Calvin University Chimes

Concern about Johnson & Johnson safety prompts switch to Moderna vaccine on campus
April 13, 2021
Abigail Ham, C&C Co-editor
The FDA has recommended pausing use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine, which the Calvin clinic has been offering. This change comes after six...
Students, staff and faculty can sign up for vaccine with Calvin, Spectrum Health
April 1, 2021
Ezra Craker, Staff Reporter
COVID-19 vaccine appointments are easier to book than ever. Spectrum Health expanded vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and older on Tuesday, a week earlier...
Congregations part ways, frustrated with Bethany over same-sex adoption
March 25, 2021
Juliana Knot, Editor-in-Chief
Coopersville Christian Reformed Church’s council voted Monday to remove Bethany Christian Services from their regular offering list, following the adoption...
LGBTQ inclusion disagreements threaten Reformed Church in America split
March 25, 2021
Ezra Craker, Staff Reporter
After years of debate, disagreements about LGBTQ inclusion are threatening to split the Reformed Church in America. The General Synod, the RCA’s governing...
LASA raises nearly $7,000 for hurricane victims
March 25, 2021
Alex Raycroft, Staff Reporter
When Jose Muñoz, a sophomore studying engineering, saw photos of damage done in Honduras by Hurricanes Eta and Iota, he knew he could not just stand by...

COVID-19 Coverage

Prince opened to house sick; RVD now nearly empty

Juliana Knot, Editor-in-Chief
March 4, 2021

Calvin’s push to get profs 1B vaccine status met with support, criticism

Alex Raycroft, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2021

Take me out to the commencement

Juliana Knot, Editor-in-Chief
February 25, 2021

Morale dips during increased restriction, students hopeful as cases fall

Ezra Craker, Staff Reporter
February 24, 2021

Arts & Entertainment

What your profs think you should watch this weekend

Mattheus Colyn, Arts and Entertainment Editor

Sick of scrolling through Netflix on Saturday nights for hours on end just to end up rewatching your favorite sitcom for the seventeenth time? Maybe you don’t even have a go-to TV show now that “The Office” has moved to Peacock (let’s be real, no one’s paying for that). Either way, look no further. Here’s a list...

The Falcon and Winter Soldier offers pertinent topics, enjoyable visuals and iconic characters

Lauren Vanden Bosch, Campus and Community Co-Editor

Now halfway through its six episode runtime, Disney+’s second Marvel Cinematic Universe mini-series, “The Falcon and the Winter...

What are the ingredients of a good dorm event?: Schultze-Eldersveld weighs in

Ezra Craker, Staff Reporter

Calvin has no fraternities, but the Schultze-Eldersveld dorm president Jackson Doezema said the dorm has “frat energy.” On Halloween last fall, the residents of 1st Eldersveld stormed the rest of the dorm dressed as frat boys, throwing candy and making plenty of noise. Although dorm life at Calvin is a far cry from...

Features

Six influential people you didn’t know are Calvin alumni

Abigail Ham, C&C Co-Editor

Although most famous for being the alma mater of Betsy Devos, Paul Schrader and Jay Van Andel, Calvin’s collection of distinguished...

Black History Month 2021 resonates with Calvin community after year of turmoil

Jamison Van Andel, Staff Reporter

In a lecture given to a Calvin audience on Feb. 11, Dr. Mark Hopson spoke of an epidemic within a pandemic. The pandemic, of course,...

Tracking the trash: It doesn’t just go to a landfill

Sarah Gibes, Sci-Tech Editor

Next time you throw away your styrofoam meal box from the dining hall, take a moment to think where it will end up. According...

Sports

What went wrong: An overview of Chimes’ disastrous bracket

Ellington Smith, Sports Editor

Chimes 2021 March Madness bracket, formed by yours truly, had the Michigan Wolverines as the victor and featured a lot more red (for incorrect predictions), than green (for correct predictions). The tournament reached its end this past Monday with the Baylor Bears defeating the favorite Gonzaga Bulldogs to be crowned as the...