Often balancing school and a social life is enough. There is already a packed schedule of homework and friends that is swarming over your head. So how do you manage this with a job? Do you need a job? Busy Schedule When life is buzzing around you it can be hard to find time. Any …
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Living the Residential Life
Living away from home can be terrifying. But, living in a building with a bunch of strangers can be worse. That’s what I thought. When I moved into Dykstra Hall back in the Fall of 2020 I was scared. I was going in blind and I was going to be with a cluster of girls …
Faith Life at Hope: My Experience on an Immersion Trip
Hope’s Campus Ministries team organizes corporate worship (chapel and the Gathering), small group Bible studies, campus events, and an annual tradition called Immersion Trips. On these trips, groups of students travel across the globe to serve God and be immersed in new cultures over spring break. Last year, my friend Millie and I signed up …
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Life as a Phelps Scholar
Going into college, I knew I wanted to go beyond the typical experience. I wanted something that challenged my preconceived notions of the world and allowed me to encounter things I’ve never experienced before. That’s why I applied to be a Phelps Scholar. What’s a Phelps Scholar? The Phelps Scholars are a living-learning community for …
Where You Belong; Getting Involved at Hope
Where to Begin When you enter Hope College’s beautiful campus you are first blown away by the welcoming feeling. Then, you decide to get more involved. So you pull up the clubs and organizations website and are instantly overwhelmed. There are so many. Where do you even begin? Begin with merely glancing through and taking …
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Community Forged through Unathleticism: A Take on Intramurals
My friends and family will be the first to tell you that I am not a sporty person. From watching sports to participating in them, I am usually the first to say no. However, one of the few things I have always appreciated about sports is the community that you can find within, and as …
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A Visit from Lauren Taylor: Becoming a Community Centered in Christ
This past Thursday night, my sorority had the opportunity to spend an hour discussing being a Christ-filled community with our new Hope College chaplain, Lauren Taylor. Lauren comes from Wheaton, Illinois, where she attended college and then took to Princeton, New Jersey, for seminary school. She has a lot of stories to tell and words …
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Heartwarming Videos To Brighten Your Day
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, everybody has giving back on their mind (at least hopefully)! I find it important to be thankful for our friends and family but viewing this holiday from a different view, I see that some people can be thankful for different things than I would initially think of. For some …
Bromance at its Finest
As defined by Merriam-Webster, a bromance is “a close nonsexual friendship between men.” Hmmm….sounds about right! Something I have been able to find at college…Bromance. Meet my bro and roomie this year, Noah. He’s a pretty rad dude. Noah and I met around second semester my freshman year. We hit it off right away and …
Thankful to be at Hope =]
In honor of Thanksgiving I thought I would write about what I am most thankful for at Hope. Friends- The people I have met here are seriously amazing. I have been here only a little over a year, but I already feel like I have made some life long friends. I am grateful I get to …