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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

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Calvin nursing department welcomes Class of 2021

Joan Nakakande, Guest Writer
April 13, 2019

Today marked the first official day for more than 60 sophomores that made it to the Calvin nursing school. During the orientation, which started at 9 a.m. and ended around 12 p.m., many students witnessed...

Calvin College students at the site

Archaeology and Water at Umm el-Jimal Archaeology Site in Jordan

Joan Nakakande, Guest Writer
April 7, 2019

On March 28, 2019, Calvin professors David Wunder and Robert Hoeksema, and the director of the Umm el-Jimal Archaeological Project, Bert de Vries, presented on the necessity and ways of developing a functional...

Comic by Tselmuun.mn, courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Don’t Go Phishing

Joan Nakakande, Guest Writer
February 8, 2019

For about two weeks, both students and faculty at Calvin have been on the receiving end of a cyber attack called phishing. According to Adam Vedra, the associate director of IT and security for Calvin...

What it takes to become Zero-Waste

Joan Nakakande, Guest Writer
February 7, 2019

On December 6, 2018, Henry Kingma, a member of the Environment Stewardship Committee (ESC) and a recycling coordinator, presented on how Calvin College can become a zero-waste community. Despite Calvin...

Photo courtesy of Derek Schuurman

Talk discusses discerning artificial intelligence from Christian worldview

Joan Nakakande, Guest Writer
December 10, 2018

Derek Schuurman, author of “Shaping a Digital World” and computer science professor at Calvin, presented a talk about artificial intelligence (AI) through a Christian worldview perspective. Schuurman...

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The surface of the Sun is hot, but its corona is hotter

Joan Nakakande, Guest Writer
November 29, 2018

Sam Van Kooten, a former Calvin undergraduate in the physics and astronomy department, discussed his journey to study the corona of the Sun. Van Kooten did his research at the University of Colorado where...

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Hospitals prefer Calvin nursing grads

Joan Nakakande, Guest Writer
October 26, 2018

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that the nursing program has been re-accredited when in fact the program is still in the midst of a re-accreditation process. The story has...

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Calvin takes steps toward carbon neutrality by 2057

Joan Nakakande, Guest Writer
October 19, 2018

Through initiatives led by Calvin faculty, students and the Calvin Energy Recovery Fund, plans are in process for the institution to reach carbon neutrality within 40 years. As of last year, Calvin College...

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