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H o p e C o l l e g e • H o l l a n d , M i c h i g a n • A n i n d e p e n d e n t n o n p r o f i t p u b l i c a t i o n • S e r v i n g t h e H o p e C o l l e g e C o m m u n i t y f o r I I I y e a r s
check it out.
Tennis courts converted to skating park. C a m p u s b e a t , page 2.
Hope gets three Commu-nity Day wins. Sports, page 8.
Hope grad stars as voice of Dana. Spotl ight , page 5.
Ridl to read new poetry tomorrow. Intermission, page 6.
Unitarian student evolves his beliefs. Religion, page 3.
C o m m u n i t y Day unifies c i ty and school A. CHRISTIE &
LAURA MIHAILOFF
staff reporter &
campusbeat editor
On Saturday, Sept. 13, people of all s i z e s , s h a p e s , c o l o r s , and
e t h n i c i t i e s c a m e to c e l e b r a t e
Holland's 32nd annual Community
Day. T h o u s a n d s of p e o p l e were
p resen t for a f u n - f i l l e d day of
sports, a parade, a trip to Windmill Island for a picnic and games, and
fireworks. It was a day to bring people
closer together and learn about the
history of Holland.
Af te r the men ' s and w o m e n ' s socce r t eams c rushed St. O la f ,
Community Day officially started
with a 3:00 parade. The American
Legion Band marched the pedestri-ans from Centennial Park to Wind-
mill Island. Holland's mayor, Al McGeehan,
and several floats, ethnic dancers
and Greek students succeeded the band. High school marching bands
from Holland Christian, West Ot-
tawa and Holland High Schools set
heels tapping. Many Hope students part ici-
pated in the parade, either repre-
senting Greek Life or our Interna-
tional students.
Anchor photo b y N i c o l e D e C h e l b o r
BRIDGING THE GAP: Ethnic dancers cross the bridge on Windmill Island on their way to entertain picnicers at the 32nd annual Holland Community Day.
Ethnic dancers entertained view-
ers on the streets of Downtown.
On Windmill Island, students and families conversed over burgers,
brats and ice cream. Dinner music was performed by
the American Legion Band, fol-
lowed by suited dancers represent-
ing China, Africa, Mexico and the
Netherlands. C h i l d r e n kept busy p l a y i n g
Students remember Ben LAURA MIHAILOFF
& MIKE ZUIDEMA
campusbeat editor & sports editor
The campus was first introduced
to Benjamin Buckhout when he crossed the finish line after a 420-
mile journey from St. Paul, Minn,
to Holland, Mich, with his father,
Don Buckhout.
"I d i d n ' t k n o w
where to go f rom
here so I prayed and told God that we
needed his help,"
said Don Buckhout, remember ing back
to when he was lost during the cycl ing
journey to Hope. Though the cam-
pus had the opportu-nity to know him for B -
only two weeks, the news of his death left the college in shock.
On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Ben was
riding his bike eastbound on 24lh Street between US-31 and Apple
Avenue with his Health Dynamics
class. "He was always joking around,"
said Malt Swier ( '00), Ben's riding
partner. "On that day, we were com-menting on how hard the runners
were running and how we would just cruise past them."
Their conversation was cut short
at approximately 2:15 p.m. Ben and Swier slowed as they approached
Dial-A-Ride's transit line on 24th Street. At that moment, a Dial-A-Ride bus stopped as it approached
the road.
Roxanne Adams, the driver of the
bus, told police she looked left, then right, and then left again before
pulling into the road.
However, according to Holland
Police Seargant Mark Bos, Adams might have seen the boys coming
toward her had she looked to the
right again before pulling out.
The bus accelerated, forcing the
b ikers to s lam on
the i r b r a k e s . Al-though Swier was
ab le to s top , Ben
skidded under the
bus. "I felt really bad
f o r B e n , " S w i e r said. "As it was go-
ing on, I just wanted
to r each ou t and grab him."
Ben was flown by Buckhout A c r o m c d t o
Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rap-ids where he was pronounced dead
at 5:31 p.m. The news spread quickly across
campus, turning the face of Hope
white. "Personally, I 'm dealing with the
fact that I had almost 100 kids in the freshman class to work with and
I don ' t feel like I got to know him as well as I would have liked," said
A d m i s s i o n s C o u n s e l o r Gar re t t
Knoth. Don Buckhout brought friends
and acquaintances closer to who Ben was, as he shared stories to a
full P imnent Chapel last Friday, Sept. 12.
The Chapel service provided a more BEN on 1
Dutch games, hobbling on stilts,
and petting animals. College stu-
dents face-painted small pictures
and Hope logos. "Thank goodness for the weather
and good turnout. This is definitely
a family affair," said grandmother, Joan Zuidema. Joan had her daugh-
ter and grandchildren with her and
each generation seemed to be hav-
ing a good lime. The football game ended in a
s w e e t 2 7 - 0 v i c t o r y ove r
Benedictine. But ihe enlerlainment
didn ' t stop there. Community Day reached ils fi-
nale as fireworks painted the sky.
The show was done by group from Indiana called Night Magic.
The entire day catered to the com-
munity shared feelings of solidar-i ty and e q u a l i t y , r e g a r d l e s s of
anyone's background.
"Sunshine, a picnic, football, fire-works-what could be better," said
Laurie Zeller ( '01).
Congress starts fresh ERICA GRAY
staff reporter
Along with the start of a new
school year comes a new chance
for Student Congress to address matters that are important to stu-
dents at Hope College. Elections for offices were held
last spring. Paul Loodeen ( '99) was
elected president, Chad Joldersma ( ' 99 ) is Student Congress vice-
president. and Jessica Nelson ( '99)
was named comptroller.
Elections for district representa-
tives for the residence halls, cot-tages, and off-campus housing are
scheduled for Sept. 17 and 18. "We are really going to focus on
student involvement this year,"
Loodeen said. "This means more communication between the repre-
sentatives and students, and also
between the representatives and the
administration." Loodeen hopes to accomplish
this through more publicity and
also with the new Student Con-gress web page which can be found on KnowHope later this fall.
"This is especially important for those students living off-campus,"
said Nicole Rauzi ( '98) . "I only live a block away, but I still feel
unaware of a lot of things happen-
ing around campus." Student Congress plans to ad-
dress students' major concerns on
campus by holding forums that give the campus an opportunity to voice their opinions.
"Parking is still a major hassle
for all students living on campus," said Brian Field ( '99). "I would defi-
nitely like to see that issue ad-
dressed." Loodeen and the rest of the Stu-
dent Congress are also going to lake
a close look al the growing need for
safely al Hope. "One ihing we can do is push for
more emergency phones on cam-
pus," Loodeen said.
As comptroller, Nelson wants to make the appropr ia t ions process
more "user-friendly."
"It is important for groups on
campus to feel comfortable with the
budget process," she said. Along with major issues, specific
concerns for the different halls and
collages are also addressed by the S tudent Congress . Loodeen ex-
plained that the installation of hand dryers and soap dispensers in all
residence ihis year is an immediate result of a concern that was brought
up at a Student Congress meeting
last year. Student Congress also plans to
host a speaker this year.
Students responded to last year 's visit from Oliver North with mixed
emotions. "Oliver North coming to campus
was not handled well ," Loodeen said. "This year we are going to
come together as a full congress and make sure we have a speaker that
we all agree on." Election booths will be at Phelps,
the Chapel, and the Library next week. The first Student Congress meeting is scheduled for Sept. 25.
o Campus Beat the Anchor September I 7, I 997
B E N f r o m I
sense of c losure as a record al ien-
dance filled ihe building. More than
50 people slayed well afler ihe ser-
vice lo mee t w i l h ihe B u c k h o u l
family. Joel laughed wilh some of
h i s b r o l h e r ' s f r i e n d s a n d
aquainlances , shar ing memor ies .
Accord ing lo Swier , Ben ' s acci-
denl has had bolh a sober ing and
u n i f y i n g e f f e e l on D u r f e e Ha l l ,
where he and Ben l ived.
"I fell really bad for wha l ihe
family had lo go ihrough, bul ihey
were really s l rong ," Swie r said. "I
should only hope lhal if ihis hap-
pened lo me , I could be lhal s l rong."
" I f 1 c o u l d h a v e o n e w i s h , il
would be lo bring him back," said
Joel Buckhoul before a full Chapel .
"Bul I w o u l d n ' l wanl lo, because
he ' s probably having a blasl righl
now."
A c c o r d i n g lo S e r g e a n l M a r k
DeVries of ihe Holland Police De-
parlmenl, with ihe help of local bike
shops and ihe Michigan Molor Car-
rier expec t lo comple te ihe invesli-
ga l ions mid-week .
Words of sympathy and concern
can be sent to the Buckhout family:
Mr. and Mrs. Donald (Carol)
Buckhout
2226 Radatz Avenue
North St. Paul. MN 55109
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O L l _ l E M E C R A Z Y : A patron of Holland's new skate park tests out some of the ramps in the converted Lincoln tennis courts.
Skaters invade Lincoln cour ts DANA LAMERS staff reporter
Over the past two weeks the Lin-
coln Park tennis courts, across f rom
Dykstra Hall on the corner of 9lh
S t ree t and C o l u m b i a , have been
t ransformed into a new skate park
for the city of Holland.
"They d idn ' t let us skate down-
town ," said " P u c h u k , " a local die-
hard skater. About a year ago the
Hol land City Counci l voted lo en-
force a ban on ska teboarding and
r o l l e r b l a d i n g o n i ts d o w n t o w n
streets. Soon afler, a group of young
skaters came to the council lo re-
quest a park specialized for skating.
" T h e city council decision was
clear and concise ," said Kurl Righl,
w h o runs the c i ty ' s Leisure Depar t -
men l . " T h e y though t , these kids
have gone about ihis in a posi t ive
way. T h e y ' v e been responsible and
tried lo do things the righl way," he
said. "Le t ' s g ive this a real Iry."
"I look at this as an opportunity
t o s e e h o w i t ' s g o i n g l o
opera te . . .what are the p r o b l e m s , "
Righl said.
So far, the only p rob lems have
been "cat ca l ls" f r o m the skaters.
Righl said. "Everyone is concerned
and dea l ing wilh p rob lems ." City
and communi ty of f icers and Hope
S e c u r i t y a l s o m o n i t o r the pa rk .
" W e ' r e not going lo overact lo any
initial p rob lems ," he said.
"1 wou ldn ' l mind il if I cou ldn ' t
hear it," said Marcy Met ie r s ( '01) .
Lincoln Park w a s chosen for its
location near the d o w n t o w n area,
and for the flat sur face of ilslennis
courts. T h e city counci l a lso sup-
p l i e d s o m e " s e e d m o n e y " f o r
ramps , l ighting, and other ilems.
" I t ' s helped oul a lot to keep them
off the streets. They have a lot of
fun. T h e y ' r e a lways oul there, even
at like 2 :00 in the morning . It 's re-
a l ly c o o l , " sa id A u d r e y E h i n g e r
( '01) who also has a room overlook-
ing the skate park.
Because of Ihe high risk of skat-
ing activi t ies, those who skale do
so at their o w n risk and the park
c loses at 11:00 p .m. " I t ' s an unsu-
perv ised a r ea - ju s t l ike basketball
courts or tennis cou r t s -w i lh posted
rules," Righl said. "I t ' s open lo any-
one f r o m the communi ty , Hope stu-
dents inc luded ."
" I t ' s supposed to c lose at 11:00,
bul il doesn ' t , they slay oul there til
like 1:00," said Emily Prins ( ' 01 )
who lives in a room in Dykstra Hall
ove r look ing the skale park.
"Bul at least they d o n ' t play mu-
sic and they seem pretty nice and
stuff ," said Lauren Piolrowski ( '01) .
"Te le , " one of ihe young skaters
w h o approached the city council lo
request the skale park, has no more
faith in the government afler the ad-
dition of the skate park than before .
"I hale t h e m , " he said. "Il look
us three years lo gel the skate park
in. T h e c o p s a l w a y s d r ive by...I
don ' t l ike h o w we have lo leave af-
ter 11:00, cause af ler 11:00 where
do we ska le?"
Hope and Holland haul in A I D S money
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KATE FOLKERX staff reporter
Sunshine and blue skies set the
stage for ihe 1997 Hol land A I D S
Walk on Saturday Sept. 13.
A total of 110 Hope s tudents and
c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s sel off on a
hike d o w n 9lh Street and around
campus .
"The ballle against AIDS will not
be d o n e until w e not on ly m a k e
strides againsl ihe disease itself, bul
against ihe fear and ignorance lhal
keeps many f rom reaching out lo
fel low humans in need," said David
Blauw, di recor of pastoral care at
Holland C o m m u n i t y Hospital .
Con t inu ing in this t heme . Rev.
Andy Fierro of Cross roads Chapel
urged people to " f igh t againsl si-
lence ." "Th i s is a march lhal recognizes
lhal w e ' r e in this together," he said.
" R e m e m b e r people are living wilh
AIDS; we are l iving s ide-by-s ide ."
This idea of communi ty was re-
inforced by the coincidence lhal the
w a l k look p lace on C o m m u n i t y
Day.
"The walk is really about com-
munity, because il involves H o p e
and Hol land. Il was a great way lo
start Communi ty Day," said Krislen
Gray, assistant director of the coun-
seling center, who was walking Sat-
urday morning .
Hope walkers included s tudents ,
faculty, and staff , as well as about
40 m e m b e r s of the S i g m a Iota Beta
sorority, who part icipated as part of
a service project , as they have in
previous years . Accord ing lo Suzy
Velazquez ( ' 99) , vice-president of
the Sibyll ine sorority, and w h o w a s
in charge of organizing this project ,
the Sibyll ine m e m b e r s have been
involved wilh the A I D S walk be-
cause they feel il is a wor thy
cause. She stressed that " reach-
ing oul lo the people living wilh
H I V / A I D S mat ters more than the
cause i lself ."
A chance to gel oul and walk
was an exlra benef i t for com-
munity member , Phil Coray.
" M o r e important ly 1 want lo
help raise f u n d s for educa-
t ion , c a r e , a n d r e s e a r c h fo r
those wilh A I D S , " he said.
Al though she realizes il is not just
a gay disease, Joanne VendenBerg,
w h o was walking wilh her daugh-
ter Brooke , said lhal, "1 have many
f r iends w h o are gay who have losl
f r iends lo this disease, so I feel thai
il is someth ing lhal I need lo be a
part o f . "
$ 5 4 2 3 . 2 5 w a s r a i s ed t h r o u g h
p l edges . A two-n igh t slay at the
Be l l a i r e Bed and B r e a k f a s t w a s
awarded lo the lop pledge-earner ,
w h o raised $ 1200. Eighty perceni
of the m o n e y will go to T e r r y ' s
Fund, a memoria l fund sel up by the
Dcpar lmenl of Social Serv ices of
Ol lawa County . 100% of donat ions
m a d e lo th is f und go di rect ly lo
mee t the financial needs of persons
in O t t awa and Allegan count ies
wilh HIV or A I D S . The re-
m a i n i n g 20 pe rcen i of the
p r o c e e d s wil l benef i t the
Amer ican Red Cross of Ol-
l a w a C o u n t y Youth P e e r
e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m . T h i s
p r o g r a m o f f e r s y o u l h ages
15-24 the c h a n c e to g o into
c lass rooms wilh an adult in-
s t r u c t o r a n d t e a c h H I V /
A I D S prevenl ion to their
peers . T h e walk was or-
ganized by the Hol land
A I D S w a l k c o m m i t t e e ,
which was chaired by Julie
Hulsl and David Van Heesl.
Dennis Stover, a representative of
ihe Michigan A I D S Fund, w h o also
s p o k e at the e v e n t , s h a r e d wilh
wa lkers the hope for a s t a tewide
even t nexl year. T h e plan is for the
many A I D S walks in different com-
munit ies lo be held on the same day.
This will hopefu l ly improve pub-
licity fo r the event .
September I 7, I 997 the Anchor Religion
G U E S T C H E E S E H E A D
Michael Zuidema
Losing my religion Diversity is Ihc codc word of
Hope College.
The term thai is usually
applied lo raee (and oflen gender
and sexual orienlal ion) needs lo
broaden ils horizons inlo
religion.
I am an alheisl. I have lived
in Wesl Michigan my entire life
and am a full- l ime student al
Hope.
1 will pause lo al low those in
shock to compose themselves .
I am not alone. Not only are
there other atheists.at Hope,
there are also Musl ims , Catho-
lics, Mormons , and some group
called Christians.
No, I w o n ' t try to convert the
readership into bel ieving (or not
bel ieving) what I bel ieve. That is
unnecessary.
This area f rom the beach lo
Grand Rapids has no pat ience
for di f ference. Any t ime religion
comes into quest ion, the masses
are quick to defend the Word of
God, despite what the First
A m e n d m e n t says.
I knew what to expect when I
came to Hope^s campus . Once
people found out, I expected a
little f lack.
What wasn ' t expected was
the ex t reme lack of tolerance
this area has for any religion that
isn' t God-related.
Responses I ' ve received
include: "You ' re going straight
to hell," "Oh , " and "You are
not!
Well. I am an atheist. And this
just in. not everyone is com-
pletely the same at Hope, as
much as the campus tries.
n This campus , this city, this
whole region needs to understand
the fact that there are those w h o
have a religion other than
Christianity.
One has lo have admirat ion
for the numerous s tudents w h o
have made the at tempt to
convert , and in some instances
berate, me into being born again.
I have morals . I have ideas.
And, mos t importantly, I have
feelings.
Society is no longer al lowed
to discr iminate based on skin
color or male / female d i f ferences ,
yet when religion comes into
quest ion the rule of the region
rules.
1 c ame lo Hope not because
of its Christian affi l iat ion, but
because of its academic prowess .
I d idn ' t c o m e here to be
looked down upon, to receive
r idicule and lectures, or lo have
to deal with not going lo chapel .
N o one has to agree with
what I believe, but accept the fact
that there are t imes when people
will disagree with things.
Minds need lo be opened to
dif ference. This has long been
said, and applied, lo many topics.
N o w it jus t needs application to
religion.
In t h e N a m e o f t h e F a t h e r Traveling Preacher urges Hope to halt sinful ways ANDREW LOXZl staff reporter
With his bright, red hat boldly
proc la iming " R e p e n t , " and large
placard condemning the sins of oth-
ers, Tom Carlisle made quite a stir
on c a m p u s Monday, Sept. 15.
Taking his position in front of
Dimnet Memor ia l Chape l be fore
the 10:30 chapel service, Carl is le
spent a good part of the day loudly
voicing his opinions lo the passing
student body, which responded in a
variety of ways. Some studenls dis-
missed him as a crackpot, while oth-
ers look interest in what he said.
"You women got to watch the
way you dress ," Carlisle shouted at
short-skirled girls who walked past
his postion on College Avenue. This
and other comen t s on the sins of
Hope students .
"He has some good points, but
also some very radical views which
discredit him in the minds of stu-
dents ." said Adam Paarlberg ( '98) .
Paarlberg joined others in question-
ing and debat ing the demonstrator.
Ma l t D e J o n g ( ' 9 9 ) , Bib le in
hand, sal in front of Car l is le and
checked the validity of the scripture
passages used in his message , lead-
ing other s tudents in a very healed
argument with the evangelist over
the slate of sin and repentence.
C a m p u s secur i ty s h o w e d up,
making sure Calisle was conduct-
ing his demonstra t ion in a peaceful
manner.
T h e y ' r e letting m e preach f rom
the sidewalk, but they want lo re-
m o v e m e because of my contrary
v iews" commented Carlisle regard-
ing Hope s t a f f ' s response.
Carl is le 's distributed pamphle ts
lii a
Anchor p\r\o\o b y J o s h N e u c k s
AM UNEXPECTED VISITOR: T. Carlisle made his pilgrimage to Hope's campus proclaiming his principles.
sum up his main argument .
According lo his religious tracts,
he c la ims the only way to be saved
is to e l iminate all sin in one ' s life,
as he has done. This contrary view
was highly chal lenged by the stu-
dent body.
In response to s tudents ' probing
of his "abscence of sin," Carl is le
returned to his issues of what sin
is.
If your parents let you listen lo
rock music, they don ' t love you,"
Carl is le said.
Only Carlisle knows whether or
not he accomplished his conversion
mission.
However , he did, in fact, offer
a c o n t r a r y o p i n i o n on c a m p u s ,
which gave many students a chance
to re-aff irm their own beliefs by de-
fending what they believe against
an unexpected demonst ra tor ' s dif-
ferent posit ion.
Hope student enlightens campus of his Unitar ian beliefs KRISXI SXEKETEE
staff reporter
While there are many rel igions
in Amer ica today, there is one that
encompasses and accepts them all:
Unitar ianism.
A d a m H u d s o n
( ' 9 9 ) , f rom India -
napolis, is a Unitar-
ian. Although there
are Unitar ian Uni-
versa l i s t A s s o c i a -
t ion c h u r c h e s
around the na t ion ,
he has not met any-
one at H o p e w h o
shares the s ame be-
liefs.
"The first thing
p e o p l e ask m e is:
'Well, what do you
bel ieve? ' The only
creed is a general respect for each
o t h e r a n d f o r l i f e in g e n e r a l , "
Hudson said.
Whi le he def ines himself as a
Unitar ian, he does not try lo pin
down his beliefs.
" M y b e l i e f s a r e c o n s t a n t l y
evolving," Hudson said. "People
find me frustrat ing because I keep
changing my mind ."
According lo Jack Mendelsohn
in his book Meet the Unitarian Uni-
versalists, "bel iefs may change as
ins ights d e e p e n and expe r i ences
broaden."
W h i l e H u d s o n d o e s not feel
pressure to attend Chapel , though
he occasional ly does, f r iends have
tried to change his mind about his
faith.
" A c o u p l e of
t imes people try to
c o n v i n c e m e of
t h e i r w a y , "
H u d s o n e x p l a i n s .
" I t ' s kind of ironic
because in my be-
l ief , i t ' s okay for
h i m . bu t no t f o r
m e . "
U n i t a r i a n
church services are
not that d i f f e r e n t
f rom Christian ser-
v i c e s ; h o w e v e r ,
t hey d r a w f r o m
many sources, including the Bible,
the Koran, and other written texts.
"You can be Atheist and Unitar-
i a n , B u d d h i s t a n d U n i t a r i a n , "
Hudson said. "They jus t preach
general respect and love for every
one ."
In 1961, the Unitarians and Uni-
versalists consolidated to form the
Unitarian Universalist Associat ion.
They offer many services, includ-
ing devotional material , rel igious
education curricula, and produce a
bimonthly journal . The World.
"Af f i rming the Inherent Worth
and Digni ty of Every Pe r son" is
their motto, but they have no of f i -
cial creed.
Basic principals of the Unitar-
ian Universalist Association include
the belief that "personal exper i -
ence, conscience and reason should
be the final authority in religion,the
free search for truth, religious wis-
dom is ever-changing, and ethical
living is the supreme witness of re-
l igion."
A c c o r d i n g to J u l i a M i t c h e l l
Corbet t ' s Religion in America, both
faiths have been in Amer ica s ince
its beginning. The Unitarian Uni-
versalist Associat ion lists famous
Uni ta r i ans and Universa l i s t s , in-
c l u d i n g R a l p h W a l d o E m e r s o n ,
Clara Barton, Louisa May Alcott ,
and John Adams .
Both Universal ists and Unitar-
ians have their roots in the Chris-
tian church, but split for various rea-
sons. T h e strongest opposit ion the
Universalists had is they believe that
"salvat ion is universal, not limited
lo an elect number ."
Unitar ians a l so disagreed with
tradit ional Christ ian doctr ine , but
for different reasons. They objected
lo the bel iefs that God is a trinity,
that the Bible is infall ible, and that
some will be damned eternally.
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Op in i on ^Anchor September I 7, I 997
A WORD FROM THE
EDITOR...
The day after Benjamin
Buckhoul died I was driving
around lovvn wiih my roommale ,
Jon, and I passed by some
sunflowers on ihe side of the
road. They were almost com-
pletely bent over as a result of
the eloudy skies above. It was an
extremely sad moment and it
was then that I fully realized
what had happened. One
singular, sudden ineident halted
one man ' s life and at the same
time altered mine.
I didn ' t know how to act at all.
My logical sense of being and
my mind told me to remain calm
and think of how f/ie Anchor
should handle the situation. I
thought to myself that to sit and
ask how and why such a thing
could happen would not bring
me an answer and would not
remedy the situation. However,
my heart told me to feel my way
through this one and not to let
just my mind handle it like I
usually do.
I searched for answers and I
found none. Looking for the
reason in God was of no help to
me personally, as I am not an
overwhelmingly religious man. I
thought about some famous
passages of novels and poems
and came across only one that
touched me deeply when I first
read it. I have always cherished
it since:
"No man is an Island, entire of
itself, every man is a piece of the
Continent, a part of the main; if
any clod be washed away by the
sea, Europe is the less, as well as
if any prominatorie were, as well
as if any manor of thy fr iends or
of thine own were; any man ' s
death diminishes me, because I
am involved in mankind;
therefore never send to ask for
Glyn Williams
whom the bell t o l l s j t tolls for
thee . '—John Donne
In other words, every person
in society, especially at Hope, is
linked together by the simple
fact that they are a part of
society together. We all had a
bond with Ben, even those of us
who did not know him.
Above all else what I have
realized is that sometimes
things like this need to happen
to help life continue itself.
Somet imes you need to be in
the pit of sadness before you
can fully appreciate life and be
wholly and completely happy.
Somet imes life needs a little
bump to get itself moving in the
right direction.
For example, Joel Buckhout,
Ben's younger brother and their
father, Don, embraced long and
hard at the chapel service held
on Friday morning, Sept. 12.
Afterward, Don said the
moment was extremely impor-
tant for the two of them and it
brought them a lot closer
together.
I never knew that an 18-year-
old kid from North St. Paul,
Minn, whom I never personally
met could have such an effect
on my life. Benjamin Buckhout
has affected the lives of every
single student at Hope College
even though many of us d idn ' t
know him. Perhaps the way we
knew of him when he was alive
is how we will know him in
death: riding his bicycle on a
clear and sunny day.
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Vol. I I I . Issue 4
the
Editorial should have been chosen more carefully D e a r Edi tor ,
Upon reading your editorial in
last week's Anchor, September 10,
1997, we were deeply disturbed by
your words.
A few statements stood out as
particularly offensive. One being,
"I don ' t care what trash lives next
door," in reference to people of dif-
ferent socioeconomic backgrounds
and lifestyles. When writ ing this
statement did you slop to think what
the ramif ica t ions of such use of
words could have on already crum-
bling community relationships?
R a t h e r t han b u i l d i n g w a l l s
around our campus and selves with
editorials such as this, why aren't
we searching for ways to prevent
assaul ts f rom happening a third
weekend in a row.
In these situations, alcohol is ir-
relevant to whether or not someone
is assaulted.
Do you really think that the as-
sa i lan t s take in to cons ide ra t i on
whether their intended victims are
intoxicated?
Unfortunately, assaults can occur
at anyt ime to anyone, anywhere.
Contrary to popular belief, this in-
cludes students walking home from
non-alcoholic events such as a late-
night mov ie or s tudy g roup at a
house on 14th Street.
W h e t h e r or not you " . . . spend
your weekends in a hot, dirty party
house," as you say, no one deserves
to be assaulted.
Hope has done a good j o b of
maintaining safety on its immedi-
ate campus, but student life should
not have to be l imited to a few
Faculty contacts listed for G.L.O.B.E. D e a r Edi to r ,
This letter is written with the pur-
pose of making students aware that
there is a peer support group on
campus for gay, lesbian, and bi-
sexual students. G.L.O.B.E. (Gay,
Lesbian, Or Bisexual Equality) at
Hope College is here to allow gay,
lesbian, and bisexual students to get
to know one another, share experi-
ences, and discuss issues that are
re levant to their l ives in a non-
threatening, confidential environ-
ment.
We invite all gay, lesbian, and
bisexual students, whether "out" or
still questioning, to join our group.
Because of obvious confidentiality
concerns, we have designed a sys-
tem for you to get in touch with us
that has proven effective.
To find out about meeting times,
places, etc., we ask that you con-
tact one of the list of faculty and
staff members listed below in per-
son, by phone, or by e-mail .
These contacts for our group have
agreed to be supportive listeners of
any q u e s t i o n s or c o n c e r n s you
might have, and are the key link in
connecting you with us. Once you
have spoken to one of these persons,
they will pass your name along to
our student leaders, who will then
contact you about meet ing t imes
and places.
If you do not feel comfor tab le
attending a meeting or would like
to talk with someone more in depth
about your questions, our contacts
can listen to your concerns and not
pass your name along, or direct you
to the counseling center.
It should be noted, however, that
these persons are not offering coun-
seling, but are here to assist you in
contacting the group. Although we
real ize this may seem like some
work and possibly a bit intimidat-
ing, these procedures are in place
to insure your privacy.
We sincerely hope that if you do
h a v e q u e s t i o n s r e g a r d i n g you r
sexual orientation, or would like to
meet other students like you, that
you would make the effort to con-
tact our group. We are here to sup-
port you.
F a c u l t y C o n t a c t s : H e r s i l i a
Alverez-Ruf, Maria Andre, Charles
blocks. Three years ago as freshmen
we were warned to stay away from
16th Street , this year it is 14th
Street.
If we don' t start looking for a new
solution other than that proposed in
your editorial. "The only clear so-
lution to not getting assaulted is to
just not walk down the street by
yourself or intoxicated at 3 a.m.,"
how much longer will it be until we
are warned away from the middle
of our campus?
Look ing f o r solut ions ,
J e n n i f e r G r i e m e ( '98)
Rebecca Hol lenbeck ( '98)
J e a n n a K e i n a t h ( '98)
C h r i s t i n e Kelley ( '98)
Nicole McCIa in ( '98)
B r a n d i W h e l a n ( '98)
Aschbrenner, Priscilla Atkins, Ellen
A w a d , J a n e B a c h , W e s B a l l ,
Miche l le B o m b e , S teve Bouma-
Prediger, Jackie Bartley, Mylene
C a t e l , C o l l e e n C o n w a y , J . M .
D e l l ' O l i o , J a n e D i c k i e , D o n n a
E a t o n , R o b e r t E l d e r , D e r e k
E m e r s o n , J im G e n t i l e , T a m a r a
G e o r g e , J a n i s G i b b s , D e i r d r e
J o h n s t o n , P e r r y L a n d e s , Don
L u i d e n s , B i l ly M a y e r , Ho l ly
McKee, Kim Mendels , Jim Motiff,
Judith Motiff, Diane Mulroney, Phil
M u n o a . D a v e M y e r s , N a n c y
Nicodemus , Tim Pennings, Mary
Ann Permesang, James Piers, Rich
Ray, Maura Reynolds, Jack Ridl,
Diana Robins, Brigitte Hamm-Por-
te r , S t e v e n l a n n a c o n e , L y n n
Japinga, Lorna Jarvis, and David
Jensen.
Sincerely,
G . L . O . B . E . a t H o p e College
Smi t , M a r c i a
S t e w a r t , J o a n n e
S t rou f , L inda
S w a n s o n , D e b r a
Verhey, Allen
W e s s m a n , Leslie
Wilson, Boyd
Abrasive preacher makes student stop and think D e a r Edi to r ,
As I was going to class today I
saw a man with a sign. It read such
things as Repent and Perish and
Die. It also listed examples of those
who will perish and die if they do
not repent.
Well, I was slightly disturbed and
thus d e c i d e d to g ive the guy a
chance. I went to listen to him. But
what I heard only d is turbed me
more. He seemed closed minded
and very j u d g e m e n t a l , bo th of
which are pet peeves of mine.
I could only take so much of him
so I took off. As I was heading back
to my room, I stopped and talked
with Gordon. Most of us have seen
him around campus making it a
better place for us but never gave it
much thought. While talking with
Gordon he got me really thinking.
Why was this man preaching? What
is his motivation? Why would any-
one deliberately deliver a message
that is known to create an unpleas-
ant c rowd?
Well, I found answers and that is
why I am writing this. Put aside the
fact that I strongly disagree with
what this man was saying, preach-
ing, and telling. Focus on his mo-
tive.
I began to realize that this man
was driven f rom somewhere deep
inside, from a place that is stronger
than mere will. For a person to sub-
ject himself to the kind of abuse that
he brought upon himself, he must
believe that he is in the right.
It almost knocked me over to re-
alize this fact. He is a man with pas-
sion for what he is teaching, and in
such, worth remembering and not
criticizing.
I w a s o n c e told that I should
never do anything with half a heart
and this man. who struck me as be-
ing abrasive and harsh, reminded
me that I should take pride in my
work and not d o anything halfway.
I jus t want to thank Gordon for
helping me realize this.
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Students needed t o serve in Hol land NOELLE WOOD
spotlight editor
The signs arc all over campus
imploring Hope College sludenls to
help the residents of Holland by
volunteering their precious lime lo
lulor an al-risk elementary school
kid or become a big brother or big
sister. Many harried sludenls pass
ihe signs, lell themselves they don ' l
have the time, and quickly forget
the simple plea. Others want lo help
and do.
The chaplain 's staff has recently
begun a mass effort lo encourage
sludenls lo participate in commu-
nity service. From September 5-12,
tables with sign-up sheets were out-
side of the chapel for anyone inter-
ested. The tables are down now, but
anyone may still go lo the Keppel
House throughout the year and sign
up.
"Hope can become a bubb le , "
said Lori Fair, director of oulreach.
" S l u d e n l s can b e c o m e n a r r o w -
minded . S e r v i n g can show that
there are people in situations very
different from their own."
Those who sign up will receive
an information sheet on their area
of interest. They will then be placed
into one of several programs de-
pending on the time they ' re willing
lo give and on whether Christian
faith is necessary for participation
in certain organizations.
T h i s is the f i r s t yea r that the
chapla in ' s staff has a t tempted to
coo rd ina t e vo lun lee r i sm a m o n g
Hope students. Even though part of
their reasoning for doing so is f rom
a Christian perspective, students of
all f a i t h s a re e n c o u r a g e d lo
participate.
"Christ calls us to serve one an-
other and pul others ' interests be-
fore our own, and it's his desire for
others lo experience Christ 's love
as a result," Fair said. "I also want
to emphasize thai this is not just for
Christians. There is an opportunity
for all s ludenls to be. used in the
community ."
O n e of ihose oppor lun i l i e s is
through one of the avai lable big
brolher/big sister programs.
"We especially need boys lo be
big brothers," said Spring Hilldore,
director of the Higher Horizons pro-
gram. "We have a wailing list from
1994 because it 's so hard lo find
boys to volunteer. We just called
someone the other day to let them
know we found a big brother. The
liltle boy was ecstatic and scream-
ing in the background while his
mother said ' thank you, thank you
for finding someone . ' "
Big b ro the r s and s is ters have
done a variety of things while bond-
ing w i th t he i r " l i t t l e s . " J e f f
W h i t m o r e ( ' 9 9 ) took h i s l i t t le
b ro the r , n i n e - y e a r - o l d Brad , to
Craig 's Cruisers, played basketball
in the Dow, and played laser tag
with him.
"I found the exper ience pretty
grat i fying," Whi tmore said. "You
are a big influence on your kid, and
you gain a friend too."
Another opportunity to work with
kids involves tutoring at-risk el-
ementary school children through
a program called CASA. Its off ice
is in the basement of Graves and its
af ter-school tutoring sessions are
held in Lubbers.
"We ' r e a great place to do sig-
nificant community service with the
convenience of staying on campus,"
P h o t o c o u r t e s y o f C A S A
READING, WRITING, & ARITHMETIC: CASA tutorMarilee Ramthun ('99) reads outside with fourth graders Joyce Valero and Leticia Balcazar for a change of scenery.
said assistant di rector of C A S A ,
Bob Boersma.
The children in C A S A are at-risk
for not completing high school be-
cause of a variety of reasons, such
as low economic status.
"I t 's really fun to work with the
kids and it 's nice to know you can
give that extra help and support to
let them know someone cares about
them," said Marilee Ramthun ( '99),
who is starting her third semester
with CASA.
There is also the opportunity to
w o r k wi th H o l l a n d ' s h o m e l e s s
through the Holland City Mission.
Christy Kaminskas ( '99) began her
volunteer work there as an intern-
ship through SOS (Summer of Ser-
vice) this summer.
"Even though I didn ' t try to have
any stereotypes of the homeless, I
really did have some," Kaminskas
said. "I think that the media did sub-
tly m a k e me have images in my
mind of the stereotypical homeless
person in messy clothes, unkept hair
and a dirty body. What I found was
completely different. The living ar-
eas were neat and clean, and the
parents that I interacted with were
Hope grad is voice of MTV's Daria ANDREW LOTZ
staff reporter
Tracy Grandstaff ( '86) has done
it all.
" I 'm the screaming woman in the
airplane crash... also it 's my voice
in the sex scene with Bruce Willis,"
she said, referring to her role in the
recent movie Beavis and Butt head
Do America.
T h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n
ma jo r and K a l a m a z o o
native began her asso-
c i a t i o n wi th the a n i -
mated duo Beavis and
Butthead when working
in M T V ' s editorial de-
partment in New York,
d e v e l o p i n g the mus ic
v i d e o i n t r o d u c t o r y
spots. Originally,/teav/5 Dar ia . and Butthead was created by Mike
Judge as a series of spots intended
to introduce videos. The popularity
of the show rapidly increased. It
became the hit segment of MTV's
Liquid Television, a n d w a s
eventualy taken on as a full-t ime
series, although in Grands ta f f ' s de-
partment.
Grands t a f f did the vo ices for
Daria and Stuart 's mother mainly
because of the lack of funds to de-
velop the early show.
"I was the only female writer,"
she said. "At the start, they just pul
the writers into the' booth to save
money."
Grandslaff ' s character, Daria, de-
veloped into a fan favorite because
of her humorous crit icism of the
s lacker pair. Riding on huge fan
support, Grandstaff was then placed
into her current posit ion as lead
voice in MTV' s number one rated
show, Daria, which airs Monday
nights at 10:30 p.m.
Daria f o l l o w s the l i fe of the
s h o w ' s n a m e s a k e , D a r i a
Morgendorfer (Grandslaff 's charac-
ter), as she moves to a new town, a
s u b u r b c a l l e d
L a u n d a l e . D e s p i t e
nicer surroundings in a
r i ch n e i g h b o r h o o d ,
Dar i a still f inds the
common thread of stu-
pidity everywhere she
goes. From her popu-
larity obsessed sister to
her r ich , but s tup id ,
classmates, Daria and
her only friend Jane encounter the
idiocy of life with angst-ridden hu-
mor. Although doing voices for a car-
toon show is very time consuming
and repetitious, Grandstaff says she
loves her job.
"Basically you get the script a
week before hand," Grandstaff said,
"then you run through your lines
over and over, until people think
you ' re insane."
After studying the script, she goes
to the recording booth and records
each line three to ten limes, depend-
ing upon the amount of inflection
needed. Her upcoming episode has
96 lines for her character, which
translates into about three and a half
hours of work.
After graduation, she left for the
east coast and got a job writing pro-
motions for the United Slates bas-
ketball league, from which she got
a position at a Philedelphia based
m a g a z i n e , ca l led Scan. F rom a
co-worker at Scan, she got wind of
a position at MTV' s off-air devel-
opment department.
Moving through the ranks of the
music industry 's most recognized
icon, Grandstaff rose to a position
in series development, where she
worked on the show The Real World
before her switch to the editorials
department.
very good parents and not simply
living off the system."
Those who take the time to vol-
unteer agree it was worth the effort .
For an average of two to three hours
a week , H o p e s tudents can give
something back to the community
in which they temporarily reside. In
the process, they are likely to gain
something loo.
"It broadened my view of reality
and the fact that there are needs in
Holland," Kaminskas said.
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Joyce Ca ro l Oates t o Read Famed writer propels Visiting Writers Series
into its tenth season M I R I A M B E Y E R intermission editor
oycc Carol Oalcs '
w e b page , enl i l led
" C e l e s t i a l T i m e -
piece ," opens with a
work of art by n ine-
leenth-century artist J.
W. Waterhouse. The work, named
"Psyche opening the Golden Box,"
depicts a woman slowly lifting the lid
of and peering into a small container.
Presumably, inside the box are the se-
crets of the human soul.
Oates, one of today's most accom-
plished writers, might as well have
painted herself in Psyche 's place. For
through the countless short stories,
novels, novellas, essays, and poems
she has written, she probes and ex-
poses almost every corner of the hu-
man soul. The darker, more violent
corners are her specialty.
And t h i s F r i d a y , S e p t . 19, at
Dimnent Chapel, Oates will expose
to the Hope and Holland communi -
ties one of these darker corners. To
open this year ' s Visiting Writers Se-
r ies , O a t e s will
read from her lat-
est b o o k Man
Crazy, a tale of a
g i r l a b a n d o n e d
by her father at a
y o u n g a g e a n d
her ensuing struggle into womanhood .
Oates ' visit to Hope has been arranged by
Pinckney Benedict, a member of the English
Department and coordinator of the series.
Benedict and Oates have a special relation-
"Oates' unblinking curiosity about
human nature is one of the great
artistic forces of our time."
— T h e Nation
ship — he was a stu-
d e n t of h e r s at
Princeton University,
w h e r e O a t e s s t i l l
teacnes today.
Benedic t enrol led
in O a t e s ' C r e a t i v e
Writing Workshop as a freshman (that lucky
dog [of God | ) . He said he was terrified at first.
"Here I was, an eighteen-year-old freshman.
Southern, pudgy, in a class taught by one of
the greatest living novelists," Benedict said.
Benedict soon learned, however,
that Oates was not to be feared.
"She was tremendously nice on
the first day," Benedict said. "She
was intensely interested in where
eve rybody came f rom, and this
meant a lot to me. I told her I was
from West Virginia, and instead of
just passing it off . she really ques-
tioned me about it. I liked that."
Benedict, a published author him-
self. often sets his writing in the
West Virginia of his childhood, and
he exp l a in s that O a t e s wi thou t
question influenced this character-
istic of his work.
"She made me feel good about
where I came f rom," Benedict ex-
plained.
Oates credits Detroit, the city in
which she settled after completing
her Master of Arts at the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin and marrying, as
an important influence on much of
her early work.
The city, sometimes the unfortu-
nate recipient of the annual "Mur-
der Capital of the World" title, pro-
vided Oates with an intense envi-
ronment.
Hence, her unabashedness at exploring the
darker sides of the human psyche.
Oates ' reading begins at 7 p.m. Live mu-
sic by the Hope College Jazz Ensemble starts
at 6:30 p.m.
Admission to the event is free, and Oates
will sign books after the reading.
Also after the reading will be a reception
for Oates in the Kletz.
The party, sponsored by OPUS, begins at
9:00 p.m. and runs until 10:30 p.m.
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Take 6 to Take the Stage The Hope College Dean of the Chapel will present Take 6 on
Mon. and Tues., Sept. 22-23, at 8 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial
Chapel. Take 6 emerged on the gospel music scene in 1980. The a capella
sextet originated at a small college in Alabama, and in the years
since has won seven Grammies, as well as many other awards.
The group's message emphasizes Christian spirituality.
"We are still speaking of the God
• [ we serve and the fact we love
i*; ; him so much, as he hoves us
so much. It speaks the senti-
ments of our hearts," said
Mark Kibble, the first tenor,
discussing the group's most
recent disc, "Brothers."
The group's music is a com-
bination of rich harmonies,
gospel, jazz , and rhythm
and blues. All of Take 6 ' s
a lbums have either gone
platinum or gold, and are
en joyed by a wide audi-
ence. Many people not fa-
miliar with the current gos-
pe l m u s i c s c e n e w e r e
d rawn to Take 6 by the
group ' s 1992 CD. "He is
Christmas."
Tickets for the concerts
are $10 for students, and
may be purchased in ad-
vance at the DeWitt Cen-
ter theatre ticket office be-
g inn ing Mon. . Sept . 15.
Ticket office hours are 10
a.m. until 5p .m . Mon.-Fri..
and 12-5 p.m. on Sat.
Any r ema in ing t ickets
will be ava i l ab l e at the
door. - Hope College News Service
J. Ridl
Relics and Ridls -
one and the same?
ANDREW LOXZl
staff reporter
Professor and poet Jack Ridl
has been part of the Hope Col-
lege scene for a l m o s t thirty
•years, but whether or not he can
be considered a relic of the cam-
pus is debatable. What is not debatable, how-
ever, is the fact that tomorrow night, Sept.
18, Ridl will read a selection of his new po-
e m s at an event enlilled "Relics and Ridl 's ."
The event will lake place at Schuler Books
and Music in Grand Rapids (2660 28th St.)
at 7 p.m. Along with Ridl , Schuler s taf fers Chris
Scheil, Scott Krieger, Kim Klienhans, Tim
N o v a k . John W i n k l e m a n , and Chr i s t ine
Stephens are scheduled to read.
Also, the Jeff Boughner Band will perform
and a collection of works by local artists will
be displayed. Admission for the event is free,
but donations are encouraged and will ben-
efit the Kent County Literary Council .
Ridl ' s reading is the kickoff event of a
weekend-long celebration in honor of the fif-
teenth anniversary of Schuler Books and Mu-
sic. Festivities also include activities such as
craft fairs and a drawing for a $500 shop-
ping spree.
Ridl, embarking on his twenty-eighth year
of teaching, adds a considerable amount of
talent to the Hope College English depart-
ment.
He has published several poetry collections
and has co-written a textbook on how to read
poetry. He also instructs poetry writing classes,
which are extremely popular among English
and non-English majors alike.
"I'll be reading all new [poetry] 1 wrote over
the summer ." Ridl said. " | T h e new poetry]
was written under grants from the Reimold
Fund and the Peale Fund."
In addition to the new work. Ridl will read
a specia l poem he wro te e spec i a l l y for
Schuler Books and Music.
After a reading he did for Schuler Books
and Music ' s tenth anniversary. Ridl was in-
spired to write a short, comedic poem about
the bookstore.
Once the store got wind of the poem's ex-
istence. Ridl was invited back to read it as
well as other works at the fifteenth anniver-
sary. "It 's just a humorous little poem." Ridl said,
explaining the special poem. "It 's kind of like
Dr. Seuss on acid." It is definitely not one that students and fac-
ulty who enjoy Ridl 's work will want to miss.
In fact, it could be the work that establishes
Ridl as a relic. You never know.
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Sports die Anchor September I 7, I 997
Football t e a m spanks Benedictine M I K E Z ^ U I D E M A sports editor
The firsl lwo drives of ihc Hopc-Benedicline foolball game lold the
slory of the night. Benedicline received (he kiekoff
in ihe end /one and things went
downhill. A penally, iwo short runs,
and an incomplete pass later and
Hope had the ball. The Flying Dutch then worked
their way down the field, and cul-
minated the possession in a 28-yard
Travis Williams ( '98) field goal. Turnovers and penalties plagued
the Eagles as four interceptions and
a fumble prevented the team from making any headway in a 27-0
game. The win raised Hope 's record to
I -1, after a 35-34 double-overtime loss to Valparaiso in last week ' s
game. Hope dominated each side of the
ball. The offense gained 422 yards,
while the defense allowed only 179-
The special teams also lopped ihe
Eagles with 116 return yards and
two field goals, to only 62 yards for
Benedictine. Following Williams' field goal,
touchdowns were scored by Brell Kohler ( '98) and Brandon Graham
( '98), on runs of 2 and 37 yards re-
spectively, to end the first quarter with a 17-0 advantage.
" I ' m obviously happy, but we
didn't play our best by far. We eased up and I 'm not happy about that,"
said head coach Dean Kreps. "The
defense did some good things and
we were able to throw the ball bel-
ter." The Flying Dutchmen were able
to throw belter thanks lo the per-formance of Juslin Wormmeesler
( '99), who Kreps named as starter
a f t e r p l a y i n g b a c k u p a g a i n s t
Valparaiso. "He did a great job. He threw
with authority," Kreps said. "He
realized thai we don't have lo be
world beaters through the air." W o r m m e s t e r ended with 146
yards passing on 11-26. He also
Physical play dominates men's soccer victory M I K E Z U I D E M A sports editor
Everything that mattered in last Saturday's men's soccer game hap-
pened in a few minutes as Hope
defeated St. Olaf 2-1 as part of
Community Day action.
T h e g a m e w a s a d e f e n s i v e
struggle, as neither team was able
to find the goal easily. The second half was dominated
by the goalies and ful lbacks and
only 18 shots were attempted on
goal. Hope outshot St. Olaf 12-6.
Darren Toohey ( ' 9 9 ) m a d e four
saves, while the Oles' goalkeeper
had six saves.
The Oles were first to get on the
board, blasting a shot past goal-
keeper Toohey at the 28:33 mark. Zack Jonker ( ' 99 ) struck back
less than three minutes later with an
unassisted blast from the center of
the goalie box. The struggle lasted for eight more
minutes until Mall Hassenrik ( '00)
juked the goalie and went lop shelf
lo end the first half with what would
be the game winner. Rob Allison
( '99) assisted on the score. "(The first goal) was an impor-
tant point," said head coach Steve
Smith. "Some guys lay their heads
down and we didn' t ." The second half became a defen-
sive s tandoff of slide tackles as
players on both sides elbowed for
position. St. Ola f ' s frustration be-
came evident as one player was
slapped with a yellow card. "We put ourselves in tough situ-
ations," Smith said. "We got into the
mindset of keeping the lead and we
got in trouble." Fatigue also played a faclor as the
team had just defeated North Park,
III. the day before, 3-1.
For his p e r f o r m a n c e s in the
w e e k e n d ' s g a m e s J o n k e r w a s
named MIAA player of the week.
The victories raised the team's mark to 4-1, going into conference
action. The Flying Dutchmen will begin
league play by hosting Olivet today at 4 p.m. at Buys Field.
"It 's going to be a battle. The big
d i f ferences between the top and
lower teams don ' t exist anymore,"
Smith said.
Hassenrik and Blair Richards ( ' 9 8 ) current ly lead the team in
goals with four each.
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scored on a 6-yard run to begin the
second quarter. Williams kicked a 28-yard field
goal to end the scoring.
The second half became a stale-mate as each team struggled to reach the end/one. The lead, how-
ever, gave Kreps the opportunity to
give time lo players who normally
wouldn't play. Graham ended with 145 yards
rushing on 22 attempts to give him
399 yards on the season. Kohler , Scot t Langlo i s ( ' 0 0 ) ,
Marly Gravelyn ( '99) , and Eric Nichols ( '00) combined lo give the
o f f ense 120 yards of addit ional
rushing. The defense was led by the play
of Greg Vaughan ( '99), who had
eight tackles and Dave DeHommel
( '99), who had five tackles and an
interception.
The game was played in conjunc-tion with Community Day events
that ended with a massive fireworks
display. A record 6,421 fans packed
Municipal Stadium for the game.
/
Anchor p\-\oXo by Josh Neucks BLUE 32, BLUE 32: Justin Woormeester (y99) barks out calls to the offense in the teams 27-0 Benedictine win.
Gill Shines in Women's Soccer Win M I K E Z U I D E M A sports editor
St. Olaf struck first, but Tina Gill ( '99) had the final word in
Saturday's women's soccer game. Gill highlighted the game by
scoring a hat trick of goals as the
Flying Dutch defeated the Oles,
4-1. St. Olaf was first on the board
when Alison Maybury floated a
long curving kick past goalkeeper Andee Spaman ( '00). Gill came
back less than a minute later at the
24:06 mark with a goal on an as-
sist by Gretchen Schoon ( '99).
Then, at 28:35, Gill scored her
second goal assisted by Lisa Knott
( '98) to end the first half with a
2-1 score.
St. Olaf had its chances lo score after the half, but an offsides call
and the play of Hope ' s backfield
nullified any chance the Oles had. The second half was ihen domi-
nated by a defense led by Trystin Kleiman ( ' 9 9 ) , L indsey O ' D e l l
( '01), and Debbie Burr ( '00).
Gill lopped off her goal scoring
by chipping in a point blank shot from Hillary Reyenga ( '00) , bring-
ing her total to five.
Melody Morscheck ( '99) capped
off the scoring with an assist from
Sarah Klaasen ( '99) al the 55:40
mark. Morscheck leads the team with six goals, and a total of 13
points. "We played our best game by
fa r , " s a id h e a d c o a c h Pau l
Rosenbrook. "We have a new sys-
tem and they have picked it up
fast." Hope outshot St. Olaf 31-8,
forcing the Oles ' goalkeeper to make 19 saves. Spaman made six
saves.
T h e win r a i s e s the t e a m ' s record lo 4-1 and is their fourth
win in a row since dropping the season opener to Wheaton. St.
Olaf is now 0-5. The win came on the heels of a
2-1 ove r t ime defea t of Nor th
Park, 111. Friday. "Yesterday we came out flat
and I challenged the team lo pick
it up and play like we know how,"
Rosenbrook said.
The Flying Dutch next travel
to Olivet today to begin confer-
ence play.
T H E D A Y TRIPPERS M e n ' s Cross Coun t ry :The team finished second overall behind host Oshkosh at Saturday's Invitational. Joe
Veldman ( '01) finished in fifth, followed by Jeremy Bogard ( '98) in eighth and Paul Berke (*00) in tenth. W o m e n ' s Cross C o u n t r y : Ellen Schultz ( '98). Stacy Brown ( '98), and Becky Timmer ( '99) finished two,
three, and four on their way to leading the team to a second place finish at the Oshkosh Invitational, Saturday.
M e n ' s Golf : Coach Bob Ebels split the teams into two seperate teams, which look third and fifth in the
Comet Classic. Low scorers were Ben Fellows ( '00), Andy Nietring ( '01), and Mark Piersma ( '99). W o m e n ' s Golf : The team finished in a tie for first with Alma at the first MIAA tournament, hosted by
Albion. Elizabeth Yared ( '99) and Ellen Collenbrander ( '00) led the way, finishing in second and fourth. Volleyball:Its record was run to 11-0 as it finished first in the GLCA tournament. Becky Schmidt ( '98) was
named MVP and was joined on the all-tournament team by Liz De Haan ( '98) and Kuria Van Wieren ( '98).
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