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Students join faculty in on-campus summer research
September 15, 2017
David Fitch, Sci-Tech Editor
Over a hundred Calvin students and dozens of faculty participated in on-campus research this past summer. Largely falling within the science division or ...
Calvin stands with students protected by DACA
September 15, 2017
Hannah Butler and Kathryn Mae Post
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) will be phased out in the next six months, President Trump announced last week. DACA — which, as Presid...
Hiemenga Hall renovated
September 15, 2017
John Hammer, Guest Writer
Calvin administration announced, last spring, that the main section of Hiemenga Hall would be remodeled during the summer of 2017. The affected area stre...
Community gathers at Eastown Streetfair
September 15, 2017
Morgan Anderson, Local Editor
The smell of barbeque and allure of art drew a crowd of around 400 people on Wealthy Street at the Eastown Streetfair last Saturday. The Eastown Street...
CRC addresses hurricane disasters
September 15, 2017
Courtney Zonnefeld, Religion Editor
In less than three weeks’ timespan, Hurricanes Harvey and Irma caused extraordinary damage across the United States, Haiti, the Dominican Republic a...

Campus

BV takes Chaos Night victory

Beets-Veenstra won the 49th annual Chaos Night by a narrow point margin last Friday, Sept. 8. Chaos Night 2017 featured many ...

September 15, 2017 • No Comments

Calvin charters six new student organizations

Calvin stands with students protected by DACA

Hiemenga Hall renovated

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Opinion & Editorial

What should an op-ed article look like?

Julia McKee, Op-Ed Editor

In order to talk about what an opinion and editorial article should look like, we must first discuss why such articles are worth wri...

September 15, 2017 • No Comments

Editorial: new website

Editorial: many thank-yous

Dear Op-Ed readers

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Science & Technology

Geo prof predicts Irma’s potential damage

Joshua Polanski, On-Call Writer

Geography Professor Jason VanHorn tracked the path of Hurricane Irma to uncover how many people were in the storm’s path this...

September 15, 2017 • No Comments

Students join faculty in on-campus summer research

New glass iPhone 8 is faster, wireless and made for augmented reality

Insulin could play a part in reversing Alzheimer’s symptom

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Sports

Knights of Calvin: Sydney Barcey

Purun Yeo, Sports Editor

Year: Senior Sport: Soccer Major: Business - Marketing Concentration Sydney hails from Cadillac, Michigan. She is a senior on t...

September 17, 2017 • No Comments

Q&A with women’s volleyball coach Warners

Men’s tennis secures win over Adrian despite demeaning behavior

Knights of Calvin: Amanda Davio

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Religion

Church & college community responds to DACA

Courtney Zonnefeld, Religion Editor

Last week, the White House announced the “wind-down” and eventual Mar. 6 end of the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, provoking widespread critici...

September 16, 2017 • No Comments

Reformation art stirs the world

CRC addresses hurricane disasters

Students join evangelical climate advocacy in D.C.

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