Rather than sticking with just one English major, I signed up for a double dose of the English language by majoring in both writing and linguistics. And because that isn’t enough linguistic activity...
In honor of Native American History Month, Calvin’s Center Art Gallery is showcasing “Tracing the Past: Edward Curtis and The North American Indian,” an exhibition that brings together Native American...
When I was five, I saw “Titanic” for the first time — and by that I mean I saw about 30 percent of “Titanic.” My mom skipped through all the racy bits and the potentially nightmare-inducing parts,...
From invasive species to oil spills, the list of threats to the Great Lakes is a long one. The latest addition to that list: microplastic pollution.
A 2012 study found an average of 43,000 microplastic...
This fall, Commons Dining Hall unveiled a major redesign of the way it serves food. Rather than the traditional buffet-style lines, dining services decided to introduce “concept dining,” an approach...
After over 70 years in the produce business, the Kingma family is selling Kingma’s Market. Current owners Robert and Ed Kingma Jr., the third generation of grocers in the Kingma family, put the popular...
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park’s summer concert series will feature a record-setting 30 different acts this year. The lineup for the series features a number of popular performers, including...
Meijer Inc. is hoping a new checkout system being tested out at its Jenison location will speed up the checkout process for customers. Installed in the 550 Baldwin St. store on Thursday, April 3, the high...
LINC, a Grand Rapids-area nonprofit focused on community development, recently embarked on a $10.5 million dollar renovation of 20 homes and a four-story building in the Madison Square neighborhood of...
Pooh’s Corner, the largest independent children’s bookstore in West Michigan, will be closing its doors for good on May 23. Open since 1976, the bookstore offers children’s music, games, puzzles,...
The Acton Institute is holding a panel discussion about human trafficking in West Michigan on March 28 at 9 a.m. in the Mark Murray Auditorium. The event, entitled “Hidden No More: Exposing Human Trafficking...
The state of Michigan cut funding for prison reentry programs by 37 percent, leading the city of Grand Rapids to significantly scale back its prison reentry program, which had previously been run through...
Guests will be able to take in over 7,000 different butterflies at the exhibit, which is set up in the tropical conservatory of the gardens and ends on April 30. According to the Frederik Meijer Gardens...
A small white sign pokes out of the snow bank in front of First Christian Reformed Church. It announces that “Coffee with the Captain” will begin at 5:30 p.m. and directs people to a nondescript red...
Calvin English professor Lew Klatt was recently named poet laureate for the Grand Rapids area, succeeding Grand Rapids Community College professor David Cope. He will begin his three-year term this April.
“The...
Rapid bus system users will soon be able to plot out their bus routes on Google Transit, take a bus straight from Grand Valley State University’s (GVSU) Allendale campus to downtown Grand Rapids and...
The health care in the Grand Rapids area ranked No. 9 nationally in a recent listing on Livability.com, a website that rates small to mid-size cities based on a number of different factors, including health...
Bryan Powell, an alumnus of the Calvin basketball team, has played against former Hope College basketball players Ty Tanis and Will Bowser many times before. But when the Grand Rapids Cyclones, a new professional...
The Grand Rapids Downtown Market is hosting yoga classes Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. for Grand Rapidians of all skill levels who want to...
A shooting in the parking lot of a Ferris State University apartment complex left one student injured in the early morning hours of Saturday, Feb. 1. After a daylong search, culminating in a parking lot...
Having conducted choirs all over the world, Dr. Shangkuan, director of the Calvin College Women’s Chorale, speaks from experience when she reminds her choirs that “you never know what, when, or how...
After four years of successful gardening on a site behind the Knollcrest East (KE) apartments, Calvin senior Owen Selles hopes that the Calvin community garden will be moved to the center of campus, where...
Student senate is partnering with the planning and priorities committee on a campaign seeking student opinions on the Calvin experience.
The PPC plans to use the data gathered from the campaign to make...
When Professor James Bratt was home sick from school as a kid, he read history textbooks.
“My dad taught history and bible. We didn’t have a TV until I was about 10 or 11, so when I would be...
President Le Roy appointed Todd Hubers, formerly director of human resources, Calvin’s first associate vice president for human resources last November.
Hubers’ position is a new one, but he comes...
As you’re poring over your syllabi and mapping out your spring semester accordingly, Jeff Bouman, director of the service-learning center, hopes you will consider taking some time out of it to participate...
There are a lot of good reasons to wish you could go back to kindergarten. I mean, who doesn’t long for the days when naptime and playtime were official parts of the school day? Personally, I think Calvin...
Rebecca Skloot’s journey toward writing “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” began in the same place my journey toward reading it started out: biology class. Her professor was talking about...
The Student Martial Arts Club (SMAC) helped draw sophomore Kathryn Knox to Calvin.
“I had always wanted to have the ability to defend myself and have an extended sense of self-discipline,” Knox...
"This semester we have as many users in our reading room daily as we used to have during an entire week," said Dick Harms, curator of the archives at Heritage Hall.
Harms attributes the surge in popularity...
Over 700 students lined up last Wednesday to buy a Calvin record-breaking 1,768 Fun. tickets when combined with staff purchases, as well as 1,047 Regina Spektor tickets, 47 more than the student activities...
Forbes Magazine’s annual America’s Top Colleges list released last month put Calvin at the front of the pack in the Grand Rapids area.
Forbes ranked 650 schools based on factors, such as great career...
Schultze-Eldersveld is confident that they will come out of this Chaos Day as the victors.
Emily Colledge, who led Schultze-Eldersveld (SE) to three consecutive victories from 2002-2005, has returned...
Up to 30 freshmen student senate hopefuls are expected to vie for three open positions on student senate this week.
“That’s only a 10 percent acceptance rate,” noted Josiah Sinclair, vice president...
