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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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Christmas around the world

Hayley Cox
December 11, 2014

This is a derivative work by John Muyskens. Original: Guilherme de Souza Vieira (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons Click on a country to navigate. For Christians, Christmas...

Opinion: Dating and gender are not just for women

Opinion: Dating and gender are not just for women

Hayley Cox
December 4, 2014

It’s a common misconception that gender discussions and dating panels are relevant only, or at least primarily, to women. Gender has just as much impact on a man’s life as it does a woman’s, but...

Life on Calvin's Living-Learning Floors

Life on Calvin’s Living-Learning Floors

Hayley Cox
November 21, 2014

Calvin is home to seven dorms and 48 floors, four of which have unique and intentional purposes. These living-learning floors make up all of van Reken and the first floor of Timmer. The floors are the...

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Learning to love life in Ghana

Hayley Cox
November 6, 2014

Before my homestay week in Adenkrebi, a rural farming village in Ghana, I never suspected one could hunt crabs. The practice involved tramping out into the tropical forest surrounding the town and Attabah,...

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UnLearn Week Reminds Us to Be Always Vigilant

Hayley Cox
October 20, 2014

How would you describe UnLearn Week?  Is it about anti-racism?  Culture?  Stereotypes and prejudices?  All of the above?  The focus shifts each year, and everyone comes away with a little something...

Hispanic Heritage Month

Hayley Cox
October 13, 2014

Every year from September 15 to October 15, many Americans observe Hispanic Heritage Month. According to the official National Hispanic Heritage Month site, this is a month dedicated to "celebrating...

Where did the Church Get Sex Wrong?

Where did the Church Get Sex Wrong?

Hayley Cox
October 9, 2014

Did you know that back in the early years of modern Spain, churchmen would warn women — particularly powerful, spiritual women — to think of their bodies as corpses rotting with worms so as not to...

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Calvin Introduces Office 365 Student Advantage Program

Hayley Cox
September 19, 2014

During the first Passport of the summer, Calvin Information Technology (CIT) announced their participation in Microsoft’s Office 365 Student Advantage program. “Last year we made the decision as a...

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Calvin introduces uniFLOW printing to increase ease and reduce waste

Hayley Cox
September 11, 2014

This summer Calvin’s information technology department (CIT) introduced a new printing system, uniFLOW, which offers benefits and frustration for students and faculty alike. According to Michael Mandeville,...

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Calvin introduces Office 365 Student Advantage Program

Hayley Cox
September 10, 2014

During the first Passport of the summer, Calvin Information Technology (CIT) announced their participation in Microsoft’s Office 365 Student Advantage program. “Last year we made the decision as a...

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Dance Guild impresses despite lower attendance

Hayley Cox
May 8, 2014

Despite publicity errors, Dance Guild pulled off another successful show this weekend. This semester’s theme was “Happy Is ….” Senior Marie-Renee Plona, a member of the Dance Guild leadership team,...

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Eigege and Sterenberg win student senate elections

Hayley Cox
April 22, 2014

After a record-setting race, junior Jonathan Eigege and junior Laura Sterenberg narrowly won the student senate executive team election today with 56 percent of the vote, despite technical setbacks for...

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Rangeela performance helps audience ‘see beyond the veil’

Hayley Cox
March 2, 2014

Rangeela Unveiled opened with a video proclaiming, “Often, shows like these try to amaze the audience with exotic acts which are entertaining enough to keep our short attention spans … Such shows excite...

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Annual sem pond jump has record participation, a few scrapes and bruises

Hayley Cox
February 18, 2014

This year, on the 16th anniversary of the Cold Knight plunge, roughly 650 students jumped into the frozen seminary pond, breaking the 2011 record by at least 57. Senior Corrie Baker, who earned a golden...

Preliminary evaluations suggest First Year Seminar was a success

Preliminary evaluations suggest First Year Seminar was a success

Hayley Cox
November 20, 2013

The First Year Seminar (FYS) data is in, and while an official evaluation is still in the works, preliminary evaluations find the revamped course largely a success. “There were some things that really...

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Bike thefts, locker room thefts and thefts from vehicles dwindle as police make progress

Hayley Cox
November 9, 2013

This semester has seen a high number of thefts — bikes, valuables from lockers rooms and thefts from vehicles — but with help from the Grand Rapids Police, they seem to have come to an end. Campus...

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Le Roy adds Hulst, Loyd-Paige to create first female-majority cabinet

Hayley Cox
November 7, 2013

At the beginning of the year, President Le Roy expanded his cabinet to include staff additions of chaplain Mary Hulst and Michelle Loyd-Paige, executive associate for diversity, making the first female-majority...

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Unlearning perspectives on race

Hayley Cox
October 17, 2013

Slavery ended over a century ago. Civil rights movements succeeded decades ago. Racism is dead. Isn’t it? This misconception is exactly what UnLearn Week’s first event, “Enough Already”, tackled....

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Student life restructure connects student programs

Hayley Cox
October 10, 2013

Just before the start of the school year, Shirley Hoogstra, vice president for student life, made several changes to the student development office, bringing student programming and organizations closer...

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Update: Six more bike thefts this week brings total to 12

Hayley Cox
October 9, 2013

Since mid-August, 12 bikes --- including nine locked bikes --- have been stolen on campus, prompting campus safety to issue a campus-wide alert. According to campus safety reports, nine of the 12 bicycles...

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Phi-Chi/Beta dominates Knollcrest East’s MudBowl

Hayley Cox
September 7, 2013

Returning champions Phi-Chi/Beta (PCB) dominated Knollcrest East’s (KE) MudBowl again this year, finishing first in all but one event. The apartments split into four teams to compete for a bowling ball...

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Calvin offers classes through local high school in pilot program

Hayley Cox
April 30, 2013

Calvin launched a pilot dual-enrollment partnership with Holland Christian High School this year. The program consisted of Holland Christian teachers teaching Calvin courses on the high school campus for...

Dance group "Good Intent" showcases their skills.  Photo by Kevin Vu.
A video of the performance is on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=529445163767693

Calvin’s Got Talent lives up to its name, awards comedy and music performances

Hayley Cox
April 7, 2013

This year’s Calvin’s Got Talent hit it off with a winning stand-up comedy performance by Michael Ribbens. People’s Choice went to a capella group The Hand-Me-Down Harmonix, who performed a cover...

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Rangeela performances provide ‘color, culture and diversity’

Hayley Cox
February 28, 2013

“Color, culture and diversity; that is what Rangeela is about,” said master of ceremonies Jed Bell. This year’s Rangeela performance — which sold out four days before the Friday opening —...

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Le Roy joins more than 500 participants in sem pond jump

Hayley Cox
February 16, 2013

At the 15th annual sem pond jump, President Michael Le Roy joined hundreds of students and other members of the Calvin community in a long-embraced tradition. Clad in a white dress shirt, Calvin-colored...

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