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SEPTEMBER I. 2010 • SINCE 1887 "SPERA IN DEO" HOPE COLLEGE • HOLLAND. MICHIGAN

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A N C H O R E D I N O R A N G E A N D B L U E — Top: Freshmen students were Invi ted to put the i r handpr int on the i r class banner. Bo t tom lef t : Andrew Cutshal l

(*14) gets ready to add his handpr in t to the f reshmen banner. Bot tom r ight : Or ientat ion Ass is tant Kat Voorhorst (*12) helps f reshman move-in.

Class of 2014 arrives on campus Lindsey Bandy C A M P U S E D I T O R

O n Aug 27, 186 orientat ion assistants

wear ingbr ightorangeshir tseager ly waited to move in nearly 800 new f reshmen,

Hope's class of 2014. A large por t ion of Hope 's communi ty took part of the

weekend's jam-packed schedule, whe ther serving as an or ienta t ion assistant, an

assistant director or part icipat ing as a f r e shman or t ransfer s tudent . The

schedule was full of events to assist no t only new students , bu t also their families

to get acclimated to campus . The first event was "Mission

Improvable" which took place in Dimnen t

Chapel on Friday night. O the r events ranged f rom meet ing in smaller, s tudent-

lead Orienta t ion groups to s tudent seminars . In these seminars , s tudents had

the oppor tun i ty to mee t with professors

and s tudents who have similar academic

pursuits . O n e of the favorite events, like every

year, was the Playfair that took place

Saturday night in the Dow. Students part icipated in multiple high-energy,

goofy icebreakers with their entire class. Assistant Director Ronald RadclifFe

('11) said, "Playfair was particularly exciting this year; I had never seen a

group of f r e shmen so excited and willing to s tep outs ide of their comfor t zones to

mee t their class." Playfair was followed by a Cool

Beans Coffeehouse event in the Kletz with musical en te r t a inment by Hope's o w n

Stat ionary Travelers and Jacob Bullard,

featuring Laura Hobson. Al though the majori ty of the weekend

felt like a whirlwind of exci tement and exhaustion, m o n t h s of prepara t ion

preceded the weekend. Orienta t ion Directors Lauren Clack ('11) and Andrew

Haggerty ('12) spent the entire s u m m e r living on Hope's campus planning every

detail of the event unde r the supervision of Ellen Awad, d i rec tor of Student Life,

and Shauna Morin, associate director of

Student Life/Activities. W h e n asked about the experience.

Clack said, "If there is one th ing we did

right this year, it was hiring an ou ts tanding

staff." Rob Peterson ('11) echoed these

feelings when he said, "Being an A D was

a great experience; I got to work with an incredible g roup of people and got to mee t a great deal of the f r e shmen class

and 1 have high hopes and expectat ions

for their next four years." Carly Henkel ('12) said, "This has been

an awesome oppor tuni ty to grow closer in the Hope communi ty and I greatly

appreciate the parents ' grat i tude and enthusiasm. I think that the class of 2014

will be a wonderfu l addit ion to our family

here at Hope." All in all, all of the hard work and lack

of sleep tu rned out to be beneficial for the class of 2014 as they make their t ransi t ion

f rom h o m e to Hope. Eric Eeitering (14) said "It's awesome.

I loved it. I already love it here. It is so good to be away f rom h o m e finally. I have

never been on my own before and this is a good transition. Orienta t ion helped ease

a lot of anxieties because I have already m a d e a lot of f r iends and I feel like I

belong here now."

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2 T H E A N C H O R CAMPUS SEPTEMBER 1, 2 0 1 0

'Extreme Makeover: Hope Edition'

r H O T O BY HOLLY tVENHOUSE

COME ON IN, SIT RIGHT DOWN- The new Dow Health Center recept ion room awai ts Hope students.

T H I S W E E K AT H O P E

Thursday Sept. 2 Root Beer Kegger 8 - 9 p.m. D e W i t t Pat io sponsored by

Student Congress and Greek Life

Usher In! Music Depar tment Opening Convoca-

tion. 1 1 a .m. Wichers Auditorium

Friday Sept. 3

Drive-ln Movie 9 p.m. Pine Grove sponsored by SAC

Monday Sept. 6 Labor Day Truck Parade 9 : 3 0 a .m. Hol land Civic Center

Tuesday Sept. 7 Fulbright Information Session 1 1 a .m. Granberg R o o m . Van Wy len

Library

I N B R I E F

HOPE CELEBRATES COMMUNITY DAY

H o p e College invites s tudents

and Holland residents to a day full of activities Saturday,

Sept. 4. N o n - H o p e s tuden t s

can purchase an $8 ticket ($4

for children 5-11, chi ldren 4 and under free) that includes

admission to Windmil l Island

(open f rom 9-5 p.m.), four H o p e

spor t ing events and a picnic o n DeVos Fieldhouse lawn f r o m

4-6 p.m. Tickets are avaliable

for purchase in the H o p e ticket

office in DeVos Fieldhouse.

INDIE FILM SHOT ON CAMPUS

In July, H o p e College's campus was the backdrop for

several scenes in the filming of

the independen t film "Return to

the Hiding Place," the story of Dutch s tudents w h o saved the

lives of Jews dur ing World War

II. The film was shot in the Pine Grove, Graves and Voorhees

Halls. Centennial Park and

Windmil l Island were also included in the filming. H o p e

graduate Mat t Tailford ('97) was

involved in choosing Holland

and H o p e as a location for filming. Cur ren t H o p e s tuden t s

were also involved as extras on

the set.

SAFETY ALERT

There have been a series of

s t rong a rmed robberies in areas south of campus in recent days

The Holland Police D e p a r t m e n t

and H o p e College C a m p u s Safety would like to offer the following

safety tips: -Walk/park in well-lit areas

-Walk with one or more f r iends -Have an audible signal like a

whistle or alarm -Have cell p h o n e available when

walking and 911 on quick dial

-Car ry a small flashlight -Have keys ready in hand when

walking to vehicle (keys can be used to defend yourself)

-Tell f r iends where you are going and when you will be back

-Repor t suspicious behavior /peo-ple before it becomes a problem.

-Call C a m p u s Safety or 911

You may request Hope C a m p u s Safety escor t assistance f r o m o n e

c a m p u s location to another.

Madalyn Muncy A S S I S T A N T C A M P U S E D I T O R

While s tudents enjoyed their s u m m e r vacation, renovat ions

on campus were in full swing.

Though subtle, these renovat ions add to the beauty of c a m p u s and

comfor t of s tudents . O n c e a staple in Gilmore,

Durfee and Phelps Halls, lofts are no longer necessary. New

loftablc fu rn i tu re allows s tudents to spend less t ime building their

bed configurat ions making

move-in smoothe r and less

t ime-consuming. Durfee also received new dressers, desks

and carpe t ing in all rooms . Gi lmore resident Lynn

Moss ('13) praised the new

improvements . "I am very excited abou t the n e w furni ture .

It was so m u c h easier to move

in. I didn't have to worry about

building a loft." H o p e College cont inues

to find ways to be green.

Improvemen t s in Gi lmore Hall, several cot tages and the Schaap

Science Cente r all cont r ibute to

Hope 's desire to be sustainable. Gi lmore Hall received new

windows that are t inted and

t h e r m o p a n e d to increase energy efficiency, as well as an electrical

upgrade. Twenty- three cot tages

received energy audits by sustainable technology exper t

the DwellTech company for

r ecommenda t ions to decrease energy use. As a result, new

weathers t r ipping, caulking, insulation and venti lat ion have

Chris Russ A S S I S T A N T S P O R T S E D I T O R

D o r m r o o m s have got ten a

new addit ion this semester—a recycling bin is now in each

d o r m room on campus .

This is t he latest project in a series of r e fo rms that began

with the creat ion of a C a m p u s

Sustainability Task Force in the 2008-2009 school year.

The initiative for the project

came f rom Hope's s tudent

congress. The project was delegated

to the Student Congress Sustainability C o m m i t t e e which

communica ted with the H o p e

adminis t ra t ion to obtain fund ing and approval for the recycling

bins. Co-chair of t he sustainability

commi t t ee Marc Tori ('12) first

me t with Dean of Students Richard Frost, and Residential

Life Director Dr. Jobson who

fully suppor ted the plan. After administrat ive approval

the recyc l ingbinswerepurchased

using money obtained th rough

the H o p e Fund. "We acquired $2,000 to buy

the recycling bins, and I don ' t

even think all of that was spent

o n them," Tori explained. "We had a good consensus to spend

the money on the recycling bins

been implemented in many of

the houses.

Schaap Science Center received new light fixtures that con t r ibu te to Hope's energy

conservat ion initiative.

O n a smaller scale, the Keppel House, which houses the c a m p u s ministr ies offices, received a new

roof.

VanderWerf Hall has also received upgrades. Wi th a

n e w roof and new labs for the compute r science and

engineer ing depa r tmen t s , the remodel to VanderWerf br ings

a m o d e r n update to growing

majors at Hope. The 25-year-old compute r

science s tudent lab gained 230 square feet. Two group study

r o o m s were also added. Students

will be able to plug in their laptops and use large moni tors ,

keyboards and mice at the newly

designed laptop stations.

Perhaps the largest project on c a m p u s this s u m m e r was the

remodel ing of t he Dow Health

Center. Work began in May after classes ended and just wrapped

up in early August . Taking over

the old athletic t ra ining room, the facility has ample space to

bet ter serve s tudents .

New addi t ions include two addit ional exam rooms, larger

t r ea tmen t rooms, a consul tat ion

r o o m and a much larger

recept ion area. Linda Bos, a nurse at t he

health center, said, "The new health center is just beautiful .

W e are very blessed! W e have

basically doubled our space."

and for the mos t par t there's been a lot of suppor t behind it.

I really did feel a lot of suppor t

and encouragemen t f rom staff

a n d students." m J

GRAPHIC BY BRITTANY LAPHAM

A few s tudents in formed of the spending did hold some

reservations. Kristen Craig (12) said, "1 feel like the money could

have been spent on someth ing better, like gett ing nicer fu rn i tu re

in the rooms." Al though Hope 's d o r m s

already have had recycling systems in place, t he addit ion

Cindy Sabo, health center

associate director and nurse,

stated, "The center is more efficient to work in. O u r goal is to

a ccommoda te more students."

The health center has no t been updated since the Dow Center

opened in 1978. Sabo said there

has been some shuffling and

taking over of space, but the center has no t received a m o d e r n

renovat ion until now.

Sabo said the new design is more convenient for staff as

well as s tudents . The waiting

area has at least doubled in size and all supplies are now located

in the same location, making it easier for the staff to locate what

they need.

of the new bins improves that

system. Residents of the do rms will

be ins t ructed to do the following with regards to their recyclables:

W h e n the blue recycling bins in

each r o o m b e c o m e full, residents are to br ing t h e m to o n e of their

building's recycling centers .

paper p roduc t s and containers.

Al though this projec t was organized by Student Congress 's

Sustainability Commi t t ee , many of the other envi ronmenta l initiatives o n campus have

been initiated by the C a m p u s Sustainability Task Force, which

is more focused on making the

Overall, the renovated clinic provides more space, storage

and ability to treat more

s tudents , saving s tudents t ime and perhaps even tr ips to the

emergency room.

"We want s tudents to be comfor tab le and think of the

health center in a positive

way. I th ink that because of the renovat ion s tudents will be

r eminded to take bet ter care of

their health," said Sabo.

Though Hope's c a m p u s has no ex t reme changes, these s u m m e r

improvemen t s undoubtedly enhance the college, cont inuing

to make it a modern and comfor table place to s tudy and

live.

campus as a whole improve

environmentally. The task force was most

notably responsible for the removal of trays f rom Phelps

Dining Hall.

The task force was fo rmed in response to the organization

Green Report Card giving the

college a grade of "D-" in their

2009 repor t . "We didn't want them to

judge us again wi thout our part icipation, so we decided

to take a more active role," Tori

said. H o p e improved its score o n

the repor t card to a "C+" on the

organization's 2010 repor t card. Hope's score can be viewed

on the organization's website,

www.greenreportcard.org. W h e n asked about the change

in the report card. Tori was

pleased with the results. "It's improving a lot, I'm

really happy with the progress we've madeThere are still a lot

of places we can improve, but it's difficult because it takes a

lot of money and energy f rom people. And we don't have the

personnel dedicated to it. Ideally

we would have ful l - t ime people dedicated to the project , but we

don't have the resources for that

right now."

Dorm rooms receive recycling bins

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r e c y c l a b l e s

are then sor ted be tween

S l I M T M B I K 1. 2 0 1 0 NATIONAL T H E A N C H O R 3

Hope earns

bragging rights C O U R T E S Y OF H O P E C O L L E G E

P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S

H o p e College cont inues to

fare well in multiple college guides as the newest edi t ions

of a variety of the publicat ions debut in t a n d e m with the advent

of the school year nationwide. Recent or soon- fo r thcoming

guides that list H o p e among the select number of inst i tut ions they

single out for praise include the

2011 "Americas Best Colleges" published byNUS News & World

Report , the 2011 "Fiske Guide to Colleges" and the "Americas

Best Colleges 2010" published

by Forbes Magazine. The annual rankings

compiled by US News & Wor ld

Report have once again included H o p e College among the 100

best liberal ar ts colleges in the

nat ion.

School N a m e

1 Williams College 1 Amherst College J Swarthmore

4 Middlebury 4 Wellesley 6 Bowdoin College 6 Pomona College 8 Carleton College 9 Davidson College 9 Havertbrd 71 Kalamazoo 88 Hillsdale College 88 Hope College 101 Calvin College I I I Albion College 137 Alma College

US NEWS & WORLD REPORT TOP LIBERAL ARTS SCHOOLS

The college is 88th ou t of 266

insti tut ions that are considered national liberal ar ts colleges in

the rankings. A year ago H o p e was ranked 92nd. The overall

rankings are based on the

publ icat ions m e a s u r e m e n t of academic quality as indicated

seven categories peer assessment,

and graduat ion of faculty resources,

selectivity, financial

a lumni giving.

th rough including

retent ion s tudents ,

s tudent resources, graduat ion rate pe r fo rmance

and high school counselor

ratings. The listings in the undergradua te research/creative

projects and undergraduate-teaching categories are based on

nominat ions f rom senior college adminis t ra tors f rom a round the

country.

Provost Dr. Richard Ray had

this to say about the recent at tent ion Hope has received,

"Hope College is distinctive among the thousands of o ther

colleges and universities around the country for the high quality of

its academic program delivered in the context of the historic Chris t ian faith. We are proud of the many ways our faculty

engage with s tudents to create a vibrant learning community .

That these efforts have garnered the at tent ion of those who study the national higher educat ion

landscape is gratifying."

Holland battery cell plant sparks national attention Aftan Snyder C O - N A T I O N A L E D I T O R

O n July 15 in southeas t

Holland, g round broke for the new LG C h e m / C o m p a c t Power Inc. bat tery cell manufac tur ing

plant. Projected to bring in hund reds

of jobs, many view the plant as a bright spot in a ra ther bleak

e c o n o m y / The special event at t racted several area leaders,

including Mayor Kurt Dykstra and Gov. Jennifer Granholm, as

well as someone a bit higher up

in the chain of c o m m a n d . "Having the president of the

United States coming to our communi ty is someth ing that

doesn't happen very of ten and

is a t r emendous honor," Dykstra

said. President Barack O b a m a

helped break g round for .the plant , and delivered a speech

endors ing its p rospec ts and his hope for cont inued economic

growth. Obama ' s stop in Holland is

par t of his Recovery S u m m e r

Campaign . Funding for the

plant comes partially f rom a $151 million U.S. Depa r tmen t of

Energy grant .

"The O b a m a adminis t ra t ion has been ins t rumenta l in

p romot ing our strategy in

diversifying the economy and c rea t ing jobsbymakingMich igan

a global center for advanced battery research, deve lopment

JULY 1 5 — President Barack Obama speaks at the LG Chem groundbreaking ceremony.

and manufacturing," said

Granholm's press secretary Liz

Boyd. Granho lm has been a longt ime p roponen t of green

manufac tu r ing industr ies in Michigan.The $303 million LG

C h e m / C o m p a c t Power plant

will specialize in automot ive battery cells for electric and

hybrid vehicles. Current ly those batteries are

p roduced in places like Korea,

but last year Michigan became the first s tate to offer bat tery

plants cer ta in tax incentives to

encourage development .

Since then Michigan has a t t racted six other battery cell

manufac tu r ing plants. " W h e n we passed the

Recovery Act last year," says Sen. Debbie Stabenow, "Michigan

received over half of the national battery funding available.

N o w Michigan ranks third in the count ry for clean energy

patents." The Holland plant will sell

supply cells to the Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric

car. In the week before the groundbreaking ceremony. Ford

Moto r Co. and Compac t Power

announced that it too would cont rac t with the plant for the

use of batteries in its electric

version of the Ford Focus. The plant is expected to begin

selling their bat tery cells by early 2012, and will eventually employ

between 400 and 500 workers.

"Clearly the president has bought into the green energy

agenda, said U.S. Rep. Pete

Hoeks t r a . " I think what it does is it may

help pu t West Michigan on the m a p a little bit if there are

investors looking for a location.. . This is really an oppor tuni ty for

West Michigan to put its best

foot forward." In June g round broke in

Midland for a Dow Kokam $600 million l i thium-ion battery

plant, a t tended by Vice President

Joe Biden, and work is currently underway to build a $220 million

Johnson Controls-Saft l i thium-ion plant, also in Holland.

As debate over proposed NYC mosque heats up,

location of ground zero memorial becomes unclear Matt Lee C O - N A T I O N A L E D I T O R

As the U.S.

approaches the nine-year anniversary of

the Sept. 11 terror is t

attacks, the area where the Twin

Towers of the World Trade Center once

stood is the focus of a heated f r eedom of

religion debate.

For the first t ime since 2001,

the news coverage is no t focused on

what was there, but wha t should be built

close to g round zero. The debate over the

cons t ruc t ion of a p roposed m o s q u e

and Islamic center two blocks f rom

ground zero has exploded into one of

the most polarized issues since the health

care debates earlier

this year. Debaters f r ame

i t . as a moral issue versus a const i tut ional right,

an issue of sancti ty versus an issue of f reedom. A recent poll

conducted by C N N shows that 70 percent of Amer icans are

opposed to the const ruct ion of a mosque blocks f rom ground zero

P

KOIO COURTESY ASSOCIATED

AERIAL V I E W - When look ing at an aer ia l photo of

t he area where the Wor ld Trade Center towers once sto-

od, It is relatively easy to d is t inguish ground zero

f rom the rest of t he ci ty.

while 29 percent are in favor.

The Const i tu t ion reserves an individual or group the right to pract ice their religion freely and

peacefully. But for some it is more of an issue of respect than a consti tutional issue. Protestors

of the mosque are

fighting to keep the sacredness of the area

and r e m e m b e r those who lost their lives as

a result of the Musl im

extremists who flew two hijacked planes

into the World Trade

Center towers. In a recent speech

President Barack

O b a m a stated, "As a citizen, and as

president, I believe that Muslims have the same

right to pract ice their religion as everyone in

this country." New York Mayor

Michael Bloomberg

praised Obama's speech as a "clarion defense of

f r eedom of religion." Bloomberg also told the

press that he believes this issue will fade

when the November

elections are finished. How close is too

close? W h e n looking at an aerial pho to of the

area where the World Trade Cente r towers once stood,

it is relatively easy to distinguish ground zero f rom the rest of the city. On the s t reets of Manha t t an ,

however, the answer becomes a little unclear.

In a recent repor t by Fox

News, N e w Yorkers and tourists

a round M a n h a t t a n were asked about the location of g round

zero. Andrew Slawsky s tood outside the proposed area for

the Islamic center and mosque

and claimed that ground zero is not here. "To me, ground zero

is any site that was destroyed or damaged on 9/11 — mostly

the hole in the ground," Slawsky

said. Maureen Santora, whose

firefighter son was killed at

the World Trade Center, has a different take. She said that

g round zero extends far beyond the hole in the ground. It extends through the whole city where

debris covered the s t reets and body par t s were found years

later. "It will always be a place

where my son was murdered .

I don't care what they call this place," Santora said. "It will be a

cemetery."

Nelson Warfield, a Republican strategist who works

in New York told Fox News, "It's a mixture of geography and

conceptual issues," he said. "The concept of an Islamic communi ty

center in close proximity to the scene of the greatest attack

by Musl im extremists on this count ry is hard to delineate in

t e rms of lines o n a map."

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T H I S W E E K I N A R T

Wednesday Sept. 1 Coffee House Andrew Belle at the Kletz

9 to 1 1 p.m.

Saturday Sept. 4 Music at Lemonjello's Pistolbrides, Johnny Unicorn. Jes

Kramer, and The Abscission

8 p.m.

Free admission

Sept. 8 Wednesday Brick by Brick Fundraiser show by Hope for kids

8 p.m. (doors at 7 :30 p.m.)

Free admission

Students take the stage with HSRT shows Katie Schewe A R T S Co-EorroR

W h e n H o p e s tudents left

c a m p u s for t he summer, the stage was set for the Hope

Summer Reper tory Theatre .

Every summer , this professional theater company

moves on to Hope 's c a m p u s with a mix of dis t inguished

professionals and young theater

s tuden t s f rom all over the Uni ted

States. Having such a highly regarded

Breathe Owl Breathe opens

Concert Series Saturday

Caitlln Klask A R T S Co-EDrroR

The H o p e College Concer t

Series has worked tirelessly this s u m m e r to bring a band

to c a m p u s for the beginning

of the semester: Breathe Owl

Breathe. Special guests are The Photographers of Traverse City

and Hope 's o w n Jacob Bullard.

The concer t will be held at

the Knickerbocker on Saturday, Sept. 4. Tickets are f ree for

Hope Students w h o present

identification and cost $8 for t he public. The show begins at

8 p.m. Headl iners Breathe Owl

Breathe are folksy music ians f rom the Midwest . This show is

a part of their fall t ou r around

the Midwest and the East coast . J. Edward Keyes writes on the

eMusic website, "The band's

music is terrifically disarming, [ f ron tman Micah] Middaugh's

cracked t enor ambling over

acoustic guitars, [Andrea] Moreno-Beals ' cello swooping

in gracefully, like a w a r m breeze or a host of doves. It's

the soundt rack to the Brothers Gr imm, a lively stroll th rough

the enchan ted forest."

The core of their indie acoustic sound at t r ibutes to their

songwriter, Micah Middaugh, who fo rmed the band with cellist

Andrea Moreno-Beals several

years ago. Middaugh brought college fr iend Trevor Hobbes

into the mix later. Their sound is similar to the likes of Bon Iver,

Horse Feathers, Andrew Bird or o ther indie bands with singer-

songwri ter types of lyrics and

sounds . The band is also an ar t project

of sorts . O n some occasions,

they have m a d e drawings

and paint ings to accompany

their C D s on some occasions. Their stage pe r fo rmances also

demons t r a t e their passion for

expression. O n e open ing band with a

very similar sound is called

The Photographers , though

they have been called These Romant ic Bandits or a variety

of o ther names . Their breathy

vocals mi r ror those of Sam Beam of Iron & Wine, and their

sound has a sparse, attic-like feel.

Bullard, a m e m b e r of HCCS, has played a round c a m p u s several

t imes before. He will also o p e n

for Breathe Owl Breathe. Af te r several successful shows

last semester including Iron &

W i n e s sold-out per formance , HCCS expects high a t t endance

at Breathe Owl Breathe. John Rebhan, who has helped to fill

in d i rec tor Josh Wunderl ich 's shoes while Wunder l ich is

in Switzerland, predic ts high

a t t endance at the show. "We m a d e a Facebook event

for the show, and about 100 people have already said they'll

attend," he says. Many Hope

s tudents may want to a t tend based on the incentive of f ree

admission. "The show may

even sell out," says the Conce r t

Series.

thea ter company on campus allows Hope s tudents to get

in on the act. HSRT hires undergradua te

s tudents as in terns f rom

colleges a round the country. Hope s tudents are also able

to take part in these great

in ternship oppor tuni t ies . Act ing in terns play a large

role in HSRT, but s tudents assist in o ther d e p a r t m e n t s as

well, such as cos tume, lighting,

scenery, sound, publicity and

managemen t . In all, HSRT brings in just

over 100 people to help with these product ions . Typically 15

to 20 Hope s tudents will also

join the staff each summer . HSRT pu t s on seven

pe r fo rmances t h roughou t

the s u m m e r at th ree different

venues. These venues include the

DeWitt stage, t he Knickerbocker

Theatre and the DeWitt Studio. These p roduc t ions include

main stage product ions , as

well as children's product ions . Having mult iple venues makes

it possible for HSRT to pu t on several different pe r fo rmances

in one day. The professionals that are

b rought in f rom all across the

count ry are paired up with s tudents for t he summer . This allows s tudents t he rare

oppor tun i ty to no t only take par t in a professional theat re

company, bu t also work closely

with those who are already immersed in the field that

interests t h e m most .

Ben Hertel '10 was one of

eight acting in terns for HSRT this summer . He participated in

four of the seven shows: "Into the Woods," "An Italian Straw Hat,"

and both of the children's shows,

"Richard Scarry's Busytown" and

"The Brand N e w Kid." Hertel said, "To say I was

busy with these would be a vast

understatement ." The s tudents

would rehearse for abou t 10

hours a day.

W h e n they weren ' t rehearsing, their help would be needed

th roughou t the many technical

d e p a r t m e n t s in the theater. "We would run two kids

shows dur ing the day every Monday, Wednesday and Friday,

with other shows at night," Hertel said. "Needless to say, my

caffeine intake jumped up qui te

a bit for t he summer." Hertel also stressed how

amazing this un ique experience has been for him. Although the

hours were long and demanding ,

Hertel could no t have asked for a

bet ter s u m m e r job. Hertel said t he children's

shows have been one of the mos t impor t an t aspects of his

experience this summer .

"The children's shows proved to be the mos t rewarding,

because we were of ten giving

these kids their very first

theatrical experience," Hertel said. It is experiences like this

that make all of their hard work

worthwhi le .

DePree displays "In Retrospect" through Oct. 1

Caitlin Klask A R T S C O - E D I T O R

The first exhibit to hit DePree

Art Cen te r this semester opened Aug. 23 and will con t inue until

Oc t . 1. Entitled "In Retrospect :

Artists ' Books and Works O n

Paper," t he exhibit features

works by Maureen C u m m i n s , A n n Lovett, and Nava Atlas.

The t h e m e of the exhibit

is sampling - sampling old

books, letters, pictures or o the r

memorabi l ia . All three art ists used their

sampled materials to compile

an entirely new piece with an extraordinari ly different

meaning . The books ' conten t

sparks irony, cynicism, thought fu lness , con tempt and

more for its readers .

According to the artists, the materials c ame f rom various

sources bo th public and personal,

f r o m attics, libraries, museums , ca rdboard boxes in closets and a

set of o the r origins. The overall effect s t imulates

an entire spec t rum of

responses . C u m m i n s , o n e con t r ibu tor

to "In Retrospect," comes f r o m

High Falls, N.Y. and runs her

o w n studio in Brooklyn. Her highly acclaimed work has been

featured all over the country, and she has been recognized with a

mul t i tude of awards.

She graduated f rom Cooper Union School of Art .

C u m m i n s found old letters and pho tographs to present her

themes . They depict such grave topics as madness , slavery and

agony. A n n Lovett, a photographer ,

artist and professor, has qui te a bit of work behind her as

well. Her art has been widely displayed th roughout New York,

and one of her classes concerns

photographic artist books. Her cont r ibut ion to "In Retrospect"

comes f rom a background full

of expertise and on the specific

subject . Lovett takes her subject

f r om personal substance. O n e of her main themes in "In

Retrospect" is irony and the

i ronic relat ions of her subjects . The exhibit is b o t h a protest

and a m e m o r a n d u m . The

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B O O K S O N D I S P L A Y - Artists sample old documents to compile new books In DePree's current exhibit.

material f r om public places more contrast of personal and public

than personal documents . She has included historical

clippings and extracts relating to

war, loss and grief. Atlas considers herself an

author. She creates and publishes

in New York. She describes her work as an "examination of

gender issues and sexism," and she draws her material entirely

sources should make for an interesting variety of audience

responses. There will be an opening

recept ion for "In Retrospect" on Friday, Sept. 10, at DePree

Gallery f rom 5 to 6 p.m. Art is ts

will present their works ^nd conduc t a brief discussion at

4:30 p.m.

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A big f lu f fy TotDro s tu f fed animal

A " th igh m a s t e r "

ID pounds of Guatemalan cof fee

A bit of wool f r o m a sheep in Scot land

A six-pack... (of too thpas te )

A j a r of rocks

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Paradoxical perspectives

1 K a r e n P a t t e r s o n & James N i c h o l s

Editors-in-Chief

Traditionally, the first column of the year by the editors-in-chief speaks to how optimistic they are about the upcoming school year. Optimism is a great thing to have; when that optimism is combined with a great staff adviser, a staff can truly flourish.

If you've never met Kathy Nathan before, you're missing out. Really. From her great story ideas and quick wit to her fabulous outfits that look like a Tal-bots ad campaign, Kathy has kept The Anchor staff accountable from year to year while providing creative advice

and friendship. We admit that it's easy to take Kathy

for granted and just thank her every time she refills our candy bowl, but when she's still in the office at 1 a.m., we realize as a staff just how valuable she is. Every student organization at Hope has a staff adviser—some are more hands-on than others. In our minds, Kathy

strikes the perfect balance. During staff training week this year,

Kathy took time out of her day to come in and teach our staff AP style, and she did it in far better form than we could ever have hoped. Each week she sits down with editors from the different sections and shares story ideas that she has. And we're not quite sure how it's possible, but she seems to know every single person that we may ever need to speak to for a story. For that, we as a staff are eternally grateful.

Without realizing it, Kathy has made our jobs as Editors-in-Chief easier. Knowing that she is always available to

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assist us with anything we need is like having a pocket-sized tell-all book that can engage in conversation with you.

We're fallible just like everyone else; we are just as prone to errors as the next student, but she is always gentle in her corrections. She pushes us as chiefs to be at our besf both at The Anchor and in our personal lives. The same treat-ment is given to the rest of the staff. We know Kathy isn't perfect and she (prob-ably) makes mistakes just like the rest of us, but for her commitment to the Anchor, she cannot be faulted.

As we sit in our office, feasting on leftovers provided by Kathy when she invited our entire staff over to dinner at her house, we think about the upcom-ing year, and can't help but be grateful as well, for our editorial staff.

We look forward to working with our already impressive staff this year and are confident we can put together qual-ity issue after quality issue in the hope that you all can truly feel informed and involved around Hopes community. We look forward to engaging with you and hope that you'll participate as ac-tive citizens of this Hope community through feedback, letters to the editor, and writing articles. We look forward to engaging with you in dialogue and hope that you have the chance to meet Kathy and get to know her as we have.

Karen and James would like everyone to remember: fish are friends, not food.

VOICES O F HOPE COLLEGE: THE ORIENTATION EDITION

"It's not that hot here! What are you guys whining about?"

- Student f rom Arizona

"It's so nice here! Everyone just smiles!"

- Every single incoming f reshman.

"Man, that dude's a really good dancer! He's funny!"

- Girls, referencing an Orientat ion assistant

"Did your Dad like Phelps too? Mine went back for seconds, three

times'.' - Gilmore girl

"I love my triple, we're going to be best friends!"

- Dykstra girl

" Your parents didn't leave 'til Sunday? Mine are still here"

- Kollen Hall resident

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S o n o f A r e s

This summer I had the pleasure of meeting a demi-god. Working as a camp counselor you hear all sorts of in-teresting stories and meet all kinds of interesting people, but never had I met anyone as out of the ordinary as Jacob.

I met Jake on a Sunday morning. His parents dropped him off outside my cabin and we began to chat. I asked him if there was anything he wanted me to know about him in order to make the next two weeks as fun as possible—this is where it got crazy. Jake's face suddenly turned serious; he came close as though hewas about to tell me an important se-cret. I was expecting to hear something along the lines of "I have a bed-wetting problem," or "my mom doesn't like me to drink chocolate milk," but instead he put his hand on my shoulder and whis-pered, "I'm the son of Ares."

At first I thought he was just be-ing a little goofy. Maybe he'd finished reading "The Lightning Thief" on the drive up here and was playing around. Then we went to join the other guys in the cabin and it got even funnier. Jake stepped over the threshold, gave a low growl like a fierce 12-year-old animal and tore his shirt f rom top to bottom.

Just one shirt, right? No real harm done. Little did I know that the shirt-rip-ping would continue, sometimes once, sometimes twice a day, culminating in an epic scene at the last campfire when his New York Yankees jersey was torn off and sacrificed to the lames. Holy. Cow.

I know from my description it sounds

like lake wasn't all there upstairs, but he was. He was actually a really com-passionate and social kid in between fits of shirt-shredding. And though he stuck to his act day in and day out, there were times when I could tell he was try-ing to convince himself more than any-one else of his special identity. Half way through the week, I learned that he ac-tually was adopted, and the people who had dropped him off on Sunday were

not his birth parents.

B r y a n t Russ Columnist

That's when I started to understand: the truth of Jake's story was so cold and lackluster that he'd rather be someone else. In fact, he had to be someone else. So instead of being the abandoned little boy who nobody seemed to want, he made up a new story to live in. Though he knew that he was pretending, his made-up story gave him more meaning and identity than his real one did.

The funny thing is, we do the same thing. While I've never claimed to be the son of a Greek god, I have pretend-ed to be someone else in order to fit in. I've been so bored with my own story at times that I've wanted to be someone else, somewhere else. Jake is just more

creative, I guess. John Eldridge writes, "We have no

idea who we really are. Whatever glory was bestowed, whatever glory is being restored, we thought this whole Chris-tian thing was about something else. Trying not to sin. Going to church. Being nice. Jesus says it is about heal-ing your heart, setting it free, restoring your glory. A religious fog has tried to veil all that, put us under some sorts of spell or amnesia, to keep us from com-ing alive. As Blaise Pascal said, 'It is a monstrous thing...an incomprehensible enchantment, and a supernatural slum-ber.' When anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. A veil removed, bringing freedom, 'transformation, glory. Do you see it? I am not making this up—though I have been accused of making the gospel better than it is. The charge is laughable. Could anyone be more generous than God? Could any of us come up with a story that beats the one God has come up with?"

The truth of our identity is a beauti-fully exciting thing. We are free to stop pretending and live into our roles as

children of the living God. Bryant wants all the new students

to get psyched because they're about to have the best years of their lives.

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From the inside out Ann Malone

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At the start of it all

New student orientation is scary. Acutely aware of the craziness involved, I tended not to go to most events out-side of the orientation assistant meet-ings. But, I've come a long way. Being an orientation assistant for the second year this year, it hit me again: orienta-tion is scary. Today while I was sitting outside Phelps, waiting for new stu-dents to move in, I started talking to a new student, a young woman waiting for her parents. It was like looking in a mirror. After a few minutes, she asked how one made fr iends at Hope College. I did a double take.

For three years, I had thought I was the only one who suffered f rom that in-tense longing for home, that desire to not feel overwhelmed by all the happi-ness surrounding me. I told her about the activities fair, and how there were so many things to get involved in. We talked about Greek life, about Nykerk and The Pull, and everything else on campus. I told her about my f reshman year, and the similar feeling of isolation

that 1 encountered. She asked about orientation assistant

groups, and I told her that I met some fantastic people I was still friends with, all during orientation activities planned by my orientation assistant and my resi-dential assistant. I even told her about the first Anchor meeting I didn't go to; I literally walked into Mar tha Miller, saw all the people, and turned right back around, not even entering the room!

While this is funny now, I was appalled

then. I had tons of friends in high school,

and judging by the number of people that recognize m e each summer 1 re-turn home, I wasn't a wallflower. 1 was in choir, drama, freshmen orientation and advanced placement classes. I de-bated. I was involved. The first two years at Hope, I was 'ehh.'

I was in Nykerk, and I at tended events. But I was afraid to take that step, almost afraid to truly go to col-lege. I always admired those people who knew everybody, and felt like I ought to have been one of them. My junior year of college was fantastic, and I have so much to look forward to in the

coming year. In retrospect, it would have been so

easy to begin college the way I'm going to end it. But I didn't, and 1 can only look back on the experience and be grateful for what it is has given me. I still made fantastic friends—I was just a little late in the game. She asked me how to make friends. I responded, "You just have to close your eyes, take a breath, and jump." Jump in to whatever activity has always intrigued you, but you've never taken the t ime to check it out. Explore all the things Hope has to offer, because there are plenty of things out there. And hey, you might even make a few new friends out of the deal.

Anne is really glad she doesn't have

to carry futons any longer!

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Maggie Almdale Voices Editor

Off the radar, out in the open It's cliche to talk about change. At least, that's what I'm told. But

frankly, it's everywhere—the hum of our lives is the constant roll of change, f rom text flashing onto our cell phones, to the car that drives past our apartment window or dorm window or LJ's-JP's window, to the incessant flashing of colors and pictures on television or the YouTube video you've watched five times because, well... just

because. Fuzzy-eyed and blurry, our lives t h r u m by—too quickly, it

seems. Not just visually, but emotionally and physically, ev-erything moves. If you're new to Hope, you've signed on for

one of the biggest changes in your life—you're in a new, college community. (Congratulations!)

Well as Voices editor this year, I'm hoping to X "tweak" some things—hopefully you'll be pleased.

But any changes made will just be experi-ments: taking the opportunity to test the

boundaries, to get beyond what's been done before or add a new

^ * twist to what's already

been tried. Further, I echo the hope of Karen Patterson and James Nichols, The Anchors editors-in-chief, and wish that you'll write to The Anchor this year, and talk to us!

Remember that letters to the editors can be sent to anchor@ hope.edu at any time of the day, week, month, any time of the school year. In fact, we'd love to hear f rom you. Literally speaking. I mean, why else do you think we mention it in every issue? (Up-perclassmen, you have no excuse for staying silent inside your dusty

dorm rooms and cottages.) Part of being a community means you talk with those around

you—we are not meant to live alone inside little bubbles of our-selves," throwing parties for one. As a student-run newspaper, we try to present the life of Hope College and the ideas and interests of

the entire campus. Speaking for the Voices Section, I'd like to throw a party for

ya'll—a party of varied opinions, life stories, perspectives and ideas. You're welcome to join in for the fun: enjoy reading, and yes, you might even enjoy writing. Huh,

imagine the thought of it...

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Men's basketball enters new coaching era Bethany Stripp S P O R T S E D I T O R

Every year brings changes

to any team's roster at H o p e

College, and the men's basketball t eam is no exception. Though

new faces are expected on the

cour t , for the first t ime since 1977, a new face will also be

leading the team. After guiding the Du tchmen for 33 seasons,

Glenn Van Wieren retired f rom

his posit ion as head coach of the men's basketball last year.

Filling the space is longt ime assistant coach and former H o p e

basketball player Matt Neil.

Neil played basketball in high school and con t inued playing at

Hope. After graduat ing he took a job as a teacher and basketball

coach in the Holland Public

School system, fulfilling a d ream

he'd had for qui te some time. "I was always interested in

being a teacher and a coach,"

Neil said. "From as early as the sixth grade 1 thought that that 's

what I wanted to do."

Neil coached basketball for

three years at Holland High School before re turn ing to H o p e

and coaching the |V team for

nine years. He later became an assistant coach for the varsity

squad. Neil noticed a difference

be tween the speed and s t rength

required to play at the varsity

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N E W L E A D E R S H I P — Mat t Nell w i l l guide the basketbal l t eam th is winter .

level, and as an assistant coach, he was directly involved in these

aspects of the game.

"My mission was to teach them how to work hard and

teach them that early, so that

when we s tar ted pract ice they

fully under s tood expectations," Neil said.

In becoming head coach,

Neil is cont inuing on a unique

tradi t ion in Hope basketball. Like his predecessor Van

Wieren, w h o played under

fo rmer head coach Russ DeVette

before becoming head coach himself, Neil played under Van

Wieren in the 1980s. And, just

like DeVette was a role model for

Van Wieren, Van Wieren was a

role model for Neil.

"I don ' t know if there's been

anyone who has influenced me more on this c a m p u s than (Van Wieren) has and he did it at a

very format ive point in my life," Neil said. "Between the ages

of 17 and 21 he really was an

impact player in my life at that

point and remains so." As someone who has been

a par t of Hope's basketball

p rogram for over 25 years, Neil

knows how hard the coaching staff has worked to build Hope's

basketbll reputat ion. He hopes

to cont inue runn ing a high

integrity p rogram dur ing his

t ime as coach. He also has

three other goals for the team: purpose , passion, and pride.

"(One of our) goals is to find

purpose in what we're doing, coaches and athletes alike," Neil

said. "We need to opera te with passion, and we can do that and

be humble at the s ame time. 1 also think we have to have some

pride in this insti tution. Pride in the fact that it is an academic

center, pr ide in the fact that it's a place of excellence, pr ide in the

fact that we t rust God to lead

all of us in what we're doing and how we're moving about our

everyday lives."

Neil is also interested in s tudent suppor t for the athletic

t eams at Hope. As founder of the Dew Crew, he hopes to see

s tudent suppor t go beyond

men's basketball and into other sports .

"1 don ' t want people to feel as

though the Dew Crew is simply

an exclusive men's basketball ideal here," he said. "I'd like them

to organize and get to soccer

matches and volleyball matches

and goodness, even get ou t to a cross count ry mee t some time.

That would be my hope: that

our s tudents get out to football

games and soccer matches and volleyball matches, just like they

do for basketball. 1 think that it's

impor tan t to do that."

Vande Hoef to lead Flying Dutch in Softball Chris Russ A S S I S T A N T S P O R T S Eo r rop

The re t i rement of head

coach Karla Wol te rs at the end

of last year's Softball season was a significant event not

only for H o p e College's athletic

d e p a r t m e n t but for the H o p e

c o m m u n i t y as a whole. Wolters served as the head of the Softball

p rogram for the past 22 years.

The mos t direct evidence of her legacy can be seen in the fo rm of

the recently completed Wolters

Softball Stadium.

Her replacement is first t ime head coach Mary Vande Hoef,

a 2003 graduate of Centra l

College, located in Pella, Iowa. Vande Hoef has spent six years

coaching at the Division III level,

first as an assistant at Ithaca College, N.Y. and later as an

assistant under George Wares at

her alma mater.

Wares was also Vande Hoef ' s

coach in her t ime as a player at

Centra l and she stated that he has had a significant impact o n

her coaching philosophy.

"I think one of the biggest

things that he taught me was to take risks, and to not be afraid,"

she said.

W h e n asked abou t the t ransi t ion be tween coaches,

r e tu rn ing captain Abby Phillips ('11) explained her thoughts on

the subject . "Coach Wolters is an amazing

w o m a n and was a wonder fu l coach," Phillips said. "However,

we are excited about the change,

and are hopeful about ex tended

success under the lead of Coach Vande Hoef."

Vande Hoef issued a similar sen t iment while discussing her

first year as coach.

"I'm sure there will be some

changes but

I definitely

want to draw on the

t radi t ion and

history that

exists within the program,"

she said.

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as director of Hope 's

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p rogram and assistant director of the Dow Center. This posit ion

has allowed her to begin to

interact with a n u m b e r of her players before the season

begins.

Vande Hoef also became familiar with her t eam by

watching many of them play on a s u m m e r t eam in Byron Center.

Building personal relat ionships with her players

is an essential aspect of her

coaching approach. "As a coach you get to have a

pretty active involvement in the

lives of your players," she said. As a coach on the Division

III level, Vande Hoef feels that her players have more of an

oppor tun i ty to develop in ways

not exclusive to athletics. "I'm really passionate about

the Division III philosophy of building s tudents as whole

PHOTO BY HOLLY EVENHOUSE

F R E S H P E R S P E C T I V E - Vande H o e f s f i rst head coach ing job is for Hope's sof tba l l team.

people, as s tudent athletes," she

said. W h e n responding to the idea that this level of college

athletics is somehow less

significant, Vande Hoef was qui te clear that she completely

re jects this idea

"At Hope, you're here first and foremost to get your degree, and

that 's what 's going to car ry you after college," s h e said.

Vande Hoef expressed a good deal of op t imi sm when asked

about the upcoming season. "The goal on any t eam that

I coach is to win a national championship," she said. "There

are some years where that 's

a realistic goal, and there are some years where it might not seem like that , but I think if you

don't talk about it, and you don ' t

d r e a m about it, it's never going

to happen."

T H I S W E E K I N S P O R T S

Wednesday

Women's Soccer vs. Corners tone at 4 p . m .

Friday Men's Soccer vs. G o s h e n a t 7 p . m .

Sept. 1

Sept. 3

Sept. 4 Saturday Volleyball vs. Thel l at 1 0 a . m .

Cross Country Bill Vanderbi l t Invi lat ional a t 1 0 : 3 0 a .m.

Football vs. Illinois Wes leyan at 1 : 3 0 p .m.

Men's Soccer vs. M i l w a u k e e School of Engineering

at 6 p .m.

I N B R I E F

FOOTBALL

The men's football team has

been ranked four th in a pre-sea-

son poll of MIAA football coach-es. Coaches were not allowed to

vote for their o w n team. Trine

was ranked unanimously as the

top team in the league. Trine has won the league for the past

two years. H o p e will open its

season at h o m e on C o m m u n i t y Day, Saturday, Sept. 4. The t eam

finished last season with a 3-7 overall record and a 3 -3 confer-

ence record which earned them

four th place irt the MIAA stand-

ings.

VOLLEYBALL

The Flying Dutch volleyball

t eam has placed four th in the

American Volleyball Coaches Association pre-season poll.

Last season's t eam earned a Final

Four appearance in the Division

III Championships . In addit ion, the squad tallied 34 victories, a

Hope College volleyball record.

Washington-St . Louis, who de-feated Hope in the Final Four,

is ranked first in the poll. Calvin

College is ranked ninth.

W O M E N ' S SOCCER

Hope's fall spor ts season offi-

cially begins Wednesday, Sept. 1. The women's soccer t eam plays

its season opener against Cor-

ners tone University. This will be the squad's first comple te season

in the newly completed Van An-

del Soccer Stadium.

CROSS COUNTRY

The U.S. Track & Field and

Cross Count ry Coaches Asso-ciation have ranked the women's

cross count ry team second in the N C A A Division III Great

Lakes region. The men's team was not ranked in the pre-sea-

son poll. The poll ranked the top 10 teams in each region.

Calvin topped bo th the men's and women's poll. Last season,

Hope 's women's team finished second in the MIAA and placed

sixth at the N C A A Great Lakes Regional. The m e n s team also

finished second in the MIAA and placed 10th at the N C A A

Great Lakes Regional.