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M A R C H 12. 2 0 0 8 • S I N C E 1887 "SPERA I N D E O ' H O P E COLLEGE • H O L L A N D , M I C H I G A N

Student costs rise for new school year Christ ine Hoste l le r G U E S T W R I T E R

Hope Col lege is raising its cos t s for

the 2008 -2009 academic year to $32,570.

This is an increase of 4.7 percent from

the 2007-2008 academic year.

Many s tudents want to know why the

tuit ion for what they may consider to be

a fairly pricey col lege is increasing.

J.T. Schutt ('08) said, "1 know the high

tuition pays for a quality educat ion and

college experience, but s o m e t i m e s it's

hard. W h e r e d o e s all that m o n e y from

tuition increase go?"

Schutt is paying for col lege most ly

through loans, s o tuition increases will

affect h im greatly in the future as he

works to pay off his increasing debt.

"Tuition increase is the on ly way to

generate revenue for increases in costs of

faculty and staff, rising health insurance

and energy costs," H o p e Col lege Presi-

dent James Bultman said. "Health insur-

ance costs for employees and s tudents

and energy cos t s have increased by 7 .5

percent over the last year." "The main drivers to the cost increase

are compensat ion increases, benef i ts for

faculty and staff, financial aid and utili-

ties, and of course what's going on in the

market," said D o u g VanDyken, direc-

tor of finance and business services at

Hope .

Whi le the U.S. dollar is weak and

compensat ions must occur in faculty

paychecks. H o p e s administration is

working to creatively cut cos t s in as many

non-academic areas as possible in order

to keep tuition increases at a m i n i m u m .

Cost-cutting

"We've worked hard to cut cos t s over

the last couple o f years. W e have looked

very carefully at personnel , gotten better

rates for indebtedness and tried to nego -

tiate better insurance rates for students

and faculty. Those are the big ones,"

Bultman said.

VanDyken said that the col lege is

working on b e c o m i n g more efficient

electronically and is thus saving paper

and postage cos t s on i tems such as bud-

get reports.

Hope's 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 tuit ion increase is

lower than the 5 percent tuit ion increase

that it has averaged over the past ten

years. Compared to 20 other private lib-

eral arts col leges in the Great Lakes Col-

lege Associat ion, or GLCA, H o p e ranked

17th, or third lowest , in tuition increases

for the 2006-2007 school year.

"Hope has the lowest tuition in the

GLCA, and the smallest e n d o w m e n t ,

but still we have the lowest increase,"

Bultman said. S E E COSTS, P A G E 9

PHOTO EDITOR DAVID MOORE

DON'T STOP DANCING— Sam Pettigrew ('10), Kelly Cooper (*11), Kayla Johannesen ( ' l l ) and Sophie Hartman ('11) keep moving despite exhaustion during the linedance. Hartman, who won the award for best dancer, chose not to sit even while eating, which dancers are allowed to do.

Dance Marathon 'goes wild' for kids This year's marathon held in memory of Ali Aardema raises record amount

Ashley DeVecht FEATURES EDITOR

"She always kept the faith," said Steve

Aardema o f his daughter Ali Aardema. A s

he spoke to the crowd o f hundreds o f Hope

Col lege students and faculty, his voice

quivered and tears clouded his vision.

This year, Hope Col lege's D^nce Mara-

thon was held in honor o f Aardema who

passed away about three months ago af-

ter a seven-year fight with leukemia. The

marathon raised a record-breaking SI20 ,

878 .62 for the DeVos Children's Hospi-

tal, which is located

in Grand Rapids.

The DeVos Chil-

dren's Hospital is

known statewide for

its pediatric special-

ties. Money raised

by Dance Marathon

helps fund special -

programs for patients

and their families that make hospital visits

more pleasant and help families cope with

their young child's illness.

More than 2 0 0 students participated

as dancers this year, choosing to stand

for a full 2 4 hours. Musical entertain-

ment, games, crafts and food kept most

dancers occupied and lively, despite

their s leep deprivation. 4*l haven't had much sleep, but I've

been able to stay with it. It's really worth

it when you see the children's faces when

they come and jump in the bounce house,"

"Seeing the families and

hearing their stories is so

inspiring!1

- A s h l e y Barbieri ( ' 0 9 )

dancer Aimiee Barigian ( M l ) said. "The

families have to go without sleep all the

lime, so for me, experiencing that for one

day has been a life-changing experience."

Other students were moralers or partici-

pated on committees for eight to 12 hour

shifts. Their job was to keep the dancers

energetic and make sure everything was

going smoothly behind the scertes.

"This year I'm on the Family Rela-

tions Committee, and basically what w e

do is throughout the year, set up different

events to hold with the families to get to

know them and gel

~"1 them used to the en-

vironment o f Dance

Marathon," Aaron

Knighton ( '08) said.

"Throughout the

Marathon itself, w e

supply a place for

- them to relax and stay

if they need to. We

kind o f watch after the children if the parents

want to hang out."

Miracle families are families who

have one or more children who have been

treated by Devos Children's Hospital.

These families participate in Dance Mar-

athon all year as they meet with groups

on campus for various events. These

families also attend Dance Marathon

and inform students o f their experiences

with DeVos Children's Hospital.

"Seeing the families and hearing

their stories is so inspiring," said Ash-

ley Barbieri ('09). "At times it can get

tiring, but then you see the families and

you remember why you're here and

you're rejuvenated."

Stacey Hill, the mother of Jordan and

Mallory Hill, two "miracle children," has

been involved in Dance Marathon for

seven years. For her, Dance Marathon has

given her an opportunity to teach her chil-

dren about giving o f time and money.

"Dance Marathon not only g ives (Jor-

dan and Mallory) time to be with people

w h o love them, accept them and sup-

port them, but it also shows them what

older kids can do to help people in need.

(Hope students are) sacrificing time

and energy in an effort to do something

for them," said Hill.

Dance Marathon is in many ways a

symbiotic relationship. Dancers need the

families to endure the long, sleepless night.

The families need hope to endure their

tough battles with illness.

"(Jordan and Mallory) love coming.

They enjoy playing and connecting with

the kids. For us as parents it's super be-

cause w e can connect with other parents. A

lot o f the parents w e will see year to year,

and w e can touch base and find out how the

kids are doing," said Hill.

For Aardema's family, this is the end

o f their battle.

"This is goodbye, guys," Steve Aarde-

ma said. "Thanks for all that you've done,

but it's time for other miracfe families

to lake our place."

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Blonde-haired. blue-eyed,

most likely Dutch and Chris-

tian—these are common descrip-

tions o f a typical Hope student.

But what do other Hope students

look like? How do students iden-

tifying with a minority fit in on

Hope's campus?

Diversity on campus is grow-

ing both racially and ethnically.

According to statistics for 2007-

2008 from the Hope registrar,

Hope has 64 international students

representing 31 countries, includ-

ing Nepal, Ghana and Sri Lanka.

Finding stu-

" / I t a liberal arts college, we

should embrace all religions.9'

— Addison Haynes ( ' 08 )

a home

My

Catholic,"

dents who

practice dif-

ferent faiths.

however, is

still quite

rare.

Addi son

Haynes, a senior from Nobles-

ville, Ind. is one such student.

He's Jewish.

Haynes grew up in

split between two religions.

"My mom is Jewish,

dad was Roman

Haynes said.

His dad, however, has now be-

come apathetic in his beliefs.

"My whole mom's side is Jew-

ish," Haynes said, describing how

he became a supporter o f the Jew-

ish faith. He remembers years

spent celebrating Hanukkah and

Rosh Hashanah. two o f Judaism's

biggest religious holidays.

Going through school , how-

ever, Haynes found he couldn't let

religion hinder him from a quality

learning environment. He attended

a Jesuit high school.

"It was the best education in the

state o f Indiana," Haynes said.

To help him stay true to his

Jewish faith, Haynes joined

a Jewish student union group

at the high school.

When it came time to apply

for col leges and universities,

Haynes decided not to attend

a school with religious criteria

as part o f the required curricu-

lum. Hope was the best overall

choice for Haynes, however, de-

spite its strong religious aspect

o f campus life.

"I heard (Hope) had a great chem-

istry program," Haynes said, indicat-

ing his ultimate reasoning for at-

tending Hope.

As a kinesiology and exercise

science major, Hope's Pre-med

program seemed ideal for him.

Remembering his decision

to come

to Hope,

H a y n e s

said, "Reli-

gious affili-

ations didn't

bother me.

I figured

I could live with it for four more

years. 1 wasn't going to let that

stop me."

In the midst o f completing his

final year at Hope, Haynes has

come to find the religious aspect

o f campus life overbearing.

He's not the only one.

Religion on campus

In response, Katy Sundarara-

jan, one o f Hope's chaplains, said,

"We don't want to make minority

students feel uncomfortable, but

w e will not compromise the in-

tegrity o f the Christian mission

at Hope by ignoring or stifling

our Christian faith. If anything,

w e want the Christian faith to be

recognized as warm and inviting

for all Students."

Only a handful o f students

identified themselves with a dif-

ferent religion this past fall. Nine

students declare themselves to

believe in a religion other than

Christianity, and Haynes is the

only declared Jewish student

on Hope's campus.

Motivating students o f differ-

ent faiths to participate in reli-

gious life on campus is a difficult

task. Students are not forced to

convert to fit in, but they are en-

couraged to share their beliefs

with others on campus.

"(It's) good for learning pur-

poses," Sundararajan said. "We

should open up dialogue and un-

derstand the world better. Having

conversations should strengthen

our sense o f belief."

Religion in academics

Students o f other faiths also

have difficulty accepting the reli-

gion course requirement as part o f

the liberal arts curriculum. Some

students find these courses to only

focus on Christian perspectives.

"At a liberal arts col lege, we

should embrace all religions,"

Haynes said.

Junior Mike Golden, a religion

major at Hope, feels the religion

department does a good job for

what they have.

"There are classes from differ-

ent points o f view," Golden said.

Golden does agree with

Haynes, however.

"The degree is called 'religion'

not 'Christianity,' so we should

incorporate other religions into the

program," Golden said.

Despite the hardships associat-

ed with being in a religious minor-

ity, Haynes has strengthened his

Jewish faith. He cannot remember

a time when someone challenged

his beliefs, but in watching other

Christians, he's discovered incon-

sistencies between their proclaimed

beliefs and their actions. He does

regret one thing about his time

at Hope, though.

"1 should have done more

to enlighten other students,"

Haynes said.

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NATIONAL M A R C H 1 2 , 2 0 0 8 T H E A N C H O R 3 Kenyan Students reflect on new peace agreement Political compromise reached by Kenyan rivals; international community hopes for stability

S a m Ogles N A T I O N A L N E W S EDITOR

After a t w o - m o n t h political

crisis that left over 1,500 people

dead, Kenya's President Mwai

Kibaki and oppos i t ion leader

Raila Odinga have reached

a compromise .

The newly s igned peace deal

will change the const i tut ion to

create a "new post of prime min-

ister" according to the BBC. The

concept has been agreeable to

both factions, but only recently

were the specif ic powers of the

new posi t ion determined.

Under the agreement Odin-

ga will occupy the n e w post of

prime minister, and President

Kibaki will remain as president.

Odinga's Orange Democrat i c

M o v e m e n t is the largest politi-

cal party in Kenya's parliament

and cabinet posts are expected

to be divided according to par-

ties' strength in parliament.

W h e n asked about the deal,

Hope Col lege student Kiley Al-

derink ('08) of Kenya said, "I

h o p e the division of governmen-

tal ministries b e t w e e n Odinga's

Orange Democrat i c M o v e m e n t

and Kibaki's Party of National

Unity will al low Kenya to sta-

bilize, al lowing capital to flow

back into the region."

Alderink's sent iments

e c h o those of the inter-

national community . Kofi An-

nan, former U N Secretary Gen-

eral, has spent more than one

month working with the lead-

ers on this c o m p r o m i s e while

others such as U.S. Secretary of

State Condoleeza Rice and the

African Union chairman Jakaya

Kikwete have also assisted.

The n e w deal is seen as a bea-

con of hope for the country, al-

though the root problems may

not be fully resolved.

"The compromise of power

in Kenya is an a w e s o m e thing,"

said Joel Bruner ('08), also of

Kenya, "but I think that the re-

cent deve lopments in Kenya are

only temporary, and that in five

more years, the next e lect ion

will bring just as many problems

if not more."

Historical tensions

Many fear that the underly-

ing tens ions have not been ad-

dressed by long overdue agree-

ment . O d i n g a used to work for

Kibaki in 2002, but they have

been at odds s ince because Ka-

baki failed to appoint Odinga

prime minister as he had prom-

ised. Significant ethnic tens ions

also exist in the region which

c o m p o u n d the difficulties faced

in pursuing successful power-

sharing agreements .

Significant e thnic tens ions

exist which can be traced back

to colonial ism and European in-

fluence on the cont inent .

"All African countr ies (have)

borders drawn by non-Africans ,

each containing tens if not hun-

dreds of tribes; s o m e of which

could be their o w n nation and

think of themse lves as such,"

Bruner said.

Both Odinga and Kibaki had

accused the other's supporters

of ethnic cleansing.

According to the BBC, prior

to the agreement , 600 ,000 people

fled their h o m e s because people

were targeted according to their

e thnic group. The Kikuyus, of-

ten seen as Kibaki's supporters,

were attacked as were other eth-

nic groups including the Luo, of

which Odinga is a member.

"It's not as if there can be

true feelings of hope for a bright

future yet, because it is a fact

that these tribes really feel

their heritage and d o not give

it up to a melt ing pot mentality

(like) America s e e m s to (do),"

Bruner said.

Kenya has been an important

center of stability in sub-Saha-

ran Africa a center of tourism.

Now, the international c o m -

munity hopes to see a return to

this stability through cont inued

compromise .

A P PHOTO/KHALIL SENOSI

C O N F L I C T R E S O L U T I O N — Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and opposit ion leader Raila Odinga shake hands after signing a power-sharing agreement In Nairobi, Kenya, on Feb. 28 ,2008.

"While the coalit ion should

not be a permanent fix, it is en-

couraging to see politicians act-

ing to destroy stagnant political

systems of dominat ion, elit ism

and patronage," Alderink said.

Peace talks stall between Israel and Palestine

Grace Denny STAFF WRCTER

"The Israeli-Palestinian confl ict has

been going back and forth for so long

that y o u don't k n o w w h o is 'attacking'

and w h o is 'responding' anymore w h e n

the media uses those terms," said Habeeb

Awad, H o p e College's international stu-

dent advisor and a native of Palestine.

The Israeli-Palestinian peace talks that be-

gan in December 2007 were put on hold last

week as Israel launched a five-day raid in the

Palestinian Gaza strip and killed 120 people.

"There have been so many peace talks

in the Middle East through time," Awad

said. "Many Palestinians see what is go ing

on around them, and they don't see very

strong h o p e for things to change quickly.

They

h a v e

lost trust

and h o p e

that there

is any peace

m o v e m e n t

because mos t

of them e n d

in failures."

P a l e s t i n i a n

President Mah-

m o u d Abbas

agreed to resume peace

talks, which are expected to get un-

der way later this week fol lowing a visit

by U.S. Secretary of State Condo leeza

Rice. However, the talks may b e c o m e

more complicated.

Israelis are upset about last week's

g u n shoot ing by a Palestinian targeting

a seminary schoo l in Jerusalem in which

eight people were killed. Tens ions might

also arise as a result of the Israeli govern-

ment's dec i s ion on March 9 to approve

plans to expand Jewish se t t lements along

the West Bank, which go against interna-

tional law. "There is a s imple solution. If Is-

rael abides by U.N. resolutions, peace

will be there," Awad said.

S o m e resolutions include the fol-

lowing: Israel must withdraw from the

green-l ine and return to 1967 borders;

Israel must tear d o w n the wall that di-

vides Palestinians; East Jerusalem is to

b e c o m e the Palestinian capital; and set-

t lements built inside the green- l ine are

to be dismantled.

Awad said that many Palestinians are

forced to live through agony.

"They don't have f reedom of m o v e -

m e n t to pursue their jobs; Israel con-

trols everything that c o m e s in and out

of the West Bank including food and

water, and they also control Palestinians'

papers and documents."

Abbas said he wants a different future

for the Palestinians, and that currently

their reality consists of hospitals full of

innocent v ict ims and of humiliation of

living under siege.

Earlier this year in January, President

George W. Bush visited both leaders and

is hopeful that through this U.S.-spon-

sored peace process there will be a s igned

peace treaty by the t ime he leaves office.

Abbas w e l c o m e s Bush's c o m m i t m e n t to

the peace process and has also said t h a t h e

wanted a resolution before the e n d of this

year. A n obstacle, however, is that mos t

Palestinians see Bush as overwhelmingly

siding with Israel on the conflict.

Another barrier to the peace process

is Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic milita-

rist organization and political party that

is in control of the Gaza Strip. Hamas has

previously favored violence but has said

recently that it is will ing to make a truce

with Israel. Nonethe less , Hamas lead-

ers want any truce to c o m e from both

s ides and to be implemented s imultane-

ously to avoid making the s a m e mistakes

they made before.

"In the past, w e announced a unilateral

truce, but Israel cont inued to launch at-

tacks on us," a Hamas spokesperson said.

Palestinian authorities are urg-

ing Hamas to join in the peace

m o v e m e n t s and are trying to use

a non-mil i tant approach.

For now, in light of the recent ten-

s ions and the growing number of Is-

raeli set t lements in Palestine, the goal of

peace by the end of this year, although

hopeful , s e e m s unlikely.

I N B R I E F

CHINA AND OTHERS VIOLATE HUMAN RIGHTS U.S. SAYS WASHINGTON - A newly

released report by the U.S. State

Department of an annual ac-

counting o f human rights prac-

tices around the world claims

that China is still among the

world's human rights abusers

despite its rapid economic growth.

In the report, the U.S. accuses

China of harassing journalists and

foreign aid workers. It also con-

demns China's torturing of prisoners

through electric shocks, beatings,

shackles, "tiger-benches" (used

to slowly bend legs to the point o f

breaking) and other methods.

Other significant offenders listed

in the report are Pakistan, N. Korea

and Russia because o f its increasing

state-control policies and its moves

away from democracy.

POPE BENEDICT XVI TO VISIT U.S. VATICAN - Pope Benedict

XVI will make his first visit to the U.S. as Pope April 15-20. On the agenda are stops in Washington D.C. and New York City.

The religious leader o f the larg-est single denomination in the U.S. is set to meet with President Bush.

In addition, the Pope will speak to the United Nations Gen-eral Assembly. The Pope's visit is expected to address critical issues such as the church's relations with other denominations, the Jewish community. Muslims and other faiths.

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PHOTO EDITOR DAVID MOORE

LEARNING THROUGH EXPERIENCE- Rep. Pete Hoeks-tra addresses students in the General Assembly at the Model U.N. conference at Hope. The conference focused on interna-t ional Issues as high school and Hope students gained polit i-cal experience through simulat ions of U.N. operations.

Hope hosts Model U.N. conference Gaberiel Johnson G U E S T W R I T E R

On March 6 and 7, H o p e

C o l l e g e hos ted a M o d e l U . N .

c o n f e r e n c e for its 36th consecut ive

year. The approximate ly 6 5 0

students attending the c o n f e r e n c e

c a m e from high s c h o o l s all across

Mich igan and surrounding states.

Mode l U . N . is a semi-debate

c o n f e r e n c e in w h i c h students

c o m e together and s imulate the

proceed ings o f the United Nat ions

in N e w York City.

Students are ass igned a country

to represent either individual ly or

in a group and are scored on h o w

wel l their proposals are true to

what that country w o u l d say and

a l so their interactions wi th other

de legates .

A l l the countr ies c o m e

together in a General A s s e m b l y to

work out a solut ion to a proposed

problem. T h e different sect ions

o f the a s s e m b l y are the General

A s s e m b l y , Securi ty Counc i l ,

E c o n o m i c Social Counci l and an

International Counci l o f Justice.

A variety o f i s sues that

were d i scussed included the

international drug trade, g lobal

healthcare, free trade, w o r l d w i d e

educat ion, rac ism and racial

d iscr iminat ion abo l i shment ,

global overpopulat ion , the

legal i ty o f uranium enrichment ,

cr ises in Iran and East Timor,

and an e m e r g e n c y crisis , as wel l

as historic debates regarding the

Falkland Islands and the United

States' Invasion o f Iraq.

The high school students w h o

participated said that Mode l

U . N . g a v e them the opportunity

to meet other students w h o were

interested in the same things

as them. C h l o e Lundire, a high

schoo l sophomore , liked the

cha l l enge it g a v e her.

"You get to represent the

opin ion o f a country. You're

not a person anymore , y o u ' r e a

country. It's l ike acting but o n a

g lobal scale ," Lundire said.

Why it matters

Others jo ined for the usual

academic reasons such as getting

more volunteer hours and boost ing

co l l ege applications. Jessica

Johnson ( '08) , a high school

senior, said that ga in ing volunteer

hours w a s the original reason w h y

she jo ined, but that it w a s not what

kept her c o m i n g back. 4 i j o i n e d original ly for the

volunteer hours but stayed

because I w a s impressed with the

debate and intellectual thinking,"

Johnson said.

On the H o p e student s ide o f the

involvement , about 3 0 students

participated in Mode l U . N . serving

o n various counc i l s in leadership

and moderation roles.

Ethan Morrical ( M 0 ) , w h o

co-directed Mode l U . N . with

Nate C lement ( ' 1 0 ) , said that

his rationale for invo lvement

included a desire to immerse

h i m s e l f in c a m p u s act iv i t ies and

educate high schoo l students o n

world polit ics .

"I ( b e c a m e invo lved) because

I w a s look ing for someth ing to

ge l invo lved with on c a m p u s

and found this to be a g o o d

exper ience ," Morrical said.

Morrical said that Mode l U . N .

g a v e the students the chance to

be creat ive wi th critical thinking

and apply ing real l i fe situations,

and it a l so g a v e them k n o w l e d g e

o f g lobal affairs.

Rep. Peter Hoekstra ( R - M i c h . )

g a v e the keynote address on

Friday even ing during the c lo s ing

awards ceremony." Hoekstra

said that he hoped the students

used Mode l U . N . as a learning

exper i ence and a poss ib le resource

from which they can draw in the

future in directing their vocat ional

focuses .

"I want these (students) to ge t

a s e n s e o f the exc i t ement that

international exper iences can

offer," Hoekstra said.

Both Hoekstra and Morrical

talked about the importance o f

understanding what is happening

global ly .

"We are lagg ing behind

other countr ies in that regard,"

Morrical said.

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MMC hosts kids' writing workshop Julie Kocsis STAFF W R I T E R

This Saturday, March 15, nearly 4 0 0

children will be participating in the

"Writing, I ts Elementary!" workshop at

the Martha Miller Center.

In this workshop, first through fifth grad-

ers from all over the area will learn from

professional authors and illustrators h o w to

write in different styles including storytell-

ing, sports writing and journalism.

"This is for both kids w h o like to write

and for those w h o think they don't," said

Shandra Martinez, a Grand Rapids Press re-

porter and workshop coordinator. "This is a

way to s h o w those kids that there's a type of

writing out there for everyone."

This annual event has grown significantly

in its popularity over the last four years.

"We had so many children sign up that w e

had to add three sess ions to the workshop,"

said Martinez. "It's b e c o m e such a c o m m u -

nity-wide event with a lot of sponsors and

participants, so it has a g o o d chance of stay-

ing around over the next decade."

Dr. Teresa Housel , professor of c o m m u -

nication at H o p e and an event volunteer,

said, "The kids' parents are also there help-

ing out, so it's an interesting dynamic."

Housel , w h o has participated in the

workshop for several years now, noted

a few changes.

"The first year, the kids all ate in Phelps

on the buffet line, and their parents were all

upset because the kids complete ly pigged

out on ice cream, pizza and cake. S o last

year they had boxed lunches and' they'll

probably d o the same again this year," Hou-

se l sa id . Illustrator, designer, cartoonist and author

Aaron Zenz and authors Kevin and Kristen

Collier will be leading the storytelling sessions.

The sports writ ing session, a n e w addi-

t ion to the workshop this year, will be led by

Holland Sentinel Sports Editor Alan Babbitt

and Mike Zuidema, a sports co lumnis t for

The Grand Rapids Press.

PHOTO EDFTOR DAVID MOORE

W 0 R K S H 0 P P I N 6 — Audience member Jeremy Benson ( '08) l istens to poet Mark Yakich, le f t , and novel ist Tony D'Souza, r ight , speak on the i r w r i t i ng exper iences.

Students pick VWS writers' brains Amy Soukup G U E S T W R I T E R

Q : H o w did y o u b e c o m e interested in writ-

ing?

Mark Yakich: I didn't like to write. In

fact I really hated poetry w h e n I was young-

er. . . . I w a s a math and sc ience kid. It kind of

happened by accident. I was a political sci-

ence major ... and then I went to live abroad

... and I w a s keeping a journal. And then I

started writing really bad p o e m s in my jour-

nal, really bad p o e m s , like middle schoo l

stuff, but I was 26 so it was a little awkward.

Then I c a m e back to the s tates . . . . There was.

a g o o d visiting writer, Mary Peter. ... W e

started writing p o e m s together — it w a s the

first t ime I really had a mentor . . . . I wouldn't

be here for sure wi thout Mary Peter.

Tony D 'Souza: I was a reader. I

wasn't really a writer. Being a writer w a s

not someth ing that was in our household

... but I liked to read. I read all the time.

... I read Jack London's stories of the fron-

tier and Yukon territory, and I started get-

t ing these ideas that I wanted to go and ...

ride my bicycle across Alaska . . . . I ended up

riding m y bicycle 1500 miles. After I went

back, I went to a small co l l ege . . . . There was

a writing contest , so I wrote a story; it didn't

win, but it w o n third prize. It took a little

while to get going. ... I had a couple failed

novels . It takes t ime to learn the art, and the

process never ends.

Q t T o n y , what was it like whi le you were in

Africa? Were there experiences w h e n it was

hard to write?

T D : I was in a very remote vi l lage. . . . There

wasn't even a writing table. It was an illiter-

ate culture. I had a writing table made, and

I would sit there and write. Every day out-

side m y doorway there would be 30 or 40

kids looking at m e like they were watching

television ... but that three month transi-

t ion period w a s a t ime for m e to deal with

the psychological burdens of be ing the only

S E E V W S , P A G E 9

ASIAN STUDIES Want t o enlarge your world?

Want t o play a p a r t in our new 21st century global community?

The As ian S tud ies m ino r a t Hope is des igned for s t u d e n t s w i s h i n g t o deve lop t he i r k n o w l e d g e of As ian cu l t u re , h is tory

a n d t h o u g h t in o rder t o b e c o m e more respons ive c i t i zens of a g loba l l y i n teg ra ted wor ld .

The following courses in Summer a n d Fall 2008 coun t t o w a r d s t h e Asian S tud ies minor

Mav Term

IDS 280 01 Contemporary Issues in Japan 2-4 cr. Off -campus Prof. Nakajima

JAPN 295 01 Japanese Lang & Culture 4 cr. M-F 9:00-1:00 Prof. Nakajima

Fall Term

A R A B 101 Arabic 1 4 cr. MWF 1-1:50 Prof. Awad

CHIN 195 Chinese I 4 cr. MW 6-7:50 Staff

HIST 2 8 0 01 Colonizer/Colonized 4 cr. TR 12-12:50 Prof. Baer

HIST 295 01 Paris and Shanghai 4 cr. TR 9:30-10:50 Prof..Tseng

IDS 2 0 0 04 Encounter with Cultures 4 cr. TR 11-12:20 Prof. Hwang

IDS 2 0 0 05 Encounter with Cultures 4 cr. TR 1:30-2:50 Prof. Douglas

JAPN 101 01 Japan 1 4 cr. MWTF Prof. Nakajima

M U S 104 Wo.rld Music 4 cr. TR 1:30-2:50 Prof. Randel

PHIL 295 01 Phil o f India & Tibet 4 cr. TR 12:00-1:20 Prof. D e i r O l i o

POL 295 01A Gender, Islam & Democracy 2 cr. TBA Prof. Dandavati

POL 300 01 Global Feminisms 4 cr. TR 12-1:20 Prof. Dandavati

POL 303 01 Asian Politics 4 cr. TR 9:30-10:50 Prof. Dandavati

REL 280 01 Intro World Religions 4 cr. M W F 9:30-10:20 Prof. Wilson

REL 2 8 0 0 2 Intro World Religions 4 cr. M W F 11:00-11:50 Prof. Wilson

REL 2 8 0 0 3 Intro World Religions 4 cr. TR 12-1:20 Prof. Chamberlin

REL 2 8 0 03 Intro World Religions 4 cr. TR 1:30-2:50 Prof. Chamberlin

REL 381 01 Religions o f India 4 cr. MWF 1-1:50 Prof. Wilson

SOC 151 01 Cultural Anthropology 4 cr. M W F 2-2:50 Prof. Luidens

T H I S W E E K I N A R T

Wednesday March 12 Kletz Student Performers Joel Bruner 9 p.m.

Concert Series Performance Tyler James and Band with special

guests Seth Bernard and Daisy May

and Aaron Roche

Knickerbocker Theatre 8 p.m.

Tickets $10 general public, $ 5 Hope ID

Thursday March 13 Piano Performance Class Dlmnent Chapel 1 1 a.m.

Saturday March 15 Writing Workshop for Elemen-tary-age students Maas Center 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

$ 2 0 registration at www.herr lckdl.org

I N B R I E F

JAPANESE-INDIAN DUO TO PERFORM

The y o u n g and widely ac-

c la imed power- team of Rohan

Krishnamurthy and Ayanp Nino-

mya are set to perform March 26

in Wichers auditorium.

Krishnamurthy, a Kalamazoo

resident, is a USA Today-hailed

"international performer and

promoter" of the South Indian

pitched drum, the mridangam.

He is considered a young musical

ambassador in the Indian music

scene and has performed in hun-

dreds of concerts in North Amer-

ica and India since the age of nine

with leading Indian musicians.

Krishnamurthy's violinist

counterpart, Ninomya, is a Japa-

nese -Amer ican living in N e w

York. His 2 0 0 4 N e w York debut

recital at Carnegie's Weill Recital

Hall w a s described by N e w York

Times as "deeply communicat ive

and engrossing." She began her

violin studies at the age of seven

in a public schoo l program in

N e w t o n , Mass. She graduated

magna c u m laude from Harvard

Col lege with a joint degree in

Mus ic and French.

Krishnamurthy and N i n o -

mya will be performing for H o p e

their excit ing and newly c o m -

miss ioned works that fuse South

Indian percuss ion with Western

classical music .

ENSEMBLES PREPARE FOR SPRING BREAK TOURS

The Chapel Choir and the

Symphonet te at Hope College

will both be touring during the

college's spring break.

The choir will be performing

in Michigan and Ontario, Cana-

da, and the Symphonette will be

traveling to the East Coast with

performances in Michigan, Ohio,

Pennsylvania and N e w Jersey.

In addition to touring exten-

sively in the United States and

Canada, t h e . c h o i r has made a

European tour seven t imes.

The members are selected by

audition. The choir is directed by

Dr. Brad Richmond, who is asso-

ciate professor of music and direc-

tor of choral activities at Hope.

The Symphonet te has toured

in the United States, and has

also performed in Canada, Eu-

rope, Australia and N e w Zealand.

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M A R C H 1 2 , 2 0 0 8

8 VOICES T H E A N C H O R M A R C H 1 2 , 2 0 0 8

In pursuit of knowledge

Evelyn Daniel V

4k I The curious life

As w e were assembl ing last week's is-

sue of The Anchor, I caught a glance of

the front page. A working headline at the

top read, "Hope students lack curiosity,

ambit ion, study shows."

Perhaps for good reason, the headline

did not end up in the paper (the final ver-

sion by Brittany Adams was entitled "Na-

tional study shows Hope's highs, lows," and

is available online at anchor.hope.edu). At

the time, however, it stopped me in my

tracks. Is Hope lagging behind in curiosity

and professional ambition? If so, w e have

big problems ahead of us as an institution.

Curiosity is the driving force behind any

academic institution. It forms the founda-

tion of the desire to learn independently of

external motivation. In other words, curi-

osity means that w e learn because want to

know more about the world, not because

w e need to pass a class in order to gradu-

ate. It leads us to ask new questions, seek

out n e w information, and create just to

discover what we're capable of.

Furthermore, a low level of curiosity

has major implications for us approach-

ing life after college. After w e comple te

our degrees and find jobs to pay the bills,

there is n o mot ivat ion to cont inue learn-

ing. A s students , we are forced to make

learning a priority. With n o one there

to punish us with bad grades w h e n w e

c h o o s e not to learn, why bother? W e

could spend our entire adult lives in a

state of happy stagnation.

With no curiosity but s o m e professional

ambition, there remains a chance that, we'll

d o the right thing for the wrong reasons.

Although our curiosity may not push us

to take on an independent study or pursue

n e w research, w e may d o those things be-

cause they look good on a resume, or allow

us to get ahead of the competit ion.

A community with neither curiosity nor

ambition is d o o m e d to languish. Over time.

curious or ambitious individuals flee from

the institution in favor of communit ies that

encourage self-driven learning and growth.

Hope College could continue to exist much

as it is, but it could not advance.

H o w is it possible to overcome this

problem? Although a good professor can

encourage curiosity, even the very best

cannot force students to be curious; it is a

desire that must come from within. In ad-

dition, college students have so much that

they must do that it is difficult to find time

to do more. At this point in the semester, I

often find myself so consumed with all the

tasks I have to complete each day that I for-

get the reasons why I am doing them.

This, however, may be the key. Why d o

w e c h o o s e to d o the things w e do? W h y d o

we go to class, do our homework and learn?

If my only goal was to graduate with a high

CPA, I could have attended a less challeng-

ing college that gave its students less per-

sonal attention. I could have taken fewer

credits all along or taken easier classes.

My intuition says that, despite the sur-

vey results, Hope students do want to

challenge themselves, as evidenced by

their very choice to attend Hope. A stroll

through the Science Center, plastered with

displays of groundbreaking undergradu-

ate research, is enough to convince me of

the eagerness of Hope students to push the

limits of what there is to know.

After months of grueling winter, how-

ever, as we see our work piling up and cal-

culate the hours left until spring break, it

is easy to forget why w e ever chose to take

on the challenges that w e did. By taking

a break to ask why, we remember that day

months ago when w e registered for classes

because they sounded fascinating, or when

we brought home our new textbooks and

perused them just for fun (or was that just

me?). If we can hold on to the sense of cu-

riosity that brought us to college in the first

place, w h o knows? That mountain of work

standing between us and spring break may

get a lot shorter.

Evelyn was concerned to learn that a

French mayor has recently prohibited dy-

ing in his village due to an overcrowded

cemetery, according to Reuters. The ordi-

nance warned, "Offenders will be severely

punished"

From the inside out

Chris Lewis

Life lessons

through hardships

"Be thankful for hard times in your life.

Try not to look at them as bad things, but as

opportunities to grow and learn."

— A n o n y m o u s

This past summer was certainly a strug-

gle for me. 1 was hospitalized for about a

month with health problems caused by

two diseases: hereditary spherocytosis and

Crohn's disease.

These two diseases literally transformed

m e from being an active college student

into an individual who spent weeks on end

in a hospital bed. While these diseases have,

at times, completely ruined my life, as well

as the lives of thousands of other people in

the nation and around the world, I am sure

they are both relatively unknown to many

students and faculty at Hope.

Hereditary spherocytosis is a genetic

disease which causes red blood cells to have

a sphere shape instead of the normal donut

shape. The disease causes symptoms that

range from anemia to an enlarged spleen,

which usually requires surgery for removal.

Meanwhile, Crohn's disease causes in-

flammation of the gastrointestinal tract,

but usually only affects the small or large

intestine. Symptoms of the disease range

from anemia to weight loss to kidney stones

and gallbladder stones, among many oth-

ers. The disease would most likely result in

death, if not for advances in medication.

W h e n I was first admitted to the hos-

pital because of Crohn's symptoms, I

learned I may be spending at least two to

three weeks recovering from five abscesses,

which were side effects of the disease and

were life threatening.

While no one will ever understand what

I struggled through during those two and

a half weeks unless they experience it for

themselves, let m e tell you that my patience

was tested to the maximum.

During those two and a'half weeks, 1

was not allowed to eat anything but pop-

sicles and chicken broth in order to allow

my intestine to heal. This may have been

the hardest part of the entire ordeal. To

have someone tell m e what I can and can

not eat really affected my morale during the

hospital stay.

While I will not describe the gruesome

details of the operations I needed to go

through in order to drain the abscesses, T

really want to share what I learned during

my experiences this summer.

W h e n I survived with nothing but chick-

en broth and orange popsicles for days on

end, 1 realized that God was my source for

daily life and that he was my daily bread and

all that I will ever need to live.

W h e n I was continually poked and prod-

ded and given various X-rays, CT scans

and tests that left m e utterly miserable, I

learned more about the virtue of patience

than I could have ever imagined.

As I met various cancer patients with

just months to live, 1 became thankful for

all that I had and more appreciative of the

gift of life.

Even when I eventually had to spend an-

other week in the hospital just two weeks

after being discharged after my first hospi-

tal stay of the summer, I trusted that God

would never leave me. 1 certainly felt his

presence when 1 needed surgery in July to

remove my spleen, as well as intestine that

was affected by Crohn's disease.

A s I continually had support from fam-

ily and friends throughout my ordeals, 1

realized just h o w special the gift of relation-

ships with others can truly be.

I leave all of you n o w with these final

thoughts. Never take your life for granted

and enjoy every day, treating it as if it is

your last. I could have never imagined that I

would have had to face the health problems

that I have nor could I have ever believed

that I would nearly escape death on several

occasions this past summer. Our lives are

gifts, and w e should all treat them as such.

Even though many of us are young, w e nev-

er know what the future holds, and we must

keep this in mind everyday through our ac-

tions and in our encounters with others.

I am still here for a reason. I truly be-

lieve this. 1 also feel that it was important

for m e to tell my story to the campus. If I

found the patience and courage to sustain

through my problems, I know all of you can

certainly d o the same through the support

of family, friends and God. All of us are here

for a reason. Let us never forget this during

our daily lives on Hope's campus .

Chris wants to spread awareness of

Crohn's disease. He encourages you to visit

ccfa.org to learn more about the disease.

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T H E A N C H O R 2 0 0 8 S P R I N G S I M I SI I R S I A F I

Evelyn D a n i e l

Emily P a p p l e

B r i t t a n y A d a m s

S a m u e l Og les

A m a n d a G e r n e n t z

Ashley DeVech t

M e g h a n F o r e

Kat ie B e n n e t t

Taylor H u g h e s

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M A R C H 1 2 , 2 0 0 8 VOICES T H E A N C H O R 9

Yellow wallpaper

Rachel Lackey • i

Cup of conversation

T o d a y fee ls sa fe l ike e a c h d r o p o f th is

s t range w i n t e r rain p u t s t h e w o r l d in its

p lace , w h e r e jazz is t h e s o u n d t r a c k as I

walk u n c o m f o r t a b l y in to t h e night . T h e

sky is dark a n d invi tes m e t o find b o r r o w

in all that is beaut i fu l . There is c o m f o r t

in t h e d e e p c l o u d s , b u t it s h o r t e n s m y

b r e a t h - t h e chil l r e m i n d s m e that spr ing

has to c o m e ... eventual ly .

I e n t e r t h e c o f f e e s h o p eager to ge t m y

a n g s t o n a page as I m i n d l e s s l y c h o o s e

a fairly t raded b lend . T h e lovely barista

g r e e t s m e w i t h a smi le .

"Hi, h o w are you?"

" G o o d , h o w are you?" 1 reply s m i l i n g ,

w i t h o u t l o o k i n g up.

"Good," s h e says as s h e h a n d s m e m y

m u g . I s c u r r y back to m y c o r n e r o f s o l i t u d e

s l o s h i n g t h e Bol iv ian b l e n d to t h e t ip of

m y pa le y e l l o w m u g . W i t h m y first s i p

I a m ins tant ly regre t t ing m y flippant

c h o i c e o f c o f f e e a n d w o r d s . I a m n o t

g o o d . S tre s sed , co ld , a n x i o u s , t h o u g h t f u l ,

c o n c e r n e d , re f lec t ive a n d t ired, b u t

de f in i t e ly n o t g o o d .

I just l ied t o t h e baris ta .

It w a s as if t h e w o r d s rol led o f f m y

t o n g u e w i t h o u t m y k n o w i n g it. M y m i n d

bare ly p r o c e s s e d t h e q u e s t i o n b e f o r e m y

a n s w e r h a d already b e e n de l ivered .

I o f t e n sit in th is c o r n e r t o b e a l o n e ,

but a l so to o b s e r v e t h e w o r l d w i t h o u t

it k n o w i n g — to hear its c o n v e r s a t i o n s ,

in t erac t ions a n d w i t n e s s its e f f ec t o n its

inhabi tants . I have a lways b e e n f a s c i n a t e d

w i t h language , a n d I t e n d to be e x t r e m e l y

de l iberate w i t h m y o w n w o r d s , but to m y

s h o c k a n d d ismay, I m u s t a d m i t that m y

four years o f i n t e n s e s tudy have led m e

to t h e s a m e rut o f c o n v e r s a t i o n a l p h r a s e s

as t h e rest o f t h e wor ld . H o w h a v e I

s u b s c r i b e d t o s u c h a th ing?

In h i g h s c h o o l , w h e n I first b e g a n

taking n o t i c e o f t h e soc ia l n o r m s d i c ta t ing

c o n v e r s a t i o n a l p h r a s e s I s tar ted a m i n o r

rebel l ion . For o n e w h o l e w e e k , I r e f u s e d

t o u s e "good" as a n answer , tell s o m e o n e

n o t h i n g w a s up, or a n s w e r a q u e s t i o n

w i t h a q u e s t i o n that I d id n o t w a n t a real

a n s w e r for. I d id n o t ask a n y o n e h o w

t h e y w e r e d o i n g u n l e s s I really w a n t e d t o

k n o w . This refusal o f c o m m o n i n t e r a c t i o n

w a s very di f f icul t a n d m o s t p e o p l e just

t h o u g h t I w a s b e i n g rude.

A f t e r f o u r years o f s tudy, I a m still

c o m i n g to t h e s a m e c o n c l u s i o n s . A s I have

said be fore , s o m e s y s t e m s are in p lace for

a r e a s o n . The b e a u t y o f c o n v e r s a t i o n a l

p h r a s e s is that w e c a n say t h e s a m e t h i n g s

t o s o m e o n e w e have just m e t as to our life-

l o n g b e s t fr iend. C o n v e n i e n c e has taken

all s incer i ty 'out o f o u r dai ly r o u t i n e s a n d

as l o n g as w e are l iv ing in t h e d e l u s i o n

that w e are all g o o d , e v e r y t h i n g is fine a n d

n o t h i n g is up. ... T h e w o r l d wi l l c o n t i n u e

t o rotate, t h e s u n wi l l c o n t i n u e t o rise,

a n d w e wi l l all c o n t i n u e to n o t really say

a n y t h i n g at all.

Rachel Lackey is an English major from

Davison. She chooses to believe the world is

good.

L E T T E R S T O T H E E D I T O R S

T o t h e E d i t o r :

I a m a n i n c o m i n g f r e s h m a n at H o p e

C o l l e g e t h i s year. A f t e r m y first s e m e s -

ter, I f o u n d m a n y regu la t ions a n d v i e w s

it t o be very in teres t ing a n d t h o u g h t

provok ing . I f o u n d it o u t o f t h e or-

d inary that m a n y private c o l l e g e s in

M i c h i g a n h a v e s t a n d a r d s se t aga ins t

t h e o p p o s i t e s e x b e i n g p r e s e n t in dor -

m i t o r y r o o m s pas t a cer ta in t ime . This

is a fact w h e n a t t e n d i n g m o s t pr ivate

c o l l e g e in M i c h i g a n . A l t h o u g h h a v i n g

s e t v i s i t a t i o n t i m e s in pr ivate ins t i tu -

t i o n s has m a n y d i f ferent a r g u m e n t s ,

t h i s factor, in fact , takes away f r o m

t h e c o l l e g e e x p e r i e n c e .

O n c e w e h a v e e n t e r e d c o l l e g e , w e are

adu l t s a n d are c a p a b l e o f m a k i n g o u r

o w n d e c i s i o n s . A f t e r all, e v e n t h e law

treat s 18 year o l d s as adul ts . A s adul t s ,

w e are p r e s e n t e d w i t h t h e r ight t o m o v e

out , t h e abil i ty t o g ive c o n s e n t , t ake part

in v o t i n g , en l i s t i n t h e mil i tary, e tc . W h y

s h o u l d c o l l e g e ru les n o t treat us w i t h

th is f r e e d o m ?

A l o n g w i t h m a k i n g our d e c i s i o n s , w e

a l so have t o u n d e r s t a n d a n d dea l w i t h

t h e c o n s e q u e n c e s that m a y arise. O n c e

w e are o u t o f co l l ege , w e are faced w i t h

t h e "real" w o r l d w i t h n o res tr ic t ions .

W h y shou ldn ' t c o l l e g e be any d i f ferent?

C o l l e g e s h o u l d be t reated as a s t e p p i n g -

s t o n e in to t h e real w o r l d a n d t h e real

w o r l d is n o t sugar c o a t e d . S o if a m i s t a k e

is m a d e , for ins tance , s o m e o n e is f a c e d

w i t h a pregnancy , w e m u s t learn f r o m

it a n d m o v e on . Is H o p e C o l l e g e really

g o i n g to be t h e parent a n d s t o p s o m e -

o n e f r o m s p e n d i n g t h e n ight t o g e t h e r ?

W h o is t o say that H o p e C o l l e g e wi l l

s t o p us f r o m e v e r h a v i n g to dea l w i t h

th is k i n d o f mis take?

E l i m i n a t i o n o f v i s i ta t ion h o u r s w o u l d

g i v e s t u d e n t s t h e o p t i o n to s t u d y lon-

ger if necessary . W i t h t h e l o a d s o f hard

w o r k that are t h r o w n o n us e v e r y day,

there s h o u l d be t h e o p p o r t u n i t y to s tay

u p late t o g e t h e r to finish it. S i n c e g e n -

erally c l a s s e s are s c h e d u l e d d u r i n g t h e

day hours , w e find that it is n e c e s s a r y

to c o n t i n u e w o r k i n g t h r o u g h t h e n i g h t

h o u r s . A s a s t u d e n t myse l f , I d o h a v e t o

say that s o m e n i g h t s c a n be u n e x p e c t -

e d l y l o n g a n d it w o u l d be n i c e if they

d i d n o t n e e d to be c u t s h o r t . A f t e r all,

w o r k i n g in g r o u p s m a k e s t h i n g s eas ier

b e c a u s e e a c h s t u d e n t br ings s o m e t h i n g

d i f ferent t o t h e table.

O n t h e o t h e r hand , 1 u n d e r s t a n d if t h e

v i s i ta t ion h o u r s w e r e to b e l i f ted, s o m e

m a y a r g u e that s t u d e n t s c o u l d b e part ic-

ipat ing in inappropr ia te b e h a v i o r s in t h e

d o r m i t o r y r o o m s . H o w e v e r , t h e s t u d e n t s

a lways h a v e t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o partake

in s u c h b e h a v i o r s d u r i n g t h e day also. In

a pol l o f a p o r t i o n o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n o f

t h e s t u d e n t b o d y , I f o u n d that o u t o f 5 0

s t u d e n t s , 4 4 a g r e e d that t h e d i f f e r e n c e

b e t w e e n n i g h t a n d day h a d n o factor at

all in their behav iors . There fore , there

real ly is n o d i f f erence .

Private l iberal ar t s c o l l e g e s , h a v e

m a n y m o r e a d v a n t a g e s a n d d i f ferent

g u i d e l i n e s t h a n state f u n d e d c o l l e g e s ,

or n o n - l i b e r a l ar t s co l l ege s . For ex -

a m p l e , l iberal arts c o l l e g e s are smal l er

a n d t h e r e f o r e h a v e a m o r e p e r s o n a l

r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h n o t o n l y o u r o t h e r

peers , b u t a l so w i t h o u r p r o f e s s o r s a n d

admin i s t ra t ion . Liberal arts s c h o o l s

m a y b e church-af f i l ia ted , w h e r e as s tate

s c h o o l s d o n o t o p e n l y prac t i ce just

o n e re l ig ion. B p t h t y p e s o f c o l l e g e s are

still r a n k e d very h igh ly academica l ly .

s o w h y can't pr ivate l iberal arts c o l -

l e g e s share t h e a d v a n t a g e o f n o vis i ta-

t i o n hours , l ike s ta te co l l eges , if there

is a b e n e f i t invo lved?

I a m a l so n o t say ing that t h e r e s h o u l d

b e n o rules at all. I be l i eve that in p lace

o f t h e v i s i ta t ion po l i c i e s , c e r t a i n d o o r s

s h o u l d lock a n d t h e r e s h o u l d b e a

c h e c k - i n desk at e v e r y o p e n d o o r after

m i d n i g h t . Centra l M i c h i g a n Univers i ty ,

M i c h i g a n State Univers i ty , a n d W e s t -

e r n M i c h i g a n U n i v e r s i t y are just a f e w

s c h o o l s that h a v e th is c h e c k - i n d e s k .

This a l l o w s t h e s t u d e n t s t o have the ir

f r e e d o m , b u t a l so k e e p track o f t h e m .

I h o p e that m y s u g g e s t i o n s wi l l be

l o o k e d at a n d c o n s i d e r e d by m y f e l l o w

p e e r s a n d t h e admin i s t ra t ion . I h igh ly

b e l i e v e that if o u r v i s i ta t ion r u l e s are

l i f t ed that t h e s t u d e n t s wi l l n o t b e in

any h a r m . It wi l l a l l o w u s to c o n t i n u e

g r o w i n g a n d l e a r n i n g s l o w l y m o r e o n

our o w n . — H e a t h e r Field ( 1 1 )

VWS authors impart knowledge • VWS, f r om page 5

w h i t e p e r s o n in the t o w n — e v -

e r y o n e staring at m e all t h e t ime .

N o w , I'll wr i te anywhere . Air-

p lanes , ho te l r o o m s , wherever.

Q : Mark, what's your process like?

M Y : Oh, it's n o t m u c h o f a pro-

c e s s a n y m o r e , s ince w e have a

little n i n e - m o n t h old boy. . . I wr i te

o n pretty m u c h a n y t h i n g — c a r r y

a r o u n d a little n o t e b o o k , scraps

o f paper rece ipts . . . i t cou ld b e

a n image , s o m e utterance , s o m e

headl ine I see , s o m e title I like

that I w a n t to flip a r o u n d or

s o m e t h i n g , a n d I'll just start put-

t ing t w o or three p h r a s e s t o g e t h -

er. I don't start a n idea t h o u g h .

I work o n m o r e than o n e p o e m

at a t ime, m a y b e five or ten, a n d

I m o v e th ings a r o u n d a n d s e e

w h e r e they're go ing .

T D : For m e , t h e pen's impor -

tant, but t h e writer's w a s t e b a s -

ket is t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t th ing .

W r i t i n g a nove l is taking a r isk. . . l

w r o t e a b o o k . I go t to 3 0 0 p a g e s

a n d t h e n t h r e w it away. You just

have t o d o it and m o v e on. T h e

o n e t h i n g a b o u t t h r o w i n g away

b a d nove l s is y o u learn w h a t it's

like to ge t t o 3 0 0 pages , a n d that's

really important .

M Y : S o m e t i m e s y o u have to ge t

away to shake th ings u p — c h a n g e

y o u r perspec t ive a n d t h e w a y y o u

s e e t h e world .

T D : You don't have t o travel to

b e a writer, by any stretch o f t h e

imag inat ion . . . You just have to

figure o u t what k ind o f wri ter y o u

are. If you're a wri ter w h o n e e d s

material f r o m t h e world , y o u bet -

ter ge t o u t there. I think m o s t

p e o p l e don't travel b e c a u s e it's t o o

risky, but s o m e t i m e s y o u have to

risk th ings . You get o n e l i f e — w h y

live in fear?

Student costs rise for new year • COSTS, f rom page 1

A c c o r d i n g t o B u l t m a n ,

H o p e g e t s 8 0 p e r c e n t rev-

e n u e f r o m tu i t ion , a n d t h e

c o s t t o run t h e c o l l e g e is

120 p e r c e n t o f tu i t ion , r o o m

a n d b o a r d price.

H o p e k e e p s c o s t s re lat ive ly

l o w for s t u d e n t s t h r o u g h g i f t s

f r o m a l u m n i a n d f r i e n d s as

wel l as a n e n d o w m e n t in-

c o m e that c o n s i s t s o f $ 1 7 0

m i l l i o n a c c r u e d o v e r H o p e ' s

e x i s t e n c e t h r o u g h g i f t s . O u t

o f t h e e n d o w m e n t i n c o m e ,

a b o u t $ 7 m i l l i o n a year is

d r a w n t o h e l p w i t h H o p e ' s

o p e r a t i n g b u d g e t . Yearly g i f t s

a v e r a g i n g a b o u t $ 1 2 m i l l i o n

a l s o c o n t r i b u t e .

B e c a u s e H o p e is g e n e r o u s l y

f u n d e d , t h e average H o p e s tu-

d e n t rece ives a financial a id

package o f $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 a year.

" W h a t s t u d e n t s probably

don' t rea l ize is that their ac-

tivity fee for c o n c e r t s , lec-

tures ( a n d o t h e r resources ) is

c o m p a r a t i v e l y incredib ly low,"

B u l t m a n said.

S t u d e n t s d o n o t pay a n y -

t h i n g for n e w bui ld ings , s u c h

as t h e A. Paul S c h a a p S c i e n c e

C e n t e r a n d t h e Richard a n d

H e l e n D e V o s F ie ldhouse .

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O n Tuesday, Hope College

hosted actor and environmentalist

Ed Begley Jr. as part of the Student

Congress Speaker Series. Present-

ing a talk entitled "Live Simply So

That Others May Simply Live,"

Begley spoke of many issues fac-

ing the earth today, including at-

mospheric pollution, water pollu-

tion and global warming.

Yet, midway through his self-

professed d o o m and g loom intro-

duction, he interrupted himself.

"Even in the midst of all of this,

I'm filled with hope, because of

what we've already accomplished

- we've run halfway up the moun-

tain towards solving some of the

problems of today. We haven't

yet fixed things, but we're getting

things done," Begley said.

Following what he calls the

c o m m o n - s e n s e approach, Begley

went on to share his experiences

on what works, what does not and

what can save everyone money

- things as simple as recycling,

turning off the lights, unplugging

unused electronics and acquiring

energy efficient appliances.

"It s important to get together

and talk about the issues w e face,"

Begley said. "It's t ime for those

who are motivated to get around

and talk to others about what

they've learned and the challeng-

es that we face."

Begley is currently speaking

across the country and promoting

his new book "Living Like Ed."

Despite having appeared in

countless T V shows and numer-

ous motion-pictures, Begley is

perhaps now best known for his

current reality television show

airing on H G T V "Living With

Ed." The show stars Begley and

his wife, Rachelie Carson. While

Begley strictly conserves water,

replaces incandescent light bulbs

with low wattage fluorescent

ones and powers his toaster with

a stationary bike, his wife takes

long showers, dislikes the look of

the n e w bulbs and focuses more

on the aesthetic aspect of things.

B e g l e y s tips are as s imple

as creating a backyard garden

or using B e g l e y s o w n "Begley's

Best" biodegradable al l -purpose

cleaner, as unexpected as buying

recycled furniture, and as c o m -

plex as retrofitting one's h o u s e

with solar panels.

Following the speech, Begley

opened the floor to questions from

the audience and addressed ques-

tions ranging from nuclear power

(which Begley does not support)

to the effects that diet has on the

environment to the creative uses

of rainwater.

"(The talk) certainly height-

e n e d our awareness," Hope Pres-

ident James Bultman said. "Our

speaker was very reasoned in his

approach, so it didn't s e e m as

if he was pushing radical ideas.

The things he ment ioned were

all things that w e can do. ... He

took us from the step of s o m e

ignorance to s o m e awareness to

showing us s o m e things that we

can put into action — relatively

small changes but o n e s that can

have a big impact on our lives."

N O R T H W O O D UNIVERSITY Within each of us is the ability to inspire others, to expand horizons, and to lead, At Northwood University, we know leadership is a quality that isn't simply taught, it's instilled. It requires faculty who are role models for our students; men and women who are successful entrepreneurs and executives who have directed the course of companies in many industries. An MBA demands a relevant curriculum that goes beyond textbook learning. Real world case studies, group projects, and small interactive classes teach you how to motivate others. Believe you have what it takes to be a leader, earn your MBA degree at Northwood University. Discover the leader in you.

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Fun in the sun Players and coaches give insight on their team's trips

Men's Golf Destination: Lakeland, Fla.

"My favorite part of the trip is just get-

ting back in the nice weather and playing

golf again. By the t ime March has rolled

around, it's been almost five m onths since

the last t ime we have all played g o l f

Softball Dest inat ion: Kiss immee , Fla.

"Getting out of the s n o w and cold and

playing teams from all over the country.

The compet i t ion is usually very g o o d and

our games are very compet i t ive . These

t eams sharpen our focus and prepare us

well for MI A A league play."

Men's Tennis Dest inat ion: Hi l ton Head, S.C.

" W h e n w e first arrive that first Friday,

w e always go to this al l -you-can-eat

w i n g s place. We eat wings for like t w o

hours and watch col lege basketball

games . It is the best lunch ever!"

Ryan Sheets ('08) Matt Sattler ('08)

Baseball Dest inat ion: Phoenix , Ariz. "We get to play ten games in a week

which will be great preparation for

league play. W e also have s o m e great

t ime to get to k n o w our teammates . W e

pretty m u c h play games and hang out in

the hotel."

Coach Karla Welters

Women's Tennis Dest inat ion: Hi l ton Head, S.C.

"We live together in a h o u s e for a week

which really brings us closer as a team.

O n top of the team unity, w e also will

play five matches throughout the week

which will help us transition into s o m e

C h r U t t l T S S r O S ) tough league matches when w e get back.'

Track Dest inat ion: Orlando, Fla. "Spring break is all about the relation-

ships that w e have by being together in

one place. It is a t ime to get gftvay from

the busy student life and work as a team

to improve our individual events."

T H I S W E E K I N S P O R T S

Thursday March 13 W o m e n ' s S w i m m i n g NCAA sw imming & diving champion-

ships in Oxford. Ohio

Friday March 14 W o m e n ' s S w i m m i n g NCAA sw imming & diving champion-

ships in Oxford, Ohio

Men's Basketbal l NCAA championships Sectional tour-

nament vs. Ohio Wesleyan at DeVos

Fieldhouse 8 p.m.

W o m e n ' s Basketbal l NCAA championships Sectional

tournament vs. George Fox at Howard

Payne University In Brownwood, Texas

Saturday March 15 W o m e n ' s S w i m m i n g NCAA sw imming & diving champion-

ships In Oxford. Ohio

I N B R I E F

BASKETBALL TICKET INFORMATION

Student tickets for Friday

and Saturday's N C A A sect ional

tournament are on sale n o w at

DeVos Fieldhouse. The tickets

will cost five dollars for student

general admiss ion.

Student tickets for the w o m -

en's N C A A Final Four games

will be available at a d i scounted

price and will b e c o m e available

if the women's t e a m qualifies for

the Final Four.

SIX SWIMMERS QUALIFY FOR NCAA MEET

Six s w i m m e r s of the Hope

Col lege men's s w i m m i n g and

diving team will c o m p e t e in the

2008 N C A A Divis ion III swim-

ming and diving championships

on March 20-22. The team's 400-yard freestyle

relay and 400-yard medley relay

received invitations to the m e e t

after earning consideration cuts .

In earning an invitation, the

team will also be able to swim

the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-

yard medley relay and 800-yard

freestyle relay. Qual i fy ing indi-

vidually were Phil Heyboer ('10)

in the 400-yard individual m e d -

ley and 200-yard backstroke and

Ryan Nelis ('10) in the 100-yard

and 200-yard butterfly.

The meet will be held in O x -

ford, O h i o at Miami University's

Corwin M. N i x o n Aquatic Cen-

ter. Last year, H o p e finished 21

out of 55 teams with 53 points .

MEN'S TENNIS DEFEAT OBERLIN COLLEGE

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The H o p e College men's ten-

nis defeated Oberl in Col lege on

March 8 to improve the team's

record to 2-1. H o p e w o n 6-

3 overall, taking four singles

matches and 2 doubles .

Singles winners included lohn

Pelton ('09) 6 -1 , 6-1; John Gard-

ner ('10) 6-2, 6-4; John Schlotz

('09) 6 -2 , 6-2; and Zach Huber

('09) 6-2, 6-4. Doubles winners

included Pelton/Gardner 7 - 3

and Schlotz /Huber 7-4.

Jehn Schlotz ( 09) Andrew Denniger ('08y

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Athlete profile; Senior Jordyn Boles Sweet 16 on home court Women's basketball continues NCAA tournament run G o r d i e Fal l STAFF W R I T E R

In four s e a s o n s , Jordyn

B o l e s has s h o t her w a y i n t o

H o p e C o l l e g e basketbal l

history. Earlier t h i s s e a s o n ,

B o l e s s e t a H o p e c a r e e r s c o r i n g

record in 3 - p o i n t e r s w i t h her

play in H o p e ' s Feb. 2 g a m e

aga ins t K a l a m a z o o .

"It f e e l s great . I've a lways

said that t h e ind iv idual r e c o r d s

are a tr ibute t o t h e t e a m a n d

t h e t e a m that I'm on," B o l e s

said. "I couldn' t ge t the r e c o r d s

if n o t for m y t e a m m a t e s p a s s i n g

m e t h e ball."

Boles ' career has n o t just

i n c l u d e d indiv idual records . H e r

t i m e o n t h e Flying D u t c h ros ter

has i n c l u d e d a nat ional t it le

a n d three c o n f e r e n c e t i t les .

Current ly , b o t h H o p e basketbal l

t e a m s are ranked n u m b e r o n e

in t h e na t ion , a c o m b i n a t i o n

n e v e r b e f o r e a c h i e v e d by the

s c h o o l . N o w , Bo les a n d her

t e a m m a t e s are l o o k i n g to br ing

t h e third N C A A w o m e n ' s

L E A D I N G THE WAY-Jordyn Boles ( '08) takes a breather dur-ing a pract ice at t he DeVos F i e l d h o u s e , the host of the NCAA Fi-nal Four.

basketbal l t it le in s c h o o l h i s tory

to H o p e .

B o l e s e n j o y s t h e p r e s e n c e o f

all her t e a m m a t e s a n d cred i t s t h e

f r i e n d s h i p a m o n g t e a m m a t e s for

their shared glory.

" W e str ive for s u c c e s s e v e r y

day, work hard a n d ge t a lot

a c c o m p l i s h e d . W e all p u s h e a c h

o t h e r to d o better. O u r t e a m is

m a d e u p o f 16 bes t f r i ends , o u r

t e a m c h e m i s t r y is really g o o d ,

a n d w e look f o r w a r d to p laying

together," B o l e s said.

For s o m e m e m b e r s o f t h e

Flying D u t c h , their t i m e playing

at H o p e is c o m i n g t o a n e n d .

"Lately, t h e s e n i o r s have

b e e n m a k i n g a lot o f c o m m e n t s

to e a c h other, b u t it's hard t o

th ink a b o u t b e c a u s e it's o n e a n d

(we're) d o n e ( in t o u r n a m e n t

play)," B o l e s said.

T h r o u g h all her

a c c o m p l i s h m e n t s a n d t e a m

s u c c e s s , Bo le s still r e m e m b e r s

w h a t b r o u g h t h e r to H o p e .

"I w a n t e d to be c l o s e to h o m e

a n d h a v e a smal l Chr i s t i an

PHOTO BY JOSHUA WARNER

a t m o s p h e r e , a n d I w a n t e d t o play

basketball," B o l e s said. "Coach

M o (Brian M o r e h o u s e ) w a s by

far the bes t c o a c h o n a n d o f f t h e

c o u r t , h e w a s very p e r s o n a b l e

a n d m a d e us all feel at home."

A l s o , in re f l ec t ing back,

Bo le s has n o regre t s a b o u t

her H o p e c a r e e n

"It's b e e n an a m a z i n g four

years , a n d I w o u l d n o t c h a n g e it

for t h e world," B o l e s said.

Just as Boles ' basketbal l

c a r e e r is c o m i n g to an e n d , s o is

her t i m e in s c h o o l . W i t h a job in

her h o m e t o w n o f G r a n d Rapids

already l ined up, B o l e s will

g r a d u a t e w i t h a d e g r e e in b u s i n e s s

m a n a g e m e n t , w i t h m i n o r s in

a c c o u n t i n g a n d c o m m u n i c a t i o n .

T h i s pas t w e e k e n d , B o l e s a n d

t h e Fly ing' D u t c h a d v a n c e d

to t h e S w e e t 16 o f t h e N C A A

t o u r n a m e n t , w i t h t w o w i n s in

s n o w y O h i o .

H o p e d e f e a t e d hos t s c h o o l

B a l d w i n - W a l l a c e 6 8 - 4 8 o n

Saturday night; b e h i n d Boles ' 2 0

p o i n t s w a s Carrie Snikkers ( '11)

w i t h 15 p o i n t s a n d C o u r t n e y

K n o x ('09) w i t h 10 po in t s . O n e

day before , H o p e beat Juniata

with 1 4 - 0 a n d 17-2 l eads t o start

the g a m e . Leading H o p e w e r e

Phi lana G r e e n e ('10) a n d Jenny

C o w e n ('10) w i t h 12 p o i n t s e a c h .

W i t h t h e w i n , t h e D u t c h

a d v a n c e to the S w e e t 16.

C o m i n g up n e x t for the t e a m is a

trip to Texas , t o play G e o r g e Fox

U n i v e r s i t y o n Friday n ight .

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SCRATCHING AND CLAWING- Marcus Vanderheide ( 08) bat t les Capital University player Casey Brown ( 09) in the second round of the NCAA tournament March 8. Hope won 92-72. Vanderheide was second on the team in scor ing wi th 2 6 points. Jesse Reimink ( 09) led Hope in scoring by ty ing his career-high wi th 28 points.

Longtime teammates lead Hope hockey into national tournament N i c k H i n k l e S P O R T S EDITOR

H o p e C o l l e g e h o c k e y players

Kev in N e l s o n ('08) a n d Jon Shav-

er ('08) h a v e b e e n playing hock-

ey s i n c e four th grade , but that

w a s n o t h o w t h e y initially m e t

o n e another .

"I have k n o w n Shav (Shaver)

s ince g r a d e school," N e l s o n said.

"My first m e m o r y o f h i m w a s

w h e n he m a d e f u n o f m e for w h a t

I w a s w e a r i n g in third grade. H e

w a s k ind o f a skater punk back

then."

B o t h N e l s o n a n d Shaver at-

t e n d e d W h e a t o n Chr i s t ian

G r a m m a r S c h o o l d u r i n g grade

s c h o o l a n d W h e a t o n A c a d e m y

in h i g h s c h o o l . A l o n g w i t h g o -

i n g to s c h o o l a n d taking c l a s s -

es together , they have shared

t h e ice as wel l .

"I th ink Kev in s tar ted (play-

ing h o c k e y ) w h e n h e w a s 7 or 8,

a n d I s tarted p laying w h e n I w a s

9," Shaver said. " W e m e t in the

third grade a n d s tar ted o n t h e

s a m e t e a m in forth grade."

N o w , the l o n g t i m e t e a m -

m a t e s play at H o p e , w i t h Ne l -

s o n as a capta in a n d Shaver as

a n ass i s tant . D e s p i t e b e i n g so

c lose , they c a m e

to H o p e for their = =

o w n reasons .

" W e b o t h

l o o k e d at H o p e

a n d , w e r e b o t h

potent ia l re-

cruits , but " w e

m a d e s e p a r a t e

decis ions ," Shav- —

er said.

N e l s o n agreed with Shaver,

but he def in i te ly e n j o y s p laying

w i t h his c h i l d h o o d fr iend.

"I won't s a y I m a d e m y d e -

c i s i o n b e c a u s e of h i m b u t it

w e i g h e d heavily," N e l s o n said.

"I w a n t e d to play h o c k e y a n d

w i t h h im. It w a s o n e o f t h o s e

a d d e d advantages."

By b r i n g i n g their h o c k e y

pas t t o t h e team, t h e y a l so have

b r o u g h t a s t r o n g c o n n e c t i o n o n

t h e ice. It s e e m s t h e l o n g fr iend-

s h i p a n d hock-

"He was kind of a

skater punk back

then!'

Kevin Nelson,

captain

ey h i s tory has

m a d e it easy to

read e a c h o th-

er's m o v e s dur-

ing pract ice a n d

g a m e s .

"It's e a s y t o

play w i t h Kevin,"

Shaver said. "1

k n o w his habi ts

o n t h e ice. W e k n o w h o w e a c h

o t h e r is g o i n g to react."

N e l s o n be l i eves it's a l m o s t l ike

hav ing a t w i n o u t o n t h e ice.

"I pret ty m u c h k n o w w h e r e

he's g o i n g to be," N e l s o n said.

"It's l ike myse l f playing. I

k n o w w h a t he's g o i n g t o d o a n d

w h e r e he's g o i n g to be. It he lps

c h e m i s t r y wise."

Currently, N e l s o n , Shaver a n d

t h e rest o f the H o p e h o c k e y t e a m

face their t o u g h e s t c h a l l e n g e o f

t h e s e a s o n as they h e a d to R o c h -

ester, M i n n , for the nat ional

t o u r n a m e n t . T h e D u t c h m e n will

face Fairfield Univers i ty in the

first r o u n d o n M a r c h 12.

"We have had m o r e i n t e n s e

prac t i ces w i t h a lot o f f o c u s o n

t h e d i f ferent t e a m s w e will be

facing," N e l s o n said. " W e will

take every g a m e as it comes ."

D e s p i t e c o m p e t i n g in the

nat ional t o u r n a m e n t last year,

t h e t e a m has never faced Fair-

field a n d is n o t exact ly sure

w h a t to e x p e c t .

"The on ly t h i n g w e k n o w

a b o u t t h e m is t e a m stats a n d

g a m e s played," Shaver said. " W e

are prepar ing to play o u r bes t

h o c k e y for the next four g a m e s .

Every g a m e c o u l d be our last."

A s N e l s o n a n d Shaver near

t h e e n d o f their h o c k e y careers ,

b o t h re f lec t back o n their m o s t

m e m o r a b l e t i m e s w i t h H o p e .

"I wi l l m i s s the road tr ips t h e

most," N e l s o n said. "All t h e inev-

itable pranks a n d hav ing a g o o d

a m o u n t o f f u n w i t h t h e guys."

In a d d i t i o n to w i n n i n g t h e

c o n f e r e n c e tit le t h i s year a n d

d e f e a t i n g N o r t h w o o d U n i v e r -

s i ty in d o u b l e o v e r t i m e . S h a v -

er a l so wi l l m i s s h a n g i n g o u t

w i t h t h e t e a m .

"I'll m i s s s p e n d i n g t i m e w i t h

the guys," Shaver said. "We are a

fraternity in a s e n s e . It's a g o o d

m i x e d g r o u p o f guys."

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