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It looked like a scene straight from Prism in the late 60’s.

Last Thursday, a hundred students gathered on the lawn in front of President Gaylen Byker’s office in the Spoelhof Center. Some sat in circles, talking, others painted poster paper with a circular “Reconsider” logo.
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After three years, Calvin is ending its contract with ServiceMaster, the company it had hired to oversee the Physical Plant.

In 1998, Calvin handed over the position of Director of the Physical Plant to ServiceMaster, with the hope that the company would help Calvin improve housekeeping and custodial care of buildings. The college signed a 3-year contract, which it will not renew this year.
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Calvin’s biennial celebration of the written word, the Festival of Faith and Writing, recently announced its plans for next year’s festival, including a preliminary list of guests scheduled to appear.

Included in the plans are a number of changes, both in the structure and subjects of the event and its location. For the first time, the festival will cover film and theatre, and a new play will debut here at Calvin. In addition, the three main evening lectures will be held at Sunshine Community Church instead of the Fieldhouse as in previous years.
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A little over a year ago, Calvin College became home to a functioning state-of-the-art animal research facility. The West Michigan Regional Laboratory (WMRL), located on the basement floor of the DeVries Hall of Science, is used for research and education.
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SHOCK FASHION

Piercing and tattooing provides necessary diversity within Christian culture.
Arts and Entertainment


ESSAY: DISCERNING DISCERNMENT

Writer examines the limits of discernment, looks at the value of societal separation opposed to societal engagement.
Interviews


PROTESTING FREE TRADE

Citizens of the U.S. and Canada fear secracy and breaches in democracy surrounding the FIAA agreement.
Perspectives