Approximately 150-250 people showed up at Calvin’s Chapel Tuesday night, and over 700 watched on the livestream, to hear the administrators remarks concerning the ambiguous fate of SAO.
The crowd...
It’s more fun to watch the Oscars when you’ve actually seen, and care about, a few of the top contenders. Here are a few of our favorites and where to watch them. If you have these streaming services,...
Name: Andrew Oppong
Position running for: President
Class level (Fall 2017): Senior
Major(s): Political science and Philosophy
One thing you love about Calvin: I love the student-faculty...
Chimes regrets to inform our readers that several articles published in our Science and Technology section this academic year have failed to provide proper attribution to sources.
Chimes values honest...
It’s a rough time for journalism right now. The White House has attacked the credibility of publications like The New York Times and The Washington Post, and our president has called the press “the...
N.T. Wright is a world-renowned New Testament scholar. Before his current job teaching at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, he served as Bishop of Durham in the Anglican church. Our editor-in-chief...
Thursday, Jan. 5, Matthew Desmond: “Poverty and Profit in the American City”
Harvard professor and MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Matthew Desmond presented his startling research on rental...
The author and all mentioned names have been altered to preserve the privacy of those mentioned.
My house is silent today. The place that yesterday was brimming with laughter and conversation and the...
The following is the opinion of the Chimes editorial staff. It is not necessarily representative of the views of Calvin College or of the Christian Reformed Church.
In a statement published online...
Chimes allows students to write anonymously on exceptional occasions. In this case, while the author had no qualms having his own name tied to his experience, he did not want readers to speculate on the...
Dear Editor,
I want to reassure students moving to Ridgewood Apartments on Burton because they could not get into KE (“Turned Away from KE”, April 24), that Ridgewood is not a second-best option...
Earlier this year, I was raped. Although the guy is out of my life physically, my world has been turned upside down. I have put my whole life on pause; I have two on-campus jobs, neither of which I am...
How do you measure the success of an organization? How do you quantify community? In the face of budget cuts, Student Life has been trying to solve these questions.
Last week, they approved a new system...
Dear Editor,
Nothing at Calvin prepared me for my current employment as much as Dialogue did. Bringing copies of Dialogue with me to my interview provided a tangible example of my abilities and distinguished...
Dear Chimes:
I was dismayed by your editorial about plans to cut Dialogue’s print budget. Let’s hope that the rumors were only rumors and that Student Life will engage the community in a deeper...
Dear Calvin College community,
The members of Calvin College Students for Life were saddened to hear that our “Save ALL the babies!” posters brought up painful feelings for a student who has personally...
Katelyn Beaty, a 2006 Calvin graduate, is the managing editor of Christianity Today. During her time at Calvin, Beaty was a Chimes staff member, a cultural discerner, a coordinator at the Students Activities...
It recently came to our attention that Student Life was asked to cut $10,000 from the budget of student organizations and made a recommendation to do so partly by eliminating the entirety of the print...
Letter to the Editor - Feb. 13, 2015
“We’re purposely trying to take a loving, non-political — as much as possible — approach,” explained the president of Calvin’s new anti-abortion student...
My husband is in Sierra Leone, and I am here. Since 2001, I’ve worked there for several months of the year to support primary school literacy education. For the rest of the time, I teach at Calvin.
The...
Chimes sits down with Calvin’s Executive Chef Ian Ramirez. From cooking for celebrities to community gardens, we get the scoop on food at Calvin.
Chimes: Thanks for talking with us, Ian. We’re starting...
“Love your enemies,” is one of Jesus’ most basic and fundamental commands. We are called as Christians to love everyone, and most of us, when asked, would say that we do. But what about when that...
Dear editor,
I’d like to respond to Calvin Hulstein’s letter printed in the Dec. 5 edition of the Chimes. Indeed the cases in question are both extraordinarily complicated, and the racial identities...
Lauren DeHaan
My name is Lauren DeHaan and I am very excited to be editor in chief of Chimes this year. I am a senior studying writing and economics with a Spanish minor. I love reading, traveling,...
The Calvin Chimes staff would like to welcome you, class of 2018, to John Calvin’s beautiful campus. Don’t worry transfer students, we aren’t forgetting you. No matter what year you will graduate,...
Joseph Matheson (Editor in Chief)
The people. The highlight of my Chimes experience from freshman year through to the end of my senior year has been the wonderful people with whom I’ve gotten to work....
When we at Chimes read through the Multicultural Affairs Committee’s (MAC) recent State of the Campus report, we were shocked by the statistics and surprised that we hadn’t heard them before. Even...
Dear Editor,
Calvin students are well aware of the virtues of voting in this year’s student senate election, but how are students supposed to feel that voting is essential to student representation...
On Monday night, faculty senate unanimously approved a decision to establish a ‘Student House of Representatives’ in an attempt to balance the power that the current student senate holds.
According...
Beginning next year, the Developing a Christian Mind (DCM) department will expand its offerings beyond just intro classes, enabling students to either minor or major in DCM. With new course offerings like...
In an effort to more fully engage the student population, weekend programming will expand its hours to a new model they call “Always Programming.” Paul England, coordinator of unorganized students,...
Theories of evolution would not withstand scrutiny
Dear Editor,
I was encouraged and impressed with the insights of Bekah Coggin in her March 7 Chimes article, "Evolution Needs More Evidence." She made...
Dear Editor,
Joseph Matheson recently questioned Connor Sterchi's consistency and "plain reading of Scripture" in his article about Genesis in regard to:
1-his description of a pre-sun "day.” Explicitly,...
Dear Editor,
After reading Jon Hielkema’s article “Pro-choice at Calvin” published Feb. 20 several times now, I am baffled at the incoherence of the article. Putting the abortion argument aside,...
Responses to "Historical Genesis is foundational"
Dear Editor,
Mr. Sterchi clearly knows his Bible, and holds it in high esteem. This seems appropriate. Without commenting on the substance of his arguments...
Abby Bristol, England
I was so blessed to be involved in the art Interim course called Collecting the World, where we traveled to London and a few of its surrounding cities. As a sociology major, it was...
Written by Dana Krol
Through your months, semesters, or years at Calvin, you have been introduced to many programs and events.
There’s Buck Fridays and Nite Life with entertaining weekend diversions,...
Publishing article on Fuller was irresponsible
Dear Editor,
I am an avid Chimes reader and I thoroughly enjoy browsing the latest campus news. The sensitivity and thoughtfulness of the recent LGBT feature...
Dear Editor,
I read with interest the stories of eight LGBT students (Nov. 15 Chimes) and then the thirteen letters of uniform support (Nov. 22 Chimes). Nowhere did I read any stories of Calvin...
We received several letters to the editor on our LGBT feature: Listen First that we published on Nov. 14. You can find all of the letters that were published in the Nov. 23 print edition below.
Editor's...
Veterans Day unrecognized by Calvin College
Dear Editor,
I was disappointed to see that Monday, Nov. 11 passed without note from Calvin College. As many people may know, last Monday was Veterans Day,...
We received two letters to the editor on our article from "Calvin considers three-year on-campus residency requirement" by Ruthy Berends on Nov. 13.
Off campus housing vital for integration of Calvin...
Monday: Grow
Join us as we grow in the word with Neal Plantinga, a senior research fellow at the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, as he preaches on John 1:14.
Tuesday: Experience
Come...
Hill and Lee talks should move Calvin community to listen first
Dear Editor,
I’d like to thank Chimes for your excellent reporting on the recent sexuality series talks by Wesley Hill and Justin Lee....
Listen First: Introduction to LGBT Feature
In our feature, the term gay refers only to the attractions and orientations of individuals and not to their sexual activity. The writers have left out any reference...
Listen First: Introduction to LGBT Feature
In our feature, the term gay refers only to the attractions and orientations of individuals and not to their sexual activity. The writers have left out any reference...
Listen First: Introduction to LGBT Feature
In our feature, the term gay refers only to the attractions and orientations of individuals and not to their sexual activity. The writers have left out any reference...
Listen First: Introduction to LGBT Feature
In our feature, the term gay refers only to the attractions and orientations of individuals and not to their sexual activity. The writers have left out any reference...
Listen First: Introduction to LGBT Feature
In our feature, the term gay refers only to the attractions and orientations of individuals and not to their sexual activity. The writers have left out any reference...
Listen First: Introduction to LGBT Feature
In our feature, the term gay refers only to the attractions and orientations of individuals and not to their sexual activity. The writers have left out any reference...
Listen First: Introduction to LGBT Feature
In our feature, the term gay refers only to the attractions and orientations of individuals and not to their sexual activity. The writers have left out any reference...
Listen First: Introduction to LGBT Feature
In our feature, the term gay refers only to the attractions and orientations of individuals and not to their sexual activity. The writers have left out any reference...
Admissions' offices concerns about chalk unwarranted
Dear Editor,
I am writing because I have trouble sympathizing with the admission staff’s concerns, which I understand as being uninformed about...
Monday: Grow
As we continue our series on the Ten Commandments, let’s grow together with Aminah Bradford, associate chaplain for residence life. Today’s commandment is “You shall not commit adultery.”
“Thou...
This week the observatory will be open during clear weather from 7:30 to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The weather looks best on Monday and Thursday, but there is still a chance that clouds till interfere...
Editors’ Note: Chimes has agreed to withhold the names of the authors of the Cloverfield article due to the authors’ involvement in a closed judicial affairs case.
We, the final two administrators...
By Cathy Kramer
This past summer, 10 Calvin students participated in the McGregor Fellowship program. These students worked in various fields ranging from business to service learning to political science.
“Overall,...
Monday: Grow
As we continue our series on the Ten Commandments, let’s grow together with philosophy professor Rebecca DeYoung. Today’s commandment is “You shall not murder.”
Tuesday: Experience
Come...
Monday: Grow
Let’s grow together as we listen and respond to God’s Word with Laura Smit, associate professor of religion. We continue our series on the Ten Commandments: “Remember the Sabbath...
Monday: Grow
On Monday, let’s grow together as we listen and respond to God’s Word with Peter Choi, director of distance learning for Calvin Theological Seminary (CTS). We continue our series on...
Monday: Grow
On Monday, let’s grow together as we listen and respond to God’s Word with Reggie Smith, senior pastor of Roosevelt Park Community Church. We continue our series on the Ten Commandments: “You...
College ranking coverage unnecessary
Dear Editor,
Each year I cringe whenever the college rankings are released (“Calvin jumps in national liberal arts college rankings,” “Princeton Review ranks...
Chapel is held each day from 10 a.m. to 10:20 a.m. in Calvin's chapel.
Monday: Grow
On Monday, let's grow together as we listen and respond to God's Word with assistant professor of congregational...
Why make a religion section at all?
Great question! We realized that students might be uninformed on the broad range of denominations, religious traditions and ideas that exist among the student body,...
Our arts and entertainment staff listed their top 3 summer television shows and movies, and AMC's "Breaking Bad" made all three lists. Check out which other shows and flicks our staff labeled as "don't...
The Chimes staff would like to welcome you to your first year at Calvin College! We’ve been in your shoes, and we get that the transition is exciting, scary, nerve-racking and a whole smorgasbord of...
Dear Editor,
Bill Vande Kopple died this week, a few days after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was a professor, scholar, essayist, titan of Calvin’s English department and an inveterate...
Monday, April 29
Campus safety took a larceny report from a student who had several pieces of clothing taken from the Bennink laundry room over the course of the last two months. Residence Life and...
Dear Editor,
I read the article on Dance Guild and while I think it is well-written, I and several friends thought there was much left unsaid.
First, for the positive. This semester featured a new...
Maxwell Howard, features editor
My favorite Calvin experience would be seeing Peter Diamandis speak at the January Series. Even if he didn't touch on most of the controversial (fun) material, it’s a...
Abby Zwart, editor in chief (four years on staff)
It’s going to be hard to ensure that this little reflection doesn’t sound like an Academy Awards acceptance speech. Oh well --- I guess I won’t...
Abby Zwart, editor in chief
1. Can I preemptively add “The Great Gatsby” to my top media of the year? I’m just really sure I’ll like it. Leo can do no wrong.
2. Continuing on the movies made...
Monday: Grow
Let’s grow together in God’s word as we continue our series on the resurrection appearances of Jesus through the gospel of John. This week, Kathy Smith, associate director of the...
Editorial overgeneralizes
Dear Editor,
The Apr. 19 editorial states "but it hasn't happened in my four years" in reference to students' willingness to vie for student senate seats. I would like to point...
By Anna Hanchett
The Visual Arts Guild is delighted to present this year’s Spring Arts Festival theme, Fahrenheit/Celsius. The event is planned to occur on the last day of classes, May 8, on the Commons...
Summarizing #WeAreCalvin
Dear Editor,
On behalf of Student Senate, I would like to first thank all students who participated in #WeAreCalvin. #WeAreCalvin had two goals: to create awareness of the...
Monday: Grow
Let’s grow together in God’s word as we continue our series on the resurrection appearances of Jesus through the gospel of John. This week, Rev. Mary Hulst, college chaplain, will...
Calvin philosophy profs did not attend student conference
Dear Editor,
This past weekend, Calvin College and Grand Valley State University’s first annual Joint Philosophy Conference was held in the...
#420: I actually like Chimes
Dear Editor,
In light of Calvin's financial crisis, the gay marriage debate and other campus related happenings like the picnic table debacle and Calvin Crush and Calvin...
Keep language core
Cuts to language core should not be made. Knowing two or more languages has many benefits, such as a better understanding of a foreign culture that would otherwise likely not be learned...
Monday: Grow
Let’s grow together in God’s word as we continue our series on the resurrection appearances of Jesus through the gospel of John. This week, associate professor of religion Laura Smit...
The Welcome Wagon by Greg Veltman
If you’ve heard anything by Sufjan Stevens, then this music from his childhood friend, Vito Aiuto and his wife Monique, will not surprise you. Using the tones and textures...
Dear Editor,
It's appropriate that the spiritual leaders on campus remind us about Jesus’ command to forgive, but each person hurt by the financial troubles is on his or her own spiritual journey, and...
Let’s worship our Lord and Savior together throughout Holy Week as we look at four of his last words on the cross.
Monday: “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.”
Tuesday: “You...
Kudos to Chimes for its “financial troubles” analysis of Feb. 28, by Ryan Struyk and Abby Zwart. President Michael LeRoy, in his first year, doesn’t deserve to inherit this mess involving a reported...
Monday: Grow
Let’s grow together in God’s word as we continue a series on The Belhar Confession. Peter VanderMeulen, coordinator for the CRC's Office of Social Justice, will explore the theme...
2/12/2013
Campus safety was contacted by residence life staff who observed alcohol inside a student’s vehicle parked in lot 6. The alcohol in the vehicle was in violation of the student conduct code...
“For the kids”
One group to be sure to watch is the group called “For the Kids”. This group includes: Rian Bylsma, Daniel Ferrell, Jeffrey Kamp, Andrew Kollen, Kyle Mailhot, Aaron Potter,...
23 across: the important part of the paper
Dear Editor,
I would like to open with praise for the past few months: you have been fairly faithful with crossword inclusion. The obvious exception is...
Monday: Grow
Let’s grow together in God’s word as we continue a series on the Belhar Confession. Senior student Daniel Camacho will explore the theme “The Church’s Unity: A Healthy Witness.”
Tuesday:...
Monday: Grow
Let’s grow together in God’s word as we continue a series on the Belhar Confession. Kate Kooyman, director of outreach and social justice from Hope College, will explore the theme...
Monday: Grow
Let’s grow together in God’s word as we continue a series on The Belhar Confession. Senior, Joella Ranaivoson, will explore the theme “The Church: A Worldwide Family.”
Tuesday:...
Calvin is currently in the midst of a challenging financial situation. President Le Roy desires a transparent financial strategy that will be up for board approval in May 2014. He also desires that the...
Monday: Grow
Let’s grow together in God’s word as we begin a series on The Belhar Confession. Todd Cioffi, Assistant Professor of Congregational & Ministry Studies, will explore the theme “A...
1/12/2013
Campus safety responded to a call of a student who had fallen through a roof or ceiling in the Engineering Building. The student stated that he was not injured and the incident had occurred...
Monday: Grow
Grow on Monday with the Multicultural Student Development Office as we honor God in the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. After reflecting on words of scripture and passages from King’s...
Monday: Grow
Grow on Monday with Susan Felch, director for the Center for Christian Scholarship and English professor, as she preaches on Isaiah 55.
Tuesday: Pray
Let’s pray for the Plaster...
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