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September 2004 tHe "h" word ••••••• Hope College Holland, Michigan A student-run nonprofit publication Serving the Hope College Community for 118 years Campus HOUSE MAKEOVER TIME Briefs Campus ministries teams with Jubilee to English prof rejuvenate community iiini publishes new The Extreme House Makeover, held this past Saturday, was sponsored by Ju- children's book bilee Ministries, a local Christian out- Hcalhcr Sellers, professor f. ! reach program. of English, has a new book on Campus ministries promoted the the market. "Spike and project in chapel and the Gathering for Cubby's Ice Cream Island several weeks, but were still over- Adventure," features Seller's whelmed by the 200 students who turned corgi and aulhor/illusiraior out to help improve a house for low-in- Amy Young's black lab as two come families on 15th Street, as well as dogs trapped in a boat during businesses on 17ih Street. a storm. The pups use their The large turnout has spurred the min- AMCHOR PHOTO BY ERIN L HOTTA creativity to find a way out istries team to begin a new program and earn themselves a treat: Campus ministries staff and Hope students performed a song and dance called "Tuesday: Every hour on the ice cream sundaes. number about their yard work project as they served on Saturday morning. hour," which will feature service projects A kick-off party will be held Students worked in 2-hour shifts, improving areas on 15th and 17th Streets. for students all day long, every week. to benefit local dogs on Sat- urday, Oct. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Harbor Humane Soci- ety in Grand Haven. Admis- CIS focuses on desegregation, equality sion is free. Nick Engel oes of 'Brown v. Board of Education.'" It but I don't want us to dwell 50 years ago Math award STAFF REPORTER marks the 50th anniversary of the Supreme either." said Alfredo Gonzales, Assistant On Sept. 28 and 29, Court ruling that outlawed segregation in Provost and chair for the CIS committee. goes to senior Hope College holds its public schools and accelerated America's "The Critical Issues Symposium needs to Hope student Mike Cortez annual Critical Issues ascent to a more integrated society. deal with contemporary issues relating to ("05), a chemistry and math- Symposium, challeng- The program will focus on the history of this landmark case. I think we've asked our ematics major, was recently ing the campus to think "Brown v. Board" and the factors leading up speakers to do that." Gonzales said. He also awarded the Socicly for la about important and to the landmark decision. It will also look at expressed his belief that the speakers cho- som-ctimcrmghty con- dustrial and Applied Math- striking that balance. troversial topics. and what the country, and Holland. Michi- v ematics Award by the Pi Mu For 23 years. Hope College has cancelled This year's sympo- gan, still needs to do. in order to overcome Epsilon society. He was pre- a day of classes to allow students and Linda, Cheryl Brown sium is entitled "Race segregation. sented with this honor for his to visit Sept. 28, 29. and Opportunity: Ech- "We have to set a historical background. more SYMPOSIUM on 2 speech titled "A Mathemati- cal Model of Tri-Trophic Interactions." Two other Hope students Pull teams begin also presented their papers during MathFest. Henry Gould ('05) read "Mathemati- intensive training cal Biology Curriculum De- the Anchor, where a small box reads velopment" and Andrew Amanda Zoratti "Come out and see the tug-of-war Wells ('05) read his "Count- STAFF REPORTER The 107,h Annual Pull is sched- between the Sophomores and the ing Symmetric Matrices of uled for Oct. 2 at 3 p.m., and train- A's and Freshmen." Rank One and Two." ing is in full swing on campus. This small announcement esca- The even-year and odd-year lated to today's Pull tradition, even- Homecoming teams each consist of 36 members year students versus odd-, where apiece; 18 male pullers and 18 fe- the juniors coach the freshmen and Voting online the seniors coach the sophomores. male moralers. A/fOHOff PHOTO BY AMANDA ZOBATTI Students can now vote for Over its history, the Pull has "Even year rocks." said Haleigh Heneveld ('08). "I've lived in The '07 pull team prepares for practice each day by the top 15 Homecoming rep- lasted an average of three hours, Zeeland my entire life and gone to carrying their rope to the practice pits. resentatives on Knowhope. with the longest Pull running nearly Nominations are also being four in 1977. In 1978, judges es- the Pull many times, and just al- livated while they work out." added the pit. held for "Favorite Faculty tablished a 3-hour lime limit, which ways wanted to be a morale girl." Elise Nelson ('08). "It's an awesome experience Member." Homecoming fes- still stands today. The shortest Pull, Moralers have the job of making The event takes place in pits on where you bond with other fresh- tivities will include a Hoe- held in 1956, was a mere 2 minutes the calls and chants as well as opposite sides of the Black River. men and truly represent your class. down. the 27th annual Run- and 40 seconds. cheering the team on. The pullers can't see the olher team It's brutal, but it's awesome, be- Bike-Swim-Walk event, a The tradition is the oldest event "They leach us to yell like men," or the river, so the moralers act as cause you test your mental strength parade, a home football game in any college history. The first said Melissa Murray (*08), about the eyes for the team, calling out and how hard you can push your- and the Homecoming Ball. known mention of the Pull comes being a moraler. orders and strategies from above more PULL on 2 from the November 1898 edition ot "We just need to keep them mo- Cheer team fires up Sports, Inside «r page 8 Candidates compared [email protected] Lauten to perform MSU Jazz trio visits Features, page 4 Features, page 5 (616) 395-7877 Arts, page 3 %VncKor CAMPUS BEAT September 22, 2004 Chapel for faculty is new Crossroads project A series of seminars at form of Eventide, and was led by David Sean Daenzer to the typical chapel service Baylor University had a big Cunningham. PRODUCTION ASSISTANT found it less attention grabbing, The second was the 9/11 memorial service, "The Crossroads Projccl" is a name heard many faculty were pleased." influence on the concept for which featured psalm and other scriptural frequently on campus. The relalively young Cunningham also cites the the faculty services. Cunningham drew upon the readings, prayers and hymn singing, accom- program, which began in the fall of 2003 and success of last year's Choral panied by Huw Lewis on the organ. The is funded by a grant from ihc Lilly Endow- Evensong, which was held at ideas of David Lyle Jeffrey, Baylor's provost, who spoke memorial also featured a poem on "The Ma- ment, has now taken on a new project that Mulder Chapel with the aid of about the faculty's role in terialism of Angels" by Jack Ridl. professor focuses on Hope faculty. Brad Richmond and Huw shaping Christian higher of English. On Thursdays, the Crossroads Prqjcct and Lewis, professors of music, as education. Last week's service was organized by a Hope professors are coming together for a an encouraging indicator that The 30- to 40-minule group of Catholic faculty, and was based on new worship service. there existed a "real interest, Thursday services are orga- the spirituality of St. Francis. •There was a wish for faculty to worship not just a few scattered David Cunningham nized by faculty. They are "St. Francis lived in an anxious lime, and regularly" said David Cunningham, direc- people". wrote to people in an anxious time," said tor of Crossroads. "Chapel is focused toward Following a letter to die President at the geared towards issues and concerns that af- fect faculty; however everyone, including Maura Reynolds, director of acadmic advis- students...and faculty need their own space end of the Spring 2004 semester, the idea for the faculty service was approved by students, is invited. A number of different ing. She sees the faculty services as an alter- the adminisiration. worship styles will be represented. nate opportunity for some. Chapel is focused toward A committee was appointed to The services will be held in either the or- "We're all busy people," Reynolds said. She noted that, like St. Francis, we all are students...and faculty need make the idea a reality. It was com- gan studio in Nykerk or the Mulder chapel posed of interested faculty mem- at Western Theological Seminary, alternat- living out vocation right where we are, "even their own space (to worship).