After growing up reading the likes of Mitch Albom and Drew Sharp in the Detroit Free Press sports section, Jamison is thrilled to be serving as the sports editor at Chimes. A junior PPE (politics, philosophy, and economics) major, Jamison enjoys watching college basketball, playing soccer, and supporting Detroit professional sports teams as well as th...

William wasn't sure what perspective to write this bio from but has decided to write it in third person even though he wrote it himself. He will be the new Advertisement Sales Manager for Calvin Chimes. A senior studying Spanish with minors in business and music, he has enjoyed his experiences at Calvin as an RA for 3rd Beets and playing in chapels....

Abigail Ham is Managing Editor for Chimes this year. She has previously worked as a staff reporter and C&C Editor. A junior studying PPE (political science, philosophy, and economics) and writing, with minors in classics and sociology, she also runs the literary side of the Newfound Narratives One-Act Festival and recently completed a summer research...

Abby Poirier is a fifth-year transfer student at Calvin. You may have seen her articles for Chimes during the previous school year when she wrote for the paper as a staff reporter. She is finishing her degree with a major in writing and a minor in journalism and hopes to pursue a career in feature or arts and entertainment journalism. Abby is an avid...

A staff reporter for Chimes, Jamison Van Andel is a sophomore studying Philosophy, Urban Studies, and Spanish at Calvin. When he’s not writing for Chimes, he’s often found playing soccer on campus or discussing issues of race and justice on the Grassroots floor. While he maintains that his hometown of Detroit is his favorite place in the world,...

Ellington Smith is the sports editor for Chimes. He is from Detroit, Michigan and is majoring in film and media with minors in journalism and religion. He has always had a passion for sports and believes that they can become an integral part of campus and community life at Calvin.

Maria Poortenga will serve as the Chimes head copy editor this year. She is a junior majoring in philosophy and environmental science with minors in psychology and religion. While at Calvin she has enjoyed playing on the tennis team, participating in Women’s Chorale, serving as a Barnabas in her dorm, and leading Wilderness Orientations. She spends...

Lauren DeVries is excited to use the things she’s learned in marketing classes and internships as she takes on the position of Multimedia & Layout Editor this year. This is her third year on Chimes. She is currently in her senior year at Calvin, studying marketing and finance.

Juliana Knot is the editor-in-chief of Chimes this year. She is studying math, philosophy and German and is from the south suburbs of Chicago. Her hope for this year is that the upperclassman student who asked her sister “What’s Chimes?” will learn the answer. As always, send tips, criticisms, post-grad ideas and zucchini recipes to jjk42.

Katherine “Katie” Benedict is a junior who is excited to serve as a Campus and Community Co-Editor this year. She is majoring in environmental science, with a minor in international relations. Katherine has lived in Seattle, San Diego, and the Ann Arbor area, but Grand Rapids is now her hometown. This is Katherine’s third year at Chimes, where...

Afua Brantuo is a sophomore majoring in mathematics with a minor in French, serving as the Features editor this year. She loves reading, watching anime, listening to music and dancing. She hates winter because, for her, the ideal temperature is 80 degrees, and her favorite thing to do is read in bed after a long day of class.

Sam Ballast is a senior majoring in graphic design and minoring in business. This is her second year as Layout Editor for Chimes. She also does media for the athletic department when she isn’t working for Chimes. Sam is a strong believer that smoothies and long late-night drives are the best stress relievers. In her free time, she enjoys photography,...

Sarah Gibes, Chimes’ Sci-Tech editor, is a junior from Gurnee, Illinois. She is majoring in biochemistry and writing and aspires to be a primary care physician in the distant future. Outside of Chimes and her homework, she enjoys working as a teaching assistant for the biology department, playing bassoon with her wind trio, reading books in German,...

Lauren Vanden Bosch is one of the Campus and Community editors. She’s terribly indecisive, mentally changing her major more times than she can count (the curse of a bona fide INFP). Her favorite activities include running cross country and track for Calvin (Go Knights!) and listening to the Yang Speaks podcast every Monday and Thursday (#yanggang). She goes...

Michaela Giovannelli is the religion editor of this year's Chimes. She is a sophomore from La Grange, IL, and, as everyone says, "it's a town right outside of Chicago." She is studying business finance and political science. She loves the art of storytelling and is looking forward to writing the stories surrounding religion at Calvin. In her free time,...

Harm Venhuizen is the editor-in-chief of Chimes for the 2021-22 school year. He has previously worked as a staff reporter, religion editor, and managing editor at Chimes, interned at Military Times, and is involved in a variety of extracurricular activities outside of the paper. For tips, feedback, comments and concerns, email him at hav9@students....

Mattheus Colyn is the Arts and Entertainment editor for Chimes. He is a junior majoring in mathematics, but he is passionate about film and photography as well. Though often occupied with homework, Mattheus also enjoys listening to records, hiking, checking movies off his watchlist, and writing bad poetry. Mattheus is originally from Seattle, Washington,...