VOLUME 94 - I S S U E a
N O V E M B E R S 1981
Fowl Play on Halloween Night by Tim G o r t s e m a Average college s t u d e n t s tend to plan a b r e a k in r o u t i n e a r o u n d h o l i d a y s . Whether it is a c h a n c e to go home, a reason to p a r t y more than usual, or a time to put off studies for a while, each student a p p r e c i a t e s a holiday when at school With Halloween just behind us, we have to wait until Thanksgiving for another break in the action. However, it s e e m s that some students just couldn't b e a r to wait that long. With visions of s t e a m i n g turkey dinners dancing through their heads, they decided to take m a t t e r s into their own hands. Those Kollen r e s i d e n t s who w e r e fortunate enough to be up early on Sunday morning saw evidence of this. During the night's revelry, four live t u r k e y s had been strategically placed throughout the dorm! The first onp w a s found in the first floor g a r b a g e roo . on the m e n ' s side. This led to a search A the rest of the dorm and two more were quickly located One spent the evening in the T V lounge while the other m a d e itself at home in the first floor study lounge. It was thought this was the end of the trickery, but the discovery of turkey f e a t h e r s n e a r the elevator m a d e this
seem doubtful fowl feature. An a s t u t e o b s e r v e r noticed a A thorough s e a r c h of the upper floors fifth bird hanging from the Dimnent turned up another bird in a third floor Chapel flagpole upside down. It w a s a m e n ' s d o r m room. This w a s .surely the rude welcome to the Sunday m o r n i n g last bird and things r e t u r n e d to normal. A worshippers, to say the least. Public Saftey officer and a Holland No m o r e t u r k e y s i g h t i n g s w e r e policeman g a t h e r e d up the t u r k e y s and reported for the rest of the day. but a p r e p a r e d to haul them away. Suggestions popular r u m o r h a s been s p r e a d around of a turkey r a f f l e or a turkey dinner for c a m p u s that a sixth bird is still at large. the hall fell on deaf e a r s as the officers So keep your eyes open for that elusive sought a place w h e r e the birds would be sixth specimen and you too can b e c o m e a p p r e c i a t e d and c a r e d for. part of the Tale of the Turkey. However, this was not the end of the
Can Durfee Be Saved? A c o m m i t t e e was appointed by President Van Wylen last week to study the present condition of Durfee Hall and to develop plans for u p g r a d i n g the dorm. The tentative plans call for no structural changes, but r a t h e r the replacement of f u r n i t u r e and renovation of the heating controls and the b a s e m e n t and the dining hall The c o m m i t t e e h a s been asked to submit its report by the end of J a n u a r y and P r e s i d e n t Van Wylen foresees the actual upgrading taking place either this s u m m e r or next. The funding for the Durfee u p g r a d i n g is coming form the W o m e n ' s L e a g u e of Hope College. A group that d r a w s its m e m b e r s from the R e f o r m e d C h u r c h e s of America, the W'omen's League of Hope College h a s been together for a q u a r t e r of a century with the p r i m a r y p u r p o s e of funding p r o j e c t s to improve the quality of the residence halls at Hope College. Students a r e probably familiar with their yearly Village Square, in which goods m a d e by the women a r e sold to r a i s e money. According to Van Wylen, the W o m e n ' s League c a m e to him and asked him to d e t e r m i n e a worthwhile p r o j e c t they could raise money for. Along with s o m e of the cottages, D u r f e e seemed to be the sore thumb, the a r e a of the c a m p u s most in need of upgrading. Van Wylen said that the Women's L e a g u e will be contributing $150,000 to the project, bringing their total contributions to over half a million dollars.
New f r i e n d s w e r e m a d e on Halloween.
Internship
(by T o m
agner)
The Parents Are Coming! by DeLynne Trudell Yes, t h a t ' s right. This weekend is P a r e n t ' s Weekend, and no, you can't pretend you forgot to tell them about it so they don't c o m e b e c a u s e they've a l r e a d y received letters telling them about the "activity p a c k e d " weekend. P a r e n t ' s Weekend h a s become one of the highlights of the y e a r on c a m p u s . It will give p a r e n t s an opportunity to experience s o m e c a m p u s life and to meet some of the faculty, staff, and other parents. T h e r e a r e m a n y events scheduled to take place this weekend. At 9:30 S a t u r d a y morning t h e r e is a P a r e n t ' s meeting with the President in P h e l p s Dining Hall. F r o m 10 a.m. to 11 a . m . there will be an i n f o r m a l c o f f e e for p a r e n t s w i t h m e m b e r s of the faculty in P h e l p s Hall. F r o m 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. S a t u r d a y evening there will be an Open House at President and Mrs. Van Wylen's home. Sports fans can go watch Hope Soccer vs. Kalamazoo at 10:30 a . m . at Van Raalte Field or attend the football g a m e , Hope vs. Olivet, at 1 p.m at the Holland Municipal Stadium. Movie buffs can attend the SAC movie. " M y F a i r L a d y . " for $1.50 in Winants Auditorium in ( i r a v e s Hall. The highlight of the weekend will be the annual Nykerk Cup Contest which is a competition between the women of the classes of 1984 and 1985 in song, d r a m a , and oration. This event will be held at the Holland Civic Center on West 81 h Street s t a r l i n g at 8 p m. Following the contest, at 10:30 p.m. in the DeWitt Kletz t h e r e will be a Nykerk D a n c e put on by SAC. The dance will be informal and will give everyone a c h a n c e to c e l e b r a t e the friendships of Nykerk. It is expected that this y e a r ' s turnout during P a r e n t ' s Weekend will be l a r g e r than previous y e a r s .
Provides Intercultural
by Tony M u i d e r m a n P a r t n e r s h i p in Social Responsibility is an internship p r o g r a m which provides opportunities for Hope s t u d e n t s to use their skills in m a n a g e m e n t , economics, and accounting, a s well as in other non-businessrelated a r e a s in a form of outreach and social service, both in the U S. and other a r e a s of the world. Students involved in this p r o g r a m will have a significant inter-cultural experience and an opportunity to provide m e a n i n g f u l service and contribution to s o c i e t y . By w o r k i n g with v a r i o u s o u t r e a c h p r o g r a m s in such a r e a s as Utah, Bahrain, Liberia, India, and Nepal, s t u d e n t s can apply and improve their special skills and abilities through proj e c t s and organizations dedicated to serving the need of others. During the last school y e a r , Keith
Nelson and Phyllis Van T u b e r g e n s e r v e d at Wasatch Academy in Utah. Ken Hornecker worked at the A m e r i c a n Hospital in B a h r a i n and both Kevin K r a a y and M a r t y Wick s e r v e d in India while Craig Henoy travelled to Liberia. The program provides a c a d e m i c credit. Living e x p e n s e s v a r y with the cost of living in the country of service or according to the facilities of the s e r v i c e organizations. T r a v e l e x p e n s e s to the
Experience
destinations and r e t u r n a r e provided. Applications for the spring s e m e s t e r ' s P a r t n e r s h i p in Social Responsibility Prog r a m can be obtained for P r o f e s s o r Muiderman, 218 L u b b e r s (x 3047) or from the business a d m i n i s t r a t i o n office. Interviewing for the p r o g r a m will take place on Tuesday, N o v e m b e r 17th. P r o f e s s o r M u i d e r m a n s u g g e s t s that interested students contact his office soon for m o r e information about g r e a t opportunities.
Anchored Inside! AWACS Sals Approved p. 3
FoodforDioiijht p. 4
Fire Up for Nykerk p. 4
Theatre Review p. 6