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FEBRuaRy 18, 2009 w Since 1887 “Spera In Deo” Hope College w Holland, Michigan Hope recruits with Zinch networking site Karie Luidens relationship along the process, Senior Staff Writer which is something we’re really It may not have popped up interested in,” Meyers said. on your newsfeed yet, but Hope Zinch is particularly useful as College is going online in its Hope tries to make itself known efforts to attract new students. to students beyond the Midwest The Hope admissions office demographic. has started courting high school “We’re connecting with students across the nation using students that probably wouldn’t Zinch, a networking website hear of Hope anywhere else, designed to connect colleges and that’s a big deal,” Meyers with potential applicants. said. “These sites are a great “Zinch is a tool that allows way to attract students from for high school students to different geographic, ethnic and showcase their talents, skills socioeconomic backgrounds. So and passions to colleges and it broadens the type of student universities, well in advance of that’s able to learn about Hope, the actual application process,” and in that sense the boundaries founder Mick Hagen writes on are kind of dropped.” the website. The site itself is strikingly Hagen launched the similar to Facebook: minimalist site in March 2007, hoping design, consistent layout across to revolutionize a college profiles, hip language appealing admissions process dominated to members of a tech-savvy by dry standardized test scores. generation. (“Dude, join Zinch,” Photo by Kevin Soubly High school students create the welcome page reads.) Zinch site connects pROspective students with colleges— The Hope profiles that promote strengths Individual profiles consist of College admissions office recruits prospective students using Zinch. and passions that can’t be a photo in the upper left corner, conveyed numerically. followed by a series of categories Zinch, encouraging prospective to know about me—whereas how prepared the student Hope has its own profile on that high school students may students to create a profile and searching profiles on Facebook is to be successful at Hope,” Zinch, and the admissions staff flesh out with whatever quirky send a “shout out” to the college. would be a bit more invasive. Meyers said. “We’re less uses the site to send tailored or insightful self-descriptions 430 high school students are They haven’t opted into that concerned with what’s advertisements to students from they deem appropriate. currently listed as “interested” in role.” available for consumption on particular regions or with special Below the profile photo, Hope College. But while it’s interesting for their online profile.” interests. however, is a “shout outs” The official use of a social a d m i s s i o n s According to Andrew Meyers category in which students networking website, however, staff to get a keep coming back for more about of the admissions office, this is may link to the colleges they’re presents potential difficulties. fuller idea of exactly the sort of relationship- considering. To what extent will admissions their applicants’ hopecollege.online forming platform the college “A shout out is their trendy decisions be based on such strengths and a look at Hope’s use of social networking wants in order to connect with way of saying that the student is informal information? interests, the February 18 prospective students early on. interested,” Meyers said. “Then “If students have made a site is unlikely to sign in “There are students that we can get them on the mailing connection with us on Zinch, determine any February 25 stealthily look at colleges and list.” then we think it’s appropriate final decisions. make no contact until they Hope’s admissions page for us to seek them out and look “ W e ’ r e March 4 submit an application, so (http://www.hope.edu/ at their profile,” Meyers said. m o s t l y we don’t necessarily have a admissions) now links directly to “They’ve said hey, we want you concerned with Volunteers from Hope count homeless in Holland Emily West Holland. to the Zeeland Hospital, Meijer, to come in during the middle of Mission Executive Director Campus News Editor At the Community Action EconoLodge, Van Raalte Park and the night and sleep in the deli.” Darryl Bartlett told a Holland The Hope College Social Work House, all the volunteers went various laundromats. Smyth was saddened to Sentinel reporter. Department volunteered for a through a brief Smyth said, learn that this was a regular Villarreal said, “I think it’s fifth year for the annual Ottawa training session. “We had heard occurrence. awesome that students have a Area Housing Coalition’s Point The volunteers from people “A Meijer employee told real passion to help people. Even in Time Count. Volunteers went were given a list Even though they who had done us that one of the men was though they are just counting, out in the early morning of Jan. of places where are just counting, the homeless there every night. The workers they are raising awareness about
28 and canvassed the region. homelessness has “ count in the recognized him,” she said. the problem of homelessness so The volunteers from Hope, been previously they are raising past that we “To actually see homelessness, that the government can take including students from social reported. If a awareness about probably would not just hear about it, is a reality action.” work classes and the Kappa person seems the problem of “ not find anyone. check. It is a good thing to be “Our students always want Delta Chi sorority, met at 2 a.m. awake and friendly, homelessness. Meijer was only aware of,” Moreau said. to help. I think it’s great. I am so and headed for the Community volunteers were our second stop “This is the year that we have proud of them,” Villarreal said. — Melissa Villarreal Action House. encouraged to Social Work Dept. and we found found the most. It indicates the “I wonder if they did another “It’s difficult to determine if listen and ask two homeless problems we are having right count during the summer if you someone is homeless at 11 p.m,” about their family, men sleeping in now,” Villarreal said. could find more people and said Melissa Villarreal of the employment and the café.” “We are fully aware that actually talk to them and hear social work department. So, the housing situations. Villarreal encourages without gainful employment, their story.” group waited until after the bars Social work majors, Erin Smyth consumers to support Meijer. residents have little to no “It’s hard to just notice the are closed and before third shift (’10) and Jenny Moreau (’10) went She said, “It is one of the few chance of recovering from their needs and do nothing,” Moreau is over to head to the streets of with a group of five volunteers agencies who will allow people homelessness,” Holland Rescue said.
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Got a story idea? Let us know at [email protected], or call us at 395-7877. 2 The Anchor Campus February 18, 2009 This Week at Hope Wednesday Feb. 18 ‘No Zebras’ targets bystanders Voices Against Violence and Atrocity Amy Soukup somebody’s four.” A program of music and poetry. Part Campus News Editor of the A.J. Muste Lecture Series. Along with 7p.m. in Dimnent Chapel. “Every scene up here is real… statistics, “No it happens on my campus. It Zebras” includes Thursday Feb. 19 happens on your campus,” said many skits acted out A.J. Muste Memorial Lecture Central Michigan University by SAPA members. 7:30p.m. Nykerk Hall. Dr. David student Wes Clark as he The skits approach Gushee, professor of Christian Ethics introduced “No Zebras, No the subject of at the McAfee School of Theology, Excuses” to an audience of Hope sexual assault with Mercer University, will present “What College students and community honesty and reality, the Torture Debate Reveals about members on Feb. 3. including sensitive American Christianity.” The “No Zebras” presentation subject material is part of CMU’s Sexual and profanity in Arts and Humanities Aggression Peer Advocates the scenes. Colloquium program. “No Zebras” raises After an 3-5 p.m. in the Martha Miller Center. awareness of the tragedy of sexual initial, humorous, assault, but more specifically, it jeopardy-themed Friday Feb. 20 calls the audience to action. skit, the scenes that Preparing Your Resume “‘No Zebras’ is the first SAPA members Workshop on effective resume and program to target bystanders and depict move to Photo by Kevin Soubly cover letter preparation. 11 a.m. at try to reduce sexual aggression cover more serious the Office of Career Services. by targeting those around the topics such as No Zebras, No Excuses— Central Michigan University’s Sexual situation, not those perpetrating rape, domestic Aggression Peer Advocates program calls students to action against Saturday Feb. 21 the crimes,” said Clark. abuse, drugged sexual assault. Winter Fantasia SAPA members explained drinks, stalking and Frederick Meijer Gardens. 7 p.m. that the title “No Zebras, No homosexual slurs. and their loved ones. Gray said, “The group ended - 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door. Excuses” comes from the idea These topics are especially “Spend time with people due to a lack of student interest, that in nature a lion will hunt relevant to Hope’s community you know and trust,” said Gray, but if there was renewed interest, and attack one particular zebra. because of recent events related “Communicate your wishes, the Counseling Center would be Sunday Feb. 22 Meanwhile, the other zebras to sexual assault occuring on or stay in control of yourself by very excited about working with Guest Jazz Artist Fred Hersch either run away or mind their near campus. not over-consuming alcohol, just such a group.” Grammy-nominated pianist per- forms. 3 p.m. Wichers Auditorium. own business. SAPA likens Campus Safety posted an and don’t be afraid to make a Aside from presenting “No Admission is free. this to the bystander attitude incident report on Jan. 30 stating, scene if a situation is becoming Zebras” and smaller programs people often have toward sexual “ C a m p u s uncomfortable.” around the country, CMU’s assault—the idea of “it will Safety is T h e SAPA group runs a 24/7 crisis Monday Feb. 23 never happen to me, so why get investigating C o u n s e l i n g line and offers the peer advocates The Practice of Eastern Ortho- dox Christianity involved?” reports of If we can change just Center also full confidentiality. Fr. Thomas Hopko, dean emeritus of SAPA members dispelled this students having one person’s mind, offers individual Clark spoke of the possibility St. Vladimir’s Theological Seminary common bystander myth during their drinks “ counseling for of starting a group similar to help one survivor or
speaks. 7:30 p.m. Maas Auditorium. “No Zebras” by emphasizing drugged while survivors of SAPA at Hope.
statistics gathered from the FBI. they attended prevent one bystander sexual assault “It would take a lot of time and from being a zebra, Tuesday Feb. 24 SAPA told the audience that one parties in recent whether it is a effort,” said Clark. “You would Peace Corps Presentation out of every two women is faced days.” Another we’ve accomplished so “ recent or past need to find students who have Learn about opportunities with Peace with sexual assault, a woman is posting on Jan. much. occurrence. a real passion for ending sexual Corps. Phelps Otte Room. (Information beaten every minute and a woman 13 notified the Hope also aggression. They’d have to be es lark table in Maas Lobby). Interviews will —W C is raped every three minutes. campus of a CMU student used to have a ready to learn about the realities be held. 12-1p.m. At one point during “No sexual assault peer education of the crime, speak about them Zebras,” a member of SAPA made on a group similar and hear instances of them.” had the audience visualize four Hope student to Central Clark said, “If we can change In Brief women whom they loved. Then between 14th and 16th streets. Michigan’s SAPA in the ’90s. just one person’s mind, help SAPA told the audience that Kristen Gray, director of The group addressed issues of one survivor, or prevent one Professor Conducts one out of every four women Hope’s Counseling Center, sexual assault, human sexuality bystander from being a zebra, ResearcH in Japan will be the survivor of sexual offered advice to Hope students and alcohol awareness, among we’ve accomplished so much.” Dr. Roger Nemeth, a Hope assault. Every survivor is “one of on how to protect themselves other things. College sociology professor, will travel to Japan this summer with five Hope students. They will spend their time surveying directors and volunteers of non- Hope hosts largest Michigan Model UN profit organizations that provide in-home care to the elderly instead Karie Luidens international issues and to give Katelyn Lokker (’09) said. seems that I have been putting of nursing-home care. Senior Staff Writer opportunities for leadership and This year’s topics include a in over 20 hours each week to Japan has the highest In just a few weeks, United understanding to our students broad range of issues spanning this program and have loved percentage of population over Nations delegates will be as well as to high school the globe. In the Security Council every second of it.” the age of 65 in the world due to streaming in to Hope College to participants.” simulations, students will Hope President James reduced birth rate. Nemeth and the debate issues like microfinance Model UN has been active discuss Ethiopia’s involvement Bultman will be speaking at the students hope that their research in the world economy, ethnic on Hope’s campus since 1973, in the Somalian civil war, opening banquet on Thursday will provide insight into how the independence movements, and according to Holmes. Over three relations between China and evening, along with several United States should approach disaster response efforts. dozen different high schools Tibet, and the current turmoil international students. care for the “baby boomer” The delegates will also tour have participated over the years. in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the State Rep. Bill Huizenga, R- generation. Nemeth thinks that Hope’s campus, should they be The “delegates,” each Economic and Social Council will Zeeland, will present Friday the United States is about a decade interested in studying here after representing different countries, tackle the problem of violence afternoon’s key-note address. away from seeing the same type graduating from high school. will participate in simulated against women around the He will also present awards to of population shift that Japan is Hope will host its annual sessions of the UN General world, and General Assemblies high schools that demonstrate currently experiencing. Model United Nations Assembly, Security Council, will confront the issue of child excellent work throughout the Nemeth’s project has received conference March 5 and 6, Economic Social Council, and an soldiers. conference. a $40,000 grant through the drawing high school students International Criminal Court. Along with her fellow “As far as working with high ASIANetwork Freeman from several states for the largest The simulations are run by secretary general, Kevin Haley school students, it’s interesting Foundation Student-Faculty event of its kind to be held in Hope student volunteers, who (’10), Lokker organizes both to see how willing and intense Fellows Program for Collaborative Michigan. are trained during a course taught the content and the logistics for they can be about representing Research in Asia. Nemeth and the “Our Model UN emphasizes by faculty directors Holmes and the event, working with a whole their countries and doing well in students will spend three weeks accurate portrayal of countries Virginia Beard of the political host of campus departments to their simulations,” Lokker said. in the Tokyo-Yokohama area and encourages conflict science department. reserve locations and plan for “I remember walking around collecting data and conducting resolution,” said faculty director “Each Hope student involved catering and equipment. last year and you could see the interviews. They will spend the Jack Holmes of the political must know their issue like the “We have been preparing for dedication on their faces.” remainder of the summer and the science department. “The back of their hand and be able to this year’s conference since the 2009-10 academic year analyzing main goals of the program are be the leaders for the high school day after the last conference, last their research. to improve understanding of students,” Secretary General March, 2008,” Lokker said. “It February 18, 2009 National The Anchor 3 Stimulus plan includes health reform Erin Fortner to make sure your doctor is Senior Staff Writer doing what the federal gov- On Feb. 11, the House and Senate ernment deems appropri- passed a $787 billion economic stimu- ate and cost effective,” Mc- lus bill. While Democrats and Republi- Caughey said. cans debate whether the bill can provide McCaughey points out that economic recovery, health policy critics in former Sen. Tom Daschle’s warn insufficient attention is being given 2008 book, “Critical: What to perhaps the most significant part of We Can Do About the Health- the bill – healthcare reform. Care Crisis,” he believes the The Lewin Group, an independent development of new medica- econometric modeling firm, and the Ur- tions and technologies drive ban Institute/Brookings Institution Tax up costs and that Americans Policy Center estimate the bill’s health- should adopt a European- care reform will cost $1.17 trillion and styled healthcare system, $1.6 trillion, respectively. Betsy Mc- where patients are “more will- Caughey, former lieutenant governor of ing” to accept “‘hopeless diag- New York and adjunct senior fellow at the noses’” and “‘forgo experimen- Hudson Institute, notes how more fund- tal treatments.’” ing will go toward the healthcare reform A board, called the Fed- than for the Army, Navy, Marines and Air eral Council, will be created Force combined. to determine what treatments Provisions in the bill will affect ev- physicians may offer patients AP Photo/ Susan Walsh ery facet of healthcare including drug by using a cost-effectiveness 1,434 pages— Sen. Richard Durbin (D-ILL.) holds a copy of the stimulus bill passed research, health benefits, education standard. Hospitals and practi- as he speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on Feb. 5. for professionals, hospital charges and tioners not participating in this patient treatment. For instance, every new system will be penalized. Critics be- It is nothing more than a tool for central ditions in recent years because of cost-ef- individual’s medical records will be elec- lieve such a system will negatively impact planning that attempts to objectify what fectiveness standards. tronically stored in a federal database. healthcare, especially for elderly patients is inherently subjective,” states Helen Ev- Although the stimulus has passed, Proponents believe the program will on Medicare. ans, Ph.D., the Director of Nurses for Re- critics of the healthcare reform initia- save lives by providing health profes- McCaughey observes how the Fed- form and a health fellow with the Adam tives continue to urge further scrutiny. sionals with quick access to a person’s eral Council is based upon a U.K. board Smith Institute of London. Dr. Meir Pugatch and Francesca Ficai of medical records in an emergency, while mentioned in Daschle’s book. The board Evans reports that in 2006, a U.K. the Stockholm Network state, “Thus, a opponents cite privacy and confidential- approves or rejects treatments for pa- health board refused to provide the decision to prioritize a less therapeuti- ity issues. tients by a formula which, “divides the costly drug treatment needed for elderly cally effective medicine because of cost- Most significantly, the bill will estab- cost of treatment by the number of years patients with macular degeneration until based considerations over an effective, lish a new board, the National Coordi- the patient is likely to benefit,” otherwise they went blind in one eye. Similarly, U.K. but more expensive, medicine could nator of Health Information Technol- known as quality-adjusted life years patients with kidney cancer, osteoporo- lead to some serious political, social and ogy. (QALYs). sis, and rheumatoid arthritis have been moral dilemmas.” “The board will monitor treatments “The use of QALYs is pseudoscience. denied effective treatment for their con- PERSPECTIVES President Obama’s approach to America’s economic crisis: What will change?
Benjamin O’Dell rently is. Guest Writer So where does our country go from this point on? These days, no matter where you look, it is very obvi- Over the next few years, we will most likely continue ous that our economy is awful; almost every week com- to see Obama spending huge amounts of money on panies are announcing massive layoffs, the Dow Jones is practically every domestic issue; we have just seen him around 6,000 points lower than the record high it hit just start his spending on energy independence and trans- over a year ago, and nothing seems to be bringing hope portation. He is also going to change the Wall Street era to a seemingly devastating situation. of Bush; deregulation will soon be a thing of the past. Since Barack Obama was elected as president in No- It may have helped stock portfolios of the wealthy for a vember, the Democratic Party now has control of the ex- few years, but it has also been part of the reason for the ecutive branch as well as the legislative branch in Wash- near economic collapse we saw last fall. Our econo- ington, and one of Obama’s first priorities is obviously to my definitely is not in very good shape, and he take action on the economy, but the critical question is, believes that his solutions will pull us out of what is the best way to do so? the current mess. So far, Congress has passed a second stimulus bill, In terms of their approaches somewhat of a sequel to the first one that we saw last to economic development, spring. The main difference this time around is that less Obama has promised to than half of the money will be in the form of tax cuts; an almost polar opposite the rest of it will be in spending, which is supposed cre- to Bush (in his approach to ate jobs. capitalism), and since Obama Supporters say the legislation will create or save up was elected president, he is to 3.5 million jobs (Foxnews.com), and it will help those our leader no matter what he who have lost their jobs and have no way of putting food does. It is our duty to support on the table. Liberals view it as a direct investment into him and pray that he makes decisions our nation’s infrastructure, and conservatives see it as that ultimately will be beneficial to our mass government spending. entire country. Even though history has proven that universal tax cuts are typically effective at helping struggling econo- mies (look at the Ronald Reagan administration), Wash- ington has chosen to try and fix the problem through more of a socialist approach. The bottom line is the question of whether we as a country can spend our way out of a depression, and that’s exactly what Obama is attempting to do; if his plan is a triumph, he will be loved and credited for leading us out of one of the worst economic situations our coun- try has ever seen. However, if his plan flops, our country will be in much worse condition than it cur- Graphic by Karie Luidens 4 The Anchor National February 18, 2009 This Week In News Changes in foreign policy “We are expecting mass unemployment and mass riots; there will Clinton seeks sustainable diplomacy be not enough police to stop people’s protests by Laura Stritzke policy challenges dur- force.” Staff Writer – Gennady Gudkov, a former ing an address to the New KGB colonel and current chair- Secretary of State Hill- York-based Asia Society man of the Duma’s Security Com- ary Clinton has wasted no Feb. 13, saying that North mittee on how Russian citizens time in showing her intent Korea’s nuclear program is could react in the increasingly to shift United States for- “the most acute challenge difficult economic times eign policy objectives in to stability in northeast her first few weeks as head Asia.” Highlighting Asia’s of the State Department. importance in the new “High oil prices and oil Even before her con- administration’s foreign wealth reshaped geopoli- firmation as secretary policy agenda, Clinton will tics in recent years, now of state, Clinton made it leave for her first trip over- we’re seeing the reversal clear she wants to work seas as secretary of state to of all that.” with other nations to pro- Asia this week. – Energy expert Daniel Yergin on the declining oil prices and how duce effective foreign pol- The Los Angeles Times they have created an unexpected icy solutions. reported that Clinton “is diplomatic bright spot in the While speaking to the making a behind-the- global recession by weakening Senate Foreign Relations scenes bid for control of harsh regimes Committee Clinton said, U.S. policies on China,” “I assure you that, if I am arguing that “the complex confirmed, the State De- issues related to China partment will be firing on should fall under the na- “I missed pulling out the all cylinders to provide tion’s top diplomat, not gun on people, I missed forward-looking, sus- economic officials, who the adrenaline. I like tak- tained diplomacy in every controlled them during the ing risks. It’s the high.” – Gabriel Hinojos, a former La- part of the world.” Bush years.” This is one of tino gang member, on the difficul- Her first visitors from many departures from the ties many people face as they fight abroad were British For- Photo courtesy Everystockphoto.com previous administration’s to disassociate with the gang life eign Secretary David Keep your rivals close— Previous rival for the presidency, Hill- policies. Miliband and German ary Rodham Clinton, was sworn in as secretary of state on Jan. 21. In another major de- Foreign Minister Frank- parture, the new admin- “There’s really a bio- Walter Steinmeier, who istration is also seeking to chemical and scientific came to discuss their nations achieve more.” Anticipating the foreign pol- reduce the amount of nuclear bias that stress is bad, but different policies on Iran and Af- The two European leaders icy differences that came with weapons that are stockpiled, anecdotally and clini- ghanistan and cooperation with came to Washington D.C. to dis- the new administration, Ger- both in the United States and cally, it’s quite evident the United States. Miliband said cuss the challenges presented by man Foreign Minister Stein- Russia. Disarmament was not that it can work for some that he along with his European Iran, Afghanistan and the Mid- meier said, “I could not possibly a priority to the Bush adminis- people.” colleagues were all bringing dle East peace process. foresee that today we are talking tration, however Vice-President – Judith Orloff, a psychiatrist at “very strong messages of coop- Talking about the challenges to an American administration Joe Biden made it clear that dis- UCLA, on the recent studies of eration.” ahead, Clinton said “We are ob- that in many points agrees with armament is a priority to the positive effects of stress “(I think) all the European viously concerned about Iranian our stance and that agrees that new administration saying, “The foreign ministers who have behavior on a very broad base.” we need to embrace those new United States and Russia have a come here don’t just come with She also stated that a foreign opportunities not only to reduce special obligation to lead the in- “Even if we spend it at great expectations; they also policy review was needed to the severity of international con- ternational effort to reduce the home, we’re investing in come with a recognition that we evaluate how to approach Iran flicts, but in some cases also find number of nuclear weapons in companies that them- all have to work better to make and how to influence its behav- a resolution.” the world.” selves have to be in China the international community ior going forward. Clinton discussed foreign selling these technolo- gies.” – Ed Steinfeld, a political scientist and director of the China pro- gram at the Massachusetts Insti- Chavez calls Venezuela vote mandate for socialism tute of Technology in Cambridge, on why the United States should CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – President results. Tibisay Lucena, president of Na- percent of Venezuela’s exports and nearly
have supported the Chinese request in asking for an environ- Hugo Chavez says a referendum victory tional Electoral Council, said turnout was 67 half its federal budget, will limit Chavez’s
mentally friendly plan that removed limits on his re-election is a percent. ability to maintain the level mandate to intensify his socialist agenda for The constitutional overhaul of public spending that has decades to come. Opponents warn of an im- allows all public officials to run Effectively this will “ fueled his popularity. “Economic cycles don’t pending dictatorship. for re-election as many times become a dictatorship. “The greatest challenge Both sides had called the outcome of as they want, removing barri- “ the government now faces is immediately impact our —Omar Barboza Sunday’s vote key to the future of this South ers to a Chavez candidacy in Opposition leader governing in the face of crisis results.” American country, split down the middle the next presidential elections and not falling into trium- -Thad Sheely, the New York Jets’ between those who worship the president in 2012 and beyond. phalism,” said Miguel Tinker top stadium-development and for redistributing Venezuela’s oil riches and “In 2012 there will be presi- Salas, a professor at Pomona finance executive, on how the cur- those who see him as a power- dential elections, and unless College in Claremont.
rent economic state could effect hungry autocrat. God decides otherwise, un- At their campaign headquarters, Chavez sports teams “Those who voted ‘yes’ to- Those who voted less the people decide other- opponents hugged one another, and some
day voted for socialism, for “yes” today voted for wise, this soldier is already a cried. They said the results were skewed by revolution,” Chavez thundered candidate,” Chavez said to ap- Chavez’s broad use of state resources to get “ “ socialism, for revolu- “It’s very dangerous. to thousands of ecstatic sup- plause. First elected in 1998, out the vote, through a battery of state-run Once it’s on a cell phone, porters jamming the streets tion. he has said he might stay in news media, pressure on 2 million pub- that cell phone can be around the presidential palace. —Hugo Chavez power until 2049, when he’ll lic employees and frequent presidential President of Venezuela put on the internet where Fireworks lit up the Caracas be 95. speeches which all television stations were everyone in the world can skyline, and one man walked But analysts said Chavez required to air. though the crowd carrying a should not count on getting With the courts, the legislature and the get access to that juvenile painting of Chavez that read: “Forever.” re-elected just yet. election council all under his influence, and picture.” Josefa Dugarte stared at the crowd from “Chavez’s intention is clear: He aspires to now with no limits on his re-election, offi- -A police captain in Pennsylvania the stoop of her apartment building with be president for life,” said Michael Shifter of cials say Chavez is virtually unstoppable. on the recent uprising of the new look of dismay. the Inter-American Dialogue in Washing- “Effectively this will become a dictator- fad of “sexting” in which young “These people don’t realize what they ton. “He is convinced he embodies the popu- ship,” opposition leader Omar Barboza told teens are texting nude or sexually have done,” she muttered. lar will and is indispensable to the country’s The Associated Press. “It’s control of all the suggestive pictures of themselves With 94 percent of the vote counted, of- progress. But his capacity to pull this off is powers, lack of separation of powers, un- to classmates ficial results showed the amendment pass- far from assured.” scrupulous use of state resources, persection ing 54 percent to 46 percent, an irreversible He said the global financial crisis and the of adversaries.” trend, and opposition leaders accepted the plunging price of oil, which accounts for 94 February 18, 2009 Arts The Anchor 5 This Week In Art
Wednesday Feb. 18 Can you afford an art degree? Poetry Reading & Choir Voices Against Violence and Atrocity Taking a look at what an art major can do to actually make money in tough times Dimnent Memorial Chapel, 7 p.m. Coolbeans Entertainment Taylor Hughes creative outlook with other Kletz, 9-11 p.m. Arts Editor skills. I am also a writer but As the economy thickens offer the advantage of layout and Thursday Feb. 19 with joblessness and the irony graphic design experience; I can Arts & Humanities Colloquium of a skilled unemployed worker provide creative input and that’s Martha Miller Center, 3-5 p.m. becomes our reality, those of desirable,” Luidens said. us near graduation are looking Though it is always desirable Friday Feb. 20 at our degrees and asking for employers to have multiple Wind Symphony Concert ourselves: will this $100K-plus skillsets to choose from when “Viva la France!”, Dimnent Chapel investment land me a secure reviewing a candidate’s hirability, 7:30 p.m. future? I found Hope students using their I recently discussed with direct, hands-on art skills to get Saturday Feb. 21 my fellow graduating peers the work as well. In 2008, art major Wind Symphony Concert prospects of our future and how Kat Mojzak (’09) was asked by Andrews University, 8:30 p.m our unique degrees will help us Professor Katherine Sullivan if as we dive head-first into the she was interested in painting shark pool that is the modern a mural for the Heinz pickle job market. We all agreed that factory in Holland. She, along In Brief the typical wise choice of major with fellow classmate, Claire ART STUDENT SUCCESS STORY! Tickets available for would include one that has job Weller (’10), was commissioned st security, high demand, sufficient for the job. 21 Musical Showcase pay, and, of course, one that “Working at the pickle factory you enjoy. Jobs that initially has given me the confidence that Tickets are available for the 21st came to mind were business, I have been looking for. For most Annual Hope College Musical the sciences, engineering, etc; of the time I worked on the wall, Showcase, a fast-paced concert careers that always have their I thought ‘I think I can do this’ featuring Hope College’s major place in the ups and downs of which changed into ‘I know I student music groups, and many the market. It was then that one can do this’,” Mojzak said. smaller ones, on a single stage. Musical Showcase will be held of my comrades piped in that “Heinz Pickle Mural” Mojzak plans on teaching on Monday, March 9, at 8 p.m. he was glad he dumped his art by Kat Mojzak, ’09 art to others through Teach major for a more practical one, for America or Americorp, in DeVos Hall in Grand Rap- Graphic by Taylor Hughes economics. giving others the opportunity to ids. Featured will be the Cha- Photo courtesy Kat Mojzak It then hit me: why in the experience art. Many art majors pel Choir, College Chorus, Jazz world is anyone majoring in Our graphic editor at the at the Holland Sentinel as have already done just that. Amy Ensemble, Orchestra, Sympho- art besides the obvious creative Anchor, Karie Luidens (’09) was a newsroom intern and has Gilles (’09) has taught at a private nette and Wind Symphony, as release? I was instantly terrified an obvious secured an art camp in Chicago for the well as soloists and chamber en- for anyone graduating into example of internship past two summers to children sembles. the horrendous economy with one doing with Grand between the ages of 7 and 13. Tickets for Musical Showcase nothing to brace them but a something To use your art degree... R a p i d s “Often art is seen as a solitary are $10 each, and may be or- paintbrush and a drawing pad. c r e a t i v e , you have to combine your “ mag a z ine discipline, but in teaching art, dered through the Hope Col- As the arts editor, I found it in my yet hirable, “ for the I found that I was forced to lege Ticket Office located in the creative outlook with other best interest to find those that, in with their s u m m e r examine the social aspects of DeVos Fieldhouse at 222 Fair- spite of all the naysaying natter, majors in skills. of 2009. it and the communication that banks Ave., between Ninth and —Karie Luidens (’09) have found success in a field that studio art. “If you goes into explaining artistic 11th streets. The ticket office has served as a beneficial part of B e s i d e s want to techniques,” said Gilles. is open weekdays from 10 a.m. our lives from the beginning of a d d i n g use your Future plans for Gilles include to 5 p.m. and may be called at mankind with the Chauvet and color and creativity to our pages, art degree in the ‘real world’ an internship or artist fellowship (616) 395-7890. Lauscax caves. Luidens is currently interning you have to combine your see ART, page 10 V-day Performance Raises awareness
V-Day Holland 2009, a benefit Senior violinist among most talented production of Eve Ensler’s “The Vagina Monologues,” will be Hope student violinist wins prestigious award at the Michigan Solo Competition raising funds for the Children’s Advocacy Center and the Cen- Robert Guimond and Hamzea’s instructor. “The ter for Women in Transition on Assistant Arts Editor competition includes performers Feb. 19 - 21 at 8 p.m. at the Park Hope College senior violinist from many programs, with Theatre. Alexandru Hamzea won first strong representation from large Admission is $10 in advance, prize in the senior division of the programs, so it’s nice to have a $12 at the door. Tickets can be Michigan Solo Competition on student from Hope go in and excel purchased from www.holland- Oct. 18. at that level. I believe that it’s the parktheater.org. Hamzea was first time that V-Day is a global movement among violinists Hope College to end violence against wom- from programs has ever had a en and girls that raises funds throughout the It’s the first time string player, let and awareness through benefit state vying for that Hope College alone a violinist, productions of the award win- grand prize or first “ place so high.” ning play, “The Vagina Mono- has ever had a string “ prize in either the Hamzea is logues” and other artistic works. junior or senior player place so high. now eligible to In 2008, over 4,000 V-Day ben- divisions. The — Mihai Craioveanu submit audition Photo courtesy Hope College Public Relations efits events took place produced c o m p e t i t i o n Professor of Violin materials in the Beauty in Concentration — Alexandru Hamzea (’09) by volunteer activists in the U.S. is only held National Solo captures the audience at the 2008 Musical Showcase. and around the world, educating every two years, C o m p e t i t i o n millions of people about the real- and it features in Atlanta. doctorate of musical arts in violin performance in some way every ity of violence against women and contestants from both small from March 18-21. In 2006, he performance. That is not where time. I hope to be able to do so as girls. To date, the V-Day move- and large schools throughout competed in the state-level solo his education will end, however. well. It’s part of what makes this ment has raised over $60 million. Michigan, including graduate competition as a sophomore, “Music making is always an line of work so interesting.” V-Day was named one of Worth programs. then went on to place fourth ongoing and ever-changing Hamzea started his violin magazine’s “100 Best Chari- “It’s prestigious for both nationally. process,” explained Hamzea. playing career in Brasov, Romania, ties” in 2001 and Marie Claire’s Alexandru and Hope College,” As a violin performance “Most musicians are always his home town. At the age of 6, “Top Ten Charities” in 2006. said Mihai Craioveanu, the major, Hamzea, hopes to attend trying to improve a certain aspect he received his first violin lesson The ‘V’ in V-Day stands for Vic- professor of violin at Hope graduate school and earn his of their playing and enhance their see STUDENT, page 10 tory, Valentine and Vagina.
6 The Anchor Arts February 18, 2009 Jazz pianist performs Feb. 22 Grammy nominee Fred Hersch to play
HOPE PR - The department of music will feature Grammy- nominated jazz pianist and composer Fred Hersch in performance on Sunday, Feb. 22, at 3 p.m. in Wichers Auditorium of Nykerk Hall of Music. The public is invited. Admission is free. Pianist and composer Hersch is widely recognized for his ability to reinvent the standard jazz repertoire, investing time- tested classics with keen insight, fresh ideas and extraordinary technique while steadfastly creating his own unique body of works. He has been described by The New Yorker as “a poet of a pianist” and The New York Times as “a master who plays it his way.” Hersch’s many accomplishments include a 2003 Guggenheim Memorial Photo courtesy Hope Public Relations Fellowship for composition, COLD LIGHTS AND HOT EMOTION— Rose, Rachel Wells (’08), shudders under the Rime Witch, Whitney Thomas (’08). a Rockefeller Fellowship for a composition residency at BRILLIANT the Bellagio Center in Italy, COLORS— two Grammy nominations ‘Rose and the Rime’ Main character, for Best Jazz Instrumental Rose, Rachel Performance and a 2006 Wells (’08) Grammy nomination for Best circles in snow Instrumental Composition. hits the Windy City among other He has recorded more than student actors two dozen albums as a solo artist Chicago troupe to perform Hope’s in the 2008 or bandleader and appears on original hit theater performance performance over 100 recording projects as of the hit play, a duo collaborator, sideman, or HOPE PR - “Rose and the worked with Hope students “The Rose and featured soloist. Rime,” the nationally acclaimed throughout the 2006-07 school the Rime.” A native of Cincinnati, Hersch play developed at Hope College, year in creating the play. He Photo courtesy Hope Public Relations began playing the piano when he is about to begin a two-month began in October 2006, with was 4 years old. Young Hersch presentation by The House monthly intensive workshops the ACTF Great Lakes Region gloom is a young girl named had a propensity to improvise Theatre of Chicago. for actors, directors, technicians festival in Milwaukee, Wis., to Rose, who takes it upon herself on the work of classical The House Theatre will be and writers which culminated have the honor of being under to make a treacherous journey masters. Broadway original cast presenting the play with its own in his residency at the college in consideration for the national to the frozen cave of the Witch albums and his grandmother’s cast at The Chopin Theatre in March and April of 2007. festival. Many of the original in the hope of changing her collection of sheet music fed Chicago from Feb. 19 through In April 2008, “Rose and the Hope cast and crew were able town’s fate. an early interest in the popular April 11. Rime” was one of only three full- to reprise their involvement for The Feb. 19-April 11 song. Hersch’s musical journey Hope College Theatre length college/university-staged the Great Lakes and Kennedy run of “Rose and the Rime” led him to Boston’s New originally presented - and plays chosen for presentation Center presentations. by The House Theatre will England Conservatory, where he premiered - “Rose and the Rime” during the Kennedy Center “Rose and the Rime” is set include performances on graduated with honors in 1977. in April 2007 in the DeWitt American College Theater in the fictional town of Radio Thursdays through Sundays. Heading south to New York Center main theatre. Festival (ACTF) National Festival Falls, Mich., where it is always Performance times and ticket City, Hersch quickly became The play was written and in Washington, D.C., from among winter. The community has been prices are: Thursdays, 8 p.m., $25; one of the most in-demand created by guest artist Nathan the best productions highlighted laid waste by the terrible Rime Fridays, 8 p.m., $27; Saturdays, pianists in town. He worked as a Allen, who is the artistic director during the eight ACTF regional Witch, and is a world without 8:30 p.m., $29; Sundays, 7 p.m., soloist and in duo settings at the of The House Theatre and was festivals held around the U.S. flowers, apples, mail or dancing $25. The box office can be called legendary club Bradley’s. the Hope production’s director, in January and February of -- but with an abundance of at (773) 251-2195. in a collaborative effort with that year. “Rose and the Rime” snow, wind and ice cream. The The Chopin Theatre is located the cast and design team. Allen was the only production from shining beacon in the wintry at 1543 W. Division in Chicago.
Have you Heard? Taylor Hughes reviews M. Ward The reedy-voiced M. Ward “Never Had Nobody Like You”). renovated rock n’ roll, the lyr- expands on his acoustic-based Ward captures an old genre ics reach to something big- sound in his most recent solo and does something unique ger. Ward’s concern with the album, “Hold Time.” Like and totally his own with each big and the spiritual comes honey over sandpaper, singing song. He takes Buddy Holly’s through on many of the tracks. brilliantly heartbreaking songs aged rendition of “Rave On” In “Epistemology,” Ward com- about humanity and feeling and brings it into the 21st cen- bines the spiritual with his love alone, Ward creates another tury with actress-singer Zooey for music. If you’re looking masterpiece that anyone can Deschanel. If those guys from for something bigger - a sign, feel good about. His music has the 50s on the border of rock some reassurance, some guid- become the bridge between n’ roll and country (aka the ance - Ward’s lyrics may offer Artist: M. Ward those that only enjoy the top-40 “rockabilly era”) had been something. But it’s going to be Genre: Folk hits and those whiny indie kids. raised through the rise of punk, served with a hot plate of great Half the songs almost float by. grunge and noise, they would melodies, interesting produc- Album: Hold Time The other drives through like a be making music like Ward’s. tion and hook after rock n’ roll Released: 17 Feb., 2009 rock n’ roll freight train (listen: While the music may be hook. February 18, 2009 Features The Anchor 7
This Side of the Tracks Sara Webster Guest Writer
early every Hope College climbing on trains is dangerous, but there “We’ve all waited for the train,” It can help people save gas money, student has been stuck behind are still some who choose to do it. Renner said. avoid traffic congestion, and it is also the train at some point in their Andrew Rogers (’09) can attest. Operation Lifesaver, a nonprofit a good way to “observe the beauty on-campusN experience. The big problems “One night last year some of my friends education program has some advice. of America.” for students, when it comes to the trains, got on a slow moving train and rode it for Their website says, “Never race a train Langdon adds that taking the train have to do with inconvenient timing and a few blocks,” Rogers said. to the crossing. Even if you tie, you lose.” is “a most relaxing and most productive noise. Nearly everybody on The trains that run way to travel.” Students try to beat the train on foot. campus knows someone through campus can be He mentions that Hope students can They try to climb over the trains toget who has climbed the train hazardous, noisy and do their homework on the train while to class. They hitch rides on the sides of or ridden it down the (The train noise is) inconvenient. Is there looking out the window. freights, and they hold their hands over tracks. “a conversation piece anything that can be done Although the trains that run through their ears to drown out the horns that Ryan Johnson (’09) has when you first get about them? campus may be loud and sometimes get echo through campus. a similar story. here. “ Mark Magliardi, in the way, most students agree that the Hope College’s vice president for “One time the train was the manager of public trains are an integral part of life at Hope om enner public and community relations, Tom stopped, blocking the way —T R relations at Amtrak, College. V.P. of Public and Renner, remembers the train during his one of my friends wanted Community Relations offers a possible solution. John Morgan (’10) said, “I think time at Hope. to go, so he climbed onto He said that a community the train adds a lot to the college’s “It’s a conversation piece when you the hitch between two may establish what is atmosphere.” first get here,” Renner said. of the railroad cars and called a “quiet zone,” Hope College just wouldn’t be the According to an article in the Grand jumped down to the other where the trains are same without its trains. Rapids Press written in December 2001, side. Unfortunately, he broke his ankle not allowed to blow their horns, Hope College Professor Jon Peterson and landing in the unstable gravel across the if the communities make their his students conducted a study of the tracks,” Johnson said. crossings significantly safer. noise levels caused by the trains that pass “I just shudder at that,” said Renner. Another solution to the through campus on a daily basis. Some students rush to beat the train problem of noisy trains was Students discovered that noise levels on foot. Danielle Bossley (’10) admits she discovered in Professor Peterson’s class’ reached 90 to 100 decibels near the is one of them. study. Students found that large buildings tracks. The article stated that this decibel “Last winter I was walking to dance and trees, specifically evergreen trees, level was similar to that of class at DeVos, it was can help defray the intense volume a low-flying airplane. freezing cold and I was of the horns. The Environmental faced with the decision to Although the trains
Protection Agency’s The most important either watch it pass me by present Hope’s students with recommended maximum “thing to understand and be cold for another numerous inconveniences, standard for outdoor is that the passenger few minutes, or to run out most would agree that the noise is 55 decibels. in front of it. I decided campus simply wouldn’t be the rail is the wave of “ Unfortunately, many to run in front of it,” said same with out them. Hope students are forced the future. Bossley. An anonymous Hope College to attempt to sleep —John Langdon Renner says that one senior said, “The train was actually through that. Holland resident of the main reasons Hope one of the main reasons I came to Taylor Blom (’09) has College and the City of Hope. I think there is something been of those students. Holland closed down nostalgic about the sound of a He lived in DeGraaf two street and track train.” Cottage on 15th Street, next to the train intersections on campus last summer was Renner points out tracks. He said, “It is the worst during the due to the urge to beat the train. another way the train night. The trains are so loud my bunk-bed According to the CSX website, “Every benefits College (would) start to shake back and forth. It’s two hours a train versus vehicle collision students by saying, “We horrible.” occurs somewhere in the U.S.” have the convenience Ross Knoll (’09) claims each passing Previously, the Grand Rapids Press of the Amtrak station train has its own “personality based on its reported Holland as leading the state with only a few blocks from horn.” car-train collisions. Thirteen percent campus.” “There is a train that blows its horn of car crashes in 1996 were car-train Magliardi said that almost constantly as it goes by, which collisions. This report began the state- Amtrak “does a pretty good upsets everyone in the house,” Knoll said. wide campaign to make intersections college business,” and many Hope College Deborah Postema-George, the curator safer. students do use the Amtrak as a means of Graphics by Kat Mojzak of archives and research at the Holland Even with some of the intersections transportation. Archives and Research Library, said that closed, the train can be a real John Langdon, a Holland resident “how long and how loud (the horn blows) inconvenience. Racing and climbing over with a passion for the train, can point out depends completely on the engineer.” a slow-moving train can be tempting. numerous reasons why the Amtrak train Maybe Knoll’s story holds some truth. Trena Thomas (’10) knows the feeling. is beneficial, not only to Hope College but Hope College students have certainly “Every time it passes I’m tempted to jump to the greater community as well. come to recognize each train by its on,” she said. “I haven’t given in to the “The most important thing to engineer and the blast of its horn. urge yet, but I’m getting weaker. It’s only understand,” said Langdon, “is that the On top of their inconvenience and a matter of time.” passenger rail is the wave of the future.” noise, the trains also present a safety risk. Renner’s advice for students is Langdon says that one reason to use the Many students are aware of the fact that patience. train is because of “the green element.” 8 The Anchor Voices February 18, 2009 Change for tradition’s sake Because I care Ashley DeVecht Matt Oosterhouse Spread the love Co Editor-in-Chief Frankly, you can make Columnist It’s been four days since Valentine’s all the difference Day, and if you’re anything like me, the sparkle has worn off a bit. I’ve scarfed down all the chocolates and the flow- Finally, Valentine’s Day (or should ers are fading. I say, Single’s Awareness Day) is over. If you’re single you might be re- Like many of you, during the past cou- lieved; to you, Valentine’s Day may seems like I do it in passing. ple weeks I’ve been bombarded with establish a right ideal for a future life- seem more like a “singles awareness How is it that we love so many people? reminders about how very single I am. long commitment. Consider dating day.” All of your friends want to know I am reminded of an old hymn, “For the It bothers me to a certain degree—sin- to be one way of looking for the per- what your plans are and you’re sure Beauty of the Earth” which reads, “For gleness is underrated, and one can be son you are destined to marry. Dating there’s a better answer than, “I’ve got the joy of human love,/ Brother, sister, single and still be cool. Nevertheless, should not be some trivial thing that a date with a bowl of popcorn and a parent, child, / Friends on earth and humans have been created to desire to we enter into just for the mere status movie.” friends above,/...Lord of all to thee we be in relationship with another person, or temporary enjoyment it gives us. I think you have every right to be raise/ This our hymn of grateful praise.” culminating itself into a life-long com- Rather, it should be a purposeful thing cynical. After all, most of us have heard It is amazing that God, whose love for mitted relationship: marriage. that desires commitment and seeks to that Valentine’s Day is a Hallmark holi- us surpasses all other loves, allowed Such commitments, however, are be healthy, for an unhealthy relation- day–a holiday made up by retailers to for us as humans to have love for each often not kept for life, but rather bru- ship does not bode well for the future. sell useless trinkets and high-calorie other. Think about it: as God he could tally broken through the sin-filled influ- If you think things will change in a few sweets. I don’t doubt Valentine’s Day have decided that he wanted humans to ences of the world. A husband and wife years, they probably won’t—the decep- is a ploy to get us to spend our money. only love him. He could have hoarded do not make a covenant only between tion, lack of trust, abuse, selfishness Despite the contrived nature of the hol- all the love if he wanted to. But he gave themselves, but also with God. God and jealousy does not just disappear iday, I do think there is something to be us the gift of love—he allows us to care hates divorce for the simple reason that over time. A healthy relationship, how- said for celebrating love. for each other, for us to see the good in it is breaking a promise with him. ever, consists of trust, open and honest I’ve been thinking about love a lot others. Divorce is a nasty thing that drives communication, selflessness, affection, this past week. I think there are many So if this is a gift, a gift that God a wedge between parents and children, love, joy, and forgiveness (just to name
people in our lives for whom we have has given us, why do we not share it? often harming the latter sig- a few!). Being in
varying degrees of love, and often these Why do I feel foolish telling Ryan that nificantly. Today’s youth are in such a relationship people never even know we appreci- his hugs make my day? Why do I find bad shape: they are in danger while dating will help Dating...should be “ ate them. For instance, every time I go it hard to take five minutes out of my of creating a society ten years to make your future day and write a “love note” to my house from now that will become “a purposeful thing marriage more likely into Lemonjellos (which is often) there is a guy, Ryan; he has my drink order mates? Maybe Valentine’s Day is an ex- amoral and ethically neutral. that desires commit- to succeed. memorized and he always hands me my cuse for those of us who are bashful or Our society’s moral fabric ment... At Hope, there drink with a hug. I am by no means in busy to tell people what they mean to is ripping at the seams. There is a subtle sugges- love with Ryan, but I appreciate him as us. are blips on the radar that tion that we will a friend. I’ve never even told him that. I know Valentine’s Day is over, but show us that we may already be trans- have a chance to shape and change the There are other people in life that we that doesn’t mean we can’t spread the gressing into that state: the TV shows world in the near future. If this is true, love deeply—family members , friends, love. Be a rebel and declare your affec- we watch, the music we listen to, and I urge us as Hope students to play our and roommates. I find that I often take tions on a day besides a holiday. Take the language we use are all digressing part in revamping our society for the these people for granted. My house- a moment today to tell someone you into things Jesus would not watch, lis- better. Be in healthy relationships now, mates, for example, are a bunch of care—someone you haven’t told, or ten, or use. I profoundly believe that for you are the best defense against an amazing, uplifting, God-loving women someone you don’t encourage often one of the major players in the digres- amoral and ethically neutral society. I say and it’s a good thing they are because enough—even if it isn’t someone you sion of our youth is the broken family this because I care, and so should you. I’m not easy to live with. They wash spent Valentine’s Day with. that results from broken marriages and my dishes when they pile up without non-marriages (families out of wed- Matt has seen first-hand, on numer- complaining, and they don’t mind that Ashley would like to thank Marlene lock). A family that is torn apart quite ous accounts, how relationships built I have taken over our miniature freezer for the way she takes care of the Anchor often results in divided children who lack around trust, love, selflessness, and oth- with frozen meals my parents made staff and office. You are very much ap- guidance, and a child who lacks direction er healthy habits have succeeded and me. But I rarely tell them how much preciated for all that you do. often becomes misguided. also resulted in solid marriages. I appreciate them—and when I do it For this reason, we must seek prop- er relationships so that we might better
delve deeper The Anchor would like to apologize for the pub- at the lished headline of the article, “Obama inauguration Arts & Humanities sets record cost” printed in the Feb. 4 issue. Although technically true, the title was misleading as the thrust Feb. 19, 2009, 3 - 5 p.m. Colloquium of the article made clear that comparing inaugu- ral costs could not be done fairly and that President Martha Miller Center Obama’s inauguration was simply the first to include Refreshments in the rotunda The Colloquium is a semi-formal occasion previously excluded costs, namely security, making resembling a professional the total for the inauguration a record. academic conference. It offers students in Arts and Humanities The Anchor apologizes for this misleading head- courses an opportunity to present their line to the author of the piece, Dr. Fred Johnson (in- work to an audience of faculty and peers. terviewed) and to all of our readers.
The 2009 Spring Semester Staff
Katie Bennett Editor-in-Chief Taylor Hughes Arts Editor Kathy Nathan Staff Advisor Ben Gorsky Business Manager and Ashley DeVecht Editor-in-Chief Robert Guimond Asst. Arts Editor Kat Mojzak Graphics Editor Distribution Manager Samuel Ogles Managing Editor Brittany Adams Features Editor Karie Luidens Asst. Graphics Editor Alex Quick Ads Manager Emily West Campus News Co-Editor Tiffany Phan Asst. Features Editor Gwen MacIver Asst. Graphics Editor Chris Lewis Senior Staff Writer Amy Soukup Campus News Co-Editor Maggie Almdale Voices Editor Kevin Soubly Photo Editor and Christine Hostetler Staff Writer Aimée Barigian National News Editor James Ralston Sports Co-Editor Webmaster Jon Kinsey Staff Writer Lindsey Bandy Asst. National News Editor Karen Patterson Sports Co-Editor Matt Oosterhouse Copy Editor Colton Wright Staff WRiter February 18, 2009 Voices The Anchor 9 Beautiful Feet From the inside out Bryant Russ Maggie Almdale Against Columnist Voices Editor common sense Anyone listening?
We all know the story: Moses is in the desert when he sees a bush that’s burn- My sister called me last week and ing…but not burning. After taking a clos- told me that she had eaten dinner with a er look, God speaks to him from within couple she’d recently met—the husband the sizzling shrub, calling him to lead the popular kids; impress those in a position talked for almost four hours straight, without letting her get a word in edgewise. Israelites out of Egypt into the Promised of power; etc. etc. We are drawn to those She said she couldn’t take it. Finally she just told him that she had to stand up and Land, to which Moses makes excuses. So who we benefit from, those who bring us get some air. My sister knew that sometimes people need to be listened to—and God gives him a series of signs. Exodus up in society. that listening to someone shows you respect them. But she thought he would have 4: 2-4 says, “Then the Lord said to him, Yet God has a different direction in understood that. Perhaps he just wasn’t speaking her language that day. ‘What is that in your hand?’ mind. Romans 12:16 says, “Do not be Katie Bennett wrote her last column on the language of music: perhaps we don’t ‘A staff,’ he replied. proud, but be willing to associate with all rock out to Haydn, but we can respect that it is a form of communication, a dif- The Lord said, ‘Throw it on the people of low position.” This can be as ferent dialect that perhaps we just don’t understand yet. Maybe we go for rap, or ground.’ Moses threw it on the ground dangerous as grabbing a snake by the the blues? Or maybe not. But we speak something. and it became a snake, and he ran from tail. Most of us have been bitten at What am I trying to get at, you might wonder? Stay with me, I’ll come to it. I it. Then the Lord said to him, ‘Reach out one time or another—laughed at, made promise. your hand and take it by the tail.’” fun of, ignored—but then again, Moses In an issue many weeks past, Rob Guimond wrote about silence. He wrote Heard the story a thousand times, could have lost his life. about what we can communicate to others by staying silent, listening, and not right? But take a closer look: “take [the James teaches the same principle: “Re- invading the space of others with empty screams, or words that mean nothing. snake] by the tail.” What! The tail? If ligion that God our Father accepts as pure Silence is a virtue, Rob reminded us, and a form of speech. It is used as a language there’s one thing I know about snakes, and faultless is this: to look after orphans of respect and dignity. Take certain religious leaders who take vows of silence. By it’s that you don’t pick them up by the and widows in their distress…” You see, staying silent, they are TELLING those around them something about their char- tail because they can swing around and when we seek out those who could use a acter, their goals, their lives. What moves them NOT to speak? bite you. I don’t need a wildlife safety friend we’re leaving taking a risk, yet by My Uncle Scott has been deaf from birth (as far as my grandmother knows). report to tell me this, and I doubt Mo- our love we can imitate the very life of Je- He has known the sound of silence, but not of his own name. But Uncle Scott can ses did either. I imagine he was think- sus, “who, being in very nature God, did see speech through lip-reading, and through people’s eyes he can read emotions, ing something like, “What! The tail? You not consider equality with God something feelings. Just this Christmas, I sat next to him at the dinner table and talked with sure about that, God?” to be grasped, but made himself nothing, him about communicating with people. I related to him how I had come to know Why would God call his servant to taking the very nature of a servant, begin people just from looking at their faces when I talked to them, and also by reading do something so contrary to common made in human likeness.” their body language. He knew exactly what I meant. Sometimes actions do speak sense? The Lord of the universe sounds Talk about a step down on the social louder than words. But it’s another language. a little bit like my big brothers growing ladder. God became man…for us—and Valentine’s Day is just over. I wonder how many boyfriends/fiancés purchased up (“Dare you to touch that, Bry”), the that’s the most important part. Love gifts for their significant others, and whether they spoke the right “love language.” only difference is that they didn’t know must be sincere. Looking out for today’s One of my friends back home was telling me about her frustrations with her pres- what would happen and wanted to see, “orphans” and “widows” can’t be done ent boyfriend. Through her words, I could hear that this relationship was all wrong but God knew exactly what would hap- as charity or with a mission trip type because he wasn’t speaking her language. My friend was trying to speak HIS lan- pen and wanted Moses to see. attitude. The truth is that when we go guage, and he wasn’t even trying to understand hers. Just as Moses may have hesitated against our common sense—common All of life is filled with speech, and language: except for the hours we spend when God called him to go against his sense rooted in selfishness—and seek sleeping, we are telling the rest of the world something about ourselves. Whether common sense, there’s a similar call for those in need, we are ourselves blessed. we realize it or not, people are watching, people are listening, people are trying to his servants today we might not be too We will find that the spotlight passes up decipher us, translate our lives into their own dialect. Are we making the effort excited to follow. You see, there’s this some pretty incredible people if we only to understand each other, and be careful about what language we’re speaking, and thing called the social ladder, ever heard take the time grab a snake by the tail. why we’re speaking it? of it? It’s natural to want to go up; this Bryant loves his inner tube water-polo Maggie enjoys sipping coffee over conversation about books, music and commu-
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Wednesday Feb. 18 Men’s Basketball vs. Adrian 7:30 Hope athletic trainers integrate video games into injury rehabilitation practices JamesW Ralston Tyler Cortright (’09), DanielHAB he was able to work his shoulder “I had never done rehab before, In Brief Co-Sports Editor Oumedian (’09) and Brent in a different method than in but I definitely enjoyed it.” Competition is in the air as Solberg (’09) worked with 25 normal rehab. Swimming & diving three varsity football players student athletes to gauge the “The Wii Fit made me work Fitness games at home challenge each other for the effectiveness of the video game a lot harder,” Fairchild said. “I Although his research focused Hope’s swimming and div- top score on their new favorite systems on balance. would be having fun playing on the use of the Wii and “DDR” ing teams finished the regular video game. Each athlete takes The results were promising as ‘Shaun White’ or another Wii for athletes, Brumels believes season on a strange note when their turn to see who can best both “DDR” and Wii Fit showed a game rather than doing just that the games can also serve as a their meet at Albion College the other, and athletic trainer lower level of difficulty perceived push-ups.” good form of exercise. For those was cancelled on Feb. 7 due to Dr. Kirk Brumels looks who have trouble getting a power outage. The meet will on, knowing that this motivated to exercise, the not be rescheduled because little competition is video games can serve as a the regular season results do benefiting the athletes’ great distraction. not factor into the final MIAA strength more than “You can play some standings. The next meet for they know. The Wii Fit games like ‘Active Life: the teams will be the MIAA balancing game that Outdoor Challenge’ and Championships Feb. 19-21. they are playing is one work up a real sweat,” Heading into the finals, the of many games that Brumels said. “This is not men’s team holds a 5-1 dual Brumels has introduced an effective substitute for meet record, while the women for rehabilitation and cardio for an athlete, but stand at 5-2. strengthening of Hope for low impact increased College athletes. heart rate for normally sedentary kids it has a scholar athlete The idea good impact.” Brumels brought this Brumels also points Basketball player Jesse Reim- new creative approach out some tips about not ink (‘09) was voted to ESPN to rehabilitation to Hope only the use of Wii Fit and The Magazines Academic All- after seeing his daughter DDR, but video games in District first team. All district playing “Dance Dance general. honors Division II and III ath- Revolution” (DDR). “There are no rules of letes in Alabama, Kentucky, Photos by Kevin Soubly “I watched my Hands on— (Above) Baseball player Derek Fairchild (’11) uses the Nin- the games that say you Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. daughter playing ‘DDR,”’ tendo Wii balance board with “Shaun White Snowboarding.” Fairchild is one have to play it sitting on the The honor also places him in Brumels said. “Then I of many Hope athletes who have used the Wii for rehabilitation purposes. couch with potato chips,” the running for Academic All- played and realized how (Below) Basketball player Daniel Cox (’10) plays “Duck Hunt” on Wii while Brumels said. “Why not American standing. the game could be used doing squats on a Bosu ball. challenge a friend to play for single leg strength standing on one foot?” hockey training.” by the athletes and a higher rate For volleyball player Jamie Having experienced the The observation opened the of improvement in balance as Kline (’11), the “Active Life: difficulty of the games, Kline The Hope Hockey Club will floodgates to a new approach to compared to traditional methods Outdoor Challenge” program agrees with Brumels on the be making their eighth consec- rehab at Hope. “DDR” became (see box, below-right). was used for her recovery from effectiveness they can have as a utive appearance in the Ameri- a staple in the athletic training “Athletes are buying into the a sprained ankle. This Wii game workout. can Collegiate Hockey Asso- rooms beginning in 2006, and new method and realizing that incorporates its own mat which “I think it gets you active,” ciation national tournament, the Nintendo Wii and the Wii is not simply a game to play, is used for the many activities Kline said. “If you don’t want to having finished the regular Fit were added in 2008. but a tool to help reach a goal in available in the game. go to the gym and run in circles season with a 17-4-0-1 record. From the beginning, Brumels rehab.” “I think it (using video games it is a good option; you definitely Prior to the national tourna- saw many benefits in using the Another benefit that the study for rehab) worked well,” Kline said. break a sweat.” ment the Dutchmen will head gaming systems for rehab. and general use of the games has to Grand Rapids for the Michi- “The game serves a little bit brought is a greater interest in Video games: gan Collegiate Hockey Confer- as a distraction,” Brumels said. creative methods for athletic fitness at home ence tournament. “Doing a repetitive exercise can training students. Rather than Dr. Kirk Brumels’ recommended get boring. The video game simply following protocol, the helps the athlete to forget about students have begun thinking games for home fitness: coach published the repetitive nature of the of other new rehabilitation exercise and just have fun.” techniques. Dance Dance Revolution Women’s basketball coach Despite his initial positive “The program has encouraged - any platform Brian Morehouse is featured results and feedback, Brumels some creative thinking on our in the book “Chicken Soup did not have any scientific part as well as the athletes,” Wii Fit for the Soul: Inside Basket- evidence to back up his new Brumels said. “Students are strength, aerobics, ball” which was released Feb. principles. So Brumels and a becoming engaged in how to be balance, yoga 9. In the book, Morehouse team of students conducted creative with the exercises.” tells the story of Becky Bossard a study in the Fall of 2008 to Specific cases back up the (’06), a player that volunteered prove the benefits of “DDR” study as well: baseball player Wii games to be taken off of the roster and Nintendo Wii on athlete Derek Fairchild (’11) tore a - Active Life: Outdoor Challenge for Hope’s 2005-2006 NCAA rehab. muscle in his shoulder and - Shaun White Snowboarding title run. NCAA rules limit used the Wii Fit balance board (when using Wii balance board) a team’s roster to 15 players, The study program. By using his upper while Hope’s had 16. Bossard For the study, Brumels and body on the board in a pushup recognized the situation and students Troy Blasius (’09), position over the balance board, approached Morehouse to vol- unteer to be the player to sit out. After the team went on to Video game study results win the national title, Bossard 25 student athletes went through four weeks of rehabilitation work and rated the three methods used on was chosen by the team to be difficulty, level of engagement and enjoyment the first to hoist the trophy. In honor of her unselfish act, a Hope basketball fan has also Traditional rehab methods: DDR: Wii Fit: created a scholarship to com- memorate Bossard. Difficult: 3.17 Difficult: 2.71 Difficult: 1.60 Engaged: 3.33 Engaged: 4.14 Engaged: 4.40 Enjoy: 2.17 Enjoy: 4.14 Enjoy: 4.40
Graphics by Kat Mojzak 12 The Anchor Sports February 18, 2009 MEn’s basketball Dutchmen miss away victory by one point Karen Patterson one has to lose. It doesn’t seem fair that it Co-Sports Editor was us twice but that’s the way it goes.” The biggest game of the regular season In addition to Osburn and Reimink’s had come down to one final shot. The ball efforts, guards Peter Bunn (’11) and David was put into play; it flew through the air, Krombeen (’12) played a large part in the bouncing off the rim back towards the solid team performance. court as the buzzer signaled the end of Bunn came alive in the second half regulation. of the game, shooting for 50 percent to The Hope fans stood stunned in the finish with a team high 21 points. shock of defeat while the Calvin fans Their contributions did not go stormed the floor in victory. The finish unnoticed, either; both Coach Van was reminiscent of a game only three Wieren and Reimink had high praise for weeks prior where one final shot had the young players. “Peter has played like been the difference between an exciting that all season,” Van Wieren said after the home win and a heart-breaking loss. game. “He’s a versatile player who plays a Many residents of West Michigan tout lot of his best ball late in the game.” the rivalry between the Hope College “David and Peter have been key this Flying Dutchmen and the Calvin College season,” Reimink said. “At the beginning Knights as one of the greatest in the of the season Zach and I knew what country. our roles on the team would be, but we Hope and Calvin even gained national wanted to see who else would step up. recognition in 2007 when ESPN named Along with Will Bowser (’11), those two the two schools as the 4th greatest college have really helped make this team what basketball rivals in the country. it is.” Fans of both teams will camp out for Photo by James Ralston Though it was a difficult game to lose, hours, sometimes days, prior to tickets Driving Through— Peter Bunn (’11) pushes the ball up-court as Calvin’s the team is hopeful that they will have a going on sale for a chance to get into the Dustin Smith hustles to defend. Bunn’s 21 point effort was key for the Dutch- third chance to claim victory. big game. On Feb. 11, the teams met for men, but not enough as they lost the game 62-63. “We’ll be back,” Van Wieren said. “I the second time this season in Calvin’s know these guys, and the chemistry is as brand new Van Noord Arena. throughout most of the first half, leading with 15 and 11 rebounds respectively. good as any other team.” The Knights were looking to topple by as many as 14 points at one point. “Rebounding is something that we’ve Similar to their coach, the players the Dutchmen for the second time after Near the close of the half, though, Calvin been practicing pretty hard since the expressed a desire for a third chance to winning a close game at DeVos Fieldhouse gained some momentum, pulling within last time we played them,” Reimink said. take on their biggest opponent. just a few weeks before, while Hope was four points of Hope. “It’s always been a big emphasis of Hope “The most important thing to us is still looking to avenge the home loss to their The half finished with a missed 3-point basketball. Calvin was missing a lot of to go to the NCAA tournament, but we’d rival. For the first time, however, since shot by Scott Jungling (’10), but Hope shots and we were able to grab those love another chance to play Calvin,” Bunn the 2002 season, Calvin walked away maintained a lead of 32-28. loose balls.” said. as the winner in both regular season Throughout the course of the game, Head Coach Glenn Van Wieren was Should the two teams meet again, the games. defensive rebounding helped keep the in agreement that rebounding was an Flying Dutchmen will be ready. Hope sprung out ahead of the Knights Dutchmen on pace with the Knights even important part of the game. “Calvin has stolen two close ones from us. early in the game, holding Calvin to just as Calvin began making more shots in the “We had terrific rebounding and We’ve been in both games the whole time, five points for the first eight minutes. second half. Hope captains Jesse Reimink shooting. It was really a great game,” Van and it’s difficult to beat the same team The Flying Dutchmen held a strong lead (’09) and Zach Osburn (’09) led the team Wieren said. “One team has to win and three times in one season,” Reimink said. Athlete Profile Senior athlete leads women’s basketball team by example Bethany Stripp her ACL the day before the senior season one to remember. court and apply it to my life. Guest Writer NCAA tournament began. She With the NCAA Division III It’s hard to think that come Kaitlyn Kopke knows what had no choice but to sit and Women’s Final Four coming to March it’ll be done.” it feels like to be the best in watch as the team progressed DeVos Fieldhouse from March Before she leaves, the nation. In 2006, Kopke and through three rounds of the 20-21, Kopke and the team have Kopke has some advice for her teammates from Hope’s tournament before losing to extra motivation to work hard underclassmen who hope women’s basketball team eventual DIII champ Howard this season. to play varsity basketball in traveled to Springfield College in Payne University. “We have an amazing team the future. Springfield, Mass. and returned “It was one of the toughest this year with high potential. I “You’ve got to work hard to Hope as Division III national things I’ve gone through as a want to go out of Hope with a day in and day out,” she champions. person or an athlete,” Kopke said. big bang. Only one team finishes said. “You’ve got to love the “It was so much fun being on “It taught me more about who I with a win at the end of the game, but if you love it and that team,” Kopke (’09) said. “It am as a person and really helped season and we want that to be are willing to put the time showed me what a successful put things in perspective.” us,” Kopke said. “The program in, it can be one of the best season looks like.” After a spring and summer has been built up so much that experiences of your life.” However, Kopke also knows of therapy, Kopke was cleared it’s expected you’ll win. We have In the closing games of what it feels like to watch her to play right after the team’s to hold up to the success.” the season, Kopke helped team lose to the best in the August trip to Europe. She is The mechanical engineering lead the team to a 13-1 nation. Last year, Kopke tore now ready to help make her major from Haslett, Mich. is finish in the MIAA and a Kaitlyn Kopke now the lone senior captain for 20-1 record overall. the women’s basketball team. In In their final home game of senior season, Kopke has given her second year as captain, she the season, Kopke, as well as strong performances. In the last is well aware of the expectations the rest of the team, took the four games, she contributed 15 that come with the position. opporotunity to support breast points, coupled with 10 rebounds “You have to be a leader on and cancer awareness by donning and five defensive steals. off the court,” Kopke said. “The pink jerseys. In her time at Hope, Kopke team sees how hard you’re working In addition to raising $2400 has had many once-in-a- and then they do the same.” for the cause, the team claimed lifetime experiences, both good There are six regular season at least a share of this year’s and bad. From a national title to games left in Kopke’s basketball MIAA regular season title. a possible career- ending injury, career at Hope, but she’s not Kopke and her teammates she has seen and done it all.
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