The COVID Response Team is ready to safely ring in the spring semester, announcing changes including updated isolation and quarantine...
Handel’s Messiah returns with live performances for 102nd season
Abigail Ham, Managing Editor
For over 100 years, the Calvin Oratorio Society has heralded the arrival of the Christmas season with performances of Handel’s...
“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,...
Planting sequoias: Calvin’s trees provide clues to the past, hope for the future
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...
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...
Tough early-season schedules have women’s, men’s basketball teams making strides
Jamison Van Andel, Sports Editor
Although it’s fairly early in the season, both Calvin’s basketball teams have already faced a number of highly-touted opponents....
Meet the teams in the 2021 NCAA DIII Volleyball Finals
Jamison Van Andel, Sports Editor
Calvin volleyball will travel to St. Louis, Missouri, for the NCAA Division III tournament finals happening Thursday-Saturday...
High schools with Calvin ties win soccer state titles
Jamison Van Andel, Sports Editor
On a weekend when Calvin’s men’s and women’s soccer teams awaited news of their NCAA tournament fates, three local high...
Levi Huizenga, Staff Reporter
Sophomore Jesse McCurdy, a Barnabas on 3rd Bolt, enjoyed a Saturday morning tradition of making pancakes for the dorm with his...
Advent: lament and repentance in the holiday season
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Students partner with YWAM’s Circuit Riders to return revival event to campus
November 14, 2021
Timothy Lin, Staff Reporter
In a stroke of what chemistry professor Mark Muyskens described as “serendipity” this summer, he and his summer research group...
Calvin’s progress on carbon neutrality, sustainability murky during pandemic
December 5, 2021
Calvin alum takes environmental vision to UN climate conference
November 14, 2021
Non-traditional STEM students bring life experiences to class
November 7, 2021
Karsten Rees, Guest Writer
January 15, 2022 • No Comments
Many Calvin students wore blue and gold to classes on Dec. 8 as a means of expressing solidarity with the victims and survivors...
New name, same great content! Submit your ideas to Chimes’ new ‘Culture’ page
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It’s all in the hands: Calvin students demonstrate a diverse range of fashion skills
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