Hope College German

08/22/2024

Those funny Germans: https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cn87608w389o?fbclid=IwY2xjawE0c85leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSq4Fyo-w6AuYaw18h4L_ZP-stmcOyVVw9vM2puOnwM29kDMGc-R-tEUcA_aem_zZ5oD30FmsTz6cLuxRlmeQ

Londoners are surprised when a German Navy ship blasts out the music from the Star Wars trilogies.

01/10/2023

https://www.iflscience.com/archaeologists-unearth-massive-roman-public-library-in-heart-of-german-city-49065?fbclid=IwAR1x1wTCgTyvwhP3zL8IYkfjCg0XoSc3MdjnUgio9Qy4_ew4iA3jnyr8IlU

Archaeologists Unearth Massive Roman Public Library In Heart Of German City

12/07/2022

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/07/world/europe/germany-coup-arrests.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20221207&instance_id=79523&nl=from-the-times®i_id=104595706&segment_id=115251&te=1&user_id=e056d135ab2227e1a256f229323b1e20

Many of those detained had military training and were believed to belong to a recently formed group that operated on the conviction that the country was ruled by a “deep state.”

02/23/2022

Hope language students (especially German) talking about the native assistant program at Hope and the need to get it going again: https://fb.watch/bmpNV5O75n/

11/24/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/11/24/world/germany-government

The country announced a center-left government led by Olaf Scholz, a Social Democrat, who will replace the longtime center-right chancellor, Angela Merkel.

11/04/2021

https://www.npr.org/2021/10/30/1049603171/germany-gender-neutral-language-german

The German language is full of male and female nouns. Officials and businesses are tweaking words, including adding asterisks, to make them inclusive.

10/26/2021

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/austria-klimaticket/index.html

Austria is launching a new transport pass, Klimaticket. It gives passengers unlimited rides on trains, buses, trams and metro lines that costs about $3.50 (3 euro) a day.

09/15/2021

Elections coming up in 11 days...

Our coverage of the race to replace Angela Merkel

09/07/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/07/world/europe/annalena-baerbock-germany-greens-chancellor.html

Annalena Baerbock, the 40-year-old candidate for the Green Party, is likely to have a say in Germany’s next government, no matter who wins this month’s election.

07/23/2021

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/07/23/germany-floods-street-night/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&wpisrc=nl_most&carta-url=https%3A%2F%2Fs2.washingtonpost.com%2Fcar-ln-tr%2F3437bdb%2F60fae7c39d2fda945a13beb7%2F5e695394ae7e8a415d9c9a60%2F11%2F70%2F60fae7c39d2fda945a13beb7

“It just kept getting worse and worse and worse,” said one resident.

07/16/2021

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/15/world/europe/flooding-germany-belgium-switzerland-netherlands.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

Strong rains caused rivers to burst their banks and wash away buildings in Belgium and Germany, where at least 1,300 remained missing. Homes and streets in the Netherlands and Switzerland also flooded.

06/21/2021

Our first Sommer Stammtisch was great... next one June 30!