Calvin University's official student newspaper since 1907

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
Graham Kort

Graham Kort, Campus Editor

Graham Kort is a fifth-year senior studying psychology and music. When he isn’t editing the campus section in the Chimes office, he can be found working for Student Life, running more miles than a sane person should, playing tabletop strategy games, and writing loud rock music on his guitar.

All content by Graham Kort

Banff Mountain Film Festival sparks awe, wonder and laughter in 15th year at Calvin

Graham Kort, Campus Editor
March 24, 2025

On the evening of Friday, Feb. 21, Professor of Environmental Studies Jamie Skillen welcomed a packed CFAC auditorium to the 15th showing of the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour at Calvin. The...

LOFT offers students a mid-week opportunity to worship together.

“Autonomy, belonging and a chance to grow”: three decades of LOFT at Calvin

Graham Kort, General Assignment Editor
February 24, 2025

In the mid-1990s, Calvin welcomed a Sunday evening worship service to campus in addition to daily chapels. The service was known as “Living Our Faith Together,” abbreviated as “LOFT.” According...

Refrigerators sit empty at the site of the former Grab and Go Market in DeVos Communication Center.

Shutdown of Knight Fuel Markets leads to confusion, frustration

Graham Kort, General Assignment Editor
February 10, 2025

Leadership from Calvin University and Creative Dining Services (CDS) issued a statement on Monday, Feb. 3 informing the campus community that the self-serve Knight Fuel Markets would be shut down on Tuesday,...

Gospel Choir sings at Worship Symposium.

[Photo] Calvin Gospel Choir on Symposium Worship

Natasha Jayaputra, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
February 10, 2025

Gospel Choir sings at Worship Symposium.

Calvin's East Campus in early February.

[Photo] Inside the secretive world of winter maintenance on campus

Ethan Meyers, Editor-in-Chief
February 10, 2025

Calvin's East Campus in early February.

The east side of campus is home several often-empty parking lots.

[Photo] Calvin’s “car-centric” campus design keeps students from exploring GR

Sarah Sparling, General Assignment Reporter
February 10, 2025

The east side of campus is home several often-empty parking lots.

It’s time for the arts to receive participation awards

Graham Kort, General Assignment Editor
February 3, 2025

Full disclosure up front: I’m a very biased music major, pipe dreaming about the future health of my department. On the other hand, I’m also a student who came to Calvin in part due to their commitment...

Disagreements and the path to humility

Graham Kort, General Assignment Editor
January 30, 2025

I don’t listen to many podcasts, but there’s a few that I frequent — and most of them concern politics in one way or another. About once a month, one of my favorite podcasts brings in a certain political...

Construction on campus: looking back and looking forward

Graham Kort, General Assignment Editor
January 27, 2025

For the first time since the COVID pandemic, Calvin has welcomed students back to a campus without any major active construction projects.  Recent successes Fall 2024 brought with it several newly...

When wet, the concrete at the entrance to the Hekman Library becomes much more difficult to navigate for persons with disabilities.

[Photo] “That’s not true inclusion:” For disabled students, full campus accessibility remains elusive

Sarah Sparling, General Assignment Reporter
December 9, 2024

When wet, the concrete at the entrance to the Hekman Library becomes much more difficult to navigate for persons with disabilities.

Dr. Amy Kenny speaks at the January Series in 2023. From Calvin public photo gallery.

2025 January Series sees restructure and big names

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
December 9, 2024

Most students at Calvin are used to hearing from fifteen speakers every January as part of Calvin’s annual January Series. This coming January, there will be only ten.  This restructuring is for...

Growing excitement for singing at Calvin

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
November 18, 2024

Between Monday, Nov. 4 and Sunday, Nov. 10, Calvin’s music department featured four separate choir concerts, each showcasing a distinct vocal ensemble. These concerts come at a time of dynamic change...

The cadaver lab is one of Calvin's recently completed capital projects.

How Calvin funds its construction projects

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
November 11, 2024

Students arriving at Calvin this fall were greeted with a wealth of new facilities. Ranging from a renovated library to a new soccer stadium to a new cadaver lab for pre-health students, these spaces were...

The Calvin chapel plaza

Reformation Day: A historic moment in the ever-reforming church

Ella Vanden Berg and Graham Kort
November 4, 2024

The Calvin chapel plaza

Some students prefer physical copies of their textbooks. Photo by Levi Carr.

A look at the changing ways students get their textbooks

Graham Kort and Ethan Meyers
October 28, 2024

Half-semester courses start this week, and for students picking up a class, that means it’s time to buy textbooks again. For sophomore Ella Vanden Berg, the $130 she’s spending on an economics course...

Calvin's 13th president, Greg Elzinga

BREAKING: Greg Elzinga chosen as Calvin’s next president

Ethan Meyers and Graham Kort
October 21, 2024

Calvin’s Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee (PSC) announced Greg Elzinga as Calvin University’s 13th president on Monday, October 21. Perrin Rynders, chair of the Committee, sent...

Dancers on stage at a Dance Guild performance

Dance Guild looks toward the future

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
October 14, 2024

As Dance Guild enters its 53rd year at Calvin, the organization is navigating a transition away from its former status as a student organization and the addition of a third show while preparing to invest...

Why it’s important to get engaged

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
October 14, 2024

Many people working in higher education have been noticing a growing theme over the last few years: student engagement is becoming more polarized. In other words, students who are very engaged with campus...

“Over All This, Put On Love”: effective political dialogue at Calvin

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
October 7, 2024

On November 5, the United States will elect its next president, along with a diverse slate of other federal, state and local officials. The U.S. is not alone in this regard - this year, over 60 countries...

Sleep: Why we need it, and why we don’t often get it

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
September 30, 2024

According to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, young adults (including college students) require eight to ten hours of sleep per night for maximal levels of functioning. Studies...

Photo by Lilly Winiarski. Used with permission of photographer.

YoungLife Culture at Calvin

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
September 30, 2024

Lilly Winiarski first got involved in YoungLife when she was in high school. Winiarski, now a senior at Calvin and a YoungLife volunteer leader, remembers the feeling of “just being dumbfounded that...

Enrollment continues to grow for both domestic and international students at Calvin. Graph by Aaron Toth.

Calvin’s student population grows for second consecutive year

Ethan Meyers and Graham Kort
September 23, 2024

According to newly released Day 10 census data, Calvin’s total student body grew to 3,681 students, continuing its growth for a second consecutive year — up over 300 students from the same time in...

Residents of Schultze-Eldersveld celebrate after winning the 54th Chaos Night. Photo by Zach Guikema, courtesy of Schultze-Eldersveld RHET. Used with permission of photographer.

Calvin’s post-COVID rebound in student engagement

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
September 16, 2024

The incoming freshmen in the class of 2028 were finishing up eighth grade in the spring of 2020. Even though it’s still recent, the pandemic’s presence continues to recede in the minds of those on...

Students mill about on Commons Lawn at the church fair Sept. 6. Photo by Fiona Boerman.

Restructured church fair sees record attendance

Graham Kort, General Assignment Reporter
September 9, 2024

Campus Ministries welcomed over 60 churches and ministries to Commons Lawn on Wednesday, Sept. 6 for its annual church and ministry fair. This event set a record for churches attending the fair, thanks...

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