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Partners in Promise brings com-muni ty kids t o Hope. Spotlight, page 7.

Flattop and his Burberry coat open up t o reveal the latest arts events. Intermission, page 6.

Hope stu-dents lives in local monas-tery. Religion, page 8,

Miz W i z spills science secrets. Campusbeat, page 2.

in Hope's frosh class has male-female rat io imbal-ance. In Focus, pageS.

Choirs combine for Gospel Fest '97 STACY B O G A R D c a m p u s b e a t e d i t o r

Despite three last-minute cancel-lations of acts for this year 's Gos-pel Fes t , e v e n t p l a n n e r s were pleased with the annual concert 's turnout.

Approximately 250 students and communi ty members enjoyed an evening of song and praise per-formed by Gospel Music Workshop Choir- Muskegon Westshore Chap-ter, Voices of Western Michigan University and Hope College Gos-pel Choir.

Two of the choirs cancelled last Wednesday, Calvin College Gospel Choir due to their Siblings Week-end and The Voices of Grand Val-ley State Universi ty had trouble

gett ing their choir members to-ge ther . O l ive t C o l l e g e Gospe l Choir never arrived and has not of-fered an explanation.

But the cancel la t ions did not daunt the spirit of the event.

"I was very pleased, particularly because I had a lot of fun," said Darnisha Taylor, Director of the Hope College Gospel Choir. The audience was well involved from the beginning when three di-rectors f rom the Gospe l Music Workshop Choir led a medley of w e l l - k n o w n h y m n s , i n c l u d i n g "This is the Day", " 0 Come Let Us Adore Him" and "We Exalt Thee." Audience member s fe l t f ree to stand up and sing-along and were encouraged to think about the many

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Anchor photo by Zach Johnson V V H E R E Y A G O I N 9 ? : Marc WhUford ('97) drives past a Calvin defender as Hope cruises to a 81-71 victory and their third straight MIAA league championship. See story and photo spread on page 11.

Anchor photo by Katy Wing

SING YO UR P RAIS E: Two area choirs joined the Hope Gospel Choir in a mass performance at Gospel Fest '97.

Oliver Twist ^ Yesterday's faculty resolution

voices dissent and sparks controversy over pending Oliver North visit. The issue will be discussed in tonight's Student Congress meeting.

S T A C Y B O G A R D c a m p u s b e a t e d i t o r

Faculty members who attended their monthly meet-ing yesterday found a surprising addition to the agenda.

A resolution regarding the appropriateness of Oliver North's pending visit was proposed by Dr. Christopher Barney, professor of biology and department chairper-son. The final modified resolution stated on the record that faculty members "deeply regret that College funds will be used to support a visit of Mr. Oliver North to Hope College. The faculty do not believe that it is in the best interest of the College or its students to pro-vide a forum to Mr. North." The resolution will be pre-sented at the Student Congress meeting tonight at 8 p.m. in Phelps Dining Hall.

Approximately 100 of the 150 faculty members were in attendance. Only six members dissented on the vote, including Dr. Jack Holmes, professor of political sci-ence, who felt that the resolution supported a violation of free speech.

"It seemed to me that it was a case of political cor-rectness," he said.

Controversy surrounded the decision, specifically due to the faculty 's supposed narrowminded views regard-ing a speaker 's views and past history. Dissension cen-tered around the fact that North has a shady claim to fame, not that he is a conservative or liberal, attenders said.

North is well-known for his part in the Iran Contra scandal in the late 1980s. He was found guilty of pro-viding illegal arms to Iran, illegal transfer of funds to Nicaraguan contra guerrillas and lying to Congress, but he was later cleared of all charges due to a technicality. Faculty members were concerned that the event coor-dinators were not fully informed of North 's activities when they chose to bring him to Hope.

"I brought this up because I have a personal concern about individuals who profit from illegal activities," Barney said. "He did something very wrong. He broke the law and he shouldn't get paid for it."

Students on both sides felt strongly about the resolu-tion and expressed intense views for and against the

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G V S U to open satellite campus In Holland S T A C Y B O G A R D c a m p u s b e a t ed i to r

Grand Valley State University will soon invade Hope 's territory with a $6 million satellite campus on 17 acres of Holland soil donated by Meijer, Inc.

Due to an increase in Holland area students . Grand Valley, the slate's fastest growing university, plans to build a 12 classroom build-ing and library facilities leaving room available for expansion.

Seven hundred eighty Holland area students currently are attend-ing GVSU night classes at Holland High School, but the new campus

will provide these students with daytime classes. Enrollment is also expected to reach up to 2,000 stu-dents within the next few years.

Director of Admissions Gary Camp said that the campus will not affect Hope 's enrollment in the fu-ture because it will cater to a dif-ferent type of student.

"The potential exists that this closer facility may attract some stu-den t s c u r r e n t l y c o m m u t i n g to Hope , but those c o m m u t i n g to Hope have chosen the Hope expe-rience over other institutions," he said.

The campus extension is planned for a site behind the Meijer store

between 16th Street and 24th Street off Waverly Road.

It was approved on Feb. 7 by Grand Valley's Board of Control. This extends the University's cam-pus sites f rom Grand Rapids to Hol land , with the main center , Allendale, in between. A new $50 million campus extension is cur-rently in the works for downtown Grand Rapids.

The campus will not be opera-tional for the upcoming ' 9 7 - ' 9 8 school year, but is expected to be up and running for the fall of 1998.

The campus will offer classes currently available now at the night sessions, like master 's programs in

business administration and educa-tion, sociology, nursing, elementary educa t ion and cr iminal jus t i ce . Other expanded programs are to be announced before and af ter the campus opens.

Camp emphasized that Hope will suffer little f rom the potential con-venience of area students attending the Grand Valley satellite campus.

"Hope continues to be a place that students choose to attend be-cause of the total college experi-ence we provide. Grand Valley's new facility won ' t change that and therefore I don't see Grand Valley's new facility drawing the typical Hope student away," Camp said.

Campus Beat the Anchor February 26, I 997

Blinding Them With Science M/z W/z lecture reveals women's role in science history H E I D I M U E B M E R staff r e p o r t e r

Over 200 sludenls, faculty and

community members packed into

Wichers Auditorium Monday night

to experience the kickoff event of

Women's Week. The presentation. "Miz Wizard's

Science Secrets" was written and

performed by Jane Curry. The ac-

claimed author and storyteller re-

lumed to Hope this week to give a presentation that creatively inter-

twined humor and history to paint

a picture of the role of women in

science. C u r r y w a s

here in the past

with another one

of her presenta-

t i ons , " N i c e

G i r l s D o n ' t

Sweat." "I a c t u a l l y

l ea rned s o m e -

thing while en-joying myself," said Vickie Sprague

COO). During the two scenes of her hour

and a half show. Curry addressed

the obstacles women faced through

W e h a v e o u r h e r o e s

a n d w e d o n ' t k n o w

t h e i r n a m e s . T h e y

p e r s i s t e d a n d

p r e v a i l e d d e s p i t e t h e

o b s t a c l e s . —Jane Curry,

Miz W i z a r d

history and how they overcame

them. She shared the real secrets of

science. "We have our heros and we don't

even know most of their names.

They sat behind screens and were

denied access to public buildings,

worked without pay, and endured taunts of 'people with ovaries need

not apply.' Still they persisted and

they prevailed despite the obstacles.

Science is women ' s work," Curry

said. T h r o u g h o u t the p r e s e n t a t i o n

Curry assumed the character of Barbara Knight,

a f i c t i t i o u s

w o m a n w h o s e passion was to be

an engineer.

She explained

that s h e w a s forced to give up

her dream at the

prompting of her husband and the

arrival of twins.

During Scene

I, Knight was preparing for a tele-vision show she was about to start

called, "Miz Wizard's Science Se-

crets." She chatted with the audi-

ence about the ancient Greek phi-

losophies of women and many other

past m i s c o n c e p t i o n s r ega rd ing

women and science. Such false ideas included that if

women pursued higher education

they would b e c o m e s ter i le and women are unevolved men.

Through slides, stories and occa-

sional experiments Curry explained

all the contributions women have

made despite what they have en-

dured. "Women have made discoveries

because of their relationships with

certain fields," said Curry as she referred to Jane Gooda l l ' s work

with primates. After intermission, the character

Barbara Knight pretended to tape

the first episode of the television

show she had been planning. She

e l a b o r a t e d on more h i s to ry of

women inventors, mathematicians

and scientists.

"In time women are recognized for their contributions instead of

their race or gender," Curry said.

The presentation was well re-

ceived by the audience members. "1 think this is just what Hope

needs. This is an explosive begin-

ning for W o m e n ' s Week , " said

Dana Marolt ( '99).

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Anchor photo by Matthew Scholtens

B O N I N G UP: Miz VWz shares the story of women in the sciences at a Women '5 Week lecture Monday, Feb. 24. Over 200 students attended the event in Wichers Auditorium.

briefs Congress reschedules f o r u m again

campus W o m e n ' s W e e k t o fea tu re a va r i e t y o f events

T h e S tudent C o n g r e s s f o r u m

scheduled for last Monday evening

was moved again due to schedul-

ing problems and a lack of organi-

zation. The forum on "Where Does Your

Money Go?," will now take place

on Monday March 10.

T h e f o r u m s w e r e o r i g i n a l l y

scheduled for the third Monday of

each month through spring semes-ter, but due to Winter Break and

scheduling conflicts within Con-

gress, they had planned to hold the

event last Monday, Feb. 24.

But that date was tentatively set

until the panel members confirmed

their availability. This caused more

conflicts when some were unable

to attend and Congress organizers

had to scramble to find a date that

worked with everyone's schedules.

Those planning on participating

are Vice President of Business and

Finance William Anderson. Busi-ness Manager and Controller Barry

Werkman, Director of Financial

Aid Phyllis Hooyman and Tyler

Smith. Student Congress Comp-

troller. President John Jacobson

will be out of town.

The forum will be in the Kletz at

9:30 p.m. Students will be able to

pose questions via 3 x 5 cards.

S T A C Y B O G A R D c a m pus b e a t ed i to r

Theatrical events, keynote speak-

ers, art shows and literary readings

are all part of this year ' s annual

Women's Week celebration.

The events officially began Mon-

day, Feb. 25, with "Miz Wizard's

Science Secrets," although the play

Soli's Story, a literary reading and

keynote lecture occurred the previ-

ous week. The events are funded by

Special Programs, individual orga-

nizations and departments, and will

continue through March 7. "It 's a celebration that recognizes

women and their contr ibutions,"

said Fonda Green, director of Spe-

cial Programs.

The program began in 1985 and

the or ig ina l fo rmat has car r ied

through the last 13 years. Groups and organizations plan months in

advance for certain speakers or top-

ics to be in t roduced to c a m p u s

through open classrooms, keynotes

and performances. This year is spe-

cial and a bit different since there

are more theatrical performances,

where keynote lectures have been

the majority in the past, according

to Green. The activities can be divided into

the sub-ca tegor ies of sponsored events and open classes. Sponsored

events include the play "Haunted by

God: The Life of Dorothy Day",

performed by Lisa Wagner of Chi-

cago and co-sponsored by Women's

Week and the Union of Catholic

Students on March 4, an A n and

Folk Art S h o w f e a t u r i n g H o p e

women artists Feb. 25 to 27 and "The Clothesline Project ," which

represents exper iences of sexual

violence by men and women begin-

ning Feb. 27.

Open c lasses are coord ina ted

through individual depar tments ,

such as English, philosophy, dance,

history, IDS, chemistry, theatre and

French. Some highlights include

" I m a g i n g a n d E x p e r i e n c i n g Mother-God: Excessive Suffering

and a Befriending Theodicy" with

Dr. Patricia Johnson, chair of phi-

losophy department at the Univer-

sity of Dayton on Feb. 28. Also, history professor Marc Baer will

hold a discussion on "Art and Faith

in New York City: Danita Gel tem's

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Area Center plans in limbo T R O Y D A V I S staff r e p o r t e r

Anchor photo by Josh Neucks

M A K I N G W A V E S : Some cars in the "Siberia"parking lot on Eleventh Street got more than a little soggy in last Friday's torrential rains. When the volume of water is too great for the city's sewer system to handle drainage, water levels can climb up to two and a half feet in the lowest lying area of the lot. "As soon as it starts raining hard we know to keep checking Siberia" said Duane Terpstra, Director of Public Safety. Public Safety officers looked up vehicle owners of the cars at risk of taking in water, and most were able to move their vehicles before the flooding came into the cars.

As the city of Holland continues

to volley locations for the $50 mil-

lion proposed Area Center, Hope

College patiently waits for the fi-

nal decision. The facility will include a multi-

purpose arena, a performing arts

center and an ice rink. The two sites that are under con-

sideration are the Western Foundry

on the corner of Eighth Street and

Fairbanks Avenue and the General

Electric Plant at 16th Street and

U.S. 31. Currently, the G.E. Plant is the

most attractive option according to the Area Center Authority, which

consists of nine community mem-

bers who are overseeing the plans for the Center. The Authority voted

in July of 1996 to build the Center

at the G.E. Plant site, which can-

celed the initial plans to build on

Eighth Street. The anticipation for this venue

from Hope College's point of view stems from the need for a new bas-

ketball facility. Two years ago the

men's basketball team was to host

the NCAA tournament at the Civic

Center. However, the court was un-fit for NCAA tournament play be-

cause the floor was approximately

four feet too short. The tournament

w a s m o v e d to the D o w Cente r

whose courts are regulation length.

But the D o w ' s l imi ted sea t ing m a k e s t o u r n a m e n t h o s t i n g

undesirable."What we would like to

see is the basketball arena built first, then eventually the performing arts

center and hockey arena. The city

needs to take their time to ensure they have put the Center in the right

place," said Ray Smith, Men's Ath-

letic Director.

Hope Men ' s Basketball Coach

Glenn Van Wieren was very ada-mant about where he believes the

center should be built.

"I believe that the city of Hol-

land must continue to support the

downtown area like they have done

in the past. Holland has a great

downtown area and the minute the center goes to the G.E. Plant site it

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February 26, I 997 //̂ Anchor R e l i g i o n

L* STRAIGHT

TALK

Kim Powell

Missing the call For the first t ime in my life when

someone asks me what I plan to do I

am confident of my response: minister.

More of ten than not I get a

confused look and a timid "That ' s

great," followed by a perplexed,

"Why?"

The " w h y " is always harder to

take than the disapproving stares or

patronizing words of encouragement .

The short answer is I really feel

God has called me into ministry.

That word "call" has a lot of

different connotations.

Some people ask in mock amaze-

ment if God has talked to me. Others

look at me and I can almost see them

thinking, "How could God call

someone as ordinary as you? You don ' t

look like a Calvin or a Luther."

Still others are less polite and

more direct with their criticism, by

telling me that I 'm making a mistake

and really limiting my life.

At first I was shocked by the

negative response of both non-

Christians and Christians alike. I began

to wonder why I was getting this f rom

the very fr iends I thought would

support me. We can talk about progressiveness

all we like, but the bottom line is that a

lot of people still do not think women

should be in the church. Even those

that support equality in politics and the

work force for some reason start to

sing a different tune when it comes to

spiritual leadership.

The reactions I ' ve received may

appear to be a result of gender, and to

some extent are, but there is a bigger

issue at stake here.

People begin to get nervous when

anything is talked about with certainty.

We are so trained to doubt and

question everything that we slowly

lose our ability to believe in anything

that we can ' t see or prove exists.

We reduce our life to a series of

meaningless routines and learn how to

live for nothing and no one but

ourselves.

We come to Hope so we can get a

belter job , so we ' l l be one step up f rom

everyone else, so that we ' l l be able to

have everything we want.

These things are not at all bad, but

I wonder if God gets lost along the

way.

Are not all Christians called to

give up their lives to serve G o d ?

Whether that means you are a doctor,

lawyer, accountant, business person or

teacher. We are all called into a

vocation where we should minister to

those around us.

For some men and women it

means that their vocation is to minister.

The issue of whether a woman can

be called into ministry goes much

deeper than gender issues.

It comes down to all of us longing

to feel as though we have a purpose

and a reason. It forces us all to

determine how much we really want to

listen to the call on our lives.

It is much easier for us to make

ministry as a vocation a matter of men

vs. women than it is for us to admit

that we all want to hear a call toward

something.

IT'S THEIR C A L L

N O E L L E W O O D

staff r e p o r t e r

Many women receive the call to serve

God. Whether it is in an audible voice or an

unmis takab le inner longing, w o m e n who

answer the call face many challenges.

"It was an audible call that said T e a c h . '

I wasn ' t sure what it meant, but it must have

been right because here I a m , " said Hope

Religion Professor Janet Everts.

Everts was first called to ministry in

1972 and was ordained in 1981 in Chapel

Hill, N.C.

Professor Lynn Japinga ( '81) began her

col lege educat ion as a pre-med student at

Hope. While here, she felt a call to teach re-

ligion and attended seminary at Princeton.

During her first year of seminary, that call

shifted to ministry.

Af te r ministering in a church in New

Jersey, Japinga moved to Holland to teach at

Western Theological Seminary. She currently

teaches religion classes at Hope.

"Some of the best experiences I 've had

are f rom teaching and building relationships

with students," Japinga said. "I have also en-

joyed the opportunity to preach at ordinations

of students that I 've come to care about."

D o l o r e s N a s r a l l a h j o i n e d the H o p e

Chaplain staff in July of 1994 and has been

involved in chapel services, counseling, and

Bible studies while here.

She was a journalism major in college

when her thoughts turned to the ministry.

Hope women experience the struggles and triumphs of serving in the church

"I saw God ' s love for me and for the

world, and the desire to help people under-

stand the goodness of God was something

that I couldn ' t ignore," she said.

T h e r o a d not t a k e n

Those women who enter into this tradi-

tionally male profession of ten find it diff i -

cult to find a church in which to use their

gifts. But despite the obstacles, many do suc-

ceed in ministering and being faithful to their

call.

Everts was a minister in an American

Baptist Church of the South. She is currently

a minister at Faith Christian Center, an Inde-

pendent Charismatic/Pentecostal church.

Everts has run into many difficulties in

her struggle to minister.

"In Holland, I 'm often not sure that when

I run into trouble if it is more because I 'm a

woman or because I 'm Pentecostal," Everts

said.

Not all of Japinga 's experiences have

been easy. She, like most female ministers,

found it difficult to find a church that would

lake a woman preacher.

"After I gave a sermon one Sunday, a

man came up to me and told me that he wasn ' t

in favor of women preaching because all the

heretics were women," Japinga said.

"It has sometimes been a challenge to

remain part of the church because people are

not a l w a y s o p e n to c r ea t ive t heo log ica l

thinkings," she said.

Despite some troubles, Japinga is happy

with her decision to go into ministry.

"I may have been bruised by the church,

but I am fundamental ly committed to it. I

really like what I do," she said.

While Nasral lah 's family was skeptical

at first, they came to support her decision.

She served a church in San Diego for

seven years that wouldn ' t ordain her because

of their Biblical view of women in ministry.

She e v e n t u a l l y m o v e d to H o l l a n d ,

where she was ordained in November of

1994.

Even though the Pentecostal church has

been ordaining women for over 100 years.

Everts has found her struggle to preach dif-

ficult and sometimes painful . Everts did not

find support in her decision to go into min-

istry f rom her parents, but she says that her

children have been supportive.

The Reformed Church in America ap-

proved women ' s ordination in 1979. Now, 18

years later, only 58 women in the nation are

RCA ministers. Hope ' s Religion Department is not as

biased as its RCA affil iation. Two of Hope ' s

e ight religion professors are women , and

both of these are ordained ministers.

T h e good a n d b a d

Not all of Everts' experiences have been

bad. She has even found that being one of

only a few female preachers has its advan-

tages.

"I am often the first woman minister that

people have met, and I have been able to de-

fine my own ministry more than many men

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DliSTIIVATIOiV:

M I S S I O N

A C C O M P L I S H I - l ) ;

FATWITiNI'SS KIWOKT:

WIll'UI* IX HOLLAND IS

HOPE CHURCH? G u m s h o e Perus ing Paula is o f f t o d i scover a n e w c o n g r e g a t i o n

in H o l l a n d . In h o n o r o f W o m e n ' s W e e k , h e r m iss ion is t o f i nd a

c h u r c h hos t i ng a f e m a l e pas tor .

H o p e C h u r c h , a c o n g r e g a t i o n o f t h e R e f o r m e d C h u r c h in

A m e r i c a , has a h i s t o r y d a t i n g back t o 1854. I ts d i s t i nc t i ve l y D u t c h

fee l is u n m i s t a k a b l e b o t h in t h e a r c h i t e c t u r e a n d in t h e conser-

va t i ve ye t w a r m s ty le o f w o r s h i p . A 100 t o 150 m e m b e r congre-

g a t i o n m e e t s in t h e cozy a t m o s p h e r e f o r a t r a d i t i o n a l w o r s h i p

serv ice . T w o serv ices a re he ld o n Sunday m o r n i n g s . T h e f i r s t a t 8:30 a . m . is an a l ter -

na t i ve se rv i ce . T h e second a t 11 a .m . is t h e t r a d i t i o n a l serv ice . A d u l t e lec-

t i v e classes are he ld b e t w e e n 9:45 and 10:45. H o p e C h u r c h is l o ca ted a t 77

W e s t I I t h St . in H o l l a n d . It 's w i t h i n w a l k i n g d i s tance , b u t i t w o u l d be a

l i t t l e ch i l l y on a co ld day.

V i s i t i n g H o p e last Sunday f r o m n e i g h b o r i n g T h i r d R e f o r m e d C h u r c h was

K a t h y Dave laar , w h o gave a t h o u g h t - p r o v o k i n g s e r m o n e n t i t l e d " H o p e

A g a i n s t H o p e . " She de f ined hope as c a r r y i n g t h e be l ie f t h a t w h a t is hoped

f o r w i l l happen, a l l ow ing t h e u n c e r t a i n t o be c e r t a i n . She t i e d t h a t w o r d

' h o p e ' i n t o t h e d i f fe rence b e t w e e n t r u s t i n g in G o d and us ing G o d . It 's a

s t rugg le t h a t Chr i s t i ans face b e t w e e n w h a t w e le t G o d d o and w h a t w e do .

" W e m u s t set aside ra t i ona l i t i es and l o o k a t t h e w o r l d o f f e r i n g h o p e against

h o p e , " she said.

" H o p e C h u r c h has a rea l c o m m i t m e n t t o adu l t educa t i on . I t h i n k t h e classes

w o u l d be o f i n t e r e s t t o H o p e s t u d e n t s . T h e y a re o f t e n led by H o p e profes-

sors, peop le in t h e c o m m u n i t y o r W e s t e r n S e m i n a r y pro fessors . Pa r t o f

w h a t a t t r a c t e d m e t o H o p e C h u r c h was t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e s e r m o n s and

a d u l t educa t i on . I have a l o t o f respec t f o r t h e way H o p e C h u r c h addresses

s o m e cha l leng ing q u e s t i o n s " — Deirdre johnston, Professor of Communicat ions

Opin ion da?Anchor February 26, I 997

our voice.

Reading your m ind It mus t be hard to read p e o p l e ' s m inds .

It mus t be a c h a l l e n g e to inheren t ly k n o w what f acu l ty and

s tudents f r o m d i f f e ren t w a l k s of l i fe th ink . It m u s t be d i f f icu l t ,

even taxing, to speak for each of H o p e ' s a lmos t 3 ,000 s tudents .

I t ' s a t o u g h j o b , bu t S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s d o e s it. W i t h o u t

g a t h e r i n g t h e o p i n i o n s o f c o n s t i t u e n t s , C o n g r e s s m a k e s

dec i s ions r e g a r d i n g t h e m .

T h e r e is no need for po l l s , f o r m a l or in fo rmal . W h y shou ld

r ep resen ta t ives w a l k f r o m doo r to doo r in a r e s idence hall

a n d a s k s t u d e n t s w h a t t h e y t h i n k r e g a r d i n g C o n g r e s s

in i t ia t ives? Clear ly , it w o u l d b e a w a s t e of t ime f o r m e m b e r s

to cal l the p e o p l e that vo ted t h e m in and e n d e a v o r to ref lec t

their c o n c e r n s .

B e c a u s e m e m b e r s of S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s in tu i t ive ly k n o w all

the answer s .

T h a t w h i c h s o u n d s g o o d to C o n g r e s s m e m b e r s m u s t sound

g o o d to s tuden t s as wel l . W h y ask the s tuden t s t h e m s e l v e s

w h e n C o n g r e s s j u s t k n o w s ?

T h e voices of s tudents are not really needed af ter all, because

the vo ices of C o n g r e s s m e m b e r s ref lec t t h e m jus t f ine .

O r d o t h e y ?

Th i s is h o w S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s m e m b e r s and its cab ine t h a v e

c o n f u s e d their ro le as s tuden t b o d y represen ta t ives . T h e y h a v e

e r r o n e o u s l y a s s u m e d tha t t h e i r o w n o p i n i o n is p e r f e c t l y

re f lec t ive of the i r c o n s t i t u e n t s ' .

T h e cu r ren t O l i v e r N o r t h c o n t r o v e r s y is the latest e x a m p l e

of this a s s u m p t i o n .

C o n g r e s s has t h r o w n its suppor t b e h i n d a v is i tor that m a n y

d o not suppor t . M o r e p e o p l e are ta lk ing a b o u t this than abou t

s m o k i n g in the Kle tz . M o r e p e o p l e a r e h a s h i n g ou t this i s sue

than c o n d o m s in the H e a l t h Cl in ic . C o n g r e s s w a s c o m p e l l e d

to e x p e n d the e f fo r t to r e sea r ch cons t i tuen t op in ion r e g a r d i n g

those topics . W h y w a s the s a m e e f f o r t no t t aken r e g a r d i n g

N o r t h ?

H a d they ta lked to t he s tuden t s and facul ty , c lear ly they

w o u l d that k n o w that m o s t of the H o p e c o m m u n i t y th inks

that . . .

W h a t ?

W h a t is the o v e r r i d i n g op in ion on the Nor th visit — yay o r

nay? If you d o n ' t k n o w , ask you r C o n g r e s s r ep resen ta t ive .

T h e y ' l l happi ly tell y o u w h a t you th ink .

B e c a u s e C o n g r e s s h a s r ead you r m i n d .

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Student explains details of possible North visit Dear Editor,

I am wri t ing this letter in r e sponse to

A n d y Van E d e n ' s p lucky c o m m e n t a r y ,

w h i c h appea red in the Feb rua ry 19 is-

sue of The Anchor. T h e r e a re m a n y mis-

c o n c e p t i o n s and ha l f - t r u th s l inger ing

a round c a m p u s with regard to Ol ive r

N o r t h ' s p o s s i b l e v is i t t o H o p e t h i s

spr ing. I will a t tempt to set the record

s t ra ight o n c e and fo r all .

• W h y Ol ive r N o r t h ?

O l i v e r N o r t h w o u l d eas i ly be the

mos t a t t ract ive n a m e to visit H o p e C o l -

lege s ince El izabe th Dole last year o r

N e w t Gingr i ch t w o yea r s a g o (if you

d o not be l i eve me. w h y did The Anchor

break the story near ly t w o w e e k s be -

f o r e Mr . N o r t h ' s tenta t ive a p p e a r a n c e

w a s c o n f i r m e d by his s t a f f ?). O t h e r

speakers l ike Jack K e m p . Bill Bennet t ,

and J i m m y C a r t e r were cons ide red , but

they d e m a n d far grea te r s p e a k i n g f e e s

than Ol ive r Nor th . We be l ieved Ol ive r

Nor th to be the mos t r easonab le c h o i c e

because of his p rominen t na fne and rela-

t ively low ask ing pr ice .

• W h o will pay fo r h is v is i t?

T h e g o i n g ra te f o r a h igh p r o f i l e ,

h e a d l i n e - g r a b b i n g speake r is b e t w e e n

$ 9 , 0 0 0 and $50 ,000 . Ol ive r N o r t h usu-

ally s p e a k s f o r $15 ,000 . but ha s tenta-

t ively agreed to c o m e to H o p e C o l l e g e

fo r $ 10,000. Gran t ed , ten thousand do l -

lars is not exac t ly pocke t c h a n g e , but

Mr. Nor th ' s pr ice tag i s only about $3 .50

f o r eve ry enro l l ed s tudent , o r s l ight ly

m o r e than a S A C - s p o n s o r e d mov ie .

T o d a t e , o u r c o m m i t t e e has b e e n

p r o m i s e d $ 5 , 0 0 0 f r o m P r e s i d e n t

J a c o b s o n ' s O f f i c e , $ 5 0 0 f r o m t h e

P r o v o s t ' s O f f i c e , and u n d e t e r m i n e d

a m o u n t s f r o m the S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s

O f f i c e . H o p e Co l l ege Repub l i cans , and

o the r s o u r c e s u n a f f i l i a t e d wi th H o p e

Col lege . T h e s e c o n t r i b u t i o n s total an

u n i m p r e s s i v e $ 5 , 5 0 0 . or s l ight ly m o r e

than half of our goal . At this pace , w e

will not be able t o a f ford Ol ive r Nor th .

•Wil l Ol ive r Nor th c o m e to c a m p u s ?

M a y b e , m a y b e not. At this point , w e

d o not h a v e the r e q u i r e d a m o u n t o f

m o n e y to br ing Mr . Nor th to H o p e , n o r

d o w e h a v e a sa t i s fac to ry a g r e e m e n t

r egard ing the length of h is visit. For ten

thousand dol lars , w e w a n t Mr. N o r t h t o

speak to a c o u p l e of c l a s ses , ea t lunch

with S tuden t Congress , c o n d u c t a small

round table d i scuss ion in the a f t e r n o o n ,

and eat d inner wi th the m a j o r con t r ibu -

tors be fo re he g ives h is big speech in

the even ing . Unfor tuna te ly , his s taff is

insist ing on a shorter length of s tay than

we fee l w o u l d j u s t i f y t h e w h o l e e n -

deavor . If Mr. N o r t h ' s schedulers r e fuse

to set a s ide the en t i re day and n ight f o r

H o p e , w e wi l l w i t h d r a w o u r inv i ta t ion .

We will not w a s t e the t ime o r m o n e y if

w e d o not feel that H o p e wi l l e n j o y Mr .

N o r t h ' s fu l l a t tent ion. If w e canno t i ron

out o u r d i f f e r e n c e s wi th Mr . N o r t h ' s

s taff , and if w e canno t sc rape t oge the r

the money , it is very l ikely he m a y not

be a sked to c o m e to H o p e at all .

•Did s o m e o n e say John K a s i c h ?

Jeff C r o u c h and I spoke with C o n -

g r e s s m a n P e t e r H o e k s t r a las t F r iday

n ight at a Repub l i c an Par ty d inner . W e

men t ioned to the C o n g r e s s m a n that we

were cons ide r ing b r ing ing a big n a m e

speaker to H o p e Col lege . Jeff and I gave

C o n g r e s s m a n H o e k s t r a the n a m e s of a

f e w potent ia l c and ida t e s and the C o n -

g r e s s m a n o f f e r ed to try to b r ing o n e of

o u r favor i te poss ib i l i t ies . H o u s e Bud-

get C h a i r m a n J o h n Kas ich ( R - O H ) . to

H o p e in the spr ing . B e c a u s e C o n g r e s s -

m a n Kas ich is an e lec ted of f ic ia l , we

d o not need to pay fo r h im to speak here.

Jef f and I will r emain in con tac t with

C o n g r e s s m a n H o e k s t r a ' s o f f i ce and we

will keep the H o p e c o m m u n i t y updated

via The Anchor.

In c o n c l u s i o n , I r e a l i z e t h e r e a r e

s o m e w h o w o u l d not s u p p o r t Ol ive r

N o r t h ' s visit to H o p e . I can a s su re y o u

tha t o u r c o m m i t t e e wou ld not br ing a

s p e a k e r t o H o p e if w e fel t the e v e n t

w o u l d be less than benef ic ia l to H o p e

s tuden t s o r the H o p e c o m m u n i t y . We

rea l ize that w e h a v e a respons ib i l i ty to

spend our b u d g e t wise ly and eff ic ient ly ,

a de l ica te task wh ich we m o s t def ini te ly

will not ignore .

Ol ive r Nor th is an engag ing speaker

and r e m a i n s an act ive p l a y e r in Amer i -

can pol i t ics . If w e are ab le to lure h im

to H o p e , I w o u l d e n c o u r a g e e v e r y o n e

to a t tend his speeches and e n g a g e h im

in d ia logue , r ega rd le s s of any p recon-

ce ived impress ions . E v e n though he is

a w h i t e m a l e conse rva t i ve (gasp!) I ' m

sure w e cou ld all learn s o m e t h i n g f r o m

his m a n y d ive r se expe r i ences .

E r i c F r i e d m a n ( ' 9 7 )

Ollie visit naysayers to meet; multiculturalism thwarted D e a r E d i t o r ,

I h a v e received m a n y p h o n e calls and

had m a n y conve r sa t ions with suppor t -

ive peop le of my last letter. In response .

I h a v e dec ided to p u s h the i s sue fur ther .

M y s e l f and m a n y o the r s are p l a n n i n g

to a t t end the n e x t S t u d e n t C o n g r e s s

m e e t i n g and fee l it wou ld be very im-

por tan t fo r a n y o n e w h o is opposed t o

O l i v e r N o r t h c o m i n g to c a m p u s to jo in

us . T h e nex t mee t ing is ton ight , at 8 : 0 0

in the M a a s C o n f e r e n c e room. It is im-

portant for us to hold Congress account -

able fo r its ac t ions and d e m a n d they lis-

ten to our op in ions .

O r i g i n a l l y . I h a d o n l y p l a n n e d t o

m a k e the a b o v e c o m m e n t s . H o w e v e r , I

h a v e j u s t r e tu rned f r o m the G o s p e l f e s t

conce r t and w a n t to share s o m e fu r the r

conce rns . Each year I e n j o y hea r ing the

s o u n d s of H o p e ' s choi r as wel l as gues t

cho i r s f r o m a round the a rea (this year a

c h u r c h choi r f r o m M u s k e g o n and the

Wes te rn M i c h i g a n Univers i ty C h o i r ) . I

w a s t r u l y a m a z e d a t t h e t a l e n t a n d

p o w e r of the even t this year. I w a s a l so

a m a z e d at the tu rnou t . W h i l e the chape l

w a s about two- th i rds fu l l , I fe l t it should

h a v e b e e n o v e r f l o w i n g with peop le . I

cons tan t ly hear the b r a g g i n g abou t the

n u m b e r of p e o p l e w h o a t tend chape l

s e r v i c e s r e g u l a r l y . I r e a l l y w o n d e r

w h e r e all the " g o o d C h r i s t i a n s " were

Sa tu rday night. Is it because G o s p e l f e s t

inc ludes so m a n y A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n s ?

Is it b e c a u s e the s ty le of w o r s h i p is too

d i f f e r en t? O r is it b e c a u s e it d o e s n ' t fall

at the c o n v e n i e n t l i m e o f l 0 : 3 0 to I I

a .m. on M o n d a y . W e d n e s d a y o r F r iday?

You cou ld say,"but e v e r y o n e mus t have

been at p l e d g i n g ac t iv i t ies . " T h i s is not

an excuse , as on ly 15 pe rcen t of stu-

den t s are invo lved in G r e e k l i fe .

I r ea l i zed du r ing the c o n c e r t , as I

wa tched the all A f r i c a n - A m e r i c a n choi r

f r o m Wes te rn and M u s k e g o n , jus t h o w

m u c h is miss ing f r o m this co l l ege . At

the e n d of the concer t , all t h e cho i r s

s a n g together , m i x e d in h a r m o n y and

race . At f i rs t , I w o n d e r e d w h y 1 was so

s h o c k e d at this visual in f ron t o f me .

T h e n I r e m e m b e r e d why. I a m at H o p e

C o l l e g e and not in the real wor ld . For-

tunate ly , I h a v e on ly had t o s u f f e r f o u r

yea r s and have a w h o l e l ife to exper i -

ence the d iverse wor ld a round me. I also

k n o w that I will leave he re with a grea t

educa t ion . I jus t w o n d e r w h y so m a n y

of us needed to m a k e such a h u g e sac -

rifice.

A g a i n , I s t rong ly urge each of you to

jo in m e and m a n y o the r s at this w e e k ' s

S tuden t C o n g r e s s mee t ing to let t hem

k n o w h o w y o u f e e l . Jus t r e m e m b e r .

O l i v e r N o r t h will be s p e a k i n g here and

t a k i n g y o u r $ 1 0 , 0 0 0 u n l e s s y o u tell

C o n g r e s s o the rwi se .

A n d r e w V a n E d e n ( ' 9 7 )

North visit dissenters fail to hear diverse viewpoints D e a r E d i t o r ,

I wou ld like to e x p r e s s my op in ion

of the F e b r u a r y 19th le t ter r ega rd ing

Ol ive r Nor th . It is d is t ress ing that a stu-

den t w h o c l a i m s to p r o m o t e divers i ty

is so c lo se -minded about hear ing a con-

serva t ive v iewpoin t f r o m Ol ive r Nor th .

T h i s e n g a g e m e n t w a s ' o n l y pa r t i a l l y

f u n d e d by the c o l l e g e . $ 5 0 0 0 of the

$ 15.000 requ i red w a s g iven as a g i f t to

the co l l ege fo r the p u r p o s e of hav ing

O l i v e r N o r t h speak .

Divers i ty e n c o m p a s s e s m a n y v iew-

points and be l ie fs , not jus t a f e w l iberal

or minor i ty views. Divers i ty m e a n s that

e v e r y o n e , i nc lud ing t h e c o n s e r v a t i v e

and ma jo r i t y v iews . Divers i ty is not a

c o d e word fo r on ly l is tening to those

w h o ag ree wi th y o u or fo r o n e g r o u p

hav ing a m o n o p o l y on w h o speaks . This

country was founded on m a n y concepts ,

t w o of wh ich are f r e e t hough t and f r e e

speech . W h e r e a s I respect the ideas ex -

p res sed in the Feb . 19th letter, but I f ind

it t r a g i c t h a t s o m e o n e w o u l d t ry t o

ab r idge these ideals by d e f i n i n g diver-

sity in so n a r r o w terms. I respec t the

a u t h o r ' s right to d i sag ree with Ol ive r

Nor th , but I d o not be l ieve he as the

right to try to c e n s o r H o p e ' s speakers

p r o g r a m .

R e b e c c a d e V e l d e r ( ' 9 9 )

T r i s h a H e n d r i c k s ( ' 0 0 )

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Hope's frosh male/female ratio creates cluster-fluster J I M R I E K S E

g u e s t : e d i t o r

There are more girls than boys

at Hope, and boy, do the girls know

it. The angst this generates is ap-

parent when talking to members of

the freshmen class, which has an even greater disparity than the Col-

lege as a whole. When asked to

guess the ratio of women to men at

Hope, their answers bordered on the

extreme.

"3 to i r

"70 to 30!" "100 to 0!" Stacey Slad ( '00)

offered in the most severe estimate.

Slad is correct that there is an

imbalance, but not quite to the ex-

tent she presumes. Of the college's

2849 students this year, 1189 are

male, resulting in a 58.3 percent to 41.7 percent preponderance of fe-

males. The freshmen class has even

less testosterone, with women mak-

ing up 60 percent of the population. These figures don't go unnoticed by

Slad's cluster mates.

" T h e p ropor t ion of men to women is really s t range in my

classes," Annie Jakosz ( '00) said. "1 have ten guys in my five

classes," Slad concurs. They claim that the number of

boys on campus was never a factor

when they decided upon Hope, but

according to Jakosz, "it becomes a

factor after you get here." But before any ladies abandon

H o p e for ma le r p a s t u r e s , they

should realize that Hope isn't too

far removed from the national av-

erage in terms of gender diversity. According to a 1995 survey, the

average female enrollment in four-

y e a r p r i v a t e

c o l l e g e s w a s

56 p e r c e n t ,

c o m p a r e d to

H o p e ' s 1995

average of 57

p e r c e n t . N o r w e r e m e n

f l o c k i n g to

four-year pub-

lic c o l l e g e s , where women

m a d e up 54

percent of the

population. James Bekkering, Director of

Admissions, explains that it is not

that men are fleeing Hope; the num-

ber of men at Hope is actually in-creasing, but there is a greater in-

flux of women, which erodes the

statistical average of males. This year 's freshmen class has

28 more males than the freshmen

class of 1986, but there are 72 more

women. Bekkering believes the grow-

ing ranks of women at Hope are the

result of cultural change, and not

because Hope has cute male tour

I t ( m e n ) is n o t t h e

m a i n f o c u s . I f t h a t is

a l l I w a s i n t e r e s t e d in ,

I 'd g o t o M i c h i g a n

T e c h , w h e r e i t is 90

p e r c e n t m a l e .

—Jaime Partr idge ('00)

guides, as some ladies propose. "This is the positive result of

the feminist movement," Bekkering

said. "More women are going to

college than in the past and consid-

ering careers that in the past they

n e v e r w o u l d have c o n s i d e r e d . Thirty years ago, the natural sci-

e n c e s w e r e

dominated by males, but now

these depa r t -

ments are very

o p e n to

women. Yet as

w o m e n e n t e r

p r o f e s s i o n s

w h i c h w e r e

once predomi-nan t l y m a l e ,

men a r e n ' t

m a k i n g in-roads into for-

merly female dominated profes-

sions. Take nursing. Men are just

not pursuing it." O t h e r c h a n g e s in soc i e t a l

norms have also affected the way col leges recruit women. "In the

1960s, the assumption was that you wanted to enroll a lot of men , "

Bekkering said. "The belief was

that after marriage, couples only

made contributions to the husband's alma mater. Today, as women have

much more control over financial

issues, such a policy isn't even a

thought." The desire of parents for their

children to find a spouse at college

has also faded. "In the 460s parents

w a n t e d t h e m to f i nd a m a t e , "

Bekkering said. "Now as women

marry later, this is not so much a

concern." Jakosz concurs. "There is no

w a y my p a r e n t s w o u l d s p e n d

$20,000 a year for the sole purpose

of getting me married," she said. Bekkering also believes that

the lure of big time sports affects

Hope's male enrollment. "It is easy

for young boys to get caught up in

the m a c h o i m a g e of big spor ts

schools " he said. "This macho im-

age definitely seems a stark contrast

to a liberal arts college which car-

ries out its mission in the context

of the Christian faith."

Trying to maintain the number of males where it currently stands

requires more time and effort than

recruiting women. "We apply the

same standards of admission to ev-eryone, but we know from experi-

ence that we must contact more

boys to get the number that we do," Bekkering said. "We're not aban-

doning the women, it is jus t that

girls are attracted more naturally."

A l b i o n C o l l e g e , a f e l l o w

MIAA liberal arts college, main-

tains a one to one male/female ra-tio, but Admissions Director Evan

Lipp doesn't credit this to Albion's

superior ability to recruit males, but

ra ther the i r inabi l i ty to recru i t

women. "Hope does much better with women," he said. "In my opin-

ion this is because Hope offers pro-

grams that are stereotypically more

attractive to women. Albion only has an education program, while

Hope has an ed major . Albion

doesn ' t even have a nursing pro-

gram." The 90 males the football pro-

g r a m b rough t in the year a f t e r Albion won the Division III na-

tional championship didn't hurt ei-

ther, he said. Despite their grumblings over

scant male presence, Dykstra clus-

ter 1-6 is not about to pack their

bags. "It is not the main focus,"

Jaime Partridge ( '00) said. "If that

is all I was interested in, I 'd go to Michigan Tech, where it is 90 per-

cent male." The quality of Hope men also

seems to lessen the pain of their

scarcity. "That 40 percent is the

cream of the crop," Slad said. Meanwhile the men at Hope

seem to be enjoying their minority

status. " I 'm pretty stoked about the

whole scenario," Steve Paplawsky

( '99) laughs.

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Prof to live in Scotch castle

F e b r u a r y 26, I 997

M . M E R W A L D X

in te rmiss ion e d i t o r

Imagine a 16th century castle

perched on the side of a cliff. Imag-

ine eat ing marmalade within its

stone wal ls every morn ing , and walking the courtyard every evening

in the twilight cool. This summer Heather Sellers,

an assistant professor in the English

department, will be doing jusl that.

Hawthornden Cas t le , a f ew

miles outside of Edinburgh, Scot-

land, hosts five writers every month

as part of an international retreat for

poets and novelists . It was once

owned by a Victorian poet who

hosted Queen Victoria and is now connected to Edinburgh University.

"Only four other writers and I

will have this cas t le all to our-

selves," Sellers said. "And we ' r e there to work-that means no talking

during work time. But then there's

social time, when we have our af-

ternoon sherry in the garden."

Seller was selected out of one

hundred writers who applied for the

residency.

I didn ' t expect to get it at all,"

she said. " I 've never applied to this

sort of thing before." Her accep tance to this resi-

dency will enable her to work on her

new novel, Georgia Underwater.

Sellers came to Hope College

last year after putting in three years teaching at the University of Texas

at San Antonio. Her stories and po-

ems have been published in many

journals and magazines. Her col-lection of stories "Never Told Me"

finished in the lop 20 in the Iowa Short Fiction competition last year

and was runner-up in the 1996

A s s o c i a t e d Wr i t ing P r o g r a m s competition for best Collection of

Short Fiction. As if spending a month in a

castle wasn ' t enough. Sellers con-

siders herself doubly lucky. For

four weeks in May she will work

at the Millay Colony for the Arts in Austerlitz, N.Y., a retreat for

p a i n t e r s , c o m p o s e r s , d a n c e r s , sculptors , and writers. It is the

namesake of American poet Edna

St. Vincent Millay.

"This one is different than my

c a s t l e , b e c a u s e I wil l be sur-

rounded by painters and compos-ers, not just writers," Sellers said.

W h e n a s k e d w h a t s h a p e

Georgia Underwater is currently

in, she laughed and said, "the an-

s w e r to that q u e s t i o n is w h a t

makes these writing residencies,

these times to write and nothing

else, so necessary."

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Anchor photo by Josh Neucks M I N G L I N G W I T H T H E A R T I S T : Photographer and Hope arts and hu-manities professor Steve Nelson opened his photography and intermedia exhibit, "Solo Flight" at DePree Art Gallery last Friday with a mini-gala reception.

Prof's photo exhibit takes off M E L I S S A O O M S

staff r e p o r t e r

The sounds of a music box

lullaby emerged f rom the back cor-

ner of the DePree Art Center gal-

lery, set t ing the tone for "Steve

Nelson: Solo Flight," a new exhi-

bition of work. Nelson, a Hope professor of

arts and humanities, has included

the results of an artistic endeavor

that ranges from mural photographs

and assemblages to installation art.

Solo Flight consists largely of

three series of Nelson's work: Past

and Present Tenses are photographs

containing images of multiple gen-

erations of Nelson's family.

Photogramscapes are silhou-

ettes overlaid with intense color

images of nature and family, and severa l l a rge - sca le ins ta l l a t ion

pieces complete the series. "The idea of titling the exhibit

'Solo Flight' came from the idea

that this is a solo exhibit," Nelson said. "I liked the idea that I was fly-

ing solo on this one. The verb and the noun together work as a meta-

phor for the idea of launching my-

self and my work. Many of the

pieces are together for the first time,

so I was sort of anxious to see if

they would work toge ther as a

group." The sounds of the music box

are part of Constellations, an inter-

d i sc ip l inary piece that Nelson

worked with off and on for eight

years. Incorporat ing music, photo-

graphs and other visual aids. Con-

stellations demonstrates an eerie and complex quality of Nelson's art.

"1 started the piece in 1988,

wanting to bring together certain

components," he said. "I wanted to

use a part of a graphics arts cam-era, which 1 did, and a constellation

chart. 1 tried to get funding for it

and fa i led, so 1 put it away for

awhile. I came back to it and de-

veloped the idea of suspension and

sound." A part of his installation series.

Constellations carries both the art

enthusiast and novice alike through

an audio visual journey. The viewer

steps through blue and black ban-ners, each imprinted with the white

silhouette of a child.

With a song from the four pro-

grammed selections playing in the

background, the gallery goer expe-

riences a feeling of suspension in space as g l immer ing star charts

loom overhead. The stars lead through another

set of banners and into the center

of the installation piece. There vary-

ing images corresponding to the dif-

ferent musical selections are pro-

jected onto a rotating screen con-

taining the images of three infants.

"The outer curtains were done

on the last sunny day in Septem-

ber," Nelson said. "I gathered as

many kids f rom the neighborhood

as I could. The exposure requires

direct sunlight, so I pre-coated the curtains and they each laid down on

the curtain. After awhile these kids

were getting restless, so there was

some bribing with ice cream going

on." Nearly all the works contain

numerous images layered onto a

single flat plane via the technical

wonders of photography.

A grinning, yellow-toned child

smiles out from a blue and green

essence of a figure in the art piece

Lara in Yellow, the publicized work

seen on the exhibit 's posters. "I walk around and look at

t h i n g s , f r a m i n g p h o t o s in my

m i n d , " N e l s o n sa id of a

photographer 's view of the world.

" I ' m very or iented towards the

spectacle of light in many forms. It's a constant activity of examin-

ing light in many forms." Two portraits of older men and

one of a boy in a bathtub stare out from different positions on a single

photograph entitled Three Genera-

tions. part of the Past and Present

Tense series. The presence of many genera-

tions of Nelson's family are appar-

ent in his pictures. Each combines

the elements of light, image and

history in a single photograph, cre-

a t ing an u n d e r c u r r e n t of the

photographer 's nostalgia. "The presence of metaphysics

in my work is in the idea that the

past is always present," he said. "A lot of this work deals with my per-

sonal loss. Something is a lways

close. Through exploring images I was learning about my heritage and

that you can ' t get away from who

you are. A native to the Western Michi-

gan area. Nelson left the nest to

wander around the west in the late

70's, post-high school graduation.

He carried with him a camera and

some canvases and brought back a lifetime of experience to set him on

the path of an artist.

A f t e r h is n o m a d i c jou rney ,

Nelson returned to Michigan and

received his B.F.A. in photography

at Western. His growing interest in

incorporating his personal philoso-

phy within his medium of choice

led him to graduate school at Syra-

cuse University. There he earned his

masters in Art Media Studies, a pro-

gram incorporating film, photogra-phy, computers, graphics and video

skills. Having met his wife at West-

em, Nelson faced a fork in the road

after graduation from Syracuse.

"It was a turning point: go for

it in New York or find an area to

settle," Nelson said.

He c h o s e to r e tu rn to the

midwes t and arr ived, camera in

hand, in Grand Rapids, where he

still resides with his wife and two

children. He began to teach at a community college, became an art-

ist-in-residence at the Urban Insti-

tute of C o n t e m p o r a r y Arts and

eventually began teaching at Hope,

where he has taught for the past

eight years. Nelson coordinates and teaches

the IDS Encounter with the Arts

classes as well as a photography class. He has exhibited in New

York, Chicago and a number of gal-

leries on the East coast.

"I definitely have a restless cre-

ative spirit," Nelson said. "But as long as I do my w o r k , that is

fufi l led."

Look for the spring edition of Opus coming soon.

February 26, I 997 the Anchor Spotl ight

A . S"TRASSBURGER spot l ight ed i to r

Expanding their families A growing number of Hope students create

partnerships with a area children "The Hope community has been

incredibly supportive and coopera-

tive," said Stephanie Kaper-Dale ( '97), one of the original Partners.

"Through the school we get free

passes to the Dow, Kletz coupons,

SAC movie passes, and free tickets

to basketbalbgames for the kids." Stephanie described the ways the

new budget has helped Partners in

Promise expand. "With it, we spon-sor two group activities a year for

all the Partners. In the past we 've had a roller-skating party twice, and

this semester we're hoping to have

a pool party in the Dow."

But the goal of the organization

has never shifted f rom Seth's origi-

nal intent; to foster one-on-one re-lationships between Hope students

and Holland kids. Trudy Castillo ( '98) has slightly

varied this theme by turning her

one-on-one relationship into one-

on-two. It started her freshman year when she was paired with nine-

year-old Deitra. The two became

fast friends. "It was awkward in the begin-

ning." Castil lo said. "We had to

spend some time getting to know

each other. Deitra would just come

over and chat for awhile." "Then one day she told me there

was a chance she'd be moving the

next year. I just picked up the phone and to call Stephanie [Kaper-Dale]

and bawled. That 's when ! knew

how much Deitra meant to me."

Deitra didn ' t move, and this year

Castillo added Deitra's little sister

Debra, 9, into the "partnership.

This time of year, one type of sis-

terhood and brotherhood is pushed

into the limelight, as students un-dergo new member education to

join fraternities and sororities. But the Greek system isn't the

only place where a Hope student

can turn for new brothers and sis-ters. Holland is full of elementary

students waiting for a big sibling from Hope. One group that's ful-

filling this need is Partners in Prom-

ise, a more relaxed form of the well-

known Big Brother/Big Sister or-

ganization. The brainchild of Seth Kaper-

Dale ( '97), Partners in Promise be-

gan in the fall semester of 1994 as

an organization with only a hand-

ful of members. But the vision was

clear — this was a way for college students to reach out to younger

kids in Holland, without the strict

t ime r equ i r emen t s of o the r big

brother/big sister programs. T h e

pairs were encouraged to meet at

least once a week, whether to hang

out o r j u s t t a lk on the p h o n e .

Through his church, Kaper-Dale

found no lack of willing little sib-

lings. Now, almost three years later.

Partners in Promise has grown to encompass 57 sibling relationships,

and the program has become estab-

lished enough to merit a budget

from Student Congress, thus being

recognized as an official student or-

ganization at Hope.

"We hang out about four t imes a w e e k , " Cas t i l lo

said. "We have great con-

versa t ions , we go to the

movies and shopping, and

we talk about boys."

Castillo, a Sib, has even

brought the girls to one of her sorority's rush events to

meet her other sisters. "We've made an impression on

each other," Cast i l lo said. " I ' v e tried to teach them about managing

your anger, not fighting but talking

about things." While some of the kids in the pro-

gram may need more guidance than

others, not all of them are in search

of a positive role model. Accord-

ing to Archie Bell, principal of Lin-

coln Elementary School where 43

students are involved in Partners in

Promise, this is also a program for

stable kids who just want to spend time with college students.

"Everybody likes having a fun

person to be with," Bell said. ' T h i s

is a way the kids can hang out with

someone who's older than they are,

in a setting that doesn't cost an arm

and a leg." Bell can see the difference Part-

ners in Promise has made in his stu-dents. "I haven ' t taken a scientific

survey or anything, but the kids

look really happy when they talk about their Partners," he said. "I can

see it through little clues. They ' re

always eager to share stories about

their Partner, and they look forward

to those activities."

The program's group activities

V V E A R E F A M I L Y : Lincoln students were asked to illustrate their experiences with their Hope partners. This artist chose pool-playing in the Kletz (above). There are currently 57 partnerships between Hope students and local children.

are in part planned and organized

by a committee of six. The commit-

tee members are each in charge of nine or ten of the Hope Partners.

'They can check in with us if they

have any problems, and we can hold t h e m a c c o u n t a b l e , " sa id J o n

R u m o h r ( ' 9 9 ) , o n e c o m m i t t e e

member. Through Par tners in Promise ,

Rumohr has found the opportunity

to be a light in the life of Moises

Castillo, 11. The two were matched

up almost two years ago.

"It 's been a really good experi-ence for both of us," Rumohr said.

Castillo's father passed away this

year, leaving him in need of a posi-tive role model in his life.

"He has older cousins, but they're

not the best in f luence on h im,"

Rumohr said. "Moises thinks he's

a little gangster. I t 's good for him

PARXIMERS on IO ganizauon ai n o p e . — r . ~ 0 r «

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D A N C W I K staff r e p o r t e r

H o p e ' s c h a p t e r of U p w a r d

Bound was one of several programs for low-income students featured in

the local commemora t ion of the

"Nat ional T R I O D a y " at Grand

Valley State Unive r s i ty on the

morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19. Participants included students

and staff members from programs

funded through the Federal TRIO Program at five area colleges and

universities: Aquinas, Davenport,

Grand Rapids Community College,

Grand Valley and Hope. TRIO emphasizes helping stu-

dents f rom low-income famil ies

overcome class, social, academic,

and cultural barriers in order to pur-sue higher educat ion. T h e name

originates because TRIO initially

included only three programs when

it began in 1965. Now, more than 1 ,750 p r o g r a m s s e r v e nea r ly

700 ,000 low- income Amer i cans

nationwide. Upward Bound at Hope serves

high school students in the Holland

area. According to Yoli Vega, assis-

tant director of Hope College Up-ward Bound , 20 H o p e s tudents

work as tutors for the p rogram.

"Most of the students go through an

interview process and are paid tu-tors, but there are some education

majors who tutor for internship

credit," she said. "The goal of the event was to

make the public aware that TRIO

programs work and have an impact

on students' lives, and that they're

worth funding," said Vega, who is also a member of the commit tee

who planned this event.

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H o e k s t r a , r e p r e s e n t a t i v e f o r Michigan's Second Congressional

District, which includes Holland. The highlights were an overview of

TRIO history, its progress, and a

round table discussion with TRIO

students and Hoekstra.

According to Vega, local TRIO participants are interested in boost-

ing awareness and appreciation of

the program's progress in helping students, given the approach of the

1998 reauthorization of the Higher

Education Act, which funds TRIO. Hoekstra is a member of the Edu-

cation and Work Force Committee,

which will recommend whether or

not the act should be reauthorized,

and if so, what shape it should take.

Hearings will be held throughout

1997. Fifty students met in small groups

at the conference to ask questions

about the progress of TRIO pro-

grams and whether TRIO should be

reauthorized. Upward Bound of Hope College

helps high school students develop the skills needed to succeed in col-

lege. It accepts low-income stu-dents and those who are among the

first generation in their family to go

to a four-year college. Upward Bound has a placement

rate of 95 to 100 percent for getting these students into colleges. "The

environment of Upward Bound is like a family. We try to help the stu-

dents with all their problems, not

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Anchor photo by Matthew Scholtens

S P R E A D I N G K N O W L E D G E : Pearce Vander Meeden ('97) gives Angela De Leon, a high school junior, a hand with her math homework.

j u s t h e l p i n g t h e m wi th the i r

grades," Vega said. She says the students cannot at-

tain college skills without meeting

their social, emotional, and family

needs first. Said Vega about the conference:

"We did our job. We made the pub-

lic aware that TRIO programs work.

We will keep doing this as long as

we have a voice." "Students who go on to colleges

say they couldn't have done it with-

out Upward Bound helping them."

Religion (̂ Anchor February 26, I 997

• H A M G I M '

W I T H B U D D H A 9 : Dan McMillan ('98) left Hope College in 1992 to explore religious questions, and moved to the Vivekananda Monas-tery in Fennville. When asked if he prays to Buddha, he said, "Man, I hang with Buddha." Below, a statue of Swami Vivekananda stands in the entryway to the shrine.

FINDING PEACE Commuter student lives in monastery R Y A N P A Z D U R staff reporter

Answers to the deep quest ions of life c o m e to

individuals in different ways . For Daniel McMil lan

( '98) , the answers were found through the practice

of Vedanta, an Eastern religion associated with the

Hindu faith. McMillan lives at the Vivekananda Monastery

in Fennville, and he commutes to class at Hope dur-

ing the day. Originally a native of Kalamazoo, he

has been living at the monastery for two years.

After attending Hope f rom '90 to 492, McMillan

left the college seeking a deeper purpose for his life.

" I ' v e always been a quest ioner and a seeker. I

was at Hope College for those two years and I didn ' t

know why. I didn ' t know what I was doing. I looked

around and I saw a lot of drunken parties, a lot of

confused people, a lot of anger and misdirection, a

lot of saying one thing and doing another, and I got

to a point where I just thought I should leave,"

McMillan said.

After studying Eastern philosophy and reading

the Tao Te Ching, McMil lan began searching for a

deeper meaning to life. t4It hit me. It's like, God, there has got to be

something more in this l ife. There has got to be

something more here that I can discover," McMillan

said. Searching for answers led McMillan to travel,

and he began hitchhiking around the country, of ten

at tending Rainbow Gather ings , where groups of

people who have left society live together in the

woods. W h i l e a t t e n d i n g o n e of t he se g a t h e r i n g s ,

McMillan was introduced to Vedanta. McMillan de-

scribes Vedanta as the unity of all religions.

"One thing Vedanta has that is unusual for reli-

gions is a deep respect for other religions. It be-

lieves in Christianity, very much, but it also believes

in Buddhism, and it also understands that they are

two distinctly different paths, but there are many

ways," he said. At the monastery, McMillan fol lows the gos-

pel of Sri Rama Krishna and spends much of his

time devoted to meditation.

"There is just something there. I t ' s a medita-

tive space. Right here there is all this noise and dis-

traction and confus ion going on - the televisions, the

chatter, and everything else," he said. "It is hard to

just be still. When you are still in your mind then

you can abide in who you arc."

McMillan has not watched television for seven

years. "I don ' t want to know. You don' t need that," he

said. "It just gets in your mind. The mind is already

cloudy enough. We want to get out of that."

Vedanta means "the end of the Vedas," which

are the holy scriptures of the Hindu religion. It en-

tails the study of the Upanishad and the Bhagavad

Gita, which means "the song of God " Vedanta is

around 350 years old. according to McMil lan.

"Vedanta is about stilling the mind. It is about

being here, it is about abiding in your own being.

It 's about asking the really big questions: Where

was I before I was b o m ? Where will I be after this

body drops away? Those are the big, big questions.

Vedanta dares to ask them, daily," he said.

According to McMillan, although Vedanta ac-

knowledges the authority of the Vedas, the ultimate

authority for answering these quest ions is direct

experience. Th i s is the p rocess ot e n l i g h t e n m e n t , and

Vedanta details f ive ways to enlightenment: self-

inquiry, devotion, commitment , participation in the

company of seekers, and meditation which leads to

the direct perception of truth.

Two years ago McMillan spent some time at

the New Vrindavan monastery in West Virginia.

While living at the monastery he became a priest

among the Hari Krishna sect of Vedanta called Bakti

Vedanta. McMillan would gel up at three in the morn-

ing to do japa, which is counting on beads while

saying the Mahamantra . He would say that for two

hours, until five in the morning. At five he would

participate in the kirton, singing a mantra while

more H I N D U on 9

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B E H I N D C L O S E D D O O R S : In the monastery museum is a shrine to Rama Krishna, Swami Vivekananda and Sarada Deva. The museum houses many donated religious objects and functions as a place of medita-tion as well.

P H O T O S B Y

Z A C H J O H N S O N

February 26, I 997 the Anchor CENTER f rom 2 H I N D U from 8

fractures what ihe city of Holland

has worked to do with downtown ,"

he said. There are some quest ions about

the Area Center that have yet to be

answered. The cost of this proposal

causes some concern that the Cen-

ter may be on the expensive side to

rent out for different funct ions.

There are also questions about

the availabil i ty of the basketball

facility for practice and game times.

"Unt i l these ques t ions are an-

swered, it is speculation as to how

much we would actually use this

new Center. However, we will prob-

ably be one of the main users," Van

Wieren said. "It has been disheart-

Congratulations Centurian N Pledge Class

Seth D. Bruggers Christopher A. Danapil is

John M. Fairchild R. Mat thew Fretz

Brian J. Grzan Robert A. Henry Tyler J. Jansen

Ethan E. Klump Daniel E. Kubacki

Philip N. Leete David P. Rohner

Robert B. Rutherford James W. Sipsma Mark R. Tenhor

Jeffrey A. Trytko Adam C. Wesselink

John S. Williams

A New Student Paper Contest

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ening in the past when we hosted

the NCAA tournament and not been

able to play at our home arena. We

tended to lose some of the home

court advantage when we play in

the Dow." The final decision and funding

decisions will be made when the

plans go to the public on August 5th.

WEEK from 2

Story" on March 4 and Professor

Nancy Nicodemus will lead a read-

ing of 5 women poets in the En-

glish department on March 5.

In the beginning, organizers in-

c luding Green and Jane Dickie ,

professor of psychology and direc-

tor of Women's Studies, were look-

ing for an event about women 's ac-

complishments. T h e idea became

a Hope tradition that has brought

many women speakers, performers

and writers to campus each spring.

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dancing with the other followers.

"You just get in this frenzy at five

in the morning. Then it would be

more j apa until seven. At seven

there is an elaborate 'Greet the De-

ity' ceremony," McMillan said.

After the ceremony there would

be classtime devoted to the. study

of ph i losophica l and devot iona l

texts and then breakfast. The rest

of the day would be spent working,

which is characteristic of Kharma

Yoga, an essential element to the

practice of Bakti Vidanta.

"I live in a state of general bliss.

Most people when they are walk-

ing around college are all caught up

in the mental fog. They look at the

ground and if you meet their eyes,

there is no interchange or anything.

We call that maya,4 the cosmic illu-

sion," McMillan said.

Developing discipline is a goal of

his study here at-Hope as an English

major.

"For me, right now, that 's why

I 'm here. I 'm getting disciplined,

my mind is getting disciplined," he

said.

McMil lan is planning on leaving

Hope College after this semester,

and he is hop ing to hi tchhike to

New Mexico this summer.

"I have found my way. I hope

other people find their way. There

is no handbook to life. There just

isn' t . You take little bits from things

you find along the way. A little bit

here and a little bit there. Life, to

me, is an experience, everything is

new," he said.

McMil lan encourages people to

visit the monastery, which has been

around since 1969. There is a large

bookstore containing a variety of

unique and esoteric books.

are able to. I like that f r eedom,"

Everts said.

Despite the trouble that female

ministers face in their struggle to be

f a i t h fu l to G o d ' s ca l l , they are

happy with the decisions they 've

made. They also encourage other

young women who are interested in

ministry to go through with it.

"Women who enter into the min-

istry realize that there will be resis-

tance. Being aware of the difficul-

ties and having support makes all

t h e d i f f e r e n c e , " sa id D i a n e

Maodush-Pitzer, who was ordained

in 1993 and is the executive direc-

tor of Witness.

Witness is a non-profit organiza-

tion founded in 1993, with an of-

fice in the basement of the Chapel .

Its mission is to work toward the

t r a n s f o r m a t i o n of t h e c h u r c h

through the witness of women so

that men and women, as equal part-

ners, may participate fully in the

ministry of Jesus Christ.

Nasra l l ah o f t en talks to H o p e

w o m e n that a re s t ruggl ing with

God ' s call for their life.

"Love God and obey him with all

your heart and you'l l be amazed at

the doors that begin to open to you.

Gender doesn ' t need to be an issue.

Don ' t focus on your gender or your

inadequacies.

Focus on God alone. If He wants

you in ministry He will make a way

fo r you, as he did fo r m e , " said

Nasrallah to all women who feel

called to minister.

Young women today continue to

hear that call and fol low it.

Pre-seminary student Stephanie

Kaper-Dale ( '97) is planning to go

to seminary after a year in South Af-

rica, where she and her husband

Seth ( ' 97 ) will be host parents to

children in an orphanage.

T h e Social Work and Religion

double major knows that it may be

difficult to find a church if she de-

cides to preach, but she is looking

forward to studying at seminary and

learning more about her faith. <4I have a great desire to serve

God in the church and share my

faith with a congregation," she said.

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44 Haunted by God: The Life of Dorothy Day founder of the Catholic Worker IVIovement

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Tuesday, March 4, 7-8:30 p.m. Maas Auditorium Free Admission S p o n s o r e d by

W o m e n ' s W e e k a n d U C S ^

NORTH from I

faculty's decision.

"It 's utter hypocrisy. Professors

chal lenge us to consider diverse

viewpoints but apparently it needs to be viewpoints they agree with.

This was a vote against free speech

and diversity because free speech

includes Oliver North, and diversity

includes conservat ives . We will

consider the letter the faculty is

sending us and then we'l l ask Ollie to c o m e a n y w a y , " sa id Er ic

Friedman ( '97) , Co-President of

Hope Republicans and an organizer

for the event.

Andrew Van Eden ( '97) voiced

his concerns over the amount of

money that will be spent to rope in

North. Student Congress plans to

pay no more than $10,000, but have

not reached a final figure. "This is too much money for a

guy who has nothing to offer. If you

take away the controversy what is

his importance?" he said.

People on both sides of the de-

bate may attend the Student Con-

gress meeting this evening if they would like to press the issue either

way. According to Alicia Fortino

( '97), if students had attended Con-

g re s s m e e t i n g s all a long , they

would have expressed dissent to the

visit before the ball got rolling.

"If people wanted to go they

could have ," she said. "Student

Congress meetings are open to ev-

eryone," she said.

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Tickets for Hope College students are $3 each.

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formed two numbers followed by

the 21 members of Voices of West-

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moving "I Am God" melody. Hope Gospel Choir concluded

the individual performances with

"Melodies f rom Heaven" before

they were joined by the other choirs

for a rousing finale. "I liked how all the choirs got

together and did the songs at the

end," said Black Coalition member Sheryl Gabriel ( '97). "It was a unity

of all, almost like they all knew each

other when they did that." Although the turnout was not as

high as the event planners were

hoping for, all came away with a

positive impression of the event.

" I t ' s a p r iv i l ege that we can gather together and worship God in

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M A G I C F I N G E R S : Members of the now infamous Dew Crew sprinkle some magic dust in the direction of a Flying Dutch-man attempting to make a free throw. The Dew Crew was out in force to witness Hope defeat rival Calvin 81-71 last Saturday after-noon.

Anchor photo by Matthew Scholtens

Dutchmen come from behind to beat Calvin

Anchor photo by Zach Johnson

T A K E I X T O T H E H O L E : (Above) Joel Holstege ('98) tries to get around a defender in mid-air during Thursdays first half of Saturday's game. (Below) Flying Dutch-men forward Kris Merritt ('98) used a Calvin mistake to take the ball dunk. Merritt finished with a career high 24 points, which led all scorers.

G L Y N W I L L I A M S sports ed i to r

T h e F ly ing D u t c h m e n did it

again. Saturday's 81-71 win over Calvin

marked the third straight regular

season championship for the men's

b a s k e t b a l l t e a m and s e v e n t h

straight win over

Calvin.

Next up for the

Dutchmen (22-2 , 12-0) is an MI A A

tournament round two game on Fri-

day night against

the w i n n e r of

tonight's game pit-

ting Albion against

Alma.

T h e F l y i n g

Dutchmen are favored to win, as they will not only be hosting the

game, but also coming in off of a full week's rest.

C a l v i n has a r e l a t ive ly easy

bracket ahead of them and another Hope-Calvin face-off is lilcely to

occur next Saturday night in the

MIAA tournament championship

game. "We expect to see them again this

season, whether it be in the tourna-

ment championship game or the

NCAA tournament maybe ," said Kris Merritt ( '98).

T h e win

o v e r C a l v i n

w a s no t an

easy one, de-

spite the mis-

leading score,

as H o p e

t r a i l e d

t h r o u g h o u t m u c h of the

W e e x p e c t t o see

( C a l v i n ) aga in t h i s

season , w h e t h e r i t

b e i n t h e

t o u r n a m e n t

c h a m p i o n s h i p g a m e

o r t h e N C A A

t o u r n a m e n t m a y b e . —Kris Mer r i t t ('98)

game.

The Dutch-

m e n w e r e

d o w n by an

uncharacteris-

tic 11 points early in the second half.

With Calvin up 52-41 and 13:38

left to play, Hope Col lege head

coach Glenn Van Wieren made his move.

First, he switched to a tougher

trap style of defense that flustered

the Knights and kept them on their

toes. The Flying Dutchmen forced 27

turnovers, while giving up only 13

themselves. Hope also had more

than three times as many steals in

the game, 15-4. "We are much more productive

when we are playing in a trap, man-

t o - m a n s ty le of d e f e n s e , " Van

Wieren said.

He also proved to be the more ex-

perienced coach than Calvin's first-

year headman with his clever use

of the bench. As the clock ticked down and ap-

proached the ten minute mark. Van

Wieren opted to go with a quicker

three guard system, with Brandon

Goodyke ( '99) , Josh Canan ( '00), Jason VanderWoude ( '97) , Tom

Gortsema ( ' 97 ) and Jon Vertalka

( '99).

The use of this lineup was to wear

down an already tired Calvin team

that still had three of its starters in

the game. The plan worked, and the Knights

began to lose a little hop to their

m o r e C A L V I M o n I 2

%

Anchor photo by Matthew Scholtens

Anchor photo by Matthew Scholtens I S " T H A T " S C O R E R I G H T ? : Coach Glenn Van Wieren, who has coached more than 500 Hope College varsity men's basketball games, grimaces as he looks up at the scoreboard early in the second half only to find his team down by 11 points.

Sports the Anchor February 26. I 997

Seniors power Flying Dutch to league title M I K E Z U I D E M A staff r e p o r t e r

Over ihe four day period of Feb.

19-22, ihe m e n ' s and w o m e n ' s

swimming and diving teams con-

cluded their MIAA season with the

conference championsh ip in the

Kresge Natatorium. For the sixteenth time in eighteen

years the women's

team captured the

MIAA champion-

sh ip a h e a d of

Kalamazoo. " K a l a m a z o o ' s

team swam a little

closer, but o ther t e a m s p l a y e d a

role in displacing them," said head

c o a c h J o h n

Patnott.

The men's team

finished in second

place behind K-Zoo College.

"We were a definite, solid sec-

ond," Patnott said. "Kalamazoo is

very strong and we are stronger than

the third place team, so it was pretty much a given where we were go-

ing to finish." The women's team had numer-

ous individuals qualify for national

cuts. Qual i fy ing in three individual

events was team co-captain Lindy

Chelf ( '97). Chelf made cuts in the

100-yard backstroke, the 200-yard

backstroke and the 200-yard indi-

vidual medley.

Chelf was also the league cham-pion for the third consecutive year

in both the 200 individual medley

and backstroke.

Also qualifying earlier in the sea-son were divers

Kari J a c k s o n ( '99) and Laura

Mihailoff ( '97).

" W e h a v e

twe lve w o m e n

who are possi-

b i l i t i e s , but I suspect nine will

make it. It all de-pends on where

they r ank n a -

tionally," Patnott

said.

M e g a n Hunter ( '97) won the 100-yard and

the 200-yard breaststroke events for

the fourth consecutive year. Only

five other swimmers in the history

of the league have acompl ished

such an outstanding feat.

Patnott was also pleased with the

performance of four freshmen who were able to make qualifying times.

Qual i fying were Amy Bos ( '00) ,

L lena D u r a n t e ( ' 0 0 ) , A d r i e n n e

W e w e r e a d e f i n i t e ,

s o l i d s e c o n d .

K a l a m a z o o is v e r y

s t r o n g a n d w e a r e

s t r o n g e r t h a n t h e

t h i r d p l a c e t e a m . —John Patnott

swim coach Anchor p\r\oXo by Jess Grevenstuk

F A S T S T A R T : Women swimmers from across the MIAA try to get a great head start on their race. Hope hosted the league championship meet last weekend. The home pool advantage proved helpful, as the women finished first and the men took second. Prince ( '00), and Erinn VanAuken 200-yard f rees tyle and 500-yard Hunter, Chelf, and Mihailoff.

( '00) who captured two MIAA tides

in the 50-yard freestyle and 200-

yard freestyle.

The men had four individuals

q u a l i f y f o r na t i ona l s i nc lud ing Derek VanderHeide ( '97) made cuts

in five events including the 50-yard

freestyle, the 200-yard freestyle,

and the 500-yard freestyle.

VanderHeide also qualified in the

Flying Dutch enter M I A A tournament

f rees ty le relays with t eammates J a r o d L i p p e r t ( ' 0 0 ) , B r a n d o n

Nyboer ( ' 98 ) , and Dan She l ley

( '98).

Look ing toward next season , Patnott will need to find swimmers

to step up and fill the shoes of some

graduating seniors.

Leaving for the women will be

All-Americans Melissa Theil ( '97),

CALVIN from I I

M e n ' s c a p t a i n s Bil l M a l p a s s ( '97) , Luke Pinkerton ( '97) , and

VanderHeide will also be graduat-

ing and could be very difficult to

replace. "We 've got some people to re-

place and we have to make an ef-

fo r t to r e p l a c e t h o s e p e o p l e , " Patnott said. "But we have a solid

base to work f rom."

G L Y N W I L L I A M S sports e d i t o r

Just weeks ago Brian Morehouse

and his Flying Dutch (13-11, 7-5)

were beaming with pride, having

won seven of their last ten and tied

for third in the league with Adrian.

What could go wrong? As it turned

out, everything.

First came a 54-47 loss to Adrian

last Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the Dow

Center that dropped them down to

fourth in the league. The loss to the

Bulldogs was bad enough, but to

top it off Hope was forced to carry themse lves into last S a t u r d a y ' s

game against rival Calvin without

Lisa Hoekstra ( '00) , who injured

her ankle against the Bulldogs.

Hoekstra, a young post player.

used her first collegiate season to

progress immensely, as she aver-

aged 14 points per game, third best

in the league. She also averaged close to seven rebounds per game,

third best in the league. Without Hoekstra to help Lisa

T i m m e r ( ' 9 7 ) ins ide, the Dutch

proved to be overpowered by the

Knights ' stronger and taller inside

players. The 59-56 weekend loss in

Grand Rapids had no impact on the

league standings, as Adrian lost as

well. The Flying Dutch still entered

the MIAA tournament last night in

fourth place. The score of the game

was not available at press time.

The winner of last night 's game

will face a strong Calvin College team, on the road tomorrow night

for the semi-finals. The Knights are

22-2 overall, and undefeated in the

league. Last night, Feb. 25, at the Dow

Cente r , H o p e p layed f i f t h seed

Kalamazoo last night in the first

round of tournament action. The F l y i n g D u t c h ea s i l y d e f e a t e d

Kalamazoo (9-15) both times they

met this season. First, 58-44 at home

on Jan . 22 , and then 5 9 - 5 3 at

Kalamazoo on Feb. 15.

Hope College finished the regu-

lar season with three stat is t ical

league leaders. T immer lead the

league in field goal percentage, av-

eraging nearly 49 percent from the

field, and blocked shots with a total

of 22. Tara Hosford ( '98) led the league

in steals with 31 thefts in just 12

games.

shots and a step to their drives while

Hope 's stars rested up.

When the time was right, in came Pat Stegeman ( '99), Joel Holstege

( ' 98 ) , M a r c W h i t f o r d ( ' 9 7 ) and

Merritt. Before Calvin could react,

their substantial lead had dimin-

ished and Hope had the upper hand.

"We were able to really regroup

with that lineup and it helped Joel

out offensively," Van Wieren said.

"On the bench we really had an

optimistic outlook and we didn't get

down at all. They kept saying on the

bench, 'We will win this game . ' " Holstege's shot was non-existent

in the first half, as he didn't make a

single field goal until there were

9:40 left to play.

Plagued by both a sprained ankle

and jeering Calvin fans methodi-

Both tennis teams gear up to ace the upcoming season M I K E Z I U I D E M A staff r e p o r t e r

The men ' s and women ' s tennis

teams will enter their respective

seasons trying to top pe renn ia l MIAA rival Kalamazoo College.

"Kalamazoo is the number one

school in the country," men ' s head coach Steve G o m o said. "They are

a stronger team than they were last

year and we are a stronger team than we were last year."

Both teams enter the indoor sea-

son without a set line-up as of yet,

and return much of the same talent

from last year 's teams.

"From a coach's perspective we have more talent than in the five

years that I 've been here," G o m o

said. Both teams return the top play-

ers from last season's lineups.

For the w o m e n , top p l a y e r

Audrey Coates ( '97), enters her sec-ond year as the team's captain. Also

returning from last year ' s team will

be B^cky Lucas ( '97), Joy Green

( '98), and Erin Sowerby ( '98).

"We have a lot of experience.

Even the freshmen have a lot of ex-perience not only

f r o m h i g h s c h o o l , bu t in

U n i t e d S t a t e s

Tennis Associa-

t ion c o m p e t i -

t i o n , " s a id

w o m e n ' s h e a d coach Kathy Van

Tubbergen. For the men ,

d u a l c a p t a i n s

Steve DeVrieze ( '98) and Saum

R a h i m i ( ' 9 7 ) ,

b o t h s e c o n d team AI1-MIAA members, retum as

well as last year 's top player Jeff

MacDoniels ( '98) , a first team All-

MIAA selection. Only three of six members that

T h e w a y o u r

s c h e d u l e is se t u p

w e p lay a l o t o f

n a t i o n a l t e a m s . . . s o

w e r e a l l y c o n t r o l

o u r o w n d e s t i n y f o r

n a t i o n a l s . — S t e v e G o r n o

M e n ' s t e n n i s c o a c h

played varsity last year retum to

varsity this year, with a couple of seniors that didn ' t play last year.

The men ' s team have had two

matches already. They had a loss to

Division 1 school

Western Michigan University and a

4-3 loss to Ripon

the tenth ranked

team in the region.

B o t h t e a m s

h a v e se t h igh

goals for this sea-s o n , w h i c h in-

clude qua l i fy ing

for nationals and

making a run for the league t i t le.

Ka lamazoo Col-

lege is a strong fa-

vorite to win the MIAA. " I ' m exc i ted about the team.

They ' re very enthusiastic and very

motivated. They look to improve as individuals and as a team, and that

makes it fun," Van Tubbergen said. The women kick off their season

tonight with a home match against

Aquinas, at the DeWitt Tennis Cen-

ter. The match will begin at 6 p.m.

The men's next match will be at the DeWit t Tennis Center Saturday,

March 1, against Wabash at 2 p.m.

"The way the schedule is set up we play a lot of national and re-

gional teams, so we really control

our own destiny for na t ionals , "

G o m o said.

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cally chanting his name, he relied

more on his ability to create big

plays for other people and his de-

fense. He dished off eight assists, reg-

istered f ive steals, and recorded

only two fouls to go along with his

13 points. "In the first half there was noth-

ing I could say to Joel to get him

into the game," Van Wieren said.

"Sometimes Joel is his own worst

enemy."

By far the hero of the game was

Merritt, as he shined in the second

half absence of David Meulenberg

( '97), who left the game late in the

first half with an injured left shoul-

der. Nearly every Hope rally was cre-

ated by Merritt 's scoring, defense,

or leadership. He finished with 24

p o i n t s , 11 r e b o u n d s , and f i v e

blocks. "1 was very pleased with Merritt's

leadership on the court and on the

bench," Van Wieren said. "It was

definitely a Kris Merritt day. He

played exceptionally well."

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