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Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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Grace Cole

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Mannhattan was able to experiment with music during the pandemic.

Local Band, Mannhattan, Finds New Ways to Record Amid Shutdown

Grace Cole, Guest Writer
September 24, 2020

Mannhattan, a band comprised of Calvin graduates, recently traveled to Pennsylvania to work on their latest album during COVID-19. Mark Townsend, the A&R representative of Prodigious Productions, sat...

Calvin couple says “I do” delayed

Calvin couple says “I do” delayed

Grace Cole, Staff Reporter
May 6, 2020

Along with the thousands of couples having to postpone their weddings due to COVID-19, Calvin couples are struggling to accept a lost wedding day. One such couple are Calvin students Derek Vos and Sarah...

"The Platform" uses horrific, if not heavy-handed, imagery for a critique of inequality.

“The Platform” raises horrific concerns over inequality

Grace Cole, Staff Reporter
April 8, 2020

In 2020, Netflix bought the rights to “The Platform,” a claustrophobic Spanish horror film. The film focuses on a simple, unique premise. The Hole, also known as the vertical self-management center,...

"Furniture City, Dying City, Beer City"

Grand Rapids’ complicated rise

Grace Cole, Staff Reporter
March 6, 2020

In the course of history, Grand Rapids has received awards and titles for various things, from furniture to beer. Grand Rapids has always had a mixed history of progress and innovation with an underbelly...

The duo played to a crowded CFAC on Tuesday.

Drew and Ellie Holcomb bring legacy of Christian Folk to Calvin

Grace Cole, Staff Reporter
February 21, 2020

Drew and Ellie Holcomb have been creating music for more than 15 years. The Nashville-based Christian folk couple has created music together and apart, and has been touring their musical legacy with the...

Calvin student interactions with direct sales and multilevel marketing

Grace Cole, Staff Reporter
February 21, 2020

Multi-level marketing (MLM) and direct sales are types of company strategies through which goods are marketed directly to consumers through independent contractors. They do this through person-to-person...

Calvin students exempt from Trump admin travel ban

Calvin students exempt from Trump admin travel ban

Grace Cole, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2020

About 30 Calvin students come from countries directly affected by a new travel ban enacted by the Trump administration. The Trump administration added six new countries — Eritrea, Sudan, Kyrgyzstan,...

"Everyday Life" confronts various issues of our time.

New Coldplay album makes up for lack of focus with sense of hope

Grace Cole, Guest Writer
December 6, 2019

In Coldplay’s eighth studio album, “Everyday Life,” the world-famous alt-rock band bites off more than it can chew by commenting on the refugee crisis, gun control, racial profiling and many other...

Ann Robinson and Gene Barry in a promotional still for "The War of the Worlds."

Sci-Fi star reflects on film—60 years later

Mattheus Colyn and Grace Cole
November 15, 2019

At Grand Rapids Comic Con last weekend, the final event of Saturday night was a showing of the original “War of the Worlds” film from 1953, with a special guest speaker: the star of the film, Ann Robinson....

Cosplay shines at Comic-Con

Cosplay shines at Comic-Con

Grace Cole, Guest Writer
November 15, 2019

At Grand Rapids Comic-Con, as with every major con in the US, thousands of people arrived in costumes, dressed up as their favorite characters from every show, band, movie, book and video game imaginable....

Dacus ended the night with a cover of Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight."

Lucy Dacus headlines epic concert

Grace Cole, Guest Writer
November 7, 2019

Lucy Dacus performed Wednesday evening in the CFAC auditorium, accompanied by two openers: Sun June and Liza Anne. The concert started at 8 and lasted until 11:30—over three hours long. Liza Anne...

Innocence and simplicity: Frankie Cosmos

Innocence and simplicity: Frankie Cosmos

Grace Cole, Guest Writer
September 26, 2019

Indie rock group Frankie Cosmos’ fresh performance in the CFAC Auditorium on September 28 was punctuated with the unique sugary-sweet harmonies of guitarist and lead vocalist Greta Kline and keyboardist...

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