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On April 12, Péter Magyar defeated veteran Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the Hungarian parliamentary election, ending his 16-year tenure in office. This landslide victory is being considered a “victory for democracy worldwide” by former U.S. President Barack Obama. Celebrations in Budapest for the defeat of Orbán continued well into the night an
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On Feb. 28, the United States and Israel launched a series of strikes against Iran. The strikes hit a government compound and military targets in Tehran. In the next couple of days, the U.S. and Israel killed Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. They also destroyed a girls’ elementary school, which resulted in the death […] The pos
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On April 1 at 6:35 p.m. EST, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen launched off the Earth’s surface aboard NASA’s Artemis II. The crew traveled deeper into space than any humans before. On their 10-day mission, the astronauts reached 252,756 miles from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13’s distance record of 248,6
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“You can’t sing words like this or be next to someone singing these words…and not feel connected between and among people,” said Sean Ivory, the featured guest composer in SPERITAS 2026. He was referencing the words sung by SPERA and VERITAS. SPERA and VERITAS are two Hope College student choral ensembles who come together yearly [
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On Saturday, April 11, the Hope College Ballet Club hosted the Springtime Suite Masquerade in the Jim and Eileen Heeringa Dance Wing. This event was presented by the Ballet Club ‘s Executive Board, Maya Lunt, Karina Nicholas, Avery Post and Esther Varnell. This production had a collection of nine original works choregraphed by the Executive […] T
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What makes a place like Hope College so special is the beautiful campus. In every season, it never fails to leave those who walk the grounds in awe of its nature, character and elegance. The architecture of the older buildings that have been standing since the college’s founding adds to this beauty. Not only are […] The post A brand new chapter f
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Hope College offers many different clubs for students’ involvement. One of these clubs includes the Ballet Club! The Ballet Club is not a huge time commitment if one is interested! This club has been around for a little over a decade. Dance classes at can come off as intense for some. Instead, some students decided […] The post Pointe me in the r
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Last Monday, writers Jane Wong and Keetje Kuipers visited Hope’s campus as part of the Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series and read selections from their works Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City and Lonely Women Make Good Lovers, respectively. Jane Wong, a scholar of Asian American poetry and poetics, is an associate professor at Western […] The post Visit
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The Jack Miller building is the heart of music on Hope College’s campus. Every room, most days, does not remain silent for long. Most of the time sounds echo from many different rooms. Sounds of instruments, choirs, and several other ensembles. Students of all backgrounds are welcome to express themselves and enhance their skills no […] The post An ins
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On Wednesday, Feb. 18, you might have seen an unfamiliar mark on the foreheads of peers and teachers. That mark was a cross made of black ashes, which holds symbolism in the Christian religion. This is how many Christians around the world mark the beginning of the season of Lent, a 40-day period of prayer […] The post Dive into Ash Wednesday on Hope
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