I’m here to tell you about my favorite building on campus: Lubbers Hall. At our last student-blogger meeting (Yes, we have those!), we talked about our favorite places to brainstorm or write on campus, the places that get our creative juices flowing. As a writer, this type of space is very valuable to me, and …
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VanderProv – Hope’s Student Improv Group
I’m finally taking the time to write about one of my favorite groups here on Hope’s campus: VanderProv. VanderProv is Hope’s only student improv group. They perform about once a month in the DeWitt Theatre. Unless I’m really sick or I have a prior engagement, I’m always in the audience. If you’re unsure about what …
The Home Opener for Hope College’s Men’s Hockey Team is Here!
It is the time of the year again. The fastest team sport in the world is going to start again at Hope College. This year the Hope College Men’s Hockey Team has high expectations. With 10 incoming freshmen this year and more likely most of them being in the lineup, the team has a simple, …
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The Must-Do’s of Fall Break
Fall Break – the first return home of the year for most students, smacked right in the beginning of the pumpkin-spiced season we all call fall. What does one do on this Fall Break? Here are a few must’s. Go apple/pumpkin picking. This is clearly at the top of everyone’s to-do lists over break. Who …
A Letter on Faith, Part One
Over the past few weeks I’ve been throwing the word “trust” around in my head, but it makes my mind swirl. I’ve been busy with difficult classes and work and Bible studies and friends and God, trying to figure out how it all fits together. And the truth is, I don’t know. But what’s been …
Reflections on the First Week Back
College is classes, friends, homework, studying, student groups, work; in short, college is a lot. When you come from a stress-free summer where your daily schedule only consisted of work, friends from home, and hobbies, the transition can be a little strange. During the first week of classes, you’re prepped for the entire semester. Most …
This Feels Like Home
I arrived home on Friday; I’ll be here for a week and two days. It feels different being home, even though most things have remained the same. There’s one building on the downtown strip that’s been demolished and there’s different pillows on the chairs on my front porch. There are many more things that have …
Ambiguous Clockwork
We’re good at forgetting, but we’re better at remembering. I’ve heard people say time changes us, but I can’t say I agree. I don’t really think it’s time that changes us – I think it’s us who change the time. We sometimes say we want things to never change. It comes mostly during the nights …
Dear Hope College
Dear Hope College, Let me preface this post with some honesty – Hope was NOT my first choice. I didn’t want to come here because I had family that has been here. I wanted to go somewhere different, not following in the footsteps of my family. Four years later, I find myself struggling leaving behind …
Go for Broke
I’ve been praying a lot. But before that happened, I went on an adventure tonight. I hung out with friends, ate some food, went to a business meeting, saw love take shape in a bunch of different ways, and felt the cold weather we thought was gone for good creep back into our community. And …