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The
Vol. 123
No. 6
“Spera In Deo”
October 14, 2009 w Since 1887
Students join
together to take
back the night
Hope College w Holland, Michigan
‘We Are Ready’
Erika Ter Louw
Guest Writer
“Sexual violence is forcing or
coercing an individual to engage
in any non-consensual sexual
contact,” says the Michigan
government website. Hope
College is not exempt from
these acts. The event “Take Back
the Night” aims to increase
awareness and education among
Hope students.
Take Back the Night will
occur on Wednesday, Oct. 14,
at 8 p.m. starting in the Pine
Grove. Students are encouraged
to attend and walk around
campus to visit many different
locations in which sexual
violence or abuse have occurred
at Hope. This event takes place
in locations across the country.
“Some events are more of a
candlelight vigil, while others
are along the lines of a march.”
said Rachel Anderson (’11),
a leader in Women’s Issues
Organization.
At each location, speakers
tell a story, read a poem or
“
(This event) is different than any other
event on campus because it is an event
that is more like a
performance.
—Professor Julie
Kipp
“
other piece of literature, or
express something related in
some way to sexual violence or
abuse. According to English and
Women’s Studies professor Julie
Kipp, it is “different than any
other event on campus because
it is an event that is more like a
performance.”
Every participant has the
opportunity to become a part of
taking a stand together against
violence. In this way, Take Back
the Night provides an impactful
opportunity to address the
subject of sexual violence.
The purpose of the event is to
increase awareness and educate
Hope
students.
Anderson
said that it is important to let
“people on campus know that
despite being in the ‘Hope
Bubble’ these things have
see
Night, page 2
Photos by Ann Green
Raising the student Voice— Students rally at the bowl Tuesday in response to the administration’s refusal to
allow “Milk” screenwriter Dustin Lance Black to address Hope’s Sexuality Roundtable.
Hope denies speaker request
from Sexuality Roundtable
Robert Guimond
Campus Co-Editor
Hope College’s Sexuality
Roundtable’s request to host
Hollywood screenwriter Dustin
Lance Black as a speaker on
campus has been denied by
the college administration.
According to the Sexuality
Roundtable, Hope cited two
reasons for its decision: “Black’s
advocacy would be too strong
for campus,” and “Black would
‘polarize’ the campus.”
Black is a screenwriter,
director and producer. He
has won two Writers Guild
of America awards and the
2009 Best Original Screenplay
Academy Award for “Milk.”
“Milk” is a biography about
the first openly gay elected
American politician, Harvey
Photo courtesy of Flickr
Hotbed for Equal Rights— San Francisco’s Castro
Street is the setting of Dustin Lance Black’s award-winning
screenplay “Milk.”
What’s Inside
National 3
Arts
5
Milk. Black is also an advocate
for gay rights. He is directing
a movie filmed primarily in
Holland.
“This event was created with
the intention of generating
positive discussion about the
issue of homosexuality and the
importance of advocates for
change like that of Harvey Milk,”
said Seth Carlson (’10), one of the
Roundtable’s representatives. “It
is OK to disagree. It’s OK to ask
questions. Without questions or
dissent, there is no discussion,
and with no discussion, there is
no room for change.”
The Sexuality Roundtable’s
disagreement
in
the
administration’s decision is
that while it is not permitted
to host Black as a speaker,
Voices 8
Sports 11
Photo by Holly Evenhouse
Center for Cinematic Adventure— Quincy Street,
in Holland, is one of the western Michigan locations where
Dustin Lance Black’s new screenplay is being filmed.
academic departments have
received
permission.
The
English department will be
bringing Black to campus to
speak with students about the
screenwriting process.
“They have a class that deals
with screenwriting, and so
there’s a natural tie in what he
would talk about in terms of the
process,” said Dean of Students
Richard Frost. “That would be
an appropriate thing to talk
about. For example, if there’s
a political science class about
elections, or politics, or how you
do grassroots movement, how
you do political organizing, how
you do political campaigns,
(that) would be a great thing
Peace Prize— A look at Obama’s surprise
award.
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Got a story idea? Let us know at [email protected], or call us at 395-7877.
for him to talk about because
(‘Milk’) has parts of those things
in it.”
Timothy
Brandt
(’10),
another representative of the
Sexuality Roundtable, stressed
the nature of the Roundtable’s
proposed event. He said, “The
event was absolutely intended
to be academic, explicitly
structured so as to minimize
unhealthy
argument
over
personal opinions concerning
the issue of homosexuality in
the church and society, and
instead focus on facilitating
a reasonable, healthy inquiry
into how discussion of these
see
Black, page 2
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Campus
The Anchor
This Week at Hope
Wednesday
Oct. 14
MSU Bioeconomy Institute
Speaker Series: “Transportation Fuels from Biomass”
242 Howard Ave., 7:30 a.m.
DeGraaf Lecuture Series
4 p.m.
Latino Food Festivals
Phelps and Cook Dining Halls 4:30
p.m. - 6:30 pm.
Desert Reception: Careers
Related to Social Work and
Sociology
Maas Conference Room 6:30 pm.
Thursday
Math Colloquium
Oct. 15
VDW 104 4 p.m.
Friday
Fall Break Begins
Oct. 16
Wednesday
Yoga Club meeting
Oct. 21
6 p.m.
Maas Conference Room 8 p.m.
Acting on Aids
Hip-Hop Club
Dow Dance Rooms 9 p.m.
Thursday
Oct. 22
Sleep and Memory: The Case
Against Pulling an All-nighter
Science Center 1019 11 a.m.
German Conversation Group
New Holland Brewery 4:30 p.m.
Friday
Chemistry Seminar
Oct. 23
Science Center 1000 4 p.m.
Mission Improvable
Presented by SAC; Kletz 8:30 p.m.
SAC Weekend Movie
VWF 102 8 p.m.
Sunday
The Gathering
‘Take Back the Night’ event tonight
wNight, from page 1
happened here.” Take Back the
Night participants also hope to
create a support network for
those who have experienced
something along these lines.
In addition, the event seeks
to inspire others into action.
According to Kipp, there is more
than one way to participate and
be active about this issue. She
strongly feels that action and
awareness go hand in hand. Kipp
also felt they are “empowering
women who are survivors.” There
are not victims of sexual violence
Oct. 25
Dimnent Chapel 8 p.m.
Tuesday
Oct. 27
Management Major Meeting
Science Center 1116 11 a.m.
Latin American Film Series
Fried-Hemenway Aud. 3 p.m.
In Brief
Justice league hosts
speaker on sex slavery
and trafficking
HOPE PR – The Justice
League student organization
at Hope College will feature
an address by Kerry Hilton,
founder of Freeset Global, on
Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m.
at Dimnent Memorial Chapel
concerning economic efforts to
stem sex slavery and trafficking
in Calcutta, India.
Kerry and Annie Hilton
moved with their family from
New Zealand to Calcutta,
India, to answer a calling they
felt they had been given to work
with the poor of India. Freeset
Global opened its doors in 2001
and through the following years
has expanded its operation
within Calcutta and abroad,
exporting throughout the globe
the custom promotional bags
and t-shirts sewn by the women
working with the organization.
Hilton will be presenting his
personal story and philosophy
driving his ventures with
Freeset Global.
and abuse; there are survivors.
This is an important distinction.
Take Back the Night allows
students and participants to
speak out and make a difference.
Both Anderson and Kipp feel
strongly that this issue is critical
and that the student body needs
to be more aware. They agreed
in saying that many survivors
can believe the lies that they
were responsible. There is a great
amount of misunderstanding on
the subject, and often survivors
do not have a space to process the
occurrences in a healthy way. By
raising awareness, the issue can
be talked about and processed
together.
This issue is not only a women’s
issue. Greek Men Take a Stand,
a movement entirely organized
by fraternal participants at
Hope, made a point to speak
out against sexual violence as
well. According to Kipp, the
movement encouraged “men to
talk to other men” about these
important issues.
Take Back the Night offers
members of the Hope community
an opportunity to come together
to “take a stand” against sexual
violence. Students interested in
Graphic by Kristen Mulder
getting involved in the issue can
contact Rachel Anderson.
Black to visit Holland’s Park Theatre
w Black, from page 1
Science Center 1116 8 p.m.
October 14, 2009
sensitive topics ought to occur.”
In regard to Black’s advocacy,
Frost does feel that a person
with such strong advocacy for
gay rights and of Black’s stature
would divide the campus.
“I think that, as a campus
community, when we had the
event with Mel White and Mario
Bergner, that, in fact, ripped the
campus apart,” Frost said. “That
was detrimental to the campus; it
was detrimental to the students
on both sides of the equation; it
was detrimental to the faculty.
And so those kinds of events
don’t serve a purpose because
it really is just escalating the
level of voices that support one
side or the other side in a way
that doesn’t promote education
but only creates larger chasms,
only creates larger differences
between people. It doesn’t bridge
to heal; it bridges to divide.”
Frost referred to the student
unrest that sparked during the
1999 chapel-sponsored “Setting
Love in Order” series. That
spring, the chapel invited Mario
Bergner to share his testimony
as a “healed homosexual,”
while various student groups
sponsored a visit to Hope’s
campus from Rev. Dr. Mel
White, a speaker that encourages
acceptance of homosexuality. For
several months, homosexuality
was a heated discussion between
students and faculty at Hope.
The Anchor came out with a
special issue in March 1999, a
second edition within a week.
There was so much student
discourse over the topic that the
campus newspaper did not have
space to print all of the letters to
the editor it received.
“I
have
become
very
concerned with the atmosphere
in which the topic of
homosexuality has been brought
up,” wrote Court Buchanan (’00)
in a letter to the editor in the
March 10, 1999, issue of The
Anchor. “After reading the past
two issues of The Anchor, I have
come to realize that quickly
people are polarizing on one
side or the other. I think as we
enter this time of dialogue, each
of us needs to temporarily put
aside our own personal beliefs
on this issue in an effort to try to
understand the ‘other’ person.”
When asked about Hope
students’ ability to handle
the issue of homosexuality
in campus-wide discussion,
Carlson said, “I believe that
Hope College is a place that has
the ability to facilitate discussion
for issues that challenge the
majority and make people think.
Our student body is completely
capable of fostering this
discussion. On the other hand, I
am not sure that administration
and outside sources of Hope
College are prepared to deal
with the positive energy and
peace that an event like this
could bring to our campus.”
Instead of the Hope event,
“Milk” will be screened at the
Park Theatre Nov. 13, said Arin
Fisher, the event organizer. The
date is tentative. Fisher said
Black will introduce the film
with background information
and his inspiration for writing
it. After the screening, Black
will answer questions from the
audience. Admission is free, but
there is a suggested donation of
$5 to cover the event costs.
“The goal of the event was
and still is about having a
conversation about Harvey Milk
and the gay condition: where we
are, where we have been, and
where we’re going. This event is
not about advocacy,” Fisher said.
“What’s Wrong with Virginia,”
written and directed by Black,
is currently being filmed in
Holland and Western Michigan.
Film locations include Holland’s
Quincy Street and Lemon Fresh
Laundry & Dry Cleaning. The
October 14, 2009
N
ational
The Anchor
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President Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize
Decision by Nobel committee comes as great surprise to many, including the Obama administration
Co-National News Editor
Early morning Friday, Oct. 9,
the Nobel Committee stunned
many with the announcement
that President Barack Obama
had won the Nobel Peace
Prize.
The Nobel Committee
cited Obama’s “extraordinary
efforts
to
strengthen
international
diplomacy
and cooperation between
peoples,” as the reasons for
his receiving the award.
The announcement was
met with mixed reactions,
including an admission
of shock by the president
during his acceptance remarks.
Obama joins other famous
world leaders to have received
the award, including Mikhail
Gorbachev
and
Nelson
Mandela.
Obama also became the
third prominent Democrat to
win the award, joining Jimmy
Carter and Al Gore.
Several explanations have
been given for why the Nobel
Committee selected Obama
as the recipient, despite the
fact that neither the Obama
administration nor the crowd
attending the announcement
in Oslo expected it.
Chief among the explanations
were Obama’s efforts for
nuclear disarmament, his
commitment to multilateral
approaches to international
problems, and his outreach to
the Muslim world.
Other observers feel that
the Nobel Committee may
“
It is too soon to evaluate
whether President Obama
deserves it.
—Jack Holmes, Hope
College political science
professor
“
Eric Anderson
have been making a statement
against the foreign policy of
President George W. Bush.
The award ceremony is set
for Dec. 10 in Oslo, and the
members of the White House
have already announced that
they will attend. They have also
announced that the president
intends to donate the prize
money of about $1.4 million to
a charity yet to be specified.
Some see the award as a
victory for Obama after the
rejection of his appeal for
the Olympics to take place in
Chicago in 2016, which was
viewed by some as a major
international rejection suffered
by the Obama administration.
The significance of the
award will also be marked by
the negative reactions that
have already been expressed.
A number of Republican
leaders were quick to interpret
the award as evidence that
Obama has international star
power but little else.
Others criticized the Nobel
Committee for bestowing the
award on someone who has
only been in office for nine
months and has yet to make
significant headway into
international relations issues
left to him by the previous
administration.
Hope
College
political
science professor, Jack Holmes,
shared his opinion on the
award saying, “It is too soon
to evaluate whether President
Obama deserves it. In my
opinion, nine months into
a presidency is just enough
time to chart a course. My
inclination would be to give his
policies a few years to see how
they work out.”
Obama
shared
his
thoughts on receiving the
prize, “Throughout history
the Nobel Peace Prize has
not just been used to honor
specific achievement; it’s also
been used as a means to give
momentum to a set of causes.”
He is accepting the award as a
call to action.
Perhaps in an effort to keep
things in perspective, Obama
admitted he first received
the news that morning from
his daughters, along with the
news that it was their dog Bo’s
birthday and the girls had a
three-day weekend coming up.
Photo courtesy of
the
Associated Press
Nobel Peace Prize shocks the world — President Obama accepted the award, calling it a testament to
American leadership. Obama plans to donate the prize money
to a charity yet to be determined.
U.S. Supreme Court begins new October term
The Court opens by welcoming a new justice to the bench to face a contentious docket of cases
Cory Lakatos
Senior Staff Writer
The U.S. Supreme Court
began its latest session on
Oct. 6. Notably, this will be
the first session for Associate
Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the
first justice appointed by a
Democratic president in 15
years, who was confirmed by
the Senate in August. Issues
at hand include sentencing for
juvenile crimes, gun control,
campaign finance and freedom
of speech and religion.
Sullivan v. Florida involves
the case of a 13-year-old boy
who raped an elderly woman.
The question before the
justices is whether or not a
life sentence without parole
constitutes cruel and unusual
punishment in the case of a
juvenile offender.
National Rifle Association
v. Chicago pertains to the
issue of state and local gun
control laws. The court struck
down a ban on handgun sales
in Washington last year, and
the NRA is hoping that it will
make a similar decision in the
case of a Chicago ban.
Unusually, the court will
be hearing a second round
of arguments on Citizens
United v. the Federal Election
Commission, a case from the
last term. Citizens United is
challenging a 2002 law meant
In the highly controversial cruelty by making it illegal for
to inhibit the flow of corporate case U.S. v. Stevens, the people to profit from it.
dollars into the campaign Supreme Court will determine
However, Justice Antonin
process. The law prevented whether a law meant to halt Scalia voices deep concerns
the organization from
distributing a documentary
critical of Hillary Clinton
within 30 days of the
2008 presidential primary
election. At the heart of
the case is the question
of whether or not the
government is justified
in restricting corporate
political speech.
The case Maryland
v. Shatzer presents an
interesting
question
concerning the Miranda
rights of criminal suspects.
Michael
Shatzer
was
brought in for questioning
in a sexual conduct case
in 2003. At the time he
invoked his constitutional
right to have a lawyer
present during questioning.
Photo courtesy of the Associated Press
Nearly three years later The Supreme Court reconvenes— The Supreme
police sought out Shatzer Court began its latest session on Oct. 6 with a number of heavy
again, and he agreed to issues to discuss. This is the first session for Associate Justice
be questioned without Sonia Sotomayor (center).
an attorney. Then at trial
he maintained that this
second questioning should the sale of videos depicting about the scope of the law. “It’s
be suppressed because of the acts of animal cruelty such not up to the government to
absence of an attorney. It will as dog fights constitutes an decide what are people’s worst
be up to the court to decide if overly broad restriction on instincts,” he said.
his Miranda rights still applied free speech. Supporters of the
If
the
court
decides
after such a considerable time law as well as the government against Stevens, depictions
lapse.
say that it helps reduce animal of animal cruelty will join
child pornography as the
only specific forms of speech
the court has classified as
unworthy of protection under
the First Amendment.
Another controversial case
is Salazar v. Buono. The case
centers on a cross-shaped
Veterans of Foreign Wars
war memorial erected in the
Mojave Desert in 1934.
Today the cross stands in
the Mojave National Preserve.
A former National Park Service
employee, represented by
the American Civil Liberties
Union, sued the government
for violating the Establishment
Clause
and
endorsing
Christianity by allowing the
cross to stand on government
property.
Congress
then
attempted unsuccessfully to
transfer the small plot of land
back to the private ownership
of the VFW.
While Justice Samuel Alito
said that the land transfer
solution was “sensible,” the
plaintiff ’s lawyer maintained
that “the government had
favored one party to come on,
contrary to the government’s
own regulations, and erect a
permanent symbol while not
allowing others.”
The court’s complete docket
for the October session can be
found on the U.S. Supreme
Court website.
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The Anchor
National
October 14, 2009
This Week In Quotes
Federal government looks to fund all student loans
“The children don’t know,
so they call them zebras
and they are happy to see
something new.”
Samuel Tzou
– The most commonly used
password among 10,000 hacked
Microsoft Hotmail account. Ten
thousand passwords and user
names for Hotmail, MSN and
Live.com accounts were posted
online after they were thought to
have been obtained from phishing
attacks.
“In his will, Alfred Nobel,
the Swedish dynamite
tycoon who thought up
this whole thing, specifically wanted Norwegians
to choose the winner, apparently because Norwegians, being outside the
European mainstream,
would be less likely to be
politically corrupt. The
trouble is that Norwegians, being outside the
European mainstream,
are also more likely to be
eccentric.”
– Slate’s Anne Applebaum wondering why we pay attention to
the views of five obscure Norwegians.
“NASA is going to launch
a rocket to the moon on
Friday. We’re bombing
the moon. The government says don’t worry,
that they’re pretty certain
we will be greeted as
liberators.”
– David Letterman on NASA’s
recent mission to launch an
exploding rocket into the moon in
search of water below the surface.
“Those judges are doubly
mad! In the first place,
because they are politically mad, and in the second place because they
are mad anyway.”
– Italian Prime Minister Silvio
Berlusconi after hearing that
Italy’s constitutional court had
overturned a law granting him
immunity from prosecution while
in office.
“We’re going to treat
them the way we would
treat an opponent... As
they are undertaking
a war against Barack
Obama and the White
House, we don’t need to
pretend that this is the
way that legitimate news
organizations behave.”
– Anita Dunn, the White House
communications director in
regard to Fox News.
“
Senate, there are still plenty of
experts and lawmakers who opposed the bill that passed with a
253 to 171 vote.
ABC News reported that several senators opposed to the bill
believe that the bill is a prime
example of more government
expansion under the Obama
administration.
In addition, however, bill opponents are also stating that the
bill will hurt the economy as it
takes away the jobs of people
who are working in the private
sector of the student loan industry.
“We have unemployment
that’s at 9.7 percent. I’m sure
it’s going to go over 10 percent.
More than 30,000 private sector jobs are directly affected
by what you’re going to do… I
“
The person that we’re
trying to help here is
the person who’s on the
brink.
— Chris Lindstrom,
of U.S. PIRG, a
district-based public
interest advocacy
group
“
“123456”
the transition which is set to be
complete as of the summer of
2010.
The U.S. House of RepresenAside from the idea of saving
tatives approved a bill Sept. 18 money for taxpayers, the bill is
that makes the federal govern- also used to save money for colment the direct federal program lege students.
that would fund all student
“The person that we’re tryloans for college.
ing to help
The bill cuts
here is the
out banks from
person who’s
It’s obviously
the business of
on the brink,”
college financing
said
Chris
a problem for
and placing it on
Lindstrom
of
students. They’re
the shoulders of
U.S. PIRG, a
working more;
the current studistrict-based
they’re borrowing
dent loan propublic intermore.
gram. The bill will
est advocacy
now move to the
group, told the
— Sandy Baum,
Senior Policy Anasenate for a vote
Wa s h i n g t o n
lyst for the College
in late October.
Post. “[These
Board
According to a
are] folks who
LA Times report
are one car
in late September,
breakdown
the bill saves over $80 billion away from not being able to
taxpayer money in the next 10 go to school.”
years. This money comes from
Strong advocates of the bill
the subsidies that the govern- are saying that this new bill
ment will no longer have to pay addresses the financial probto banks in the private sector.
lems that low-income stu“We can either keep sending dents face.
these subsidies to banks,” Rep.
“There is an increasing gap
George Miller, D-Calif. told the that students have to cover on
Chicago Tribune Sept. 18. “Or their own,” said Sandy Baum,
we can start sending them di- a senior policy analyst for the
rectly to students.”
College Board in New York,
Miller, who also is the lead told the Washington Post last
sponsor in the bill, has reported Thursday. “It’s obviously a
to multiple news source of how problem for students. They’re
the bill also grants $50 million working more; they’re borrowto the Department of Education ing more.”
to help universities ease into
As the bill moves into the
Guest Writer
“
– Gaza zoo boss on the use of
donkeys painted black and white
to look like zebras.
House passes bill that will not require students to seek loans from the private sector
don’t understand at a time of
economic difficulty you want
to do something that’s going to
put more people out of work,”
Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., said
to ABC News after the House
passed the bill.
One of the main reasons Republicans feel this way is the bill
will shoulder the entire system
of loans on the Department of
Education which has two small
programs the FFELP (Federal
Family Education Loan Program) as well as the Direct Loan
Program. Reuters News Service
reports these programs also
have performance issues due to
the 2007 FFLEP loaning scandal
and unstable loaning funds in
2008.
Even so, bill proponents with
the backing of President Obama
believe this program not only
save the federal government
money, but also help students.
“Education was one of the
three pillars that President
Obama had in the budget
that we passed on his 100th
day in office,” House Speaker
and Democrat Nancy Pelosi said, “Our three pillars
for economic recovery were
investments in education,
investments in new energy
policy for creating new green
jobs, and the investments, of
course, in health care. We’ve
done our energy bill, our climate change legislation. Today we are doing the education piece.”
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businessman of protecting a child
pornographer. Her subsequent
illegal arrest, where she was
abused and beaten, was based
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the crime of defamation.
She spoke before the Mexican
Supreme Court and won. ������
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has been offered political asylum
by various countries within the
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refuses
to leave her country.
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lecture she said that she believes
slavery to be a more apt term
than trafficking “because that’s
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that “exercising
violence is a choice.”
She wanted to be a poet but
was told by a literature teacher
that she was too concerned with
reality to be a poet or a novelist.
She then became a journalist.
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for the battered women and
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she shelters at
“Ciam Cancún”.
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nearly 500 female corpses of
Ciudad Juárez to the forefront
of Mexican national news. She
said she knows she doesn’t fit
the mold of the typical feminist,
stating in a 2007 interview
with the Washington Post that
she despises the “machismo”dominated political system
in Mexico��������������������
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I am a
woman. I dress like I want. If
they have a problem with my
attractiveness, with my sexuality,
that’s their problem.”
During the lecture, she said
she knows that for every award
she gets, she is safer because the
people that want her dead know
the international community
places a higher price on her
head.
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the injustices and
dangers she faces in her own
country, she used statements
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rafficking is a humane issue���,��”
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the United States. Taking it even
further, she ���������������������
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that “we are in
need of new philosophers on
gender roles” and that “we need
to reconstruct the sexuality of
the world in a more humane way��.�”
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Halloween costumes you can make without your mom
Annelise Belmonte
Arts Editor
Stay Puft
marshmallow
man
Get a bunch of white trash
bags. Secure two around your
feet and tie or tape off to create
puffy layers on your legs. Slit
open the bottom of another
bag and step through, securing
the strings around your neck
(safely!). Have a friend help
you do the same thing you did
for your legs to your arms,
once again cutting an opening
for your hands. White gloves
would be helpful. For your
face, you can either paint it
white or leave it. As long as you
come up with a fake sailor’s
hat or a red scarf-like thing to
tie around your neck, people
will probably recognize you as
the marshmallow terror of the
famed “Ghostbusters” movies.
Stuffing inside of the garbage
bags is optional. Newspaper,
old papers, cotton, toilet paper,
tissues, plastic bags or even real
marshmallows would probably
all work. For added fun, you can
carry around and pretend to
crush toy cars.
I like
watching you
sleep.
Vampire
For the most simple version of this all you need is a trench
coat or emo-ish clothing and red lipstick. You can make it
look like the lipstick is blood dripping down your mouth or
put fake holes in the side of your neck. Black eye shadow or
eyeliner may be needed to make the
holes look a little more realistic.
Lemonjello’s, 7:30 p.m.
Photo by Amber Wilson
Trucker
Ghost
Yes. If you don’t mind cutting
holes in old sheets, this one’s
perfect! Eye holes are the only
real thing you need for this
one.
Lady Gaga
Although you might have to buy a
blonde wig, just find a leotard and
go out with crazy blonde hair and
funky sunglasses. Angular ones
would probably work best. You
might try to remake her “bubble”
outfit by using clear balloons
attached to a nude leotard, but
chances are you’re going to be
popping all night.
White Trash
Once again, that handy-dandy
trash bag is the saving grace of all
poor college students. Cut a slit in
the bottom to poke your legs out
and tie the strings around neck like
a halter or fasten in back for straps.
Congratulations, you’re white
trash. Please wear some clothes
underneath, you hillbilly.
Photo by Annelise Belmonte
‘Skin of Our Teeth:’ Insanity now, apocalpyse later
Annelise Belmonte
Arts Editor
Act One: Ice Age. Act Two:
Biblical Flood. Act Three:
Endless War.
It’s just your average
American family, going through
the history of the world. Guest
artist Joe Flauto says, “Reading
the play, I thought, ‘This is a
very normal seeming American
family and just some very bad
things happen to them like the
ice age and the flood and endless
wars and they happen to make it
by the skin of their teeth.’”
The play, which opens Oct.
23, is “a dark comedy, a very
serious play, but still lots of fun.”
The main group the play follows
is the Antrobus family and their
maid Sabina. The rest of the
cast is an ensemble that takes
on various characters, some of
which have a “featured moment”
or monologue to identify them
further.
In a lot of ways, the ensemble
is the sixth main character.
GrooveWalk: Great night of
live music
Downtown Holland, 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
Admission: $7 Advance, $10 Door
Come on. It’s Michigan. I’m sure you have Monday
Oct. 19
flannel and crappy jeans — maybe a hat. Knick Film Series: The Class
Some hiking boots might be nice too.
Knickerbocker, 7:30 p.m.
There’s two easy ways to do
this one. The first option
is toilet paper, but don’t do
this if it’s wet outside. That
could get gross and messy
for everyone. Otherwise
you can buy some muslin
(gauze-like material) and
wrap it around, leaving
room to maneuver about
on your Halloween
escapades.
The easiest costume ever. You can
take a sheet and wrap it up around
you. Use safety pins if necessary. It
can be tied at the waist or crossing
in front of the body at the neck/
shoulder. This can also lead to
other costumes like ancient Aztec,
Mayan, Egyptian or whatnot
based on accessories. It’s all in the
jewelry, folks.
Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday
Oct. 17
Bent Skies, The Overheaters,
and Aviator
Mummy
Toga
Wednesday
Oct. 14
GPS Features Storioni Trio
Armstrong Gallery, Holland Area Arts
Council
Leather jacket?
Check. Hair gel?
Check. And you’re
done.
Lots of makeup, lots of hairspray.
That’s about it. Maybe some funky clothes. Use your own
common sense. If someone has their Guitar Hero or Rock
Band equipment, it might make a nice photo op. Michael
Jackson would be a fairly easy costume. Just find a leather
jacket (preferably red), semi-tight pants and a glove. You
might get requests and have to speak an octave higher, but
it should be interesting all the same. You can also go as a
themed band, like The Beatles, KISS, or Daft Punk.
This Week In Art
Thursday
Oct. 15
Through the Lens, Through the
Years
Greaser
ROCK STAR
5
Director John Tammi has faith this play and make it cartoonish, know how to make the oddness
though. “It’s a heavy job for but I don’t think that’s right. of the play make sense for the
some of the five characters that (The set) didn’t have to look audience.”
The general schematics are
have considerable stage time strange too. We need to give the
audience
something
familiar.
that
of the normalcy of “Leave it
and a lot of lines. Such an acting
The
way
the
play
was
written
is
to
Beaver”
and the tawdriness of
load falls on these people. So it’s
Atlantic City.
challenging for the
Michelle
students. But that’s
B
o m b e ,
how we like it.”
Hope
College
“When
you’re
c
o
s
t
u m e
doing the history of
d
e
s
i
g
ner,
the world, you need
was
key
in
a lot of people,” he
laughs. In another
getting Flauto
Thorton Wilder play,
to come to
“The Matchmaker,”
Hope College.
“(Bombe) was
one of the characters
actually
my
says, “It takes a lot
student,
20of people to make a
some
years
world.” And the world
ago,
”
said
seems very strange at
Flauto.
“She
did
first. After all, in the
the
costumes
first act, the family
has a pet dinosaur
for ‘Our Town’
Photo by Candice Tindell
and mammoth.
The antrobus family — The cast of the “Skin ( a n o t h e r
Scenic
designer
T h o r t o n
of our Teeth” rehearses an emotional scene under the
Flauto sighs, “We’re
play)
where
guidance of Director John Tammi.
trying to make it
I did the set
seem everyday as opposed to very avant garde and is still very
see JUMP, page 10
‘weird.’ Lots of times people take unconventional. We just need to
Tuesday
Oct. 20
Knick Film Series: The Class
Knickerbocker, 7:30 p.m.
In Brief
musical comedy at
holland civic theatre
“A Funny Thing Happened on
the Way to the Forum” is a musical comedy that is starting its
second week of performances at
the Holland Civic Theatre. Performances start at 8 p.m. and the
show runs on Oct. 15-18 as well
as Oct. 22-24. Inspired by the
farces of ancient Roman playwrights, this musical comedy
tells the story of a slave, Pseudolus, and his attempts to win his
freedom by helping his young
master win the heart of the girl
who lives next door. Many classic
elements of farce are displayed
throughout the comedy, including puns, cases of mistaken identity, and satirical comments on
social class. Ticket prices range
from $10 - $18. Tickets can be
purchased on the Holland Civic
Theatre Website.
blue dahlia to present
live soundtrack for
“nosferatu”
On Friday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m.,
the Knickerbocker will feature
Blue Dahlia and its performance
to the 1922 classic silent film
“Nosferatu,” a vampire film starring Max Schreck. Blue Dahlia’s
work takes on a modern approach to film scoring. Using
a mix of instrumentation and
style, Blue Dahlia has developed
a unique repertoire of silent film
scores for live performance.
Tickets are $8 for regular admission and $6 for students and
senior citizens. Purchase tickets
at the door or in advance at the
ticket office located in the DeVos
Fieldhouse.
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F
eatures
October 14, 2009
Parietals:
a helpful regulation or a nuisance?
Ayanfe Olonade & Brennigan Gilson
Features Co-Editors
We all can fit into the differing opinions regarding parietals.
Perhaps you had to go to bed early because you had an exam at 8 a.m., but your roommate’s girlfriend just won’t stop giving him slobbery, annoying kisses. “PLEAAAASE. Its
12:30a.m; just get out,” you’re thinking.
Or maybe your boyfriend (from out-of-state, I might add) drives the 10 hours to see you
but has no place to stay. “Um, sorry, Sweetie. You’re going to have to stay with, uh, actually … let’s find an ATM. You can afford Haworth, right?”
Some students are just apathetic all-around. “We’re adults now. Ask your roommate if
it’s OK. Communicate. But, please, just don’t make out on my bed.”
Let’s see what the administration had to say ... Ayanfe interviewed
Residential Life for some answers.
This is always a very important topic during the orientation weekend. It’s that sensitive topic that every Hope College student needs to know about whether they agree
with it or not. And once you know your opinion, communicate it.
“The correct term is ‘visitation hours,’” Sara Dickey, the associate director of Residential Life and Housing, says, setting us straight. “The intent of the policy is to
provide a safe, quiet and private environment for residents,” Dickey said.
She explained that visitation hours are put in place so that during certain hours
students can sleep, study, walk to the restroom, etc. without running into guests of
the opposite sex. They aren’t meant to be restrictive to visitors, but visitation hours
provide privacy for the residents in their living area.
Visitation hours have always been a part of Hope College’s history. There have been
alterations over the years, but unlike what most students think about this policy
being a form of restriction, the college is solely interested in the safety of their students, according to Dickey.
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After surveying 30 Hope students, a pattern emerges of why students choose what they do regarding visitation hours.
But my boyfriend doesn’t go here ...
I can even attest to this one. When your significant other (or even
sibling of the opposite gender) comes for the weekend, he or she
needs a place to stay. Some students that were surveyed felt rude
asking their guest to sleep in a same-sex neighbor’s room. Andrea
Eddy (’10) said, “My boyfriend (and my brother, at times) needed
somewhere to stay. He didn’t know anyone up here and wasn’t
comfortable staying with a random dude; plus, the guys I asked
to house him didn’t seem comfortable either.” Visitation hours are
broken just because it’s the most convenient (and comfortable)
decision to make.
Dorms vs. Cottages
In surveys I perused, most people said they followed parietals while
living on a campus dorm, but ignored the regulation after moving
into a cottage or apartment. Perhaps when you’re in a dorm, there
are more people to please. But once people move, they are usually
living with their close friends or other people they chose. Ronald
Moore (’10) comments: “I think they are silly rules that have little
to no place in a college setting. Having someone of the opposite
sex in your living quarters should be a decision made by those who
live there.” Moore’s suggestion is more feasible when living in a
cottage with five of your closest girlfriends.
We’re just hanging out; what’s the deal?
Maybe your girlfriend goes to Hope. Or maybe we all just like
to hang out with people of the opposite sex. “It’s good for some
purposes, but I don’t like being told that my boyfriend has to leave
at 2 a.m. when the movie we are watching isn’t going to be quite
done until 2:15 a.m., you know?” Catherine Hoitenga (’10) said.
It’s not like you’re doing anything suggestive or being unnecessarily noisy. Why get punished for watching a movie past 2 a.m. on a
Friday night! Matt Day (’10) sums it up pretty well in his approach:
“If there is a group of underaged crazy Kollen Hall coeds being
disorderly from alcohol, then you have an issue: breaking the law.
But unless there is that X factor — the “x” standing for illicitness
— there should be no punishment. Expecially for piggging out and
spooning past 2 a.m. while watching ‘Penguins of Madagascar.’ I am
a big fan of that one.”
AH! Why is a boy here?! I’m in my towel!
Girls appreciate the “no members of the opposite sex in before 10
a.m” regulation more than males. There’s a great reassurance in
knowing that they could walk down the hall to the bathroom in just
a towel, and a guy wouldn’t see them. Everyone likes their privacy.
Visitation hours are just regulated privacy hours that are especially
effective when you need your time without having to worry about
impressing/offending someone of the opposite sex.
So, you want to know my conclusions?
~ Make an opinion and stick to it. Don’t be afraid to speak up
and communicate.
~ Be considerate of others. If you do choose to break visitation
hours, talk to those affected by your decision and make sure
they don’t mind.
~ If you choose to break them and get caught, don’t get angry.
Take responsibility for the choice you’ve made.
But if you have the power to enforce, don’t go crazy.
“I was busted for an infraction off 11 minutes … as we were walking out of the room with coats in hand,” Julian Hinson (’10) said. Another situation happened in Dykstra Hall during an anonymous ’11 girl’s freshman year. “The third night on campus, there were about
five girls and four guys standing and talking in a room with the door open. Four or five minutes after 12 a.m., the RA came by and
wrote us up,” she explained. “We did not intend to break the rules, but we submitted our IDs and each received a letter from the college a few weeks later indicating that the situation had been documented.” Perhaps students would see visitation hours as a more positive thing if those in power weren’t so rash to condemn those who were actually trying to follow them.
And make sure you address them as visitation hours. Andrea Eddy (’10) said that maybe “parietals” has a negative connotation
because it focuses on when people have to leave. “Visitation hours” has a more positive connotation because the term focuses
on when people visit. And honestly, isn’t focusing on the positive better for everyone involved?
Graphics by Emily Dammer,
Kristen Mulder, and Brennigan
Gilson
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V
oices
October 14, 2009
Musings on mutual misunderstandings
Karen Patterson
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Winner takes all
This morning in my 9:30 class I found out that
President Bara���
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Obama had ���������������
been named the �������
winner
of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. I was initially shocked��,�
and my initial thoughts were��,� �������������������
“������������������
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hat did he do to
deserve it?” The last week or so I’ve been thinking
about winning and losing��,��������������������������
and
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today those thoughts
were brought to the forefront of my mind. Everyday we strive to win things: win a good grade,
win the approval of a friend, professor or parent,
win an athletic competition or art contest. If we’re
completely honest, our entire culture is built on the
concept of winning. We’re always looking to see who is
“Numero Uno”: in music we have the Billboard Top 40��,�
and movie executives keep very close track of which
movies bring in the most money each week at the box
office.
This phenomenon isn’t just reserved for pop culture,
though. On our applications to Hope, we were asked
our class rank��,�����������������������������������������
����������������������������������������
and even here as current students there
are certain academic organizations that are reserved
for the “Top 5 Percent” of any given group, etc. etc.
Okay, now that I’ve made it glaringly obvious that
we’re culturally����������
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obsessed �����
with �����������������
being number one ����
(or
at least better than the next guy)��,�����������������
����������������
you’re probably
wondering why I’ve brought this up. I guess the last
few weeks I’ve just been wondering how emotionally
and even mentally healthy this is.
I truly believe that we are a product of our culture.
That being said, we live in a fast-paced, competitive
culture��,���������������������������������������
and
��������������������������������������
maybe I’m just talking nonesense, but
������I
think that this competitive environment wakes in us
some inner desire to be on top. Maybe I’m completely
off my rocker� –
�� wouldn’t
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�������
the first
����������������
time it’s been
�����
considered. But think about it: when you’re taking a
class with a friend and you get the first exam back, how
truly happy are you for your friend if they got a better
grade? I bet that you would be happier if you both got
the same grade or you did just a few points better.
Perhaps I’m being too cynical. Humans haven’t
survived for a few thousand years by constantly turning
around and stabbing each other in the back (yes, there
are obvious historical exceptions to this rule; just work
Parentheticalities
Kaili Doud
Columnist
Finding yourself
There are two main reasons for one to Google oneself: first, curiosity; second,
prodigious boredom.
As both of these human inherencies seem to float within the relatively stuffy
dorms of Hope College just about as often as in those of any other higher learning
institution, I would say that about 99 percent of everyone with access to the
Internet has, at some point, done this.
In itself, this subtle hint at an appetite for recognition isn’t terribly
The
Emily West
Karen Patterson
Robert Guimond
Lindsey Bandy
Eric Anderson
Emma Biagioni
with me). At the end of the day, while we all have ����
the
capacity to cause great harm, we also have the capacity
to perform great good. Sure��,� ����������������
winning is fun, and
���������
yes,
it is usually what people remember, but how hollow
would a victory feel if you had to bring harm to those
you love in order to gain that victory? Maybe being in
second isn’t all that horrible.
For those of you who haven’t written me off as crazy,
let me just tell you that I need to be the first to take a
chill pill. There’s competitive and then there’s crazycompetitive��,�����������
and
����������
I can be
���������������������������������
honest enough to admit that I
am almost always in the latter category. I’m that person
who not only checks to see what the volleyball team’s
national ranking is but has book-marked the website
that gives the listing. I check Hope’s athletic website
obsessively��,�������������������������������
and
������������������������������
my mood is often dictated ����������
by how my
favorite sports teams are doing (Cubs and Packers for
anyone who is curious).
Competition isn’t a bad thing at all��,����������������
���������������
and neither is
winning. Still, when being better than the next guy is
all we care about there needs to be an intervention. So
the next time you go to rub it in someone’s face about
how great you are because you got this award for being
number one, pause, think about how they’re going to
perceive you, and maybe be humbly grateful for the
honor. I bet it’ll make you feel better than gloating
about your greatness would.
Karen still has mixed feelings about the Nobel
Peace Prize and thinks everybody should check out the
article about it in the Ranchor, October 28!
fascinating at all. We all want some recognition, yes? It’s rather pleasing to type your
name into a little rectangular box to rediscover that you were on your high school’s
junior varsity soccer team and that you are a 53 financial officer of a mysterious
multimedia company in Texas. It’s comforting, really.
Like all things, however, the comfort only lasts until competition comes into
play. In this day and age with the Internets and the YouTube and whatnot, we as a
society of liberated and bored individuals strive to be as noticeable to the world as
possible. We post videos of ourselves smashing bicycles into trees and we emote
into little overly CSS-ed LiveJournal pages. We even submit letters to the editor with
the unconscious hope that our snippet of opinion might pop up on the newspaper
website! And all for what? Well, perhaps another “result” on our very own page of
Google links – off of which to base the worth of our existence.
It has been several times, in fact, that I have stumbled across pairs of dawdling
due-tomorrow-paper-writers sitting side by side at their respective computers with
their pages of little blue links displayed indifferently across the screens. “I take up
the first page and a half,” one has said (to which the other replied most amiably, “Oh
yes, okay. I don’t see your personal essay out there for display anywhere. My work’s
out there; you are merely the secondary link to several hundred of your friends’
Facebooks”).
Well, it was something along those lines.
Truly, though, I have quickly discovered that this goal of taking up the most
space in Google’s database is relatively mutual amongst … everyone. It has become
a source of pride and personal reassurance to live virtually among those whom we
hold in high esteem – and by those I mean street names, Yorkshire terriers, onetime movie actors, and incessant bloggers. In the one-in-one-thousandth chance
that a complete stranger would type in my name, he would see me! The article about
my impressive GPA senior year! Even my picture shows up in Google Images!
That is what we have come to. Honestly, I rather enjoy it.
And so today I challenge you to make the most of your Internet. Be daring
enough to let your boredom take you over. Get onto Google and type in your name.
See what’s out there with your namesake on it. Perhaps you’re a small, scenic city
in beautiful southwestern China. Who knows? With time and dedication, maybe
someday you can own four pages of Google’s index. So get out there and find
yourself!
Kaili Doud still has nothing in particular to say. She hopes that perhaps the
weather will improve with some time.
2009 Fall Semester Staff
Editor-in-Chief
Annelise Belmonte
Editor-in-Chief
Lindsey Wolf
Campus News Co-Editor Brennigan Gilson
Campus News Co-Editor
Ayanfe Olonade
National News Co-Editor
Jolene Jeske
National News Co-Editor
Bethany Stripp
Arts Editor
Asst. Arts Editor
Features Co-Editor
Features Co-Editor
Voices Editor
Sports Editor
Chris O’Brien
Kathy Nathan
Kristen Mulder
Emily Dammer
Ann Green
Pierson Kohlbeck
Asst. Sports Editor
Staff Advisor
Graphics Co- Editor
Graphics Co-Editor
Photography Editor
Ads Manager
Troy Page
Ben Gorsky
Jordan Walters
Sunkyo Hong
James Nichols
Jenna Hunger
Business Manager
Distribution Manager
Copy Editor
Asst. Copy Editor
Webmaster
Staff Photographer
Holly Evenhouse Staff Photographer
October 14, 2009
From the inside out
James Nichols
Web Master
Windows or Mac?
That is usually the first question you ask yourself
when buying a new computer. Most people’s biggest
factor in making the decision to choose one over
the other is price; Macs cost too much. Yes, it’s true.
Macs cost more than most Windows computers. The
cheapest Mac laptop available right now on Apple’s
website is $999. The most expensive Mac laptop starts
at $2,499. I’m pretty sure you couldn’t find a Windows
laptop that costs $2,499.
So, Windows people may have a point; if you don’t
have one $1,000 and you want to buy a laptop, go with
Windows. But do Windows people ever consider why
Macs cost so much? Do they think that Macs are more
expensive just because, or do they think that there is
a legitimate reason for them being priced higher than
most Windows computers?
Working at CIT as a student technician, I can tell
you there is a very good reason for the price difference.
Macs work better than Windows computers, plain
and simple. The only real argument for Windows
computers being better than Macs is for gaming;
Windows computers are better for gaming. Yet, people
who own Macs really have no need to purchase any
kind of anti-virus software whatsoever. Windows
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troublesome than Vista. Windows is catching up to
Mac a little, but boy do they have a long way to go.
Even Windows’ commercials are worse than
Mac’s. There are a handful of different Windows
advertisements that all have the same basic theme:
you can buy a better, faster, more powerful PC for less
money than for a Mac. My only problem with these
advertisements is the amount of money each person
is given in each ad. Some people get $1,500; some
get $2,000. If Windows wanted to prove something
people should have one anti-virus program installed with their ads they probably should have given each
person the same amount of money. If somebody gave
and other programs to assist that program.
A vast majority of the computers that come in me $1,500 to buy a laptop, I would get a MacBook for
needing to be fixed are Windows computers. There are $1,299 and then buy other things to go with it.
At least Mac commercials are funny. They may
two likely explanations. First, the majority of people on
be a little harsher on Windows in their
campus own Windows computers, so
commercials than Windows is on Mac in
it would make sense if more Windows
theirs, but at least they are more accurate.
computers had problems. Second, “Macs work betMac has the upper hand and they know
Macs are less of a hassle and don’t ter than Windows
their commercials prove it.
have as many problems as Windows
computers, plain it; even
My main piece of advice: if you have
computers. I tend to lean toward the
and simple.”
enough money to buy a Mac, do it. They
latter explanation.
may be more expensive than Windows,
I used to be a huge Windows person.
but they are worth it. I understand that a
I used to think that Macs were a waste
of money and weren’t really worth it. I used to think lot of people don’t want to spend thousands of dollars
that only rich people owned Macs and the only reason on a laptop, and to them I say buy a PC. If you do, just
they bought them was to show off their status. I used to take care of it; for the most part computers only do
think a lot of things that I don’t anymore.
what they are told to do. If you don’t believe me, just
I still have Windows and don’t have any problems ask yourself this question: How many unsatisfied Mac
with it. This may be attributed to the fact that I can owners do you know?
fix all of my own problems and know ways to prevent
other ones. I have no serious complaints about Vista,
James encourages you to buy a Mac, it’s worth the
although it seems like a lot of other people do. I have buck!
tried Windows 7 and it seems to be smoother and less
The foreign journey
Maggie Almdale
Columnist
Faffing about
Think of the world spinning on its
axis, stop it with your index finger, and
see where you land. Russia, Turkey,
Israel, Cuba, Peru, South Africa, Great
Britain. The moon makes one revolution
around the earth—we have a day; the sun
rises east, sets west, dawn enters, dusk
leaves us with dust motes and moments
lost in the dark.
By the time you’ll have read this
column, I’ll have seen five more hours
of sunlight, five more hours of shut-eye,
five more hours of whatever you’d like to
think I’m doing in the merry old country
of England.
And it’s nice here. I’m used to the
British accents by now; used to the
brick row houses and the chimes of
York Minster on the hour, and at any old
random time of day. I walk to York St.
John Uni and don’t forget which way to
turn, which iron gate to go through.
Mini Coopers are more familiar
than Chevys, Jeeps are non-existent,
and I’ve seen so many girls wearing
leggings and tights, I’m feeling the
pressure to get me some of them soon
(horribly unfashionable, I am). And so
I compensate: wrap a scarf around my
neck, stick on a hat, and drink a cup of
tea (with milk) at 3 in the afternoon.
My vocabulary is growing; oldfashioned words like “lovely” describe
professors and close friends, seaside
towns and Yorkshire puddings. Phrases
like “faffing about” mean just plain
messing around, not doing particularly
anything at all. If anything may be
described as good, it is “brilliant” (no
exclamation necessary), and instead of
The
“supper” I’m having “tea.” Not literally
tea, but my evening meal—that means
rice, noodles, pasta and sandwiches.
Whenever a person leaves home
for a different country, I think it’s to be
expected that he or she will at first feel
out of place, a bit uncomfortable, a bit …
uneasy. My transition to England, I have
to say, has been effortless — or so it has
seemed.
If you read Rachel Syens’ column last
week, you’ll have heard about her first
few days here in York. (By the way, sorry
for any of ya’all who were expecting a
different country for this week—you’ll
have to settle with England, for now).
But it’s been good to share this transition
with two other Americans, two friends.
Whenever a person leaves home for
three months to live and study in and
experience a new place, a new landscape,
a new people, that person finds that it
is the people around them and those
whom they meet who will determine
how comfortable they will be. Because
the Brits (and other internationals)
whom I’ve met here in York have been
so welcoming, I don’t feel so far from
home.
The food, the social life, the streets
— those all may look different here. But
one thing has proven the same as home:
it is the people who make the place.
Maggie is going to a Manchester
United game this weekend! English
Premier League Football, mates!
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The Homecoming King and Queen
October 14, 2009
Guest artist reunites
with theater faculty in
‘Skin of Our Teeth’
w JUMP, from page 5
Photo by Ann Green
The Crowning— Hope College’s 2009 homecoming queen, Robin Baker (’10), and king,
Mike McAuliffe (’10) accept their honorary wooden shoes at last Saturday’s football game.
and
actually
John
[Tammi]
directed.”
Tammi agrees that it’s great to be able to see
Flauto again. “I figure this is our sixth production
together. Our scenic designer Richard Smith is on
sabbatical, so we took advantage of it and nabbed him.”
“Having him just makes it easier. Joe and I have
never had a production experience where we’ve batted
heads. He’s sometimes challenged me to do something
a lot different than I thought we would be doing.
“For example,
when we did
“Harvey,” I sort
of traditionally
envisioned this
Victorian home
setting, and Joe
came up with
this very radical
idea
based
on
Magritte,
Photo by Candice Tindell
where a lot
of his images Here comes the storm—
have a light Cast, including ensemble, prepare
blue sky, and for survival against one of the many
that was Joe’s obstacles in “Skin of Our Teeth.”
inspiration,
a
n
d
that had nothing to do with Victorian sensibilities.
“Everything was light blue, very little furniture,
and I trusted him, and I found wonderful ways of
doing that play that I never would have thought of.
There’s no contention or discord between our ideas.”
“There’s plenty of room for strangeness in ‘Skin
of Our Teeth,’ especially since it was created as an
unconventional play,” continues Tammi. “He challenged
the illusionistic theater that came out of the period of
realism in the 19th century. Wilder was inspired by what
was going on in Germany and in Japan. He was taking the
American version of theater and experimenting with it.
“It was difficult way back when, it came out around 1942.
‘Skin of Our Teeth’ won the Pulitzer prize, but it wasn’t a
hands-down huge runaway success. People have struggled
with this play in different ways ever since. But it’s alluring.”
When asked about the ending, Flauto says, “Lots of
times human beings think there’s a happy solution to
events but there isn’t. We fought World War I to end all
wars and a hundred years later there was another one.”
But Tammi claims that Wilder is an unabashed optimist.
“That theme or spirit comes out through the play.” Thorton
Wilder wrote “Skin” at the end of World War II, looking
forward to the end of the war. He even makes a reference to
getting “through the depression, by the skin of our teeth.”
“Skin of Our Teeth” will open on Oct. 23 in DeWitt.
Tammi says, “If humanity has survived Ice age,
wars, and floods, we can survive this play. We’ll look
back on this as a good experience. We’re learning.”
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Men’s golf hopes to finish season with MIAA crown
October 14, 2009
James Nichols
Webmaster
The Hope College men’s
golf team is one win away from
capturing the MIAA crown this
season.
The Flying Dutchmen will
wrap up division play Wednesday
after rain on Sept. 28 and poor
weather on Oct. 12 forced the
MIAA season to be prolonged.
What would have been the
sixth MIAA jamboree of the
season will become the eighth
and final tournament and will
allow the Flying Dutchmen to
win the MIAA title on their home
course, Wuskowhan Players
Club, if they can maintain any
part of their 29 stroke lead.
“Last year was the first time
Hope hasn’t won the MIAA in
five years,” said Coach Bob Ebels
Monday as his team practiced
for the crucial event. “Winning
the MIAA will get us back.”
The Flying Dutchmen have a
total of 2,102 strokes so far this
season, beating out rival Calvin
College who has 2,131.
Following Calvin are Trine
University, Albion College,
Adrian College, Olivet College,
Alma College, and Kalamazoo
College with stroke totals of
2,143, 2,149, 2,151, 2,173, 2,223,
and 2,247 respectively.
If the Flying Dutchmen can
capture the MIAA championship,
it will mark the sixth title in the
past seven years and ninth since
1999.
“It doesn’t have a whole lot
to do with me,” said Ebels when
asked about his team’s recent
success. He attributes it more
to team chemistry, recruiting
and good students.
Third place has been the
worst finish for the Flying
Dutchmen in a MIAA jamboree
this year. Finishing second or
first in almost every event makes
it hard for any other team to win
Graphic by Kristen Mulder
the MIAA, although Calvin has
been right on Hope’s tail almost
the whole season.
Hope also has three of the top
four scoring leaders in the MIAA
this season. Charlie Olson (’13)
led all MIAA players with an
average score of 73.8 strokes.
Captain Steve Strock (’10) and
Nick Campbell (’12) are tied for
third overall in the MIAA with
an average score of 74.3.
“He is the real thing,” said
Ebels of Charlie Olson. “He is
the future of Hope golf for the
next four years, somebody who
would be excellent to build a
team around.”
Hope golfers have finished
first overall at four of the seven
MIAA jamborees so far and have
had at least one player in the top
three at all but one tournament
this year.
Campbell, Strock and Olson
are the three Flying Dutchmen
to frequent the leaderboards
the most. Each has won a
tournament throughout the
year with Strock winning two
tournaments, one of which was
a tie for first place with Olson.
The MIAA jamboree at
Kalamazoo is the site of Hope’s
best finish this season with a
team score of 293 strokes, a
course record.
Each team takes the four
highest scores every tournament
so a team score of 293 equals an
average of 73.25 strokes for each
Hope player. A stroke average
like that would land a player
on the MIAA leader board this
season.
By winning the MIAA
championship
the
Flying
Dutchmen will be automatically
qualified for the NCAA Division
III Championship. The fourday event will be held May
11-14 in Elizabethtown, Pa.
Elizabethtown
College,
in
partnership with the Hershey
Golf Collection, will be hosting
the event.
“If we qualify for the National
Championships I would like to
finish above previous finishes,”
said Ebels. Hope’s men’s golf
team has qualified for the NCAA
Division III Championship four
times under Ebels: in 1999, 2005,
2006 and 2007. They finished in
17th place in 1999 and 2005 and
18th place in 2006 and 2007.
Coach Ebels has a positive
outlook on next year’s season as
well. “We have to find somebody
of Steve Strock’s ability to
replace him,” said Ebels. But
he is optimistic on the situation
saying that they will probably be
able to.
Ebels is also excited to play at
Wuskowhan Players Club again.
“It is the envy of all players and
coaches in the MIAA,” said
Ebels. “It is the most beautiful
golf course in West Michigan.
Every player begs his coach to be
able to play at the tournament
hosted by Hope.”
The chase for another MIAA
title begins next August when
new recruits showcase their
skills and the Flying Dutchmen
stroll onto the course for the
20th time under Coach Bob
Ebels.
Women’s cross country works toward MIAA Championship
Daniel Owens
Guest Writer
Running hundreds of miles
on hot sunny days, freezing rainy
days and everywhere in between
— no, this isn’t a story about new
techniques of cruel and unusual
punishment. For the members of
the Hope College women’s cross
country team, running is the
ultimate love-hate relationship.
While training all week and
racing on the weekends can be
grueling, the runners are willing
to endure the pain because of
the joy that comes from being
part of the team.
“The season is going really
well so far,” junior tri-captain
Emily Fischer said. “We have a
young team, so it’s exciting to
see new faces right up there in
our top pack.”
The Flying Dutch placed
first at the Lansing Community
College invitational and earned
a pair of runner-up finishes at
the Vanderbilt Invitational and
the MIAA Jamboree, both held
at Hope’s home course at Ridge
Point Church.
“The keys to our success thus
far have been our discipline and
commitment to the team as a
whole,” tri-captain Jackie Beeler
(’10) said. “The team is very close
this year, and no girl wants to let
down another by giving up in a
race. It is a great, driving force,
and it is producing results.”
“A lot of girls have stepped
up this season and are running
their fastest times ever, so it’s
exciting to see everyone’s hard
work paying off,” Fischer added.
After their second place
finish at the MIAA Jamboree,
the women know they need to
improve in the next few weeks if
they want to overtake perennial
league favorite Calvin College.
“The next few meets are big
for us, so hopefully some people
will race well,” Fischer said. “At
the end of October we have the
conference meet and our goal
there is to move our front pack
up and challenge Calvin.”
While this may seem difficult,
Beeler believes it can be done.
“If the second conference
meet results follow the pattern
of the first, we expect to finish
second,” Beeler said. “However,
this isn’t to say that first is
impossible — we are improving
quickly and have the passion
and drive to really take Calvin by
surprise.”
Fischer points to the strong
freshman class as a reason for
the team’s success.
“Freshmen have been really
key for us, especially Taylor
Mattarella, Sharon Hecker, Katie
Martin and Morgan McCardel,”
Fischer said. “Not only are they
performing really well in meets,
but also they’ve been great at
stepping up to college-level
competition.”
With the freshmen gaining
valuable experience each week,
the Flying Dutch have lofty postseason aspirations.
“Ultimately, our goal is to
improve our finish at regionals
from where we were last year,
when we got ninth,” Fischer
said.
On Saturday, the crosscountry team traveled to Indiana
to compete in the Rose-Hulman
Invitational. Hope earned 81
points in the meet, which landed
them in second place out of 15
teams. Fischer led the Flying
Dutch with a seventh place finish
in a time of 23:25. Kate Nelson
(’12), Mattarella, Karlyn Sikma
(’13), and Kelly Luftkin (’12)
also finished for Hope in 14th,
15th, 22nd, and 23rd places,
respectively.
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This Week In Sports
Wednesday
Women’s soccer
Oct. 14
vs. Kalamazoo at 4 p.m.
Volleyball
vs. Olivet at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
Women’s soccer
Oct. 17
vs. Trine at 3 p.m.
Men’s soccer
vs. Kalamazoo at 7 p.m.
Wednesday
Men’s soccer
Oct. 21
vs. Trine at 4 p.m.
In Brief
women’s golf season
ends
Hope College’s women’s golf
team wrapped up its fall season over the weekend with the
MIAA Championships. The first
day of the competition was cancelled due to poor weather, but
on Saturday the women took to
the course and finished in third
place in the championship and
in the conference for the season.
This is the second year in a row
that the women’s golf team has
finished in third in the MIAA.
Captain Cassie Sneller (’10) shot
83 on the day which earned her
fourth place overall and a spot on
the all-tournament team. Megan
Scholten (’12) also made the alltournament team with a seventh
place finish. Sneller, Scholten,
and Charlotte Park (’13) were
named to the All-MIAA second
team. The golf team will resume
play in the spring.
Jones MIAA Player of
the Week
Hope College football’s linebacker Zach Jones (’11) has been
recognized by the MIAA as the
MIAA football defensive player
of the week. This is the first time
he has received the honor in his
career. On Saturday’s homecoming game against the Albion Britons, Jones made 17 tackles, seven
of which were made alone. He
had 1.5 tackles for loss, including
one sack. The Flying Dutchmen
held the Britons to 27 rushing
yards in the game.
volleyball Perfect in
conference
Hope College’s volleyball
team maintained their perfect
MIAA record as they defeated
Alma, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20 at
Alma. Cassidy Bulthuis (’11) and
Sara DeWeerdt (’11) led the team
in digs with 14 each. Bulthuis
also added 11 kills in the Hope
victory, as did Jacie Fiedler (’12).
The Flying Dutch are now 192 overall and 9-0 in the MIAA.
The team, ranked eighth in Division III in the last American
Volleyball Coaches Association
poll, will look to maintain their
spotless MIAA record tonight
as they take on Olivet at 6:30 in
DeVos Fieldhouse.
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October 14, 2009
Hope football victorious against Albion at Homecoming
Chris Ray
Guest Writer
Every year, the Flying
Dutchmen football players of
yesterday hop into their time
machines and travel back to their
glory days of donning the blue and
orange on Saturday afternoons.
Families pack the stands of
Holland Municipal Stadium to
see the Flying Dutchmen players
of today take the field for the
annual Homecoming game, and
whether the team wins or loses,
the atmosphere is always a bit
more crazy.
Yet, with all the Homecoming
festivities occupying much of
the weekend, wide receiver
Scott Snyder (’10) says the team
doesn’t get caught up with the
busy week.
“Our practices do not change
based on Homecoming week,”
Snyder said. “We try not to
get caught up with all of the
activities so that we can focus on
the upcoming game and pulling
out a win.”
Up to this point in the
season, however, pulling out
the win hasn’t come easy for
the Dutchmen. Heading into
Homecoming weekend, the
team was 0-5, losing four of
those games by a touchdown or have played very poorly at the team can show that they
less, including one in overtime. crucial times in some of our belong among the top in the
Nevertheless, the team put on a games, which have determined conference.
show for the alumni and beat the our overall record,” Snyder said.
Because the team is more
Albion Britons on Saturday, Oct.
The fact remains that the familiar with their conference
10.
The
foes, optimism
game was
is the right
a defensive
word for the
battle, as
Dutchmen
the game
spirits.
was
tied
“I
would
at 14-6 at
say that we
halftime.
are
staying
T h e
optimistic,
g a m e
which has, of
stayed that
course,
been
way for the
tough,
based
remaining
on our first half
30 minutes,
record,” Snyder
giving the
said. “Every year
Dutchmen
we believe that
their first
we can compete
win of the
with
every
season.
team in our
Photo by Katy Carlson
Although
conference,
t h e i r First MIAA win — Hope football picked up their first MIAA win
so it is
c u r r e n t at Homecoming on Saturday are and now 1-1 in the conference.
exciting to
record of
see how we
1-5 shows
will step up
limited success, the team still team has four remaining games against these teams that we are
believes that they are playing on their schedule, allowing for a more familiar with.”
well at times.
potential turnaround in the
At the beginning of the year,
“We have played well at some upcoming weeks. And, with all the team set goals for the season.
points, and I would say most of of the remaining games being While some goals dealt with
the time we play well, but we
MIAA conference games,
success on the field, other goals
were set that related to how the
team goes about their business
off the field.
“As seniors, we wanted to
emphasize team chemistry,
having fun while performing
at a high level, staying positive
following any shortcomings
endured during the season,
setting the tone at the beginning
of each week and trusting
ourselves, our teammates and
our coaches,” Snyder said.
Regardless of the team
record, wide receiver Kyle
Dietrich (’11) knows that the
team can only have power over
so many things. With that said,
the team’s mindset for the rest
of the season is important to the
potential success of the team.
“Our mindset for the
remainder of the season is to just
control what we can control,”
Dietrich said. “That means not
worrying about the games in
the past and just focusing on
winning and letting the cards fall
how they do.”
With four conference games
remaining on the schedule, the
team knows that keeping the
right attitude is important. If
the Flying Dutchmen can wipe
the recent losses from their
memories and keep the fresh
success in their minds, the cards
will indeed fall in a way that
could have the team trumping
the rest of their opponents.
Dedication for Van Andel Stadium
Women’s soccer has
will feature several top players
high hopes for MIAA
After months of work,
construction on Hope College’s
soccer stadium has come to an
end. The new $5.3 million facility
will catapult Hope College soccer
into a new era thanks to donors,
especially David and Carol Van
Andel, who gifted $3 million to
the college in support of the new
stadium possible. The players
are excited for their opportunity
to play in the state-of-the-art
facility.
“The stadium is a symbol of
the support the soccer program
continues to receive from the
school,” Kristen Schwenk (’11)
said. “It’s a blessing that the
school cares enough about the
soccer program to build us such
a beautiful facility.”
Saab Schwiebert (’10) said
that the new Van Andel Stadium
ranks second to none. “It is the
best facility in D3 soccer and
probably one of the best college
stadiums for just soccer in the
whole country,” Schwiebert
said. “The stadium is a great
progression and addition to the
Hope College soccer tradition.”
The players are excited about
the new stadium for a variety of
reasons. Men’s co-captain John
Herbert (’10) is looking forward
“
We are hoping to
create a great soccer
atmosphere.
—Leigh Sears
to playing on the field with the
addition of field lights.
“There is just something about
being able to play at night which
creates a new level of excitement
for the team,” Herbert said.
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Jake Bajema
The people of Hope College
and the community are excited
to celebrate Van Andel Stadium
with a dedication ceremony this
Saturday, Oct. 17. The day is full
of events starting with youth
soccer games beginning at 11
a.m. The day also includes the
women’s and men’s teams playing
at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., respectively.
Between games a dedication
ceremony and community picnic
will take place.
The day’s events also include
many special soccer guests.
Two-time Olympic gold medalist
Lindsay Tarpley will be present
as will Brittany Bock and Manya
Makoski, members of the Los
Angeles Sol professional team.
In addition, there will be a
special guest video appearance
by Ruud van Nistelrooy, a Dutch
footballer who is one of the
premier players in the game
of soccer. He is the striker for
the well known Real Madrid
Football Club, where he is one
of the top scorers in Champions
League history.
Women’s coach Leigh Sears
is very excited for the way the
stadium will help the team’s
home field advantage and be a
great place for fans to come and
watch soccer.
“We are hoping to create a
great soccer atmosphere and
tradition where the students and
community can come watch us
play,” Sears said.
The new facility will serve
Hope College far beyond
Saturday’s celebration. It is sure
to put Hope on the soccer map
for generations to come.
Kaci Kust
Guest Writer
The women’s soccer team
played their first game in the
new Van Andel Stadium on Oct.
6. Even though the team lost 1-2
to Adrian, they can already tell
how much they will enjoy this
new field.
“It’s a blessing to have such
nice facilities,” co-captain Kara
Marsman (’11) said. “We are
truly enjoying every minute on
it.”
Although not everything
has gone their way so far, the
Flying Dutch are expecting that
to change during the remainder
of the season, according to cocaptain Kristen Schwenk (’11).
“We started off our season
very strong at 4 and 0,” Schwenk
said. “After playing some tough
teams, though, we have fallen
into a bit of a slump: we are 0-11 in the conference, but expect
a drastic turn around with our
remaining games.”
The team’s overall record
stands at 4-5-1 (0-1-1) with six
games remaining before MIAA
tournament play begins. The
team has no doubt that the rest
of the season will go well.
“I anticipate no more games
resulting in us on the losing end,”
co-captain Kirsten Kaufmann
(’11) said. “Our continued hard
work will pay off because we
definitely have the talent to do
well in the MIAA. Right now we
need to focus on one game at a
time and play at the level that
our team knows how.”
Just like her players, head
coach Leigh Sears has a positive
outlook on the season so far
and great expectations for the
conference games that are left.
“We played some great nonconference games, lots of teams
regionally ranked, which gave us
some great competition to get
ready for the conference,” said
Sears.
The captains and coach all
stated that they have been getting
better each game and hope to
contend for the conference title,
which they all agree the team is
capable of.
“We have great potential on
our team; now we just need to
put it all together,” said Schwenk.
Everyone on the team is focused
and determined to finish our
conference schedule strong
and show well in the MIAA
tournament.”
The team lived up to their
potential last Saturday when it
traveled to Olivet and defeated
the Comets, 2-0. Schwenk
scored the first goal of the game
off an assist from Kelly Dunbar
(’13). Later in the second half,
freshman Lindsay Jipping netted
an unassisted goal, bringing her
season total to four goals. Kelsey
Bos (’11) is credited with the
shutout.
This afternoon, the Flying
Dutch will take on Kalamazoo
at Van Andel Stadium at 4 p.m.
After that, they will play Trine,
Saint Mary’s, Albion, and Calvin
before MIAA Tournament play
begins on Oct. 31.
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