Maya Oeverman, General Assignement Editor March 12, 2023
Some of the more obvious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are fading, but there are long-lasting effects that Calvin’s campus, as well as campuses across the country, are still experiencing.
Lingering...
Garrett Strpko, Arts & Entertainment Editor October 9, 2019
Stand-up comedian Sammy Obeid majored in math in college. “When people asked what I was gonna apply it to, I said stand-up comedy,” he joked in an interview.
Obeid, who describes himself as a...
Indie rock group Frankie Cosmos’ fresh performance in the CFAC Auditorium on September 28 was punctuated with the unique sugary-sweet harmonies of guitarist and lead vocalist Greta Kline and keyboardist...
Garrett Strpko, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 12, 2019
When Dr. Priyanka Wali started doing stand-up comedy in her spare time, she didn’t expect to become a professional comedian. Little did she know, a three-minute set at what she called a “laundromat-slash-open-mic”...
New York worship band Young Oceans arranged an intimate and intentional night of music last Friday in the Chapel. Performing a swelling post rock-esque sound paired with serene visuals and low lighting,...
Calvin SAO held a screening of DC’s breakout summer hit“Wonder Woman” — a film which has grossed over $800 million at the worldwide box office — this past Saturday night.
“Wonder Woman”...
Jamila Woods, Vagabonds, David Bazan, Vox Vidorra and Julien Baker — among many others — will all be in town this weekend performing as part of Calvin College’s eighth biennial Festival of Faith...
Dedicatedly hosting screenings for recent and popular films is something that the Calvin Student Activities Office (SAO) has been doing since before 2006 — including showings that date back to “The...
Last Saturday night the world-renown South African choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo performed in the CFAC. The event was co-sponsored by the Alumni Office and the Student Activities Office. The Calvin...
Students poured into the Fish House on Friday night to dance with friends to hip-hop, soul and pop classics. The “Fantastic Beats and Where to Find Them” dance party gave students a fun way to kick...
Up-and-coming blues-rock artist and cultural critic Adia Victoria performed at Calvin in the Recital Hall last weekend. The event began with a conversation with Adia about a number of topics, including...
This past Thursday night, as part of the Festival of Faith and Writing, a prominent indie-punk-humanist group, The Mountain Goats, performed a concert to a three-quarters-full CFAC. The crowd was made...
