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Pro-tech entry equals tight squeeze
Anna Veltkamp-Staff Writer To compensate for a predicted rise in enrollment, Dordt College’s administrated is asking next year’s upperclassmen to increase the number of students who live in each...
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Dordt runner-up for campus beauty
Allison Wordes-Staff writer Last week Christian Universities Online named Dordt the second most beautiful campus in the Midwest. Dordt stacked only a little lower than the University of Northwestern,...
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“Soil, Nitrate, Cropping Systems” and You
Lydia Marcus-Staff Writer As residents of Iowa, we have an interest in local agricultural practices, whether we realize it or not. In particular, the fertilizer applied on surrounding fields impacts […]
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Logan misses the mark
Ellen Inggrid Dengah Logan, released on March 3rd, is the third installment of X-Men’s Wolverine series. This film is directed by Oscar-nominated director James Mangold, who also helped write the […]
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Recording studio and the Ruralists revive Sioux Center sound
Anna Veltkamp-Staff Writer Dordt College is making an effort to foster a growing appreciation for music. This semester, the college built its own recording studio in an effort to encourage […]
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Freshman gets ‘totz mcgoatz’ Madness bracket
Pippa Van Der Dordt-Staff Writer The whole nation is now watching Dordt College pop up on their Twitter feeds thanks to freshman Wilhelmina Van Vander Baan. Van Vander Baan is […]
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Beauty and the Beast – Tale as Old as Me
Kyle Fosse-Staff Writer The “new” Beauty and the Beast is now in theatres, at least, that’s what I’ve been told. When looked through my old VHS tapes, though, it turns […]
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Debate expelled from competition, explore instead
Xe-Staff Writer An honest question landed Dordt College’s debate team in the hot seat at the 2017 National Christian College Forensics Invitational (NCCFI), held March 18-20. “Are you guys ready?” […]
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Earthquake Scare Really Just Worship Arts Students Playing the Drums
Mack Rahnum-Staff Writer Dordt’s science department recently proved reports of minor earthquake tremors on Dordt’s campus to be false alarms. For over a month, the college has continued to receive […]
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Student discovers dorm orientation
Susan Verbond-Staff Writer Most days, sophomore Amelia Engersma felt like she didn’t belong. She started out her freshman year in Covenant Hall, third floor north. She and her roommate hardly […]
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Hoekstra’s Wiretapping Scandal Proliferates
Lucinda Woods-Staff Writer In the wake of President Trump’s tweet claiming that he was wiretapped by Obama, other prominent figures are coming forward and claiming they too have been wiretapped. […]
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The Scoop on Dordt Poop
Lavender A. Tory-Staff Writer It’s an unavoidable part of life. It’s sometimes inconvenient, sometimes time-consuming, but always worth the effort. What is it? It’s pooping. Since this act is so […]
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Northwestern’s going paperless
James Mudsplash-Staff Writer Northwestern’s college newspaper, The Beacon, is the first of many organizations on the college campus that is going paperless due to cuts being made to several...
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You are being lied to…
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos-Staff Writer On Monday, March 27, an unnamed truth-seeking agent from The Diamond intercepted intelligence reaching back to last November. This evidence implicates a disturbing...
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The Buffington Post
Bluffing Buffer-Staff Writer In the span of one year, Dordt College Student Health Services witnessed an increase from last year’s student FitBit usage to this year’s total amount. Students across […]
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How to avoid your ex on a tiny campus
Meagan DeGraaf-Staff Writer Ah yes, it’s that season again – that ring-before-spring, senior-scramble, panicking-if-you’re-single season. What a lovely time. And while there’s a lot of bliss and...
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Baseball’s Elite Senior Class Catches MLB Eyes
Xander York-Staff Writer One of the winningest classes in Dordt baseball history continues to make headway in new areas – this time in the professional realm. Five Major League Baseball […]
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Dordt hires full time marriage counselor to facilitate Senior Scramble
Leighton VanDerMooi-Staff Writer Dordt College students are again unsurprised by the number of engagements accumulating at this educational institution. Even the Wall Street Journal noticed thought...
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Dordt Football Turns #Locomotion into Actual Locomotive
Xander York-Staff Writer All aboard! Dordt College football is turning its social media trends into reality. Twitter followers of Dordt Football, Aaron Bingo, Joe Bennett and other Defender staff are […]
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Dordt ranks again
Mack Rahmum-Staff Writer Dordt received yet another ranking this past week, this time for offering the greatest on-campus burger line in the state. “Dordt’s been getting recognized left and right!” […]
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