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Hope in the NewsACADEMIC YEAR 2004 - 2005 July, 2005 July, 2005 Thursday, July 28, 2005 Work on fieldhouse will go down to the wire In order to have the $22 million DeVos Fieldhouse done on time, nothing can
go wrong, according to Hope College officials. The goal is to have a temporary permit so the men's basketball team can practice in the building by Oct. 15. Maybury said Hope wants the building complete one week before the team's first home game on Nov. 19. "We're working very hard, there are 120 to 130 people working here each day," Maybury said. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Sunday, July 10, 2005 Hope teams honored for academics Six Hope College athletic teams were among those honored by the Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association for their work in the classroom. The Hope women's cross country team received the honor for the seventh consecutive year. The Flying Dutch compiled a 3.43 team grade point average during the 2004-05 academic year. The other Hope teams that were honored include women's golf (3.46 grade point
average), softball (3.34), women's basketball (3.32), women's soccer (3.31)
and volleyball (3.31). READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Tuesday, July 5, 2005 Vespers earns Emmy Award
The Emmy was awarded for excellence in Multiple Camera Field Directing. The production also received an honorable mention in the 2005 Videographer Awards. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY June, 2005 Monday, June 20, 2005 Hope grad named Miss Michigan Wayne County native will compete for Miss America title "Honestly, it is a dream," Reese said. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Monday, June 13, 2005 Writing the book on math Hope professors collaborate on new text "There's a lot of ways for students to use math to interpret information in the world around them everyday," Andersen said. "This textbook is to help people understand what mathematics is and how it can be used. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Sunday, June 12, 2005 Bylsma named chief fiscal officer at Hope Tom Bylsma has been appointed vice president and chief fiscal officer at Hope College. Bylsma, a 1986 Hope graduate, will come to Hope with nearly two decades of career experience, including having served as executive director of Freedom Village in Holland for the past six years. He will assume his responsibilities at the college July 1. "Tom Bylsma is an exceptional person with outstanding skill in finance and demonstrated ability in the management and development of people," said James E. Bultman, president of Hope College. "Tom has a passion for Hope and its mission, and our expectation is for a long and fulfilling relationship as he provides leadership in this important area of the college. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Saturday, June 11, 2005 Two new books on Dutch-Americans by historian Robert Swierenga have ties to Holland. Both are part of the historical series of the Reformed Church in America.
Swierenga, the Albertus C. Van Raalte professor of history in the A.C. Van Raalte Institute at Hope College, specializes in Dutch immigration history. The Dutch American Historical Commission and the Commission on History of the Reformed Church in America asked him to translate a collection of immigrant letters, "Amsterdamse Emigranten," published in 1976. The new book, "Iowa Letters: Dutch Immigrants on the American Frontier," includes two letters from Holland's founder, A.C. Van Raalte, as well as some unflattering comments about him from a disgruntled immigrant. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Thursday, June 9, 2005 HSRT alums among Tony winners West Michigan viewers of the 2005 Tony Awards may have
noticed someone familiar. Twice. Two Hope Summer Repertory Theatre (HSRT) alums won Tony Awards at the 59th Annual Award ceremony held June 5 in New York. Norbert Leo Butz won for "Best Performance for a Leading Actor in a Musical" for his role in "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." He beat out fellow cast member, John Lithgow, for the award. Butz also won a 2002 Tony in the same category for "Thou Shall Not." He has also performed in the Broadway hits, "Wicked" and "Rent." Butz worked with the HSRT in 1991, appearing in "The Boys Next Door," "The Human Comedy," and "A Man for All Seasons." Paw Paw native Jerry Mitchell was the favorite for "Best Choreography" since he was nominated twice, including working with Butz on "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." But it was his work in "La Cage Aux Folles" which brought him his first Tony after being nominated four times. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Wednesday, June 8, 2005 Hope leads D-III in hoops support The Hope College men's basketball team again received fan support like no one else in NCAA Division III. The Flying Dutchmen led the nation in attendance for the third consecutive season, it was announced Tuesday. Hope averaged 2,462 fans during its 2004-05 season. The Flying Dutchmen finished ahead of runner-up Illinois Wesleyan (2,376) and third-place Calvin College (2,261). READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Tuesday, June 7, 2005 Hope athletic trainer garners another award
The award will be a second major recognition for Ray this year. On April 2, he was inducted into the Honors Academy of the Health, Physical Education & Recreation (HPER) Department of Western Michigan University. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY May, 2005 Wednesday, May 18, 2005 Residence hall expanding to meet demand Construction is expected to begin this summer on a $2.5 million addition to Cook Hall, which abuts the Haworth Inn and Conference Center on 10th Street, between College and Columbia avenues. The project is expected to take more than a year and should be completed for the 2006-07 year. The addition will provide room for 66 students to live in the hall, which currently has 100 rooms and can hold 184 students. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Monday, May 9, 2005 H.O.P.E. award presented
to Fred Johnson Johnson started teaching at Hope in 2000 with a primary concentration on the Confederacy during the Civil War, with other areas of study including the U.S. military and Africa. The author of two novels, "A Man Finds His Way" and "Bittersweet," Johnson has earned a reputation for intense lectures, a passion for his subject and a passion for his students, according to 2005 class President Timothy J. Fry. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Monday, May 9, 2005 Record class graduates Before a record number of Hope College graduates Sunday afternoon,
the Rev. Paul H. Boersma advised the class of 2005 that their future
success depends not on how much money they earn or how quickly they are
able to climb the corporate ladder, but on how much good they are able
to share. "Hope College class of 2005, our world desperately needs a generation of people to live out the commands of God in such a way that it will change it for good," he said. "Could your generation be the generation that some day others will look at and say without hesitation 'That was a great generation?'" READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Friday, May 6, 2005 Watershed project honors professor "I'm just doing what I need to do," Peaslee, 44, told the crowd of about 60 at Watershed Project's annual meeting at the Haworth Inn & Conference Center. "I'm a scientist. I feel my obligation is ... it's something we ought to do," he said of efforts to improve water quality in the area. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY April, 2005 Friday, April 29, 2005 Hope film class focuses
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THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Saturday, April 23, 2005 Hope names new science
dean Moses Lee, 44, will begin at Hope in August, said Hope Provost James Boelkins. "He was selected because of his commitment to undergraduate science education and research, his vision for the sciences, his demonstrated success as a scholar and teacher, his recognition in and contributions to the national science community, and his commitment to the mission and goals of Hope College and the sciences division," he said. "He received strong support from department chairs in the sciences division." READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Friday, April 22, 2005 United Way honoring
Merrie Bannink of Holland, Carol West of West Olive and Jean Wolfe of Holland were selected by the Volunteer Center among the many honored. Bannink, 59, has dedicated 11 years, totaling more than 3,000 hours, to the Center for Women in Transition 24-hour Crisis Line. One weekend out of every month she is on call providing crisis assistance, transportation to shelters and advocacy for clients. Bannink is helping build women's safe houses with Habitat for Humanity. She also volunteers her time to the Red Cross as a certified CPR instructor. READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Monday, April 18, 2005 Hope students' project
on health care Three Hope students traveled to Washington, D.C., Sunday to present their findings on how to make health care more community oriented. The students will be part of the Posters on the Hill event sponsored by the Council on Undergraduate Research on Tuesday. Jenelle Dame, Audra Jobin and Jeffrey Seymour are three of 60 students chosen from hundreds of national applicants, said Deborah Sturtevant, a professor and chairwoman of the sociology and social work department at Hope College who worked with the students on the project and will attend the presentation READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Tuesday, April 12, 2005 Simulation raises awareness When Emily Wood realized she had to go all the way to the basement of her dorm to use a bathroom, the Hope College senior got a first-hand lesson in the difficulties of living life in a wheelchair. Her one day of life in a wheelchair as part of Hope College's Disability Awareness Week also made her realize that although every task requires more time and imposes greater physical demands, for people who function with real disabilities every day, life just simply has to roll on. "As soon as I got to my dorm room and I found out the bathroom on my floor wasn't handicap accessible, I realized I was going to have to take the elevator all the way back down," she said. "It was frustrating, but I had to go." READ
THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY Wednesday, April 6, 2005 Collegians take different
Mention spring break and most people think of college students sunning themselves on beaches and throwing wet T-shirt contests around hotel swimming pools. But for some collegians, Spring Break in Flagler County focused on helping to build four houses for low-income families. Beginning in late February and running through the first week of April, groups of students from 13 colleges in nine states participated in Habitat for Humanity's 2005 Collegiate Challenge. READ
THE FULL DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL STORY Tuesday, April 5, 2005 Hope professor studies
tax delinquents "Everyone across the board thinks it's morally right to pay taxes," she said. "It's not just all these people out there who are criminals. You have to look at their motivators and target them to increase their compliant behavior." READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
March, 2005 Thursday, March 31, 2005 Hope event celebrates women of color For Samara Webb, life as a black student at Hope College was initially intimidating.
Webb and three other Hope College seniors spoke Wednesday evening at the college's eighth annual Women of Color Celebration entitled "Strength, Courage and Wisdom." About 130 people attended the event sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Life. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Wednesday, March 30, 2005 Hope coach approaching
1,000 wins Wolters, who's one victory away from 1,000 for her 31-year career, cares more about the people she's met on her journey. "Memories are the most special part of being a coach," Wolters said. "Victories are something you can't control. Memories are there forever." READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Thursday, March 17, 2005 Faces
of the fallen A local artist and art instructor is participating in a national portrait
exhibit that honors U.S. soldiers who have died in Afghanistan and Iraq. "The portraits are very much individual faces," Sullivan said. "They are more portraits than they are complex artistic statements." READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Monday, March 14, 2005 Hope
resets for men's swim nationals Another storm is brewing there this weekend, and this forecast is a welcome one. The NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships bring the men's meet to the Aquatic Center, and the competitors are looking to reset all the pool records as the women did. Whew! If the action matches what we saw last weekend, we're in more a lot more fun. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Sunday, March 13, 2005 Tired
legs, happy hearts:
More than 240 dancers plus their morale crews and scores of volunteers took part in the event that began at 7 p.m. Friday in the Dow Center and ended at 7 p.m. Saturday. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Wednesday, March 10, 2005 Hope
swim coach steady at helm Hoving claimed her first NCAA Division III championship in 1992 when she finished first in the 200-yard butterfly as a sophomore. Patnott gave Hoving the belief she would win, she said. "It was a Saturday night in Buffalo. My grandparents had flown out (earlier in the day)," Hoving said. "I got emotional but he said 'That's too bad for them. They're going to miss you winning the 200 fly.' READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Wednesday, March 2, 2005 Hope professor named top science teacher Donald Cronkite, professor of biology at Hope, has been named the state's College Teacher of the Year for 2005 by the Michigan Science Teachers Association. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
February, 2005 Monday, February 28, 2005 Food fair offers taste of other lands Diuya Ganta, 22, a Hope senior from India and president of the college's International Relations Committee, said ingredients for the foreign dishes are sometimes hard to come by. "It's a little tricky finding the ingredients but some of us take thespices from home. These items we are serving are a lot like home cooking, eaten at home," she said. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Thursday, February 17, 2005 Hope professor's poetry published "Bartley reveals to us the seamlessness of the worlds we wander in," says Jack Ridl, poet and Hope faculty colleague. "Like her women in water, we must learn to 'live withâ those worlds not by dominating, but by cooperating with the elements that make us who we are, and by surrendering to skill and trust.'" READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Wednesday, February 9, 2005 Hope mourns former president
Jacobson died from health complications following a stroke, said Tom Renner, director of public relations for the college. Jacobson began his presidency in the fall of 1987 when Hope's enrollment stood at 2,710, and increased it by more than 200 students a dozen years later. The college's endowment fund grew from $20 million to $91 million during that time. Under his tenure, the college added the Haworth Inn and Conference Center, the Knickerbocker Theatre, Lugers Fieldhouse, the DeWitt Tennis Center and Cook Residence Hall. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Tuesday February 15, 2005 Coach connects with players, wins
Members of the Flying Dutch -- past and present -- appreciate what he has done for them. Morehouse, who's in his ninth season at the helm, can get his 200th career victory Wednesday when Hope plays a non-league game against Rochester College. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Tuesday February 15, 2005 ESPN in town to film 'The Rivalry'
ESPN has picked the Hope-Calvin basketball rivalry as one of the top 10 college basketball rivalries in the country and has hired a film crew to do a feature story surrounding Wednesday's 8 p.m. game at the Holland Civic Center. The network is doing a 10-part series on rivalries that it plans to run prior to the 2005-06 college basketball season, coordinating producer Jay Jackson said. Each show will last an hour, he added. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Friday, February 4, 2005 Speaker: Hope must work
John Yelding, an associate professor of education at Hope, gave a presentation Thursday at the Maas Center on diversity at the college. He discussed a 30-point plan the college is using to diversify its student body. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Thursday, February 3, 2005 Legacies of Hope
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January, 2005 Sunday, January 30, 2005 Hope professor lectures on scholarly
In his lecture, "Searching for Jesus in the New Millenium: What Scholars Are Saying about the Historical Jesus," Mu–oa examined what scholars have said about Jesus as a historical figure and Jesus as a figure of faith. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Saturday, January 29, 2005 Lasting Legacies
"This was a wonderful, successful campaign by any measure," Bultman said. "I want to thank God for his grace and goodness during this campaign." READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Friday, January 28, 2005 Volunteers hit streets to count homeless At 1:43 a.m. Thursday, the temperature had dropped to 8 degrees and Stephanie Ross, armed with a flashlight and her compassion, searched the Chicago Drive underpass of U.S. 31, looking for any sign of life. Ross was one of more than 50 local volunteers who participated in the Ottawa Area Housing Coalition's Point in Time Count, a national count of the homeless population. "We need to know where the homeless people are, how many there are and what they need, so we can help them," said Ross, 22, a senior at Hope College. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Wednesday, January 26, 2005 Hope theater professor's work with
The documentary about a prison-based theater program was one of only 16 films selected to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. It received standing ovations Monday night, Bombe said. The festival is sponsored by the Sundance Institute, which was founded by actor Robert Redford to promote independent filmmaking. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
Just do it
"Many of the (struggling) writers I know have adopted or internalized a bunch of rules that they then proceed to break every single day," Sellers says in her latest book, a writing guide called "Page After Page." "They set up regimens, word counts, page goals. They nurture secret fantasies of prizes and publications. Then, they say they aren't disciplined. Ultimately, they don't write very much, but they wish to, very badly." READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Tuesday, January 18, 2005
Living dreams The message speakers gave Monday at Hope College's Martin Luther King Day events was clear: Keep his dream alive. The events, dedicated to the slain civil rights leader's legacy, included a luncheon, noon march through campus and a series of on-campus discussions.
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Monday, January 17, 2005
NCAA meet to make economic splash March is usually a slow time for tourism in Holland, but the local hospitality business may get a significant boost this year from two collegiate national championships.
The women's events are scheduled for March 10-12 with the men coming March 17-19. Eva Folkert, women's athletic administrator at Hope College, the official host of the meets, said the championships should keep a steady flow of customers into area businesses because of their all-day schedule. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Friday, January 14, 2005
'God is not partisan'
Wallis spoke Thursday night at the Hope College Veritas Forum at Dimnent Memorial Chapel. The Washington, D.C.-based author, speaker and Harvard instructor used examples from his recently published book, "God's Politics," to challenge attendees not to let religion influence them into taking sides with the conservative right or liberal left. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Friday, January 7, 2005
Organ transplant
"I think the sound will be clearer, more vibrant, more consistently in tune and I think it's really the clarity of color and distinction of color that will be more pronounced," said Hew Lewis, the college's organist and a professor of music. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
December, 2004 Thursday, December 30, 2004
Student escapes tsunami with family
"I was in complete shock and hysterical panic," said Koen, 20, a Hope College junior. "I had never seen anything like it before." Koen and her family were spending Christmas in Phuket, a resort island off the coast of Thailand when an earthquake and subsequent tsunamis struck Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and other countries along the Indian Ocean -- a disaster that may kill as many as 100,000 people. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Monday, December 27, 2004 Professor gained attention The Hope College associate professor of communication was responsible for the documentary "Who Killed Janet Chandler?" and the ongoing documentary series "The Ku Klux Klan in Michigan." Both documentaries received a great deal of attention. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Collecting hope What started as Hope alumnus Noah Tucker's mission has turned into a passionate cause for several Hope College students. Hope for Nations, a student organization at the college, is again hosting the citywide clothing drive and sale Trading Closets to raise money for a learning center in central Asia. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
November, 2004 Monday, November 15, 2004 Event showcases student diversity
Vidhan Rana says the world is changing so rapidly, it would be beneficial for all cultures to get to know each other better. That's the spirit behind Hope College's annual international showcase, titled "Images: A Reflection of Cultures." READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Tuesday, November 16, 2004
Couples honored for
James W.F. and Donna Brooks received the 2004 Distinguished Philanthropist Award for West Michigan and Phil and Nancy Miller were presented with the Outstanding Volunteer Award. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Monday, November 15, 2004
Hope College's new fieldhouse taking shape
"Things are right on schedule," said Tom Renner, Hope College spokesman. Hope broke ground on the $22 million fieldhouse in April, with plans to have it open for the 2005-06 men's basketball season. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Monday, November 8, 2004
Freshmen claim Nykerk Cup
The competition, steeped in rituals and first held in 1936, features a combination of song, oration and theater among the women in the lower two classes at Hope. "I've meet so many awesome people," freshman Kendra Helmkamp said as the Nykerk Cup was handed from woman-to-woman, each kissed it and passed it on. "It's been the best time of my life." READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) October, 2004 Sunday, October 24, 2004
Grace in the garden
The longtime educator has turned his personal love of plants into a volunteer effort that has brought new life to a greenhouse at Hope College. The greenhouse at Hope's new science center is warm, comfortable, inviting -- like a cozy living room with overstuffed chairs.
"Gardening is an instrument of grace," Westra tells a visitor. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Monday, October 18, 2004
Archives' new facility completes
"A triangle of history has now been established surrounding (Centennial) Park," said Reynolds, the director of the Joint Archives of Holland, which re-opened this week after moving into new offices at the Theil Research Center.
READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Thursday, October 14, 2004
Professors probe history of KKK
"We want to show that the Klan was nationwide and not only in the South," said Johnson, a history professor at Hope College who is working on the project with Hope communications professor David Schock. "We'll show how it was weak, strong, then weak again. But it's never gone away."
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Saturday, October 9, 2004
New Science Center bolsters
"We need to continue to attract highly motivated students and faculty," said Leah Chase-Wallar, assistant professor of biology and chemistry. "This building, with its high-tech labs, will do just that. It will play a pivotal role in keeping Hope College a leader in the sciences for years to come."
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October 8, 2004
Doctor to be honored for service
The alumni H-Club at Hope College will present its "Hope for Humanity Award" to Dr. Vern Boersma, a member of the Class of 1944, during its annual homecoming luncheon at the Haworth Inn and Conference Center. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Monday, October 4, 2004 Living Well: Much positive energy One is that money, when statistical variables are carefully controlled, doesn't strongly predict happiness. There may be some prediction value -- sort of a down payment -- but it doesn't go anywhere near far enough to explain why one executive is happy and her down-the-hall counterpart with the same privileges and salary is less content. Or why one family struggling to make ends meet still has joyous holidays and another struggles.” READ THE FULL SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER STORY
Sunday, October 3, 2004
Sweet revenge
This year, the class of 2007 won the 107th Pull after three hours of grueling tugging on a rope that's nearly six inches in diameter. The '07 sophomore team pulled 10 feet 6 inches, while the freshman '08 team pulled only 3 feet. It was a sweet victory for the sophomores because they lost last year to the class of '06. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
September, 2004 Thursday, September 30, 2004
Brown sisters were at center
Linda Brown Thompson and Cheryl Brown Henderson, whose father was the lead plaintiff in the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, were the keynote speakers on the second and final day of Hope College's annual Critical Issues Symposium, entitled "Race and Opportunity: Echoes of Brown v. Board of Education." "After 50 years, we find the court's ruling unfulfilled," Thompson said early in her address. "We still have de facto segregation in this country today." READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Wednesday September 29, 2004
Race again the focus
People in the colonial days used the Bible and Christian practices to justify slavery, said the Rev. Peter Gomes at the opening of the 23rd annual Critical Issues Symposium at Hope College. That's why it should be important for Christians today to make it a priority to eradicate racism. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Saturday, September 25, 2004
Archives preserves Hispanic struggles
"Hispanics and non-Hispanics alike will now have the opportunity to look at what we have done in this community over the years," said Reyes, LAUP chairwoman. The LAUP documents officially became part of the Joint Archives in a ceremony Friday at Hope College's Van Wylen Library. The LAUP material was gathered over the past year, assembled and consolidated into 12 boxes for the public to view or conduct research READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Monday, September 27, 2004
Hope students gear up for
Come Saturday, 36 Hope College students will step into the muddy trenches, grip a giant rope, and dig in for what is known locally as simply The Pull -- a muddy, gritty, bond-creating battle of the classes. In the competition, which begins Saturday at 3 p.m., freshman and sophomore teams entrenched in shallow pits on opposite sides of the Black River attempt to gain the most rope through their strength and stamina. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Monday, September 27, 2004
Forgive and Let Live
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Friday, September 17, 2004 4,900 volumes of Dutch history
A collection of 4,900 volumes of Dutch history and culture dating back to the 16th century were delivered to Hope College's Van Wylen Library earlier this month, a stipulation in the will of Dutch history enthusiast Peter van der Pas. "It has a number of unusual things," said library director David Jensen. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Wednesday, September 15, 2004 GVSU, Hope see enrollment increases Grand Valley State University, based in Allendale, reported final fall enrollment numbers of 3,408 students for the university's class of 2008. In Holland, Hope College has a record total of 3,112 enrolled this fall. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Sunday, September 5, 2004
More than 500 Hope students "The whole moving into college was really self-focused -- what do I need? What do I have to buy?" Hall said as she raked mulch on a walking trail Saturday morning. "It's nice to have an opportunity to think about other people." Hall was one of more than 500 students, most of them freshmen, who volunteered with the college's Time to Serve program during their second weekend in Holland. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
August, 2004 Monday, August 30, 2004
'Question everything'
But he and the nearly 800 other incoming students probably didn't figure that the 143rd annual Fall Convocation at Dimnent Memorial Chapel would be such a blast. With joyful screams, the faculty led the students in "the wave," a tradition usually at sports events where people stand up and raise their arms in unison. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.) Saturday, August 28, 2004
Freshmen get curbside help on first day
"It's really emotional," Kelly said. "She's my first, I've never done this before and I'm not quite ready." Kelly's daughter, Colleen, also didn't sleep Thursday, spending her last night at home in Naperville, Ill., before moving into Dykstra Hall at Hope College Friday morning. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
Friday, August 27, 2004
NCAA officials visit Holland
They liked what they saw. Both Peggy Carl, NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Committee chairperson, and D'Ann Keller, assistant director of NCAA Championships, believe Holland will be an excellent site to welcome some of the top swimmers and divers in the nation, they said Thursday after meeting with Hope College officials. READ THE FULL HOLLAND SENTINEL STORY (Opens in new window.)
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television production of the 2004 Hope College Christmas Vespers has
received an Emmy Award from The Michigan Chapter of The National Television
Academy.
Octavia
Reese, a 22-year-old Detroit native and Hope College graduate, was crowned
Miss Michigan on Saturday.
Reminding non-math majors that they're surrounded by math in daily
life is the goal of a new textbook by two Hope College professors.
Dr. R. Richard Ray of the Hope College faculty is being recognized with
a national award later this month for his outstanding career contributions
to the athletic training profession.
Hope
College said this week it plans to enlarge its newest residence hall.
The expansion is in response to an increased demand for on-campus housing
and a loss of off-campus housing due to the construction of the DeVos
Fieldhouse.
The H.O.P.E. Award, an annual acknowledgment of the college's most
outstanding professor, was given this year to history professor Fred
Johnson.
In his commencement address, the college's senior chaplain challenged
the 670 graduating seniors to work toward a cure for HIV and AIDS,
to help find homes for Chinese orphans, to address the issues of
depression
and hunger in America.
The
2005 Watershed Stakeholder of the Year said he feels an obligation to
give back to the Holland community.
The setting is eerie: It's the spring of 2002 and blueberry plantation
owner Gordon DeVries is getting his crops ready one afternoon in May.
In an isolated, wooded area of his farm in Grand Haven Township, he happens
upon the murder scene of a still-unidentified victim.
A
professor of chemistry at Furman University in South Carolina has been
appointed dean for the natural sciences at Hope College.
Three
Holland-area women are among the many volunteers the Ottawa United Way
Volunteer Center honored this week during the 31st annual National Volunteer
Week.
For
many Americans, April 15 passes without them realizing they need to file
a tax return. According to a recent study by Hope College professor Christina
Ritsema, many non-filers are either unaware that they are required to
file a state
return, thought they did file but didn't or became distracted by events
such as a death in the family and forget to file.
Karla Wolters lost track of her coaching victories a while ago. As
much as the Hope College softball coach is a competitor, she'd rather
not keep count.
A flurry of activity hit the Holland Community Aquatic
Center last week, whipping up three days of fast times that had not been
seen in its history.
Tired
legs and muscles didn't stop Hope College students and others from cheering,
shouting and leaping as the final figures were announced Saturday in
the 24 hour Dance Marathon for DeVos Children's Hospital. In its sixth
year, the marathon raised $103,012.08 -- surpassing the $88,000 raised
a year ago.
"On Thursday, we counted the contributions and reached $75,000," said
Diana Breclaw, assistant dean of students and advisor for the marathon. "We
had hoped to raise $100,000 this year."
Dawn
Hoving remembers her Hope College swimming coach set her up for one of
the best swims of her life.
A Hope College professor named the state's top college teacher will be honored Friday along with one of his former students, who has been named high school teacher of the year.
From Ethiopian biscuits to Albanian byrek and Romanian dips, an international smorgasbord was set out at Hope College's Maas Center Saturday for enjoyment and to raise funds for tsunami relief.
A book of poems by Jackie Bartley of the Hope College English faculty, "Women Fresh from Water," is being published this spring by Finishing Line Press.
John H. Jacobson, president of Hope College for a 12-year period punctuated by
physical expansion, increased financial stability and enrollment growth, died
Tuesday in Sarasota, Fla. He was 71.
No
one is happier to see Brian Morehouse approaching another coaching milestone
than his Hope College basketball players.
The
worldwide leader of sports has come to West Michigan.
Increasing
diversity remains an issue at Hope College-- even though the college
has made strides to diversify its faculty and student population, according
to a college professor.
Hope College
officials are rightly proud of their recently concluded Legacies of Hope
fund-raising campaign. At a time when Michigan's economy is still ailing
and many community institutions have come up short of their fund-raising
goals, Hope collected more than $137 million in the four-year campaign,
far exceeding its initial goal of $105 million.
Phil
Munoa spoke understanding that for some scholars, it is not enough to
study the Bible to learn about Jesus. Munoa, a Saturday as part of Hope's
Winter Happenings, an annual series of lectures put on by Hope faculty.
Hope College is celebrating
the most successful fund-raising campaign in its history. President James
Bultman announced Friday the college raised $137,512,478 through its "Legacies:
A Vision of Hope" campaign. It was well above the goal of $105 million.
An associate professor at Hope College is about to get her 15 minutes
of fame and then some. Michelle Bombe, resident costume designer at Hope,
designed the costumes and provided technical support for "Shakespeare
Behind Bars," a documentary produced by Philomath Films.
With 15 years of experience as a published writer and a writing teacher, Heather Sellers knows a thing or two about the obstacles aspiring writers face. One of the biggest: Many can't seem to actually make themselves sit down and put words on paper. 
Kicking off the day's events was Irma Patterson Jones, an associate minister at First Community African Methodist Episcopal Church of Grand Rapids, who spoke at Dimnent Chapel in the morning. Jones was also the keynote speaker at the 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day lecture at the chapel Monday night.
An estimated 500 athletes, plus 800 more coaches, relatives and spectators, are expected to come to Holland for the NCAA Division III men's and women's swimming and diving championships, to be held at the Holland Community Aquatic Center on two consecutive weekends in March. 
Sojourners co-founder Jim Wallis has some advice for those who find themselves
politically and religiously polarized: Find common ground and seek solutions. 
The sounds that once bellowed from the pipes of a 1928 Skinner organ at the front of Hope College's Dimnent Chapel have diminished with age. The organ's hand-carved woodwork is tattered, its pipes are dusty and its sound is just not the same as it once was.
After an extensive restoration project headed by the A. Thompson-Allen Company -- an organ restoration, maintenance and tuning business from New Haven, Conn. -- the organ will play just like it did 77 years ago.
One moment, Claire Koen and her mother were sunning themselves on a beach. The next, they were watching water cover the beach and rush toward them. 
David Schock considers himself a storyteller. He lived up to that this year, telling two provocative stories in documentary films he helped produce. 
Free your mind and the rest will follow. 
Two local couples were honored by the West Michigan chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals as part of National Philanthropy Day.
The last of the six steel trusses that form the framework for Hope College's DeVos Fieldhouse is up, a year before the first game is scheduled to be played there, and the building is starting to take shape. 
There was a whole lot of shaking going on Saturday night at the Holland Civic Center as Hope College freshman defeated the sophomores to win the coveted Nykerk Cup.
Gene Westra is 70 years old and still growing. 
With a black felt-tipped marker, Westra makes out labels for his plants and flowers. 
Geoffrey Reynolds loves his new location. 
The Joint Archives shares the Theil Center, located at 9 E. 10th St., with the A.C. Van Raalte Institute. Also scattered around the park are Hope College's VanWylen Library, the Herrick District Library, The Holland Museum, Holland City Hall and Western Seminary.
Fred Johnson hopes a documentary about the Ku Klux Klan in Michigan will show how pervasive racism has been in America. 
The Klan had a presence in Michigan as early as 1868, three years after the end of the Civil War, Schock said. The Klan didn't attract large numbers in Michigan at that time, Schock said, but grew larger in the 1910s and 1920s and after the civil rights movements of the 1960s. The Klan had up to 250,000 members in the state during those times, Schock said.
Hope College formally dedicated its new Science Center Friday, a building officials believe will help solidify the college's status as one of the premier undergraduate science research institutions in the country. 
The new wing of the center, covering 96,000 square feet, has been open for a year, but the renovation of the old 75,000-square-foot Peale Science Center, which was incorporated into the center, was only opened this fall. College officials said it was appropriate for both projects to be complete before doing the dedication.
A doctor who practiced medicine in Holland for more than three decades, and who established a migrant health clinic in the area, will be honored Saturday for caring and service to others. 
"...Researchers such as Lykken and David Myers of Hope College in Michigan have devoted professional careers to measuring and defining happiness. Ed Diener at the University of Illinois is another pioneering behavioral scientist in the area. They have consistently found two things.
Veterans describe it as one of the most physically and emotionally draining experiences imaginable -- The Pull, a tug-of-war competition between the freshman and sophomore classes at Hope College that goes back to 1898. 
Two women whose family gave its name to a major civil rights victory told their story to a Hope College audience Wednesday, describing their family's role in the fight against segregation and racism that continues today. 
Racism has religious roots -- not secular -- in this country, a Christian clergyman and Harvard professor told a packed house Tuesday at Dimnent Memorial Chapel. 
Lupita Reyes had a big smile on her face as she spoke about the Latin Americans United for Progress records now stored at the Joint Archives of Holland. 
Let the battle begin -- for the 107th time. 
Of all the extraordinary events in the life of John Paul II, few can compare with the 21 minutes he spent in a white-walled cell in Rome's Rebibia prison. Just after Christmas, 1983, the pope visited Mehmet Ali Agca, the man who 30 months earlier had shot him in St. Peter's Square. He presented Agca with a silver rosary, and something else as well: his forgiveness.
One man's treasure is a local library's newest acquisition. 
Two local institutions of higher learning have had small enrollment gains again this fall, resulting in record enrollment numbers. 
Community service at DeGraaf Nature Center was a breath of fresh air for Hope
College freshman Lindsey Hall.
Freshman Dave Nyitray of Holland figures to have a lot of fun at Hope College. 
Pam Kelly didn't sleep at all Thursday night as she prepared to ship her oldest child off to college. 
NCAA officials took their first look at the town that will be hosting the NCAA Division III men's and women's swimming and diving championships in March.