Feb Eee T1 2002 PPP MM Hope College V Holland, Michigan • A student-run nonprofit publication • Serving Hope College students for 115 years Emersonian frat is suspended Emmies may lose pledge class, on- campus house Matt Cook EDITOR IN CHIEF On Feb. 1, the Greek Judicial Board suspended the Emersonian fraternity for several violations of the new Risk Management Policy for Greeks. According to a posting on yesterday's Knowhope, the viola- tions included the purchasing for and consumption of alcohol by mi- nors, including rushees, at the fraternity's off-campus house. According to Amber Garrison, director of Greek life, the suspen- sion means the Emersonians won't be able to operate as an organiza- tion for one full year. This means they won't be able to continue with Rush and new member education, and will lose their on-campus cot- tage. more EMMIES on 2 SAC plans concert Band to rock Hope invited by SAC and Student Congress Abbey Stauffer STAFF REPORTER A committee consisting of SAC and Student Congress members is continuing efforts to coordinate the groups' joint concert, which is ten- tatively scheduled for mid April at the Holland Civic Center. According to pat Kinne, Com- mittee Chair, the group recently ex- tended a bid to an artist. SAC will not disclose a name until a decision has been reached. The committee is hoping to sell 2.000 tickets for the event, which is the first of its kind at Hope. Tickets will first be offered only to Hope students at a discounted price, but later will be available for faculty, staff, and community mem- bers, said Diana Breclaw, director of student activities. "We believe that the artists that we have been pursuing from the start would be very welcomed by Hope," commented Kinne. 44 It is our goal that we would be able to bring an artist who would appeal to the largest number of students.. .we are confident that any artist we do bring to campus would beTvery^positive experience for Hope in general. After processing hundreds of stu- dent surveys completed this fall, the committee first attempted to book the students' top five choices. How- ever, at the time each group were either not touring in the Hope area or were too expensive. According to Diana Breclaw. the committee more BAND on 2 I A/JCHOR PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA Dr. Oba T'Shaka officially began Hope's observation of Black History Month with a keynote address, "Back to Black: Bridging the Generation Gap." The address was delivered in the Maas Center Auditorium at 4 p.m. Hope celebrates Black History Black History Month events planned for month of February at Hope college Anneke Meeter STAFF REPORTER In keeping with the tradition of promoting Black History Month, the Black Student Union, along with the office of Multicultural Life, has been working hard this February, and they have planned a number of events. The month of February has been nationally recognized as Black His- tory Month since the 1970s. The idea to dedicate an allotted time in the year to celebrating and exposing Black History began with the initiation of what was known as Negro History Week, by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1926. Dr. Woodson, in promoting the recog- nition of Black History, was react- ing against a general neglect of the important part that African and A rican-American people have playec in history. On Tuesday, Feb. 5 t h , O b T'Shaka, professor and chair of the black studies department at Sar Francisco State University, begar the commemoration of Black His tory Month with a keynote addres entitled, "Back to Black: Bridging the Generation Gap." more BHM on 2 - % ^ 4 AKCHOn PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA Meghan Betka ('03) enjoys some chili during the chili cookoff held in the Kletz on Sunday. Proceeds from the event benefitted Dance Marathon. The winners of the cookoff were Dosker cottage, and the band Lyle! performed for all of those in attendance. New club at Hope uses yoga to achieve wellness Angela Matusiak STAFF REPORTER A new group at Hope offers its members a fun way to relieve stress, improve flexibil- ity, and lower blood pressure. This group is the yoga club, and it meets on Tuesday nights at 10:30 p.m. in the Chapel basement. The Yoga club, which has been meeting all year long, received approval to be an of- ficial Hope College club right before Christ- mas break. The club was founded by Jenni- fer Shutes ('02), and its members meet on Tuesdays to do yoga videos. The club has met with surprising enthusi- asm first semester, with around 70 people attending the first night. The club's num- bers have dwindled a bit, but they still have about 20 people attending regularly. The club includes both women and men, and even had a few football players frequent the meet- ings during first semester. Although they are an official club on cam- pus, they still do not have a budget for this year, which Shutes is still working to achieve. If they do receive money this year, she hopes to hire teachers to guide the club during some meetings. She also plans on teaching a class herself sometime this year. Initially, yoga was intended as a vehicle for meditation, but 2,000 years later it has developed into much more. There are several different types of yoga, including hatha yoga tantra yoga (detail-ori- ented), therapeutic yoga, and nirvana yoga (spirit yoga). Yoga involves not just concen- tration, but physical strength and more YOGA on 2 [email protected](616) 395-7877 In-Sync Dance Theater Arts, Page 3. Shuttle Van cops Infocus, Page 6. Christian music at Hope Spotlight, Page 7. Men's Basket- bail wins Sports, Page 8
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MM Hope Co l lege V Ho l land , M ich igan • A s tuden t - r un n o n p r o f i t p u b l i c a t i o n • Se rv ing Hope Co l lege s t u d e n t s fo r 115 years
Emersonian frat is suspended Emmies may lose pledge class, on-campus house
Matt Cook E D I T O R IN C H I E F
O n F e b . 1, the G r e e k J u d i c i a l
Board su spended the E m e r s o n i a n
f ra tern i ty for several v io la t ions of
the n e w Risk M a n a g e m e n t Po l i cy
for Greeks .
A c c o r d i n g t o a p o s t i n g on
ye s t e rday ' s K n o w h o p e , the viola-
t ions inc luded the purchas ing for
and c o n s u m p t i o n of a lcohol by mi-
n o r s , i n c l u d i n g r u s h e e s , at t he
f ra te rn i ty ' s o f f - c a m p u s house.
A c c o r d i n g to A m b e r G a r r i s o n ,
d i rec tor of Greek life, the suspen-
s ion m e a n s the E m e r s o n i a n s w o n ' t
be able to opera te as an o rgan iza-
tion for o n e full year. Th i s m e a n s
they w o n ' t be able to con t inue with
Rush and new m e m b e r educa t ion ,
a n d will lose their o n - c a m p u s cot-
tage.
more EMMIES on 2
SAC plans concert Band to rock Hope invited by SAC and Student Congress
Abbey Stauffer S T A F F R E P O R T E R
A c o m m i t t e e cons i s t ing of S A C
and S tudent C o n g r e s s m e m b e r s is
con t inu ing e f fo r t s to coord ina te the
g roups ' jo in t concer t , w h i c h is ten-
tatively scheduled for mid Apri l at
the Hol land C iv ic Center .
A c c o r d i n g to pat K inne , C o m -
mittee C h a i r , the g roup recently ex-
tended a bid to an artist. S A C will
not d i sc lose a n a m e until a decis ion
has been reached .
T h e c o m m i t t e e is hop ing to sell
2 . 0 0 0 t ickets for the even t , w h i c h
is the first of its k ind at H o p e .
T icke t s will f i rs t be o f fe red on ly
to H o p e s tuden t s at a d i scoun ted
pr ice , but later will be ava i lab le for
faculty, staff , and commun i ty m e m -
bers , sa id D iana Brec law, d i rec tor
of s tudent act ivi t ies.
" W e be l ieve that the art ists that
w e h a v e been p u r s u i n g f r o m the
start w o u l d be very w e l c o m e d by
H o p e , " c o m m e n t e d Kinne . 44It is
ou r goal that w e w o u l d be able to
br ing an artist w h o w o u l d appeal
to t h e l a r g e s t n u m b e r o f
s tudents . . .we are conf ident that any
art ist w e d o br ing to c a m p u s would
b e T v e r y ^ p o s i t i v e expe r i ence for
H o p e in genera l .
Af te r process ing hundreds of stu-
dent surveys comple ted this fall , the
c o m m i t t e e f i rs t a t t empted to book
the s tudents ' top f ive choices . H o w -
ever , at the t ime each g r o u p we re
e i ther not tour ing in the H o p e area
o r we re too expens ive . A c c o r d i n g
to D iana Brec law. the c o m m i t t e e
more BAND on 2
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A/JCHOR PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA
Dr. Oba T'Shaka officially began Hope's observation of Black History Month with a keynote address, "Back to Black: Bridging the Generation Gap." The address was delivered in the Maas Center Auditor ium at 4 p.m.
Hope celebrates Black History Black History Month events planned for month of February at Hope college Anneke Meeter STAFF R E P O R T E R
In keep ing with the tradit ion
o f p r o m o t i n g B l a c k H i s t o r y
M o n t h , t h e B l a c k S t u d e n t
U n i o n , a long with the o f f i c e of
M u l t i c u l t u r a l L i f e , h a s b e e n
w o r k i n g hard this February , and
t h e y h a v e p l a n n e d a n u m b e r o f
even ts .
T h e m o n t h of Feb rua ry h a s been
nat ional ly recognized as Black His-
tory M o n t h s ince the 1970s.
T h e idea to ded ica te an allotted
t ime in the year to ce lebra t ing and
expos ing Black His tory began with
the init iation of wha t was k n o w n
as N e g r o H i s t o r y W e e k , by Dr.
C a r t e r G. W o o d s o n in 1926. Dr.
W o o d s o n , in p r o m o t i n g the recog-
nit ion of Black History, was react -
ing aga ins t a general neglect of the
impor tan t part that A f r i c a n and A
r i can-Amer ican people have playec
in history.
O n T u e s d a y , F e b . 5 t h , O b
T ' S h a k a , p ro fe s so r and chai r of the
b lack s t u d i e s d e p a r t m e n t at Sa r
F ranc i sco S ta te Univers i ty , begar
the c o m m e m o r a t i o n of B lack His
tory M o n t h wi th a keyno te addres
en t i t led , " B a c k to Black: Br idging
t he Gene ra t i on G a p . "
more BHM on 2
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A K C H O n PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA
Meghan Betka ('03) enjoys some chil i during the chil i cookoff held in the Kletz on Sunday. Proceeds f rom the event benefitted Dance Marathon. The winners of the cookoff were Dosker cottage, and the band Lyle! performed for all of those in attendance.
New club at Hope uses yoga to achieve wellness Angela Matusiak S T A F F R E P O R T E R
A new g r o u p at H o p e o f f e r s its m e m b e r s a
fun way to re l ieve stress, i m p r o v e f lexibi l-
ity, and lower b lood pressure . T h i s g roup is
the yoga c lub , and it mee t s on Tuesday nights
at 10:30 p .m. in the Chape l basement .
The Yoga c lub , w h i c h has been mee t ing
all year long, rece ived approva l to be an of-
ficial H o p e Co l l ege c lub right be fo re Chris t -
m a s break . T h e c lub was f o u n d e d by Jenni -
fer Shu tes ( ' 0 2 ) , and its m e m b e r s mee t on
T u e s d a y s to do yoga videos .
T h e c lub has met with surpr i s ing enthus i -
asm first semes te r , with a round 7 0 p e o p l e
a t tending the first night . T h e c lub ' s num-
bers have dwind led a bit, but they still have
abou t 2 0 peop le a t tending regularly. T h e
c lub includes both w o m e n and men , and even
had a f e w footbal l p layers f r equen t the mee t -
ings du r ing first semester .
A l though they are an of f ic ia l c lub on c a m -
pus , they still d o not have a budget for this
year, which Shu tes is still work ing to achieve.
If they d o receive m o n e y this year , she h o p e s
to h i re teachers to guide the c lub dur ing s o m e
mee t ings . S h e a l so p l ans on t each ing a c lass
herself s o m e t i m e this year.
Initially, y o g a was in tended as a vehic le
for medi ta t ion , but 2 , 0 0 0 yea r s later it has
deve loped in to m u c h m o r e .
T h e r e are several d i f f e ren t types of yoga ,
inc lud ing hatha yoga tantra yoga (detai l -or i -
en ted) , the rapeu t ic yoga , and n i rvana yoga
CampLis Beat V V i ^ c h o r F e b r u a r y 6, 2002
Hope speakers form Winter Happening Becca Haynes STAFF R E P O R T E R
A m e r i c a n fore ign pol icy s ince S e p i e m b e r
11, euthanasia , medieval music , the Bible and
e c o l o g y , A m e r i c a n r e l i g ion , a b a s k e t b a l l
g a m e , s o m e art and a little poet ry were all
f ea tu red d u r i n g the annua l H o p e C o l l e g e
Winter H a p p e n i n g on Sa turday . Feb rua ry 2.
" T h e Sanc tuary of P o e t r y " e x a m i n e d the
m e d i u m as a r e fuge in uncer ta in t imes , fea-
t u r i n g r e a d i n g s by Joe l P e c k h a m . S u s a n
A t e f a t - P e c k h a m , Jack ie Bar t ley , and Jack
Ridl of the Engl ish depa r tmen t .
S teven B o u m a - P r e d i g e r . a s soc ia te p rofes -
sor o f rel igion, e x a m i n e d Bibl ica l v i e w s of
e n v i r o n m e n t a l s t e w a r d s h i p wi th " I s G o d
G r e e n ? ; B ib l i ca l W i s d o m a n d E c o l o g i c a l
Vis ion ."
Jack Ho lmes , p ro fe s so r of polit ical sc ience
p r e s e n t e d " A m e r i c a n F o r e i g n Po l i cy a n d
S e p t e m b e r 11. 2 0 0 1 " l o o k i n g at p r o b l e m s
leading to the S e p t e m b e r 11 a t tacks and the
U.S . po l i cy r e s p o n s e r e g a r d i n g the even t .
"Eu thanas i a : W h e r e Are the Dutch g o i n g ? "
discussed the legalizat ion of eu thanas ia in the
N e t h e r l a n d s a n d the f u t u r e of that pol icy,
p resented by J a m e s K e n n e d y , ass is tant pro-
fessor o f history. Dona ld L u i d e n s and Roge r
N e m e t h of the soc io logy depa r tmen t d is -
BHM from 1
cussed the resul t s of recent na t ionwide sur-
veys of re l igious c o m m u n i t i e s in "P ro f i l i ng
the Amer ican Rel ig ion Scene . "
R o b e r t R i t s e m a . f o r m e r H o p e f a c u l t y
m e m b e r , d i s cus sed med ieva l in s t rumenta l
mus ic in " K r u m h o r n s . Sacbu t s . Rebecs , and
Racke t t s -A Medieva l and Rena i s sance Feast
of S o u n d s . "
T h e day conc luded with a l uncheon fea-
tur ing s tudent mus ic ians and a m e n ' s h o m e
basketbal l g a m e agains t O l ive Co l l ege . T h e
gal lery of the De Pree Art C e n t e r ' s o n - g o i n g
e x h i b i t i o n " M i d w e s t P h o t o g r a p h y Invi ta -
tional X I " was a l so fea tu red .
Jack Ridl fee l s that this yea r ' s event was a
success .
" I t ' s a real de l ight to read with [other po-
ets] w h o like each o ther and each o t h e r ' s
work . T h e r e was a nice r ange of p e o p l e in
the aud ience , f r o m s tuden t s to re t i rees , and
that kind of d ivers i ty is fun to read to," Ridl
said.
Ridl c o n s i d e r s the annua l Winte r H a p p e n -
ing an impor tan t even t for H o p e Co l l ege . "I
l ike it w h e n the co l lege ex tends itself. Peop le
w h o are a lumni can reat tach to the p lace and
k e e p t h e i r r e l a t i o n s h i p to H o p e a l i v e . It
m a k e s the co l lege a p l ace e v e r y o n e can take
a par t in ."
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A / J C H O n PHOTO ROB ONDRA
Dr. Donald Luidens of the Sociology department speaks at the Haworth Center on Saturday morning for the Winter Happening event, where many Hope faculty members spoke on various sub-jects, ranging from poetry to euthanasia.
Kimber ly Turner , the leader of the
B lack S t u d e n t U n i o n , e x p l a i n e d
that m e m b e r s of the Black S tuden t
U n i o n heard T ' S h a k a speak a f e w
yea r s ago. At the speech the m e m -
bers of the g r o u p we re s o m o v e d
by what he had to s ay that they de-
cided to try to get him to speak at
H o p e .
T h e y s u c c e e d e d a n d p r o v i d e d
H o p e with the oppor tun i ty to hear
an ou t s t and ing speaker . Turne r ' de -
scr ibed T ' S h a k a a s an " e x t r e m e l y
mov ing speaker, with a s t rong black
c o n s c i o u s n e s s . "
U p c o m i n g events include the 2nd
Annua l O t t a w a C o u n t y S u m m i t on
R a c i s m , on Tuesday , Feb . 12. T h e
d a y l o n g event , f ea tu res the t heme ,
" B e M o r e Than an Open M i n d . . . B e
T h e r e . "
O n Februa ry 19, th rough the o f -
fice of Mult icul tural Life, the Black
F i lm Se r i e s /D ia logue on R a c e will
p resent the f i lm, " U n i o n N a v y " at
7 pm.
T h e film exp lo res the h is tory of
A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n s and their role in
t h e U n i t e d S l a t e s N a v y . F r e d
J o h n s o n of the his tory d e p a r t m e n t
will faci l i ta te the film.
A s e c o n d f i l m , e n t i t l e d " T h e
S t a t e o f B lack A m e r i c a " will be
p resen ted on Februa ry 2 6 at 7 pm.
T h e f i lm p r e s e n t s a d i s c u s s i o n
abou t the socia l cond i t ions of Afr i -
can A m e r i c a n s today.
Bernardo Dargan of International
Educa t ion will be faci l i ta t ing th is
f i lm. Both f i lms will be presented
in the M a a s C o n f e r e n c e Center .
O n t he thea t r i ca l s c e n e , " S t e p
A f r i k a ! " a s tep d a n c e g r o u p c o m -
posed of y o u n g black art ists f r o m
a round the wor ld , will be p e r f o r m -
ing at the K n i c k e r o c k e r T h e a t r e on
W e d n e s d a y , F e b r u a r y 7 , at 7 p .m.
A s tuden t d a n c e will a l so take
p lace s o m e t i m e this month , accord-
ing to Turner .
A d a t e has not yet been set but it
will be cal led the " m i x e r , 2 0 0 2 " .
The d a n c e will b e sponso red by the
Black S tudent U n i o n , and will fea-
ture h i p - h o p mus ic .
In add i t i on , the B l a c k S t u d e n t
Union is s h o w i n g the w e l l - k n o w n
min ise r ies
" R o o t s " in s i x p a r t s . T h e
min i se r ies is based on a novel by
Alex Haley, which t races his f a m -
ily f r o m Af r i ca to e m a n c i p a t i o n .
A l though the first t w o parts we re
p r e s e n t e d th is past M o n d a y a n d
Tuesday , the rest of the min i se r ies
is be ing s h o w n on the W e d n e s d a y
and Thur sday be fo re break , and the
W e d n e s d a y a n d T h u r s d a y a f t e r
break.
They will be s h o w n in Van Zoren
in r o o m 30, f r o m 8 to 10 p .m.
T h e B l a c k S t u d e n t U n i o n
s t r o n g l y e n c o u r a g e s s t u d e n t s to
c o m e see the last fou r par ts of the
m i n i s e r i e s . K i m b e r l y T u r n e r d e -
scr ibed " R o o t s " as, "a mus t see se-
ries that s h o w s the devas t a t ion o f
slavery through separat ion, and vio-
lation.
It shows the spirit of black people
and their abil i ty to get th rough.
" P e o p l e should k n o w the m a n y
c o n t r i b u t i o n s tha t B l a c k p e o p l e
have m a d e to history. T h e r e is such
a weal th o f cu l tu re th rough black
l i terature, mus ic , ar t . and his tory ."
T u r n e r said. 4 lWe are j u s t t ry ing to
give an oppor tuni ty to expose it and
m a y b e spark t he in te res t o f s tu-
d e n t s . "
T h o u g h s h e be l ieves that Black
His tory M o n t h is a w o n d e r f u l op-
por tuni ty to ce lebra te A f r i c a n and
A f r i c a n A m e r i c a n history. Tu rne r
also sugges ted that o n e month is not
e n o u g h t i m e t o c e l e b r a t e all o f
B lack History.
" B l a c k H i s t o r y s h o u l d no t b e
c o n f i n e d to o n e m o n t h ; it should be
celebrated year round , " Turner said.
A M C H O H PHOTO COURTESYOF KRISTI CRESWELL
Taffeta Nichols ('04), Elenor Douglass ('04), Kristi Creswell ('04), and Lynn Bowmaan ('05) enjoy last weekend's Winter Fantasia at the Amway Grand Hotel in Grand Rapids. The tickets were sold-out early, and the event was crowded.
BAND from 1
then placed a bid on the next -h igh-
est rated artist , w h o is tour ing the
nat ion with a new a lbum.
T w o of the h ighes t rated ac ts on
t he su rvey , C a e d m o n ' s Cal l and
L i f e h o u s e , w e r e u n a b l e to b e
b o o k e d because they were not cur-
rent ly t o u r i n g , wh i l e s i nge r Ben
Harper was too expens ive , Brec l aw
said.
O t h e r ac ts that we re con t ac t ed
but not b o o k e d i nc luded J a r s of
C l a y , J e n n i f e r K n a p p , a n d B e n
Folds .
EMMIES from 1 Kyle Hackney ( ' 03) , Emerson ian
president , had no c o m m e n t because
the Emerson ians are currently in the
p rocess of appea l ing the dec i s ion ,
a l though he said the f ra tern i ty may
issue a s t a t ement wi th in the next
week .
Accord ing to Garr i son , this is the
first Greek o rgan iza t ion to be sus-
p e n d e d u n d e r the Risk M a n a g e -
ment Policy.
T h e Risk M a n a g e m e n t Pol icy is
a pol icy that requi res Greek orga-
nizat ions to be respons ib le for en-
Brec l aw indica ted that the c o m -
mi t tee has been mee t ing week ly to
s ecu re an act for the even t , which
will be he ld on e i ther April 19th or
20 th . w h i c h e v e r da te is possible for
the artist.
"I feel l ike we are m o v i n g ahead
big t ime ," Brec law said. " T h e c o m -
mit tee is d o i n g a great j o b . "
S A C and S tudent C o n g r e s s are
con t r ibu t ing a c o m b i n e d amoun t of
$ 1 5 , 0 0 0 for the even t , and will raise
t he res t o f t h e n e c e s s a r y f u n d s
th rough t icket sa les .
f o rc ing their o w n rules. Al though
it has been a r o u n d for o v e r t w o
years , it was not r ecogn ized as of-
ficial pol icy until last N o v e m b e r .
In this case , m e m b e r s of the In-
t ra-Fraterni ty Counc i l and the Pan-
Hel len ic C o u n c i l dec ided to sus-
pend the E m e r s o n i a n s .
" T h e d e c i s i o n tha t t he b o a r d
m a d e is in l ine with the pol icy, and
I support it." Garr i son said. " I t ' s the
d e c i s i o n that | t h e E m e r s o n i a n ' s ]
pee r s m a d e . "
F e b n a a r y 6, 2002 H i e A n c h o r A r t s
Jazz Ensemble will jive Dimnent Maureen Yonovitz S T A F F R E P O R T E R
J a z z f a n s or a n y o n e w h o j u s t
wants to check out a d i f ferent kind
of music are invited to listen to the
talents of the H o p e Col lege Jazz
Ensemble on Thursday, February 7
at 8 p.m., where they will hold their
f i r s t c o n c e r t of the s e m e s t e r in
Dimnent Chapel . Admiss ion is f ree
and all are we l come to at tend.
T h e per formance will feature the
music of profess ional j a z z educa-
tor, director and c o m p o s e r James
Miley. In preparat ion for the con-
cert, Miley has been work ing with
the students as a visit ing composer .
Brian Coyle , professor of jazz stud-
ies. be l ieves this to have been a
great opportunity for the band to be-
c o m e famil iar with Mi ley ' s work .
" J ames is a great writer , but a
tough writer," Coyle said. " I ' m glad
to have a chance to get the band to
work with him a little bit and then
do the concer t . "
M e m b e r s of the band are particu-
larly exc i t ed to be d e b u t i n g the
p iece , "S te l l a by H o l l a n d , " that
Mi ley commiss ioned especially for
them.
" I t ' s really cool to think that a
p iece w a s written for us and we ' l l
be the first g roup ever to play i t ,"
said pianist Kathy E w i n g ( ' 05 ) .
Bes ides "Stel la by Hol land," the
band will a lso be playing four of
Mi ley ' s other big tunes.
T h e student performers hope that
other students who don ' t know a lot
about j a z z will come and experi-
ence someth ing different than what
they usually listen to.
"I know I hated jazz when I first
started playing it. but the more I
play it. the more I actually under-
stand and love wha t ' s going o n , "
E w i n g said. "And that 's what I 'd
like students to get out of what they
l iear - the chance to exper ience and
appreciate something different than
what they might be used to ."
Trombonist Paul Wesselink ( '04)
would like to see more people get
into the music and just have a good
t ime.
"It would be hip to see students
getting into the music , and not be-
ing the re b e c a u s e they feel they
have to,'-' Wesselink said.
Coyle encourages students take
advantage of this concert and all the
other events the Hope Col lege com-
muni ty has to offer.
" H o p e d o e s s o m a n y g r e a t
even t s , " C o y l e said. "I t ' s just an-
other excellent opportunity | for stu-
dents] to see their col leagues play
and 1 hope they ' l l c o m e out and
suppor t t hem."
AMCHOft PHOTO BY ANNEKE MEETER
Saxophonists Jeremy Davis ('03) and Jessica Johannesen ('05) perfect their music at Jazz En-semble rehearsal. The Jazz Ensemble wil l perform at Dimnent on Thursday.
Insync Dance Co. features Hope talent Alicia Abood STAFF R E P O R T E R
S o u n d s of t a p p i n g r h y t h m s a n d m e l o d i c v o i c e s w i l l f i l l t h e
Knickerbocker Theater this week , as the Insync Dance C o m p a n y will be
presenting their new repertoire at the annual spring concert . Per formances
will run Wednesday-Thursday , February 6-7,at 8 p.m.
T h e n e w reper tory is filled with a un ique blend of variety. T h e concer t
includes a special vocal and dance pe r fo rmance to be given by visiting
student artists f r o m Niagara Univers i ty under the direction of Terri
Fil ips,a H o p e Col lege a lumnus and assistant professor of theater at
N i a g a r a U n i v e r s i t y . S h e a l s o s e t t h e p i e c e " J u s t P l a y s
Around ,"which is a fun, light tap dance to the music of Billie
Holiday.
T h e company will premiere choreography set by
Cl i f ton Brown, H o p e Col lege ' s newest dance fac-
ulty member . Since his arrival f rom R o m e , B r o w n
has produced ' T a n g o , " set to the mus ic of As tor
Piazzolla, and "Essence ," an intense, dr iving, and edgy j a z z piece.
C o m p a n y co- founder Dawn Mcl lhargey-Wiger t will present "Stages
of Dys func t ion , " a moody, dramat ic and tragic modern- j azz work , "An-
gel" and "Fal l in ," a romantic solo set to the mus ic of popular vocalist
Alicia Keys.
Rosanne DeVries, in col laborat ion with Grand Rap ids choreographer
Teresa Dewey, will present "So le Play," a po lyrhythmic orchestrated tap
dance set to the d r u m s of Groo te r s and Beal, and a more traditional tap
work to the j a z z s tandard " T u x e d o Junc t ion ."
Dolores Sanchez ( ' 04) , a dance major , will have her choreograph ic
debut , an a cappel la tap piece mak ing clear the s ta tement: "it is all about
the rhy thm."
Sanchez ' s p iece is the first s tudent -choreographed work to be included
in the reper tory of the company . Sanchez feels del ighted to be part of this
product ion.
' T h i s has been a wonder fu l exper ience for
m e , " Sanchez said. "An opportuni ty like this
doesn ' t c o m e every day and it is def ini te ly an
honor to be asked to showcase m y piece in
the repertoire ."
Sanchez is constant ly inspired and influ-
e n c e d by the r h y t h m s tha t s u r r o u n d he r
through every day life. Her p iece was "cre-
ated based on the rhythms heard within the
mind and fell within the soul . "
Af te r mon ths of rehearsal , company m e m b e r s feel ready and eager to
s h o w their work. Accord ing to Mandy Olsen ( ' 03) , dance /educa t ion ma-
jor , this yea r ' s c o m p a n y is smal ler than usual so there has been more to
learn and more pressure for each dancer to make the s h o w c o m e together.
However , Olsen has en joyed her exper iences danc ing with the c o m p a n y
this year, and she has also en joyed working with the other members .
"The group is a good group to work wi th ,"01sen said. "Everyone is on
the s a m e page. We all help each other out a lot ."
Tickets for Insync ' s pe r fo rmance are avai lable at the Knickerbocker
Theatre on the day of the show.
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Road Trip! m Emily Moellman A R T S EDITOR
Tired of hitting up the Hol land
S e v e n fo r w e e k e n d en te r t a in -
ment? Is the local mus ic scene
at Par ro t s ' and the Kletz mak ing
you y a w n ? L o o k i n g fo r some-
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lowance for enter ta inment?
T h e Chaffee Planetarium at the
Van A n d e l M u s e u m in G r a n d
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Pumped through 17,000 watts of
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precsiely coordina ted 3 D and at-
m o s p h e r i c v i sua l e f f e c t s , m a n y
never be fo re seen. It should not
fa re to be an ordinary light s h o w
with laser graphics . Rather , it
has been descr ibed as a w h o l e
new d imens ion in artistic state-
m e n t — a pala te of themat ic and
styl ized visual s t imuli des igned
t o c o m p l i m e n t the va r i e ty o f
emot ions elicted in the mus ic .
If y o u m i s s e d R a d i o h e a d ' s
concer t tour th is s u m m e r , this
will be the closet you can get to
exper iencing what one of their
concer ts feel like.
F o r a twenty minu te car r ide
and six bucks only, it is sure to
bea t t h e usual m u s i c s c e n e a t
s leepy Hope .
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House: Tues. Sun.: Chess .
Call Ahead for current sched-
ule of offer ings . Grand Rap-
ids. 454-2999 .
U n c o m m o n Grounds Cof f ee
House : poetry readings and
book signings. Call ahead for
dates. Located in down town
Sauga tuck .
D i v e r s i o n s : K a r e o k e . C a l l
ahead for dates. Grand Rap-
ids. 451-3800 .
T h e G r o t t o : d a n c i n g a n d
theme nights. Grand Rapids .
956-9790 .
H o w l i n ' M o o n Saloon: Con-
temporary count ry music and
l inedancing. Thrus.-Sat . : live
mus ic .
Soul Cent re Cafe : Sat. gath-
e r i n g n e x t to C e n t r e P o i n t
Church Chris t ian-themed live
mus ic . Grand Rapids . 248-
8304.
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S A C m o v i e " F i n d i n g
For res te r" Fri. 2 /15, and Sat.
2 /16 at 7 p .m. , 9 :30 p.m. , and
Midn igh t , Sun 2/17 at 3 p.m.
Graves Hall.
Feb. 6: C o f f e e H o u s e in the
Kletz 9-11:00: T h e Voices.
Feb. 13: Co f f ee House in the
Kletz 9-11:00: Sara Luneack .
Feb. 19: " S o m e t h i n g Every
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f i c e of S t u d e n t A c t i v i t i e s :
Learn H o w to Knit!
F e b 16: S l a m P o e t Ki rk
Nugen t at the Kletz at 8 :30
p m .
C o n c e r t s :
F e b . 9 K n e e D e e p S h a g at
Club Soda in Kalamazoo .
Feb. 10: Crosby, Stil ls and
Nash at the Van Andel Arena
in Grand Rapids .
Feb. 11: Creed at the Palace
in Auburn Hills.
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Opinion y \ r i c h o r February 6, 2002
Editor's voice
Thanks for the letters A c o u p l e o f w e e k s a g o , I r a n a n e d i l o r i a l a s k i n g m e m b e r s o f
t h e H o p e c o m m u n i t y t o s u b m i t m o r e l e l i e r s l o t h e e d i t o r . 1 a m
t h a n k f u l t h a t m y r e q u e s t w a s a n s w e r e d .
I a m s o i m p r e s s e d w i t h t h i s w e e k ' s l e t t e r s t o t h e e d i t o r , i n -
s t e a d o f s i m p l y c o m p l a i n i n g o r p r a i s i n g , t h i s w e e k ' s l e t t e r s
a r e t h o u g h t f u l a n d p r o v o c a t i v e . I h o p e s t u d e n t s w h o r e a d t h e m
wi l l l a k e t h e t i m e t o t h i n k a b o u t w h a t t h e y a r e s a y i n g a n d h o w
t h e y w o u l d r e s p o n d t o t h e l e t t e r s .
Winter happening really happening? R e c e n t l y , a v i s i t i n g s p e a k e r in o n e o f m y c l a s s e s n o t e d t h a t
t h e H o p e C o l l e g e W i n t e r H a p p e n i n g ( C a m p u s B e a t . 2 ) w a s n ' t
r e a l l y a h a p p e n i n g . A h a p p e n i n g , h e s a i d , is a r t in p r o g r e s s - a r t
happening. I d o n ' t m e a n t o ni t p i c k , b u t I a g r e e w i t h h i m . W o u l d n ' t it b e
c o o l i f . i n s t e a d o f s i t t i n g s i l e n t l y l i s t e n i n g t o a l e c t u r e , w e g o t
t o p a r t i c i p a t e in a p i e c e o f p e r f o r m a n c e a r t . o r a n i m p r o v i s a -
t o r y p o e t r y w o r k s h o p ? O r w h a t if w e p a r t i c i p a t e d in a w o r k o f
a r t a n d d i d n ' t e v e n k n o w it u n t i l it w a s o v e r ?
N o t t h a t I h a v e a n y t h i n g a g a i n s t t h e W i n t e r H a p p e n i n g , I
j u s t t h i n k t h a t t h e p o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r s o m e t h i n g c a l l e d a h a p p e n -
i n g s e e m m u c h m o r e e x c i t i n g t h a n w h a t r e a l l y h a p p e n e d .
In g e n e r a l , I t h i n k , it c o u l d n ' t h u r l t o b e a l i t t l e m o r e e d g y .
L e t ' s n o t l a u g h a t t h i n g s w e a r e n ' t u s e d l o ; at p e o p l e w h o t r y
n e w t h i n g s . I w a s in a n A m e r i c a n m u s i c c l a s s l a s t s e m e s t e r ,
a n d it u p s e t m e t h a t t h e s t u d e n t s i n s t a n t l y d i s m i s s e d 2() lh c e n -
t u r y c l a s s i c a l m u s i c a s " w e i r d s o u n d i n g " a n d " n o n - m e l o d i c "
w i t h o u t a c t u a l l y t a k i n g t h e t i m e t o t h i n k a b o u t w h a t t h e c o m -
p o s e r w a s t r y i n g t o d o .
I t h i n k w e a l l n e e d t o l e a r n t h a t i t ' s o k if m u s i c s o u n d w e i r d .
A r t . a n d l e a r n i n g f o r t h a t m a t t e r , is a b o u t n e w t h i n g s . I t ' s a b o u t
w h a t ' s h a p p e n i n g a n d a b o u t h o w w e c a n t a p i n t o it , s o it c a n
h a p p e n t o u s t o o .
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Your voice
Senior learns from gay fr iend, supports GSF T o the E d i t o r :
W h e n I f i r s t c a m e t o H o p e I
w o u l d n e v e r h a v e c o n s i d e r e d m y -
self an a c t i v i s t . O f c o u r s e , t h e r e
w e r e t h i n g s I c a r e d a b o u t , but I w a s
slill w i d e e y e d a n d d r e a m y out of
h igh s choo l . Ce r t a in ly , w h e n I first
hea rd abou t " H o p e ' s H o m o s e x u a l -
ity D e b a t e " I m e n t a l l y b r u s h e d it
a s i de . H o m o s e x u a l i t y w a s an a b -
s t r ac t i on f o r me . I had neve r e v e n
met a h o m o s e x u a l , neve r deal t with
a n y of t he d e b a t e s u r r o u n d i n g ho-
m o s e x u a l i t y . It t ru ly w a s a non- i s -
s u e t o m e .
I c a n ' t say that a n y m o r e .
I c a n coun t on m y h a n d the n u m -
b e r of p e o p l e that h a v e c o m e a n d
g o n e in m y l i fe that I cou ld c o n s i d e r
k i n d r e d s p i r i t s . M y b e s t f r i e n d
B r y a n is o n e o f t h o s e p e o p l e . B r y a n
is o n e o f t he m o s t l o v i n g , k i n d
h e a r t e d , b e a u t i l u l p e o p l e I h a v e
e v e r me t . B r y a n h a s t aught m e vol-
u m e s abou t wha t it m e a n s to be pas-
T o the E d i t o r :
In t he I / 0 2 a r t i c le , " S t u d e n t A c -
t iv i t ies F e e Will I n c r e a s e ( C a m p u s
B e a t . 2 ) , " D i a n a B r e c l a w . d i r e c t o r
o f s t u d e n t ac t iv i t i e s , s ta tes that the
increase, is d u e to a n u m b e r of n e w
s t u d e n t g r o u p s . S h e c o u n t s a m o n g
the g r o u p s " c u r r e n t l y in the p r o c e s s
f o r r e c e i v i n g r e c o g n i t i o n " t h e
S w i n g C l u b , t he Indie R o c k C l u b
a n d the G a y - S t r a i g h t F o r u m .
s i o n a t e - f o r p e o p l e , f o r c a u s e s , f o r
G o d . B r y a n s e e m s to a l w a y s h a v e
the right w o r d s to say- to o f f e r c o m -
for t . f o rg ivenes s , and to s tand u p f o r
wha t he be l i eves in. B r y a n is a l s o
gay.
T o d a y h o m o s e x u a l i t y i s n o
longer an abs t r ac t ion f o r m e . h o m o -
s e x u a l i t y is a p e r s o n . But just as I
a m so m u c h m o r e than on ly w h o I
a m a t t rac ted lo. B ryan is s o m u c h
m o r e than jus t a h o m o s e x u a l . Ne i -
ther he . a g a y m a n . o r I. a s t r a igh t
w o m a n , c a n b e bo i l ed d o w n to o n e
s i n g l e ac t ion . W h e n w e r e c o g n i z e
o t h e r s as o n l y h o m o s e x u a l o r o n l y
h e t e r o s e x u a l w e m i s s the t rue h u -
m a n i t y o f t h o s e a r o u n d u s . a n d
o v e r l o o k the hea r l of G o d in e a c h
o n e of H i s c h i l d r e n .
M y h o p e is that o n e d a y I c a n
o p e n the a n c h o r a n d s e e an a r t i c le
a b o u t wha t H o p e is d o i n g t o in-
c rease d i a l o g u e b e t w e e n ihe he t e ro -
sexua l a n d h o m o s e x u a l c o m m u n i -
I .el m e get th is s t raight . T h e C a m -
p u s L i f e B o a r d h a s a l r e a d y vo t ed
d o w n t w o i n c a r n a t i o n s of the G S F
a n d s h o w s n o i n t en t i on of e v e r a c -
k n o w l e d g i n g its r igh t to ex i s t - a n d
n o w its n a m e is b e i n g i n v o k e d to
get 10 m o r e d o l l a r s ou t of m e ?
I r ea l i ze that the G S F is not t he
o n l y s tuden t g r o u p that w o u l d hy-
p o t h e t i c a l l y b e n e f i t f r o m the in-
c r e a s e . but it is w i thou t a d o u b i t he
lies o n c a m p u s . I h o p e o n e day I c a n
be c e r t a i n that n o H o p e s tuden t wi l l
t ake par t in the t rag ic a n d h a t e f u l
m e s s a g e s ol t he " T a k e B a c k the
C a m p u s C r e w " . I h o p e that o n e d a y
f u t u r e s t u d e n t s wi l l w o n d e r wha t
look our c a m p u s s o long to r e a l i z e
the n e e d f o r i he G a y - S t r a i g h t Fo-
r u m . I h o p e thai o n e d a y e v e r y s tu-
d e n t wi l l be a b l e lo s e e e a c h o t h e r
for t he c r e a t i o n that w e a re , a n d no t
jus t f o r a s n a p s h o t of o n e part of
o u r b e i n g s .
B r y a n and I a r e a smal l p i c tu re
of wha t t he G S F is m e a n t to be. M y
p r a y e r is that H o p e c a n r e c o g n i z e
t he need for such a g r o u p , and l ake
the f i r s t s t e p s t o w a r d d i a l o g u e a n d
u n d e r s t a n d i n g . W e n e e d t o m o v e
f o r w a r d a n d nol b a c k w a r d - a n d the
o n l y q u e s t i o n is w h a t is p a r a l y z i n g
u s ?
B r o o k e P e t e r s e n ( ' 0 2 )
go to GSF
m o s l n e c e s s a r y o f t h e m d h o u g h I
d o not m e a n lo u n d e r m i n e the im-
p o r t a n c e of i he S w i n g C l u b a n d ihe
I n d i e R o c k C l u b ) . M s . B r e c l a w .
w h e n I p a y m y S t u d e n t Ac t iv i t i e s
F e e , I ' l l wr i t e t he c h e c k for e x a c t l y
$ 1 0 0 . You c a n h a v e the o t h e r $ 1 0
jus t as s o o n as t he G S F is o f f i c i a l l y
r e c o g n i z e d by H o p e .
A m a n d a D y k s t r a ("04)
Student activities fee increase should
RISE invites 'Take Back Our Campus Crew' ' to meet ing
T o the E d i t o r :
An inv i t a t ion to M e m b e r s ol t he
" T a k e B a c k O u r C a m p u s C r e w : "
The R I S E ( R e f u g e in S p i r i t u a l
E x p r e s s i o n ) l e a d e r s h i p t e a m w o u l d
l ike to inv i te y o u to e n g a g e in d ia -
l o g u e o n a T u e s d a y e v e n i n g in
M a r c h . You p ick the T u e s d a y . T h e
d i s c u s s i o n will start at 6 : 0 0 p . m It
c a n e n d w h e n y o u wish .
W h i l e w e o n t h e L e a d e r s h i p
T e a m b e l i e v e that the G S F w o u l d
be the m o s l a p p r o p r i a t e se t t ing for
s u c h d i a l o g u e to t ake p l ace , w e re-
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