It has really been an exciting and eventful year. We’ve brought you the latest reports and breaking news about the many administrative changes, developments regarding core and strategic plan, new student...
The problem of evil is a common objection to Christianity and God’s existence. If God is all-knowing (foresees evil), all-powerful (can prevent evil), all-loving and all-good (hates evil), then why is...
Last week from April 10-12, the population of Calvin College increased by nearly half when the campus was inundated with about 2,000 readers, writers, panelists, authors and speakers from around the world...
Last year, senior Dan Van Noord discovered a subdwarf B binary star, which is akin to winning the astronomy lottery. Out of more than 100 billion stars in our galaxy, it is estimated that only one million...
For years, personal trainer Matt Haviland coached people at Maximus Fitness Center in training regimens, exercising and strength building. This unlikely venue was the beginning of a chain of events that...
Calvin College graduates from the classes of 2010-2013 did not get the chance to receive a class yearbook. But they will soon get that opportunity, even if it is a few years later.
Prism, the official...
Last week’s debate between Bill Nye and Ken Ham sparked widespread discussion about the question of origins. The debate covered numerous topics and went on several tangents. But another perspective —...
Calvin’s campus store might soon be outsourced to an outside company, according to the recent prioritization report.
While the book store is currently operated internally by the college, the cabinet...
Doug Kok (1960-2013) was a transportation technician for Calvin’s physical plant who passed away on Monday, Nov. 18, from cardiac arrest while working on campus. Kok, 53, leaves behind his wife of 32...
The Calvin College sign on the west side of the southbound East Beltline has been vandalized four times this academic year. The vandalism occurred in late August, mid-September, early October and most...
Last Saturday’s terrorist attack at Westgate Mall in Nairobi, Kenya left at least 61 civilians dead and has had reverberations across the world. Calvin students from Kenya have felt the effects of the...
Calvin ranked eighth in the Princeton Review’s health services category, marking an improvement in the rankings since last year, as well as the first time that Calvin has ranked in the top ten for health...
Calvin Information Technology (CIT) is working on measures to prevent data breaches and raise awareness about safe computing practices. This past summer, Calvin students’ emails were targeted by phishing...
While Schultze-Eldersveld (SE) was not able to defend their first-place Chaos Day victory last year, they did receive the Cup of Perspective.
According to John Witte, dean of residence life, the Cup of...
Student senate has made fresh changes to revamp the Rent-A-Bike program. The bike program will only include long-term rentals — either for one semester, two semesters or the entire calendar year.
For...
When it comes to Chaos Day, you might think of hula-hoops, racing games and tug-of-war, but first VanderWerp resident assistant Atticus Getz is thinking about a particularly prominent judge of this year’s...
In 2010 and 2011, Beets-Veenstra (BV) took home the gold for Chaos Day. But last year, BV finished in fourth place, failing to achieve a three-peat.
First Beets resident assistant Tyler Mink hopes that...
With less than 27 hours remaining until campaigning ends, a second executive team has joined the race for student senate, challenging David Kuenzi and Alicia Smit, who were previously unopposed in the...
Check out the counterpoint to this article by Daniel Camacho and Kellan Day or the introduction to the series by John Kloosterman.
When it comes to same-sex marriage and homosexuality, some Christians...
Dr. John C. Knapp was selected to be the next president of Hope College Monday. After serving as Hope’s president since 1999, James Bultman will be retiring at the end of this academic year and Knapp...
On Sunday, March 3, the History Channel premiered the 10-part miniseries, “The Bible,” which goes through the historical events of both the Old and New Testaments. Five parts will cover the O.T., and...
Hope women’s basketball team came out on top of a closely fought game Saturday afternoon, winning the MIAA tournament championship game 62-59, and gaining an automatic bid to the NCAA D-III tournament.
During...
In President Le Roy’s introduction to the second semester, Chaplain Mary Hulst interviewed him about global travel and Christian faith.
Studying abroad and Christian faith were primary topics of the...
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It was a game for the history books.
Calvin’s 75-49 win over Hope was the largest margin of victory by the Knights over the Flying Dutchmen since 1990. ...
On Thursday, Nov. 29, Calvin Writers Read took place in Room 264 of the CFAC. The event marked the conclusion of the English department activities for the year, and included presentations related to...
Students packed into the sold-out Dance Guild show Friday night in the CFAC auditorium. Dance Guild held two performances on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17 at 8 p.m.
Even though the Calvin volleyball...
Due to the efforts of student senate and the office of the provost, two additional days off for students will be added to next academic year: the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Monday after Easter.
These...
Five candidates are vying for the 76th District State Representative seat in Michigan in the Nov. 6 election. Incumbent Republican Roy Schmidt will be facing Democrat Winnie Brinks, along with write-in...
The week of events commemorating the inauguration of Michael Le Roy culminated with the Campus Inaugural Celebration in the Spoelhof Fieldhouse on Saturday night.
The event was the first of the year...
Inauguration week kicked off Saturday with the Student Showcase, an event that featured a variety of acts and performances, including Dance Guild, Calvin’s Got Talent and Rangeela.
The event took...
In less than a month, the polls will be open and we will decide who will be our president for the next four years — the incumbent Democrat, President Barack Obama, or Republican challenger Mitt Romney....
The annual Unlearn Week is underway at Calvin College.
This week, Oct. 7–12, chapel services, seminars and lectures across campus will challenge Calvin students to engage in discussing issues of racism...
The first presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney will take place on Wednesday night at the University of Denver. The debate will be moderated by Jim Lehrer of PBS and will...
When it comes to saving lives, Mary Hollen knows just how far a little blood can go.
“My father had leukemia in his 80s and he got a blood transfusion every two weeks,” she said. “It really kept...
On the eleventh anniversary of 9/11, American embassies in Libya, Egypt and Yemen became targets of radical Islamist attacks and protests.
Assailants killed four Americans at the U.S. embassy in Benghazi,...
The usually peaceful commons lawn was swarming with excited students strolling by the decorated tables encircling the lawn. Some were freshmen, others were returning students — but both explored the...
