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GETTIN' HIS PULL ON: Donald Hart ('04) focuses on preparing for Saturday's Pull.

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P R O O U C T I O N EDITOR

Ready once again for its old-

est tradition, and tension fills

the air of Hope College.

This Saturday the *04 and '05

pull t eams will mee t at the

Black river for the Pull. The

teams have been practicing ev-

ery weekday for three hours

and all day Saturday for the past

three weeks. So far the coaches

are very optimistic about the

upcoming contest.

"Practices are going well ,"

said '04 Coach Brad Jerdon

(*02). "The Coaches are work-

ing well together and I think this re-

flects on and is shown in the team."

While many people try out for

Pull, there can only be twenty pull-

ers and mora le rs for each team.

Cuts were made last week to decide

who had who be pulling on Satur-

day. 44I was nervous the night of cuts,"

Said Kelly Vance (*05). "When [the

coaches) finally said that I made the

team, I jumped up and down be-

cause I was so excited."

'03 coaches are optimistic about

the new freshmen pullers.

"Practices are going strong," said

'05 Pull coach Nate Moore ( '03).

" W e keep ge t t ing be t te r eve ry

day." Everyone is excited about the

last week of practice. .

"It is now or never ," said '04

Morale Coach Jenn Peeks (402).

" I ' m t ry ing to f o c u s all the

t ime." said Vance ( '05). "I want to

make sure I 'm doing my best anc

having no regrets. We have a big

day coming up."

This will the 104lh year of Pull

to lake place at Hope College since

it began in 1898. It will take place

by black river at 3:00 this Satur-

day. Directions to the Pull site are

available on Knowhope.

Student elections over Newly elected student

congress representa-tives eager to serve Kurt Koehler STAFF R E P O R T E R

Being elected to student congress

can be an emotional experience.

" I ' m real ly exc i ted to be re-

e lected to s tudent congress this

y e a r , " sa id L iz T y n d e l l ( ' 0 4 ) ,

Kollen representative.

"Everything that is done within

Congres s has an impact on the

school in one way or another and it

is a great experience to be a part of

those decisions that help the student

body."

Newly elected CosmoAVyckoff

representative Steve Moreau ( '04) ,

Dyks t ra represen ta t ive Rebecca

Hillyard ( '05) , and Voorhees repre-

sentative Jung Koral ( '04) are ea-

ger to serve their constituents and

start making a difference on cam-

pus.

"I figured being a rep would be

a great way to serve the dorm and

Hope College, as well a great way

to work with the guys in the dorm

Hope responds to terrorism Hope students are questioned of their feelings regarding the

recent terrorist events Jane Bast INFOCUS EDITOR

In the wake of the attack on the

World Trade Center and the Penta-

gon, H o p e Col lege s tudents and

graduates have been found volun-

teering, have been photographed in

People magazine, and have been

numbered amongst the missing.

Since Sept. 11, Volunteer Ser-

vices and Student Congress have

organized a fund-rais ing drive to

help victims and families. Members

of the campus community are be-

ing asked to donate to International

Aid.

"We called [International Aid] to

see what we could do to help," said

Jennifer Jury ( '03) , who along with

Lori Brown ( '04) directs Volunteer

Services. "They said that they re-

ally need money more than any-

thing."

Accord ing to Brown, In terna-

tional Aid will then distribute the

money to victims and their families.

"I t 's going to the people in New

York and Washington D.C. ," said

Brown. "We wanted to be sure that

they were the people who got it."

Volunteer Services and Student

C o n g r e s s have p laced dona t ion

boxes across campus in the Kletz,

Phelps and Cook dining halls. Van

Wylen Library, the Student Union

Desk and Dimnent Chapel. Dona-

tions have been gathered in chapel

services and a final donation will

be received at the Gather ing this

Sunday.

"We have been overwhelmed by

the generosity of the Hope commu-

nity," Brown said. "We started col-

lecting on the Thursday after, and

from then till this Monday, we ' ve

collected $844."

The collection will last until Fri-

day, September 21. Volunteer Ser-

vices and Student Congress arc also

holding a Pop Can drive. Students

who may not have money to give,

but still want to contribute, can do-

nate their empty pop cans at the Stu-

dent Congress off ice, the Volunteer

Services of f ice and Student Devel-

opment . "We 've had one faculty member

w h o d o n a t e d $ 3 0 wor th of p o p

c a n s , " sa id Jury . "We' re real ly

thankful that everyone can pull to-

gether."

Members of Greek Life joined in

the volunteer effort by passing out

r ibbons on Sept. 17. Along with

Student Congress , f raterni ty and

sorority members passed out white

r ibbons to students as a means to

commemora te the victims and res-

cue workers lost in the tragedy.

Hope students have also been vis-

ible on the national scene. The Sept.

24 issue of People magazine fea-

tures a two-page spread of Hope

students and faculty gathering in the

Pine Grove for a remembrance ser-

vice. The photo was taken by Grand

Rapids Press photographer Mark

Copier and was later released to the

Associated Press.

"It caught the attention of the

editors at People magazine," said

Tom Renner, director of Public Re-

lations. " I ' m guessing that People

was looking for photos expressing

the shock of the day."

A Hope graduate has also been

lost in the attack. David Pruim ( '70)

was working on the 103rd floor of

the World Trade C e n t e r ' s south

lower. He has yet to be found.

For those students who are find-

ing it difficult to deal with the added

more RESPONSE on 2

and the entire student body," said

Moreau.

Hillyard concurred.

" I 'm excited that I have the op-

portunity to serve my Dykstra sis-

ters and the Hope communi ty at

large as a representative to Student

Congress. 1 hope that my decisions

have a long and positive impact on

the student body," Hillyard said.

Koral was focused on making a

difference on campus.

" I ' v e had an awesome experi-

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Gampus Beat • A i ^ c F n o r September 19, 2001

Dirty beaches get cleaned up by locals Matt Cook EDITOR IN C H I E F

For the eleventh year in a row,

the Environmental Issues Group

(EIG) spent a Saturday morning

combing the beach. EIG participated in the eleventh

annual Coastal Cleanup on Satur-

day, September 15. at Laketown Township Beach Park.

A c c o r d i n g to Ar i anna Bake r r 0 3 ) , EIG collected 63 pounds of

trash, ranging from cigarette butts

to a tire. Stephen Hemmenway. professor

of English and EIG advisor, noticed

that there was less litter this year

than in the past. "I was surprised at how much

cleaner the beach was this year than

in the p a s t / ' H e m m e n w a y said.

"Their were whole spots where you

could take several steps without

seeing anything." According to Hemmenway. al-

though there was less of a turnout

this year, collectors were able to

cover more ground.

Coastal Cleanup is an interna-

tional event that began in 1986. "It 's just something that we can

do for our community." Baker said. Cleanups are not restricted to

beaches. Baker said. Some cleanup

crews went into the water to find

litter. Hemmenway felt that Coastal

Cleanup volunteers were lacking in Michigan. Michigan had around

400 volunteers, compared to thou-sands from other states.

"Being that on the west, north and east we have lakes, you 'd think

there would be more of an effort,"

Hemmenway said.

After the collection was made,

EIG was responsible for sorting

through the trash and cataloging it.

Law enforcement agencies can then use the lists to find patterns and

determine where the litter is com-

ing from. For example. EIG once found

gun shells on a beach and the shells

were traced back to hunters in Wis-

consin. According to Baker. EIG's up-

coming events including helping

with the Critical Issues Symposium, and on September 29, the Plant Pull.

For the Plant Pull, EIG members

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SWEEPING THE BEACH'. Melinda Slusher ('04) volunteers with EIG for different programs, including cleaning up local beaches.

will accompany the biology de-

partment to the Hope Biology Na-

ELECTIONS from 1

ture Preserve to help remove non- EIG meetings are on Tuesdays at

native species of plants. 7 p.m. in Lubbers 109B.

RESPONSE from 1

ence here last year, and now I

think that I can make a difference for the better. I am hoping to ad-

dress some issues like the Dow. and

student parking," said Koral. Scott

Hall Representative Samara Webb ( '05) wants to have an open door

policy. "I am happy to be Scott Hall's rep

because in Scott Hall lives the best

group of people who my doors are

always open to if there is anything to talk about." said Webb. Student

Congress President Matt Scogin

thought the election went well. "It was a good mix of people

(that were elected) who are new and

some that have experience," said

Scogin.

Overall 18.1% of Hope students voted in the election. The debut of

internet voting made a difference in

the turnout numbers. The off-cam-

pus district recorded 66 voters this

election, up from 16 last spring. "It

was really encouraging to see the

off campus turnout go up by that

much," said Scogin. Also enthusi-ast ic about in ternet vot ing was

Cook representat ive Joe Phillips

(403).

"Internet poll ing is great - it

saves trees," said Phillips. In addition to collecting votes

student congress also collected dol-

lars for International aid, a local

organization that has set up a fund

for victims in New York and Wash-

ington, DC.

stress brought on by the at tack,

Kristen Gray, director of the Coun-

seling Center, recommends putting

into practice the information they have learned from Health Dynam-

ics. "We should all be aware that stress

takes a toll on our bodies ," said Gray. "It 's important now that we

eat well, get enough sleep, exercise

regularly, spend lime talking with

friends, find ways to laugh, write

in a journal. Most of the best ways

to de-stress are not glamorous, they

are the day to day healthy stuff we

all know about but rarely lake the

time to do." The Counseling Center is avail-

able to talk with groups or individu-

als and will continue their daily re-

laxation sessions. The sessions are held in the Counseling Center each

day from 4:30-5:30 p.m. and offer

guided relaxation.

Wait till your parents hear

what those thrifty people in Holland

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Campus ' .Cairn Campus Briefs

Campus Briefs

Music fraternity receives national awards HOLLAND- The Hope College

chapter of the Delta Omicron Inter-national Music Fraternity, Alpha

Chi , has received three national

awards. The "Music Award," "Music Ser-

vice Award" and " Improvemen t

Award" were presented to current

chapter president Sarah Herman, a

senior from Sylvania, Ohio, in Au-

gust. There were four recipients of

each award. Other winners included

Wayne State University in Detroit,

Miami University in Florida, and

Virginia Tech. The college's Alpha Chi chapter

of Delta Omnicron. a co-ed service fraternity, has played an active role

in Hope 's department of music for many years. The group provides

ushering services at every depart-

ment of music event, hosts weekly

doughnut and soda sales in Nykerk

Hall of Music, and sponsors vari-

o u s o p e n soc ia l e v e n t s . T h e

college's chapter has 20 members, and is advised by Linda Strouf of

the Hope music faculty.

Delta Omnic ron Internat ional

Music Fraternity is a professional fraternity in the field of music, with

collegiate chapters throughout the

United States and abroad. The fraternity was founded in

1909 at the Cincinnati Conservatory

of Music by three undergraduates..

The purpose of the fraternity is to

create and foster fellowship through music, to develop character and

leadership, and to strengthen devo-

tion and loyalty to the alma mater.

Second edition published of biochemistry text

Brooks/Cole Publishing, an im-

print of In ternat ional T h o m s o n Learning, announces the publica-

tion of the second edition of "Con-cepts in B i o c h e m i s t r y , " by Dr.

Rodney Boyer, who is the Drs. Ed-ward and Elizabeth Hofma Profes-

sor Emeritus of Chemistry at Hope

College.

The textbook, first published in

1999, is written for students en-

rolled in one-semester biochemis-try c o u r s e s . S t u d e n t s in t he se

classes are preparing for health-sci-ence careers in medicine, dentistry,

pharmacy, bioengineering, nutri-tion, or environmental science.

In the new book, Boyer places a

s p e c i a l and m o d e r n f o c u s on

nucleic acids. DNA and RNA. Ac-

cording to Boyer, modern research in biochemistry is now emphasiz-

ing the roles of the nucleic acids. More traditional books tend to fo-

cus on proteins and amino acids. Boyer. who retired at the end of

the 1999-2000 academic year.

September 19/ 2001 Anchor Infocvis

Air Force student prepares for duty

A N C H O f f GRAPHIC BY CHAD SAMPSON

Cour tney Kle in C A M P U S BEAT EDITOR

Sam Nichols ( '03) watched the events of

Sept. l l l h from a unique perspective. En-listed in the Air Force reserves, Nichols be-

lieves that patriotism and support are the building blocks of the fight against terror-

ism. 44I think that Tuesday ' s events o f fe r s

unique opportunities to be behind the coun-try and support our leaders," said Nichols.

"We are the United States, not individuals.

We can come out stronger and tighter knit

from t h i s " Nichols ' job requires the building of air-

craft ammunition (primarily bombs). So far

being enlisted has not only taught Nichols

the skills required to build ammunition, but

also provided financial assistance. "I signed up to get money for school,"

said Nichols. While financial reasons hold importance

to those who enlist, according to the Army

recruitment office, there is now a sense of anger amongst recent recruits. This sense

of anger is aimed towards those who com-

mitted these acts of terrorism against the

United States. Nichols, however, warns

against using anger as one 's motivation to

enlist. i4If you are thinking of enlisting regard-

ing the current events, cool down and think

about it," Nichols said. "You are putting

yourself in harm's way and have to be ready to fight. It is a lot of responsibility."

Along with an added sense of responsi-bility, Nichols felt pride for his country

during the aftermath of the attacks. 44It is an awesome feeling that the gov-

ernment and armed forces are being looked

at more positively," Nichols said. "There

are American flags in every window, and I

feel excited and proud." Although Nichols is proud of his coun-

try and ready to serve it, he is hopeful that

his service will not be necessary. 44 I am prepared to do what is asked of

me, but I pray it doesn't go that far," Nichols said. "The problem of terrorism cannot be

solved by war, but if it comes to that, I 'm

prepared to go where they send me. Mili-

tary action can be taken to help this prob-

lem, but I don ' t really think an all-out war

is a solution. I think we can expect all- but

strikes by well trained personnel, and we

will be surprised by the efficiency and speed

it is done with." Nichols is also skeptical about the im-

pact military action will have on the enemy. 44I don't know what will help," Nichols

said. "I trust that the leaders and the gov-

ernment will do what is best."

Middle Eastern students respond to tragedy Erica Heeg STAFF W R I T E R

To Hope student Olim Alimov

( '05), who was born in Tajikistan and lived in New York City for six

years, the terrorist attacks of last week have had special meaning.

While the nation copes with the

devastation, backlashes against citi-zens of Middle Eastern descent

have occurred across the country.

But for Alimov and other Hope stu-dents of Middle Eastern descent, the

Hope community has been support-ive.

W h e n asked if p e o p l e h a v e

treated him any differently since Tuesday, Alimov said "No, not at

all." Pakistani student M u h a m m e d

Karimuddin agreed ( '03). "People have been more encour-

aging if any th ing ," Kar imuddin

Said. This is all in contrast to the re-

cent wave of v i o l e n c e aga ins t

Americans of Middle Eastern de-

scent. A c c o r d i n g to the Assoc ia t ed

Press, an attack on a Moroccan gas

station attendant in Palos Heights, IL, an attempt to run over a Paki-

stani woman in a parking lot in

Huntington, NY, the arrest of an armed man who allegedly set fire

to a Seattle mosque, and the killing

of an Indian immigrant in Mesa, AZ all occurred after last Tuesday's at-

tacks. Karimuddin was shocked by last

Tuesday 's events, but even more

shocking to him was the fact that blame was being assigned to every

Muslim in the United States.

"These people are not Muslim,

they are basically terrorists who have gone against t rue Musl im

teaching," Karimuddin said.

Alimov echoed these sentiments.

"They call themselves Muslims but

do not know what Islam is all about. Muslims cannot kill," Alimov said.

Hope English professor Susan

Atefat Peckham, who is of Iranian

descent and a New York native, posted a message to the student

body on Knowhope. "The violent acts of yesterday

[Tuesday] morning are not repre-

sentative of the Middle Eastern cul-

ture or the Muslim religion; these

acts arc not the acts of fundamen-

talist Musl ims-these acts are the acts of madmen and fanatics," said

Atefat-Peckham in her letter.

For Hope ' s students of Middle

Eastern descent the concerns of the

future are real. For Alimov, retali-

ation against Afghanistan could af-fect and hurt his home country of

Tajikistan, which borders Afghani-

stan to the north. Karimuddin is concerned first for

his family back in Pakistan.

"I haven't been able to contact them. The lines are down. I haven't

b e e n a b l e to e - m a i l t h e m , "

Karimuddin said. But no matter the background or

the c i r cums tance , H o p e s tudent Hussam Kanaan ( '03) speaks for

many when he s^id. i4We should

stand together."

A student's response: by Josh Carstens

About five minutes to 9 in the morning, as I lay peacefully asleep

in ray f iancee ' s apartment , the

telephone rang. Within seconds, my fiancee burst into the living

room yelling that someone had

bombed the World Trade Center. She, her roommate, and I sal

huddled together on the couch, our

eyes fixed on the thirteen inch television in the comer. At first, it

just didn't make sense to me why people called this a terrorist at-

tack; a commercial airline strik-ing the tallest building in N e w

York could just be bad luck. Then, less then ten minutes later, we

watched as a second plane disap-peared into the second twin tower, sliced it in two. and erupted in a

fireball. There was no doubt in my mind. This was no accident.

At about 11 P.M., CNN showed two clips that ripped through my

Josh Carstens 0^2) is currently living in New York City, studying though Hope's New York program. Below is his response to the September 11 tragedy.

soul and crushed my very being.

The first was from a tourist to New

York Ci ty who v ideo taped the World Trade Center three seconds

before the first plane slammed into

i t The second clip showed the sec-

ond plane striking the South Tower.

I was holding a cup, thankfully plas-tic, and it slipped from my hand as T watched. It had to be the most

horrific thing I 've ever seen. Living in New York, I know a lot

of people who are so happy to be alive. Two of my fr iends had to

walk across the 59th Street Bridge

f rom Manhat tan in order to get home. One of them was doing temp

work in a building a block and a half away from the World Trade Center, and spent most of the morn ing

huddled with strangers in the Staten Island Ferry Terminal building.

These events have made me think of a lot of things. Some people take

this opportunity to thank*God for

e v e r y t h i n g they h a v e ; f a m i l y ,

friends, their very lives. Others run

around in hysterics no matter how

close or far they w e r e w h e n the

b u i l d i n g w a s stuck. Others are

asking questions.

some outofangu* and f rus t r a t i on . some because it 's

their job. W h y w o u l d

anyone want to

do such a thing? I don ' t claim to

be a psychologist,

nor do I want to enter the mind of

a terrorist, but after listening to the news and to the thousands of theo-ries flying over the airwaves and cafe tables, I have some observa-

tions. Everyone calls for retaliation, but

w h o m do we re ta l ia te aga ins t?

President Bush says that we will

go after the terrorists and those that harbor them. But who is harboring

them? They label

the terrorists "in-sane" and won-

der w h y t h e y

would do some-thing like this.

I t 's dismissive

to call the terror-ists insane; label-

ing them insane

is Just a way of m a k i n g us f e e l better about their

actions. But we have to realize is that whoever the

perpetrators are, they're not nec-essarily insane.

If Osama bin Laden was the

brains behind these horrific plots, calling him insane is the furthest thing from my mind. This attack

was not planned overnight; it took

C A R S T E N S

months, if not years of planning.

Just waiting for the right time to

strike. John F. Kennedy once said

that all a person needs is the will to do something.

And unfortunately for the many people who lost their lives in the

air and on the ground, that will was shown on a regular Tuesday

morning . For the people at the World Trade Center, it was just an-

other day at work. I promise you that 1 will always

remember this day. I still feel help-

less, wishing, praying that there

is something else I can do to help. I think back to September I I .

when I spent 16 hours on the phone talking to friends and fam-ily, and I realize that I must have been where God needed me to be. 1 was with my loved ones, being

the rock that they needed, offer-ing comfort and solace to combat the shock and horror of the day. 1

only wish I could do more.

Opinion VvncHor September 19, 2001

Editor's voice

Give peace a chance

Watching the n e w s or read ing the newspapers , I keep

hear ing c o m m e n t a t o r s and pol i t ic ians say all of Amer i ca is

behind a large-scale mil i tary action against the perpetra-

tors of the terrorist attack on N e w York Ci ty and Wash ing-

ton, D C .

Al though it is fa i r fo r the Uni ted States to do some-

thing to protect itself f r o m fu tu re at tacks, it is not realistic

to say that eve ryone wants a war. As a journal i s t , it seems

to me that the media coverage of the na t ion ' s react ion is

lacking. I haven ' t seen one in terv iew with a pacif is t .

Several peop le on c a m p u s , as well as in the Hol land

communi ty , have expressed the opin ion that the U S should

a t tempt to solve the p rob lem peaceful ly .

In this ed i to r ' s op in ion , there is not m u c h good that can

c o m e f r o m war, and a lot of bad. Terrorists killed over 5 ,000

people last Tuesday. W h a t k ind of revenge wou ld it be if

w e gave them 5 ,000 m o r e ?

I e n c o u r a g e all those w h o pre fe r peace to do wha t they

can to make it k n o w n . If the med ia i sn ' t ca tch ing on to us,

m a y b e it 's because w e a ren ' t be ing loud enough .

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An open letter to President Bush encourages peaceful response

To the Editor,

On the morning of September 11, 2001. the world witnessed what can

arguably be considered the greatest

single tragedy to occur in the US.

Thousands of innocent civilians lost their lives without warning. For the

next twelve-plus hours, Americans sal idle in front of televisions. We

too watched C N N , hop ing and

praying for a sign of hope and a light of understanding which would

comfort our hearts. As we watched,

we noticed one congressman state

that we have to m a k e sure that people do not believe that they can

get away with committing such vio-

lent acts upon the "greatest democ-

racy" in the world. Let us consider, by looking into the past, whether or

not we are truly the greatest demo-

cratic nation. To criticize the actions of one 's

nation is not unpatriotic. A genuine

patriot is one who is willing to find

and confront faults in his or her

government, in order to refine and

reform that government. One of the principal themes of the

Declaration of Independence is the ideal of equal rights of life and lib-

erty for every human being. The

same man who penned these fa-

mous lines, however, owned a num-ber of slaves who had no liberty

whatsoever. Our nation's economy

and industry benefited f rom that

barbaric institution for almost a cen-tury after the Declaration of Inde-

pendence was signed, until slavery

was abolished in 1863. The United

Slates government also mandated

the removal of entire tribes of Na-

tive American peoples, at threat of

death, from their homes to distant

lands- journeys that caused many deaths from diseases, starvation and

hypothennia. In addition, Japanese-

American were denied their "un-alienable rights," when they were

sent to work camps during the first

stages of the US Involvement in the Second World War due to suspicion

that they might be sympathetic to

Japan. These past events show that our

nation has failed to prove, not only

to ourselves, but also to the world,

that we are the greatest democracy

ever. While this fact does not, by any means, justify these evil acts of

terrorism, it should cause us to use

great discernment as to our next

course of action. If we are a democracy, then the

voice of the people must be heard.

As the people, we feel that any ac-

tions committed, as retaliation for

the tragic events of September 11, which produce the death of any

more innocent human beings, be they American or otherwise, are

absolutely unnecessary. However,

we feel our stance on this issue has not been represented by the views

expressed by our elected officials.

It seems as though a militant atti-

tude has been adopted, and has been spread by our government through

the m e d i a and is n o w b e i n g

preached to "the people."

This at t i tude is not unlike the "eye for an e y e " menta l i ty ex-

pressed by the United States in past

national crises. For example, many

people have been comparing the

terrorist attack to Pearl Harbor. The

Student responds to TXiesday's events in poetry

To the Editor,

Tomorrow

It was a lazy Tuesday morning The kind you only get when every-

thing feels just right. Through the window I gazed

Upon the m a g n i f i c e n c e of this

morning.

The sun glistened through the stout

and tall trees The leaves waved at me like they

were old friends This was a wonderful day.

I took my towel and soap and

walked out my door The hall was dim and dreary, but it

was the people.

My friends, all of them glum and

sober No, something was not right, math

couldn't have been

This bad.

They sat on their couch, their eyes

glazed over.

I glanced at the TV, and then again,

and then again, and then...

One plus one was inconceivable My name was hard to comprehend

My dog's name escaped me

I honest ly- we honest ly- d i d n ' t

know what to do next.

The people on TV cried, and the

nation joined them.

Cosmos advocate frisbee golf etiquette

To the Editor,

As the founders and frequenters

of Hope's frisbee golf course, the Cosmopolitan Fraternity has been

asked by the College to inform you of correct course etiquette.

Soon there will be markers on the

front edge of all tee off areas, but

for now please realize that the edge of the sidewalks mark the front of

the lees. D a m a g e done to our campus's grass by frisbee golfers is

absurdly evident. Please help keep the campus grounds looking good and the administration happy by

observing the edge of these tee off

areas. Secondly, do not loss your frisbee

until the path has cleared of people. Twenty some years ago the frisbee

golf course was founded as a means

of hanging out with friends and that purpose still stands. Take your lime

and give students and faculty lime to get out of the way; frisbee golf

in NOT a race. Should any frisbee f ly near p e d e s t r i a n s , the word

" fore" is shouted as a warning. On that note, any pedestrians that hear the word " f o r e " shouted should

watch out. Even the greatest frisbee

US responded to this horrible oc-

currence with the successive bomb-

ing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a tragedy of devastating proportions.

As angry as our nation was about

the attack on Pearl Harbor, many agree that dropping atomic bombs

on these heavily populated areas

was one of the most horrific acts of retaliation in the history of man-

kind. An overly harsh response now

might also trigger more attacks on

the United States, as nations be-

come embittered and resentful of a counterstrike from our country. Af-

ter the s m o k e had cleared f rom

World War I, nations imposed so

many sanctions and embargoes on Germany , that Nazi powers fel l

their bitterness and resentment of

other groups of people was justi-

fied, and among them rose up a dic-

tator who would inst i tute mass genocide of over 6 million Jews.

Should we risk, as a natural re-

sponse to retaliation, sowing simi-

lar seeds of haired?

While we acknowledge that jus-

lice must be served, we beg that our

nat ion 's act ions would focus on concern for the safely of innocent

people of all nations, and pulling an

end to violence and terror. Please, for the sake of our nation and of our

world, consider very carefully the

next policies and strategies that will

be proposed as a response to this

catastrophe.

William J. Ziegenhagen ( '04)

Johnalhan E. Goupell (404) Jeffrey S. Wheeler (404)

The nation fell the people's pain,

and this helped them endure. The two massive towers collapsed,

but the people stood tall

No one beat America today.

The tragedy will be remembered There has been and will be mourn-

ing Our children will ask us why.

I will tell them the story, share the

experience Of this day.

1 will tell them of terrorists bent on war-

I will tell them tomorrow was a wonderful day.

Steven Adair, II ( '04)

golfer has a bad toss every now and

then. Another issue that should be ad-

dressed is the use of spotters. Spot-ters are people sent ahead to make

sure the path is clear around blind corners and stairwells. Pulling spot-

ters at the third hole by DeWitt and fifth hole by Phelps is a pain, but

so is being clocked in the head with

a frisbee. Have fun but help keep the campus injury and accident free.

Tom Hillegonds (*02)

Cosmopolitan Fraternity

S e p t e m b e r 19^ 2 0 0 1 S ridhor Arts

Visitin

A Southern experience Beth Lomasney A R T S EDITOR

The first reading of the Visiting Writers Series will feature two

contemporary Southern writers.

A u t h o r s L inda D e R o s i e r and

C l y d e E d g e r t o n wil l read on

Wednesday, September 26. 2001,

at 7 p.m. in the Knickerbocker

Theater. Students are invited to take ad-

vantage of the many supplements

to this reading. Immediately fol-lowing the reading, a reception

with the authors in the

K n i c k e r b o c k e r l obby

will allow for personal

reactions and responses. On the day of the read-

ing, a Question and An-

swer sess ion with the

authors will take place in

Maas Auditorium from 3

to 4 p.m. The Afterwards

discussion will be held Thursday, September 27,

from 6 to 7 p.m. in Van Wylen L i b r a r y ' s

Grandberg room.

C l y d e E d g e r t o n , a

North Carolina native, started his career as a

h igh schoo l E n g l i s h

teacher and became the

author of seven novels,

i n c l u d i n g " R a n e y " ,

" W a l k i n g A c r o s s E g y p t " , and "Where Trouble Sleeps".

His characters are mostly South-

em and carry an array of thoroughly

human faults, dealing with issues such as racism, sexism, and classi-

cism. Edgerton currently teaches in the

Univers i ty of Nor th C a r o l i n a ' s

M F A p r o g r a m . He has won a

Lyndhurst Fellowship, the North Carolina Award for Literature, and

a Guggenheim Fellowship. Unlike

a typical reading, Edgerton imple-

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LINDA DEROSIER-. author of "Creeker: A Woman's Journey".

ments jokes and banjo playing into his presentation of contemporary

literature . L i n d a D e R o s i e r ' s m e m o i r

"Creeker: A Woman's Journey", re-veals the complexi ty of her l i fe

growing up the daughter of a coal

company carpenter. Her journey from hoeing corn to

publishing scholarly essays not only

tells an interesting story, but ex-

plores what it means to have an Ap-palachian, intellectual and feminist

identity. DeRos ie r has a deg ree

f rom Harvard and is cur-

rently a psychology profes-sor at Rocky Mountain Col-

lege in Billings, Montana.

She was the 1999 recipient of the Frances Shaw Writing

Fellowship. Her work guarantees to

teach what can't be taught in the classroom- the history

and sincerity of rural life. A prelude to the reading is

offered by the Hope College Jazz Chamber Ensemble at

6:30 p.m. The reading is free

and open to the public. The supplementary discussions

welcome student attendance and participation Call the

English Department at 395-

7620 for further information.

ones Words to live by

Hope Theater starts new season with "The Years" Maureen Yonov i tz STAFF R E P O R T E R

Hope Theatre department's first

play of the season, "The Years," by

Cindy Lou Johnson, opens Friday and Saturday, September 28-29

with six-member cast. This will be followed by two per-

f o r m a n c e s on W e d n e s d a y and Thursday, October 3-4, and again

on October 10-13. All performances

are in the DeWitt Center Main The-

ater at 8 p.m. "The Years" focuses around a

family and the trials they face over a span of 16 years. This also pre-

sents a challenge for the actors as

they portray their characters' lives throughout such a long period.

"It 's challenging for me to have to think about how my character

changes and grows over a big por-tion of her lifetime." said Kristin

Tiscornia ( '03), who will be play-

ing Isabella. Hope College Theater Professor

and director Daina Robins feels

confident that the cast is up to this

task. " T h e y ' r e hard workers who 1

think have the acting maturity to

carry off these roles," Robins said. Robins chose this play for its

themes involving family relation-

ships and self perceptions that she thought a college audience could

relate to.

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"THE YEARS9' CAST: Left to right, Ovies ('03),Tiscornia ('03), Nyquist {'02), Marr ('02), Sturrus ('03), and Farmer (104) make quite the family.

"This is an intimate play and now The remainder of the six-mem-our minds are on huge issues, but ber cast includes Elizabeth Sturrus

Ash ley Nor th STAFF R E P O R T E R

T h e Vis i t ing Wr i t e r s S e r i e s , (VWS), is back. Once again, male

and female literary composers from

all walks of life and all genres, will

come to Holland to share their work with the community and give Hope

students a chance to learn on a one-

to-one basis. The series was founded by Jack

Ridl in 1982, and it has since been

coordinated by Heather Sellers .

Both are faculty of the English de-partment. Since Sellers is currently

on sabbat ical t o u r i n g wi th

her own book,

the p r o g r a m d u t i e s have

b e e n h a n d e d back to Ridl ,

who is accom-p a n i e d by a

s tudent t eam of Student Di-

rector Rachael P r i d g e o n

(402), and As-

s i s t an t s J a n e Bas t ( 4 0 3 ) ,

Melissa Huron

( • 0 3 ) , and Christ ina Van

R e g e n m o r t e r

(403). The team has been busy orches-

trating the plans for each writer 's

slay in Holland, as well as coordi-

nat ing lunches, d inners , panels , classes, and workshops for the writ-

ers to participate in. They have been

working on the project throughout much ol the summer and school

year, as they try to make it the best

program yet. "Our program is one of the best

in the nation, and many of the Hope

students are unaware of that. Writ-ers actually call and ask if they can

be involved in V W S , " Pridgeon said. "With a reputation like that it

surprises me that the readings aren't

packed full every single night."

Students are offered the opportu-nity to engage informally with these

writers by attending the various en-

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CLYDE EDGER-TON-. 7-time novelist.

gagements coordinated by the VWS staff. The panels are held the day

of their respective authors ' read-ings, most often in Maas Audito-rium. They consist of an extensive

question and answer session be-tween the students and the writers,

with d iscuss ion based upon the

writer 's personal background and how their journey has effected their

work. Follow up discussions are also

held the day after the readings for attendees to share their thoughts and

feelings with other students with-

out the writers present. " T h e Vis i t ing Wr i t e r s Se r i e s

gives Hope stu-

dents a hands-on experience to see

what contempo-rary writers are

d o i n g in t he w o r l d t o d a y , "

said Melissa Hu-ron (403).

It m a y be a

n e w yea r wi th new c o o r d i n a -

t o r s and n e w writers, but the

goal remains the same as it has al-

w a y s b e e n : to expand the liter-

ary world within H o p e C o l l e g e

and Holland, and

to reflect the multicultural world we

live in. T h e s e r i e s is s p o n s o r e d by.

Multicultural Life, the English De-

partment. the Cultural Affairs Com-mittee. and the Women's Issues Or

ganization. among others. All r e a d i n g s a r e he ld at the

Knickerbocker Theater. Live jazz

from the Hope College Jazz Cham-ber E n s e m b l e in t roduces every reading at 6:30 p.m.. and readings

begin promptly at 7 p.m. All readings, panels, classes and

workshops are free of charge for

students, and the readings are free

and open to the public as well. For upcoming VWS dates and more in-

formation, check out their website

at w w w . h o p e . e d u / a c a d e m i c /

english/creatwrit/visitwrit/.

somehow perhaps connecting to the small things in our lives can still be

a value when the big things seem

overwhelming." Robins said. Both cast and director are look-

ing forward to the audience re-

sponse to their performance. "It's a play that bums real closely

to the human experience, what we all go through on some levels and deal with to some extent . " said David Ovies ( ' 03 ) . who will be

playing Bar tholomew. "I mean , that's why we put on plays."

(*03). Jill Nyquist (402). Matthew

Farmer ( , 0 4 ) . and Quincy Marr

(402). Tickets for "The Years" are $7 for

regular adult admiss ion , $5 for Hope faculty and staff, and $4 for

senior citizens and students.. Tickets go on sale approximately

2 weeks before the opening produc-

tion. The ticket office is open Mon-day through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. and Saturday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Call (616) 395-7890 for

additional information.

WHAT'S UP? Hope Happenings: Out & About: Faculty Music Recital 9/23 f r ee admission

Knick Theater

Visiting Writers Series 9/26 f ree admiss ion, 7 p.m.

Knick Theater

"The Years", Hope Theater

Fri. , S a t 9/28-29, Wed. , T h u r s . 10/3-4, Wed., T h u r s . 10/10-13 DeWitt Center Main Theater

Cool Beans Coffee House Wednesday nights, Kletz

Broadway Theater Guild "Swing" 9/25-30, DeVos

Hall Grand Rapids

"A Night At the Oscars" 9/21-22, 8 p .m. & 9/23, 3 p.m.

DeVos Hall Grand Rapids

DANCE; Grand Rapids

newest dance club 616-752-8159

Comedy Den. Grand Rapids Fri. , Sat . 8 & 10:30 p .m.

616-949-9322

SpotligHt Arichor September 19, 2001

Hope Sankofa service remembers slavery Hope student, faculty gather in Chapel to learn from the past

Angela Matus iak S T A F F R E P O R T E R

Sankofa: Learning from the pasi

in order to build a better future. The

service at Dimnent Chapel was br imming with that message on

Sunday, September 16. This date

marked the service in remembrance of the 500lh anniversary of the be-

ginning of s lavery. The service

started with Hope students Gerald Ajega ( '04) , Tim Heck ( '04) and

Nettie Austin ( '04) performing an

Afr ican drumming ritual, which

was followed by a processional fea-turing the Black National Flag.

This flag holds a great deal of mean-

ing for African Americans because

each color has a specific theme. Red

is for "the blood that we have shed."

black is "for the color of our skin" and green is "for the land that we

have worked." Following the pro-

cessional. participants in the service

carried a lighted candle onto the stage. Each person ext inguished

their candles after they spoke, a

gesture that was moving for many

students. Many congrega t ion m e m b e r s

were touched by the Cherokee ver-sion of "Amazing Grace" sung by Tracy Jaegar, Director of Native

American Community Services in Kent County. They were impressed

because the service did not concen-

trate solely on the experiences that

African Americans had to endure;

instead, it also look the sufferings of the Native Americans into ac-

count. In fact, this group was the

first to be enslaved. Bill Dunlap, a community elder in Holland, also

shed light on the role Native Ameri-

cans played in hiding the African American slaves in the wilderness

when there were no safehouses for

the slaves to be sheltered in. Dr. Fred Johnson, professor of

history, talked about the legacy of slavery and how its gradual institu-

tionalization blinded many to its significance. However, once it was

here, it was so firmly woven into

the fabric of American society at the lime that people refused to consider

the hypocrisy of slavery in a land

promoting freedom and democracy. To this day, although slavery is

illegal, "the descendents of slaves

are still under the influence of the

ph i losophy of infer ior i ty ," said Johnson. That point rang especially

irue for Courtney Brewster ( '04), who is an African American student

at Hope. "Physical s lavery may not be

here, but the psychological slavery is still here. It's hard as a minority

at Hope College, with only 5% of

the student body being minority.

Even if [someone] isn't lynching me, I still feel a lot of the limes that

people look down on me," said

Brewster. Johnson tied the recent terrorist

events into his speech and gave a challenge for the rest of us to un-

dertake. "Hale, misconceptions, and

stereotypes ultimately lead to acts

of violence. But we need to find a

better way." The sermon, given by Reverend

Wayne Coleman, continued with

the iheme of finding a belter way.

He likened the history of slavery in

this country to the Biblical story of

Joseph. "Joseph was stripped of his coal

by his brothers... So, too were we

stripped of our identity through sla-

very," Coleman said. Jenni fer Price (*04), a second

year Phelps Scholar and Afr ican

American Hope student, knows all loo well what he was talking aboul.

"Our ancestry is cut up. We don' t know aboul our past, our native

country, our language, our heri-

tage." But Coleman didn't end it at thai.

He talked of how God had carried

Joseph through his sufferings and

compared it lo what He did for those who s u f f e r e d under s l ave ry in

America. He also called upon this

country to do as Joseph did when he forgave his brothers. He chas-

tised those who say that slavery is

done, so we need lo get over it. He reminded people that they cannot

say racism is over because they

have never walked in the shoes of a

colored person. Cather ine Jones

(*04) agrees. "There 's no way I'll ever experi-

ence what slaves and their descen-

dents did, so for me lo say it 's t ime

to gel over it; well, how can I say

that?" "It 's hard for people of our gen-

eration lo understand that racism is

still here, because we 've never dealt with slavery or segregation," added

Heather Hahn ( '04). Coleman also urged the congre-

gation lo go back and retrieve what

was lost to us. As a country, we must repent, forgive, reconcile, and re-

ceive redempt ion . He caut ioned African Americans not lo take the

role of the victim, but instead to yield a heart of forgiveness . He

called for America lo repent the of

atrocities of slavery in the past and

reject the racism rampant today. Most of all, he called for us lo start

this healing at home in our own communities and lo let God's heal-

ing hands carry us through.

The emolions that each member of the congregation fell were var-

ied and numerous. The slave narra-

tives brought tears to many eyes, as they heard recounts of the brutal

cruelty used lo kidnap some slaves

from Africa, or the heart wrench-

ing a c c o u n t s of f a m i l i e s be ing

ripped apart and sold. Along with many others, Travis

Gold wire ( '05) and Jonathon Pol-

ler ( '05) fell that they had learned a

great deal at the service. One thing that everyone agreed

on was the trulh of Coleman's final

words: "We are one big family. Sankofa

must not be forgotten. Let it ring in

our lives, personalize it, and let God

heal this community."

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HOPE COLLEGE THEATRE presents

Years By Cindy Lou Johnson

September 28-29, October 3,4,11-13, 2001 Studio Theatre

8:00 PM

DeWitt Center - Columbia at 12th St. Holland, Ml 49423

(616) 395-7890

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Cory and Casey- Let the bodies

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God- Now that Tarah is out of the

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about the mental supervening over the physical. I also think you are cute. -Boy in the third row

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Archon Lee- My masses will

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Butler breaks record with six touchdowns Ben DeHaan STAFF R E P O R T E R

The Flying Dulchmen football learn scored several touchdowns

and interceptions off of deflections in a 41-21 victory over DePauw.

Sophomore quarterback Phil But-

ler ( '04), playing in his first colle-

giate start, entered his name into the Hope footbal l record books by

throwing six touchdown passes in

one game. The previous record was held by Greg Heeres, who threw

f ive t o u c h d o w n passes aga ins t

Kalamazoo College in 1983.

Bu t l e r ' s unbe l i evab le pe r fo r -

mance was not the only highlight

of the day. A special pre-game cer-

emony was held in memory of last

Tuesday's terrorist attacks. Hope

President James Bultman, Holland

Mayor Albert McGeehan, and Con-

gressman Peter Hoeks t ra , (who drove all night from Washington to

be at the game), spoke before the

crowd, and a moment of silence was

held just before the kickoff. "This week was overall really

tough. On Tuesday, we had a team

prayer, and it was so quiet on cam-

pus," said Butler. "We can't forget

it, but today was kind of like a day

to go on with our lives."

The Flying Dutchmen got on the

board first , thanks to a 77-yard

touchdown pass f rom Butler to

Brian Adlof f ( '02) .

A f t e r d r o p i n g two po ten t i a l

touchdown passes, DePauw had to settle for a field goal to put the score

at 7-3. Depauw took the lead on a five-

yard pass to Dan Ryan. Hope an-

swered right back with one of their

deflected touchdowns, from Butler to Chad Booker ( '04). This was not

only Booker 's first touchdown of

the season; it was his first catch of

the season. DePauw followed this up with a 9 play, 57-yard drive, end-

ing with a seven yard run into the

end zone. The two point conversion

failed, making the score 15-10 with

58 seconds to go in the first half.

As Hope scrambled down the

field with the use of their two re-maining timeouts, they faced a cru-

cial decision of either closing the

gap with a field goal or taking the

lead with a touchdown. Hope de-cided to go for it, and Butler found

Mike Gle ( '02) in the corner of the

end zone. Butler found Gle again

for the conversion to make it 22-15

at half-time. "It gave us the momentum going

in there. They had just scored and

we put it right back to them," said

head coach Dean Kreps.

Hope would score first in the sec-

ond half as well, on Butler's touch-

down pass to Booker from 9 yards

out to make the score 28-15. Kreps praised his team for the way they

came out in the second half. "We came right back out and kept

[the m o m e n t u m ] go ing , " Kreps

said. With Depauw driving down the

field and threatening to score from the H o p e 17 ya rd l ine , Ryan

Kersetter ( '03) broke through the

line and sacked Lee for an 8 yard loss, the first sack of the game. Fac-

ing fourth down, Depauw went for it. However, Brian Fielhauer ( '04)

knocked away a potential touch-

down pass to end the Tiger 's drive.

Two plays later, Butler launched a

bomb that was tipped and caught by

Gle, who outran the Tiger safeties and was dragged down in the end

zone. That touchdown gave Butler the

share of the record, and the oppor-tunity to break it came within a mat-

ter of minutes. Tim Keur (405) in-

tercepted Lee on the first plciy of Depauw's next drive, and returned

it to the Depauw 17-yard line. Af-

ter being stopped on three straight

plays, Butler had one last chance at

history, and he made it look easy as he found Gle in the exact same spot

at the end of the first half, making

the s c o r e 4 1 - 1 5 , and m a r k i n g

Butler's place in Hope College foot-

ball history.

Volleyball spikes K-Zoo John Rodstrom SIAF-R R E P O R T E R

The Hope College women ' s

volleyball team (5-6 overall, 3-

0 MIAA) swept Kalamazoo

C o l l e g e ( 6 - 6 o v e r a l l , 1 -2

MIAA), 30-20,30-25, and 30-28, in straight sets Tuesday

night at the Dow Center. Com-

ing off of a hard fought, five

set victory against Albion Col-lege, the Hope Squad took it

to Kalamazoo from the start.

"We were really focused on

what we had to do, and we

knew that we couldn't let down and

go five games like we 've been go-

ing with other teams," said Hope

player Laura Hahnfeld ( '03).

In t e r im Head C o a c h Jil l

VanderStoep guided the team in her second match since taking over for

Head Coach Maureen Dunn, who

is on maternity leave. "Our players were really focused.

I think that they really

wanted to c o m e ou t

and kind of recla im

the i r h o m e c o u r t , "

VanderStoep said. The win last night set up an

MIAA showdown for

Sa tu rday , w h e n the

Dutch will host arch rival Calvin College in

the dow center, begin-

n ing at 11:00 a . m .

Both teams are unde-

feated in the conference and will be

doing battle for first place. "Just playing Calvin gets us mo-

tivated. Saturday is the big game,

i t ' s our f i rs t really big g a m e , "

Hahnfeld said. VanderStoep is making sure her

team isn't looking ahead to Calvin

on Saturday. The Flying Dutch must

first play at Olivet tonight.

"We' re taking it one at a time,"

VanderStoep said.

Hahnfeld led the Dutch with 8

ki l ls , 4 d igs , and 3 aces . A m y Brower ( '02) had 6 blocks, and set-

ter McKenna Troyan ( '04) racked

up 28 assists. Martha Luidens ( '03) had 8 kills, but none of them were

bigger than her last two, coming in

a clutch situation in the third set.

Luidens set up the Hope victory with two big kills to put the Flying

Dutch ahead 28-27, and 29-27.

Hahnfeld called on the Hope Col-

lege f ans for the match against

Calvin this weekend.

"We definitely need all of the fans we can get, and if fans come they

need to be loud, we need everyone

s t a n d i n g - a n d y e l l i n g f o r u s , "

Hahnfeld said.

Men's soccer still undefeated Rand Arwady S P O R T S EDITOR

The Hope College men's soccer

team are enjoying a very success-

ful start to this year 's season. The

Flying Dutchmen are a perfect 6-0 on the season, including a big vic-

tory ove r n a t i o n a l l y r a n k e d

Wheaton College. "1 believe the team is more uni-

fied this season then any team I have been on in the three years I 've

been at Hope." said Hope defender

Matt Margaron. "We've played pro-

gressively better in each game this

season." More impressive than the perfect

record is the play of tiie Hope Col-lege defense and the play of goalie

Marcus Voss (*03).

The Hope College defense has

held opponents scoreless in five of the six games they've played this

season. Only one goal has been

scored on the Flying Dutchmen which came in a 3-1 victory over

Ohio Northern. "When our defense does break

down we have a great keeper be-

hind us [Voss]," Margaron said. The offense has also been instru-

mental in Hope outscoring their

opponents by an amazing 17-1 in

the first six games. Margaron (*03) was named the

M I A A d e f e n s i v e p layer of the

week, but Margaron was quick to

pass the credit on to his teammates. "In a way I don ' t deserve it, the

entire defense is pla>ed well last

ANCHOR PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA

MR, BUTLERz Hope quarterback Phil Butler (404) attempts a pass on Saturday against DePauw.

"In the record books, it will be under my name, but it should be

under the l i n e ' s n a m e and the

receiver's names," Butler said. Depauw would end the game with

one more score, as running back

Matt King scored on a 10 yard run, capping a 10-play drive. Af te r a

f a i l ed c o n v e r s i o n , H o p e t h e n

kneeled the ball, finishing the game

at 41-21. "Hopefully we can keep this up,

and boost up our running game a

little bit. I was pleased with our pro-

tection today; we didn't give up a

sack the whole game," Kreps said. "These guys did great, and they're

great to coach as well." Butler finished the day complet-

ing 20 of 42 passes for 335 yards.

Gle had five catches for 115 yards and three touchdowns. On defense,

Hope was lead by Josh Baumbach

( '03) with 11 tackles, while Nick Conrad ( '03) had 10.

Hope (1 -1) heads to Wheaton (1 -

1) this Saturday in non-conference

action.

w e e k , " M a r g a r o n sa id . " S t e v e

Lepper ( J04) came in and played

really hard on defense." Hope will try to remain perfect

on the year when they travel to Albion Wednesday night to start

MIAA play. The Britons are 2-3 on the year. The Fly ing Du tchmen

aren't looking past Albion and their 2-3 record. On paper it looks like

Hope should win easily, but last year Hope played Albion twice,

winning only 1-0 both games, and one of those wins coming in over-

time. "Albion 's biggest game of the

year is when they play H o p e , "

Margaron said. " N o matter how good or bad they are, they are al-

ways ready for us."

A N C H O R A L L - S T A R

PHIL BUTLER

Butler ( '04) threw a school record six

touchdown passes for Hope Football

during a 41-21 victory over DePauw on Saturday. It was his first collegiate start

for the Flying Dutchmen.

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