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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

“The only known photo of Emma Jane Cole. The date of this photo is unknown, but it appears to have been taken early on in her teaching career at Central High School. The same photo was used in all the school’s yearbooks.” (Source: Grand Rapids Public Museum).

The Emma Cole Project: Creating a Botanical Inventory of Grand Rapids Parks

Grace Langeland, Guest Writer
November 18, 2024

This past summer, a team from Calvin partnered with Friends of Grand Rapids Parks to continue the legacy of a local botanist, Emma Jane Cole. Students Erin Taylor, Charlie Baumeister, and Grace Langeland...

Calvin Jamie Butler spoke on the importance of faith and sustainability.

Calvin hosts second annual FAST conference

Ian Tjoelker, General Assignment Reporter
November 11, 2024

Last weekend, Calvin hosted the second annual Faithfully Advancing Sustainability Together (FAST) Conference. Now in its second year, the two-day FAST conference brings together members of the wider community...

A map of the locations of Calvin's blue safety phones around campus

Calvin receives grant to revamp safety phones

Ian Tjoelker, General Assignment Reporter
November 4, 2024

In October 2024, Calvin received a federal grant to replace the “blue pole” emergency phones intended to offer students a way to contact emergency services.  Much of Calvin’s network of blue...

The cadaver lab is one of Calvin's recently completed capital projects.

Calvin unveils first-ever fully operational cadaver lab

Maya Oeverman, General Assignment Editor
October 14, 2024

For the first time this year, Calvin has started its very own cadaver lab to give a better education to anatomy students.  The lab space itself resides on the basement level of Devries Hall, which...

2024 CERF Team (left to right): Cherith Pickett, Jack Klop, Sofie Schumerth, Brandon Price. Photo courtesy of Jack Klop.

CERF: Calvin’s best-kept sustainability secret

Ian Tjoelker, General Assignment Reporter
October 7, 2024

In a world increasingly concerned about sustainability, supposedly “green” projects can seem to be more about virtue signaling than actual positive change. At the Calvin Energy Recovery Fund (CERF),...

2024 will be the Sustainability Fellows' second and last year as a cohort. Photo from @calvinuniversity on Instagram.

Students mourn as Sustainability Fellows cohort admits final class

Elisabeth Stevens, General Assignment Reporter
September 23, 2024

Only one year after introducing four new interest-based cohorts, Calvin has announced that the Sustainability Fellows cohort – along with the Health Ambassadors and Digital Life cohorts – has been...

An AI-generated response to the prompt, "What is a Reformed worldview?"

Professors adapt to AI in more classrooms

EJ Emesiabumchi, Sci-Tech Reporter
September 16, 2024

As generative AI becomes more advanced, Calvin professors – like their colleagues across the country – have had to figure out how the emerging technology fits into their classroom and teaching.  The...

Engineering department adds new aerospace concentration

EJ Emesiabumchi, Sci-Tech Reporter
September 9, 2024

Calvin will be adding an Aerospace Engineering concentration to its engineering program starting in fall 2025. The addition comes as a response to the growing interest in aerospace from current and prospective...

A 1995 Calvin alumnus, Michael VanWoerkom founded aerospace company ExoTerra in 2011.

Michael VanWoerkom: Calvin grad, founder and CEO of aerospace company

Jacob Westra, Sci-Tech Reporter
April 22, 2024

Career paths after college can often lead to exciting places. Such was the case for Michael VanWoerkom –– a 1995 alumnus of Calvin, who graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. Today,...

Meteorites foster excitement for the Dice Museum.

Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum celebrates expanded meteorite exhibit

Liana Hirner, Managing Editor
April 22, 2024

On April 15, the Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum kicked off its newly updated meteorite exhibit with Meteorite Madness, an event that highlighted the new exhibit; hosted various meteorite collectors and...

Proposal for Calvin “Center for Faith and Technology” in the works

Jacob Westra, Sci-Tech Reporter
April 16, 2024

Efforts are underway to establish a “Center for Faith and Technology” at Calvin University. Professors Derek Schuurman and Gayle Ermer – of the computer science and engineering departments, respectively...

Calvin’s summer H.E.A.L.T.H. Camp expands to include boys

Jacob Westra, Sci-Tech Reporter
March 25, 2024

H.E.A.L.T.H. Camp –– a summer health education program for girls from low socioeconomic and diverse racial backgrounds in Grand Rapids –– is launching a corresponding boys’ camp, starting in...

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