SPORTS EXCLUSIVES Calvin swimmers finish as All-Americans Knights fall short of Elite Eight Why we'll remember: an elite octet

	CHRISTIAN SCHOOL BARRICADED IN RUSSIA “This is probably the most convoluted soap opera you’re ever going to get into,” said Professor LeRoy Stegink, chair of Calvin’s education department. Stegink refers to the Christian school in St. Petersburg, Russia, where 47 people are barricaded against the police...
	School director Inga Ivanova and students look out a second-story window of the Chernoretsky Pereulok school building.

How ‘Sweet’ it is The women’s basketball team reached the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament with a 75-67 upset of Baldwin-Wallace last Saturday. This marks the team’s first trip past the second round in program’s history. Calvin now hosts a national quarterfinal tonight and tomorrow at the Fieldhouse. TONIGHT Capital Washington 5:30 Calvin Wisc.-Oshkosh 7:30 TOMORROW Regional Final 7:30 Student tickets $4 per night. FULL COVERAGE IN SPORTS

Otte, a 56-year old homosexual Presbyterian pastor, was one of the key persons involved in the founding of Calvin GALA, an unofficial gay and lesbian association for Calvin alumni. He was also involved in As We Are, an association for Christian homosexuals. Otte had worked as a pastoral counselor and private therapist in Hartford for 25 years. He was active with Presbyterians for Gay and Lesbian Concerns and with “More Light” churches, a national movement among Presbyterian churches...

TUITION INCREASE LOWEST ON RECORD
The Calvin College Board of Trustees set the tuition and room and board rates as well as approving an overall budget at their winter meeting over homecoming weekend. Tuition will be $13,420 (up from $12,915), and room and board will be $4,680 (up from $4,500) for a total of $18,100.

But before you start calling President Byker to complain, the 3.9 percent increase is the lowest percentage increase since the college began keeping records 29 years ago. Since Byker’s presidency began in 1995, tuition increases have declined.

“Keeping tuition increases to an absolute minimum has been a goal,” said Byker. “And there are a lot of people working very hard to keep it low.”...