Greg Elzinga was announced as Calvin’s 13th president on Thursday, Oct. 21. Elzinga was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees (BOT) after a unanimous recommendation by the presidential search...
Starting college presents freshmen with a wide array of anxieties to adopt. One of these is the fear of the “Freshman 15:” the belief that it is common for students to gain 15 pounds during their first...
Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter November 11, 2024
Students arriving at Calvin this fall were greeted with a wealth of new facilities. Ranging from a renovated library to a new soccer stadium to a new cadaver lab for pre-health students, these spaces were...
Continuing decreases in student organization (org) budgets have forced many of Calvin’s student orgs to adapt their programming and priorities.
Calvin has over 70 student-led organizations that...
Sarah Sparling, General Assignment Reporter November 11, 2024
College life can often feel overwhelming. Between exams, work, tuition and the weight of planning for the years to come, it’s easy to feel burnt out. Amid these stresses, Calvin’s Ecosystem Preserve...
This Tuesday, Nov. 12, Calvin Philosophy Professor Matthew Halteman’s new book, Hungry Beautiful Animals: The Joyful Case for Going Vegan, will be released. In the book, Halteman aims to shift how people...
The women’s cross-country team claimed their second straight Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) conference title and first sole claim in 10 years, while the men’s team edged out Hope...
Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter November 11, 2024
Love is an unavoidably beautiful yet frustrating part of life, while lies can slide off the tongue.
That’s the underlying theme that William Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing explores....
If you’re studying philosophy, maybe you’ve had to answer the question “What will you do with that?” to those concerned about your job prospects. Sometimes philosophy does ask questions that seem...
Last weekend, before the election, I saw a post circulating around Instagram by influencer Cole LaBrant. A somber photo shows LaBrant with his hand on the shoulder of now President-elect Donald Trump,...
Ian Tjoelker, General Assignment Reporter November 11, 2024
Last weekend, Calvin hosted the second annual Faithfully Advancing Sustainability Together (FAST) Conference. Now in its second year, the two-day FAST conference brings together members of the wider community...
Ian Tjoelker, General Assignment Reporter November 4, 2024
In October 2024, Calvin received a federal grant to replace the “blue pole” emergency phones intended to offer students a way to contact emergency services.
Much of Calvin’s network of blue...
