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Calvin University Chimes

Since 1907
Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

Calvin University Chimes

David Swartzentruber

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Students miss in-person interaction but get more sleep during online learning

Students miss in-person interaction but get more sleep during online learning

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
May 6, 2020

The move to online learning has impacted every single student at Calvin University, without exception. While nothing can compete with in-class learning, some students are finding online classes to be helpful. First-year...

70% of student workers have temporarily lost their jobs

70% of student workers have temporarily lost their jobs

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
April 27, 2020

 70% of student employees have seen their position temporarily eliminated, according to TaRita Johnson, director of the Career Center. In a mass email sent to student workers, Calvin’s student employment...

The university has over $200 million invested.

COVID-19, foreign oil war spark stock decline, hit university portfolio

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
March 20, 2020

The pandemic of COVID-19, along with the ongoing Russian and Saudi Arabian oil wars, has driven down the value of the stock market, according to Mike Wilson, Chief Investment Officer of Morgan Stanley,...

What are film students up to?

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
March 13, 2020

We often hear about engineering projects, astronomy research, and the like. But what do Calvin’s film production students do all semester? This week, Chimes took a look at four students and their teams...

Sexuality Series discusses purity culture and eroticism

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
March 5, 2020

Julia Postema-O’Donnell, sex therapist and Calvin alumna, brought discussion of purity culture and the humanity of being a sexual person, to Calvin last Thursday. The lecture started with an exercise:...

Explained: How campus safety uses body cameras

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
February 21, 2020

For the last six years, armed Campus Safety officers have been required to wear body cameras while on duty. These small devices aid officers in gathering accurate and impartial information while on the...

Coach Morey instructing two players

New women’s tennis coach is looking forward to season

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
February 14, 2020

 In an interview with Chimes, new women’s tennis coach Tim Morey reflected on his past coaching experiences and on what he hopes to bring to the team going forward. “I love the sport. I’ve been...

Najla Kassab discussed six ways in which the Reformed church has an impact in the Middle East.

Rev. Najla Kassab wraps up January Series

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
February 7, 2020

Reverend Najla Kassab, president of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, brought the January series to a close last Tuesday with a talk about the impacts of the Reformed church in the Middle East. In...

Faculty Senate approved this on April 7.

The experience of transfer students at Calvin University

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
December 6, 2019

Calvin life takes some adjusting to, according to several transfer students and professors, but there are programs in place, such as a special orientation, to make transfer students feel at home.  Anna...

After walking the stage, Calvin students pursue grad school

After walking the stage, Calvin students pursue grad school

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
November 22, 2019

The following information is taken from the Grad Report sheets found at: https://calvin.edu/offices-services/career-center/resources-and-publications/ All information in these sheets was gathered via...

Jack Droppers has a background in music and theology

Q and A with new director of student activities Jack Droppers

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
November 15, 2019

Jack Droppers, an avid musician, was hired as the new director of the Student Activities Office the week of Nov. 3. The following is an edited, condensed version of our interview with Droppers.  Chimes: What...

Dafoe and Pattinson star as a pair of secluded lighthouse-keepers.

“The Lighthouse” delivers tense, unsettling Experience

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
November 1, 2019

It’s not often that a black-and-white film with an aspect ratio of 1.19:1, camera lenses dating back to the 30’s, and custom-built sets gains enough marketability to grace the silver screen, but when...

Tickles the Clown is the star of this year's attraction.

The Haunt continues to scare Grand Rapidians

Abby Poirier and David Swartzentruber
October 25, 2019

As Halloween approaches, the brave among us get into the spirit of the season by seeking out haunted attractions to get our scare on, and there’s no better place to do this than The Haunt. Warning, this...

Timmer under construction, students move to used dorms

Timmer under construction, students move to used dorms

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
October 11, 2019

This academic year, Timmer is not housing students during the Fall semester. Jay Wise, Director of College Housing and Operations, and John Witte, Dean of Students, discussed the reason behind the move. In...

Project One serves as filler for ArtPrize

Project One serves as filler for ArtPrize

David Swartzentruber, Staff Reporter
September 27, 2019

We’re now in the second week of Project One, the younger, sleeker sibling to ArtPrize. As of this year, ArtPrize is a biennial event, with Project One filling the one-year gap between. Project One...

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