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A r t p r o f lives t h e g o o d life. Intermission, page 2.
Residents of Mayor's Collage are sure lhal "angels were watching over" Missy Greydanus ( ' 9 7 ) during the wee hours last Wednesday morning when a tree crashed into the roof directly over the couch she was sleeping on. 50 mile per hour winds pulled the 70 to 80year-old tree up by its roots. Cottage residents heard a loud crashing sound at around 3 a.m., but the noise was passed off as thunder until a passerby knocked on their door to see if everyone was alright at 6:45 a.m. residents said. "It woke me up, but 1 thought it was just thunder," said cottage resident Liz Neumann ('97). "It was really scary finding out that Missy was sleeping under there." The cottage, a College-owned home for two years, is located on the comer of 12th Street and Central Avenue. While the maple toppled onto the peak of Mayor's Cottage's roof, extensively damaging the attic and siding of the house, it did not puncture the ceiling. G r e y d a n u s , who had fallen asleep on the couch while studying, was unharmed. "I know it was like angels or something," she said. "There was a window right over the couch, and it's amazing that it didn't shatter the winm on 7 7 mo or re e MAYOR'S MAYOR S on
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ILL W I N D : This huge maple crashed into the attic of Mayor's Cottage last Tuesday night, but left the ceiling intact above a sleeping resident. •'
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at Hope College. Sisulu sees a need to confront C A R R I E T E N M A N X this issue. campusbeat editor "As time goes on, you realize that getting used The air in Wichers Auditorium Monday night to it is not the way to go," she said. Moderator J a m e s Motiff began by talking w a s charged with the desire to c h a n g e the about how signs advertising the panel discus"Darker Vision of Hope" experienced by Afrision were removed and destroyed. According can-American students. to Sisulu, all but three or four Around 100 students, facof the original 60 signs were ulty, and staff gathered to partaken down within 24 hours ticipate in the panel discusof their posting. Some were sion sponsored by the Black even burned. You can't just Coalition, often speaking pasPanelists discussed the facsionately about diversity at include m e by tors contributing to the low Hope. numbers of minority students asking in class, " H o p e is not welcoming," t)n Hope's campus. Five persaid Zahra Ismaeli ('97) as she ' W h a t is t h e black cent of Hope's population is spoke of her first impression minority students, including perspective?' T h a t ' s as a freshman at "Picnic in the 24 black students. Pine Grove." "1 didn't see any n o t including m e . " T h e r e are a n u m b e r of minorities, and when I did see things that make Hope ColT h a t ' s excluding us. them, I saw Hispanics. And lege difficult to attract miwhat were they doing? They —Crystal W r i g h t ('98) norities," said Steve Spencer, were serving us dinner. I Assistant Professor of Psythought, i am in the wrong chology. According to Spencer, Hope has been place.'" According to Ntsiki Sisulu ('97). President "late in coming" to the issue of an emphasis in of Black Coalition, the purpose of the panel was improving diversity. "We need to make this a to start conversation about the black experience major issue," he said.
Cross C o u n try teams stung at M I A A meet. Sports, page 8.
f * Bekkering, O \ fm r\f Admissions, A rl rYM C C I C Jim Vice-President of pointed out the racial disparity in the percentages of students accepted at Hope that choose to enroll. Overall, the percentages is 4 2 % , while only 25% of African-American students who are accepted by Hope choose to enroll. "Many of these students visited the campus," Bekkering said. " A s they looked at this place, I can speculate that they saw a sea of white faces." Marcus Robinson, panelist and Coordinator of Multicultural Admissions, cited factors such as the low numbers of black faculty and staff, scant social and cultural opportunities for minority students, and limited fields of study as discouraging to black/minority prospectives. "We need to c o m m i t to this issue in a concrete way," Robinson said. As an abstract principle, he said, many members of the Hope community agree that more diversity is needed. But when it comes down to planning concrete changes, "some people at that point feel infringed upon," he said. Ismaeli brought up everyday difficulties for black students, such as the lack of black social life, magazines, radio stations, and hair products, even "going downtown and having people follow you." This says to black students that m o r e PANEL on 7
Tip yields clue in bike thefts C A R R I E X E M N A M X campusbeat editor
A n a n o n y m o u s tip f r o m a Dykstra Hall resident may turn out to be important evidence in the arrest of a person suspected of stealing bicycles on campus. T h e resident reported that a suspicious person armed with bolt cutters was stealing a bicycle in the Gilmore/Dykstra alley. "We realize that he is probably
on campus," said DuaneTerpstra, Director of Public Safety. "If we can arrest him, the problem will probably be decreased." T h e Dykstra resident gave a "perfect description" of a person already wanted by Public Safety for trespassing and the sale of a bike stolen earlier from campus to an area business. When the suspect failed to app e a r in c o u r t o n t r e s p a s s i n g charges, a warrant was issued for m o r e BIKES on 7
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Students observe traditional Hispanic Day of t h e D e a d . Spotlight, page 6.
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LIGHXIIMG U P : Kim Kent ('99) preps for the Nykerk candlelight ceremony last Wednesday. See photostory, p. 4-5.