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Vol. 127 No. 16 February 5, 2014 w Since 1887 “Spera In Deo” Hope College w Holland, Michigan HopeLet squares the off against madness Calvin tonight in theresume House of Orange PHOTO COURTESY OF MLIVE PHOTO COURTESY OF HOPE ATHLETICS GET PSYCHED— Be a part of the next chapter in a storied rivalry. Break out those vividly orange pants that your friends bought you as a joke that one time but you never actually dared to wear. Decades of passionate Hope College alumni and current Dew Crew members will raise PHOTO COURTESY OF HOPE ATHLETICS their voices in support of the Flying Dutchmen. It all goes down tonight, starting with the JV Earlier this season in Van Noord Arena, Hope defeated the Knights 71- 63. Last Saturday, the Hope women trounced Calvin 78-47. If you will game at 5:45 p.m. and the varsity game to follow at 8 p.m. Calvin fans might be there, too. be in attendance tonight, the requested dress code is simple: orange. Highlighting VWS Spring 2014 lineup starts out strong That part was long and crazy and didn’t “ “ make any sense, which I like. —ISMET PRCIC That is just one of the great quotes that came out of the festivities of last Thursday, Jan. 27, when the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series hosted guest writers Ismet Prcic and Benjamin Busch. The readings kicked off what is sure to be an exciting Spring 2014 lineup of Ismet Prcic events for the VWS. It was a cool, casual night in PHOTO BY JORDAN MEjaLY Winants Auditorium. Whether JAMMIN’ THE NIGHT AWAY— Rudy Currence hit the stage at The Kletz last week on students were there for extra Jan. 30. A repeat performer at the SAC Coffeehouse, Currence never disappoints. His soul- credit in their various English ful performances combined with his deep faith and inspirational story ensure a knockout courses, genuinely interested performance each year. Love Currence’s music? Follow him on Twitter @RUDY_CURRENCE in inspiring literature or simply or look him up on YouTube today! there for something to do on a quiet Thursday night, Prcic and Busch combined to deliver Calling all Dutchmen: Let us know how you spent your break! a wonderful display of literary talent for their listeners to enjoy. Any plans for Winter Recess? We’d love to hear all about them when you get back! Took some sweet pictures? Send them in! This is a paper by the people of Hope for the people of Hope. Fill it with your See full story on page 5. Benjamin Busch voices and experiences. Tweet us @hopeanchornews with stories and pictures! ARTS FEATURES SPORTS The wait is over I <3 U Lady Dutch victorious The Head and the Heart’s new Fun and random facts about Valentine’s Day—that Women’s basketball records 31-point win over the album is reviewed. mysterious and wonderfully sweet holiday. Calvin Knights on Saturday at DeVos Fieldhouse. Page 5 Pages 6-7 Page 11 WHAT’S INSIDE WORLD 3 ARTS 5 FEATURES 6-7 VOICES 8 SPORTS 11 Got a story idea? Let us know at [email protected], or call us at 395-7877. 2 THE ANCHOR CAMPUS FEBRUARY 5, 2014 THIS WEEK AT HOPE Durfee men inspire Hope College Friday Feb. 7 Students raise money for families at Christ Memorial Church over Christmas Brown Bag Concert Series Holland Area Arts Council, 12 p.m. Alek Molenaar Winter Recess Begins GUEST WRITER All Campus, 6 p.m. Claire Johnson CAMPUS NEWS CO-EDITOR Wednesday Feb. 12 This Christmas, three men Winter Recess Ends of Durfee Hall went above and All Campus, 8 a.m. beyond the call of charity to serve the Holland community. Blaine Wierzbicki (’17), Alexan- Saturday Feb. 15 der Corbin (’17) and Ryan Arndt SAC Event: Waterpark in (’17) (with the help of Campus February Ministry’s Jerry Root) came up DeWitt flagpole, 11 a.m. with an idea to spread Christmas cheer by being mindful of those in need in the Holland area. “Alex and I were just sitting in my dorm one day when he got PHOTO BY BLAINE WIERZBICKI IN BRIEF the idea to do some good in the community for Christmas,” Wi- DISPLAYING THE HOARD— Durfee Hall residents pose with the presents they purchased erzbicki said. for local families at Christ Memorial Church by collecting money from residence halls. COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY After some help from Root OF HOLLAND PUBLISHED to point them toward a means Heartbroken by the need in had the opportunity to make a for Christmas. The money went to serve, the students contact- the community, the boys re- greater impact than they even toward food for a Christmas Dr. Robert P. Swierenga of the ed Christ Memorial Church in solved to adopt a family from had imagined when Arndt be- dinner, gifts for the children and A.C. Van Raalte Institute at Hope Holland. A contact informed Christ Memorial. They began gan to get involved. gift cards to enable the families College recently published the them that many families in the by simply placing jars outside of “His connections on cam- to share enjoyable experiences first comprehensive history of the congregation could not afford to dorm rooms in Durfee Hall in pus with a variety of students together over the holiday sea- community of Holland. Entitled have a Christmas-like celebra- which students walking by could from different places on campus son. “Holland Michigan: From Dutch tion this year. drop off cash and extra change helped us a lot,” Wierzbicki said Shocked by the success of the Colony to Dynamic City,” this “There were families in need into. The boys never expected about Arndt. venture, the students vowed to ‘magnum opus’ of Dutch history in the congregation that could the generosity that their project With a renewed sense of pur- continue the Durfee Hall Christ- spans 2,600 pages and three not afford to have the Christmas received. pose, the students started going mas Project next year. volumes. Swierenga, who has experience that many of us are “Surprised by the quantity of door-to-door in other residence “[We] hope to expand and published more than two dozen so accustomed to having,” Wier- money we were receiving, we halls around campus. Through grow this project year after year. books and has been a research zbicki said. decided to adopt a second fam- their hard work they raised Look out for us to come around professor at the Van Raalte Thus, the Durfee Hall Christ- ily,” Wierzbicki said. $1,100, enough to adopt four again, collecting for a great local Institute since 1996, spent more mas Project was born. The students realized they families from Christ Memorial cause next year,” Wierzbicki said. than 10 years doing research for the work. Containing over 900 pictures from published sources Let me guess: and personal archives, the work is massive in scale and detailed You didn’t get in scope. The work covers topics such as the founding of a Hope/ the community, the First and Second World Wars, the Great Calvin ticket Depression, downtown renewal and the community “after the Claire Johnson Dutch.” Swierenga credits the CAMPUS NEWS CO-EDITOR completion of the book to support from the Van Raalte Institute and Six hundred and fifty stu- to several community donors who dent tickets may sound like a supported the work financially. lot, but when it comes to the Copies of “Holland Michigan: Hope/Calvin game we’ve all From Dutch Colony to Dynamic realized that, unless you have a City” are available at the Hope- solid three hours to wait in line Geneva Bookstore for $150. at DeVos Fieldhouse, it’s virtu- ally impossible to get a ticket. I guess it’s the price you have WTHS NOMINATED to pay when you attend a col- lege with a rivalry so intense Hope College’s radio station, it’s placed fourth on ESPN’s list WTHS, was recently nominated of Greatest College Rivalries in for several awards from the basketball. That being said, if Intercollegiate Broadcasting you didn’t snag a ticket this year, System. The awards include Best have no fear! The game will be Public Service Announcement screening at 80+ locations na- by Tom Zahari and Carter Jones, tionwide, including some nota- Best Sports Talk Show - “Real ble locations from the Holland Radio” with Tom Zahari and community such as Buffalo Nate Winter, Most Creative Wild Wings and Freedom Vil- Program - “The Stick” with lage (unfortunately, this party Richard Forrest Dodson and is being hosted by a Calvin Col- Christopher Rodriguez and Best lege graduate). So get out, paint Website by Jon Dunbar and your face orange and blue and Kevin Watson. The awards will go eat wings and meet older be presented at the Intercollegiate Hope College graduates while Broadcasting System Conference watching the game this year.