Silver maple removed from campus
Joya Breems — Staff Writer The leaves of a large silver maple tree on the east side of Dordt University’s campus, past the classroom building, are just starting to turn. […]
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A minor improvement
Ian MacDonald — Staff Writer Changes in academics don’t happen often, but when they do students take notice. One change Dordt University has made is a new broadcasting minor. This […]
Torah scroll donated to Dordt
Jeralyn Wessel— Staff Writer In May 2022, Dordt University received a 200 year-old Torah scroll from Dan Pritchett and family. Pritchett works as the principal at Faithlife, the maker of […]
Dordt pushes summer construction projects
Sara Hofer — Staff Writer With another semester underway, students have come back to campus to find several projects occurred over the summer months. From general landscaping updates to a […]
Changing Defender gameday
Dayna Wichhart—Staff Writer Last Saturday evening, the DeWitt Gymnasium opened its doors to some unusual occupants. Instead of the usual athletic teams gracing its halls, The Defender Band, wearing black […]
New Heritage Village hosts annual festival
Tabetha DeGroot — Staff Writer The Sioux Center Heritage Village will host its annual Harvest Festival at its new Tower Fields location Sept. 16 and 17 with a variety of […]
Drissell departs from Dordt University as board, CRC discuss sexuality
Sam Landstra—Co-Chief Editor As the students drew, they listened. At the front of the classroom, Matt Drissell, professor of art, read Annie Dillard’s “Seeing.” “‘When I see this way, I […]
Remembering Austin Brown
Zac VanderLey—Staff Writer Mark Volkers always knew when Austin Brown neared the digital media lab. The digital media production instructor had learned to recognize the cadence of Brown’s feet—the long, […]
Local churches open doors to Ukrainian refugees
Joya Breems—Staff Writer On 1st Street SE in Sioux Center, a two-story house sits empty. In the small town, empty houses are somewhat of a hot commodity. This one’s countertops […]
Good Shepherd Church celebrates one year anniversary
Zac VanderLey—Staff Writer Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in the Sioux Center News on April 20, 2022. As the worship team sang “Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest,” children […]
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