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They aren't always shadows

Submitted 02-03-2012 under OPINION

For the past seven years, the Thriller! Chiller! Film Festival has showcased numerous award winning feature length and short films at the Wealthy Theater in Grand Rapids, humbly boasting over the talented filmmakers who frequently submit their works...

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Music beat reporters needed for The Rapidian

Submitted 02-02-2012 under OPINION

What is the music beat? The Rapidian's Music Beat is a community of reporters that engage in the local Grand Rapids music scene. Who's welcome to join? Everyone! The community of reporters will work as a team to cover any and all genres of...

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Harmony Brewing Company opens in Eastown

Submitted 02-01-2012 under OPINION

For the past several years, the city of Grand Rapids has been garnering attention for its numerous and popular micro-breweries. The newest addition is Harmony Brewing Company, located at Lake Drive and Wealthy Street. The establishment is owned by...

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Calvin College hosts Finkelstein on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Submitted 02-01-2012 under OPINION

Norman Finkelstein spoke this afternoon at the Covenant Fine Arts Center at Calvin College. Discussion centered on the evolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, as well as solutions to obtain peace. Around 75 people came to hear...

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Deborah Lew: stories from Broadway

Submitted 01-31-2012 under OPINION

From early childhood Deborah Lew was dazzled by the promises of Broadway. Warm lights shining down from the rafters, a stage on which to sing with gripping exuberance, costume changes and endless rehearsals matching almost as endless rejections. In...

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Rapidian infuses Facebook commenting on articles

Submitted 01-30-2012 under OPINION

For many of us, social sites like Facebook are where we have conversations and interactions with people about anything and everything happening around us. Even here at The Rapidian, we use social media regularly to share our stories. In doing this,...

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So this is Grand Rapids: Welcome to winter

Submitted 01-30-2012 under OPINION

You know it’s winter in Michigan when you struggle to remember the last time you saw the sun. Maybe it’s just the memories of digging my car out of waist-deep snow last year in Boston, but the mild start to this winter leaves me with a...

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Introducing our newest interns

Submitted 01-25-2012 under OPINION

We searched high and low, long and hard, and we found four incredible people that will join our team to keep The Rapidian working towards excellence. While these interns just started, and you may never have the pleasure of meeting them, we thought...

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Creating content on The Rapidian: Embedding a video

Submitted 01-23-2012 under OPINION

In past "Tricks of the Trade" episodes, you've learned about adding an article, adding a calendar event, pitching a story and including hyperlinks in your Rapidian articles.  Sometimes, though, you...

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Activist Adam Taylor calls for mobilizing hope

Submitted 01-19-2012 under OPINION

Social justice has been a theme highlighted throughout this year's Calvin College January Series, not least by Monday's speaker Adam Taylor, an emerging voice among a new generation of Christian activists. Having worked in the Carr...

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