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Are we there yet? ^Anchor March 1997 Hope Collegea Holland, Michigana An independent nonprofit publications Serving the Hope College Community for I 10 years Congress to hold final Ollle vote tonight check James Malinchak and to bring STACY BOGARD & Ollie." M. HERWALDX These and other issues have campusbeat editor & We can debate this when I arrive at Hope cropped up in several debates over intermission editor the past week and a half. Aside from Congress will re-vote tonight College, because I can assure you that I last week's Student Congress meet- about bringing Oliver North to am coming one way or the other. ing, students, alumni and faculty campus. The debate over whether voiced their opinions during or not to bring North to Hope as a —Oliver North on his radio show Thursday Monday's open forum in the Kletz, paid lecturer has created a hotbed and on Oliver North's nationally of discussion. tire meeting be conducted through we had done all this work to bring syndicated radio show last Thurs- Several issues have surfaced. "Speaking Frankly," which allows James Malinchak here," she said. day. North devoted a full forty-five * One such issue questions whether those not in Student Congress the "And then all of a sudden the in- minutes of his show to discussing due process was served in the 14- right to speak. Marolt and her sup- formation was released in an emer- Hope's faculty resolution, Student day decision made by the Student porters on Congress were largely gency meeting that Oliver North prompted by local Holland news- learns to live Congress executive board to bring outvoted and "Speaking Frankly" was coming and James Malinchak paper articles faxed to him by the wheelchair- North to campus, without a student was re-opened in the latter half of was not. This was after Malinchak Grand Rapids Press. bound. poll or the consent of full Congress. the meeting. Marolt chaired the and I had a verbal agreement." Last Wednesday's weekly Stu- Spotlight, Another key question repeatedly committee that on Congress Presi- Cook refuted this statement. dent Congress meeting was any- page 6. posed to Student Congress by con- dent Ryan Cook's ('97) request "Dana, you were for Ollie North thing but routine. Before all 27 cerned students and faculty asks spent two months researching a coming," he said. "You weren't members of Student Congress, phi- whether funding North's visit will proper candidate for their speaker happy about it, but you were for it." losophy professor Carol Simon in- use student funds. series. As Marolt shook her head, fac- vited questions concerning the fac- Internal problems within Con- Cook's decision, according to ulty advisor Sue Frost restated the ulty resolution. This resolution, gress were publicly displayed in Marolt, undermined the work that prior view of the situation. "I want signed by the majority of Hope fac- last Wednesday's meeting. Dana the H.A.N.D. Task Force commit- to make this clear, Ryan. The exec ulty, voiced the opinion that bring- Marolt ('99), a student representa- tee had already done. board made the decision without ing North to campus was not in the tive, made a motion to let the en- "A major concern of mine is that Student Congress to not bring more OLLIE on 7 Kollen Hall scuffle leads Anne Bakker- Gras wins to arrests national award as DAN MCCUE staff reporter activites leader. Public Safety arrested two male Campusbeat, non-Hope students in Kollen Hall page 2. Friday night, Feb. 28, on charges ranging from minor in possession of alcohol to assault. The incident began when the two 20-year-olds tore down an R.A. Of- fice sign across the hall from the open apartment door of Kollen Resident Director Ellen Awad and her husband, Habeeb. Habeeb and Assistant Resident Director Ntsiki Sisulu ('97) left the apartment and followed the two Students males into the women's wing on the pray into the first floor. early morn- "Habeeb spoke to the gentlemen ing. asking for the sign back," Sisulu Religion, said. "Habeeb then asked the Anchor photo by Matthew Scholtens page 3. gentleman holding the sign his SAY YES: Lemorie ('98) used a marriage proposal to Lori Madaus ('98) as the name, while I asked the other finale of the first percussion recital in Hope's history. The recital on Friday, Feb. 28, fea- gentleman what his name was," she tured Lemorie on timpani, marimba, and other percussion instruments. Clad in a cloak, black said. hat, and "Phantom" mask, Lemorie concluded the concert by singing "Music of the Night" According to Sisulu, the two by Andrew Lloyd Webber. During a piano passage near the end of the song, Lemorie jumped males continued walking down the off the stage to grab Madaus out of the audience and finished the song on one knee. He hallway, rudely commenting to offered the ring at the end of the song. Madaus tearfullly accepted. Awad and Sisulu. Ellen Awad used a resident's phone to contact Public Safety. Habeeb Awad and Sisulu told the Warm weather spawns break-ins pair to remain in the building so Professors in Lubbers will met could find along with some candy they could give their names to Pub- Men's tennis STACY BOGARD with Terpstra early today to discuss that was in the office. The locks and lic Safely. wins first campusbeat editor what further precautions should be access pads to the office were One of the two males charged match of To protect their belongings and taken to ensure the building safety. rekeyed the next day when the Habeeb Awad to get out of the door, season. privacy, professors and staff in The suspects, two area girls be- break-in was discovered. but Awad caught the male's coat Sports, three campus buildings must make tween the ages of eight and thirteen Other departments affected irv- sleeve. He punched Awad in the page 8. sure that their doors are locked have not been taken into custody clude the political science and Eiv arm in an attempt to escape. each time they leave their office since Public Safety has been unable glish departments. The English "I bearhugged him from behind area, even for five to ten minutes. to prove their connection to the Department has been hit on three to hold him until Public Safety Reports of numerous petty lar- crimes. It has been assumed that the separate incidences since an unre- came," Habeeb Awad said. cenies and malicious destruction of suspects entered the buildings ei- lated incident in December. The man charged the door a sec- property in Lubbers Hall, ther on the weekends or at night In two subsequent weekends, ond lime, hilling his face on it. but VanZoeren Hall and the'Nykerk after the majority of the staff had department office staffer Myra making it into the stairwell drag- Music Building within the last left, found keys to filing cabinets, Kosehl's file cabinet was broken ging Awad with him. month have brought the issue of offices and desk drawers, and took into and more petty cash was taken, Sisulu made a phone call to 911, after hours building safety to Pub- petty cash, keys and candy. along with money from the coffee reporting "it had gotten physical." lic Safety's forefront. tin. Cash was taken again the fol- The incident ended in the Hall "A lot of times these thefts have The most recent occurrence was lowing weekend with a set of keys basement with the arrival of Public happened because doors have been last Thursday, Feb. 27, in the Dean found in a desk drawer. Safety. The male was escorted out Women left unlocked. Complete informa- of Social Sciences office in 'The janitor found the keys be- of the building and handcuffed. writers to tion was distributed through a se- VanZoeren between 4:30 and 6 p.m. hind a trash bin on another floor," The other male was found out- read for curity alert with emphasis on Each of the pencil drawers in the Kosehl said. side and taken into custody. Women's people contacting Public Safety if locked offices were rummaged Public Safety encourages reports Charges filed included providing Week. anything looks unusual or if people through. Master key access was ob- of any suspicious activity imme- false identification to police, mali- Intermission, look like they don't belong," said tained from desks in the main of- diately. "There are a lot more cious destruction of property and an page 5. Tom Renner, director of public re- fice entrance areas. The juveniles people around with the improving assault charge against one of the lations. took what change and cash they weather," Renner said.