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Opinion: Refugee and Immigration Collaborative fighting for worthy cause
May 4, 2018
Ahee Kim, Kate McLain, and Pennylyn Dykstra-Pruim
He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the foreigner residing among you, giving them food and clothing. And you are to love those...
Editorial: The imperfect can be good
May 4, 2018
Josh Parks, Editor-in-Chief
Last weekend, I performed my senior violin recital in Calvin’s Recital Hall. Standing in front of dozens of friends, family members and teachers, I played...
Editorial: Summertime, and the livin’ is easy
May 4, 2018
Peter Ford, Managing Editor
Summer. What comes to your mind when I say that word? Maybe momentary freedom, maybe countless hours at a job, maybe months in a summer camp bubble,...
SPIN bike share offers easy commute and community fun
May 4, 2018
Yolanda Chow and Molly Bruns
Since student senate brought 100 fluorescent-orange SPIN bikes to campus in March, there have been 291 bikers and 1,300 rides logged into Calvin’s...
Q&A: Jonathan Merritt talks religion journalism
May 3, 2018
Josh Parks, Editor-in-Chief
Religion journalist Jonathan Merritt spoke at Calvin’s Festival of Faith & Writing in April. He writes for The Atlantic, The Week and Religion News...

SPIN bike share offers easy commute and community fun

SPIN bike share offers easy commute and community fun

Yolanda Chow and Molly Bruns

May 4, 2018 • No Comments

Since student senate brought 100 fluorescent-orange SPIN bikes to campus in March, there have been 291 bikers and 1,300...

New faculty ushers in digital humanities

Edgar Aguilar wins senate presidency

Plans brew for a new coffee shop in library

Opinion & Editorial

Opinion: Library layout hinders inclusivity

Opinion: Library layout hinders inclusivity

Ashley deRamos and Emmy Luker

May 5, 2018 • No Comments

This year, on the first day of class in the Sandbox classroom in Hekman Library, a female student walked two laps around the fourth...

Opinion: Response to ‘Let’s talk about the F-word’

Opinion: Refugee and Immigration Collaborative fighting for worthy cause

Editorial: The imperfect can be good

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Women’s rugby season ending, but team relationships last

Isabella Ebbert, Staff Writer

April 18, 2018 • No Comments

Though the season is wrapping up, that doesn’t stop Calvin's women's rugby team from continuing their intensity until the very...

New women’s soccer coach hired

Intramural programs offer chance for inclusiveness

Calvin hosts MHSAA girls basketball championship

Heartside charity org founder weighs in on gentrification

Heartside charity org founder weighs in on gentrification

Ben DeMaso, Staff Writer

May 4, 2018 • No Comments

As a part of vibrant downtown Grand Rapids, the Heartside neighborhood has been changing recently as new businesses and restaurants...

Q&A: Jonathan Merritt talks religion journalism

CRC membership decline correlates with Calvin enrollment

Calvin celebrates first Holi spring festival

Science & Technology

Multiple sclerosis researcher presents to philosophy students

Multiple sclerosis researcher presents to philosophy students

David Fitch, Sci-Tech Editor

May 4, 2018 • No Comments

Herman Sullivan, a neurologist from Mercy Health, presented on Multiple Sclerosis (MS) to a crowd of students and faculty members...

Ecosystem preserve to see improvements over summer

Calvin profs plan seminar to look ‘Beyond Stewardship’

Retiring English prof pairs statistical analysis and language