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Hope College Hope College Digital Commons The Anchor: 2003 The Anchor: 2000-2009 9-24-2003 The Anchor, Volume 117.06: September 24, 2003 Hope College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_2003 Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Repository citation: Hope College, "The Anchor, Volume 117.06: September 24, 2003" (2003). The Anchor: 2003. Paper 17. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_2003/17 Published in: The Anchor, Volume 117, Issue 6, September 24, 2003. Copyright © 2003 Hope College, Holland, Michigan. This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Anchor: 2000-2009 at Hope College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Anchor: 2003 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. September 2003 mouthital Hope College • Holland, Michigan • A student-run nonprofit publication • Serving the Hope College Community for 117 years Even, odd year crews focus on teamwork Classes of 2006, '07 students from the Class of 2006 and 36 students from the Class of 2007 prepare for battle of are reaching the final legs in their the rope training for Pull 2003. Each year, training for the Pull starts soon af- Anjey Dykhuis ter Activities Fair, where sign-ups MANAGING EDITOR are held for pullers and their mo- College is a time in students' rale-boosting aides known as lives to take opportunities to grow, "moralers." After that, intensive change the world, and be changed training begins as each class pre- by the world in return. Each fall at pares for the immense tug-of-war Hope, students are given multiple over the Black River. chances to take part in experiences "We've really pushed ourselves >v^r* that will forever affect the way they to be where we need to be to beat think. One such event is the Pull. the class of 2006," said Dave Betke Not only does the Pull enable stu- ('07), a puller. "We'll be ready. dents to forge new bonds, interact We've come together really well. with those they may not normally We've got some great coaches. have interacted with, and build up Basically, we're pumped and ready team spirit, but it also creates a to go in a couple more days." sense of class pride, especially for Both classes are optimistic about freshmen coming together as a class Saturday's events. for the first time. "After three weeks of training for This Saturday marks the 106,h those three hours of Pull day, there's AHCHOfr PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA anniversary of the Pull. Thirty-six a chemistry forming," said Kylee From left to right, Emily Bennett ('07), Cullen Kronemeyer ('07), and Cara Brondyke more PULL on 2 ('07) tote the rope during training as the pages of the calendar approach Sept. 27. Touchy fire alert system at Peale is settling down Evacuations at Science to smoke from burned food For the most part, the alarms at Peale have not had spe- Center dwindle as alarm cific causes. bugs are worked out It has also been noted that part of Peale is being renovated and the other part is just opened for this academic year. Both of these A.J. Smith situations often lead to erroneous or acci- STAFF REPORTER Students with classes at the Peale Science dental alarms. Center may have noticed something recently. The fire in Peale on Sept. 2 is believed to Namely, fire alarms. have been caused by a worker using a cut- Earlier this month, a small fire forced can- ting torch near insulation, which began smol- cellation of classes at Peale for a night. Since dering and caused the fire alarm to go off. then, alarms in Peale have gone off on three Damage to the building was minimal, ac- other occasions — Sept. 9, 11 and 20. The cording to Tom Renner, associate vice presi- incidents ranged from hood alarms going off dent for public relations, because of the new to a fire alarm being set off when a construc- and improved ventilation system in the tion worker bumped it. building. Damage to the building has been The women's soccer team is undefeated as of yet this year. So far, alarms at Peale haven't forced repaired. The men's team just returned from a Wisconsin tournament evacuation since Sept. 2. There have been Meanwhile, classes go on as scheduled, with another victory under their belts. other alarm incidents on campus this month, as does the construction, and the system's more SOCCER on 8 but those have been false alarms or reactions kinks appear to be resolving themselves. No weekday Frisbee from 8 to 4 Professor receives national Since the school year began, students have been working with Dean research mentoring award of Students Richard Frost to ensure a safer campus for Frisbee golf- ing. Together they have formed some new rules. Whenever playing, Dr. William Polik of the Hope College faculty is one of only eight uS C0TrtP spotters must be used, combined with a strict understanding that non- chemists nationwide being honored during the "Excellence in Un- players have the right of way. Hole 3 and Hole 5 will be reconfigured. dergraduate Chemical Research Symposium" being held by the De- Both of these revisions are directly related to safety concerns. No partment of Chemistry at Indiana University in Bloomington on Saturday. The annual event recognizes faculty from four-year col- Briefs Frisbee golf may be played during the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mon- day through Friday. Maps of the new course are available at leges who have made significant contributions to research and to www.hope.edu/student/development/golfcourse.pdf. mentoring chemistry undergraduates. Inside am Bebo Norman Golf Anchor® Hope.Edu Battle of the Bands The Kletz Features, page 3 Arts, page 5 Sports, page 8 (616) 395-7877 Campus, page 2 %\ncKor CAMPUS BEAT September 24, 2003 Danielle Hope's Battle of the Bands Ki returns for 'solid show' MY TWO CENTS with new and old bands and last but certainly Business Manager After last year's not least our own cancellation, Battle of Harriet Beecher Slowe. For 25 minutes each Liberal and a Christian? the Bands returned band played their own Saturday night original music with I'm a liberal, a Democrat, a journey from being told that some cover songs feminist, and a Christian. Christians are conservatives and tiA- Yeah, you really did read what they always vote Republican to Jordan Woltson mixed in. After all you just thought you read, breaking out of that box that my STAFF REPORTER three contestants faith was put in. For me, that It's thai lime of year again. The played, they an- especially the last part. I find meant looking at God and lime when ihe leaves start to change nounced that the win- . I it sad that so many people, Christianity through others* and the weather gets cooler, and ner was the band especially Christians, espe- cially on the west side of this eyes. It meant realizing that also the lime for local and not so 'Happy Hour'. The when Jesus said, "Your king- local bands to tune up and prepare band received many state, think that to be a dom come. Your will be done, to get down at Hope College's own prizes including $100 Christian, one has to be a conservative loo. Why is that? on Earth as it is heaven," it was Battle of the Bands. cash, a $25 dollar gift A/JCHO& PHOTOS BY ROB ONDRA about injustice in this world. Last year, the Battle was canceled certificate for Holland Is it somewhere in the Bible? Phil Johnson ('04) plays with Jeff How can the Kingdom of God due to some changes in the admin- RIT Music, a gift cer- If it is, it isn't the same Bible I Wheeler ('04) and Mike Kopchick come if there are people istrative staff at WTHS, the radio tificate for 50% off any read. More likely, it is ('03) in Harriet Beecher Stowe. starving, children being abused, station that sponsors the Battle. The tattoo from Off the something that we have been women being raped, teenage people who designed the Battle of Wall, and multiple coupons and Meridith De Avila. "We had a taught for so many years in the girls being sold into prostitu- the Bands were not comfortable other free products from Rubyjuice smooth morning with sound Western culture that we have a tion, and people dying from with the show as it was, because and Subs'n'More. There was also checks, everyone worked together hard time breaking away from diseases we can control or even some crucial elements were un- a contest among the cottages as to well, so that going into the actual the stereotype and from the cure? I also came to understand available, and thus the show was who could bring in the most canned performances each band played picture of politically conserva- that helping only Christians is cancelled. However, this year they goods to be donated, and this year very well, sounded great, and gave tive walking hand in hand with not what Jesus called us to do, pulled out all the stops to create an Riepema Cottage won. They will a great show. Thanks to our spon- Christianity. but instead it is helping those A+ performance, booking bands be rewarded with a pizza parly and sors, we had a lot of great prizes to Now don't get me wrong, not like us or working with from as far away as Indiana.