Calvin Van Harten

This past weekend, over twenty Redeemer students attended a snowboard trip to Blue Mountain planned by the Outdoors Club of Redeemer.  The Outdoors Club frequently plans interesting events from hiking to canoeing, but the yearly snowboarding trip has become a much-anticipated favourite for many people.

The Minstrel, a creative outlet for students gifted in writing fiction or creating visual art, made its winter appearance Wednesday, March 3.  This entertaining and thought provoking magazine, managed by Peter Frieswick, provides students with a chance to develop their writing, have it reviewed by an experienced editor, and potentially receive cash prizes that in

Paul Roorda, accomplished artist and former student of Redeemer, displays his artwork in multiple exhibits throughout Ontario each year and currently has a display at Redeemer entitled “Communion of the Faint: Confessions and Complications.”  The title alone is thought provoking. Roorda explains that his art addresses the “place of ritual in a society where many are letting go of the religious traditions they have grown up with.”  He asks whether these rituals and traditions in religion need to be replaced or just abolished.  If rep

Stephen Lewis arrived Friday, January 22 to an auditorium packed with people of all ages anticipating his speech on global health and the panel following it.  He passionately spoke about the eight goals the United Nations intends to reach by 2015: To cut in half world hunger, to dramatically reduce infant mortality rates, to reduce maternal mortality rates, to send every child in the primary age group to school, to approximate gender equality in all countries of the world, to turn back AIDS, to further sustainable development, and t

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.

Learning Communities are school wide congregations of students and teachers in a specific major who embark on trips and engage in events related to their area of study. These opportunities are designed to broaden a student’s understanding of his/her discipline and to relate it practically to the “real world”. However, learning commun

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.

The music department is not being neglected among the many exciting improvements to Redeemer's campus. In fact, a $90,000 renovation, whose cost is being split between Redeemer and the Canadian federal government, is causing much excitement among the music department's staff and students.

The news is buzzing with the big changes Redeemer is promising. Massive amounts of funding from the government have allowed for drastic improvements to Redeemer’s campus. The cost of the 4.8 million dollar project is being split between the government with 2.6 million dollars pledged, 1.2 – 2.2 million raised by the Ancaster Soccer Club, and a possible 1 million dollar loan from the city of Hamilton that will hopefully come interest free. This includes not only the much talked about soccer facility but the outdoor soccer field will also receive lights, bleachers, and class ‘A’ turf.