Hands-on arts classes continue despite pandemic limitations

Garrett Strpko, Arts and Entertainment Editor

Many art classes require materials, equipment, and communal insight that only in-person classes and art department resources can...

What are you watching in in quarantine?

Garrett Strpko, Arts and Entertainment Editor

For people worldwide stuck indoors, staying entertained is a top priority. According to The New York Times, social media and streaming...

Livestreamed Lord’s Supper: How churches are celebrating Holy Week in a pandemic

Harm Venhuizen, Religion Editor

Churches around Grand Rapids and across the country have instructed their congregations to gather in their homes before a livestream...

God of vengeance and mercy

Emily Frankie Franks, Guest Writer

In the Qur’an, Allah is commonly portrayed with the two conflicting characteristics of vengeance and mercy. This was the subject of the lecture held by the religion department on Monday, March 9. Dr. Gabriel Reynolds, professor of Islamic studies and theology at Notre Dame, gave a talk entitled "God of Vengeance and Mercy:...

Clinicals in quarantine: how Calvin’s pre-med and nursing programs have adapted

Sarah Gibes, Guest Writer

Tina Jones’s foot hurts. It started hurting after she scratched her ankle on a cement step. She covered it with a washcloth,...

Student teachers meeting their requirements by getting creative

Harm Venhuizen, Religion Editor

When schools across Michigan moved education online in response to COVID-19, both educators and learners were affected, but the...

What to watch when sports are cancelled

Ellington Smith, Sports Editor

If you’re anything like me, you're devastated by the absence of March Madness and the NBA playoffs, and the cancellations and...

D1 hockey team headed to nationals

Ellington Smith, Sports Editor

In their third year in Division 1, the Calvin Knights ACHA Division I hockey team punched its first ever ticket into the ACHA...

Senior Michaela Blain reflects on four years of astronomy research

Lauren Vanden Bosch, Guest Writer

Contact binary stars: like the name suggests, these extraterrestrial systems contain a pair of stars which share an atmosphere...

DUO multi-factor authentication becomes mandatory

Katherine Benedict, Sci-Tech Editor

DUO multi-factor authentication became mandatory for all students, faculty and staff on Feb. 19. The program requires participants...