The faux progressivism of “Scoob!”
Joshua Polanski, Managing Editor
The latest Scooby Doo movie, “Scoob!”, is an artificial neo-liberal take on the “pup named Scooby Doo” series. “Scoob!”...
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...
What is it like to be a Muslim student at Calvin?
Abby Poirier, Staff Reporter
Oula Salih is a pre-med biology major, a biochemistry minor and part of Calvin’s growing Muslim community. Her dream after graduation...
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...
Soccer team excited for the future
Jeff Vanderploeg, Guest Writer
Men’s soccer fell one game short of reaching the DIII National Title game for the third time in five years last season. The...
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...
Calvin community remembers Bob DeKraker
Katherine Benedict, Sci-Tech Editor
Bob DeKraker, the longtime laboratory manager in the engineering department, died of cancer on Feb. 19 at the age of 65. DeKraker...
Michelle Guinyard & Rachel Hamilton, Exiting Area Coordinator for Boer-Bennink and Beets Veenstra & Resident Director for Rooks VanDellen
June 2, 2020 • No Comments
As Black women working at a predominantly white institution (PWI) in the Residence Life department, the one thing that has kept...
Letter to the Editor: Alumni call for board chair apology
May 14, 2020
Student Senate commends the passing of new faculty requirements
May 9, 2020
C.S Lewis’s message for our pandemic
May 4, 2020