Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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The scene, in the midst of a peaceful woodland, is whirling with enthusiasm and extremely tense. Eight- een men, lying in what look like shallow graves, desper- ately clutch a line of rope with straining hands. Girls lie adjacent to each pit. con- stantly relaying commands and offering encourage- ment. Other team members pass up and down the line sharing strategies and giv- ing reassurance. Periodi- cally. the air is punctured with shouts of “Inch ... Up ... HEAVE!” This is the Pull, a unique experience to newcomers and old-timers alike. The Pull is a traditional event with eighty-two con- tests under its name. Team members and spectators alike eagerly anticipate the event each fall. Techniques and strategies such as the “lock-ins” and the “heaves,” have evolved over a long period of Hope col- lege history. Recent changes in Pull tradition such as the new three hour time limit and the use of alternates during the stretch period added to the fresh excitement of the '79 Pull. This year's freshmen were faced with a strong sophomore team which wrapped up the previous year's Pull in a long and hard struggle of two hours and fifty-seven minutes. The sophomore Pull team came through once again after one hour and fifty- nine minutes on the rope, unrooting a fiery freshman class for another '82 tri- umph. 1 HiiiKcl. K Bo nun I Freshman Arthur Buys gives it all he's got as morale girl Linda Stewalt gives encouragement I IU«k.imp Before locking in. sophomores Lisa Cos and Pete White take a quick breather

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Pianist Tim Clay entertains Winter Fantasia audience Chapel Choir prepares for their tour through the fast I I Hj fVjmp I tWwl Freshman Shahna Kiani from Iran, in her native costume, serves her own dish at the annual IRC Food Fair EVENTS Aaron Rosobaum, director of research. Amen can-lsrael Public Affairs committee, voices his opinion on the Configuration ol Peace in the Middle Fast 9

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Freshmen Lynched by Sophomore Grip '82 anchorman Dan Rink prepares for anoiher heave. P Pmlbff l.ocking-in. is freshman Dave Kempker. as Colleen Yandcrhill and Jodi Yanderstcl await the nest com mand. '83 morale girl Kim Larson watches anxiousl for the next call. I ll»f k»mp II