Emily Thomas, Student Life Reporter January 15, 2023
On Jan. 4, 2022, a decision was made by Residence Life and the Center for Intercultural Student Development to merge Perkins Leadership Fellows and the Grassroots Living Learning Community — programs...
With over 70 student-led clubs at Calvin and new ones being added each year, students are bound to find one that interests them. Calvin's clubs cover a wide variety of areas, from marketing and engineering...
Calvin NiteLife dealt a full house last Saturday night, hosting poker, raffles, dancing and a DJ for the Wonderland Winter Formal at the Amway Grand Hotel.
About 330 students attended the “Alice in...
Dialogue - Calvin’s literary and art magazine - celebrated the publication of its spring issue at a well-attended release party hosted in the Fish House last Thursday.
The event featured readings...
When she was a student at Calvin 15 years ago, working in student life was what made Sarah Visser feel most alive. She had no idea that her experiences in residence life and on orientation board would...
Last week Thursday, Calvin’s Student Life Committee unanimously approved a proposal to cut the number of student organizations from 84 to 65.
The proposal introduced a new system, called a matrix,...
How do you measure the success of an organization? How do you quantify community? In the face of budget cuts, Student Life has been trying to solve these questions.
Last week, they approved a new system...
The weekend of February 27-March 1 marked the 15th anniversary of Calvin’s siblings weekend, and 270 younger siblings attended.
With eye-catching, mouth-watering meals in the dining hall, open swim...
It recently came to our attention that Student Life was asked to cut $10,000 from the budget of student organizations and made a recommendation to do so partly by eliminating the entirety of the print...
Calvin has begun its search for a new vice president of student life after Shirley Hoogstra left Calvin this fall, having served in the position for the past 15 years.
A committee of 11 members will...
Following approval from faculty senate this spring, Calvin administration has implemented “Safer Spaces,” a new system of policies and procedures regarding harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
These...
Intro:
Every year, the Calvin dorms seem to add a new leadership position. At this rate, some fear that students not in leadership will soon become the minority in the dorms. So what’s with all the...
