p o s i t e s a n d c l e a r

c a m p u s . I b e l i e v e w o u l d he totally u n a c c e p t a b l e . C o u l d t h e r e he a g r e a t e r m o r a l irony

c o n t r a d i c t i o n s to a private. C h r i s t i a n e d u c a tional institution that is H o p e C o l l e g e .

" B r o t h e r h o o d of S a t a n " s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n ,

Basically, I a m a r t i c u l a t i n g a s t a n c e on this issue that c o n v e y s that 1 a m not a g a i n s t

c l u b " . . . f o r the s a k e of d i v e r s i t y !

Many have a p p r o a c h e d me likening a gay

a gay and lesbian a g g r e g a t e m e e t i n g to c r e ate an a t m o s p h e r e of c i v i l i t y , s u p p o r t and

and l e s b i a n s u p p o r t g r o u p to a g r o u p like the

u n d e r s t a n d i n g . . . w h e t h e r that g r o u p m e e t s in Kollen Hall or the Kletz. I feel that h o m o sexuality is m o r a l l y w r o n g but G o d will he the j u d g e of my v i e w . B e c a u s e of this v i e w , m a n y w o u l d e x p e c t m e to s a y that I b e l i e v e that i n d i v i d u a l s w h o c h o o s e this w a y of life are i n f e r i o r as m e n and w o m e n . 1 h a v e n e v e r f o l l o w e d that distorted p r e m i s e and 1 d o question the h u m a n i t y of t h o s e c o w a r d l y p e o p l e w h o p h y s i c a l l y a s s a u l t gay s t u d e n t s or w ho e n c r o a c h on their right to free s p e e c h by tearing d o w n f l y e r s a r o u n d c a m p u s d i s t r i b u t e d

and hires v e t e r a n s of war, u s e the B i b l e as a m e a n s to state the s i n f u l n e s s of h o m o s e x u -

p e t r a t e the s t i g m a of i m m o r a l i t y .

A l o n g w i t h any e s t a b l i s h e d r e p r e s e n t a tion c o m e s the need for every s t u d e n t to stand

ality. I g u e s s " t h o u s h o u l d not k i l l " s h o u l d

u p for the b a s i c h u m a n rights f o r all s t u d e n t s

a s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n w h i c h o p e r a t e s in an

o n l y a p p l y to a b o r t i o n w h i l e l o v i n g y o u r n e i g h b o r as y o u r s e l f only a p p l i e s to h e t e r o s e x u a l s . N o , v e t e r a n s and h o m o s e x u a l s are not one in the s a m e , but can w e use t h e Bible

at H o p e C o l l e g e . Yes, you c o u l d he labeled as a h o m o s e x u a l for d o i n g w h a t is right, hut

u n o f f i c i a l and i n f o r m a l m a n n e r to act as a c o u n t e r to the a d v e r s e t r e a t m e n t w h i c h they

no, this is not a c u r s e .

J e s u s c a m e to Earth for e v e r y o n e . T h a t

e x p e r i e n c e on c a m p u s .

The h y p o t h e t i c a l s i t u a t i o n as it w o u l d

literally to c o n d e m n h o m o s e x u a l i t y and a v o i d u s i n g it literally to a l l o w C h r i s t i a n s to

m e a n s h e t e r o s e x u a l s , h o m o s e x u a l s and asexuals.

stand with a g a y a n d lesbian s u p p o r t g r o u p a c t i n g as a f u n d e d s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n o n

hy the o r g a n i z a t i o n .

With all this s a i d , 1 h a v e n o p r o b l e m w ith

than to have s u c h a g r o u p w ith a host of v i e w s that a r e t o t a l l y a g a i n s t w h a t t h i s c o l l e g e s t a n d s for as a C h r i s t i a n i n s t i t u t i o n ? II this group would receive financial hacking from H o p e , l e t ' s s a n c t i o n t h e f o r m a t i o n of a s u b s e q u e n t l y f o l l o w e d h y the " P e d o p h i l e

Black C o a l i t i o n . My family, f r i e n d s and m y s e l f , as b l a c k s in A m e r i c a , are sick a n d tired of the c o m p a r i s o n s to the s i t u a t i o n of g a y s to b l a c k s . F o r the s a k e of not g e t t i n g into a n e w issue, I'll just c o m m e n t that there is no sin (in m y e y e s ) to b e i n g b l a c k , and 1 c a n n o t c h a n g e ( a n d w o u l d not w a n t to) b e ing b l a c k as g a y s c a n and h a v e altered their sexuality.

T o e n d , 1 will say that the h i s t o r i e s of o p p r e s s i o n of the a f o r e m e n t i o n e d g r o u p s will s h o w that o n l y a fool w o u l d a t t e m p t to e q u a t e past i n j u s t i c e s like s l a v e r y a n d l y n c h i n g to the d i s c r i m i n a t i o n that f a l l s u p o n g a y s .

T h e r e f o r e , s i n c e 1 b e l i e v e that t h e r e is no e x i s t i n g v a l i d a t i o n for a g a y a n d lesbian s u p port g r o u p to h a v e f u n d i n g s t a t u s in the hyp o t h e t i c a l s i t u a t i o n , then t h e r e is d e f i n i t e l y no r e a s o n to h a v e t h e c o l l e g e f i n a n c i a l l y support the g r o u p in the real w o r l d , just b e c a u s e •this is the t h i n g to d o for the sake of diversity and political c o r r e c t n e s s .

The Hope College Tradition • Its 59™ Year of Competition

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SPORTS O F F T H E WAIVER W I R E

Greg Paplawsky

And the winners are...

Baseball m a y be g o n e , but it is not yet f o r g o t t e n . T h e World Series w o u l d h a v e just e n d e d , with the Detroit Tigers w i n n i n g in seven g a m e s o v e r the Chicago Cubs. The Tigers came all the w a y back f r o m the b a s e m e n t of the A m e r i c a n League to s e c u r e a wild card spot. T h e y d i s p e n c e d of the O a k l a n d A ' s and then the New York Yankees to clinche a spot in the World Series. Detroit w o n the s e v e n t h g a m e in d r a m a t i c f a s h i o n with C h e t L e m o n c o m i n g out of retirement to hit a t w o - r u n h o m e r u n in the b o t t o m of the 10th to send Detroiters into the streets s i n g i n g and d a n c i n g and carrying o n like m a n i a c s .

With the s e a s o n finally resolved in a w a y that suits me, it is time to hand out the post season a w a r d s . A n d the w i n n e r s are...

A m e r i c a n L e a g u e Best Hitter: Frank T h o m a s of the C h i c a g o W h i t e S o x . He hit .358 with 101 R B I and 3 8 homeruns, numbers anyone w o u l d b e g f o r at a s e a s o n ' s end m u c h less in m i d - s e a s o n . T h e s e stats are g o o d e n o u g h f o r a Triple C r o w n . You c a n ' t say too m a n y good things about T h o m a s , h e ' s one of t h o s e rare individuals w h o can hit for p o w e r and a v e r a g e .

National League Best Hitter: Without a doubt it has to be Jeff B a g w e l l of the .

Houston A s t r o s . Refer to what w a s said about Frank T h o m a s and the g o e s the s a m e f o r B a g w e l l . H e ended the strike shortened s e a s o n with a .368 batting a v e r a g e with 116 RBI and 39 h o m e r u n s . T h i s g u y absolutely tore u p the National League, u n s t o p p a b l e w a s an apt description of his play.

American League Best Pitcher: T h i s o n e w a s a tough call b e t w e e n David C o n e of the K.C. R o y a l s and J i m m y Key of the Yankees. T h e nod g o e s h o w e v e r to J i m m y Key. T h i s man dominated opposing batters and w a s o n his w a y to a 20 win s e a s o n with a 17-4

record. Key also had a low but not spectacular 3.27 E R A . He w a s the bread and butter of the Yankees staff.

National League Best Pitcher: T h i s w a s another nobrainer, it has to be G r e g M a d d o x of the Atlanta Braves.

He posted a 16-6 record with a m i c r o s c o p i c E R A of 1.56. It b a f f l e s me how he lost six g a m e s , but then I r e m e m b e r the o f f e n s e he had behind him and e v e r y t h i n g b e c o m e s so much clearer.

American League Rookie o f the Year: B o b Hamelin of the K a n s a s City Royals w i n s by d e f a u l t . His n u m b e r s w e r e m e d i o c e r at best. Hamelin hit .283 with 65 RBI and 24 h o m e r u n s . He only played DH so he d i d n ' t even have to c o n c e n t r a t e on defense. But as with s o m a n y things in the world of sports, mediocraty is accepted and even rewarded.

Natioal L e a g u e R o o k i e o f the Year: T h e Los A n g e l e s D o d g e r s produced their third R o o k i e of the Year in a row with Raul M o n d e s i . He put up solid n u m b e r s on o f f e n s e and d e f e n s e , hittind .306 with 26 h o m e r u n s and 56 RBI, while leading the m a j o r s 16 outfield assits.

C o m e b a c k Player o f the Year: O n e has to look no farther than the Tigers own. Kirk G i b s o n . T h e man hit .276 with 2 8 h o m e r u n s and 72 RBI, in limited action with the team.

G i b s o n is 37 years old and he is still p r o d u c i n g like the wild man that lead the Tigers to the ultimate prize in 1984.

M a n a g e r o f the Year: S p a r k y A n d e r s o n , i m a g i n e that another Tiger, take this one h o m e to the grand kids. He may not have had the best record, but what m a n a g e r did more with less than he did. He had a pitching staff that you could smell f r o m around the block, and an o f f e n s e that d i d n ' t p r o d u c e as it had in past years.

T h a t ' s the long and the short of it. At last the 1994 baseball season is behind us so it can be fo rg o t t en .

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Dutchmen win; clinch berth

by Jeff B r o w n staff reporter It w a s a cold, dreary day. T h e real s h o w would soon begin, w h e r e the F l y i n g D u t c h m e n w o u l d destroy Aquinas, beating them with a predicted score of 17 - 0.

O K , the final score w a s a bit different. And actually, the g a m e w a s a lot closer than y o u ' d think.

A q u i n a s was playing hard; it w a s the last g a m e of their season, and they wanted to win. Unfortunately for H o p e , it s e e m e d as if the ref wanted A q u i n a s to win, too. " T h i s ref isn't giving a n y t h i n g to H o p e . A n y t h i n g , " m u s e d o n e spectator. But what isn't given to Hope, H o p e takes. Despite the o v e r w h e l m i n g amount of bad calls, Hope kept the pressure on Aquinas.

However, things looked grim at the half as H o p e had n u m e r o u s c h a n c e s , but d i d n ' t s c o r e . Of course, Aquinas didn't score either, and no o n e was very worried.

It s e e m e d as if no o n e could score, as Brad Pragratis ('95) would shoot just wide of the crossbar and John C o n l o n ' s ( ' 9 7 ) shot from the point w o u l d rocket into the crossbar, s h a k i n g the g o a l , but n e v e r g o i n g in. T h e g r o a n s continued until the 7 0 t h m i n u t e , w h e n Paul - R b s e n b r o o k ( ' 9 6 ) finally broke the goal barrier. Then, less than 4 0 seco n d s later, " R o s e y " scored again, giving the D u t c h m e n a 2 - 0 lead.

Hope tried to score again on a penalty kick, but Ben LeBarge ( ' 9 5 )

shot just over the goal.

Of course, A q u i n a s d i d n ' t score at all, giving Aaron Angeli ( ' 9 6 ) his ninth shutout of the season after stopping all three shots he faced.

Hope finished the season with a 152-1 record, scoring 54 goals while only a l l o w i n g 11. R o s e n b r o o k finished the season as the leading goal

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scorer with 11, while Pragratis w a s second with 8.

H o p e ' s terrific season w a s good enough to earn them a spot in the N C A A D i v i s i o n III p l a y o f f s .

R a n k e d third in the region, H o p e will play its first playoff g a m e in C o l u m b u s , O h i o this Friday N o v e m b e r 4.

Dutch rally for big win

by Glyn W i l l i a m s staff reporter

Hope football bows to Adrian in one point loss

by Glyn Williams staff reporter The Hope College's football team d o w s e d themselves out of the g a m e once again, as Adrian College beat the Flying D u t c h m e n 14-13 in a b i g u p s e t a g a i n s t H o p e . A s it s e e m s to be the c a s e in nearly all of H o p e ' s losses, the special t e a m s unit h a v e been the u n d o i n g of H o p e ' s o f f e n s e , as poor punts, m i s s e d field g o a l s , and b l o c k e d e x t r a p o i n t s h a v e c o m e b a c k to haunt the D u t c h m e n . H o p e ' s record is now 1-3 in the M I A A , and 3 - 4 - 1 overall. With two g a m e s left in the season, it will b e difficult f o r H o p e to c o m e o u t this miserable s e a s o n with a w i n n i n g record.

LOOK MOM, ONE HAND: Randy Ames ('97) awaits the football In Hope's on

YOU'RE 2 SECONDS AWAY FROM THE MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT OF YOUR LIFE: Nathan Kronewetter ('96) dribbles past an Aquinas defender.

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One of the many downfalls for Hope in the game was the fact that all three captains were down and out by the end of the game. Malachi Gallegos ('95) was taken out late in the game with a hip pointer, and both Jason Gibbs ('95) and John

Jobson ( ' 9 5 ) did not play d u e to a sprained ankle.

H o p e s p r a n g o u t in f r o n t of Adrian 7 - 0 early in the g a m e , as Tom B o n n e m a ( ' 9 6 ) scored for the D u t c h m e n on a o n e yard run into the e n d z o n e . T h e extra point w a s g o o d , and H o p e could relax, Adrian scored b e f o r e half, to tie the g a m e at 7 apiece.

T h e third quarter should have b e e n t h e d e c i d i n g f a c t o r in the g a m e , as H o p e m a d e an extremely impressive goal line stand. J a s o n B a y s (*96) t h e n c o n n e c t e d with Jesse Crotty o n a 4 3 yard t o u c h d o w n pass. T h e extra point w a s blocked, thus m a k i n g the g a m e quite winnable for Adrian, as H o p e w a s o n l y l e a d i n g 13-7.

Adrian, despite relative success on the ground took to the air in the fourth quarter, as Adrian's hot quarterback connected on a 31 yard touchdown pass, making the score 14-13 with over 12 minutes 'l

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After a substantially disappointing s c o r e of 1-0 A q u i n a s at halftime, it w a s doubted by m a n y fans w h e t h e r o r not the D u t c h c o u l d c o m e b a c k to w i n . F i r s t , t h e A q u i n a s goalie w a s an exceptional athlete. S e c o n d , it is hard for any team to stage a c o m e b a c k in the g a m e of s o c c e r , a n d f i n a l l y the strong w i n d s played an unbearable role in t h e g a m e . H o w e v e r , the Dutch did the unthinkable, and beat the Saints 3 - 1 . H o p e ' s final regular season record is 11-5-1 overall, and 8-4-1 in the M I A A .

In the 37th minute of the g a m e , an A q u i n a s player z i p p e d past two d e f e n d e r s to plant a goal in f r o m approximately 10-13 yards out, m a k i n g the s c o r e 1-0. T h e s c o r e remained 1 - 0 until h a l f t i m e .

H o p e c o u l d not c a p i t a l i z e on their many c h a n c e s to s c o r e due to the fact that A q u i n a s ' goalie had s t u p e n d o u s h a n d s and q u i c k n e s s .

At many times, the ball w a s sure to be in, but the goal k e e p e r m a k e a spectacular grab and s a v e d the ball f r o m going in. ' Tracy P h e l p s ( ' 9 7 ) scored the tying goal d u r i n g the 70th minute, g i v i n g her a total of 13 goals, and 8 assists for the year. Lauren O ' D o w d ( ' 9 7 ) added a goal to the score in the 78th m i n u t e , w i t h t h e assist f r o m Kim Nolan ( ' 9 6 ) . Nolan then scored herself, with an assist f r o m Kara V a n d e r K a m p ( ' 9 5 ) in the last m i n u t e and a half of the g a m e .

Hope's offense compiled 45 shots at goal, c o m p a r e d to A q u i n a s '

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~ " ~ to b e a b a n d , " said H o l l o w a y . " W e w a n t t o p l a y in v a r i o u s c l u b s around Holland."

a f t e r e v e r y t h i n g is w o r k e d out to play at b a r s a b o u t t w i c e a m o n t h , " W e really d o w a n t to c o m m i t

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MSU, Albion, CMU, Calvin, Miami of Ohio, and H O P E !

" W e play m o r e s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d ( t h a n v a r i o u s o t h e r g r o u p s in the a r e a ) , " H u l t g r e n said.

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"You don't have to spend 2 months pay (or tuition) to get the same quality as in all the stores."

V Legitimate Christian-owned jeweler operates out of their Jenison home.

V They offer fine quality gold and diamond jewelry (the same items that can be purchased in the stores) at extremely competitive prices.

V They also offer personalized service and quick turn-around on all remounts, sizing, repairs etc.

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calendar of events...

Arts and Entertainment

Student Organizations

SAC movieF r i - S u n . , N o v . . 4 - 6 , " M r s . D o u b t f i r e " , Fri. & Sat. 7, 9 : 3 0 and m i d n i g h t , n i g h t l y . Sun 3 p.m.. Winants Aud..

Knickerbocker TheatreNov. 2 & 3, " T h e W e d d i n g G i f t , " 7 and 9 p . m . nightly.

Nov. 4 , 5 , 7 , 8 " A Tale of W i n t e r , " 7 & 9 : 1 5 p . m . nightly.

Faculty R e c i t a l Sun., N o v . 7 , 4 p . m . , W i c h e r s Symphony Band and OrchestraFri. N o v . 4, 8 p . m . , D i m n e n t Great P e r f o r m a n c e SeriesBeBe Miller D a n c e company, Fri-Sat.. Nov 5 - 6 , 8 p.m., DeWitt Theatre Nykerk CompetitionSat. N o v . 5 , 8 p . m . , H o l l a n d C i v i c C e n t e r

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addtional times and dates of campus events

Amnesty InternationalT h u r s . , 8 : 3 0 p . m . , Kletz E n v i r o m e n t a l Issues G r o u p T h u r s . , 6 : 3 0 p . m . . L u b b e r s 101 Chemistry Club MeetingW e d . , 7 p . m . , M a c Lab, P e a l e Intervarsity C h r i s t i a n F e l l o w s h i p Mon., 7:30 p.m., M a a s F e l l o w s h i p of C h r i s t i a n S t u d e n t s Mon, 9 p.m., Phelps Inquiring Minds Discussion GroupT h u r s , 4 p . m . , Kletz

Campus Events Chemistry SeminarFri., Nov. 4 , 4 p . m . , P e a l e B 5 0 C a r e e r Fitness: E x e r c i s i n g y o u r o p t i o n s W e d . , Nov. 2 , 6 p . m . , Sligh B l d g , call x . 7 9 5 0 to register Gang Activity Around Hope College and Holland's responseW e d . Nov. 2 , 8 p . m . , M a a s A u d .

Student Congress SessionT h u r s . Nov. 3 , 8 p . m , M a a s C o n f e r e n c e

November 2,1994

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