On Saturday, October 12, I attended a lecture by Doris Kearns Goodwin at the Ford Museum downtown. Killer way to spend my Saturday night, I know. Goodwin is an internationally acclaimed historian, documentary...
Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter October 7, 2024
On November 5, the United States will elect its next president, along with a diverse slate of other federal, state and local officials.
The U.S. is not alone in this regard - this year, over 60 countries...
Katie Rosendale, General Assignment Reporter December 5, 2022
On Nov. 8, Michigan voters elected candidates across all levels of government –– from local to federal. Several of the winners have close ties to the Calvin community, including the new U.S. Rep. Hillary...
On Nov. 8, Michigan will have its midterm election. Here's what students planning to vote can expect to see on their ballots.
Issues on the ballot
During midterm elections, Michigan voters elect...
Canadians voted in a heavily-criticized national election last Monday. But Canadian students on Calvin’s campus remained relatively unaffected and appear disengaged from the current events of their home...
Ethan DeVries and Andrew Darmawan have won this year’s student senate executive team race with 41 percent of the vote (622 votes). Nearly 40 percent of the student body voted in this year’s elections.
“Andrew...
Next Monday at midnight marks the start of campaign week where students running for student senate begin a week-long effort to persuade the student body to elect them into office.
Candidates will be...
Serious issues plagued the start of the student senate elections as students attempting to vote complained that they were unable to open or complete the online ballot.
In an apology shared on their Facebook...
Chimes took an informal poll of 210 students Wednesday evening to capture current student opinions before Thursday's election. The Executive race looks to be close, but the majority of students polled...
Two executive teams will campaign for student body president and executive vice president starting midnight on Thursday. Elections will open to the student body on April 17.
“At the executive level,...
Despite the impending registration date in early April, only one team has registered for student senate executive team elections.
Junior Caitlin Gent said she didn’t find the lack of interest too startling.
“I’m...
