01-22-2003

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Hope Col lege • Hol land, Mich igan • A s tuden t - run nonpro f i t pub l i ca t ion • Serv ing the Hope Col lege Communi ty for 116 years

AMOHOR PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA

Next year, Public Safety patrol cars will need to be repainted.

Hope defeated by Calvin 74-70 Men's basketball travels to Calvin, comes back with loss Olim Alimov STAFF REPORTER

For many, the 150 ,h g a m e be-

tween Hope and Calvin was worth

waiting for. More than 4,500 fans

a t tended S a t u r d a y ' s s h o w d o w n ,

which ended in a 74-70 Hope loss.

T h e F l y i n g D u t c h m e n (2 -1 )

w a l k e d in to the g a m e a g a i n s t

Calvin (3-1) in second place in the

M I A A behind conference leader

Albion (3-0). Calvin had suffered

its first defeat to Albion on Jan. 15.

Both teams were ready to f ight .

"The game was very important to

us because it was ear ly [in the

MIAA season] and because of the

rivalry,*' said Matt Taylor ( ' 04 ) ,

who scored 6 points and made 2

steals. "Every Hope-Calvin game

is a part of history and to be a part

of that tradition is definitely some-

thing special."

Hope led early 6-0 sparked by

its 6*9 center Don Overbeek ( '03) ,

who scored a team high 16 points

...If you get beat, life goes on and you just have got to get back up.

-Matt Taylor (04)

and g r a b b e d 7 r e b o u n d s . T h e

knights quickly made a run of their

own to take a one point 20-19 lead.

On the next possession, Overbeek

went up high and dunked the ball

to give Hope the lead.

The Flying Dutch trailed by one

34-35 before Greg Immink ( ' 05 )

nailed his third three pointer with

m o r e RIVALRY 8

State moves to reduce scholarships' value Budget cut leaves students scrambling

Anjey Dykhuis CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR

Every year, high school seniors

are assaulted with a barrage of pa-

pe rwork and junk mail begg ing

them to apply to this or that col-

lege. Every year, some students

push certain colleges aside because

tuition is simply too expensive. The

state of Michigan has tried to lessen

the financial strain on college stu-

dents by offering scholarships for

both need and reward. However,

this spring is the last semester that

two scholarships , the Michigan

Competi t ive Scholarship and the

Michigan Tuition Grant, will be

offered at the value originally dis-

bursed.

T h e M i c h i g a n C o m p e t i t i v e

Scholarship is based on a qual ify-

ing A C T score and financial need.

To be el igible for the Michigan

Tuition Grant, students must dem-

onstrate financial need. Over ter

the semester began. "Basically my

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Public Safety gives up state law enforcement powers Department will be-come the college's private security detail next year Kurt Koehler CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR

Soon Public Safety patrol cars

will no longer have Hope College

Police emblazoned on their sides.

Starting in the 2003-2004 aca-

demic year, Hope College's Depart-

ment of Public Safety will no longer

have the power to enforce state law

on and off campus. The department

will revert to a campus safety and

security force with the power to

e n f o r c e co l lege regula t ions and

o the r m i n o r i nc iden t s . " P u b l i c

safety would still take a lot of the

more minor incident reports such

as lost w a l l e t s and b a c k p a c k s .

Those are things that Holland Po-

lice would take, but there wouldn' t

be much they could do to remedy

that. Public Safety knows the cam-

pus more intimately and would be

able to fo l low up on that ," said

Greg Maybury, director of Opera-

lions and Technology.

The Michigan Commiss ion on

L a w E n f o r c e m e n t S t a n d a r d s

( M C O L E S ) , the state board that

certifies both individual police of-

f icers and their depar tments , re-

cently issued a finding that state law

precludes Hope College, as a pri-

vate college, f rom exercising full

police powers. This finding, indi-

rectly, arose out of a case involving

a challenge to Hope College's privi-

lege to have a private law enforce-

ment agency. T h e finding will have

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Forward Katie Nienhuis ( 03) shoots a basket as the f ly ing dutch remained unde-feated (15-0) Saturday by crushing Calvin 89-51. Hope is now ranked third nation-ally. mo re SPORTS o n 8

Hope remembers trustee Avid Hope supporter

Max Boersma

will be missed Anjey Dykhuis CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR

For the past 61 years. Max D.

Boersma, 78, has been aff i l iated

with Hope College. He graduated

in the class of 1946 and was a leader

on the Board of Trustees for over

20 years, f rom 1981 until his death,

serving as secretary f rom 1982 to

2000. On Friday, Boersma fell ill

while playing tennis at DeWitt Ten-

nis Center. He was transported to

H o l l a n d C o m m u n i t y H o s p i t a l ,

where he died.

"His was a lifelived well and that

life made a d i f ference for good.

Heaven is brighter today because

of Max ' s homecoming to be with

his Lord and Savior; Earth is dim-

mer because of his absence f rom

us," said Hope College President

James Bultman.

He also helped Hope by co-chair-

ing two impor tan t capi ta l c am-

paigns, Campaign for Hope, which

surpassed its goa l in 1987, and

Hope in the Future, which topped

its objective in 1994. Preceding his

death, he was also helping with the

current campaign. Legacies: A Vi-

sion of Hope. In addit ion. Max

Boersma served as president of the

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WTHS Battle of the Bands canceled, concert held in lieu Nick Denis EDITOR- IN -CHIEF

A m u s i c a l f r a c a s b e t w e e n

e ight b a n d s was s c h e d u l e d for

last Sa turday . Hope For Augus t a n d L y l e ! w e r e t w o of e i g h t

b a n d s s c h e d u l e d to c o m p e t e in the W T H S Ba t t l e of the B a n d s

in the K n i c k e r b o c k e r T h e a t e r

un t i l t he e v e n t w a s c a n c e l e d

last W e d n e s d a y . " B a t t l e of t h e B a n d s w a s

p o s t p o n e d b e c a u s e we did not

f e e l l i k e t he s h o w we c o u l d

present last week was the o n e we ( W T H S ) and the b a n d s in-

v o l v e d wou ld want to p r e sen t ,

sa id M e r i d i t h De Avi la ( ' 0 4 ) ,

gene ra l m a n a g e r of W T H S . T h e even t ran into d i f f i c u l -

t ies b e c a u s e of the c h a n g e o v e r

in W T H S a d m i n i s t r a t i v e s t a f f .

Las t s e m e s t e r ' s Gene ra l M a n -a g e r , R e b e k a h O e g e m a ( ' 0 4 )

w h o o r g a n i z e d B a t t l e of t he

Bands , is c u r r e n t l y s p e n d i n g a s e m e s t e r in N e w Y o r k . " W e

were h a v i n g a hard t ime con-

t ac t ing a c o u p l e of the b a n d s

and u n f o r t u n a t e l y that m e a n t that t hose w h o had b e e n fa i th -

fu l in k e e p i n g the rad io s ta t ion

u p d a t e d f o r S a t u r d a y ' s s h o w

a l so got c a n n e d , at least f o r the

SECURITY from 1

t ime b e i n g , " De Avila sa id . W T H S is cu r ren t ly a t t empt -

ing to r e s c h e d u l e t he e v e n t . " W e ' r e hop ing to r e schedu le for

the b a n d s sake and f o r the sake

of o u r r epu ta t i on as an ins t i tu-t ion and a v iab le v e n u e for up

and c o m i n g b a n d s . In o r d e r for

th i s even t to c o n t i n u e , we need to m a k e sure that we are con-

It's too bad that the Battle of the Bands was canceled...

-Jamie Pierce ('03)

s idered re l iab le and loyal to our b a n d s t h a t we e x i s t t o p r o -

m o t e , " sa id O e g e m a .

R e s c h e d u l i n g m a y not be an

e a s y task . " . . . t h e K n i c k e r b o c k e r is a l -

r eady r e se rved for mos t of t he s e m e s t e r — w e ' r e l o o k i n g at

p e r h a p s an A p r i l d a t e , " D e

Avila said. Desp i t e the d i f f i cu l -

t ies that got the o r ig ina l s h o w cance l l ed and the new p r o b l e m s

w i t h r e s e r v i n g t h e

K n i c k e r b o c k e r t h e a t e r , D e

Avi la r e m a i n s op t im i s t i c abou t

the succe s s of the c o n c e r t .

' T h i s will a l so h e l p it to be an e v e n b e t t e r s h o w — f o r e x -

a m p l e , we were hav ing a t ough

t ime f i n d i n g a s p o n s o r to p ro -v ide some of the p r i zes f o r the

w i n n i n g b a n d s . W h i l e w e ' r e

p r e p a r e d to pay out of our b u d -get if necessa ry , this g ive s us

m o r e t ime to c o m e up wi th a

cool pr ize p a c k a g e , " De Avila

said. The cance l l a t ion of Bat t le of

t he B a n d s d i d , h o w e v e r , no t

s h u t d o w n H o p e ' s S a t u r d a y

n igh t m u s i c scene . Ryan Wert ( ' 0 4 ) of A n t e l o p e M u t i n y and

A n d y Volk ( ' 0 4 ) of H o p e f o r

Augus t o r g a n i z e d a show in the

b a s e m e n t of Voorheefi ha l l . " P r i o r to e v e n k n o w i n g ba t t l e

of the b a n d s w a s c a n n e d , the

idea of p l ay ing in the b a s e m e n t or Voorhees had been f l oa t i ng

a r o u n d . H o w e v e r , g e t t i n g it

c l ea red by the R .D. w a s the re-

m a i n i n g c o n c e r n , " Volk said. H o p e f o r A u g u s t and Lyle!

p e r f o r m e in the Voorhees base-

m e n t . " F o r o n l y h a v i n g t w o days to bl i tz the c a m p u s with

f l y e r s and p r o m o t e the show,

the t u r n o u t w a s qu i t e i m p r e s -

s ive a n d s u r p r i s i n g . T h e s tu -den ts s e e m e d to have r ece ived

two main c o n s e q u e n c e s for the H o p e c o m m u -ni ty : they wil l be see ing a lot m o r e of the Ho l -

land Po l i ce D e p a r t m e n t o n - c a m p u s ; and Pub l i c

S a f e t y wil l lose a c c e s s to d a t a b a s e s of th ings

such as l i cense p l a t e n u m b e r s . "I t wil l f o r ce us to rely a lot more on Ho l l and Po l i ce d e p a r t m e n t

f o r a lot of the ac t iv i ty . T h e y are r eady to p ro -

v ide that s u p p o r t , " M a y b u r y sa id .

" We wil l lose our c o m p u t e r access to the da-t abase . If there is s o m e o n e s i t t ing in a car ou t -

s ide a r e s idence hall and l o o k s s u s p i c i o u s we

c a n ' t run the i r p la t e s as eas i ly . We w o u l d h a v e

to ca l l Ho l l and P o l i c e to do the p la te . As a p r i -va te secur i ty f o r c e they wou ld be l ess l ike ly to

give us that i n f o r m a t i o n . T h e r e are l e g i s l a t i v e

d i f f i c u l t i e s wi th that k ind of p r iv i l eged in fo r -

AID CUT from 1

m a t i o n go ing to n o n - l a w e n f o r c e m e n t g r o u p s .

. . . I t ' s a s e r ious l o s s . " D e s p i t e th i s loss M a y b u r y d o e s not be l i eve

that the sa fe ty of the H o p e c o m m u n i t y wil l s u f -

fe r . "I t s h o u l d n ' t a f f e c t secur i ty . W e ' l l st i l l h a v e

the s ame p o l i c e f o r c e in p lace . M o s t of the o f -

f i c e r s wi l l be ce r t i f i ed law e n f o r c e m e n t o f f i c -

e r s t h rough o t h e r c o n n e c t i o n s " D e a n of S t u d e n t s R i c h a r d Frost ag r eed . " I

th ink there wil l be m i n i m a l i m p a c t . I th ink our

s taf f is e x t r e m e l y wel l t r a i n e d in t e r m s of m a k -ing su re we c o n t i n u e to p rov ide a s a f e and se-

cure e n v i r o n m e n t f o r s t u d e n t s , " F ros t sa id .

See I n f o c u s on page 5 f o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n

on the c h a n g e s at P u b l i c Safe ty .

accoun t showed up mi s s ing 4 5 0 do l l a r s , and a f t e r I no t i ced that

is when I got a cal l f r o m h o m e

te l l ing me. I pe r sona l l y have

n o t r e c e i v e d n o t i c e e x c e p t when I went to check f i n a n c i a l

a id , " sa id Dan H e n d r i c k s ( ' 0 3 ) .

With the poo r e c o n o m y , bud-

get c u t s s t a t ewide have hit all a s p e c t s of l i f e , e v e n t h o u g h

s c h o o l s w e r e s u p p o s e d to be

p ro tec t ed f r o m the lash . "We

d o n ' t f e e l g o o d a b o u t i t , bu t like e v e r y o n e e l se , h ighe r edu -

c a t i o n is t a k i n g p a r t of t h e

b low," said H o p e C o l l e g e Pres i -

dent J a m e s Bu l tman .

BOERSMAf rom 1

T h i s ga sh ing of the M i c h i g a n

T u i t i o n G r a n t a n d M i c h i g a n

C o m p e t i t i v e S c h o l a r s h i p a f -

f e c t s t h o u s a n d s of s t u d e n t s

t h r o u g h o u t the s t a t e w h o had a l r eady p l a n n e d on the m o n e y

for this semes te r . Now i t ' s t ime

to h u r r y so that s t u d e n t s can f ind that ex t ra 4 5 0 do l l a r s f o r

tu i t ion . " I ' m only a sen ior , bu t

there were a lot of p e o p l e , l ike

f r e s h m e n , c o u n t i n g on that , and

it wil l c o n t i n u e to hur t t h e m in the f u t u r e , " H e n d r i c k s sa id . It

does not look l ike the scho la r -

s h i p w i l l b o u n c e b a c k v e r y soon , but B u l t m a n h o p e s that

the s ta te wil l hu r ry to r e s to re

the f i r s t va lue to s tuden t s . " W e

f o u g h t t h rough our a s s o c i a t i o n

very hard to l imit the a m o u n t of the cut . I be l i eve it wil l c o n -

t inue , a lbe i t at a s o m e w h a t re-

d u c e d r a t e , " B u l t m a n sa id . " I ' m ac tua l ly jus t f u r i o u s that

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

C h r i s t m a s , in the midd le of the

s c h o o l y e a r , w h e n s t u d e n t s

h a v e p l a n n e d t h e i r f i n a n c i a l

b u d g e t s . We d o n ' t ope ra t e on the s a m e f i s c a l y e a r that t he

s ta te does , but i t ' s rude to take

it a w a y a f t e r w e ' v e p l a n n e d , "

H e n d r i c k s c o n c l u d e d .

t he H o p e C o l l e g e A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n , t he G r a n d R a p i d s B o a r d of E d u c a t i o n , a n d the

Grand Rap ids Ar t s C o u n c i l . He was a l so in-

v o l v e d wi th the Mich igan C o l l e g e s F o u n d a t i o n . As a b e n e f a c t o r of sor t s to H o p e , he and his

w i fe C o n n i e put t o g e t h e r an e n d o w m e n t for the

c a m p u s min is t r i es p rog ram. Af t e r they rece ived a D i s t i n g u i s h e d Se rv i ce Award in 1978, the i r

f r i e n d s e s t a b l i s h e d t h e " M a x a n d C o n n i e

B o e r s m a S c h o l a r s h i p F u n d . " A f t e r f i n i s h i n g h i s b a c h e l o r ' s d e g r e e a n d

M . B . A . at the Un ive r s i t y of M i c h i g a n , he e v e n -

t u a l l y b e c a m e e x e c u t i v e v i c e p r e s i d e n t of M a z d a Grea t L a k e s in Grand R a p i d s . He re-

t i red in 1992 and the B o e r s m a s m o v e d back to Ho l l and f r o m G r a n d R a p i d s . T h e y b o u g h t a

h o u s e near c a m p u s , b e c a u s e as B o e r s m a sa id ,

"I a lways said I ' d like to re t i re h a l f w a y be tween

the foo tba l l f i e l d and the l ib ra ry . " Both M a x and C o n n i e B o e r s m a were ac t ive

on c a m p u s , a t t end ing many col lege events . Max B o e r s m a was u n s u r p a s s e d in his a f f e c t i o n for

H o p e C o l l e g e . We have lost a g rea t c h a m p i o n for the miss ion of the c o l l e g e , " B u l t m a n no ted .

On S u n d a y , J anua ry 26, at 2 p .m. , a m e m o -rial wil l be he ld at D i m n e n t C h a p e l . T h e ser-

v ice wil l be f o l l o w e d by a r e c e p t i o n at the

H a w o r t h Cen te r .

AMCHOff PHOTO COURTESY RYAN WERT

Kristlna Rubrit ius of Hope for August sings in the Voorhees basement. us wel l and were ove ra l l very

g e n e r o u s , " Volk sa id . " I t ' s too bad that the bat t le

of the b a n d s w a s c a n c e l l e d , but the r igh t p e o p l e had s o m e

g o o d ideas and put t oge the r a

g o o d s h o w in t he V o o r h e e s b a s e m e n t that w a s still a f u n

d a t i o n w a s s t u r d y e n o u g h to h a n d l e all the rock that we and

H o p e For A u g u s t b r o u g h t , bu t

the s t ruc tu re he ld and the s h o w went on wi thou t i nc iden t , " sa id

J a m i e P ie rce ( ' 0 3 ) , lead s inge r

of Lyle! . O r g a n i z e r s m a y hold s imi -

t ime . I w a s n ' t sure if the f o u n - lar shows in the fu tu re . .

Greek life silences stereotypes Bible study stresses unity and Christianity among greeks Paul Rabaut G U E S T W R I T E R

A group of Greeks here on cam-

pus is out to disprove stereotypes

At the start of last year, a few stu-

dents representing fraternities and sororities at Hope began to meet on

a weekly basis for prayer, worship,

fel lowship and discussion. It has

since evolved into what is known

today as Greek Life. "I really felt the need to join to-

gether with other Greeks on cam-

pus to start supporting each other, blur the lines of a false sense of

competition between different fra-

ternities or sororities, and allow

others to see that we are all dealing with the same struggles, spiritually,

soc ia l ly , and o t h e r w i s e , " sa id

Greek Life Leadership Team mem-ber Rachel Peckenpaugh ( ' 0 4 ) .

Greek Life, which is run similar

to the popular junior high and high

school Christian group Young Life combines a time of worship, skits,

prayer, a message by one of the

Leadership Team members, which often spurs small group discussion,

and a time afterward of fellowship,

has one rule: come as you are, but

come without your letters. "It is really cool to see students

from all Greek Organizations come

together and not separate into 4 four or five little cliques based on the

fraternity or sorority they are in," praised Greek Life worship leader

Tim Folkert ( '04). "We, as a leadership team, made

the 'no letters' rule to encourage

this t ime to be a communi ty of

Christians first, students second, and Greeks third.

Each week a discussion is usu-ally led in a small group format

where three or four students will

break away from the larger group to discuss how to maintain a Chris-

tian outlook and a Christ centered

life in the midst of the obvious

temptations that exist as a member

of a Greek organization. "It is really encouraging to me to

see that I am not alone in wanting to live for Christ while at the same

time be an active member in my

organization," remarked Bethany

Buzanis ( '04). Greek Life, although 100 percent

student run, has support of both Greek Advisor Amber Garrison as

well as Hope Col lege Assis tant

Chaplain Paul Boersma. "God is

doing some great things on this campus involving the Greek sys-

tem," Boersma hailed. "Greek Life

is just one of the events that accen-tuates a lot of the positives of the

Greek System here at Hope.

A few limes a semester, Greek Life brings in guest speakers such

as Boersma or other local pastors

or church leaders, to encourage and

instruct in a more formal setting. "It is really nice to see such sup-

port from not only the Hope Com-munity, but the city of Holland as

well," said Greek Life head Paul

Hendricks ( '03). Greek Life has experienced sub-

stantial growth within the last year,

and hopes for more greeks to make

it a normal part of their weekly ac-

tivities. "We (members of the Leadership

Team) really try to push attendance

at our business meetings, but more so than a high number in atten-

dance, we desire that God would

spark something in the heart of one person, and just let Him lead the

way," reported Hendricks. Greek Life meets on the first and

third Wednesdays of every month in Maas Auditorium at 8:30 p.m.

J a n u a r y 2 2 r 2 0 0 3 A R T S TW Anchor

Concerto/aria features student performers Musical talents showcased in annual concert

Jared Gall STAFF REPORTER

Jack Handey, author of "Saturday Night L i v e ' s " p o p u l a r " D e e p T h o u g h t s " and

"Fuzzy Memories," offers this historic in-sight: "1 bet for an Indian, shooting an old

fat pioneer woman in the back with an ar-

row, and she fires her shotgun into the ground as she falls over, is like the top thing you can

do." ' In the much less violent world of the Hope

College music department, the lop thing one

can do has nothing to do with arrows or shot-guns, but a little to do with bows. As far as

soloing is concerned, the top thing a music

student can do is to be a part of the upcom-

ing Concerto/Aria concert. "It is such an honor to be a part of this

performance," said Octavia Reese ( '05), a cellist performing Antonio Vivaldi 's Con-

certo for Two Cellos along with Hannah

Schroeder (*05). "We both have had silly grins on our faces ever since we saw the list

of winners." According to Hope Music Director Rich-

ard Piippo, soloists are picked earlier in the

semester by a panel of four judges f rom

throughout the state. Acts are chosen regard-

i

A / / C H O f f PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA

Hannah Schroeder ('05) and Octavia Reese ('05) rehearse for Concerto/ Aria, which takes place Friday at 8 p.m. in Dimnent Chapel.

less of age or academic status, which lends

the concert its unique variety.

"The program is quite diverse in musical

selections, which should give the audience a wonderful mix of music students displaying

their wonderful talent," Piippo said of the

performance. In addition to Reese and Schroeder, Titus

Munteanu ( '05), violinist, will be perform-

ing the Violin Concerto in D minor by Jean Sibelius, Abbie Mathews ('05), soprano, will

be singing an aria from the opera "11 Sera-

glio" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sara Bolkema ( '04) , piano, will be performing

Concerto No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich; and Heidi Dykema ( '03), organist, will be per-

forming Symphony No. I by Alexandre

Guilmant. Competition is fierce for this show. The

six acts performing were chosen from 28

entries. Once the students are selected, their work

is far from over. "When we first decided to compete, we

practiced an hour a day together." Reese said.

'Then , two hours a day starting about two weeks prior to the competition date. Now,

about two hours a day in preparation for the

concert." Hope students can see the result of all this

preparation on Friday at 8 p.m. in Dimnent

Chapel. Although Jack Handey won ' t be reading any of his Deep Thoughts, attendees

can keep this in mind: "If you define cow-ardice as running away at the first sign of

danger, screaming and tripping and begging

for mercy, then yes, Mr. Brave man, I guess

I 'm a coward."

VWS continues First visiting writer of term reads work Tuesday evening

Katie Taylor STAFF REPORTER

Welsh, Chinese. Malaysian, British.and American cultures

are all explored in the writing

of Peter Ho Davies, who will read at the Knickerbocker at 7

p.m. on Tuesday as part of the

Visiting Writers Series. Davies has written several

short stories and is the author

of two short story collections.

His first, "The Ugliest House in the W o r l d , " w o n the

Macmillan Silver Pen Award

in 1998 in Britain. In the U.S., it received the H.L. Davis Or-

egon Book Award. The second work is "Equal Love," which

was a finalist for the Los An-

geles T imes Book Prize in 2000. The same collection was

declared a New York Times

Notable Book of the Year. The work of the 37-year-old

author has shown - up in the

pages of The Atlantic, Harp-ers, Granta, The Paris Review,

and T h e C h i c a g o Tr ibune . Perhaps the most prestigious

acknowledgement his stories

have received, however, was the O. H e n r y Shor t S to ry

Award in 1998. Though V W S has hosted

four authors already this year,

Davies ' background is vastly different than any of the other

speakers. A diverse cultural blend exists in his writing be-

c a u s e Davies w a s born to Welsh and Chinese parents but

was raised in Britain before finally calling the U.S. home.

In a d d i t i o n , h is C h i n e s e

Author Peter Ho Davies reads at 7 p.m on Tues-day.

mother grew up in a Malaysian

community, so that has also become part of Davies' iden-

tity.

Davies ' educational back-ground includes a bachelor 's

degree in both English and

physics from the University of Manches ter in England. He

also has an master 's in creative

writing from Boston Univer-

sity. After teaching at the Univer-

sity of Oregon and Emory Uni-versity, Davies now finds him-

self in Ann Arbor. The author teaches in the English gradu-

ate program at the University of Michigan. So, as a profes-

sor, Davies is accustomed to "performing" in front of an au-

dience. As always, the Hope Col-

lege Jazz Ensemble will play at 6:30 p.m. until the author

takes the stage. The event is open to the public, and admis-

sion is free. To find out more about Pe-

ter H o D a v i e s , v i s i t www.granta. com/authors/56

on the Web.

Del Michel gives presentation Professor explains language of artists in the abstract

Maureen Yonovltz ARTS EDITOR

For all those who have looked at abstract art and wondered what it

m e a n t , a p r e s e n t a t i o n by D e l

Michel, professor of art, helps pro-vide some answers to this question.

Michel's presentation takes place

at 4 p.m. on Thursday in Cook Au-ditorium, Room 141, of DePree.

It is a continuation of the Hope Arts

and Humanities Colloquium, run this year by Kathleen Verduin, pro-

fessor of English, and sponsored by

the Office of the Dean for the Arts

and Humanities to provide informa-tion from these two departments to

the academic community. According to Michel, observers

miss the importance of an artwork

by trying too hard to find its mean-ing using the language that has been

imposed upon them by society. The focus of the lecture is to provide a

language with which to understand

abstract art. "If I ask people if the concept of

abstraction bothers them, they say yes," Michel said. "I think it both-

ers them because they don't have a

language." After laying the groundwork for

this language. Michel plans to ap-ply it to examples from art history

as well as from his own work to show how abst rac t ideas c o m e

about. ' 'Appreciating art is not a passive

experience," Michel said. "It 's a very active experience the same

way making art is." Michel believes abstract art is

important because it helps to culti-

vate intuition, stating that this re-qui res an act ive role that most people do not carry out enough in

everyday life. "I think that abstraction encour-

ages this active participation by the

Del Michel, professor of art at Hope will give a presenta-tion entitled, "The Nature of Abstraction" as part of the Arts and Humanities Colloquium on Thursday at 4 p.m. in Cook Auditorium of DePree.

Ws not what a work of art means, it's what a work of art means to you.

-Del Michel, professor of art

viewer," Michel said. He also wants others to realize

that not everyone will get the same

thing out of looking at a piece of

artwork. " I t ' s not wha t a work of art

means , i t ' s what a work of art means to you," Michel said. "Ev-

eryone will have their own views." In teaching about abstract art,

Michel finds some advice from his colleague Jack Ridl of the English

department to be especially help-

ful. "It 's like reading poetry," Michel

said. "If something has meaning for

you, hang onto it. Eventually, you

will have a meaning." Refreshments will be served at

3:45 p.m. Everyone is welcome

and encouraged to attend this free

event.

4 \ Anchor O P I N I O N J a n u a r y 2 2 , 2 0 0 3

• t d i t o r s y o i c e

Editor's v o i c e E d i t o r ' s v o i c e

FrLifnr'Q n n i r v

Martin Luther King Day could be just what Hope needs

Hope has missed a wonderful ehanee to further promote

understanding and diversity. This isn't the first time that the college has passed on this prospect. 1 am, of course, referring to

Martin Luther King Day. The observance of Martin Luther King Day could be a large step

toward the diversity education and understanding that is sorely

needed. Instead of using this national holiday as a vehicle to better the college community, however, the powers that be

decided to hold classes on Monday. If the college wanted to do

anything that it could to promote diversity, it would not pass up such an educational opportunity. Instead of continuing with a

normal day of classes, it would be more beneficial to our commu-

nity to hold seminars and host speeches on topics of diversity and

understanding. The holiday was instated to remind us of the struggles that the African-American community has gone through

to be recognized as equals and the peaceful advancements made

by one of America 's great leaders. Not all students let the college's decision to skip the observance

of Martin Luther King Day stop them from recognizing the great

achievements made by a great man. In many classes on Monday, an email drafted by the Black Student Union was read aloud in

classes to inform students more about Martin Luther King Day

and what it means to our community. Also, cards embossed with

a cross and BSU meeting times were passed out in Phelps. Maxine Gray (*04), president of the Black Student Union, said

that this campaign was an attempt to remind the campus that

MLK Day is a perfect opportunity to work toward diversity, but

we need to be aware of this need year round. To Gray, Hope's choice to skip the observance of this national holiday does not

signify blatant disrespect, but she believes there is room for

improvement. According to Gray, BSU is working toward some

kind of observance for MLK Day.

Whatever way the day is observed in the future, it would be in the community 's best interest to start a new tradition next year.

It's too late to do something this year, but with some planning,

next M L K Day can help us become more understanding.

CORRECTION

TheEmersonian Fraternity (Phi Tau Nu) was omitted f rom the

"Spring rush begins for greeks" (Jan 15) article. The Emersonian

Fraternity is having spring rush with the other Greek Life groups.

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Student grateful for Tony Campolo's message To the Editor:

The Veritas Forum left me with a lasting impression of some of my favorite parts of Christian philosophy,

such as really living out life to its fullest, a life of pur-

pose and meaning, a life committed to serving Christ and serving people. I am thankful to all the people

who worked hard to set up the Veritas Forum on our

campus. A friend of mine from another uni was over that weekend, and from my conversations with him. I

was again reminded of what a blessing it is to go to a

Christian college. I am thankful to the faculty, staff, students, and friends of this college who, through their

prayers and actions, have made Hope into the welcom-ing, encouraging, supportive, Christian environment

that I so often find myself in. With all the different

Christian fellowship groups, bible studies, chapel ser-

vices, retreats, missions trips, prayer meetings, etc., I have been able to take part in groups that I feel com-

fortable in. And I know other Christians here who are

not in the same groups as me, but who also are able to experience beautiful Christian fellowship. It is a beau-

tiful thing when we find ourselves with friends who

support us in whatever we are going through, who pray for us and with us, who accept us as the people we are,

and who encourage us to continue seeking the Lord.

The Veritas Forum was another example of this type

of environment. I know things at Hope are certainly not perfect, and if you haven't found yourself in this

type of loving environment, I pray that you will. And

for any of you who missed the Veritas Forum, just ask

someone who went what s/he got out of it. At the forum, Tony Campolo described a big prob-

lem that our society has. He described it as one that pressures us to work really hard in order to earn a bunch

of money we don't need, which keeps us away from

our families, and makes us emotionally dead. He re-minded us that in Christ we have something much

greater to live for, such greater purpose and meaning. I appreciated that he told us that we should sign up for

a mission year, and that he encouraged us to spend

time with the poor. He said that when we look at the poor, we see Christ in them, and that can release us

from all that holds us back.

James 1:2- "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and

widows in their distress and to keep oneself from be-

ing polluted by the world."

Lynette Wehmer (*03)

Diversity is still an issue at Hope, attend seminars To the Editor:

Hope College . . . where you can

have a student body of 3,000, and

have less than 1 percent of them show up to a Dia logue on Race

about the Civil Rights Movement.

Where you have a community so

bent up on "caring" and "Christian-

i ty ," yet f e w ac tua l ly apply it. Where it is so important to "look

Christian." Where an adult author-

ity figure on this campus tells a stu-

dent that she was "not happy" about

articles that were posted up detail-ing hate crimes and current issues

of discrimination and bigotry. Why

is it that in the year 2003, right af-

ter the holidays, and "peace and love to all," I can still walk the side-

walks of Hope Campus and hear a

while couple mocking a fore ign

accent? Why is it that some who read my words are uncomfortable

by the fact I used "white" as a quali-

fier, yet don't think twice about say-

ing "that black girl over there." It

disturbs me that there are people on

this campus that don't even know that Februa ry is Black His tory

Month. It disturbs me that there are

people on this campus that are both-

ered by the fact that there is a Black

History Month, while completely failing to realize that every single

month in America is White History

Month and that the contributions of

non-white people to our world are glossed over or ignored. It angers

me to hear people whining about

affirmative action, while ignoring

the fact that America has always operated on a system of affirmative

ac t i on—but that it j u s t favored

white, protestant males. The civil

rights movement is not over. There are still so many inequalities, so

many injustices happening every

single day in America, every single

day on Hope Col lege ' s campus. There may not be the community-

sponsored lynchings on Saturday

afternoons anymore, but 80 percent of the people on death row are non-

White. The mother of Emmet t Till, a

young black man whose face was

crushed, his eye gouged out, and shot in the head at the beginning of

the civil rights movement is still

alive. The families of other civil

rights martyrs are still alive, and the grief is still very real and still very

relevant. There are many events

going on for Black History Month, and there are posters all over the

campus detailing those events. I be-

seech the campus body to attend

these events. They don't lake a lot of time. Bui they will affect you.

They will go a long way towards

opening hearts, educating minds,

and changing this campus for the

better.

Angela Matusiak ( '04)

" T H E LARAMIE PROJECT by Moises Kaufman and the m e m b e r s of

Tectonic Theatre Project

Based on more than 200 interviews with the people of Laramie, Wyoming following the

murder of Matthew Shepard in 1998.

Each pe r fonnance to be fol lowed by a roundtable discussion

$7 general admission

Feb. 14, 15, 19-22 DeWitt ticket office: 395-7890 $5 staff and faculty

DeWitt main stage theatre $4 students

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Hope police lose powers Nick Denis

HPD to take over many campus safety responsibilities.

Kurt Koehler CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR

It is a little-known fact to Hope

students and members of the Hol-

land community that the college's

Department of Public Safety has

full powers to enforce the law, as

deputies appointed by the county

sheriff , both on and off campus .

For one motorist that fact came to

light on July 15, 1997, when, ac-

cording to press sources, Hope Col-

lege Public Safety officers driving

f rom one college-owned property

to another stopped and arrested the

motorist, David VanTubbergen, cit-

ing him for drunken driving.

T h e t raf f ic stop t ranspired off

campus. The location of the arrest

led VanTubbergen to file a motion

to suppress all evidence relating to

the arrest, which also led to his con-

v i c t i o n on t w o g r o u n d s .

VanTubbergen claimed that Public

Safety was not authorized to make

traffic stops or arrest anyone out-

side of college properly and that

using the employees of a religious

school to enforce the law violated

restr ict ions in the Michigan and

federal constitutions prohibiting the

establishment of

r e l i g i o n . T h e

motion claimed

this consti tuted

an advancement

of religion, be-

cause "knowing

their p a y c h e c k

c o m e s f r o m a

C h r i s t i a n c o l -

l e g e c o u l d

g r e a t l y a f f e c t

the ( o f f i c e r s ' )

actions and that "allowing a Chris-

tian college to become a public po-

lice force is an excessive entangle-

ment ." These arguments were re-

jected by two appeals courts and the

Michigan Supreme Court , which

held that Public Safety could en-

force the law off of Hope 's cam-

pus. After the courts ruled in their fa-

vor, the college thought the issue

was behind them.

"It was upheld that the law en-

forcement authority granted to pub-

lic safety was legal. At that point

we thought that it would not be an

issue, but it was after that case was

resolved that M C O L E S felt that it

n e e d e d to c l a r i f y e x a c t l y w h o

should have law enforcement au-

thority," said Greg Maybury, Hope

College director of Operations and

Technology. "The Michigan Com-

mission on Law Enforcement Stan-

dards (MCOLES) issued an opin-

ion that they felt any agency deriv-

ing law enforcement powers as a

secondary resource is not legal .

That is not backed up with legisla-

tion yet, but there is legislation in

process to say that sheriffs ' depart-

ments (in Michigan) cannot autho-

rize non-direct lines of supervision.

There were a lot of groups that had

deputy powers because a sheriff

would authorize them or a police

c h i e f

w o u l d au -

t h o r i z e

them. The

M C O L E S

group said

that is not

w h a t ' s re-

ally in the

i n t e n t of

the legisla-

tion. They

really don ' t

Law ehfbrcemeiffTs "not as big an issue (as safety and security) si nee...the Holland Police Department is on our doorstep.

-Greg Maybury

ANCHOR PHOTO BY NICK DENIS

Steve Scholl, public safety officer, unlocks doors for those who unwittingly lock themselves out.

have a problem with Hope College

having police powers, but they ' re

trying to tighten up some of the

groups that have police powers that

really shouldn ' t ."

Al l of t he se i s s u e s c e n t e r e d

around the interpretation of Michi-

gan Public Act 120, which allows

public communi ty and four-year

colleges and universit ies to have

their own law enforcement agen-

cies. No mention was made of pri-

vate colleges in the act. According

to M a y b u r y , M C O L E S is c o n -

cerned about private colleges with

multiple statewide campuses like

Baker College and Davenport Uni-

versity. ' T h e y would essentially have a

statewide police force outside the

jurisdiction of some local authori-

ties," Maybury said.

Currently, Hope College is one

of only two private educational in-

stitutions in the state to have its own

law enforcement agency.

Ult imately, the decis ion about

w h e t h e r or not to a l l ow Publ ic

Safety to keep its police powers was

Hope College's . In order to main-

tain the powers, Hope would have

had to seek legislation allowing the

college to keep them

Such legis la t ion l ikely w o u l d

have required Hope, as is required

of public colleges maintaining law

enforcement agencies, to establish

a c iv i l ian o v e r s i g h t c o m m i t t e e ,

composed of faculty, students and

s taff , e m p o w e r e d to hear gr iev-

ances against campus police depart-

ments and recommend disciplinary

actions to officers found guilty of

misconduct. ' T h e y were willing to work with

us to have us keep our police power

by legislative relief. The adminis-

tration got together and said what

do we want publ ic sa fe ty to be

about in the long-term. Is law en-

forcement one of the key compo-

nents? They determined that really

safety and security are the key com-

ponents of Public Safety," Maybury

said. "Law enforcement was not

as big an issue since we ' r e right in

the middle of downtown. The Hol-

land Police Department is on our

doorstep. If we have a serious prob-

lem they can be here within two

minutes. We 'd be the only private

college in the state that would have

it. Right now we ' re assuming that,

through the end of this academic

year, we ' l l continue with our po-

lice powers and then, instead of try-

ing to renew it next year, we ' l l just

go to a safety and security environ-

ment (force)."

Both Maybury and Dean of Stu-

dents Richard Frost agreed that the

safely of students, faculty and staff

We'll still have a very strong pres-ence to ensure everyone's safety and security.

-Richard Frost, Dean of

Students J 1 5

H E L M E T OF P O W E R

Edi tor- in-Chief

Campus safety matters There are many thankless

jobs here on Hope 's campus.

The cleaning staff and physical

plant staff get f ew thanks for

cleaning up after our messes.

The mailroom doesn ' t get

letters of adulation when our

mail arrives on time. Of all the

thankless jobs, however, there is

one that stands out in impor-

tance and difficulty and is

probably the least recognized.

Our Public Safety off icers fill

this important role in our

community.

I have heard many negative

things about Public Safety f rom

students. I have overheard

discussions about how the

officers do next to nothing or

how they are always late to

respond to alarms and the like.

Because I know most of the

officers, I can attest that these

comments are unfair. The

Public Safety officers at this

school truly care about the

communi ty they have sworn to

serve, and they do their best.

Despite this loyalty to the

college. Public Safety is losing

its police powers at te rm's end.

What does this mean? Well,

first we have to look at what the

officers were authorized to do

before this change. Right now,

our officers have police powers

and are authorized to respond to

complaints and enforce the law.

These events will change all

of this.

All disturbances and com-

plaints will have to be sent

through the Holland Police

Department. This means that

HPD will have to take addi-

tional time to police Hope

College, potentially backing up

the officers and the department.

This means that however slow

people thought response t imes

were before, they will be worse

now. Also, the consequences

will be far worse for rules

violations on campus. Holland

Police officers will charge

students with the state or federal

law that they have broken, and

not just violating Hope policy.

Many things are going to

change, and not for the better.

This adjustment affects our

entire community. I would

invite everyone to contact the

school administration and share

your concerns.

would not be jeopardized by the

change at Public Safety. t4I think

there will be minimal impact . I

think our staff is extremely well

trained in terms of making sure we

continue to provide a safe and se-

cure e n v i r o n m e n t fo r s tuden t s .

Tha t is of u tmos t i m p o r t a n c e , "

Frost said. "We will still do patrols around

campus, respond to emergencies;

we will still be doing the shuttle

vans, we ' l l still have a very strong

p r e s e n c e to e n s u r e e v e r y o n e ' s

safety and security. The side that

will change slightly is that we ' l l

now work more closely with the

Holland Police Department. You'll

see them being invited to things in

di f ferent w a y s . . . Holland Police

Depar tment will be more visible

around campus doing some inves-

tigations and enforcement as the

need be. I would never want them

to feel that they couldn' t come and

that is part of a community ."

RECYC1E THE

Be safe! Do you know these important Ottawa County safety facts?

Over 150 sex offenders

live in the Holland area.

In the slate of Michigan

in 2001. 1981 fatal car

crashes occurred.

In 2001, 33 car crashes

look place in Ot tawa

County, up f rom 30 in

2000.

4 In 2001, 345 alcohol

related automobile car

crashes occurred in

Ottawa County.

4 of these resulted in

fatalities; 126 resulted

in injuries.

The rape drug G H B ,

known to have caused 5

deaths in Michigan,

carries a penalty of up

to $10,000 if it is found

in someone 's posses-

sion. Drunk driving and

minors in possession of

alcohol carry heavy

penalties such as fines

and possible jail time.

In 1999, more than 100

women in Michigan

were murdered as a

result of domestic

violence.

Information from

www.michigaii.gov

T1y\ricHor S P O T L I G H T

The Hucho This is the story behind where Hope's symbolic monument came from.

Erin Riley STAFF REPORTER

as a n y o n e e v e r r e a l l y

thought about the anchor

that represents Hope Col-

lege? The symbol is on al-

most every sweatshirt, Christmas or-

nament, pen, pencil, folder, planner,

notebook and even shot glasses avail-

able in the bookstore. Most people

probably walk past that 9 feet long, 6

feet across, 1,790 pound anchor at least a couple t imes a day

without ever giving it a second thought.

The credit is due to one idea conceived by an Alpha Phi

Omega (APO) fraternity member in 1964. John Nodop ( '65),

had been reading an APO newsletter about a chapter in Colo-

rado who had obtained a live panther as a school mascot.

His eyes wandered to the anchor-pat terned curtains that

draped the windows in Kollen Hall. According to Nodop,

there it was, the inspiration that became the symbolic repre-

sentation of Hope College. Though very late into the night, Nodop immediately ran

over and banged on the bedroom doors of a few of his fel-

low fra terni ty brothers , Wayne Groesbeck ( ' 67 ) , Albert

McGeehan ( '66) , Richard Dickson ( ' 66 ) and R. Douglas

Dixon ( '69). 4 T h e y thought I was crazy but agreed to the idea just to

get me the hell out of their rooms," Nodop said, chuckling.

Groesbeck recalls. "1 pointed to a 16-inch wrought iron

replica on the Kletz wall, and said. 'see. an anchor. ' John,

never easily deterred, said, "that's not an anchor, that 's a toy.

I mean an anchor that can hold a sh ip . ' "

Soon after, the APO brothers got approval f rom Dr. Calvin

Vanderwerf. Hope 's president at the time, and the Nu Beta

chapter of APO agreed to sponsor it. "Nu Beta's treasury was inadequate for a really good party,

let a l o n e an a n c h o r , " sa id G r o e s b e c k . A c c o r d i n g to

Groesbeck. they were able to raise the funds necessary with

support of administration and appropriate "schmoozing" of

the alumni association. They obtained a marit ime mail ing list f rom Dickson ' s fa-

ther who had a publishing business for specialized compa-

nies. The project was getting bigger and the members found

it difficult to find time to hand address all of the letters. One

fraternity brother had been a s ignalman in the Navy, respon-

sible for typing up messages received over the radio.

"He said he could type as fast as we could talk." said

Nodop. "We all thought it was a joke . "

But it was no joke , he typed up all 300 address labels on a

Taniaary 22 r 2003

• Weighs 1,790 lbs.

• Is 6 feet long and nine 9

across.

• Came f rom Baldt Anchor

Chain and Forge Division of

the Boston Metals Comapny,

Chester. PA.

• Was placed on a stone base

that weighed five tons.

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• The simgle most repre-

sented national undergraduate

intercollegate organization in

the United States.

• APO was started in 1925 at

Lafayette College in Pennsyl-

vania.

• APO was brought to Hope 's

campus in 1959.

• Women were permitted into

APO in 1976.

• It remains Hope ' s only

national service organization.

A/VOHOff PHOTOS COURTESY OF MILESTONE

Lois Dykema, Gerald Auten, Bob Donia and Barb Alhart, 1967 Senior Class officers pose for their Milestone photo. Upper left, workers in 1964 install the legendary college landmark.

typewriter without one error in less than two days. After

sending hundreds of flyers requesting an anchor an offer re-

turned. A shipyard near Lake Superior directed them to a

company named Baldt Anchor Chain and Forge Division of

the Boston Metals Company, Chester, PA. After contact, the

company offered to donate the discontinued Admiralty pat-

tern anchor they had been searching for. They received two

blue prints to choose f rom and Nodop, of course, chose the

biggest one. t4I didn ' t want a toy. I wanted one as big as a house." he

said. Fol lowing a year of hard work and delays the project was

completed. The anchor was shipped for free by the Holland

Motor Express Company and placed on a stone base, weigh-

ing 5 tons, designed by a local artist and adorned with a plaque

whose inscription came f rom a campus contest conducted

by the Nu Beta chapter. The school agreed to offer a $50

savings bond to the winner.

John Nodop "In those days, $50 was nothing to sneeze on," Nodop

said. A sophomore girl at the time. Diane Hale Smith ( '67), won

the contest with a verse f rom Hebrews 6:19. Later, a profes-

sor noted that the verse chosen was actually the same verse

VanRaalte used in his dedication address on the founding of

Hope College. The plaque reads, "We desire that everyone

of you lay hold on the hope set before us, which hope we

have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast. —

Hebrews 6:11, 18, 19." "It fit in place like it was meant to be," said Nodop.

T h e anchor continues to be the symbol of hope for Hope

College and a reminder for many of the hope Hope College

has inspired through it 's years. The anchor monument is

part of that legacy. Nodop said, "A picture of the anchor sits

on my desk and reminds me daily that Hope College was

indeed, 'my anchor of hope . . . ' for my future which is too

quickly becoming my past."

Seen & Heard e & Heard Where did the anchor in front of Graves Hall come from?

"It is a real anchor that came

f rom a shipyard in New En-

gland." Kate Vanoss 4 05

"Cap ta in Hook forgot his

anchor here and we stole it.

We totally owe one to Cap-

tain Hq&k. Tlial^s u t o a t I

—Stephen Gombis ' 04 &

"I think it was probably do-

nated by somebody to be in

memory of someone."

—Rebecc

"It was dropped f rom the sky

by God as a blessing It 's His

favorite college." —Glenn Lester 4 05

"The story behind the anchor

is a l e g e n d . J o h n Pa tno t t

brought it over on his boat."

—Sti les Knech t 4 05

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Nick Denis EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A long-time campus fraternity

this week finds itself faced with charges of violating several Risk

Management policies, and a pos-

sible threat to the status of their

charter. A brief new release from the

Greek Jud ic ia l Boa rd r ece ived

Tuesday states that the Cosmopoli-tan fraternity was found in viola-

tion of policies concerning the sale

of alcohol at an off-campus Cosmo-

politan house. These violations have resulted

in the Cosmopolitan fraternity be-ing placed on withheld suspension

until the end of the 2002 - 2003 academic year. At the conclusion of this semester, the fraternity will

be placed on a probationary status

for one year. According Billy Norden ( '04),

president of the Cosmopolitan fra-

ternity, they " . . . a re currently ap-pealing the decision, (and) we are

taking steps to eliminate any ques-tion of our adherence to Risk Man-

agement policies at our social func-

tions." Amber Garrison, Greek Coor-

dinator had no comment . John N o r d e n , the C o s m o p o l i t a n

fraternity's faculty advisor, was not

available for comment.

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Skating Dutchmen defeated by Calvin 3-1 Hockey team falls to Knights, defeats Muskegon on Sat.

David Yetter S P O R T S EDITOR

In front of a record crowd at the

Jolly Roger Ice Arena in Grand

Rapids, The Hope Ice Hockey Club fell to the Calvin Knights by a score

of 3-1. An announced crowd of

2,159 saw a very aggressive, but

scoreless first period. Calvin scored the first goal of the

game about six minutes into the

second period. Hope battled back and answered a few minutes later

with a goal by Steve Fugitt ( '06).

The teams battled each other the

rest of the second period and played

pretty evenly. It looked like the pe-riod was just about winding down,

but Calvin scored another goal with

just over a minute left, making the

score 2-1. Both teams played very well to

start the third period. There was a

lot of checking, much to the delight

of the crowd that was almost too

rowdy. Fans f rom both schools

were on their feet all night, but t rouble arose when Calvin fans

threw debris onto the ice. The game

RIVALRY f r o m 1

We didn't capital-ize on our chances

-George Dickinson ('05)

had to be stopped, and the crowd was warned by one of the officials

on the PA system to stop throwing

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

charged to the Knights. Calvin scored another goal with

about five minutes left in the third period and held on for a 3-1 win.

There was some c o m m o t i o n in

front of the net with six seconds left

in the game and Hope players Will Farrar ( '05) and Jeremy Von Eitzen

( '03) were ejected f rom the game.

While Calvin played well defen-

sively, Hope did have more than a few opportunit ies to score. They

ended up with 28 shots on goal, but

could only put one of those shots

in the net. The Du tchmen then de fea ted

Muskegon on Saturday night at

h o m e by a score of 3 -2 . They

played very strong defensively and

outshot the Hawks 33-24. Hope got t w o goa l s by S o p h o m o r e Will

Farrar and another goal in the third

h i

AA/CHOR PHOTO BY DAVID YETTER

The puck is about to drop at the Jolly Roger Ice Arena in Grand Rapids on Friday.

period from Jon Sedon ( '04).

"We played pretty well over the

wekend but we didn't capitalize on chances," says Geroge Dickinson

( '05). "We need to step it up next

weekend and convert some of our

good shots into goals." The Flying Dutchmen remain

first in their division, but need to

play better if they want to keep their

spot. Calvin now has the same num-

ber of losses as H o p e , but the

Knights have only won nine games. Hope plays at Saginaw on Friday

and host Jackson on Saturday.

A/JCHOfl PHOTO COURTESY DAN VOS

Don Overbeek ('03) tries to block a shot on Saturday.

two seconds on the clock to give

Hope a two point lead heading into half-time. There were eight lead

changes in the first half.

"We felt good being up by two

at halftime, but we could have been up by more," said Travis Spaman

(*05). "We looked forward to build-

ing on that lead, but unfortunately

we couldn't do it." Calvin opened the second half by

hitting 3 consecutive three-point

baskets, and was sparked by Jer-

emy Veenstra, who finished with 25 points, including 4 three-point shots

in the game, to give his team a 44-

39 lead. Hope qu ick ly went to

Overbeek , who connec ted on a

three-poin t play. Andy Phi l l ips ( '06) gave the Dutchmen a four-

point lead after hitting a free throw.

The teams exchanged baskets for

three minutes before Calvin hit 2

three-pointers, giving them a 65-59 lead. But Matt Taylor ( ' 04 ) an-

swered with a three of his own, to

pull Hope within a basket.

The game was tied at 67 with 1:47 remaining, but Calvin guard

Chris Prins scored on a j ump shot

X A and then drove to the

l ane f o r a l ay -up . O v e r b e e k scored on

the next possession and

was fouled as well to make the score 70-71

with 26 seconds left.

After Calvin commit-

ted an unforced turn-

ove r , H o p e t ook a timeout to draw a play

to take a lead in the

game. " C o a c h [Van

Wieren] drew a play

for Don [Overbeek],

but told him to throw

it to an open guy if he got double teamed,"

Spaman explained. "I

w a s wide open and

t o o k a sho t that I thought was good. Unfortunately, against their rival and 1-7 in this

it wasn ' t !" decade. Hope was forced to foul and "It hurls to lose, especially to

Calvin hit two free throws. The Fly- Calvin, but playing sports teaches

ing Dutchmen had one more chance a life lesson. If you gel beat, life to tie the game but couldn't capi- goes on and you just have got to

lalize on a three-point shot. get back up," Taylor said. T H o p e f e l l to 7 2 - 7 9 a l l - l i m e The next match-up is on Feb. 12.

AHCHOR PHOTO COURTESY DAN VOS

Hope players smother the ball.

Swimmers finish third David Yetter SPORTS Eor roR

Both the men ' s and w o m e n ' s

swimming teams finished third in

their respective meets on Saturday in a f ive-team meet at Wheaton

College. The men finished with a score of

413, behind Whea lon ' s 505 and

K a l a m a z o o ' s 422 . Br ian Slagh

( '03) was Hope 's only winner on the day, finishing the 1000-meter

freestyle with a time of (9:44.05). The women scored 418 points in

the i r m e e t , f i n i s h i n g b e h i n d

Wheaton (522) and Wisc.-Stevens Point (434). The Lady Dutch got

w i n n i n g p e r f o r m a n c e s f r o m

Michel le Smith ( ' 04 ) and Kelly

Parker ( '03). Smith was a double winner for the Dutch, capturing the

200-meler freestyle (1:57.26) and the 500-meler freestyle (5:06.99).

P a r k e r won the 2 0 0 - m e l e r

breastroke with a time of (2:29.03). The swimmers were hoping that

their hard work over Chr i s tmas

break would pay off. Both teams

returned back to campus on De-cember 27 for practice. The stu-

dents that lived in dorms had to slay at the Haworth Inn and Conference

Cen t e r unt i l J anua ry 2. Loca l

swimmers had the team over for

breakfast and dinners. Once the semester started up, the

swimmers went back to their usual

schedule of 6 a.m. practices. Both t e a m s c o m p e t e aga ins t

Grand Valley this Friday. They are also looking forward to the league

meet at the Holland Aquatic Cen-ter in February. Those who qualify

for Nationals will then travel to At-

lanta in March.

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