The Anchor, Volume 124.01: September 1, 2010

Vol. 124
No. 1
September 1, 2010 w Since 1887
“Spera In Deo”
Hope College w Holland, Michigan
Photos by Holly Evenhouse
anchored in orange and blue— Top: Freshmen students were invited to put their handprint on their class banner. Bottom left: Andrew Cutshall
(‘14) gets ready to add his handprint to the freshmen banner. Bottom right: Orientation Assistant Kat Voorhorst (‘12) helps freshman move-in.
Class of 2014 arrives on campus
Lindsey Bandy
Campus Editor
On Aug 27, 186 orientation assistants
wearing bright orange shirts eagerly waited
to move in nearly 800 new freshmen,
Hope’s class of 2014. A large portion
of Hope’s community took part of the
weekend’s jam-packed schedule, whether
serving as an orientation assistant, an
assistant director or participating as
a freshman or transfer student. The
schedule was full of events to assist not
only new students, but also their families
to get acclimated to campus.
The first event was “Mission
Improvable” which took place in Dimnent
Chapel on Friday night. Other events
ranged from meeting in smaller, studentlead Orientation groups to student
seminars. In these seminars, students had
What’s Inside
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Arts
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Voices
Sports
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the opportunity to meet with professors
and students who have similar academic
pursuits.
One of the favorite events, like every
year, was the Playfair that took place
Saturday night in the Dow. Students
participated in multiple high-energy,
goofy icebreakers with their entire class. Assistant Director Ronald Radcliffe
(’11) said, “Playfair was particularly
exciting this year; I had never seen a
group of freshmen so excited and willing
to step outside of their comfort zones to
meet their class.”
Playfair was followed by a Cool
Beans Coffeehouse event in the Kletz with
musical entertainment by Hope’s own
Stationary Travelers and Jacob Bullard,
featuring Laura Hobson.
Although the majority of the weekend
felt like a whirlwind of excitement and
exhaustion, months of preparation
preceded the weekend. Orientation
Directors Lauren Clack (’11) and Andrew
Haggerty (’12) spent the entire summer
living on Hope’s campus planning every
detail of the event under the supervision
of Ellen Awad, director of Student Life,
and Shauna Morin, associate director of
Student Life/Activities.
When asked about the experience,
Clack said, “If there is one thing we did
right this year, it was hiring an outstanding
staff.”
Rob Peterson (’11) echoed these
feelings when he said, “Being an AD was
a great experience; I got to work with an
incredible group of people and got to
meet a great deal of the freshmen class
and I have high hopes and expectations
New Faces— Meet the 2010-11 Anchor
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for their next four years.”
Carly Henkel (’12) said, “This has been
an awesome opportunity to grow closer
in the Hope community and I greatly
appreciate the parents’ gratitude and
enthusiasm. I think that the class of 2014
will be a wonderful addition to our family
here at Hope.”
All in all, all of the hard work and lack
of sleep turned out to be beneficial for the
class of 2014 as they make their transition
from home to Hope.
Eric Eeitering (’14) said “It’s awesome.
I loved it. I already love it here. It is so
good to be away from home finally. I have
never been on my own before and this is a
good transition. Orientation helped ease
a lot of anxieties because I have already
made a lot of friends and I feel like I
belong here now.”
Hoot! Who? — Breathe Owl Breathe to preform at Hope.
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The Anchor
This Week at Hope
Thursday
Root Beer Kegger
Sept. 2
8-9 p.m. DeWitt Patio sponsored by
Student Congress and Greek Life
Usher In!
Music Department Opening Convocation, 11 a.m. Wichers Auditorium
Friday
Drive-In Movie
Sept. 3
9 p.m. Pine Grove sponsored by SAC
Monday
Sept. 6
Labor Day Truck Parade
9:30 a.m. Holland Civic Center
Tuesday
Sept. 7
Fulbright Information Session
11 a.m. Granberg Room, Van Wylen
Library
In Brief
Hope celebrates
community day
Hope College invites students
and Holland residents to a
day full of activities Saturday,
Sept. 4. Non-Hope students
can purchase an $8 ticket ($4
for children 5-11, children 4
and under free) that includes
admission to Windmill Island
(open from 9-5 p.m.), four Hope
sporting events and a picnic on
DeVos Fieldhouse lawn from
4-6 p.m. Tickets are avaliable
for purchase in the Hope ticket
office in DeVos Fieldhouse.
Indie film shot on
campus
In July, Hope College’s
campus was the backdrop for
several scenes in the filming of
the independent film “Return to
the Hiding Place,” the story of
Dutch students who saved the
lives of Jews during World War
II. The film was shot in the Pine
Grove, Graves and Voorhees
Halls.
Centennial Park and
Windmill Island were also
included in the filming. Hope
graduate Matt Tailford (’97) was
involved in choosing Holland
and Hope as a location for
filming. Current Hope students
were also involved as extras on
the set.
Safety Alert
There have been a series of
strong armed robberies in areas
south of campus in recent days
The Holland Police Department
and Hope College Campus Safety
would like to offer the following
safety tips:
-Walk/park in well-lit areas
-Walk with one or more friends
-Have an audible signal like a
whistle or alarm
-Have cell phone available when
walking and 911 on quick dial
-Carry a small flashlight
-Have keys ready in hand when
walking to vehicle (keys can be
used to defend yourself )
-Tell friends where you are going
and when you will be back
-Report suspicious behavior/people before it becomes a problem.
-Call Campus Safety or 911
You may request Hope Campus
Safety escort assistance from one
campus location to another.
September 1, 2010
‘Extreme Makeover: Hope Edition’
Madalyn Muncy
Assistant Campus Editor
While students enjoyed their
summer vacation, renovations
on campus were in full swing.
Though subtle, these renovations
add to the beauty of campus and
comfort of students.
Once a staple in Gilmore,
Durfee and Phelps Halls, lofts
are no longer necessary. New
loftable furniture allows students
to spend less time building their
bed configurations making
move-in smoother and less
time-consuming. Durfee also
received new dressers, desks
and carpeting in all rooms.
Gilmore
resident
Lynn
Moss (’13) praised the new
improvements.
“I am very
excited about the new furniture.
It was so much easier to move
in. I didn’t have to worry about
building a loft.”
Hope College continues
to find ways to be green.
Improvements in Gilmore Hall,
several cottages and the Schaap
Science Center all contribute to
Hope’s desire to be sustainable.
Gilmore Hall received new
windows that are tinted and
thermopaned to increase energy
efficiency, as well as an electrical
upgrade.
Twenty-three
cottages
received energy audits by
sustainable technology expert
the DwellTech company for
recommendations to decrease
energy use. As a result, new
weatherstripping,
caulking,
insulation and ventilation have
been implemented in many of
the houses.
Schaap
Science
Center
received new light fixtures that
contribute to Hope’s energy
conservation initiative.
On a smaller scale, the Keppel
House, which houses the campus
ministries offices, received a new
roof.
VanderWerf Hall has also
received upgrades. With a
new roof and new labs for
the computer science and
engineering departments, the
remodel to VanderWerf brings
a modern update to growing
majors at Hope.
The 25-year-old computer
science student lab gained 230
square feet. Two group study
rooms were also added. Students
will be able to plug in their
laptops and use large monitors,
keyboards and mice at the newly
designed laptop stations.
Perhaps the largest project
on campus this summer was the
remodeling of the Dow Health
Center. Work began in May after
classes ended and just wrapped
up in early August. Taking over
the old athletic training room,
the facility has ample space to
better serve students.
New additions include two
additional exam rooms, larger
treatment rooms, a consultation
room and a much larger
reception area.
Linda Bos, a nurse at the
health center, said, “The new
health center is just beautiful.
We are very blessed! We have
basically doubled our space.”
Photo by Holly Evenhouse
come on in, sit right down— The new Dow Health
Center reception room awaits Hope students.
Cindy Sabo, health center
associate director and nurse,
stated, “The center is more
efficient to work in. Our goal is to
accommodate more students.”
The health center has not been
updated since the Dow Center
opened in 1978. Sabo said there
has been some shuffling and
taking over of space, but the
center has not received a modern
renovation until now.
Sabo said the new design
is more convenient for staff as
well as students. The waiting
area has at least doubled in size
and all supplies are now located
in the same location, making it
easier for the staff to locate what
they need.
Overall, the renovated clinic
provides more space, storage
and ability to treat more
students, saving students time
and perhaps even trips to the
emergency room.
“We want students to be
comfortable and think of the
health center in a positive
way. I think that because of
the renovation students will be
reminded to take better care of
their health,” said Sabo.
Though Hope’s campus has no
extreme changes, these summer
improvements
undoubtedly
enhance the college, continuing
to make it a modern and
comfortable place to study and
live.
Dorm rooms receive recycling bins
Chris Russ
Assistant Sports Editor
Dorm rooms have gotten a
new addition this semester—a
recycling bin is now in each
dorm room on campus.
This is the latest project in
a series of reforms that began
with the creation of a Campus
Sustainability Task Force in the
2008-2009 school year.
The initiative for the project
came from Hope’s student
congress.
The project was delegated
to the Student Congress
Sustainability Committee which
communicated with the Hope
administration to obtain funding
and approval for the recycling
bins.
Co-chair of the sustainability
committee Marc Tori (’12) first
met with Dean of Students
Richard Frost, and Residential
Life Director Dr. Jobson who
fully supported the plan.
After administrative approval
the recycling bins were purchased
using money obtained through
the Hope Fund.
“We acquired $2,000 to buy
the recycling bins, and I don’t
even think all of that was spent
on them,” Tori explained. “We
had a good consensus to spend
the money on the recycling bins
and for the most part there’s
been a lot of support behind it.
I really did feel a lot of support
and encouragement from staff
and
students.”
Graphic by Brittany Lapham
A few students informed
of the spending did hold some
reservations. Kristen Craig (’12)
said, “I feel like the money could
have been spent on something
better, like getting nicer furniture
in the rooms.”
Although Hope’s dorms
already have had recycling
systems in place, the addition
of the new bins improves that
system.
Residents of the dorms will
be instructed to do the following
with regards to their recyclables:
When the blue recycling bins in
each room become full, residents
are to bring them to one of their
building’s recycling centers.
T h e
re c y cl ab l e s
are then sorted between
paper products and containers.
Although this project was
organized by Student Congress’s
Sustainability Committee, many
of the other environmental
initiatives on campus have
been initiated by the Campus
Sustainability Task Force, which
is more focused on making the
campus as a whole improve
environmentally.
The task force was most
notably responsible for the
removal of trays from Phelps
Dining Hall.
The task force was formed
in response to the organization
Green Report Card giving the
college a grade of “D-” in their
2009 report. “We didn’t want them to
judge us again without our
participation, so we decided
to take a more active role,” Tori
said.
Hope improved its score on
the report card to a “C+” on the
organization’s 2010 report card.
Hope’s score can be viewed
on the organization’s website,
www.greenreportcard.org.
When asked about the change
in the report card, Tori was
pleased with the results.
“It’s improving a lot, I’m
really happy with the progress
we’ve madeThere are still a lot
of places we can improve, but
it’s difficult because it takes a
lot of money and energy from
people. And we don’t have the
personnel dedicated to it. Ideally
we would have full-time people
dedicated to the project, but we
don’t have the resources for that
right now.”
September 1, 2010
Hope earns
bragging rights
Courtesy of Hope College
Public Relations
Hope College continues to
fare well in multiple college
guides as the newest editions
of a variety of the publications
debut in tandem with the advent
of the school year nationwide.
Recent or soon-forthcoming
guides that list Hope among the
select number of institutions they
single out for praise include the
2011 “America’s Best Colleges”
published by US News & World
Report, the 2011 “Fiske Guide
to Colleges” and the “America’s
Best Colleges 2010” published
by Forbes Magazine.
The
annual
rankings
compiled by US News & World
Report have once again included
Hope College among the 100
best liberal arts colleges in the
nation.
School Name
1
Williams College
2
Amherst College
3
Swarthmore
4
Middlebury
4
Wellesley
6
Bowdoin College
6
Pomona College
8
Carleton College
9
Davidson College
9
Haverford
71 Kalamazoo
88 Hillsdale College
88 Hope College
101 Calvin College
111 Albion College
137 Alma College
US News & world Report
top liberal arts schools
The college is 88th out of 266
institutions that are considered
national liberal arts colleges in
the rankings. A year ago Hope
was ranked 92nd. The overall
rankings are based on the
publication’s measurement of
academic quality as indicated
through
seven
categories
including peer assessment,
retention and graduation of
students, faculty resources,
student selectivity, financial
resources,
alumni
giving,
graduation rate performance
and high school counselor
ratings. The listings in the
undergraduate research/creative
projects and undergraduateteaching categories are based on
nominations from senior college
administrators from around the
country.
Provost Dr. Richard Ray had
this to say about the recent
attention Hope has received,
“Hope College is distinctive
among the thousands of other
colleges and universities around
the country for the high quality of
its academic program delivered
in the context of the historic
Christian faith. We are proud
of the many ways our faculty
engage with students to create
a vibrant learning community.
That these efforts have garnered
the attention of those who study
the national higher education
landscape is gratifying.”
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Holland battery cell plant sparks national attention
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Aftan Snyder
Co-National Editor
On July 15 in southeast
Holland, ground broke for the
new LG Chem/Compact Power
Inc. battery cell manufacturing
plant.
Projected to bring in hundreds
of jobs, many view the plant as
a bright spot in a rather bleak
economy. The special event
attracted several area leaders,
including Mayor Kurt Dykstra
and Gov. Jennifer Granholm, as
well as someone a bit higher up
in the chain of command.
“Having the president of the
United States coming to our
community is something that
doesn’t happen very often and
is a tremendous honor,” Dykstra
said.
President Barack Obama
helped break ground for the
plant, and delivered a speech
endorsing its prospects and his
hope for continued economic
growth.
Obama’s stop in Holland is
part of his Recovery Summer
Campaign. Funding for the
plant comes partially from a
$151 million U.S. Department of
Energy grant.
“The Obama administration
has been instrumental in
promoting our strategy in
diversifying the economy and
creating jobs by making Michigan
a global center for advanced
battery research, development
Photo courtesy of Associated Press
July 15 — President Barack Obama speaks at the LG Chem groundbreaking ceremony.
and
manufacturing,”
said
Granholm’s press secretary Liz
Boyd. Granholm has been a
longtime proponent of green
manufacturing industries in
Michigan.The $303 million LG
Chem/Compact Power plant
will specialize in automotive
battery cells for electric and
hybrid vehicles.
Currently those batteries are
produced in places like Korea,
but last year Michigan became
the first state to offer battery
plants certain tax incentives to
encourage development.
Since then Michigan has
attracted six other battery cell
manufacturing plants.
“When we passed the
Recovery Act last year,” says Sen.
Debbie Stabenow, “Michigan
received over half of the national
battery
funding
available.
Now Michigan ranks third in
the country for clean energy
patents.”
The Holland plant will sell
supply cells to the Chevrolet
Volt extended-range electric
car. In the week before the
groundbreaking ceremony, Ford
Motor Co. and Compact Power
announced that it too would
contract with the plant for the
use of batteries in its electric
version of the Ford Focus.
The plant is expected to begin
selling their battery cells by early
2012, and will eventually employ
between 400 and 500 workers.
“Clearly the president has
bought into the green energy
agenda, said U.S. Rep. Pete
Hoekstra. “
I think what it does is it may
help put West Michigan on
the map a little bit if there are
investors looking for a location…
This is really an opportunity for
West Michigan to put its best
foot forward.”
In June ground broke in
Midland for a Dow Kokam
$600 million lithium-ion battery
plant, attended by Vice President
Joe Biden, and work is currently
underway to build a $220 million
Johnson Controls-Saft lithiumion plant, also in Holland.
As debate over proposed NYC mosque heats up,
location of ground zero memorial becomes unclear
Matt Lee
Co-National Editor
of the mosque are
fighting to keep the
As
the
U.S.
sacredness of the area
approaches the nineand remember those
year anniversary of
who lost their lives as
the Sept. 11 terrorist
a result of the Muslim
attacks, the area
extremists who flew
where
the
Twin
two hijacked planes
Towers of the World
into the World Trade
Trade Center once
Center towers.
stood is the focus of
In a recent speech
a heated freedom of
President
Barack
religion debate.
Obama stated, “As
For
the
first
a citizen, and as
time since 2001,
president, I believe that
the news coverage
Muslims have the same
is not focused on
right to practice their
what was there, but
religion as everyone in
what should be built
this country.”
close to ground zero.
New York Mayor
The debate over the
Michael
Bloomberg
construction of a
praised Obama’s speech
proposed
mosque
as a “clarion defense of
and Islamic center
freedom of religion.”
two blocks from
Bloomberg also told the
ground zero has
press that he believes
exploded into one of
this issue will fade
the most polarized
Photo courtesy of Associated Press when the November
issues since the health Aerial view— When looking at an aerial photo of elections are finished.
care debates earlier the area where the World Trade Center towers once stoHow close is too
od, it is relatively easy to distinguish ground zero
this year.
close? When looking at
Debaters
frame from the rest of the city.
an aerial photo of the
it as a moral issue
area where the World
versus a constitutional right, while 29 percent are in favor.
Trade Center towers once stood,
an issue of sanctity versus an
The Constitution reserves an it is relatively easy to distinguish
issue of freedom. A recent poll individual or group the right to ground zero from the rest of the
conducted by CNN shows that practice their religion freely and city. On the streets of Manhattan,
70 percent of Americans are peacefully. But for some it is however, the answer becomes a
opposed to the construction of a more of an issue of respect than little unclear.
mosque blocks from ground zero a constitutional issue. Protestors
In a recent report by Fox
News, New Yorkers and tourists
around Manhattan were asked
about the location of ground
zero. Andrew Slawsky stood
outside the proposed area for
the Islamic center and mosque
and claimed that ground zero is
not here. “To me, ground zero
is any site that was destroyed
or damaged on 9/11 — mostly
the hole in the ground,” Slawsky
said.
Maureen Santora, whose
firefighter son was killed at
the World Trade Center, has
a different take. She said that
ground zero extends far beyond
the hole in the ground. It extends
through the whole city where
debris covered the streets and
body parts were found years
later.
“It will always be a place
where my son was murdered.
I don’t care what they call this
place,” Santora said. “It will be a
cemetery.”
Nelson
Warfield,
a
Republican strategist who works
in New York told Fox News,
“It’s a mixture of geography and
conceptual issues,” he said. “The
concept of an Islamic community
center in close proximity to
the scene of the greatest attack
by Muslim extremists on this
country is hard to delineate in
terms of lines on a map.”
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This Week In Art
Wednesday
Coffee House
Sept. 1
Saturday
Sept. 4
Music at Lemonjello’s
Pistolbrides, Johnny Unicorn, Jes
Kramer, and The Abscission
8 p.m.
Free admission
Sept. 8
Fundraiser show by Hope for kids
8 p.m. (doors at 7:30 p.m.)
Free admission
September 1, 2010
Students take the stage with HSRT shows
Katie Schewe
Arts Co-Editor
Andrew Belle at the Kletz
9 to 11 p.m.
Wednesday
Brick by Brick
A
rts
The Anchor
When Hope students left
campus for the summer, the
stage was set for the Hope
Summer Repertory Theatre.
Every
summer,
this
professional theater company
moves onto Hope’s campus
with a mix of distinguished
professionals and young theater
students from all over the United
States.
Having such a highly regarded
Breathe Owl Breathe opens
Concert Series Saturday
theater company on campus
allows
Hope students to get
in on the act.
HSRT hires undergraduate
students as interns from
colleges around the country.
Hope students are also able
to take part in these great
internship
opportunities.
Acting interns play a large
role in HSRT, but students
assist in other departments as
well, such as costume, lighting,
scenery, sound, publicity and
management.
In all, HSRT brings in just
over 100 people to help with
these productions. Typically 15
to 20 Hope students will also
join the staff each summer.
HSRT puts on seven
performances
throughout
the summer at three different
venues.
These venues include the
DeWitt stage, the Knickerbocker
Theatre and the DeWitt Studio.
These productions include
main stage productions, as
well as children’s productions.
Having multiple venues makes
it possible for HSRT to put on
several different performances
in one day.
The professionals that are
brought in from all across the
country are paired up with
students for the summer.
This allows students the rare
opportunity to not only take
part in a professional theatre
company, but also work closely
with those who are already
immersed in the field that
interests them most.
Ben Hertel ’10 was one of
eight acting interns for HSRT
this summer. He participated in
four of the seven shows: “Into the
Woods,” “An Italian Straw Hat,”
and both of the children’s shows,
“Richard Scarry’s Busytown” and
“The Brand New Kid.”
Hertel said, “To say I was
busy with these would be a vast
understatement.” The students
would rehearse for about 10
hours a day.
When they weren’t rehearsing,
their help would be needed
throughout the many technical
departments in the theater.
“We would run two kids
shows during the day every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday,
with other shows at night,”
Hertel said. “Needless to say, my
caffeine intake jumped up quite
a bit for the summer.”
Hertel also stressed how
amazing this unique experience
has been for him. Although the
hours were long and demanding,
Hertel could not have asked for a
better summer job.
Hertel said the children’s
shows have been one of the
most important aspects of his
experience this summer.
“The children’s shows proved
to be the most rewarding,
because we were often giving
these kids their very first
theatrical experience,” Hertel
said. It is experiences like this
that make all of their hard work
worthwhile.
DePree displays “In Retrospect” through Oct. 1
Caitlin Klask
Arts Co-Editor
Caitlin Klask
Arts Co-Editor
The Hope College Concert
Series has worked tirelessly
this summer to bring a band
to campus for the beginning
of the semester: Breathe Owl
Breathe. Special guests are The
Photographers of Traverse City
and Hope’s own Jacob Bullard.
The concert will be held at
the Knickerbocker on Saturday,
Sept. 4. Tickets are free for
Hope Students who present
identification and cost $8 for
the public. The show begins at
8 p.m.
Headliners Breathe Owl
Breathe are folksy musicians
from the Midwest. This show is
a part of their fall tour around
the Midwest and the East coast.
J. Edward Keyes writes on the
eMusic website, “The band’s
music is terrifically disarming,
[frontman Micah] Middaugh’s
cracked tenor ambling over
acoustic
guitars,
[Andrea]
Moreno-Beals’ cello swooping
in gracefully, like a warm
breeze or a host of doves. It’s
the soundtrack to the Brothers
Grimm, a lively stroll through
the enchanted forest.”
The core of their indie
acoustic sound attributes to their
songwriter, Micah Middaugh,
who formed the band with cellist
Andrea Moreno-Beals several
years ago. Middaugh brought
college friend Trevor Hobbes
into the mix later. Their sound is
similar to the likes of Bon Iver,
Horse Feathers, Andrew Bird or
other indie bands with singersongwriter types of lyrics and
sounds.
The band is also an art project
of sorts. On some occasions,
they have made drawings
and paintings to accompany
their CDs on some occasions.
Their stage performances also
demonstrate their passion for
expression.
One opening band with a
very similar sound is called
The Photographers, though
they have been called These
Romantic Bandits or a variety
of other names. Their breathy
vocals mirror those of Sam
Beam of Iron & Wine, and their
sound has a sparse, attic-like feel.
Bullard , a member of HCCS, has
played around campus several
times before. He will also open
for Breathe Owl Breathe.
After several successful shows
last semester including Iron &
Wine’s sold-out performance,
HCCS expects high attendance
at Breathe Owl Breathe. John
Rebhan, who has helped to fill
in director Josh Wunderlich’s
shoes while Wunderlich is
in Switzerland, predicts high
attendance at the show.
“We made a Facebook event
for the show, and about 100
people have already said they’ll
attend,” he says. Many Hope
students may want to attend
based on the incentive of free
admission. “The show may
even sell out,” says the Concert
Series.
The first exhibit to hit DePree
Art Center this semester opened
Aug. 23 and will continue until
Oct. 1. Entitled “In Retrospect:
Artists’ Books and Works On
Paper,” the exhibit features
works by Maureen Cummins,
Ann Lovett, and Nava Atlas.
The theme of the exhibit
is sampling – sampling old
books, letters, pictures or other
memorabilia.
All three artists used their
sampled materials to compile
an entirely new piece with
an extraordinarily different
meaning. The books’ content
sparks
irony,
cynicism,
thoughtfulness, contempt and
more for its readers.
According to the artists, the
materials came from various
sources both public and personal,
from attics, libraries, museums,
cardboard boxes in closets and a
set of other origins.
The overall effect stimulates
an
entire
spectrum
of
responses.
Cummins, one contributor
to “In Retrospect,” comes from
High Falls, N.Y. and runs her
own studio in Brooklyn. Her
highly acclaimed work has been
featured all over the country, and
she has been recognized with a
multitude of awards.
She
graduated
from
Cooper Union School of Art.
Cummins found old letters and
photographs to present her
themes. They depict such grave
topics as madness, slavery and
agony.
Ann Lovett, a photographer,
artist and professor, has quite
a bit of work behind her as
well. Her art has been widely
displayed throughout New York,
and one of her classes concerns
photographic artist books. Her
contribution to “In Retrospect”
comes from a background full
of expertise and on the specific
subject.
Lovett takes her subject
from personal substance. One
of her main themes in “In
Retrospect” is irony and the
ironic relations of her subjects.
The exhibit is both a protest
and a memorandum. The
Photo by Holly Evenhouse
Books on display— Artists sample old documents to
compile new books in DePree’s current exhibit.
material from public places more
than personal documents.
She has included historical
clippings and extracts relating to
war, loss and grief.
Atlas considers herself an
author. She creates and publishes
in New York. She describes
her work as an “examination of
gender issues and sexism,” and
she draws her material entirely
contrast of personal and public
sources should make for an
interesting variety of audience
responses.
There will be an opening
reception for “In Retrospect”
on Friday, Sept. 10, at DePree
Gallery from 5 to 6 p.m. Artists
will present their works and
conduct a brief discussion at
4:30 p.m.
September 1, 2010
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eatures
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Introducing: Anchor ’10-’11 staff
Features—John Rebhan (’11) &
Alyssa Barigian (’12)
Co-Editors in Chief—Karen Patterson (’11) & James
Nichols (’11)
Sports—Christopher Russ (’12) &
Bethany Stripp (’12)
(From left) Graphics—Emily Dammer (’13) &
Brittany Lapham (’12). Not pictured: Lyndsey
Vanderveld (’11)
(From left) Arts—Caitlin Klask
(’13) & Katie Schewe (’11)
(From left) Campus—Lindsey Bandy
(’12) & Madalyn Muncy (’13)
FAR RIGHT: National—Matthew Lee
(’11) & Aftan Synder (’11)
RIGHT: (From left) Photos—Holly
Evenhouse (’11), Ads—Shelby Wyant
(’12) & Production—Ann Malone (’11)
BELOW: (From left) Voices—Maggie Almdale (’11), Copy—Annelise
Belmonte (’12), Raina Khatri (’10)
& Lindsey Wolf (’12). Not pictured:
Amanda Karby (’10)
Photos by Holly Evenhouse
Hey, Anchor staff!
What is the craziest thing you brought back to Hope?
Wonder Woman cape
10 pounds of Guatemalan coffee
A bit of wool from a sheep in Scotland
A big fluffy Totoro stuffed animal
A “thigh master”
A six-pack... (of toothpaste)
A jar of rocks
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September 1 , 2010
Paradoxical perspectives
Beautiful feet
Karen Patterson & James Nichols
Bryant Russ
Columnist
Editors-in-Chief
Ode to Kathy
Traditionally, the first column of
the year by the editors-in-chief speaks
to how optimistic they are about the
upcoming school year. Optimism is a
great thing to have; when that optimism
is combined with a great staff adviser, a
staff can truly flourish.
If you’ve never met Kathy Nathan
before, you’re missing out. Really. From
her great story ideas and quick wit to
her fabulous outfits that look like a Talbots ad campaign, Kathy has kept The
Anchor staff accountable from year to
year while providing creative advice
and friendship.
We admit that it’s easy to take Kathy
for granted and just thank her every
time she refills our candy bowl, but
when she’s still in the office at 1 a.m., we
realize as a staff just how valuable she is.
Every student organization at Hope has
a staff adviser—some are more handson than others. In our minds, Kathy
strikes the perfect balance.
During staff training week this year,
Kathy took time out of her day to come
in and teach our staff AP style, and she
did it in far better form than we could
ever have hoped. Each week she sits
down with editors from the different
sections and shares story ideas that she
has. And we’re not quite sure how it’s
possible, but she seems to know every
single person that we may ever need
to speak to for a story. For that, we as a
staff are eternally grateful.
Without realizing it, Kathy has made
our jobs as Editors-in-Chief easier.
Knowing that she is always available to
assist us with anything we need is like
having a pocket-sized tell-all book that
can engage in conversation with you.
We’re fallible just like everyone else;
we are just as prone to errors as the next
student, but she is always gentle in her
corrections. She pushes us as chiefs to
be at our best both at The Anchor and
in our personal lives. The same treatment is given to the rest of the staff. We
know Kathy isn’t perfect and she (probably) makes mistakes just like the rest
of us, but for her commitment to the
Anchor, she cannot be faulted.
As we sit in our office, feasting on
leftovers provided by Kathy when she
invited our entire staff over to dinner at
her house, we think about the upcoming year, and can’t help but be grateful
as well, for our editorial staff.
We look forward to working with our
already impressive staff this year and
are confident we can put together quality issue after quality issue in the hope
that you all can truly feel informed and
involved around Hope’s community.
We look forward to engaging with you
and hope that you’ll participate as active citizens of this Hope community
through feedback, letters to the editor,
and writing articles. We look forward
to engaging with you in dialogue and
hope that you have the chance to meet
Kathy and get to know her as we have.
Karen and James would like everyone
to remember: fish are friends, not food.
Voices of HOPE College: the orientation edition
“It’s not that hot here! What are you guys whining about?”
- Student from Arizona
“It’s so nice here! Everyone just smiles!”
- Every single incoming freshman.
Son of Ares
This summer I had the pleasure of
meeting a demi-god. Working as a
camp counselor you hear all sorts of interesting stories and meet all kinds of
interesting people, but never had I met
anyone as out of the ordinary as Jacob.
I met Jake on a Sunday morning.
His parents dropped him off outside
my cabin and we began to chat. I asked
him if there was anything he wanted me
to know about him in order to make the
next two weeks as fun as possible—this
is where it got crazy. Jake’s face suddenly
turned serious; he came close as though
he was about to tell me an important secret. I was expecting to hear something
along the lines of “I have a bed-wetting
problem,” or “my mom doesn’t like me
to drink chocolate milk,” but instead he
put his hand on my shoulder and whispered, “I’m the son of Ares.”
At first I thought he was just being a little goofy. Maybe he’d finished
reading “The Lightning Thief ” on the
drive up here and was playing around.
Then we went to join the other guys in
the cabin and it got even funnier. Jake
stepped over the threshold, gave a low
growl like a fierce 12-year-old animal
and tore his shirt from top to bottom.
Just one shirt, right? No real harm
done. Little did I know that the shirt-ripping would continue, sometimes once,
sometimes twice a day, culminating in
an epic scene at the last campfire when
his New York Yankees jersey was torn off
and sacrificed to the lames. Holy. Cow.
I know from my description it sounds
like Jake wasn’t all there upstairs, but
he was. He was actually a really compassionate and social kid in between
fits of shirt-shredding. And though he
stuck to his act day in and day out, there
were times when I could tell he was trying to convince himself more than anyone else of his special identity. Half way
through the week, I learned that he actually was adopted, and the people who
had dropped him off on Sunday were
not his birth parents.
That’s when I started to understand:
the truth of Jake’s story was so cold and
lackluster that he’d rather be someone
else. In fact, he had to be someone else.
So instead of being the abandoned little
boy who nobody seemed to want, he
made up a new story to live in. Though
he knew that he was pretending, his
made-up story gave him more meaning
and identity than his real one did.
The funny thing is, we do the same
thing. While I’ve never claimed to be
the son of a Greek god, I have pretended to be someone else in order to fit in.
I’ve been so bored with my own story
at times that I’ve wanted to be someone
else, somewhere else. Jake is just more
creative, I guess.
John Eldridge writes, “We have no
idea who we really are. Whatever glory
was bestowed, whatever glory is being
restored, we thought this whole Christian thing was about something else.
Trying not to sin. Going to church.
Being nice. Jesus says it is about healing your heart, setting it free, restoring
your glory. A religious fog has tried to
veil all that, put us under some sorts of
spell or amnesia, to keep us from coming alive. As Blaise Pascal said, ‘It is a
monstrous thing…an incomprehensible
enchantment, and a supernatural slumber.’ When anyone turns to the Lord,
the veil is taken away. A veil removed,
bringing freedom, transformation,
glory. Do you see it? I am not making
this up—though I have been accused of
making the gospel better than it is. The
charge is laughable. Could anyone be
more generous than God? Could any of
us come up with a story that beats the
one God has come up with?”
The truth of our identity is a beautifully exciting thing. We are free to stop
pretending and live into our roles as
children of the living God.
Bryant wants all the new students
to get psyched because they’re about to
have the best years of their lives.
“Man, that dude’s a really good dancer! He’s funny!”
- Girls, referencing an Orientation assistant
“Did your Dad like Phelps too? Mine went back for seconds, three
times.”
- Gilmore girl
“I love my triple, we’re going to be best friends!”
- Dykstra girl
“Your parents didn’t leave ‘til Sunday? Mine are still here.”
- Kollen Hall resident
2010 Fall Semester Staff
Karen Patterson
James Nichols
Ann Malone
Lindsey Bandy
Madalyn Muncy
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Aftan Snyder
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Matt Lee
Production Manager
Katie Schewe
Campus News Editor
Caitlin Klask
Asst. Campus News Editor Maggie Almdale
National News Co-Editor
John Rebhan
National News Co-Editor Alyssa Barigian
Arts Co-Editor
Bethany Stripp
Arts Co-Editor
Chris Russ
Voices Editor
Kathy Nathan
Features Co-Editor
Emily Dammer
Features Co-Editor Lyndsey Vanderveld
Sports Editor
Brittany Lapham
Asst. Sports Editor
Shelby Wyant
Staff Advisor
Mike Connelly
Graphics Co-Editor
Graphics Co-Editor
Asst. Graphics Editor
Ads Manager
Business Manager
Holly Evenhouse
Lindsey Wolf
Annelise Belmonte
Raina Khatri
Amanda Karby
Photo Editor
Copy Editor
Asst. Copy Editor
Asst. Copy Editor
Asst. Copy Editor
Voices
September 1, 2010
The Anchor
Want to get your name in print? From the inside out
Ann Malone
Naturally, The Anchor is always looking for printsavvy students to jump on board the staff.
But you can gain some of the same fame that the
weekly staff has, just by writing a letter to the editor, without worrying about cramming yet another
extra-curricular into your crazy-hectic schedule.
Or, if you’re interested in writing a story, come to
our weekly meetings, Sundays at 6 p.m. We’ll brainstorm story ideas for the upcoming issue, and
writers are always welcome to join in, every time!
Come check out the opportunities to get your
name in print as a story writer. Either way, SPEAK
UP! We want to hear your voice!
You’ve got an opinion, so write us. If it’s a letter,
we’ll need your name, your graduating year, and a
letter of no more than 500 words: short, painless,
and to the point. Shoot it to our inbox (anchor@
hope.edu) no later than 6 p.m. the Monday before
our Wednesday issue. The student body is waiting
to hear from you.
Production Manager
At the start of it all
New student orientation is scary.
Acutely aware of the craziness involved,
I tended not to go to most events outside of the orientation assistant meetings. But, I’ve come a long way. Being
an orientation assistant for the second
year this year, it hit me again: orientation is scary. Today while I was sitting
outside Phelps, waiting for new students to move in, I started talking to a
new student, a young woman waiting
for her parents. It was like looking in a
mirror. After a few minutes, she asked
how one made friends at Hope College.
I did a double take.
For three years, I had thought I was
the only one who suffered from that intense longing for home, that desire to
not feel overwhelmed by all the happiness surrounding me. I told her about
the activities fair, and how there were
so many things to get involved in. We
talked about Greek life, about Nykerk
and The Pull, and everything else on
campus. I told her about my freshman
year, and the similar feeling of isolation
that I encountered.
She asked about orientation assistant
groups, and I told her that I met some
fantastic people I was still friends with,
all during orientation activities planned
by my orientation assistant and my residential assistant. I even told her about
the first Anchor meeting I didn’t go to; I
literally walked into Martha Miller, saw
all the people, and turned right back
around, not even entering the room!
While this is funny now, I was appalled
then.
I had tons of friends in high school,
and judging by the number of people
that recognize me each summer I return home, I wasn’t a wallflower. I was
in choir, drama, freshmen orientation
and advanced placement classes. I debated. I was involved. The first two
years at Hope, I was ‘ehh.’
I was in Nykerk, and I attended
events. But I was afraid to take that
step, almost afraid to truly go to college. I always admired those people
who knew everybody, and felt like I
ought to have been one of them. My
junior year of college was fantastic, and
I have so much to look forward to in the
coming year.
In retrospect, it would have been so
easy to begin college the way I’m going
to end it. But I didn’t, and I can only
look back on the experience and be
grateful for what it is has given me. I
still made fantastic friends—I was just
a little late in the game. She asked me
how to make friends. I responded,
“You just have to close your eyes, take a
breath, and jump.” Jump in to whatever
activity has always intrigued you, but
you’ve never taken the time to check it
out. Explore all the things Hope has to
offer, because there are plenty of things
out there. And hey, you might even
make a few new friends out of the deal.
Anne is really glad she doesn’t have
to carry futons any longer!
Maggie Almdale
Voices Editor
Off the radar, out in the open
It’s cliché to talk about change. At least, that’s what I’m told. But
frankly, it’s everywhere—the hum of our lives is the constant roll
of change, from text flashing onto our cell phones, to the car that
drives past our apartment window or dorm window or LJ’s-JP’s
window, to the incessant flashing of colors and pictures on television
or the YouTube video you’ve watched five times because, well... just
because.
Fuzzy-eyed and blurry, our lives thrum by—too quickly, it
seems. Not just visually, but emotionally and physically, everything moves. If you’re new to Hope, you’ve signed on for
one of the biggest changes in your life—you’re in a new,
college community. (Congratulations!)
Well as Voices editor this year, I’m hoping to
“tweak” some things—hopefully you’ll be pleased.
But any changes made will just be experiments: taking the opportunity to test the
boundaries, to get beyond what’s
been done before or add a new
twist to what’s already
been tried. Further, I echo the hope of Karen Patterson
and James Nichols, The Anchors editors-in-chief, and
wish that you’ll write to The Anchor this year, and talk to us!
Remember that letters to the editors can be sent to anchor@
hope.edu at any time of the day, week, month, any time of the
school year. In fact, we’d love to hear from you. Literally speaking.
I mean, why else do you think we mention it in every issue? (Upperclassmen, you have no excuse for staying silent inside your dusty
dorm rooms and cottages.)
Part of being a community means you talk with those around
you—we are not meant to live alone inside little bubbles of “ourselves,” throwing parties for one. As a student-run newspaper, we
try to present the life of Hope College and the ideas and interests of
the entire campus.
Speaking for the Voices Section, I’d like to throw a party for
ya’ll—a party of varied opinions, life stories, perspectives
and ideas. You’re welcome to join in for the fun: enjoy
reading, and yes, you might even enjoy writing. Huh,
imagine the thought of it...
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Men’s basketball enters new coaching era
Bethany Stripp
Sports Editor
Every year brings changes
to any team’s roster at Hope
College, and the men’s basketball
team is no exception. Though
new faces are expected on the
court, for the first time since
1977, a new face will also be
leading the team. After guiding
the Dutchmen for 33 seasons,
Glenn Van Wieren retired from
his position as head coach of
the men’s basketball last year.
Filling the space is longtime
assistant coach and former Hope
basketball player Matt Neil.
Neil played basketball in high
school and continued playing at
Hope. After graduating he took
a job as a teacher and basketball
coach in the Holland Public
School system, fulfilling a dream
he’d had for quite some time.
“I was always interested in
being a teacher and a coach,”
Neil said. “From as early as the
sixth grade I thought that that’s
what I wanted to do.”
Neil coached basketball for
three years at Holland High
School before returning to Hope
and coaching the JV team for
nine years. He later became an
assistant coach for the varsity
squad. Neil noticed a difference
between the speed and strength
required to play at the varsity
Photo by Colton Wright
New leadership— Matt Neil will guide the basketball
team this winter.
level, and as an assistant coach,
he was directly involved in these
aspects of the game.
“My mission was to teach
them how to work hard and
teach them that early, so that
when we started practice they
fully understood expectations,”
Neil said.
In becoming head coach,
Neil is continuing on a unique
tradition in Hope basketball.
Like his predecessor Van
Wieren, who played under
former head coach Russ DeVette
before becoming head coach
himself, Neil played under Van
Wieren in the 1980s. And, just
like DeVette was a role model for
Van Wieren, Van Wieren was a
role model for Neil.
“I don’t know if there’s been
anyone who has influenced me
more on this campus than (Van
Wieren) has and he did it at a
very formative point in my life,”
Neil said. “Between the ages
of 17 and 21 he really was an
impact player in my life at that
point and remains so.”
As someone who has been
a part of Hope’s basketball
program for over 25 years, Neil
knows how hard the coaching
staff has worked to build Hope’s
basketbll reputation. He hopes
to continue running a high
integrity program during his
time as coach. He also has
three other goals for the team:
purpose, passion, and pride.
“(One of our) goals is to find
purpose in what we’re doing,
coaches and athletes alike,” Neil
said. “We need to operate with
passion, and we can do that and
be humble at the same time. I
also think we have to have some
pride in this institution. Pride
in the fact that it is an academic
center, pride in the fact that it’s a
place of excellence, pride in the
fact that we trust God to lead
all of us in what we’re doing and
how we’re moving about our
everyday lives.”
Neil is also interested in
student support for the athletic
teams at Hope. As founder of
the Dew Crew, he hopes to see
student support go beyond
men’s basketball and into other
sports.
“I don’t want people to feel as
though the Dew Crew is simply
an exclusive men’s basketball
ideal here,” he said. “I’d like them
to organize and get to soccer
matches and volleyball matches
and goodness, even get out to a
cross country meet some time.
That would be my hope: that
our students get out to football
games and soccer matches and
volleyball matches, just like they
do for basketball. I think that it’s
important to do that.”
Vande Hoef to lead Flying Dutch in softball
Assistant Sports Editor
The retirement of head
coach Karla Wolters at the end
of last year’s softball season
was a significant event not
only for Hope College’s athletic
department but for the Hope
community as a whole. Wolters
served as the head of the softball
program for the past 22 years.
The most direct evidence of her
legacy can be seen in the form of
the recently completed Wolters
Softball Stadium.
Her replacement is first time
head coach Mary Vande Hoef,
a 2003 graduate of Central
College, located in Pella, Iowa.
Vande Hoef has spent six years
coaching at the Division III level,
first as an assistant at Ithaca
College, N.Y. and later as an
assistant under George Wares at
her alma mater.
Wares was also Vande Hoef ’s
coach in her time as a player at
Central and she stated that he
has had a significant impact on
her coaching philosophy.
“I think one of the biggest
things that he taught me was to
take risks, and to not be afraid,”
she said.
When asked about the
transition between coaches,
returning captain Abby Phillips
(’11) explained her thoughts on
the subject.
“Coach Wolters is an amazing
woman and was a wonderful
coach,” Phillips said. “However,
we are excited about the change,
and are hopeful about extended
success under the lead of Coach
Vande Hoef.”
Vande Hoef issued a similar
sentiment while discussing her
first year as coach.
“I’m sure there will be some
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changes but
I definitely
want
to
draw on the
tradition and
history that
exists within
the program,”
she said.
I
n
addition to
her role with
the softball
program,
Vande Hoef
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will
serve
as
director fresh persPective— Vande Hoef’s first
of
Hope’s head coaching job is for Hope’s softball team.
intramural
program and assistant director people, as student athletes,” she
of the Dow Center. This position said. When responding to the
has allowed her to begin to idea that this level of college
interact with a number of athletics is somehow
less
her players before the season significant, Vande Hoef was
begins.
quite clear that she completely
Vande Hoef also became rejects this idea
familiar with her team by
“At Hope, you’re here first and
watching many of them play on a foremost to get your degree, and
summer team in Byron Center.
that’s what’s going to carry you
Building
personal after college,” she said.
relationships with her players
Vande Hoef expressed a good
is an essential aspect of her deal of optimism when asked
coaching approach.
about the upcoming season.
“As a coach you get to have a
“The goal on any team that
pretty active involvement in the I coach is to win a national
lives of your players,” she said.
championship,” she said. “There
As a coach on the Division are some years where that’s
III level, Vande Hoef feels that a realistic goal, and there are
her players have more of an some years where it might not
opportunity to develop in ways seem like that, but I think if you
not exclusive to athletics.
don’t talk about it, and you don’t
“I’m really passionate about dream about it, it’s never going
the Division III philosophy to happen.”
of building students as whole
This Week In Sports
Wednesday
Women’s Soccer
Sept. 1
Friday
Men’s Soccer
Sept. 3
Saturday
Volleyball
Sept. 4
vs. Cornerstone at 4 p.m.
vs. Goshen at 7 p.m.
vs. Theil at 10 a.m.
Cross Country
Bill Vanderbilt Invitational at 10:30 a.m.
Football
vs. Illinois Wesleyan at 1:30 p.m.
Men’s Soccer
vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering
at 6 p.m.
In Brief
Football
The men’s football team has
been ranked fourth in a pre-season poll of MIAA football coaches. Coaches were not allowed to
vote for their own team. Trine
was ranked unanimously as the
top team in the league. Trine
has won the league for the past
two years. Hope will open its
season at home on Community
Day, Saturday, Sept. 4. The team
finished last season with a 3-7
overall record and a 3-3 conference record which earned them
fourth place in the MIAA standings.
volleyball
The Flying Dutch volleyball
team has placed fourth in the
American Volleyball Coaches
Association pre-season poll.
Last season’s team earned a Final
Four appearance in the Division
III Championships. In addition,
the squad tallied 34 victories, a
Hope College volleyball record.
Washington-St. Louis, who defeated Hope in the Final Four,
is ranked first in the poll. Calvin
College is ranked ninth.
Women’s Soccer
Hope’s fall sports season officially begins Wednesday, Sept. 1.
The women’s soccer team plays
its season opener against Cornerstone University. This will be
the squad’s first complete season
in the newly completed Van Andel Soccer Stadium.
Cross Country
The U.S. Track & Field and
Cross Country Coaches Association have ranked the women’s
cross country team second in
the NCAA Division III Great
Lakes region. The men’s team
was not ranked in the pre-season poll. The poll ranked the
top 10 teams in each region.
Calvin topped both the men’s
and women’s poll. Last season,
Hope’s women’s team finished
second in the MIAA and placed
sixth at the NCAA Great Lakes
Regional. The men’s team also
finished second in the MIAA
and placed 10th at the NCAA
Great Lakes Regional.
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