What are film students up to?

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter

We often hear about engineering projects, astronomy research, and the like. But what do Calvin’s film production students do all semester? This week, Chimes took a look at four students and their teams who are working to produce a series of student films this semester for COMM-351.  Mistakes Were Made Senior Kayla Cooper...

New book on decadence glimpses to its own failures

Joshua Polanski, Managing Editor

Ross Douthat’s new book, “The Decadent Society: How We Became the Victims of Our Own Success,” critiques the West’s fall...

God of vengeance and mercy

Emily Frankie Franks, Guest Writer

In the Qur’an, Allah is commonly portrayed with the two conflicting characteristics of vengeance and mercy. This was the subject of the lecture held by the religion department on Monday, March 9. Dr. Gabriel Reynolds, professor of Islamic studies and theology at Notre Dame, gave a talk entitled "God of Vengeance and Mercy:...

What is it like to be a Muslim student at Calvin?

Abby Poirier, Staff Reporter

Oula Salih is a pre-med biology major, a biochemistry minor and part of Calvin’s growing Muslim community. Her dream after graduation...

Calvin departments make adjunct professors feel supported and appreciated

McKinley Anderson, Campus & Community Editor

Adjunct faculty are part of every university. The institution has 30 adjunct professors, according to the Calvin University websites...

Grand Rapids’ complicated rise

Grace Cole, Staff Reporter

In the course of history, Grand Rapids has received awards and titles for various things, from furniture to beer. Grand Rapids...

D1 hockey team headed to nationals

Ellington Smith, Sports Editor

In their third year in Division 1, the Calvin Knights ACHA Division I hockey team punched its first ever ticket into the ACHA...

Soccer team excited for the future

Jeff Vanderploeg, Guest Writer

Men’s soccer fell one game short of reaching the DIII National Title game for the third time in five years last season. The...

Senior Michaela Blain reflects on four years of astronomy research

Lauren Vanden Bosch, Guest Writer

Contact binary stars: like the name suggests, these extraterrestrial systems contain a pair of stars which share an atmosphere...

DUO multi-factor authentication becomes mandatory

Katherine Benedict, Sci-Tech Editor

DUO multi-factor authentication became mandatory for all students, faculty and staff on Feb. 19. The program requires participants...