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" R e l i g i o u s ' , t o be defined at m e e t i n g • Debate over meaning of "religious " has committee on hold CARRIE A R N O L D campusbeat editor

i n a c l i v e for a n u m b e r of y e a r s and w a s only reinslaled a f e w y e a r s a g o

by P r o v o s t J a c k N y e n h u i s . " T h e r e w a s n ' l ihe p a s s i n g a l o n g of the mission of ihe C o m m i l l e e and i h e f u n c t i o n of w h a l ihe C o m m i l lee w a s , " B o e r s m a said. " O n c e w e

T h e Religious Life C o m m i t t e e

gel c l a r i f i c a l i o n , then ihe C o m m i l -

h a s n ' l m e t f o r i h e pasl t w o m o n l h s

lee k n o w s h o w lo f u n c t i o n . " O f f i c i a l debale regarding ihe

d u e lo a d i s a g r e e m e n t s u r r o u n d i n g i h e d e f i n i t i o n of " r e l i g i o u s . " S o m e m e m b e r s of i h e c o m m i l -

d e f i n i t i o n b e g a n last year, but w a s

lee, led by C h a p l a i n Paul B o e r s m a ,

trative A f f a i r s B o a r d . It c o n t i n u e d

inlerpret r e l i g i o u s lo i n c l u d e only

into t h i s fall w h e r e it w a s taken up

ihe C h r i s t i a n failh.

by t h e R e l i g i o u s L i f e C o m m i t t e e .

O t h e r s , led by E n g l i s h p r o f e s s o r Peler Schakel, believe lhal "reli/\nc/7or photo courtesy Public Relations

S T A R L I G H T , S T A R B R I G H T : Organist David Schout (y00) accompa-

nies Hope's choirs duing the annual Christmas Vespers performances on Saturday, Dec. 4 and Sunday, Dec. 5. Hope's musical groups assembled for four performances which attracted over 4000 people in the audience. It was recordea\by PBS stations and will air across the nation throughout the Christmas season.

JULIE GREEN campusbeat editor

T h e crisis in K o s o v o h a s l o u c h c d

sis S p e c i a l i s t f r o m ihe C r i t i c a l Incideni

been resolved," said Geoffrey

faiths outside ihe Christian tradi-

Life Committee.

T h e d e f i n i l i o n of " r e l i g i o u s " will

a n d lalk lo u s , " said Paul B u s h , S l u d e n l C o n g r e s s r e p r e s e n t a l i v e lo

g e l h e r wilh social workers and phy-

L,

'I r e f u s e d lo c a r r y on a n y m e m b e r s h i p m e e t i n g s unlil this issue had

ihe C o m m i t t e e . " W e c o u l d n ' t final-

R e y n o l d s , h e a d of t h e R e l i g i o u s

be v o t e d on by t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i v e A f f a i r s B o a r d at t h e i r next m e e t i n g on T u e s d a y , D e c . 14. P r e s e n t a t i o n s by b o t h S c h a k e l a n d B o e r s m a w e r e

ize ihe w o r d i n g . "

m a d e at their last m e e t i n g o n T u e s -

T h e d i s a g r e e m e n t began b e c a u s e ihe Religious Life C o m m i t t e e w a s

day, Nov. 9. m o r e D E F I N I T I O N on 2

A l b a n i a , but s h e \youId w o r k lo-

Stress

Foundalion. " W h a t I s a w in

4

g i o u s " s h o u l d b e i n i e r p r e l e d iq a broader sense and include Ihose tions. " W e h a d lots of p e o p l e c o m e in

Kosovars find refuge in healing

t a b l e d i n d e f i n i t e l y by t h e A d m i n i s -

Tl NUK JE VETEM

s i c i a n s in o l h e r l a n g u a g e s lo pro-

Recycling t o begin t h i s s p r i n g

m a n y hearts, a n d s o m e p e o p l e h a v e iravelled t h o u s a n d s of m i l e s lo c o n -

A l b a n i a w a s iholti

n e d ihemselves to m a n y people

offered sheller,

a c r o s s ihe w o r l d .

homes, and refuge lo a b o u l 3 0 0 , 0 0 0

lion. " O n e of i h e real

people

running

r e w a r d s is l h a l I

away from massac r e s in K o s o v o , "

was able lo meet t h e s e g o a l s by

C o x said.

C o x g a v e train-

working wilh Al-

CARRIE A R N O L D

d e n c e halls), but it w a s j u s t piling

banian p r o f e s s i o n als so Ihey c o u l d

c a m pus b e a t e d i t o r

u p , " said Kris M c M i l l e n ('02), a

Karen C o x . a H o p e G L C A I n d e pendenl Scholar iravelled from H o l l a n d lo A l b a n i a , a c o u n t r y lhal l o o k in m a n y K o s o v o r e f u g e e s , lo help w i l h i h e i r a u m a .

T h e g o a l lhal I h a v e is to o f f e r s o m e l h i n g n e w lo p e o p l e w h o a r e in lerriTying s l f u a l i o n s , " C o x said. " P e o p l e w h o h a v e been i r a u m a l i z e d

c o u n l r y in c r i s i s

vide i h e m wilh Ihe needed informa-

ing a n d s u p p o r l l o local

Albanian

Courtesy Institute for Trauma and Loss in Children

• £7G sponsors pilot program for the South Side of campus

g r a t e t h e rest of t h e c a m p u s into the p r o g r a m a s s o o n as t h e y a r e able. " O n t h i s c a m p u s , o u r g r o u p noticed t h e r e w a s r e c y c l i n g in (resi-

m e m b e r of E I G . " W e ' r e not sure if

h a v e materials and

T h e E n v i r o n m e n t a l Issues G r o u p

i n f o r m a t i o n thai

( E I G ) p l a n s lo r e d u c e , r e u s e , a n d

it's b e i n g r e c y c l e d . It's u p to w h o m e v e r w a n t s to d o it. W h a t e v e r is in p l a c e n o w , i t ' s not w o r k i n g . "

h a v e o f t e n losl h o p e f o r ihe f u t u r e

p h y s i c i a n s a n d social w o r k e r s on h o w lo deal wilh

g i v e i h e m s o m e h o p e f o r ihe f u -

r e c y c l e on H o p e ' s c a m p u s n e x t

a n d ihey o f l e n feel ihey a r e v e r y

ihe crises. She also helped ihem

t u r e , " C o x said.

s p r i n g . a s part of a p i l o t r e c y c l i n g

m u c h a l o n e in i h e w o r l d . " C o x is a C r i s i s S p e c i a l i s t w h o

wilh iheir own irauma reactions

I r a i n s p r o f e s s i o n a l s in o t h e r c o u n iries lo w o r k in c r i s i s s i l u a l i o n s .

with ihe r e f u g e e s .

"I d o shorl-lerm i n l e r v e n i n g , " she

She w o r k e d in A l l e g a n C o u n l y during ihe 1990s, a n d in 1996 g a i n e d inlernalional c e r l i f i c a l i o n a s a C r i -

s p r i n g , a l t h o u g h E I G h o p e s to inte-

C o x a l s o w o r k e d wilh Ihe chil-

program.

A l t h o u g h t h e g r o u p h a d at-

S o m e s t u d e n t s h a v e been independently

taking

their

hall's

t e m p t e d to d o a p r o g r a m s i m i l a r lo

r e c y c l a b l e s lo t h e dirt lot b e t w e e n 12th a n d 13th S t r e e t s a n d L i n c o l n

t h r o u g h a l e r r i f y i n g silualion feel

this in the pasl, this will be t h e first

a n d C o l u m b i a A v e n u e s , but s o m e

said. "I m i g h t s e e a r e f u g e e o n l y

lhal ihey are a l o n e in ihe w o r l d a n d

t i m e H o p e will h a v e an o f f i c i a l pro-

of t h e j a n i t o r i a l s t a f f on the S o u t h

o n c e in m y l i f e . " S h e u s u a l l y s p o k e in E n g l i s h in

lhal ihey are different ihen other

g r a m . O n l y t h e d o r m s on the S o u t h side of c a m p u s will p a r t i c i p a t e this

s i d e of c a m p u s h a v e f o u n d t h e m

ihey m a y h a v e h a d d u e lo w o r k i n g

d r e n of K o s o v o .

"Children who

have

been

m o r e R E F U G E E S on 2

m o r e R E C Y C L I N G on 2

S t u d e n t s c o m p l a i n t o Congress a b o u t meals CARRIE A R N O L D c a m pus b e a t e d i t o r

h a s r e c e i v e d s e v e r a l letters s i n c e t h e b e g i n n i n g of the year, via e -

" W e w o u l d like lo m o v e to s o m e -

a r e a c t u a l l y g e t t i n g free m e a l s . " S t u d e n t s think t h e y ' r e p a y i n g

the p l a n s get smaller, t h e r e ' s a h i g h e r l i k e l i h o o d that s t u d e n t s will eat all

l h i n g w h e r e w e c o u l d eat as m a n y

for 21 m e a l s , a n d if they d o n ' t get

of their m e a l s .

T h e r e h a v e also b e e n r e q u e s t s t o

m e a l s as w e w a n t e d a n d then gel the bill at t h e e n d , " S c o g i n said. "If

Blue irays, table lenls, t h e cereal

mail a n d t h e i r w e b p a g e . " M o s t w e r e c o n c e r n e d that they

d i s p e n s e r , a n d the s c r a m b l e s y s t e m

b o u g h l 21 m e a l s per w e e k and only

21, they think they're losing m o n e y , " said B o b V a n H e u k o l e m ,

are all part o f t h e t y p i c a l P h e l p s

ate 15," s a i d M a l t S c o g i n ( ' 0 2 ) ,

d i r e c t o r of D i n i n g S e r v i c e s . " T h e

meal.

Recently, some students have

Student Congress Vice-President. " M o s t w o u l d a l s o like us to g o lo a

m e a l plan l a k e s that into c o n s i d e r ation that s t u d e n t s d o n ' t eat all of

been w r i t i n g S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s in order lo i m p r o v e their e x p e r i e n c e

debit s y s t e m . " Dining Services director Bob

their m e a l s . " V a n H e u k o l e m said that's why

in P h e l p s by g e l l i n g l o w e r p r i c e s a n d a heller m e n u . S o far. C o n g r e s s

V a n H e u k o l e m said that w h e n stud e n t s purchase a m e a l plan, they

institute a five m e a l p e r w e e k p l a n .

w e p u r s u e it e n o u g h a n d e f f e c t i v e l y

" W e h a v e that, but s t u d e n t s d o n ' t k n o w a b o u t it," V a n H e u k o l e m said.

c o m m u n i c a t e to a d m i n i s t r a t i o n , then we can effectively c h a n g e

H o p e currently o f f e r s a c o m m u t e r card wilh 10 m e a l s on it for $ 5 5 . T h e c a r d s c a n be used at a n y m e a l a n d

things."

S c o g i n s e e s this a s an o p p o r t u nity to get C o n g r e s s m o r e i n v o l v e d

there's only a small d i f f e r e n c e in the

p u r c h a s e d in t h e D i n i n g S e r v i c e s

w i t h the student body.

prices f o r the m e a l p l a n s , s i n c e as

o f f i c e in P h e l p s .

m o r e M E A L S on 2

check it out.

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Play discusses issues surrounding conflicts in Northern Ireland Intermission, page 3.

Students go all out in decorating their rooms for the holidays

The many ways students will celebrate the new millennium

Swimmer Boss ('02) qualifies for Olympic in 200 m breaststroke

Spotlight, p a g e 6.

N e w Year's, p a g e 7.

Sports, p a g e I I.

trials

C a m p u s Beat

the

W T H S holds b a n d b a t t l e as f u n d r a i s e r W T H S Executive Committee members narrowed participants

ai 8 p.m. in P h e l p s C a l c l c r i a .

f r o m a b o u t a d o z e n b a n d s that au-

A d m i s s i o n is one n o n - p e r i s h a b l e food item, w h i c h will be d o n a t e d

ditioned.

T h e w i n n i n g b a n d will r e c e i v e

lo a local f o o d p a n t r y .

a i r l i m e on W T H S , a n d will h a v e

Bands participating are: Jennie Alexander COI). Marcel Amelia.

their m u s i c r e c o r d e d in a s t u d i o .

E a c h b a n d will play a b o u t a 3 0

While Vinyl. The John Reed Band.

m i n u t e set, a n d w i n n e r s will be d e -

Adopi-A-Siar and Cosmetic.

t e r m i n e d f r o m a panel of J u d g e s .

Bible groups do volunteer work projects.

O n e o f the P h e l p s B i b l e s t u d y g r o u p s v o l u n t e e r e d at the H o l l a n d It is better to g i v e than to r e c e i v e .

T h i s f a m i l i a r p h r a s e d e s c r i b e s the

Rescue Mission. " H a l f of the girls s e r v e d d i n n e r

h e a r t s a n d a t t i t u d e s of s e v e r a l c a m -

to the m e n ' s s e c t i o n , a n d half of us

p u s Bible s t u d y g r o u p s w h o h a v e

s e r v e d lo the w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n , " said leader Elizabeth H u s a ('02).

m a d e an e f f o r t to v o l u n t e e r in the community. ticipated in the O p e r a t i o n C h r i s t m a s Child project.

an o u i i n g lo t h e H o l l a n d H e a l t h

" O u r B i b l e s t u d y w o r k e d to-

campusbeat editor

T h e first s p e a k e r of t h e S t u d e n t

y o u r c o - c u r r i c u l a r activities than in

a b l y h a v e a p a n e l , with m o r e stu-

C o n g r e s s Discussion Series was

the c l a s s r o o m , " B u l t m a n said.

d e n t i n t e r a c t i o n . " C a n f i e l d said.

c l o s e to h o m e , as P r e s i d e n t J a m e s

B u l t m a n c o n t i n u e d t o his third

W h i l e C o n g r e s s is l o o k i n g for the

B u l t m a n o p e n e d the series w i t h a discussion on the direction of H o p e .

point, w h i c h w a s C h r i s t i a n i t y and faith. H e w a n t s H o p e t o b u i l d a

n e x t s p e a k e r f o r the D i s c u s s i o n Series, t h e y will be finalizing w h i c h

stronger Christian foundation.

s p e a k e r lo h o s t for t h e i r S p e a k e r

D u r i n g the Dec. 1 e v e n t , B u l t m a n

H i s last t w o p o i n t s w e r e h a p p i -

Hope alumnus. " T h e gist o f t h e s p e e c h w a s w h a t

ness and health.

This discussion series was cre-

L a s t y e a r . H o p e h o s t e d R o b e r t F. K e n n e d y , Jr. w h o s p o k e on e n v i r o n -

he w a n t e d us to got out of o u r f o u r

a t e d to p r o m o t e d i a l o g u e on issues

y e a r s h e r e , " said S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s

lhat h a v e been a f f e c t i n g H o p e .

m e n t a l issues.

T h i s y e a r s o m e of the c a n d i d a t e s

President Louis Canfield.

"It w a s a g o o d w a y lo kick off

" T h e series is m a i n l y a b o u t H o p e and for students to k n o w m o r e

t h e y a r e l o o k i n g at a r e S h a r o n

the s e r i e s . " Bultman's

a b o u t t h e c o l l e g e , " C a n f i e l d said.

w o m a n to c l i m b M l . E v e r e s t ; M i a

A b o u t 30 p e o p l e a t t e n d e d the

H a m m . o r a n o t h e r m e m b e r f r o m the

e d u c a t i o n . " Y o u will h a v e e a r n e d an

event. T h e attendance was low due

e d u c a t i o n , not h a v e been g i v e n a di-

to s e v e r a l c o n f l i c t s , C a n f i e l d said.

w o m e n ' s s o c c e r t e a m ; or A l a n P a g e , an A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n j u s t i c e on ihe

point

"It w o u l d h a v e been nice to h a v e

p l o m a , " he said.

Part of this e d u c a t i o n i n c l u d e s e x t r a c u r r i c u l a r activities, his s e c o n d

m o r e p e o p l e t h e r e , " he said. " W e h o p e to build on it n e x t s e m e s t e r . "

point. B u l t m a n stressed c o o p e r a t i o n

C o n g r e s s p l a n s to host t h r e e m o r e

" W e need to r e a l i z e that C h r i s t -

L i / F o t h c r g i l l ( 02). " N e x t s e m e s -

exams." Husa said. "Volunteer

Asm

ter w e h o p e to v o l u n t e e r at the H o s -

p r o j e c t s a l l o w p e o p l e to e x p a n d t h e i r r e a l m . Ii m a k e s us r e a l i z e that

• •

College."

B e s i d e s t h e b o o k l e t p r o v i d e d by

o t h e r t h a n in a Bible s t u d y s e l l i n g .

t h e C h a p l a i n s t a f f , the C e n t e r f o r

T h e o n l y c h a l l e n g e is t r y i n g to f i n d

V o l u n t e e r S e r v i c e s is a n o t h e r re-

a l i m e w h e n e v e r y o n e is a b l e to

s o u r c e for s t u d e n t s o r B i b l e s t u d y

participate."

A Van V l e c k B i b l e s l u d y s p e n l i w o h o u r s w o r k i n g at the H o s p i t a l -

g r o u p s interested in v o l u n t e e r w o r k . " W e ' r e c a l l e d by G o d t o s e r v e

ity H o u s e . " W e c l e a n e d u p t h e

Ryan Coghill ('01).

REFUGEES f r o m

v o l u n t e e r e d at P r o j e c t P r i d e , w h i c h

b a s e m e n t a n d s o i l e d c l o t h e s . " said

is an a n n u a l H o l l a n d e v e n t held in

O n e of t h e p r o j e c t s s h e w o r k e d

leader A m y W o o l a r d ( ' 0 2 ) .

O c t o b e r . P r o j e c t P r i d e is a c o m -

on was a children's book called " Y o u A r e N o t A l o n e " by t h e Insti-

" I l ' s so r e w a r d i n g to v o l u n t e e r .

b i n e d e f f o r t thai a l l o w s the c o m m u -

W e gel so m u c h m o r e out of it than

nity to d o n a t e m a t e r i a l s , s u c h as ref r i g e r a t o r s . that c a n n o t be p r o p e r l y d i s p o s e d of e l s e w h e r e .

"You read and study about Jesus

" T h e C h a p l a i n ' s o f f i c e h a s pro-

O f the six i n t e r n a t i o n a l o r g a n i z a -

d r e n . out of G r o s s e Point.

h a v e r e t u r n e d to K o s o v o .

"These

with o t h e r s to

books are b e i n g sent

which indicate whether a specific

is a g o o d action to s h o w and live

s e m b l e it i n t o

location a c c o m m o d a t e s group

t h e w o r d of G o d . "

"TI

then

we

s h o u l d n ' t a p o l o g i z e . " he said. "It d o e s n ' t m e a n that t h o s e o u t s i d e of the C h r i s t i a n faith a r e n ' t a part of the c o m m u n i t y as w e l l . " B u s h l a k e s an i n t e r m e d i a t e view. " B a s i c a l l y , the R e l i g i o u s L i f e

lief e f f o r t in K o s o v o . C o x w a s sent

Cox worked

apart and reas-

statement,

n i z a t i o n s , " C o x said. tions that w o r k e d t o g e t h e r on the re-

take the book

mission

g r o u p of i n t e r n a t i o n a l relief o r g a -

a n d will b e sent t o r e f u g e e s w h o

w i l l . " C o g h i l l said. " V o l u n t e e r i n g

I

"1 w a s s e n t t o A l b a n i a f r o m a

o f it," C o x said.

T h e b o o k s w e r e d i s t r i b u t e d in

t u t e f o r T r a u m a a n d L o s s in C h i l -

but it's a l s o i m p o r t a n t to act Out H i s

iting t h e m e m b e r s to o n l y t h o s e

J E .

r e f u g e e c a m p s in T i r a n a , A l b a n i a ,

v o l u n t e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s , all of

thing on."

S c h a k e l w a s c o n c e r n e d that lim-

' k

" T h a t m e a n t t a k i n g out a b o u t half

c h i l d r e n . " C o x said.

v i d e d a b o o k l e t that lisis s e v e r a l

only a lag lo h a n g t h e m e m b e r s h i p

P j A

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also o r g a n i z e d k i d s ' g a m e s in the

" W e ' r e t r y i n g to k e e p m e m b e r -

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others," said Bible study leader His D u r f e e Bible study group

ship o p e n . " S c h a k e l said. " T h i s is

CASA member Annie Ervin (y02) helps some children learn about snakes as part of a special , biology program.

CASA is currently signing up members for next semester.

Photo ourtesy The Milestone

rooms, v a c u u m e d and dusted. We

DEFINITION from

e n d of t h e s e m e s t e r .

t h e r e ' s m o r e to H o l l a n d t h a n H o p e

can work t o g e t h e r for a p u r p o s e

group working together."

d o w n to t w o c a n d i d a t e s b e f o r e the

C l i n i c lo s i n g C h r i s t m a s c a r o l s . m a s is m o r e t h a n j u s t a t i m e f o r

w e put into it. I t ' s neat to see t h e

Minnesota Supreme Court.

C o n g r e s s h o p e s to h a v e it limited

SLINKING ALONG:

m a s Child b o x e s . " said g r o u p l e a d e r

unteer.'' F o t h c r g i l l said. " E v e r y o n e

W o o d , the first N o r t h A m e r i c a n

was

first

gether to d o t w o Operation Christ-

pitality H o u s e . " "1 find ii v e r y h u m b l i n g to vol-

Series.

d i s c u s s e d five visions he h a s f o r t h e

"Then we cleaned everything up afterward."

T h e s a m e group has also planned

S e v e r a l B i b l e s t u d y g r o u p s par-

to a H o p e a l u m n u s . " Y o u will learn t h e s e b e t t e r in

speakers next semester. Canfield h o p e s t o c h a n g e t h e f o r m a t a little. " A t the n e x t o n e w e will p r o b -

a n d c o m p e t i t i v e skills a s e s s e n t i a l

JULIE GREEN

W T H S will host ils first " B a l i l c o f i h c B a n d s " on S a t u r d a y , D c c . 11

ad representative

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B u l t m a n begins series

campus brief

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by the R e f o r m e d C h u r c h World Service.

Cox has w o r k e d with families

food

a n d c o m m u n i t i e s in c r i s e s for m a n y

p a r c e l s 'to

years.

In 1996 she took training in w o r k -

p e o p l e back in

ing with t r a u m a t i z e d c h i l d r e n , a n d

Albanian book

Kosovo,"

last m o n t h she w a s h o n o r e d as the

for children dealing with trauma.

T h e b o o k had to be r e a s s e m b l e d

C o x said.

T r a u m a C o n s u l t a n t of the Year by t h e Institute for T r a u m a a n d L o s s

t i c e , but s h e w a s c a l l e d to g o to Al-

for K o s o v o children b e c a u s e of cul-

b a n i a a s part of a i n t e r n a t i o n a l re-

in C h i l d r e n .

"I o f f e r r e a s o n s to g o on with

tural d i f f e r e n c e s .

lief p r o j e c t .

l i f e , " C o x said.

VOLUNTEER from

I

Currently, C o x h a s a private prac-

w h o f o l l o w the C h r i s t i a n t r a d i t i o n or b e l o n g lo c e r t a i n r e l i g i o u s

C o m m i t t e e is g o i n g lo h a v e t h e

groups would have a negative ef-

s a m e m a k e u p next y e a r as it d o e s

"I would like to have [everything]

fect on the C o m m i t t e e .

a r r a n g e d by next f a l l . " S c o g i n said.

" T h e feeling of s t u d e n t s is pretty c o m m o n o f c a m p u s e s t o d a y , " he

as well as the installation of a sec-

this y e a r . " he said. " A f t e r a w h i l e , i t ' s nol g o i n g to a f f e c t the C o m m i t -

"1 d o n ' t k n o w h o w r e a l i s t i c of a

said. " W e h a v e o p t i o n s to a d d r e s s

deli into the d i n i n g a r e a .

c o n c e r n s , bul m o s t s t u d e n t s d o n ' t

B o e r s m a . h o w e v e r , b e l i e v e s that

o n d c o o k i n g station a n d m o v i n g the " W e really w a n t to try and c h a n g e

by d e f i n i n g r e l i g i o u s as C h r i s t i a n .

H o p e will be k e e p i n g in line w i t h

tee that m u c h this year. K e e p i n g in m i n d t h e n a t u r e of t h e s c h o o l , the

goal this is."

V a n H e u k o l e m . h o w e v e r , stresses

its m i s s i o n s t a t e m e n t . " B e i n g a C h r i s t i a n c o l l e g e , if

C o m m i t t e e is g o i n g to h a v e a di-

P h e l p s is p l a n n i n g on m a j o r reno-

verse g r o u p of C h r i s t i a n s w h o a l s o

lhat P h e l p s o f f e r s a variety of meals, as well as a b r o a d v e g e t a r i a n pro-

t h i n g s , " S c o g i n said. " I f y o u ask a n y s t u d e n t on c a m p u s , n o o n e is

v a t i o n s in t h e s p r i n g , s u c h a s the

g o i n g to say they d o n ' t w a n t l o w e r

t h a t ' s w h o w e s a y w e a r e in t h e

w o r k to i n c l u d e n o n - C h r i s t i a n s . "

gram.

p o s s i b i l i t y of new tables a n d chairs.

prices and more options."

selves with extra time on their

m o r e weight. T h i s will really implem e n t a p r o g r a m that s h o u l d w o r k . "

"If s t u d e n t s d o n ' t p r o p e r l y prep a r e t h e i r r e c y c l a b l e s , it w o n ' t

the dirt lot.

Knepshield has high h o p e s for t h e

the E a r t h , and I think it's i m p o r t a n t

h a n d s I IG look this o p p o r t u n i t y lo w o r k w i t h the P h y s i c a l Plant and

E l G ' s role in this p r o g r a m is to

w o r k , " K n e p s h i e l d said. " S t u d e n t

S t u d e n t D e v e l o p m e n t to c r e a t e an

e d u c a t e the s t u d e n t b o d y a b o u t w h a t is r e c y c l a b l e , a n d h o w to pre-

p a r t i c i p a t i o n is e x t r e m e l y vital. If trash is t h r o w n in the bin, ihen w e ' l l

program.

"1 h o p e that it h e l p s the c a m p u s

pare their recyclables. S t u d e n t s will be able lo r e c y c l e p l a s t i c s , a l u m i -

pull t h o s e b i n s f r o m that f l o o r . " R e s i d e n t A s s i s t a n t s and Directors will k e e p t h e p r o g r a m o r g a n i z e d in

e v e n k n o w w h a t they a r e . "

RECYCLING from

official p l a n . " T h e P h y s i c a l Plant is t r y i n g t o create a b u d g e t , a n d t h a t ' s w h y it w o u l d n ' t work b e f o r e . " said A d r i a n n K n e p s h i e l d (*00). c o - p r e s i d e n t of R I G . " T h i s will b r i n g us

n u m c a n s , and n e w s p a p e r , a l t h o u g h E I G still has l o d e c i d e w h a t t y p e s a n d h o w m a n y bins they n e e d .

realize that there is a n e e d for taking action a n d b e i n g e n v i r o n m e n -

the residence halls, while the Physi-

tally c o n s c i o u s . " s h e said. 4 i w a n t to t e a c h p e o p l e h o w to l e a v e this E a r t h w i t h the least a m o u n t of

cal Plant will take the full bins lo

h a r m f u l i m p a c t . W e t a k e a lot f r o m

to r e u s e w h a t w e t a k e . " Earlier this year, E I G attended the E c o 2 0 0 0 C o n f e r e n c e in P h i l a d e l phia, w h i c h f e a t u r e d m a n y national and international environmental "groups. In the s p r i n g . E I G is b e g i n ning lo plan its a n n u a l E a r t h J a m on April 22. T h i s e v e n t features live bands and speakers.

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D e c e m b e r 8, I 9 9 9

Intermission

ART AND SOUL Sara E Lamers

Quitting time c o n t i n u e to p a i n t .

W h i l e I e n j o y p a i n t i n g and

A s the fall s e m e s t e r b e g a n I partook of a n e w e x p e r i e n c e - I

find it r e l a x i n g x a n d r e w a r d i n g , I realize that it is not w h e r e m y

took m y first p a i n t i n g class, a n x i o u s to e x p l o r e o t h e r a v e n u e s of c r e a t i v i t y .

heart lies. I ' v e d e c i d e d that, d e s p i t e the p o s i t i v e e x p e r i e n c e I

As the class began, I found m y s e l f m e t w i t h n e w w a y s of

h a v e h a d with p a i n t i n g , I w o n ' t

learning. I had to stretch m y

be r u s h i n g off to enroll in the

p r e v i o u s u n d e r s t a n d i n g of art

next class.

as I e n c o u n t e r e d b a l a n c e ,

W h i l e I w o u l d love to k e e p painting occasionally, writing

h a r m o n y a n d r h y t h m , and learned to s e e the w o r l d w i t h

r e m a i n s m y first love a n d I

Photo courtesy of Public Relations

w o n ' t give u p m y p e n f o r a

new e y e s .

I d i s c o v e r e d that p a i n t i n g , t h o u g h m a n y m a k e it look

paintbrush.

A s w i t h m a n y t h i n g s in life, I

easy, is far f r o m s i m p l e . I

h a v e l e a r n e d that o f t e n w e h a v e

found myself frustrated when I

to give s o m e t h i n g u p to k e e p w h a t w e love, to m a k e t i m e for

could not c a p t u r e t h e detail I w a n t e d , w h e n I c o u l d not q u i t e

that w h i c h is a g r e a t e r priority.

M A K E - B E LI EVE: Michelle Rynhrandt ('01) (center) as Maura makes up a story about angels to entertain her sister, played by iMuren Toner ('03), and her brother, played by Joshua Brandenberg COS). The play will be performed on Wednesday, Dec. 8 through Saturday, Dec. II at 8 p.m. in the DeWitt Theatre.

Play addresses Irish conflict

In o r d e r to d e v o t e o u r full

m a k e the o b j e c t s in m y

a t t e n t i o n to t h e s e priorities w e find o u r s e l v e s r e e x a m i n i n g o u r

p a i n t i n g s r e f l e c t the light that b o u n c e d off the actual o b j e c t s .

D A W N DODGE staff r e p o r t e r

M a u r a ' s 10-year old brother, said he

p l a c e to restore p e a c e .

h a s l e a r n e d a lot f r o m the p r o d u c -

" T h e a u d i e n c e will really be a b l e t o attain s o m e w o n d e r f u l insight by

But I did h a v e f u n a n d I kept

lives, c u t t i n g b a c k on t h e a r e a s

with it. I f o u n d m y s e l f l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to the t i m e s w h e n I

that w e d e c i d e d o n ' t d e s e r v e as m u c h of o u r e n e r g y a s others,

T h e H o p e C o l l e g e theater d e p a r t m e n t is c u r r e n t l y p r e s e n t i n g

tion.

"I p e r s o n a l l y h a v e l e a r n e d a lot a b o u t Ireland that I did not p r e v i -

c o u l d e s c a p e into m y p a i n t i n g s ,

e v a l u a t i n g w h a t is truly

• ' M a u r a ' s A n g e l . " a play that c e n -

o u s l y k n o w , " B r a n d e n b u r g said. 44I

t h i n g s that g o on o u t s i d e of the U.S.

ters a r o u n d t h e t r o u b l e s in N o r t h -

h a d t h o u g h t b e f o r e that a lot of t h e

g o u n n o t i c e d b y us A m e r i c a n s .

fighting

important.

L e t t i n g g o of s o m e t h i n g

l e a v i n g the w o r l d of p a p e r s a n d

watching this production," B r a n d e n b u r g s a i d . " M a n y of t h e

w a s a b o u t t h e d i f f e r e n t re-

H o p e f u l l y this will a l l o w t h e v i e w -

ligions, but n o w I k n o w that it is

e r s t o r e a l i z e that e v e n t o d a y t h e r e

i m p o r t a n t is c h a l l e n g i n g ,

ern I r e l a n d . " W e c h o s e this play to start a c o n -

d r e a m as I c a p t u r e d m y o w n

b e c a u s e w e h a v e to a d m i t w e d o

v e r s a t i o n a b o u t t h e s i t u a t i o n in Ire-

instead a b o u t the political v i e w a n d

are still c o n f l i c t s that r a g e on inside

c r e a t i o n s on c a n v a s .

I also l e a r n e d to let g o , to

not h a v e r o o m in o u r lives f o r

l a n d , " said J o h n T a m m i , p r o f e s s o r

the r e l i g i o u s ties a r e only u s e d to

other countries."

everything.

We h a v e to a d m i t to o u r s e l v e s

of theatre and c o - d i r e c t o r of the

categorize which side goes with

play.

T h e r e m a i n i n g p r e s e n t a t i o n s of

which policies."

T h e d i r e c t o r s a n d cast h o p e t h e

T i c k e t s f o r " M a u r a ' s A n g e l " are $ 7 f o r a d u l t s , $ 5 f o r H o p e faculty

" M a u r a ' s A n g e l " will take p l a c e on

a u d i e n c e will gain s o m e t h i n g f r o m

and students. T h e y can be pur-

W e d n e s d a y , D e c . 8 t h r o u g h Satur-

seeing "M a u r a 's Angel."

c h a s e d at t h e ticket o f f i c e in D e W i t t

ally I did f i n d that style of m y

could.

But by r e o r g a n i z i n g our lives

day, D e c . 11. All p e r f o r m a n c e s a r e at 8 p . m . in the D e W i t t T h e a t e r .

"I think w e c a n well be s e r v e d to k n o w a bit m o r e a b o u t the n a t u r e

Center.

"I w o u l d c e r t a i n l y e n c o u r a g e

o w n that m y p r o f e s s o r r e f e r r e d to t h r o u g h o u t t h e s e m e s t e r .

a n d f o c u s i n g o n the a r e a s that a r e m o s t i m p o r t a n t , w e will find

T h e play, b a s e d on a n o v e l w r i t -

of the s t r u g g l e b e t w e e n the R e p u b -

a n y o n e to w a t c h this s h o w f o r m a n y

ten by L y n n Reid B a n k s , tells the

licans a n d t h e L o y a l i s t s a n d m a y b e

r e a s o n s , " B r a n d e n b u r g said. " O n e

A s the s e m e s t e r e n d s a n d I

t h e m richer a n d fuller.

A s the new year approaches

story of a y o u n g girl, M a u r a , played

a c c e s s i n g it t h r o u g h a c h i l d ' s per-

is s t r i c t l y f o r e n t e r t a i n m e n t pur-

by M i c h e l l e R y n b r a n d t ( ' 0 1 ) , w h o

spective can be h e l p f u l , " T a m m i

poses.

and resolutions are made, I e n c o u r a g e y o u to e x a m i n e y o u r

m e e t s a m y s t e r i o u s girl d u r i n g a

said. " W e w a n t to p r o m o t e a w a r e -

e v e r y o n e in t h e f a m i l y c a n e n j o y .

b o m b attack. T h e t w o b e c o m e g o o d

ness about the situation."

o w n life - to d i s c o v e r w h a t y o u r

f r i e n d s a n d get i n v o l v e d in a vari-

S e c o n d is f o r t h e m e s s a g e that it s e n d s a c r o s s a b o u t fighting a n d war.

heart truly d e s i r e s a n d then

ety of p u z z l i n g i n c i d e n t s .

Josh B r a n d e n b u r g ( ' 0 3 ) , w h o s e

T a m m i a n d Earl C u r r y of t h e history d e p a r t m e n t h a v e taken s t u d e n t s

deadlines behind.

I f o u n d a p l a c e to t h i n k a n d

stop trying so h a r d to c o n t r o l

that w e c a n n o t b a l a n c e as m a n y

the p a i n t i n g , but to let m y s e l f g o - to e x p l o r e a n d e x p e r i m e n t

h o b b i e s or activities as w e w o u l d like to o r t h o u g h t w e

with n e w b r u s h s t r o k e s , n e w shades and hues. And eventu-

g a t h e r u p m y final p i e c e s in h o p e s that they w a r r a n t a d e c e n t g r a d e , I find m y s e l f wondering what I have gained f r o m this e x p e r i e n c e , a s k i n g

s t r i v e to o b t a i n it.

m y s e l f w h e t h e r o r not I will

c h a r a c t e r in t h e p l a y is F o l e y ,

and staff, and $ 4 for senior citizens

T h i s is a g o o d s h o w that

E v e n if o n e is a c q u a i n t e d with t h e

t o I r e l a n d f o r f o u r y e a r s t o learn

t r o u b l e s , t h e r e is a l w a y s m o r e to

m o r e a b o u t w h a t a c t i o n is t a k i n g

learn."

DePree showcases s t u d e n t j u r i e d a r t e x h i b i t v i e w finder.

T h e J u r i e d S t u d e n t S h o w will be

that h a v i n g her w o r k d i s p l a y e d s e t s

of her life, a n d s h e p l a n s on c o n -

h e r a p a r t and m a k e s p e o p l e a w a r e

t i n u i n g h e r w o r k , a n d s u b m i t t i n g to

o n d i s p l a y in t h e g a l l e r y at t h e D e P r e e Art C e n t e r t h r o u g h Friday,

of her w o r k . " I ' m not j u s t a s t u d e n t in t h e art

more shows.

"I h a v e a l w a y s e n j o y e d art, a n d

c a b l e s m e e t s the e y e s of v i e w e r s a s they e n t e r the gallery of t h e D e P r e e

D e c . 17.

O n e of t h e w o r k s d i s p l a y e d is a

building anymore," she said. " P e o p l e k n o w m y w o r k now. A n art

m y f r i e n d s tell m e I ' m g o o d at it

A n Center.

T h i s is not an a i r p l a n e a c c i d e n t ,

c e r a m i c p i e c e by S a r a W a s s e n a a r

history p r o f e s s o r c a m e u p to m e and

("02).

time

told m e he liked it. N o w that I ' m

it is part of a s c u l p t u r e c r e a t e d by

W a s s e n n a r ' s art h a s a p p e a r e d in a

in a s h o w , p e o p l e h a v e s o m e t h i n g

D a n P a t t e r s o n ( ' 0 0 ) . o n e of t h e many students whose work was

s h o w . W a s s e n a a r f e e l s that it is a worthwhile experience.

to relate m e to."

A n o t h e r of t h e s t u d e n t w o r k s is a

c h o s e n for the art d e p a r t m e n t ' s a n nual Juried S t u d e n t S h o w .

" I t ' s really r e w a r d i n g to be in the s h o w , b e c a u s e it's nice to put y o u r

p a i n t i n g by J e n n i f e r S c i o r t i n o ( ' 0 2 )

All H o p e s t u d e n t s w e r e a l l o w e d

w o r k out there f o r p e o p l e to s e e it who normally wouldn't,"

MATTT C O O K copy e d i t o r

A large m a s s of bent m e t a l a n d

to s u b m i t w o r k s in a n y m e d i a to be j u d g e d f o r the s h o w . T h e n g u e s t j u r o r Tre A r e n z . a p r o f e s s i o n a l artist f r o m T e x a s , d e c i d e d w h i c h p i e c e s should be d i s p l a y e d in t h e gallery. H e c h o s e t h e w o r k of 2 8 students, i n c l u d i n g p a i n t i n g s , p h o t o g r a p h s . c e r a m i c s , s c u l p t u r e , and mixed m e d i a w o r k s that r a n g e f r o m m i l k a d v e r t i s e m e n t s t o an i m a g e p r o j e c t e d on a s c r e e n by a

This

is

the

first

entitled " T r i c y c l e . " S c i o r t i n o feels that p a r t i c i p a t i n g in the s h o w helped her g r o w as an

W a s s e n n a a r s a i d . "It g i v e s y o u a nice reward for the w o r k y o u ' v e

artist.

"Entering the s h o w helps im-

done."

W a s s e n n a a r w a s thrilled that h e r

p r o v e m y skills and it s h o w s a c c o m p l i s h m e n t , " S c i o r t i n o said.

T h e show proved rewarding for

p i e c e w a s c h o s e n by A r e n z .

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Senior professes doubts about "sexual requirements

Defining "religious »» T h e d e f i n i t i o n of • ' r e l i g i o u s " i s n ' t a s n a r r o w a s s o m e m e m b e r s of t h e R e l i g i o u s L i f e C o m m i t t e e w a n t t o m a k e it.

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g i v e n that right, to p r e v e n t the grief a n d v i o l e n c e that a f o r c e d l i v i n g

u p t i m e for prayer, and protected the f a m i l y f r o m illicit m a n d r a k e traf-

I have a favorite book. I enjoy

arrangement sometimes produced.

H o l y m a r r i a g e w a s a u n i o n be-

ficking.

M a r r i a g e c o n t i n u e d to d e v e l o p

tween o n e m a n and o n e or more

t h r o u g h o u t t h e B i b l e , a n d in t h e centuries afterward the "purchase" e l e m e n t g a v e w a y to the " p r o m i s e "

hearing what other people have to say a b o u t this b o o k , e v e n if I d o n ' t

T h e r e are s o m e m e m b e r s on the C o m m i t t e e that w a n t

a g r e e with t h e m . T h e y b r i n g their

w o m e n , yes. W h o established the

" r e l i g i o u s " t o e q u a l C h r i s t i a n at H o p e C o l l e g e . T h o s e

o w n e x p e r i e n c e s lo the r e a d i n g a n d

m e m b e r s n e e d to r e a l i z e t h a t t h i s c h a n g e w o u l d b e o n e

a n a l y s i s of l i t e r a t u r e , a n d I c a n ' t a l w a y s e x p e c t to u n d e r s t a n d t h e m .

12 t r i b e s o f I s r a e l , m a n o r G o d ?

W h o then, w a s J a c o b ' s real w i f e ,

e l e m e n t . N o w a d a y s the marriage

Rachel or L e a h ? Should w e include

aisle is o p e n to m a n y c o u p l e s w h o

Last m o n t h a popular chaplain

Bilhah and Zilpah? And w h o can

C o m m i t t e e m e m b e r s p o i n t to t h e m i s s i o n s t a t e m e n t of

said s o m e things about sex and

f o r g e t I s s a c h a r . w h o o w e d his c o n -

in t h e past w e r e b a r r e d f o r r e a s o n of s o c i a l c a s t e , d i s t a n c e , skin color,

t h e c o l l e g e : "in t h e c o n t e x t of t h e h i s t o r i c C h r i s t i a n faith.""

m a r r i a g e that w e r e b a s e d m o r e on cultural Christianity a n d the n u c l e a r

c e p t i o n to a c r o p o f " m a n d r a k e s " that L e a h paid R a c h e l ? J a k e w a s a

h a n d i c a p , m a t e r i a l w e a l t h , o r living

f a m i l y t h e o r y than on the s t o r i e s

g i g o l o . I ' m not lying.

to r e c o g n i z e that b o n d w h e n e v e r it

of t h e w o r s t m o v e s t h e c o l l e g e c o u l d m a k e .

B u t e v e n t h i s a r g u m e n t h o l d s n o w e i g h t , a s the m e a n i n g of t h e m i s s i o n h a s b e e n d e b a t e d to n o e n d . E v e n t h e

s i t u a t i o n . C h r i s t i a n i t y still s t r u g g l e s

a n d i n s t r u c t i o n s in the Bible. O n e

A b r a h a m ' s u n c l e h a d an a l t e r n a -

a p p e a r s , regardless of s o c i e t y ' s

m e a n i n g of " C h r i s t i a n " h o l d s v a r i o u s ' l e f i n i t i o n s t o

of his s t a t e m e n t s , a s c l o s e l y a s I

tive f a m i l y unit. L o t w a s kind to t h e

different people.

c o u l d c o p y it, w a s this:

M e n of G o d w h o visited S o d o m , a n d w a s t h e only S o d o m i t e s p a r e d

rules.

A l l love, if it is true love, c o m e s

W h a t those Committee members, and numerous others

" T h e r e is n o d o u b t that t h e only

in t h e H o p e c o m m u n i t y , n e e d t o g r a s p , is t h a t t h e r e a r e

a f f i r m a t i o n in the Bible of o u r sexuality c o m e s t h r o u g h the m a r r i a g e of

t h o s e at the c o l l e g e w h o a r e n ' t C h r i s t i a n . D e s p i t e s o m e

f r o m G o d . I g u e s s 1 m i s s e d t h e part

f r o m that d e s t r u c t i o n . W e r e his

about husbands and wives being

d a u g h t e r s w r o n g to p r e s e r v e his lin-

o b l i g a t e d to love their n e i g h b o r s as w e l l . F o r n o w I h a v e to a s s u m e that w h e n a c h a p l a i n s a y s he loves m e ,

personal a g e n d a s , H o p e n e e d s to resist the urge to create

p r o m i s e to love o n e a n o t h e r , a n d

eage? Should M o a b never have been born? Was Ruth, foremother

a n a r r o w d e f i n i t i o n b e c o m i n g a t t a c h e d to t h e R e l i g i o u s

o n l y o n e a n o t h e r , t h r o u g h o u t their

of o u r L o r d , t h e p r o g e n y of s i n f u l

he is e i t h e r lying, o r he is c h e a t i n g

Life C o m m i t t e e . T h e C o m m i t t e e should reflect the

entire lives."

M a r r i a g e c e r t a i n l y is a f f i r m e d in

incest?

T h e f a m i l y a f f i r m e d by the B i b l e

on his w i f e .

the Bible, and m o s t of the main

is a g r o u p of s i n n e r s b r o u g h t tog e t h e r by G o d ' s love, not an i n f l e x -

e m p h a s i z e d , s u g g e s t i n g that throughout the Bible and through-

b e l i e f s t h a t e x i s t at H o p e - all of t h e m .

N a r r o w i n g the

m e a n i n g of the R e l i g i o u s L i f e

C o m m i t t e e is n o t o n l y c l o s e - m i n d e d , b u t d i s c r i m i n a t e s against a large s e g m e n t of the c a m p u s c o m m u n i t y , a s e g m e n t that's m u c h larger than the C o m m i t t e e thinks.

T h e c o l l e g e also n e e d s to stop d e f i n i n g " r e l i g i o u s " as " C h r i s t i a n . " R e l i g i o u s i m p l i e s r e l i g i o n s , a s in a n u m b e r

one man and one w o m a n who

c h a r a c t e r s ( w i t h the e x c e p t i o n of J e s u s ) w e r e c o n c e i v e d by m a r r i e d

ible h i e r a r c h y of m a n . w o m a n , a n d

out history t h e r e i s n ' t a C h r i s t i a n

p a r e n t s . G o d ' s C h o s e n P e o p l e received many blessings from mar-

joint offspring. Biblical marriage

w h o d o u b t s the "sexual require-

d e v e l o p e d out of the c u s t o m of m o s t

m e n t s " as set f o r t h in this s e r m o n .

r i a g e , but o n l y h e a r t a c h e f r o m s e x o u t s i d e of m a r r i a g e . W o m e n did not

ancient p e o p l e s (even t h e o n e s with-

To rebut, I h e r e b y p r o f e s s m y d o u b t .

out B i b l e s ) , a n d the l a w s a n c t i f i e d

m a r r y , b u t w e r e " g i v e n in m a r -

it. W i t h t h e f o u n d i n g of t h e c h u r c h ,

of d i f f e r e n t w a y s o f b e l i e v i n g a n d t h i n k i n g . T h e c o l l e g e

r i a g e . " W o m e n a l s o w e r e n o t al-

m o n o g a m y b e c a m e the n e w ideal.

m a y b e Christian affiliated, but that d o e s n ' t n e c e s s a r i l y

l o w e d to d i v o r c e , b u t m e n w e r e

It r e d u c e d s t r e s s a n d j e a l o u s y , f r e e d

m e a n it's a Christian college.

Belated

H o p e has long a l l o w e d " n o n - C h r i s t i a n " students to

The words, "no doubt." were

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and smiles - the H o p e students or the f a m i l i e s w h o a t t e n d e d . E v e n t h e

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p l a n to d o it a g a i n n e x t year. T h a n k

w e r e on their best b e h a v i o r . F o r t h e

y o u . H o l l a n d families, f o r y o u r s u p -

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port. A n d t h a n k y o u to s o m e of m y

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kids at D e V o s C h i l d r e n ' s H o s p i t a l .

e x c l u d e an e v e n l a r g e r s e g m e n t of t h e c a m p u s .

T h e s o r o r i t i e s a n d f r a t e r n i t i e s goal

improv group from H o p e outdid t h e m s e l v e s as " T h e T h r e e W i l d &

favorite people, the students of H o p e C o l l e g e s o r o r i t i e s a n d frater-

is to g u a r a n t e e that n o child in West M i c h i g a n will be t u r n e d a w a y f o r

Crazy S c a r e c r o w s " and the "Headless Horseman." Some families

nities.

lack of m o n e y . T h i s is the first of

e v e n r o d e the h a y r i d e t h r e e o r f o u r

several events these h a r d w o r k i n g

t i m e s . T h e old f a s h i o n e d b o o t h s .

a t t e n d c l a s s e s . B y p a s s i n g a s t r i c t i n t e r p r e t a t i o n of t h e t e r m " C h r i s t i a n , " the c o l l e g e will give a big hint to t h o s e s t u d e n t s : y o u a r e n ' t w e l c o m e al H o p e .

s o r o r i t i e s a n d f r a t e r n i t i e s of H o p e

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CHUGGIRST A L O N G Dana tamers

Never the Same I r e m e m b e r g l a n e i n g back ai

hollow. W h e n I relurn for a

my house a lasl lime on a cool Autrusi m o r n i n g as my m o m and

refills, bul as s o o n as I am nearly

I drove away, h e a d i n g lo H o p e College, lo m o v e a car load o f

u n p a c k e d and s e a l e d , it's lime lo sluff it all b a c k j n t o the irunk and

b e l o n g i n g s inlo D y k s i r a Hall.

lug il s o m e p l a c e else.

A n d while I went a w a y lo

longer period o f t i m e , il slowly

I r e m e m b e r l a k i n g lhal lasl look, ihinking lhal il w o u l d be a

college, and f o u n d my o w n life

while before I would relurn, and

and t h i n g s lo keep m e busy, the

irying lo m a k e sense o f w h a l

rest of m y family did the s a m e .

leaving h o m e really m e a n l . (Yes. know I ' m liom H u d s o n v i l l e ,

T h e y h a v e c h a n g e d in their o w n w a y s , loo. M y siblings h a v e

bin I don l g o h o m e thai o f i e n . )

been g r o w i n g up without m e .

D A N A LAMERS

Lasl t i m e I w a s h o m e I found oul

infocus e d i t o r

Whal I d i d n ' l realize lhal day. or m a y b e I had j u s l slarled lo. w a s lhal h o m e w o u l d n e v e r be

my lillle b r o t h e r no longer thinks girls have c o o l i e s and my

q u i l e ihc same p l a c e again.

From lhal p o m l on. I have been

y o u n g e s t sister talks for h o u r s on

more of a l e m p o r a r y resideni, a visilor al my p a r e n l ' s h o m e .

S o m e h o w , I feel like I should h a v e been consulted a b o u t these

A n d while I si ill m a y g o h o m e lor a day. a break, a holiday, a s u m m e r , being al h o m e has forever c h a n g e d .

the p h o n e w i l h h e r f r i e n d s .

c h a n g e s , bul I just w a s n ' t around lo notice t h e m e v o l v i n g slowly.

M y mom often reminds me when I c o m m e n t about "adjust-

Thai s noi lo say I a p p r e c i a t e my family less or d o n ' l e n j o y p e n d i n g l i m e wilh i h e m .

ing" to h o m e a g a i n , lhal it's not s i m p l e for her, eilher. S h e has been g o i n g about her ordinary

Aclually. I would say lhal has reversed. I a p p r e c i a t e ihem m o r e

d a y s wilh her t w o oldest d a u g h ters a w a y at college, and one

and e n j o y i h e m m o r e w h e n I d o noi live wilh i h e m . w h e n I see

a f t e r n o o n we s h o w up, wilh b a g s

iheir q u a l i t i e s m o r e clearly, and

of dirty l a u n d r y and the e x p e c t a -

I ' m not distracted by l i f e ' s lillle

tion thai e v e r y t h i n g is as it w a s b e f o r e w e left. It's an a d j u s t m e n t

annoyances.

for e v e r y o n e i n v o l v e d .

B u u h e p l a c e w h e r e I g r e w up is no longer w h e r e I lay my head every nighl. w h e r e 1 cry inlo my

M y h o m e has b e c o m e w h e r e v e r I k e e p lhal trunk load of

p i l l o w on a bad day. w h e r e I stress, w h e r e I h a n g out with

a l b u m s , picture f r a m e s , and other valuables.

friends, or w h e r e I a n s w e r t h e phone.

In the past six m o n t h s , I ' v e m o v e d f r o m Kollen Hall, to my

II w a s first s e m e s t e r of m y f r e s h m a n y e a r when I noticed I

h o m e in H u d s o n v i l l e , to Vienna,

had started calling m y residence hall " h o m e . " as in. " I ' m g o i n g

parents, and then back lo school.

h o m e , now." M y m o m heard m e say this and s e e m e d a bil oil ended, but l o m e il w a s n ' t a matter of choice, il's just h o w

b e l o n g i n g s ; clothes, p h o t o

A u s t r i a , h o m e again wilh my C o l l e g e students simply d o n ' t live at one r e s i d e n c e for very long, b e f o r e it's l i m e to m o v e s o m e w h e r e else again. " H o m e " has b e c o m e m o r e of a

things had c h a n g e d . A n d I c a n ' t

slate of m i n d , a c o m f o r t z o n e .

classify il as either a g o o d or bad

S i n c e that day I left h o m e , I ' v e

thing; it's a lillle of both. L i f e is just like lhal.

learned to be c o m f o r t a b l e in a lot of places. I ' v e also learned f r o m

That lillle dorm room w a s n o w

being u n c o m f o r t a b l e in s o m e

the place w h e r e 1 lived, the place where I cenlercd myself, where I

situations.

W e are realizing lhal life is

returned al the end of the day.

constantly m o v i n g , that il's a b o u t

And so. g o i n g h o m e , g o i n g t o my parenl's house, is both a g o o d

accepting transitions, being flexible in an e v e r - c h a n g i n g

and hard ihing for me.

M y house feels d i f f e r e n t . M y room is bare and s e e m s a bil

w o r l d . It's about learning lo be c o n t e n t w h e r e v e r we lay our heads.

On fixplanaiwn....

As of this issue, I am resigning

to lake a writing class that m e e t s

Hope students <hal with adjusting to a new home when parents move. area w h e r e we h a v e a l w a y s sat, bul

single p e r s o n , " Ford said. "It's hard

I'll have to find a n e w place this Christmas.

to m e e t p e o p l e when y o u ' r e a w a y at school all year, so w h e n I ' m in

M e r e d i t h A d o m a l ( ' 0 1 ) had lo

" T h e ihing that probably will be

St. L o u i s I really have n o t h i n g lo

ask h e r parents for directions lo get

toughest, will be w h e n e v e r y o n e is s h o w i n g their n e w things to friends,

to h e r o w n house.

A d o m a t ' s parenls moved while she w a s a w a y at school, putting an interesting twist on g o i n g h o m e .

"It was hard," A d o m a l said. "I

S o m e s t u d e n t s also begin to feel that they h a v e m o r e than just one

I will h a v e no one to g o see o r no one to s h o w . "

home. " M y n e w h o m e is o n e o f m y

T h e m i l e s b e t w e e n the n e w a n d old h o m e can also s e p a r a t e f a m i l y

n e v e r fell like I lived there until this

or f r i e n d s for the h o l i d a y s .

summer. M y room w a s n ' t unpacked

"Christm a s will be

for m o n t h s . "

do."

m a n y h o m e s , " B r a d f o r d said, "If there is one thing I h a v e learned in the past year,

holiday, or s u m m e r vacation can be

cause I am

a c o n f u s i n g e x p e r i e n c e for any col-

used t o i l be-

lege student, but for those students w h o s e parents decide to m o v e , a trip

ing a holiday involv-

My new house is just where my parents are. My room is just a hunch of space where I can put my stu,

h o m e can b e c o m e e v e n m o r e c o m -

ing s o m u c h

elissa H o w e ('01)

H e a d i n g h o m e for a w e e k e n d , a

different be-

many homes.

M y h o u s e in N e w J e r s e y is home because m y f a m i l y is

plicated.

more

I t ' s d i f f i c u l t for M e l i s s a H o w e ( ' 0 1 ) l o c o n s i d e r her p a r e n t ' s n e w

j u s t m y i m m e d i a t e f a m i l y , " said Christine Bradford ('03), whose

h o m e her o w n . " M y n e w house is j u s t w h e r e my

p a r e n t s recently m o v e d to N e w Jersey. " T h e C h r i s t m a s E v e service at

parenls are," she said. " M y r o o m is

my church will be m i s s i n g , as well

a d j u s t m e n t , but il is not necessarily

jusl a bunch of space w h e r e I can

as the traditional parlies wilh rela-

a negative c h a n g e .

put my stuff. I d o n ' l k n o w a n y o n e ,

tives w h o all live in M i c h i g a n . "

have a church h o m e , or even feel c o m f o r t a b l e at the kitchen table. I d o n ' t even k n o w h o w to gel to the nearest gas station, let a l o n e find w h e r e t h e v i t a m i n s a r e in t h e

than

it's that you can n e v e r h a v e too

there. However, Portage, M i c h i g a n will a l w a y s be my h o m e because I g r e w up there and h a v e s o m a n y f r i e n d s h e r e . " W h e n p a r e n t s m o v e , il can be an

"I t h o u g h t il w o u l d b e w e i r d

Kristen Gray, Assistant D e a n of Health and Counseling recom-

w h e n m y p a r e n l s m o v e d , " said A n n e V a n d e r w e l ( ' 0 1 ) . "I i h o u g h l I

m e n d e d a p p r o a c h i n g the holiday at a n e w h o m e with a positive attitude.

d o n ' t . It's m y p a r e n t s ' house, not

" T h i n k of w a y s lo k e e p in touch

mine. I love g o i n g h o m e ; this sum-

w o u l d m i s s m y o l d h o u s e , but I

kitchen."

wilh your old f r i e n d s and c o m m u -

Holiday traditions o f t e n c h a n g e with a m o v e , as well.

nity and at the s a m e time, start n e w

F o r s o m e students, g o i n g h o m e

" T r a d i t i o n s w e have had for as

traditions," she said. G r a y also advised g o i n g to visit the old n e i g h -

is m o r e like g o i n g on a vacation. " I t ' s b e e n s t r a n g e , " said Dan

l o n g a s I c a n r e m e m b e r will be

b o r h o o d on longer h o l i d a y s , if pos-

Zoller ('03), whose parents moved

slightly a l t e r e d , " said A m y Ford

sible.

to Florida d u r i n g his f r e s h m a n year.

( ' 0 3 ) , w h o s e parenls m o v e d f r o m

G r a y said that s t u d e n t s f a c e s e v -

N a p e r v i l l e , 111. to a s u b u r b of St.

eral d i f f i c u l t i e s w h e n their f a m i l i e s m o v e such as loss of a s p a c e that's

Louis, Mo. "For instance, every year on C h r i s t m a s after d i n n e r we

m e r I m a d e it my h o m e . "

"I d o n ' l h a v e any f r i e n d s al h o m e .

T h e first C h r i s t m a s we w e r e in a rental h o m e , the next t w o times I

their o w n , loss of familiar neighbor-

w e n t h o m e m y parents were build-

go b o w l i n g wilh a g r o u p of family

h o o d , a n d a loss of c o n t a c t with

f r i e n d s , but not this year. O r on C h r i s t m a s day, when we are o p e n -

f r i e n d s and a c q u a i n t a n c e s . " T h e hardest thing a b o u t g o i n g

ing a h o m e . I ' v e n e v e r lived there in the s u m m e r ; I ' v e a v o i d e d that. I d o h a v e a r o o m in the h o u s e , bul il

ing presents w e all h a v e d e s i g n a t e d

h o m e for b r e a k s is not k n o w i n g a

d o e s n ' t s e e m like m i n e . "

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H o p e d e c k s t h e halIs SOCIOPATHIC CHRISTMAS Andrew Lotz.

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T h i s h o l i d a y s e a s o n . I ihink

w o u l d h a v e been n o u n d e r w e a r W h e n Necia Flaherty ('03) and

u n d e r that tree f o r m e .

But r e c e i v i n g it at this age w a s

M e r e d i t h T e r H a a r ( ' 0 3 ) h e a r d that

t h e d e a t h knell f o r the h o l i d a y season. I could hear Christmas'

their floor in G i l m o r e Hall w a s h a v ing a C h r i s t m a s d e c o r a t i n g c o n t e s t ,

q u i d rciulilions ol ' W h a l C h i l d is T h i s " or " F c l i / N a v i d a d " on

b o n e s s n a p p i n g as 1 w a s ex-

they put their h e a d s t o g e t h e r to try

p l a i n e d the s i t u a t i o n , its s c r e a m s

a n d c o m e u p wilh the ultimate d o r m

P A . s y s l c m s . C a r s d r i v e by w i l h

of a g o n y as e a c h d e t a i l , e a c h m o r e h o r r i b l e t h a n the next, w a s

room decorations.

This outcome included a fabric c o v e r e d c o u c h , d e s k s d e c o r a t e d in

m u l t i c o l o r e d lights g l o w i n g

illustrated.

M o m : "Hey honey, I thought

b r i g h t l y s u r r o u n d e d by o r n a m e n t

it w o u l d w o r k better if y o u

white C h r i s t m a s lights. T w o of their

h o u s e m a t e s a l s o a t t e m p t e d to create a C h r i s t m a s r e f u g e in t h e i r cot-

s h o p p e d for y o u r s e l f this

most unique decorations are paper

tage. Their decorations include two

S a n t a hats on their p o s t e r s a n d orn a m e n t s h u n g on their b e d f r a m e s

C h r i s t m a s trees, interior a n d e x t e rior g a r l a n d with lights, t w o N a t i v -

ing little g i n g e r b r e a d a n d

Christmas."

C h r i s t m a s : (Two sharp cracks as C h r i s t m a s ' a r m s a r e b r o k e n )

Thanksgiving."

H a r t is q u i c k to p o i n t out t h a i even though they have elaborate

ity s c e n e s , a n d a f o u r f o o t P o i n s e t -

d e c o r a t i o n s , they did not b r e a k any

r e i n d e e r s h a p e s with m y little

" A a a a h ! T h e pain, t h e p a i n ! "

u n d e r their loft. " W e d i d n ' t care that w e d i d n ' t

H o p e p o l i c i e s , w h i c h i n c l u d e not

M o m : " H e r e ' s $50. Buy

win the c o n t e s t , " T e r H a a r said. " W e

tia tree.

"Ever since we knew we were

j u s t d e c i d e d it w o u l d b e f u n to h a v e

g o i n g to l i v e h e r e , w e ' v e t a l k e d

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lhai I a m r e c o g n i z i n g i h c Spirit orChrislnias.

I c a n loci ils p r c s c n c c as I walk i h r o u g h s i o r c s h e a r i n g

felled e v e r g r e e n s s t r a p p e d to their r o o f s , a n d I c a n s e e t h e

after ornament. T h e smell of s u g a r c o o k i e s fills m y n o s e , a n d I dream of frosting and decorat-

sister.

Yes. I c a n feel t h e C h r i s t m a s

yourself something nice."

b e c a u s e C h r i s t m a s d i e d last year. A Spirit is all that is left -

bone and tendon as Christmas'

s o m e c o r p o r e a l trace of a h o l i d a y that 1 used to e n j o y . T h i s

c a n ' t feel m y legs! W h a t M o m : "Just give m e the

Christmas finally died, although w e all s a w it c o m i n g I s u p p o s e .

"Aaaah....ah....ahhh...."

It started w h e n w e b e g a n f o r c i n g

o f C h r i s t m a s . I h e a r d it w e e p i n g

C h r i s t m a s to a r r i v e e a r l i e r e a c h

s o f t l y in t h e c o r n e r w h e n t h e

year.

C h r i s t m a s took a b e a t i n g w i t h

p a c k a g e f r o m S a n t a held the t-

the loss of t h e s c h o o l C h r i s t m a s

And with a whimper, the G h o s t

p a g e a n t , a n d its w o n d e r w a s c h a l l e n g e d by the b r i g h t g l o w s

of C h r i s t m a s d i s a p p e a r e d into

of h o l i d a y l i g h t i n g c o m p e t i t i o n s .

But I feel it a g a i n this year, m o v i n g a m o n g us. C h r i s t m a s

heart is torn f r o m its c h e s t ) N o w all that is left is t h e G h o s t

shirt I b o u g h t t h e w e e k b e f o r e .

the cold D e c e m b e r morning.

w a s b a t t e r e d by c a p i t a l i s m a n d

to year, b a r e l y m a i n t a i n i n g the

slain by b u y i n g o n e ' s o w n

m a g i c it held in m y p a j a m a -

p r e s e n t s , but still its G h o s t

footed y o u t h .

g a t h e r s in f e s t i v e p l a c e s a n d c r e e p s u n d e r t h e c r a c k s in the

h a m m e r e d into the Y u l e - t i d e

door. It ( l o w s out into t h e w o r l d

c o f f i n by m y p a r e n t s . T h e y

t h r o u g h t h e v o i c e s of c a r o l e r s ,

made m e shop for my own

a n d a d d s to t h e g l o w of e v e r y

Christmas presents.

I imagine I would have loved

m a n g e r s c e n e in t h e f r o n t y a r d s

this w h e n I w a s y o u n g e r - to be

of A m e r i c a .

C h r i s t m a s m a y be d e a d , living

h a n d e d a w a d of bills the w e e k

o n l y in the spirit r e a l m , but like

b e f o r e C h r i s t m a s a n d told. " P i c k

another associated with Christm a s , I think that it j u s t m i g h t

J o e s that 1 w a n t e d , a n d t h e r e

h a v e the p o w e r to rise a g a i n in

skiing."

—Jessica Berglund ('01)

m a k e it into a W i n t e r W o n d e r l a n d , " H a r t s a i d . " W e g o t l e a s e d a lot ' c a u s e w e d i d m o s t of it b e f o r e

u s i n g a n y real g r e e n e r y .

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Melanie Lofquist

I've always loved decorating

g r a d u a t e is d e c o r a t i n g m y o w n

tent.

Also, chasing lights are meant

fact that I h a v e t o listen to m y

h o m e for Christmas. I have compiled a f e w helpful hints you

m o m ' s corny Christmas music,

m a y w a n t to r e f e r to w h e n it is

d e c o r a t i n g h e l p s m e g e t in t h e

l i m e f o r y o u t o d e c o r a t e the

i n t o e a c h other.

6. It s h o u l d not take t h e e n t i r e

C h r i s t m a s spirit a n d a l l o w s m e

e x t e r i o r of y o u r h o u s e f o r

C h r i s t m a s s e a s o n to d e c o r a t e . If

to s p e n d q u a l i t y t i m e w i t h m y

Christmas.

1. D o not try a n d c o m p e t e w i t h

it d o e s , get a life.

7. D o not t u r n o n y o u r

M e i j e r for t h e m o s l - C h r i s t m a s -

Christmas lights b e f o r e T h a n k s -

h a d t h e w o n d e r f u l o p p o r t u n i t y to

decorations-in-the-smallest-

g i v i n g . D o n o t l e a v e y o u r lights

be i n g e n i o u s a n d c r e a t i v e w h i l e

s q u a r e - f e e t a w a r d . M e i j e r will

on p a s t m i d - J a n u a r y . N o o n e

t r y i n g to d e c o r a t e t h e w o r l d ' s

always win.

2. D o not h a v e f i g u r e s of e v e r y

c e l e b r a t e s E a s t e r by d e c o r a t i n g their h o m e for Christmas, so w h y

Christmas symbol ever invented

for C h r i s t m a s . E x c e p t f o r the

family.

For the p a s t t h r e e y e a r s , I h a v e

s m a l l e s t s p a c e (a r e s i d e n c e hall).

D u r i n g the h e c t i c final w e e k s

to c h a s e e a c h o t h e r , not c r a s h

of t h e s e m e s t e r , y o u m a y think

in o n e y a r d . S a n t a C l a u s , t h e

should you?

8. If a s t r i n g o f l i g h t s b u m s

that y o u c a n ' t a f f o r d the t i m e it

nativity s c e n e , a n d F r o s t y t h e

o u t , r e p l a c e it o r turn y o u r lights

t a k e s to d e c o r a t e y o u r d o r m

S n o w m a n d o N O T go together.

off f o r t h e s e a s o n .

room for Christmas. However,

3. D o not a t t e m p t to u s e m o r e

9. If y o u start d e c o r a t i n g a

d e c o r a t i n g y o u r r o o m is a great

electricity than t h e city of

pine tree, finish it, e v e n if y o u

s t u d y b r e a k a n d stress reliever.

h a v e t o c a l l t h e fire d e p a r t m e n t

T h i s year, m y r o o m m a t e a n d I

Holland.

4. If y o u c h o o s e not to u s e

taped multicolor lights across

m u l t i c o l o r e d lights, m a k e s u r e the

our w a l l s , c r e a t i n g a d a i l y s t u d y

c o l o r s y o u d o use a c t u a l l y g o

t o p of t h e tree.

10. D o not u s e d u c t t a p e o r

b r e a k f o r o u r s e l v e s if o n l y b e c a u s e w e h a v e to c o n s t a n t l y

together. F o r t h o s e of y o u w h o

electrical t a p e . N a i l s m i g h t not

n e v e r took an art class, red a n d

r e - t a p e the l i g h t s b a c k u p .

O n e of the many things I a m

orange d o N O T g o together.

5. If y o u c h o o s e f l a s h i n g o r

be a l l o w e d in d o r m w a l l s , but d o n ' t t h i n k that m e a n s that y o u

l o o k i n g f o r w a r d to a f t e r I

c h a s i n g l i g h t s p l e a s e be c o n s i s -

eard

"For J e s u s ' n a m e to be k n o w n to the w o r l d . I c o u l d a l s o u s e s o m e socks."

—Sherri Meyer-Veen Resident Director of College East

"I a c t u a l l y got w h a t I w a n t already. I w a n t e d to g o h o m e to Z a m b i a for C h r i s t m a s , and someone anonymously bought my brother and I plane tickets."

— E s s y Sakala('OO)

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his

to u s e t h e i r l a d d e r to r e a c h t h e

can't ever use them. Staple guns are also a useful invention.

m e , a n d in the w o r l d .

een

"I w a n t s n o w . I w a n t to g o

and

C h r i s t m a s : " N o , not that!

A n y t h i n g but t h a t ! " ( C h r i s t m a s '

y o u r s e l f out s o m e t h i n g n i c e . " I c o u l d h a v e c h o s e n all t h e G . I .

('01)

p r e s e n t s , a n d I'll w r a p t h e m for y o u a n d put t h e m u n d e r the tree.'

hold.

It w a s a quiet a f f a i r w h e n

But finally, the nail w a s

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h a p p e n e d to m y l e g s ? "

the m a g i c that C h r i s t m a s u s e d to

Bruised and battered, Christmas h u n g on m i r a c u l o u s l y f r o m y e a r

Nathan

l o w e r s p i n e is s n a p p e d in t w o ) "I

G h o s t of C h r i s t m a s , in a sort of holiday s e a s o n , r e m i n d i n g m e of

a b o u t w h a t w e w e r e g o i n g to d o to

a Christmas refuge."

C h r i s t m a s : (A loud c r u n c h of

Spirit this year, p r o b a b l y

D i c k e n s - h o m a g e , h a u n t s m e this

w r a p p i n g paper and b o w s , and

Anchor photo by Jen Bodine

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What do you want for Christmas?

"Compassion and understanding"

"A tactical nuclear missile submarine loaded with I C B M s .

—Richard Frost D e a n of S t u d e n t s

Just a little j o y . " — A n d r e w Nardone ('01)

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are p o n d e r i n g h o w lo s p e n d i h e lasi e v e n i n g of i h e m i l l e n n i u m .

"I kind ol leel p r e s s u r e d lo h a v e an a m a / i n g N e w Y e a r ' s , " said

Where will you he when the ball drops on New Year's Eve?

A m a n d a D r o / e r (*03).

D r o / e r p l a n s lo he in N e w York C i l y on D e c . 31. a s i l u a l i o n s h e l o o k s f o r w a r d lo, hul nol w i l h o u l apprehension.

"I w a n l lo m a k e sure I lake adv a n l a g e o f all i h e fun a n d u n i q u e ihings lhal will be g o i n g on in i h e c i l y , " D r o / e r s a i d . "'Bui I ' m a l s o kind o f n e r v o u s . I ' m a c r a z y girl w h o likes lo h a v e f u n , b u l I a l s o w a n l lo be s a f e . " Mall T e s c h CO I ) a n d Sieve Engel

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( ' 0 1 ) plan lo spend iheir N e w Y e a r ' s E v e in P o n l i a c . T h e i w o will a l t e n d a sold o u l e v e n l al i h e S i l v e r D o m e fealuring such a d s as Metallica, Kid R o c k a n d T e d N u g e n i .

"The lickels were $ 1 0 0 a person bul ihey w e r e well w o r t h it b e c a u s e

"Washington D.C. I'm goi n g t o t h e f e s t i v i t i e s on t h e

we got great scats. I t ' s g o i n g t o be

mall."

—Brandon Cola ('01)

a lot of f u n , " E n g e l said.

W h i l e s o m e s l u d e n l s c e l e b r a t e in the cily. o t h e r s s e e t h e e v e n i n g as a money-making opportunity.

Justin S a v a r a ( ' 0 1 ) p l a n s lo s p e n d

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the last N e w Y e a r ' s of t h e m i l l e n 4

this w h o l e t h i n g that p e o p l e ' s e x -

said H e a t h e r F o w l e r ( 0 2 ) .

" A c o u p l e of f r i e n d s a n d I a r e

G a y l o r d f o r her f r i e n d s . " W e ' r e g o i n g lo d r e s s u p a n d

g o i n g lo be w o r k i n g al a r e s t a u r a n t

d a n c e , " L u b e l a n said. "I j u s t w a n t

the Y 2 K b u g , s o m e s t u d e n t s plan

that is o f f e r i n g lo p a y us $ 5 0 0 plus

the night to be m e m o r a b l e . " W h i l e a n u m b e r of H o p e s l u d e n l s

on laying low until the c o a s t is clear.

"1 feel lhal if t h e Y 2 K t h i n g d o e s

is n o f a l l o u t . " I a m f e a r f u l of w h a t m a y h a p -

opportunity lo gather with close

have big plans for N e w Year's Eve, o t h e r s d o n ' t s h a r e their e n t h u s i a s m .

h a p p e n p e o p l e w i l l riot a n d if it d o e s n ' t h a p p e n p e o p l e will r i o t , "

p e n that night s o I ' m l a y i n g l o w

friends. Kari L u b e l a n ( ' 0 3 ) is h o l d -

" I ' l l p r o b a b l y j u s t d o w h a t I did

said S a r a h P e d l e y ( ' 0 1 ) . " T h e r e h a s

until m i d n i g h t has p a s s e d a n d I s e e

in»» a f o r m a l d a n c e al her h o u s e in

last y e a r a n d g o to b e d al e l e v e n , "

b e e n s o m u c h h y p e this y e a r a b o u t

t h e o u t c o m e , " P e d l e y said.

n i u m w a i t i n g tables.

' l i p s / ' S a v a r a said.

S o m e s l u d e n l s s e e t h e night a s an

With the uncertainly surrounding

p e c t a t i o n s are c r a z e d . " Pedley p l a n s to s p e n d h e r e v e n i n g with f r i e n d s until s h e is s u r e t h e r e

"Al church. W e ' r e having a b i g N e w Y e a r s E v e party — A m b e r Beeson ('03)

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N e w Y e a r ' s E v e is c o m i n g a n d

For a while I thought dinner

N e w Year's angst with t h e i n d i v i d u a l s w h o g a v e

r e s t a u r a n t w o u l d be f u n . 1 c o u l d

m e life.

Unfortunately, M o m and Dad

w e l c o m e t h e n e w m i l l e n n i u m in

a r e h o s t i n g a party of their o w n this y e a r a n d they say I ' m not

m u s t h a v e t h e besl night of the

style.

Then 1 r e m e m b e r e d I have the

year." always sets me on edge.

W h e n e v e r I feel f o r c e d lo h a v e

social g r a c e of a d e c a p i t a t e d chicken. Spills and stubbed toes

fun. I end up disappointed.

f o l l o w m y e v e r y h i g h - h e e l e d step.

f r o n t of m y c o m p u t e r , secretly

P l u s t h e r e ' s t h e issue of m y a g e .

h o p i n g t h e Y 2 K b u g p r o v e s to

I am worried.

H i g h p r e s s u r e social s i t u a t i o n s tend lo m a k e m e n e r v o u s a n d t h e

a n d c h a m p a g n e at a f a n c y

u n s p o k e n N e w Y e a r ' s R u l e , "You

A s if t h e n o r m a l N e w Y e a r ' s

invited.

1 c o u l d i n d u l g e m y inner nerd a n d s p e n d t h e e v e n i n g in

I ' m a m e m b e r of t h e 18-20, " H a !

Ha! G o o d Luck," age group.

be a reality ( " W h o a c o o l . . .

N o w all t h o s e h o t D u r f e e g u y s

I find it ironic, f r o m a purely

will call m e to r e p r o g r a m their

the m i l l e n n i u m o r e l s e I'll live in

p h i l o s o p h i c a l s t a n d p o i n t , lhal I a m t h e o r e t i c a l l y old e n o u g h to

hard drives.").

B u l as f u n as that s o u n d s . . .

social s h a m e for t h e next 5 0

fight a n d d i e for m y c o u n t r y , bul a

I'll opt f o r a q u i e t , c a s u a l e v e n i n g with m y c l o s e f r i e n d s .

Eve stress w e r e n ' t b a d e n o u g h , this y e a r it's 1999.

N o w not only d o I h a v e lo g o o u t . I m u s t h a v e the m o s t f u n of

years.

I c o u l d g o d a n c i n g , but t h i s p r e s e n t s several p r o b l e m s . I

g l a s s of w i n e o n the final e v e of the m i l l e n n i u m is c o n s i d e r e d a misdemeanor.

A n o t h e r o p t i o n is lo attend ihe

T h a t way I c a n d a n c e to m y heart's delight and my friends

that's too kind. I am a coordinationally-challenged white girl w i t h a rabid c a s e of

festivities d o w n t o w n . H o w e v e r

w o n ' t m o c k me. . . m u c h . If I trip or spill or s w e a t l o o m u c h ,

I'd rather nol be in t h e m i d d l e of the m o b w h e n e v e r y o n e starts lo

t h e y ' l l be q u i c k lo f o r g i v e .

A n d r a t h e r than b e i n g stuck

Dutch r h y t h m .

T o put it kindly. 1 d a n c e like Al

riot b e c a u s e A B S O L U T E L Y N O T H I N G H A P P E N S at 12:01.

in t h e cold, d a r k cily streets, w e ' l l w a t c h the rioting m a y h e m

G o r e on c r a c k . S o d a n c i n g is o u l

M y p a r e n t s are pretty c o o l . I could spend a meaningful evening

f r o m the c o m f o r t of a living

w o u l d n ' t call m y s e l f a k l u t / -

of the ciuesiion.

room sofa.

The Top Ten New Year's Resolutions 10. Stop fattening the squirrels with remains of ice cream cones.

9. Recycle the Anchor.

8. Avoid stray frisbees.

7. Leave the salt shakers in Phelps.

6. Return our trays to the Kletz.

5. Bathe the elderly.

4. Buy air freshener.

3. Obey parietals.

2. Attend that darn 8 a.m. class that the snooze button always m a k e s you miss.

1. Call h o m e more often.

And not just for money. O K , maybe just a few bucks tp get through the week. And hey, it's winter, d o n ' t you need that nice wool sweater f r o m t h e s a l e in D e W i t t ? W e .thought so.

P a i s l e y d A v e w i l l p e r f o r m a b e n e f i t c o n c e r t at t h e K n i c k e r b o c k e r T h e a t e r J a n u a r y 4, 2000.

T h e c o n c e r t is at 8 : 0 0 a n d all p r o c e e d s g o t o w a r d s t h e H e i f e r P r o j e c t . i

"I h a v e n o i d e a . " — M e g a n Murphy ('02)

" S i l t i n g at h o m e w i t h a pitchfork and shotgun waiting f o r t h e i m p e n d i n g riots."

— A m y Moldenhauer ('00)

"As f a r a w a y from anything as p o s s i b l e . " —Tanner Smith ('02)

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CHRISTMAS f r o m 6 " W e ' r e all j u s i c h e c s y r o m a n -

( ' 0 2 ) . " C h r i s t m a s is is the p e r f e c t

lics." H a r l s a i d . " I T s prclly c o o l lhal

time to add s o m e festive t h i n g s to

w c did il all w i t h i n H o p e ' s d e c o r a l -

o u r r o o m . P l u s , it b r i n g s s o m e o f

ing g u i d e l i n e s . "

h o m e to s c h o o l . "

Mall Slerling's (*01) Kraker

W i n k l e r a n d his r o o m m a t e . K e i t h

a p a r i m e n l is c o v e r e d in a v a r i e l y ol

H e u s t i s ( ' 0 2 ) . h a v e a t t e m p t e d to d o

Chrisimas deeoraiions including

this by stringing while lights across

l i g h l s , o r n a m e n i s in p l a n t s a n d a

their room and their C h r i s t m a s

variely of C h r i s i m a s lableclolhs.

" t r e e " (a c a c t u s n a m e d C h e s t e r ) .

" D e c o r a l i n g p u i s p e o p l e in t h e

T h e y a l s o h a v e a s e c t i o n in t h e i r

g i \ ing m o o d , it h e l p s c e l e b r a t e the

room which has o r n a m e n t s Winkler

season." Sterling said.

received from various family memthink

bers. For Heustis and Winkler, there

s i m i l i a r l y to S t e r l i n g a n d m a n y u s e

w a s n o q u e s t i o n o n w h e t h e r or not

C h r i s t m a s lighls to b r i g h t e n iheir

t o d e c o r a t e t h e i r r o o m f o r the h o l i -

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Josh Bos ('02) e a r n e d a ' B ' cul in i h e 5 0 meter freestyle.

The Flying Dutchmen.

f i n i s h at t h e m e e t , largely d u e lo their lack of rest. " O u r t i m e s w e r e n ' t as fast as they

s p a r k e d by ihe strong perform a n c e s of Josh Bos ('02).

h a d been in p r e v i o u s y e a r s s i n c e w e d i d n ' t rest as m u c h , " P a l n o l l said.

m a n a g e d lo f i n i s h the m e e t

"I fell it w a s m o r e i m p o r t a n t , dur-

in third p l a c e . E v e n w i t h the

ing t h i s y e a r t o r e a c h our p e a k at t h e e n d of ihe y e a r a n d I fell if w e

s h o r t e n e d rest, m o s t of i h e

t o o k a l o n g e r rest that m i g h t be

Palnoll expected.

T m pleased with the

t e a m p e r f o r m e d belter t h a n

compromised."

T h i s year both the m e n ' s and

l i m e s . " P a l n o l l said. " J u s t

w o m e n ' s teams rested live days,

about e v e r y b o d y had sea-

m e d l e y ( 2 : 1 2 . 9 4 ) , sisier E r i n w a s

instead of t w o w e e k s like m a n y of

l a p p i n g e o m p e l i i o r s in i h e 1650-

the o t h e r t e a m s at t h e m e e t .

P a l n o l l feels the s h o r t e n e d period

s o n a l best l i m e s . " B o s h a d s o m e of his b e s t

meier freesiyle (17:49.90).

"I wish s h e ( E r i n ) h a d been c h a l l e n g e d . " said c o a c h J o h n P a l n o l l . " S h e m i g h t h a v e been able to gel an e v e n belter l i m e . " T h e p e r f o r m a n c e earned Erin V a n d e n B e r g a B' cul f o r N a t i o n als. An

A* cul is w h e n a s w i m m e r

—

t i m e s in t h e 100 a n d 2 0 0 -

hurl t h e w o m e n ' s l i m e s m o r e than

meter breaststrokes. His

the m e n ' s . " T h e s h o r t rest p e r i o d t h a i w e t o o k h a d m o r e of an i m p a c t on i h e

p e r f o r m a n c e earned h i m ihe

w o m e n t h a n it did on t h e m e n , "

(2:02.58), not only at Na-

a

Palnoll said. "A few may have n e e d e d a little m o r e rest than they

tionais, but also at the 2000

a[

o p p o r t u n i t y to c o n , p e t e in

the 200-meter breaststroke

O l y m p i c trials. B o s q u a h lied in the 1 0 0 - m e l e r last

^TjcTTor p h o t o b y J e n B o d i n e

p

r

is next in line f o r a s p o l . T y p i c a l l y the l o p 18 to 2 0 ' B ' c u t s are invited

faster limes. A m o n g them was

year.

Besides Bos, other highlights for the m e n ' s t e a m h a v e i n c l u d e d C h r i s

lo e a c h e v e n t at N a t i o n a l s .

L l e n a D u r a n t e ( ' 0 1 ) , w h o w o n the

D a t l e l s ( ' 0 1 ) , w h o e a r n e d a B ' cut

Despite the strong performances of t h e V a n d e n B e r g s . t h e F l y i n g

100-meier butterfly (:58.79) w i l h an A' cul for n a t i o n a l s . S h e also

j

e w laps

for N a t i o n a l s in the 4 0 0 - m e d l e y relay a n d s w a m a n u m b e r of p e r s o n a l

during

wfreoton

i n i s h e d

had."

D e s p i t e the b r i e f rest p e r i o d a n u m b e r of s w i m m e r s m a n a g e d

automatically qualifies for Nationals. A ' B ' cul m e a n s that s w i m m e r

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i

of the Hope College swim leant

practice. The men's team placed

a recent

Invitational

this past weekend,

while the women

u

best limes. Palnoll feels Datlels'

"I think this is o n e of the d e e p e r

l i m e , w h i l e still a ' B ' c u l . s h o u l d

ones (freshman classes) we've

a s s u r e h i m a spot.

The team's freshman have also

had," Palnoll said.

p r o v e d s t r o n g e r than e x p e c t e d a c -

day, D e c . 10 at h o m e against G r a n d

c o r d i n g to Palnoll.

Valley S l a t e U n i v e r s i t y .

B o t h t e a m s will b e in action Fri-

Ernst earns A l l - A m e r i a n h o n o r s in cross c o u n t r y 36:23.70.

I ' m not really t o o g o a l - o r i e n t e d . " During the season,

said N o r t h u i s . " A s l i m e ' s g o n e on, s h e ' s l e a r n e d a b o u t t h e nutritional

However, ihis

Ernst u s u a l l y ran w i l h

s i d e of r u n n i n g a n d t h e s t r e n g t h -

fall w a s the first l i m e that s h e re-

the m e n ' s team during

t r a i n i n g side. It's b e e n a g r a d u a l p r o c e s s , but s h e ' s f o u n d the total

sion III C h a m p i o n s h i p s w i l h a l i m e B E N D O W N IE staff r e p o r t e r

At this y e a r ' s national c r o s s c o u n try m e e t in O s h K o s h . W i s . . J e n n y Ernst ( ' 0 0 ) ran to A l l - A m e r i c a n stains by p l a c i n g 2 5 t h o v e r a l l , w i l h a

of

c e i v e d the h o n o r as a c r o s s c o u n -

p e r s o n a l best l i m e of 17:33. " T h e r e were no hills on the

try r u n n e r .

c o u r s e , so it e n d e d u p b e i n g a very

t h e track s e a s o n , I was excited to

fast r a c e . " said E r n s t . " A n d t h e r e

the p r a c t i c e s . " S h e ' s really fast and

%

" A t the e n d of

than a lot of u s . " Mark Northuis, head

see h o w I'd do

lines the w h o l e w a y , w h i c h m a d e il

this fall b e c a u s e

e x c i t i n g lo be t h e r e a n d to be c o m -

I ' d been r u n n i n g

peting."

Lasl s p r i n g . Ernst b e c a m e an All-

well,"

A m e r i c a n as a r e s u l l of h e r brilliant track s e a s o n . She p l a c e d s e v e n t h in

t h e b a c k of m y ' m i n d I t h o u g h t a b o u t b e c o m i n g an

the 10.000 m e t e r r u n at the Divi-

A l l - A m e r i c a n , but not l o o m u c h .

Feel

Clarkson ('02). "She's in a d i f f e r e n t l e a g u e

w e r e p e o p l e c h e e r i n g o n ihe side-

Ernst

she has the d e d i c a t i o n , " said teammate Kelly

c o a c h of t h e m e n ' s a n d w o m e n ' s cross country n

A

D

said. " M a y b e in

what it's like to live in a city at war with itself.

GET YOUR XUPKETS FOR

C

J.Ernst

package."

In a d d i t i o n of t h e r u n n i n g a n d w e i g h t - l i f t i n g , E r n s l h a s a l s o h a d lo m a n a g e the l i m e d e m a n d s of b e i n g an art e d u c a t i o n m a j o r .

All o n e r e c e i v e s a f t e r b e c o m i n g an A l l - A m e r i c a n is a s h e e t of p a p e r a n d a f r a m e , but lo E r n s l , il m e a n s

t e a m s , t h i n k s that part

m o r e than that. " I t ' s a nice h o n o r to h a v e . I d e f i -

of E r n s t ' s s u c c e s s c a n

nitely feel like I ' v e a c c o m p l i s h e d

be attributed

s o m e t h i n g , " s h e said.

E r n s t is H o p e ' s s e v e n t h w o m e n ' s

to the

learning p r o c e s s . ' J e n n y is a s t u d e n t of the s p o r t , "

Hope Women's Cross Countrty All-Americans: 1992

Marcia

Vandersall

1993 Amy Leatherman 1993 Alicia MendenhallElmore 1997

Ellen Schultz

1997

Becky Timmer

1998

Becky Timmer

1999 Jenny Ernst

cross country All-American.

Tester selected for the Aztec Bowl A N D R E W KLECZEK sports editor

H o p e football p l a y e r T o d d Tester ( ' 0 0 ) , an a t h l e t e w h o p l a y s for the e n j o y m e n t

" K a l a m a z o o ' s coach and Ferris' c o a c h s a i d he w a s the b e s t p l a y e r in Ihe state of M i c h i g a n that d i d n ' t get a s c h o l a r ship that y e a r , "

of t h e g a m e , will gel 6 0 m o r e m i n u t e s of fun as he

K r e p s said.

travels lo M e x i c o to c o m pete in ihe A z t e c B o w l .

T h e c o m p e t i t i o n pits

M i c h i g a n Inlercollegiale

t h e N C A A D i v i s i o n III

ciation opponents probably

S o m e of his

Athletic Asso-

him.

"Five knockdowns, one knocko u t , " said H o p e d e f e n s i v e c o o r d i nator Peter Stuursma of Tester's performance. "The kid's facemask w a s b e n t d o w n lo the side. T h a t kid w a s k n o c k e d out c o l d . " K r e p s a g r e e s thai Tester is a great hitter: he r a n k s h i m as o n e of the top he's ever coached.

D e s p i t e his s t r o n g s e a s o n , Tester

l o p c o l l e g i a t e p l a y e r s . It will be played on Satur-

w i s h e d he h a d

w a s s u r p r i s e d by t h e invitation.

"It w a s kind of a s h o c k . " Tester

been given a

said. "Il w a s kind of nice t h i n k i n g

day. D e c . 18 in a s u b u r b

s c h o l a r s h i p . In three games season ihi s Tesic| had ^

a c a r e e r w a s o v e r a n d then f i n d i n g

w a s s e l e c t e d for the g a m e by H o p e a l u m Ron S c h i p p e r . S c h i p p e r formerly c o a c h e d at C e n t r a l C o l l e g e .

i n t e r c e p t i o n s . He w a s a l s o k n o w n as a f i e r c e hitler, s o m e t h i n g o n e

at a f o o t b a l l f i e l d , i b i s l i m e as a c o a c h . T e s t e r is a p h y s i c a l e d u c a -

p l a y e r at D e f i a n c e will n e v e r lor-

Iowa, he is also a l o n g t i m e a c q u a i n t a n c e of H o p e h e a d c o a c h D e a n

gel.

In t h i s s e a s o n ' s g a m e a g a i n s t

tion m a j o r a n d w o u l d like lo one d a y c o a c h in h i s h o m e t o w n of

Kreps.

K r e p s k n e w early on in T e s t e r ' s

D e f i a n c e , a r u n n i n g back had j u s t t a k e n t h e o p t i o n pitch and t u r n e d

c a r e e r thai he w o u l d m a k e an im-

u p f i e l d , T e s t e r c a m e u p f r o m his cornerback position and tackled

all-stars against M e x i c o ' s

of M e x i c o City.

Tester, a m e m b e r of the A l l - M I A A first t e a m ,

pact.

PE

1.1e s t e r -

out y o u h a v e a n o t h e r g a m e . " E v e n after the A z t e c B o w l , Tester still p l a n s on s p e n d i n g his fall d a y s

T r a v e r s e City. " Y e a h , I ' d like lo g o back t o m y h o m e t o w n , " T e s t e r said. " T h e r e ' s n o t h i n g set in s t o n e , but w e ' l l s e e after I graduate."

Happy Holidays from the Hnchor Staff!

the

Sports

Anchor

D e c e m b e r 8, I 9 9 9

B a l t m a n i s ' b u z z e i ^ b e a t e r lifts Flying D u t c h , 63-61 a b o u t it."

The Flying Dutch went up 61-49

before, against Cornerstone. " W e m o v e d t h e ball very well in

with 1:51 left, on a L i s a H o e k s t r a

t h e s e c o n d half a n d w e t o o k c a r e of

T h e r e c o u l d h a v e been s o m e pre-

(*00) b a s k e t , w h e n S p r i n g A r b o r

the b a s k e t b a l l . " said head c o a c h

season worry with the H o p e Col-

c a l l e d t i m e o u t . S p r i n g A r b o r then used p r e s s u r e d e f e n s e to s c o r e d 12

B r i a n M o r e h o u s e . "I t h o u g h t col-

MIKE Z U I D E M A editor-in-chief

lege w o m e n ' s b a s k e t b a l l t e a m o n l y h a v i n g one active s e n i o r a n d junior on the rosier.

A l t e r this p a s t w e e k e n d ' s p e r l b r m a n c e in t h e S u b w a y S h o o t o u t , t h o s e w o r r i e s s h o u l d be e r a s e d .

A m y Baltmanis ('03) clinched t h e title with an 1 8 - f o o t j u m p s h o t a s t i m e e x p i r e d to beat S p r i n g Arbor. 6 3 - 6 1 , in the D o w Center. H o p e a d v a n c e d to the final w i t h a 6 8 - 5 5 win over Cornerstone University

h

the night b e f o r e .

Baltmanis scored

c e n t s h o o t i n g in t h e s e c o n d half.

in t h e c o r n e r , w h e r e t h e f r e s h m a n

Spring Arbor head coach Tom

did t h e rest.

"I tried to c o n c e n t r a t e b e c a u s e if

B r i t s c h felt t h e d i f f e r e n c e in t h e game was offensive rebounding.

s h e got it to m e I ' m g o i n g to h a v e to c a t c h a n d s h o o t , " B a l t m a n i s said.

category, a n d w a s o u t r e b o u n d e d 43-

H o p e held a 19-7 a d v a n t a g e in that 30 overall. " T h e y c r a s h e d the b o a r d s a n d got

"I t h i n k w e j u s t k i n d of r e l a x e d

s o m e extra s h o t s , " Britsch said.

y o u n g H o p e p l a y e r s t o t u r n in

t h a t ' s a l o s i n g stat for a n y t e a m that

s t r o n g p e r f o r m a n c e s in the t o u r n a ment. Center A m a n d a Kerkstra

w a n t s to r u n . " O n N o v . 30, H o p e d e f e a t e d St.

winner. " ( T h e play H o p e w a s s u p p o s e d

( ' 0 3 ) led the F l y i n g D u t c h with 14

M a r y ' s 7 2 - 4 5 in t h e t e a m ' s c o n f e r -

points and

e n c e o p e n e r . H o e k s t r a led the t e a m

to r u n ) j u s t k i n d of got s c r a m b l e d , "

Spring Arbor. Sutton added nine

with 2 0 p o i n t s , a n d K o e n i g s k n e c h t

Baltmanis said. 4'(Becky Sutton ( ' 0 2 ) ) d r o v e a n d I w a s o p e n on t h e

points, and H o e k s t r a and Kristin

a d d e d 16.

T h e F l y i n g D u t c h next play to-

w e r e m o r e i m p o r t a n t than the g a m e

P LAY I M G T O U G H : Amanda Kerkstra ('03) drives to the hoop against Cornerstone. Hope yvon 68-55.

ing at h a l f t i m e . 2 8 - 2 6 . T h e F l y i n g D u t c h h e l d S p r i n g A r b o r to 4 0 per-

b r o k e d o w n . Sutton cut t h r o u g h a double team and found Baltmanis

back."

B a l t m a n i s w a s one of several

11 p o i n t s

m e n t t e a m . But n o n e of her s h o t s

p h o t o c o u r t e s y of P u b l i c R e l a t i o n s

t e m p o in t h e s e c o n d half a f t e r lead-

up the final play. A f t e r the play

w h e n they m a d e their little c o m e -

a g a i n s t S p r i n g A r b o r , on her w a y to b e i n g n a m e d to the a l l - t o u r n a -

*

l e c t i v e l y w e p l a y e d very w e l l . " H o p e c o n t r o l l e d m u c h of t h e

straight p o i n t s to m a k e it 6 1 - 6 1 .

H o p e then c a l l e d t i m e o u t to set

" W e g o t o u t r e b o u n d e d 4 3 - 3 0 and

12 r e b o u n d s a g a i n s t

b a s e l i n e . S h e kicked it to m e a n d I

Koenigsknecht each had eight.

Hoekstra was named tournament

j u s t s h o t it. I d i d n ' t r e a l l y t h i n k

MVP. S h e scored 2 5 points the night

night against Alma, before hosting O l i v e t , S a t u r d a y at 3 p . m .

F l y i n g D u t c h m e n g e t best o f A q u i n a s in r e m a t c h , 87-78 MIKE Z U I D E M A editor-in-chief

The Hope College men's basketball t e a m h a s e x h i b i t e d a sort of Jeckyll and Hyde complex during

" W e s i m p l y h a v e to s h o o t the ball

W a s i l k t o r c h e d the F l y i n g D u t c h men lor 29 points. Wasilk w a s held

better," said h e a d c o a c h G l e n n Van

to 12 p o i n t s S a t u r d a y , as H o p e re-

W i e r e n . " W e ' r e in a rut right n o w .

bounded from a 44-43 halftime

It's a real battle f o r us if w e d o n ' t

deficit.

The Flying

s h o o t the ball w e l l . " A g a i n s t G r a n d Valley, the F l y i n g

Dutchmen

held

the e a r l y s e a s o n .

The Flying Dutchmen have

A q u i n a s to 33 p e r c e n t s h o o t i n g in

D u t c h m e n w e r e able to c o n n e c t on

the s e c o n d h a l f , a f t e r t h e S a i n t s h a d

s h o w n g l i m p s e s of potential, e x h i b -

shot 5 3 p e r c e n t in t h e first h a l f .

4 7 p e r c e n t o f t h e i r s h o t s , b u t it w a s n ' t e n o u g h as K l i n g l e r w a s un-

ited in the t e a m ' s 8 7 - 7 8 d e f e a t o f

M a r k B r a y ( ' 0 0 ) led H o p e with

able to c r e a t e a s h o t at the e n d of

A q u i n a s last S a t u r d a y . H o p e h a s

2 5 p o i n t s on 7 - 9 s h o o t i n g , includ-

a l s o s h o w n s i g n s of i n c o n s i s t e n c y in d r o p p i n g b o t h g a m e s of t h e O l d

ing 4 - 5 f r o m three point range. Ryan K l i n g l e r ( ' 0 1 ) a d d e d 21 points, six

the game. " W e ' r e really, really disap-

Kent C l a s s i c o v e r T h a n k s g i v i n g

r e b o u n d s , six assists a n d five steals.

well, p l a y e d together, p l a y e d h a r d ,

w e e k e n d . 9 0 - 8 2 t o A q u i n a s and 7 6 -

In the first r o u n d of the O l d K e n t

p l a y e d w i t h our h e a r t , " Van W i e r e n

7 5 to G r a n d Valley S t a t e University.

Classic. H o p e w a s unable find a

s a i d a f t e r the G r a n d Valley g a m e .

T h e F l y i n g D u t c h m e n m o v e d to

w a y to c o u n t e r a c t Wasilk a n d find

"We couldn't have played harder.

3 - 3 on the s e a s o n , h e a d i n g into t h i s

a s e c o n d half lead. K l i n g l e r s c o r e d

W e think w h e n w e d o that, w e ' r e a

weekend's Hope Classic Tourna-

2 3 p o i n t s a n d h a d 14 r e b o u n d s , a n d

very g o o d b a s k e t b a l l t e a m . "

ment. H o p e will f a c e St. X a v i e r , III..

Craig Veldman ('01), Chad Zagar

V e l m a n led H o p e w i t h 18 p o i n t s

Friday at 8 p . m . in the C i v i c C e n -

('01) and Chad Carlson ('03) each

o n his w a y t o b e i n g n a m e d to t h e

ter.

In b e a t i n g A q u i n a s . H o p e w a s

h a d 13 p o i n t s , but it w a s n ' t e n o u g h as H o p e s h o t only 4 3 p e r c e n t for the

a l l - t o u r n a m e n t team. C a r l s o n a d d e d

c o u l d , " Van W i e r e n s a i d . " ( T h e

better, a n d w e h a d t r e m e n d o u s d e t e r m i n a t i o n , " he said. " T h i s f o r us

a b l e to e n a c t r e v e n g e f o r t h e i r earlier l o s s , w h e r e t h e S a i n t s ' T i m

g a m e , including 5-25 from three

16 p o i n t s , a n d B r a y had 11. " O u r g u y s p l a y e d with as m u c h

G r a n d Valley g a m e ) w a s as g o o d a g a m e w a s w e c o u l d p l a y right n o w .

point r a n g e .

heart and t o g e t h e r n e s s as they

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S E A R C H I N G : Craig Veldman ('01) looks for a teammate to pass to against Aquinas in the second half of Saturday's game, which Hope won 87-78.

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