T,1K AlSf C H O R ^ l JANUARY 31, 2007 • SINCE 1887 "SPERA IN DEO" HOPE COLLEGE • HOLLAND. MICHIGAN • PHOTO EDITOR DAVID MOORE STUDY BREAK — Gabe Courey ( 4 10) and friends use old Phelps trays as sleds In the recent snow while taking a break from homework. N ARNIA WINTER HAPPENING: TO AFRICA WHAT'S INSIDE Off to the Races 2 A look at 2008 presidential hopefuls They Were Thieves 3 Musical spotlight 'New York, New York' 4 Students studying in New York share tales of the Big Apple. Break on a Budget 5 Road trips that won't break the bank Super Sunday 8 Football fans at Hope reveal Super Bowl XL! predictions IN BRIEF FINANCE V P T O RETIRE Barry Werkman ('64), vice president for finance, will be retiring after 39 years of service to Hope College. Werkman served as faculty member prior to joining the administrative team, and the Anderson-Werkman Financial Center at 100 East Eighth Street was named in his honor. "I knew from previous converstalions that (his) retirement was imminent, but I accept it with reluctance," said President James Bultman ('63). PREPARING F O R O F F CAMPUS STUDY There will be two opportunities this week for students interested in studying off campus in the coming year. For students, interested in domestic off-campus study, there will be an informational meeting about Hope's Washington Honors Semester for spring 2008 on Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. in the fourth floor Lubbers Loft. Political science professor Jeff Polet will be hosting the session, and past student participants will be available, to answer questions. Students from all departments are welcome. The French department will be hosting a panel featuring students recently returned from France and Senegal on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in the Herrick Room in DeWitt Center. NCAA PRESIDENT TO VISIT Myles Brand, president of the NCAA, will be visiting campus Feb. 7 in honor of Hope's 50 years of membership in the NCAA. Brand will address several campus groups, attend a luncheon with faculty members and speak briefly before the Hope vs. Calvin basketball game at DeVos Fieldhouse at 8 p.m. Paige Calamari STAFF WRITER Topics ranging from Namia to clean drinking water were featured Saturday at the 28th annual Winter Happening. The series of seminars, led by Hope College faculty, introduced a variety of topics to the public at no cost. The day began by taking a look through the eyes of world- renowned author, C. S. Lewis, with the help of Dr. Peter Schakel, chair of the department Kaitlin Kessie STAFF WRITER Rachel Reenstra ('91) recently became the host of a new show on Animal Planet. 4 'Ms. Adventure" gives a' comedic outlook to what humans can learn from animal behavior. ''Ms. Adventure" premiered on Jan. 19. This season features 11 episodes including such titles a^ "Parenting," "Courtship," "Cliques" and "Siblings." Each episode follows Reenstra as she spends lime observing and interacting with animals, talking with experts and interviewing people on the streets. Currently Reenstra is in Los Angeles enjoying a break. Within the next two weeks she'll be returning to Australia to film the ninth episode of the season, "Communication." Reenstra says she loves traveling and animals, and has always played the comedic role, which is what Animal Planet was looking for in a host. "I absolutely love [the job]. If all goes well, this is how I'll of English, in "The Windows to Other Worlds." Those attending the event could also take part in Dr. Roger Veldman's discussion, "The Challenge of Aircraft Hardening." Veldman, an associate professor of the engineering department, spoke about the research developments to improve commercial aircraft safety. Professors of psychology, Dr. Donald Luidens and Dr. Roger Nemeth led an interactive discussion concerning "Ties That Bind (Pun Intended): Whither the RCA and CRC?" Utilizing remote keypads, the audience discovered the demographic of those in the room and were able to participate in a discussion concerning doctrine and practices. Social issues were the most divisive between the two denominations. The seminars continued with an in-depth look at the restoration process of Dimnent Memorial Chapel's Skinner organ, presented by Dr. Huw Lewis, professor SEE HAPPENING, PAGE 4 RESEARCH CELEBRATED Kristie Moote STAFF WRITER At least a semester's worth of hard work for many students culminated Jan. 29 in the DeVos Fieldhouse with Hope College's sixth annual Celebration of Un- dergraduate Research. The event began with an ad- dress by keynote speaker Dr. Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, as- sociate professor of psychology. "The purpose of the keynote address is to celebrate student- faculty collaborations—the col- laborations 1 have been blessed to have with so many students per- sonally—and to highlight the im- portance of persevering through the challenges of scholarship while enjoying the benefits of do- ing so," Witvliet said. This high opinion of research did not end with Witvliet. Jessica Vickery ('08), worked with Dr. Aaron Best in the biol- ogy department on the gene cobD and its work in vitamin B12 syn- thesis. "When I first got the project description I wanted to burst into tears because I didn't know what was going on, but after work- ing on it for a semester, I know what I'm talking about and I feel smarter," Vickery said. Presentations also included research from the departments of physics, history, political science, chemistry, education, kinesiology and modem and classical lan- guages. Some of the research was.in- ternationally themed. George Khoury ('09) re- searched why Albert Camus re- mained neutral during the Alge- rian War for Independence. As a part of the research for his presen- tation, Khoury read four works by Camus in the original French. "One of the most difficult things about the research was reading in between the lines be- cause Camus uses a lot of sym- bolism and metaphors," Khoury said. A larger presentation was displayed by the department of psychology, where Dr. Sonja Trent-Brown stood with the stu- dents from her advanced research class. Sara Thelen ('07) explained that a series of six posters dealt with different independent vari- ables they examined when study- ing voice quality and what affects it. "I went into the class thinking it would look good on a graduate school application, and I've come out of it seriously considering it as a career. I just loved doing the research," Thelen said. SEE RESEARCH, PAGE 4 ALUMNA ROARS ONTO ANIMAL PLANET COURTESY WWW.RACHELREENSTRA.NET work be spending my next four years," Reenstra said. Reenstra graduated from Hope College in 1991 with a degree in theatre. She also has a master's in spiritual psychology and has worked as a counselor. Since graduating she has appeared in movies, television shows, commercials, theater and done stand up. Her previous THE REAL LIFE "TAZ" - Rachel Reenstra ('91) be- gan as a comedi- enne and is now starring in an Ani- mal Planet series, "Ms. Adventure." "The only expe- rience I have had with a Tasmanian devil has been watching Bugs Bun- ny cartoons. Now, after seeing one up close, I understand the cartoon version so much more," she explained In her blog. includes "Becker," "MAD," "General Hospital" and Pier 1 commercials. She currently lives in Los Angeles when not on location for "Ms. Adventure." "Ms. Adventure" airs on Animal Planet at 9 p.m. on Fridays. 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T,1KAlSf C H O R^ l JANUARY 31, 2 0 0 7 • SINCE 1887 "SPERA IN DEO" HOPE COLLEGE • HOLLAND. MICHIGAN
•
PHOTO EDITOR DAVID MOORE
STUDY BREAK — Gabe Courey (410) and f r iends use old Phelps t rays as sleds In the
recent snow whi le t a k i n g a break f rom homework.
N A R N I A
WINTER HAPPENING: TO AFRICA
W H A T ' S I N S I D E
Off to the Races 2 A look at 2008 presidential hopefuls
They Were Thieves 3 Musical spotlight
'New York, New York' 4 Students studying in New York share tales of the Big Apple.
Break on a Budget 5 Road trips that won't break
the bank
Super Sunday 8 Football fans at Hope reveal Super Bowl XL! predictions
I N B R I E F
F I N A N C E V P T O R E T I R E
Barry Werkman ('64), vice
president for finance, will be retiring after 39 years of service to
Hope College. Werkman served
as faculty member prior to joining
the administrative team, and the Anderson-Werkman Financial
Center at 100 East Eighth Street
was named in his honor. "I knew from previous converstalions that (his) retirement was imminent,
but I accept it with reluctance,"
said President James Bultman
('63).
P R E P A R I N G F O R O F F
C A M P U S S T U D Y
There will be two opportunities
this week for students interested
in studying off campus in the
coming year. For students, interested in
domestic off-campus study, there will be an informational meeting
about Hope's Washington Honors
Semester for spring 2008 on Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. in the fourth floor
Lubbers Loft. Political science professor Jeff Polet will be hosting
the session, and past student
participants will be available, to answer questions. Students from
all departments are welcome.
The French department will be hosting a panel featuring students
recently returned from France and Senegal on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m. in the
Herrick Room in DeWitt Center.
N C A A P R E S I D E N T
T O V I S I T
Myles Brand, president of the NCAA, will be visiting campus
Feb. 7 in honor of Hope 's 50 years of membership in the
NCAA. Brand will address several campus groups, attend a
luncheon with faculty members and speak briefly before the Hope
vs. Calvin basketball game at
DeVos Fieldhouse at 8 p.m.
Paige Calamari S T A F F W R I T E R
Topics ranging from Namia to clean drinking water were featured Saturday at the 28th
annual Winter Happening. The series of seminars, led by Hope
College faculty, introduced a
variety of topics to the public at
no cost. The day began by taking a
look through the eyes of world-
renowned author, C. S. Lewis, with the help of Dr. Peter
Schakel, chair of the department
Ka i t l i n Kess ie STAFF W R I T E R
Rachel Reenstra ( ' 91 ) recently became the host of a new
show on Animal Planet. 4 'Ms. Adventure" gives a ' comedic
outlook to what humans can
learn f rom animal behavior. ' 'Ms. Adventure" premiered
on Jan. 19. This season features
11 episodes including such titles a^ "Parent ing ," "Cour tsh ip ,"
"Cl iques" and "Sibl ings ." Each episode fol lows Reenstra as
she spends l ime observing and interacting with animals, talking
with experts and interviewing
people on the streets. Currently Reenstra is in
Los Angeles enjoying a break. Within the next two weeks she ' l l
be returning to Austral ia to film the ninth episode of the season,
"Communica t ion . " Reenstra says she loves
traveling and animals, and has
a lways played the comedic role, which is what Animal Planet
was looking for in a host. "I absolutely love [the job] .
If all goes well, this is how I'll
of English, in "The Windows to
Other Worlds." Those attending the event
could also take part in Dr. Roger
Veldman's discussion, "The Challenge of Aircraft Hardening."
Veldman, an associate professor of the engineering department, spoke
about the research developments
to improve commercial aircraft
safety. Professors of psychology,
Dr. Donald Luidens and Dr. Roger Nemeth led an interactive
discussion concerning "Ties That
Bind (Pun Intended): Whither the
RCA and C R C ? " Utilizing remote
keypads, the audience discovered the demographic of those in the
room and were able to participate in a discussion concerning
doctrine and practices. Social
issues were the most divisive between the two denominations.
The seminars continued with
an in-depth look at the restoration process of Dimnent Memorial
Chapel 's Skinner organ, presented by Dr. Huw Lewis, professor
S E E HAPPENING, P A G E 4
RESEARCH CELEBRATED Kr is t ie Moo te STAFF W R I T E R
At least a semester 's worth
of hard work for many students culminated Jan. 29 in the DeVos
Fieldhouse with Hope College's
sixth annual Celebration of Un-
dergraduate Research. The event began with an ad-
dress by keynote speaker Dr. Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet, as-
sociate professor of psychology. "The purpose of the keynote
address is to celebrate student-
faculty collaborations—the col-laborations 1 have been blessed to
have with so many students per-
sonally—and to highlight the im-portance of persevering through
the challenges of scholarship
while enjoying the benefits of do-
ing so," Witvliet said. This high opinion of research
did not end with Witvliet. Jessica Vickery ( '08) , worked
with Dr. Aaron Best in the biol-
ogy department on the gene cobD and its work in vitamin B12 syn-
thesis. "When I first got the project
description I wanted to burst into
tears because I didn ' t know what was going on, but after work-
ing on it for a semester, I know what I 'm talking about and I feel
smarter," Vickery said. Presentations also included
research from the departments of physics, history, political science,
chemistry, education, kinesiology and modem and classical lan-
guages. Some of the research was. in-
ternationally themed. George Khoury ( '09) re-
searched why Albert Camus re-
mained neutral during the Alge-rian War for Independence. As a
part of the research for his presen-tation, Khoury read four works by
Camus in the original French. "One of the most difficult
things about the research was
reading in between the lines be-
cause Camus uses a lot of sym-bolism and metaphors," Khoury
said. A larger presentation was
displayed by the department of psychology, where Dr. Sonja
Trent-Brown stood with the stu-dents from her advanced research
class. Sara Thelen ( '07) explained
that a series of six posters dealt
with different independent vari-ables they examined when study-
ing voice quality and what affects
it. "I went into the class thinking
it would look good on a graduate school application, and I 've come out of it seriously considering it
as a career. I just loved doing the
research," Thelen said.
S E E RESEARCH, P A G E 4
ALUMNA ROARS ONTO ANIMAL PLANET
COURTESY WWW.RACHELREENSTRA.NET
work be spending my next four years ,"
Reenstra said. Reenstra graduated from
Hope College in 1991 with a
degree in theatre. She also has a mas ter ' s in spiritual psychology
and has worked as a counselor. Since graduating she has
appeared in movies , television shows, commercials , theater and
done stand up. Her previous
THE REAL LIFE " T A Z " - Rachel Reenstra ( '91) be-gan as a comedi-enne and is now s tar r ing in an Ani-mal Planet series, "Ms. Adventure."
"The only expe-r ience I have had w i th a Tasmanian devil has been watch ing Bugs Bun-ny car toons. Now, af ter seeing one up close, I understand the car toon version so much more," she explained In her blog.
includes "Becker ," " M A D , " "General Hospi ta l"
and Pier 1 commercia ls . She
currently lives in Los Angeles when not on location for "Ms.
Adventure ." "Ms. Adventure" airs on
Animal Planet at 9 p.m. on Fridays. For more information, visit www.animaldiscovery.com
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one told m e abou t a benef i t
w e ' r e p lay ing next week . For
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tell us they wan t us to play.
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see how people react .
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ing it. Then people s e e m e d to
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hours in the s tudio. N o w w e ' v e
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J A N U A R Y 31, 2 0 0 7 VOICES T H E A N C H O R 7
Musings of a wandering environmentalist What maps don' t show
Stephen Cupery
Have you ever stopped and considered
how profoundly the type of landscape
you are surrounded by affects the form ot
lifestyle which is carried?
Would you not agree that there is in fact a
distinct correlation, subtle though it may be,
between business suit attire and skyscrapers.
Subraru Outback ' s and mounta inous roads
or between deserts and transient gypsies?
It is obvious geography, whether natural
or constructed, dictates culture to an extent,
but w h o pays attention to the daily structure
of behaviors in which w e adapt to our
established borders and respective regions.
Whalers in the remote Fareo Island
archipelago don intricate woven sweaters of
wool sheared by hand from the neighboring
countryside sheep herd. Vast arid climates
of the Great Basin plains within Utah and
Nevada ' s borders necessitate frugal thrift
in use of local water reservoirs, thereby
requiring certain communi t ies to impose
water limits for consumers . Electrical
power for machinery may just originate
from sources of coal strips deep within the
West Virginia's Appalachians.
Land is that ever present dynamic of
territory and place altogether shaping,
regulating and concluding our means
of survival and sustenance. Through
its cultivation, health is provided; by its
t ransformation and variance, weather is
influenced; and on its surfaces life abounds
while death lirtgers, passing slowing into the
decay of the organic itself.
In thriving upon this terrestrial sphere,
w e cannot help but notice our unique
dependency on what creation outside of
humani ty offers . The give-and-take model
of using natural resources must be fully
considered comprehensively in an ethical
manner. Quanti ty acknowledges abundance
and limit. Quality results from use of
method and application.
Last night I had the privilege of listening
in engrossed fascination as our wor ld ' s
leading female environmental ist , Wangari
Maathai, spoke on mot ive and right in regards
to advocat ing peaceable environmental ly
concerned societies. Vibrantly dressed
in lavish Kenyan traditional clothing,
she spoke with outstanding emphasis on
bringing about restoration for our land.
Addressing the most basic needs each of
our lives, her explanations sought to reveal
how the effects of poor land management
has spurred activism by predominately
females among Central African nations to
al low for local economic sustainability.
The individual is not alone in his or her
role as a caretaker for w e are all members
w h o inevitably must share in the resources
not only to avoid impending conflict
and eliminate struggles over access and
ownership, but more importantly to realize
our inextricable reliance on the soil God has
given us.
Stephen Cupery can he found explor-
ing for optimal climbing trees, elusive Lake
Michigan icebergs and sociological trends.
Presidential if elected, would be the oldest president in his-
tory at 72 years old. He has criticized officials
in the Pentagon concerning the low number
of troops in Iraq and voiced concerns over the
importance of maintaining public support for
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the war.
McCain is known to take many bi-partisan
compromises on tense issues, one of which in-
cludes his support for state by state definitions
of recognized marriages. McCain is pro-life
and supports further stem cell research.
Another Republican, Guliani, became an
instant icon after the September II attacks
and was seen as a rallying figure for hope and
re-building. He was elected mayor in 1993
on the platform of crime and taxes, having
already established a strong track record of
justice starting with his aggressive pursuit and
indictment of mafia members including the
heads of New York's ' l i v e families." In addi-
tion, he is pro-choice and pro-same sex mar-
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rest of his party.
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with student p roduc t ions , " Carpen te r said. " T h e r e ' s
less l imitat ions," Van Tassell said about work ing wi thout
faculty.
"Bu t in a w a y there 's m o r e because w e have a smal ler
budge t , " Goe tz inger said.
" I t ' s a good learning exper ience . It prepares
you for the real wor ld , " Van Tassell said.
"The Shape of T h i n g s " begins at 8 p.m. Tick-
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less of a necessity. He also said the U.S. must succeed
in Iraq, and that the consequences of failure would be
severe.
The president concluded his speech on a positive
note. "This is a decent and honorable country - and
resilient, too. We have been through a lot together.
We have met challenges and faced dangers, and we
know that more lie ahead. Yet we can go forward
with confidence - because the State of our Union
is strong ... our cause in the world is right ... and
tonight that cause goes on. God Bless," Bush said.
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