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Special Reports

 

The Student Life Committee (SLC) has abandoned the idea of banning smoking at Calvin, although no final proposal has yet been decided upon.

Four student members of the SLC drafted a letter to Faculty Senate proposing that smoking be limited to four areas. That letter was discussed and proofread at the SLC meeting last Monday, and is currently being reworked. It will be examined again at the next meeting.
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Eye on MOSES - the latest from the struggle over the statue

Originally when the Moses statue was returned to Calvin, the administration and alumni challenged the student body to liberate it from its captivity. We were told there were two rules concerning the statue:

  1. The statue shall remain on-campus.
  2. It shall be displayed throughout the year.

In our recent attempts to obtain the statue, both instances have ended with the administration and alumni cowardly removing the statue from campus. It is our opinion that if the tradition of Moses is to return to Calvin, the alumni and administration should follow their own rules and keep the statue on campus.

In retaliation for these hypocritical actions by the alumni and administration, we have taken it upon ourselves to obtain any Moses that we discover on-campus, including an older Moses statue, which will be held until the rules have been complied with in a quick and timely fashion.
-name witheld, submitted by those who stole a fake Moses last week


“Every year in China alone 420 people are injured by exploding beer bottles,” reports Let’s Go China, a travel guide. This, as well as many other statistics can be learned in the classes contained in Calvin’s new Asian Studies Minor.
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Concerned Reeds Lake may soon be unusable by people and animals alike, the East Grand Rapis City Commission voted last week to spend $46,000 on an herbicide designed to combat a recent explosion of exotic weed growth.
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MIAA CHAMPS

Men's basketball claims second consecutive MIAA title, beating Adrian 77-63.
Sports

MARY AND MARTHA

A reconsideration of the biblical figures offers new perspective on the role of the modern woman.
Interviews


THE GRAMMY HYPE

A look at the Grammys and the marketing for the industry
Arts and Entertainment