Andrew Oppong narrowly beat Billy Fredericks in the race for student body president last week, receiving 56 percent of the vote. Around 1,500 students voted this year, reflecting a recent pattern: over...
Students gathered in the Recital Hall on Wednesday for the 86th annual student senate debate. Juniors Andrew Oppong and Billy Fredericks are facing off for president while the four students running for...
The Japanese program has invited the previously cut adjunct professor Yoshiko Tsuda to return in the fall after the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) allowed an amendment to the Asian Studies...
The past year’s frequent cuts and buyouts have left the Calvin rumor mill quick to fear the worst for any program. Rangeela, however, according to Jane Bruin, assistant dean of international students,...
The recent cut of Japanese adjunct professor Yoshiko Tsuda leaves one professor to teach all four levels of Japanese language, a situation the Germanic and Asian Studies department fears may threaten the...
Matt Walhout, the dean for research and scholarship, kicked off the Just Citizenship Forum Monday, framing the series by giving the intergenerational audience a chance to air their political concerns,...
If you have overheard students discussing the threads of creation, fall, redemption and vocation found in Minecraft, Islam, millennials in the church or Buffy the Vampire Slayer, don’t be amazed, they’re...
"Closing the Gender Gap in Technology"
After taking the stage for Jan. 9’s session, Reshma Saujani admitted her expertise is in politics and law — not computer science.
Her passion, she explained,...
This January, Calvin film students go head-to-head with teams from the six other regional film programs in the 36-Hour Challenge, hosted by the Grand Rapids Film Festival (GRFF). For the competition, teams...
Past efforts to get Calvin students to compost may have decreased, but senior Stephanie Bradshaw, member of the Knollcrest East Sustainability Team, hopes KE’s new composting initiative is here to stay.
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Dr. Epiemembong “Louis” Ebong, a pastor from Yaoundé, Cameroon, has been studying at Calvin for two months, developing a Reformed approach to the emerging “what-can-God-do-for-me” churches in...
Every organization — from small nonprofits to multinational companies — could use a computer scientist. But despite the diversity of these jobs, the industry remains dominated by white men. Out of...
With the increase in terrorist attacks in recent weeks, the Calvin history department hosted a teach-in titled “ISIS, Terrorism, and Refugees” last week. Professors overviewed the context and strategy...
“It’s the sort of thing that makes me want to curl up in a ball and never adult,” said junior Chloe Keller, echoing the financial fears of most college students.
At the Personal Finances: Wisdom...
In the second event of the Sexual Assault Prevention Team’s (SAPT) “Know More” series, Ralph Johnson, assistant dean for judicial affairs, explained Calvin’s process for supporting students affected...
Second City Improv of Chicago mixed sketch comedy and improv, addressing both lighthearted and deep topics in a laughter-filled, sold-out show last Saturday.
The show included sketches written by stars...
Nancy Van Noord has taught physical education classes, namely Women’s Self Defense, at Calvin since the ‘70s. Though she says she isn’t “a very in-the-spotlight person,” she makes it her goal...
Daniel Michaels’ slowed version of Vance Joy’s “Riptide” connected with audience members at Calvin’s Got Talent, propelling him to the $300 win.
“I can’t believe it,” the first-year...
If you walk through the basement of North Hall during chapel break, you’ll hear peals of laughter from the Geology/Geography/Environmental Studies (Geo) department’s communal gathering room. Professors...
Native Americans don’t only live in the past or in teepees, said senior Chantelle Yazzie, contrary to how Hollywood may portray them. “We’re connected to other cultures,” she explained. “We have...
Most Calvin students don’t pay full tuition. As a new infographic geared towards prospective students shows, last year, the average incoming student received a financial aid package of $20,000. People...
In an attempt to round out existing dorm leadership positions, residence life is instituting a new position -- Academic Help Ambassadors (AHAs) -- to help first-year students make connections to Student...
As Calvin task forces reevaluate the campus’s physical spaces, they seek student input on the campus’s design, classroom technology, sustainability and hospitality, among other things. One way they’ve...
