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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

Calvin’s academic departments asked to underspend budgets by 10%

Grace Buller, Managing Editor
November 18, 2024

Calvin has asked its academic departments to underspend their current budgets by 10% in an effort to balance the budget by fiscal year 2026.  Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Dirk Pruis presented the...

Pitchup awards cash prizes to the creators of the winning ideas.

Start-Up Garage Presents PitchUp: A More Positive Spin On Shark Tank

Maya Oeverman and McKenna Wilkinson
November 18, 2024

Last Wednesday, 12 Calvin students presented their ideas – and four walked away with prizes – during Calvin’s fourth annual Pitchup.  The concept of Pitchup is similar to that of the popular...

Growing excitement for singing at Calvin

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
November 18, 2024

Between Monday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 10, Calvin’s music department featured four separate choir concerts, each showcasing a distinct vocal ensemble. These concerts come at a time of dynamic change...

Calvin's 13th president, Greg Elzinga

“There for a reason:” How the search committee chose President Elzinga

Ethan Meyers, Editor-in-Chief
November 11, 2024

Greg Elzinga was announced as Calvin’s 13th president on Thursday, Oct. 21. Elzinga was unanimously approved by the Board of Trustees (BOT) after a unanimous recommendation by the presidential search...

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

How Calvin funds its construction projects

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
November 11, 2024

Students arriving at Calvin this fall were greeted with a wealth of new facilities. Ranging from a renovated library to a new soccer stadium to a new cadaver lab for pre-health students, these spaces were...

Student Orgs Adjust to Decreasing Budgets

Elisabeth Stevens, General Assignment Reporter
November 11, 2024

Continuing decreases in student organization (org) budgets have forced many of Calvin’s student orgs to adapt their programming and priorities.  Calvin has over 70 student-led organizations that...

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,...

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...

Calvin's Ultimate Frisbee club team

Club sports at Calvin: Women’s rugby, ultimate frisbee and club soccer

Dillion Baumchen, Sports Reporter
November 4, 2024

Club sports offer students the chance to grow and compete against other colleges without the commitment that traditional National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) varsity sports require. According...

Many Americans, including Chimes' editor-in-chief, have already voted by mail-in ballot

2024 election: How are students feeling?

Ethan Meyers and Grace Buller
November 4, 2024

For most of the Calvin students who are U.S. citizens, the United States election taking place on Nov. 5 will be the first time they’ve been eligible to cast a ballot for president. With increased options...

Some students prefer physical copies of their textbooks. Photo by Levi Carr.

A look at the changing ways students get their textbooks

Graham Kort and Ethan Meyers
October 28, 2024

Half-semester courses start this week, and for students picking up a class, that means it’s time to buy textbooks again. For sophomore Ella Vanden Berg, the $130 she’s spending on an economics course...

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