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All of the van Reken floors have student-inspired questions that are shaping the programming done on the floors this semester. The Creation Care floor on 1st van Reken, has this question: “What initiatives need to be taken to be truly sustainable, and who can inspire us to take them?”
The answer to the second half of that question could very well be Grand Rapids’ mayor, George Heartwell. Heartwell visited the floor on Tuesday night, meeting a group of just over 20 students who were drawn to hear him speak about how he, as a political figure, makes sustainability a priority for the city, and what specific initiatives have been taken to make Grand Rapids more sustainable.
The first thing the mayor discussed was the three different approaches to sustainability: economic, environmental and social equity. For him, the social equity reasons were ...
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Knights dominate
Men, women perfect at MIAA tourney Fans of Calvin cross-country are accustomed to success, especially success in the MIAA. They have witnessed the men’s and women’s teams string together victories year after year in the conference. Yet this year’s cross-country teams managed Saturday to outdo their predecessors.
Running in the MIAA Championships at Adrian, both teams steamrolled the swampy terrain and overcame fierce winds to take conference titles in unprecedented fashion. The men and women each raced to perfect team scores of 15 points, a feat unmatched in MIAA history at the conference meet.
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This week, Student Senate obtained the results of its 2009 student survey.
The survey, which was conducted from Oct. 18 to Oct. 20, polled Calvin students on a variety of topics relating to campus life. It is designed to help both Calvin College and Student Senate gauge campus opinion and decide which issues need immediate attention.
Many questions were geared toward determining if students were satisfied with the number and quality of Calvin-sponsored events. Generally speaking, students responded positively: just over ...
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