Calvin University Chimes

School of Health sets goals for 2023
January 22, 2023
David Ogboro, Science & Technology Reporter
Calvin’s School of Health has begun to expand the initiatives it began in 2022. The School will continue to grow in 2023. The School of Health, whose...
Calvin Athletics introduces football Head Coach Trent Figg
January 22, 2023
Lauren Nyong, Sports Reporter
Calvin has concluded its search for a head-coach for the new football program. A 12-person committee selected former University of Oregon Offensive Analyst...
Service-Learning Center moves into time of transition
January 22, 2023
Grace Buller, Campus Reporter
The Service-Learning Center (SLC) moved into a period of transition early this semester after former Director Andrew Haggerty stepped down. The center...
Calvin grad helps organize global protests
January 22, 2023
Maya Oeverman, Campus Reporter
Calvin alumna Freshta Tori Jan led a gathering in protest of the treatment of women in Afghanistan in early January. The gathering was held at Rosa Parks...
Calvin Athletics hires first Black head-coach for new Men’s Volleyball program
January 15, 2023
Lauren Nyong, Sports Reporter
Calvin Athletics has hired a coach for the university’s first-ever varsity Men’s Volleyball program. Coach Spencer Fredrick is not only the first Men’s...

Since 2013, Calvin has shrunk by more than 100 regular faculty and 1,000 traditional undergraduate students. Chimes investigates how budget cuts, new policies, and plans for the future are affecting the university.

Arts & Entertainment

Bleachers is coming to Calvin for SAO’s first arena concert since 2014

Ezra Craker, General Assignment Reporter

Earlier this year, the indie pop band Bleachers appeared on “Saturday Night Live” and performed sold out shows at iconic venues...

Luhrmann’s Elvis (2022) revels in visual splendor, neglects its lead

Kipp De Man, Guest Writer

If director Baz Luhrmann is known for anything at this point, it is a tendency for spectacle. From colorful musicals like Moulin Rouge! (2001) to gaudily dressed-up takes on the most grounded stories like The Great Gatsby (2013), Luhrmann has a talent for flash that borders on exaggeration. His most recent venture, a biopic...