Betsy DeVos, former Secretary of Education under the Trump administration, visited Calvin on Nov. 17 to promote her new book, “Hostages No More.” The event was sponsored by President Boer, the Henry...
For political science professor Micah Watson, civil discourse is “real engagement that tries to respect where someone else is coming from and understand.” It is predicated on a willingness to engage...
The city of Kentwood’s general election is well underway, with incumbent mayor Stephen Kepley and First Ward City Commissioner Emily Bridson competing for the highest office in the city’s government,...
A group of Calvin students gathered to protest guest of honor Senator Tom Cotton outside the Kent County GOP's Lincoln Day Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 14, shouting "Hey! Hey! Ho, ho, ho! Tommy Boy has to...
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...
Line 5, the controversial Enbridge pipeline carrying oil and gas from western Canada to eastern Canada via the Great Lakes through the straits of Mackinac, has become a topic of discussion again with many...
The article “The Intellectual Deficiencies” published recently was troubling to me in a number of ways. I will begin by saying it does raise a fair point: “safe spaces” should never be coddling...
We need to accept more Syrian refugees into our borders.
Not because they’re poor or the “least of these.” Not because they’re persecuted Christians, or non-Christians to evangelize. Not because...
Dr. John Inazu delivered the fifth annual Pruis Rule of Law Lecture last Friday in the Meeter Center Lecture Hall . His lecture was titled “The Church’s Freedom and the Church’s Witness.” This...
College-aged students do not turn out to vote. Back in 2010, a mere 21 percent of people our age (18-24) voted. Even fewer showed up last week. We make up a sizeable 21 percent of the eligible voting population....
Last night I sat down on my couch and went channel surfing and found myself watching football. I gradually drifted off to sleep for a few minutes until I woke up and arose to do something else. If your...
Ever since Roosevelt’s Medicaid and Medicare programs, health care continues to cause a huge uproar in the United States. Today’s main health care reform decision is known as the Affordable Health...
