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Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Higher Learning Shapes Character in a Carceral Community

Al Woods and Robert E. Hine
November 18, 2024

Incarceration keeps individuals separated from society, but also at odds with family. Because of this, there are very few opportunities to truly form impactful relationships. Al Woods, a CPI student from...

Donald Trump isn’t a Christian, and that’s OK.

Levi Huizenga, Guest Writer
November 18, 2024

The Church should reevaluate its expectation that political leaders, particularly the President, share our faith. Such a reevaluation should also prompt us to rethink our politics. The collapse of Christendom...

Trump does not (and should not) represent Christian values

Mar Schuurmann, Culture Editor
November 11, 2024

Last weekend, before the election, I saw a post circulating around Instagram by influencer Cole LaBrant. A somber photo shows LaBrant with his hand on the shoulder of now President-elect Donald Trump,...

For Our Daughters: Christianity That Harms Women

Natasha Jayaputra, Culture Writer
November 4, 2024

We know them as some of the holiest figures in society: pastors, church leaders, Christian authors —  “messengers” of the Gospel, who will lead us down the right path to salvation if only we trust...

Halloween and What Else?

Mike Liang, Guest Writer
November 4, 2024

Amid the Halloween decorations and excitement for parties and trick-or-treating surrounding October 31, one historical event tied to this date often goes unnoticed — even here at Calvin University, which...

Yeah, K-dramas can be silly: They’re worth watching anyway

Ethan Meyers, Editor-in-Chief
November 4, 2024

I’ll admit that when I started watching my first K-drama, doing so went directly against the dating advice I typically give when asked: “Don’t do anything you wouldn’t independently enjoy just...

The board of trustees’ divestment decision puts expediency over ethics

Todd Vanden Berg, Guest Writer
November 4, 2024

In the spring of 2024, a number of faculty signed a letter that was sent to Calvin’s Board of Trustees (BOT) requesting that Calvin divest its financial investments from any organizations benefiting...

Doings of democracy: Are we really the future?

Meg Pheifer, Guest Writer
October 28, 2024

On Saturday, October 12, I attended a lecture by Doris Kearns Goodwin at the Ford Museum downtown. Killer way to spend my Saturday night, I know. Goodwin is an internationally acclaimed historian, documentary...

Transformation to the Spiritual: A Spiritual Narrative

Jamie Brown, Guest Writer
October 28, 2024

Back in the day, I believed we were born into this world condemned to die and there was nothing that we could do about it. That belief contributed towards my unstable relationship with God and religion....

What Would Jesus Do?

C Jay Strausbaugh, Guest Writer
October 28, 2024

What would Jesus do? This question, or catchphrase, became especially popular during the decades of the 1980s and ‘90s — so popular, in fact, that there were wooden plaques, t-shirts, bumper stickers...

The spiritual exercise of asking questions

Ella Vanden Berg, General Assignment Reporter
October 28, 2024

While one might not think of asking questions as a spiritual exercise, New York Times columnist David Brooks, in his book How to Know a Person, suggests that practicing curiosity is formative both in shaping...

Knollcrest is best, give it a rest.

Ewan Parker, Guest Writer
October 14, 2024

“Knollcrest Dining hall is bad” is a claim that I've heard throughout all of my four years at Calvin. This reputation is undeserved. Knollcrest Dining hall is just as good as Commons, if not better. The...

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