Dordt alumnus returns as business professor
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 […]
The price of a longboard ride
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 […]
Cats leaving more than just a footprint on campus
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 […]
Valentine’s is weird
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, […]
DEADSPACE Invigorates, Excites, and Inspires
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 […]
International community preps for Cultural Fair
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 […]
From law enforcement to nonprofit
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 […]
NFL quarterback dominoes start to fall
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 […]
Dordt Baseball kicks off season in Kansas
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 […]
The Super Bowl turns fifty-five
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 […]
Attack on Titan: an ode to freedom
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 […]
WandaVision Fever
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 […]
Dordt posts record total enrollment for a spring semester
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 […]
Changes for the Commons
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, […]
Cine-Rupture fills the Prairie Grass vacuum
Jaclyn Vander Waal—Staff Writer A prop, a genre, a character, and a line of dialogue. In 48 sleepless hours, these four elements are fused together to create a five to […]
The Stock Market Prevails
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 […]
New semester, new regulations
Mikaela Wegner — staff writer If you walk into the Science and Technology Center on the campus of Dordt University, you will likely find over a dozen students sitting with […]
City council invites feedback for future dome sports facility
Sydney Brummel – Staff Writer Over two-hundred people attended an open house with the city council on the evening of February 1. Sioux Center residents and others interested in the […]
Defenders dominate Dordt Open
Isabel Pheifer—Staff Writer The Dordt University Track and Field team took the Dordt Open track meet by storm last Saturday. In both the men’s and women’s teams, success was evident […]
Super Bowl matchup set
Connor Van Hulzen—Staff Writer After the conclusion of the NFC and AFC Championship Games on Sunday, the participants in Super Bowl 55 have officially been determined. Tom Brady and the […]
Defender basketball eyes end of regular season
Caleb Pollema- Staff Writer When the calendar nears February, this can only mean one thing during basketball season: the regular season is almost over, and the postseason picture begins to […]
News of the World review
Tabetha DeGroot —Staff Writer News of the World, released on Christmas of 2020, offers exciting entertainment while also invoking deep thought and emotion. Based on a novel by Paulette Jiles, […]
Education majors teach over break
Jaclyn Vander Waal—Staff Writer After having her fingerprints recorded, completing a background check, finishing online training on mandatory reporting, and filling out a bit of paperwork, Kate Lodewyk was ready […]
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris sworn in as 46th President, Vice President of the U.S.
Lexi Schnaser—Staff Writer The morning dawned over Washington D.C. with a blue sky and crisp air. It was the day America would peacefully transition to a new presidential administration. Wednesday, […]
WW84 was really good, actually
Gretchen Lee– Staff Writer After about a six-month delay, the greatly anticipated sequel to Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman finally arrived in theaters and on HBO Max just before the end […]
Soul: jazzing through life
Yage Wang – Staff Writer On a restful Christmas after an exhaustedly long and chaotic year, the Pixar factory served people around the world a metaphorical cup of steaming hot […]
Dordt creates new COVID-19 support coordinator position
Lexi Schnaser– Staff Writer As Dordt University enters its spring semester, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect campus living. Last semester, the university sustained at least four students in some […]
Out of the Fire
Eoghan Holdahl – Staff Writer Scorch marks and cloudy shadows of smoke greet people attending Dordt University’s art gallery. “Out of the Fire” celebrates Professor Emeritus Jake Van Wyk’s past […]
The aftermath of the capitol insurrection
Zac VanderLey – Staff Writer In Sheldon, Iowa, a Ford Focus pulled into its garage on a pleasant January morning. Joya Schreurs, a freshman at Dordt University, had just finished […]
Dordt dives “Into the Fire” with Doubt Night
Lexi Schnaser — Staff Writer This summer has featured protests and debates around the world about racial prejudice. This semester that conversation came to Dordt in the form of a documentary and night of […]
Are mullets coming back?
Rochelle vanderHelm–Staff Writer Those born in the late 90s or later have probably only heard about the mullet from their parents or seen it in old yearbook photos of that mile-high hair paired with colorful, metallic eyeshadows and […]
Whirlwind of concerts cap off semester
Tabetha DeGroot – Staff Writer Before most students left Dordt for Thanksgiving, multiple concerts filled the last days of the on-campus fall semester with music. The ensembles performed arrangements featuring a mix of classical and contemporary music. Both the audience members […]
Fighting fast fashion with fashion
Rochelle vanderHelm — Staff Writer Pants are superior to dresses for staying warm in winter. It is a well-documented fact that dress-wearing women everywhere, and the average Scottish man, will testify to. Although, the […]
The Mandalorian part two: the fanservice strikes back
Gretchen Lee—Staff Writer After a thrilling opening to the second season, “The Mandalorian” has started connecting more to other Star Wars content, and I’m not sure how to feel about it. While “The Mandalorian” is incredibly […]
The Last Vermeer: movie review
Daniel Ketchelos—Staff Writer Nazi collusion, renaissance painters, and art forgery are typically not spoken of together unless when referencing Han van Meegeren. The Last Vermeer, released in theaters on November 20, follows the story of a struggling artist as he sits on trial for collision with the […]
Buker brought to Dordt
Jayden Hoksbergen – Staff Writer Marcus Buker, Dordt’s new professor of mathematics and statistics, believes that God led him to his new position at Dordt. Before coming to work at Dordt, […]
Custom Clips and college profits
Eoghan Holdahl – Staff Writer Last year as Ben Schmidt, then an RA in East Hall, made his rounds, he often came across a lineup of guys outside the kitchenette. Inside, Kolton Korthuis wielded a pair of scissors while […]
De Vries’ agricultural journey
Aleasha Hintz—Staff Writer Within the agriculture department, Holly De Vries is a familiar face. She now stands to become even more of one as Dordt University recently hired her to work full time as a professor. Throughout her life, De Vries has […]
Married professors share their story
Jayden Hoksbergen—Staff Writer In the last week of the summer of 1992, Ryan Zonnefeld and a group of his friends went cruising. It was almost time to pack up their high school years and head […]
Rain or snow, hot or cold, 712 nutrition has the treat for you
Sydney Brummel—Staff Writer When I stepped out of my car on a late Tuesday morning this semester, I was rudely greeted by a post-blizzard gust of wind straight to the face. The below-freezing air bit into […]
Small Business Saturday a life vest to some
Eoghan Holdahl—Staff Writer The empty halls of Dordt University testify that roughly 1,300 of Sioux Center’s shoppers have gone and will not return until after the holiday shopping season has passed. For local businesses in town fighting to outlast a pandemic, this occurrence spells […]
A fractured faith
Sam Landstra—Staff Writer Gerrit Van Dyk spent his summer under a self-imposed house arrest. He only left his home for groceries, to see his girlfriend, and to hike. He did not go out to eat, did not work, […]
Is theft a problem at Dordt?
Georgia Lodewyk—Staff Writer Meet Crash. He’s a hot pink scooter Dordt student Justine Combs has owned since the beginning of September. She researched quality scooters on Amazon and settled on the razor for $95. Combs […]
Ed Starkenburg to retire from Dordt University
Jaclyn Vander Waal—Staff Writer A red pen, an old teacher edition textbook, and an empty room was all it took for Ed Starkenburg to discover his passion for teaching. In third grade, he was thrilled […]
Defender football dominates in regular season finale
Caleb Pollema – Staff Writer Imagine beating your opponents with a combined final score of 129-0 in your final two games. Regardless of the sport, this feat would be truly remarkable. The Defender football team made […]
Students on campus during online learning
Zac VanderLey—Staff Writer The white tree inscribed on the flag of Gondor welcomes Colton Ott after a good night’s rest in East Campus. The flag sits on the wall accompanied by the American […]
Break of Day review
Aleasha Hintz—Staff Writer Vincent Van Gogh was an extraordinary artist. Even today, his work holds its prominence. Starry Night is still among one of the most recognizable pieces of art history. The artist, however, is usually remembered as just that: an incredible artist, […]
Marriage culture at Dordt University
Mikaela Wegner—Staff Writer After a pizza date-night, Dordt University students Emily Kooiman and Matthew Van Eps step outside. It’s a late December night, chilly, but not to the point of snow. The couple makes a floating lantern out of […]
Home to quarantine: Dordt students spend last two weeks in isolation
Hannah Kuperus—Staff Writer On November 25, Gideon Brandsma left Dordt with his sister to drive back to Canada, returning home like most Dordt students until the start of next semester. Unlike most Dordt […]
Saving those who served
Katie Ribbens–Staff Writer Sergeant James Clinton II stands in the Le Mars Veterans Memorial Park watching his two sons clamber around an old army Jeep. His daughter observes with wide brown […]
Opinion: the bastardization of political iconography
Caleb M.S.— Columnist For a multitude of reasons, the American political scene over the last five years was a shifting cesspool of pundits, alternative-truths, and intense polarization. A particularly notable […]
Behind the nonprofit saving lives
Katie Ribbens — Staff Writer Every 80 minutes, a veteran commits suicide. The nonprofit Partners for Patriots in Anthon, Iowa is striving to put a dent in this statistic. They […]
From Canada to Iowa: Dordt’s new physics professor
Sydney Brummel — Staff Writer On March 3, 2020, Professor Jason Ho traveled from Saskatchewan, Canada to Dordt University to be interviewed for a position in the physics department. At […]
Women’s volleyball works through season changes
Ella de Jong — Staff Writer This season for the Dordt women’s varsity volleyball team has been quite a different trip than past seasons. The end of their season should […]
OMORI: welcome to the white space
Elise Wennberg – Staff Writer Welcome to the white space. Here, there are no borders, no walls, no windows—just the endless white. Nothing but you, a black cat, an old […]
Perigo receives grant
Georgia Lodewyk — Staff Writer This past year at Dordt University, Dr. Jeremy Perigo has been busy writing papers, responses, and answering questions all while working as the university Director […]
Grandson: “Death of an Optimist” album review
Daniel Ketchelos —Staff Writer Fighting an established system is never an easy task. Grandson, a musician seeking to revolutionize the system, recently released his debut album, Death of an Optimist. […]
Wearing a mask and loving your neighbor
Emma Stoltzfus — Co-chief editor The serious part I originally wrote this article last semester as a humorous “how not to wear your mask” public service announcement for the Zircon. […]
