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'Institutes' on display
As part of the H. Henry Meeter Center’s 30th anniversary, John Calvin’s first edition of the 'Institutes of the Christian Religion' is on display through June 1st. On Loan from The Van Kampen Collection, this rare volume published in 1536 in Basle, Switzerland was Calvin’s first major theological work. March 23, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

2011 ArtPrize at 106
Nine women artists contributed to “indefinite boundaries,” the ArtPrize exhibition at Calvin's (106) Gallery. September 21, 2011 | Myrna Anderson , Joel Zwart

2012 Commencement Week video
Art shows, engineering projects, senior breakfast, nurse pinning, teacher commissioning, the last handshake. June 12, 2012 | Matt Kucinski

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

48 Hour Film Festival
A closer look inside this years 48 hour film festival. June 26, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

A 'classic' conference
On Friday, April 8, 2011, nearly 500 classicists and archaeologists met at Calvin’s Prince Conference Center to participate in a host of panels on different aspects of Graeco-Roman antiquity. The panels were part of the 107th meeting of The Classical Association of the Middle West and South (CAMWS), which took place April 6-9 in Grand Rapids. CAMWS is the second-largest classics association in the country. Calvin College and Grand Valley State University co-sponsored the meeting. April 11, 2011 | Matt Kucinski

A chorus of old men
A Calvin professor of classical languages has written a new book about the role of old male choruses in Greek drama. January 06, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

A Fashion Show and Sweatshop Simulation
The Fashion Advisory Board (FAB) at Calvin College will pair a fashion show with a sweatshop simulation to raise awareness of fashion as both an art form and a legitimate interest for Christians. March 22, 2006 | Myrna Anderson

A final farewell
The Calvin community gathered on Monday, June 25, to express their gratitude to Gaylen and Susan Byker. June 25, 2012 | Myrna Anderson and Matt Kucinski

A gift to the Meeter Center
A Reformation scholar donated his entire research collection—more than 2,500 volumes—to the Meeter Center. October 27, 2010 | Myrna Anderson

A homegrown Antigone
A Calvin classics professor adapted the classic Greek play Antigone. A Calvin theater professor is directing it. October 19, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

A major role
A Calvin senior will take on the role of Rodolpho in the Opera Grand Rapids performance of La Boheme. March 06, 2012 | Phil de Haan

A new front door: CFAC opens
The pianos have moved in. The art has arrived. The Covenant Fine Arts Center, under renovation since May of 2009, is set to open. October 18, 2010 | Myrna Anderson , Matt Kucinski

A new museum; a world-class mineral collection
A 1948 alum is building a home for his rare mineral collection at Calvin. June 22, 2012 | Lynn Rosendale

A prodigal gift of art
Calvin College was given the Gerbens family's entire Prodigal Son collection as a gift. January 09, 2008 | Myrna Anderson

A voice for Opera
Fitah Rasendrahasina plays a starring role in Opera Grand Rapids’ production of Giacomo Puccini’s “Manon Lescaut.” The Calvin College junior portrays Edmondo, a young student who is a friend to the story’s hero, Des Grieux. Opera Grand Rapids artistic director Robert Lyall said that it’s uncommon for a college student to play a titled role in a professional production. February 11, 2011 | Matt Kucinski

Abstraction renovates computers for Nicaragua
Calvin's computer science student organization spent a Saturday restoring computers for Christian school teachers in Managua. December 01, 2011 | Myrna Anderson

After graduation, the road less traveled
Jon Cooper was one of the many employment-seeking engineering seniors who received job offers before graduation this spring. July 18, 2008 | Katie Landan

Airband XXV highlight reel
This is a video from Airband XXV February 27, 2009 | Myrna Anderson

All about ArtPrize
From September 23 through October 10, Grand Rapids will serve as an art gallery to the world because of ArtPrize, the radically open art competition created by 2004 Calvin alumnus Rick DeVos and his staff. September 25, 2009 | Myrna Anderson

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