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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 • A n i n d e p e n d e n t n o n p r o f i t p u b l i c a t i o n • S e r v i n g t h e H o p e C o l l e g e C o m m u n i t y f o r I 1 I y e a r s

check it out.

m Young Life offers guid-ance to kids who need it. R e l i g i o n , page 5.

Beanie Babies make mark on Hope's cam-pus. S p o t l i g h t , page 7.

Student recitals add stress to eventful lives. I n t e r m i s s i o n , page 8.

Hope men lose to Albion, on to NCAA's. S p o r t s , p a g e I I .

Flying Dutch upset Knights, win tourna-ment berth. S p o r t s , page 12.

C o m m i t t e e t o begin presidential search STACY BOGARD cam pus boat editor

The presidenlial search commiilee is now complelc with the final addi-

tions of one student and two faculty representatives.

Dr. Carol Simon, associate profes-

sor of philosophy and Dr. J im Heisler,

professor of economics, were selected

by the Board of Trustees from a con-

densed list of six faculty nominees. Misten WeeldreyerCQQ), was selected

from a list of four potential candidates

Taking a stand • Two students lose their WTHS radio show due to non-compliance with the programmed format.

ANDREW LOTZ staff reporter

Bruce Cain ( '00) and Brian Paul ( '00), creators of

the WTHS morning program, "The Bruce and Brian

Show," were fired Friday morning from their posi-

tions as disc jockeys for their criticism of the Hope

College radio station. It all began two weeks ago, when Cain and Paul

had former W T H S disc jockeys on their show who

criticized the musical selection chosen for formal.

The pair went on to poke fun at WTHS' s format choice.

'Tha t music left us with a bad taste in our mouths,"

Cain said.

"Cain and Paul walked out of the show and said they were never coming back and we considered that

a resignation," said Mike " N o r m " McCune , the station's general manager.

Last Friday morning, Feb. 27, Cain and Paul were

fired while on the air for continuing their criticism of the radio station.

The pair played a format song and mocked it while

on the air, commenting on their view that few people

really enjoy the station's format.

"Imagine you're driving down the road," Paul said.

"Would you want to listen to this song? No. You'd turn the radio station."

The pair argues that if every DJ had free choice of

musical selection, the station would get a wider lis-tening base.

4<I thought it was student-run, as in we play what the students listen to," Cain said. '

Holly Vaughn ( '00), a station manager at WTHS,

explained the musical format as a way to introduce

Hope College students to new alternative music. "[Our format] is a flavoring of what 's out there,"

Vaughn said.

Cain and Paul feel that the station should repre-sent every type of music students like, from rock

and alternative to country and rap.

"Students should be able to flip on the radio and find a lot of difference," Cain said.

"We include a variety of music including main-stream and popular music," McCune said.

W T H S offers many specialty shows in the eve-

nings ranging from an hour-long show of Grateful Dead music to a two-hour long show of Christian

rock. The station's policy is that once you have

worked at WTHS for at least a semester you may apply for a specialty show that will allow you to

play your own kind of music.

The pair now feels badgered by the WTHS staff, who fired them and asked that they never return.

Paul questioned the validity of their being fired. He said they were volunteers and wondered why the station had the right to tell them what to do.

"Last time I checked, in America you could have an opinion and think something sucks, and if they suck; you could tell anyone you wanted to that they

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as the student member.

"It is helpful to the trustees to also

have a student and faculty perspective,

because it helps for them to understand views on what faculty and students feel

they need in a president," said Provost Jack Nyenhuis. " I 'm very thankful to

the trustees for including them because

they are not obligated to, but it makes

for a more complete process."

It is stated in the Hope College Char-ter that the Board of Trustees has ju-

risdiction over the presidential selec-

tion process and does not have to in-

clude anyone outside of the Board.

Simon, Heisler and Weeldreyer will join seven other representatives, in-

cluding two alumni, two administra-

tive staff and three Board of Trustees members to complete the committee.

Dr. George Zuidema, Reverend Peter S e m e y n and C h a i r p e r s o n Joe l

Bouwens will represent the Board of

Trustees; Dr. Nancy Miller, Dean of

the Soc ia l S c i e n c e s and R o b e r t

DeYoung, Vice President for College Advancement will represent the ad-

ministration and Mary Beth Van Dis

Bauman and Brian Koop will repre-

sent the alumni.

The process of selecting faculty members involved nominations from

their peers to the Administrative Af-fairs Board, and the six top vote get-

ters were then passed along to the

Board of Trustees for the final selec-tion of two representa t ives . Some

members of the faculty objected to the

secrecy of this process, since it was

done via secret ballot in a closed ses-sion.

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Anchor photo by Johnathan Muenk

O I M A R O L L : Women's basketball player Mandy Pryor ('99) shoots the ball against Alma in their MIAA semifinal game last week. The Flying Dutch beat the Scots 62-52 and then later upset Calvin College 52-49 in the MIAA championship game. The win earned Hope a bid to the NCAA tournament. See page 12 for the story.

Jane H o l m a n to ret i re next year MIKE ZUIDEMA sports editor

Jane Holman and the Hope College Dow cen te r have a lot in common.

In the 1970s both were introduced to the commu-

nity and while the Dow Center evolved into a highly

used recreational facility, Holman's responsibilities

with that building evolved from few to many.

Holman recently announced that she will retire effective October 30, 1998.

This has left the college searching for four people to replace Holman, filling her jobs as Dow Center

Director, Women's Golf Coach, Athletic Ticket Manager, and DeWitt Tennis Cen-

ter Director. Holman's tenure at Hope origi-

nated in December of 1973, but she

left in 1977 for personal reasons.

"I had gone through a divorce and figured Holland was not the

right place for me," Holman said. "I decided I wanted to do some-

thing different."

Holman moved to Grand Rapids where she worked at ManPower

for a year until Bill Vanderbilt, the

chairman of the newly built Dow Center, called and offered her a job. H o l r r i a n

"At the lime, the Dow Center was almost ready

for use. I said, 'yes, I'll come talk but I probably won't come back," ' Holman said. "I talked to him

and he offered me the job of facilities coordinator. I called him back and told him no."

Yet, even after rejecting the position. Holman still felt something drawing her back to Holland.

"In the next 24 hours I went through the most unrest 1 ever experienced," Holman said. "I really think it was God telling me I was making a mis-

take."

So Holman returned to Hope in 1978 and began working in a tiny office surrounded by the frames

and rats of an uncompleted recreation center. In 1980, when the present manager left to study

at seminary, Holman added a second job as ticket

manager.

"I thought, 'that would be fun. I would sort of

like to do that , '" Holman said. "And the adminis-tration liked the idea of having someone doing it on

campus."

The job was incorporated into her Dow Center duties. Holman began as ticket manager when the

Civic Center rarely had a full house. Today, the only way to receive season tickets is

when s o m e o n e passes away or

moves. ' T h e n it was a s imple j o b , "

Holman said. "You could have fired

a cannon in the upper deck, but the

job grew." Holman continued to add to her

duties when women's golf became

an intercollegiate sport in 1991, and she was hired on as coach.

"I had been a golfer all my life

and was just waiting for something like this to come around," Holman

said. "I said, 'Here I am. ' " In Holman's seven years as golf coach, the team

captured four Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic As-sociation championships and finished no lower than

second. "I would often kid other coaches in the league

and ask what was the hard pari," Holman said. In 1994 ihe newly built DeWitt Tennis Center was

almost ready for public use and the school was searching for someone to oversee it. So Holman

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campus briefs Socia l A c t i v i t i e s C o m m i t t e e earns awards

received by Erin Overmeyer ( '00).

G r e g F o l k e r t ( ' 9 7 ) and A n n e

Bakker-Gras, Direcior of Student

The Social Activities Committee

has received more national and re-gional awards to add to their mantle.

The committee was recognized

by the Nat ional Assoc ia t ion of Campus Activities (NACA). at the

regional fall conference over the

Oct. 31 weekend, and at the national

meeting over winter break week-

end, Feb. 14. At the fall conference. SAC was

named "Outstanding Programming Board" along with the University

of Akron Residence Hall Program Board for 1997 in the Great Lakes

Region of the NACA. This honor

is decided by the entertainers and agen t s w i t h w h i c h the N A C A

schools work. Four graphic design awards in

siudent-oricnted graphics were also

A c t i v i t i e s . F o l k e r t and Kev in

Randall ( '98) were also inducted into the 1997-98 Great Lakes Re-

gion Honor Roll at this conference

for their efforts on SAC. Two second place awards were

earned at the national conference

for event publicity by Overmeyer and Rebecca Hol lenbeck ( ' 9 8 ) .

Overmeyer won in the "theme pub-

licity" category, and Hollenbeck won for her work on the New Stu-

dent Orientat ion program in the

"Professionally/Student-Designed

Publicity" category. Randall was also recognized at

the national level as a recipient of a

$300 leadership scholarship.

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A L L - A M E R I C A N : Brandon Graham ('98) was honored for his accomplishments as

a part of Hope's football team during halftinie of the Calvin basketball game on Feb. 11. Graham was voted the MIAA's most valuable offensive player and was awarded a $3000 scholarship.

The four th annual ' T a s t e the

Irony" Bake Sale will help to con-

clude the events that have made up

this year's Women's Week. The event is sponsored by the

Women's Issues Organization and

will be held on Friday, March 6.

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the DeWitt

Lobby. Proceeds from the event will go

toward the support of the Child and Family Services, an organization

that provides foster care for abused

children. Donat ions will also be

accepted. Any baked goods contributions

are welcome and donors are asked

to call Tracy at x4907.

Other events on the final day in-

clude an open class with Professor

Jeff Tyler focusing on. "Monks ,

Mystics, and Magic in the Middle Ages ," and a chemist ry seminar

dea l ing with spec t roscopy pre-

sen ted by Dr. C a r o l i n e Arno ld Jarrold from the University of Illi-

nois-Chicago. A postlude to the Week will be

the Meyer/Visiting Writers Series

event. "A Minority Within the Mi-

nority: An Evening With Gish Jen

and Lisa Lenzo.

Images to display Hope's diversity STACY BOGARD campusbeat editor

Students representing a variety of

cultures and countries will fill the

Knickerbocker Theatre with song,

dance, poetry and fashion this Sat-

urday night. Iniages: We All Make Them, is the

theme for the fifth annual event that

g i v e s s t u d e n t s f r o m d i f f e r e n t

ethnicities a chance to showcase their talents and give people insight

into their culture.

"It 's a reflection of cultures, but a l so the images we leave wi th

people," said D. Wesley Poythress,

director of Multicultural Life. "This celebration, this reflection, will pull

upon that." "It shows off the different cul-

tures that exist at Hope because

people don ' t real ize how much

multicultural life there is," said Martha Langemuir (*99). "They

think it 's all Dutch people."

Langemuir is participating in the acting out of a French song with

other residents of the French House

and a "guest ." Fifteen to sixteen

other cultures will also be repre-

sented including American cultures,

such as African American and Asian

American. "There are a lot more American

minor i ty s tudents involved this

year," said Amy Otis, Special Pro-

grams Coordinator and Office Man-ager for International Education.

"Last year it was mostly interna-

tional students." more IMAGES on 9

Admissions strives to draw more minority students to Hope SARA LAMERS staff reporter

While the topic of diversity on

Hope's campus may seem like a

new issue, the backgrounds of stu-

dents have been an area of focus for

a number of years. "Issues of diversity are not new."

said Jim Bekkering, Vice President

of Admissions. "As far as back-ground is concerned, we have a

strong desire to attract more people

of color who want to be here, but

we have struggled to find these stu-

dents at times." Despite this fact, the Admissions

Office has seen an increase in the

number of minorities who apply.

"There hasn't been a strong pat-tern over the years, so it is difficult

to predict how the numbers will

c h a n g e f r o m y e a r to y e a r . "

Bekkering said. "The overall student population

in g e n e r a l at

H o p e is in-

c r e a s i n g . so

o n e w o u l d

hope that the

number of mi-

nority students would as well,"

said D. Wesley

Poythress, Di-

r ec to r of

M u l t i c u l t u r a l L i f e . " I f the

number s were

high, diversity wouldn' t be an issue like it is now."

In order to increase the number

of minority students, the Admis-

sions Office has taken many steps.

Many students come

to H o p e because they feel comfortable here.

W e need to look at whether or not our

campus is a t rue reflections of society.

—D.Wesley Poythress Dir. of Multicultural Life

One of them has been to increase

the focus on recruit ing students

from areas that are more diverse. "Hope has a

long way to go

but we have to

s ta r t s o m e -

where , so we

start with the

r e c r u i t m e n t

process," said

Ismaria Medel ( '97) , Admis-

sions counse-

lor. 44I have seen

the c h a n g e s

occurring over

the five years that I have been at

Hope, but they are taking place

slowly," she said. "I recruit from high schools that have a greater

number of minority students, but I

talk to all students that would fit in."

Both Bekkering and Medel stress

that any student, despite their back-

ground, must also meet the aca-

demic standards set by the college.

"We want qualified and prepared

students to come to Hope and we

will continue to seek them out, de-

spite their race. We just try to focus

on a w ide r a n g e of s t u d e n t s , "

Bekkering said. An i n f l u e n c i n g f a c t o r in a

s tudent ' s col lege choice is how

comfortable he or she feels there. "Many students come to Hope

because it is like their high school

was and they feel c o m f o r t a b l e

here," Poythress said. "We need to

look at whether or not our campus is a true reflection of society."

"In the past our experience too

often was that prospective minor-

ity students enjoyed the campus and

academics but expressed a concern

for their comfort ," Bekkering said. "This area of comfort has contin-

ued to be a s t r u g g l e f o r many

years." In addition to factors of comfort.

Hope is also striving to improve the

curriculum in order to make it more

attractive to potential students.

"The new core will have more

classes devoted to diversity and we hope that all classes will be able to

touch on it in some way," Medel

said. "We are also making strides in

our faculty by hiring more minori-

t i es in the pas t f e w y e a r s , "

Bekkering said. "My hope is that the presence of these faculty will

help make a difference."

N e w m e m b e r passes out due to illness STACY BOGARD campusbeat editor

A new member* of the Delta Phi

sorority fainted twice during a new

member education event last Tues-

day night, Feb. 24. Public Safety was called as a pre-

cautionary measure and the mem-ber was taken by ambulance to the

hospital for moni tor ing , but re-

leased later that night. " She has a family history of this

and it has happened to her in the past," said Ellen Awad. Delphi ad-visor and Cook Residence Hall Di-

rector. Awad was present at the event

along with two spot checkers, who

routinely show up at new member

events to ensure that procedures are

being followed. T h e s tudent su f f e r s f rom hy-

poglycemia. which is a rare disor-

der, and was also feeling ill at the

t ime, accord ing to Lara P lewka ( '98). Public Relations Chair.

"You don't see true hypoglyce-mia very often, usually they have a

strong family history of diabetes,"

sa id A n n e M c K a y , Di rec to r of

Health Services. "Also when you are sick you use up glucose quicker

which can worsen the symptoms." Hypoglycemics do not tolerate

sugar well, and so insulin goes up in response, causing their blood

sugar to lower. Symptoms include feeling shaky, irritable, nauseated,

having tunnel vision, and also pass-

ing out. Consuming proteins and complex carbohydrates are the best

response because more sugar could

even tua l ly push the level even

lower. "Many students, especially fe-

males, can experience hypoglyce-

mic episodes when they skip a meal or exercise without truly having the

disease," McKay said. "You can

usually tell when they eat what a normal person would eat, but they

still have low blood sugar."

Monitoring the type of foods con-sumed is necessary and is about the

only way to treat hypoglycemia. "She 's still struggling and is not

yet 100 percent better." Awad said. Anyone who suspects that they

have this d i s ea se can visit the

Health Clinic for a glucose test. *Nanie not included to protect

the identity of the student.

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Loan bill may affect students STACY BOGARD campusbeat editor

Expected changes in financial aid

ihis summer could have a positive

or a negative effect on Hope stu-dents searching for college funding.

The Clinton Administration pro-poses to lower the interest rales by

ten percent effective July I, 1998,

causing the rate on projected pay-

m e n t s to fal l from seven and

eight-tenths per-cent to an even

seven p e r c e n t .

Th i s d r o p wil l save s t u d e n t s

hundreds of dol-

lars each year ,

e s p e c i a l l y as

they further their education, but it has yet to pass

Congress. "The ball is still up in the air over

the changing of interest rates, but

students will gain if the rates are lowered," said Phyllis Hooyman,

director of Financial Aid.

The problem lies with the corpo-rations that lend money, who state

Anyth ing t h a t

lessens the debt for

m e w h e n I get out of here wil l help, but w e

definitely need to

test it out . —Crystal Sprouse ('99)

that they will lose money under the proposed plan, which may cause

many banks and l enders to no

longer offer loans. "Banks maintain that this reduc-

tion will not be enough money to

enable them to administer the pro-

gram and make a profit on student loans," according to a summary and

proposal of the 1998 Interest Rate Change in Fed-

eral S t u d e n t

Loan Program on the Southern Illi-

nois University-E d w a r d s vi 1 le

web site. " T h e b a n k s

want to keep the

current formula," the s i te

r eads . "The pri-

mary barr ier to

doing this is that many borrowers

will face a much higher interest rate.

Since the interest rate facing stu-dents will fall sharply on July 1, stu-

dents are understandably opposed

to any change that will result in

higher costs." "Anything that lessens the debt

for me when I get out of here will

help, but we definitely need to see how this will work out and the only

way to do this is to put it in the implementat ion stage and test it

out," said Crystal Sprouse ( '99). H o p e has been us ing Di rec t

Loans from the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program since

the 1994-95 school year in place of

the Stafford Loans.

"They ' r e both under the same

umbrella of the federal student loan program when dealing with how

interest is calculated," Hooyman

said. The difference lies in where the

money comes f rom. The Direct Loan Program allows the borrow-

ers to receive their funds directly

from the U.S. Department of Edu-

cation. Stafford Loans involve lend-ers, but the borrower may choose

what lender they prefer. According to the National Asso-

ciation of Student Financial Aid

A d m i n i s t r a t o r s w e b s i te , " t he

House authorizing subcommittee is still scheduled to markup its reau-

thorization bill on March 4. It is

possible at that time a House alter-native to the Clinton Administra-

tion's proposal will be offered."

/Anchor photo by Johnathan Muenk

V W V I M M A D A IM C E ? : Look for more masquerades to appear around campus as the Beaux Arts Ball draws near. The Ball will be held April 17; tickets go on sale April 1.

Inaugural Pew lecture to feature renowned speaker NOELLE W O O D staff reporter

The Hope College Pew Society

is hosting its inaugural Pew Lecture

on Thursday March 5 in Maas Au-

ditorium. The speaker will be Dr. Elizabeth Fox-Genovese who will

discuss faith and the life of the

mind. Fox-Genovese is a r enowned

scholar, professor, and writer.

She currently teaches history and

women's studies at Emory Univer-

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sity. In addition to Emory, she has

also held posts at Millsaps College, A u b u r n U n i v e r s i t y , E c o l e d e s

H a u t e d E t u d e s en S c i e n c e s

Soc ia les , SUNY, Univers i ty of Rochester, Newberry Library and

Harvard University. Fox-Genovese received her un-

d e r g r a d u a t e e d u c a t i o n at Bryn

Mawr College, and her Ph.D. from

Harvard University. "She is the author, editor, or co-

editor of 11 books and, since 1990

alone, 57 articles and essays," said

Professor Marc Baer, an advisor for

the Pew Society. "She has written on historical and contemporary top-

ics including feminism, race, reli-

gion, multiculturalism, politics, the American South, law, post-modern-

ism and post-colonialism."

Her most famous work is Within the Plantation Household: Black

and White Women of the Old South,

for which she was awarded the C.

Hugh H o l m a n Pr ize and Ju l i a

Cherry Spruill Prize. The book was

named outstanding book of the year

by the Gustavus Myer Center for

the Study of Human Rights.

In the book, according to The

Reader's Catalog, she argues how

class and race affected women ' s

experiences and says that slaves and slave-holders were never linked in

sisterhood. "In the past four years, she has

spoken in such diverse settings as the law schools of Columbia, Yale,

Duke. Notre Dame, and the Univer-

sity of Pennsylvania, the Women's

Freedom Network , the National

Italian American Foundation, and Cambridge and Oxford Universities

in Britain," Baer said. The Pew Society was established

at Hope in 1997 and has 46 sopho-

more and junior members. Its pur-

pose is to encourage Hope students in the pursuit of careers in college

and university teaching as Christian

service. Interested people can learn

more about the group by checking

ou t i ts w e b s i te at h t t p : / /

www.hopc.edu/s ludenl /organiza-

tions/activities/pew/i ndex.html.

"There seemed to be a lack of

transparency and democracy in the

process, and people develop a lack

of t rusuin the process when this takes place," said Dr. Jane Dickie,

professor of psychology and direc-

tor of women's studies. "Many of the faculty felt that they should be

able to make their own decision, but

this has nothing to do with the qual-

ity of the people who were chosen

for the committee." Dickie attended the Tuesday, Feb.

10. Administrative Affairs meeting as a representative of the Women's

Issues Committee and the Profes-sional Interests Committee whose

members compiled a joint letter to the Administrative board requesting

that the process be more open. She

left the meeting "under protest," when the board was preparing to

enter into a closed session. Nyenhuis upheld the issue of con-

fidentiality. staling that this was in-

cluded in the initial guidelines. "It was made fair by reason of the

fact that anyone could be nominated and we had to develop some guide-

lines to best articulate a fair pro-cess," he said. "There was no de-viation from college policy, we can

go into executive (closed), session at any time and I believe that il was

a fair representation of the faculty 's

judgement." Dickie was also concerned about

the student process, because very

little has been said about how they

were being chosen or selected.

"Students could nominate them-selves, some were nominated by

Student Congress and some by fac-

ulty members," Nyenhuis said.

Weeldreyer is all ready to begin

her role as student representative.

"I hope as a student to represent the student body well, and through

my vision and interaction with other

students, I hope that they feel free

to contact me so that we can all find

the best candida te , " Weeldreyer

said. Weeldreyer is a leader in the Fel-

lowship of Christian Students and

is also active in Residential Life. "Through these positions I get to

see a lot of people, and so 1' 11 hope-

ful ly be able to talk to a lot of

people," Weeldreyer said. "I really care a lot about what happens to

Hope College." The committee will convene for

its first meeting on Friday, March

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10th Annual Hope College

MUSICAL SHOWCASE

M o n d a y , M a r c h 1 6

DeVos Hall

Grand Rapids

All of the major musical organizations of Hope

College will be featured on one stage. This is a unique opportunity to enjoy on one night the

diverse offerings of one of America's finest

small-college music programs.

Tickets for Hope College students are $3 each. They may be purchased in the Office of Public Relations on the second floor of the DeWitt Center. These special discounted tickets will be sold only until March 13. Tickets at the door on the night of the concert will be $9.00.

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m a i l e r s o f b l ack a n d w h i l e ; t h e r e is a lol of g r a y a rea .

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fo r v o i c i n g ihe i r o p i n i o n o n the m u s i c the s ta t ion p l a y s .

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b u s i n e s s e s f r o m w a n t i n g to a d v e r t i s e w i t h t h e m .

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s t u d e n t s w i t h the o p p o r t u n i t y to b e o n the r a d i o and to

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a b s u r d c o m m e n t s a n d i n a c c u r a t e a c c u s a t i o n s . I n s t ead , it

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

a n y t h i n g .

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f r e e d o m of s p e e c h m e a n s you c a n i n v a d e s o m e o n e e l s e ' s

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used the w r o n g w a y it c a n lead to o t h e r s h a v i n g less

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n a m e is C h r i s t i n e D y k s i r a a n d I ' m

a j u n i o r a t H o p e a n d a m d o u b l e

m a j o r i n g in p s y c h o l o g y a n d s o c i -

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p o r t u n i t y a v a i l a b l e to m e w h i l e at

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a b r o a d w a s o n e o f the b e s t c h o i c e s

I ' v e m a d e !

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s p e n t a d j u s t i n g to t h i n g s l i ke t h e

f o o d , c r o s s i n g the s t r e e t , a n d t h e

L i v e r p o o l a c c e n t . W h e n I o v e r h e a r

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s p e a k e r s f r o m L i v e r p o o l . i( h o n -

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b e s o d i f f i c u l t ! A n o t h e r a d j u s t m e n t

h a s b e e n l i v i n g in a f a i r l y o l d

r e s i d n e c e ha l l , s o m e t i m e s w i t h o u t

h e a l , a n d s h o w e r h e a d s tha t c o m e

u p to m y s h o u l d e r s . ( C o o k Hal l w a s

h e a v e n las t s e m e s t e r ! )

D e s p i t e m y a d j u s t m e n t s . I a m

h a v i n g a w o n d e r f u l e x p e r i e n c e .

O n e o f the b e s t p a r t s o f ihis t e r m is

h a v i n g t h e f r e e d o m t o h o p o n a

c o a c h a n d t rave l w h e r e v e r m y h e a r t

d e s i r e s ! O n e w e e k e n d w h i l e I w a s

t r a v e l i n g I s a w the f a m o u s R o m a n

B a t h s , A v e b u r y . a n d S t o n e h e d g e all

w i t h i n 2 4 h o u r s .

1 c a n ' t say I ' v e had t h a i o p p o r t u -

n i ty w h i l e l i v i n g in H o l l a n d ! I ' v e

m e t all s o r t s of p e o p l e f r o m a r o u n d

t h e w o r l d w h i l e t r a v e l i n g , t oo . A t

the e n d o f a d a y o f h a r d s i g h t s e e -

ing , t a l k i n g w i t h f e l l o w t r a v e l e r s at

m y y o u t h h o s t e l l o p s t h e d a y o f f .

( O f c o u r s e , p u b s a r e g r e a t , t o o ! )

A n o t h e r g r e a t o p p o r t u n i t y I ' v e

h a d ha s b e e n t o p a r t i c i p a t e in va r i -

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

a t m o s p h e r e at H o p e is s o m e t h i n g I

r e a l l y t o o k f o r g r a n t e d a n d f i n d i n g

C h r i s t i a n f r i e n d s h a s b e e n a c h a l -

l e n g e . b u t G o d p r o v i d e s ! 1 h a v e

f o u n d a s m a l l C h r i s t i a n g r o u p o n

c a m p u s a n d it i s w o n d e r f u l lo s i n g

s o m e o f the s a m e s o n g s a c r o s s i h e

g l o b e a s w e d o in c h a p e l . I a l so h a v e

h a d t h e o p p o r t u n i t y lo vis i t a f e w

c h u r c h e s o f a v a r i e t y o f s ty les , f r o m

t r a d i t i o n a l A n g l i c a n o n e s to t h o s e

w h i c h a r e v e r y l ive ly . I ' v e l e a r n e d

t h a t G o d is t h e s a m e n o m a t t e r

w h e r e y o u a re .

S t u d y i n g in E n g l a n d has e x p o s e d

m e to a w i d e v a r i e t y o f o p p o r t u n i -

t i e s , p e o p l e , a n d p e r s p e c t i v e s 1

c o u l d n e v e r e x p e r i e n c e o t h e r w i s e

Jus t l i ke a n y t h i n g , it h a s i ts u p s a n d

d o w n s , b u t th i s is t r ue ly an e x p e r i -

e n c e o f i m m e n s e g r o w t h tha t h a s

h e l p e d m e l e a r n a b o u t the w o r l d . I

w o u l d d e f i n i t e l y e n c o u r a g e e v e r y

H o p e s t u d e n t t o s i e z e th i s o p p o r t u -

n i ty w h i l e y o u ' r e y o u n g a n d e a g e r .

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s u c h a s t h e h u n d r e d s o f w a y s lo p r e -

p a r e a p o t a t o a n d t h a t y o u c a n sur -

v i v e o n e a t i n g t h e m t h r e e t i m e s a

d a y ! ( T h e E n g l i s h a r e n ' t f a m o u s fo r

i he i r c u i s i n e ! )

A n d the l is t g o e s on . . .

C h r i s t i n e D v k s l r a ( ' 9 9 )

Debate over religious tolerance at Hope continues D e a r E d i t o r ,

I w a n t t o t h a n k A m a n d a

S c h n e i d e r f o r h e r h o n e s t y a n d c o u r -

a g e in c o n t i n u i n g the d i s c u s s i o n of

r e l i g i o u s t o l e r a n c e at H o p e . U n f o r -

t u n a t e l y . I c a n ' t s a y tha t I a m r e -

s p o n d i n g to h e r c h a l l e n g e to p r o -

v i d e p r o o f lha t C h r i s t i a n i t y e m b o d -

ies t h e T r u l h . A m a n d a b r i n g s u p t h e

p o i n t lha t w e c a n n o t k n o w w h a t is

t r ue a n d w h a t is no t . I t h o r o u g h l y

a g r e e - w e c a n ' t figure o u t f o r o u r -

s e l v e s w h a t is t h e t r u t h . T h a t is

w h e r e f a i t h c o m e s in . W e c a n ' t

k n o w w h a t is t r ue , b u t w e m u s t all

d e c i d e w h a t o r w h o w e a r c g o i n g

to b e l i e v e .

S o I h a v e n o p r o o f lo o f f e r , o n l y

fa i th and m y o w n e x p e r i e n c e . " N o w

fa i th is b e i n g s u r e o f w h a t w e h o p e

f o r a n d c e r t a i n o f w h a t w e d o not

see 4 ' ( H e b r e w s 10 :1 ) .

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A m a n d a m a d e las l w e e k - the au -

t h o r i t y o f the B i b l e . W h a t is i ts ro le

in r ega rd to T r u l h ? A m a n d a d i s c r e d -

its it a s j u s t a n o t h e r h u m a n b o o k

f i l l ed w i t h u n r e l i a b l e c l a i m s . 1 v i e w

t h e B i b l e a s G o d ' s a n s w e r to o u r

i n a b i l i t y t o f i n d G o d o n o u r o w n . 1

sa id lha t I a g r e e lha t w e c a n n o t find

o u t w h o G o d is a n d w h a t H e is l i ke

o n o u r o w n . K n o w i n g th i s . G o d r e -

vea l s H i m s e l f to us . T h a t is the o n l y

w a y w e . w h o a r e h u m a n , c a n k n o w

G o d , w h o is d i v i n e . T h a t is the p u r -

p o s e o f S c r i p t u r e a n d t h e p u r p o s e

of the W o r d m a d e f l e s h ( J e s u s ) - t o

s h o w u s w h o G o d is a n d w h a t H e

is l i ke .

T h e s a m e s k e p t i c i s m t h a t l e a d s

m e to b e l i e v e I h a v e n o t ru th to o f -

f e r in a n d o f m y s e l f m a k e s m e s k e p -

t ica l o f a n y o t h e r h u m a n t e a c h i n g

( i . e . p l u r a l i s m ) w h i c h r e a l l y is

m e r e l y f a i t h in o n e ' s se l f a n d o n e ' s

o w n ab i l i t y to find T r u t h o v e r a n d

a b o v e all r e l i g i o u s t r a d i t i o n s . S u c h

h u m a n t e a c h e r s t e a r d o w n a n y a u -

t h o r i t y a n d r e p l a c e it w i t h o n l y

t h e m s e l v e s .

S o t h e r e is t h e c r u x o f t h e d e b a t e .

A m a n d a m a k e s an a p p e a l to u s lo

l e a v e t h e B i b l e b e h i n d a n d d i s c u s s

t he se th ings u n d e r o u r o w n s t r eng th .

W e k n o w t h a t w e h a v e n o t h i n g o f

o u r o w n w o r t h d i s c u s s i n g , a n d that

o u r o n l y w a y t o k n o w T r u t h is

t h r o u g h the B i b l e . B e i n g c o n v i n c e d

o f o u r o w n l ack o f u n d e r s t a n d i n g ,

w e c a n ' t lei g o o f o u r o n l y g u i d e o r

w e wi l l b e lo s t .

In c l o s i n g . I w a n t lo r e m i n d ev -

e r y o n e thai t h i s is n o t a n e w d e b a t e .

O n t h e c o n t r a r y , i h e c u l t u r e s o f

R o m e a n d G r e e c e in w h i c h C h r i s -

t iani ty w a s b o m w e r e at leas t a s p lu-

ra l i s t ic a s o u r o w n . T h e R o m a n s d id

n o t s e e k t o c h a n g e o t h e r r e l i g i o n s

o r f o r c e the i r o w n o n t h e c u l t u r e s

. t h e y c a m e in to c o n t a c t w i t h , t h e y

s i m p l y a n n e x e d all o f t h e s e b e l i e f s

i n to the i r o w n r e l i g ion . S o the re w a s

t h e u l t i m a t e s k e p t i c i s m r e g a r d i n g

h u m a n s ' ab i l i t y t o find t ru th , w h i c h

p r o m p t e d P o n t i u s P i l a t e , a g o o d

R o m a n , to a s k m o c k i n g l y , " W h a t is

t r u t h ? " a s J e s u s s t o o d b e f o r e h i m .

H i s o w n s k e p t i c i s m k e p t h i m f r o m

r e c o g n i z i n g T r u t h w h e n he w a s s tar-

ing H i m in t h e f a c e . J u s t b e c a u s e

w e c a n ' t k n o w w h a l is t h e T r u l h o n

o u r o w n d o e s n ' t m e a n t h a t G o d

c a n ' l o v e r c o m e e v e n tha i o b s t a c l e

a n d r e v e a l H i m s e l f . W e d o n ' t h a v e

to find H i m . H e ' s s t a n d i n g r i gh t in

f r o n t o f u s w a i t i n g lo b e r e c o g n i z e d .

G o d b l e s s y o u all a s y o u s e a r c h

f o r T r u l h . I ' l l b e p r a y i n g tha i y o u

a r e f o u n d b y H i m .

Kevin Edlefson ('98)

Student clarifies misconceptions over meaning of Bible D e a r E d i t o r ,

T h i s I d l e r is in r e s p o n s e t o

A m a n d a S c h n e i d e r ' s le t te r o f F e b -

r u a r y 23 . I w i s h lo c l a r i f y a p o i n t

lha t I s e e lo b e c r u c i a l to th i s d e -

b a t e .

M i s s S c h n e i d e r s a i d l h a t t h e

B i b l e is " a b o o k w e k n o w w a s w r i t -

ten b y h u m a n h a n d s , a s e c o n d h a n d

a c c o u n t o f w h a l a s m a l l g r o u p o f

p e o p l e c l a i m to h a v e w i t n e s s e d . "

T h i s is. if n o t s l r i c t l y u n t r u e , c e r -

t a in ly n o t a c o m p l e t e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n

ol Ihe B i b l e a s a u n i q u e h i s t o r i ca l

d o c u m e n t . Le t m e be c lear . I a m no l

a r g u i n g f o r o r a g a i n s t ihe " T r u t h "

o f the Bib le , m e r e l y ihe u n i q u e n e s s .

O b v i o u s l y , t h e s y s t e m o f b e l i e f s

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

m a t e l y b e an i n d i v i d u a l ' s c h o i c e .

T h e B i b l e is u t t e r fy u n i q u e . It w a s

w r i t t e n o v e r a 1 , 5 0 0 y e a r s p a n , in

t h r e e l a n g u a g e s , by o v e r 4 0 a u t h o r s

( i n c l u d i n g k i n g s , p e a s a n t s , p h i l o s o -

p h e r s , f i s h e r m e n , p o e t s , s t a t e s m e n ,

a n d s c h o l a r s ) , in d i f f e r e n t l o c a t i o n s

( a m o n g o t h e r s : e x i l e , in p r i s o n , at

w a r . in a r o y a l c o u r t , a n d o n t h e

r o a d ) , in m o o d s r a n g i n g f r o m e c -

s t a s y l o d e s p a i r , a n d a l s o , it w a s

w r i t t e n o n t h r e e c o n t i n e n t s .

A t e v e r y s t e p a l o n g t h e w a y . it

w a s a n d is a u n i f i e d w o r k . If o n e

w e r e to t a k e a n y ten a u t h o r s o f t h e

c l a s s i c s o f o u r l i t e r a tu re , e v e n t h o s e

w h o m o r e o r l e s s a g r e e d w i t h e a c h

o t h e r o n m a j o r l i fe i s s u e s , the bes t

d e s c r i p t i o n o n e c o u l d g i v e to t h e

resu l t w o u l d b e a c o n g l o m e r a t i o n .

P a r t s o f it a r e w e l l o v e r 2 , 5 0 0

y e a r s o l d a n d w e a r e still d i s c u s s -

ing it. s t i l l a r g u i n g o v e r i n t e r p r e t a -

t i o n s a n d p o t e n t i a l m e a n i n g s . In

s h o n . it is still " a l i v e . "

W h i l e th i s c e r t a i n l y d o e s n ' l s h o w

tha i the B i b l e is the H o l y W o r d o f

G o d , it c e r t a i n l y s h o u l d s u g g e s t that

t h e r e is s o m e t h i n g u n i q u e h e r e —

nol o n e o t h e r b o o k in all of h i s t o ry ,

i n c l u d i n g t h e o t h e r " h o l y b o o k s . "

c a n lay c l a i m lo s u c h a s t a t u s . T h e

B i b l e is in a c l a s s all i ts o w n .

1 i n v i t e t h o s e w h o w i s h to h o n -

e s t l y d i s c u s s the m a t t e r to c o n t a c t

m e .

Joel Rasdall ('99)

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Choi r t o u r benefits audience and per fo rmers JENNIFER FRAVER staff reporter

The Gospel Choir has grown in

size and opportunity this year. As the cho i r e x p e r i e n c e s m a n y

changes, however, a few things still

remain the same. Prais ing God th rough gospel

song to share Christ with others and

g rowing closer to God through these experiences will never change

for the individuals in the Gospel

Choir. This year, over 100 Hope stu-

dents had a unique opportunity to go on a tour over Winter Break.

They shared the Gospel of Christ

" th rough song at c h u r c h e s in T r a v e r s e Ci ty and K a l a m a z o o

Mich., as well as Ripon, Wise.

In the three churches combined that the Choir visited count less

people in the congregations were

affected positively by the experi-

ence.

Yet, it wasn' t just the congrega-

tions in the churches that were af-fected in a positive way, but the in-

dividuals in the Choir itself as well.

' T h e Holy Spirit totally came down and inspired not only the

people we ministered to, but also

the Gospel Choir as wel l ," said

photo courtesy of Tawny Brinson

S I N G IT" L I K E Y O U MEAIM IT: Members of the Hope College Gospel Choir perform at one of their many stops along the winding road of worship they took over Winter Break.

Simone Schartow ( '01).

The weekend tour was an oppor-

tunity for the participants to witness

to others as well as grow in their

fai th and fe l lowsh ip with those

around them. "1 had a wonderful time praising

the Lord in such an in-depth way,"

said Sarah Shibley ( '01) . 4 4 1 got to

Stone Soup Group provides outlet for Christian arts

JENNIFER JAMES staff reporter

In the last couple of weeks, post-

ers have appeared around campus

advert ising a new organizat ion

called Stone Soup. Although the name is based on

the book Stone Soup, they will not be gathering for a banquet over a

brewing pot of slew. Rather, it is a

place for people to use their tal-ents toward the cause of Christian-

ity. 44We want to establish a perma-

nent Christian arts group on cam-

pus," said Sam Arnold ( '98). Arnold, Kara Burk ( '00), Kevin

Edlefson ( '97), Barb Elliot ( '00), and Amy Miller

( ' 0 0 ) f o u n d e d

the group. They s tar ted ta lk ing

about the idea of Stone Soup last

spring.

"It started be-

cause Christian arts are not con-

s ide red leg i t i -

mate arts." Secu-lar arts are con-

sidered the only ^rue ' arts," said Arnold.

Burk anticipates Stone Soup to

be an organization through which "people can learn to develop their

talents and do the best they can for

God. People can ask questions to-gether. It will be a community lime

and working lime as well as a lime to discuss prayer concerns."

"We want to present the Gospel

through song, dance, and theater

Christian arts are not considered legi t imate arts. Secular arts are

considered the only ' true' arts.

— S a m Arnold ( '98)

[and other mediums] and provide a way for all people interested in

doing Christ ian arts an outlet ,"

said Arnold.

The Stone Soup group has writ-

ten and p e r f o r m e d d r a m a s in

chape l , as wel l as R idgepo in t Community Church. They hope to

be a "regular group the Chapel [ s ta f f ] can rely upon for good

drama," Arnold said.

"One day we 'd like to be a re-

source for other people ," Burk

said. "We would go into schools

and churches and leach people to do the same thing that we are try-

ing to do."

Arnold hopes to branch out and include more involvement in the

future.

" T h e r e is a

s t r e s s on m i s -sions [within the

group]," Arnold

said. "But before we go ou t and

spread anything,

( w e ) h a v e to

h a v e a s t r o n g

base here."

For its mem-bers, Stone Soup

is the kind of organization that al-lows them to pursue their long

term vocational interests. Stone Soup meets every Sunday

evening in the Juliana Room from

4-6 and is open to all students. Stone Soup 's mot to is 44Take

whatcha got and put it in the pot!"

Because, said Arnold, "We want eve rybody to bring what they

have. Only in community can we be strong."

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know my fellow brothers and sis-ters a lot better as well."

The congregations in each of the

churches we lcomed the Gospe l

Choir with warm hearts. The choir

was almost treated like royally as they were served dinner and made

to feel at home.

Many of the students in the Gos-

pel Choir felt very privileged to be

able to take part in this ministry and

to express their love for Christ to the people in the churches.

"It 's such an honor to be part of

this ministry that God is using to

bring people to Him," said Kelly Gormly ( '01), a participant in the

Choir.

At the end of the tour, the Gospel

Choir spent some time in Chicago. They took the opportunity to expe-

rience a Gospel Choir service them-

selves, rather than perform one for others. This was a learning experi-

ence for many people in the Choir as they encountered this charismatic

church.

"It was good to be able to listen to a choir and experience gospel

f r o m a d i f f e r e n t p e r s p e c t i v e , " Gormly said.

The Gospel Choir gave a lot dur-ing their weekend on tour, but they

gained a lot as well. The tour was an opportunity for the students in

the Choir to witness their faith to

others, and to grow in their faith while doing so.

Spending a lot of time together,

the Choir was also able to make new friendships as well as strengthen old

ones.

But what the Gospel Choir mem-bers will never forget will be what

God did to the lives of the people

in the congregations of the churches

as well as what He did in their own

personal lives. T t was encouraging and uplift-

ing to see how God moved in the

hearts of the people," said Elizabeth T w o r e k ( ' O l )

Students reach out to youth LORI JEAN IRVINE staff reporter

The ways a Hope College student can gel involved in the life of a

young person seem to never end.

Teams of volunteers, as well as

Young Life staff, work with high

schools in the Holland area. This year, ihere are nearly fifteen Hope

students actively volunteering as

Young Life leaders.

The outreach takes place on three d i f f e r e n t levels geared t o w a r d

building relationships with high

schoolers. Their involvement lies in

two weekly meetings, called club

and campaigners , in addition to "contact work."

"Young Life is a relational min-istry," said Kate Davelaar ( '00) .

"The intention is to reach high school kids and show them what

being a Christian means and what

having Christ in your life can do for you."

T think a lot of kids don't get the

impression that being a Christian is fun." Davelaar said. "It's a new way

of reaching (both) churched and un-

churched kids."

Clinton Randall ( '00) described the organization as, "a youth group

type thing," where leaders and stu-dents gel together and "play games like mixers."

"We do skits (with) just the lead-

ers, or sometimes we get some of the youth involved," he said.

The main purpose of the club af-

ter the singing, games and skits are done, is the talk given by one of the

leaders.

It 's a short, "very simple, and practical application of fhe Chris-

tian lifestyle and basic Christian values," Randall said.

The group meetings are held at

k ids ' houses because , " i t ' s less threatening for kids who don't go

to church," said Laura Hahn ( '00).

T t draws in all sorts of different

people because we do di f ferent kinds of (activities)."

The campaigners meetings are "typically morning Bible studies,"

Randall said. Often the kids that

have been coming to club on a regu-

lar basis come to campaigners.

" I t ' s rea l ly for a n y b o d y who's willing to take a

more in-depth look at

faith," Randall said. The third level

of Young Life is

a subtle but effec-tive aspect called

contact work.

"Bas ica l ly i t 's hang ing ou t wi th

kids," Davelaar said.

"It's going where the kids are, like high school sporting

events, going out to lunch, or cof-

fee." Contact work is getting "involved

in things in their lives and (areas)

that are important to them," Hahn

said. "We form fr iendships with

them."

While working to build founda-t ional levels of trust with high

schoolers, the leaders try to be seen

around the high school campuses so they can become more approach-

able to the kids.

"A lot of it has to do with the fact that there's so many kids out

there (who) don ' t have

h e a l t h y r e l a t i o n -s h i p s , " D a v e l a a r

said.

As a result of the newly formed

relationships, the

kids begin to see

Christ in the lead-

ers ' lives. " H o p e f u l l y [we

can] help them develop

their own relat ionships with

Christ," Davelaar said.

Being a volunteer leader is a big commitment, as Young Life needs

stability.

"It 's a lot of time, but I think it's definitely worth it. Through this

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Full of B e a n s ? Beanie Baby craziness takes over Holland and the campus

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sports editor

Michcl lc Balcerski ( ' 0 0 ) has never gotten into a fight over a

Beanie Baby.

She has. however, spent about a half-hour in line waiting for one.

"I think some people go over-board." Balcerski said. "I just col-

lect them because they're cute."

Balcerski is just one member of

the still-growing phenomenon that

is Beanie Babies. Of the 65-70 stuffies she owns,

she has 50 with her on campus. She has seven retired Beanie Babies

that range in value from $20 to $30.

Balcerski has never paid a huge

price for any single baby. "My limit is about $5.50," she

said. Stores such as The Paper Place

and Doll Place have had custom-

ers line up outside, waiting for a

shipment of the toys that had just

arrived. Auctions and hobby shows of-

ten take advantage of the fad, some

charging over a thousand dollars

for a single toy.

The fad of Beanie Babies spreads

/Ancnor photo by Amber Prass

C U D D L I M * C U X I E S : Beanie Babies cram the shelves of Michelle Balcerski's COO) room in Voorhees Hall. She owns 70 of the over 130 different characters available, and she keeps 50 with her here on campus.

far and has hit Hol land, where many in the community will wail

in line for hours for a chance at the

most recent shipment. "I think that it has gotten way out

of hand," said Alicia Stojic COO),

an employee of SandCast le For Kids, a shop on 8th Street that

stocks the stuffed toys.

"People are always coming in

and asking if we have them," Stojic

said. "After working at a toy store

I have no desire for them."

SandCast le also has a Beanie

Baby website, as does The Holland

Sentinel, which l ists a hot l ine where people can post information

to both buy and sell the toys.

' T h e y shou ld get rid of the people who kill people over these

th ings , " said Sh ivaughn Myers

( '01), who currently has only six

Beanie Babies on campus, while most of her nearly 40 dolls are

waiting for her back home.

"I think they're cute and fun to

play w i th , " Myers said. "Tha t

sounds generic, but it's the truth."

What's in a fad? reflections on societal madness

A n d r e w

b L o t z ne of my favorite memories

as a child is watching foolage of parents rioting over Cabbage Patch

dolls, punching, kicking,, and bit-

ing other parents to reach a box and then having to fight their way back

to the checkout line. I wondered why adults would do

such a thing. How important is a stupid doll? I was happier with the

Garbage Pail collector cards.

Toy fads have c o m e and gone

after Cabbage Patch dolls. Power

Rangers, Tickle Me Elmos, and now Beanie Babies are the "must

have" toys that parents are looking

for. At least we have come beyond physical violence, replacing it with

the payment of exorbitant sums of

money for a simple children's toy.

Again I find myself wondering,

why do adults do such a thing? Certainly economics play an im-

portant role in the creation of fads. Why did people fight or pay out the

nose for children's toys? Because there was a higher demand for the

products than there were actual products being produced. This led

to limited quantities and inflated

pricing. Economics partiallyexplain why

parents were willing to go to such

great lengths to get the toys, but I

think there is an underlying factor in children that creates a base for

these events to happen . If kids didn't want the toys, the parents

wouldn' t seek them nearly as ex-

haustively as they do. How can a

child's demands for a simple stuffed animal lead his or her parents to pay

immense amounts of money for an

official Ty Beanie Baby?

It's funny how kids hold pressure over their parents. Society holds

that it is the parent 's j o b to exert

control over their children in a lov-

ing but authoritative manner. But

parents don't always live up to their

duties. Kids have all sorts of ways to

exert their will over their parents'

commands. Tears, screams, con-tinual pestering, and complaints all

find that soft spot in their parents'

heart. How many of us have not

seen a parent purchase a ridicu-lously unhealthy cereal in the su-

permarket for their child because

the child is screaming? My parents a lways told me to

buck up, and that if I really wanted it 1 ought to save my own money

for it. After a while, I 'd forget I wanted it and the urge would pass.

But today's kids are constantly

bombarded with pressures to pur-

chase. Kids spend more time watching

television than they go to school,

being assaulted with continuous ads for every new product on the mar-

ket. Have you w a t c h e d S a t u r d a y

morning cartoons lately? In about a half hour, you see the same seven

or eight commercials four limes

over. W h a t ' s more is that pressure

comes from other children as well. 1 have heard lales of elementary

school students being the object of

ridicule because they don' l own a

Beanie Baby, or what's worse, own a non-Ty brand Beanie Baby. The

manufacturers must love this fact.

Children close the market for ge-

neric brands of their product by

themselves. This emerging trend for name

brand recognition among elemen-

tary school children is frightening.

What happens when ihey gel older, and begin to have more and more

expensive items, such as clothes, that this intense n a m e brand dis-

crimination affects? The 4lh century B.C. Chinese

philosopher Mo Tzu called for a removal of barriers within a soci-

ety that lead to inequality, espe-

cially those based on personal pos-

sessions. In a world where parents fighl

for dolls, spend massive amounts of money for a specific brand of stuffed animal, and where children

badger their parents into submis-

s ion to ga in s t a t u s in the schoolyard, sometimes I think he

may be right.

(without the spot* that is)

Beanies are worth nothin* without their tags — both the tush tag, and the ear (swing) tag.

Sof if you're smart, YOU WON'T CUT f -

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. . . B U T I D I G R E S S

Satlx Sin its

Calm in the S torm

Musicians display their talents

We've all been ihere. In fact,

you've probably been there

within ihe last month. For me, the whirlwind ensued on Friday.

I had a midterm in two hours. I

had to memorize seven Greek

tragedies and the events of the Peloponnesian War. I had to

write the article for this week's

issue. I had to get my daily planner in order. I had to call

people by 11:00 and it was

already 11:33. 1 had obligations.

So. I plotted out the next few-

hours carefully, 15 minutes for this. 10 for that, trying not to

spin out of control.

Then someone with an equally insane Friday asked me if I

would cover for them and

volunteer for an hour at the

Women's Art and Folk Art Show. Of all things, I thought. How

could I give up that carefully

planned and guarded sixty

minutes? But I went. And though at first

I hauled out my notes and books, attempting to analyze Athens and

Sparta and my own agenda,

eventually the quiet and solitude

in the makeshift gallery absorbed

me. I found myself in a place

where I could breathe again,

without worrying about the next minute or the next one after that.

Between Jackie Bartley's

subtle South American photogra-phy. Amy Hall's ( '98) funky

pears and hearts, Laura Myers ' ( '98) beautiful, real "Feet," and

several other intriguing or intricate pieces, there was a

solace. When my hour was up, I

found that although I may not have studied intensely or met all

my obligations, I still knew

somehow that I would make it. Call it clarity or perspective or

maybe just relief; whatever it

was, it was important for me to

find during that Friday.

Too often I schedule and

survive only by calendar or

dayplanner and find that I 'm missing out on some of the best

parts of life, the cures and

necessities for me. Sometimes the most unexpected breaks into

my carefully organized day can

be the most important. And I know you 've been

through weeks of four midterms

and maybe more papers and

then all the "other s t u f f on top

of it, and maybe you 've decided

the same thing that I have. Throwing a new light on

things can be a lifesaver,

whether it comes from time

spent in DePree Gallery, an hour

with the Visiting Writers, or a

chapter of your favorite book.

In the middle of the whirl-wind, discovering new worlds,

or just pieces of them, isn't so

much an interruption as it is an

essential.

SALLY SMIXS intermission co-editor

When it's a labor of love, time no longer comes into consideration.

For students giving their senior or junior recitals, at least a year has

been poured into the planning of

their night on stage. "I 'd been preparing since the day

after my junior recital, Feb. 28 of last year," said Michael Lemoire

( '98), who gave his Senior Percus-sion Recital in Dimnent Chapel this

past Saturday. It may seem like too much prepa-

ration for just one hour, one hour

of just the student 's own perfor-

mance. But. it is a required hour for a Bachelor of Music Performance

degree, and there are several be-

hind-the-scenes duties that need to

be taken care of before the big night.

The music is selected a year in

advance, and sifting through all of the different possibilities can be an

insurmountable task. "There's so much piano music out

there," said Gwen Veldhof ( '99) ,

who is preparing for her Junior Re-c i t a l on Mar . 6. " M i s s ( J o a n )

Conway sort of guided me." Conway and other music profes-

sors, help their students gel these

performances off the ground. They

advise the students on which pieces

best suit their style and skill level. Lemoire, with his unique instru-

ments that include the marimba and

toms, also had some counsel in se-

lecting his music. t4My percussion instructor, Greg

Secor, also gave me some direction.

He gave me ideas and hints along

the way," he said. "Most of the mus ic ( fo r pe rcuss ion) is more

modem as opposed to violinists us-

ing Bach. It was mostly written in

this century."

mm

mm.

Anchor photo by Johnathan Muenk

IN T H E S P O X L I G H T : Michael Lemoire ('98) performs his rhythms on the marimba during his senior recital

ence, especially for students like Then, after narrowing everything

down to the final pieces, the stu-dents begin the long task of polish-

ing and perfecting.

As the next year approaches,-the

performers continue rehearsing and

also start on the detail work. They pick out their recital date in

the fall semester, as well as all the

dales they will want to rehearse.

They begin designing their own in-

vitations and posters for publicity around campus. They even choose

the clothes they will wear on per-

formance night and the food they

will serve at their receptions.

All the details can be headaches

and the whole performance can be a hectic, nerve-wracking experi-

Veldhof, Miriam Beyer ( '98), and

Robin Bolt ( '99), whose recitals are

all within the next two weeks.

To the students, though, the dedi-

cation and effort are worth it. "My instruments are very impor-

tant," Lemoire said. "It 's a big part

of my life now."

Veldhof , too, has spent many

years on the piano, and this recital

is a great chance to show her talent

and love for music. "I started playing in second grade.

You really don ' t think too deeply

about it then, during the lessons and

everything," she said. "Now it's a part of me. It 's really close to my

heart."

Professor composes pieces with new perspectives KATE FOLKERX intermission co-editor

Two cultures come together in a single concert with the help of com-

poser and p ro fes so r Edward K.

Mallett. "Tanka and Haiku: August 1945"

and "Spirit Voices," will be the fea-

tured pieces in the Sunday. March

15 concert, to be held at the Knick-erbocker. The performance will be-

gin at 4 p.m. "Both pieces are reflect ions of

American history and how it has

impacted other cultures," Mallett

said. "Each piece draws on the mu-

sic of both cultures, combined with

the Wes t e rn m u s i c a l

training that I have."

The idea for "Tanka

and H a i k u : A u g u s t 1945" was someth ing

that Mallett had consid-

e r ed f o r qu i t e s o m e

time.

"It 's been in the back of my mind to do some-

thing with Japanese mu-

sic for a while," Mallett

said. "My father-in-law lived in Hiroshima when the atomic bomb

c E. Mallet t

was dropped and was a survivor.

That gave me a direct family con-

nection to the e v e n t "

"Tanka and Haiku: August 1945" is writ-

ten for piano, flute, and

soprano. In addition,

slides of photos taken by the U.S. War De-

par tment and of art-

work by survivors of

the bombings will be

f e a t u r e d d u r i n g the

p e r f o r m a n c e . Whi le

the piece did not originally include

the visual aspect, Mallett decided

to add the pictures after seeing the

premiere. "While I was doing research for

this piece, I saw hundreds of pho-

tos of the bombing," Mallett said. "Seeing it performed for the first

time, I realized that the audience

wasn' t seeing what I was seeing, so

1 decided to add the pictures."

The inspiration for "Spirit Voices"

came from Mallett 's childhood in-

terest that continued into his adult

years. more COMPOSER on 10

T h u r s c l a v © *DcpartmciU Sludcnl Rccital in Dimneni

Chapel at 6:30 p.m. * Frances Gillespie: Painlings" ai DePree

Fr ic l nciay © • Jun io r Rccital: Gwen Veldhof in Dimnent

Chapel at 6:00 p.m.

* S A C movie: 'Midnight in the Garden of

Good and Ev i l " 7:00, 9:30. & 12:00

A n Gallery through March 29

S u n d a y © •Facu l ty Rccital Scries in Wichers

Auditorium at 4:00 p.m.

* S A C movie: "Midnight in the Garden o

Good and Ev i l " 3:00 p.m.

M o n c l o n c i a y ©

• C h e c k i f it's your Beanie Babies'

birthday (see page 7).

S a t u r d a y © •Sen io r Recital: Mir iam Beyer in Dimnent

Chapel at 7:00 p.m.

• S A C movie: "Midnight in the Garden of

Good and Ev i l " 7:00, 9:30. & 12:00

T u e s c l a y

0

• N e w York Arts Program internship meeting

in the Klctz f rom 1:30 to 4:00

• N e w York Arts Program internship video

presentation in the Art Dept. at 4:00

• 10 more days until Spring Break!

D A N C E presented by the Hope College

Dance Department

:00 pm March 12,13,14 the DeWItt Theatre

Tickets now available Call (616) 395-7890 for ticket information

On FridayMan± 13thSigrnaOmbrDn&AIM will co-sponsor a reception afterthe performance.

Please come and support your students,

co-faculty members and friends.

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YOUNG LIFE from 5

year, I 've seen how important the

leaders are lo the kids." Hahn said

with a smile. Having experienced Young Life as

a high schooler herself, Hahn wanted lo gel involved once she came lo

Hope because of the difference il

made in her life. Not having encountered Young

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Life prior lo college. Randall got

involved "lo experience sharing my faith," as he is considering en-

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lime Young Life staff worker. " ( T h e y a re ) r e ly ing on G o d ' s

strength lo lake those risks," Fair said.

"I t ' s an opportunity for them lo grow

in their relationships with Christ."

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Cain and Paul explained their talking as part of their morning

time slot'. "We tried to have a morning

show with a lot of talk and a few

songs that people like," Cain said. The firing comes as a shock to

some of the dedicated listeners of

the Cain and Paul show.

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sic is horrible." said Jared Hicks ( '00). "Their |Cain and Paul's] talk-

ing is all you tune in for."

Now the Friday morning time slot will either be filled with dead

air or a n o t h e r show. T h e pai r

summed up the situation through the lyrics of their final song to air:

"Though I face the final curtain...

I'll state my case of which I 'm cer-

tain... I did it my way."

COMPOSER from 8

"When I was younger I wanted to

grow up" to be an Indian." Mallett

laughed. "I found out that it didn't work that way. but I have always

been interested in the culture." Mallett's interest led him to con-

struct the Native American instru-

ments himself. The experience of making them by hand helped shape

the music he composed to play on

them. "Each ins t rument has its own

spirit, which really determined how

the piece came out. It can ' t play

what it was not meant to," Mallett

said. "I really don't think that the piece would have been the same if I

hadn't made the instruments myself.

I was part of the entire creative pro-

cess." The performance also includes a

narrator who will read excerpts of speeches from four different Native

Americans, who span four centuries.

A unique aspect of the concert for

Mallett is that both his wife and

HOLMAN from I

again stepped forward and added to

her duties with a fourth job.

"The administration was wonder-

ing what kind of person should head

it," Holman said. "I wasn' t an en-

trepreneur, I wasn't a promoter, I

was more of an administrator. The college could have hired someone

from the outside."

The school has already begun the

a t tempt to fill H o l m a n ' s shoes. Women's track coach Donna Eaton

mother are performing.

His wife, Jun Okada, is also a member of Hope's faculty, and of-

ten performs with Mallett. "She specializes in 20th century

music " Mallett said. "She's the best pianist I 've met for this type of

music." Mal le t t ' s mother , who will be

p l a y i n g the v i o l a f o r " S p i r i t

Voices," used to accompany him during his undergraduate years.

"It 's great to have her be a part of

i t , " Mal l e t t sa id . "We h a v e n ' t worked together in probably eight

years."

Having people he knows perform

the pieces he writes is nothing new

for Mallett. " I 've never written a piece that I

didn't know who was going to play it, either because I was asked by a

performer to compose something or

I had the people in mind who would

perform it," he said. "Other com-posers don't get that luxury."

will take over as golf coach, and

Eva Folkert will add to her intra-

mural duties by becoming ticket

manager. "Jane Ho lman will be sorely

missed. Whenever there was a new

challenge, she was there to answer

it," said Director of Public Relations

Tom Renner said. "She has been an outstanding representative of the

college." In her newly found spare time.

In addition to Okada, "Tanka and Haiku: August 1945" will be per-

f o r m e d by s o p r a n o M a r g a r e t

K e n n e d y - D y g a s and f lut is t Jill Heyboer.

T h e f e a t u r e d p e r f o r m e r s for "Spirit Voices" are: Heyboer, flute;

Okada, piano; Mallett, euphonium

and M e n o m i n e e f lu t e ; Jane t Mallett, viola; Greg Secor, drums;

Er ic Sooy , d r u m s ; and G r i f f i n

Campbel l , narrator. Brian Coyle will be conducting.

Mallett hopes the performance will have a greater impact than just

being entertaining. "Both are about events that are not

ignored, but often distorted. When

each culture writes about its own history they usually favor them-

selves, but this is not always the

mos t accu ra t e r e p r e s e n t a t i o n , " Mallett said. "Hopefully people will

leave the concert thinking about what really happened."

Holman plans to read, spend time

with her grandchildren, and reno-

vate her cottage with her husband.

Paul. "I kid that I ' m going to watch

T. V. and eat bon bons, but that's not

true," Holman said. " I 'm going to

miss the contact with the people I

brush against, and that includes stu-

dents, season ticket holders, golf-ers, and others. I'll miss the whole

thing."

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H o p e tenn i s h i ts i n d o o r season MIKE ZUIDEMA sports editor

Four games inlo the season, (he

Flying Dutchmen lennis team has already experienced a series of ups

and downs. in ihe pasl two weeks the Flying

Dutchmen followed a 5-2 defeat of Grand Rapids Community College

with 3-4 losses lo Wheaton and

W i s c o n s i n O s h k o s h . F o l l o w i n g those. Hope was

ab le to b lank

Wabash. 7-0. "We h a v e n ' t

done as well as we

hoped." said head coach S t e v e

Gorno . "We lost

two t ight 4 - 3

matches to teams

ranked in the re-g ion . We w e r e

hoping to win both

and expec t ing to win both but we ended up losing. It 's been a rough

start." Al though the team has had a

rocky beginning, the Flying Dutch-

men are looking to improve on last

year's second place tie in the Michi-gan Intercollegiate Athletic Asso-

ciation. "One of our big goals is we want

to finish in the top 10 of our region

and in the top 25 nationally." Gorno said. "That is one of those goals that

has been stated each season."

A year ago, Hope was ranked

much of the season, and finished the year tied with Calvin for second

behind traditional MIAA arid Divi-sion 11] powerhouse Kalamazoo.

"We also want lo finish no lower

than second and make as high a run

at Kalamazoo as we can," Gorno said. "Last year we had to finish tied

with Calvin and that is like kissing

your sister."

Last yea r ' s Flying Dutchmen ended with an overall 15-9 record

and 4-1 mark in the MIAA. The team has graduated five from

last year's squad and returns three

seniors including number one seed Jeff MacDoniels ( '98).

MacDoniels has an overall 45-27

record at first singles in his career,

and was an All-MIAA selection.

MacDoniels has won all four of

his matches on the season, while Paul Lillie ( '00) and Kevin Gingras

( '01) have won three of their four

matches. "We lost five seniors and that was

the core of that team," Gorno said. "The good thing is that we have a

good mixture of exper ience and

youth and most have been through

this before." Included in those re turning is

L i l l i e , w h o

played number

three s ingles a

year ago and had W e want to finish no lower than

second . . . L a s t year we finished tied

with Calvin and that is like kissing your

sister. —Steve Gorno

Men's Tennis Coach

a 15-5 s ing l e s

mark. O t h e r s that

shou ld p lay a

larger role this

yea r a r e Er ik Berg ( ' 00 ) and

Chad Bollinger ( '00). according

to Gorno. " (L i l l i e ) has

been hurt and the big thing for him

is get t ing heal thy," Gorno said. "(Bollinger) is probably the most

improved player from last year."

"Berg has been in the lineup for every meet and has improved." he

said. "He 's one of those players that

will be prominently in the lineup,

same with Bollinger."

Hope is currently working on set-

ting the lineup for the season. "We're still working through a lot

of things, especially in doubles. We

hope to have it set by spring break," Gorno said. "We aren't going to be

as strong a challenge as we have the

past couple years. But we definitely

have a strong team and are some-one to reckon with in the MIAA."

"We have a very strong team

coming back but we aren't as deep this year," he said. "It 's going lo be

a different year, but this is definitely

a team that can pull off some up-

sets and be a strong regular season

player." The Flying Dutchmen will next

play Western Michigan University

Tuesday in the DcWiu Tennis Cen-

ter. "This is a match that we can play

very, very freely and allows us to

do our best. This should be a good

measuring stick," Gorno said.

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H O O P S C O O P : Joel Holstege ('98) finger rolls for hvo in Hope ys 68-54 win over Adrian in the MIAA semifinal. Hope has earned a bye in the Tournament and will play Saturday.

H o p e awa i ts t o u r n e y foe MIKE ZIUIDEMA sports editor

Heading into the National Tour-

nament, the Hope College men's

basketball team has more questions asked than answered.

In the finals of the Michigan In-

tercollegiate Athletic Association

tournament, the Flying Dutchmen

were upended by Albion 56-55 Sat-urday in the Civic Center, giving the

Britons an automatic berth into the

tournament.

Hope earned a bye in the first round of the tournament and will

face the winner of tonight's Allegh-

eny and Baldwin-Wallace on Sat-

urday, March 7. "We have worked extremely hard

and have looked forward to this

moment," said head coach Glenn-Van Wieren. "Every guy knows

what 's at stake. There are no hid-

den secrets, either you do or you

don't and it comes down to that."

Hope was able to advance to the MIAA finals with a convincing 68-

54 win over Adrian, Friday night,

Feb. 27.

Heading inlo the finals, Hope was

favored in part to the team's 75-62

and 72-59 victories over Albion in

regular season play. The game looked to be in hand

as the Flying Dutchmen were able

to jump out lo a 34-25 halftime lead

and follow that with a 6-0 run to

start the second half. Hope led 51-38 with about ten

minutes to play, then Albion made

their comeback. H o p e m a n a g e d jus t t w o Joel

Holstege ( '98) buckets over the fi-nal ten minutes and Albion was able

to go on a 14-4 run to make the score 55-54, with less than 20 sec-

onds left in ihe game.

Albion's Tim Czarnecki grabbed a rebound, went the length of the

floor, and put a six-foot baseline

shot in the basket to give the Brit-

ons the lead with eight seconds left. Hope raced down the court, but a

missed Holstege jump shot and a

missed lip sealed the victory for

Albion. "We lost our connection offen-

sively and once we lost it we never

got it back again," Van Wieren said.

"We were playing our hair out try-

ing to get us back in it offensively."

High preseason rankings, the loss of Dave Meulenberg ( '98), and up-

set losses to Kalamazoo and Alma made the season an up-and-down

one for the Flying Dutchmen.

"This team has had a lot of dis-

tractions and I don't mean that in a

negative way," said Albion head c o a c h M i k e T u r n e r sa id . "Bu t

they've had circus dances and cir-

cumstances that we haven't had."

Despite the extenuating circugi-stances. Van Wieren is confident as

his team heads into the tournament.

"No one person is more impor-tant than another," Van Wieren said.

"I don ' t care how many games we

have left, you'l l see all the guys p l a y i n g . I h a v e a t r e m e n d o u s

amount of confidence in these guys

and I 'm not going to hold back on

that."

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El Nino has allowed the Hope College men's track team the op-

portunity to practice early this sea-

son. "The mild winler has certainly

helped as I 'm sure it has o ther t e a m s , " said head coach M a r k

Norlhuis. The warm weather has allowed

the Flying Dutchmen lo prepare for their Spring Break trip from March

21 to 28. "In ihe first nine weeks we con-

centrate on training." Norlhuis said. "We ' l l run at the Univers i ty of

Florida Invitational to try and give them some Division I running ex-

perience/ '

The Spring Break trip will be the

starting point for a season in which the team hopes lo move up from last

y e a r ' s third place f in i sh in ihe Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic

Association. "Our hope is to finish third in the

dual mee t s beh ind Alb ion and Calvin ," Norlhuis said. "I don ' t

think we have the depth to win ihe

conference meet, bul in the dual meets we can spread things out."

A year ago. Hope finished sixth at Ihe MIAA Field Day and split

their conference meets, defeating Olivet and Adrian and (ailing lo

Calvin and Albion. The Flying Dutchmen have al-

ready competed in the Grand Val-

ley Invitational on Friday, Feb. 13. A l though ihe team t rave led to

GVSU, the event was used as a time trial rather than an official meet.

"We took a skeleton crew to break up our training and I think it

revealed where our training was at that point," Norlhuis said. "We'll

use it to see where people are at to

make some adjustments." "We have a lot of good first place

potential," he added. The team has had to copc with

the loss of five of the top freshmen

from a year ago, in addition to the usual crop of seniors, including Dan Bannink ( ' 97 ) , the t e a m ' s lone NCAA Division III qualifier.

"We have a lot of holes to fill." Norlhuis said. "But our sprints are

improved and our middle and long

d is tance should con t inue to be strong and our hurdles have im-

proved." Although Hope has leadership in

Jeremy Bogard ( '98), Paul Ballard ( '98) , Tim Franklyn ( '98) , Mark

Youngs ( ' 99 ) , and Matt Putnam ('99), the team will have to rely on

some freshmen to step up. Some of those underclassmen

that Norlhuis is expecting lo slep up

arc Chase Carpenter ( '01), Steve

Rabuck ( '01) , Kevin Richardson ( '00), and Joe Veldman ( '01).

"We're certainly going to have lo

rely on the freshmen lo score quite a big chunk of points," Norlhuis

said. "They come from quality pro-grams where they performed at a

high level." T h e Fly ing D u t c h m e n ' s first

MIAA meet will be when they host

Alma and Adrian on April 1 p.m.

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FALSE START

Michael Zuidema

The Poolside Mentor For almost twenly years, Hope

College has had one of ihe best

coaches in the nation in its

kinesiology department.

John Patnott has been a mainstay of swimming, not only

in Michigan but in the nation,

for a long time. In 1978, Patnott came to Hope

and began the first swimming program for the college, and

although his first men's team

finished fifth in the league, and the women third, Patnott has not

had to worry much about

success since. This season Patnott coached

the women's team to their

unprecedented seventh straight first place finish in the Michigan

Intercollegiate Athletic Associa-

tion. The first place finish was also Pa tnot fs 15th women ' s title

over all. That 's 15 titles in 18 years of

coaching. Patnott has yet to

finish lower than that third place

finish in his rookie year with the

women. Patnott won the title with only

thirteen members on the team.

The team had only one senior,

Monica Stubbs ( '98), and was

wery heavy in underclassmen. "We don' t have as many

swimmers as you like, but the

number ones that we have, we

like to think are among the best

in the league," Patnott said.

The men's team also narrowly

lost its eighth title at the league meet to Kalamazoo. The team

may have had the title in hand,

but they were forced to compete

without a diver. With a diver, the

Dutchmen may have been able

to make up the final margin.

"Both teams swam very well

and 1 was pleased," Patnott said.

"Every year is a different year

and a different focus." Patnott has been able to focus

on winning consistently. In his

18 years as coach (he was not

the coach during the 1982-83

and the 83-84 seasons), Patnott

has coached 76 Ail-Americans.

He has also had 27 Academic All Americans since 1984, and an

impressive number of All-MIAA

selections.

Patnott was named NCAA Division III national Coach-of-

the-Year in 1991 for the men's team, and in 1994 with the

women. In the 1992-93 the men's team

finished third in the nation

following the swimming champi-onships. The women were able to

finish as the number two team in

the country in the 1993-94

season. Despite the success, Patnott

isn't ready to rest on his laurels

and take it easy. "We use the past for tradition,"

Patnott said. "We should be

confident with what we are doing. It should set the tone for

the way things are done, but that 's the only thing we use the

past for." "We cannot control what other

people do, we can only control what we do," he said. "To .

compete openly and freely is

what they need to learn to do and

that is a lesson for life." For 20 years Patnott has been a

mainstay of success for Hope

College. Another coach that has

been around since that time,

Glenn Van Wieren, is usually

associated with success at Hope

College, and deservedly so, as he

has over 400 wins. For this same amount of time

the only people that have known

about Patnott 's dedication to

success have been the College

Swimming Coaches Association

and his swim teams.

Patnott has amassed over 250

wins of his own.

Perhaps after about 10 more

league championships and a few

top ten National finishes, people will learn the name of John

Patnott.

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O n t o t h e B ig D a n c e Flying Dutch earn bid with Calvin defeat

MIKE ZUIDEMA sports editor

The Hope College women's bas-

ketball team wasn't supposed to go to the NCAA Division III National

Tournament.

But with a 53-49 defeat of Calvin College in the finals of the Michi-

gan Intercollegiate Athletic Asso-

c ia t ion t ou rnamen t , the Fly ing

Dutch became one of only 48 teams in the country to make the Division

III national tournament.

"We were not invited to the party, * we had to crash the party," said head

coach Brian Morehouse. "We didn't

do it by going in the back door, we walked right through the front door

by beating a great Calvin team."

The 16-10 Flying Dutch will now

travel to Baldwin-Wallace Univer-

sity in Berea, Ohio to play in the |

first round tonight. "It's nice to be in the tournament,

but it's nicer to win," Morehouse

said. "There is not a team in our

region we can ' t beat and we are i

happy to be in but now we have to j get over it and focus on next week

and taking care of business."

As the sixth seed in the region,

the Dutch have most likely played

their last home game of the season,

but that doesn't phase Morehouse. "We are the Road Warriors now,"

he said. "We have played some of

our best basketball on the road this year and my team is a bunch of

competitors. They hate to lose as

much as I do. We are going to com-

pete and hopefully we are going to

come out on top." Hope was able to advance to the

MIAA finals by defeating Olivet,

83-68 on Tuesday, Feb. 24 and

Alma, 62-52 on Thursday, Feb. 26.

The wins set up their champion-

ship game showdown with the 15th

nationally ranked Calvin Knights. Hope had lost their previous two

meetings and was now traveling to

play a team that had already locked

their place in the tournament.

Calvin was able to jump to an 8-

0 lead in the beginning of the game,

but Hope stormed back on an 18-5

run and ended the first half with a

22-17 advantage. Hope began the second half with

a 9-2 run before Calvin made a

charge of their own. The Knights

outscored the Flying Dutch 23-11

and seemed in control when Lisa H o e k s t r a ( ' 0 0 ) and Kr i s t in

Koenigsknecht ( ' 0 1 ) fouled out

with about four minutes to go.

Calvin pulled ahead to 45-42

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Anchor photo by Johnathan Muenk

P O S T D A M C E : Kristin Koenigsknecht ('01) hits a layup in Hope's semifinal win over Alma. The team qualified for the National Tournament by defeating Calvin two nights later.

when co-captain Darcy Zeh ( '99) 14 points. Brower and Hoekstra

nailed her third three-pointer of the

year to even it up with 3:42 remain-

ing. "I don't shoot threes," Zeh said.

"But when you gel into a game like

that things happen." C a l v i n f o l l o w e d that wi th a

bucket of their own and Rachel

Postmus ( '98) hit a free throw to

make it 47-46 with 2:32 left.

With the two leading Hope scor-ers on the bench. Amy Brower ( '01)

took advantage of her opportunity.

Brower was fouled while hitting a

fadeaway basket, and after the free

throw. Hope had a 49-47 advantage.

A Zeh steal which led to a Tara

Hosford ( '98) layup and free throws

by Christie Eding ( '98) and Renee Carlson ( '99) sealed the win and the

trip to the National Tournament.

"It's overwhelming right now,"

Hosford said. "1 had a feeling we

were going to win. This is a dream c o m e true and the best s en io r

present I could ever have." Leading in the scoring column for

the Flying Dutch was Hosford with

followed with 12 and 10 points re-

spectively. "We're pretty happy with the way

things ended up," Morehouse said.

"We had a lot of people step up. If

ever there was a team effort, this

was it." "All 15 players on this team won

this game for us," Zeh said. "That

is why we won the game, because

we played as a team." The win now sends Hope to one

more game and back to the tourna-

ment for the first time since 1994. "A lot of peop le told us we

couldn't do it," Morehouse said. "I

know how great it is and that is why

I wanted it so bu i . " "I know what a great experience

it is and we are going to savor it,"

he said.

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Division Ml Women's Basketball March 7

De Pauvv (IN) 22 -4

Ba ldwin-Wal l ace (OH) 22-5 Great Lakes

Hope (MI) 16-10

March 13-14

Luthe r (IA) 2 0 - 5

Cen t r a l (IA) 17-7 West

St. T h o m a s ( M N ) 24-1

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