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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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 Calvin College hosts international traveling art exhibit
Campus becomes a temporary home for numerous sculptures that are part of the Charis collection A new sculpture has sprouted on Calvin’s campus, this time on the eastern side of the Beltline.
The sculpture, entitled “Inside Passage,” was designed by artist Roger Feldman and can be found just behind the Prince Conference Center as part of the recent Charis exhibition, hosted on campus earlier this fall.
“Roger worked with numerous students, faculty, staff and friends of the college to create this sculpture based on a maquette [Feldman] had designed in response to his participation in the ...
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 Halloween festivities on and off campus were a must for many Calvin students this year.
The Masquerade Ball, held in the lower level of the Spoelhof Fieldhouse Complex and sponsored by the Student Senate, attracted many students dressed up in a variety of costumes ranging from the Swine Flu (involving pink pig apparel and butterfly wings with H1N1 painted on the back) to the four Fantas.
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Calvin really can dance
Guilds overcome difficulties, puts on a great show
Fire was burning on the dance floor Thursday, Oct. 29 and Friday, Oct. 30 night as students performed in the Center for Arts and Worship (CAW) at Grand Rapids Christian High School for the Fall Dance Guild.
This semester, despite the “earlier-than-would-be-expected-show, and then the off-campus factor,” said junior Chelsea Schnabelrauch, who deals with the media side of Dance Guild, “we had a sold-out show on Friday, and an almost sold out show on Thursday!”
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.