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April 1999 The end is in sight: Hope College • Hollandancho, Michigan • A student-run nonprofit publication r• Serving the Hope College Community for M 2 years check Common Relief bond action • Student leaders' ^Students encouraged to organize to choose new assist in relief eff orts for Director of Student Kosovo crisis. Activities SARA E LAMERS SARA E LAMERS campusbeat editor cam pus beat editor Members of several student organi- The Kosovo crisis caught the atten- The year in zalions have joined together in hopes tion of Brent Merchant ('()()). who review at Hope College that their voices will he belter heard hopes to raise awareness through a Infocus, in tho final selection process of the refugee drive on Wednesday, April 28 page 4. new Director of Student Activities. and Thursday, April 29. "After talking with several students "I wanted to help somehow and de- about the process of how we are se- cided this would be a way I can give lecting the new director. I got the sense my time," Merchant said. that many students fell our voices were Donations will be collected at Phelps Anchor photo by Nikelle Johnson not being heard by merely an evalua- and Cook Dining Hall entrances from tion," said Michael McCune ('99), G AV E L P OW E R: Vice President Malt Scogin ('02), 11 a.m. to I p.m. and in the DcWitt Director of WTHS. President Louis Can fie Id ('01), and Comptroller Kelly Morrison ('01) Center lobby from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. McCune invited leaders from other prepare to lead Student Congress. on Wednesday only. student organizations, such as Greek Merchant stressed that donations of Take a closer Life, Social Activities Committee, the all sizes are welcome. look at the Students elect cabinet Milestone, the Anchor, Fellowship of "1 want to emphasize small dona- shared lives of Christian Students, Women's Issues tions," he said. "Everyone can afford twins Organization, Nykerk, Pull, and RISE, and representatives to donate at least a dollar, and even if Spotlight, to discuss each of the candidates. Each "I'm very excited and grateful that half of our students gather a small page 8. MEREDITH CARE of the students was a member of one students are giving me another chance amount of their change it will make a staff writer of two interview teams who have met to represent them," Brax said. "This difference." with each of the candidates separately Next year's Student Congress presi- cabinet has a lot of potential and ex- Donators will be able to choose to beginning on Tuesday, April 20. dent and vice president were both perience, which can do nothing but have their donations sent to one of On Monday, April 26, the students elected after receiving a substantial good things for Student Congress." three agencies. The agencies selected met to weigh the qualifications of each amount of the votes. President Louis With a new cabinet comes new plans are: Oxfam America Kosovo Relief candidate and reach a consensus of Canfield ('01) received 396 votes and for next year. One of the main concerns Fund, American Red Cross Interna- which would be the best for all orga- Vice President Matt Scogin received is better communication between Con- tional Response Fund, and The Chris- nizations. 457 voles on Thursday, April 23 and gress and students. tian Children's Fund. Richard Frost, Dean of Students, Friday, April 24. Kelly Morrison ('01) "We're going to do just what we said "I picked what I thought were three feels the interviewing process has been was named comptroller by an internal we were going to do," Scogin said. worthwhile organizations," Merchant effective and values student opinions. selection committee. "We want to keep students better in- said. Provost "There are strengths to all of the can- "My biggest goal is to restore the formed, so that they learn about a de- Oxfam America provides water, Nyenhuis didates and we will look over the trust of the student body to Student cision before it is made, and they can clothing, and shelter for the refugees honored by evaluations from faculty and students Congress," Canfield said. "We'll do voice their opinion if they want. We while the American Red Cross helps Mortar Board and take their views into consider- that by improving communication be- want to make more of a representative meet their food and medical needs.The Campusbeat, ation," he said. tween the two." type of Congress." Christian Children's Fund specializes page 2. "Wc were very impressed with the Scogin feels he and Canfield will Canfield and Scogin propose to im- in programs dealing with children's' candidates and their qualifications," complement each other well. prove communication by implement- trauma. said Nikkellc Johnson ('99) Co-Edi- "I'm really excited that Louis and I ing an e-mail system, in which repre- Donations received not specifing r tor of the Milestone. "Wc were excited were elected together," Scogin said. sentatives would send out an e-mail to one of the organizations will be divided ii about what each of them can offer "Since we ran on the same ticket, I their constituents after every meeting. equally among all three groups. Hope." know we will work well together." Avery and Zimbleman agree that The event is co-sponsored by the Final candidates for the job include Class representatives were also communication needs to be improved. Political Science Department, the His- Diana Breclaw, Assistant Director of elected. Emily DuBois ('00) and Eric "Most of the people I talked to didn't tory Department, the Chaplain's office, Student Activities at Elmhurst Col- Goodman ('()()) were elected as senior feel connected to Congress, which is the Fraternal Literary Society, the Pan- lege, III.; Ann Comerford, Special Pro- class representatives, Paul Bush ('01) sad to me," Avery said. "I want to make Hellenic Council, the Hope Republi- grams and Center Events Graduate As- and Megan Brax ('01) as junior repre- people feel that they know what's go- cans and the Hope Democrats. sistant at Southern Illinois University, sentatives and Amy Avery ('02) and ing on and that they can have a chance In conjunction with the drive, a and Melissa Yonan, Advisor and Fra- Jessica Zimbleman ('02) as sophomore to voice their opinion." panel discussion on the Kosovo crisis Student dance ternity/Sorority Specialist at the Uni- representatives. more ELECTIOMS on 2 more RELIEF on 2 concert takes versity of Wisconsin, Madison. center stage After reviewing the candidates, Intermission, McCune and the students decided Fiedlers to speak at commencement page3. upon one of the candidates which they feel would be (he best for all student dren, to a group of about 15 six-year and 1 was enjoying it. MIKE ZUIDEMA old children. Fiedler has come a long Fiedler organizations. McCune declined to editor-in-chief comment on which candidate the stu- way from his days of discussing the will con- dents chose. A Hurry of small hands sprouted in motives of Captain Ahab in Moby tinue to "We wanted to agree on which of front of John Dick. teach at Lin- the candidates would be the best for Fiedler as he Fiedler has spent the last year stu- coln through all of the students and fell this would asked if there dent teaching in Room 6 at Lincoln the end of be a more effective way to choose a was any dis- Elementary School. He had been a the school candidate, instead of merely filling out cussion on member of Hope's English faculty year when an evaluation," McCune said. "The the book he since 1986. His training began more his student director will be directly involved in had just fin- than a year ago, as he began taking teaching will ished. many organizations and others will education classes with other students be complete. J Fiedler need her on an ad-hoc basis." Fiedler had at Hope. He has al- Women's tennis From this meeting, McCune drafted just finished "I was tired of doing what I was do- ready sent applications to various em- season draws to a letter recommending the candidate reading ing. I wanted something new and dif- ployers. a close the students have chosen. The letter " A m a zing ferent," Fiedler said. "I had been work- "I'm glad I was in a position where Sports, will be sent to Frost, Kristen Gray, Grace," a ing with kids for several years through I could make this move," Fiedler said. page I I. more STUDENTS on 2 story about accepting disabled chil- Big Brother and other volunteering. more FIEDLERS on 2 ampus Beat the Anchor April 28. 1999 Nyenhuis receives honor " A. s a suppor. ..t. figurer- , hl e.