University funds will no longer be used to provide food for staff and departmental events, according to an Oct. 25 email to all faculty and staff from Tim Fennema, Calvin’s vice president for administration...
This summer saw no shortage of new Grand Rapids eateries. Here’s a small sampling of what’s new around town.
That Early Bird – Eastown – 1445 Lake Drive SE
Faced with the tall order...
Think about the last thing you ate. Maybe you know where it came from: the store, a friend’s fridge, the dining hall. Every time we eat food we participate in the huge community cycle of eating, something...
Last week, Calvin welcomed venture capitalist and thought leader Bruce Friedrich to give lectures on Wednesday and Thursday afternoon as part of the ninth annual “Animals and the Kingdom of God” lecture...
“From now on, I’ll think twice about complaining about dining hall mashed potatoes,” commented senior Tasha Thong as she pulled potatoes in the Calvin Campus Garden. “There’s something satisfying...
“There are a lot of people talking about local food. FarmLink’s doing local food,” Jerry Adams, co-founder of FarmLink, insisted as chefs and farmers bustled around the FarmLink headquarters, located...
Food is an important aspect of any culture. Not only is it representative of a culture’s tastes and history, but it brings together a community in any place you go. When I think of food from another...
For more than 20 years, Calvin Dining Services has provided a separate lunch line for faculty and staff in the staff dining room. However, starting in October, Dining Services will no longer provide food...
This fall, Commons Dining Hall unveiled a major redesign of the way it serves food. Rather than the traditional buffet-style lines, dining services decided to introduce “concept dining,” an approach...
Student senator Nathan Slauer and student senate vice president Josiah Sinclair are planning a promising project to enhance Calvin’s dining hall food options. They are working with the dining hall...
