Calvin University Chimes

Computer program solves poker game

Abby Paternoster
January 15, 2015

The best poker players have the best poker faces, so what happens when your opponent doesn’t have a face? Researchers at the University of Alberta led by computer science professor Michael Bowling...

Letter from the editor: think before you hit ‘post’

Abby Paternoster
May 8, 2014

Dear Readers, This is not the letter I imagined writing at the beginning of the year. When I came on staff with Chimes I was blown away by the sudden influx of opportunities and responsibilities. Leadership...

Following God is costly

Abby Paternoster
February 6, 2014

This past summer I worked as a youth ministry intern at my home church, a job that included sharing the teaching responsibilities for the middle school youth group. One of the lessons I taught was on...

Listen First: Introduction to LGBT Feature

Abby Paternoster
November 14, 2013

Almost two months ago, our editor in chief Ryan Struyk approached us with what seemed a simple idea: publish a feature that shares the stories of students who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender...

Crossing cultures can deepen our faith

Abby Paternoster
October 11, 2013

When you step off a plane into a country you’ve never visited before, you go on sensory overload. Things around you look different, smell different, sound different and feel different almost immediately. Depending...

Switchfoot uses art to unify audience

Abby Paternoster
September 30, 2013

I suppose it is not often that one must review a film and a concert at the same time, but that is what I must do after attending the Switchfoot concert last night in the Covenant Fine Arts Center (CFAC). The...

Chimes interviews Switchfoot’s Chad Butler

Abby Paternoster
September 25, 2013

At this point it is “old news” that the award-winning alternative Christian rock band Switchfoot will be returning to Calvin on Sept. 28. This concert, however, will be anything but familiar. The...

Chimes interviews Switchfoot’s Chad Butler

Abby Paternoster
September 23, 2013

At this point it is “old news” that the award-winning alternative Christian rock band Switchfoot will be returning to Calvin on Sept. 28. This concert, however, will be anything but familiar. The...

Finding a new voice: the role public school students can play at Calvin

Abby Paternoster
September 12, 2013

According to the Calvin admissions office, 48 percent of the students currently enrolled at Calvin College have graduated from public high schools. I happen to be a part of that statistic, and as a public...

Switchfoot to return to Calvin this September

Abby Paternoster
June 27, 2013

Award-winning alternative Christian rock band Switchfoot will be returning to Calvin College at 8 p.m. on Sept. 28 to perform at the Covenant Fine Arts Center (CFAC). Calvin students will be able to...