e r 2,002. A theAflCt i t % ^ n c h o I / f Hope College • Holland, Michigan • A student-run nonprofit publication • Serving the Hope College Community for 116 years "Virtues of Public Discourse" will aid campus discussion 5 virtues from Sexuality Task Force's report issued as stand-alone document Jamie Pierce CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR 44 What kind of community is Hope Col- lege?" This question is asked on the cover of a pamphlet released recently by Hope in con- junction with the Task Force on Issues of Sexuality. The pamphlet contains five "Virtues of Public Discourse" and is one product of last semester's report from the Task Force on Is- sues of Sexuality. According to James Herrick, Communication professor and head of the task force, "When we were doing the [task force] work, one of the things that we heard from people around campus was that we need to have some guidelines for campus discussions that help us to engage controversial issues without hurting one an- other and damaging the community." The virtue pamphlet is now viewable on KnowHope, in the Campus Links pull-down menu. Once the discussion guideline issue was added to the task force's agenda, a sub-com- mittee was created, consisting of Richard Frost, dean of students, Steven Hoogerwerf, When we were doing the [task force] work, one of the things that we heard from people around cam- pus was that we need to have some guidelines for campus discussions that help us engage in contro- versial issues without hurt- ing one another." m m -James Herrick J y Student Congress President, Colleen Evans ('03), Student Congress president, and Herrick himself. According to Herrick, the subcommittee discussed the concept of virtues, decided which virtues would be most fitting for the task at hand, and refined the meaning of each virtue for the report. The larger committee was pleased with the formulation of the five virtues - humility, hospitality, patience, cour- age, and honesty, and so it was added to the task force's report. "Interestingly enough," Herrick said, "that's been probably the most widely endorsed or mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm w e l l - r e c e i v e d part of the report." The "Virtues of Public Discourse" brochure is available as a stand-alone document, separate from the complete task force report, and is available upon re- quest from the Com- munication depart- ment. "I showed it to Admissions." Herrick said. "I showed it to some people in the Registrar's office who work with FYS, and the response has been very positive, and so I said, 'Would it be helpful to have this in the form of a bro- chure?' and people seemed to think it would." Multiple copies are available for classes. With help from CIT, the pamphlet is also available on the web, and is accessible from the campus links menu on KnowHope. The page was recently featured with a KnowHope headline. According to Herrick, other colleges are A//CHOR PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA Religion professor. Matt Scogin ('02), former more VIRTUES Ofl 2 This Kollen Hall study lounge has been converted into a large room for four freshmen. Both the second and third floor study lounges there have housed students at various points in the last few years. Enrollment down, housing crunch up Some first year students find themselves in non- traditional housing Kurt Koehler STAFF REPORTER When Mitch Peterson ('06) first saw his housing card, he didn't know what to think. After seeing his room, a converted Kollen Hall study lounge for the first time, Peterson felt differently about the situa- tion. "I didn't know what to do with all the space," said Peterson. Peterson was one of eight students tem- porarily assigned to live in two Kollen Hall study lounges due to a campus hous- ing crunch. "We have students in the second and third floor study lounges," said Sean Fochtman, Kollen Hall Resident Direc- tor. "As spots open up (elsewhere) we're breaking them down." Amber Garrison, assistant director of housing, insists that no students have been left out in the cold. "Everybody at Hope College is housed. Right before school started we had 12 people in temporary assignments; 8 in Kollen hall, 2 in Van Vleck, and 4 in the Scott hall apartment." The two are out of Van Vleck and there are now three in Scott. Today we had three withdrawals and we'll probably be moving people more HOUSING on 2 Point/counterpoint: male/female enrollment David Gutierrez and Rebekah Oegema INFOCUS EDITOR AND COPY EDITOR The rumors are flying: 6 females to every male. Ideal dating environ- ment. Senior scramble. Females out of luck in finding a mate. We at the Anchor have decided to explore this issue and offer a male and female perspective on the ratio debate. We welcome your ideas, too: Hope's campus has 2 males for every 5 fe- males. What do you think? Rebekah's Point: Beyond controversy, minority di- visions, and campus group issues, a topic of great discussion as of late on Hope's Campus is mathematics, or a developing trend in the ratio of males to females. This discus- sion is not unique to our campus, and the debate over the recent trend in colleges and universities has been gaining increasing media at- tention. The Grand Rapids Press published a recent article discuss- ing the trends, which show that fe- male college attendance is on the rise, while male attendance is fall- ing. In response, I've heard males rejoicing in one ear and women despairing 'where the men at?' in the other. However, this is not necessarily a gender-divided argument. There are many views on the social and educational ramifications these sta- tistics show. This current trend is a surprising reversal to most of our country's history, thinking back to a time where women were denied a formal education, and even as re- cently as the early seventies when males continued to be the majority in the educational institutions. It is my opinion that a more evenly-dispersed student popula- tion would be beneficial to students in both the educational and social realms. So many of my female friends come to me in despair, asking me if I know of a male available for a dating relationship, or even a friendship where they're able to get a male perspective on a problem. They, of course, are grateful that they are able to get a quality edu- cation in an environment support- ive of their educational pursuits, but when Fantasia time rolls around, the hunt for available males some- times brings on suicidal tendencies. 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Hope Col lege • Hol land, Mich igan • A s tudent - run nonprof i t pub l icat ion • Serving the Hope Col lege Communi ty for 116 years
"Virtues of Public Discourse" will aid campus discussion 5 virtues from Sexuality Task Force's report issued as stand-alone document
Jamie Pierce CAMPUS BEAT EDITOR
44What kind of communi ty is Hope Col-
lege?" This question is asked on the cover of
a pamphlet released recently by Hope in con-
junct ion with the Task Force on Issues of
Sexuality.
T h e pamphlet contains f ive "Vir tues of
Public Discourse"
and is one product
of last semester ' s
r e p o r t f r o m t h e
Task Force on Is-
sues of Sexuality.
A c c o r d i n g to
J a m e s H e r r i c k ,
C o m m u n i c a t i o n
p r o f e s s o r a n d
head of the task
force, "When we
w e r e d o i n g the
[task force] work,
one of the things
tha t w e h e a r d
f r o m p e o p l e
a r o u n d c a m p u s
was that we need
to h a v e s o m e
g u i d e l i n e s f o r
campus discussions that help us to engage
controversial issues without hurting one an-
other and damaging the communi ty . " The
v i r t u e p a m p h l e t is n o w v i e w a b l e on
KnowHope , in the Campus Links pull-down
menu. Once the discussion guideline issue was
added to the task force 's agenda, a sub-com-
mittee was created, consis t ing of Richard
Frost, dean of students, Steven Hoogerwerf ,
When we were doing the [task force] work, one of the things that we heard from people around cam-pus was that we need to have some guidelines for campus discussions that help us engage in contro-versial issues without hurt-ing one another." m m
-James Herrick J y
Student Congress President, Colleen Evans
( ' 0 3 ) , S tuden t C o n g r e s s p r e s i d e n t , and
Herrick himself.
According to Herrick, the subcommittee
discussed the concept of virtues, decided
which virtues would be most fitting for the
task at hand, and refined the meaning of each
virtue for the report. The larger committee
was pleased with the formulation of the five
virtues - humility, hospitality, patience, cour-
age, and honesty, and so it was added to the
task force 's report. "Interestingly enough,"
Herrick said, "that 's been probably the most
wide ly endorsed or
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm well-received part of
the report."
T h e " V i r t u e s o f
P u b l i c D i s c o u r s e "
brochure is available
a s a s t a n d - a l o n e
d o c u m e n t , separa te
f r o m the c o m p l e t e
task force report, and
is available upon re-
quest f rom the Com-
m u n i c a t i o n d e p a r t -
ment. "I showed it to
A d m i s s i o n s . "
H e r r i c k sa id . "I
s h o w e d it t o s o m e
p e o p l e in the
R e g i s t r a r ' s o f f i c e
who work with FYS,
and the response has
been very positive, and so I said, 'Would it
be helpful to have this in the form of a bro-
chure?' and people seemed to think it would."
Mul t ip le copies are avai lable for classes.
With help f rom CIT, the pamphlet is also
available on the web, and is accessible f rom
the campus links menu on KnowHope. T h e
p a g e w a s r e c e n t l y f e a t u r e d w i th a
KnowHope headline.
According to Herrick, other colleges are
A//CHOR PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA
Religion professor. Matt Scogin ( '02), former m o r e VIRTUES Ofl 2
This Kollen Hall study lounge has been converted into a large room for four freshmen. Both the second and third floor study lounges there have housed students at various points in the last few years.
Enrollment down, housing crunch up Some first year students find themselves in non-traditional housing
Kurt Koehler STAFF REPORTER
When Mitch Peterson ( '06) first saw
his housing card, he didn ' t know what to
think. After seeing his room, a converted
Kollen Hall study lounge for the first time,
Peterson felt differently about the situa-
tion. "I didn ' t know what to do with all the
space," said Peterson.
Peterson was one of eight students tem-
porarily assigned to live in two Kollen
Hall study lounges due to a campus hous-
ing crunch.
"We have students in the second and
third f loor s tudy lounges ," said Sean
Fochtman, Kollen Hall Resident Direc-
tor. "As spots open up (elsewhere) we ' r e
breaking them down."
Amber Garrison, assistant director of
housing, insists that no s tudents have
been left out in the cold.
"Everybody at Hope College is housed.
Right before school started we had 12
people in temporary assignments; 8 in
Kollen hall, 2 in Van Vleck, and 4 in the
Scott hall apartment ." The two are out
of Van Vleck and there are now three in
Scott. Today we had three withdrawals
and we ' l l probably be moving people
more HOUSING on 2
Point/counterpoint: male/female enrollment David Gutierrez and Rebekah Oegema INFOCUS EDITOR AND COPY EDITOR
The rumors are flying: 6 females
to every male. Ideal dating environ-
ment. Senior scramble. Females out
of luck in f inding a mate. We at the
Anchor have decided to explore this
issue and offer a male and female
perspective on the ratio debate. We
welcome your ideas, too: Hope ' s
campus has 2 males for every 5 fe-
males. What do you think?
Rebekah 's Point:
Beyond controversy, minority di-
visions, and campus group issues,
a topic of great discussion as of late
on Hope ' s Campus is mathematics,
or a developing trend in the ratio
of males to females. This discus-
sion is not unique to our campus,
and the debate over the recent trend
in co l leges and univers i t ies has
been gaining increasing media at-
tention. The Grand Rapids Press
published a recent article discuss-
ing the trends, which show that fe-
male college attendance is on the
rise, while male attendance is fall-
ing. In response, I 've heard males
re joic ing in one ear and women
despairing 'where the men at? ' in
the other.
However , this is not necessarily
a gender-divided argument. There
are many views on the social and
educational ramifications these sta-
tistics show. This current trend is a
surprising reversal to most of our
country 's history, thinking back to
a time where women were denied
a formal education, and even as re-
cently as the early seventies when
males continued to be the majority
in the educational institutions.
It is my op in ion that a m o r e
evenly-dispersed student popula-
tion would be beneficial to students
in both the educational and social
realms.
So many of my female fr iends
come to me in despair, asking me
if I know of a male available for a
d a t i n g r e l a t i o n s h i p , or e v e n a
friendship where they're able to get
a male perspective on a problem.
They, of course, are grateful that
they are able to get a quality edu-
cation in an environment support-
ive of their educational pursuits, but
when Fantasia time rolls around,
the hunt for available males some-
times brings on suicidal tendencies.
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mpus Beat ]]^\ncKor September 4, 2002
AAJCHOff PHOTO BY ROB ONDBA
Jennifer Knapp belts out a tune on Friday night. Her band per-formed in Hope's Dimnent Chapel on Friday night.
CoiienEvansest Column Guest Column
G U E S T C O L U M N
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Student Congress President
From the President Welcome back to school! A f t e r a
long s u m m e r in Cal i fornia , i t ' s great to
be back to m y Hope Col lege family.
I ' m really exci ted to be serv ing as your
Student Congress President this year. I
have already been chal lenged this fall
as the c a m p u s minis t ry team kicked of f
the year with the theme " C h a n g e s . "
I t ' s an exci t ing t ime to be a part of
the Hope communi ty as m a n y great
changes will be taking place on
campus .
O n e of our h ighes t pr ior i tes last year
was to improve the faci l i tes in the D o w
Center. I w a s amazed at the substantial
renovat ions that were done over the
summer . I encourage you all to take
advantage of the n e w equ ipment
avai lable to you.
We ' r e also exci ted to see the
Christ ian Concer t Series that is coming
to Hope this year. The re w a s an
ove rwhe lming response to the kick-off
concer t with Jennifer Knapp. Keep
your eye out fo r fu tu re pe r fo rmers
throughout the year!
As you all get into the swing of
c lasses , Bryan R i m m k e . J e r emy Brieve
and I wan t you to think about h o w your
ideas and voices can be heard on
campus . You all have unbel ievable
potential to make an impact on your
cottages, clusters, sororit ies, sports
teams, mus ic groups , and c lassmates .
I k n o w that a representat ive s tudent
government can only be as good as its
members , so let me encourage you to
cons ider running for a Student Con-
gress posi t ion. Pet i t ions are now
avai lable at the Student Union Desk
and right outs ide the Student Congress
off ice. Elect ion detai ls will be ex-
plained on these peti t ions.
Also, if you would like to give input
to the Student Congress leadership
team, please call x7881 . There is an
a w e s o m e team of s tudents ready and
wil l ing to serve you this year. Christo-
pher Avery and Lucas Aust in will serve
as sophomore c lass representat ives .
Sara Barber and Liz Tyndell will serve
as j un io r c lass representat ives. Finally,
Rachel R o m s a a s and Jess ica Cos t ing
will serve as the senior class represen-
tat ives.
We look to this upcoming school
year with great expecta t ion. We pray
that this year will be filled with G o d ' s
favor. We hope to be in touch with all
of you!
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Dining service changes commuter pass system
HOUSING from 1 soon ," said Garr i son .
Garr ison said that despi te a d rop
in f r e s h m e n enrol lment , m o r e stu-
dents were choosing to live on cam-
pus. "We did have f i f ty less students
w h o a re paren t c o m m u t e r s . We
have more students staying on cam-
pus throughout all four years , " said
Garr ison.
Most s tudents are not a f fec ted by
the hous ing shortages .
"They are usual ly the f r e s h m e n
that turn in [their] hous ing cards
late," said Garr ison.
This is not the first t ime there has
been a hous ing shor tage at Hope
Col lege . In the fall of 2000, sev-
eral students began their college ca-
r e e r s l i v ing in c o n v e r t e d s t u d y
halls. T h e col lege also increased
the n u m b e r of triple rooms . Garr i -
son feels that the hous ing staff has
a bet ter grasp of th ings this t ime
a round . All the s a m e . G a r r i s o n
feels that there is only so m u c h that
can be con t ro l l ed in the hous ing
process .
" I t ' s t rying to work with what w e
can con t ro l , " said Garr ison.
VIRTUES from 1
interested in the "Vir tues of Publ ic
Discourse" brochure, and copies of
it h a v e b e e n sen t o u t to t h o s e
schools . "I think this a quest ion at
Whi le the col lege is not presently
p lanning any n e w bui ld ings to ad-
dress the hous ing shor tage , it at-
t emp t s to be p roac t ive abou t the
situation.
" W e try to have the foresight to
plan fo r these things. We have a
formula: the percentage of s tudents
w e normal ly have return; the per-
cen t age of s tuden t s tha t s tay on
c a m p u s ; and wha t o u r i n c o m i n g
class tends to look like. We try to
look at that over the course of the
year when w e do o f f - c a m p u s per-
missions, room draw and the whole
hous ing p rocess , " said Garr i son .
G a r r i s o n a l so fe l t that H o p e ' s
housing woes are not as ser ious as
those of ten exper ienced by larger
schools .
"1 w o u l d n ' t s e e it a s a h u g e
crunch as opposed to a larger school
where there wou ld be hundreds of
over -ass ignments . Even s o m e of
the smal ler schools exper ience the
same issues. W h e n y o u ' r e a smaller
co l l ege , 2 0 peop le can impac t it
[ h o u s i n g ] m o r e t h a n at l a r g e r
schools . "
a lot of p laces : H o w d o we deal
civily with d i sagreements? A lot of
col leges are wres t l ing with that ,"
Herr ick said.
T h e paper card and hole punch
c o m m u t e r pass sys tem is "new and
improved" according to an infor-
m a t i o n shee t a b o u t the c h a n g e .
Hope ID cards will replace the old
paper punch cards.
I bel ieve that whi le the focus of
our college experience shouldn ' t be
a soc ia l l i fe f o c u s e d on ma les ,
some t imes it would be nice if there
w a s a more even distr ibution of the
sexes, because , in any si tuation, if
many viewpoints are represented,
then minds are a l lowed to expand
and grow.
So ladies, h e r e ' s s o m e advice-
while the odds a ren ' t as favorab le
fo r us social ly at the m o m e n t , our
educa t ion at an inst i tut ion such as
H o p e will make us qui te eligible
a f te r graduat ion.
D a v i d ' s point:
It is m y view that the gender im-
balance at Hope Col lege is one that
C o m m u t e r passes can be used at
all of Hope ' s dining establishments.
Lunch is avai lable in Phe lps and
Cook for $7.00, and dinner is avail-
able in Cook for $8.50. T h e Kletz
will serve anyt ime, ala cart, dur ing
academica l ly benef i ts the s tudent
popula t ion.
Hope Col lege is an insti tution of
academic advancement , not a hunt-
ing ground for female [or male] stu-
dents w h o wish to f ind their l ife
mate before graduat ion. It is this
skewed mental i ty that contr ibutes
more kindl ing to the f ire of this ar-
g u m e n t . Of c o u r s e , h u m a n s do
seek compan ionsh ip , but to spend
over $20 ,000 a year to pine over a
potential date for the next formal
is a h o r r i d m i s a p p r o p r i a t i o n of
money.
Academical ly , I feel that f emale -
d o m i n a t e d c l a s s r o o m s p rov ide a
change f r o m what many students
may have been subjected to in their
pr ior scholas t ic env i ronmen t s . I
normal hours .
T h o s e s tudents taking advantage
of the c o m m u t e r pass opt ion can
add money to their accounts in the
Kletz and will earn 10% extra in
" B o n u s B u c k s " with each deposi t .
recall many a High School discus-
sion where the w o m e n of the class
p resen ted a c lear and in te l l igen t
a rgument only to be bul l ied into
s i l ence by the m e n of the c lass
through loud, chauvinis t ic remarks.
These same m e n are now subdued
and forced to have viable fac t s to
support their v iewpoints . If any-
thing, the gender i m b a l a n c e will
contr ibute to a more academica l ly
beneficial env i ronment for all par-
ties involved, thus improving the
overall learning exper ience here at
Hope.
So men- swal low your pr ide and
e n j o y y o u r t ime here . You m a y
struggle at t imes with the r igors of
class, but at least you won ' t stress
over f inding a date.
\ e & e
Use your voice!
Speak your mind!
See page 4 for more details.
Ride the shuttle van! Call! x7177
*Runs f r o m 6 p m till 2 am, 7 days a week
*On campus transportat ion only
• L i f t van available for wheelchair assistance
•Avoid bad weather , or the night!
POINT/COUNTERPOINT from 1
September 4, 2002 Th AncKor A i. Hope alumnus displays works at DePree Gallery Nate Cassie presents his exhibit, Bivouac, opening this Friday Rebecca Hillyard and Maureen Yonovitz STAFF REPORTER, ARTS
EDITOR
A fresh perspective on familiar
sights is set to make its debut at
Hope ' s DePree Art Gal lery this
Friday. The exhibit, Bivouac, re-
f l e c t s A l u m n u s N a t e C a s s i e ' s
unique outlook and love of Hope
College and its architecture.
"I th ink it will be someth ing
fa i r ly d i f fe ren t tha t ' s shown in
DePree Gallery," said Cassie. "I
spent a lot of time in this space so
it 's kind of interesting to have my
stuff in here."
By utilizing mathematical pat-
t e rns , a ba s i c s t ruc tu re of the
golden mean represented as a spi-
ral, with themes common to pat-
terns in nature, Cassie creates a vi-
sually stunning representation of
what he l ikens to the col legiate
world around us.
Bivouac is a new exhibi t de-
signed specifically for the DePree
Gallery. Cassie pointed out that he
decided to incorporate the golden
mean in his exhibit while looking
at a spiral on his computer, saying
it seemed to work well with the di-
mensions of the gallery itself.
"As I was looking at the gallery
drawings with the spiral, they fit
pretty well. They ail corresponded
to points ," said Cassie.
He chose to entitle the exhibit
Bivouac, a military term for a tem-
porary encampment , based on the
thought that, like his exhibit, college
is a l s o a " t e m p o r a r y
encampment. . . this temporary tran-
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN HANSON
Nate Cassie, Artist and Hope Alumnus.
sition in your life to whatever you're
going to do as an adult." He also
sought to 44utilize the space and en-
velop the person w h o
c a m e to see it w i th
something that feeds
on the environment ."
"Al l the cons t ruc -
tion materials I ' m us-
ing a re t e m p o r a r y , "
said Cassie. "I t 's stuff
that eve rybody uses,
whether they're building a mansion
or something in a third-world coun-
t r y -
Nate Cassie holds a BA in Stu-
d io Art f rom H o p e Col lege and
went on to receive his
MFA in Sculpture at
t h e U n i v e r s i t y of
Texas in San Antonio.
S i n c e t h e n , he h a s
been fea tured in the
C o n t e m p o r a r y Ar t
Museum in Houston,
T e x a s , and t h e
Corcoran Gal lery in
Washington, D.C. He
is also a past fellow in
the A r t P a c e
Foundation 's Interna-
tional Artist in Resi-
dence Program in San
Antonio and the Na-
tional Foundation for
the A d v a n c e m e n t of
the Ar t s ' FIVA resi-
dency program in Mi-
ami.^
T h e e x h i b i t w i l l
c o m m e n c e w i t h an
opening reception and
artist 's lecture this Fri-
day f rom 5-7 p.m. and will continue
through Sept. 29. Admission is free
and open to the public.
it will be something fairly different that's shown in the DePree Gallery^
-Nate Cassie y 1
PHOTO COURTESY OF DEREK
EMERSON
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN HANSON
Nate Cassie, Untitled installation project. Mixed Media, 2002, Friedrich Building, San Antonio, Texas.
The New Reformation Jazz Band will perform in the Centennial Park Gazebo this Saturday, September 7 at 7 p.m.
New reformation band to perform Saturday
Anjey Dykhuis STAFF REPORTER
As Labor Day weekend fades
into the past and students prepare
to buckle down to a schedule of
classes, studies, and jobs, weekends
seem to come few and far between.
But fear not, events of interest do
come to Holland for those with eyes
to see, and, in this case, ears to hear.
This coming Saturday, Septem-
ber 7, the New Reformat ion Jazz
Band is coming to Centennial Park
to perform for the general public.
The concert will begin at 7 p.m. in
the gazebo, which is positioned on
the northwest comer of the park.
The band has been playing for
over 30 years and original founders,
b r o t h e r s D a v e a n d N i c k
Oppermann, are still going strong
as the 'e lders ' of the band. New
Reformation Band (NRB) is one of
the most prominent bands in the
United States, pe r fo rming tradi-
t i ona l j a z z , w h i c h i n c l u d e s
Dixieland, ragtime, swing, and big
band. Despite their continued suc-
cess, bandleader Dave Oppermann
stated that the group has agreed to
allow the band to die a slow death
once the merriment leaves the per-
formances. Until then, they plan to
play their music as long as there is
the demand and just have a good
time while they're at it. Oppermann
offers one reason why the band has
lasted so long without burning out.
"We have so much fun and the
audience has fun as wel l . . . i t ' s all
genuine," said Oppermann.
The N R B is one traditional band
not composed of older jazz aficio-
n a d o s , but i n s t ead in teg ra te s a
younger man with a fresh style and
a contemporary outlook on perfor-
mance. Acclaimed as "America ' s
Most Entertaining Jazz Band," the
band has one of the youngest and
best c la r ine t i s t s in the count ry .
Eighteen-year-old Dave Bennet t
h a s b e e n c o m p a r e d to B e n n y
Goodman.
" H e i s p r o b a b l y b e t t e r t han
Benny Goodman was at his age,"
said Oppermann.
So if you have heard of the New
Reformation Band, or if you sim-
ply love classic jazz and want to be
entertained, grab a blanket, a chair
and a few fr iends and enjoy some
great music for free in Centennial
Park. It 's another great way for the
community of Holland to celebrate
the beginning of the year.
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If you don't have anything nice to say.. Last year. President Bultman appointed a Task Force on Issues of
Sexuality at Hope. This group had a multi tude of purposes, one of
which was to find effective ways to communicate ones ' thoughts and
opinions on sexuality. After a year of deliberation, they published
their f indings in a 30-page report. This report contained their bibli-
cally rooted suggestions of how to conduct oneself in a social conver-
sation. Humility, hospitality, patience, courage, and honesty made up
the "Virtues of Public Discourse."
As accurate as these may be. I cannot help but wonder at their true
value. Sure, we should conduct ourselves in these ways during
conversation, but shouldn' t we already know this? It seems that we
don' t need a special group to tell us how to be nice to each other, and
it also seems this group was just a big waste of time. But then I think
back to my previous Hope experience: the "Take Back Our Campus
Crew," last year, the homosexuali ty debate of years past with propo-
nents on either side that refuse to compromise . There has always been
a kind of "Fire and Brimstone" approach to people with different
beliefs at this college. So, as much as I would like to believe that
these "virtues" are nothing but a restatement of common knowledge, I
know that, for at least some of us, they aren' t .
For a real life example of the attitude toward different ideals, you
need to look no further than this page. T h e letter to the editor this
week, f rom G.L.O.B.E. , is signed "Madame Prez and Madame V.P."
It is an absolute shame that the leaders of this group have reason to
fear harassment f rom members of this college community. The goal
of G.L.O.B.E., and other groups like it, is to promote understanding in
the community, so that all of our lives may be enriched. So, to anyone
reading this right now that would have the urge to criticize G.L.O.B.E.
or any other group that is looking to promote understanding, I would
suggest that you take to heart the advice of the Task Force. For the
rest of us, make sure, through this coming year, we should keep our
minds open to others and their views, so we may truly make this
communi ty something to be proud of.
Get involved Well, the first week and a half of school has passed, and the
semester has officially started. Classes are beginning, and the
homework is all coming in. Despite all of this, I would encourage
any student on this campus to go out and get involved in anything
that you may be interested in. Even though the first week is over,
there is still t ime to get out to student groups. Whether you are
interested in WTHS, Nykerk, the Pull or T h e Anchor, communi-
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the only extracurricular activity I was involved in was Nykerk,
and I missed out. Since then, every year I have steadily added
activities to my plate, and now I know many more people on
campus, and I am much happier. Even though it may be stressful
at times, all of the work is definitely rewarding in the end.
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G.L.O.B.E. (Gay, Lesbian Or Bi-
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"I feel like I 'm too busy. I can ' t always
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and that makes me feel inadequate some-
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for Richard Frost, dean
of students. She, too, is
relatively new on cam-
pus; she quit her private
bus iness and came to
Hope less than a year
ago.
"I t 's a very fun job,"
Schamper said. "Being
an assistant is just that -
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worked on everything
f rom calendars and phones to typing and
creating the student handbook.
"Last year, 1 got to work with W 1 0 . That
was wonderful , and I loved it," Schamper
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most difficult part of her job is having to cut
off connections with students as they move
on. She has very few complaints about her
job, however, and she likes keeping busy. She
tries to keep busy outside of her job as well.
"I love to try new recipes," Schamper said.
" I ' m learning Spanish by taking a class here,
and I love that... I like to fly, although, cur-
rently, we don' t have our own plane. We used
to. And I love reading."
Carson, Hart and Schamper are a small
sample of the many assistants who work
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lege functioning smoothly with their love of
the students, their jobs and having fun .
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S t o c u s 1 W n c K o r S e p t e m b e r 4, 2002
Tobacco: Dragging out the issue Students, school speak about tobacco at Hope
David Gutierrez, Olim Alimov, Brianna DiSalvio, and Katy Korenstra INFOCUS EDITOR;
STAFF REPORTERS
The remnanls can be seen around
campus. The soft flick of a lighter
can be heard as it ignites dried to-
b a c c o l e a v e s , a n d the c u r i o u s
thump of a f inger packing a fresh
tin of chew resonates in the ears of
those nearby. The aroma of these
habits drift through campus, or an
open window. S o m e may even
taste the flavor if considered an afi-
cionado of the tobacco realm.
W h e t h e r i t ' s c o n s i d e r e d an
amus ing social activity, burden-
some addiction, or a vile habit of
the impure, tobacco use at Hope
does exist in all these capacities.
Tobacco usage around campus
takes on a number of forms. For
some, it is nothing more than a so-
c i a l l y e n j o y a b l e ac t i v i t y to b e
shared within a group of friends.
One such group exists within the
theater department, taking shape as
the P i p e
C l u b . M e m b e r
C h r i s
B r y a n ,
( ' 0 4 ) , e x -
plains.
"A couple
of us started
s m o k i n g mmmammmmmmmmmmmm
pipes occa-
sionally. Then we met a f ew oth-
ers w h o also smoked pipes and we
decided to fo rm what came to be
the Pipe Club," Bryan said.
The club, started by three male
theater students last year, convened
Mondays at 10 p.m. on the DeWitt
pa t io t h r o u g h o u t the pas t year .
Since then, the club's numbers have
grown to roughly 12 members , in-
cluding one female member. While this may be a more relaxed
approach to tobacco use, there are
4 4 I only see the negative effects to smoking
-Jamie Klotz, ('0
a number of students whose habits
are a little more demanding. How-
ever, many such students were re-
luctant to speak openly,
"Chewing tobacco is like the glue
that binds my life into a cohesive,
m e a n i n g f u l w h o l e , " s a y s o n e
a n o n y m o u s male s tudent , ( ' 03 ) .
"Although I 'm not ashamed of my
habit. I 'm deathly afraid of what my
parents would say."
"I have to have | a cigarette] af-
ter 1 wake up." said an anonymous
female student, ( '06). "If I get to
my morning class and haven ' t had
at least a f ew drags on my way
there, I 'm going to go nuts."
F o r s o m e , a d d i c t i o n w a s a
gradual progression they did not
realize until it had taken control.
"It wasn ' t like I thought to my-
self, ' I ' m gonna start smoking to-
day.' It just kinda happened," says
one male student, ( '05). "At first I
only smoked when I was at a party.
I 'd have one or two and be fine; I
never bought any. Then I started
smoking with people I saw outside
of the dorm, or a round campus .
F rom there it just grew."
Smoking tobacco is not the only
fo rm of the drug that exists within
the H o p e C o l l e g e c o m m u n i t y .
Many forms of smokeless, or chew-
^ i n g to -
bacco find
their ways
i n t o t h e
h a l l s o f
t h i s a c a -
demic es-
t a b l i s h -
in e n t .
T h e s e
habits tend
to find more favor within the male
student population.
"I t 's a more subtle approach to
tobacco use," says one avid user,
'04. "You don' t walk around smell-
ing like an ashtray and you can still
live an active life without the nega-
tive respiratory effects ."
D e s p i t e s ca t t e r ed popu la r i t y ,
some Hope students find a problem
with tobacco use. "I think it 's the
m o s t u n a t t r a c t i v e t h i n g in the
w o r l d , " sa id K r i s t i n
AHCHOff PHOTO BY ROB ONDRA
As long as no smoking ordinances exist, Hope College students can still enjoy their cigarettes on the steps of college buildings.
Asimakoupoulos, (405).
"I only see negat ive ef fec ts to
smoking," said Jamie Klotz, ( '04) .
"I don ' t understand why so many
of my fr iends do it when it causes
so m a n y bad heal th e f f ec t s and
wastes much of their income."
T h e s e H o p e s tuden t s a r e n ' t
alone in their distaste for tobacco
habits. Two years ago, in response
to student com- plaints and
genera l hea l th
c o n c e r n s , the/
school began to
i n v e s t i g a t e a / f , s ^ ^ ^ f o ^ s u c A )
potential smok-
ing ordinance a serious issue here that would have -Ryan Brinks, ('0 made it a pun-
ishable offense
b e f o u n d
4 4
stand in the main entryway of the
building and people have to walk
through the smoke to get to their
rooms," said Kelly Burris Wesener,
Assistant Dean of Residential Life,
"and that 's not a healthy thing to
have to do. You shouldn' t have to
walk through a crowd to get to your
home, you should be comfor table
in your environment ."
This proposed regula-
to
tion was
m e t
w i t h s t u d e n t
o p p o s i -
tion and
failed to
deve lop
i n t o an
a c t u a l
policy.
said Wesener.
Although no new policy investi-
gat ions have begun , the issue is
likely to surface again.
"The question is whether [smok-
ing] is going to be a looked at as a
residence hall policy, or if the cam-
pus as a whole needs to look at the
issue for the sake of consistency,"
said Wesener. "What are we say-
ing if you have to be a certain dis-
tance f rom campus housing when
you are smoking, but you can stand
outside an academic building and
smoke?"
For the time being, the policies
will remain the same, and students
don ' t seem too concerned. "It 's sad
that this has to be such a serious
issue on this campus," says Ryan
Brinks, ( '04) .
smoking within 25 feet of any resi-
dential campus buildings.
"What happens, particularly in
s o m e hal ls , is that the s m o k e r s
"At that point in time we were
taking a look at it to gather some
in fo rmat ion and, obv ious ly stu-
dents were not real happy with it,"
& Heard How do you feel about tobacco usage here at Hope? Seen
"1 think that in isolated in-
stances a pipe every once in
a while is okay, but everyday
chain smoking is just stupid."
—Patrick Patton COS)
""I think it 's your personal
preference as an adult and
your right to smoke or not
to smok
- L i n Seen5'
Seen ard
I "I feel that even though we are
adults, people tend to j u d g e
o thers when they see them
moking. This i a a Christian
o o l a n d f r t r a l i
pie si —Maureen Murphy (*04)
Heard
"" I think smoking is a cute
invention. Here at Hope, to-
bacco users are the minori ty"
- T i t u s Munteanu ( '03)
""I look down upon smoking,
but it 's their choice to what
they want ."
- M i c h e l l e Konfara ( '04)
September 19, 2001
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