Amid confusion and unrest over the fate of the Student Activities Office (SAO), both a short-term as well as a long-term plan have been reached. The short-term plan includes fundraising $150,000 by June...

Sixteen massage businesses were found to run illicit (as in sexually favored) massage businesses in the greater Grand Rapids area. Social work professor Rachel Venema, along with two student research assistants,...

Calvin, as an institution, bids farewell not only to its name as “Calvin College” but also to the class of 2019 this summer. The class of 2019 will be Calvin’s last class before the school’s switch...

The Center for Counseling and Wellness (CCW) seeks to connect with campus through its student advisory board. The board, which began last fall, is made up of 12 students of various ages, grade levels and...

In 1993, 22-year-old Rafael DeJesus was sentenced to 60-100 years in prison for a first-time non-violent drug offense. DeJesus is a student enrolled in the Calvin Prison Initiative program working toward...

In relation to Black History Month, the annual Poetry Jam hosted by the Multicultural Student Development Office (MSDO) is back. The event will take place Tuesday, February 26, 7-10 p.m. in the Fish House....

A poster for the Fair Trade Fair.

A small wooden house housing books quietly showed up on Johnny’s Patio this week. Chimes sat down with the engineering students responsible for the creation of this house, known officially as “The...

With one photo a day for each day leading up to Thanksgiving, a Calvin employee is posting positivity on social media in a project which started at the beginning of the month. Jesús Delgado, administrative...

The elusive Calvin Crushes agreed to do an exclusive interview for the first time ever with Chimes. While the page’s administrator wishes to remain anonymous, they shared some insight about the popular...

Career coach Carena Gang, in addition to her work in the career center, has started a new fashion business, Rena's Boutique. Gang, who previously worked in Calvin’s pre-college programs, began her new...

The office of student conduct sat down with Chimes to discuss discipline policies at Calvin with regard to sexual misconduct. “We are guided by the mission of Calvin. We are a Christian community,...

The first-to-second-year retention rate for Asian, Hispanic/Latino, African and Native American (AHANA) students at Calvin has been increasing over the last few years. Todd Dornbos, director of retention,...

For over 15 years, the Multicultural Student Development Office (MSDO) has hosted UnLearn 365 Week, offering a week’s worth of speakers and events with the goal of providing a safe campus-wide forum...

The “Calvin Grand Prix” (bed races), soccer, Donut Dash, food, a movie showing of The Incredibles and fireworks — all of these were part of last week’s homecoming events. This year’s homecoming...

Reduced hours for the DeVos Grab-n-Go Cafe have stirred unrest among those on the east side of campus, particularly for friends of Patsy Westra, the cafe’s designated operator. Budget cuts have placed...

“That 70s dorm” proves it is not only the groovy bell bottoms and flower power head bands of the 70s that can make a comeback. Calvin Knights witnessed the awesome Dudes and Dudettes make a strong...