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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...