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Hope Co l lege Ho l land , M ich igan A s t u d e n t - r u n n o n p r o f i t p u b l i c a t i o n Se rv ing the Hope Co l lege C o m m u n i t y fo r 118 years

Campus

Briefs

New minor in environmental studies

H o p e recent ly unveileil a

new minor program in Envi-

ronmental Studies lo he added

to its list of academic pro-

eaming this minor will take

courses f rom several depart-

ments; a combination of new

and old courses are required

for minor. More information

can IK found in the 2004-2005

College Catalog or by contact-

ing Steven Bouma-Prcdiger .

professor of religion.

Alann testing Fire drills are scheduled to

take place in buildings across

campus this week. Off ic ia ls

f rom Campus Safety and the

Holland Fire Department will

be on hand during drills. Stu-

dents are asked to exit build-

ings qu i ck ly w h e n a l a r m s

sound. See KnowHope for

de ta i l s on where and when

alarms will be tested.

Ticketing to begin Sept. 13

Campus Safety will begin

ticketing students for park-

ing violations, including lack

of registration on Monday.

Visit the Campus Safety of-

fice to purchase registration

or learn more about the rules.

Time to Serve continues to grow

Hope students turned out Saturday to serve the community in one of the final activites of orientation.

Julie Lancaster STAFF REPORTER

Time lo Serve, the annual orien-

tation service project held Saturday,

was deemed a success by organiz-

ers and participants. Coordinators

set a goal of having 500 students

participate and that goal was met.

In the spirit of the good Samari-

tan, groups of students traveled to

more than 52 sites in the Holland

area. The organizations serviced in-

cluded local churches, the Holland

Rescue Mission, local schools, the

library, the nature center, and many

other groups, both prominent and

of ten overlooked, in the Holland

community.

Behind the success of the event

were the group leaders, who had the

responsibility of encouraging fresh-

men and setting an example for oth-

ers to follow.

To prepare for their leadership

duties, which for some included

transportation, some leaders had to

b e c o m e v a n - c e r t i f i e d . O t h e r

g r o u p s r o d e a H o p e b u s or

walked to their service locations.

Group leaders picked up in-

formational packets on Satur-

day, that included their group

numbers, service sites, what to

bring, wear, lists of the group

members* names, and a descrip-

tion of the day's events.

The morn ing of the event ,

they met in Maas Auditorium,

had b r e a k f a s t , and r e c e i v e d

helpful instructions. Each group

had two to three group leaders.

Group leaders, all returning

s tudents , included orientat ion

a s s i s t a n t s and m a n y o t h e r s .

Kat ie Mi l le r ( ' 0 6 ) exp la ined

how she ended up helping with

the event.

"My friend Jamie Thompson

(a Residence Life staff member)

asked me if I wanted lo lead a

group with her, and then we sent

an e - m a i l to D iana Brec law.

Later we received a thank-you

l e t t e r c o n f i r m i n g tha t o u r

more SERVICE on 2

A new year, a new student congress Amanda Zoratti STAFF REPORTER

As the school year begins. Student Con-

gress begins again as well. Tim Fry ( '05) and

Jen Yamaoka ( '05) are

h e a d i n g the ' 0 4 - ' 0 5

team as president and

vice-president, respec-

tively.

S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s

also includes Jess ica

Johnson ( '05) as comp-

troller and class repre-

s e n t a t i v e s S a m a r a

J e n Y a m a o k a W e b b and K e l l e y L

Hutchins (both '05), Chris Meeusen and Bran-

don Mersman (bolh '06), and Will Nettleton and

Chelsea Kramer (both '07) .

Elections for residence hall representatives will

be held today and Thursday.

"I really encourage people lo vole," Yamaoka

said. The mission of Student Congress is "to serve

as a mediator between the administration and the

student body of Hope College," according to the

Student Congress website, which can be found at

www. hope, edu/ student/congress/about, html.

Student Congress members meet with the Hope

College Board of Trustees and provide student

input to the issues at hand in each of the three

areas of ihe Board: Aca-

demic Affa i rs , Campus

Life, and Administrative

Affairs.

The Student Congress

Cabinet consists of the

six class representatives

w h o a d v i s e the T a s k

Forces f rom each resi-

dence hall on campus.

According lo Fry and

Yamaoka, Student Congress has been working

hard for Hope students all summer.

" W e m e t w i th key m e m b e r s of the

more CONGRESS on 2

Tim Fry

Olympic games of housing: Greeks on campus Caroline Coleman STAFF REPORTER

Comparing the sorority and f ra-

ternity housing system at Hope to

the 2004 Olympic Games in Ath-

ens would be a disjointed analogy.

However, some of the rules, regu-

lations, and procedures are quite

similar.

For example, there is an honor

code involved, accountabili ty on

the part of the different organiza-

tions, and communicat ion between

the Greeks and certain authorities

at Hope—namely Richard Frost,

dean of students, Ellen Awad, di-

rector of Greek life, and the Resi-

dential Life department.

First it is appropriate to look into

the purpose of this type of housing

and where the fraternity and so-

rority houses are located.

The idea behind Greek housing

is to have a place for business meet-

ings, rush and pledge events, and

the opportunity to grow closer to

one ' s respective brothers and sis-

ters. Thus, these houses are a symbol

of the sororities' and fraternities'

presence on campus, and their lo-

cation provides a convenient place

for everyone lo convene. Most of

the Greek cottages are on 13* I4 ,h,

or 15lh streets with a f ew farther

away.

Recently, Residential Life gave

several cottages to fraternities and

sororities that did not previously

have them. In the past, the college has relo-

cated most of the fraternities and

sororities around lo different houses

for various reasons.

For instance, the Greeks are en-

tirely responsible for filling their

own house with members of their

specific organization. If they fail to

fill the spots, they incur the charges

of the empty rooms or lose the

house. According lo Residential Life,

Greeks may not have non-Greeks

living in the cottage.

Does this perpetuate the stand-

offish way in which Greeks are of-

ten viewed on campus? Or does it

put a damper on unnecessary hous-

ing disputes?

In the summer of 2003, the Cos-

mopo l i t an f ra t e rn i ty w a s g iven

Schuppert Collage, which belonged

lo the Promethean fraternity until

they had problems filling it.

"We had the Cosmopoli tan dorm

until there were some issues filling

it," said Ben Sanders ( '05) , a mem-

ber of the Cosmo fraternity.

"We had a collage on campus that

we had lo move out of because of

the already poor condition of it,"

said Kal Ramsey ( '06) of the Al-

pha G a m m a Phi sorority.

The Alpha Gammas were given more GREEKS on 2

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Hope meets Moodle Christy Hug STAFF REPORTER

As Hope students begin this se-

mester , the n u m b e r of facul ty

member s using Moodle . Hope

College 's online course manage-

ment system (CMS), has risen to

roughly thirty, doubling since last

spring. Moodle was introduced in the

spring o f 2 0 0 3 by Barry Bandstra,

professor of religion. According

to Tom Ludwig, professor of psy-

chology, several faculty members

who were unsat is f ied with the

s lowness and cost of ex i s t ing

C M S programs such as WebCT

and Blackboard, began looking

for an alternative.

" I t ' s a d v a n t a g e o u s tha t

(Moodle) is Open Source (soft-

ware) without an annual f ee . "

Ludwig said.

M o o d l e ' s f e a t u r e s i n c l u d e

online discussion forums, quiz-

zes, journals, surveys, and real-

time chat rooms. Personal pro-

f i les and s tudent p h o t o g r a p h s

help instructors mathc faces with

students' names.

Why was this C M S not used by

more members of the faculty af-

ter its introduction in 2003?

"Moodle wasn ' t widely avail-

able, even on campus, and you

had to go to some effort to set it

up , " L u d w i g sa id , ' i t ' s a lot

easier to use now."

A c c o r d i n g to L u d w i g , the

workshops o f fe red for faculty

members have also contributed

to Moodle ' s increasing popular-

ity.

The system was developed by

Martin Dougiamas, who says on

the o f f i c i a l w e b s i t e (http://

nioodle.org) that he " s t a r t ed

(Moodle) in 1999 out of frustra-

tion with the existing commer-

cial sof tware at the t ime."

Asked about Mood le ' s main

advantage, Ludwig said, ' i t al-

lows the students to have only

one usemame that gets them into

all resources for the course. All

course material is together in one

place for easy access."

"It saves a lot of t ime," said

Lesl ie Aust in ("08) about the

online CMS.

In fact, Ludwig says most stu-

den ts " f i n d (Mood le ) easy to

use" and "see it as something

beneficial ."

SERVICE from 1

services could be used." Miller

said.

i felt that we accomplished a lot

(on Saturday). We may not have

finished everything that we wanted

to, but everything that we did was

something that needed to get done.

What we did was very helpful for

the people that run the mission,"

said Miller.

The event was open to anyone

who wished to participate, but the

major i ty of non- leading part ici-

pants were f reshmen.

Students helped indi-vidual home owners as well as communi ty churches and non-prof i t organizations.

T h e i n c l u -

sion of A Time

to Serve in the

orientation ac-

tivities helped

to fami l ia r ize

the new s t u -

dents with the

local c o m m u -

nity. After all,

there is more

to H o l l a n d

t han H o p e

College.

One of the

purposes of orientation is to give

new students a sense of direction

and purpose.

A Time to Serve helped to ful-

fill this purpose by showing stu-

dents the ways they can serve

their community, and some of the

benefi ts of doing so.

Service also helps students to

make Holland a part of their lives,

which, in return, g ives them a

sense of belonging to their new

community. .

' i think A Time to Serve made

the freshmen realize that our pres-

ence here is part of the commu-

nity. not just Hope," said Megan

Kistler ( '08) . Kistler went to a

disabled man's house to help with

housework.

M' ^

Landscaping was a popular project for student service groups this year.

Jenna Mulder ( '08) agreed that

by serving in Holland, her sense of

community was broadened. She

served at a women ' s shelter called

Harbor House.

"It was nice because the students

were dispersed throughout the com-

munity. We were thrown into the

Holland communi ty and given a

way to connect to it," said Courtney

Miller ( '08). Miller served at Maple

Avenue Ministries, a local church.

Every year the number of partici-

pants in A Time to Serve grows and

the trend showed no sign of stop-

ping this year. The students who

participated were able to help the

community, make connections with

their new home, and p romote a

positive image of Hope.

CONGRESS from 1

administration, planned for the school year,

and did a few things that Student Congress

had not done in a while like updating the

website, checking voice mail, and respond-

ing to emails ." said Fry.

"None of these separately are necessarily

huge accompl i shmen t s but together they

form the basis of what we are trying to ac-

complish. We want to be responsive to stu-

dents ." The most noticeable changes tire the addi-

tional parking spaces. New spaces are avail-

able to students in old faculty lots, such as

the lot behind the library.

"They took away all the faculty/staff park-

ing behind the building. We lost up \o 25

parking spots and there are 20 people on staff

here at the library, so basically they displaced

the entire library staff. Trying to find a park-

ing space is definitely a challenge." said Carla

Kaminski . Circulation Supervisor at the li-

brary. Yamaoka explained the reasoning behind

the decision. "We were hoping faculty could park on the

road so we could have some overnight spaces

fo r the s t u d e n t s , "

Yamaoka said.

P a r k i n g s p a c e s

were also added at

the P e a l e S c i e n c e

C e n t e r a n d F i f t h /

Third Bank lots as

well as in c o t t a g e

driveways.

" C o n g r e s s

worked with C a m -

pus Safety and Student Development to as-

sess the parking spaces available at the cam-

pus cottages. Each cottage is assigned a spe-

cific number of spaces in the driveway and

given permits at a reduced price," Yamaoka

said. The downside? Students with cottage

permits are unable to park in other student

lots.

"We realize this is not a fix-all solution to

the problem because parking is such a huge

problem on campus ," Yamaoka said. " I t ' s

more of looking for relief until next year,

when there will be even more spots with

Martha Miller and the De Vos Center open-

ing up. and this is a segue to that."

The main focuses of Student Congress this

fall are getting students to vote in the No-

vember election and getting students more

involved.

"Our biggest (goal) this year is to increase

communica t ion between students, faculty,

and administration," Yamaoka said.

"(We want to) get the word out about Con-

gress. We're also working to make things

easier for students, like setting up Meijer runs

for students without cars so they are able to

get to the store once a week or so. We 've

also set up a D V D machine in Phelps to give

students easier access to movies."

"I have heard from many students that they

had been upset about a number of school is-

sues but never knew who to communicate

with. I want to make sure that is changed,

said Fry.

"My number one priority this year is to

make sure that students feel like we, as a Con-

gress, are reaching out to them and that they

feel like they can come to us with their con-

cerns." Fry said.

"With three thousand students there are

countless ideas that are wait ing to be tapped

to improve the campus. But we can only get

these ideas if Student Congress shows itself

to be more adept at communicat ing and al-

lowing students the opportunity to come for-

ward."

Student Congress is currently working on

the mass e-mail difficulties.

"The best way to deal with this is for stu-

dents to not push 'reply a l l , ' " Yamaoka said.

While Student Congress searches for a solu-

tion to the problem, they appreciate your

patience and cooperation.

"Student Congress is a great way to get

involved and hall reps are very important.

Tim and I have really enjoyed the work we've

been able to do, and we really encourage

people to send us emails and questions and

just keep in contact with us," Yamaoka said.

Visit the Student Congress website to stay

current with Congress happenings. Fry can

be contacted at t imothy.fry@hope.edu and

Y a m a o k a c a n be r e a c h e d at

jennifer .yamaoka@hope.edu.

s tmmmmmmmmmmmammmammmaaammmBmamomBsammmmmmm We realize this is not a fix-all solution to the problem because parking is such a huge problem on campus.

—Jen Yamaoka ('05), Student Congress Vice President

GREEKS from 1

D o e s b u r g C o t t a g e t h i s s u m m e r . Phi

S i g m a K a p p a , w h i c h m a d e its debut

at Hope a few years ago, also has a new

cottage this year.

In the past, fraternities and sororities

have rented houses off-campus if they did

not have an on-campus house.

Sanders and Ramsey both affirmed that

there are not stricter rules for the Greek

division of- residential life, but they are

def ini te ly watched more careful ly be-

cause of the reputation of Greek life in

general.. Shane Ostermeier, the RLC for cot-

tages, lives in between the Greek houses

on I3 ,h street.

"The location of the RLC does not have

to do with the Greek cottages—although

some cause more problems than others,"

said Emily Liang ( '05) , who lives on I3 ,h

Street.

Disc ip l ina ry measu re s are t aken

when Greek organizations do not fol-

low regular College policies, particu-

larly regarding drinking.

Every cottage has a Greek RA who

is responsible for making sure the resi-

dents comply with Hope ' s housing

policies.

Independent (non-Greek) students

have different opinions and knowledge

of the Greek housing system.

"I think it is a great social system

that the college offers, but I do think it

can be problematic if there is a lot of par-

tying going on. Nevertheless, they have a

right to live together like people in the

French house, basketball house, or any

other (house ) , " said Margare t Fylstra

( '07).

The Greek cottages are supposed to be

outlets for the leadership, service, and

Doesburg Cottage (above) and Schuppert Cottage re-cently became the homes of Alpha Gamma Phi soror i ty and the Cosmo-pol i tan frater-nity, respec-tively.

communi ty that Greek life offers .

This summer, citizens of different coun-

tries have the privilege and honor to repre-

sent their team in the Olympics.

In the same way. but on a much smaller

scale. Greek organizations on campus are

able to make their pride and presence known

if they play by the rules.

—

The Anchor Wants You! '

Come to our meetings: Wednesday @ 8:00

Sunday @ 6:30

(our office i§ behind the SUD)

S e p t e m b e r 8 , 2 0 0 4 F E A T U R E S Tk ^ A n c h o r

Changes at CIT greet students with new features, provisions I N F O C U S

Nick Engel STAFF REPORTER

The deparlmenl of computer information

and technology has been around for many years to help students with possible techno-

logical problems, and now they are expand-

ing their services for students. Not only have they added free antivirus protection software

to the list of provisions for computers that

use the campus network, but they have also

The biggest problem is that students aren't run-ning antivirus software, of any kind.

—Jeff Pestun, project manager

replaced Hope ' s webmail server and will

continue to repair computers. The new antivirus software, along with

bandwidth monitoring and possible charging

for computer repairs arc other improvements

that students might sec in technology on cam-

pus this coming semester, but none of these prevented a webmail server overload that oc-

curred last week. CIT has been busy all summer working

and certifying that everything is up and run-

ning for the school year. One of the major changes in campus tech-

nology is the addition of a campus-wide antivirus system. CIT has purchased a li-

cense from Systemac Corporation, a leading

name in computer antivirus software that will give students free access to tools that can help

protect personal computers from viruses. The license also comes with a subscrip-

tion service that keeps the program updated

and protects against recently developed

threats. Students can download a copy of the util-

ity from CIT4s website www.hope.edu/cit/.

They can also slop by the CIT off ice in

Durfee during office hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

on weekdays, to pick up a CD. Richard Frost, Dean of Students, was up-

beat about the promise of the new antivirus

system. "For those not tech-savvy, it is very

' helpful," Frost said, adding it would

help insure the functionality of the

campus network. A virus is a computer program that

produces copies of itself and spreads

to other computers via email, a floppy or zip disk, or through the Internet.

Viruses typically perform some ma-licious action such as destroying data.

"The biggest problem (with vi-

ruses) is that students aren't running

antivirus software, of any kind," said Jeff Pestun, project manager at CIT. -Students

may use their own software, but "they are

free to use ours." Other than downloading the free software,

CIT suggests that students exercise caution when opening email attachments, including

emails f rom friends. The department also recommends refrain-

ing f rom installing fi le-sharing programs

such as KaZaA or LimeWire, as these can transmit viruses, and encourages running Ad-

Aware and Spybot regularly to scan for spy ware. These precautions will help ensure

that personal computers slay secure and func-

tioning. Recently Hope College webmail services

were impaired due to an email sent Aug. 31.

T h e h e a d e r of the email contained a sub-

stantial list of s tudent email addresses, causing

the message to be sent to hundreds of students and

also pro l i fe ra t ing that

mail ing list of student addresses to everyone

who received the email.

T h e p r o b l e m was compounded when some GRAPHIC BY ANJEY DYKHUIS

students used the mailing CIT now of fers free ant iv i rus protect ion for all list to send emails of Hope s tudents who use col lege internet access. their own.

The net effect of all these emails was an impairment of the web server for a short time.

Some students experienced overflow mes-

sages which prevented them from sending and receiving mail for some time on Tues-

day. Pestun noted that there was a "huge spike"

in email traffic that day. "This is a big deal ,"Pesiun said, but not in

terms of the servers

or bandwidth. "Ev- iZSaOBBMItaHWB erylhing withheld all right, but there was a

lot of abuse."

C I T sent ou t an email immed ia t e ly

a f t e r t he inc iden t ,

asking students to de-

lete all of the mailing list emails

"It was a waste of my time. I couldn't check my email," said

Patrick McMann ( '07). Carl Heidcman. director of computing, was

unavailable for comment. "(CIT) is very busy right now," Frost said,

adding that they do a "great job" at manag-

ing campus technology.

I disagree (with charg-ing for repairs) because when I came last year, (CIT) boasted about it. It was a selling point.

—Holly Nestle ('07)

Said one CIT employee, when asked about

the webmail incident, "We try to make the

best use of the resources we have available." Students should be reminded that mass

emailings of this nature are prohibited under

college policy. The new academic year may see changes

on CIT's computer repair policy as well. In

years past, computer repairs were free of cha rge . But th i s

year, CIT is in the

process of develop-ing a new policy re-

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

even c h a r g i n g f o r

them. "I disagree (with

c h a r g i n g s t u d e n t s for repairs), because

w h e n I c a m e last

year. (CIT) boasted about it. It was a selling

point," said Holly Nestle ( '07). "It 's bold of them, seeing as half the prob-

lems come from their system," Nestle said. However, "nothing's for sure " according

to Pestun, and as of yet CIT has reached no

definitive decision regarding this matter.

G R O W A (SOCIAL) CONSCIENCE

Campus Beat Editor

It 's time to step outside the Hope bubble and into the real

world. I 'm not talking about

the corporate-job-with-advancemenl-prospects world. In fact, I 'm not even talking

about the single-mother-working-two-jobs-to-support-

her-children world.

No, the world I want to introduce.you to is the one that

is reality for approximately 45 percent of the people on this planet, who are living on less

than $2 per day. The world where you're lucky if you get

two square meals a day -square meaning tortillas arid

beans, not one or the other.

The real world is a harsh place. Six billion humans

inhabit this world and an unbelievable number live in conditions that we. as First

Welcome to the Real World World citizens, would consider

unlivable. Approximately a billion people

suffer from hunger and malnutri-

tion in a world that produces more than enough food to fill the

bellies of all its inhabitants. Eighteen percent of the world

lives without a safe water supply; diseases caused by this result in

the death of one child every eight seconds. In addition to this, 40

percent of humanity lives without

basic sanitation. A full third of the world's

population lives without electric-ity; this in turn prevents access to

basics such as media networks, refrigeration and other simple and

fundamental technology. Thirty-eight million people,

mostly in sub-Saharan Africa,

suffer from H1V/A1DS. In 2003, almost 3 million died of this

disease, and the epidemic shows

signs of worsening if no action is

taken. Income inequality is worsening.

Currently 6 percent of the world's

people control 60 percent of the

world's wealth. By rough estimates, more than

one million people have been forced out of their homes and

50,000 have been killed in the Darfur region of Sudan in the past 18 months; the situation has yet to

be recognized as genocide. Women and girls the world

over are still victim to rape. sexual trafficking, domestic violence, oppression, infanticide

and unfair laws. Why am I shattering your

vision of a perfect, happy world? Because the tragedies I just

described do not - should not -have to be. Each of us has the

ability, and the responsibility, to

create powerful social change. How? The first step is to shed

our ignorance and educate

ourselves about reality. Secondly, we need to believe

that change is possible and maintain hope for humankind.

Third, we need to follow the advice of Mahatma Ghandi. one

of the great leaders and peace-makers of history: "Be the change you wish to see in the world."

Start small and be a part of the

movement. My goal with this column is not

to provide answers; it is to ask the

questions we fear and too often

ignore. I don't have enough space here

to give you the whole story, but I will provide resources to help,

and 1 encourage you to take the initiative to inform yourself about

the issues that interest you. Through this column. I hope

to raise the level of social consciousness on this campus and promote dialogue on the

important issues that face all of us. Thus, I ask for your

input: opinions, stories,

creative ideas, whatever you

have to offer. Let the discussion begin!

Action of the Week: Have

a conversation about a real

issue with a friend this week.

More information: Tr>^

getting your news from the

BBC at www.bbc.com/news for more fair and balanced

stories.

^ A n c h o r 4 A R T S S e p t e m b e r S , 2 0 0 4

A little bit of everything at the DePree gallery Art show features range of works from Mexican paintings to Japanese pottery

Shannon Mee STAFF REPORTER

There are many different exhibits

to choose f rom at the DePree Art

Gallery this fall. There are those

which inspire curiosity of the past

and those that readily embrace the

future artists of this world.

F r o m T h u r s d a y t h r o u g h

September 12. one can experience

the exhibit "From One Generation

to Another: A Retrospective of the

H o p e C o l l e g e P e r m a n e n t

Collection/* Unlike other gallery

shows, this exhibit showcases the

h i s t o r i c a l a s p e c t of H o p e ' s

collection of artworks. All manner

of artworks will be displayed, some

f rom as far away as the Eastern

Hemisphere, and some as local as

Holland. "What makes this show different

is tha t t h i s o n e is c o m p l e t e l y

What makes this show different is that this one is completely curated by an undergraduate art major, Katrina Herron

-John Hanson

in con junc t i on to

the town. Her series

n a m e d " T h e is

c u r a t e d by an

undergraduate art major. Katrina

H e r r o n . s a i d J o h n H a n s o n ,

P r o f e s s o r o f Ar t , a b o u t t h e

uniqueness of this show.

September 24 through October

22, DePree will host "Two Eyes on

M e x i c o , " f e a t u r i n g J o s e p h i n e

Sacabo and Mariana Yampolsky,

two Mexican Artists. Both of these

women have used their talents to

r e f l e c t t h e p e o p l e of M e x i c o

through artwork.

Sacabo's series in this exhibition

is c o m p o s e d of p h o t o g r a p h y ,

i n s p i r e d by t h e n o v e l Pedro

Paramo, a story of a haunted town

in Mexico and people 's memories

Unreachable World

of Susan San Juan."

Y a m p o k s k y ' s

s e r i e s , " O n the

Edge of T ime," is

a l s o „ b e i n g

d i s p I a y e d .

Y a m p o l s k y ' s

photography celebrates the lives of

ordinary people in Mexico.

"(This show is also) important

because it is done in conjunction

with Tulipanes, a Latino art and

film festival," Hanson said.

Oct 29 t h r o u g h Nov 24 . the

e x h i b i t " N e w Vesse l s : R e c e n t

A d d i t i o n s f r o m the M a u r i c e

K a w a s h i m a C o l l e c t i o n " will be

shown.

"New Vessels" is an exhibit of

J apanese ce ramics . Th i s exhibi t

wi l l i n v o l v e n e w l y r e c e i v e d

artworks.

V i e w e r s c a n e x p e c t " a n

introduction to Japanese aesthetics.

One of the many paint ing featured in the DePree Art Gallery Exhibit, "Two Eyes on Mexico,"

They are interested in things being

appropriate," according to Hanson.

Last, but not least is the Juried

Student show. The Juried Student

Show will begin Deer 6 and end Jan

7.

Any Hope student is welcome to

s u b m i t a r t w o r k , e v e n n o n - a r t

ma jo r s . J u d g i n g will be on an

a n o n y m o u s basis so there is no

reason not to submit a piece Each

year a known artist or overseer is

invited to judge student 's artwork.

It is not yet known who the judge

will be this year.

The DePree Art Gallery is open

Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to

5 p .m. On weekends , DePree is

open f rom 1 pm to 5 pm. All these

e x h i b i t s a re f r e e to

all. For any questions call the Art

Department at (616) 395-7500.

Great Performance Series begins

with Nai-Ni Chen dancers 2004-2005 series offers something for everyone

Andrea Vandenburgh STAFF REPORTER

For over thirty years, Hope College has

been bringing world-famous acts spanning

all areas of the arts to the college and the

H o l l a n d c o m m u n i t y , e n t e r t a i n i n g and

amazing all who attend. This year ' s Great

Performance Series will certainly be one to

remember.

"One thing you can always expect f rom

the Great Pe r fo rmance Series is a whole

range of things. Not too many series have

put together dance, jazz, classical and theater

all in one. You can always expect top-quality

enter ta iners ," said Derek Emerson, Great

Performance Series coordinator.

"You get the chance to see things you

wouldn ' t normally see. You go to college to

expand your horizons. So come to the show

and see what h a p p e n s w h e n you see a

Chinese dance group. You can ' t expand your

horizons by hearing things you 've already

heard," Emerson said.

T h e en te r t a ine rs p e r f o r m i n g this year

include: The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company,

an innovative dance company that combines

the power and elegance of ancient Chinese

art with contemporary dance. They will be

performing at 7:30 p.m. on September 15 and

16 in the Main Theatre in DeWitt.

On November 4 at 7:30 p.m., the Vienna

Choir Boys, perhaps the most well known

group in the series, will take the stage at

Dimnent Chapel to perform a wide range of

sacred and secular works with their unique

charm and exceptionally beautiful singing.

Taking the stage at Dimnent Chapel the

two weeks later is the Brahms Piano Trio; a

Russian ensemble that has been receiving

rave reviews for their solid performances of

works by classic composers.

On January 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Dimnent

Chapel, the St. Lawrence String Quartet will

be performing with clarinetist Todd Palmer.

The St. Lawrence String Quartet has garnered

universal acclaim including Canada ' s "Juno

Award" and two G r a m m y n o m i n a t i o n s .

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The Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company; performing Sept 15-16 for the Great Performance Series.

B e i n g f e a t u r e d w i th the e n s e m b l e is

clarinetist Todd Palmer who appeared at GPS

in 1992. On February 25. Nnenna Freelon will fill

Dimnent Chapel with her unique voice and

s t y l e . F r e e l o n has had f i v e G r a m m y

n o m i n a t i o n s and two Soul Tra in award

nominations. She recently released her first

live recording to great critical acclaim.

Concluding the Great Performance Series

will be the Canadian Ch i ld r en ' s Group .

Dynamo Theatre. The group was founded

by actors with backgrounds in gymnastics,

mime, and theatre.

" D y n a m o T h e a t r e is such an unusua l

group. . .but they really are a riot to watch.

The theater department is very excited about

this group. I think people will really like

them, but it will be different", Emerson said.

For Hope students and children eighteen

and under, tickets are only $5. Adults are $ 14

and s en io r c i t i zens are $12 . T h e Grea t

Performance Series is for everybody, not just

theater, music, and dance majors. For a night

of top quality entertainment, attend any part

of the Great Performance Series. It just might

expand some horizons.

James Diaz to perform in annual Donia concert

Unique organ will undergo restoration after concert.

Jordan Wolfson ARTS EDITOR

On September 14 at 8:00 p.m., Dimnent

Chapel will suddenly erupt. Erupt with

music, that is, as the 2004 Donia Organ

Recital featuring James Diaz swings into

full gear. Every year, ano ther h ighly ta lented

Organist is brought to Hope, fulfil l ing the

wishes of the Tom Donia Memorial Fund,

created by the family of Tom Donia, a

Hope graduate and f o r m e r d i rec tor of

communica t ions for the American Red

C r o s s w h o had a l i fe- long interest in

music, before passing away in 1990.

His per formance at the Donia Organ

Recital will include "Fanfa re" by John

Cook. Marcel Dupre 's "Caril lon Op. 27.

no 4 , " Eugene Gigout-'s "Scherzo" and

'Fileuse, Op. 21. no 2." He will also play

excerpts f rom "Suite Francaise" by Jean

Langlais, as well as other works.

"Nothing seemed too difficult for this

masterful young organist," reviewed "The

C a l g a r y H e r a l d " a f t e r a C a n a d i a n

performance.

Bom in New Jersey, Diaz and his family

moved to O h i o when he w a s ten. He

developed an early talent for the piano,

and an active interest in J.S. Bach. Diaz

would eventually take interest in the organ

during his college years. He received his

B a c h e l o r of M u s i c d e g r e e f r o m the

University of Michigan, where he studied

with Robert Glasgow, a world f amous

organist in his own right. Diaz then went

on to receive his Master ' s Degree f rom

the Cleveland Institute of Music. Diaz was

named First Prize winner at the second

Dallas International Organ Competi t ion

on March of 2000. In 1994, he won both

the Gold Medal and the Concerto Prize at

the C a l g a r y . I n t e r n a t i o n a l O r g a n

Competi t ion in Canada.

Diaz 's talents have been featured on a

recording of the Calgary Phi lharmonic

Orches t ra on the New World Records

Profes-sional organist James Diaz, who wil l be perform-ing at Dimnent Chapel

label.

C u r r e n t l y , h e is o r g a n i s t and

choirmaster at St. Michael and All Angels '

Episcopal Church in Dallas. During his

2005-2006 season he plans to make his

debut in Asia with performances in South

Korea.

"You d o n ' t win two c o m p e t i t i o n s

without having a rare g i f t , " Said Huw

Lewis , Professor of Music and Organ

Instructor. Dr. Lewis and James Diaz

share the same agent, and James Diaz

received his Bachelors at the University

of Michigan around the same time that

Dr. Lewis was working on his Doctorate.

Lewis and Diaz also worked at the same

Episcopal Church, where Lewis was the

choir director and Diaz was the organist.

The organ that Diaz will be playing on

is the main organ inside Dimnent Chapel,

but most cannot even see it because its

pipes are hidden behind the walls in the

front of the Chapel. This organ, which was

installed many years ago around the lime

when the Chapel was being built, was a

very special organ manufactured by the

Skinner Company. Skinner organs were

to other organs as the Rolls Royce was to

other cars. This organ is unique, but sadly

this concert is the last t ime that juniors

and seniors will be able to hear it played,

because the organ will soon be dismantled

and taken apart to be restored.

So. come to the Donia Organ Recital

on September 14 at 8 p.m in the Dimnent

Chapel to hear a world-famous organist

play upon a world famous organ.

S e p t e m b e r 8 , 2 0 0 4 F E A T U R E S ^ A n c h o r

Tradition pulls Hope students and Holland community together Lindsey Manthei STAFF REPORTER

Elissa Van Nest STAFF REPORTER

Whether il be The Pull, Nykerkv or the

Hope-Calvin rivalry, almost every activity at

Hope College has roots tied deep in the past.

Community Day, which will take place on

Saturday is no different.

Community Day is a Hope tradition that

started in 1966 and "originated when Hope

was planning a celebration of the 1OO^ anni-

versary of the founding of the college," said

Lynne Powe of Hope's Community Relations

Office. P o w e a d d e d that H o p e Pres iden t Cal

VanderWerf and Hol land M a y o r Nelson

Bosman decided to host an Ox Roast to cel-

ebrate Hope ' s anniversary as well as the

close-knit relationship between the city and

the college.

Hope and the city of Holland have enjoyed

wrrmmmrntmffmmmmmmmmmstmm I get to meet old friends, stu-

dents, and even the children and grandchildren of my former students at the picnic. It's fun for people of all ages.

—Alton Bruins, former

a healthy partnership, due largely to the fact

that the town and the college have the same

founde r , the R e v e r e n d A l b e r t u s C. Van

Raalte. "In some communit ies where the college

was founded by an outsider, the townies

looked down upon the wealthy students of

the college. That is just not the case in Hol-

land," said Stephen Hemenway, professor of

English. "The purpose of community day is to cel-

ebrate the positive relationship between Hope

College and Holland." Powe said.

In the past. Community Day has also pro-

vided a time for reconciling differences be-

tween rowdy college students and neighbors

who may have complaints agains them.

"The very first Community Day was an

Ox Roast, where they actually went

to the county fair and bid on an ox,

which was then roas ted ," Powe

said. "The original Ox Roasts were in-

teresting because you don' t go out

and ea t an ox e v e r y d a y , "

Hemenway said.

In addition, the first Community

Day was celebrated during Home-

coming weekend. The annual foot-

ball game has become a central

event to Community Day, although

currently the event coincides with

the first home football game of the

season. In the past, approximately 2700 people

have attended Community Day at the Hol-

land Civic Center.

The celebration is now scheduled to alter-

nate locations every year between the Hope

College campus and historic

Windmill Island.

"We rotate between Hope 's

campus (and the island) so we

can have community members

learn more about Hope and

every other year we have the

picnic on Windmill Island so

our students get to experience

that city jewel so near to cam-

pus." Powe said.

"The location of the picnic

is very symbolic. It brings to-

gether two diverse e lements in Hol land,"

Hemenway said.

H e m e n w a y added that the Communi ty

Day experience complements the freshman

orientation service project, A Time to Serve.

Las t w e e k e n d p a r t i c i p a t i n g s t u d e n t s ,

mostly freshmen, served local organizations

on various teams to give back to the com-

munity. "Community Day brings the community

in after our students went out. Community

Day lets new students know that the com-

munity does appreciate students and it also

gives the locals a chance to experience col-

lege life and helps them to feel more wel-

come on campus ," Hemenway said.

Students and community members are not

/c -i

This Saturday, Communi ty Day wil l feature per formances f r om local bands and varieties of fami ly fr iendly entertain-ment wi l l be provided. Flying Dutchman spor ts fans can cheer on both the footbal l and soccer teams as they compete on separate f ields for victory. As a t radi t ional event dat ing back to the year 1966, Hope aff i l iates and Hol land resi-dents wi l l col laborate in th is celebrat ion of the found ing of the col lege.

the only participants in the fes-

tivities; many alumni attend as

well.

Hope College graduate and

retired professor Alton Bruins

enjoys coming back to Hope

for Community Day year after

year.

"I get to meet old fr iends,

students, and even the children

a n d g r a n d c h i l d r e n o f my

former students at the picnic.

It 's fun for people of all ages,"

Bruins said.

T h r o u g h the

years. Commu-

n i ty D a y h a s

g r o w n a n d

e v o l v e d i n t o

what it is today:

a celebration of

the ties between

H o p e C o l l e g e

and the city of

Holland. Many interesting events have shared the

stage with Community Day, including a sta-

dium dedication, magic shows and lectures.

Spectators at last year 's football game were

even witness to a marriage proposal.

This year Communi ty Day will be, " . . . a

fun-fil led day for everyone, beginning with

a picnic. Then, people can enjoy any of the

home Hope athletic contests or enjoy the ac-

maBBmammammemmmmmmmmmm

Community Day ...gives locals a chance to experience college life and helps them to feel more welcome on campus.

—Stephen Hemenway, professor of English

tivities on Windmill Island. The Student Ac-

tivities Commit tee is sponsoring a student

o u t d o o r m o v i e in the P ine G r o v e that

evening," Powe said.

Community Day has a rich history and a

long future ahead. Hope athletics. The men's

soccer team will play a home tournament and

the football team will meet John Carroll at

Holland Municipal Stadium at l ;30 p.m.

Livestock at Hope: Not an everyday sighting

When asked to demon-strate a un ique talent to the class, Geralyn Eadie turned t o her experience g row ing up on her fami ly 's dairy farm. On Monday, she brought her cow Cherry to sculpture c lass wi th her. Dur ing her day in the sculpture studio, the heifer was v is i ted by students, profes-sors, and publ ic i ty representat ives. Cherry is a p roduc ing

dairy cow; when at home, she is mi lked twice a day, a long wi th the fami l ies other 300 cows.

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an apparently intentional fall" this past Monday. According to the Center for Disease Control, "suicide is the

third leading cause of death among young people ages 15 to 24." What causes this to happen? What goes through the minds of all

these young people who think that death is the only way to solve

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Volleyball team looks to rebound from opener New coach brings hard work and discipline to Hope volleyball program.

Jen Gould STAFF REPORTER

T h e Hope C o l l e g e vo l leyba l l

team is already moving into the

2004 season. Starting off this year

with a close loss to Kalamazoo, the

team is that much more fired up

about winning the next one.

" I ' m expecting us to play with a

little more consistency on offense

and anticipation on defense," sraid

Becky Schmidt , head vol leybal l

coach.

" T h o s e w e r e t w o a r ea s that

Kalamazoo got the best of us on

Wednesday night, and we won ' t let

Tri-State do the same."

Schmidt, a 1999 Hope graduate,

assumed the position of head vol-

leyball coach over the summer. Pre-

viously^ Schmidt had coached in

C a l i f o r n i a at the Un ive r s i t y of

Redlands for three years.

However, when Schmidt heard

Hope was looking for a new coach,

she returned to Holland to take the

position.

Schmidt has many goals in sight

for her team this year and realizes

what it will take to follow through

on them.

"We will accomplish our goals

through a lot of hard work, dedica-

tion, and enthusiasm for this pro-

gram and for each other." Schmidt

said.

According to co-captain Shawna

Buche ("06), one of the team's main

goals is to be the hardest working

team in the MIAA conference.

T h e volleyball players met for

two to three practices a day during

the preseason.If the players keep up

this work ethic, the team will be

well on its way to achieving its

goal.

T h e t e a m has been f o c u s i n g

heavily on fundamentals as well as

on implementing its defensive strat-

egies. serve-receive techniques, and

its offensive system.

"They have been a lot of fun to

coach so far, and I am looking for-

ward to helping them reach their

potential as a team," Schmidt said..

Many team members have re-

turned f rom last year ' s 21-13 sea-

son. However, two new freshmen,

Marianne Hinken ( ' 08 ) and Jenn

Ivanoff ( '08) have jo ined the team.

Co-cap ta ins S h a w n a Buche and

Kelley Hutchins are leading the

t eam with great en thus iasm and

commitment .

"We are all very excited and fired

up about our season," Buche said.

T h e Dutch will host Tr i -Sta te

University, Indiana September 8 at

the Dow Center.

Stephanie Pol l ( '07) and L indsay Schaap ('06) reach for a b lock aga ins t Ka lamazoo in last week 's match.

U p c o m i n g Vol leyba l l M a t c h e s

Today: Tri-State @homc, 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 10-11: @ Baldwin-Wallace Toumy. TB A Sept. 14: Alma @ home. 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 16: @ Calvin, 6 :30 p.m.

Cross Country gets off to a fast start at home Both teams fall one spot short of the winner's circle at first home meet

Chris Kirby STAFF REPORTER

Hope ' s men and women cross count ry

teams got its 2004 seasons underway Satur-

day at home , hos t ing the Bill Vanderbil t

Cross Country Invitational.

Both teams were knocking on the door for

a team title in their first appearance of the

year, but fell painfully short as they both fin-

ished the meet with second-place finishes.

"I am very pleased with how both teams

performed." said Mark Northuis, cross coun-

try head coach.

"We used this meet as a tune up for the

season, not wanting to race at 100% inten-

sity. The heat and rough footing make the

meet a challenge so we didn ' t want to ex-

tend ourselves too far that it would take too

long to recover f rom it."

The men ' s team was right in the thick of

things, as it finished a heartbreaking three

p o i n t s b e h i n d

A l b i o n , w h o w o n

t h e m e e t w i th 2 6

p o i n t s , f i n i s h i n g

a h e a d of C o r n e r -

stone (93 points) and

A l m a ( 9 9 ) in the

standings.

Hope was led by

Malt Casil las ( ' 06 )

who finished as run-

ner-up in the race in

a t i m e of 2 6 : 3 0 .

Tyson Warner ( '06)

came in third place,

right behind Casillas

with a time of 26:52.

K y l e M o r r i s o n

( ' 0 5 ) p l a c e d s ixth

overall and finished in a time of 27:03, while

Co-Captain Kyle Barnes ( '06) finished eighth

in a time of 27:34, and Ryan Ter Louw ( '07)

ft

Ju l ie K ing ( '05) and A m a n d a Huck fO?) spr in t t o w a r d s the f in ish .

finished 10th in a time of 27:43 to round out

the top f ive finishers for the men ' s team in

this meet.

On the w o m e n ' s

s ide , H o p e fe l l to

C e d a r v i l l e , O h i o

who won the meet

w i t h 22 p o i n t s .

H o p e ' s w o m e n

scored 38 points to

c a p t u r e s e c o n d

place, bea t ing out

Albion (73), Alma

(123). and Comer -

stone (132) in the

team standings.

F i r s t - y e a r c o m -

pet i tor C e d a r v i l l e

m a n a g e d to g r a b

v ic to ry wi th the i r

t o p t w o r u n n e r s ,

Samantha Maat and Christina Reyes, finish-

ing first and second respectively.

Hope 's leading runner in the women 's race

was co-captain Tina Pike ( '05), who finished

third in a time of 18:58.

Emily Wandell (*07) placed seventh in a

time of 19:23, followed by Anne Hoekstra

(*08) in eighth place at i9:24.

Heather Kamps (*06) was ninth in a time

of 19:35,and eleventh place finisher Char-

lotte Meeker ( '08) finished in a lime of 19:46

to help ihe Flying Dutchmen team solidify

its second-place finish in the Bill Vanderbilt

Invitational.

Northuis said his runners wanted the win

badly, but the Dutchmen can take plenty of

good f rom their experience on Saturday

"We wanted to win the championship ,"

Northuis said. "But we didn ' t want to over

extend ourselves. I am very pleased with our

team effort and pack running. We are on the

right path for a very successful season."

Both Flying Dutchmen teams will race

again on Friday at the Aquinas Invitational

at 5 p.m. and again on Saturday at the Mel

Brodt Invitational at Bowling Green, Ohio

at 9:30 am.

Golf program looking for dual MIAA titles Men's program looking for its fifth title in six years Amanda Zoratti STAFF REPORTER

Fore! Or, in this case, four. Four

is the number of conference crowns

the men ' s golf team have won dur-

ing the last five years, and this year,

it is ready for another. The golf

team has been training at the driv-

ing range and practicing its swings

for the majori ty of the summer.

"The sky 's the limit," said Kody

Taylor ( '05), one of the team cap-

tains.

Taylor has achieved All-MIAA

second team distinction last year,

along with sophomore Ryan Otto

( '07) . Taylor is also one of the top

ten golfers for the last two seasons,

closing last season in sixth and con-

cluding the 2002 season in ninth.

Ryan Shedd ( '05) , the other team

captain, reports the team's strong

point is its depth.

"We have five incoming fresh-

men, all of which have a lot to con-

tribute to the team. We're also very

consistent ," said Shedd.

T h e n e w f r e s h m e n a re M a t t

Lapham ( '08) , Steve Mart indale

( '08) , Ryan Sheets ( '08) , Tommy

Y a m a o k a ( ' 0 8 ) , a n d D a v i d

Zuidema ( '08) . The team lost one

senior f rom last year but has three

juniors returning this year; Gabe

Hall ( '06) , Brian Hammer ( ' 06 ) ,

and Alden Hoksbergen ( '06) . Nate

Golomb ( '07) is a sophomore class

golfer, along with Otto. Shedd

returns as a senior, ready to defend

last s ea son ' s M I A A C o n f e r e n c e

meda l . Re tu rn ing senior Just in

Spyker ( '05) holds this honor f rom

2002. Coach Bob Ebels is going

on his fourteenth year as the golf

team's leader.

"He ' s (Ebels) a legend in his own

right." Shedd said.

The team competed in the Olivet

Comet Classic on September 3 and

4 and finished the tournament in

ninth and 13* among the 21 teams

present. The home conference will

be held Monday, September 27 at

the Wuskowhan Players Club.

The women ' s golf team is also

looking forward to a new season.

"We' re very excited," said team

captains Julie Pollock ( ' 06 ) and

Brittany Philo ( '06) .

T h e t e a m ' s goa l is to be the

MIAA Champions this season, and

s ince w o m e n ' s gol f b e c a m e an

MIAA sport 12 years ago, Hope has

not finished below second place.

With five freshmen and only four

reluming players, the team is rela-

tively new and still uncertain about

its strong points. The general feel-

ing is one of excitement as it pre-

pared for the Grand Valley Division

2 Laker Valley toumamenl . The

f r e s h m e n on the team are Tarin

Coulas ( '08), Natalie Grand ( '08),

M a l i n d a Lasa l e r ( ' 08 ) , Vanessa

Phan ( '08) , and Alisha Philo ( '08).

H o l l y S n e l l e r ( ' 0 7 ) a n d K i m

Harrison ( ' 07 ) are the team sopho-

mores, and the juniors are serving

as the captains.

"I think this will be a rebuilding

year. We'l l help each oiher on the

best parts of our game to make a

really s t rong t eam," said Phi lo.

" I t ' s a good environment to be a

part of ."

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