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April 26, 2003
Hope College Spring Fling
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
As the bell in Dimnent Chapel struck 1 on Friday, the call went out: Put down your books and pick up some fun.
Hope College students swarmed the Pine Grove commons area to shake off winter, welcome spring and blow off a little
steam before final exams next week.
"It's a blast," said freshman Lynnae Ruberg, 18, from Brighton who is in the international studies program
at Hope.
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Feb. 19, 2004
GVSU Cook-Off
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
ALLENDALE -- University chefs armed with knives, butter and a garden of vegetables faced off Wednesday in a heated
competition at Grand Valley State University.
In the spirit of the Food Network's popular "Iron Chef" TV show, teams of chefs went stove-to-stove in a
frenzied hour of cooking.
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Feb. 11, 2006
Schock Let Go
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
A Hope College professor who produced a film on the Janet Chandler murder case will be leaving the college in May.
"No, I have not been fired. I am teaching through my contract in May," David B. Schock said Friday evening
from his home in Grand Haven.
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March 16, 2005
Sand Dune Study
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
Q. How do you put a sand dune under a microscope?
A. One grain at a time.
That's just what college researchers will be doing on the Mount Pisgah sand dune near Holland State Park.
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Oct. 24, 2004
Hope Greenhouse
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
Gene Westra is 70 years old and still growing.
The long-time educator has turned his personal love of plants into a volunteer effort that has brought new life to a greenhouse
at Hope College.
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May 27, 2004
Hamilton Grad
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
The candid smile on Jason Santora's face belies the challenges he's had to overcome in his young life.
At age 2 he was diagnosed with leukemia.
The cancer did not survive. Santora did.
Today Santora, who turned 19 last month, will receive his high school diploma, along with 158 of his fellow seniors
at Hamilton High School.
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Oct. 26, 2003
SOS Boys
By JOHN CHARLES ROBBINS
Staff writer
The irrepressible spirit of two boys is helping to secure a corner of paradise for generations to come.
For Peter C. Wiley and Aaron R. Parach, music is their passion. The Saugatuck Middle School students recently used
their talents to raise money for the preservation of a stretch of sand dunes along Lake Michigan known as the Denison property.
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