Hope College Senior Reflects on Why She Chose Hope

“Why Hope?” A common question throughout my last four years. My answer always danced between a number of responses: a flood of unsolicited Hope propaganda from extended family, a phenomenal admissions rep, or Hope’s Christian-based education. Although all of those answers are true, none of them encapsulate the root of my decision to come to …

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 …

Friends Are Worth Waiting For

I have always been the type of person who is shy at first around people. It’s mostly because I am too guarded to immediately open myself up around those I don’t know well. So coming in my freshman year not knowing anyone besides my friend Jasmine, I had my guard up even more than before. …