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Investigation continues for organized party JULIE OREEIM c a m pus b e a t e d i t o r
Allegan Counly police and Hope College officials are slill invesligaling a sororily and fraiernily-organized parly lhal was busied when iwo students were hit by a vehicle pulling a U-Haul trailer last Sunday around 2:30 a.m. The Allegan S h e r i f f ' s D e p a r t m e n t responded to a 911 call, and found 10 empty
kegs, six full kegs, and various bollles of liquor in an Overisel T o w n s h i p field that hosted more than 200 students. Tfie two women hit by the vehicle, Hope students Shivaughn Myers ('01) and Krista Brewer ('00), were taken to Holland Community Hospital, treated and released. Acc o r d i n g to S h e r i f f David H a v e r d i n k of Allegan County, the party was organized by the Delta Phi Sorority and the Fraternal Society.
The accident has been classified as a hitand-run, Haverdink said. The vehicle left the scene of the accident, and was later found at I4ih Slreet and College Avenue in Holland. "The party was found when one of the students went to a neighbor's and called 911," Haverdink said. "The party was pretty much over when the accident occurred." About 40 or 50 students were still at the party when police arrived. For transportation to the party, three 50-
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JULIE G R E E N c a m pus b e a t e d i t o r
Moments like passing other students heading to Chapel at 10:30 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are some of the most d i f f i c u l t for B u d d h i s t s t u d e n t Kaushali Rupasinghe ('03). "I used to go to the temple before e x a m s , j u s t to get piece of mind and to meditate. I do feel a part of me is empty, not complete," said Rupesinjhe ('03), an interna-
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tional student from Sri Lanka. Rupasinghe was aware that she would need to be prepared for religious differences when she came to Hope. "I didn't know there was a chapel lime three times a week. I knew I would miss my religious beliefs and w o u l d n ' t get to practice it," she said. "But as long as I have it inside and I live a good life as a Buddhist that's all that matters to me." Hope has made conscious effort in the past several years to increase m o r e D I V E R S I T Y on 3
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T H E V O T E : The Chairperson of the Holland Area Center Joint Building Authority, Louis Hallacy, expresses his regret over the failure of the proposed Area Center project. This was the first lime that the public voted on the Area Center, which was to be a 5,000 seat multipurpose arena with an outdoor icerink. Two years ago, the initial proposal of a $50 million center was turned down by Holland Township Trustees. The later proposal of $28 million was accepted in August by the Township Trustees to go to public vote. "It would have enriched the lives of a lot of p e o p l e , " said Robert DeYoung, Vice President of College Advancement. For Hope, the Area Cenler could have meant a place to hold sporting events along with other events like Nykerk and Convocation. Hope even pledged $ 1 million to the Joint Building Authority. For now, the college will continue to play bas-
ketball and hold major events at the Civic Center like it has done for the past 45 years. " I ' m deeply disappointed that w e ' v e passed up a marvelous opportunity for a significant community resource," said Provost Jack Nyenhuis. Because the Civic Center, built in 1954, doesn't have a regulation basketball floor, Hope isn't able to host playoff games. For now, Hope has accepted the defeat of the policy. "This is just another chapter," R e n n e r said. " S o m e t h i n g will come around again for the college." Opponents of the Area Center feel that the proposed location. Sixth Street and College Avenue, is a poor choice because it was a m o r e C E M X E R on 7
If a faculty member from Hope and a comparable one from another c o l l e g e w e r e to c o m p a r e p a y checks, the one from Hope might notice a few discrepancies. According to a report released by the Chronicle of Higher Education, Hope ranked average in comparison to other colleges of a similar size and status in Michigan. Another study ranking faculty salaries
in the G L C A was done by the Professional Interests Committee (PIC) al Hope, and found that the college came in last place in two of the three categories of full professor, associate professor, and assistant professor. "We look at not just salaries but also fringe benefits," said Provost Jack N y e n h u i s . "If you look at c o m p e n s a t i o n rather than salary alone, the college fares better." These benefits include such m o r e S A L A R I E S on 7
Median Full Professor Salaries for 1998-
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Area Center vote fails The proposed Area Center lhal has been a dream for some in the Holland community for more than 10 years was voted down on Tuesday. Nov. 2. "Tonight ihe c o m m u n i t y has missed a golden opportunity," said Holland M a y o r Al M c G e e h a n , who has supported the Area Cenici lor the past eight years. For ihe $28 million Area Center project to materialize, all three townships. Park Township, Holland Charier Township and the City of Holland, had to pass both proposal A. a $20 million bond request, and proposal B, a $0.2mill operating cost. P r o p o s a l A p a s s e d in P a r k Township and the City of Holland, but was killed in Holland Charter Township with a vole of 963 for ihe proposal and 1620 against. "We feel very bad for a lot of well-minded civic people who have put many of their personal r e s o u r c e s into it." said Tom Renner, Director of Public Relalions al Hope. Park Township passed the proposal with 1802 in support of it, and 1701 against, while the City of Holland passed it with a vote of 3532 for il and 2292 against. "We have done absolutely everylhing I could imagine to communicate to the voters its importance/' said James Brooks, Chairperson of ihe Citizens Initiative Group. For now, ihe proposal is dead. "Il will g o n o w h e r e . It's the end," said Karen Kelly, C o m m u nications Coordinator for ihe Holland Area Center Joint Building Authority.
passenger buses were chartered out of Grand Rapids, and there was an admission fee of $15, Haverdink said. The parly was held in a field at the 3600 block of 139lh Avenue in Overisel Township. No citations were given out and no official charges have yet been brought, but ihe incident remains under investigation. Charges could be brought against the land owner of the property where the parly look
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Hope football loses to Albion, 20-/4. Sports, p a g e 8.