This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Chimes: What are you reading right now? Toly: My reading slowed down a little bit during the interview process – or, better yet, I kept busy...

Trigger warning: this article contains description of sexual harassment. Grand Rapids Police arrested a man suspected of sexually harassing female Calvin and Cornerstone students near 6th Street Park...

The Academic Program Review Task Force has reviewed nearly every academic program, as the university looks to make up for a $872,000 decrease in revenue. Only eight programs were not reviewed, because...

Coopersville Christian Reformed Church’s council voted Monday to remove Bethany Christian Services from their regular offering list, following the adoption and foster care agency’s decision to begin...

Students are increasingly applying to study remotely to visit family and travel, according to the Center for Student Success. Co-director Thea Brophy said that the majority of the requests are due to...

As headlines break about New York’s Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo dooming thousands of eldery persons to COVID-related deaths, “I Care A Lot” is a fitting watch and a reminder of how easy it is...

Pop stars have notoriously short shelf lives; female pop stars especially so. Given the relentless market demand to stay relevant and attractive, Taylor Swift’s fifteen year reign as a major player in...

Early February’s case spike led the university to open the Prince Conference Center to accommodate sick students. Now as cases plummet, both the PCC and Rooks-Van Dellen residence hall are nearly empty. Currently,...

The biggest difference in competing during COVID-19? The volume. Van Noord Arena, which can seat as many as 3,000 cheering fans, creates an atmosphere like no other when it’s full for big games like...

Students will have to observe stricter physical distancing guidelines, starting tonight until Monday, Feb. 22, according to a campus-wide email from President Michael Le Roy.  Vice President for Student...

Nearly 150 professors and staff sent a letter opposing the Christian Reformed Church’s report on sexuality to President Michael Le Roy and the Confessional Commitments and Academic Freedom committee...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services approved Calvin’s Health Services as a COVID-19 vaccination site, making it the first university campus clinic in West Michigan, according to a Calvin...

Calvin graduate Gina Kamps was one of the first Spectrum Health workers to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday. For herself and others, the inoculation represents not just protection against...

Faculty senate voted 35-4 in approval of the new core curriculum proposal. Faculty assembly will vote on the proposed core on Dec. 9. Should they vote not to approve, the Envisioner/Resolver Task Force...

Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that all in-person collegiate learning is suspended effective Wednesday, Nov. 18 at a press conference this evening. This suspension is part of a statewide "three...

The Christian Reformed Church’s study committee on sexuality released their hotly anticipated report Thursday, Oct. 29. The report has already generated controversy within the denomination. If you're...

Democrat Hillary Scholten and Republican Mark Huizenga both have Calvin connections.

Calvin has halted in-person social gatherings on campus, according to an email sent to the student body on Friday. This includes student organization events and departmental meetings. Students are still...

Republican Peter Meijer won the MI-03 congressional seat currently held by Rep. Justin Amash after Democratic opponent Hillary Scholten conceded Wednesday evening. All precincts reported their vote...

The Christian Reformed Church’s beliefs around human sexuality are already considered confessional, according to a report released Thursday by the denomination’s study committee on human sexuality. “As...

In a story that swept through the Calvin community last week, former education professor Nalova Westbrook alleged she was denied tenure on the basis of race and wrongfully terminated from her position...

The Handlon campus has suspended all classes, as there are 62 active cases of COVID in the prison. It is unknown how COVID-19 was introduced to the prison. At least six Handlon staff have also contracted...

As the number of U.S. COVID-19 patients grew, the doctors and nurses who cared for them were rightfully celebrated. Less mentioned were the chaplains who chose to stay at the hospitals, despite uncertainty...

Parking restrictions will take effect on Nov. 1, the city of Grand Rapids announced in a press release Tuesday. These restrictions apply to neighborhood streets, where many off-campus Calvin students...

Out of COVID precautions, Calvin has cancelled Light in the Night, trick or treating at Knollcrest East apartments. For those living off campus, the city of Grand Rapids has posted safety tips for how...

Students in Calvin's German program enjoy a trip abroad. The German major was among those cut by university officials.

Calvin will soon be able to test students for COVID-19 using the Abbott tests, in addition to the PCR tests, according to Calvin University President Michael Le Roy. These tests take only 15 minutes to...

Following the cancellation of spring break and Easter holidays, students immediately began posting about their frustration with the decision. Calvin Memes for CRC Teens, a popular student meme account,...

The proposed core depicted above is just a draft and is subject to change. The graphic above is indicative of what will be voted on by faculty senate and faculty assembly but not definitive and is currently...

Calvin has zero on-campus coronavirus cases as of Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to the COVID-19 dashboard.  At the that time, there wasis one active off-campus case and one active employee case. 43...

Hundreds of students gathered on Commons Lawn Monday, Sept. 28, wearing all black, in solidarity and support for Breonna Taylor’s family. The event was a partnership between Learn, Educate, Act, Diversify...

The faculty senate and faculty assembly votes on the new core curriculum originally scheduled for Sept. 30 and Oct. 15 will now take place on Nov. 17 and Dec. 9. respectively. The University Core Task...

The Kent County Health Department has seen a drastic decrease in the number of people getting tested for COVID-19 at their three testing sites, according to a news release. Conducting 300 fewer COVID...

Calvin University moved up in the national engineering category of the U.S. News and World Reports rankings and maintained its place at 3rd overall among Midwest regional universities. The U.S. News...

The university, in consultation with the athletic department, decided to suspend all athletic-related activities starting at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12. Sports are still suspended, as of Wednesday, Sept....

Former leaders of the Christian Reformed Church and the Reformed Church in America endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Scholten for the MI-03 seat in the House of Representatives. Dr. Steven Timmermans,...

Neland Avenue Christian Reformed Church appointed a congregant who is in a same-sex marriage as deacon this past summer. According to Council President Larry Louters, they are the only congregation in...

Originally postponed until Oct. 3, 2020, the class of 2020 won’t be able to walk the stage until April 17, 2021. Calvin University President Michael Le Roy announced this in an email to graduates last...

Shortly after classes went online in March, the cabinet was looking ahead. The incident command group, an emergency team created to react to the pandemic, needed to transition to a planning and implementation...

Six months after going online for the spring semester because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Calvin has returned to in-person instruction. After conducting 3,809 tests as of Aug. 31, only twelve cases have...

As masks become the new pandemic-mandated look of the season, it’s important to have multiple on hand, whether it’s to vary your look or just to avoid smelling your coffee breath from yesterday. Rather...

Roughly 1,200 students received grants on Monday under federal coronavirus relief bills. Altogether, Calvin students received $1.3 million in aid from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security...

Calvin University received a donation that will enable it to launch the Calvin University School of Business, according to a press release. This gift will go towards both the construction of a new building...

Claire Murashima has been elected student body president. Nine senators were also elected out of 17 candidates. Those elected are Nehem-Brainerd David, Izuchi Ebeku, Emmanuel Essien, Sara Harris, Brea...

The day that Calvin announced classes were moving online because of the coronavirus, professor of psychology Julie Yonker’s granddaughters visited her at Calvin. It would be weeks before they could meet...

Calvin faculty are no longer required to be members of the Christian Reformed Church and to send their children to Christian day schools. Faculty senate voted to approve the change on April 21, and the...

Calvin students will no longer be required to take three interims to graduate, and credits for interim will count under the 17 credit hour limit for the spring semester. These changes will take place during...

Calvin is opening the doors to the Prince Conference Center to Spectrum Health employees and the Grand Rapids Police Department for free. Both of these professions are in close contact with members...

I first heard of “Tiger King” through Instagram memes. The Netflix original series had and continues to have the best PR money can’t buy: internet humor. It was a fitting entrance to a chaotic show....

With an initial goal of 1000 signatures, the petition has garnered over 1400.

The 2020 Festival of Faith and Writing (FFW) has been postponed to April 8-10, 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. This would have been the 30th anniversary of the FFW. In the announcement on...

Calvin is taking steps to slow the spread of the escalating COVID-19 pandemic. Classes will move online effective Monday, March 16, according to a campus wide email sent Wednesday night by President...

The Rooks-Van Dellen residence hall will close for renovations during the 2020-2021 school year. According to John Witte, dean of students, the dorm needed not just the usual fresh coat of paint and...

Ever felt stifled by Calvin’s open house hours? Ever thought the code of conduct was too strict? Try being a Calvin student, especially a female Calvin student, prior to 1975. Here’s a tour of Calvin’s...

Clad in eco-conscious blue Allbird shoes and a black Patagonia vest, Peter Meijer wants students to know that he thinks the Republican party has dropped the ball on education, climate change and ending...

Calvin has a fight song. Most Calvin students don’t know that this fight song exists. Written by Mildred Zylstra, who graduated in 1932, its role in campus life and courtside is non-existent. A student...

On behalf of the Chimes staff, I am excited to introduce our new logo, as well as a new look for the paper and website. Special thanks to James Andrew Gilbert, a fifth-year student majoring in fine arts...

Video captures squirrel caged under Calvin's pine tree.

Ask people what they remember about Andrew Prezioso, the Calvin sophomore who died last week, and they will tell you about his laugh. Bright, infectious, distinctive and loud, he seemed to light up every...

Mujiza Kinaaz* still watches over her shoulder in church, looking for secret police that aren’t there. It’s a habit she picked up in her home country of Afghanistan where converting to Christianity...

Roughly 100 people gathered Thursday night for Indian food and interfaith dialogue, hosted by the Calvin Interfaith Alliance. The co-directors of the student organizations said it was a stretch goal to...

In a 2014 editorial for the Banner, the magazine of the Christian Reformed Church, a retired pastor made a plea for members to continue sending their children to Christian schools. It was titled “The...

Calvin students boycott Founders after lawsuit.

In order to create a university-wide common core, faculty senate has agreed to limit its power in determining the new curriculum.  The current core curriculum was approved in 2000 and has run up against...

In need of some caffeine following a late layout night, I ordered a small Black Tie iced coffee from Peet’s last week Thursday. The price came out to $3.82 and I was left with 18 cents in change. After...

While domestic students stressed over the SAT or ACT, international students from non-English speaking countries studied for those and their own alphabet soup of standardized English language testing....

There’s an episode of Modern Family that always sticks out to me. The character Gloria, the Latina wife of one of the characters, asks her son and husband, “Do you know how smart I am in Spanish?” She’s...

With a crowded field of candidates, those vying for the MI-03 congressional seat have to respond to today’s biggest news story: impeachment. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi D-Calif. announced that...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer struck down millions of dollars in scholarships for students attending Michigan private universities by a line-item veto on Monday. Roughly 900 Calvin students used the Michigan...

 Calvin reduced 29 total staff positions and services from library journal subscriptions to student pay in Calvin Theater company as a result of declining enrollment. These cuts took place during the...

The weekly Campus Safety reports are a staple in every issue of Chimes. Usually, the reports are minor alcohol offenses, and students read and laugh at the Beets-Veenstra (or any dorm for that matter)...

Katherine Benedict, Sci-Tech Editor

Shedding its title of Calvin College, the school took on the name Calvin University at the dedication festivities on July 10. The transition date coincided with John Calvin’s 510th birthday, and...

Walk past Calvin’s designated smoking areas today and you’ll see more students smoking flash drive-shaped e-cigarettes than actual cigarettes. “Vaping” is inhaling water vapor laced with nicotine....

Calvin’s Board of Trustees voted to allow third-party vendors to serve alcohol at the Prince Conference Center at their October 24–25 meetings. The proposal is one of 15 alternate revenue raising streams...

The Fish House.

While congregants worshipped inside, the doors of Congregation Ahavas Israel were locked on Saturday. It was only a week ago that eleven Jews were massacred while worshipping at the Tree of Life synagogue...

Calvin Health Services offers a full range of birth control services for female students, as part of their mission to provide comprehensive primary care to students. Dr. Laura Champion, medical and...

A cursory glance at the religion department’s course offerings might raise eyebrows. Why does Calvin College, the college of the Christian Reformed Church, offer only two classes on Reformed and Reformation...