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Rushmore appear gears up for a new students at Masquerade season —Page 4 —Pages 6-7 —Page 11 rm Hope College -g Bulk Rate U.S. Postage PAID Permit #592 ^1 he anchor Holland MI October 30, 1991 Harnessing the winds of change Volume 104, Number 8 Majority of students oppose Nykerk integration made my decision one way or the other. I'm Jill Flanagan IV) Should Nykerk be integrated? waiting to weigh news editor Differences in opinion between those who have and have not students opinions and hear what the com- participated in Nykerk. A large majority of Hope students do not mittee has to say." l-Vi . want the all male and all female traditions of Student Representative to the Campus the Pull and Nykerk to be changed. Life Board Holly Moore ( 93) explained thai In a survey done by The anchor , 66.7 the committee will be made up of both stu- percent of Hope students do not want Nykerk dents and faculty. Said Moore, "People in- integrated while 78.2 percent do not want the volved will be from both activities as well." Pull to include women. Said Moore, "I think it is a good idea to * •SOSfiSBMMMMMflMMSBBIlEfiB The issue is also currently before the have a committee established to look at all the C ampus Life Board who expect to be forming different angles but the will of the students " -ommittee to go more in depth. According should be followed." to Dean Richard Frost, the committee is ex- The anchor survey involved 174 stu- pected to begin convening after Nykerk and dents from all four classes. Thirty-five per- will continue through February. cent had participated in Nykerk. Said Frost, "I expect major decisions A second pair of questions asked whether / from the committee by March so that students or not a separate Nykerk should be created for HA ifiw,k*ri will still have a month to look at the recom- men and a separate Pull should be created for ^ mendations/' women. The campus was fairly evenly di- gralcd tradition be crcalcd was mentioned, gating this possibility. Frost has not yet formed an opinion on vided on both of these questions. unsolicited, by many students in the survey. A Student Congress survey last year found the issue. "I 'm right in the middle and haven't A possibility that a third separate inte- The Campus Life Board will also be investi- similar results. Should a seperate Pull be created for women? Parietal hours up for p.- no opinion Senior reconsideration 40 5 Ves from there, although in the end, I would like to by Theresa L. Hamilton see them changed." J.JH'G staff writer Werkman says he is likely to propose to Each year. Student Congress examines Congress "a move to one o'clock at night and many issues which affect the student body of a move to 10 o'clock in the morning." Alter •XvXXv xxvxvx; . .v w.. • ...... Hope College. the proposal is made. Congress will negotiate OOPO. 41 R Tom Workman, president of Student and try to choose a resolution which will 41 8 Congress, decidcd that parietals should be satisfy the majority of the student population. one of the major topics to be discussed this One of Workman's reasons for changing 29 year. the morning portion of parietals is that "cur- isi Ybar 41.2 At the present time, parietals are from 12 rently maintenance can go in at 10 o'clock in midnight to 11 a.m. on Sunday through the morning and I look at that as saying, 'well, Thursday, and from 2 a.m. to 11 a.m. on if maintenance can do that, how come stu- Friday and Saturday. dents can't do that?' You have three classes "One of the things that I wanted to ac- before lunch. A lot of times a lot of people R. Bokkering, Vice-president for Admissions The first step in making a resolution, is to complish this year was to have something that want to come in and study before the exam." and Student Life, on the issue of changing have a proposal made in Congress. Alter could be addressed and that every student Workman's rationale behind looking at parietals. Bokkering feels that Con gross should Congress makes a decision, the resolution is would have say in.. And the thing that came to the evening portion of parietals is that "a lot of take a look at this issue because to the best of sent to the Exlra-Curricular Activities Com- my mind was parietals," stated Werkman. limes, students are studying in a dorm room his knowledge, it really hasn't been looked at mittee, and eventually is sent lo the Campus "Let's look at parietals; let's look at them and they got to leave because it's 12 o'clock in-depth for a long time. Life Board, which can amend the original and see if we can improve on them. I'm not and..., in my opinion, that's almost hindering One of the concerns that students have resolution. From there it is passed on lo the saying we should necessarily change them, my education, or somebody else's education had is that their safety will be in danger if president who has the power lo either sign or but I'm saying we should look at them and go because they got to leave." parietals are changed. Werkman does not veto it. Another problem foresee that has being a problem. "If some- A few years ago Congress passed a reso- Photo fry Rich Blair with parietals occurs body really wants to gel into a dorm, they're lution lo change parietals from 11 a.m. lo 10 when you have some- going to get in. They can just knock on an a.m. and from 12 midnight to 12:30 a.m. one of the opposite sex outside door and somebody will lei them in." Although this resolution passed all the way who is visiting you. The largest problem with changing pari- through the Campus Life Board, it was vetoed Werkman does not etals is that the student body holds such a by the president. feel it is right for variety of opinions on this topic. Each person "I think that it's important lhat this issue people to have to end a seems to have their own idea on what the be addressed and it's important that we hear conversation, simply limes for parietals should be, and these opin- from the students on this, because if we hear because it is midnight. ions range from abolishing parietals to mak- from them and if we hear an outcry for change %4 .j^v.v.y.v.y. Not only is education ing them even stricter. It would be very difficult that will make our effort a lot better. It will growth hindered, but to reach a resolution that would please all the make us a little more effective." He stresses so is intellectual, students, so Congress is looking lo compro- the importance of students talking to their spiritual and emo- mise in order lo satisfy the largest number of representatives, so that the representatives tional growth-growth people. know what their constituents are thinking and doesn't have to take "If the majority of people think that the wanting. place from 11 o'clock issue of parietals doesn' t need to be addressed, Werkman's goal is to "get something in the morning %till 12 then Congress will not act on this issue." through Congress after the first of the year." o'clock at night." However, Werkman feels that most students However, if parietals do change, he antici- Werkman has al- "are looking for achange-they think it's time pates that the changes will not become active ready spoken to James that the change occur." until the following academic year. 0 f 2 The anchor October 30,1991 -If * NEWS f Marriage seminar prepares couples events are not to take the place of traditional workshop for engaged people whose fiancees by Jill Flanagan premarital counseling though "it is a lot better cannot attend if enough interest is expressed. news editor — than nothing for people who plan on not The workshop deals with five or six top- With all of the problems facing newly- having counseling. For those who will have ics which VanHeest determines. These issues weds today, the chaplain s office routinely counseling with theirofficiating minister, it is are perennial trouble spots for newly weds 9nd provides a way lo help avoid po- include relations with in-laws, tential troubles.