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Remembering Johan Westra
On Sunday, November 7, 2010, Johan Westra, age 88, passed away peacefully at his home. Westra ’52 taught at Calvin College for 27 years. He was the college's first full-time political science professor. November 12, 2010 | Matt Kucinski

Student uses Pepsi grant to care for strays
Alissa Hoekstra's 5k grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project will be used to help her local animal shelter. December 13, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

25 years: Symposium on Worship
Calvin's marquee worship event has grown from a tiny gathering to a multinational, multi-generational, three-day celebration. January 11, 2012 | Phil de Haan

Interning at Berlin Raceway
When Brent Schuster was a little kid, he dreamed of playing for the Denver Nuggets; he still dreams of being on the professional basketball team’s payroll—but in a slightly different capacity. August 30, 2010 | Lynn Rosendale

Real basketball at Summer Slam 2011
A buzzer sounded, and Calvin’s third-annual Summer Slam was underway. June 30, 2011 | Andrew Steiner

January Series 2009: Lincoln, the standard
Less than a week from the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States, one of the country’s premiere scholars on presidential history, Richard Norton Smith, was on Calvin’s campus as part of the 2009 January Series. January 15, 2009 | Lynn Rosendale

Prof nominated for National Online Teacher of the Year
Part-time physics professor Andrew Vanden Heuvel '06 is one of five nominees for the National Online Teacher of the Year Award. March 10, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

Timmerman writes book on advent
A Calvin professor of English has authored a book of meditations for the Advent season. November 10, 2007 | Myrna Anderson

Composing for ArtPrize
When Fuentes, a Calvin professor of music, heard about the gold fingers that were coming to Grand Rapids for ArtPrize, he saw his second chance. September 23, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Van Liere lands prestigious fellowship
To understand the medieval Christian fascination with the Hebrew Bible, Frans van Liere will study where Einstein studied. February 24, 2012 | Myrna Anderson

Singular they
Betsy Sneller is a defender of "they." March 25, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

Calvin celebrates its namesake's 500th
Calvin College will celebrate a milestone birthday in honor of its namesake, John Calvin, this week. July 08, 2009 | Allison Graff

Their vocal best
The Calvin College Alumni Choir finished third in the community chorus division July 02, 2010 | Joe Salowitz

Calvin intramural slam dunk contest
A handful of students, braving the judges and their peers, competed in the 2011 intramural slam dunk contest. March 25, 2011 | Mike Zaagman

That was fast: lacrosse
A once-obscure sport is gaining popularity at Calvin. April 23, 2010 | Lynn Rosendale

Crow headed to Grove City Hall of Fame
Calvin's dean of student development will be inducted this weekend into his alma mater's athletic hall of fame. February 13, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

Learning Latin online
In the fall 2010 semester, off-campus students will be able to take Calvin Latin classes online in a new program spearheaded by Professor David Noe. June 19, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

StreetFest's 20th anniversary
"It's an abstract idea until you get into the community. This is consistent with Calvin's mission of being a transformative presence in students' lives." September 12, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

An award-winning design
Calvin senior interdisciplinary major Joe Salowitz placed second in "The Yardsticks," a design competition open to local college students majoring in advertising and design. October 29, 2010 | Matt Kucinski

Happy Mothers Day
See how a sampler of Calvin College students shared their opinions recently on a variety of topics: all of them related to "Mom." May 06, 2010 | Matt Kucinski

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