September I 998

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Student Con-gress gears up for elections. Campusbeat, page 2.

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Students gain skills and experi-ence through Hope's Summer Repertory Theater. Intermission, page 6.

Orientation staff leads class of 2002 into a new year. O r i e n t a t i o n , page 4.

Basketball team returns from the Netherlands. Sports, page 8.

Changes SARA E LAMERS campusbeat: edijtpr

From office relocations to new fac-ulty, the Hope scene has grown in

many ways over the summer months.

The Financial Aid Office has moved

from the DeWitt Center to the Sligh Building. The Counseling Center oc-

cupies the former location of Finan-

cial Aid in the Dewitt Center and Ca-reer Services has moved f rom the Sligh Building to 100 East 8th Street.

These changes were done to allow for

more space and to make the offices

more readily available to students.

-up campus atmosphere "Career Services is located in a more professional office,'* said Dean Rich-

ard Frost, Vice President of Student Development. "This should enhance

the experience recruiters have when

they meet with students." "One of the main reasons we moved

is to increase the accessibility of all

students," said Dr. Kristen Gray, Di-

rector of Counseling. "We hope to be a more visible office so students will

be more aware of our services. We hope to have everything ready soon

and are very excited to be in DeWitt

amid the action." Dr. Gray will also serve as the new

Assistant Dean for Health Services.

"My job will involve looking holisti-cally at the student body and examin-

ing student relations as well as com-

munity relations," she said. ' T i n anx-

ious to meet with students and to be available to hear their concerns."

In addition, a number of new faces can

be seen on campus. Residential Life has hired the following new Resident

Directors: Jennifer Kmeta in Dykstra Hall, Doreen Bletz in Gilmore Hall,

Amity Weeldreyer in Wyckoff/Cosmo-politan Hall, and Sherri Meyer in Col-

lege East. "Our new RDs are very qualified and

are wonderful assets to our program," said Julie Goebel, Director of Residen-

tial Life. P e r h a p s one of the mos t o b v i o u s

changes on campus is the renovation

of the Kletz. This has been a summer long project that was done at the request

of student development.

"We want students to use the Kletz and feel the new environment will be very

student-friendly," Frost said. "Ethernet hook-ups will be available to students

and we also hope to install a computer." Booths were installed in the area 4un

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Hope ranks high • Hope receives second tier ranking in U.S. News and World Report.

SARA E LAMERS campusbeat editor

Hope College's ranking in the 1999 edition of U.S.

News and World Report's "America 's Best Colleges" rose to the second tier of the National Liberal Arts

Colleges. In past years, Hope has consistently appeared in

the third tier, with the exception of 1996 when it

boasted a second tier listing. Our being included in the ranking is significant be-

cause it serves as a stamp of endorsement," said Jim

Bekkering, Vice President of Admissions. U.S. News groups the colleges into five categories:

national universities, national liberal arts, regional uni-

versities, regional liberal arts and specialized schools.

These classifications are established by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, based

upon undergraduate and graduate degrees available.

' T h e ranking is based upon statistical information,

and several factors are considered," said Tom Renner,

Director of Public Relations. "Information from each

college is weighted and compared to that of other

schools." One hundred and sixty-two colleges received the

distinction of being a national liberal arts college, of which only four were from Michigan. Hope was sur-

passed by Kalamazoo College, which also received a second tier ranking. Both Albion and Alma Colleges were listed in the third tier of the national liberal arts

schools while Calvin College ranked 11th among re-

gional liberal arts colleges in the Midwest. The guide provides information on the freshman

retention rate, the 1997 graduation rate, the range of

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Anchor photo by Johnathan Muenk

VVMOLE M E W WORLDrA/i orientation group meets on a stage in the Pine Grove this weekend. See pages 4 and 5 for more orientation details and photos.

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DANA LAMERS infocus editor

For the first time ever a textbook in the Hope-

Geneva bookstore is sporting a price tag reach-

ing a three digit figure. "I worked for three weeks at camp this sum-

mer just to pay for my books," said Biology and

Kinesiology double major Libby Folkert ( '00). "It 's insane. I paid $485 for 18 credit hours."

Bookstore manager Mark Cook says that book

prices have not suddenly increased this semes-

ter, but the steadily growing prices every year

are just catching up with students. "There are no abnormal price increases," Cook

said. "Single books have just caught student's

attention. A j ump from $98 to $102 puts you over

that $100 mark and seems scary." While the inflation has been inevitable, the prices

have not escaped the attention of students. "I understand that they need to make money and I

knew I'd have to spend a lot, but I never expected

this much," Folkert said. It can seem unbelievable that textbooks cost so

much more than your average bestseller purchase,

but Cook explains that the student-based textbook market is very different than any other book mar-

ket. " T h e t ex tbook marke t is smal l c o m p a r e d to

bestsellers. Printing is cheaper for bestsellers be-cause a Psychology book sells relatively less than

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Jacobson gives final State of the College address SARA E LAMERS campusbeat editor

President John Jacobson outlined his

goals for the final year of his presi-dency in his State of the College Ad-

dress presented on August 27. "I am looking forward to this last

year that I will spend among you and hope it may be an exciting, produc-

tive, and pleasant year for all of us,"

President Jacobson said. Jacobson highlighted the areas he hopes to focus upon, including fund

raising for the science building addi-

tion. ' T h e quality of our science program

is a major contributor to the general reputa t ion that the col lege has , " Jacobson said. "It attracts many out-

standing students to Hope, many of whom major in the sciences."

Jacobson also discussed his desire for a new dance facility, new music

building, and a renovation of Lubbers

Hall. Jacobson then explained his plans to

improve the chapel program. "During the summer the Frost Cen-

ter did a telephone survey of student opinion on a series of issues related

to the chapel program," Jacobson said. "Early this semester a similar survey of faculty opinion will be con-

ducted and will cover 100 percent of

the faculty." When the results of the surveys are tabulated, they will be given to a team

of off-campus evaluators who will make observations on campus and

make suggestions to enhance the pro-

gram. President Jacobson hopes to improve minority and majority student rela-

tions and to enhance financial aid for

selected students. "We will see the initiation of a vol-

untary program which will bring mi-

nor i ty and m a j o r i t y s tudents to-gether," Jacobson said. "We also hope

to establish a multicultural center to join those who share an interest in

multicultural matters." While selected areas of Hope life

may need improvement . President Jacobson is optimistic about the fu-ture of Hope. He noted that the 1998-

99 school year marks the first one in which Hope received more than 2,000

applications from first-time students. "A number of colleges that are close to Hope have experienced enrollment

shortfalls in recent years," Jacobson said. "Hope has been blessed in ex-

periencing slow and steady enroll-

ment increases during the decade."

Although an increase in applicants has occurred, Hope continues to main-

tain its enrollment cap of 3,000 stu-

dents. Jacobson stressed that as a

J. Jacobson

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Campus Beat the Anchor September 2, I 998

campus briefs

New web site posted A new addition to the KnowHope

web page should make s tudents belter informed about cr ime and

other campus incidents.

Beginning in mid-August, a Cam-pus Safety Report was posted at

hl lp: / / .www.hope.edu/knowhope/ incident.html. This site reports the

inc idents that publ ic sa fe ty re-

sponds to each day. "We are trying to be better com-

municators with the campus in this

area," said Tom Renner, Director of

Public Relations. The site is updated daily and each

incident is posted for a two week

period. "This site should help s tudents

avoid potential crime," Renner said.

"For example, if a string of bike

thefts occurs, students will be aware

of them and will be able to take the initiative to be extra cautious."

Incidents listed on the site range in nature, with some being less seri-

ous than others. Security alerts will be posted for the more serious mat-

ters. "Not only will people on campus

know everything that is going on,

they will be able to help prevent

crime," said Duane Terpstra of Pub-

lic Safety. "It 's important for us to communicate with students and also

for them to communicate with us."

"We feel a better informed campus

will be safer with the awareness

gained," Renner said.

Sutton on national panel Kate Sutton ( '00) was appointed

to serve a two to three year term on

the College Board 's Ad-visory Panel on Student

Concerns (APSC).

T h e n a t i o n a l pane l meets twice a year to dis-

cuss concerns of college

students. It is comprised

of 16 high school and

college students whose

voices are heard by vari-

ous col lege pres idents

and administration. Sutton S u t t o n w a s c h o s e n

from a pool of over 400 applicants.

C o l l e g e S c h o l a r s h i p S e r v i c e s ,

which meets in December and July. In a d d i t i o n ,

Sutton will partici-

pate in the Washing-

ton Honors program

during the spring se-

mester. Here she will hold

an in ternship with

the U.S. Department

of Education and in

a congress ional of-

fice. "Kate is very inter-

ested in public policy and educa-

tional access," said Phyllis Kleder

C H A N G E S f r o m I

der the glass' while the tables and

chairs in the main area were re-placed. The ceiling was also raised

and given special lighting to create

a 'skylight effect. ' Less obvious improvements in-

clude work done to various park-

ing lots. "The drainage system in Siberia

has been improved," said Gerald

Rademaker, Director of the Physi-

cal Plant. "The inadequate sewage system did not allow us to do all

that we had hoped, but we did add

leaching basins which allow the

ground to absorb water faster. Sev-

eral pot holes were also fixed." In addition, a new parking lot is

being constructed on the corner of

Lincoln and 9th streets. T h e lot

should be ready by late fall.

CIT has also been hard at work oer the summer months. A partner-

S N AC K XIM E: New booths give students more room to eat and relax in the newly-renovated Kletz will make cable television available

to all students living in on-campus

housing. "Students have wanted cable for

a long time and this year we are able

to offer universal services," said

Carl Heideman, Director of CIT. "One of the benefits is that there is

no installation fee and students will

Dean Frost stressed the positive

affect the changes should have on

the students. "We do a lot to improve the cam-

pus over the summer , " he said.

"When students leave campus each

spring, a new phase begins in prepa-ration of a new year. We hope the

changes contribute to the overall

ship between Hope and MediaOne receive cable at a discount rate." educational value of Hope."

Student Congress prepares for upcoming elections

'I work in the financial aid of- Hooyman, director of Financial Aid.

fice and they suggested I apply," "She is a natural for this position." said Sutton. Sutton is a political science ma-

in addition to the bi-annual panel jor who has been active in Hope

meetings, Sutton is also required to D e m o c r a t s and H o p e ' s M o d e l

serve on another college commit- United Nations. tee or council. t4I en joy publiclicy policy and

Sutton will also be involved in many college issues," Sutton said.

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S A R A E L A M E R S campusbea-t editor

Student Congress encourages the

campus to get involved and voice

their opinion by picking up a peti-

tion for the upcoming elections for

student representatives.

Students can stop by the Student

Congress off ice in Dewitt or the

Student Union desk to pick up a pe-

tition. "We want to stress that this will be

a campus-wide election that is open

to all students," said Dana Marolt

C99) Petitions must be returned to Stu-

dent Congress by Wednesday, Sep-

tember 9 and voting will take place

on Wednesday, September 16 and

Thursday, September 17.

In order to have his name appear

on the ballot, a student must obtain

25 signatures from students in his

residency. "After the petitions are turned in,

students will begin campaigning in hopes of obtaining votes," Marolt

said. This year there are 24 positions to

be filled. "One of our most important goals

this year will be to inform students

of what is occurring on campus,"

said Matt Fretz ( '99), Student Con-

gress Vice President. "Often stu-

dents don ' t know what S tudent Congress is involved in on cam-

pus." One of the ways Student Congress hopes to hear the voices of the stu-

dent body is through a new program

called Dinner with the Dean.

"Dean Frost hopes to make him-

self more accessible to students so

we thought this would be a good

way to do jus t jha t , " Marolt said. Once a month. Student Congress

will hold a raffle to chose a student

to enjoy a dinner with Dean Frost. Students that wish to participate can

fill out a constituency concern card

with their comments on a specific

issue affecting Hope 's campus.

"The cards will be available in our

office or from the Student Union desk," Marolt said. "When the new

representatives are elected, students

will be able to get the cards from

them." A member of Student Congress will also be present at the dinner in

order to hear the concern of the stu-dent and then relay the information

to the rest of the congress.

"Hopefully this program will make

both Student Congress and Dean

Frost more accessible to the stu-

dents," Marolt said. Student Congress meetings will

take place on Thursdays at 8 pm in

the Herrick room of Dewitt.

C o m m i t t e e narrows potential

candidates for new president S A R A E L A M E R S campusbeat editor

After weeding dirough hundreds of

nominations for the presidency, the

Presidential Search Committee has

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of candidates. The commit tee met Wednesday, Aug. 26 and reduced the list to those

they want to pursue further. "For the

next three weeks we will be check-

ing references and we hope to nar-

row down the candidates again by m i d - S e p t e m b e r , " sa id Joel

B o u w e n s , P r e s i d e n t i a l S e a r c h

Commitee Chair. After this stage of the process oc-

curs, the Committee will begin in-

terviewing in October. The interviews will be confidential and will take place off-campus.

Upon completion of these meet-ings, candidates will be invited to

campus sometime in November.

"At this time we plan to give as

many of the constituents of the col-

lege as possible the opportunity to m e e t t he f i n a l i s t c a n d i d a t e s . "

Bouwens said. "Individuals meet-ing with the candida tes will be

asked to provide written evaluations

to the Search Committee." The summer months were spent

collecting submissions for nomina-tions. By the August 1 deadline,

over 100 persons had made nomi-

nations, many of whom accepted the commit tee 's invitation to be-

come candidates. The committee also solicited nomi-

nations by letter from over 800 in-dividuals. These individuals came

from a variety of groups, including

the Board of Trustees and Honor-ary Trustees, the Great Lake.. Col-

lege Association, the Michigan In-

tercollegiate Athletic Association, and New Brunswick and Western

Theological Seminaries . "I believe the search is going very

well at this point," Bouwens said. "Our efforts have resulted in a large

pool of qualified candidates." Provost Jacob Nyenhuis shares

Bouwnes optimism in the progress

of the search thus far. " T h e P r e s i d e n t i a l S e a r c h

Commitee has done a fine job of keeping us informed of their accom-

plishments," he said. "I'm confident in their abilty to find many quali-

fied candidates. President Jacobson is clearly working to maintain the

momentum he has established over the past 11 years. 1 expect he will

continue to be fully in charge until

June 1999."

September 2. I 998 the A n c h o r In Focus

C H U G G I N * A L O N G

Dana tamers

More than Money I never lefl Hope 's campus this

summer. Instead I woke up al 6:15 eve ry m o r n i n g lo d r i v e f r o m

udsonville lo work on the Physi-

cal Plant's paint crew. We were the people who attempted to cover up

most of the bumps, gashes, and loles in walls that are left every

Dring as the campus clears out some that clever people had at-

tempted to fill in with toothpaste

to avoid fines). After the first day of my job, 1

thought the most treacherous sum-

mer of my life was stretching be-"ore me. 1 was standing in an aban-

oned cottage on an abandoned

campus with 11 strangers with a

paintbrush and a scraper, knowing

this was my life for the next four

months. 1 know I 'm not the only person

on this campus to have a summer

job that seems less than perfect at times and lo have tuition debt that

is thousands of limes bigger than

the figures on my paycheck, but

ee l ing sorry for myse l f m a d e pretty good sense that first week.

But as time went on something

lappened to my daily grind. Al-though 1 was never excited to drag

my tired body to the paint shop in

the morning, and the work didn ' t

suddenly become non-stop excite-ment, those eleven other strangers

became just the opposite.

They became some of my clos-

est f r i ends . The people w h o I laughed with, took breaks with,

complained t.o, and occasionally

painted on. We had deep discus-sions for hours; sometimes it was

as if we thought we could figure out all of mankind and fix all of

its problems without leaving the dorm room we were painting bone

white. (The whole darn campus is

bone white.) At the end of the summer it was

almost a struggle to let " the ol '

paint c rew" go. I 've discovered

that with this experience and so

many others in college, most of what is gained in the end is just

that, the experience. Those times that I was at work

spacy f rom the paint fumes and counting down the minutes unti

it was time lo punch out, I will re-

member as some of the most valu-able moments I 've ever had at a

job. The debt I am trying keep as

minimal as possible will probably l each me m o r e t h r o u g h the

struggle than I realize. And the

friendships and good times I 've gained will give me something lo

smile back upon for years. I guess I ended up getting a lot

more accomplished this summer

than j u s t m a k i n g a f ew wal l s

sparkle.

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BOOKS from I

"The textbook market is small compared lo bestsellers. Printing is

cheaper for bestsellers because a Psychology book sells relatively

l ess than w h a t e v e r ' s on t he

bestseller list." The content of many of the ex-

pensive books also explains the

high costs. With many textbooks,

especially science books, costly photography and intricate informa-

tion that needs to be checked and validated by several sources drives

the prices up quickly. The more

people and research involved in a book, the higher the price will natu-

rally be. "An English Old World Litera-

ture book is cheaper to produce per

page than a brand new Psychology

book," Cook said. When something is expensive lo

produce, and then sells relatively

few copies, you begin lo see those

3 digit prices, but Cook sympa-

thizes. "I know that doesn't help when

you ' re standing in line, wailing lo

pay the bill," Cook said.

" I 've spent $150 for 2 classes so far and I expect lo spend about $400

total," said Sarah Vincent ( '02). "I

expected lo pay a lot because I 'm a

science major but this seems un-

godly expensive." The bookstore's goal is lo keep

as many used books on slock as

possible to keep costs down for stu-

dents. Besides taking as many books in

as they can from book buy-back at the end of every semester, they also

shop used book companies. But "publishers don ' t like that,"

Cook said. "They like to come out with new editions every few years.

Our ideal is if a book was used ev-

ery year, but the faculty wants good

books that are up-to-date and we

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BREAKING THE BAM K: Students flood the bookstore Monday morning, Aug. 31. The average student dishes out $400 a semester for books.

have lo support that." opened," Cook said. "We ask pro-Cook says the bookstore can ' t fessors lo use the books they re-

also be responsible for books that are bought and then never used.

"1 feel bad if a book is never

quire . Then it feels like a good

value, the price doesn ' t seem out of

line."

the

class sizes, the percentage of full-

lime faculty, the percentage fresh-man who were in the top 10 per-

cent of their high school senior class and the

alumni giving rale. "Over lime we have seen a steady

increase in applications and im-

provements in the quality of the

application pool," Bekkering said. "This has led lo an increase in the

freshman class size." Increases also occurred in the

graduation rate and the acceptance

rate since last year 's guide. While the ratings are of value to

incoming students, both Renner

and Bekkering felt it important lo remember that the quality of the in-

stitution cannot be based solely on

numbers.

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result of this, Hope needs to con-tinue to focus on raising the en-

dowment. As of June 30, 1998, the last day

of the 1997-98 fiscal year, the value of the Hope endowment

stood at $96.5 million. This rep-resents an increase of $12 million

dur ing the f i sca l year , wh ich

would yield around $5 million a

year at current rates. President Jacobson concluded his

address by stressing his optimism

for Hope's future.

"It has been interesting lo see where Hope falls in the rankings and

the U.S News study is only one of

many in which Hope has appeared,"

Renner said. "Hope can probably

expect to move back and forth be-

tween second and third tier in the

years to come. "We have enjoyed great success

for many years and I feel that the

importance of this rating is thai

more people are understanding and

appreciating the quality of Hope,"

Bekkering said.

How we stack up....

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Rate

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Accept-ance Rate

classes under 20 students

1998 85% 67% 91% 55%

1999 85%' 68% 95% 50%

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M A K I I M G T H E I R MARK: Freshmen take time out of their busy weekend schedules to leave their hand-prints on the 1998 orientation banner. The banner, which blanketed the DeWitt patio was easily covered by the freshmen fs prints.

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ing Freshmen Places Freshmen, Orientation Staff Crowd Hope Campus \ M D R E W LOXZ spotlight: editor

This past weekend was a busy one on the Hope College

:ampus, as it was again time for freshmen orientation, who

ihowed up in record breaking, 750-pIus strong numbers.

The f reshmen class began its transfer to Hope College

ife on Friday morning by moving into their residences on

:ampus. "I had heard that you were helped when you moved in,"

mid Jane Murfey ( '02) . "But I didn ' t expect it to be as great a

ob. It was really kind of strange seeing a bunch of people

just carrying up my stuff ." While Dykstra residence hall had the largest influx of

freshmen, each hall received at least a few freshmen. The

move in proceeded smoothly thanks to the help of the volun-

teers in the orientation staff, who assist new Hope students

and parents with their moving in each fall. "Being an orientation assistant shows the new students

that someone at Hope cares about them and is excited that

they 've come," said Sherrie Cunningham ( '01), one of many

orientation assistants to help out with freshman orientation.

In addition to the moving in, the orientation s taf f ' s job

was also to get the f reshmen class integrated into life away

from home and to provide an opportunity to meet a variety of

new people. "It 's hard to meet everyone in your class because it 's so

big," said Emily White ( '02) . Groups of f reshmen were introduced to both each other

and the campus by their orientation assistants. Name learning

and recreational games were combined with serious discus-

sion and explanation of college issues to allow the new

students to learn about college life while having a lot of fun.

"The orientation groups really let you meet a lot of

people," said Chuck Whitney ( '02) . "They were a really good

idea." In addition to their small group experiences, the fresh-

men were provided with activities that gave them a chance to men were provided w u n a c u v m e s u . a i gave u.c.u * o . a u . c ^ C A R P E T B A G G I N ' : Annie Witliam ('01) and Elizabeth Flory ('01) lead a few of her m * r o i - t - i v a i c at Hnnp Orpanized fellow Orientation Assistants in carrying a student s carpeting. FreJnnen are aide, m moving in each

meet many of their fellow new arrivals at Hope. Organize lradition that garners a lot of positive feedback from both parents and students. events like the Orientation Extravaganza, Playfair, and a luau

in the Kletz brought the entire class of 2002 together.

Members of the f reshmen class also got the opportunity

to see "Orange and Blue for You", a skit about adjusting to

college performed by some of the orientation staff and master

hypnotist Michael Anthony. "The hypnotist was awesome," said Morgan Llewellyn

( '02) . "They should have had three nights of him."

This year's freshmen class has a combined grade point average of

on a 4 . 0 scale.

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K A R R Y I N G I N T O K O 1 _ I _ E N : Amy Szymczak ('01) carrys a shelving unit into Kollen Hall. Every residence hall, including traditionally upperclass halls Cook and Voorhees, recieved at least a few freshman occupants.

Intermission // Anchor September 2, I 998

Hope S u m m e r Rep Thea t re opens doors JOSLIIM FEIMAUER

intermission editor

Hope seems an unlikely place to

find many theatrical opportunities.

The Hope Summer Repertory The-

ater provides the Holland commu-

nity with professional theater pro-

d u c t i o n s and g i v e s s t u d e n t s a

chance to work with interns and

professionals f rom across the coun-

try.

"I was one of the two acting in-

terns in HSRT from Hope College.

The others were f rom out of state."

said Larry Young ( l 99) .

In add i t ion to ac t i ng , i n t e rn s

t augh t c h i l d r e n ' s w o r k s h o p s in

singing and acting.

" W e a l s o w o r k e d on s t a g e

changes because there were four

shows pe r fo rmed on main s tage

during the same period of t ime. So

many stage changes made for long

nights," Young said.

Acting was not the only dimen-

sion of theater in which Hope ' s stu-

den ts pa r t i c ipa ted this s u m m e r .

Other positions included lighting,

sound, wardrobe, and publicity.

"I i n t e r v i e w e d w i th M a r y

Schakel, Producing Director, and

was hired as a sound technician. I

also worked on designing children's

shows," said Geoff Abbas (499).

"I had worked on Hope produc-

tions in the past. HSRT allowed me

to focus on theater directly with-

out juggl ing classes. Everyone is

there just for theater. It 's also re-

ally good to get exposure to what

t e c h n i q u e s p r o f e s s i o n a l s o u n d

technicians are using," Abbas said.

Chris Mahlmann (400) interned

in lighting design. "Basically I set

up the lighting and made sure ev-

erything was working before run-

ning it. I also assisted with design

work ."

H S R T fea tu re s many p ro fes -

sional performers and technicians.

Hope students found sun\mer the-

ater more challenging that produc-

tions during the academic year.

•'Working at HSRT was different

than college productions because I

worked with professionals who had

a lot of experience. Everyone knew

exactly what to do. I had a sense

of how theater worked in the real

world; theater in an academic set-

ting is always different than pro-

fessional theater," Mahlmann said.

Shari Johnson ( '00) wanted to

pursue a summer job related to her

area of s tudy as a theater major.

Johnson worked in HSRT ' s cos-

tume shop. t4I did al terat ions on cos tumes

and helped the actors and actresses

make quick dress changes between

acts. HSRT is more intense than

college theater. This summer was

hard work with seven productions

photo courtesy of Hope Summer Repertory Theater

O D D E M X E R T A I M M E M T : HSRT's equity artists David Colacci, Dan Snyder, James Saba, Randy Same, Chip Duford, and Mark Amenta chat around the table in The Odd Couple.

of writ ing for press releases and shoots for publicity photos. We had

radio releases. Being a theater and a hectic schedule with seven pro-

English major, HSRT gave me a ductions in a three month span,"

good background in both of my ar- Malkowski said.

e a c h h a v i n g a b o u t 15 p e r f o r -

mances ," Johnson said. 44It was good to meet a lot of new

people . H S R T inc luded people

f rom all over the country," Johnson

said.

Most students gained experience

with the creative or technical ele-

ments of theater, but others chose

to explore the business of produc-

ing shows.

"Being a publicists meant a lot

e a s of s t u d y , " s a i d C h r i s t i n a

Malkowski (499).

Students agreed that HSRT was

more grueling than theater during

the school year. 44I read scripts, wrote short pro-

motional descr ip t ions for papers

and radio stations, and set up photo

H o p e s t u d e n t s in H S R T a lso

agree that their time was well-spent

as staff for the theater. 44We we l e a r n e d how thea te r

worked in a real-world setting. It

gave me conf idence that it's pos-

sible to make a living in theater,"

Young said.

Opus editor eyes alterations JOSLIM FEIIMAUER

intermission editor

The new school year brings a new

edge to Hope ' s creative arts maga-

zine. U n d e r the ed i to r sh ip of Sal ly

Smits COl ) O p u s will c o m e out

twice each semester instead of only

once as it has in the past.

Opus has tradit ionally brought

writers to Hope's campus to read for

students and community. This year,

in addition to suppor t ing profes-

sional writers. Opus plans to pro-

mote student work.

"There ' s a lot of valuable work

being done by students, and we plan

to organize more student readings,"

Smits said.

Fans of the Visiting Writers Se-

ries can be certain Opus will con-

tinue to bring writers to campus to

meet with the students.

"We try to involve students with

the writers as much as possible. We

take the writers out to dinner and

gel to hang out with them. It 's a

benefi t to the students to meet 'real

l i fe ' poets and

writers," Smits

said. The first

V i s i t i n g

Writer 's Series

event will take

place Thursday,

Sept. 10 at the

Knickerbocker

Theatre.

H o p e professor Jack

Rid l wi l l b e

f e a t u r e d and

a c c o m p a n i e d

by a local jazz

ensemble, the

John Shea Trio. Six other Hope fac-

ulty will also share shorter poetry

selections: Priscilla Atkins, Jackie

B a r t l e y , J u l i e F i e d l e r , N a n c y

W e try to involve s tudents with the

wri ters as much as possible . . . . It's a benefit to m e e t

'real life' poets and writers.

— S a l l y S m i t s ,

O p u s E d i t o r

Nicodemus, Jane Bach, Kim Dou-

glas and Francis Fike.

Opus will also repeat last spring's

Beaux Arts Ball because of the

overwhelming suc-

cess it had.

T h e 1 9 9 8 - 9 9

Opus staff does not

have many return-

ing m e m b e r s .

S m i t s h o p e s new

staff can offer dif-

ferent ideas.

Applications for

the staff are pres-

e n t l y b e i n g ac -

cepted and will be

due on Sept . 11.

Between 10 and 15

new staff members

will be chosen.

"We are going to try to revamp

this year and change Opus to better

accommodate students creativity,"

Smits said.

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Football looking for repeat on the field M I K E 211-1 I D E M A editor-in-chief

Based on preseason rankings and

accolades, the Hope College fool-

ball team is poised to capture its

second straight conference champi-

onship.

A little less than a year ago, the

Flying Dutchmen were celebrating

their first Michigan

I n t e r c o l l e g i a t e

Athlet ic Assoc ia -

tion of the IQQO's,

s h a r i n g the t i t l e

with Adrian.

Hope finished 6-

3 overall, with a 4-

1 in the M I A A .

C o n f e r e n c e

c o a c h e s r e c o g -

nized that achieve-

m e n t by n a m i n g

Hope the preseason favorite to re-

peat. Adrian was picked to finish

second, followed by perennial pow-

erhouse Albion.

"We just finished two-a-days and

the enthusiasm was very high," said

head coach Dean Kreps . "R igh t

now w e ' r e get t ing ready for the

Blue and White Scr immage on Sat-

urday."

T h e s c r i m m a g e wi l l l o o k to

showcase an of fense that re turns

just four starters. Gone f rom a year

ago is star running back Brandon

Graham ( '98) , and virtually the en-

tire offensive line.

The lone returner f rom that line

that paved the way for Graham ' s

rush ing r e c o r d s is Dan W e g n e r

( ' 0 0 ) . A yea r a g o , G r a h a m ac -

c o u n t e d f o r 7 0 % of the F ly ing

Dutch 's offense.

" O f f e n s i v e l y we a re g o i n g to

have some big changes up front,"

Kreps said. "There 's still some po-

sitions that are up in the air at this

point."

Other returning offensive starters

i n c l u d e q u a r t e r b a c k J u s t i n

Woormeester ( '99) , who will start

f o r the s e c o n d s t r a i g h t yea r .

Woormeester lead the MIAA with

a 56% pass completion percentage.

D a v e U y l ( ' 9 9 )

a n d M a t t

H a n d z o ( ' 0 0 )

also return.

L o o k i n g to

pick up where

Graham left off

will be Mar ty

G r a v' e 1 y n

Defense will definitely be our

s t rength. — D e a n Kreps

Head Footba l l Coach ( '99) .

"I give him a

lot o f c r e d i t .

H e ' s b e e n a

back-up for three years and hasn ' t

slacked at all," Kreps said.

On de fense , the F ly ing Dutch

stand with a little more experience

with six returning starters, led by

A d a m Paar lberg ( ' 99 ) and Dave

D e H o m m e l ( ' 9 9 ) . E a c h w e r e

n a m e d to the A l l - M I A A second

team last fall.

"Defense will definitely be our

strength with a number of return-

ing starters," Kreps said. "We have

a good nucleus on that side of the

ball ." Hope will begin their season by

traveling to Augus tana , 111. for a

2:30 p.m. Game. The Flying Dutch

have only played Augustana once,

losing 34-10 in 1986.

" W e h a v e a lough s c h e d u l e , "

Kreps said. " I 've already had play-

ers f rom the 1986 team that played

(Augustana) call and wish us luck."

Photo courtesy of Craig Kopas

T I M E O U T :Hope huddles around head coach Glenn Van Weiren in the first half of a loss to Nuva Drenthe, during the Flying Dutchmen's August trip to the Netherlands.

F r o m Ho l land t o Ho l land PAUL LOODEEM sports editor

This year, head coach Glenn Van

Wieren's 15-year dream became a

reality.

The Hope College men ' s basket-

ball team returned last year ' s favor

of the Nuva Drenthe team by trav-

e l ing to the N e t h e r l a n d s fo r an

eleven-day tour and tournament.

The trip started on August 14, and

ended August 25. After eleven days,

the team had been to seven differ-

ent cities and played six different

teams.

T h e team started with a two-day

stay in Amsterdam where the team

got a chance to see the sights, bond

as a team, and have a little fun.

From there they traveled to Assen,

where the team made several day

trips to different cities for games.

T h e first g a m e was in Almere

where H o p e routed the Twenthe

All-Stars 88-52. Mark Bray ( '00)

led the way with 20 poin ts and

Brandon Goodyke ( ' 99 ) and Chris

Vander Slice ( '99) each added 11

points. The next game was against Nuva

Dren the in Assen .Nuva Dren the

a v e n g e d last y e a r ' s loss to the

D u t c h m e n at the Hol l and Civ ic

Center with their 77-59 win over

Hope. Fat Stegeman ( '99) led Hope

in scoring with 14 points.

T h e third game was in Zwol le

where the Dutch lost again 99-83

to the Z w o l l e H a m m e r s . C ra ig

Veldman ( ' 0 1 ) led the Dutch in

scoring with 20 points.

O n a two-day tr ip to A lme lo ,

Hope played the RZG-Donar pro-

fessional basketball team. The Fly-

ing D u t c h m e n fe l l 105-89. T h e

H o p e t e a m w a s led by V a n d e r

Slice's 16 points.

On their second day in Alemlo,

the Flying Dutchmen pulled out a

close 75-70 win against the Almere

Omni World team. For the second

time on the trip Veldman was the

t e a m ' s l e a d i n g s c o r e r w i th 17

points.

Hope finished their schedule in

Groningen in a game against the

University of Groningen. The result

of the game was an 82-72 victory

for the Flying Dutchmen. Stegeman

scored 16 points to lead in scoring.

After all was said and done, the

Dutch had a record of 3-3, but they

left with something more, accord-

ing to Van Wieren.

"We grew as team," Van Wieren

said. "The two goals I had for the

trip were to have fun and to have

the team to develop a camaraderie

to play hard and play together. t l Miss ion a c c o m p l i s h e d , " Van

Wieren said.

Spor ts rewinds fo r recap on spr ing season PAUL LOODEEM sports editor

Baseball-The Dutchmen finished

the year with their first birth into

the Nat ional Co l l eg ia t e Athle t ic

Associa t ion Divis ion III tourna-

ment. They finished their historic

season with two losses in the Mid-

east Regional tournament.

T h e Dutchmen f inished with a

school record of 25 wins and a sec-

ond straight Michigan Intercolle-

giate Athletic Association champi-

onship. Also, six players were se-

lected to the Al l -MIAA first team:

Dean Es t eves ( ' 9 9 ) , Mat t Klein

( '99) , Adam Labbe ( '99) , Ben Fel-

lows ( '00) , Chad Ruby ( '98) , and

M i k e M e e u w s e n ( ' 9 8 ) w h o was

also voted MIAA's most valuable

player.

S o f t b a l l - F i n i s h i n g their f i f t h

straight season of twenty wins, the

Flying Dutch placed third in the

MIAA with a 21-13 record.

Lisa Larzlere (99 ' ) set a Hope

record with 44 career wins and was

also named to the Al l -MIAA first

team along with Gina Zanin ( '99).

Sarah Paccione ( '00) also received

accolades by being voted to the

Central All-Region first team for a

second straight year.

M e n ' s T e n n i s - T h e D u t c h m e n

finished in a tie for second place in

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the M I A A standings. Of the nine

championships matches in the con-

ference finals, Hope competed in

seven.

Tennis players receiving end of

the y e a r h o n o r s w e r e J e f f

MacDoniels ( '98) , and Paul Lillie

( '00) who were voted to Al l -MIAA

first team. Also, Steve DeVrieze

( '98) was presented, the Lawrence

Green Scholarship, by the MIAA

coaches.

W o m e n ' s T e n n i s - F i r s t y e a r

coach Karen Page made a mark in

her first season. T h e w o m e n ' s tennis team fin-

ished with a school record of 23-1

in dua l m a t c h play and a third

straight MIAA championship.

The team earned a birth into the

N C A A team championsh ip . T h e

Dutch finished the season losing to

Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Califor-

nia, 6-3. It was the team's first t ime

in the tournament since 1989.

MIAA most valuable player for

the season was Lindsay Etheridge

COO). M e n ' s T r a c k - T h e Hope track

team f in ished the season with a

fourth place finish in the M I A A

conference championships and a 4-

2 record in dual meets.

Al l -MIAA honors were given to

two runners on the team, sprinter

Mark Young ( '99) and middle dis-

tance runner Jeremy Bogard ( '98) .

W o m e n ' s T r a c k - T h e F l y i n g

Dutch finished in a second place tie

in the MIAA standings. The athletes

who made the All-MIAA track team

were Jenn i fe r Ernst ( ' 00 ) , Ellen

Schultz ( '00) , and Emily Sowers

COl). Schultz and Sowers also qualified

for the NCAA Division III champi-

onships. Schultz finished 12th in the

5,000 meters, and 19th in the 10,000

meters run. Sowers finished 15th in

the discus.

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