A weekend in the life of Lampen Cottage

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Saturday

After a disappointing loss to Davenport for the Flying
Dutchmen hockey team the night before, two former players and I decided to play
“drop-in” on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, the only rink holding this form of pick-up hockey was out
in Grand Rapids. At 9:00 AM. Which provided an excuse for Christian
to abstain from joining us.

To both my delight and dismay, I woke up to nearly eight inches
of “fresh pow” as Riley so affectionately refers to a night snowfall. While the sightseeing was absolutely breathtaking, the deep snowfall presented problems for early risers like us. Seeing as how Michigan doesn’t seem to
believe in using a certain abundant mineral to ensure safety for its drivers, the roads
were slick, and the drivers were slow.

Even arriving twenty minutes late, we managed to skate for over an hour
and a half. Being experienced
players, Anthony (Gasparotto) and Dave (Devries) managed to land themselves on
the talented team, while I ended up losing ugly. Even so, good times were had by all as we played the game we
love before our buddies had even rolled out of bed.

After the skate we elected to refuel at the Rainbow Grill. Three courses worth of drinks (water, OJ, and coffee), and blueberry flapjacks smothered in butter, honey, and maple syrup certainly did the job! We left in food comas, all ready for our early afternoon siestas. Eating out also allowed us to avoid eating at Phelps Cafeteria for Saturday brunch, a notoriously difficult meal to stomach, thanks to the weekend-shortened staffing (that advice is directed to you, incoming freshmen). Rainbow Grill completed a “Pure Michigan” morning for us. Well worth the early morning wake up!

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Sunday

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The beginning of the week also signals the end of the
weekend. Fittingly, our RA Zach
began cleaning. One by one, we
joined the effort until all of Lampen’s residents present and Drew’s helpful girlfriend
Shannon were working collectively to tidy up the front room, vacuum the first
floor, mop the kitchen, wash the intimidating stacks of dishes, and clean the more public first floor
bathroom. Birthday boy Jamie Haak
escaped his duties: being at a lab was miserable enough, or so I would
imagine. No hard feelings
there. Our “maid,” Riley, was also
studying, but he has contributed plenty of effort in the past, hence his title. He was also forgiven.

The Super Bowl. Per tradition, the game was more hype than entertainment. Granted, I am apathetic (hadn’t seen a
game all season), but it didn’t turn into a ballgame until the second half,
when the ‘Niners crept back into the game. No need to elaborate.

Granted, I did enjoy the Audi commercial. If I have a kid someday, and if he goes
to prom alone, he’ll definitely be taking my whip (hopefully I’ll have an Audi by
that point).

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*As long as he doesn’t drive concussed!

Monday

A case of the Mondays is a weekly occurrence for normal
students such as ourselves. However, this Monday night proved to be unique, since it found the
majority of the boys hanging out together, NOT in bitter isolation doing
homework.

The doorbell sounded, and everyone’s index finger
immediately touched its respective nose. Busy
slugging home runs in Ken Griffey Major League Baseball on his precious Nintendo-64,
Christian was at a severe disadvantage, with both his hands grasping the
controller. Pausing the game, he sighed at the interruption, got up and walked to answer the door, out of our line of sight.

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Shortly thereafter, he entered the room with a large
grin. He explained that it had not
been our next-door neighbors requesting their shovel back. Instead, it had been a beautiful stranger
who posed a blunt question to our unsuspecting hero.

“Can I kiss you?”

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A “Yeah, sure” elicited a brief smooch on the lips and a
rapid departure to a waiting vehicle.

Obviously, we all assumed he was joking, considering he had
been duped by us all weekend. But his
insistence provoked us to produce a Bible. With his right hand on the Bible, Christian attested to the
event once again, even going so far as to assign her an “8.”

It’s safe to say that Christian will be answering the front
door for the rest of the year.

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Until next week!

-Steven

Some Pretty Inspirational Women

On campus today as part of the National Girls and Women in
Sports Day, two visitors graced Hope’s campus. You’re probably wondering whom
I’m talking about. Well, Doris Cook and Rosemary Stevenson visited Maas
Auditorium today at 11 AM to talk about their experience playing baseball in
the All-American Girls Baseball League in the 40s and 50s. Many of you have
seen the movie “A League of Their Own” in which women started playing baseball
when men had to leave for war. Well, did you ever think about the true-life
story behind that movie? I never did until I went to this lecture.

The lecture
opened up with a clip of that movie and the introduction of Doris “Cookie” Cook
and Rosemary “Stevie” Stevenson. Both Doris and Rosemary had similar circumstances in the way
that they came to love baseball. For instance, Rosemary came from a family
where baseball was being played; specifically, her uncle introduced her to the
sport and she began playing around the age of ten and a year later joined a travel
team. Doris grew up playing with her brothers and neighbors and later followed
her sister’s footsteps and joined a team as well. Both of these young ladies
tried out for the League when they were 17 years old; however, Rosemary joined
in 1954, which happened to be the last year that the All-American Girl Baseball
League was still around.

As far as the tryouts went, Rosemary traveled down to
Indiana and was one of 106 girls trying out. Luckily, she was one of the six
that made the team. Doris’s experience included her going down to Chicago to
try out and made the team and eventually went on to make about $75 per week,
which was more than some men made at the time.

The lecture continued with a short segment from Movietone
News in which Doris was shown as well as the other players on the team. The
purpose of the video was to show that each of these women are baseball players
but keep up their femininity as well as having a life outside of baseball by
having jobs as bankers, printers and mothers. After the clip was shown, the
lecture started wrapping up and the two women gave some advice: if there’s
something you are really passionate about, do it regardless of what others may
think or how difficult it is.

I thought this lecture was really nice and it was so
interesting to see these pioneers of women’s sports at Hope. It really put
things into perspective and made me grateful for what they had done in the 50s
that allows people now to play sports regardless of gender.

Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter @hopeleslie15.

What to Expect When You’re Expecting… High School Graduation

A lot of people have been asking about what to do between the awkward, busy, chaotic, weird gap between high school and college. I remember being there. It was strange. I had all of this energy to put toward my new school, but I wanted to finish out my time at my high school. As much as I wanted to get involved at Hope, there was nothing I could do yet, as I wasn’t on campus, and 8 months out from the school year starting.

I literally creeped so many blogs, academic pages, reviews, professors, etc from Hope, just to try and pull Hope a bit closer to the in-between phase I was in.

So, retrospectively, here are some things I wish I would have done as a second semester (second/third trimester) senior before I went to college, in no specific order. P.S. My number one tip is the last one 🙂 Enjoy.:

Read a bunch of books for fun. Once you get to college it takes dedication and willpower to sit down and divulge in a book for entertainment. It’s possible, but if you’re not used to studying a lot, it probably won’t be easily accomplished.
Get your nutritional act together. I took for granted that my mom made my dinner every night and I didn’t have to plan anything. I ate junk food a lot, and I wasn’t very mindful of when and how often I ate. It’s a lot more difficult in college to practice portion control and maintain healthy choices, especially when there is soft serve ice-cream, a cereal bar, and dessert bar sitting in front of you at every meal. So, start to think smarter about it. The desserts will always be there, yo.
Go to the doctor/dentist/hair salon/health department/get your oil changed/etc. This may seem silly, but when you get here, appointments are hard to fit in and it’s especially difficult to maintain relations with departments and doctors from home. I know a lot of people keep their family doctor from home, but with the frequency of doctor’s appointments I was required to go to, I ended up finding a physician, neurologist, and physical therapist in Holland. Even if you don’t really need these kinds of things, keep it in the back of your mind.
Get a job, but not one that takes all your time and energy. With the prospects of college (and a big student loan) around the corner, I picked up a million hours before starting as a freshman at college. Though my bank account was happy for a little while, I was stressed. I ran from job to job and felt like I never got a break. Keep your life enjoyable and stress-free. You have a lot of time to worry about money, so why stress so much now? 😉
Love on your family AND your pets. I bet you haven’t thought a lot about the lack of animals at college. Believe me, it is ruff sometimes (haha). I always miss my cats, dogs, and even chickens, it’s bizarre. Though animals are not extinct in Holland yet, it is sometimes difficult to find one you can spend quality time with. You never know though, trips to a professors house to see their dog may be in your future. Oh, and of course you’re probably going to miss your family. So don’t forget to spend time with them too, even if it’s something really lame with your mom.
Travel with your high school friends. Ya. I know you’ve heard it. You won’t be friends with your high school friends. Some people still are. It’s just that you no longer are in the same place taking the same classes at the same time, so you surprisingly don’t have a lot in common anymore. Everyone follows different paths, and this is where life separates us a lot of the time. Take some time out of your schedule to go to Cedar Point with your favorite group, or even just hanging out in your basement being weird. You will love to look back on the memories you created.
Enjoy yourself and the things you are doing. This seems like it should come naturally, but the summer before my college years, I was so busy and so stressed out that I was not always enjoying myself. I wish I could have said, YO. You can stress later. For right now, just be.
Look for scholarships. So Ya. You still haven’t searched for scholarships, eh? You definitely won’t in college if you haven’t in high school. So take the down time to rack up some cashola and write a ton of essays that may score you a couple grand or two.
Don’t start your homework early. Classic Freshman mistake. Just enjoy yourself yo. Your classes will be there during the year.
Go outside and play! I grew up in a pretty rural area, and I really miss grass. Like fields of grass that I can run through while laughing with my dog or biking on a dirt road never seeing a car all day. In college you spend a lot of time indoors doing stuff. Not that it’s not fun. It’s just not outside. Work on your tan, because for the next four years you’ll be ghostly.
If you go to private school with uniforms: Learn how to dress yourself. I never really thought about this, as I went to a public high school (though I didn’t have exceptional fashion taste), but a couple of my friends came from private school where they were restricted to uniforms from 7-5pm M-F and sometimes Sunday. WOW. If this is you, I guess you need to go shopping and Pinterest a lot of outfits right now.
Look at extracurriculars: It’s never to early to creep the Hope extracurriculars and think about clubs, sports, Intramurals, and other activities that you may want to be a part of. Don’t be afraid to ask any of the student bloggers for advice on any activities. We all know SOMEONE in something that you’re interested in.
Contact your roommate, get together? This won’t happen until middle to late summer. But keep it in the back of your head. It’s never too early to chat it up with your soon-to-be-bunk-buddy.

ARE YOU READY FOR MY NUMBER ONE TIP????

Here it is:

JOB SHADOW: Oh my gosh. I can’t tell you how helpful it was for me to job shadow. I had a good idea of the field I wanted to go into as a senior. And LET ME TELL YOU. There is a ladder of difficulty when shadowing professionals. As you go up the academic food chain (i.e. high school, undergrad, professional/graduate school, etc) it becomes increasingly difficult to shadow in the real world because people seem to think that because we are learning a ton of new skill sets, WE WANT TO TRY THEM OUT. Well, it’s probably true in some cases. I wouldn’t mind doing brain surgery right now, but that’s beside the point. See if your dreams and future plans really do lie where you imagine them to be. Maybe you’ll find something better along the way!

TIP: If you’re bored job shadowing, you’ll probably be bored working there. Just sayin’.

Have questions, tips for blog posts, crucial details I forgot to mention, or something else you suggest I add to my list?? Email me at amanda.porter@hope.edu or tweet me @hopeamanda15.

XOXOXO -A

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. All of the random patches of snow that weren’t completely melted by the 46 degree weather were melted by the incredible 61 degree weather. Yes, you read that right. 61 degrees. It was a record high for Holland, beating the previous high temperature of 48 degrees set in 1968. If you would have seen campus, you would have thought we were in the middle of spring. It was so nice to walk outside in flats without feeling like I was going to get hypothermia. As amazing as it was, the warm weather left numerous large puddles on campus, which partially ruined the flats mentioned above. Another downside was that all of the little sculptures around campus melted. There were some pretty good ones, including a turtle!

Mother Nature must have realized that something was wrong with that situation, because the temperature dropped on Wednesday, though not by very much. The puddles remained puddles until Wednesday night, when we were rudely reminded that we are still in the middle of winter. By Thursday morning, the roads were glazed with ice and we were back to shuffling around campus in our multiple layers. And it’s likely to stay this way for the next week.

The warmth was nice while it lasted. Snow, welcome back.

Time to be an Adult

Remember those times when you could turn to your parents for
answers to everything, they scheduled appointments for you, and they could tell
you when you had to do certain things? Basically, they were able to schedule
all of the things that you didn’t want to do yourself. Whelp, that time is
over. It’s sad to say that we now have to be adults and actually take
responsibility since we’re not at home anymore.

This hasn’t been more evident than this semester. I’ve
really had to take control of my life this semester and I know that my
responsibility level will only increase. Independence certainly has its ups and
downs; you can do whatever you want, but at the same time you have to make the
correct decisions or else you face the consequences… it’s all on you. This
semester has been one of the most difficult academic terms of my life and
sometimes I just want someone to make decisions for me, but that’s just not
going to happen.

For instance, in my Writing in Exercise Science course, I had
to make a 4-year plan for all of the courses I have to take in order to
graduate with my Exercise Science major as well as make sure that all of the
courses I take fulfill requirements for graduate school. I forgot to mention
that I had to look up all of the schools I want to apply to and see which
classes I need to take as well as what Hope requires. Also, this 4-year plan
requires that I write down the specific section and time I am going to be
taking my classes. Let’s just say that filling that plan out was overwhelming
and defeating as well. Holy cow! I didn’t know how many classes I needed to fit
in these next two years as well as taking May terms and finding an internship!

In addition to that, I have to submit my resume to the Career
Development Center at Hope, which is scary because I’ll be using that on future job
interviews. Just knowing that my resume is almost complete just means that I’m
growing up and getting ready to go out into the cruel world. Finally, with this
heavy workload, I have to now sacrifice time with friends and doing fun things
on the weekend. I now do homework the entire weekend, which is a huge bummer
because all I want to do is go sledding, watch a movie and have some hot
chocolate. There honestly is not any time to procrastinate at all because assignments just pile up to a ridiculous pile of stress and time-commitments. Since we have a break coming up in a little bit, hopefully it will
be a time of relaxation for the stress going on this semester. Well, that’s it
for now, but I’ll post a new blog next week!

Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter @hopeleslie15.

Winter Fantasia

Hey Everyone!

I hope your week is going well. This past weekend Hope’s Student Activities Committee put on event called Winter Fantasia. It took place at the Amway Grand Plaza hotel in Grand Rapids. The hotel was absolutely beautiful. There was a ballroom for dancing, food set up in the lobby, a photo booth for fun pictures, and delectable drinks stationed through out the ballroom. I went to dinner at XO with some of my friends before the dance. I kind of felt like I was going to prom, but it was a lot more relaxed. Everyone looked so nice all dressed up. My friend Katie did my hair and I wore my prom dress from senior year.

I really enjoyed my time at Winter Fantasia dancing with my friends was a total blast, plus we rode up and down the elevators for a while and did some exploring in the hotel. One of my highlights was getting our picture with President Bultman and his wife. They are some of the sweetest people! They even crammed into the photo booth with some students. Hope is truly blessed to have such loving people guide our college.

I’m so glad the Student Activities Committee hosted such a wonderful event. It definitely ranks in my top 5 favorite memories at Hope. I really would like to go again next year, and I cannot believe I missed out on it the past two years. If you come to Hope, you’ll definitely need to make sure you check out this awesome event!

Have a great week,

Colleen

Flying Dutchmen Hockey Thrill the Home Crowd

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For all of you that do not already know: Hope College has an
ice hockey team: a wildly successful one. As a club, we are not considered an official varsity sport. Below is a link to the team website (if you are so inclined to check it out).

Hope College Hockey »

On Friday, January 25, the Flying Dutchmen hosted rival
Saginaw Valley State University at the Edge Ice Arena, a short 7-minute cruise from campus up (north) Highway-31.

Following a gripping rendition of the National Anthem by
Allie Hoyt, the starting lineups were announced, with captain Court Fall
centering Jake Green and Justin Johnston, anchored by the defensive pairing of
Caleb Digison and Nick Cornicelli, with Sean LaDouce starting in net.

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Being a prime-time game, the puck was dropped at 7:30,
resulting in a large fan section for the Dutchmen, and consisting of parents,
siblings, and of course, fellow students.

With just under two minutes into the game, a Cardinal tailgated freshman Will Verduin into the corner and apparently lost his edge, effectively causing
Verduin to follow suit and slam head first into the end boards. He immediately went limp and the referee whistled the play
dead as Coach Van Timmeren and his father, “Doc,” rushed to his side. A hushed silence ensued, in which
Will’s mother hurried tearfully to the ice. Hushed whispers were audible as concerned fans anxiously
awaited some kind of sign. After what seemed like an eternity, Will’s right leg and left arm moved
of his own accord, generating a collective sigh of relief. Hope players cautiously lifted Verduin onto a bright yellow
stretcher and hoisted their teammate onto their shoulders, carrying him to the locker room.

With an ambulance on the way, play resumed shortly
thereafter, with the guilty Cardinal ushered off the ice by the referee to watch the remainder of the game from the stands.

The Dutchmen retaliated with a pair of penalties, obviously
disgruntled about their injured teammate.

Yet Saginaw continued to take penalties, and at the 13:16
mark, Justin Glick was able to cash in on a beautiful cross-ice feed from Chris
Kunnen on the power play. 1-0 Hope.

Just two minutes later, while battling on the boards in
front of the student section, Caleb Morgan was run over from behind, in a
blatant intent to injure. Hope
fans reacted with outrage and to their satisfaction, the Cardinal was also kicked
out of the game, handing the Dutchmen a five-minute penalty.

The Saginaw penalty kill unit proved their valor until
freshman Ryan Restum was able to bury a rebound opportunity with only 44
seconds remaining. 2-0 Hope.

Just a minute later, Chris Kunnen and Justin Glick connected
again for a give-and-go to send Kunnen streaking in alone. He fired a low wrister far
side, effectively “snapping twine.” 3-0 Hope. The Dutchmen were
truly flying high.

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Saginaw hadn’t thrown in the towel yet however. The Dutchmen took a penalty. And then another. Being down one player is hard enough,
much less down two. Just eleven seconds
into their 5 on 3, a Cardinal caught LaDouce off-guard with an outside shot. 3-1 Hope.

With the power play goal, Saginaw released one of the
Dutchmen in the sin bin. With
renewed confidence and still up one man, Saginaw seemed to regain their
composure, and worked the puck around until they were able to find the back of
the net once again. 3-2 Hope.

Returning to the ice for the second period, Saginaw
continued to feed on the momentum they had generated at the end of the first, knotting
the game up just four minutes later. 3-3. Uh-oh.

The second period saw considerably less penalties, as both
teams settled in for what was looking to be a tight game. Each team had their share of chances,
but both netminders rejected shot after shot, including a terrific save by LaDouce
on a breakaway attempt.

Skating 5 on 5, Saginaw put in another goal at the 8:04
mark. Saginaw 4-3.

Yet despite allowing FOUR unanswered goals, Hope wasn’t
folding. Quite the contrary, in
fact. In a play that could have
been called either way, Kunnen erased Saginaw’s largest player, to the delight
of the starved student section. It
was ruled a charge, probably a result of the sheer force exerted. #20 spent the next two minutes in the sin bin, reflecting bitterly.

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Hope managed to kill the penalty and gained momentum. Drew O’Brien went airborne in true
Bobby Orr fashion after having his legs swept out from under him. He very nearly managed to tuck the puck
in the gaping net in a pure display of athleticism. The end of the period featured fast-paced hockey, with
chances for both sides to tally. But the score remained the same as time expired. Saginaw 4-3.

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The teams returned to their respective locker rooms to await
the ice resurfacing. After an
animated speech by Coach Van Timmeren, the locker room vibe reflected an inner
sense of calm that has been missing the entire season, particularly in losing
situations. Accompanying that confidence was a collective enthusiasm that elicited itself in the final period as a renewed effort.

After yet another strong penalty kill by Hope, the Dutchmen
took control of the game with their superior conditioning, knack for finding
the open man, and depth off the bench. Morgan
and Eric Cox entered the offensive zone together on an odd man rush. Cox fielded a pass and rifled it over
the goalie’s shoulder! The fan
section exploded with resounding cheers as his teammates mobbed him. Hope was restored! All even at 4-4.

Saginaw continued their undisciplined play and received
another penalty. Taking advantage
of the resulting power play, Hope worked the puck around the horn. Walking the blue line, Jared Lehman
fired a low shot on net that Morgan redirected past the unsuspecting
goaltender! With only 6:50 left in
the game, Hope had regained their lead.
5-4 Hope.

Saginaw stormed back, peppering the Hope goal with shots
from seemingly every angle, to no avail. Thanks in part to Hope players courageously throwing their bodies to the
ice to block shots. But that
wasn’t the whole defensive story. #30 Sean LaDouce was up to the challenge of preserving Hope’s lead. Among other sparkling saves, LaDouce slid across the crease to the post,
stoning a hopeful Cardinal with his pad with only 1:30 remaining.

Fans counted down from 10 as the clock ran out. The buzzer went off and Hope had skated
to an exhilarating, roller-coaster victory in front of their home crowd.

After the game, Caleb Morgan received the game puck, not only for
battling back and returning to the ice, but for setting up Cox for the tying score and
putting in the game winner himself.

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Coach Van Timmeren shared his thoughts on the game
afterwards:

“I’m very proud of the way we played in the third period, thanks to some adjustments and our energy level…Going forward, this game is a huge boost. As far as their [Saginaw’s] conduct goes: they did not play with integrity. I wish they would respect the game the way it deserves.”

Later that night, we received word that Will was miraculously, fine. He had gone
into shock, and hyperextended his lower back, according to Holland Hospital staff. In the meantime, he has to wear a neck brace to provide stability. Will will be receiving an MRI on Wednesday to confirm the initial diagnosis.

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He actually made the 2.5 hour trek out to Saginaw to watch the game the following night. Truly a testament to hockey players’ fierce loyalty and devotion to the boys! You might see him strolling through campus, resplendent in his new neck brace.

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The Dutchmen traveled to Saginaw the following day and
recorded a dramatic 4-3 victory in front of a vicious crowd, their first victory in Saginaw territory in five years, bringing their season record to a sparkling 20-3.

‘til next time!

-Steven

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Dating at Hope

So in college there can be a ton of pressure to date, and whether that pressure is coming from family or friends, it can still be present. However, one of the biggest things I have learned is to come to college with an open mind. Do yourself a favor and don’t worry about trying to find Mr. or Mrs. Right in college. College is a great time in life to learn, grow, and discover who you are. I don’t mean to sound like your parent, but you don’t need to someone else to help define who you are. College is a time to discover who you want to be. I’m not against dating by any means. I came to college with a mindset of no dating at least for awhile. I really wanted to have an open mind and be content with singleness. Like I said earlier, I am not against dating one bit, I just think it is crucial to not worry if you do not have a significant other.

This past weekend my boyfriend and I celebrated our one-year anniversary. I met him at Hope at church one Sunday. We soon quickly became good friends and things just seemed to fall into place. He used to be so awkward and nervous around me. Anytime I need a good laugh I just think about our first encounters, because he was so nervous! However we have grown leaps and bounds since then. He is my best friend and challenges me to embrace my opportunities at Hope. He has encouraged me to get involved on campus and grow in my faith. I hope we have more memories to come in the future.

Have an awesome weekend!

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 to honor all those who have worked for social justice in all aspects in the United States.

The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body-whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free-and we were all given one Spirit to drink. — 1 Corinthians 12:12-13

Monday

Civil Rights Week kicked off with guest speaker in Chapel, Dr. Rik Stevenson Jr., a Senior Pastor at City of Hope Ministries in Grand Rapids. Speaking from 1 Corinthians 12, Dr. Stevenson gave an enthusiastic message about how each of us, through Christ, plays a different role in the body of Christ. He made a point of emphasizing that God likes variety; there are 7 billion people in the world alive today and 108 billion that have ever lived, and no one is exactly like you! As a Christian, I believe that God is calling us to be one body because of our differences, not in spite of them.

Immediately following Chapel, the Multicultural Education office and clubs (including the Black Student Union) organized a silent march around campus. Staff from Campus Ministries and the Office of Multicultural Education joined several students, including me, as we marched. It was a great experience, but we were practically walking in a blizzard! After the walk, we warmed up with hot cocoa and Dr. Stevenson continued his message from Chapel. It was a great start to the week!

Tuesday

The annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon was held featuring keynote speaker Dr. John Lee from Michigan State University. His address was called “What Is The Dream All About” and analyzed Dr. King’s dream for the future, specifically how it relates to the topics of culture, character, and race. Because of class, I wasn’t able to attend, but I heard it amazing!

Friday/Saturday

Each weekend, the Student Activities Committee (or SAC) puts on movies for the student body and general public to enjoy. This week, the movie is The Great Debaters. Based on a true story, the movie follows the debate team from Wiley College, a historically black in Texas, as they compete against white colleges and racist critics alike in the 1930s. I saw this movie a few years ago and absolutely loved it, so I plan on seeing it again sometime this weekend!

I’m so glad that Hope realizes the value of celebrating individuals who have worked to further the advancement of people in society. I can’t wait for next year!

-Rachael

Winter Wonderland Study Break

Winter has finally arrived in
Holland, Michigan. After a mild couple of months, we now have temperatures in
the teens, wind chills below zero, and tons of snow. While snow days are very
uncommon at Hope College, students still find ways to venture out in the cold
and have fun. In fact, Hope has not had a snow day
since my freshman year and before that it had been about 15 years since the
previous snow day. Some Hope students make snow angels, others build
snowmen, and some even have snowball fights. While all those sound like lots of
fun, I’m pretty confident that the game of snow football that I played last
night tops all of those. About 15 of us braved the weather
to live out our dreams of being in the NFL. Here are some statistics from the
game:

Michael Erickson – Quarterback: 14 touchdowns

Allie Chinander – Wide Receiver: 4 touchdowns

Chris Ackett – Wide Receiver: 2 touchdowns

Chelsea Barfield – Running Back: 2 touchdowns

Nate Winter – Linebacker: 10 tackles, 1 Forced Fumble, 1 Touchdown

Julie Sobieski – 2 Big Hits

Austin Smith – 1 Touchdown

Jess Gable – Offensive Coordinator

Alexis Sears – 50 Yard Run

Andrew Borror – 1 Touchdown, 1 Interception

Matt “Dougie” Dougles – 75 Yard Touchdown

Jake Boles – Sack, 10 Receptions, 1 Touchdown

Megan Farwell – Hit of the Game

Stephen Hawke – Worst Offensive Coordinator, LVP, 1 Touchdown

The game ended
in a tie (stalemate) and a snowball fight. Memories were made, laughs were had,
and plenty of people ended up soaking wet from being tackled into the snow.

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