S e p t e m b e r 2000
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ANCHOR P H O T O B Y M E
HEAVING: 04 Anchor Matt Ciaus ('04) strains on the rope as he is coached by (left to right) Seth Palmer ('02), Dave Cochran ('02), and Matt Boyle ('02).
Pull teams prepare to meet Sarah Wi lk inson and Erin
Forbes BUSINESS M A N A G E R AND STAFF REPORTER
The rain d idn ' l s lop the chains
of almost 100 men and w o m e n
ga thered ou t s ide of Kollen and
DeWiu lasi Monday to begin prac-
licinu ior ihe Pull . Hope ' s annual
l uu -o l -wa r con ies i b e t w e e n the
I reshmen and sophomore classes.
For the past week , s tudents try-
in«i out lor odd and even year Pull
teams have endured daily three hour
long practices. These practices in-
c lude a lot of running, and pulling
on the rope. It a lso includes at least
an hour of calisthenics: push- ups
and sit-ups as well as sprints. They
also learn chants , c o m m a n d s ' a n d
what it m e a n s to be part of the Pull
tradition.
On Saturday morning, prospec-
tive pullers get up early to attend
what they call a "beach par ty ."
This is nothing like a typical beach
party. T h e pullers and morale girls
get do calisthenics in the sand, run
up and down the dunes , and do
sprints across the beach.
T h e first account of the Pull was
o v e r one hundred years ago in
1898. That year it was ment ioned
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Student creates alternate website KnowHope.org is an
unnofficial site for
student organizat ions
Matt Cook C A M P U S BEAT EDITOR
W h a t s t a r t e d of as a p a r o d y ,
quickly turned into a usefu l web
presence for several Hope Col lege
student organizat ions.
K n o w H o p e . o r g
(www.knowhope .org) is a website
o w n e d a n d o p e r a t e d by J o s i a h
Dykstra ( '02) .
It is not off ic ial ly affi l iated with
H o p e C o l l e g e o r K n o w H o p e
( w w w . h o p e . e d u / k n o w h o p e ) , a
website operated by the college, and
only available to students, faculty
and staff. The name K n o w H o p e is
currently not t rademarked .
" K n o w H o p e was a name that stu-
d e n t s k n o w a l r e a d y and a l u m n i
could recognize as a Hope related
site," Dykstra said.
Dykstra . a compute r science ma-
j o r . p u r c h a s e d t h e r i g h t s to
K n o w H o p e . o r g with the or ig inal
intent of making it into a satirical
website, but his plans changed.
"I w a n t e d to m a k e it a p l a c e
where organizat ions could unoff i -
cially have pages ," Dykstra said.
Currently, KnowHope .o rg hosts
sites for the Fel lowship of Christian
Students and Opus , and is working
on adding sites for R.I .S.E. and the
Delta Omicron Music Fraternity. It
a lso provides a place for unofficial
s t u d e n t o r g a n i z a t i o n s l ike
Vanderprov, and Inkl ings , a reli-
g ious publ ica t ion edi ted by John
B r a n d k a m p ( ' O l ) . T h e s e g r o u p s
chose to go on KnowHope .o rg be-
cause there is less regulation from
the school on a non-col lege server.
D y k s t r a sa id , and because their
websi tes can be accessed off cam-
pus.
K n o w h o p e . o r g a l so inc ludes a
l ink to W T H S . o r g , the unoff icial
webs i t e of H o p e ' s r ad io s tat ion.
Dykstra, who is the s tat ion 's tech-
nical director, a lso maintains that
site.
Because a student organization is
not a l l o w e d to have an o f f i c i a l
websi te off of Hope Col lege serv-
ers, W T H S . o r g is complete ly unof-
ficial and according to Dykstra, his
o w n personal site with a lot of in-
format ion about W T H S .
Accord ing to Dykstra, adminis-
t ra t ion m e m b e r s have expressed
reservation about WTHS.org . T h e
biggest dispute is over who owns
the rights to the call letters.
A c c o r d i n g to the law, a radio
s tat ion 's call letters belong to who-
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Students and groups to march against leukemia Light the Night raises
money for research Megan Kr igbaum S l A F F W R I I E R
This I riday. over 4 0 0 people will
hii the streels of Holland carrying
balloons.
They a re wa lk ing as part of a
fundra is ing event called Light the
Night. The i r purpose will be to raise
money for leukemia and lymphoma
research as well as for p rog rams
p rov ided for cancer pat ients and
their famil ies .
Those w h o are currently cancer
pa t ien ts and surv ivors will carry
white balloons that have a red blink-
ing light inside, while supporters
who have raised at least $25wil l
carry red bal loons.
This is the second year for Light
the Night in Holland, but the event
has been taking place e l s ewhe re
around the country for years.
Last year, the Cosmopol i tan Fra-
ternity and Delphi Sorority played
a role in the wa lk . T h e C o s m o s
helped in the setup of the event as
well as in direct ing the marchers
where to go, and the Delphis were
marchers in the event.
As the event falls o n H o m e c o m -
ing weekend this year, these orga-
nizat ions have had to take a step
back f r o m the f r o n t l ine of the
march. However , the C o s m o s will
help set up the course of the march
on Friday.
"I t ' s a good cause, a chance to
meet new people, and a way to try
to change the image of Greeks in
t h e c o m m u n i t y , " s a i d J o h n
M c D o n a l d ( ' 01) , president of the
Cosmopol i tan fraternity.
Another organization on campus,
Margie ' s Marchers will play a large
role once again in the march. This
g roup of walkers, led by team cap-
tain Kathi O 'Connor , walk in sup-
port of Margie Cohen , who was di-
agnosed with leukemia a year ago,
and is the wife of William Cohen,
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Hispanic Heritage Month will celebrate culture Activities range f rom a pi-
ano recital to speakers Danielle Koski STAFF REPORTER
\ cco rd ing to Miguel De La Torre, profes-
sor of re l ig ion, Hope C o l l e g e ' s Hispan ic
Heritage month activites will celebrate about
500 years of Hispanic hert iage. and will edu-
cate those w h o are not Hispanic about that
tradition.
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 Hope Col lege is
having speakers , f i lms, and a piano re-
cital to celebrate the Hispanic culture,
including the third annual Cesar Chavez
Address .
"It is important to celebrate cul tures ,"
said Glinda Rawls, assistant director of
multicultural life.
T h i s y e a r ' s c e l e b r a t i o n is en t i t l ed
Cesa r C h a v e z Ce leb ra t ion 2000 , and
started off with the A. J. Muste Speaker ,
Father Roy Bourgeouis on Sep tember
seventh. He spoke on "Speaking the Truth to
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d ll_. Leon
J Power" .
On Tuesday night, Sept.
19, at 7 : 0 0 , t h e r e w a s a
L a t i n o p i a n o r e c i t a l at
Dimnent Chapel . Deborah
De La Torre of the H o p e
music faculty was the pia-
nist.
On Sept. 20 at 4 p.m. in
the Dewit t Theater . Luis D.
L e o n , a r e l ig ious s tud ies
faculty m e m b e r at Arizona State University,
will g ive the third annual Cesar Chavez Ad-
dress, "The Doctr ine of Sacrif ice and Social
J u s t i c e in the L i f e a n d W o r k of C e s a r
Chavez" .
Thursday, Sept. 20 in the Dewit t Theater
at 4 p.m., De La Torre will present the ser-
mon "Jesus Christ: A Racis t?"
" T h e s e r m o n is not jus t gea red to the
Latinos, but a lso to the dominant culture, to
open a window to the issues Latinos struggle
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One-woman show
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SJ Campus Beat TkAnchor September 20, 2000
Environmental Issues Group helps clean beach EIG and Tri-Beta re- w a s l e cons i s t i ng of: 3 7 4 c iga re t t e
move trash Andrew Kleczek STAFF R E P O R T E R
For the second consecul ive year,
a m e m b e r of Hope ' s Env i ronmen-
lal Issues Group (EIG) removed a
syringe f rom Lake lown Townsh ip
Beach
On Saturday, September 16, nine-
teen m e m b e r s of EIG and the Tri-
Beta Biology Club part icipated in
Coastal C leanup , an internat ional
p r o g r a m t h a t s t a r t e d in 1 9 8 6 .
Coas ta l C l e a n u p c o o r d i n a t e s the
event by sending different volunteer
organizat ions to d i f fe ren t areas of
beach nat ionwide and wor ldwide .
T h i s w a s t h e t e n t h y e a r the
c leanup took place on Lake Michi-
gan, and the tenth year EIG partici-
pated. It was the fourth year for Tri-
Beta.
T h e goal of Coastal C leanup is,
"to trace this marine pollution prob-
lem to its source, and work to pre-
vent it f rom occurr ing ."
"We got about eight bags full of
t rash," said Co-Pres ident of EIG,
Dave Wil leumier ( ' 01 ) .
O n c e c a t a l o g e d the H o p e stu-
dents had picked up 150 pounds of
butts, 389 plastic pieces, 115 balloons,
85 plastic foam pieces, 13 bottles, 19
beverage cans, 66 food bags, one sy-
ringe and miscel laneous objects .
Accord ing to Willeumier, catalog-
ing the trash is one of the most im-
portant parts of the beach sweep.
"They tally up all the statistics and
find out where most of the trash is
coming from." Willeumier said. "That
way they can e l iminate that type of
pol lu t ion."
In recent years . Coas ta l C l e a n u p
has helped eliminate gun shells found
on Michigan shores. T h e shells were
t raced back to W i s c o n s i n h u n t i n g
groups w h o then s topped firing near
the lake.
While Wil leumier said there was
slightly less trash than previous years,
the amount they found was still dis-
appoint ing.
"It wasn ' t terrible, but there 's more
t r a s h t h a n s h o u l d be t h e r e , "
W i l l e u m i e r s a i d . " R e a l l y , t h e r e
shouldn ' t be any trash to begin wi th ."
S h e r r i e C u n n i n g h a m ( ' 0 1 ) , Tr i -
Beta secretary, saw the c leanup as a
clear part of her organiza t ion ' s goals.
" W e ' r e a biological ly based group
and ecology is a big part of biology,"
C u n n i n g h a m said. " I t ' s one of our
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CLEANING UPz Members of the Environmental Issues Group and the Tri-Beta Biology club hit the beach on Saturday for international Coastal Cleanup. They are (from left to right) Stephen Hemenway, professor of English, Emily Niewendorp ('02), Lana Krolikowski ('02), Alisa White ('03), and Dave Willeumier ('01).
activities to get out in the com-
munity."
EIG meets Thursday nights at
7 :30 p.m. in Lubbers I07. This
week, the group will have Natalie
Nelson f rom Lutheran Volunteer
Corps speaking about env i ronmen-
tal v o l u n t e e r o p p o r t u n i t i e s a f t e r
graduat ion.
For the rest of the year EIG would
like to part icipate in Project Pride,
Earth Jam, an environmenta l con-
ference, and possibly planting grass
to help prevent the erosion of beach
dunes.
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Local " town meet ings" to discuss rac ism
Homecoming to include a diverse n u m b e r of activites
H o m e c o m i n g activi t ies at Hope
will start on Friday, Sep tember 22
with the H o m e c o m i n g H o e d o w n 7-
11 p.m. at Teus ink ' s Farm.
The festivit ies will cont inue on
Saturday with a worsh ip service at
11 a.m., the H o m e c o m i n g parade at
1 p.m., h o m e football game agains t
W h e a t o n C o l l e g e , at 2 p .m. , the
23rd annual RunBike -Swim-Walk ,
at 8 :30 a.m.
The first ever H o m e c o m i n g Bal,
will begins at 7 p.m. Hope ' s H o m e -
coming king and queen will be an-
nounced at the ha l f t ime of the foot-
ball game .
T h e R u n - B i k e - W a l k - S w i m will
feature a two-mi le prediction walk; a
five-kilometer run; 3/4, 3 .5 and
five-mile cri ter ium bicycl ing events ;
and quarter-mile and half-mile swims.
M e m b e r s of the campus ministry
team and Dr. H u w Lewis , professor
of music , will be per forming together
in the worship service which will
be a blend of contemporary and
traditional styles.
De Pree Art center is featuring
an exh ib i t ion ca l l ed , " B e r n a r d
M a i s n e r : E n t r a n c e to t h e
Scr iptor ium" which will end Sun-
day, Oct. 22.
There will be a concert through
the Faculty Recital Series on Sun-
day at 4 p.m. in Wichers Audito-
r ium.
Hope co-sponsors in te rna t iona l conference on cancer prevent ion M o r e than 2 0 0 b iomed ica l re-
searchers f rom a round the wor ld
will ga ther in Grand R a p i d s this
starting this weekend for an inter-
national confe rence on cancer pre-
vention. The conference is co-spon-
sored by Hope Col lege .
The Seventh International Con-
f e r e n c e on M e c h a n i s m s of
A n t i m u t a g e n e s i s a n d
Ant icarcinogenises will be held at the
A m w a y Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand
Rap ids on Sa turday to Wednesday ,
Sept. 23-27 . Topics will range from
the impact of diet , to recent advances
us ing laboratory and human studies
and the e th ics of human studies, to
D N A damage and repair.
James Genti le, a Hope faculty
member , is helping to organize
the event .
"Th i s group has really been at
the foref ront of trying to unlock
the c o m m o n denomina tors in our
everyday l ifestyle and everyday
life that aid in the resistance of
cancer ," Genti le said.
Two Lakeshore-area "town meet-
ings" this fall will precede a com-
munity wide " S u m m i t on Racism:
that Hope Col lege will host in Feb-
ruary.
T h e town meet ings will provide
an opportunity to identify and dis-
cuss problems related to racism in
the communi ty . Each meet ing will
feature a panel representing various
sectors of the communi ty in addi-
tion to emphas iz ing audience par-
ticipation.
T h e first meeting will be held in
H o l l a n d , on Thur sday , Sept . 28 ,
f rom 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at St. Francis
de Sales Catholic Church, located
at 13th Street and Maple Avenue.
The second will be in Grand Ha-
ven. on Thursday, Nov. 2, f rom 7
p.m. to 9 p.m. at Grand Haven Out-
reach Church, located at 17 S. 2nd
Street.
T h e meet ings will lead into the
c o m m u n i t y - w i d e O t t a w a A r e a
Summi t on Racism, which will be
held on c a m p u s throughout the day
of Tuesday. Feb. 13, dur ing Hope ' s
winter recess.
It is being planned with the goal
of involving all sectors of the com-
muni ty in iden t i fy ing and imple-
ment ing action steps to foster racial
i nc lu s ion in the O t t a w a C o u n t y
area, and is the beginning of a five-
year initiative dedicated to the pro-
cess .
"Th i s summi t will g ive all voices
an oppor tuni ty to e n g a g e in con-
structive d ia logue on this age-old
sens i t ive i s sue , " sa id D. Wesley
P o y t h r e s s , a s s i s t a n t d e a n of
mult icultural life. "We have to al-
low the authent ic voices and expe-
r iences to be shown for all to see so
that we can truly become a harmo-
n i o u s c o m m u n i t y . Even t h o u g h
Utopia doesn ' t exist , there 's noth-
ing wrong with wanting to get as
close it Utopia as poss ible ."
M e m b e r s of the Hope c o m m u -
nity are invited to the meetings.
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September 20, 2000 'Anchor Campi-is Beat
Hope begins self-examination process Accreditation will
take until 2003 Matt Cook C A M P U S B E A T EDITOR
Hope is starting an accredi tat ion
process now that will not end until
half the s tudents have graduated.
The accreditation, which is a cer-
hlication that Hope mee ts certain
standards, is done by the North Cen-
tral Association of Schools and Col-
leges. one of several regional ac-
c r e d i t a t i o n a g e n c i e s a c r o s s t h e
country. Every ten years , a school
can be invest igated by the North
Central Association to see if it meets
the standards necessary for accredi-
tation.
"It exists to help schools get in-
volved in voluntary accredi ta t ion
for se l f - improvement , " said Rich-
ard Ray. coordinator of the athletic
training program, associate profes -
sor of kinesiology, and chai rman of
the accredi tat ion commit tee .
According to Ray, even though
the accreditat ion is complete ly vol-
untary. it m e a n s a lot for a school
to be accredited. It can bring pres-
tige to the school , and most impor-
tantly it he lps d e t e r m i n e federa l
funding.
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" N o school has to be accredited,"
Ray said. "Buy i t 's extremely criti-
cal if you want to be successfu l . "
Most of the investigating fo r the
North Central Associat ion is done
by the school itself. Hope has es-
tabl ished a c o m m i t t e e of facul ty
and staff w h o will prepare a self-
s tudy document .
T h e purpose of this document is
to examine the school in-depth in
all a reas . A c c o r d i n g to Ray, the
commi t t ee does not just look at the
academic side of the college. The
self-study document examines ev-
erything f r o m food service, to ad-
ministrat ive o f f i ces to residential
life.
Because it is so in-depth, the re-
port lakes a long t ime to put to-
gether. The commit tee will begin
organizing this year, and does not
plan on starting the actual writ ing
until next year. After the document
is comple te , the North Central As-
sociation will review it in 2003 and
send a g r o u p of inves t iga tors to
validate what was written.
Ray feels that the process is an
indispensable tool for the school.
"It is a way for us, as an institu-
tion, to take a c lose hard look at
ourse lves ," Ray said.
ANCHOR P H O T O B Y M A T T C O O K
ELECTION DAY: Student Congress Vice President Paul Bush ('01) and Comptroller Kelly Morrison ('01) took ballots for Student Congress repre-sentatives in the Dewitt lobby, yesterday. The voting will continue today.
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"It was a nice feel ing to know
w e were helping Margie keep her
spirits up and raise money for the
cause . Th i s m a d e e v e r y o n e fee l
c loser to Margie ," O ' C o n n o r said.
A n y o n e in teres ted in wa lk ing
wi th M a r g i e ' s M a r c h e r s s h o u l d
contact
only once in the Anchor. Since then,
the Pull has been c o v e r e d in the
Guinness Book of World Records ,
Sports Illustrated, and even an Aus-
tralian T V show in 1996.
It is clear f r o m the coaches for
both t eams that this yea r ' s pul lers
contain t remendous pride. Coaches
from both sides commented on h o w
hard they were working and h o w
they were coming together as a team
and a family.
' 0 3 Pull r e p r e s e n t a t i v e Jus t in
Savara ( ' 01 ) said the team is going
to give spectators "a great Pull this
year."
"Everyone is going towards the
goal and working together," Savara
said.
T h e *04 t eam is a l so w o r k i n g
hard.
"They ' r e learning quickly to rely
on each other and not to work for
themselves but for each other," said
*04 pul l c o a c h C h u c k W h i t n e y
C02).
Desp i t e the c o n f i d e n c e of the
coaches, neither side is making pre-
d i c t i o n s on the o u t c o m e of th is
y e a r ' s pu l l . T h e pas t f a v o r s the
sophomore class with a record of
52 wins compared to the f reshman
class ' record of 29 wins.
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history
off ice .
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o t h e r
marcher
will be
leukemia survivor, Sarah Watkin
( 499) . Watkin will be speaking at
the Holland Civic Center on Fri-
day at 6:45 p.m. before the walk
starts.
In April of 1999, af ter having re-
curring infection, ex t reme weight
loss, bruising, and more symptoms,
Watkin was d iagnosed with acute
l e u k e m i a . At th is po in t she w a s
checked into the hospi ta l for one
month of t reatment , including che-
motherapy.
Watkin, who before chemotherapy
had long blonde hair, decided to cut
her hair and give it to Locks of Love,
g a n i -
z a t i o n
t h a t
m a k e s
w i g s
f o r
c h i l -
d r e n
with cancer.
"You keep saying to yourself T ' m
too young fo r th i s , ' " Watkin said.
L e u k e m i a is the leading cause of
death in children in the U.S.
There is no outpat ient t reatment
for people with leukemia because
their i m m u n e s y s t e m s b e c o m e so
worn d o w n and they lose all ability
Going to Meijer was like asking to die.
-Sarah Watkin ('98), leukemia survivor p . -
to f ight disease.
"At one point I opened up a let-
ter and got a paper cut on m y f in-
ger. It got infected and I ended up
in the hospital for three days. Go-
ing to M e i j e r was l ike ask ing to
d ie ," Watkin said.
In April of this year, Watkin will
be at the end of a 2 year critical pe-
riod and will be complete ly in re-
mission.
Last year at this t ime, Watkin got
out of the hospital one day before
Light the Night. She was proud to
be able to go to the walk and be with
other people w h o were battling can-
cer and say "I made it! I ' m a survi-
vor!"
There will also be the opportu-
nity for people to get on the bone
mar row registry for f ree , beginning
at 6 p.m. at the Civic Center.
Anyone is we l come to jo in the
march. Registrat ion begins at 6:00
p.m.
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ever o w n s the radio station, which
is H o p e C o l l e g e . H o w e v e r , the
q u e s t i o n is w h e t h e r that m e a n s
someone can ' t use the letters in a
web address. For example , the let-
ters W T H S are used in the web ad-
d ress for W a s h i n g t o n T o w n s h i p
High School, in Turnersvil le, N e w
Jersey.
Dykstra speculated thai the res-
ervations may have to do with Hope
not want ing negative things about
the col lege avai lable to the public.
"Ult imately they want absolute
control over what gets out about the
col lege." Dykstra said.
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According to Richard Frost, dean
of students, a l though the adminis-
tration is currently having conver-
s a t i o n s wi th D y k s t r a a b o u t the
websi te , they have not yet asked
him to shut it down.
W T H S e x p r e s s e d i n t e r e s t in
broadcast ing over the Internet, but
was not a l lowed to due to the large
amount of bandwidth it would re-
quire.
So far, Dysk t r a has not heard
much f rom the administration about
K n o w H o p e . o r g , w h i c h he a l s o
maintains is his o w n personal site
with informat ion about Hope Col-
lege.
Dykstra has a compu te r in his
room that is used solely for the pur-
pose of his webpages .
H e h o p e s to e x p a n d
KnowHope .o rg in the future. This
includes getting more students in-
vo lved with it, and m a k i n g it a
place for discussion about issues
important to Hope students.
" T h e o r e t i c a l l y , it c o u l d be a
place where people could put their
own opinion about Hope Col lege ,"
Dykstra said. "As long as it 's legal
and not hurting anybody, i t ' s okay
with me . "
with. I 'm asking the quest ion to be
discussed." De La Torre said.
T h e first part of the Latino film
series. " G o Back to Mexico," which
was a 1994 PBS Front l ine docu-
mentary about immigrat ion issues,
will be in the M a a s C o n f e r e n c e
Room on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m..
T h e second movie in this film se-
ries will be shown in the Otte Room
on Tuesday. Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.
T h e f i lm. "Amer icanos" , was an
H B O documenta ry on Lat inos in
America .
"We need more exposure to dif-
ferent cultures of this world if we
are to be in this pluralistic millen-
n ium," De La Torre said.
Cesar Chavez , the namesake of
this y e a r ' s ce lebra t ion , p layed a
leading role in organizing migrant
workers and creating the National
F a r m Workers Assoc ia t ion . Be-
cause of his contr ibut ions to His-
panic rights he has become a sym-
bol of the fight for those rights.
" H o p e is a great institution for
learning and diversity is part of that
learning," Rowls said. "I encour-
age the whole entire communi ty to
c o m e out and e n j o y [ H i s p a n i c
Heritage Month] . "
All events are free.
" I ' m glad that this college is do-
ing this festival, [but) there is still
a lot to be done ." De La Torre said.
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Opinion T h § \ n c h o r September 20, 2000
Our voice
Rescue 8-911 There is an important dis t inct ion about emergency calls on
campus of which s tudents should be aware . All calls f r o m on-
campus locations thai are dialed as 911 go directly to Public Safety.
T h e emergency calls are routed to a Publ ic Safety operator who
evaluates the call and ei ther sends Public Safe ly vehicles or
contacts the 911 dispatch to send emergency help.
While there are probably a n u m b e r of perfectly valid reasons for
the emergency call system on campus to be routed through Public
Safely, it is a lso a sys tem that s tudents should know exists.
Students need to be aware that they can reach 911 directly by
dial ing 8-911. Whi le most calls should be routed through the
Public Safe ty operator , s tudents should not be afra id to dial 8-911
in case of emergenc ies in which time is of the essence . Publ ic
Safely is fully capab le of handl ing many problems that arise on
campus , but the f ew seconds that it may take the Publ ic Safe ty
operator to contact the 911 dispatch may be a mat ter of l ife and
death in s o m e si tuations. Calls about burnt popcorn or stolen bikes
are one thing, calls about someone who was struck by a car or w h o
fell out a third-story w i n d o w are another. S tudents should use
c o m m o n sense in deciding which cal ls should be given to Public
Safety, and which are called in to 911. Whi le emergency si tuations
do not leave much time for this reasoning, it is important for
s tudents to r e m e m b e r that 8-911 is an option.
Students should also not be afra id to call 8-911 in the case of
alcohol poisoning. Alcohol poisonings is a ser ious and dangerous
matter, and it is important that aff l icted persons receive immedia te
medical care. Whi le Public Safe ty would be quick to provide care,
they may also c o m e with ques t ions about the alcohol usage that led
to the condi t ion. Some s tudents may hesi ta te to call Publ ic Safe ty
in the case of alcohol poisoning because they fear that they may
gel in trouble. Whi le Publ ic Safe ty ' s first concern is the lives of
a lcohol-poisoned students, the fact that they are affi l iated with
Hope policies might be a problem for some students.
But s tudents should not use 8-911 for non-emergencies . Publ ic
Safely obviously has a set of reasoning fo r this policy, and a part of
thai reasoning m a y be the prevent ion of s tudents using 911 for
non-emergencies . But it is essential that s tudents know about the
s tructure of the emergency calling sys tem. T h e bet ter- informed the
campus is about safety issues, the better s tudents and Public Safe ty
will work together to keep Hope Col lege a sa fe and healthy
a tmosphere that is capab le of deal ing with emergencies .
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Hope Democrat urges student participation To the Editor:
N o w that e l ec t i on season is
upon us. we in the Hope c o m m u -
nity owe it to ourselves to e x a m -
ine where the cand ida tes s tand
upon the most important issue in
our daily lives: higher educat ion.
Now, I gather that most of you
reading this are of the Republi-
can persuasion. But the Republ i -
can candidate , George W. Bush ,
w h o bills himself as a pro-educa-
t ion cand ida t e , has t u r n e d the
other cheek when it comes to the
needs of college students. H e told
a Texas newspaper that "Higher
educat ion is not my priority."
Al Gore, on the other hand, has
spent the last eight years f ight ing
s u c c e s s f u l l y on our beha l f . In
1993 he cast the deciding vote to
c rea te the Direct S tudent Loan
Program, wh ich s impl i f i ed the
p r o c e s s of a p p l y i n g fo r f e d e r a l
loans. In 1995, a f te r the Republ i -
cans took over Congress , Al Gore
successful ly fought fo r the largest
i n v e s t m e n t to e x p a n d a c c e s s to
higher educa t ion in decades . T h e
H O P E scholarship program, which
provides a $ 1.500 tax credit for two
y e a r s fo r c o l l e g e s tuden t s , n o w
helps nearly seven million Amer i -
cans attend college. T h e L i fe t ime
Learn ing Tax Cred i t a l lows o v e r
seven mil l ion students to deduct up
to $ 5 , 0 0 0 for tui t ion and educa -
tional expenses . And the Pell Grant
and federal work s tudy p rog rams
were also expanded , to help mil-
lions of s tudents attend col lege.
Al Gore will keep fighting on our
behalf as President. He will work
to pass a National Tuition Savings
Plan, which will al low famil ies to
save fo r thei r c h i l d r e n ' s c o l l e g e
educat ion, tax-free. He will assist
s ta tes and e m p l o y e r s to p rov ide
t raining fo r n e w workers . Most im-
portantly, Al Gore will fight lo make
col lege tuition tax deductible . And
as a lways . Al G o r e wil l work as
hard as he can to ensure all Ameri-
cans have access to a col lege edu-
cat ion.
H ighe r educa t ion is one of the
most important issues facing us this
year, and this election is important .
We need to make the right decision.
Visit Al G o r e ' s s tudent w e b site,
www.a lgore .com/s fg , for more in-
f o r m a t i o n . A n d r e m e m b e r , t h i s
week is National Regis ter to Vole
Week. Wha teve r your political per-
suas ion—make sure to register, and
make sure to vote on November 7.
Aaron Keck
H o p e Democra t s
Student comments on gay/lesbian f i lms decision To the Editor:
An open let ter to ihe d e a n ' s
council .
Let m e be the first lo congratu-
late you for taking the bull by the
horns over this Gay/Lesb ian f i lm
ser ies p ro jec t . It took gu t s to
stand up to dozens of faculty, stu-
dents, and campus organizat ions
and deal the dirt on what is "edu-
cat ional" and what isn ' t . Profes-
sor Dickie apologized for send-
ing the aud i ence back to thei r
c lasses af ter Tuesday ' s v iewing,
saying, "We have been told that
|a combined discussion] is not the
right way to do this. I could re-
a l ly tell t ha t s o m e o n e w a s in
charge of things.
I hesitate to spread this rumor,
but the reasons fo r forc ing this
s e m e s t e r ' s se r ies u n d e r g r o u n d
(i .e. Ins t ruc tor p e r m i s s i o n on ly )
have to do with keeping conserva-
tive donors tied lo the Peale expan-
sion f rom withdrawing their support
on religious grounds . It 's Fi lm Se-
ries vs. the S c i e n c e B u i l d i n g , a
f r i end of mine po in ted ou t . M y
jokes about Hope Col lege Really,
the Annual Increase, and us ing the
A d m i s s i o n s B u i l d i n g as s t uden t
housing, suddenly seem so insen-
sitive.
The re is no need to hobble the
Humani t ies to assure f inancial sup-
port for Science at Hope College.
S imp ly a n n o u n c e that e v o l u t i o n
will no longer be taught as a scien-
tific principal in our biology depart-
ment . Th i s will m o r e than offse t
any money lost to misunders tand-
ings about that G a y and Lesb ian
Fi lm Series. You have no idea h o w
many mil l ions of dollars in dona-
tions are available to a school of this
cal iber that a f f i rms the Bible ' s nar-
rative over this nineteenth century
Darwinian hogwash. Peale will pay
for itself many t imes over with this
academic strategy.
T h e inability to m a k e my sexu-
ali ty unde r s tood cos t me my j o b
once. 1 lost another j o b this sum-
mer a f te r my boss became suspi-
c ious of me. Fear of the past does
not jus t i fy these obstacles to learn-
ing and unders tanding. O n e does
not wait fo r the "a tmosphe re" to be
right to do the right thing. I hope
the adminis t ra t ion will ref lect care-
ful ly before permit t ing the fur ther
sp read of unde r s t and ing . And I
hope they can f ind enough to eat
until then. I k n o w it can be diffi-
cult.
Jedidiah Leachman ' 0 0
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Septennber 20, 2000 Tk A n c h o r In Focu
Jane Bast
R A N D O M S A M P L I N G S
Infocus editor
There's no place like home I Ihink i t 's fair lo say that my
firsi monih at Hope Col lege last
year was a living hell.
You f reshman, and ihose of you
w h o r e m e m b e r y o u r f r e s h m e n
year, know what I mean. T h e first
month of school is torture.
The first month of school, I was
so petrified of Phelps cafeteria that
I only ate salad. Salad for lunch
and d inne r e v e r y s ing le day. I
could quickly grab a salad and a
couple of glasses of milk wi thout
bumping into strangers or spilling
or dropping my tray. Plus, salad
was safe and familiar. Af ter all, it 's
pretty lough to screw up lettuce,
even for Phelps.
But t h a t ' s a s s u m i n g I e v e n
made it to the d inn ing hall. M y
first month at Hope , 1 refused to
eat by myself . And since I hadn ' t
made many f r iends yet, a lot of
times 1 just skipped meals .
A s the s e m e s t e r w o r e o n , I
gradually ad jus ted to col lege life.
I started mak ing new f r iends . I
even tried eat ing some of the main
dishes at Phelps, and immediately
returned to salad.
But e v e n t h o u g h I n o w fee l
completely at home at Hope. I still
f i g h t the o c c a s i o n a l b o u t s of
homesickness .
I 'm f rom Grand Rapids , Mich. ,
a city located a pleasant 50 miles
away. I ' ve lived in West Michi-
gan for the major i ty of my life.
Plus, a large port ion of m y ex-
tended fami ly lives r ight here in
Holland. I ' m sur rounded by the
famil iar . I ' m well a d j u s t e d . So
h o w can s o m e o n e l ike m e get
homesick?
Wel l , the f ac t is , I l o v e m y
home. I miss m y old room, my
family, my old f r iends f r o m high
school. I miss the conven ience of
having my o w n kitchen, a private
bathroom, time to mysel f .
Somet imes , it 's the stupid little
things that I miss most , like drink-
ing a double cappuc ino in my fa -
vorite cof fee house, or waking up
on Sunday mornings to the sound
of my m o m starting dinner.
For many pf us, there are legiti-
mate reasons why we should miss
our homes and our families. That ' s
a good thing. It means we love,
and are loved by, the people and
places we c o m e f rom.
S o m e of you might point out
that since I live so relatively c lose
to home, it 's easy for me to s top
the homesickness . I just have to
h o p in a car and drive fo r half an
hour.
Whi le that 's true, I made a con-
scious decis ion during those first
ter r ib le w e e k s of my f r e s h m a n
year not to go home whenever I
fel t like it. It was an important
choice . I drew a dist inct ion be-
tween home and Hope.
At s c h o o l , I m a d e H o p e my
home. My fr iends became my sec-
ond family; m y d o r m room, my
s e c o n d house . I k n e w that if I
d i d n ' t c rea te a separate l ife fo r
myself at school, I would never
be able to make it. T h e pull of
home would be too strong.
T h e decis ion paid off . N o w I
have two lives, a school l ife and a
home life, that are equal ly fulf i l l -
ing. And I 'm homesick for school
dur ing my s u m m e r s in G R , just
like I 'm homesick for home while
I ' m at Hope . But tha t ' s O K . It
means that I love more people and
more places than I did before .
For those of you struggling right
now with the adjus tment , I can of-
fer two suggest ions. T h e first is
to indulge yourself with the famil-
iar. If for you the famil iar is salad,
eat salad. Buy the same kind of
fabric softener M o m uses at home.
Stock your room with your favor-
ite snacks.
M y second tip is to dive head-
f i r s t i n t o y o u r n e w l i f e h e r e .
M a y b e that wil l m e a n s t ick ing
around campus on the weekends ,
or l imi t ing y o u r ca l l s h o m e to
once a week . You might try a new
activity or jo in a team.
I still miss home every now and
then. But that 's OK. I ' l l appreci-
ate it more when I go back to visit
during Fall Break.
Survival Tips Ways to beat homesickness and adjustment blues
Admit that vou're homesick.
Talk about it with an older sibling or friend who has gone awav from home.
Bring familiar items from home to your new location.
invite people along to explore vour new surroundings.
Keep in touch with people from home, but put a limit on telephoning.
Plan a date to go home and make arrangements. Then don't Indulge other Impulses to go back.
Examine your expectations. Setting a goal of perfection Is the most predictable way of creating trouble for your self.
Seek new opportunities.
Do something.
Ctur lesv ol Hw Counseling Center it ma Unlverett i ol W l s c m s l n i a u Claire
A home away from Hope Students and Faculty adjust to life at Hope. Jane Bast and Lindsay Pollard INFOCUS EDITOR AND STAFF REPORTER
The first month of col lege is o f -
ten the most difficult for new stu-
dents. Aside from adjusting lo a new
room, harder c lasses and cafeter ia
food, students also face separation
f r o m their home and parents, many
for the first t ime.
While some may find this sepa-
ration a we lcome relief, others end
up longing for home.
"Homes ickness is a longing for
the fami l i a r , " said Kris ten Gray,
Director of the Counsel ing Center.
" I t ' s expected . People exper ience
this. It means that there is more than
one place and more than one group
of people in our l ives that we love
and that love us back."
Gray, who says that the Counse l -
ing Center sees an average of ten
cases of homes ickness a year, men-
tioned that for many, it is a tempo-
rary condit ion.
"I think within the first month , if
you let yourself connect , it can re-
solve itself quickly," Gray said. "We
do work wilh homes ickness here.
And qui te likely, there are m a n y
people w h o are deal ing with this
w h o don ' t c o m e in ."
Connec t ing to people , the cam-
pus. and lo college life can make the
d i f f e r e n c e in the ba t t l e a g a i n s t
homes ickness , especia l ly fo r s tu-
dents who feel like no one can iden-
tify with them.
" F i n d y o u r p l a c e to ge t c o n -
nected." Gray said. "If you feel like
you are the only one like you, f ind
the people on campus who are like
you so that n o n e of you will be
a lone . "
Gray suggests jo in ing a g roup or
o r g a n i z a t i o n . By b e c o m i n g in-
volved, s tudents will not only meet
p e o p l e , they a re t ak ing s t eps to
make Hope Col lege their own.
' T h e r e ' s the B l a c k C o a l i t i o n ,
H A P A , RISE, W I O , Habi ta t ( for
Humanity], EIG," Gray said. ' T h e r e
are lots of interesting groups to be
involved in ."
Gray stresses that homesickness
can be controlled.
"If you work on something and
make it through it, that is such an
accompl i shment , " Gray said. "Re-
alize that y o u ' r e not the only one.
Then do someth ing ."
H o m e away from h o m e ?
F o r A m y W a k e r l e y ( 4 0 4 ) and
Laura Moreau ( ' 04) , the move to
Hope d idn ' t include any rest stops.
Wakerley and Moreau are f rom
Grand Haven and Hol land respec-
tively, which has created an inter-
esting set of chal lenges for adjust-
ing to l ife away f r o m home. Since
the line be tween home and school
can become blurred when the dis-
t a n c e b e t w e e n t h e m is s m a l l ,
Waker ley and Moreau have been
trying to keep the two aspects of
their lives separate.
"I really have felt like I 'm away
f rom home, because I haven ' t gone
home yet ," Moreau said.
A c c o r d i n g to Waker ley , be ing
close to home can be a blessing and
a curse.
ANCHOR G R A P H I C B Y C H A D S A M P S O N
"It makes it really available, but
t h a t m a k e s it h a r d a t t i m e s , "
Wakerley said.
Moreau echoed Waker ley 's c o m -
ment, adding that the one thing she
disl ikes about H o p e is its c lose dis-
tance to her home .
"I wanted to go fa r ther away , "
Moreau said. " H o p e was the best
school I found . "
Moreau is one of several Hol land
High School graduates w h o chose
to attend Hope.
' T h e r e is a
good number
of p e o p l e
[ f r o m H o l -
land] that are
here, but you
kind of want
to get a w a y
f r o m t h a t , "
Moreau said.
" I ' v e b e e n
t r y i n g t o
h a n g o u t
w i t h o t h e r
people who a ren ' t in Hol land."
T h e transition f rom h o m e to col-
lege has also been interest ing for
Waker ley 's and Moreau ' s parents.
Waker ley 's fami ly has visited her
several l imes since she moved to
campus .
"I think it 's because they miss me
a lot ," Waker ley said. "I miss them
a little bit, but I don ' t think as much
as they miss me . "
Although they are close to Hope ,
both families have agreed to respect
their daughters ' independence .
"They weren ' t going to be like,
'We ' r e just going lo stop by and see
h o w y o u ' r e do ing , " ' Moreau said.
Wakerley and Moreau are close
to home, but both are finding ways
lo make Hope their o w n and gain
independence.
"I t ' s weird how much of a bubble
Hope is ," Moreau said. "I just try
to do what Hope has lo of fer and
try to get involved like any student "
A Profes sor ' s Perspect ive
Unlike some of Hope ' s s tudents
and faculty, for Rhoda Janzen, As-
sociate Professor of English, going
h o m e f o r t h e w e e k e n d m e a n s
boarding a plane. Janzen , w h o is
new to Hope this year, comes f rom
Los Angeles , C A where she taught
at U C L A .
M o v i n g f r o m a large c i ty and
teaching at a university of 56 ,000
to a small town and Hope Col lege
has been both an easy and diff icult
adjus tment for Janzen.
homesickness is a hniging for the famii-iar It's expected. People experience this.
•Kristen Gray, Director of Counseling Se,
"In one way, it 's easy, because my
dream j o b has a lways been to teach
at a university where m y colleagues
and I are l ike-minded," Janzen said.
"Because I am a Christ ian, I find
comfor t in the shared ideology of
m y col leagues . It s eems fami l ia r
and nurtur ing."
O n e of J a n z e n ' s d i f f i cu l t i e s in
ad jus t ing to life in Hol land is not
feel ing accepted.
"It has to do with the way Hol-
land perceives d i f fe rence ," Janzen
said. "I think
the idea of be-
ing d i f ferent ,
w h e t h e r you
are of a differ-
e n t r a c e , o r
w h e t h e r you
h a v e t w o
s leeves full of
t a t o o s , o r
w h e t h e r you
c lear ly d ress
and t a lk and
ac t as if
y o u ' r e f r o m a big city, as opposed
to a small one, it strikes me here that
d i f fe rence is more of a threat than
an oppor tuni ty for mutual cultural
enhancement . "
T h e change f r o m U C L A to Hope
has also created a unique chal lenge
fo r J anzen : h o w to in tegra te her
personal bel iefs into her teaching,
a pract ice that is all but taboo at
U C L A .
"There is a separation of church
and state [at U C L A ] , " Janzen said.
"You d o n ' t keep it in your class-
room. In fact , you deliberately put
it out . I would try very much to not
br ing any of m y personal interests
or quali t ies o r information into the
c lassroom."
J a n z e n v i e w s her t rans i t ion in
terms of opportunity.
"I t ' s not so much that it 's hard,
as i t ' s that there are new opportuni-
ties here that I h a v e n ' t ful ly ex -
plored ," Janzen said.
Desp i te misg iv ings about Hol-
land. Janzen feels warmly accepted
at Hope.
" W h e n people ask me how my
classes are going, I get the feeling
they really want to know," Janzen
said. "There seems to be a real sin-
cere level of d ia logue between fac-
ulty m e m b e r s . We want to learn
f rom each o ther ' s experiences . It's
not so much a competi t ion as it was
at U C L A . "
In ef for t to c o m b a t lonel iness ,
Janzen writes poetry and has been
mak ing a focused effort to be so-
m o r e H O M E o n 9
Arts ThAnchor September 20, 2000
Emily
Mocllman
Change of pace
A r t s e d i t o r
Here's to the little people Vou think you know all about
Ihc ails, i lon' l you? You think
you show true appreciat ion to
your beloved arts by support ing
them ai r v c i \ chance you gel.
You especially support any and
all ihc artists that are creating and
pcrrorming and g rowing on
I lope 's campus . You have
rriends and c lassmates involved
in the ails, or maybe even you
yoursell is involved in the arts.
To support them, or yourse l l . you
atteiul these events . You go to
concerts , dance per rormances ,
plays, literature readings , and
indcpeiuient f i lms to s h o w them
that you care, to prove to them
that you do support the arts.
T h a t ' s important and you
should delini tely cont inue
support ing the arts in this way.
But it is not enough .
And you are swept away by the
beauty of the pe r fo rmance , by
how the sets , the sound, the
lights, ihc cos tumes , by how it all
falls into place so you don ' t even
notice it Isn't u s imply magi-
car.' Isn't it just wonderfu l the
way you feel af ter you leave a
great pe r fo rmance? T h e arts have
the ability to sweep you away.
That is probably why you love
them, and why you are a patron.
Well. I have some news for
you T h e arts are a lot more than
Jusi the arts. There is so much
behind the scenes work that you
the patron don ' t ever see. There
are about five to seven people
working behind the scenes for
every arts event you attend.
These behind the scenes people
are all Mope col lege s tudents
members of the Hope Col lege
per forming arts technical staff .
They could be your ne ighbors or
even your fr iends.
T h e crew does a variety of
things every per formance . They
work the lights, the sound, back
stane. at the concess ions , and at
the box off ice.
But that 's just the beginning.
For each main stage production
on Dewi t t ' s stage, there are
approximate ly twenty to thirty
hours of manual labor weeks in
advance that the crew of puts in.
For each show, these crew
members c l imb high above the
stage in the ca twalks for a
meager wage , hanging and
focusing lights They push and
carry around large pieces of
lighting and they constant ly run
the risk of e lect rocut ion or fa l l ing
out of the ca twalks every time
they focus a spot l ight for a
pe r fo rmance .
Th i s may sound dramat ic , but
these risks are real. When c rew
members begin to work for the
technical staff , they are required
to sign a d i sc la imer for any
accidents that occur whi le on
duty.
Crew m e m b e r s are highly
trained workers w h o have had
t raining provided by the col lege
in the field of lighting and light
designs. Crew members also
make sure the shows run
smoothly with no errors or
mistakes .
Without the help of the little
people of the crew, there would
be no pe r fo rmances on the s tages
of Hope ' s campus . And just
knowing that without them there
would be no pe r fo rmances at
Hope is enough for these hard
workers of the crew to cont inue
their work.
They need no recognit ion, no
praise f rom you patrons of the
arts. All the want is the occa-
sional smi le when you purchase
your tickets for the next show, or
a poli te thank-you when you
purchase a beverage at the Knick
at intermission.
They like what they do. but it 's
hard work. All they want is you
apprecia t ion and understanding.
Recital features Hope faculty member Emily Moel lman A R T S EDITOR
As part of the Ceasar Chavez
Festival, a Hispanic p iano recital
w a s g iven by D e b o r a h De La
Torre in Dimnet Chapel on Tues-
day. September 19, at 7 p.m.
The theme of the recital g iven
by De La Torre was "Nat ional ism
and Identity in Latin Amer ican
Music" . In presenting this concert
of Hispanic piano music, it was
h o p e d that a u d i e n c e m e m b e r s
would rea l ize that mus ic f r o m
Spanish-speaking people goes far
beyond the popular id ioms such
as salsa, mariachi. mambo. conga,
and cha-cha-cha .
The recital featured pieces from
composers of numerous Hispanic
n a t i o n s s u c h as Braz i l . C u b a ,
Spa in . Venezuela , Mexico , and
Argentina.
Dc La Torre may be a new fac-
ulty m e m b e r in Hope ' s music de-
par tment , but her mus ic career
began w h e n she w a s mere ly a
child. She was a child prodigy,
and began winning awards for her
pe r fo rmances and compos i t ions
at age seven.
Since then, De La Torre has had
many of her c o m p o s i t i o n s per-
f o r m e d p u b l i c l y , s u c h a s
" R h u m b a J o v e n " which was pre-
m i e r e d by the S o u t h F l o r i d a
Youth S y m p h o n y in 1991. Her
" Impromptu" , for flute solo, and
"Robe" , for flute and guitar, were
ANCHOR P H O T O B Y EMILY M O E L L M A N
Tickling the ivories: Deborah De La Torre plays a piece of Hispanic piano music for the recital on Tuesday, September 18, as part of the Ceasar Chavez Festival.
recently recorded.
De La Torre ' s passion for mus ic
has centered on works of Spanish
and La t in A m e r i c a n c o m p o s e r s .
When she plays a piece of music ,
she pul ls f r o m this d e e p love of
Hispanic music.
"I think abou t my cul ture , m y
identity when I play a piece of m u -
s ic , " said D e La Tor re . " I think
about my people" .
She is in the process of develop-
ing a pedagogical structure for the
vast body of p iano solo work de-
rived f r o m Hispanic composers , to
the e f f e c t tha t s u c h a s t r u c t u r e
would gain its own relevancy apart
f r o m traditional Western-European
repertoire.
T h e recital en joyed a large audi-
ence, and De La Torre was received
with loud applause and, finally, a
s tanding ovation. After the recital,
a reception was held in the base-
ment of the Chapel where De La
Torre entertained any quest ions and
c o m m e n t s that the audience wanted
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Patrolling with Public Safety: an inside view Krissy Schantz STAFF R E P O R T E R
Editor's Note: Anchor Staff Re-
porter Krissy Schantz spent the
evening of Sept. 14 with Public
Safety officers on a ride-along.
Here is a log of her personal expe-
rience of the time she spent on the
other side of the law
Although they may never see as
m u c h a c t i o n as the o f f i c e r s on
" C O P S r Hope ' s Public Safe ly of-
ficers have their hands full ensur-
ing safety and comfor t for students. 4,I like to help people and I like to
talk to people ," Off icer Bryan Muir
explains. Every day. Mui r and the
eight other Public Safety off icers do
just this, f rom patrolling the area for
suspicious people to checking that
campus bui ldings are locked.
5 : 0 0 — I a r r ive at the Pub l i c
Safety off ice ready for a night of
fun and exci tement .
5 :15 — Muir picks me up and w e
begin to patrol Hope ' s campus .
5 :25 — We fill up the patrol car ' s
tank in preparat ion for a night on
the road. 5 : 3 5 — M u i r locks b u i l d i n g s
around campus , using a long list as
a guide. As each bui lding is locked,
it must be documented on this list,
recording the time it was locked.
6 :05 — We check out a call con-
cerning a minor stove explos ion in
the B r u m l e r H o u s e . T h i s u n e x -
pected blast burned t w o holes into
the tile of the k i t chen f loo r and
fr ightened two s tudents enough to
call upon the s e r v i c e s of Pub l i c
Safety. Lucki ly , M u i r k n e w jus t
what to do; Put in a work request to
main tenance via email . (This is ac-
ce s s ib l e to all s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h
Hope ' s website .)
6 :10 — Muir and I hop back in
the car . c o n t i n u i n g to patrol the
campus and lock up buildings.
6 : 5 0
— M u i r
j u m p
s t a r t s a
student 's
car. T h e
s t u d e n t
is v e r y
g r a t e f u l
that Pub-
1 i c
S a f e t y
w a s
available
to assist
h im. 7 :00 — Af te r hear ing a report
over the radio. Muir helps to " B O L "
( "Be on the look ou t" ) for two cars
riding s ide-by-side, b locking traf-
fic on 9th Street.
( " T h e reason 1 wen t into Law
E n f o r c e m e n t is the e l e m e n t of
c h a n c e . " ' e x p l a i n s M u i r . T h e
unpredictabil i ty is both the hardest
and most exciting part of the job for
Muir: he says. "You never know
what could happen ." )
7 :10 — We head over to DeWitt
to investigate a report that a Hope
Student is stuck in the elevator be-
tween two floors. Luckily, the stu-
dent pries himself f ree before we
arrive. Unfor tunate ly , the elevator
remains out of use for the next f ew
hours, so Muir graciously assists a
s tudent in carrying a p iano down
the stairs, who would have been out
of luck without Mui r ' s help.
7 : 2 0 — Muir unlocks the Peal
Science Center for a s tudent put-
ting in some af ter -hours work.
7 : 2 5 — Muir j u m p starts another
s tudent ' s car af ter his own at tempts
are unsuccessful . Publ ic Safely of -
ficers use portable chargers to avoid
the risk of damaging expensive and
prec ious radio equipment in each
patrol car.
7:35 — We arrive at the Public
Sa fe ty o f f i ce lo type repor ts and
take a brief Diet Squirt break.
8 :10 — Muir and 1 begin to pa-
trol again and con t inue lo check
bui ldings off the required list.
8 : 3 5 — Mui r issues a ticket to a
s tudent who is parked illegally in
the street. Luckily, this s tudent gets
off the hook with a s imple warning
a f t e r s o m e gent le pe r suas ion by
yours truly.
(Muir enjoys being able lo use his
o w n discret ion in many situations,
knowing that " someone is not look-
i n g o v e r [ h i s ] s h o u l d e r at a l l
t i m e s " )
8 : 4 5 — After hear ing of the po-
tential risk for thunders torms over
the radio, w e head back to the Pub-
lic Safety off ice to pick up raingear.
8 :50 — We hit the roads again,
cont inuing to patrol Hope ' s cam-
pus.
9 :10 — Mui r and I arrive at the
Publ ic Safety off ice fo r a brief Diet
Squir t break, and lo say a quick
hello to Of f ice r Steve Schol ls , w h o
is a lso on duly now.
9 : 2 5 — Mui r unlocks the Peale
Science Center again fo r that same
hardwork ing student.
10:00 — Muir and I meet Scholls
in the ki tchen of Phelps Cafeter ia ,
where he is investigating a possible
gas l ine p rob lem. T h a n k s to the
prompt response by Public Safety,
the p rob lem was resolved within
the hour.
n d
o p e
ANCHOR P H O T O B Y K R I S S Y S C H A N T Z
GOING UP-. Officer Bryan Muir checks out a stuck elevator in Dewitt
ANCHOR P H O T O B Y K R I S S Y S C H A N T Z
HOODS UP: Officer Bryan Muir of Public Safety jumps starts a car for a stranded Hope student.This is just one of the many trips Muir took to help out stu-dents on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 14.
(Issuing tickets is the hardest as-
pect of the j o b for Scholls , t4...bui
it 's not fair; if everyone else has to
have their registrat ion up-to-date ,
this guy does l o o " )
10:45 — Scholls and I again head
back to campus , but before w e ar-
rive ai Hope. Schol ls spots yet an-
other un lawful driver. We make a
fast U - T u m and quickly head in the
direction of a man driving without
his headlights on. As we head in hot
pursuit of the unsafe driver, Scholls
says with a smile, ' T h i s car doesn ' t
go very fas t . " T h e driver is lucky to
be off the hook with a warning.
11:05 — We arrive at the Publ ic
Safe ly o f f i ce fo r a quick rest.
11:10 — 1 decide lo call it a night,
but Scholls cont inues to patrol and
moni tor the activity at Hope until
7 :00 A . M .
My night spent with Hope ' s Pub-
lic Safe ty of f icers was one of both
mundane daily routines and excit-
ing surpr ises . Both Of f i ce r M u i r
and Off ice r Scholls were extremely
will ing to help with whatever prob-
lems arose. Regardless of the task,
each of f icer approached every duty
wi th u r g e n c y and w i t h o u t c o m -
plaint.
Hope ' s Public Safely Officers are
on duly 24 hours a day. assisting
students with their many and vary-
i n g n e e d s . T h e i r m a n y t a s k s
t h r o u g h o u t a typ ica l day e n s u r e
constant safety for the students here
at Hope .
s t u d e n t s
w e r e
a b l e to
e n j o y
their de-
l i c i o u s
m e a l s
the n e x t
day.
(Scholls
enjoys
most "Talking
with people, meeting different
people, [and] seeing where they're
from."
10:10 — Muir calls it a night a f -
ter a 15 hour work day. and Scholls
a s sumes his posit ion solo.
10:15 — Already, Scholls has a
call that requires immedia te atlen-
t ion: a s tuden t has been in ju red
playing f lag football . Af ter a bad
collision, this girl is unable to walk,
so Scholls carr ies her to the car and
w e quickly transport her to the hos-
pital.
10 :30 — On the way back to
campus . Scholls immediately spots
a driver with an expired registra-
tion. Al though he feels guilty for
doing it. he pulls over the driver and
issues a ticket.
Campus police ensure safety Kyle Delhagen STAFF R E P O R T E R
They may not always be visible,
but t h e y ' r e there. Publ ic Sa fe ly
serves Hope Col lege twenty four
hours a day, helping everyone on
the campus with any incidents that
m a y c o m e up.
Right now, the j o b of Pub l i c
Safety ranges f rom getting bats out
of collage basement and helping
people who are locked out of their
cars to more serious incidents such
as assault and robbery. But they
are hoping to go farther.
" W e are t ry ing lo start s o m e
kind of c o m m u n i t y pol ic ing on
c a m p u s , " s a id O f f i c e r J a m i e
Scholler.
Schol ter is one of six full l ime
Public Safety officers, and another
four par t - t ime of f icers make up
Sergeant Mike Lafa ta ' s team.
Lafa ta himself has worked in
Pub l i c S a f e l y f o r e l even yea r s
now.
All Publ ic Safely of f icers are Ot-
tawa County police off icers .
"I enjoy the entire j o b aspect ,"
Scholler, who has worked for Pub-
lic Safe ly for five years, said.
All Publ ic Sa fe ty o f f i ce r s have
gone through regular Police Acad-
emy training.
"I t ' s a decent job , decent pay, and
really good benef i ts ," Scholter said.
"Everyone has at least an Associ-
ates Degree . "
Public Safe ty of f icers rotate day
and night shif ts every two months.
C u r r e n t l y , S c h o l t e r is w o r k i n g
nights.
" I p r e f e r to w o r k n i g h t s , "
Schol ter said. " I t ' s a little bit more
busier ."
Publ ic Sa fe ly has been instru-
mental in many security upgrades
over the past f ew years. As a result,
such services as the Shuttle Van and
the emergency te lephones located
throughout the campus are avail-
able for s tudent use.
T h e Shut t le Van is provided for
s tudents within the campus area
during evening and early m o m i n g
hours in the fall and spring semes-
ters. Th i s is to ensure that no one
has to walk around late at night
and be a po ten t i a l v ic t im. T h e
emergency telephones are located
all over c a m p u s to provide a di-
rect link to Public Safety if a stu-
dent were to find himself or her-
se l f in a d a n g e r o u s s i t u a t i o n ,
Lafa ta said.
"Publ ic Safe ty is a lways open.
Don ' t hesitate to call," Lafata said.
Public safely can be reached by
either x7770 or x911 for emergen-
cies. Both calls go directly lo Pub-
lic Sa fe ty and e m e r g e n c y x 9 l l
calls may be routed to an Ottawa
County dispatcher.
"That is so w e can respond to
the cal ls ," Schol ter said.
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Arts T h Anchor September 20r 2000
One-woman play performed at Hope yjfhat's A b b y R o g e r s
S t a f f R e p o r t e r
'Baring Fruil ." the one woman
s h o w p e r f o r m e d by E l i z a b e t h
Rainer and directed by Heidi Rose
R o b b i n s . w a s p r e s e n t e d at the
DeWitt Center main theater Mon-
day. Sep tember 18. Rainer has per-
formed this show live on stages all
over the count ry and Hope is fortu-
nate to have such a pe r fo rmer on
their own stage. 'Bar ing Frui t" is
the life story of Paula Modersohn-
Becker. a turn of the century radi-
cal German painter.
Rainer and Robbins met ten years
ago at graduate school. It was while
driving across the country that the
two decided to write a play together.
They went to the Tattered Cover ,
a large b o o k s t o r e in Denve r , to
browse and try and find a woman
to write about . Rainer pulled book
after book off the shelf and ended
up with piles of books and no sub-
jects. Robbins wandered into the
art section, having not picked out a
book yet and despera te because the
thirty minute t ime limit they had set
to search was a lmost up.
Suddenly, a book she recognized
from her mother ' s bookshelf caught
her eye: The Letters and Journals,
about Pau la M o d e r s o h n - B e c k e r
She took it back to Rainer. and their
play had its subject .
When ques t ioned about the ran-
domness of their choice , Robbins
said, "let the universe help you out.
. . Let a book fall on your head . "
R a i n e r a n d R o b b i n s u s e d
Moder sohn-Becke r ' s personal let-
ters and journa l articles to research
the artist 's life.
Also helpful was a col lect ion of
letters, which M o d e r s o h n - B e c k e r
and poet Rainer Marie Rilke had
w r i t t e n e a c h o t h e r , t i t l ed Dear
ANCHOR P H O T O C O U R T E S Y O F P U B L I C R E L A T I O N S
Baring Fruit: Elizabeth Rainer stars in the one woman show "Baring Fruit" which chronicles the life of German Expressionist artist Paula Modersohn-Becker.
Friend. Rainer and Robbins cap-
t u r e d on s t a g e t h e s t r u g g l e s
M o d e r s o h n - B e c k e r went th rough
with her family and her art, and how
she r e c o n c i l e d t h e m wi th e a c h
other.
Her d e s i r e to have a ch i ld , to
' bea r frui t , ' was immense , but her
s truggle with her husband and her
art wou ldn ' t permit it. When she
did finally have a child, it took its
toll on her life. She was bedr idden
for eighteen days af ter the birth, and
when at the end of that period she
s tood, a b lood clot that had been
accumula t ing in her leg rushed to
her heart, killing her.
"It was f rom deep longing that I
bore the frui t of my spirit, my art,
and it was f rom deep longing that 1
bore the frui t of m y body, y o u , "
Modersohn-Becker said in her jour-
nal, as she thought of her child.
As an Expressionist , Modersohn-
Becker was on the cut t ing edge .
Her use of color and light had never
been seen before . Despite be ing a
f e m a l e in a p r e d o m i n a n t l y m a l e
profess ion , her brilliant art spoke
for itself and she achieved high rec-
ognition. Much of her artwork is
used as a backdrop for the play, a
predominant theme being mothers
and chi ldren.
Elizabeth Rainer per formed with
the Hope S u m m e r Repertory T h e -
ater, in The Importance of Being
Earnest and Peter Pan among other
plays for three summers . She de-
buted on Broadway at the Round-
about Theater in The Moliere Com-
edies. She has also appeared on
television shows like As the World
Turns and The Spirit of the West.
Robbins directs, acts, and teaches
all through the Uni ted Stales and
abroad. She is currently the chair
of t h e a t e r a n d d i r e c t o r of
S h a k e s p e a r e at I n t e r l ochen Ar t s
C a m p .
Mos t recent ly she d i rec ted the
premiere pe r fo rmance of Remem-
brance with the New Troubadours
Theater Company .
"Baring Fruit" was presented f ree
of c h a r g e to the pub l i c at e igh t
o ' c lock Monday , September 18 on
the main stage at the DeWitt Cen-
ter. Rainer pe r fo rmed to a capti-
vated audience for ninety minutes ,
as no one in a t tendance w a s ab le
tear their eyes f r o m her. She re-
ceived a standing ovation at the con-
clusion of the show, and took t w o
c u r t a i n ca l l s to t h u n d e r o u s ap -
plause.
Dance Duo packs a punch Emily Moe l lman Arts Editor
For the first pe r fo rmance of the
year on Dewi t t ' s main stage and the
first pe r fo rmance in the Great Per-
formance Series Br idgman/Packer
Dance Duo will take the stage in
thei r one -n igh t only e n g a g e m e n t
this Monday night, Sep tember 25,
at 8 p.m.
Br idgman and Packer are mod-
ern dancers known for their charged
physicality. sensuality, h u m o r and
edge . T h e a c c l a i m e d d a n c e d u o
f rom N e w York has a ful l n ight
planned with two pieces as well as
a short musical interlude by percus-
sionist. Glen Velez.
According to Great Pe r fo rmance
Scries coordinator Derek Emerson ,
the p iece " C a r r i e d A w a y " is ex-
pected to be one of the highl ights
of the concert . "Carr ied Away" is a
live co l labora t ion with G r a m m y -
winning percussionist Glen Velez as
w e l l a s an o r i g i n a l w o r k by
Br idgman and Packer.
In th is p i ece , d a n c e r s wil l be
working with a satin screen which
they will dance in front of and be-
hind, p layful ly explor ing the use of
l ights and shadows . T h e dancers
will invest igate the desire of being
literally and f igura t ively "car r ied
away" .
"It has been descr ibed as more a
moving painting than a dance," said
Emerson. "Also, seeing Velez work
with them live should be very ex-
ci t ing".
T h e even ing will a lso feature a
solo piece by Velez in the first half
of the concer t . Velez is considered
one of the leading percussionists in
the world. It is a unique oppor tu-
nity for anyone interested in percus-
sion. Velez will a lso be work ing
with Hope percussion students the
next day.
In another p iece in the concert
entitled "Kata", the duo 's fifth grade
son, Davy, will a lso be included on
stage. "Ka ta" is a piece inspired by
the m o v e m e n t s of the J a p a n e s e
martial art Kata that are used for self
defense . Many of the movemen t s
of the p iece are ac tual ly der ived
f r o m the martial art, and their son
Davy has a black belt in karate.
Choreographers as well as per-
formers. Bridgman and Packer have
received six National Endowment
for the Arts Choreography Fel low-
ships, and numerous other awards.
A s a d u e t c o m p a n y , they h a v e
t o u r e d t h r o u g h o u t t h e U n i t e d
States, Europe, and Asia per form-
ing in festivals, art centers, and uni-
versities. Their work has been pro-
duced in New York City by Dance
T h e a t e r W o r k s h o p , P.S. 122 ,
D a n c s p a c e P r o j e c t at M a r k ' s
Church . Lincoln Cen te r ' s Ser ious
Fun! Festival , and Central P a r k ' s
S u m m e r Stage.
Of Bridgman/Packer , the "Wash-
ington Post" has said, "Their danc-
ing is at once suave, powerfu l , con-
trolled. loose, and incisive".
Tickets are avai lable for the per-
f o r m a n c e at the D e W i t t t h e a t e r
lobby ticket off ice. Many seals have
already been sold and the show is
e x p e c t e d to se l l o u t s o o n , s o
Emerson encourages people to pur-
chase their t ickets soon.
E m e r s o n a l s o e n c o u r a g e s all
types of arts patrons to attend the
pe r fo rmance this coming Monday.
"Br idgman and Packer will ap-
peal to a wide range of aud ience
m e m b e r s because of their athletic
dance fo rm, and their in teres t ing
use of props such as screens and
l ighting," Emerson said.
Ooti't for5ct to rccv^cle the JKnchorW
up? t Nightl ife:
C o m m o n Grounds Cof f ee
House: Tues . & Sun.:
Chess . Call ahead for
current schedule of
o f fe r ings . 1319 East
Ful ton. Grand Rapids.
459-2999 .
Diversions: Sun. , Mon.,
Wed., and Fri.: karaoke.
10 Fountain NW, Grand
Rapids . 451-3800 .
T h e Grol lo: Thurs. :
Col lege night. 2510
Burton SE. 956-9790.
Howl in ' Moon Saloon:
Con tempora ry country
nightclub with line-
dancing. Thurs.-Sat . : Live
music . 141 28th St. SE,
Grand Rapids . 956-9790 .
Soul Cent re Cafe : Sat.
ga ther ing next to
Cen t rePoin t Church .
Snacks , cof fee , and
Chr is t ian- themed live
music . $ 2 suggested
donat ion . 2035 28lh St.,
Grand Rapids . 248-8307.
Arts at Hope:
S A C movie this weekend:
M i s s i o n I m p o s s i b l e 2.
Graves . $2. Fri. & Sal:
7 ,9 & 11p.m. Sun. 3p.m.
Jazz Nile at the Kletz.
E v e r y T h u r s d a y 7 : 3 0 -
9:30.
B r i d g m a n / P a c k e r Dance
D u o . M o n d a y Sep t .25 . 8
p.m. Dewi t t Mains lage .
Concerts:
9-19 Z a p M a m a . Calvin
Col lege .
9-21 Blessid Union Of
Souls . F ie ldhouse Arena.
Al lendale .
9 -22 J im C u m m i n g s
Band. Backstreet
Brewery.
9 - 2 3 Ekoost ik Hookah.
Ka lamazoo State
Theat re .
9 -26 Barenaked Ladies
with Guster . Van Andel
Arena. Grand Rapids.
9 -29 Jiff & the Choosey
Mothers . Parrot 's .
9 -21 -24 Ringling Bros.
Barunm and Bai ley 's
"Greatest Show on
Ear th" circus. Van Andel
Arena. Prices vary.
Grand Rapids.
September 20 / 2000 ^Anchor
C l a s s i f i e d Home from 5
20 is a completely worthless birthday. People should just skip it
and move from 19 right on to 21. Like the 13th floor in office
buildings.
kt. ari a n d ca l -dog : hel lo9? i haven't seen you in far too long, i
miss you like i'd miss a kidney. -|.
'manda : you deserved to be a member of the '03 pull family.
would you settle for spending time with me instead? -j.
mat t : i promise i won't read your story until tomorrow, but the
suspense is killing me.
andre : thanks for being such a wonderful friend, we should get
together and chat sometime, you still haven't told me about india. -j.
i miss you carrie. if you read this,
thanks for the ox.
laura: can i take you for a ride in my t-ruck? hugs and kisses, my
little cow-poke, - b r a n d o n .
amy w: i promise you i'll give you
my song list tomorrow, hint: it's an 480's theme, -j.
M - 1 hope your nose gets better, and that no one slips Ritz crackers under your sofa pil lows to feed the
mice. -A
Warboss Nick- Our last meet ing was closcr than you thought. Now that your boys actually have heads, it should be a chal lenge.
Ju l ie - I 'm not as shallow as I
seem.
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Sue- Grrr... Watch your back. The power of the Anchor eclipses your
own. -Arwady
B lack Squ i r re l s O' Death: It's all heart. 2-30-2. our new record.
B rennan - Finally we f igured out a system for cleaning. Now we just
need to attach pull-carts to the cockroaches under the stove to haul out the trash.
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Emi l y - Hang in there. It'll get
better each t ime.
jeb- thanks for covering the radio show on monday nite so i could get whompered in fooseball. you're
an absolute peach.
Matt- Someday this will all be
yours, if you want it.
L is ten to : Waking up next to Rumpsa and Arwady Tuesday mornings from 8-9 on WTHS.
Do y o u have a c lass i f i ed? Send it via e-mail to [email protected].
Wizp ig - may you choke on a
chicken bone.
To Al l the Pu l le rs and Mora le-You're half way there. In two weeks it will all be worth it.
Lee-1 cannot believe you can kill
12 worms in one sitting. Amazing.
Chad- Sorry about the water, but we needed your expertise.
To K r i s t i n in A-3: We hope you
liked your birthday cake.
Want t o take an ear ly s p r i n g b reak? So do we all. You'll just have to tough it out for 6 more months, and then enjoy the t ime of your life. Or sit in an inflatable pool in your residence hall and
pretend you're in Cancun.
c ia l .
" I ' m d e l i b e r a t e l y t ry ing to inves -
t iga te the poss ib i l i ty of f r i e n d s h i p
w i t h H o l l a n d e r s ; ' J a n z e n said .
There ' s no place like Hope
W h e n J a c o b S i t a t i ( ' 0 1 ) a n d
D a n i e l B e r h a n e m e s k e l (*02) d e -
c ided to c o m e to Hope , it m e a n t say-
ing g o o d - b y e to their h o m e l a n d s f o r
t he re en t i re c o l l e g e career .
S i t a t i , w h o is f r o m K e n y a h a s
neve r vis i ted h o m e a f t e r t h ree y e a r s
in H o l l a n d .
" T h e f i rs t t w o y e a r s w e r e l o u g h , "
Sitat i sa id . " Y o u rea l ize , hey. I ' m
a lone . "
S i t a l i f e e l s f o r t u n a t e t h a t h i s
b r o t h e r w a s a l s o ai H o p e , w h i c h
m a d e it ea s i e r to be a w a y f r o m h o m e
d u r i n g C h r i s t m a s .
" I h a v e a n u m b e r of r e l a t i ve s in
t h e U S a n d w e ' d vis i t on h o l i d a y s .
It still is a r o u g h a d j u s t m e n t . "
But f o r Si ta t i , t he b i g g e s t a d j u s t -
m e n t w a s H o l l a n d i tself .
" N a i r o b i is a c i t y of 3 m i l l i o n
p e o p l e , " Si ta t i sa id . " I w a s used to
t he r o u g h a n d t u m b l e of the ci ty.
Here , it is very exc lus ive . I ' v e neve r
been a m i n o r i t y in m y l i fe . H e r e . 1
a m a h u g e mino r i t y . "
S m a l l t h i n g s w h i c h A m e r i c a n
s t u d e n t s m a y t a k e f o r g r a n t e d ,
mean t big a d j u s t m e n t s for Sitali a n d
B e r h a n e m e s k e l . 44I d i d n ' t start s p e a k i n g E n g l i s h
until I c a m e h e r e . " B e r h a n e m e s k e l
sa id . B e r h a n e m e s k e l , w h o is f r o m
E t h i o p i a , l e a r n e d E n g l i s h as he at-
t ended c l a s se s . " I ' m still l e a r n i n g . "
A n d bo th h a d d i f f i c u l t i e s a d j u s t -
ing to A m e r i c a n f o o d .
" T h e f o o d is ve ry d i f f e ren t . " Sital i
s a i d . " [ A m e r i c a n s ] u s e d i f f e r e n t
sp ices . It j u s t t a s t e s ve ry d i f f e r e n t
f r o m h o m e . "
A l t h o u g h t h e a d j u s t m e n t h a s
b e e n d i f f i c u l t , S i ta t i is f o c u s i n g on
the l i fe l e s sons l i v ing a b r o a d h a s
t a u g h t h i m .
"I f y o u rea l ly c a n ' t m a k e it, y o u
c a n g o b a c k h o m e , " Sitati sa id . " B u t
l i f e i sn ' t a b e d of r o se s . You c a n
c h a n g e , a n d tha t c a n b e a g o o d
th ing . Y o u ' v e go t to fo r ce your se l f
to s top l o o k i n g at the n e g a t i v e s a n d
e m b r a c e the pos i t i ves . If you c o m -
p la in e v e r y day , y o u w o n ' t l ive a
l i fe "
Sitat i f e e l s tha t c o m i n g to H o p e
w a s an e x c e l l e n t d e c i s i o n .
"I th ink that H o p e is one of the
best t h i n g s tha t e v e r h a p p e n e d to
m e . " Si ta l i sa id . " T h e s e h a v e been
ihe bes t y e a r s of m y l i f e . "
B e r h a n e m e s k e l , w h o c a m e to
H o p e to s t udy art , a l s o fee l s that
c o m i n g he re has h a d n u m e r o u s ben -
e f i t s .
" I ' m i m p r o v i n g m y l a n g u a g e .
I ' m i m p r o v i n g m y a r t . "
B e r h a n e m e s k e l sa id . " I ' m t ak ing a
l o t o f c l a s s e s t h a t b r o a d e n m y
m i n d . "
F o r s t u d e n t s h a v i n g d i f f i c u l t y
a d j u s t i n g to l i fe at H o p e . Sitat i o f -
fers th is a d v i c e .
" T r y to f o c u s o n the pos i t ives and
w h a t you c a n d o to m a k e a c h a n g e . "
Si ta t i sa id . " M a n y h a v e c o m e and
d o n e it b e f o r e . B e wi l l i ng to expe-
r i e n c e s o m e t h i n g d i f f e r e n t . "
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Women's soccer falls to 2nd half Calvin offense R a n d A r w a d y C P — „ T ' F '^TFLP
The w o m e n ' s soccer team fell lo
Calvin 4-0 on Saturday, lowering its
record to I -4 on the year and 1 -1 in
conference play. Af te r a promis ing
s c o r e l e s s f i r s t h a l f the D u t c h
weren ' t able lo keep it together and
al lowed 4 goals in the second half.
Hope w a s very happy with its
first half of play, and looks to use
the same brand of team play in fu-
ture games .
" W e p icked our heads up and
were winning balls. We kicked the
ba l l to o n e a n o t h e r , i n s t e a d of
through the air ," said forward Liz
Dornbos ( '02) .
"We played a really good f i rs t
half on Saturday, probably the best
first half w e ' v e p layed all year , "
sa id m i d - f i e l d e r C a n d a c e K o o l
( ' 02 ) .
W h e n t e a m s start the year the
way Hope has, the b lame tends to
go in the d i rec t ion of the coach .
H o w e v e r , the soccer p l aye r s a re
quick to back their first-year coach ,
Leigh Sears.
"Our coach this year is awesome;
she 's making us work really hard.
We have a lot of fun with her. and
w e ' r e learning a ton. I think that 's
evident
f rom the way w e ' v e been mak-
ing steady improvemen t s through-
out the season," Dornbos said.
A big problem for Hope this sea-
son has been putting the ball in the
net. In their four losses the Dutch
have been out-scored, 24-0. Hope ' s
only goals on the year c a m e in a 3-
0 victory over Adrian last week .
" T e c h n i c a l l y a n d p h y s i c a l l y
w e ' r e a strong team. We just make
a lot of little mis takes that o ther
t eams capital ize on. If w e take care
of those mistakes we will be a sound
t e a m , " said mid - f i e lde r Danie l le
Nave ( 404) .
This 1-4 season has been tough
on the Dutch due to the large num-
ber of injuries both during the pre-
season and throughout the year.
" In jur ies have really hurt us this
year, but they are a part of the game.
A
lot of people on the team aren ' t
able to play at 100 percent because
of their in jur ies ," Dornbos said.
The Dutch will need to play like
they did in the f i r s t ha l f of the
Calv in g a m e to stay with Alb ion
today at 4 p.m. Albion c o m e s into
the game in first place in the M I A A
with a 2-0 record, and 4 - 2 overall.
" W e ' r e really posi t ive as a team.
We love our coach , which makes a
h u g e d i f f e r e n c e , and w e ' r e stil l
m
ANCHOR P H O T O B Y A R I A N N A B A K E R
playing together with a posit ive at- K i C K / -y . geth Styqstra ('02) dribbles the ball past the Calvin defense during t . tude which is a really .mportant ^ 4 _ 0 ^ t o t h e K n i g h t s
thing," Kool said.
Football wins in overtime 30-24 Rand Arwady S P O R T S EOITOH
The Hope Col lege footbal l team
got its season on track Saturday af -
ternoon with a 30-24 over t ime vic-
tory at DePauw. Ind. The win puts
Coach Dean Kreps ' Dutchmen at 1-
I on the year. T h e Tigers fell to 0-
3, al though they have lost all three
games by a total of only 14 points .
The Du tchmen were able to get
their o f f ense on track thanks to the
play of their o f fens ive line.
"Our o f fens ive line got s o m e ex-
per ience last w e e k . I th ink each
week w e ' r e go ing to get be t te r , "
said quar terback J.D. Graves (01).
Graves led the Hope of fense to both
first-quarter touchdowns .
Hope opened the scoring with a
2 0 - y a r d t o u c h d o w n p a s s f r o m
G r a v e s to w i d e r e c e i v e r B r i a n
Adlof f ( ' 0 1 ) . N i c k C o n r a d ( ' 0 3 )
turned a bad snap into a two-point
conversion to put Hope ahead 8 -0
with 7:37 to play in the first quar-
ter.
On the ensu ing k ickof f , Vinnie
H a r a m b a s i c ( ' 0 2 ) r e c o v e r e d the
k ick f o r t h e D u t c h m e n a f t e r a
DePauw fumble , however this play
would turn out to be a huge loss for
Hope because place-kicker Ian Fish
( ' 02 ) b lew out his knee on the play,
and was lost fo r the year.
"I was runn ing d o w n the f ie ld
a f te r a good k i c k o f f , " sa id Fish .
" V i n n i e m a d e a n ice p lay , s o I
j u m p e d in the air to see what was
going on, pumping my fist in the
air. Nothing different than what I 've
done before. It 's just one of those
f reak accidents that happen , you
don ' t really have any control over
it. I 'll just deal with what the good
Lord dealt me and get ready for next
year."
The injury to Fish forced Coach
Kreps to use Graves as the kicker
for the Dutchmen . Graves k icked
for Hope before becoming the starl-
ing quar te rback at Hope , and he is
exci ted about kicking again.
"I wish 1 could have kicked last
year. Fish is just as good as I am, so
it 's better to have him kick when
he ' s hea l thy ; that way I can jus t
c o n c e n t r a t e on b e i n g a q u a r t e r -
back . " said Graves . "But now that
he ' s hurt I can s tep in there, so I ' m
happy to do it," Graves said.
Hope marched down the field and
scored again on a 3-yard run up the
middle by Graves . T h e point af ter
t o u c h d o w n (PAT) w a s g o o d by
Graves to put the Dutchmen ahead,
15-0.
D e P a u w scored its only points of
the first half on a 74-yard pass f r o m
q u a r t e r b a c k J a s o n L ee to J o h n
Stephens. Hope came back, how-
ever, with a 30-yard field goal by
Graves , and a 17-yard touchdown
pass f r o m G r a v e s to Adlof f with
12 :30 to p l a y in the f i r s t h a l f .
G r a v e s ' PAT was b locked by the
Tigers, which would come into play
later in the game .
H o p e led 24-7 at ha l f t ime and
looked in good shape to walk away
with its first win of the season. Both
teams were score less in the third
quarter, but D e P a u w came out gun-
ning in the third quarter.
T h e y w e r e led by q u a r t e r b a c k
Jason Lee, w h o broke three Tiger
records on the day, going 41 of 7 2
for 4 8 6 yards. T h e Tigers scored 17
points in the 4th quarter, complet-
ing their c o m e b a c k with a 32-yard
field goal with 23 seconds in the
game to knot the score at 24, and
put the g a m e into over t ime.
Hope won the over t ime coin-toss
a n d e l e c t e d to d e f e n d f i r s t . O n
D e P a u w ' s third play Bride inter-
c e p t e d L e e ' s p a s s , e n d i n g
D e P a u w ' s half of the over t ime.
"Coach [Randy Moore) put us in
a good posi t ion. We had a lot of
pressure . [Ryan] Kers te t te r ( ' 0 3 )
and [Andy] Keller ( '03) got in there
to put pressure on the quar terback.
He had to dump it off and I just hap-
pened to be in the right spot ," Bride
said.
Hope then took the ball knowing
all it needed was a field goal to win
the game. However , Coach Kreps
had other p lans for the Dutchmen ,
and on the first play of over t ime for
Hope Graves threw to wide receiver
M i k e Gle ( ' 0 3 ) fo r the 2 5 - y a r d
touchdown to win the game 30-24
for Hope in dramat ic fashion.
" W e w a n t e d to m o v e the ba l l
qu ick ly ," Graves said. " W e were
throwing the ball a little bit belter
than w e were running. We wanted
lo get me out of the pocket , so I
could possibly run. [Kreps] said if
there was nothing there to throw it
away, but luckily Gle was open . "
T h e defense played great for the
Dutchmen for the second consecu-
t ive week , ho ld ing the T ige r s to
minus 33 yards on the ground on
13 runs. They had a much harder
t ime de fend ing the pass , however.
"We played really well for three
quarters. I think in the four th quar-
ter the heal played a little bit of a
factor. From a linebacker standpoint
we could have done a little better
in pass coverage , " said Hope line-
backer Matt Bride ( '01) .
As a result of the success against
DePauw, Hope swept the M I A A
player-of- lhe-week honors. Graves
was offens ive player of the week ,
and Bride was defens ive player of
the week , his second consecut ive
week receiving this honor . Br ide
w a s m o r e exc i t ed with the win,
however .
" I t f e e l s be t te r be ing 1 -1 , " he
said.
Hope hosts Wheaton Col lege of
Illinois at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hol-
land Municipal Stadium.
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Vanderprov pract ices Wednesday at 10:00pm in the
Juliani Room in the basement of Durfee.
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