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Odd Year defends Nykerk title, defeats sophomores. N y k e r k . pages 6 & 7.

Sports, Nykerk, and seminars highlight Parent's Weekend. C a m p u s b e a t , page 2.

A f L _ Student takes Gospel to Peru. R e l i g i o n , page 8.

Volleyball and men's soccer teams qualify for NCAA tournaments. S p o r t s , pages I I & 12,

U p w i t h Peop le t o present inter-national musical in Holland. I n t e r m i s s i o n , page 9.

Miles Away • 7997 yearbooks have not arrived; Milestone staff'promises swift delivery.

SARA LAMERS staff reporter

Somelimes in order lo improve

upon something, sacrifices have lo

be made.

Such is the case with this year's

edition of the Milestone.

" W e hope to have the books

available lo students any day now,"

said Milestone Co-Editor in Chief Anthony Perez (*98). "As of right

now we are just wailing on the pub-

lisher to complete them, so it is out of our hands now."

Although the Milestone is tradi-tionally completed by the end of

September, the staff wants to assure

students that the books are on their way.

A number of factors caused the

delay in the completion of the book.

"Last year was the first time we have ever had a Milestone staff,"

Perez said. "In the past it was al-ways done by only two people."

"We decided to get more people

involved in order to make working

on the Milestone more fun," said

Co-Editor in Chief Amanda Black (499).

"Training everyone turned out to

involve a little more work than we

had anticipated," she said. A number of changes have been

made which should improve the overall quality of the book.

"Last year we began using new

scanning equipment to improve our pictures," Perez said.

"It took us longer to complete our

pictures, but the new equipment

will help us keep up with technol-ogy," said Black.

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DRIVIMG FORATIXLE: Brandon Graham (*98) looks to break free from an Albion defender in their tussle with the Britons on Saturday, Nov. 8. The Flying Dutchmen claimed their first MIAA title since 1987 with a 28-25 victory. See page 12 for story.

Students offer parking solutions LAURA MIHAILOFF

cam pus beat editor

Limited parking cont inues to plague students at Hope, but for the

first time, students have stepped

forward to formally address it.

In an administrative affairs board

mee t i ng on Tuesday , S tuden t s

Against Poor Parking presented a petition with 300 signatures from

irritated students and offered sug-

ges t ions on how to combat the

problem. "Our goal today is for the board

lo understand that there is only one

student on this task force and we wanted lo have a voice on the is-

sue," said S . A . P P Spokesperson Jeff Amlotte ( '98).

Amlotte introduced the ad hoc

group, addressing students' at large

concerns with safety, increased

prices for parking permits, and the

number parking permits issued compared to the number of park-

ing spaces.

S.A.P.P. Is an idea that was en-

acted through sociology professor Deborah Swanson's Social Move-

ments class.

S.A.P.P. Resolution Chair James Palmer ( '98) presented the class'

alternatives to combat the problem.

"Some of our viable options in-clude expanding the lot behind

B r u m l e r A p a r t m e n t s f r o m 4 5

spaces to 65 spaces," he said.

O t h e r s u g g e s t i o n s i n c l u d e d cleaning out some of the cottages'

garages, which are currently occu-

pied by the Maintenance Depart-ment and laundry facilities.

"Twenty additional spots from apartment lots | l ike Brumler] and

20 from the garages won't solve the

problem entirely, but it will defi-

nitely help," Palmer said.

One more suggestion was made

to plow the skate park on the cor-ner of Columbia Avenue and 10th

Street, since the city has been con-

sidering relocating it.

"The problem we have is that

we ' re running out of land," said

President John Jacobson. The Administrative Affairs Park-

ing Committee presented a report

addressing concerns mainly from

students regarding limited spaces and safety.

S.A.P.P. also asked for safety

measures like additional lighting

and emergency phones due to in-

creased concerns with night time

parking. According to the commilee 's re-

port, there are 1,211 vehicles reg-istered and 864 designated student

spaces.

The report reads, "Parking will always be an issue at Hope due to

the compact nature of our campus,

lack of economic expansion space and the c o l l e g e ' s p rox imi ty to

Downtown." " W e ' d like to see someth ing

more PARKING on ID

SAC deals out disco theme for Casino Night KATE FOLKERT

staff reporter

Dust off your leisure suits and get out your

dancing shoes. Casino Night will hustle back to the era of disco this year.

"Staying Alive" is the theme for this year's event, which is sponsored by Social Activities

Committee, to be held on Friday, Nov. 21, in

Phelps Dining Hall and Maas Confe r ence Room. Doors will open at 7 p.m. with gam-

bling beginning at 7:30 p.m. This year, those who attend are encouraged

to pull out the polyester and platform shoes, rather than the more formal attire of previous

years. WTHS is going lo DJ the evening and the

dance that follows. They, of course, will be play-ing all the favorites from the '70s.

In its sixth year. Casino Night has become a favorite event for Hope students.

"It 's the biggest event of the year. Usually about 800 students attend," said Mary Lucas

( '98), director of SAC. "Don't miss out on this." As in the past, each ticket will buy a packet

of money which can be used lo gamble with,

and hopefully make more. Additional money

can be purchased throughout the night if the

original amount runs out. The money won can be used lo buy prizes in

the Millionaires' Shop. Prizes this year include a TV, VCR. a bike, various gift certificates, a

$50 savings bond, and Pepsi products. Casino

Night T-shirts will also be available.

"We keep the price down on those, so most

people can get one," Lucas said. The grand prize of the evening will be a trip

lo Disney World. The the winner of this prize

will be determined in a drawing, which will take

place at the dance. A few hours later, the win-ner and a guest will be on a plane for a week-

end at the famous Florida theme park. In addition lo the new theme for Casino Night,

the Greeks are adding another dimension of fun to the evening. On Wed., Nov. 19, at 8:30 p.m.

in Phelps Dining Hall, a Casino Night auction sponsored by Greek Life will reward the high-

est bidder with free Casino Night tickets and a dale for the event.

"Quite a few Greeks are being auctioned off,"

said Todd Hornsby ( '98), president of the In-

ter-Fraternity Council and the Emersonian Fra-ternity. "People will have a lot of fun with it."

The auction, which will be emceed by Cre-

ative Dating Doctor Dave Coleman, is open to

the whole campus and the bidding starts at five

dollars. Campus sororities and fraternities will place

themselves on the auction block in order to raise money for the First Annual Greek Leadership

Award. The award will be given lo four senior Greek

members, two women and two men, who have

shown excellence in academics and community

involvement. This auction is part of a continuing effort on

the part of Ihe Greek system to reach out lo the campus.

"In the past w e ' v e been seen as an elitist

group," Hornsby said. "Now we ' re opening up and trying lo get the whole campus involved."

"Events like this provide us the opportunity to become involved with what the school is do-ing," said Sara VanHoose ( '99), vice president

of the Pan-Hellenic Council and member of the Sibylline Sorority.

Tickets for Casino Night will go on sale at the

Student Union Desk on Friday, Nov. 14. Cost is

$6 for singles, and $10 for a couple. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $8

and $12 respectively. . . . . , » . . . . .

Campus Beat the Anchor M o v e m b e r I 2 , I 9 9 7 > * v o H

campus briefs

Frost a close second Sue Frosi, Hope ' s Direcior of

Sludenl Issues and Advisor to the Approprialions Commillee of Slu-

denl Congress, came up nine voles

shorl in her bid for a Ciiy Council seal in lasl Tuesday's eleclion. Frosl

also serves as Holland Planning

Commissioner. Frosl declined lo commenl on ihe

eleciion. Linda Falsiad captured ihe nar-

row victory for ihe ai-large Coun-

cil seal. However, ihe eleciion was

much closer than ihe Aug. 5 pri-

mary, when Falsiad received 56

percent of the vole. Albeit McGeehan defeated Keith

Smith 3,296 lo 993, preserving his

In city council race liile as Mayor of the City of Hol-land. McGeehan has held this of-

fice for ihe past 20 years.

According lo rite Holland Senti-

nel. eleciion turnout was 21 percent of 20,460 registered voters, lopping

ihe 16 percent turnout in 1995. Hope Democrats and Hope Re-

publicans co-sponsored a shullle

service lo bring s tudents lo ihe

polls, but few look advantage of the

service.

"(The low tumoul] didn't surprise

m e , " said Jessica Nelson ( ' 98 ) ,

Hope Republicans co-chair. "There

is a lot of apathy toward city elec-

tions. It is hard enough lo gel people to vole in Presidential eleclions."

S A C and students recognized nationally

The Social Activities Commillee

and Grea t L a k e s S luden l Rep . Kevin Randall ( '98) rode down to

Toledo, Ohio for ihe 1997 National

Associate Campus Activities Re-

gional Conference Oct. 28-Nov. I. SAC came home with two sec-

ond place awards , a third place

award, and a first place award. The

g randes t a w a r d of all was ihe

"School of the Year" award, which Hope shares with the University of

Akron. The annual con fe rence o f fe r s

SAC and other like sludenl organi-

zations a 10-minute preview of

dozens of talents from which they

select lo entertain at Hope during

ihe upcoming year. "We pick mos t of our talent

based on what we see there," said

Direcior of SAC Mary Lucas ( '98). "At these conferences, Hope is

always well represented and well

respected," said Associate Director

of SAC Joy Green ( '99). Also at ihe conference were sev-

eral honor role nominees f rom

Hope. These recipients were rec-

ognized for their excellence in aca-

demics and participation in campus

organizations. Randall and Greg

Folkert ( '98) were 2 of 10 nomi-

nees for the honor roll.

M a n fined for indecent conduct Afler two separate incidents of

indecent exposure where a man

was spoiled masturbat ing in ihe

parking loi west of Dykslra Hall, ihe Ottawa County Prosecuter ' s

office authorized a warrant for his

arrest. Public Safely officers went lo the

accused's house several limes since

On Nov. 3, Marc Bell was ar-

rested and taken from his home to

ihe Ottawa County Jail where he

w a s f i n g e r - p r i n t e d . Bond was posted at $100.

Bell was arraigned Tuesday, Nov.

11 at the Ottawa County 58lh Dis-trict Court House. He pled guilty

on the charse of disorderly obscene

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Campus invaded by parents SARA LAMERS staff reporter

An exci t ing footba l l g a m e , a strenuous competition between the

freshmen and sophomores, and in-formative seminars were just a few of the activities which highlighted

Parents' Weekend. "Parents ' Weekend has been go-

ing on for about 30-40 years," said

Jim Van Heest of the College Ad-

vancement office. "It has always

been held on the same weekend as

Nykerk, which is a tradition we are

proud to have kept."

This weekend was designed as a

special occasion in which parents

could not only visit their students, but also participate in a variety of

activities which were scheduled

throughout the weekend. "Our purpose in having a week-

end specifically for parents is lo make the Hope College experience

as meaningful as possible lo

both them and their slu- .

dents," Van Heest said.

open houses to learn more about

health services, the counseling cen-ter, career services, and the Aca-

demic Support Center. During the evening, a parent and

student coffeehouse was held in the

Maas Auditorium. Those who were able to go enjoyed the music of

s i nge r / songwr i t e r T o m Acous t i complete with free refreshments.

Saturday also provided parents

with a number of opportunities lo

learn more about their s tudents ' lifestyles at Hope. An academic ad-

vising session was led by Direcior

of A d v i s i n g M a u r a

Reynolds. "Th i s sess ion fo-

cused mainly upon ihe p r o c e s s that

s t u d e n t s wil l go

through for regis- ^

t rat ion," Reynolds

said. "I was also able

to give parents

"We want 10 encour-

age parents to sup-port the activities

he re on c a m p u s

and we do this by of-

fering a variety of

activities for them to participate in." . ^

Registration be gan on F r i d a y ^ m o r n i n g

and throughout the afternoon par-ents were able lo attend various

some feedback on

students' mid-term grades and let them know what lo expect as far

as planning for a future career goes. Many students and parents alike

worry about how to select the ap-

propriate classes which will prepare

them for their future," she said.

Later, a panel discussion con-

ducted by college faculty was held. Dean of Students Richard Frosl,

Social Activities Commillee Direc-

tor Mary Lucas , and C h a p l a i n

Dolores Nasrallah led the discus-

sion which focused upon social, emotional, and spiritual develop-

ment in students. "My parents thought the sessions

were very informative," said Paul Kemstock ( '00). "It

was good for me to be < ; w * able to introduce my

parents lo all of the - ^ people I have met."

At 1 p.m., parents

and students packed

into Holland Munici-pal S t a d i u m and

c h e e r e d as t he

Dutchmen defeated

Albion to earn the

MIAA title. The highlight of Parents' Week-

end, the annual Nykerk Cup Com-

petition, was held later that evening.

Parents could also attend "The Ri-vals" in the Dewill Theatre.

On Sunday morning, the chapel conducted a special worship ser-

vice. Joan Bonnema, an area par-

ent of current Hope student Laura

Bonnema ( '99) gave her personal testimony and discussed how Hope

College has impacted her as a par-

ent and as an individual. "There were a lot of good activi-

t ies p lanned ," said Pat Lefever , mother of Kelly Lefever ( '01). "We

really enjoyed Nykerk and the wor-

ship service. We had not seen Kelly since Orientation and it was good

to see her settled in. I think this

weekend really gave me a feel for

Hope life."

Paper Jam Printer problems slow students' academic progress

ihe warrant was issued on Oct. 28. conduct and was fined $135.

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NOAHTUCKER

staff reporter

As the end of the semester draws

near, students are piling into com-

puter labs to finish up term papers. Yel some students are running into

obstacles when they go lo print out

there masterpieces. According lo Rebecca Van Dyke

and Carl Heideman at Computer

Information Technology at Hope,

s tudents have been complaining more and more lately about shorl

supply of computers, printing prob-

lems, and "recreational computing"

by other students lhat lie up ma-chines which are reserved for aca-

demic use. "Several students have walked

into a computer lab, ready lo write

a paper, and found some of their peers playing Quake or surfing the

internet for entertainment. Many

other l imes they have found the

computers in the residence hall labs

used by students chatting over e-

mai l to f r i e n d s for h o u r s , "

Heideman said. Other students, like Nale Bair

( '01), have agreed with CIT about

printing problems. " I 've had trouble with printers

r u n n i n g ou t of p a p e r b e c a u s e everybody's printing trash. I think

some people just do it for fun," Bair

said. Bui within these problems comes

the question of what students' rights

. to the computers are. Are students

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entertainment or gaming purposes justified if no one else needs them?

Many, like an anonymous sludenl

in one of the residence hall labs,

ihink so. "I only do it on Saturdays when

no one needs the computers for aca-

demic use. If there's anyone who

needs the computer. I gel off im-

mediately. Students come down to

ihis lab on Friday nights and play-

games all the lime." " Ins ta l la t ion of games on the

drives or computer networks causes

reliability problems for the comput-

ers' lab networks across campus." said Heideman. "Just last week,

printing in the computer labs was

limited due lo the significant num-

ber of game files clogging the net-

work." CIT agrees that computer abuse

is nol rampant in the entire student

body. "I 've gone in to a computer lab

before and couldn't gel a station, so I just asked someone who was do-

ing e-mail if ihey could lake care

of it later and they were okay with

lhat," said Joel Patterson ( '01). But in spite of the good reports

of responsible peers, students are

apparently becoming increasingly

frustrated when their need lo use the computer labs for research and pa-

per-wriling arises. "Academic use of the computer

labs must be given priority over

personal, recreational use. If you are using a work station for entertain-

menl and another sludenl needs it f o r c o u r s e w o r k , p l e a s e m o v e

along." Van Dyke said.

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o u r vo ice.

A Winner 's Tale T w o houses , bo th a l ike in d igni ty , in fa i r Ho l l and w h e r e we

lay our scene , f r om ancien t g rudge break lo n e w mutiny, where

m u d o n the f ie ld m a k e s p l aye r s ' h a n d s u n c l e a n .

Las t S a t u r d a y ' s foo tba l l g a m e aga ins t A l b i o n had all the

m a k i n g s of a S h a k e s p e a r e a n play. T h e t w o - h o u r t ra f f ic of our

s tage had d r a m a , suspense , hard hits, great play by bo th teams.

For o n c e the g a m e w a s ac tua l ly m e a n i n g f u l and more than

jus t see ing h o w m a n y y a r d s B r a n d o n G r a h a m ( ' 9 8 ) can rush

for. Last S a t u r d a y ' s H o p e foo tba l l g a m e w a s f o r the l eague

title and it felt l ike it.

In co l l ege spor t s these d a y s it is rare for the t w o t e a m s

directly involved in the title c h a s e to play each other. Howeve r ,

w h e n that g a m e d o e s c o m e a long it b r ings with it such emo t ion

and e x c i t e m e n t that it m a k e s all o the r los ing s e a s o n s seem to

d i sappear .

In the past , H o p e ' s footbal l t eam has been cri t icized as be ing

too rel iant on the r u n n i n g g a m e . T h i s s ea son , to w in the ti t le,

the D u t c h m e n w o r k e d more as a t eam than they h a v e in the

past. H o p e used their pass ing g a m e , special t eams , and d e f e n s e

to bea t Alb ion and win the M I A A title and that is w h a t adds

to the exc i t emen t .

T h e g a m e w a s n ' t a sure th ing and that is w h y it's more

f i t t ing that they are the c h a m p i o n s . C h a m p i o n s win w h e n they

are fo rced to. C h a m p i o n s succeed w h e n it looks l ike they are

about to fa i l .

T h e F l y i n g D u t c h m e n e a r n e d this title in e v e r y s ense of the

word .

In par t , the season began in 1994 w h e n this y e a r ' s sen ior

class en te red H o p e C o l l e g e wi th their goa l s set. For f o u r yea r s

they w o r k e d ha rd , los t a f e w g a m e s , w o n f e w e r g a m e s ,

achieved m o m e n t u m and lost it aga in . Sen ior p layers like Brad

Bol ton . T i m D y k s t r a . Rick Frens , G r a h a m . Todd Hornsby ,

A d a m O s m u n , and A a r o n Ot i s l o o k e d at the poss ib i l i ty of

s o m e d a y w i n n i n g the l e a g u e t i t le and did not d i s m i s s it as

ju s t s o m e sil ly d r e a m . T h e y w e r e pa t ient and their pa t i ence

w a s r e w a r d e d wi th o n e of the h ighes t h o n o r s pos s ib l e .

For the past f e w yea r s A l b i o n h a s been the thorn in H o p e ' s

s ide , d e f e a t i n g t h e m e v e r y t ime they h a v e me t wi th in the pas t

four years . H o p e ' s on ly love, w i n n i n g a c h a m p i o n s h i p , sp rung

f rom its o n l y ha le , A l b i o n .

A f t e r 100 years of M I A A foo tba l l , and for the first t ime

s ince 1987. H o p e C o l l e g e w o n the c h a m p i o n s h i p and it

c o u l d n ' t h a v e h a p p e n e d to a more d e s e r v i n g g r o u p of p layers .

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General Chair responds to Anchor article on Nykerk

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lUc Anchor is <i prodmt of .Minlenl effon and is fmulcil llimiif'li the Hope Colleyc Sindcni CoiiKrf.is Api'mpi unions Commiiicr. tellers to the editor arc cnconra^ed. though due lo v/v/.r limilalions du- Author rcscncs the nyht to edit. Utters to the editor are not cur for . (intent ami arc printed solelv on a first i omc first scn e basis. The opinions addressed in the unsigned editorial represent those of the staff as a whole, and not just the Editor-in-Chief. Stones from the Hope College News Sen ice are a prodmt of the I'nhlii Relations Office. One \ ear snh.u riptions to the Anchor arc axailahle for SI.1 U<* resen e the ri^ht to in i ept or re tec t any ad\'ertisin*i.

D e a r Editor ,

I am writing in response to An-

drew Lotz 's article from Oct. 29

entitled "Nykerk Sexism Exam-

ined." As 1997 Nykerk General Chair,

I want to clarify some points. First,

I would like to thank Mr. Lotz for

the accuracy of the Nykerk histori-

cal data presented. The problem is

that the article does not include the

full story. I was very disappointed that Mr.

Lotz didn't talk to any of Nykerk's

l e a d e r s h i p or m e n t i o n c u r r e n t Nykerk policy, as outlined in the

Nykerk Constitution (Feb. 1997). In

writing the Constitution last year, the Commit tee thought long and

hard abou t ma le p a r t i c i p a t i o n ,

among other things.

Nykerk was founded on three

principles: lo gel new students in-

volved with each other, provide

leadership opportunities for upper-

class students, specifically women,

and showcase class talents.

The Nykerk Constitution states:

"In keeping with tradition and to

maintain the majority of women's leadership of Nykerk, the partici-

pants of Song. Play and Oration will

be female and the participants of

Morale will be male. If a female

wishes to participate in Morale or a

male wishes to participate in Song,

Play or Oration, they must partici-

pate as stated above their first year and then must make a formal peti-

tion to the Nykerk Committee, in the semester following Nykerk, to

be allowed to participate where they

would like..." Our goal was to create a way to

deal with a situation challenging the

tradition of Nykerk. Nykerk as an

event would change dramatically if

the leadership was not majority fe-

male. In keeping with the founding

principles of Nykerk, allowing men freely into Song, Play or Oration,

wi thout any a d j u s t m e n t , would

compromise the 2/3 female leader-ship of Nykerk. You may find the

Nykerk Consti tut ion in the Joint

Archives. Nykerk p laces both men and

women in. what is for some, non-

t rad i t iona l ro les . T h e spir i t of

Nykerk is not lo glorify women at

the expense of men, but to give both

a chance to do something unique.

If one looks at what the Nykerk

Morale does, one sees that they do

everything: sing, act and speak. Morale is one of the most impor-

tant parts of Nykerk. Without them,

the play sets wouldn ' t gel built and

participants would miss the encour-

agement that keeps them going. As

General Chair, I cannot imagine Nykerk without the Morale.

As for the contenl of Nykerk,

steps have been taken in the last 2 years to keep improving the qual-

ity of Nykerk. Nykerk is one of the largest student organizat ions on

campus, involving over 300 stu-

dents. The compelition shows how only

3 w e e k s can c u l m i n a t e in o n e evening 's performance. Nykerk 's

persistence through time illustrates

the enduring spirit of the partici-

pants, male and female. Most im-portantly, Nykerk is fun! Listen lo

any o ra to r ' s speech or hear the

power behind the voices of Song or

the laughter of the crowd at the hu-mor of the plays and you may gel a

glimpse. In conclusion, I 'd like to slate that

men participating in Song, Play or

Oration groups has never been a big

issue because Nykerk is not only

about a competi t ion-i t ' s also about

friendships, fun, family, leadership

and g i v i n g w o m e n and m e n a

chance to shine in new ways.

Anita Van Engen ( '98)

1997 Gene ra l C h a i r

Even-Year Song responds critically to Anchor article

V o l . i l l . I s s u e I 0

the Anchor

Dear Edi tor ,

We are writing this letter in re-

sponse to staff reporter Andrew

Lotz's article "Nykerk Sexism Ex-amined," that appeared in the An-

chor on October 29, 1997. Allow us

to begin with the comments attrib-

uted to Dr. Dona ld L u i d e n s of

Hope 's Sociology Department.

First, Luidens cla ims that "the

context of Nykerk forced women lo

become girls through the strict dress

requirements in the activity."

Based on the fact that all of the

women involved in Play are wear-

ing costumes appropriate to their

specific part, and that the Orator for

each c lass is wear ing a fo rma l

evening gown, both of which [Play

and Oration 1 Luidens ignores com-

pletely, we will assume that Luidens

was referring lo the dress of those

women involved in Song. Art ic le 5, Sec t ion A-l of the

Nykerk Constitution reads as fol-

lows: "Costume for participants of

Song for Nykerk night must be

white gloves, white turtle neck, and

the remainder of the clolhing cos-tume will be navy blue." Is this what

Luidens finds belittling? Second, Luidens said lhal "the

songs most often have perky, enter-

taining content with the themes usu-ally centering on love instead of the

affirmation of women." We need only to look at the song

selection f rom last year ' s [1996| Nykerk to d isprove this theory.

2000 Song sang "Put l in on the

Ritz," which was a commentary on society at the lime during which the

song was written; ' 99 Song sang

"Rock Around the '50s: A Montage

of R o c k i n ' R o b i n , P e p p e r m i n t

Twist, Blueberry Hill, Rock Around

the Clock." Nei ther of the two a fo remen-

tioned songs have themes that cen-

ter on love, and ihough '01 Song's

"Please, Mr. Pos tman" could be

considered to have a love theme, 2 0 0 0 S o n g ' s " B o o g i e W o o g i e

Bugle Boy" certainly does not have

a love theme. Again, it is an histori-

cal look at the society of the time.

Luidens' final comments attacked

the competitive nature of Nykerk. Based on his belief lhal "women

aren ' t necessar i ly compe t i t ive , "

Luidens staled that "they (women|

shouldn't be forced lo play a man's

game." Did Luidens consult with any of

the 430 women who participated in

an intramural sport last year, not lo

m e n t i o n the m a n y a d d i t i o n a l

women who were active on the var-

sity or junior varsity level of inler-

collegiale sports? The answer to

that question is no. Luidens could not have possibly

contacted any of these women since

the comments lhal Lotz used are f rom 1983. Also, women are not

be ing " f o r c e d to play a m a n ' s

game." Nykerk is strictly voluntary.

If a woman does not wish to par-ticipate in it, she has no obligation

lo do so. N o w that we have d i scussed

Luidens' comments, allow us to dis-

cuss the issue of male involvement in Nykerk. In 1990, sophomore Eric

Westra ( '93) "attempted lo be a pan

of Nykerk and was refused a place

in the song competition, due to his female classmates ' refusal lo break

tradition." Article I, Section 5 of the Nykerk

Constitution lays out the procedure

through which a student is lo go if that student wishes lo participate in

the nonlradi t ional role (men as

Song, Play or Oration, or Women

as Morale).

Lotz goes on lo stale that, "To this day, no men have broken the sex

barrier and actively participated in

Nykerk." Lotz, himself being '01

Play Morale, should know betler

than to say that men do not actively

participate in Nykerk. Lolz also does not understand the true mean-

ing and spirit of Nykerk if he feels

that peer pressure from guys is the

only th ing that has ma in ta ined

Nykerk in its present form. Perhaps af ter "meet ing in the

middle" on November 8, 1997, at

the conclusion of the 63rd Annual Nykerk Cup Competition, Lolz will

finally come lo realize what Nykerk

is truly all about.

2000 Song

2000 Song Mora l e

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D e m o c r a t i c Repub l i c o f The Anchor.

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• The Anchor is so b ig we e n t e r e d i t in a ' B i g Anchor' c o n t e s t and i t f in ished

f i r s t , second, and t h i r d .

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voice. Cross country runner questions the point of poorly worded sports column

I highly doubt that a sporiswriier bui in the nexl paragraph says thai Zuidema is correct by saying that D e a r Edi tor ,

I am writing in response to the

article about "second string" sports

as Michael Z u i d e m a re fe r red to

them. Why was this article written?

Apparent ly it w a s in d e f e n s e of

journalists (like himself) who con-

stantly cover the same sports, while

the public is left to guess about the

others. There seem to be a number

of w a y s , t h o u g h , tha t M i c h a e l

Zuidema differs from most journal-

ists. Rarely have I seen reflected in

journalists ' writing a message that

certain sports are inferior.

for the Detroit Free Press would

express him or herself with a state-

ment like, "Besides if anyone really

cared, they would attend the event."

Zu idema was referring to certain

sports like golf, cross-country, and

tennis when he said this. I imagine that most sportswriters

treat athletes with more respect (and

don' t just "appease" them) so that

when it does come lime to interview

Uiem, the athletes will return the

same courtesy.

Zu idema states that he tries to

give equal coverage to each team.

coverage is dictated by number of

attendees and winning. There are

varying conc lus ions that can be

drawn by these contradicting state-

ments. Either Zuidema attempts to

give equal coverage and frankly

does a poor job, or his articles are

determined by other things.

Strange, though, that football can

win or lose and he writes an article,

yet the cross-country team narrowly

gels second to one of the top-ranked

teams in the nation while beating

ten others, and he writes a one-line

statement (if we are lucky).

the masses may not know about

certain sports because the media

doesn ' t cover them. Then do some-

thing to change that. Why do I know

Graham plays football? Because the

Anchor reports it every week, not

because I am more interested in that

than in Collenbrander and Freng.

Fortunately the Anchor doesn ' t

have to worry about how much

money they make. It is a paper writ-

ten for the students. I 'm not asking

that all sports get exactly the same

amount of coverage.

I know that is impossible. How-

ever, there are a number of us (I

know of 60 cross country runners

and their fans, probably some golf-

ers, tennis players, etc.) who would

like to be treated as if our endeav-

ors are important (as Zuidema does

say they are at one point). This can

be achieved by interviewing our

coaches before the last week of the

season or talking to our athletes

once in a while. It's definitely not

achieved by publishing an article

like "Double Fault: First and Sec-

ond String".

El len Schu l t z ( '98)

Sports Editor insulted some of Hope's finest athletes, cross country runner says Dear Edi to r ,

In his article "First and Second

String", Michael Zu idema makes

the assertion that sports coverage

and in fact "sports in general" are

based on the number of spectators

and revenue that a sport can bring

in. He suggests that although he tries

to "g ive equal cove rage to each

team at Hope" he is thwarted by the

idea that "winning and number of

attendees regulates what is covered

by the media." There is much truth to that state-

ment: the press and the public of-

ten seem to be caught in a cycle of

coverage and demand. The public

only demands coverage of sports

they know about and the media

gives exposure to what the public

explicitly demands.

Zuidema notes that, "One reason

the masses may not know a lot

about these less glamorous sports

[volleyball , c ross country, track,

tennis, and golf seem to be his ex-

a m p l e s ] is b e c a u s e the m e d i a

doesn ' t cover them."

Fortunately, even the nat ional

press is beginning to realize the in-

terests of sports fans are broader

than they had previously assumed.

The key idea here is that cover-

age should reflect the athletes and

audience involved at the particular

level of interest. Athletes at Hope

College participate in varsity sports

because it gives them a chance to

practice and compete in sports they

love with team members who be-

come like family.

No athletic scholarships are given

for division III athletics because the

coaches and athletes are dedicated

to the principle of the "student-ath-

lete" rather than a system of "pay-

ment for per formance" that of ten

characterizes division I and II ath-

letics. We are privileged at Hope to have

a student body, faculty, staff, and

parents who are deeply involved in

and supportive of athletics. They do

not judge us as athletes on the glam-

our of our sport, but rather on our

dedication and achievements.

The achievements of student-ath-

letes should also be the emphasis

of coverage for our college's ath-

letics. This means that every ath-

lete and all athletic teams start out

with the same right to exposure.

Then it's the challenging and ex-

citing job of the sports editors and

journalists to find interesting stories

while reporting the results of ath-

letic endeavors . The student-ath-

letes and teams which excel either

by having a winning season or by

overcoming setbacks to exceed ex-

pectations may get more coverage,

but that exposure is earned by ex-

cellence. not "bought" by revenue.

Zuidema's claim that "if anyone

really cared, they would attend the

event," is certainly one of the most

erroneous f rom his entire article.

Jus t b e c a u s e I d i d n ' t t r ave l to

Kenyon to watch the w o m e n ' s soc-

cer team play doesn' t mean I don ' t

want to know how they did and

what the games were like.

It is true that the number and type

of attendees differs depending on

the sport. Sports that have the ben-

e f i t of b l eache r s , b e a u t i f u l fa l l

weather, and several hours of play

are going to draw a different crowd

than a sport where spectators hike

or run a c r o s s gol f c o u r s e s and

through trails in all sorts of weather

to cheer on runners in an event that

takes half an hour or less.

Not everyone has the stamina to

participate as a cross country fan.

But no athletes appreciate their at-

tendees more than runners because

every cheer helps you to take a step

toward the finish line.

The point is this: there is much

more to athletics than numbers . A

creat ive , intui t ive journa l i s t can

make a cross country meet just as

exciting as a football game.

As an athlete with five seasons

of "second siring" sports under my

belt. I feel that I have received won-

derful support f rom students and

faculty at Hope and I don ' t see why

coverage in the Anchor should be

more preferential than its readers.

Intentionally or not, Zuidema ' s

editorial insulted many of Hope's

finest athletes. A discussion of dif-

fe rences be tween athlet ic events

and their coverage doesn ' t have to

reduce athletes of "less glamorous

sports" to bench warmers.

Please do not negate the power

of the media to inform and influ-

ence. D o n ' t set t le fo r appeas ing

your audience, rather exceed their

e x p e c t a t i o n s w i th t h e d e p t h ,

breadth, and adeptness of coverage.

Finally, I would like to take this

oppor tuni ty to extend a heartfel t

thanks to the cross country fans who

supported us this season.

Although we had no home meets

this year, we were cheered on f rom

O s h k o s h . W I to Roches ter , NY.

Thank you, parents and friends, for

your encouragemen t and dedica-

tion!

Halloween advocate explains the holiday's 'pagan* beginnings D e a r Edi tor ,

I read the October 29 Anchor ar-

ticle on Hope students ' opinions of

Halloween with a mixture of inter-

est and d i sappo in tment . Interest

because I did not know that indi-

viduals on H o p e ' s c a m p u s held

such strong opinions regarding a

holiday which I have enjoyed since

childhood. Disappointment because

they don' t seem to derive similar

enjoyment. Halloween is a derivative of an

ancient pagan celebrat ion, as are

many modern holidays—including

C h r i s t m a s and E a s t e r . In

Halloween's, its elder ancestor was

the festival of Samhain. This was

one of four annual f ire fes t ivals

which most European pagan cul-

tures observed.

Though it was a nature celebra-

tion. Samhain was especially piv-

otal to its celebrants because it rep-

resented a moment of flux in the

world 's energies.

The veil between the visible and

the invisible, light and dark, living

and dead became thinner on the

night of Oct. 31. As the long nights

of w i n t e r a p p r o a c h e d , Samha in

gave the ancients a chance to un-

leash their fears and dark desires.

Halloween, in its ancient or mod-

ern incarnation, does not and has

never had anything to do with "cel-

ebrating Satan" or "glorifying evil

rea lms" . T h e religiously zea lous

who attack Halloween seem to be

responding f rom hatefulness and

misinformation. Halloween serves

a purpose far deeper than childhood

gluttony, and far more mature than

" sa t an ic worsh ip . " It looses re-

strained psychological monsters ,

and allows the darkness to wax in

strength, just for a day. Holidays are

vital to life in that they provide a

brief respite for oft-neglected parts

of our spiritual well-being.

Since society demands stressful,

cont inuous participation f rom us,

holidays set aside a time for us to

ritually enjoy various facets of the

human condition. This may be more

important than ever in the increas-

ingly sterile modern world. Mod-

ern people need Christmas to re-

mind them of charity. Thanksgiv-

ing to remind them of blessings, and

Halloween to remind them of the

shadows.

This is not to suggest that we

should all go out and start sacrific-

ing children to the witch-goddess

Baba Yaga. Most Westerners aren ' t

pagans these days, and even the

pagans admit that their efforts could

be spent in better ways.

On the contrary, Halloween has

b e e n t r a n s f o r m e d i n t o a

quintessentially modern American

hol iday—fun and marketable. But

perhaps this is the greatest sadness

of all: that a wonderful ly terrifying

time of introspection and free inhi-

bitions has been reduced to tossing

a box of Milk Duds at a 6 year-old

in a plastic Power Rangers outfit.

Holidays like Halloween have become commercial, student says D e a r Edi tor ,

I was amused and annoyed by the

Halloween "confus ion" on page 8

of the Oct. 29 Anchor. The article

includes in terviews with several

students who believe "Hal loween

was created by pagans, and is used

to celebrate Satan." Another student

holds a more modera te view: go

ahead and celebrate Halloween, but

by all means "keep away f r o m

things that focus on the devil and

w a r l o c k s . " Yet a n o t h e r sees an

"awesome" opportunity in the day

of depravity to "preach the word of

God" and thereby "get back at the

devil." Approaching more nearly a

reasonable position, two other stu-

den ts recognized Ha l loween for

what it is: "something fun for kids

to do," i.e. "dressing up in costumes

and eating candy." Having been at

Hope for many years, I 've become

wearily accustomed to outbursts of

unreflective. uninformed conserva-

tive Christianity. Since my store of

intellectual indignation was more or

less exhausted long ago. I don ' t nor-

mally bother writing letters to the

editor. This time, however, the truth

seemed so obvious and the act of

obfuscation so defiantly ignorant I

found myself unab le to r e f ra in .

Halloween is not pagan (i.e., be-

yond a patently superficial level, a

few coven of Wiccans scat tered

across the country and, perhaps, the

Satanic graphic on page 4 of the Oc-

tober 29 Anchor )Ha l loween is

commercial like every other holi-

day on-the modern American cal-

endar. Need evidence? Consider,

chronolog ica l ly : Hal loween (we

buy candy, costumes/ decorations).

Thanksgiving (we stuff oulselves

sick in a traditional culinary orgy),

Christmas (we trade expensive and

usually useless g i f t s j n a season—

now starting in late August—which

marks the most extended period of

conspicuous consumption the world

has ever seen). St. Patrick's Day

(green beer). St. Valentine's Day

(candy, flowers). Easier (ditto, plus

baskets), etc. Even minor holidays

(like President's Day) have become

incongruous occasions for massive

sales at depar tment and discount

s t o r e s . C e r t a i n d a y s ( s u c h as

" S w e e t e s t D a y " ) w e r e ac tua l ly

manufactured by Hallmark et al. to

impose yet another card-sending

obl igat ion, as if the many major

holidays weren ' t enough. I don ' t

mean to suggest that being espe-

cially nice to loved ones is some-

how wrong, or that religious holi-

days have become completely co-

opted by commercial interests. 1 do

think, however, that corporate ad-

vertising has transformed (to differ-

ent d e g r e e s ) eve ry one of o u r

cul ture ' s sacred and festive days

i n t o o c c a s i o n s — o f t e n o b l i g a -

t ions—to spend even more money

Becky T i m m e r ( '99)

I urge Hope 's campus to spend

the next year thinking about how

next Halloween could be something

more than Creepy Clearance Sales

at Mei jer ' s . Tell someone a ghost

story. Rent Bela Lugosi ' s Dracula.

H e l p o u t in a h a u n t e d h o u s e .

Frighten someone with your wild-

ness. Let the strain of being Good

Girls and Boys for the past 364 days

destroy your inhibitions and open

your eyes. The world is a place of both light

and darkness, and every once in a

while we should acknowledge the

shadows at our backs.

A n d r e w W y a t t ( '98)

on mass-produced products. I ad-

mit, Hal loween does serve a reli-

gious ideology: not Satanism, rather

that of profligate capitalist consum-

e r i sm. So. for that mat ter , does

Christmas (in both its garish-to-the-

p o i n t - o f - o b s c e n e s e c u l a r f o r m

and—to the significant degree that

Christianity has been co-opted and

corupted by capitalism—in its reli-

gious form), and Easier, and Inde-

pendence Day, etc. ad nauseum.

Thankful ly at least one holiday re-

mains true to its original intention

and relatively pristine: February 2,

Groundhog Day. Something to cel-

ebrate.

K u r t A. D e r s h c m ( '98)

hslykerk t h e ^ T ]

Odd year wins cup again DANA LAMERS

staff reporter

— Night Shakespeare ' By referring to duct tape, yel low rubber gloves, w o o d e n shoes, and frisbees,

— the f reshman play girls acted out the story of R o m e o and Juliet as Willaim

The t imes are changing, but a f te r 62 years of Nykerk Cup Compet i t ion , most Shakespeare meant it to be. elements have remained the same. "I thought it was the best pe r formance w e ' v e ever done,"said Megan Brax

Saturday, Nov. 8, the Odd Year class of 2001 captured the much-coveted ( ' 01 ) who played the part of the " saucy" Gui ldenstern .

1997 Nykerk Cup at the Civic Center, bringing f reshman and sophomore girls Morale guys got the chance to entertain their girls as the competi t ion stalled

toge 'her for another year of compet i t ion. " for a f i f teen minute intermission, giving the audience a chance to catch some

As 8 p.m. drew close, led by morale guys wear ing tuxedos, the 2000 and cool air, and rearrange their spots on the bleachers for the next halt of compet i -

2001 song girls careful ly filed into the bleachers, ready to sit completely still tion. . . „ r ^ o a a i c *• for the next two and a half hours. Meanwhi le , audience members scattered to The second half was initiated by the joint e t tor ts ol - 0 0 0 and^zOOl Song or

find the pcrfecl seats to catch their

view of the competi t ion.

"The hardest part of the night was

having to sit straight for so long and

be p r o f e s s i o n a l , " said song girl

Katie Ellis ( '01) .

T h e s h o w w a s o p e n e d by the

2001 song girls and their rendi t ion

of Please Mi: Post man. The large

cas t of 149 f r e s h m a n w o m e n ,

dressed in the traditional blue skirts

and sweaters, with white g loves in

perfect synchronization, was under

the d i r e c t i o n of Er in B e c k m a n

("99), whi le the a s s i s t ing c o a c h

Kristy Pratt ( ' 99 ) had to take her

seat after giving one last wish of

good luck to her song girls.

"I was pretty nervous because I

had to stand to the side and watch

1

a f r iendly number . Turn, Turn. Turn, be-

fore 2000 took their stance to perform

Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy

T h e s ix ty- three girls pulled out red.

white, and blue s t reamers and bugle rep-

licas as they sung out the patriotic nunv

ber. "I was having a lot of fun and the song

was done so fast. I was disappointed thai

we lost, but that isn ' t all that matters, '

said Becky Zwart , ( ' 00 ) who was electec

next yea r ' s jun ior treasurer. " I ' m look-

ing f o r w a r d to s t a y i n g i n v o l v e d ir

Nykerk ."

F o r t he last f r e s h m a n even t of the

evening Tracy Summere r took the stagt

to speak of "S imple Love, Great Expec

tations," a speech she had dedicated tc

her f ami ly . S h e s p o k e of "pu re anc

s imple d r e a m s " and even sang a little

excerpt of the Simon and Garfunkel son^

CENTER STAGE: During the annual tradition of meeting in the middle. Odd and Even Year congratu-late each other on a job well done.

them, 1 couldn ' t stand in front of the girls like I 've done the past three weeks.

. . they were phenomenal , " Pratt said. Feeling Groovy. • , . • , i a ^ ,k n ir" -Sophomore Rita Sp.res ( ' 00 ) was next escorted to the stage to give her speech The sophomores ended the mght with their play,^ Rock Around the Clock, <

"It 's Up to You." The topic of oration for the evening was "Great Expecta- parody of Cinderel la set in the 5 0 ' s at the "Palace burger joint . ^ t i o n s „ Before the judges were escorted out, a video "These Are the Days was showr

"2001 Song had just per formed and 1 was the only one in the first half rcpre- recapping the prior three weeks of rehearsal and preparation.

senting my class ," she said. "It gave m e a lot of fuel; I wanted to represent my Mistress of Ceremonies Anita Van Engen announced the odd year winners

class well 1 was really, really nervous, but once I started getting into my both teams cheered and hugged as another year of Nykerk concluded. ^

speech I had so much to say. My conf idence comes f rom God and the past " M y favorite part of the night was when they announced the winner, sau

t h r e e weeks have been some of the most awesome of my entire l ife." song moraler Kyle Bloemers ( 01). . , . r , . Following Spires ' urge to return to our chi ldhood dreams and let go of our "We were all pumped up, giving hugs, it didn t matter if you knew the persoi

fear of failure. Play 2001 hauled out the disco balls and polyester for "Saturday or not, we just met in the middle.

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salute to that "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B. " A„(./ior photos by Josh Neucks

WIGGING OUT: Romeo, Sarah Pedley CO I) asks the funky friar, Katie Civest ('Ol)for love advice.

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1% -• .• • r , 1 Religion the Anchor N o v e m b e r I 2, I 997

N o C H E E S E , P L E A S E

Amy Hall

R u m o r h a s it . . . I hale rumors. No mailer how

much irulh may lie somewhere

in the deplhs of a rumor ' s make-

up. ihe publicly hushed or

privaiely haslened words have

damaging effecls.

Rumors are hurlful , nol

because ihey tend 10 be negative,

but because rumor mongering

avoids discussion and discovery

(of irulh) and breeds harmful

assumptions and hateful atti-

tudes. Rumors also often wound

people and devour friendships.

There 's a rumor floating

around campus which made its

way into my ear recently. This

word of mouth upset, angered,

amused, and disappointed me.

Rather than assume this rumor

to be true, I will attempt to

discuss ihis issue.

I 've been told that some here

at Hope are nol pleased with the

chapel program, or, more

specifically, with our Dean of

Chapel. Rumor has it that

members of the Hope commu-

nity feel that Ben Patterson isn't

doing a good job of embracing

faiths outside of Christianity.

To that. I have a three part

response.

Number one, as the head of a

Christian ministry, it 's pretty safe

to say lhai Patterson's main

objective is to present the gospel

of Jesus Christ , which is the

basis for all Christian belief. He

is not at all obligated to speak on

the various faith values in this

world. That is the job of the

religious educator, rather than

that of a Christian minister.

A general religion professor is

not expected to give a strictly

Christian message to a class. He/

she is expected lo instruct

students as to the world and its

religions, li is nol Ben

Patterson's job to leach Hope to

embrace other religions. He

does, however, encourage the

campus to embrace the people of

other religions. This brings me lo

my second poinl.

As a senior. I haven' t missed

many chapel services in the past

few years. In those three years,

I have, on countless occasions,

heard Ben speak of the love of

God. I would dare say that his

main focus of sharing during

chapel services is that of loving

those around us, including those

who believe differently than we

do.

In fact, the chaplain 's staff

incorporated a series during

chapel earlier this semester on

seeing others ihe way Christ

sees them. The Bible shows

Jesus treating the adulteress,

business man, and contagiously

diseased all the same. He loved

and accepted them. I believe

Ben Patterson lives and speaks

of the same type of uncondi-

tional love for all people.

Lastly, being the consistent

chapel-goer that I am, I have

never once heard Palierson

speak ill of any people group or

religious faith. On the contrary.

I have, on several occasions,

heard him use people of other

beliefs as examples of dedica-

tion to their religious convic-

tions. The Dean (of the Chapel)

doesn ' t bad-mouth religions

different than Christianity. Ben

Patterson simply does his job .

He speaks of the love of Christ

and of loving Christ on behalf

of the chapel ministry at a

Christian college.

I haven ' t written this whop-

per of a column to make anyone

dog-angry. If , in the process of

reading this, you got angry, that

means F m doing my job . I took

ihis position as religion editor

to stir things up, to stir the

student body up. and lo make

you think. Maybe this is all

simply a rumor. I certainly

don ' t intend lo spread false

assumptions. I just heard

something lhal made me think

and I 'm talking about it.

I'd love to hear your thoughts

concerning this topic. Write us

at the Ank and give us your

scoop on religious life here, at

our beloved Hope College.

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Spread the Word Passionate student sends Bibles to Peru

JENNIFER JAMES staff reporter

It is common for a student lo want

lo help, but it's rare for somone to

actually reach out and touch a life

who needs help.

Jane Roeters ( ' 98 ) has a passion

fo r h e l p i n g the

people of Peru.

This passion was

ignited in ihe sum-

mer of 1996 after her

s o p h o m o r e yea r at

Hope, when she de-

cided to make a trip

to ihe country with

her Peruvian room-

mate.

A l t h o u g h s h e

claims she "jtist went

wi th i n t e n t i o n s of

t r a v e l i n g , " by the

end of that summer,

R o e t e r s k n e w she

would return to Peru.

This past summer

she did go back to

Peru. Roeters did her

own fundra i s ing and packed 8 0

Bibles, "What Would Jesus Do?"

bracelets, and other Christian litera-

ture to give people.

"The whole reason I wanted to

Jane Roeters ('98)

go was to share the Gospel wilh

them, and ihe best way to d o that

was to bring Bibles," she said.

While she was there, a woman

told her the story of a church lhal

started up in the mounta ins wilh

around 75 members . She was able

to give them a big bag containing

s o m e B i b l e s

and devotion-

a l s s h e

brought f rom

America.

"I j u s t

s t a r t e d c r y -

ing," Roeters

s a i d . "I

c o u l d n ' t be -

lieve the way

G o d w a s

w o r k i n g in

this church."

R o e t e r s is

cont inuing to

try to make a

d i f f e r e n c e in

Peru, and spe-

c i f i c a l l y the

church in ihe

mountains that has now grown to

over 140 people. This year she has

started a campaign to purchase and

send Bibles to the church.

The Bibles are purchased through

the Bible League, which charges

about $1. Shipping cost drives ihe

price up lo send them overseas.

"There are so many people who

don' t have their own Bible and ihey

are thirsty for the Word," Roeters

said. " They have heard people talk

about what it means to be a Chris-

tian, but they don' t know what the

Word says."

She s tar ted her Bib le -sending

mission by sending letters to those

students at Hope who had been on

mission trips and asked for their

help and participation.

"The response has been amaz-

ing," Roeters said. "We' re still short

of our goal, but God is working."

Roeters has not done this alone

and has gotten by with a little help

f rom her fr iends.

"My housemates are making this

possible," she said.

They, too, felt a need to help these

p e o p l e w h e n they h e a r d abou t

Roeters 's experiences.

Before Thanksgiving break there

will be pictures displayed in the

Keppel House of the people who are

being helped as the result of Roeters

and others.

Roeters plans on continuing her

work with the people she says she

"feels called to be a servant to."

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Duo-pianists and orchestra premiere piece Gillingham, a professor of music composi- tween the orchestra and the pianists, and

Anchor

MIRIAM BEYER

intermission editor

Firsts are a lways memo-

rable. Everyone remembers

the first person to walk on the

moon, the first person to fly around the world, the first fe-

C male to be a Supreme Court

Justice, et cetera. — This past Friday, Nov. 7,

Hope College entered the realm of firsts. T h e Orches t ra , conduc ted by Robert

Ritsema, and pianists Charles Aschbrenner

and Joan Conway, both Professors of Music,

performed the American premiere of "Inter-

play for Piano Four Hands and Orchestra," by Michigan composer David Gillingham.

Gillingham, a professor of music composi-

tion and theory at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, has an impressive portfolio of

compositions. He has written solo works for many noted performers, as well as pieces for

winds, percussion, and bands. "Interplay," however, is the first piece he has

composed for orchestra. According to students,

he's found his niche. "The piece is very good," said trumpeter Josh

Rasdall ( '00). "It's a lot of fun to play."

"It 's a slick piece, man," said bassist Nicho-

las Knebl ( '00). It 's important to Gillingham that performers

react in this manner to his pieces. t4If the performers like the piece, it makes a

big difference," Gillingham said. As the title suggests, the piece is a parley be-

MIRIAM BEYER

intermission editor

Recall the sixties, when circumstances

provided causes, and people got riled about these causes. Students on campuses across

the nation brought out their placards, staged

sit-ins, and fought for the ideas in which they

believed. Up with People, a non-profi t , interna-

tional, educational organization, emerged

from this conscientious atmosphere in 1965. However, instead of merely pro-

testing conditions. Up with People fo-

cused on the actions they could

take to make a difference. / ^ rfg %.

Although the

f e e l i n g of

t h e sixties

is no / l onge r a r o u n d .

People still is. And they're coming to

Holland. Mich, next Fri-

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campus to their lively

presence and a perfor-mance. on Nov. 22, of

their new musical, "The

Festival." 120 performers, aged

17-25. f rom coun t r i e s

around the world com-pose the cast of "The Fes-

tival." T h e show - a fas t -

paced combination of mu-

sic. drama, and dance -tackles international is-

sues and pos i t i ve w a y s to deal wi th

them.

¥

Two of the show's lead characters were

inspired by news during the Bosnian war of a young couple, a Christian and a Muslim,

w h o were shot as they tried to e s c a p e

Sarajevo. The couple in "The Festival," how-ever. meets with a different destiny, and ends

up helping to resolve gang-l ike tensions

erupting at the festival. Incorporat ing music and dance styles

from around the world, "The Festival" is an

international creation, and, appropri-

ately, is being performed across the

globe in places ranging from school gymnasiums to well-known theaters.

Up with People's main mission is

to promote and celebrate positive glo-

bal relations, and to foster an

apprec ia t ion of cul tural differences. The orga-

nization also aims to bols ter part ici-

p a n t s ' l e a d e r s h i p

skills.

In addition to their musical event. Up

with People participants perform commu-nity service for the cities and towns they

visit on their tour. In Holland they will be working with [Habitat for Human-

ity), building and repairing homes for

low-income families. If you are interested in travel-

ing with Up with People, you can

contact Ellen and Elma, the Hol-land Advance Team, at 392-

7000, ext. 278. You can a l so vis i t the

organization's web site, http://

unini'. upwithpeople. org. Or, you could just see

the group's performance

of " T h e Fes t i va l " on Nov. 22, chat with some of the members af-

terwards, and get a first-hand taste of the comaraderie that characterizes the group.

tween the orchestra and the pianists, and

their conversation is a particularly flashy

and dramatic one. Gillingham keeps the audience moving between the quick runs

of the pianists and the bursts of sound from f

sections of, or the entire, orchestra.

T h e most i nnova t ive

portion of the piece is

the middle, in which both p ian i s t s play

jazz- l ike rhythms

and chords, ac-

companied by a walking bass

line and a full

drumrhythm.

The entrance of the drum line

at this point is

the m o s t u n e x -

pected element. "The jazz section with the walking bass

is so nice," Gillingham said. "I was think-

ing of the interest of the audience when I

wrote that." Gillingham defined Conway and

more PREMIERE on I 2

Anchor photo by Sufjan Stevens

FIN E-TUIM IMG: Members of the Hope College Orchestra worm up in the basement of Dimnent Chapel before their concert last Friday, Nov. 7, in which they performed the American premiere of "Interplay," by David Gillingham.

Up and coming Up wi th People to get down with Holland

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Anchor photo by Nicole DeChelbor

"IMXERPL/VY" IT AGAIN, SAM: Duo-pianists Joan Conway and Charles Aschbrenner perform with the Orchestra in Dimnent Chapel on Fri., Nov. 7.

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few meals for a student for three

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CLOTH ES LI ME: Paul Loodecn ('99) left, and Cory Curtis ('99) nail a Bowling Green opponent in their 8-5 loss Friday, Nov. 7 at the Southside lee Arena.

Hope skates into second season MIKE ZUIDEMA sports editor

Allhough it's only a club learn, the Hope Col lege Hockey team

looks and plays like a varsity sport.

Now in its second season, the

Flying Dutchmen has made vast

improvements in their play. Friday, Nov. 7. the team took on

a club team from Bowling Green,

falling 8-5 in the first game of the season that was closer than the score

indicated. The Flying Dutchmen dominated

much of the game, ending the first

two periods with a 5-3 lead.

Hope was quick to get on the board as Cory Curtis ( '99) blasted

a goal from the blue line 22 seconds

into the game. Bowling Green struck back and

-lope found the net once more to

end the first period at 2-1.

The teams traded pairs of goals before Curtis found the goal again

to end the second period. "Coming into the locker room

after the first two periods with the lead was a real plus for them," said

first-year coach Jerry Lallo. "But

the game's won in three periods."

The first two periods, dominated

by the H o p e d e f e n s e and the goaltending of Brad Keuning ( '00),

stopped Bowling Green's chances.

Bowling Green was able to break

through that defense in the final period, scoring four of their five

third period goals in a span of ten

minutes. "We played hard in the first peri-

ods. but they had a step up on us in

the third period. We coughed it up and they created turnovers," Lallo

said.

"We didn't skate to the puck fast

e n o u g h , " said d e f e n s e m a n Jon Kopchick ( '00) . "We jus t broke

down in the third period." "They came out ready and we

didn't ." Lallo said. Although the team has yet to win

a home game, team members did

see improvements and maintain a

positive outlook for the remainder

of the season. " W e ' l l do be t t e r , I h o p e , "

Kopchick said. "There's been im-

provements. We've been together

for a year so we know each other

better." "Right now, early in the season

to have a game that close it's excit-

ing for these guys ," Lallo said.

"They had smiles on their faces and

they haven't had that all year. We

want to get a couple wins and en-

Joy ^ " •

Volleyball preps for Nationals For only the second l ime in

school hisiory the volleyball team

will be playing in the NCAA tour-

nament. Hope, ranked eighth in the na-

tion, will receive a bye in the first

round of action. They will play the

w i n n e r of B l u f f t o n and O h i o Northern, Friday in Wittenberg.

Ohio. The team enters the tournament

with a second straight Michigan

Intercollegiate Athletic Associa-tion title and a 28-3 overall record

under their belt. "I t ' s hard to know what to ex-

pect ." said head coach Maureen

Odland. "Besides being my first

time (in the national tournament),

this is also the team's first l ime." The Flying Dutch are seeded sec-

ond in ihe Great Lakes Region, and

look to advance in a tournament that

they have not been in since 1987. "It 's hard not to be happy with

what we have got. But if we play

really wel l we have a rea l is t ic

chance to do very well." Odland

said. "But we need to set our sights

high." Hope has lost to the top-seeded

Wittenberg team twice during ihe

season. The rival Calvin Knights

are also in the regional tourney. While the team will lose four se-

nior starters to graduation. Becky

Schmidt ( '98) will return with an-

other year of eligibility left. Schmidt chose not to play vol-

leyball her freshman year and in return she will receive another year

of play.

Flying Dutch ready for Regional race MIKE ZIUIDEMA sports editor

With the league meet behind

them, the Flying Dutch men's and

women's cross country teams are

ready for regionals. T h e t e a m s c o m p e t e d in the

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Saturday, Nov. I look-

ing for league titles. "Both teams gave it their shot for

what they wanted to do," said head

coach Mark Northuis. "Both teams

were shooting to move up a place."

The teams duplicated their 1996 finishes, with the women taking

second and the men f inishing in

third. "They both looked strong. They

just didn't have enough to finish it

off ," Northuis said. Leading the pack for the women

was the trio of Ellen Schultz ( '98), Becky T immer ( ' 99 ) , and Stacy

Brown ( '98) who finished in sec-

ond, third, and fourth respectively.

Each was also named to the All-

MIAA First Team. Northuis was especially pleased

with the times that Hope was able

to record. "I usually set times for them to

shoot for to eani their varsity letter

and I end up giving out 29 letters,"

Northuis said. T h e men were paced by J o e

Veldman ( '01) who finished ninth

and Jeremy Bogard ( '98) who fin-

ished fourteenth. Veldman, the top finisher for the

men's team in virtually every meet, was named to the All-MIAA First

Team. B o g a r d w a s n a m e d to the

league's second team, marking the

second time he has made it to the

All-MIAA team. Although he began the year as co-

captain, Bogard has had to take on the leadership role alone, when Tim

Franklyn ( '98) was lost for the sea-

son with tendinitis. "I depend a lot on the upperclass-

men to lead the underclassmen," Nor thu i s said. " W e ' r e well en-

dowed with good leaders on both

teams." Northuis hopes that these leaders

wi l l a id in a h i g h f i n i sh in

Sa tu rday ' s N C A A Regiona ls in Terre Haute, Ind, and thus qualify

for Nationals in Boston Saturday,

Nov. 22. "(The men) are going to shoot for

a top three finish," Northuis said.

"The women are shooting for the

top two." Although the Flying Dutch were

unable to claim an MIAA title for

the first time since 1989, Northuis

remains optimistic. " W e ' r e l o o k i n g very g o o d , "

Northuis said. "If we run similar to

the way we did in conference we should be able to go (to nationals)."

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I N C I D E N T A L C O N T A C T

Michael Zuidema

T h e p u c k s tops h e r e Friday night I was Ircatcd lo

my first Hope College hockey

game.

While I expected a bunch of

big, clumsy guys who thought

they could play hockey better

than they actually could, I was

rather surprised at the intensity

and apparent skill that they

possessed.

They looked like hockey

players. They skated like hockey

players. They hit and shoved like

hockey players. They scored like

hockey players.

They even had the loud,

boisterous hockey fans w h o

could use some major work on

their heckling.

Although they lost 8-5 to a

Bowling Green club team, Hope

neither looked overmatched nor

outplayed. They looked like a

hockey team.

Now, this isn't a column just lo

say that "Hope hockey rules!"

Hope looks like a hockey

team, plays like a hockey team,

but is only recognized as a c lub

team.

It would be nice if they could

become a team and be allotted

funds adequate to a sports team.

They would gel better practice

facilities, game times that aren ' t

past parietals, and the opportu-

nity lo improve as a team.

Seeing as how the team is

made up of males. Title IXers

would cry for another w o m e n ' s

team. 1 couldn ' t agree more.

Great, let's add field hockey.

Let 's add waler polo. Let 's add

gymnastics, underwater pumpkin

carving, anything. Adding more

sports would give more opportu-

nities for students to become

involved and provide sports fans

with more events.

Besides, with all this money

Hope gels f rom students and

alumni, I think they could find

room for two more sports.

I caught a stray puck at the

game and that has some influ-

ence. Replacement costs: $2.00.

Clarifications Boy, have I caught some flak

for last week ' s column.

In the November 5 column, I

attempted to explain why some

sporting events receive more

coverage than others.

The column was not an attempt

to say that football is belter than

cross country. This was neither

my intent nor my belief.

1 enjoy cross country. I covered

it many limes last year. Unfortu-

nately, I was also a major

percentage of the alienders.

In high school I played

basketball and I played lennis. I

know what it 's like to go from

the spotlight lo backstage.

I have nothing bat the utmost

appreciation for every single

athlete at Hope College.

Each sport is essentially the

same. They practice just as much

as one another. They are all

student-athletes and all learn the

meaning'of teamwork and

teammates .

It is my j o b lo try and write

what the readers want lo read.

Any sports journalist who says

they have this sports writing

thing down is either blatantly

arrogant or stupid.

Each team competes and each

leams knows what it 's like lo win

or lose. Each team is inherently

equal. Media coverage has

nothing lo do with this; the

athletic endeavors do.

S o c c e r reaches N C A A ' s T h e m e n ' s s o c c e r t e a m w a s

forced lo play the wailing game fol-

lowing their 3-2 double over t ime

win over Wi lming ton , Sa turday,

Nov. 1.

Thanks in part lo thai win, along

with a 15-4-1 overall record, the

Flying Dutchmen will be playing in

the Division III playoffs today at 1

p .m. at the Buys Ath le t i c Field

against Ohio Wesleyan University.

Hope is seeded fourth in ihe re-

gion, while Ohio Wesleyan is the

fifth seed.

This will mark the fourth con-

secu t ive season that ihe F ly ing

Dutchmen have qual if ied for ihe

national tournament, and the sixth

in school history.

The team partially redeemed their

2-0 loss lo Wilmington in the first

r o u n d of the t o u r n a m e n t w i th

Saturday's victory, which solidified

the team's post-season chances.

Hope was unable lo defend their

Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic

Association title, finishing with a 9-

3 con fe rence record, two games

behind first-place Alma.

If Hope is victorious in their first

round game, they will advance lo

the Great Lakes region semi-finals

against Kenyon Friday in Gambier,

Ohio.

The team made it lo the lourna-

ment quarterfinals in 1994.

On Friday, October 31. approximately 15 members from Alpha Phi Omega went around the community trick or treating for the

United Nations Children 's Fund,or UNICEF.

All the money raised will go toward medicine and immunizations for third world children.

Just on campus alone, $160 in change and dollar bills was collected f rom dorms and apartments.

Our group wishes to extend a huge thank you to everyone w h o donated money to us

on Hal loween night!

Slaying the Brits Hope tops Albion to capture MIAA crown MIKE ZUIDEMA sports editor

This was the game that the foot-

ball team waited for the whole sea-

son.

T h e e n t i r e f o o t b a l l s e a s o n

pointed to Saturday 's Nov. 8 game

aga ins t c o n f e r e n c e p o w e r h o u s e

Albion.

By defeating the Britons 28-25,

the Flying Dutchmen captured a

share of the Michigan Intercolle-

giate Athletic Association title.

Prior to this season Albion had

had a stranglehold on the MIAA,

winning the past eight league cham-

pionships.

"I t 's unexplainable right now,"

said Adam Osmun ( '98) , who led

the team with ten tackles including

a sack and a fumble recovery. "This

is the greatest feeling I 've ever had

in the world."

"This is the ultimate goal. This is

what we'l l remember," said running

back Brandon Graham ( '98) . "You

couldn ' t ask for a better ending."

G r a h a m w a s ab le to rush for

touchdowns of 3, 4, and 10 yards

on his way to gaining 151 yards on

4 0 carries.

Graham's rushing and a one-yard

dive for a score by quarterback Jus-

tin Wormmeester ( ' 99 ) gave Hope

a commanding 28-6 lead with 13:54

left in the ballgame.

"My mot to has been Met's risk

winning ' , " said head coach Dean Kreps. "If I 'm going to lose then

I 'm going to g o down swinging.

That ' s what we had to do today."

Kreps was able lo claim a title in

only his third year as head coach.

Everything seemed lo go Hope 's

way with penalties and three lost

fumbles prevent ing Albion f rom

gaining any advantage in the con-

test.

But three in te rcep t ions in the

four th qua r t e r turned into three

Albion touchdowns to narrow the

gap-

"Our defense hung in there and

got us out of here with a w in , "

Kreps said. "Our defense gave us a

couple of turnovers and we were

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Anchor photo by Nicole DeChelbor

SAND̂ VICMED:Brandon Graham ('98) is wrapped up by an Albion defenseman. The Flying Dutchmen defeated the Brits 28-25, to claim a portion of the MIAA title.

group of seniors," Kreps said. "It able to use them."

Albion was going to have one last

chance to take the ballgame as Hope

was forced lo punt with about three

minutes remaining.

T h e Albion return man let Josh

Bruwer ' s ( ' 98 ) kick sail past him

toward the end zone, and the Brit-

ons looked as though they would

have decent field position at the 20-

yard line.

But Alb ion ' s hopes effect ively

ended when Jim Shields ( ' 99 ) dove

on the ball at the one-yard line, just

before he slid into the endzone.

"The team worked loo hard lo let

that lead gel away," Graham said.

Hope ' s defense stopped Albion

on downs, regained the ball and the

Dutchmen were able lo run out the

clock for the team's first MIAA title

since 1987.

"It feels great. We have a great

will probably sink in we when we

can sit down and talk about it."

T h e Flying Dutchmen finished

the season at 4-1 in the conference

and 6-3 overall. They are forced lo

share the title, due to a 26-19 loss

to Adrian Saturday, Oct. 18.

"I think Ihe turning point of the

season was when Graham got hurt

(versus DePauw, September 20),"

Kreps said. "We talked and I said

that Graham could go out in any

g a m e and if that happens who is

going to step up?"

Kreps will a lso be looking for

players to step up next season as the

team will graduate 17 seniors, in-

c luding seven of fens ive and five

defensive starters.

" I t ' s lough lo replace good play-

ers but it's tougher to replace good

people," Kreps said.

Aschbrenner as one of the best duo-

piano leams in the country.

"The pianists are great . . . just

t remendous," Gill ingham said.

A piece written for " four hands"

indicates that two performers are lo

play on one piano. In a piece such

as "Interplay," in which there are

many long scales and space is lim-

ited, the coordination between the

l w o j ) i a m s l w n u s U ) c ^ e x ^

"Gil l ingham really exploits the

range of Ihe keyboard in both pi-

ano parts, and Joan and I were con-

s t a n t l y i n v a d i n g e a c h o t h e r ' s

space," Aschbrenner said.

Aschbrenner and Conway have

been playing together for at least

twenty years, and they have tack-

led other four-hand piano pieces as

a team. "We know how to tell each other.

' lean left , ' or 'get out of my w a y ! ' "

Aschbrenner said.

P r i o r to the p e r f o r m a n c e of

G i l l i n g h a m ' s c o m p o s i t i o n , the

Wind Ensemble, conducted by S.

Russell Floyd, played three pieces.

T h e first piece featured Professor

of Music Huw Lewis on the organ.

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