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Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

Rookery Nook is a comedy by Ben Travers, that was originally written and performed in England. Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 7:30pm, Rookery Nook opened its first performance at the Redeemer University College theatre directed by Raymond Louter, and performances ran until Saturday, March 27, 2010. The performance on Thursday, March 25, managed to captivate its audience in a way that left the audience wanting more. We were often compelled to laugh at the ridiculous costumes, characters, or situations that made the play.

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Kyle Reid and Kristin Serrick, fourth year music majors at Redeemer, played their final performance Thursday, April 1. After hours and hours of practicing, the pianists presented pieces by the classical artists Ginastera, Maurice Ravel, Chopin, Hayden, among others. Kristin explained that “it was a lot of work to prepare for, having to pract

Saturday, April 10th, 2010

The 2010 spring banquet was a huge success with over 250 people attending. Elaborately dressed Redeemer students in black suits and colourful dresses began filing out of the coach bus at 6:20pm on Friday night. After mingling in a well-decorated foyer and getting pictures taken, people continued into the main dining hall and sat down at assigned tables adorned with beautiful, lit centerpieces. Waiters and waitresses in professional attire carried ou

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

Redeemer’s Storytelling Project changes the lives of children in Hamilton. The project, which just celebrated the completion of its fourth year at Memorial Public Elementary School in Hamilton, works with underprivileged students struggling with provincial literacy tests.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

This week, the face of Redeemer’s next step forward was unveiled. Dr. Hubert R. Krygsman of Dordt College, Iowa has been selected as Redeemer’s new president. Beginning on June 14, 2010, he will begin his work here, filling in Dr.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Port Gibson, Mississippi. The town that General Grant said was too beautiful to burn when he was marching his Union troops up to Vicksburg in the Civil War. A town where old trees spread their limbs to shelter the streets lined with churches. Amidst all this beauty, the town is gripped by poverty.

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Hello everyone, thank you for being a monthly reader of Dear First Years. I would like to shake things up a bit by writing about love. I’ve already been confronted by a good friend and told that I should probably get someone else to write this article. Thanks, Emma-Jane, for the vote of romantic confidence. I’m one of Redeemer’s token feminists. Equality, that’s all I ask for.  And world peace.

Monday, January 25th, 2010

The recent news coverage of the tragedy in Haiti reminds me of the description of humanity in Psalm 90 – “like the new grass of the morning – though in the morning it springs up new, by evening it is dry and withered – and makes it hard to pray more than “How long Lord, how long?”

Monday, January 25th, 2010

One celebration of manhood is hardly enough for an entire year and so a necessary sequel set up by RA group two and ten occurred on the evening of January 8 and continued until four o’clock the next morning. Blaring music filled the rec centre shaking its jittery foundations and the stacks of pizzas that were delivered to accompany the many bottles of pop consumed.

Saturday, January 23rd, 2010

On Thursday, February 4, 2010, 'Be the Voice' awareness club will be holding a benefit concert and the funds raised will be sent to the International Jus

Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Hup Hup Holland! Three words that will not be forgotten as the Nederlands claim the 2009 Fall Semester Indoor Championship. Led by captains Philip Pasma and Evelyn Hartemink, the team claimed a undefeated season, winning 6 games and tieing 3. The team in- stantally gelled winning there first two games. “ We just clicked, I don’t know, it was something magical. I haven’t expierenced this type of chemistry with any other soccer team,” claims striker Eric Prins.

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

Thursday, November 26, 2009, Redeemer hosted a recent recipient of the Governor General’s Award. Jacob Scheier is a young poet, in his mid-twenties, still early in a career that has begun with acclaim. Scheier seemed a little shy at first, but as he read his poetry he became more self-assured. With good reason.

Saturday, December 12th, 2009

What? Senate is changing? Why yes, yes it is. Recently, Jessica Ramsay, your Activites Chair decided to step down from her position on Student Senate to venture outside of the Redeemer campus to lands unknown. Almost immediately after hearing this news, Paul DeWeerd, your President, embarked on his search for Redeemer's Next Top Activities Chair. The first step was to analyze Student Senate's Constitution. After reading said Constitution, it came to Paul's attention that there was no clear procedure for him to take.

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Under the careful instruction of guest director Lezlie Wade, a nominee for the Pauline McGibbon award, over forty Redeemer students and faculty presented Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The Redeemer Theatre department worked for three months to present the Japanese rendition of the comedy that opened on November 24th and ran until November 28th.

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

Friday, November 13, Redeemer’s 2009 lip-synching air band competition welcomed six bands from all areas of the student body to exhibit well-rehearsed dances and actions mimed to popular songs. Performers leapt onto stage dressed in flashy, decade-appropriate costumes, occasionally glancing over longingly at the judges in hopes of receiving a placing score.

CUP
Sunday, November 8th, 2009

By Tannara Yelland, The Sheaf (University of Saskatchewan) SASKATOON (CUP) – If you see an army of moustaches this month, just remind yourself it’s for the greater good.

“Movember,” as it has grown to be called, supposedly began in 2003 when a group of friends sat drinking in Melbourne, Australia, and a discussion sprang up about bringing back the glory days of the moustache. To legitimize their dubious fashion decision the men raised money for charity in conjunction with their moustache growing.

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

The Redeemer auditorium was packed on Monday, November 2, as hundreds of Redeemer students and people from neighbouring communities waited in anticipation for Starfield to step on stage.  This Christian rock band from Winnipeg, came together in 2000, and has released three popular albums including a single, “Son of God,” that was recorded with Chris Tomlin, and contributed to the album, My Generation, which has placed at the top of Canadian Christian music sales for three months.  This band has appeared all over Canada, the United State

Saturday, November 7th, 2009

On Saturday, October 17, the male community of Redeemer celebrated its seventh annual Sausage Fest, a yearly celebration of manhood, which includes intense wrestling matches, loud music, the sizzling smell of barbequed sausage, and a friendly community lounging on chairs around the ring.

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

The 2009/2010 Student Senate commits to encouraging and supporting the Redeemer community through a constant two-way stream of effective communication.

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