Hope College Network
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Hello Readers! I hope your week is going well so far and you aren’t too busy. Any weekend plans? No? Well let me tell you about an event this weekend that you won’t want to miss: Nykerk ! What is Nykerk, you ask? Good question. Nykerk is an amazing performance put on by the freshmen and sophomores (odd year and even year) in a competition which includes song, play and oration.
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Hope College Network
OCTOBER 29, 2015
There’s no particular order, but you should do all of these things at least once during your fall semesters as a Hope student. It’ll be fun. Trust me. 1. Make a leaf pile and jump in it too. See all those beautifully colored, crisp leaves at your feet? Take the opportunity while it’s here–go ahead and take a step back into childhood for a bit. 2.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 29, 2015
There’s a kingdom that reigns in each one of us. A kingdom that was built to be explored. I’ve been praying a lot lately. Praying that my career and life and all that is ahead would somehow fall into place before my eyes. But I know life doesn’t work that way. So I celebrate the little victories and mourn in the little disappointments.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Sundays at Hope rock. For me specifically, this past Sunday was extraordinary. My Sunday’s start off around 10 a.m., which is when I lazily roll out of bed to get ready for church. Two of the seniors on the soccer team then swing by my dorm around 10:50 and we go to Engedi Church together. I absolutely love Engedi, and every Sunday I feel very refreshed after the service.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 28, 2015
You guys, there are few things I love more than fall at Hope. The sunsets are ridiculous. The trees are so beautiful that I actually get sad when the leaves fall off of them. Temperatures, while often unpredictable, are generally pretty nice. And the apples. Oh, the apples. I’m an apples and peanut butter kind of gal, so when those big Michigan apples start coming in, I am a very happy camper.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Read Part 2 here. Step 3: Magnificent Mile, Chicago It was refreshing to be back in a city filled with tall buildings packed tightly together, traffic noises, chain restaurants, and all kinds of people. Many of the West Coast students’ attention tunnel-visioned onto the nearest Starbucks. They dropped us off a little ways away from the Bean , a huge silver bean sculpture at the center of Millennium Park.
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Hope College Network
OCTOBER 26, 2015
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 improv groups are, they take theatrical and comedic games and use the audience to create quite interesting situations.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 22, 2015
Read Part 1 here. Step 2: Soul Food Buffet Captain Hard Time’s Buffet was our next stop, no more than a ten-minute drive from the church. As we shuffled into the building, we were pleasantly surprised by (and took a few Snapchat pictures of) the restaurant’s entrance. The walls were so completely covered with portraits of black men and women that only small slivers of pink wallpaper were peeking from beneath.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 21, 2015
Midterms are in full swing at Hope this week, and they’ve made this week really, really busy. Not only does it seem like every professor makes 58 extra things due this week, but half-semester classes end with big exams, new half-semester classes start with unfamiliar professors and workloads, seniors are taking the GRE and applying to grad schools, applications for committees and programs are due, and everything else that could possibly be stressful is happening as well, plus the rest of l
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 19, 2015
It’s the Sunday night before midterm week. No one feels like getting anything done, but papers are due tomorrow and exams are looming ahead and pre-labs and readings and writing workshops—all the usual work—are piled up on the floor next to where you’re watching your hall mate slide down the stairs penguin style. Others join in, you add some pillows, laugh until your abs hurt almost as much as if you were the one sliding down the stairs and then back to your text books.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 20, 2015
Every year the Phelps Scholars go on the Chicago Trip, a day-long event that is meant to give students a little taste of Chicago culture and a little break from college. All that’s required is to sign up, dress up, and hop on the bus. It’s about a two-hour trip from Scott Hall to our first stop: Trinity United Church of Christ, a church that takes pride in their African-American heritage.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 18, 2015
Two weeks ago, I went to Chicago with a couple of my friends. I have not been to Chicago before, so I did not know what to expect. I have visited cities like Los Angeles, Denver, New York, San Francisco, Boston and Minneapolis, so I was preparing myself for a “typical” American city. I was totally wrong. Chicago has its own culture, uniqueness, and style, compared to rest of the big cities in the United States.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 19, 2015
This post is not about how to get sick in college. It’s not hard. Colds spread around campus as the wind blows. This is what to do when you get sick in college. You do the math. Sore throats, runny noses, a dizzying and total lack of energy + 9-5 college classes + work + homework = a disaster. Here’s what you should do when you get sick in college: Go to bed.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 18, 2015
At first, the times I am off-campus sound like the worst times to do homework. Times off-campus should be spent exploring or having fun or drinking really good coffee, I tell myself. However, throughout the past year, I have found that sometimes getting off-campus is just what I need to get motivated to get my schoolwork done. A change of scenery is always good, and sometimes when it’s nice outside, that change even involves being outdoors.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 18, 2015
Happy Sunday, Readers! Hopefully your weekend has been great! I just wanted to give you a little glimpse of what I’ve been up to this weekend. (To give you a hint, birthday’s in the Drez (my house name is VanDrezer, aka the Drez ) are fantastic!) So this weekend was my friend and housemate’s birthday! My other housemates and I wanted to do something special for her, so we spent last week devising something that would catch her off-guard, since she’s a planner and likes to
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 17, 2015
Last September, when I came for my overnight recruitment visit to Hope, I had no idea what to expect. I had all sorts of emotions, and for the most part, I was very nervous. Long story short, I had a great time, and Hope won my heart over. However, out of all the awesome events that occurred that weekend, my favorite of all was the SAC ( Student Activities Committee ) sponsored dodgeball tournament.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 15, 2015
I remember seeing a number of Scott Hall residents donning black sweats and streaking their cheeks with black paint. They did it again Wednesday night, this time announcing that they were going to be playing possibly their last game. Lately I’ve been lacking in team and sports spirit, so I decided to liven up my night by watching the Scott Hall vs.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 15, 2015
My mom would probably disagree with this, but I do not feel like I have ever been a super-inquisitive person. I have a tendency to take most things at face value. I will think about things and make up my mind about whether or not I agree with them, but I have just never been a person to ask a lot of questions. Every single job interview I’ve ever had has ended with the interviewer saying, “Do you have any questions for me?
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 14, 2015
There’s no hurry, no rush. It takes a while for the caffeine to kick in. It’s more about what we do in the waiting. I quickly find that in the midst of my daily life, there is an insurmountable peace that exceeds understanding running upon a parallel path. There’s a lot I know; but even more, I do not. And I believe that is okay. As humans I think we spend a lot of time thinking that if we just knew , things would be easier.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 14, 2015
Fish are friends, not food. Last week my friends and I took a major step forward in our relationship – we got fish together. It all began with a trip to Meijer. We stood before the wall of glass tanks filled with colorful fish contemplating who we wanted to take home as our new friends. We made sure to be aware of the symbols indicating which types of fish were aggressive or sensitive so as to find friends that will definitely adapt well to their new home.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 11, 2015
Hello, readers! Hope your weekend was awesome! I decided to switch it up a little and let the pictures of my Saturday in Chicago speak for themselves. Just to give you some background, every year the Student Activities Committee (SAC) puts on a Chicago trip in the fall and spring where you take a bus into the city, get dropped off and basically get to do whatever you want until it’s time to go home.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 12, 2015
First, read part 1 here. The hundreds of ceramic plates hung heavily on the wall. I walked slowly around a few other pieces in the room, but kept my eye on the plates. The blue on the plates dragged my sight from the various sculptures in the room. Old men and young art students gathered along the walls and I joined them. A curly-haired man with glasses murmured and rubbed his chin.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Hi readers! I was on the train home yesterday from Fall Break when I started this blog post and as much as I was used to the 3½ hour long rides coming and going, this last time it seemed especially long. Anyway, I was trying to edit an essay that was due today in the afternoon, and as per usual, I found myself in the midst of having writer’s block.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 7, 2015
This Fall Break I had the privilege of introducing my best friend, Ashley, to my hometown: Pittsburgh. On Friday after class we set off and left campus behind us for a few days of fun times with my family. The sun setting behind us somewhere in Ohio. We arrived at my house in Wexford (a suburb just north of Pittsburgh) around 9:45 p.m. to be greeted by my parents, brother, and my dog Teddy.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 8, 2015
I am definitely not qualified to write a movie review, so naturally that is exactly what I’m going to attempt to do. Over my Fall Break, I spent one hundred and sixty four minutes of my approximately six thousand, four hundred and eighty minute break in the movie theatre watching the same motion picture twice. I can confidently say it was easily the best one hundred and sixty four minutes of my entire vacation!
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 8, 2015
Hey y’all! Welcome back from break and happy (almost) weekend! Golly, I feel like I could still use an additional week off… For some reason, I have yet to catch up on sleep. I’m one of those people that seems to be most productive during the wee hours of the night. I am always amazed by all that I can accomplish by 1 a.m.… Anywho, I somehow managed to get some shut eye before midnight for a few of the days we had off, AND do some pretty fantabulous things with the fam when I was not
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Ever since I could remember, I had a fascination with Paris and my first time seeing the Eiffel Tower was in the book Madeline by Ludwig Bemelmans. The little girl with the red hair and funny voice intrigued me, but Paris as an actual place didn’t become more real to me until I got older. When I studied abroad in Paris last semester, Paris was as real as it could be.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 15, 2015
Hello, Readers! Aren’t Thursdays just wonderful? I love the fact that it’s one day closer to Friday. Friday is a great day for many reasons: 1. Delight Ministries at 7 a.m. 2. The start of weekend fun. 3. I get to work at my favorite place in the world, the Career Development Center ! What is the Career Development Center, you may ask? Well, it is only the most magical place on Hope’s campus!
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 13, 2015
I remember loving Chicago as a kid. The towers, the Loop, the pizza. We used to stop for lunch in the city on our way to Wisconsin. I heard about the Student Activities Committee Chicago Trip, and signed up as soon as possible. A classic Chicago dinner. We spent this past Saturday in the city. We wandered from place to place and never knew where to go next.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 11, 2015
As humans we like to categorize things, people, feelings, anything. Psychologically, we accommodate and assimilate from the minute we know better. Dogs with dogs, cats with cats, shirts in the drawer, dresses on the rack. We even tend to categorize ourselves when we try to find where we feel we fit best or, in other words, where we feel that our “place” in this world or a specific community is.
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 7, 2015
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. Click to view slideshow. 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 doesn’t love donuts and cider from the farm they grew up going to?
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 8, 2015
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, but the hardest goal: win the National Championship! This year, Hope has a young team that wants to base their success of high pace game, with a lot of hits, block shots and goals, which means for the fans
Hope College Network
OCTOBER 7, 2015
Fall Break lasts from Friday evening to Tuesday. Students who visit home often return on Tuesday, but until then the campus is completely barren and dead. Most club activities are called off, the Phelps Dining hours are cut short, and most students are huddled in their dorm finishing up Fall Break homework (supposedly). Although these four days are a bit lonely for dorms or cottages that are a bit emptier than others, it is great to to able to wind down and have a whole campus to yourself.
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