Calvin University Chimes

As crime rates soar, Calvin graduate continues Haiti mission
November 13, 2021
Michaela Giovannelli, Religion Editor
Haitian president Jovenel Moïsei was assassinated in July 2021, causing a spike in kidnappings and gang activity in a nation with an already-high crime...
Planting sequoias: Calvin’s trees provide clues to the past, hope for the future
November 13, 2021
Sarah Gibes, Sci-Tech Editor
When the oak stem pushes up from the steaminess of the forested ground, the foliage of the surrounding atmosphere covers its effervescent leaves. Fed by...
The Downsize Pt. II: ‘We’re committed to uncertainty’
November 13, 2021
Harm Venhuizen, Editor-in-Chief
As top-level administrators consider new ways of planning programs and making cuts, many faculty are dealing with the stress of such decisions.
Waterline rupture floods Commons, limits dining on campus
November 11, 2021
Jocelyn Nunez-Colon, C&C Editor
Dining options on campus will be limited in days to come due to flooding in Commons Dining Hall and Johnny's. According to Marvale Jones, Dining Services...
Students express feelings of frustration and loss through art
November 7, 2021
Timothy Lin, Staff Reporter
More than 200 pieces of paper coated the red brick walls of Hiemenga Hall and greeted students as they walked to class on Thursday morning. The art...

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

“Eternals” is not your typical Marvel movie, and that’s mostly a good thing

Lauren Vanden Bosch, Staff Reporter

Unlike most superhero movies, “Eternals” is not a film that can be fully understood and appreciated after a single viewing....

Dance Guild celebrates 50th anniversary, survives COVID and cuts

Isaiah TenHuisen, Staff Reporter

It’s been two years since Dance Guild, Calvin’s largest student organization, had a standard performance. Needless to say,...

Artist Collaborative cohort program gets an update

Ezra Craker, A&E Editor

Amid Calvin’s first wave of major cuts in 2013, arts faculty formed an unofficial council on their own time to discuss the future...

Features

Calvin alum founds non-profit for transracial foster care adoptees, global partnership

Hadassa Ribeiro, Features Editor

Born and raised in the southeast side of Grand Rapids, BeAnka Masefiade has had many experiences beyond West Michigan. Her wide...

Halloween at Calvin: From 1958 riots to 2021 rollerblade parties

Timothy Lin, Staff Reporter

For many, Oct. 31 is when Halloween or All-Hallows-Eve is celebrated. For the Calvin community, Reformation Day has been the focus...

Urban geography course shows students there’s more to Grand Rapids than meets the eye

Jamison Van Andel, Sports Editor

A 15-minute drive away from Calvin’s secluded campus, two dozen students and a veteran professor pile out of three large vans. They emerge in the shadow of the towering Basilica of St. Adalbert, which has stood watch over its quiet downtown neighborhood for over a hundred years.

Sports