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Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

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Like Adele, seniors get ready for the other side

Anna Gernant
May 7, 2016

For many student-athletes, the 2015-2016 school year marks the final year that they will be participating in a varsity sport at Calvin College. Most have dedicated thousands of hours practicing and competing...

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Men’s baseball in a rut

Anna Gernant
April 27, 2016

Going into this past Wednesday the Calvin baseball team had a 10-22 record on the year and 6-14 record in the MIAA conference. Most recently, the Knights played one non-conference game against the University...

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Men’s and Women’s Track and Field

Anna Gernant
April 21, 2016

The Calvin men’s and women’s track teams competed in Adrian, Mich. at the Siena Heights Don Kleinow Invitational last Saturday, April 16. Sophomore Ethan Valentine’s performance especially stood...

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Women’s golf plays well in recent tournaments

Anna Gernant
April 18, 2016

So far this spring season the Calvin women’s golf team has competed in three away tournaments. The team has finished sixth, eighth, and most recently, fourth. In the fall, the team finished sixth...

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Men’s Tennis early season recap

Anna Gernant
April 6, 2016

The men’s tennis team is currently ranked first in the MIAA Conference after a 2-0 start to the season. They are 7-2 overall. The tennis team shutout Ripon College and Wisconsin Lutheran College before...

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Softball early season recap

Anna Gernant
April 6, 2016

The Calvin softball team is currently 12-6 on the season and 2-0 in the MIAA conference. The Knights began their season in Florida during spring break and continued to travel until Tuesday, April 5, for...

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Women’s Lacrosse off to a Strong Start

Anna Gernant
March 10, 2016

The Calvin women’s lacrosse team began their season on the road playing Thomas More College on Friday, March 5. The Knights defeated Thomas More 12-4. Junior attacker Emily Cefaratti and sophomore...

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Women’s Basketball Rolls over Adrian College

Anna Gernant
February 20, 2016

The Calvin women’s basketball is currently ranked 24th, and they defeated Adrian College 89-67 last Saturday and Alma College 91-53 last Wednesday. The Knights are 19-5 on the season, while being 13-2...

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Men’s Basketball defeats Albion, ends losing streak

Anna Gernant
February 14, 2016

The Knights were on a four game losing streak before playing Olivet College in Van Noord Arena on Saturday, Feb. 6. They had just lost a heartbreaker to Albion College after a buzzer beating shot that...

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Hockey Sweep Davenport, First in League Standings

Anna Gernant
February 5, 2016

The Calvin men’s hockey team currently has a 19-5-1 record on the season. The Knights have only lost one game in their league, which places them in first place in current league standings. On Jan....

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Hockey Team Sweeps Hope this past weekend

Anna Gernant
December 13, 2015

Last Friday night, the Eagles Ice Center was “blacked-out,” filled with fans cheering and supporting the Knights in their rivalry game against Hope College. The Calvin hockey team is now 13-5-1...

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Calvin Men’s Soccer travels to Kansas City for the start of the NCAA III Semifinal Rounds

Anna Gernant
December 4, 2015

Calvin traveled to Kansas City, Mo., on Wednesday to compete in the NCAA Division III Semifinal. They are scheduled to play the DuHawks of Loras College on Thursday, December 4, at 8:30 p.m. If the...

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Women’s Basketball begins their season undefeated

Anna Gernant
November 19, 2015

The women’s basketball team began their 2015-2016 season playing the North Central College Cardinals on Friday, Nov. 13, beating them 106-80. The next day Calvin traveled to play at the Illinois Institute...

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Volleyball Qualifies for the Fifth Consecutive Year at NCAA Division III Tournament

Anna Gernant
November 13, 2015

The Calvin women’s volleyball team won the MIAA Tournament for the fifth consecutive year last Saturday, Nov. 7, giving them an automatic bid into the NCAA III tournament. Calvin was given the honor...

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Men’s Soccer Continues their Record Breaking Season

Anna Gernant
November 9, 2015

The Calvin men’s soccer team is currently ranked No. 1 after this week’s poll, and for the second time in their history, they have received the top spot in the Division III Top 25 poll created by the...

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Woman’s soccer continues winning streak

Anna Gernant
November 1, 2015

The Women’s Soccer team improved to 13-0-1 in the MIAA conference, placing them first overall. The Knights are currently 15-2-1 on the season with a winning streak of 16 games. This past Saturday...

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Calvin Men’s Soccer continues winning streak

Anna Gernant
October 25, 2015

Men’s soccer continued their winning streak of 15 games and is now 15-0-1 on the season. They are ranked third overall and first in the MIAA Conference. Last week the Knights travelled to Holland,...

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Women’s volleyball continues to perform well

Anna Gernant
October 16, 2015

The Calvin women’s volleyball team is undefeated in the MIAA and is 17-3 overall. Calvin is currently ranked fifth in the nation and are first in the MIAA. This past weekend the Knights competed against...

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Men’s hockey starts off season with pair of wins

Anna Gernant
October 10, 2015

The Calvin men’s hockey team is off to a strong start, winning their first two games versus Xavier University this past Saturday and Sunday. Junior forward Ryan Racanelli is happy with the team’s...

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Women’s Soccer Preview

Anna Gernant
October 1, 2015

The Calvin women’s soccer team won their ninth straight game after beating Olivet 3-1 on Tuesday. They are now 6-0 in the MIAA and 9-2 overall. Last year the team won seven of their 19 games and players...

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Men’s soccer demonstrates strong team in victory against rival Hope College

Anna Gernant
September 24, 2015

The Calvin men’s soccer defeated rival Hope College last week Saturday. The win brought them to an overall record of 7-0-1 and 3-0-0 in the MIAA conference. The Knights looked strong from the start...

Students cheer Calvin’s volleyball team in a show of school spirit.

Calvin volleyball sweeps rival Hope College

Anna Gernant
September 19, 2015

This past weekend Calvin hosted Hope College in the Van Noord Arena. The team continued their winning streak and swept their biggest rival in three games, with scores of 25-16, 25-17 and 25-18. Calvin...

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