!!!ANCH VOL. 120 NO. 9 NOVEMBER IS. 2006 • SINCE 1887 "SPERA I N D E O " HOPE COLLEGE • HOLLAND. MICHIGAN WHAT'S INSIDE Order in the court 2 Supreme Court to rule on late- term abortion cases Students onstage 3 Dance performance features student choreography Dinner and a show 4 Food festivals enhance inter- national events Save these CRN's 5 New classes widen student perspective Defending champs 8 Dutch prepare for a new season IN BRIEF SAC Wins Award The Social Activities Committee at Hope College has again won the "Excellence in Programming Award" from the Mid America Region of the National Association for Campus Activities. Hope was also recognized in 2002 and 2004. Criteria for the evaluation included effective useofresources, promotion of the program to students, student involvement in planning and implementation, clarity and achievement of the program's goals, and effective program evaluation. The award recognizes SAC for its 2005-06 programming year, when the directors of SAC were Jenny Shuck ('06), Kristi Orange ('07) and Ryan Lincoln ('07). CIS Topic: Immigration The 2007 Critical Issues Symposium will examine immigration. "It is often noted that we are a nation of immigrants, yet there are few issues which divide us more than immigration. Recent figures suggest that more than 11 million illegal residents are in the U.S; more than 200,000 are now residing in Michigan," said Derek Emerson and Alfredo Gonzales, CIS 2007 co-chairs. Do we have an obligation to people wanting to be part of the U.S.? Do our porous borders allow terrorists to enter and harm this country? Can our nation's health care and educational systems provide for the needs of this rapidly growing population? Will immigrants take jobs from current residents? Do other countries bear responsibility for illegal residents in the U.S.? Should we be building a wall between the U.S. and Mexico? How do our policies affect our relations with other nations? The 25th CIS is Oct. 2 and 3, 2007. Look for detailed information before the end of April. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER LYOIA HUSSEY INTERNATIONAL HOPE - Shova KC ( 07), Mulay Kefene ('07) and Vidhan Rana ( 08 ) per- form a traditionai dance from Nepal during Images Saturday. SEE FLAVORS, PAGE 4 PANEL: GENDER GAP STILL EVIDENT IN WORKPLACE Katie Bennett S T A F F W R I T E R An open discussion entitled "Women in the Workplace" was held in Martha Miller Tuesday. Sara De Vries, assistant director of career services, coordinated the discussion with the help of the Women's Programming Committee and several other women's organizations on campus. A panel of five professional women spoke to an audience of Hope students and community members about their careers and covered issues particularly crucial to women when entering the work force. Though the panelists had widely varying educations and professions, several consistent themes permeated the discussion. Many of the panelists urged students to allow life's changes to affect their career plans. "1 would really underscore paying attention to what your interests are and where you're drawn," said Linda Milanowsky, director of colors, materials and finishes at Herman Miller. Growing up with role models who were all stay-at- home moms, Milanowsky was surprised to find her calling in a full-time administrative job. Lois McAllister Mulder, a teacher with Holland Public Schools, graduated from college in the middle of the era of the anti-housewife but eventually found her calling in being a stay-at-home-mom while raising children. "It took me until 1 w a s about 30 to finally be able to say 'ok this is what I really love to do' and just do it," said McAllister Mulder. "Be careful that you don't get loo caught up in what your destination is and enjoy the journey." Donna Comwell, executive director of the Center for Women in Transition, cited a gap between women and men in the work force today. She related her experience of being interviewed for a job by three male administrators. She was asked, "How would your husband feel about you not being home for dinner," and "How would your husband feel about you working with other men." Comwell also noted that there still is "a bias toward paying men more for the same job." Jill Jepsen, a professional artist and instructor at Ferris State University, related similar evidence of the gender gap in her profession. SEE WORKPLACE, PAGE 4 $7,500 mascot costume approved Jenny Cencer C A M P U S E D I T O R "What is a Flying Dutch"? Student Congress President Brad Matson ('07) has been striving since the summer of 2005 to help the campus visualize the mascot in ways that most colleges are ac- customed to. Four renditions were designed through careful research of Dutch concepts and expertise from mas- cot character professionals. These models for a future mascot were voted on by the campus commu- nity last spring. When a clear image emerged, community members from the Athletic Department, President's Office, faculty, staff an^l students were consulted. The mascot costume is esti- mated to cost S7,500. On Nov. 7, Student Congress members voted 16-6 to fund the costume expenses through the Student Activities Fund. Representatives of the Dew Crew were also invited to attend the meeting. Jeremy Benson ('08) did not at- tend the meeting but said in an in- terview afterwards, "I don't think Hope College needs a mascot. We have Dew Crew, cheerleaders and Anchor Band already competing SEE MASCOT, PAGE 6 COURTESY STUDENT CONGRESS CLARIFY YOUR PRIDE — Cost of costume: $7,500 Dutchman mascot: priceless? OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD SH0EB0XES SPREAD GIFTS, GOSPEL Emily Westrate S T A F F W R I T E R Christmas is quickly approaching, and Hope students can find many ways to help brighten the holidays for others. In conjunction with Samaritan's Purse, Campus Ministries and Volunteer Services are involving Hope's campus in Operation Christmas Child. The premise is simple. Students can pick up a shoebox at the Student Union Desk, the Keppel House or Dimnent Chapel. Another option is to buy a small plastic container, so the child can keep that as well. The participant chooses whether the gift will be for a boy or a girl and selects an age group of 2 to 4, 4 to 9 or 10 to 14 years old. Boxes can be filled with school supplies, hygiene items and various toys. A personal note or letter can be included as well, sometimes spurring a response from the child. Hope has been involved with Operation Christmas Child for nearly 10 years. Each year, students turn in an average of 500 boxes, with a record high of 700 boxes. A higher goal was set for this year's collection. "We're hoping to be able to collect 800 boxes," Barb Osbum of Campus Ministries said. These boxes will be brought to Grand Rapids to be collected by Samaritan's Purse and dispersed throughout the world. According to their website, more than 7.6 million boxes were distributed to more than 95 countries last year. "This donation is something that is doable for students. It's more fun than simply giving money," Osbum said. "It also allows students to have a piece of Christmas, even though they're not at home." Not only do the children receive unique gifts, but also included in the shoeboxes are messages of the Gospel. The gifts are distributed through a local church and the message is written in the child's language. "It's not just a handout of a gift. It serves the local church as well as the families,"- Osbum said. The due date for retuming the filled boxes is Nov. 15.
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!!!ANCH V O L . 1 2 0
N O . 9
N O V E M B E R I S . 2 0 0 6 • S I N C E 1 8 8 7 " S P E R A I N D E O " H O P E C O L L E G E • H O L L A N D . M I C H I G A N
W H A T ' S I N S I D E
Order in the cou r t 2
Supreme Court to rule on late-
te rm abort ion cases
Students onstage 3
Dance per formance features
student choreography
Dinner and a show 4
Food fest ivals enhance inter-
nat ional events
Save these CRN's 5
New classes widen student
perspective
Defend ing champs 8
Dutch prepare for a new
season
I N B R I E F
SAC Wins Award T h e Social Activi t ies
Commi t t ee at Hope Col lege
has again w o n the "Exce l l ence
in P rogramming Award" from
the Mid Amer ica Region of the
Nat ional Associa t ion for C a m p u s
Activit ies. Hope was also
recognized in 2002 and 2004 .
Criteria for the evaluat ion
included ef fec t ive u seo f r e sou rces ,
p romot ion of the p rogram to
students, s tudent involvement in
p lanning and implementa t ion ,
clari ty and ach ievement of the
p rog ram ' s goals, and effect ive
p rogram evaluat ion.
T h e award recognizes S A C for
its 2005-06 p rogramming year,
w h e n the directors of S A C were
Jenny Shuck ( ' 06) , Kristi O r a n g e
( ' 07 ) and Ryan Lincoln ( ' 07 ) .
CIS Topic: Immigration T h e 2007 Critical Issues
S y m p o s i u m will examine
immigrat ion.
"It is o f t en noted that w e are
a nation of immigrants , yet there
are f ew issues which d iv ide us
more than immigra t ion . Recent
figures suggest that more than 11
million illegal residents are in the
U.S; more than 200 ,000 are now
residing in Mich igan , " said Derek
Emerson and Al f redo Gonzales ,
C I S 2007 co-chairs .
Do w e have an obl igat ion to
people want ing to be part of the
U.S .? Do our porous borders
a l low terrorists to enter and harm
this count ry? Can our nat ion 's
health care and educat ional
sys tems provide for the needs of
this rapidly g rowing popula t ion?
Will immigrants take j o b s f rom
current residents? Do other
countr ies bear responsibil i ty
for illegal residents in the U.S.?
Should w e be building a wall
be tween the U.S. and Mexico?
H o w do our policies affect our
relat ions with other nat ions?
T h e 25th C I S is Oct. 2 and
3, 2007. Look for detailed
informat ion before the end of
Apri l .
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER LYOIA HUSSEY
I N T E R N A T I O N A L H O P E - Shova KC ( 07), Mulay Kefene ('07) and Vidhan Rana ( 08 ) per-f o r m a t r a d i t i o n a i dance f r o m Nepal d u r i n g Images Saturday . S E E FLAVORS, P A G E 4
PANEL: GENDER GAP STILL EVIDENT IN WORKPLACE Kat ie Bennet t S T A F F W R I T E R
An open discuss ion entitled
" W o m e n in the Workplace" w a s
held in Martha Mil ler Tuesday.
Sara De Vries, assis tant d i rector
of career services, coordina ted
the discussion with the help
of the W o m e n ' s P rog ramming
Commi t t ee and several other
w o m e n ' s organiza t ions on
campus . A panel of f ive
profess ional w o m e n spoke to
an aud ience of H o p e students
and communi ty m e m b e r s
about their careers and covered
issues part icularly crucial to
women w h e n enter ing the work
force. T h o u g h the panelis ts
had wide ly varying educat ions
and profess ions , several
consis tent themes pe rmea ted the
discussion.
Many of the panelis ts urged
s tudents to al low l i fe ' s changes
to a f fec t their career plans.
"1 would really underscore
paying attention to wha t your
interests are and where y o u ' r e
d rawn , " said Linda Mi lanowsky,
director of colors, mater ials and
finishes at He rman Miller.
Growing up with role
mode l s w h o were all stay-at-
home m o m s , Mi l anowsky w a s
surprised to find her cal l ing in a
fu l l - t ime adminis t ra t ive j o b .
Lois McAll i s ter Mulder , a
teacher with Hol land Public
Schools , graduated f rom col lege
in the middle of the era of the
an t i -housewife but eventual ly
found her cal l ing in be ing a
s t ay -a t -home-mom whi le raising
chi ldren.
"It took m e until 1 w a s about
30 to finally be able to say 'ok
this is what I really love to d o '
and jus t do it," said McAll i s ter
Mulder. " B e careful that you
don ' t get loo caught up in what
your destination is and en joy the
journey . "
Donna C o m w e l l , execut ive
director of the Cen te r for
Women in Transi t ion, cited a
gap be tween w o m e n and m e n
in the work force today. She
related her exper ience of be ing
interviewed for a j o b by three
male administrators . She
w a s asked, " H o w would your
husband feel about you not be ing
home for dinner ," and " H o w
would your husband feel about
you work ing with other men . "
C o m w e l l a lso noted that
there still is "a bias toward
paying men more fo r the same
j o b . " Jill Jepsen, a profess ional
artist and instructor at Ferris
State University, related s imilar
ev idence of the gender gap in
her profess ion.
S E E WORKPLACE, P A G E 4
$7,500 mascot costume approved Jenny Cencer C A M P U S E D I T O R
"Wha t is a F ly ing Dutch"?
Student Congress President Brad
Matson ( ' 07 ) has been striving
since the summer of 2005 to help
the campus visual ize the mascot
in ways that most col leges are ac-
cus tomed to.
Four rendit ions were des igned
through careful research of Dutch
concepts and expert ise f rom mas-
cot character profess ionals . T h e s e
models for a fu ture mascot were
voted on by the campus c o m m u -
nity last spring.
When a clear image emerged ,
communi ty m e m b e r s from the
Athlet ic Depar tment , Pres ident ' s
Off ice , faculty, s taff an^l s tudents
were consul ted.
The mascot cos tume is esti-
mated to cost S7,500.
On Nov. 7, Student Congress
m e m b e r s voted 16-6 to fund the
cos tume expenses through the
Student Activi t ies Fund .
Representat ives of the Dew
C r e w were also invited to attend
the meet ing.
Je remy Benson ( ' 0 8 ) did not at-
tend the meet ing but said in an in-
terview af te rwards , "I d o n ' t think
Hope Col lege needs a mascot . We
have Dew Crew, cheer leaders and
Anchor Band already compet ing
S E E MASCOT, P A G E 6
COURTESY STUDENT CONGRESS
CLARIFY YOUR PRIDE — Cost of costume: $7,500 Dutchman mascot : pr iceless?
OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILD
SH0EB0XES SPREAD GIFTS, GOSPEL Emily West ra te S T A F F W R I T E R
Chr is tmas is quickly
approaching , and Hope s tudents
can find m a n y ways to help
brighten the hol idays for others .
In con junc t ion with Samar i tan ' s
Purse, C a m p u s Minis t r ies and
Volunteer Services are involving
Hope ' s campus in Opera t ion
Chr i s tmas Child.
T h e p remise is s imple .
Students can pick up a shoebox
at the Student Union Desk ,
the Keppel House or Dimnent
Chapel . Another opt ion is to buy
a small plastic container , so the
child can keep that as well . T h e
participant chooses whether the
gift wil l be for a boy or a girl and
selects an age g roup of 2 to 4, 4
to 9 or 10 to 14 years old. Boxes
can be filled with school suppl ies ,
hygiene i tems and var ious toys.
A personal note or letter can
be included as wel l , somet imes
spurr ing a response f rom the
child.
Hope has been involved with
Operat ion Chr i s tmas Chi ld for
nearly 10 years. Each year,
s tudents turn in an average of 500
boxes , with a record high of 700
boxes. A higher goal was set for
this year ' s collect ion.
" W e ' r e hoping to be able to
collect 800 boxes , " Barb O s b u m
of C a m p u s Ministr ies said.
These boxes will be brought to
Grand Rapids to be collected by
Samar i t an ' s Purse and dispersed
throughout the world. Accord ing
to their websi te , more than 7 .6
million boxes were distributed to
more than 95 countr ies last year.
"Th i s donat ion is someth ing
that is doable for s tudents . It 's
more fun than s imply giving
money , " O s b u m said. "It also
a l lows students to have a piece of
Chr is tmas , even though they ' re
not at home . "
Not only do the children receive
unique gifts, but a lso included in
the shoeboxes are messages of the
Gospel . The gif ts are distributed
through a local church and the
message is wri t ten in the chi ld 's
language.
" I t ' s not jus t a handout of a gif t .
It serves the local church as well
as the families,"- O s b u m said.
T h e due date for r e tuming the
filled boxes is Nov. 15.
2 N E W S NOVEMBER 15, 2006
SUPREME COURT HEARS ABORTION CASES Brian McLel lan S T A F F W R I T E R
T h e S u p r e m e C o u r t h e a r s t w o c a s e s t h i s
t e r m , G o n z a l e s v. C a r h a r t a n d G o n z a l e s v.
P l a n n e d P a r e n t h o o d , w h i c h dea l wi th t he
c o n s t i t u t i o n a l i t y o f a f e d e r a l b a n on la te-
t e r m a b o r t i o n s , a l s o k n o w n a s pa r t i a l -b i r t h
a b o r t i o n s .
' T h e y ' r e e s s e n t i a l l y a r e p l a y o f a
c a s e in 1999 w h e n t h e c o u r t s t r u c k
d o w n a s ta te b a n o n pa r t i a l -b i r t h a b o r -
t i o n s , " sa id D a v i d R y d e n , t he po l i t i ca l
s c i e n c e d e p a r t m e n t chair .
T h e S u p r e m e C o u r t ' s 5 - 4 d e c i s i o n
in t h i s c a s e w a s m a d e on the g r o u n d s
tha t t he b a n w a s " u n d u l y b u r d e n s o m e . "
i n o t h e r w o r d s , f o r t h i s c a s e , t h e r e w a s
n o e x c e p t i o n in t h e b a n f o r t he hea l t h o f
t he m o t h e r . T h e c u r r e n t c a s e s d e a l w i t h
a s i m i l a r s t a tu t e , bu t it is a f e d e r a l b a n
ins t ead o f a s t a t e b a n .
' T h e s e c a s e s a r e h e l d o n the s a m e
g r o u n d s , " R y d e n said . " T h e r e is n o
e x c e p t i o n (in t he b a n ) f o r t he hea l t h
o f t he m o t h e r . "
in R y d e n ' s o p i n i o n , t he S u p r e m e C o u r t
c o u l d ru le o n e o f t w o w a y s .
In t he first poss ib i l i ty , t he S u p r e m e
PHOTO COURTESY THE W H I T E H O U S E
FAMILY M A N — Samuel Allto wi th wife Martha-Ann, son Phil, daughter Laura, and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, before being sworn in as U.S. Supreme Court Justice on Feb 1. Ai i to 's vote could reverse the court 's 1999
rul ing on late-term abort ions.
C o u r t c o u l d f o l l o w t h e p r e c e d e n t se t pa r t i a l -b i r t h a b o r t i o n s is u n c o n s t i t u -
b y the p r e v i o u s c a s e , tha t t he b a n on t i ona l b e c a u s e it is " u n d u l y b u r d e n s o m e "
to t he m o t h e r .
In t he s e c o n d poss ib i l i ty , t he S u p r e m e
C o u r t cou ld s t r ike d o w n the p r e c e d e n t ,
r e v e r s i n g the 5 - 4 d e c i s i o n m a d e in 1999.
T h i s is a poss ib i l i ty , s a id R y d e n , b e c a u s e
o f c h a n g e s in t he m e m b e r s of t he S u p r e m e
C o u r t b e t w e e n t h e n a n d n o w .
C h i e f Jus t i ce J o h n R o b e r t s is l ike ly t o
vo te to u p h o l d the b a n , w h i c h is h o w h i s
p r e d e c e s s o r , f o r m e r C h i e f J u s t i c e W i l l i a m
R e h n q u i s t , vo t ed in 1999.
H o w e v e r , S a m u e l A l i to , t he o t h e r
n e w J u s t i c e o n the S u p r e m e C o u r t , is
t h o u g h t t o be m o r e c o n s e r v a t i v e t h a n
his p r e d e c e s s o r , S a n d r a D a y O ' C o n n o r .
H e cou ld po t en t i a l l y r e v e r s e t he 1999
r u l i n g on pa r t i a l -b i r th a b o r t i o n s , m a k -
ing the S u p r e m e C o u r t ' s d e c i s i o n 5 - 4
in t he o p p o s i t e d i r ec t ion .
A c c o r d i n g to R y d e n , " c o n s e r v a t i v e
j u s t i c e s a r e m o r e s u p p o r t i v e o f p r e c -
e d e n t , " a n d cou ld t h e r e f o r e feel b o u n d
b y t h e s i x - y e a r - o l d ru l i ng , a n d the
r u l i n g c o u l d r e m a i n the s a m e , w i t h
t he cour t d e c l a r i n g the f e d e r a l ban on
pa r t i a l -b i r th a b o r t i o n s u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l .
A r u l i n g on th i s m a t t e r is e x p e c t e d
b e f o r e July .
Recent Supreme Court Decisions H a m d a n v. R u m s f e l d
S a l i m A h m e d H a m d a n , h e l d a t G u a n t a n a m o B a y s i n c e 2 0 0 2 ,
c h a l l e n g e d the a u t h o r i t y o f the U . S . g o v e r n m e n t t o h o l d h i m
w i t h o u t c h a r g e s a n d to t ry h i m b e f o r e a m i l i t a r y c o m m i s s i o n .
T h e c o u r t ' s d e c i s i o n s l a t ed tha t G u a n t a n a m o d e t a i n e e s m u s t be
t r ied in c iv i l i an p r o c e e d i n g s , u n l e s s a n ac t o f C o n g r e s s spec i f i -
c a l l y a u t h o r i z e s a m i l i t a r y c o m m i s s i o n .
L a t i n A m e r i c a n C i t i zens v. G o v e r n o r Texas
T h i s c a s e w a s b r o u g h t b e f o r e t he c o u r t in p ro tes t o f t he 2 0 0 2
r ed i s t r i c t i ng o f T e x a s C o n g r e s s i o n a l Dis t r i c t s . C a r r i e d ou t b y the
R e p u b l i c a n - m a j o r i t y s l a t e l eg i s l a tu re , t h e r ed i s t r i c t i ng r e su l t ed
in s ix n e w R e p u b l i c a n - s e a t s f o r T e x a s in 2 0 0 4 . In its d e c i s i o n , t h e
c o u r t u p h e l d t he r ed i s t r i c t i ng , w i t h t he e x c e p t i o n o f o n e c o n g r e s -
s iona l d i s t r ic t w h i c h d i l u t e d L a t i n o v o t e s .
N o v e m b e r 2 4 & 2 5 Hosted by Calvin College
HOPE vs. CORNERSTONE Friday, November 24 - 6 p.m.
AQUINAS vs. CALVIN Friday, November 24 - 8 p.m.
THIRD PLACE GAME Saturday, November 2 5 - 6 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Saturday. November 26 - 8 p.m.
MEXICO CITY PASSES GAY UNION LAW
HALL OF FAME
CLASSIC 7J
Larissa Mar iano S T A F F W R I T E R
M e x i c o C i t y ' s a s s e m b l y
p a s s e d a l a w o n N o v . 10 r e c o g -
n i z i n g s a m e - s e x c iv i l u n i o n s . T h e
n e w l a w g r a n t s M e x i c o C i t y ' s
g a y c o u p l e s , w h o r eg i s t e r t he i r
u n i o n w i t h c iv i l a u t h o r i t i e s , a c -
c e s s t o s o m e o f t he soc i a l b e n e f i t s
e x t e n d e d t o h e t e r o s e x u a l c o u p l e s .
T h e law, w h i c h still n e e d s t he
m a y o r ' s a p p r o v a l , a l so a l l o w s
u n m a r r i e d h e t e r o s e x u a l c o u p l e s
to r e g i s t e r f o r b e n e f i t s .
T h e l a w d o e s no t a l l o w
a d o p t i o n b y s a m e - s e x c o u p l e s ,
a n d f u r t h e r f e d e r a l r e f o r m s
w o u l d b e n e e d e d t o a l l o w t h e
e x t e n s i o n o f p u b l i c hea l t h
a n d p e n s i o n b e n e f i t s .
T h e bill w a s a p p r o v e d b y a
v o t e o f 4 3 t o 17. It w a s b a c k e d
by the l e f t - l e a n i n g D e m o c r a t -
ic R e v o l u t i o n a r y Pa r ty ( P R D )
par ty , w h i c h c o n t r o l s t he c i t y ' s
l eg i s l a t i ve a s s e m b l y a n d w a s
r
PHOTO COURTESY G C N
UNITED— Two men wait out-side Mexico's legislature as the same-sex civi l union bill
Is debated.
o p p o s e d b y the m o r e c o n s e r v a -
t i ve N a t i o n a l A c t i o n Pa r ty a n d
t h e C a t h o l i c C h u r c h .
M a r t i B a t r e s , t he l e a d e r o f
P R D in M e x i c o Ci ty , d e s c r i b e d
the m o v e a s a first s t e p w h i c h
c o u l d lead to a na t i ona l d e b a t e on
s a m e - s e x u n i o n s a n d s im i l a r leg-
is la t ion b e i n g a p p r o v e d in o t h e r
p a r t s o f t he coun t ry .
W h i l e t he M e x i c a n o f f i c i a l s
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NEXT? As Howard Dean put it, "Booya!"
Annika Carlson
By all measures , this mon th ' s mid te rm
elect ions brought sweeping success fo r
Democra t s : We took the House . We took
the Senate . We took six governorsh ips
from Republ icans . Pretty much any w a y
you cut it, w e won.
In general , this means a lot less is going
to get done in Washington. Dur ing the first
six years of Bush ' s re ign, his w h i m s w e r e
bols tered by a House and Senate which
both had Republ ican major i t i es—and
whi le it w a s n ' t necessari ly a rubber s t amp
for every th ing Bush had in mind, a lot of
conservat ive legislation wen t through the
sys tem wi thout a snag. Consider , fo r ex-
ample , the fact that Bush has only used his
execut ive veto power once: on a bill which
eased restrictions on embryonic s tem cell
research.
N o w that he ' s not backed by a Repub-
lican legislature. Bush and his veto power
are go ing to be see ing a lot more of each
other. T h e Amer ican system of govern-
ment was des igned to m o v e s lowly and
inefficiently, and with Washington divided
be tween two parties, tha t ' s exact ly w h a t ' s
go ing to happen.
So w h y am 1 worr ied? Just like every
political junk ie , I ' m a l ready looking ahead
to 2 0 0 8 — t h e next presidential elect ion.
Democra t s w e r e handed a significant man-
date this fall, and if the par ty fai ls to live
up to its image as an agent for change,
winn ing in ' 0 8 is go ing to be near ly im-
possible. S ince a divided government will
m a k e it hard for Democra t s to achieve the
re fo rms on which they campa igned . Dem-
ocrats will have to work twice as hard to
mainta in their integrity to voters.
T h e best w a y for Democra t s to achieve
wha t they promised voters—par t icular ly a
pragmat ic wi thdrawal f rom Iraq and more
fiscal responsibil i ty in Congres s—is to
reach across the aisle and work with Re-
publ icans . Instead of buying into the ex-
t remely partisan polit ics practiced in D.C.
recently. Democra t s should s tep up as bi-
partisan leaders, integrating c o m p r o m i s e
into the plans they put forward on Iraq,
the economy, educat ion and count less
other issues discussed in campa igns this
fall. If Democra t s try to push their agenda
through by fo rce and political games . Bush
will veto their a t tempts and they ' l l damage
their credibi l i ty with voters .
Closer to home, S tabenow and Gran-
holm face the same cha l l enges—though
pressures are admit tedly higher for the
governor s ince Dick DeVos was a much
tougher candidate to beat than Michael
Bouchard . In G r a n h o l m ' s case, cont inuing
to enact her j o b s plan and finding money
in the budget to devote to long-term edu-
cation investment are key s teps in proving
that her long-term vision for Michigan is
on track.
T h e worst th ing Democra t s could do
right now is rest on their laurels: winning
an election should be the start of the hard
work , not the end. I hope to see that work
ethic reflected in the many newly elected
Democra t s as they reach Washington, D.C.
in January.
Annika is a member of the Hope Demo-
crats.
Sarah Baumgartner
Curt Aardema *
Last Tuesday, voters in the state of
Mich igan expressed their bel ief in Gov.
G r a n h o l m despi te the s tate 's be leaguered
image s t emming f r o m her policies. A s
j o b s cont inue to flow out of Michigan and
graduates are left with f e w e r opt ions to
remain in the state, Granho lm mus t f ace
the task of revers ing this t rend. A l so ris-
Liberal tsunami
ing from the s tate 's economic ashes is Sen.
Debbie Stabenow. Rid ing the wave of her
successful b id to r ename a Detroit federal
bui lding, the incumbent Senator n o w has
another six years to prove her passion for
Mich igan .
T h e Republ ican Party in Michigan has
once again been relegated to local control
in the bulk of West Michigan. From this
posit ion, however , the conservat ives have
the oppor tuni ty to bols ter the s ta te ' s eco-
nomic s tanding through the m e d i u m s of
pr ivate enterpr ise and urban growth. In
con junc t ion with the Democra t i c -con-
trolled state government . Republ ican lead-
ers should strive to boost Mich igan cities
by pass ing fiscally conservat ive pol ic ies
on the local level. When successfu l , this
policy can and should be used as an exam-
ple to Democra t ic state leaders in Lansing.
Moreover , Republ icans must m a k e the
mos t of and showcase their success in the
places where they remain in control . As the
jou rney to 2008 begins, be careful not to
be "b lown a w a y " by myr iad mov ing vans
dest ined for locales outs ide of Democra t i -
cal ly restrained Michigan.
At the national level, the Amer ican
people have given a clear mandate for
every th ing "no t Republ ican ." Across the
nat ion, the b igges t n e w j o b loss category
is not Michigan manufac tu r ing j obs , but
the Republ ican representat ives , senators
and governors w h o w e r e pink-s l ipped last
Tuesday. Clearly, Amer i cans wan t change
— a n idea that Democra t s rallied around
this elect ion.
Democra t ic campa igns were based on
an ant i -Republ ican pla t form, cleverly con-
structed by the Democra t ic Nat ional C o m -
mit tee. But will this p la t form sustain the
Democra t s w h e n there are no Republ icans
in power to uni te against? During the next
two years, the Democra t ic Party will have
the opportuni ty to explain how they plan
to put their rhetoric into pract ice. Repub-
l icans should be interested in Democra t i c
plans for educat ion , health care. Social Se-
curity and the war in Iraq.
Republ icans mus t be wil l ing to work to-
ward bipartisan solut ions to the problems
the nation will cont inue to face . The Dem-
ocrats have lived as the minor i ty voice, and
Republ icans must learn to do the same.
With the D e m o c r a t s ' e levated status in
the Sena te and House of Representat ives ,
they now have the opportuni ty to prove
that they are deserving o f the pres idency
in 2008 . Keep this in mind when p rob lems
arise dur ing the next two years.
Curt and Sarah are members of the
Hope Republicans.
Israel's security wall illegal, 'destroys' Palestinian lives T o t h e E d i t o r :
In light of recent act ivi t ies
concern ing Palest ine and
ques t ions arising f r o m the
Hope Col lege communi ty , and
in ul t imate disgust to a French
minister, I have dec ided to wri te
this brief letter to push forward
the awareness abou t the apartheid
wal l be ing buil t in Palestine.
For the last five years, the
terrorist state o f Israel has been
bui lding a 400-mi le wall a round
the West Bank, annexing and
s teal ing 50 percent of the land for
its o w n benefi t . Whi le doing so
without any remorse or sympathy,
they destroyed houses , bui ld ings
and vi l lages to build this wal l ;
anything on its path has been
des t royed and leveled.
T h e wall is be ing built
according to wel l -organized p lans
that benefi t Israelis, and destroy
the lives of Palest inians. T h e wal l
starts nor th of the West Bank and
goes a long a "z igzag" line inside
the Palest inian territory, engul f ing
illegal Israeli se t t lements (that
are occupy ing Pales t in ian-owned
land) on its w a y before go ing on
to engul f s o m e env i ronmenta l
resources (wate r wdlls and
agricultural lands) and cont inues
until it reaches Jerusa lem be fo re
going on d o w n to the south of the
West Bank .
In Jerusa lem, it goes around
local ne ighborhoods and annexes
more land. In do ing so, they do
not care if your off ice and house
are found on the same side of the
wal l or not, leaving most of the
Palest inian populat ion in huge
residential p roblems. T h e wal l
does the same with Hebron , whi le
it bes ieges Be th lehem from the
rest of the wor ld .
So, in the end, the wal l
encapsula tes more than 4 mil l ion
Palest inians in 13 percent of the
4 2 percent of the West Bank ; in
other words , it is the wor ld ' s
largest concentrat ion c a m p wi th
the h ighes t world dens i ty per
square mile.
It is supposed to have doo r s
to let Palest inians out ; however ,
their work t imes are not def ined
and permiss ion to pass through
these doors would require 3 to 5
years of paperwork , even if it is
to go out and talk with your fa ther
w h o is s o m e w h e r e else in this
world.
T h e e f fec t s of this wal l are
lethal and devastat ing; lost
agricultural fields are leading
to increased pover ty rates,
worker s not able to travel to
their work p laces is leading to
huge unemploymen t rates, and
students not able to c o m m u t e
is threa tening their educat ion.
The re are o thers consequences to
this wal l , but the most direct and
relevant are these.
This wal l has been deemed
illegal by the International Cour t
of Just ice, the EU and the U.S.
T h e U N and m a n y other g roups
have been acting in vain s ide by
s ide with the nat ions of the wor ld
to s top this a t rocious terrorist
behavior. However , it is a lmost
finished and no one can s top it or
is ta lking about it.
You thought the Berl in Wall
w a s bad; this is even w o r s e — 2 5
feet high and 5 feet of thick
concrete . I encourage you to help
us fight back this wal l by b e c o m i n g
more aware and us ing your
tongue; m a k e more people aware
of it and write your polit icians.
Th i s websi te will g ive you more
details: ht tp: / /s topthewall .org.
George-Phi l ip Khoury ( ' 09 )
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