Lexi Schnaser—Staff Writer The results from the 2021-22 Dordt University Student Government elections are in. For several years, the student body has elected classmates from their respective majors and residence […]
Glory Reitz—Staff Writer Though known for its Dutch culture, the college town of Sioux Center strums and sings beyond the borders of the Netherlands at its annual Pork ‘n’ Bands […]
Georgia Lodewyk—Staff Writer It’s 10:00 a.m. on a Saturday morning and the Dutch Bakery in Orange City, Iowa is almost out of donuts. Still in their display cases are a […]
Elise Wennberg– Staff Writer On Sept. 14, Dordt University President Erik Hoekstra announced in a video release a “very low” number of COVID-19 cases on campus—”less than ten.” If on-campus […]
Zac VanderLey– Staff Writer It’s ranking season for colleges and universities across America. On Sept. 13, the US News and World Report ranked Dordt University the fifth best college in […]
Lauren Hoekstra— Staff Writer When I made my final college decision in the spring of 2018, I never imagined my sexuality would become a point of contention at a Christian […]
Elise Wennberg-Staff Writer While COVID-19 continues to threaten human life across the country, some pockets of America are returning to an inkling of normalcy. This semester, Dordt University is hoping […]
Zac VanderLey–Staff Writer Greg Van Dyke remembers a five-to-sixday freshman orientation during his first year at Dordt in 1998. The college’s brick buildings still covered campus back then. While Dordt […]
Georgia Lodewyk—Staff Writer Every year Dordt University arrives with a new set of firsts. This 2021-2022 academic year is no different. Dordt’s record-high enrollment brings new opportunities and potential challenges […]
Tabetha DeGroot— Staff Writer “Have you ever flown to a kingdom made of clouds? Have you walked across a sea of glass to the country on the far side?” These […]
Sydney Brummel— Staff Writer On the evening of Friday, April 23, a large crowd of Dordt students and friends gathered inside the B.J. Haan Auditorium. Six white banners hung from […]
Emma Stoltzfus — co-chief editor Like 524 of her peers last fall, Sarah Holmberg spent part of her semester under quarantine in Dordt University’s efforts to halt on-campus spread. “This […]
Elise Wennberg—Staff Writer When thinking about early British literature a few key writings may come to mind. Maybe Beowulf, Shakespeare, Chaucer, or Milton. However, there are a lot of topics […]
Rochelle vanderHelm— Staff Writer The only time I have been truly horrified by a play was when I was still a wee child of fifteen and two actors kissed on […]
Mikaela Van Soelen— Staff Writer The theme of the next few weeks for Dordt students across campus is “just get ‘er done” as students wrap up classes, major assignments, and […]
Megan Ammermann — Guest Writer Pulses of red light flashed above the doorway filling the hall while sirens screamed, modeling the heartbeat of the patient who would take their last […]
Cal Yordt—Guest Writer In 2016, Dordt University Head Football Coach Joel Penner and his staff were hired. They had a difficult task set before them: their new program had […]
Taylor Rus— Guest Writer University expectations and “unspoken rules” shattered as Dordt University student Kacy Haynes switched her major during the second semester of her junior year and now plans […]
Georgia Lodewyk—Staff Writer On Thursday, April 16, Dordt University business students packed their bags and hit the road at 6:30 a.m. Those in attendance were all involved with Dordt’s business […]
Rochelle vanderHelm— Staff Writer The price of one avocado has been around $0.50 for the past two semesters and that has been my primary source of sustenance. However, to my […]
Aleasha Hintz—Staff Writer When KDCR started, radio was a lively, fast paced, and a high-tech work environment. The industry provided the perfect opportunity for a small, community-based college like Dordt. […]
Caleb Pollema— Staff Writer When you walk into a new place, you never truly realize its impact on you until you have left it. I am beginning to understand this […]
Caleb Pollema — Staff Writer Writing for The Diamond over the last four years has been one of the highlights of my college career. I am immensely grateful for professor […]
lla de Jong—Staff Writer We cried. We laughed. We missed out. We experienced change that affected our lives. We cried, and we moved on. We did things differently. We went […]
Gretchen Lee—Staff Writer After the smashing success of WandaVision, Disney faced the challenge of following it up with a show that would even remotely touch the excitement people had for […]
Daniel Ketchelos— Staff Writer A night surrounded by A-list actors, renowned filmmakers, and the prestigious golden Oscar filled the 93rd Academy Awards. The Academy Awards focus on honoring high-achieving filmmakers […]
Yee Lim Shin—Staff Writer Gyeongju Kim walks to the mound, glove and ball in hand. His heart pounds as the energy drink he drank half an hour ago courses through […]
Katie Ribbens—Staff Writer Some colleges have a puppy day before finals week to help students cope with stress. Dordt University fills the campus with farm animals instead. Green posters hung […]
Jaclyn Vander Waal— Staff Writer On April 7, 218 Dordt University students entered the DeWitt Gymnasium with their student IDs, masks, and consent forms to receive the Johnson & Johnson […]
Connor Van Hulzen—Staff Writer The Dordt University Defenders faced off against the Grand View University Vikings in the first round of the NAIA Football Playoffs in Des Moines on Saturday, […]
Yage Wang—Staff Writer The 2021 graduates of Dordt University, who will walk across the stage of the B.J. Haan Auditorium on May 7, will be the first class to graduate […]
Mikaela Wegner—Staff Writer It was one of the first house parties of the year—a time for first impressions. Bryan O’Neil, a freshman at Dordt University at the time, had just […]
Isabel Pheifer—Staff Writer Editor’s note: The Dordt women’s volleyball team won its first two games in the NAIA championship tournament this week, advancing to the quarterfinals after a thrilling 5-set […]
Zac VanderLey– Staff Writer Sommer Schaap walked into Kinsey Elementary with a handful of her friends on Sunday morning, April 18. She took a seat on a folding chair in […]
Connor Van Hulzen— Staff Writer On April 17, for the first time since the inception of the program in 2007, the Dordt University Defender football team will participate in the […]
Mikaela Van Soelen— Staff Writer In the midst of a busy track season, a number of long-distanced athletes put aside their track spikes for the weekend and traded them for […]
Isabel Pheifer— Staff Writer This past weekend, the Defenders set out to defend their home field against one of their biggest foes: the Northwestern Red Raiders. Over the course of […]
Caleb Pollema— Staff Writer As the calendar turns to April and temperatures continue to rise, the Dordt softball team finds themselves near the middle of their GPAC conference schedule. For […]
Cal Yordt – Guest Writer This weekend, the Dordt University football team will square off against Grand View in their first ever postseason appearance in program history. Their road to […]
Yage Wang—Staff Writer On a cloudy yet refreshing early spring day in Sioux Center, Dordt freshman William Ver Mulm navigated his blue Ford out of town and towards Orange City. […]
Cal Yordt—Guest Writer For every 1 in 250 men, testicular cancer is a reality that takes its toll on them. This statistic became all too personal for the Dordt University […]
Yee Lim Shin—Staff Writer You’re having a bad day. I mean, it’s perfectly understandable considering the situation we are in. Stress levels are at an all-time high, classes are slowly […]
Elise Wennberg—Staff Writer The past year has sucked. People have been put into quarantine and isolated from almost everything in the world, countries have been (and still are) on lockdown, […]
Ella de Jong – Staff Writer I think masks are nothing more than a statement. And apparently to some, they are a statement of whether we are loving our neighbor. […]
Yage Wang— Staff Writer A unique story of South Korean culture quietly released in US theaters in mid-February. For many English-speaking audiences, Minari is an outlier and may feel strange […]
Gretchen Lee—Staff Writer Sometimes I forget that spies are not purely fictional. In a world that romanticizes spies in literature and film, it is easy to forget there are real […]
Anonymous Dordt Student On April 11, 2021, Daunte Wright died. Daunte Wright was 20 years old. Daunte Wright was unarmed. Daunte Wright was killed by a gun. On a Sunday […]
Daniel Ketchelos— Staff Writer Nobody follows the story of an average man, Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) as he reembraces his former violent lifestyle. When a confrontation with the son of […]
Jaclyn Vander Waal– Staff Writer Dordt University graduates will put on their cap and gown on May 7 to walk across the B.J. Haan Auditorium and receive their diploma in […]
Georgia Lodewyk– Staff Writer They say poetry is like painting on a page; it is an art where words come to life, take hold of hearts, and convey wonder, meaning, […]
Connor Van Hulzen—Staff Writer Alright, everyone. Let’s gather round, grab your boats, locate your nearest body of water, find some accelerant, and load up the bows and arrows. It’s time […]
Isabel Pheifer— Staff Writer The Dordt University Defenders entered their season ranked fourteenth overall in the NAIA Football Preseason poll. And, after three games, the team, true to their name, […]
Dayna Wichhart— Staff Writer On Saturday, Sept. 18, the Dordt men’s soccer team listened to music in their locker room, readying their minds before their game against Bethany Lutheran. Still […]
Aleasha Hintz—Staff Writer For many high school seniors, college is a quintessential ingredient of the American dream. It symbolizes freedom, opportunity, new friends, and learning what you love. High school […]
Annette Jacobson— Staff Writer There’s so many opinions, so many unspoken rules, on what a Christian looks like. Why? At times, our long-held ideas of Christian living aren’t even specified […]
