09-17-1997

nchor S e p t e m b e r I 9 9 7

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Tennis courts converted to skating park. C a m p u s b e a t , page 2.

Hope gets three Commu-nity Day wins. Sports, page 8.

Hope grad stars as voice of Dana. Spotl ight , page 5.

Ridl to read new poetry tomorrow. Intermission, page 6.

Unitarian student evolves his beliefs. Religion, page 3.

C o m m u n i t y Day unifies c i ty and school A. CHRISTIE &

LAURA MIHAILOFF

staff reporter &

campusbeat editor

On Saturday, Sept. 13, people of all s i z e s , s h a p e s , c o l o r s , and

e t h n i c i t i e s c a m e to c e l e b r a t e

Holland's 32nd annual Community

Day. T h o u s a n d s of p e o p l e were

p resen t for a f u n - f i l l e d day of

sports, a parade, a trip to Windmill Island for a picnic and games, and

fireworks. It was a day to bring people

closer together and learn about the

history of Holland.

Af te r the men ' s and w o m e n ' s socce r t eams c rushed St. O la f ,

Community Day officially started

with a 3:00 parade. The American

Legion Band marched the pedestri-ans from Centennial Park to Wind-

mill Island. Holland's mayor, Al McGeehan,

and several floats, ethnic dancers

and Greek students succeeded the band. High school marching bands

from Holland Christian, West Ot-

tawa and Holland High Schools set

heels tapping. Many Hope students part ici-

pated in the parade, either repre-

senting Greek Life or our Interna-

tional students.

Anchor photo b y N i c o l e D e C h e l b o r

BRIDGING THE GAP: Ethnic dancers cross the bridge on Windmill Island on their way to entertain picnicers at the 32nd annual Holland Community Day.

Ethnic dancers entertained view-

ers on the streets of Downtown.

On Windmill Island, students and families conversed over burgers,

brats and ice cream. Dinner music was performed by

the American Legion Band, fol-

lowed by suited dancers represent-

ing China, Africa, Mexico and the

Netherlands. C h i l d r e n kept busy p l a y i n g

Students remember Ben LAURA MIHAILOFF

& MIKE ZUIDEMA

campusbeat editor & sports editor

The campus was first introduced

to Benjamin Buckhout when he crossed the finish line after a 420-

mile journey from St. Paul, Minn,

to Holland, Mich, with his father,

Don Buckhout.

"I d i d n ' t k n o w

where to go f rom

here so I prayed and told God that we

needed his help,"

said Don Buckhout, remember ing back

to when he was lost during the cycl ing

journey to Hope. Though the cam-

pus had the opportu-nity to know him for B -

only two weeks, the news of his death left the college in shock.

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Ben was

riding his bike eastbound on 24lh Street between US-31 and Apple

Avenue with his Health Dynamics

class. "He was always joking around,"

said Malt Swier ( '00), Ben's riding

partner. "On that day, we were com-menting on how hard the runners

were running and how we would just cruise past them."

Their conversation was cut short

at approximately 2:15 p.m. Ben and Swier slowed as they approached

Dial-A-Ride's transit line on 24th Street. At that moment, a Dial-A-Ride bus stopped as it approached

the road.

Roxanne Adams, the driver of the

bus, told police she looked left, then right, and then left again before

pulling into the road.

However, according to Holland

Police Seargant Mark Bos, Adams might have seen the boys coming

toward her had she looked to the

right again before pulling out.

The bus accelerated, forcing the

b ikers to s lam on

the i r b r a k e s . Al-though Swier was

ab le to s top , Ben

skidded under the

bus. "I felt really bad

f o r B e n , " S w i e r said. "As it was go-

ing on, I just wanted

to r each ou t and grab him."

Ben was flown by Buckhout A c r o m c d t o

Butterworth Hospital in Grand Rap-ids where he was pronounced dead

at 5:31 p.m. The news spread quickly across

campus, turning the face of Hope

white. "Personally, I 'm dealing with the

fact that I had almost 100 kids in the freshman class to work with and

I don ' t feel like I got to know him as well as I would have liked," said

A d m i s s i o n s C o u n s e l o r Gar re t t

Knoth. Don Buckhout brought friends

and acquaintances closer to who Ben was, as he shared stories to a

full P imnent Chapel last Friday, Sept. 12.

The Chapel service provided a more BEN on 1

Dutch games, hobbling on stilts,

and petting animals. College stu-

dents face-painted small pictures

and Hope logos. "Thank goodness for the weather

and good turnout. This is definitely

a family affair," said grandmother, Joan Zuidema. Joan had her daugh-

ter and grandchildren with her and

each generation seemed to be hav-

ing a good lime. The football game ended in a

s w e e t 2 7 - 0 v i c t o r y ove r

Benedictine. But ihe enlerlainment

didn ' t stop there. Community Day reached ils fi-

nale as fireworks painted the sky.

The show was done by group from Indiana called Night Magic.

The entire day catered to the com-

munity shared feelings of solidar-i ty and e q u a l i t y , r e g a r d l e s s of

anyone's background.

"Sunshine, a picnic, football, fire-works-what could be better," said

Laurie Zeller ( '01).

Congress starts fresh ERICA GRAY

staff reporter

Along with the start of a new

school year comes a new chance

for Student Congress to address matters that are important to stu-

dents at Hope College. Elections for offices were held

last spring. Paul Loodeen ( '99) was

elected president, Chad Joldersma ( ' 99 ) is Student Congress vice-

president. and Jessica Nelson ( '99)

was named comptroller.

Elections for district representa-

tives for the residence halls, cot-tages, and off-campus housing are

scheduled for Sept. 17 and 18. "We are really going to focus on

student involvement this year,"

Loodeen said. "This means more communication between the repre-

sentatives and students, and also

between the representatives and the

administration." Loodeen hopes to accomplish

this through more publicity and

also with the new Student Con-gress web page which can be found on KnowHope later this fall.

"This is especially important for those students living off-campus,"

said Nicole Rauzi ( '98) . "I only live a block away, but I still feel

unaware of a lot of things happen-

ing around campus." Student Congress plans to ad-

dress students' major concerns on

campus by holding forums that give the campus an opportunity to voice their opinions.

"Parking is still a major hassle

for all students living on campus," said Brian Field ( '99). "I would defi-

nitely like to see that issue ad-

dressed." Loodeen and the rest of the Stu-

dent Congress are also going to lake

a close look al the growing need for

safely al Hope. "One ihing we can do is push for

more emergency phones on cam-

pus," Loodeen said.

As comptroller, Nelson wants to make the appropr ia t ions process

more "user-friendly."

"It is important for groups on

campus to feel comfortable with the

budget process," she said. Along with major issues, specific

concerns for the different halls and

collages are also addressed by the S tudent Congress . Loodeen ex-

plained that the installation of hand dryers and soap dispensers in all

residence ihis year is an immediate result of a concern that was brought

up at a Student Congress meeting

last year. Student Congress also plans to

host a speaker this year.

Students responded to last year 's visit from Oliver North with mixed

emotions. "Oliver North coming to campus

was not handled well ," Loodeen said. "This year we are going to

come together as a full congress and make sure we have a speaker that

we all agree on." Election booths will be at Phelps,

the Chapel, and the Library next week. The first Student Congress meeting is scheduled for Sept. 25.

o Campus Beat the Anchor September I 7, I 997

B E N f r o m I

sense of c losure as a record al ien-

dance filled ihe building. More than

50 people slayed well afler ihe ser-

vice lo mee t w i l h ihe B u c k h o u l

family. Joel laughed wilh some of

h i s b r o l h e r ' s f r i e n d s a n d

aquainlances , shar ing memor ies .

Accord ing lo Swier , Ben ' s acci-

denl has had bolh a sober ing and

u n i f y i n g e f f e e l on D u r f e e Ha l l ,

where he and Ben l ived.

"I fell really bad for wha l ihe

family had lo go ihrough, bul ihey

were really s l rong ," Swie r said. "I

should only hope lhal if ihis hap-

pened lo me , I could be lhal s l rong."

" I f 1 c o u l d h a v e o n e w i s h , il

would be lo bring him back," said

Joel Buckhoul before a full Chapel .

"Bul I w o u l d n ' l wanl lo, because

he ' s probably having a blasl righl

now."

A c c o r d i n g lo S e r g e a n l M a r k

DeVries of ihe Holland Police De-

parlmenl, with ihe help of local bike

shops and ihe Michigan Molor Car-

rier expec t lo comple te ihe invesli-

ga l ions mid-week .

Words of sympathy and concern

can be sent to the Buckhout family:

Mr. and Mrs. Donald (Carol)

Buckhout

2226 Radatz Avenue

North St. Paul. MN 55109

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O L l _ l E M E C R A Z Y : A patron of Holland's new skate park tests out some of the ramps in the converted Lincoln tennis courts.

Skaters invade Lincoln cour ts DANA LAMERS staff reporter

Over the past two weeks the Lin-

coln Park tennis courts, across f rom

Dykstra Hall on the corner of 9lh

S t ree t and C o l u m b i a , have been

t ransformed into a new skate park

for the city of Holland.

"They d idn ' t let us skate down-

town ," said " P u c h u k , " a local die-

hard skater. About a year ago the

Hol land City Counci l voted lo en-

force a ban on ska teboarding and

r o l l e r b l a d i n g o n i ts d o w n t o w n

streets. Soon afler, a group of young

skaters came to the council lo re-

quest a park specialized for skating.

" T h e city council decision was

clear and concise ," said Kurl Righl,

w h o runs the c i ty ' s Leisure Depar t -

men l . " T h e y though t , these kids

have gone about ihis in a posi t ive

way. T h e y ' v e been responsible and

tried lo do things the righl way," he

said. "Le t ' s g ive this a real Iry."

"I look at this as an opportunity

t o s e e h o w i t ' s g o i n g l o

opera te . . .what are the p r o b l e m s , "

Righl said.

So far, the only p rob lems have

been "cat ca l ls" f r o m the skaters.

Righl said. "Everyone is concerned

and dea l ing wilh p rob lems ." City

and communi ty of f icers and Hope

S e c u r i t y a l s o m o n i t o r the pa rk .

" W e ' r e not going lo overact lo any

initial p rob lems ," he said.

"1 wou ldn ' l mind il if I cou ldn ' t

hear it," said Marcy Met ie r s ( '01) .

Lincoln Park w a s chosen for its

location near the d o w n t o w n area,

and for the flat sur face of ilslennis

courts. T h e city counci l a lso sup-

p l i e d s o m e " s e e d m o n e y " f o r

ramps , l ighting, and other ilems.

" I t ' s helped oul a lot to keep them

off the streets. They have a lot of

fun. T h e y ' r e a lways oul there, even

at like 2 :00 in the morning . It 's re-

a l ly c o o l , " sa id A u d r e y E h i n g e r

( '01) who also has a room overlook-

ing the skate park.

Because of Ihe high risk of skat-

ing activi t ies, those who skale do

so at their o w n risk and the park

c loses at 11:00 p .m. " I t ' s an unsu-

perv ised a r ea - ju s t l ike basketball

courts or tennis cou r t s -w i lh posted

rules," Righl said. "I t ' s open lo any-

one f r o m the communi ty , Hope stu-

dents inc luded ."

" I t ' s supposed to c lose at 11:00,

bul il doesn ' t , they slay oul there til

like 1:00," said Emily Prins ( ' 01 )

who lives in a room in Dykstra Hall

ove r look ing the skale park.

"Bul at least they d o n ' t play mu-

sic and they seem pretty nice and

stuff ," said Lauren Piolrowski ( '01) .

"Te le , " one of ihe young skaters

w h o approached the city council lo

request the skale park, has no more

faith in the government afler the ad-

dition of the skate park than before .

"I hale t h e m , " he said. "Il look

us three years lo gel the skate park

in. T h e c o p s a l w a y s d r ive by...I

don ' t l ike h o w we have lo leave af-

ter 11:00, cause af ler 11:00 where

do we ska le?"

Hope and Holland haul in A I D S money

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KATE FOLKERX staff reporter

Sunshine and blue skies set the

stage for ihe 1997 Hol land A I D S

Walk on Saturday Sept. 13.

A total of 110 Hope s tudents and

c o m m u n i t y m e m b e r s sel off on a

hike d o w n 9lh Street and around

campus .

"The ballle against AIDS will not

be d o n e until w e not on ly m a k e

strides againsl ihe disease itself, bul

against ihe fear and ignorance lhal

keeps many f rom reaching out lo

fel low humans in need," said David

Blauw, di recor of pastoral care at

Holland C o m m u n i t y Hospital .

Con t inu ing in this t heme . Rev.

Andy Fierro of Cross roads Chapel

urged people to " f igh t againsl si-

lence ." "Th i s is a march lhal recognizes

lhal w e ' r e in this together," he said.

" R e m e m b e r people are living wilh

AIDS; we are l iving s ide-by-s ide ."

This idea of communi ty was re-

inforced by the coincidence lhal the

w a l k look p lace on C o m m u n i t y

Day.

"The walk is really about com-

munity, because il involves H o p e

and Hol land. Il was a great way lo

start Communi ty Day," said Krislen

Gray, assistant director of the coun-

seling center, who was walking Sat-

urday morning .

Hope walkers included s tudents ,

faculty, and staff , as well as about

40 m e m b e r s of the S i g m a Iota Beta

sorority, who part icipated as part of

a service project , as they have in

previous years . Accord ing lo Suzy

Velazquez ( ' 99) , vice-president of

the Sibyll ine sorority, and w h o w a s

in charge of organizing this project ,

the Sibyll ine m e m b e r s have been

involved wilh the A I D S walk be-

cause they feel il is a wor thy

cause. She stressed that " reach-

ing oul lo the people living wilh

H I V / A I D S mat ters more than the

cause i lself ."

A chance to gel oul and walk

was an exlra benef i t for com-

munity member , Phil Coray.

" M o r e important ly 1 want lo

help raise f u n d s for educa-

t ion , c a r e , a n d r e s e a r c h fo r

those wilh A I D S , " he said.

Al though she realizes il is not just

a gay disease, Joanne VendenBerg,

w h o was walking wilh her daugh-

ter Brooke , said lhal, "1 have many

f r iends w h o are gay who have losl

f r iends lo this disease, so I feel thai

il is someth ing lhal I need lo be a

part o f . "

$ 5 4 2 3 . 2 5 w a s r a i s ed t h r o u g h

p l edges . A two-n igh t slay at the

Be l l a i r e Bed and B r e a k f a s t w a s

awarded lo the lop pledge-earner ,

w h o raised $ 1200. Eighty perceni

of the m o n e y will go to T e r r y ' s

Fund, a memoria l fund sel up by the

Dcpar lmenl of Social Serv ices of

Ol lawa County . 100% of donat ions

m a d e lo th is f und go di rect ly lo

mee t the financial needs of persons

in O t t awa and Allegan count ies

wilh HIV or A I D S . The re-

m a i n i n g 20 pe rcen i of the

p r o c e e d s wil l benef i t the

Amer ican Red Cross of Ol-

l a w a C o u n t y Youth P e e r

e d u c a t i o n p r o g r a m . T h i s

p r o g r a m o f f e r s y o u l h ages

15-24 the c h a n c e to g o into

c lass rooms wilh an adult in-

s t r u c t o r a n d t e a c h H I V /

A I D S prevenl ion to their

peers . T h e walk was or-

ganized by the Hol land

A I D S w a l k c o m m i t t e e ,

which was chaired by Julie

Hulsl and David Van Heesl.

Dennis Stover, a representative of

ihe Michigan A I D S Fund, w h o also

s p o k e at the e v e n t , s h a r e d wilh

wa lkers the hope for a s t a tewide

even t nexl year. T h e plan is for the

many A I D S walks in different com-

munit ies lo be held on the same day.

This will hopefu l ly improve pub-

licity fo r the event .

September I 7, I 997 the Anchor Religion

G U E S T C H E E S E H E A D

Michael Zuidema

Losing my religion Diversity is Ihc codc word of

Hope College.

The term thai is usually

applied lo raee (and oflen gender

and sexual orienlal ion) needs lo

broaden ils horizons inlo

religion.

I am an alheisl. I have lived

in Wesl Michigan my entire life

and am a full- l ime student al

Hope.

1 will pause lo al low those in

shock to compose themselves .

I am not alone. Not only are

there other atheists.at Hope,

there are also Musl ims , Catho-

lics, Mormons , and some group

called Christians.

No, I w o n ' t try to convert the

readership into bel ieving (or not

bel ieving) what I bel ieve. That is

unnecessary.

This area f rom the beach lo

Grand Rapids has no pat ience

for di f ference. Any t ime religion

comes into quest ion, the masses

are quick to defend the Word of

God, despite what the First

A m e n d m e n t says.

I knew what to expect when I

came to Hope^s campus . Once

people found out, I expected a

little f lack.

What wasn ' t expected was

the ex t reme lack of tolerance

this area has for any religion that

isn' t God-related.

Responses I ' ve received

include: "You ' re going straight

to hell," "Oh , " and "You are

not!

Well. I am an atheist. And this

just in. not everyone is com-

pletely the same at Hope, as

much as the campus tries.

n This campus , this city, this

whole region needs to understand

the fact that there are those w h o

have a religion other than

Christianity.

One has lo have admirat ion

for the numerous s tudents w h o

have made the at tempt to

convert , and in some instances

berate, me into being born again.

I have morals . I have ideas.

And, mos t importantly, I have

feelings.

Society is no longer al lowed

to discr iminate based on skin

color or male / female d i f ferences ,

yet when religion comes into

quest ion the rule of the region

rules.

1 c ame lo Hope not because

of its Christian affi l iat ion, but

because of its academic prowess .

I d idn ' t c o m e here to be

looked down upon, to receive

r idicule and lectures, or lo have

to deal with not going lo chapel .

N o one has to agree with

what I believe, but accept the fact

that there are t imes when people

will disagree with things.

Minds need lo be opened to

dif ference. This has long been

said, and applied, lo many topics.

N o w it jus t needs application to

religion.

In t h e N a m e o f t h e F a t h e r Traveling Preacher urges Hope to halt sinful ways ANDREW LOXZl staff reporter

With his bright, red hat boldly

proc la iming " R e p e n t , " and large

placard condemning the sins of oth-

ers, Tom Carlisle made quite a stir

on c a m p u s Monday, Sept. 15.

Taking his position in front of

Dimnet Memor ia l Chape l be fore

the 10:30 chapel service, Carl is le

spent a good part of the day loudly

voicing his opinions lo the passing

student body, which responded in a

variety of ways. Some studenls dis-

missed him as a crackpot, while oth-

ers look interest in what he said.

"You women got to watch the

way you dress ," Carlisle shouted at

short-skirled girls who walked past

his postion on College Avenue. This

and other comen t s on the sins of

Hope students .

"He has some good points, but

also some very radical views which

discredit him in the minds of stu-

dents ." said Adam Paarlberg ( '98) .

Paarlberg joined others in question-

ing and debat ing the demonstrator.

Ma l t D e J o n g ( ' 9 9 ) , Bib le in

hand, sal in front of Car l is le and

checked the validity of the scripture

passages used in his message , lead-

ing other s tudents in a very healed

argument with the evangelist over

the slate of sin and repentence.

C a m p u s secur i ty s h o w e d up,

making sure Calisle was conduct-

ing his demonstra t ion in a peaceful

manner.

T h e y ' r e letting m e preach f rom

the sidewalk, but they want lo re-

m o v e m e because of my contrary

v iews" commented Carlisle regard-

ing Hope s t a f f ' s response.

Carl is le 's distributed pamphle ts

lii a

Anchor p\r\o\o b y J o s h N e u c k s

AM UNEXPECTED VISITOR: T. Carlisle made his pilgrimage to Hope's campus proclaiming his principles.

sum up his main argument .

According lo his religious tracts,

he c la ims the only way to be saved

is to e l iminate all sin in one ' s life,

as he has done. This contrary view

was highly chal lenged by the stu-

dent body.

In response to s tudents ' probing

of his "abscence of sin," Carl is le

returned to his issues of what sin

is.

If your parents let you listen lo

rock music, they don ' t love you,"

Carl is le said.

Only Carlisle knows whether or

not he accomplished his conversion

mission.

However , he did, in fact, offer

a c o n t r a r y o p i n i o n on c a m p u s ,

which gave many students a chance

to re-aff irm their own beliefs by de-

fending what they believe against

an unexpected demonst ra tor ' s dif-

ferent posit ion.

Hope student enlightens campus of his Unitar ian beliefs KRISXI SXEKETEE

staff reporter

While there are many rel igions

in Amer ica today, there is one that

encompasses and accepts them all:

Unitar ianism.

A d a m H u d s o n

( ' 9 9 ) , f rom India -

napolis, is a Unitar-

ian. Although there

are Unitar ian Uni-

versa l i s t A s s o c i a -

t ion c h u r c h e s

around the na t ion ,

he has not met any-

one at H o p e w h o

shares the s ame be-

liefs.

"The first thing

p e o p l e ask m e is:

'Well, what do you

bel ieve? ' The only

creed is a general respect for each

o t h e r a n d f o r l i f e in g e n e r a l , "

Hudson said.

Whi le he def ines himself as a

Unitar ian, he does not try lo pin

down his beliefs.

" M y b e l i e f s a r e c o n s t a n t l y

evolving," Hudson said. "People

find me frustrat ing because I keep

changing my mind ."

According lo Jack Mendelsohn

in his book Meet the Unitarian Uni-

versalists, "bel iefs may change as

ins ights d e e p e n and expe r i ences

broaden."

W h i l e H u d s o n d o e s not feel

pressure to attend Chapel , though

he occasional ly does, f r iends have

tried to change his mind about his

faith.

" A c o u p l e of

t imes people try to

c o n v i n c e m e of

t h e i r w a y , "

H u d s o n e x p l a i n s .

" I t ' s kind of ironic

because in my be-

l ief , i t ' s okay for

h i m . bu t no t f o r

m e . "

U n i t a r i a n

church services are

not that d i f f e r e n t

f rom Christian ser-

v i c e s ; h o w e v e r ,

t hey d r a w f r o m

many sources, including the Bible,

the Koran, and other written texts.

"You can be Atheist and Unitar-

i a n , B u d d h i s t a n d U n i t a r i a n , "

Hudson said. "They jus t preach

general respect and love for every

one ."

In 1961, the Unitarians and Uni-

versalists consolidated to form the

Unitarian Universalist Associat ion.

They offer many services, includ-

ing devotional material , rel igious

education curricula, and produce a

bimonthly journal . The World.

"Af f i rming the Inherent Worth

and Digni ty of Every Pe r son" is

their motto, but they have no of f i -

cial creed.

Basic principals of the Unitar-

ian Universalist Association include

the belief that "personal exper i -

ence, conscience and reason should

be the final authority in religion,the

free search for truth, religious wis-

dom is ever-changing, and ethical

living is the supreme witness of re-

l igion."

A c c o r d i n g to J u l i a M i t c h e l l

Corbet t ' s Religion in America, both

faiths have been in Amer ica s ince

its beginning. The Unitarian Uni-

versalist Associat ion lists famous

Uni ta r i ans and Universa l i s t s , in-

c l u d i n g R a l p h W a l d o E m e r s o n ,

Clara Barton, Louisa May Alcott ,

and John Adams .

Both Universal ists and Unitar-

ians have their roots in the Chris-

tian church, but split for various rea-

sons. T h e strongest opposit ion the

Universalists had is they believe that

"salvat ion is universal, not limited

lo an elect number ."

Unitar ians a l so disagreed with

tradit ional Christ ian doctr ine , but

for different reasons. They objected

lo the bel iefs that God is a trinity,

that the Bible is infall ible, and that

some will be damned eternally.

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Op in i on ^Anchor September I 7, I 997

A WORD FROM THE

EDITOR...

The day after Benjamin

Buckhoul died I was driving

around lovvn wiih my roommale ,

Jon, and I passed by some

sunflowers on ihe side of the

road. They were almost com-

pletely bent over as a result of

the eloudy skies above. It was an

extremely sad moment and it

was then that I fully realized

what had happened. One

singular, sudden ineident halted

one man ' s life and at the same

time altered mine.

I didn ' t know how to act at all.

My logical sense of being and

my mind told me to remain calm

and think of how f/ie Anchor

should handle the situation. I

thought to myself that to sit and

ask how and why such a thing

could happen would not bring

me an answer and would not

remedy the situation. However,

my heart told me to feel my way

through this one and not to let

just my mind handle it like I

usually do.

I searched for answers and I

found none. Looking for the

reason in God was of no help to

me personally, as I am not an

overwhelmingly religious man. I

thought about some famous

passages of novels and poems

and came across only one that

touched me deeply when I first

read it. I have always cherished

it since:

"No man is an Island, entire of

itself, every man is a piece of the

Continent, a part of the main; if

any clod be washed away by the

sea, Europe is the less, as well as

if any prominatorie were, as well

as if any manor of thy fr iends or

of thine own were; any man ' s

death diminishes me, because I

am involved in mankind;

therefore never send to ask for

Glyn Williams

whom the bell t o l l s j t tolls for

thee . '—John Donne

In other words, every person

in society, especially at Hope, is

linked together by the simple

fact that they are a part of

society together. We all had a

bond with Ben, even those of us

who did not know him.

Above all else what I have

realized is that sometimes

things like this need to happen

to help life continue itself.

Somet imes you need to be in

the pit of sadness before you

can fully appreciate life and be

wholly and completely happy.

Somet imes life needs a little

bump to get itself moving in the

right direction.

For example, Joel Buckhout,

Ben's younger brother and their

father, Don, embraced long and

hard at the chapel service held

on Friday morning, Sept. 12.

Afterward, Don said the

moment was extremely impor-

tant for the two of them and it

brought them a lot closer

together.

I never knew that an 18-year-

old kid from North St. Paul,

Minn, whom I never personally

met could have such an effect

on my life. Benjamin Buckhout

has affected the lives of every

single student at Hope College

even though many of us d idn ' t

know him. Perhaps the way we

knew of him when he was alive

is how we will know him in

death: riding his bicycle on a

clear and sunny day.

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the

Editorial should have been chosen more carefully D e a r Edi tor ,

Upon reading your editorial in

last week's Anchor, September 10,

1997, we were deeply disturbed by

your words.

A few statements stood out as

particularly offensive. One being,

"I don ' t care what trash lives next

door," in reference to people of dif-

ferent socioeconomic backgrounds

and lifestyles. When writ ing this

statement did you slop to think what

the ramif ica t ions of such use of

words could have on already crum-

bling community relationships?

R a t h e r t han b u i l d i n g w a l l s

around our campus and selves with

editorials such as this, why aren't

we searching for ways to prevent

assaul ts f rom happening a third

weekend in a row.

In these situations, alcohol is ir-

relevant to whether or not someone

is assaulted.

Do you really think that the as-

sa i lan t s take in to cons ide ra t i on

whether their intended victims are

intoxicated?

Unfortunately, assaults can occur

at anyt ime to anyone, anywhere.

Contrary to popular belief, this in-

cludes students walking home from

non-alcoholic events such as a late-

night mov ie or s tudy g roup at a

house on 14th Street.

W h e t h e r or not you " . . . spend

your weekends in a hot, dirty party

house," as you say, no one deserves

to be assaulted.

Hope has done a good j o b of

maintaining safety on its immedi-

ate campus, but student life should

not have to be l imited to a few

Faculty contacts listed for G.L.O.B.E. D e a r Edi to r ,

This letter is written with the pur-

pose of making students aware that

there is a peer support group on

campus for gay, lesbian, and bi-

sexual students. G.L.O.B.E. (Gay,

Lesbian, Or Bisexual Equality) at

Hope College is here to allow gay,

lesbian, and bisexual students to get

to know one another, share experi-

ences, and discuss issues that are

re levant to their l ives in a non-

threatening, confidential environ-

ment.

We invite all gay, lesbian, and

bisexual students, whether "out" or

still questioning, to join our group.

Because of obvious confidentiality

concerns, we have designed a sys-

tem for you to get in touch with us

that has proven effective.

To find out about meeting times,

places, etc., we ask that you con-

tact one of the list of faculty and

staff members listed below in per-

son, by phone, or by e-mail .

These contacts for our group have

agreed to be supportive listeners of

any q u e s t i o n s or c o n c e r n s you

might have, and are the key link in

connecting you with us. Once you

have spoken to one of these persons,

they will pass your name along to

our student leaders, who will then

contact you about meet ing t imes

and places.

If you do not feel comfor tab le

attending a meeting or would like

to talk with someone more in depth

about your questions, our contacts

can listen to your concerns and not

pass your name along, or direct you

to the counseling center.

It should be noted, however, that

these persons are not offering coun-

seling, but are here to assist you in

contacting the group. Although we

real ize this may seem like some

work and possibly a bit intimidat-

ing, these procedures are in place

to insure your privacy.

We sincerely hope that if you do

h a v e q u e s t i o n s r e g a r d i n g you r

sexual orientation, or would like to

meet other students like you, that

you would make the effort to con-

tact our group. We are here to sup-

port you.

F a c u l t y C o n t a c t s : H e r s i l i a

Alverez-Ruf, Maria Andre, Charles

blocks. Three years ago as freshmen

we were warned to stay away from

16th Street , this year it is 14th

Street.

If we don' t start looking for a new

solution other than that proposed in

your editorial. "The only clear so-

lution to not getting assaulted is to

just not walk down the street by

yourself or intoxicated at 3 a.m.,"

how much longer will it be until we

are warned away from the middle

of our campus?

Look ing f o r solut ions ,

J e n n i f e r G r i e m e ( '98)

Rebecca Hol lenbeck ( '98)

J e a n n a K e i n a t h ( '98)

C h r i s t i n e Kelley ( '98)

Nicole McCIa in ( '98)

B r a n d i W h e l a n ( '98)

Aschbrenner, Priscilla Atkins, Ellen

A w a d , J a n e B a c h , W e s B a l l ,

Miche l le B o m b e , S teve Bouma-

Prediger, Jackie Bartley, Mylene

C a t e l , C o l l e e n C o n w a y , J . M .

D e l l ' O l i o , J a n e D i c k i e , D o n n a

E a t o n , R o b e r t E l d e r , D e r e k

E m e r s o n , J im G e n t i l e , T a m a r a

G e o r g e , J a n i s G i b b s , D e i r d r e

J o h n s t o n , P e r r y L a n d e s , Don

L u i d e n s , B i l ly M a y e r , Ho l ly

McKee, Kim Mendels , Jim Motiff,

Judith Motiff, Diane Mulroney, Phil

M u n o a . D a v e M y e r s , N a n c y

Nicodemus , Tim Pennings, Mary

Ann Permesang, James Piers, Rich

Ray, Maura Reynolds, Jack Ridl,

Diana Robins, Brigitte Hamm-Por-

te r , S t e v e n l a n n a c o n e , L y n n

Japinga, Lorna Jarvis, and David

Jensen.

Sincerely,

G . L . O . B . E . a t H o p e College

Smi t , M a r c i a

S t e w a r t , J o a n n e

S t rou f , L inda

S w a n s o n , D e b r a

Verhey, Allen

W e s s m a n , Leslie

Wilson, Boyd

Abrasive preacher makes student stop and think D e a r Edi to r ,

As I was going to class today I

saw a man with a sign. It read such

things as Repent and Perish and

Die. It also listed examples of those

who will perish and die if they do

not repent.

Well, I was slightly disturbed and

thus d e c i d e d to g ive the guy a

chance. I went to listen to him. But

what I heard only d is turbed me

more. He seemed closed minded

and very j u d g e m e n t a l , bo th of

which are pet peeves of mine.

I could only take so much of him

so I took off. As I was heading back

to my room, I stopped and talked

with Gordon. Most of us have seen

him around campus making it a

better place for us but never gave it

much thought. While talking with

Gordon he got me really thinking.

Why was this man preaching? What

is his motivation? Why would any-

one deliberately deliver a message

that is known to create an unpleas-

ant c rowd?

Well, I found answers and that is

why I am writing this. Put aside the

fact that I strongly disagree with

what this man was saying, preach-

ing, and telling. Focus on his mo-

tive.

I began to realize that this man

was driven f rom somewhere deep

inside, from a place that is stronger

than mere will. For a person to sub-

ject himself to the kind of abuse that

he brought upon himself, he must

believe that he is in the right.

It almost knocked me over to re-

alize this fact. He is a man with pas-

sion for what he is teaching, and in

such, worth remembering and not

criticizing.

I w a s o n c e told that I should

never do anything with half a heart

and this man. who struck me as be-

ing abrasive and harsh, reminded

me that I should take pride in my

work and not d o anything halfway.

I jus t want to thank Gordon for

helping me realize this.

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September I 7, I 997 the Anchor Spotl ight

Students needed t o serve in Hol land NOELLE WOOD

spotlight editor

The signs arc all over campus

imploring Hope College sludenls to

help the residents of Holland by

volunteering their precious lime lo

lulor an al-risk elementary school

kid or become a big brother or big

sister. Many harried sludenls pass

ihe signs, lell themselves they don ' l

have the time, and quickly forget

the simple plea. Others want lo help

and do.

The chaplain 's staff has recently

begun a mass effort lo encourage

sludenls lo participate in commu-

nity service. From September 5-12,

tables with sign-up sheets were out-

side of the chapel for anyone inter-

ested. The tables are down now, but

anyone may still go lo the Keppel

House throughout the year and sign

up.

"Hope can become a bubb le , "

said Lori Fair, director of oulreach.

" S l u d e n l s can b e c o m e n a r r o w -

minded . S e r v i n g can show that

there are people in situations very

different from their own."

Those who sign up will receive

an information sheet on their area

of interest. They will then be placed

into one of several programs de-

pending on the time they ' re willing

lo give and on whether Christian

faith is necessary for participation

in certain organizations.

T h i s is the f i r s t yea r that the

chapla in ' s staff has a t tempted to

coo rd ina t e vo lun lee r i sm a m o n g

Hope students. Even though part of

their reasoning for doing so is f rom

a Christian perspective, students of

all f a i t h s a re e n c o u r a g e d lo

participate.

"Christ calls us to serve one an-

other and pul others ' interests be-

fore our own, and it's his desire for

others lo experience Christ 's love

as a result," Fair said. "I also want

to emphasize thai this is not just for

Christians. There is an opportunity

for all s ludenls to be. used in the

community ."

O n e of ihose oppor lun i l i e s is

through one of the avai lable big

brolher/big sister programs.

"We especially need boys lo be

big brothers," said Spring Hilldore,

director of the Higher Horizons pro-

gram. "We have a wailing list from

1994 because it 's so hard lo find

boys to volunteer. We just called

someone the other day to let them

know we found a big brother. The

liltle boy was ecstatic and scream-

ing in the background while his

mother said ' thank you, thank you

for finding someone . ' "

Big b ro the r s and s is ters have

done a variety of things while bond-

ing w i th t he i r " l i t t l e s . " J e f f

W h i t m o r e ( ' 9 9 ) took h i s l i t t le

b ro the r , n i n e - y e a r - o l d Brad , to

Craig 's Cruisers, played basketball

in the Dow, and played laser tag

with him.

"I found the exper ience pretty

grat i fying," Whi tmore said. "You

are a big influence on your kid, and

you gain a friend too."

Another opportunity to work with

kids involves tutoring at-risk el-

ementary school children through

a program called CASA. Its off ice

is in the basement of Graves and its

af ter-school tutoring sessions are

held in Lubbers.

"We ' r e a great place to do sig-

nificant community service with the

convenience of staying on campus,"

P h o t o c o u r t e s y o f C A S A

READING, WRITING, & ARITHMETIC: CASA tutorMarilee Ramthun ('99) reads outside with fourth graders Joyce Valero and Leticia Balcazar for a change of scenery.

said assistant di rector of C A S A ,

Bob Boersma.

The children in C A S A are at-risk

for not completing high school be-

cause of a variety of reasons, such

as low economic status.

"I t 's really fun to work with the

kids and it 's nice to know you can

give that extra help and support to

let them know someone cares about

them," said Marilee Ramthun ( '99),

who is starting her third semester

with CASA.

There is also the opportunity to

w o r k wi th H o l l a n d ' s h o m e l e s s

through the Holland City Mission.

Christy Kaminskas ( '99) began her

volunteer work there as an intern-

ship through SOS (Summer of Ser-

vice) this summer.

"Even though I didn ' t try to have

any stereotypes of the homeless, I

really did have some," Kaminskas

said. "I think that the media did sub-

tly m a k e me have images in my

mind of the stereotypical homeless

person in messy clothes, unkept hair

and a dirty body. What I found was

completely different. The living ar-

eas were neat and clean, and the

parents that I interacted with were

Hope grad is voice of MTV's Daria ANDREW LOTZ

staff reporter

Tracy Grandstaff ( '86) has done

it all.

" I 'm the screaming woman in the

airplane crash... also it 's my voice

in the sex scene with Bruce Willis,"

she said, referring to her role in the

recent movie Beavis and Butt head

Do America.

T h e c o m m u n i c a t i o n

ma jo r and K a l a m a z o o

native began her asso-

c i a t i o n wi th the a n i -

mated duo Beavis and

Butthead when working

in M T V ' s editorial de-

partment in New York,

d e v e l o p i n g the mus ic

v i d e o i n t r o d u c t o r y

spots. Originally,/teav/5 Dar ia . and Butthead was created by Mike

Judge as a series of spots intended

to introduce videos. The popularity

of the show rapidly increased. It

became the hit segment of MTV's

Liquid Television, a n d w a s

eventualy taken on as a full-t ime

series, although in Grands ta f f ' s de-

partment.

Grands t a f f did the vo ices for

Daria and Stuart 's mother mainly

because of the lack of funds to de-

velop the early show.

"I was the only female writer,"

she said. "At the start, they just pul

the writers into the' booth to save

money."

Grandslaff ' s character, Daria, de-

veloped into a fan favorite because

of her humorous crit icism of the

s lacker pair. Riding on huge fan

support, Grandstaff was then placed

into her current posit ion as lead

voice in MTV' s number one rated

show, Daria, which airs Monday

nights at 10:30 p.m.

Daria f o l l o w s the l i fe of the

s h o w ' s n a m e s a k e , D a r i a

Morgendorfer (Grandslaff 's charac-

ter), as she moves to a new town, a

s u b u r b c a l l e d

L a u n d a l e . D e s p i t e

nicer surroundings in a

r i ch n e i g h b o r h o o d ,

Dar i a still f inds the

common thread of stu-

pidity everywhere she

goes. From her popu-

larity obsessed sister to

her r ich , but s tup id ,

classmates, Daria and

her only friend Jane encounter the

idiocy of life with angst-ridden hu-

mor. Although doing voices for a car-

toon show is very time consuming

and repetitious, Grandstaff says she

loves her job.

"Basically you get the script a

week before hand," Grandstaff said,

"then you run through your lines

over and over, until people think

you ' re insane."

After studying the script, she goes

to the recording booth and records

each line three to ten limes, depend-

ing upon the amount of inflection

needed. Her upcoming episode has

96 lines for her character, which

translates into about three and a half

hours of work.

After graduation, she left for the

east coast and got a job writing pro-

motions for the United Slates bas-

ketball league, from which she got

a position at a Philedelphia based

m a g a z i n e , ca l led Scan. F rom a

co-worker at Scan, she got wind of

a position at MTV' s off-air devel-

opment department.

Moving through the ranks of the

music industry 's most recognized

icon, Grandstaff rose to a position

in series development, where she

worked on the show The Real World

before her switch to the editorials

department.

very good parents and not simply

living off the system."

Those who take the time to vol-

unteer agree it was worth the effort .

For an average of two to three hours

a week , H o p e s tudents can give

something back to the community

in which they temporarily reside. In

the process, they are likely to gain

something loo.

"It broadened my view of reality

and the fact that there are needs in

Holland," Kaminskas said.

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Joyce Ca ro l Oates t o Read Famed writer propels Visiting Writers Series

into its tenth season M I R I A M B E Y E R intermission editor

oycc Carol Oalcs '

w e b page , enl i l led

" C e l e s t i a l T i m e -

piece ," opens with a

work of art by n ine-

leenth-century artist J.

W. Waterhouse. The work, named

"Psyche opening the Golden Box,"

depicts a woman slowly lifting the lid

of and peering into a small container.

Presumably, inside the box are the se-

crets of the human soul.

Oates, one of today's most accom-

plished writers, might as well have

painted herself in Psyche 's place. For

through the countless short stories,

novels, novellas, essays, and poems

she has written, she probes and ex-

poses almost every corner of the hu-

man soul. The darker, more violent

corners are her specialty.

And t h i s F r i d a y , S e p t . 19, at

Dimnent Chapel, Oates will expose

to the Hope and Holland communi -

ties one of these darker corners. To

open this year ' s Visiting Writers Se-

r ies , O a t e s will

read from her lat-

est b o o k Man

Crazy, a tale of a

g i r l a b a n d o n e d

by her father at a

y o u n g a g e a n d

her ensuing struggle into womanhood .

Oates ' visit to Hope has been arranged by

Pinckney Benedict, a member of the English

Department and coordinator of the series.

Benedict and Oates have a special relation-

"Oates' unblinking curiosity about

human nature is one of the great

artistic forces of our time."

— T h e Nation

ship — he was a stu-

d e n t of h e r s at

Princeton University,

w h e r e O a t e s s t i l l

teacnes today.

Benedic t enrol led

in O a t e s ' C r e a t i v e

Writing Workshop as a freshman (that lucky

dog [of God | ) . He said he was terrified at first.

"Here I was, an eighteen-year-old freshman.

Southern, pudgy, in a class taught by one of

the greatest living novelists," Benedict said.

Benedict soon learned, however,

that Oates was not to be feared.

"She was tremendously nice on

the first day," Benedict said. "She

was intensely interested in where

eve rybody came f rom, and this

meant a lot to me. I told her I was

from West Virginia, and instead of

just passing it off . she really ques-

tioned me about it. I liked that."

Benedict, a published author him-

self. often sets his writing in the

West Virginia of his childhood, and

he exp l a in s that O a t e s wi thou t

question influenced this character-

istic of his work.

"She made me feel good about

where I came f rom," Benedict ex-

plained.

Oates credits Detroit, the city in

which she settled after completing

her Master of Arts at the Univer-

sity of Wisconsin and marrying, as

an important influence on much of

her early work.

The city, sometimes the unfortu-

nate recipient of the annual "Mur-

der Capital of the World" title, pro-

vided Oates with an intense envi-

ronment.

Hence, her unabashedness at exploring the

darker sides of the human psyche.

Oates ' reading begins at 7 p.m. Live mu-

sic by the Hope College Jazz Ensemble starts

at 6:30 p.m.

Admission to the event is free, and Oates

will sign books after the reading.

Also after the reading will be a reception

for Oates in the Kletz.

The party, sponsored by OPUS, begins at

9:00 p.m. and runs until 10:30 p.m.

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Take 6 to Take the Stage The Hope College Dean of the Chapel will present Take 6 on

Mon. and Tues., Sept. 22-23, at 8 p.m. in Dimnent Memorial

Chapel. Take 6 emerged on the gospel music scene in 1980. The a capella

sextet originated at a small college in Alabama, and in the years

since has won seven Grammies, as well as many other awards.

The group's message emphasizes Christian spirituality.

"We are still speaking of the God

• [ we serve and the fact we love

i*; ; him so much, as he hoves us

so much. It speaks the senti-

ments of our hearts," said

Mark Kibble, the first tenor,

discussing the group's most

recent disc, "Brothers."

The group's music is a com-

bination of rich harmonies,

gospel, jazz , and rhythm

and blues. All of Take 6 ' s

a lbums have either gone

platinum or gold, and are

en joyed by a wide audi-

ence. Many people not fa-

miliar with the current gos-

pe l m u s i c s c e n e w e r e

d rawn to Take 6 by the

group ' s 1992 CD. "He is

Christmas."

Tickets for the concerts

are $10 for students, and

may be purchased in ad-

vance at the DeWitt Cen-

ter theatre ticket office be-

g inn ing Mon. . Sept . 15.

Ticket office hours are 10

a.m. until 5p .m . Mon.-Fri..

and 12-5 p.m. on Sat.

Any r ema in ing t ickets

will be ava i l ab l e at the

door. - Hope College News Service

J. Ridl

Relics and Ridls -

one and the same?

ANDREW LOXZl

staff reporter

Professor and poet Jack Ridl

has been part of the Hope Col-

lege scene for a l m o s t thirty

•years, but whether or not he can

be considered a relic of the cam-

pus is debatable. What is not debatable, how-

ever, is the fact that tomorrow night, Sept.

18, Ridl will read a selection of his new po-

e m s at an event enlilled "Relics and Ridl 's ."

The event will lake place at Schuler Books

and Music in Grand Rapids (2660 28th St.)

at 7 p.m. Along with Ridl , Schuler s taf fers Chris

Scheil, Scott Krieger, Kim Klienhans, Tim

N o v a k . John W i n k l e m a n , and Chr i s t ine

Stephens are scheduled to read.

Also, the Jeff Boughner Band will perform

and a collection of works by local artists will

be displayed. Admission for the event is free,

but donations are encouraged and will ben-

efit the Kent County Literary Council .

Ridl ' s reading is the kickoff event of a

weekend-long celebration in honor of the fif-

teenth anniversary of Schuler Books and Mu-

sic. Festivities also include activities such as

craft fairs and a drawing for a $500 shop-

ping spree.

Ridl, embarking on his twenty-eighth year

of teaching, adds a considerable amount of

talent to the Hope College English depart-

ment.

He has published several poetry collections

and has co-written a textbook on how to read

poetry. He also instructs poetry writing classes,

which are extremely popular among English

and non-English majors alike.

"I'll be reading all new [poetry] 1 wrote over

the summer ." Ridl said. " | T h e new poetry]

was written under grants from the Reimold

Fund and the Peale Fund."

In addition to the new work. Ridl will read

a specia l poem he wro te e spec i a l l y for

Schuler Books and Music.

After a reading he did for Schuler Books

and Music ' s tenth anniversary. Ridl was in-

spired to write a short, comedic poem about

the bookstore.

Once the store got wind of the poem's ex-

istence. Ridl was invited back to read it as

well as other works at the fifteenth anniver-

sary. "It 's just a humorous little poem." Ridl said,

explaining the special poem. "It 's kind of like

Dr. Seuss on acid." It is definitely not one that students and fac-

ulty who enjoy Ridl 's work will want to miss.

In fact, it could be the work that establishes

Ridl as a relic. You never know.

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Football t e a m spanks Benedictine M I K E Z ^ U I D E M A sports editor

The firsl lwo drives of ihc Hopc-Benedicline foolball game lold the

slory of the night. Benedicline received (he kiekoff

in ihe end /one and things went

downhill. A penally, iwo short runs,

and an incomplete pass later and

Hope had the ball. The Flying Dutch then worked

their way down the field, and cul-

minated the possession in a 28-yard

Travis Williams ( '98) field goal. Turnovers and penalties plagued

the Eagles as four interceptions and

a fumble prevented the team from making any headway in a 27-0

game. The win raised Hope 's record to

I -1, after a 35-34 double-overtime loss to Valparaiso in last week ' s

game. Hope dominated each side of the

ball. The offense gained 422 yards,

while the defense allowed only 179-

The special teams also lopped ihe

Eagles with 116 return yards and

two field goals, to only 62 yards for

Benedictine. Following Williams' field goal,

touchdowns were scored by Brell Kohler ( '98) and Brandon Graham

( '98), on runs of 2 and 37 yards re-

spectively, to end the first quarter with a 17-0 advantage.

" I ' m obviously happy, but we

didn't play our best by far. We eased up and I 'm not happy about that,"

said head coach Dean Kreps. "The

defense did some good things and

we were able to throw the ball bel-

ter." The Flying Dutchmen were able

to throw belter thanks lo the per-formance of Juslin Wormmeesler

( '99), who Kreps named as starter

a f t e r p l a y i n g b a c k u p a g a i n s t

Valparaiso. "He did a great job. He threw

with authority," Kreps said. "He

realized thai we don't have lo be

world beaters through the air." W o r m m e s t e r ended with 146

yards passing on 11-26. He also

Physical play dominates men's soccer victory M I K E Z U I D E M A sports editor

Everything that mattered in last Saturday's men's soccer game hap-

pened in a few minutes as Hope

defeated St. Olaf 2-1 as part of

Community Day action.

T h e g a m e w a s a d e f e n s i v e

struggle, as neither team was able

to find the goal easily. The second half was dominated

by the goalies and ful lbacks and

only 18 shots were attempted on

goal. Hope outshot St. Olaf 12-6.

Darren Toohey ( ' 9 9 ) m a d e four

saves, while the Oles' goalkeeper

had six saves.

The Oles were first to get on the

board, blasting a shot past goal-

keeper Toohey at the 28:33 mark. Zack Jonker ( ' 99 ) struck back

less than three minutes later with an

unassisted blast from the center of

the goalie box. The struggle lasted for eight more

minutes until Mall Hassenrik ( '00)

juked the goalie and went lop shelf

lo end the first half with what would

be the game winner. Rob Allison

( '99) assisted on the score. "(The first goal) was an impor-

tant point," said head coach Steve

Smith. "Some guys lay their heads

down and we didn' t ." The second half became a defen-

sive s tandoff of slide tackles as

players on both sides elbowed for

position. St. Ola f ' s frustration be-

came evident as one player was

slapped with a yellow card. "We put ourselves in tough situ-

ations," Smith said. "We got into the

mindset of keeping the lead and we

got in trouble." Fatigue also played a faclor as the

team had just defeated North Park,

III. the day before, 3-1.

For his p e r f o r m a n c e s in the

w e e k e n d ' s g a m e s J o n k e r w a s

named MIAA player of the week.

The victories raised the team's mark to 4-1, going into conference

action. The Flying Dutchmen will begin

league play by hosting Olivet today at 4 p.m. at Buys Field.

"It 's going to be a battle. The big

d i f ferences between the top and

lower teams don ' t exist anymore,"

Smith said.

Hassenrik and Blair Richards ( ' 9 8 ) current ly lead the team in

goals with four each.

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scored on a 6-yard run to begin the

second quarter. Williams kicked a 28-yard field

goal to end the scoring.

The second half became a stale-mate as each team struggled to reach the end/one. The lead, how-

ever, gave Kreps the opportunity to

give time lo players who normally

wouldn't play. Graham ended with 145 yards

rushing on 22 attempts to give him

399 yards on the season. Kohler , Scot t Langlo i s ( ' 0 0 ) ,

Marly Gravelyn ( '99) , and Eric Nichols ( '00) combined lo give the

o f f ense 120 yards of addit ional

rushing. The defense was led by the play

of Greg Vaughan ( '99), who had

eight tackles and Dave DeHommel

( '99), who had five tackles and an

interception.

The game was played in conjunc-tion with Community Day events

that ended with a massive fireworks

display. A record 6,421 fans packed

Municipal Stadium for the game.

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Anchor p\-\oXo by Josh Neucks BLUE 32, BLUE 32: Justin Woormeester (y99) barks out calls to the offense in the teams 27-0 Benedictine win.

Gill Shines in Women's Soccer Win M I K E Z U I D E M A sports editor

St. Olaf struck first, but Tina Gill ( '99) had the final word in

Saturday's women's soccer game. Gill highlighted the game by

scoring a hat trick of goals as the

Flying Dutch defeated the Oles,

4-1. St. Olaf was first on the board

when Alison Maybury floated a

long curving kick past goalkeeper Andee Spaman ( '00). Gill came

back less than a minute later at the

24:06 mark with a goal on an as-

sist by Gretchen Schoon ( '99).

Then, at 28:35, Gill scored her

second goal assisted by Lisa Knott

( '98) to end the first half with a

2-1 score.

St. Olaf had its chances lo score after the half, but an offsides call

and the play of Hope ' s backfield

nullified any chance the Oles had. The second half was ihen domi-

nated by a defense led by Trystin Kleiman ( ' 9 9 ) , L indsey O ' D e l l

( '01), and Debbie Burr ( '00).

Gill lopped off her goal scoring

by chipping in a point blank shot from Hillary Reyenga ( '00) , bring-

ing her total to five.

Melody Morscheck ( '99) capped

off the scoring with an assist from

Sarah Klaasen ( '99) al the 55:40

mark. Morscheck leads the team with six goals, and a total of 13

points. "We played our best game by

fa r , " s a id h e a d c o a c h Pau l

Rosenbrook. "We have a new sys-

tem and they have picked it up

fast." Hope outshot St. Olaf 31-8,

forcing the Oles ' goalkeeper to make 19 saves. Spaman made six

saves.

T h e win r a i s e s the t e a m ' s record lo 4-1 and is their fourth

win in a row since dropping the season opener to Wheaton. St.

Olaf is now 0-5. The win came on the heels of a

2-1 ove r t ime defea t of Nor th

Park, 111. Friday. "Yesterday we came out flat

and I challenged the team lo pick

it up and play like we know how,"

Rosenbrook said.

The Flying Dutch next travel

to Olivet today to begin confer-

ence play.

T H E D A Y TRIPPERS M e n ' s Cross Coun t ry :The team finished second overall behind host Oshkosh at Saturday's Invitational. Joe

Veldman ( '01) finished in fifth, followed by Jeremy Bogard ( '98) in eighth and Paul Berke (*00) in tenth. W o m e n ' s Cross C o u n t r y : Ellen Schultz ( '98). Stacy Brown ( '98), and Becky Timmer ( '99) finished two,

three, and four on their way to leading the team to a second place finish at the Oshkosh Invitational, Saturday.

M e n ' s Golf : Coach Bob Ebels split the teams into two seperate teams, which look third and fifth in the

Comet Classic. Low scorers were Ben Fellows ( '00), Andy Nietring ( '01), and Mark Piersma ( '99). W o m e n ' s Golf : The team finished in a tie for first with Alma at the first MIAA tournament, hosted by

Albion. Elizabeth Yared ( '99) and Ellen Collenbrander ( '00) led the way, finishing in second and fourth. Volleyball:Its record was run to 11-0 as it finished first in the GLCA tournament. Becky Schmidt ( '98) was

named MVP and was joined on the all-tournament team by Liz De Haan ( '98) and Kuria Van Wieren ( '98).

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