“Life is good”
Katie Ribbens — Staff Writer Life is good. We’ve all heard the brand name. Some of us may be sipping from one of their coffee mugs or sporting their cheeky shirts right at […]
Author Archives: The Diamond Editor
Stay-at-home orders: have they gone too far?
Caleb Pollema — Staff Writer “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” These words uttered by Benjamin Franklin nearly 300 […]
The New Abnormal album review
Caleb M. S. — Staff Writer Seven years since their last album, New York based alt/rock group The Strokes have returned with a brand-new album. Their first since the aptly-named Comedown […]
Music recitals performed on livestream
Sydney Brummel — Staff Writer The realities of social distancing have changed many aspects of day-to-day life. Dordt music students, who often host recitals towards the end of each semester, face the unique experience of performing to […]
Pandemic: the fortune-telling documentary
Lindsay Kuiper — Staff Writer Netflix subscribers have set their sights on Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak due to the current coronavirus crisis. It only started gaining popularity in March despite its release on January 22, 2020. […]
Sharing Defender art
Yage Wang — Staff Writer As people all over the world social distance under the threat of COVID-19, many museums have closed. In order to allow people to see their […]
Student Without Borders club fills leadership roles
Allison Wordes — Staff Writer Because of the current crisis, Dordt’s Student Without Borders Club has faithfully been conducting their regular meetings over zoom. While other events and clubs have sadly fizzled out because […]
Dordt takes proactive recruitment and retention approaches
Jaclyn Vander Waal — Staff Writer At this time of year Dordt University is usually host to 150-175 prospective students for campus visits. While campus is mostly empty, this year they reached more than 750 with […]
Graduation in a Box
Hannah Van Otterloo — Staff Writer Graduating from college brings to a close what some consider the best four years of their life. For the class of 2020, the threat of COVID-19 […]
Letters to healthcare workers
Evangeline Colarossi — Staff Writer Two black, plastic tubs sit outside of Ebby Prewitt’s house in Des Moines, where paper and ink turn into encouragements for healthcare workers, patients, and […]
