Baseball and softball head to Florida
Caleb Pollema — Staff Writer Last week, the Dordt University baseball and softball teams travelled to Florida for a week-long trip in final preparation for conference play beginning on March […]
Caleb Pollema — Staff Writer Last week, the Dordt University baseball and softball teams travelled to Florida for a week-long trip in final preparation for conference play beginning on March […]
Connor Van Hulzen — Staff Writer Almost a year ago—after the Minnesota Timberwolves traded for point guard D’Angelo Russell—I wrote an article in the Diamond titled, “Impress me Timberwolves.” Since […]
Mikaela Van Soelen — Staff Writer The Track and Field team broke Dordt history at the NAIA National Track & Field competition. On March 3-6, both men and women competed […]
Aleasha Hintz — Staff Writer As I walked into the theater at Cinema 5 to see Chaos Walking, the first thing that caught my attention was how few people occupied […]
Gretchen Lee — Staff Writer I don’t cry during movies very often. I feel the full spectrum of human emotions and I connect deeply to movies and characters, but it […]
Daniel Ketchelos — Staff Writer Rarely does a Netflix Original film exceed expectations in both quality and storytelling. The Dig crafts together a captivating plot with beautiful cinematography and stylistic […]
Caleb M. S.—Columnist Evangelical and Reformed Christian circles alike have decried House Resolution 5, more commonly known as the “Equality Act,” as a threat to religious freedom in recent […]
Elise Wennberg — Staff writer It has been four months since the first COVID-19 vaccine was approved for major healthcare workers in the US, giving hope the world may soon […]
Anna De Oliveira — Staff Writer In a non-pandemic year Dordt programs like PLIA and AMOR provide students with the opportunity to serve communities around the country and world. PLIA […]
Aleasha Hintz—Staff Writer The House of Representatives passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, on Wednesday, March 10. The vote was primarily split […]
Aleasha Hintz—Staff Writer Last semester, members of the wind symphony filed into the B.J. Haan anticipating a new batch of music for their spring semester concerts. Since the beginning of […]
Mikaela Wegner—Staff Writer Mallory Nilles is 19 years old and a freshman at Dordt University. She has lived in Boyden, Iowa all her life, until this past year when she […]
Zac VanderLey — Staff Writer Steve Mahr, owner of Town Square Coffee House in Orange City and graduate of Northwestern College, recalls being part of the problem in high school. […]
Ella de Jong — Staff Writer The clock showed one minute remaining. The Dordt Blades trailed Missouri State 1-2. In the stands, students spectated in anticipation as the hockey puck […]
Connor Van Hulzen— Staff Writer The NHL just concluded two games set on the shores of the majestic Lake Tahoe. While there were logistical issues—mainly the sun being so hot […]
Ella de Jong — Staff Writer The Dordt Women’s Basketball team ended their season with a 54-67 loss to Briar Cliff on February 24, 2021 in their first GPAC quarterfinal […]
Elise Wennberg – Staff Writer Despite the drawbacks of COVID-19, the year 2020 was huge for the anime community. The number of shows released during this time, including new seasons […]
Daniel Ketchelos—Staff Writer The sweet, savory taste of a chocolate-chip muffin is a part of my morning that I always look forward to. When I saw that Dordt’s F.L.A.M.E organization […]
Mikaela Van Soelen —Staff Writer I have been a longtime fan of The Bachelor; some might say a seasoned expert. With an older sister and a mom who are especially […]
Zac VanderLey—Staff Writer The hometowns episode of The Bachelor— filled with fall leaves, ornate couches, and a myriad of dates—effectively illustrated the more wholesome appeal of the show. It also […]
Yage Wang—Staff Writer “Resonance, every solid object has its own vibration, when the outer one matches the inner one, you get the resonance. Sometimes, the resonance can be so powerful […]
Anna De Oliveira – Staff Writer Nomadland is a film that tells the story of Fern, a woman in her sixties who is mourning the loss of her once seemingly […]
Isabel Pheifer—Staff Writer Dordt University hosted the GPAC Track Championships on February 19 and 20. The Defenders had incredible performances on both the men’s and women’s teams, as both finished […]
Aleasha Hintz– Staff Writer For the past several weeks, the Dordt University Theatre Arts Department has been blocking scenes and memorizing lines in preparation for their upcoming spring mainstage show: […]
Yage Wang—Staff Writer “I hear your voice out in the darkness/Somewhere across the fresh-cut lawn/We’re running barefoot through the wet grass/Nowhere to be until the dawn/Up overhead the stars are […]
It is not a spoiler to say that Judas and the Black Messiah ends with the FBI-led assassination of Fred Hampton, the former chairman of the Illinois chapter of the […]
Gretchen Lee– Staff Writer *SPOILER WARNING* When I heard about Netflix’s original film, I Care A Lot, I was excited. With an excellent cast and alluring storyline, I thought for […]
Katie Ribbens—Staff Writer Puppies are cute. It is impossible not to love them. But for puppy raisers, it is their job to love them only to give them up. It […]
Lexi Schnaser— Staff Writer COVID-19’s impacts have permeated all aspects of life. One of these effects extends to career development. In this pandemic era, many jobs and internships have moved […]
Tabetha Degroot—Staff Writer Imagine, if you will, a typical week in 2019. Unmasked faces greet you as you walk down the sidewalk. You high five a friend as you pass […]
Georgia Lodewyk—Staff Writer It’s an impromptu road trip to the West Coast with some friends, or a long drive to spend quality time at home with family. It’s putting love […]
Jaclyn Vander Waal—Staff Writer Nearly a year has passed since Dordt University’s Concert Choir was told to pack up and return home from New York in the middle of their […]
Mikaela Wegner– Staff Writer Zero, zero, zero, zero … Dordt’s COVID-19 communication page reported no cases during the first week of the spring semester. It’s now March, week eight of […]
Zac Vander Ley– Staff Writer On a Tuesday night, around a year ago, Stevie Horan remembers walking into the Fruited Plain. In the wooden aesthetic of the cafe he met […]
Sydney Brummel– Staff Writer When freshman Elizabeth Lipp (Laurel, NE) left for Texas with her family on Feb. 12, she looked forward to a vacation characterized by quality family time, […]
Caleb Pollema—Staff Writer Not many people get to say they are an alumnus of the university that they teach at. New business professor, Jesse Veenstra, however, can say such a […]
Tabetha DeGroot—Staff Writer It was a typical Wednesday night for Dordt University freshman Sean Solano when he hopped on a friend’s longboard and skated toward North Hall from the […]
Yee Lim Shin – Staff Writer It’s a quiet Sunday morning at Dordt University. While students prepare for online and in-person worship services, one Sioux Center resident makes the trek […]
Mikaela Van Soelen—Staff Writer In the gloom and grey of winter, one holiday rises out of the misty fog in bright pinks and reds. Valentine’s Day is on its way, […]
Caleb M.S. – Columnist In my short life, I have had the extreme privilege of meeting an array of talented and interesting individuals. Nowhere near the bottom of my list […]
Anna de Oliveira—Staff Writer For several years, the club for international students at Dordt University, Students Without Borders (SWB), has hosted two distinct events showcasing the ever-growing international community on […]
Katie Ribbens—Staff Writer In front of Gerry Holtrop sit three packets. Each packet outlines a program or fundraiser he spends hours each day planning. He may be retired after 42 […]
Connor Van Hulzen – Staff Writer The completion of Super Bowl 55 means NFL fans can begin the countdown to the start of the next league season on March […]
Isabel Pheifer—Staff Writer The Dordt University baseball team kicked off their season on Thursday, February 4 with a road trip to Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. It was not ideal […]
Georgia Lodewyk – Staff Writer Super Bowl LV featured a showdown between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with quarterback Tom Brady and the Kansas City Chiefs with quarterback Patrick Mahomes during […]
Yage Wang—Staff Writer In about two months on April 9, Japanese caricaturist Hajime Isayama will finish his 12-year-long manga serialization of the hit animation, Attack on Titan. Meanwhile, after […]
By Gretchen Lee When Marvel’s first Disney+ live-action series, WandaVision, was first announced, I was apathetic towards the idea. While I enjoyed the characters of Wanda Maximoff and Vision in […]
Ella de Jong — staff writer The first day back at Dordt University brought both the start of the spring semester and the largest total spring enrollment in the […]
Mikaela Wegner — staff writer The clock strikes 11am. A line-up of hungry, waiting students begin to flood into the Commons Dining Hall. Some split off to the homestyle station, […]
Zac VanderLey—Staff Writer Ben Fictorie’s mom never wanted him or his siblings to play video games. Nonetheless, Fictorie recalls receiving a Wii in order to provide an opportunity for […]