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Hope College Hope College Digital Commons The Anchor: 2012 The Anchor: 2010-2019 9-19-2012 The Anchor, Volume 126.03: September 19, 2012 Hope College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_2012 Part of the Library and Information Science Commons Recommended Citation Repository citation: Hope College, "The Anchor, Volume 126.03: September 19, 2012" (2012). The Anchor: 2012. Paper 14. https://digitalcommons.hope.edu/anchor_2012/14 Published in: The Anchor, Volume 126, Issue 3, September 19, 2012. Copyright © 2012 Hope College, Holland, Michigan. This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the The Anchor: 2010-2019 at Hope College Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Anchor: 2012 by an authorized administrator of Hope College Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. VOL. 126 ANCHOR NO. 3 HOPE COLLEGE • HOLLAND. MICHIGAN SEPTEMBER 19. 2012 • SINCE 1887 SPERA IN DEO" Awards for education Serving Together Hope earns a perfect 70, tied with University of Michigan Hannah Gingrich GUEST WRITER Anyone who goes to Hope certification exams, diversity, knows that every academic feedback from stakeholders, department is exemplary, but the percent of students who this month, we celebrate the complete the education Education Department in program, and the preparation of particular. student teachers. According to Recently, Hope College Laura Pardo, spokesperson for received a perfect score of 70 the Education Department, "All for the 2010-2011 academic year of that data is used to form our on the Michigan Department of reviews, so we kind of know how Education Teacher Preparation to refocus things." Institution Performance Scores Besides passing certification Report. The report, released exams, education majors are also this summer and reviewed by required to complete a semester the State Board of Education of student teaching. Special earlier this month. puts education majors must complete Hope College at the top of all two. A common question is teacher-preparation programs how education majors become statewide, tied only with the confident enough in their University of Michigan. Since abilities to be at the head of a the report's creation in 2005, classroom. Hope has regularly received an "Students move through our "Exemplary" ranking. Last year, program in a very sequential and developmental manner," said PHOTO BY JORDAN MEJALY Hope was second in the state, and was previously tied for first Nancy Cook, director of student WORKING ON THE WEEKEND - Hope College students helping at the in 2007. teaching. "At the same time Holland Community Action House Thrift Boutique during Time to Serve The report consists of they're taking all those education Saturday, Sept. 8. Over 350 students participated in service projects several categories, which courses, they're fulfilling all the for this annual back-to-school event. include performance on teacher SEE EDUCATION, PAGE 10 The tradition continues Pull teams '15 and '16 prepare for war Aleksanders Molenaar GUEST WRITER - PHOTO BY CAITLIN KIASK PULL FAMILY '15- Odd Year pullers celebrate In the Black River after their victory last fall. The Pull, an event that started rendered the Even and Odd 115 years ago, has remained an Year Pull rallies just as intense epic battle between two teams as the training and the actual determined to "out-pull" each Pull Day itself. PHOTO BY JORDAN MEJALY other. In an attempt to gain At the Even Year Pull Rally mastery in this revered battle, on Tuesday, Sept. 4, Maas ALL ABOUT SERVING — Part of the Time to Serve tradition is the ele- the teams must work through Auditorium was filled with Pull ment of surprise. When students arrive at training on the morning of blood, sweat and tears. The Team *16 leaders and coaches the event, they find out at which Holland location they will serve. This ultimate goal? To send one chanting about how this year's year, students served at more than 30 locations in the community. team into the Black River and, of Pull Team '16 is going to win. course, to win at all costs. Coaches and reps rattled See story on page 2 Such a fierce mentality SEE PULL, PAGE 2 SPORTS ARTS FEATURES Wins for women's soccer Sondre Lerche Ballot seasoTrhas arrived Women continue their successful winning streak Singer left his Hope audience How to cast your vote, and cast it well, for the with victories over Kalamazoo and Trine. spellbound last week. upcoming November elections. WHAT'S INSIDE 2 THE ANCHOR CAMPUS SEPTEMBER 19 2012 THIS WEEK AT HOPE No excuse for not volunteering Friday Sept. 21 Dodgeball Hope students can choose from a wide variety of service opportunities in Holland Dow Center 11 a.m. Brooke McDonald 66 CAMPUS CO-EDITOR Tuesday Sept. 25 If you want to dive into the "Tutoring Romeo last year was one Mloslav Volf "Reconciliation: heart of Hope College this year, 5 of the most fulfilling experiences Why it matters and How to do ^ consider volunteering - because it weir of college so far.... I'm amazed that's what everybody's doing. Dlmnent 7 p.m. by how much our relationship From tutoring at-risk developed from start to finish. He children to dancing the night Sept. 26 Wednesday away with the elderly folks, brought so much joy to my Mon- CIS Hope College certainly offers days and Wednesdays. Our All Day a variety of community service friendship means a lot to me." opportunities. W. —COLIN MCKEY ('14), LEFT 59 Time to Serve—an event IN BRIEF which involved over 350 students—stood as a testament PHOTO COURTESY OF COLIN MCKEY MORTAR BOARD AWARDS to Hope's commitment to its community. On Saturday, 66 Hope College Mortar Board Time to Serve is a wonderful op- Sept. 8, students participated carries on its standard of portunity to get to know the Hol- in service projects all over excellence, with last year's 35 the Holland area. Students land community and a great way members winning a ''Golden spent the day in groups led by to begin forging connections and Torch Award" and 17 "Project upperclassmen at more than 30 relationships. Excellence" awards. The awards sites including Goodwill, Bibles were given at the national —RUDY METELLUS ("16), RIGHT for Mexico, and area churches. conference, held in July in Wilma Hart, director of Chicago. The "Golden Torch Volunteer Services, said the day Award" is the highest honor is a chance to introduce new given in Mortar Board, and can students to the character of only be recieved by the same Hope: "Hope is all about service." institution once every five years. Community members are "so Among the 17 projects to recieve PHOTO BY BROOKE MCDONALD grateful. They think it's awesome awards were a book drive raising that students come and help," over $15, 500 for Jefferson [As a member of Volunteer Ser- Hart said. Elementary, raising over $16,000 vices] 1 feel so blessed to be at An annual event since 2000, for the American Cancer Society Time to Serve usually occurs Hope and to live in Holland and Relay for Life, pumpkin carving Labor Day weekend, but with really enjoy any opportunity 1 can and Christmas stocking stuffing Community Day and the to give back. for CASA, and raising more than football game landing Labor Day —COLLEEN QUICK ('14). LEFT $7,000 through Dance Marathon. PHOTO BY BROOKE MCDONALD 55 SEE SERVING, PAGE 10 "Not just a tough show of muscle" • PULL, from page 1 the blinds and stomped on up in the trees to try to see SAVE A COIN the floor of Maas Auditorium across the river," he said. "When the following night at Odd one Pull team got ready for a big Year's passionate rally while pull, the spotter for the other THEN TOSS ONE sophomores watched a video team would call down to the montage highlighting Pull day. team to get ready to counter In the last six years. Odd Year against it." BEFORE A LIONS OAME. has accomplished five wins. Strategy is everywhere in Many people believe that the the Pull from the training to Pull consists only of students the morale, but both teams who dig out some trenches and are adamant that this Hope HEAD TO BUFFALO WILD WINGS® THE try to pull a rope harder than tradition is not just a tough show OFFICIAL WHERE-TO-WATCH HEADQUARTERS their opponents. But there is of muscle. It is about sacrifice, much more to the Pull than that. selflessness and honor. OF THE DETROIT LIONS AND TEXT-TO-WIN The coaches at the Odd Year and Odd Year reps challenged Even Year meetings talked of prospective pullers at the rally FOR YOUR CHANCE TO BE A tradition, bonding and fighting to "be a part of something bigger as one unit. than yourself." LIONS Ariana Cappuccitti ('13), an Puller Dillon DeVries ('15) Odd Year representative, said said the Pull is all about phsyical • HONORARY • one of her favorite Pull traditions sacrifice and personal growth. each year happens on the night "You start to find out exactly CAPTAIN before Pull Day. how tough you really are," he "It is a special night that we said. "Recently I've also realized ON THE FIELD DURING A LIONS get to spend with our team that Christ went through so HOME GAME FOR THE COIN TOSS! and be really proud of all the much... during his crucifixion work they've done the last when he submitted to a mortal three weeks. As a team, we body for his time on Earth... If a have a formal banquet where human body could do that, mine everyone dresses up and has a can do Pull." meal together.