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Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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

Scholarship system doesn’t reward improvement

Joshua Polanski, Managing Editor
March 6, 2020

Calvin’s current scholarships system doesn’t sufficiently reward student improvement. It’s counterintuitive that the current system cares more about high school performance than collegiate performance.  As...

The stances of the Democratic frontrunners

Benjamin Honeyford, Calvin Democrat
March 5, 2020

On Tuesday, March 10, Michigan voters will be able to vote in the democratic primary. As Calvin Democrats is a student organization committed to promoting participation in democracy, we would like to let...

Be the change you want to see: Vote Now

Harm Venhuizen, Religion Editor
March 5, 2020

Are you upset with our current political state? Are you content with it? Are you sick of polarization in politics? Do you love it? Then you should vote! Holding political opinions and not exercising...

Knollcrest is the KnollBEST

Kate DeHaan, Guest Writer
November 22, 2019

It was six o’clock and I was studying in the library when my stomach started to rumble. I panicked; I’m not very good at making choices. As I was deciding between Knollcrest and Commons the choice...

The ‘Commons’ist Manifesto

Mattheus Colyn, Guest Writer
November 22, 2019

A spectre is haunting Calvin — the spectre of Commons. All the powers of Knollcrest have entered into a Holy Alliance to exorcise this spectre. It is high time that Commons-goers should openly, in the...

The Knight’s Stand: There are two Americas

The Knight’s Stand: There are two Americas

Lorrayya Williams, Columnist
October 25, 2019

Have you ever had a gun in your face? Has the gun been held by someone who is called to serve and protect? I have and I survived. When the police were falsely called on me and my brother, they chuckled...

Graphic by Yolanda Chow

The Knight’s Stand: Opposing American corporate relations with China

Garrett Medina, Columnist
October 25, 2019

The NBA prides itself on being the most “woke” professional sports league in the U.S. yet decided to support a foreign authoritarian state in China last week. Daryl Morey, the general manager of the...

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The Knight’s Stand: Gov. Whitmer vetoes hurt more than they help

Garrett Strpko, Arts & Entertainment Editor
October 11, 2019

Last week, Governor Gretchen Whitmer miscalculated by making 147 line-item vetoes to the new budgets sent to her from state legislature. However, rather than appearing tough, the governor now looks heavy-handed,...

Michigan lakeshore

The Knight’s Stand: Why you should care about Line 5

Garrett Medina, Columnist
October 11, 2019

Line 5, the controversial Enbridge pipeline carrying oil and gas from western Canada to eastern Canada via the Great Lakes through the straits of Mackinac, has become a topic of discussion again with many...

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