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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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Gospel Choir sings at Worship Symposium.

Calvin Gospel Choir on Symposium Worship

Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
February 10, 2025

On Thursday, February 6 on the stage of the CFAC’s main auditorium, Gospel Choir students dressed in colorful patterned skirts and blue-accented bow ties stood waiting as the audience filed in. Students...

Calvin Theatre Company’s first show of Spring 2025 is here!

Natasha Jayaputra, Culture Writer
February 3, 2025

Baking a cake, a pet goldfish and everything that should happen on a birthday — this is what Birthday Candles is about. Calvin Theatre Company (CTC) is performing Birthday Candles, an original play...

Todd Komarnicki

Todd Komarnicki: Faith and filmmaking

Natasha Jayaputra, Culture Writer
January 27, 2025

Last Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the CFAC Recital Hall, as people gathered around waiting for the next session of the January Series, words floated around the room. These words formed personal stories, all of...

“The Holy Spirit Made Me Dance”

Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
December 9, 2024

Today, dance is a particular trend among young people, especially on platforms like TikTok, where new forms of dancing have evolved as a form of entertainment and art. Moving your body and posting it on...

“Wildcat” Questions the relationship between Religion and Writing

Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
November 18, 2024

“My writing is scandalous; can I still serve God?" — Flannery O'Connor, Wildcat Wildcat is a biographical film about Flannery O’Connor, an American novelist and short story writer from the 1950s-60s....

1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted a Culture

Elisabeth Stevens, General Assignment Reporter
November 18, 2024

Last Thursday, Nov. 14, Calvin’s Healthy Dialogue Series hosted a viewing and panel discussion of the documentary 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted a Culture.  The documentary traces the stories...

The cast of CTC's recent performance of Much Ado About Nothing. Photo from the Calvin Photo Gallery.

Calvin Theatre Company’s Millennial Adaptation of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing

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....

“Didi,” a Very Selfish Story

Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
October 28, 2024

"Didi" is a Taiwanese American movie set in the summer of 2008 that depicts the life of Chris Wang (Izaac Wang), a pre-teen boy on his way to high school as he navigates friendship, dating and his relationship...

Dancers on stage at a Dance Guild performance

Dance Guild looks toward the future

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
October 14, 2024

As Dance Guild enters its 53rd year at Calvin, the organization is navigating a transition away from its former status as a student organization and the addition of a third show while preparing to invest...

Molly Parden, Eliza Edens, Louisa Stancioff: The trio that shook the Recital Hall

Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
October 14, 2024

Three microphone stands, along with three different kinds of guitars — two electric and one acoustic — a bass, and a set of drums were staged on the CFAC Recital Hall on the night of Oct. 11. They...

French Film Festival: A Celebration of Culture and Film

Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
October 7, 2024

The French Film Festival – an annual event at Calvin – offers an opportunity for students and others in the community to appreciate the arts through the lens of a different culture. This year's...

Photo from calvin.edu.

Vienna Teng’s Comeback Tour at Calvin

Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
September 30, 2024

On Sept. 21, a few minutes before the clock struck 8 p.m., a grand piano, an electric keyboard, an acoustic guitar and a drum pad waited patiently on the stage of the CFAC Recital Hall under a circular...

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