Although it’s fairly early in the season, both Calvin’s basketball teams have already faced a number of highly-touted opponents. Both teams have steered their way to winning records in the non-conference...

Calvin volleyball will travel to St. Louis, Missouri, for the NCAA Division III tournament finals happening Thursday-Saturday with big dreams to cap off a successful 30-3 season in which the Knights won...

On a weekend when Calvin’s men’s and women’s soccer teams awaited news of their NCAA tournament fates, three local high schools captured postseason success in the Michigan boys’ soccer state finals...

Calvin’s junior varsity soccer team often flies under the radar, but this season was especially easy to miss: after five games, it was over. Cancelled games, along with several other pandemic-induced...

It’s an October day at Zuidema Field, and the Calvin soccer team is competing in a midseason matchup. A sizable crowd takes in the action from the stands, but across campus, someone else is watching...

Grand Valley State can look to Calvin as a model for reaching quick success after stepping up to hockey at the American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I level. Five years after Calvin made the...

Calvin women’s soccer (7-2, 1-0 MIAA) kicked off its conference season with a win Tuesday night, defeating Olivet (1-3, 0-1 MIAA) 2-0 at Zuidema Field. Though the Knights had the majority of possession...

After a year of games played behind closed doors or with limited capacities, Calvin sports teams are back in action in front of crowds that are closer to “normal.” The difference is enormous. “It’s...

Calvin volleyball notched its biggest win of the season so far on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory over the University of Chicago. The Knights came into the match ranked sixth nationally in the American Volleyball...

Looking for ways to get out and exercise? Here are the top things to do on campus or in the Grand Rapids area: 1. Run or bike around Reeds Lake If you have a free afternoon and are looking to get...

Just four games into the fall season, members of the 2021 men’s soccer team have left their mark on Calvin’s record books with an emphatic 13-0 victory over Finlandia Tuesday night. In an offensive...

Cross country The Calvin cross country teams will compete in a slate of meets during September and October up until postseason play, with MIAA championships taking place on Oct. 29 and NCAA regionals...

Since the onset of the pandemic, admissions programming has consisted of mainly virtual events. Admissions has invited prospective students to attend “Open House - Live” events featuring presentations...

In a lecture given to a Calvin audience on Feb. 11, Dr. Mark Hopson spoke of an epidemic within a pandemic. The pandemic, of course, is the one that has impacted nearly every facet of human life since...

Although the COVID-19 pandemic impacts every aspect of life, the impact has been especially acutely felt at important dates and holidays throughout the year. Plans for Easter celebrations have led to laments...

After 385 days of waiting, the Calvin softball team will be back in action Mar. 20 when they kick off their season against Manchester.  “To say [the players] are all anxious to get back on the field...

The University of Notre Dame’s men’s soccer schedule this spring is filled with familiar Atlantic Coast Conference opponents, like Virginia, North Carolina, and Wake Forest, with one notable exception—the...

The Huizenga Tennis and Track Center is typically home to tennis rackets, baseballs and the occasional lacrosse stick, but ever since Calvin’s COVID testing site moved indoors, teams have had to share...

As Calvin was transitioning back to in-person classes and gatherings in the fall, campus ministries encouraged students wanting to participate in chapel worship services to “hum together, sing alone.”  The...

How should we pray in our worship services? How long should services last? What’s the role of organ music in services? How should people be baptized? Is it worth bringing a cleaver to the sanctuary to...

Many Grand Rapids restaurant owners are grappling with the financial ramifications of the pandemic, which have already put thousands of restaurants across the state out of business.  In a statement...

The Calvin Crossing is typically witness to events no more exciting than commuting students running late to class and rush hour traffic on the East Beltline. Last month, however, the peace was shattered...

Student organizations must continue to build community and foster relationships as Calvin makes the switch to completely online learning for the remainder of the semester. Sexuality and Gender Awareness...

Instead of handing their final exams across the table to their students, professors will be sending them to students around the globe as Calvin plans to shift to an entirely online class format starting...

When Calvin baseball player Damion Pompey pictured the 2020-21 school year, he didn’t expect to have another season competing alongside his teammates on the Calvin baseball team. Thanks to a decision...

Students, faculty, and staff can now share their prayer requests on a special wall in Hiemenga Hall thanks to collaborative efforts between Campus Ministries and a group of faculty. Those who wish to...

The Christian Reformed Church of North America affirmed anti-racism as a biblical value in 1999 and, as such, part of its mission as the church. It then required all of its affiliated institutions, including...

Getting a flu vaccine could help save important medical resources for COVID patients, according to the CDC. Calvin Health Services is spreading this message about a potentially pivotal flu season to ensure...

Students wait in the rain outside Knollcrest Dining Hall.

There was a time when some Calvin professors would smoke cigars while lecturing to their classes. That practice has since disappeared, but Calvin has still maintained several smoking pits where students...

Most Calvin students are well aware of the presence of the iconic “Cheese” sculpture on campus. They might not know, however, that a second Cheese exists on campus, 3D printed to be 1/160th of the...

The well-known Facebook group “Overheard at Calvin” is a place where students can post random, usually humorous snippets of conversation they overhear on campus. This summer, however, the page hosted...