In a continuing effort to cut costs due to the ongoing financial difficulties of the college, the Campus Store will no longer be providing mail services. According to Tom VanWingerden, the manager of...

Since 1996, Calvin has offered a semester programs in Tegulcigalpa, Honduras, focusing on Spanish and development issues in Central America. But after the U.S. Department of State released a travel warning...

John Varineau, Calvin's new orchestra conductor, will be a familiar face for many students and faculty. Varineau, who previously taught at Calvin as an adjunct instructor for 22 years, has forged a...

As I sat and listened to Captain Scotty Smiley, I couldn’t help but think about how different our lives were. Smiley opened with a description of a hike on Mount Rainier, the tallest mountain in Washington...

After countless papers, projects and exams, most students breathed a sigh of relief at the end of the semester. They prepared for travel home and a refreshing break from academics. But there is one...

After enduring several years of smaller freshmen classes, the 2012 class has been a positive sign for Calvin officials on multiple fronts. This year’s freshmen and transfer class totals 1,085 students,...

A video was released a couple weeks ago containing footage of Mitt Romney making controversial comments while speaking at a private fundraiser in May. The comments, which included the claim that 47...

Eight years ago Dan Vandersteen saw a need. As pornography use, awareness and recovery tactics grew in the early 2000s, Vandersteen and resident director Andy Gammons realized that the problem bled...

Student senate will release its new student discount cards Monday, offering Calvin students discounts at local businesses. “Student senate is thrilled to provide the student body with this amazing...

Calvin College’s service-learning program is off to a good start this school year, as U.S. News and World Report recently ranked it one of the top service-learning programs in the country. “We’re...

While the hype of Chaos Day spread throughout campus last Saturday, Knollcrest East’s annual Mud Bowl was being held just minutes away. Each year, the Knollcrest East apartments hold the Mud Bowl,...

Calvin showed up as No. 11 on the most Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)-unfriendly list, along with several other Christian schools. The ranking came from the Princeton Review's annual...

While Calvin does not require mandatory attendance to chapel, or as many religious courses as some local colleges, its commitment to the Christian mission is not in doubt. According to the Princeton...

Boer-Bennink may not be the consensus favorite for the 2012 Chaos Day, or for any Chaos Day in recent memory, but they’re not looking at it that way. Sophomore resident assistant Jeremy Smith stated...