This past Wednesday, I had the awesome opportunity to attend a concert by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Foxygen, and Wampire! Concerts throughout the year are put on by the Hope College Concert Series, a group on campus that finds and books performers. Because Hope is a small school, the performers tend to be somewhat obscure. However, …
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From the Runway to the Hope way
As you may already know, I am a big fashionista. From February 7-14, New York was host to the wonderful event that we fashionistas wait anxiously for: Fashion Week. Top designers including Betsey Johnson, Marc Jacobs, and Ralph Lauren, formally debuted their collections for fall 2013 (in the fashion industry, fall clothes are debuted in …
Interview with Ady
This past week, I had the opportunity to sit down with one of my good friends, Ady Burmester. She’s working on a pretty cool project in a political science course right now and spent this past fall semester in Russia, so I thought she would be the perfect candidate to share some insight into the …
Life Lessons from Liz Lemon
Last Thursday was a pretty sad day in my life, because one of my favorite shows, 30 Rock, came to a close after a poorly-watched, but critically acclaimed seven-year run. The brainchild of Tina Fey, 30 Rock followed the adventurous, messy life of Liz Lemon, a thirty-something working as the head writer of the comedy …
Crazy Holland Weather
I think Hope has seen it all this week. Rain, sun, snow, and a little bit of hail. We went through the different yearly weather patterns in the span of seven days. How weird is that?! The week started out at a mild but bearable temperature of 46 degrees. Tuesday was a totally different story. …
Civil Rights Week at Hope
As you may or may not have known, this past Monday our country celebrated and honored one pretty important man… Signed into law by former President Ronald Reagan in 1983, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday of each January. In conjunction with the day, Hope has set aside a week …
Get Immersed During Spring Break
Hey, you. Do you have plans for spring break? Do you want to have plans for spring break? If you answered no and yes to the questions above, then I have your solution. Let me present to you… Spring break immersion trips!!! So just what is an immersion trip, you ask? This article in USA …
What I Wish I Had Known
Hi All! I hope you had a wonderful winter break! For this post, I’m going to speak to any high school seniors out there. If you are anything like I was at this time my senior year, your life might be a little chaotic, nerve-wracking, and maybe even scary, especially if you are still in …
My weekend as a Dancer!
This past Friday and Saturday, I had the great pleasure of being a part of Hope’s annual production of the Nutcracker! What is so great about it is that Ballet Club, who puts on the show, is welcoming of all people, regardless of dance experience. Prior to my involvement in the Nutcracker, I had never …
Spotlight on BSU!
Here at Hope, there are so many great clubs and extracurricular activities that you can get involved with. In an effort to highlight some of them, I will be doing a “spotlight” on one of them from time to time. In this post, I’m going to talk about one of my favorite clubs, the Black …