Calvin University Chimes

Gentex expands to Grand Rapids area in hopes of attracting local talent

Jacob Westra, Sci-Tech Reporter
October 2, 2023

Gentex — a company with over 60 current or former employees who are Calvin alumni — has recently opened a tech hub in downtown Grand Rapids with the aim of attracting talent from the area. The Gentex...

Global Campus expands access to higher education for residents in Calvin’s front yard

Savannah Shustack, Editor-in-Chief
September 12, 2023

Calvin’s Global Campus — which oversees the Calvin Prison Initiative, online master's degree programs, Life and Career Studies certificates and other non-traditional learning paths — is rolling out...

Calvin Left tells Arkansas senator to hit the road

Savannah Shustack and Jocelyn Nuñez-Colón, Guest Writer and C&C Co-Editor
October 17, 2021

A group of Calvin students gathered to protest guest of honor Senator Tom Cotton outside the Kent County GOP's Lincoln Day Dinner on Thursday, Oct. 14, shouting "Hey! Hey! Ho, ho, ho! Tommy Boy has to...

Students search for church community as in-person worship resumes

Timothy Lin, Staff Reporter
October 9, 2021

Students are returning to in-person church services after a year and a half of majority online attendance. Increased demand for church community calls for navigation of the numerous church options in and...

President Donald Trump holds campaign rally in Grand Rapids, the first following the Mueller report

Madalyn Buursma, Features Editor
March 30, 2019

Outside the Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids, as “We are the Champions” played on the loudspeaker, protestors yelled — “hey hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go!” — and supporters shouted back.

Calvin alum Congressman Bill Huizenga on faith and politics

Madalyn Buursma, Features Editor
March 29, 2019

For Congressman Bill Huizenga, representative of Michigan's second district and Calvin 1991 alumnus, faith influences everything he does in his work. “Sometimes there’s more of an emphasis or focus...

US Military veteran from Grand Rapids, MI nearly deported. Investigation request made by family

Sam Ballast, Staff Reporter
January 21, 2019

Jilmar Ramos-Gomez, a military veteran and citizen of the United States, was nearly deported by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Local church receives racist death threat

Jonathan Boer, Staff Reporter
December 5, 2018

A young white man threatened to kill the first black person he saw at Brown Hutcherson Ministries or the funeral home across the street. He threatened the church through phone calls. The suspect, Todd...

Local bishop discusses martyred saint

A conversation with Most Rev. Bishop David J. Walkowiak on the canonization of late Archbishop Oscar Romero

Joshua Polanski, Religion Editor
October 15, 2018

The assassinated Archbishop Oscar Romero became Saint Romero on Oct. 14. Most Rev. Bishop David J. Walkowiak of the Diocese of Grand Rapids spoke about the life, martyrdom and significance of Romero and...

GR welcomes college students back with College Week

Samantha Ballast, Guest Writer
September 13, 2018

College students from the West Michigan area are being welcomed back to school by the city of Grand Rapids. September 10-16 is considered GR College Week this year. Students can enjoy a variety of discounts...

Rich DeVos, Amway Founder and Calvin donor, dies at 92

The billionaire philanthropist invested in the institutions that both raised and criticized him.

Juliana Knot, Managing Editor
September 8, 2018

Richard DeVos passed away on Thursday morning at age 92. According to his family, he died from an infection while at home in Ada, Michigan. DeVos founded Amway, the largest direct sale company in the world,...

GR pastors discuss concealed carry in churches

Juliana Knot, Religion Editor
April 6, 2018

As the national gun control debate rages on, Grand Rapids churches face a pressing question: How do they respond to the threat of a mass shooter attacking their sanctuaries? Already, some states like Maryland...