Calvin University Chimes

Calvin teams sweep MIAA tournament, prepare for NCAA tournament
November 13, 2022
Lauren Nyong, Sports Reporter
Nov. 5, 2022 was a historic day for Calvin Athletics. It marked the third time in history that Calvin has swept the MIAA tournament titles in men’s soccer,...
Board of trustees retains faculty who disagree with CRCNA on LGBTQ+ relationships
November 1, 2022
Abigail Ham, Hadassa Ribeiro, Ezra Craker, Katie Rosendale, and Savannah Shustack
Calvin’s board of trustees decided last Friday to approve the Professional Status Committee (PSC)'s recommendation to retain all faculty in the "pioneer...
Football is coming to Calvin
October 28, 2022
Abigail Ham and Lauren Nyong, Editor-in-Chief and Sports Reporter
The Board of Trustees has approved the university’s Strategic Plan for Athletics — an investment and expansion strategy that aims to bring a number...
Strong U.S. dollar increases costs for international students
October 23, 2022
Ezra Craker, General Assignment Reporter
Junior economics major Misgana Dinberu hopes to spend the upcoming spring semester in Washington, DC getting valuable internship experience. As an international...
Calvin Hockey eyes expansion on 50th anniversary
October 23, 2022
Lauren Nyong, Sports Reporter
Calvin Athletics is celebrating 50 years of having a hockey program at Calvin. For about half of those years, Head Coach Mike Petrusma has been at the...

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...

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...

Features

“Complex,” “murky” and “nuanced”: Understanding Prop 3

Savannah Shustack, General Assignment Editor

Proposition 3 on Michigan’s midterm ballot this week is an amendment to the state constitution that, if passed, would legalize...

Be Better; Invite highlights mental wellness in athletics

Julien Camy, Guest Writer

TW: This story references suicide. On Saturday, Oct. 22, Calvin’s Venema Aquatic Center hosted The Be Better; Invite, a swim meet held in honor of late Holland Christian swimmer Ian Miskelley. The meet attracted teams from across the state who joined together to promote mental wellness. The Be Better; Foundation,...