Hope College - Milestone Yearbook (Holland, MI)

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Saga Revitalized With New Cafeteria For the next three years, whenever dinnertime disappointment and indigestion run rampant among incoming Hope freshmen and other Saga initiates, some upperclassman will undoubtedly remark Hey, this is great. You should have seen what it used to be. Indeed. 79-80 was the ultimate year of contrasts in Hope food serv- ice. With construction on a totally renovated and expanded Phelps Hall cafeteria begun in May of 1979 and not finished until January of 1980. students endured the wait by eating in Carnegie gym during first semester. While the food remained the same, students made the additional adjustments of waiting in long lines and eating off paper plates with plastic utensils. Hopefully, we have more than compensated for the inconven- ience with our new Phelps service. said Saga director Keith Brown- ing. Second semester transferred the joys of cafeteria eating back to the building used in years past — but that building was nothing like it used to be. A multi-level seating arrangement combined with a scramble sys- tem to fill one’s tray made Saga a new and exciting experience in January. Waiting in line was minimized and, although a few bugs still needed some working out. the new operation ran remarkably smooth. It's a new experience for all of us. students and staff alike,” noted Paul Kury. one of the many people who see to it that Hope stu- dents get fed. The facility is about as modern as you can get in cafe- teria design. However exciting it may have been to enjoy the completion of a project planned for many years, the old sayings about Saga food, in keeping with longstanding student tradition, never ceased to abound. It really is terrific to be in this new place, commented one Hope junior, “but that doesn’t mean the food itselfmuch different. All in all. students and staff agreed that the experience of dining at Hope was greatly enhanced with the opening of the Phelps facility. S GoWxyn Everybody's Granny. Bess Smitter checks ID 'sand gives out smiles j lonrran D W»no Tired ot hot dogs and meat loat, Doug VanWieren chooses to bring his own entree for dinner

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Dance VI Variety marked the stage of the sixth annual dance concert. Including jazz, modern, contemporary and tap numbers the concert provided something for everyone. The contemporary piece proved to be the stately and more traditional number with ballet movements, while the modern piece was abstract showing a vari- ety of size, shape, color, and style. The tap and jazz numbers were light and peppy and served to lift the spirits of all. As in previous years, the production was primarily danced, designed, lighted, costumed, and choreo- graphed by Hope's faculty and students. Preparation for the April concert began in January with tryouts and practices beginning shortly thereafter. Students alone spent between four to seven hours a week stretching, moving and creating. This large time commitment proved necessary for it took at least two and a half hours to work out one minute of the actual number. With what seemed to be individual efforts by each group at the beginning, at last came together at the dress rehearsal. Lighting problems, costume fittings and last minute changes were made on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday while the show opened on Thursday. Joining the students, for the actual performance were special guest artists Helen Kent and Suzanne Costello. Dancer, performer, choreographer and director Helen Kent was selected for this post through her work in the fall production of “The lempest. She began her career under the direction of Murray Louis and Alwin Nikolais at the Henry Street Playhouse as a member of the Children’s Workshop and eventually joined the Murray Louis Dance Company. In May, Kent joined Carlo Pelli- grini and Robin Batteau in the debut of their three- member performing ensemble “Vertigo.” Kent’s partner Suzanne Costello also began with a children's theatre-dance company. She has since toured the country performing for and teaching chil- dren and adults. Being a member of the Smart Pini- slerand Dancers and the Michael Kasper Dance Com- pany. she will next perform in a New York spring season. Together Kent and Costello performed a variety of numbers including jazz and modern movements. Their grace, charisma and ability inspired both the student dancers and the audience. The highlight of the performance was the final number “Hey Good Looking” All in all. the dance concert enhanced both the cultural aspect of Hope as well as the dance depart- ment. Through Dance VI. students developed both individually through reaching for higher and higher goals and as a group. The guest artists added the final touch for they worked side by side with stu- dents and provided another insight into the student's frame of reference. V. Millard S ..nh.xn 23 Hope-' dancers micrprci the Olympic spirit.

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